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Requirements Engineering for Innovative Integrated ICT Systems for the Construction Industry (2005)
Journal Article
Arayici, Y., Aouad, G., & Ahmed, V. (2005). Requirements Engineering for Innovative Integrated ICT Systems for the Construction Industry. Construction innovation (London. Online), 5(3), 179-200. https://doi.org/10.1191/1471417505ci097oa

Collaborative working using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) systems in construction has become a reality as many activities are performed globally with actors located in various geographical locations. Computer Integrated Constructio... Read More about Requirements Engineering for Innovative Integrated ICT Systems for the Construction Industry.

Process models implementation in the construction industry: a literature synthesis (2005)
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Tzortzopoulos, P., Sexton, M., & Cooper, R. (2005). Process models implementation in the construction industry: a literature synthesis. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 12(5), 470-486. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980510627162

Purpose - Different process models have been developed by academia and industry to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the design and construction activity in response to the need for improving performance. However, the effective and widespre... Read More about Process models implementation in the construction industry: a literature synthesis.

Organisational learning: conceptual challenges from a project perspective (2005)
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Chan, P., Cooper, R., & Tzortzopoulos, P. (2005). Organisational learning: conceptual challenges from a project perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 23(7), 747-756. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190500127021

Organizational learning has been widely acknowledged as holding the key for companies to survive and prosper and has, in recent years, gained currency in construction management research. Much research centred upon the study of organizational learnin... Read More about Organisational learning: conceptual challenges from a project perspective.

Inducing safer oblique trees without costs (2005)
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Vadera, S. (2005). Inducing safer oblique trees without costs. Expert Systems, 22(4), 206-221. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0394.2005.00311.x

Decision tree induction has been widely studied and applied. In safety applications, such as determining whether a chemical process is safe or whether a person has a medical condition, the cost of misclassification in one of the classes is significan... Read More about Inducing safer oblique trees without costs.

University challenge (2005)
Journal Article
Morris, C. (2005). University challenge. Computer arts, 10,000(113), 104-105

Christopher Morris profiled in Computer Arts Magazine - university challenge.

Membrane bioreactors and constructed wetlands for treatment of rendering plant wastewater (2005)
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O’Brien, C., Scholz, M., & McConnachie, G. (2005). Membrane bioreactors and constructed wetlands for treatment of rendering plant wastewater. Water and Environment Journal, 19(3), 189-198. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2005.tb01586.x

The performance of a novel industrial membrane bioreactor (MBR) comprising denitrification, nitrification and ultrafiltration for the secondary treatment of primary treated animal rendering wastewater has been compared with an experimental, low-cost... Read More about Membrane bioreactors and constructed wetlands for treatment of rendering plant wastewater.

Fat City (2005)
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Marvin, S., & Medd, W. (2005). Fat City

Standards for education and training for interagency working in child protection in the UK : implications for nurses, midwives and health visitors (2005)
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Long, T., Davis, C., Johnson, M., Murphy, M., Race, D., & Shardlow, S. (2006). Standards for education and training for interagency working in child protection in the UK : implications for nurses, midwives and health visitors. Nurse Education Today, 26(1), 11-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2005.05.011

This article presents a discussion of key issues for the education of nurses, midwives and health visitors following the completion of a Department of Health funded project, managed by the General Social Care Council and conducted jointly by two r... Read More about Standards for education and training for interagency working in child protection in the UK : implications for nurses, midwives and health visitors.

An investigation to examine the inter-tester and intra-tester reliability and sensitivity of the Rolimeter® knee tester (2005)
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Hatcher, J., Hatcher, A., Arbuthnot, J., & McNicholas, M. (2005). An investigation to examine the inter-tester and intra-tester reliability and sensitivity of the Rolimeter® knee tester. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 23(6), 1399-1403

Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Rolimeter® knee tester (Aircast®, Europe) as reliable and clinically sensitive tool for identifying and quantifying knee joint laxity utilising a sample of both known ACLD and normal knees. Met... Read More about An investigation to examine the inter-tester and intra-tester reliability and sensitivity of the Rolimeter® knee tester.

A prospective study of psychosocial risk factors and absence due to musculoskeletal disorders: implications for occupational screening (2005)
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Bartys, S., Burton, K., & Main, C. (2005). A prospective study of psychosocial risk factors and absence due to musculoskeletal disorders: implications for occupational screening. Occupational Medicine, 55(5), 375-379. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqi052

Objectives: There is considerable evidence documenting the association between psychosocial risk factors and work disability due to musculoskeletal disorders, and this has prompted suggestions that psychosocial screening should be administered in the... Read More about A prospective study of psychosocial risk factors and absence due to musculoskeletal disorders: implications for occupational screening.

A prospective randomized pragmatic double-blinded comparison of 0.125% and 0.0625% bupivacaine for the management of pain after operation in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery (2005)
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Duncan, F., Cupitt, J., Haigh, C., Vernon, P., Marshall, J., & Nield, A. (2005). A prospective randomized pragmatic double-blinded comparison of 0.125% and 0.0625% bupivacaine for the management of pain after operation in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acpain.2005.05.004

Background: The aim of this prospective, pragmatic, double-blind, randomized controlled trial was to investigate the analgesic and adverse effects of two concentrations of thoracic epidural bupivacaine in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.... Read More about A prospective randomized pragmatic double-blinded comparison of 0.125% and 0.0625% bupivacaine for the management of pain after operation in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.

Simplifying the complexity surrounding ICU work processes - identifying the scope for information management in ICU settings (2005)
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Munir, S., & Kay, S. (2005). Simplifying the complexity surrounding ICU work processes - identifying the scope for information management in ICU settings. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 74(7-8), 643-656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.03.005

A multi-site study, conducted in two English and two Danish intensive care units, investigates the complexity of work processes in intensive care, and the implications of this complexity for information management with regards to clinical information... Read More about Simplifying the complexity surrounding ICU work processes - identifying the scope for information management in ICU settings.

Efficacy of multilayered hosiery in reducing in-shoe plantar foot pressure in high-risk patients with diabetes (2005)
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Garrow, A., van Schie, C., & Boulton, A. (2005). Efficacy of multilayered hosiery in reducing in-shoe plantar foot pressure in high-risk patients with diabetes. Diabetes Care, 28(8), 2001-2006. https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.28.8.2001

OBJECTIVE: High plantar pressure is an acknowledged risk factor in the development of plantar ulcers in the diabetic neuropathic foot. This study examines the ability of preventive foot care (PFC) socks to reduce plantar foot pressures in a sample of... Read More about Efficacy of multilayered hosiery in reducing in-shoe plantar foot pressure in high-risk patients with diabetes.

Foot ulcer risk is lower in South-Asian and African-Caribbean compared with European diabetic patients in the UK : the North-West diabetes foot care study (2005)
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Abbott, C., Garrow, A., Carrington, A., Morris, J., van Ross, E., & Boulton, A. (2005). Foot ulcer risk is lower in South-Asian and African-Caribbean compared with European diabetic patients in the UK : the North-West diabetes foot care study. Diabetes Care, 28(8), 1869-1875. https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.28.8.1869

OBJECTIVE: To determine 1) foot ulcer rates for European, South-Asian, and African-Caribbean diabetic patients in the U.K and 2) the contribution of neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) differences to altered ulcer risk between the groups... Read More about Foot ulcer risk is lower in South-Asian and African-Caribbean compared with European diabetic patients in the UK : the North-West diabetes foot care study.

Influence of an irregular surface and low light on the step variability of patients with peripheral neuropathy during level gait (2005)
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Thies, S., Richardson, J., DeMott, T., & Ashton-Miller, J. (2005). Influence of an irregular surface and low light on the step variability of patients with peripheral neuropathy during level gait. Gait & Posture, 22(1), 40-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2004.06.006

Patients with peripheral neuropathy (PN) report greater difficulty walking on irregular surfaces with low light (IL) than on flat surfaces with regular lighting (FR). We tested the primary hypothesis that older PN patients would demonstrate greater s... Read More about Influence of an irregular surface and low light on the step variability of patients with peripheral neuropathy during level gait.

Finite element analysis of footwear and ground interaction (2005)
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Sun, Z., Howard, D., & Moatamedi, M. (2005). Finite element analysis of footwear and ground interaction. Strain, 41(3), 113-117. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-1305.2005.00205.x

Military boots are designed to prevent the soft tissue and skeletal structure of the feet from damage under heavy usage. Good slip-resistant tread patterns of the outer-sole are vital to minimise the risk or severity of slipping under demanding condi... Read More about Finite element analysis of footwear and ground interaction.

Home-field effect and team performance (2005)
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Carmichael, F., & Thomas, D. (2005). Home-field effect and team performance. Journal of Sports Economics, 6(3), 264-281. https://doi.org/10.1177/1527002504266154

This article discusses the home-field effect in professional team sports and provides further evidence of home advantage in association football as played in the English Premier League. Utilizing play data it employs match-based production function t... Read More about Home-field effect and team performance.

Going beyond 'misfit' as a reason for ERP package customisation (2005)
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Light, B. (2005). Going beyond 'misfit' as a reason for ERP package customisation. Computers in Industry, 56(6), 606-619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2005.02.008

In an attempt to deal with the potential problems presented by existing information systems, a shift towards the implementation of ERP packages has been witnessed. The common view, particularly the one espoused by vendors, is that ERP packages are mo... Read More about Going beyond 'misfit' as a reason for ERP package customisation.