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Towards sustainable energy: are there lessons from the history of the early factory system? (2010)
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Bellaby, P., Flynn, R., & Ricci, M. (2010). Towards sustainable energy: are there lessons from the history of the early factory system?. Innovation / Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 23(4), 333-348. https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2010.545276

Development of sustainable energy has been slow. We compare it with a historical example of rapid innovation – the first factory system. The first factory system in the English Derwent Valley mills in the eighteenth century was based not on new techn... Read More about Towards sustainable energy: are there lessons from the history of the early factory system?.

Real-time modeling of wheel-rail contact laws with system-on-chip (2010)
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Zhou, Y., Mei, T., & Freear, S. (2010). Real-time modeling of wheel-rail contact laws with system-on-chip. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 21(5), 672-684. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPDS.2009.107

This paper presents the development and implementation of a multiprocessor system-on-chip solution for fast and real-time simulations of complex and nonlinear wheel-rail contact mechanics. There are two main significances in this paper. First, the w... Read More about Real-time modeling of wheel-rail contact laws with system-on-chip.

Judith Butler, incest, and the question of the child's love (2010)
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Kilby, J. (2010). Judith Butler, incest, and the question of the child's love. Feminist Theory, 11(3), 255-265. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464700110376277

In contrast to Judith Herman, who understands incest exclusively in terms of power, Judith Butler insists on the importance of the child’s love for our understanding of incest. Butler’s thinking in this respect is suggestive but underdeveloped, whi... Read More about Judith Butler, incest, and the question of the child's love.

Mapping hydraulic biotopes using terrestrial laser scan data of water surface properties (2010)
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Milan, D., Heritage, G., Large, A., & Entwistle, N. (2010). Mapping hydraulic biotopes using terrestrial laser scan data of water surface properties. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 35(8), 918-931. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1948

For more than a decade, habitat mapping using biotopes (in-channel hydraulically-defi ned habitats) has underpinned aquatic conservation in the UK through (a) providing baseline information on system complexity and (b) allowing environmental and ec... Read More about Mapping hydraulic biotopes using terrestrial laser scan data of water surface properties.

The myth behind integration in the UK construction industry (2010)
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Oyegoke, A., McDermott, P., & Dickinson, M. (2010). The myth behind integration in the UK construction industry. International Journal of Procurement Management, 3(3), 247 -264. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2010.033444

The overall aim of this study is to ascertain the structure of the UK construction industry, especially the level and form of integration in the UK construction industry. This study utilises theoretical analysis of the concepts and measures of fragme... Read More about The myth behind integration in the UK construction industry.

Assessment of pre-digested piggery wastewater treatment operations with surface flow integrated constructed wetland systems (2010)
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Harrington, C., & Scholz, M. (2010). Assessment of pre-digested piggery wastewater treatment operations with surface flow integrated constructed wetland systems. Bioresource Technology, 101(20), 7713-7723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2010.03.147

Non-point source pollution such as land-spreading of nitrogen-rich piggery wastewater poses a significant threat to surface waters. The aim was to examine the treatment of anaerobically digested piggery wastewater using four different meso-scale in... Read More about Assessment of pre-digested piggery wastewater treatment operations with surface flow integrated constructed wetland systems.

Cycles of innovation in managing academic workloads (2010)
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Barrett, L., & Barrett, P. (2010). Cycles of innovation in managing academic workloads. Higher Education Quarterly, 64(2), 183-199. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2273.2009.00436.x

Complexity and demands within higher education are seen to be rising and one response to this has been a movement towards the adoption of more formal approaches to workload management. The objectives of these systems revolve around improving equit... Read More about Cycles of innovation in managing academic workloads.

Classification and assessment of water bodies as adaptive structural measures for flood risk management planning (2010)
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McMinn, W., Yang, Q., & Scholz, M. (2010). Classification and assessment of water bodies as adaptive structural measures for flood risk management planning. Journal of Environmental Management, 91(9), 1855-1863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.04.009

Severe rainfall events have become increasingly common in Europe. Flood defence engineering works are highly capital intensive and can be limited by land availability, leaving land and communities exposed to repeated flooding. Any adaptive drainage s... Read More about Classification and assessment of water bodies as adaptive structural measures for flood risk management planning.

Comparison of planted soil infiltration systems for treatment of log yard runoff (2010)
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Hedmark, A., Scholz, M., Aronsson, P., & Elowson, T. (2010). Comparison of planted soil infiltration systems for treatment of log yard runoff. Water environment research, 82(7), 666-669. https://doi.org/10.2175/106143009X12529484815917

Treatment of log yard runoff is required to avoid contamination of receiving watercourses. The research aim was to assess if infiltration of log yard runoff through planted soil systems is successful and if different plant species affect the treat... Read More about Comparison of planted soil infiltration systems for treatment of log yard runoff.

Constructed wetlands treating runoff contaminated with nutrients (2010)
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Scholz, M., & Hedmark, A. (2010). Constructed wetlands treating runoff contaminated with nutrients. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 205(1-4), 323-332. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-009-0076-y

The aim was to assess the role of Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. in experimental, mature, and temporarily flooded vertical flow wetland filters treating urban runoff rich in organic matter. During the experiment, ammonium chloride wa... Read More about Constructed wetlands treating runoff contaminated with nutrients.

Performance evaluation of integrated constructed wetlands treating domestic wastewater (2010)
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Kayranli, B., Scholz, M., Mustafa, A., Hofmann, O., & Harrington, R. (2010). Performance evaluation of integrated constructed wetlands treating domestic wastewater. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 210(1-4), 435-451. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-009-0267-6

The performances of a new and a mature integrated constructed wetland (ICW) system treating domestic wastewater were evaluated for the first time. The new ICW in Glaslough (near Monaghan, Ireland) comprises five wetland cells, and the mature syst... Read More about Performance evaluation of integrated constructed wetlands treating domestic wastewater.

Innovation Africa (2010)
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Hall, M. (2010). Innovation Africa

It is now ten years since the Economist newspaper declared Africa to be “the hopeless continent”. Today, the same magazine offers a different prognosis, building on the World Bank’s prediction of growth rates for sub-Saharan African economies that wi... Read More about Innovation Africa.

Experimental determination of the Stokes parameters using a dual photoelastic modulator system (2010)
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Guan, W., Cook, P., Jones, G., & Shen, T. (2010). Experimental determination of the Stokes parameters using a dual photoelastic modulator system. Applied Optics, 49(14), 2644-2652. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.49.002644

We develop a more general methodology for a dual photoelastic modulator (PEM) system that is used for the determination of the Stokes parameters of an arbitrary light beam. This allows for a degree of arbitrariness in the setting of the retardation... Read More about Experimental determination of the Stokes parameters using a dual photoelastic modulator system.

Bright spatial solitons in controlled negative phase metamaterials (2010)
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Boardman, A., Mitchell-Thomas, R., King, N., & Rapoport, Y. (2010). Bright spatial solitons in controlled negative phase metamaterials. Optics Communications, 283(8), 1585-1597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2009.09.024

A fundamental discussion of linearly polarised bright spatial soliton beams that are localised in a planar waveguide is developed in a special way that leads to the introduction of nonlinear diffraction. It is emphasised, throughout, that this kind... Read More about Bright spatial solitons in controlled negative phase metamaterials.

Experimental verification of an Oseen flow slender body theory (2010)
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Chadwick, E., Khan, H., Moatamedi, M., Mappin, M., & Penney, M. (2010). Experimental verification of an Oseen flow slender body theory. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 654, 271-279. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112010001333

Consider uniform flow past four slender bodies with elliptical cross-section of constant ellipticity along the length of 0, 0.125, 0.25 and 0.375, respectively, for each body. Here, ellipticity is defined as the ratio of the semiminor axis of the e... Read More about Experimental verification of an Oseen flow slender body theory.

Depression predicts first but not recurrent diabetic foot ulcers (2010)
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Gonzalez, J., Vileikyte, L., Ulbrecht, J., Rubin, R., Garrow, A., Delgado, C., …Peyrot, M. (2010). Depression predicts first but not recurrent diabetic foot ulcers. Diabetologia, 53(10), 2241-2248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-010-1821-x

Aims/hypothesis This study examined the relationship between symptoms of depression and the development of diabetic foot ulcers. Methods Participants were 333 patients (71%male; mean age 62 years; 73% with type 2 diabetes) with diabetic periphera... Read More about Depression predicts first but not recurrent diabetic foot ulcers.

The effects of 4 weeks of jump training on landing knee valgus and crossover hop performance in female basketball players (2010)
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Herrington, L. (2010). The effects of 4 weeks of jump training on landing knee valgus and crossover hop performance in female basketball players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(12), 3427-3432. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181c1fcd8

Female basketball players would appear particularly prone to knee injuries. These injuries have been associated with the nature of the sport, but more specifically with the particular movement strategies adopted. A valgus or abducted position of the... Read More about The effects of 4 weeks of jump training on landing knee valgus and crossover hop performance in female basketball players.

Prevalence of diabetic foot problems in the West of Ireland: a pilot study (2010)
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Kelly, S., Dolan, C., Hurley, L., Kelly, L., Garrow, A., O'Shea, A., …Dineen, S. (2010). Prevalence of diabetic foot problems in the West of Ireland: a pilot study. Diabetic foot, 13(2), 82-91

The incidence of diabetic foot complications in the Republic of Ireland is not known. A cross-sectional pilot study was undertaken to identify the prevalence of diabetic foot complications in a primary care setting in the west of Ireland, and to info... Read More about Prevalence of diabetic foot problems in the West of Ireland: a pilot study.