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Synthetic opals made by the Langmuir-Blodgett method (2003)
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Bardosova, M., Hodge, P., Pach, L., Pemble, M., Smatko, V., Tredgold, R., & Whitehead, D. (2003). Synthetic opals made by the Langmuir-Blodgett method. Thin Solid Films, 437(1-2), 276-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6090%2803%2900596-0

Monodispersive synthetic opal particles were formed by the method of Stober et al. [J. Colloid Interface Sci. 26 (1968) 62] and were made hydrophobic by reacting them with 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate. Groups of particles were dissolved in... Read More about Synthetic opals made by the Langmuir-Blodgett method.

Business culture in Latin America: interactive learning for UK SMEs (2003)
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Swift, J., & Lawrence, K. (2003). Business culture in Latin America: interactive learning for UK SMEs. Journal of European Industrial Training, 27(8), 389-397. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590310498522

In 2000, Academic Enterprise in the University of Salford, UK began working with TradePartnersUK to investigate how higher education could support the development of international trade, particularly in the small- to medium-sized enterprise (SME) sec... Read More about Business culture in Latin America: interactive learning for UK SMEs.

Sustainable operation of a small-scale flood-attenuation wetland and dry pond system (2003)
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Scholz, M. (2003). Sustainable operation of a small-scale flood-attenuation wetland and dry pond system. Journal of the Institution of Water and Environmental Management, 17(3), 171-175. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2003.tb00457.x

Pond structures as cost-effective source-control drainage techniques can be applied in order to reduce the downstream risk of flooding. In the UK, there are no widely accepted performance data on pond structures, yet there is a need for detailed desi... Read More about Sustainable operation of a small-scale flood-attenuation wetland and dry pond system.

Organ donation : What can we learn from North America? (2003)
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Smith, J. (2003). Organ donation : What can we learn from North America?. Nursing in Critical Care, 8(4), 172-178. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1478-5153.2003.00030.x

The aim of this qualitative case study was to investigate how organ donation is promoted and managed in North America aimed specifically at patients and relatives. A 4-week study to Boston and Baltimore in America was undertaken to observe and learn... Read More about Organ donation : What can we learn from North America?.

Magneto-optical characteristics of magnetic nanowire arrays in anodic aluminium oxide templates (2003)
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Peng, Y., Shen, T., Ashworth, B., Zhao, X., Faunce, C., & Liu, Y. (2003). Magneto-optical characteristics of magnetic nanowire arrays in anodic aluminium oxide templates. Applied Physics Letters, 83(2), 362-364. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1590427

Nanocomposite films consisting of regularly ordered iron nanowires embedded in anodic aluminum oxide templates have been fabricated and their magneto-optical properties studied by determining the four Stokes parameters of the transmitted laser beam (... Read More about Magneto-optical characteristics of magnetic nanowire arrays in anodic aluminium oxide templates.

Structural requirements for the interaction of combretastatins with tubulin: how important is the trimethoxy unit? (2003)
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Gaukroger, K., Hadfield, J., Lawrence, N., Nolan, S., & McGown, A. (2003). Structural requirements for the interaction of combretastatins with tubulin: how important is the trimethoxy unit?. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 1(17), 3033-3037. https://doi.org/10.1039/b306878a

A series of combretastatins possessing both a trimethoxy unit and other substituents on ring A has been synthesised and tested for cytotoxicity and their ability to interact with the protein tubulin. All previous studies have indicated that the trime... Read More about Structural requirements for the interaction of combretastatins with tubulin: how important is the trimethoxy unit?.

Web- Enabled Project Management: An Emerging Paradigm in Construction (2003)
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Alshawi, M., & Ingirige, B. (2003). Web- Enabled Project Management: An Emerging Paradigm in Construction. Automation in Construction, 12(4), 349-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0926-5805%2803%2900003-7

The paper addresses the emerging paradigm of performing project management over the web. It describes the pitfalls in current project management practices amidst the challenges they have to face due to increasing project complexities.At present, the... Read More about Web- Enabled Project Management: An Emerging Paradigm in Construction.

Risk Management practices of leading UK cost consultants. (2003)
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Wood, G., & Ellis, R. (2003). Risk Management practices of leading UK cost consultants. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 10(4), 254-262. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980310489960

Risk management (RM) is now widely accepted as an important tool in the management of projects. Through a series of semi-structured interviews with RM facilitators, current practice is explored. The findings provide a number of soft benchmarks. Inter... Read More about Risk Management practices of leading UK cost consultants..

A model for smoothing time series data in construction (2003)
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Khosrowshahi, F., & Alani, A. (2003). A model for smoothing time series data in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 21(5), 483-494. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144619032000073541

The understanding of the behaviour of time-series data has been a matter of concern to researchers and practitioners in a variety of fields ranging from social science and economics to engineering. Also, the behaviour of many phenomena within fields... Read More about A model for smoothing time series data in construction.

An evaluation of the NPD activities of four food manufacturers (2003)
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Rudder, A. (2003). An evaluation of the NPD activities of four food manufacturers. British Food Journal, 105(7), 460-476. https://doi.org/10.1108/00070700310497246

Highlights the large number of food product innovations and extensions being developed across Europe. The types of developments are often represented as “new developments”’ in their broadest sense. Research was undertaken to ascertain the types of de... Read More about An evaluation of the NPD activities of four food manufacturers.

Development and control of a ‘soft-actuated’ exoskeleton for use in physiotherapy and training (2003)
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Tsagarakis, N., & Caldwell, D. (2003). Development and control of a ‘soft-actuated’ exoskeleton for use in physiotherapy and training. Autonomous Robots, 15(1), 21-33. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1024484615192

Full or partial loss of function in the upper limb is an increasingly common due to sports injuries, occupational injuries, spinal cord injuries, and strokes. Typically treatment for these conditions relies on manipulative physiotherapy procedures wh... Read More about Development and control of a ‘soft-actuated’ exoskeleton for use in physiotherapy and training.

Discussion across borders: benefits for collaborative learning (2003)
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Whatley, J., & Bell, F. (2003). Discussion across borders: benefits for collaborative learning. Educational Media International, 40(1-2), 139-152. https://doi.org/10.1080/0952398032000092189

Online learning is facilitated by various forms of computer-mediated communication (CMC). In higher education, CMC presents an opportunity to expand the learning community, even across national borders. This paper reports on two cycles of action rese... Read More about Discussion across borders: benefits for collaborative learning.

These Englands: or where does devolution leave the English? (2003)
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Bryant, C. (2003). These Englands: or where does devolution leave the English?. Nations and Nationalism, 9(3), 393-412. https://doi.org/10.1111/1469-8219.00103

Devolution to Scotland and Wales has not yet led to popular demand for a new constitutional settlement for England, but it has led to renewed debate about who the English are. One reason why the English find this a difficult question is that there is... Read More about These Englands: or where does devolution leave the English?.

An approach for measuring semantic similarity between words using multiple information sources (2003)
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Li, Y., Bandar, Z., & McLean, D. (2003). An approach for measuring semantic similarity between words using multiple information sources. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 15(4), 871-882. https://doi.org/10.1109/TKDE.2003.1209005

Semantic similarity between words is becoming a generic problem for many applications of computational linguistics and artificial intelligence. This paper explores the determination of semantic similarity by a number of information sources, which con... Read More about An approach for measuring semantic similarity between words using multiple information sources.

Percutaneous coronary intervention (2003)
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Jones, I. (2003). Percutaneous coronary intervention. Nursing Times, 99(27), 46-47

Symptoms associated with coronary heart disease include chest pain, dyspnoea, palpitations and collapse (Delahaye, 1999). Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has been found effective for relieving some of these symptoms (RITA-2 tria... Read More about Percutaneous coronary intervention.