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Concurrent Engineering Readiness Assessment Tool for the Construction Industry (2005)
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Khalfan, M., Anumba, C., & Carrillo, P. (2005). Concurrent Engineering Readiness Assessment Tool for the Construction Industry. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 1(3), 163-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2005.9684591

The adoption of concurrent engineering (CE) within the software and manufacturing industries has led to significant benefits including improved time-to-market, reduced production cost, improved product quality and active customer involvement. The imp... Read More about Concurrent Engineering Readiness Assessment Tool for the Construction Industry.

The catalytic dehydrogenation of isobutane to isobutene in a palladium/silver composite membrane reactor (2005)
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Liang, W., & Hughes, R. (2005). The catalytic dehydrogenation of isobutane to isobutene in a palladium/silver composite membrane reactor. Catalysis Today, 104(2-4), 238-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2005.03.045

Isobutane dehydrogenation to isobutene has been investigated experimentally and by modelling for a membrane reactor and a fixed bed reactor under similar operating conditions using a Pt/alumina catalyst. Reaction kinetics were obtained from experimen... Read More about The catalytic dehydrogenation of isobutane to isobutene in a palladium/silver composite membrane reactor.

TGF-beta 1 induces human alveolar epithelial to mesenchymal cell transition (EMT) (2005)
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Kasai, H., Allen, J., Mason, R., Kamimura, T., & Zhang, Z. (2005). TGF-beta 1 induces human alveolar epithelial to mesenchymal cell transition (EMT). Respiratory Research, 6(56), https://doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-6-56

Background: Fibroblastic foci are characteristic features in lung parenchyma of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). They comprise aggregates of mesenchymal cells which underlie sites of unresolved epithelial injury and are associated w... Read More about TGF-beta 1 induces human alveolar epithelial to mesenchymal cell transition (EMT).

Particle-in-cell simulations of circularly polarised Alfvén wave phase mixing: A new mechanism for electron acceleration in collisionless plasmas (2005)
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Tsiklauri, D., Sakai, J., & Saito, S. (2005). Particle-in-cell simulations of circularly polarised Alfvén wave phase mixing: A new mechanism for electron acceleration in collisionless plasmas. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 435(3), 1105-1113. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361%3A20042436

In this work we used Particle-In-Cell simulations to study the interaction of circularly polarised Alhén waves with one dimensional plasma density inhomogeneities transverse to the uniform magnetic field (phase mixing) in collisionless plasmas. In ou... Read More about Particle-in-cell simulations of circularly polarised Alfvén wave phase mixing: A new mechanism for electron acceleration in collisionless plasmas.

Deduction of tortuosity and porosity from acoustic reflection and transmission measurements on thick samples of rigid-porous materials (2005)
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Umnova, O., Attenborough, K., Shin, H., & Cummings, A. (2005). Deduction of tortuosity and porosity from acoustic reflection and transmission measurements on thick samples of rigid-porous materials. Applied Acoustics, 66(6), 607-624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2004.02.005

An acoustic method for obtaining the tortuosity, and porosity of thick samples of rigid porous materials consisting of large (>1 mm) grains or fibres is proposed. The method uses pulses with central frequencies close to 12 kHz and an approximate... Read More about Deduction of tortuosity and porosity from acoustic reflection and transmission measurements on thick samples of rigid-porous materials.

Value Management practices of leading UK cost consultants (2005)
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Ellis, R., Wood, G., & Keel, D. (2005). Value Management practices of leading UK cost consultants. Construction Management and Economics, 23(5), 483-493. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190500040711

Value management (VM) is widely accepted as an important tool in the management of projects. Through a series of semi-structured interviews, this paper attempts to add to the qualitative exploration of VM, by investigating the attitudes and experienc... Read More about Value Management practices of leading UK cost consultants.

Facilitating innovation: the role of the centre for construction innovation (2005)
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Abbott, C., & Allen, S. (2005). Facilitating innovation: the role of the centre for construction innovation. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 9(2), 79-89

This case-study outlines the activities of the Centre for Construction Innovation highlighting critical success factors associated with collaborative centres and innovation brokers in transferring knowledge between Universities and Industry. The case... Read More about Facilitating innovation: the role of the centre for construction innovation.

Studies of Work: Achieving Hybrid Disciplines in IT Design and Management Studies (2005)
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Rooke, J., & Seymour, D. (2005). Studies of Work: Achieving Hybrid Disciplines in IT Design and Management Studies. Human Studies, 28(2), 205-221. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10746-005-4192-4

We explore the relationship between ethnomethodology (EM), ethnography and the needs of managers and designers in industry, considering both ethnomethodological and industrial criteria of adequacy and explicating their relationship through the concep... Read More about Studies of Work: Achieving Hybrid Disciplines in IT Design and Management Studies.

Dual-Doppler Lidar Measurements for Improving Dispersion Models. (2005)
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Collier, C., Davies, F., Bozier, K., Holt, A., Middleton, D., Pearson, G., …Young, R. (2005). Dual-Doppler Lidar Measurements for Improving Dispersion Models. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 86(6), 825-838. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-86-6-825

Dispersion of pollutants in the urban atmosphere is a subject that is presently under much investigation. In this paper the variables used in turbulent dispersion and plume rise schemes of the Met Office Nuclear Accident Model (NAME) are discussed. T... Read More about Dual-Doppler Lidar Measurements for Improving Dispersion Models..

Performance of profiled single noise barriers covered with quadratic residue diffusers (2005)
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Monazzam, M., & Lam, Y. (2005). Performance of profiled single noise barriers covered with quadratic residue diffusers. Applied Acoustics, 66(6), 709-730. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2004.08.008

The paper describes an investigation about the acoustic performance of noise barriers with quadratic residue diffuser (QRD) tops, and with T-, Arrow-, Cylindrical and Y-shape profiles. A 2D boundary element method (BEM) is used to calculate the barri... Read More about Performance of profiled single noise barriers covered with quadratic residue diffusers.

Formation and reactivity of free radicals in 5-hydroxymethyl-2- furaldehyde – the effect on isoprenaline photostability (2005)
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Brustugun, J., Tønnesen, H., Edge, R., & Navaratnam, S. (2005). Formation and reactivity of free radicals in 5-hydroxymethyl-2- furaldehyde – the effect on isoprenaline photostability. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 79(2), 109-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2004.12.005

Solutions of glucose are used as diluents for drugs in various drug infusions. When sterilized by heat small amounts of the substance 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde (5-HMF) is produced from glucose. At a hospital ward such infusions may be exposed to... Read More about Formation and reactivity of free radicals in 5-hydroxymethyl-2- furaldehyde – the effect on isoprenaline photostability.

Errors associated with dual-Doppler-lidar turbulence measurements (2005)
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Davies, F., Collier, C., & Bozier, K. (2005). Errors associated with dual-Doppler-lidar turbulence measurements. Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 7(6), S280-S289. https://doi.org/10.1088/1464-4258/7/6/005

In July 2004 a field trial was undertaken to simultaneously deploy two similar Doppler lidar systems with the aim of measuring the turbulence characteristics of the atmospheric boundary layer over an urban area. This paper outlines the characteristic... Read More about Errors associated with dual-Doppler-lidar turbulence measurements.

Spontaneous optical fractal pattern formation (2005)
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Huang, J., & McDonald, G. (2005). Spontaneous optical fractal pattern formation. Physical review letters, 94(17), 174101. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.174101

We report, for the first time, spontaneous nonlinear optical spatial fractals. The proposed generic mechanism employs intrinsic nonlinear dynamics both to generate an initial pattern seed and to fill out structure across decades of spatial scale. W... Read More about Spontaneous optical fractal pattern formation.

Interferon-gamma induces translocation of commensal E. Coli across gut epithelial cells via a lipid raft-mediated process (2005)
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Clark, E., Haore, C., Tanianis-Hughes, J., Carlson, G., & Warhurst, G. (2005). Interferon-gamma induces translocation of commensal E. Coli across gut epithelial cells via a lipid raft-mediated process. Gastroenterology, 128(5), 1258-1267. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2005.01.046

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The "leaky gut" hypothesis proposes that leakage of enteric bacteria into the body resulting from disruption of the epithelial barrier is a critical step in the pathophysiology of various disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseas... Read More about Interferon-gamma induces translocation of commensal E. Coli across gut epithelial cells via a lipid raft-mediated process.

Initialisation of volume fraction in fluid/structure interaction problem (2005)
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Aquelet, N., Seddon, C., Souli, M., & Moatamedi, M. (2005). Initialisation of volume fraction in fluid/structure interaction problem. International Journal of Crashworthiness, 10(3), 237-247. https://doi.org/10.1533/ijcr.2005.0341

In this paper, an algorithm that generates volume fraction initialisation for fluid-structure interaction problems is presented and implemented in an Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) code. This algorithm improves the flexibility and efficiency of... Read More about Initialisation of volume fraction in fluid/structure interaction problem.

The development of trust inventory (2005)
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Swan, W., McDermott, P., Khalfan, M., Cooper, R., Rees, C., & Wood, G. (2005). The development of trust inventory. Journal of construction procurement, 11(1), 40-54

The Trust in Construction project was a two-year EPSRC funded research into the impact of trust on construction project performance. Here we outline the development of the measurement tool used for assessing the level of trust in project team relatio... Read More about The development of trust inventory.

A framework for strategic decision-making based on a hybrid decision support tools (2005)
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Khosrowshahi, F., & Howes, R. (2005). A framework for strategic decision-making based on a hybrid decision support tools

The performance of a contracting company is closely linked with the quality of the decisions at the strategic level. However, the increasing complexity of organizations’ internal and external environments and the unstructured nature of decisions at t... Read More about A framework for strategic decision-making based on a hybrid decision support tools.

The interpretation of fen carr pollen diagrams: The representation of the dry land vegetation. (2005)
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Binney, H., Waller, M., Bunting, M., & Armitage, R. (2005). The interpretation of fen carr pollen diagrams: The representation of the dry land vegetation. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 134(3-4), 197-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2004.12.006

Deposits of fen carr origin are frequently used in pollen-based studies, including those where the primary objective is reconstructing the Holocene history of dry land vegetation. However, there have been few studies of modern pollen–vegetation relat... Read More about The interpretation of fen carr pollen diagrams: The representation of the dry land vegetation..

Discussion of “Improving labor flow reliability for better productivity as lean construction principle” by H. Randolph Thomas, Michael J. Horman, R. Edward Minchin Jr., and Dong Chen (2005)
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Ballard, G., Koskela, L., Howell, G., & Tommelein, I. (2005). Discussion of “Improving labor flow reliability for better productivity as lean construction principle” by H. Randolph Thomas, Michael J. Horman, R. Edward Minchin Jr., and Dong Chen. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(5), 615-616. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%290733-9364%282005%29131%3A5%28615%29

Thomas et al.’s paper has the stated objective, “…to test whether improving flow reliability improves construction productivity.” They understand flow in terms of both the flow of work, that on which resources are to be expended, and of labor. Improv... Read More about Discussion of “Improving labor flow reliability for better productivity as lean construction principle” by H. Randolph Thomas, Michael J. Horman, R. Edward Minchin Jr., and Dong Chen.