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Developing induction – the University of Salford experience (2007)
Journal Article
Adams, R. (2007). Developing induction – the University of Salford experience. SCONUL focus (Online), 40(Spring), 57-61

This article examines the work of staff within Information Services Division at the University of Salford on developing a Library and IT induction programme for students.

Data aggregation in wireless sensor networks using the SOAP protocol (2007)
Journal Article
Al-Yasiri, A., & Sunley, A. (2007). Data aggregation in wireless sensor networks using the SOAP protocol. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 76, 012039. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/76/1/012039

Wireless sensor networks (WSN) offer an increasingly attractive method of data gathering in distributed system architectures and dynamic access via wireless connectivity. Wireless sensor networks have physical and resource limitations, this leads to... Read More about Data aggregation in wireless sensor networks using the SOAP protocol.

Bridging the gap: the information skills training partnership at Manchester Metropolitan University (2007)
Journal Article
Sales, N. (2007). Bridging the gap: the information skills training partnership at Manchester Metropolitan University. Legal Information Management, 7(1), 63-70. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1472669606001186

This paper was presented at the BIALL 2006 Conference in Brighton. The presentation discussed the formation of a working partnership between academic School of Law Staff and the Law Library at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). The two parties... Read More about Bridging the gap: the information skills training partnership at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Enhancing the library and information management curriculum through reusable learning objects (2007)
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Sales, N., Kendall, M., & Delbridge, R. (2007). Enhancing the library and information management curriculum through reusable learning objects. ITALICS, 6(2), 52-61. https://doi.org/10.11120/ital.2007.06020052

Increased communication with practitioners and improved curriculum coverage of specialist sectors have been identified as priorities for Library and Information Management (LIM) educators. This paper discusses a project exploring the potential for r... Read More about Enhancing the library and information management curriculum through reusable learning objects.

Time-of-day effect on patella tendon stiffness alters vastus lateralis fascicle length but not the quadriceps force-angle relationship (2007)
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Onambele-Pearson, G., & Pearson, S. (2007). Time-of-day effect on patella tendon stiffness alters vastus lateralis fascicle length but not the quadriceps force-angle relationship. Journal of Biomechanics, 40(5), 1031-1037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.04.001

Aim: To examine the time-of-day (TOD) effect on torque–force/angle, fibre length (FL), tendon stiffness (K), stress, and strain using the quadriceps muscle–tendon complex as a model. Methods: Twelve healthy young men (aged 27±2.0 years) were stu... Read More about Time-of-day effect on patella tendon stiffness alters vastus lateralis fascicle length but not the quadriceps force-angle relationship.

Performance measurement in construction research and development (2007)
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Kulatunga, U., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2007). Performance measurement in construction research and development. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 56(8), 673-688. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410400710832994

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of performance measurement (PM) within construction research and development (R&D) activities to enhance its efficiency and effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach: A comprehensi... Read More about Performance measurement in construction research and development.

Whose identity? Valuing the culture built heritage in diverse and tensioned societies (2007)
Journal Article
Elkadi, H. (2007). Whose identity? Valuing the culture built heritage in diverse and tensioned societies. İTÜ dergisi A, 4(1), 45-55

The UNESCO declaration on cultural diversity in 2002 has raised more questions than answers. More recent events around the world have highlighted the immediate need for legislative actions to protect cultural built heritage in tensioned societies... Read More about Whose identity? Valuing the culture built heritage in diverse and tensioned societies.

Baldrige theory into practice: a generic model (2007)
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Arif, M. (2007). Baldrige theory into practice: a generic model. International Journal of Educational Management, 21(2), 114-125. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513540710729917

Purpose – The education system globally has moved from a push‐based or producer‐centric system to a pull‐based or customer centric system. Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award (MBQA) model happens to be one of the latest additions to the pull based models... Read More about Baldrige theory into practice: a generic model.

Fabrication and characterization of femtosecond laser written waveguides in chalcogenide glass (2007)
Journal Article
Hughes, M., Yang, W., & Hewak, D. (2007). Fabrication and characterization of femtosecond laser written waveguides in chalcogenide glass. Applied Physics Letters, 90, 131113. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2718486

The authors describe the fabrication of buried waveguides in a highly nonlinear chalcogenide glass, gallium lanthanum sulfide, using focused femtosecond laser pulses. Through optical characterization of the waveguides, they have proposed a formatio... Read More about Fabrication and characterization of femtosecond laser written waveguides in chalcogenide glass.

Why do some UK SME’s still find the implementation of a New Product Development process problematical? An exploratory investigation (2007)
Journal Article
Owens, J. D. (2007). Why do some UK SME’s still find the implementation of a New Product Development process problematical? An exploratory investigation. Management Decision, 45(2), 235-251. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740710727269

The long-term survival of a business often hinges upon its ability to successfully introduce new products into the market place. These new products and their successful development can be the lifeblood of a company. Thus, NPD is a major considerati... Read More about Why do some UK SME’s still find the implementation of a New Product Development process problematical? An exploratory investigation.

Diblock polyampholytes grafted onto spherical particles : effect of stiffness, charge density, and grafting density (2007)
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Akinchina, A., & Linse, P. (2007). Diblock polyampholytes grafted onto spherical particles : effect of stiffness, charge density, and grafting density. Langmuir, 23(3), 1465-1472. https://doi.org/10.1021/la062481r

The structure of spherical brushes formed by symmetric diblock polyampholytes end-grafted onto small spherical particles in aqueous solution is examined within the framework of the so-called primitive model using Monte Carlo simulations. The proper... Read More about Diblock polyampholytes grafted onto spherical particles : effect of stiffness, charge density, and grafting density.

Smeddum (2007)
Journal Article
Scott, M. (2007). Smeddum. ˜The œbottle imp, 1,

A computerized dynamic synthesis method for generating human aerial movements (2007)
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Leboeuf, F., Bessonnet, G., & Lacouture, P. (2007). A computerized dynamic synthesis method for generating human aerial movements. Journal of Computer Science, 6, 4-18

A computerized method based on optimal dynamic synthesis was developed for generating the flight phase of somersaults. A virtual gymnast is modeled as a planar seven-segment multibody system with six internal degrees of freedom. The aerial movemen... Read More about A computerized dynamic synthesis method for generating human aerial movements.

Adaptive infrastructure for visual computing (2007)
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Brodlie, K., Brooke, J., Chen, M., Chisnall, D., Hughes, C., John, N., …Wood, J. (2007). Adaptive infrastructure for visual computing. https://doi.org/10.2312/LocalChapterEvents/TPCG/TPCG07/147-156

Recent hardware and software advances have demonstrated that it is now practicable to run large visual computing tasks over heterogeneous hardware with output on multiple types of display devices. As the complexity of the enabling infrastructure in... Read More about Adaptive infrastructure for visual computing.

Percival, Vickers & Co. Ltd : the archaeology of a 19th-Century Manchester flint glass works (2007)
Journal Article
Miller, I. (2007). Percival, Vickers & Co. Ltd : the archaeology of a 19th-Century Manchester flint glass works. Industrial Archaeology Review, 29(1), 13-29. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581907X179966

The Percival, Vickers & Co. Ltd glass works was amongst the largest glass manufactories in Manchester, and formed one of a regionally significant group of 19th-century glass works in the Ancoats district of the city. All of these works have since bee... Read More about Percival, Vickers & Co. Ltd : the archaeology of a 19th-Century Manchester flint glass works.

Exploration of the energy efficiency of the Greater London Authority building (GLA Building/City Hall) (2007)
Journal Article
Osaji, E., Hudson, J., & Chynoweth, P. (2007). Exploration of the energy efficiency of the Greater London Authority building (GLA Building/City Hall). Journal of Applied Science & Environmental Management (Port Harcourt), 11(2), 53-56

This research paper set out to explore the following research question: “what shape and form should a building be in order to achieve energy efficiency in the design and construction of the tall office building?” This involved the exploratory case st... Read More about Exploration of the energy efficiency of the Greater London Authority building (GLA Building/City Hall).