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Construction in year 2030 : developing an information technology vision (2010)
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Erdogan, B., Abbott, C., & Aouad, G. (2010). Construction in year 2030 : developing an information technology vision. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 368, 3551-3565. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2010.0076

Emerging technologies offer new solutions to the construction industry, improving processes, enabling automation and effective decision-making mechanisms and changing current ways of work. Previous research has tended to consider a direct causal re... Read More about Construction in year 2030 : developing an information technology vision.

Think before you type (2010)
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Wray, J. (2010). Think before you type. Practising Midwife, 13(7), 16

A lively discussion regarding Facebook usage in practice - ethical issues explored.

Day surgery and general anaesthesia : what makes patients anxious? (2010)
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Mitchell, M. (2010). Day surgery and general anaesthesia : what makes patients anxious?. Day surgery Australia, 9(2), 8-16

For many patients the prospective of undergoing surgery and general anaesthesia is highly anxiety provoking. With the global rise in day surgery and limited nurse/ patient contact, anxiety has become a prominent issue. The aim of the study was to est... Read More about Day surgery and general anaesthesia : what makes patients anxious?.

Idylls of socialism : the Sarajevo Documentary School and the problem of the Bosnian sub-proletariat (2010)
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Halligan, B. (2010). Idylls of socialism : the Sarajevo Documentary School and the problem of the Bosnian sub-proletariat. Studies in Eastern European Cinema, 1(2), 197-216. https://doi.org/10.1386/seec.1.2.197_1

This historical overview of the Sarajevo Documentary School considers the films, in the light of their recent re-emergence, as indicative of both the legacy of socialist realism (even in the context of Yugoslav media) and attempted social engineering... Read More about Idylls of socialism : the Sarajevo Documentary School and the problem of the Bosnian sub-proletariat.

Does Parkinson’s disease affect judgement about another person’s action? (2010)
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person’s action?. Experimental Brain Research, 204(3), 327-331. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-009-1976-1

The observer’s motor system has been shown to be involved in observing the actions of another person. Recent findings suggest that people with Parkinson’s disease do not show the same motor facilitatory effects when observing the actions of another p... Read More about Does Parkinson’s disease affect judgement about another person’s action?.

Spare parts management : a review of forecasting research and extensions (2010)
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Boylan, J., & Syntetos, A. (2010). Spare parts management : a review of forecasting research and extensions. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 21(3), 227-237. https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpp016

Spare parts are very common in many industries and forecasting their requirements is an important operational issue. In recent years, there have been advances in forecasting methods for spare parts, demand information sharing strategies and the desi... Read More about Spare parts management : a review of forecasting research and extensions.

Facilitating innovation in construction : directions and implications for research and policy (2010)
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Aouad, G., Ozorhon, B., & Abbott, C. (2010). Facilitating innovation in construction : directions and implications for research and policy. Construction innovation (London. Online), 10(4), 374-394. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714171011083551

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight for future innovation research activities and for the role of universities in working with industry to promote innovation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides an overview a... Read More about Facilitating innovation in construction : directions and implications for research and policy.

Gestao de beneficios na etapa de projecto em empreendimentos hospitalares do reino unido [Managing benefits in the design of healthcare favilities in the UK] (2010)
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Tillmann, P., Tzortzopoulos, P., Sapountzis, S., & Formoso, C. (2010). Gestao de beneficios na etapa de projecto em empreendimentos hospitalares do reino unido [Managing benefits in the design of healthcare favilities in the UK]. Gestão & Tecnologia de Projetos, 5(1), 109-132. https://doi.org/10.4237/gtp.v5i1.114

Proposal: The healthcare system in the United kingdomis passing through transformation and change for improvement and innovation. Within this context, healthcare facilities are being developed in a complex multi-stakeholder environment, which usually... Read More about Gestao de beneficios na etapa de projecto em empreendimentos hospitalares do reino unido [Managing benefits in the design of healthcare favilities in the UK].

Single-phase aerodynamic flow field validation of novel airblast atomizer designs (2010)
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Burby, M., Nasr, G., Yule, A., & Morgan, L. (2010). Single-phase aerodynamic flow field validation of novel airblast atomizer designs. Atomization and Sprays, 20(7), 565-579. https://doi.org/10.1615/AtomizSpr.v20.i7.10

Airblast atomizers are used extensively in aero gas turbine engines. In the pursuit of reducing emissions and increasing fuel efficiency a novel airblast atomizer design is being developed that is capable of variable fuel-placement. Such a design wil... Read More about Single-phase aerodynamic flow field validation of novel airblast atomizer designs.

Can disability studies contribute to client-centred occupational therapy practice? (2010)
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McCormack, C., & Collins, B. (2010). Can disability studies contribute to client-centred occupational therapy practice?. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73(7), 339-342. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802210X12785840213328

Occupational therapists frequently cite a ‘client-centred’ approach as a fundamental aspect of their practice. However, there are many examples in the narratives of disabled people that suggest that the health and social care services they experience... Read More about Can disability studies contribute to client-centred occupational therapy practice?.

Time--activity budget of greater rheas (Rhea americana, Aves) on a human-disturbed area: the role of habitat, time of the day, season and group size (2010)
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de Azevedo, C., Ferraz, J., Tinoco, H., Young, R., & Rodrigues, M. (2010). Time--activity budget of greater rheas (Rhea americana, Aves) on a human-disturbed area: the role of habitat, time of the day, season and group size. Acta ethologica, 13, 109-117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10211-010-0080-7

The aim of this study was to evaluate activity–time budget, habitat use and how seasonality and group size influence the expression of greater rhea behaviours. Greater rheas are threatened South American birds; habitat loss, predation and hunting are... Read More about Time--activity budget of greater rheas (Rhea americana, Aves) on a human-disturbed area: the role of habitat, time of the day, season and group size.

Quantum efficiency measurements on Nd-doped glasses for solar pumped lasers (2010)
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Suzuki, T., Nasu, H., Hughes, M., Mizuno, S., Hasegawa, K., Ito, H., & Ohishi, Y. (2010). Quantum efficiency measurements on Nd-doped glasses for solar pumped lasers. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 356(44-49), 2344-2349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.03.037

Nd-doped SiO2–B2O3–Na2O–Al2O3–CaO–ZrO2 glasses were prepared and optical properties such as absorption, lifetime and quantum efficiencies (QEs) of the emission were characterized. QE measurement system with natural sunlight as an excitation source wa... Read More about Quantum efficiency measurements on Nd-doped glasses for solar pumped lasers.

Promoting green construction in India through industry - academia collaboration (2010)
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Alshawi, M., Egbu, C., & Arif, M. (2010). Promoting green construction in India through industry - academia collaboration. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 136(3), 128-131. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29EI.1943-5541.0000019

Developing economies have seen a big jump in construction activities recently. In India, the shortage of 41 million housing units to accommodate the existing population has resulted in a flurry of construction activities (Tiwari 2001). Going green in... Read More about Promoting green construction in India through industry - academia collaboration.

Accessing Emergency Contraception; the role of friends in the adolescent experience (2010)
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Fallon, D. (2010). Accessing Emergency Contraception; the role of friends in the adolescent experience. Sociology of Health and Illness, 32(5), 677-694. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01237.x

This paper focuses on the findings of a qualitative study that explored adolescent experiences of accessing emergency hormonal contraception. It describes how anticipated judgements and associated feelings of embarrassment and shame were dealt with t... Read More about Accessing Emergency Contraception; the role of friends in the adolescent experience.

Fishing for gaps in science: a bibliographic analysis of Brazilian freshwater ichthyology from 1986 to 2005 (2010)
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Azevedo, P., Mesquita, F., & Young, R. (2010). Fishing for gaps in science: a bibliographic analysis of Brazilian freshwater ichthyology from 1986 to 2005. Journal of Fish Biology, 76(9), 2177-2193. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02668.x

To investigate Brazilian freshwater ichthyology, from 1986 to 2005, a bibliometric analysis was conducted using abstracts downloaded from The Web of Science database searching for the keywords ‘fish’, ‘pisces’, ‘teleostei’ and the address field havin... Read More about Fishing for gaps in science: a bibliographic analysis of Brazilian freshwater ichthyology from 1986 to 2005.

Fusion-Activated Ca2+ Entry: An “Active Zone” of Elevated Ca2+ during the Postfusion Stage of Lamellar Body Exocytosis in Rat Type II Pneumocytes (2010)
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Miklavc, P., Frick, M., Wittekindt, O., Haller, T., & Dietl, P. (2010). Fusion-Activated Ca2+ Entry: An “Active Zone” of Elevated Ca2+ during the Postfusion Stage of Lamellar Body Exocytosis in Rat Type II Pneumocytes. PLoS ONE, 5(6), e10982. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010982

Background Ca2+ is essential for vesicle fusion with the plasma membrane in virtually all types of regulated exocytoses. However, in contrast to the well-known effects of a high cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c) in the prefusion phase, the... Read More about Fusion-Activated Ca2+ Entry: An “Active Zone” of Elevated Ca2+ during the Postfusion Stage of Lamellar Body Exocytosis in Rat Type II Pneumocytes.

The 'novelty' of Sarkozy's foreign policy towards NATO and the US : the long view (2010)
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Keiger, J. (2010). The 'novelty' of Sarkozy's foreign policy towards NATO and the US : the long view. European Political Science, 9(2), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2010.7

Nicolas Sarkozy's reintegration of NATO's military command in 2009 has been presented as radical, given the traditional Gaullist stance of an arm's length relationship with NATO and the US. This article argues first, the difficulty for any French po... Read More about The 'novelty' of Sarkozy's foreign policy towards NATO and the US : the long view.

Zen and the art of film narrative: Towards a transcendental realism in film (2010)
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Knudsen, E. (2010). Zen and the art of film narrative: Towards a transcendental realism in film. Journal of Screenwriting, 1(2), 343-355. https://doi.org/10.1386/josc.1.2.343/1

Nations and peoples are largely the stories they feed themselves. If they tell themselves stories that are lies, they will suffer the consequences of those lies. If they tell themselves stories that face their own truths, they will free their histori... Read More about Zen and the art of film narrative: Towards a transcendental realism in film.

Exploring the issues of men and self injury (2010)
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Hogg, C. (2010). Exploring the issues of men and self injury. Mental Health Practice, 13(9), 16-20. https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp2010.06.13.9.16.c7804

The issues raised by self-harm in men are under-considered and under-researched. This article explores these issues from the perspective of ‘Andy’, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, who self-harms. It explores some of the issues... Read More about Exploring the issues of men and self injury.

Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players (2010)
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Keane, A., Scott, M., Dugdill, L., & Reilly, T. (2010). Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(6), 1502-1506. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181dc44a8

Gaelic Football is the main sport in Ireland and has potential for use as a means of fitness in health promotion contexts. The present study entailed a cross-sectional comparison of performances in a motor test battery between elite female players a... Read More about Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players.