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Productivity in China's high technology industry : regional heterogeneity and R&D (2012)
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Zhang, R., Sun, K., Delgado, M., & Kumbhakar, S. (2012). Productivity in China's high technology industry : regional heterogeneity and R&D. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 79(1), 127-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2011.08.005

This paper analyzes the impact of Research and Development (R&D) on the productivity of China's high technology industry. In order to capture important differences in the effect of R&D on output that arise from geographic and socioeconomic difference... Read More about Productivity in China's high technology industry : regional heterogeneity and R&D.

Wound care provision in an out of hours District Nursing Service (2012)
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Stephens, M., Jones, J., & Smith, T. (2012). Wound care provision in an out of hours District Nursing Service. Wound essentials, 7(2), 73-76

In England and Wales, more than 2.6 million people receive care from a district nurse each year (Queens Nursing Institute [QNI], 2009) and an often unreported area of this service is the out-of-hours service provided from 6pm to 8am daily and at... Read More about Wound care provision in an out of hours District Nursing Service.

Parental perceptions of unintentional injury risks to children (2012)
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Whitehead, E., & Owens, D. (2012). Parental perceptions of unintentional injury risks to children. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 50(1), 20-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2012.661953

This paper focuses on a qualitative study of parents’ perceptions of unintentional injury risks to their children, highlighting the fundamental difficulty of convincing parents that injuries are a serious threat to children’s health and that they a... Read More about Parental perceptions of unintentional injury risks to children.

The use of public transport in coastal Australia : Modes of travel to work and greenhouse emissions (2012)
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Leao, S., & Elkadi, H. (2012). The use of public transport in coastal Australia : Modes of travel to work and greenhouse emissions. Advanced materials research, 347-53, 4034-4044. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.347-353.4034

Commuting to work is one of the most important and regular routines of transportation in towns and cities. From a geographic perspective, the length of people’s commute is influenced, to some degree, by the spatial separation of their home and workpl... Read More about The use of public transport in coastal Australia : Modes of travel to work and greenhouse emissions.

Using the skills and knowledge of built environment professionals to strengthen the capacity of vulnerable communities (2012)
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Pathirage, C. (2012). Using the skills and knowledge of built environment professionals to strengthen the capacity of vulnerable communities. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 3(3), 196-198. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijdrbe.2012.43503caa.001

The world's exposure to hazards, whether of natural or man-made origins and impact on communities is ever rising as evident from recent disasters. Increasing frequency and intensity of disasters have also resulted in severe disruptions of built envir... Read More about Using the skills and knowledge of built environment professionals to strengthen the capacity of vulnerable communities.

Consumer perspectives of cultural branding : The case of Burberry in Taiwan (2012)
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Peng, N., & Chen, A. (2012). Consumer perspectives of cultural branding : The case of Burberry in Taiwan. Journal of Brand Management, 19(4), 318-330. https://doi.org/10.1057/bm.2011.42

Luxury brands are cultural phenomena forged by marketing efforts and country image. Yet although many Western luxury brands have iconic status among Asian consumers, the intertwining relationship between these two factors requires further clarificati... Read More about Consumer perspectives of cultural branding : The case of Burberry in Taiwan.

Fluorescence lifetime imaging of propranolol uptake in living glial C6 cells (2012)
Journal Article
Bisby, R., Botchway, S., Crisostomo, A., Parker, A., & Scherer, K. (2012). Fluorescence lifetime imaging of propranolol uptake in living glial C6 cells. Journal of Spectroscopy, 27(5-6), 533-540. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/518353

Uptake of the β-blocker drug propranolol by living glial C6 cells has been observed using fluorescence lifetime imaging with two-photon excitation at 630 nm. Both uptake and release of propranolol occur within minutes and are temperature dependent, b... Read More about Fluorescence lifetime imaging of propranolol uptake in living glial C6 cells.

Assessing knowledge retention in construction organisations: Cases from the UAE (2012)
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Arif, M., Khalfan, M., Barnard, J., & Heller, N. (2012). Assessing knowledge retention in construction organisations: Cases from the UAE. Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 12(2), 71. https://doi.org/10.5130/ajceb.v12i2.2461

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present different issues facing the problem of knowledge retention by construction sector companies in the UAE. Methodology: Existing framework in the area of knowledge retention has been used to assess... Read More about Assessing knowledge retention in construction organisations: Cases from the UAE.

State of offsite construction in India-drivers and barriers (2012)
Journal Article
Arif, M., Bendi, D., Sawhney, A., & Iyer, K. C. (2012). State of offsite construction in India-drivers and barriers. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 364, 012109. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012109

The rapid growth of the construction industry in India has influenced key players in the industry to adopt alternative technologies addressing time, cost and quality. The rising demand in housing, infrastructure and other facilities have further high... Read More about State of offsite construction in India-drivers and barriers.

BREEAM excellent: Business value vs employee morale (2012)
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Turner, N., & Arif, M. (2012). BREEAM excellent: Business value vs employee morale. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 364, 012116. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012116

BREEAM is gaining popularity in the UK. Similar green building standards have gained popularity worldwide. However, it is important that we analyse the actual value added to a business by having a BREEAM rated facility. It is also important to analyz... Read More about BREEAM excellent: Business value vs employee morale.

Offsite construction: Strategic priorities for shaping the future research agenda (2012)
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Goulding, J., Rahimian, F., Arif, M., & Sharp, M. (2012). Offsite construction: Strategic priorities for shaping the future research agenda. Architectoni.ca, 1(1), 62-73. https://doi.org/10.5618/arch.2012.v1.n1.7

Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), Offsite Manufacturing (OSM), and Offsite Production (OSP) are all umbrella terms cited as being possible panacea solutions for addressing time, quality and cost concerns often associated with ‘traditional... Read More about Offsite construction: Strategic priorities for shaping the future research agenda.

A combination of botulinum toxin A therapy and functional electrical stimulation in children with cerebral palsy - a pilot study (2012)
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Galen, S., Wiggins, L., McWilliam, R., & Granat, M. (2012). A combination of botulinum toxin A therapy and functional electrical stimulation in children with cerebral palsy - a pilot study. Technology and Health Care, 20(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3233/THC-2011-0648

BACKGROUND: Among the ambulant population of children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP), dynamic equinus is one of the most common form of gait deviation that is encountered. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the combined effects of Functional Electrical S... Read More about A combination of botulinum toxin A therapy and functional electrical stimulation in children with cerebral palsy - a pilot study.

Why Leadership, why now? The current state of management of the maternity services in England (2012)
Journal Article
Evans, S., & Choucri, L. (2012). Why Leadership, why now? The current state of management of the maternity services in England. MIDIRS midwifery digest, 22(2), 255-259

Theories of leadership have been dominated by transactional and transforming models. This paper examines models based in relationships and empowerment, the engaging leadership model,as these concepts also underpin woman centred care, the driving agen... Read More about Why Leadership, why now? The current state of management of the maternity services in England.

Are homeowners willing to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change? (2012)
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Bichard, E., & Kazmierczak, A. (2012). Are homeowners willing to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change?. Climatic Change, 112(3-4), 633-654. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-011-0257-8

The need to adapt to climate change impacts, whilst simultaneously limiting greenhouse gas emissions, requires that the government’s efforts are joined by public action. In England and Wales, housing contributes significantly to the emissions and man... Read More about Are homeowners willing to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change?.

Branding the green education : challenges facing implementation of education for sustainable development in Egypt (2012)
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Ramzy, O., & Wahieb, R. (2012). Branding the green education : challenges facing implementation of education for sustainable development in Egypt. Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 3, 83-99. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10230-012-0006-x

Due to the scarcity in natural resources and the demand for green labour and economy, education for sustainable development (ESD) gained a great importance in developed countries, let alone developing ones. From this point of view, this paper is stu... Read More about Branding the green education : challenges facing implementation of education for sustainable development in Egypt.

Implementation of automatic gas monitoring in a domestic energy management system (2012)
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Liu, Q., Linge, N., & Lynch, V. (2012). Implementation of automatic gas monitoring in a domestic energy management system. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 58(3), 781-786. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCE.2012.6311318

A domestic energy management system provides effective positive behaviour change by offering end users direct and ambient feedback based on their monitored energy consumption and experiences. DEHEMS, as a wide scale domestic energy monitoring and man... Read More about Implementation of automatic gas monitoring in a domestic energy management system.