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The silent “G” : a case study in the production of “drugs” and “drug problems” (2012)
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Moore, K., & Measham, F. (2012). The silent “G” : a case study in the production of “drugs” and “drug problems”. Contemporary Drug Problems, 39(3), 565-590. https://doi.org/10.1177/009145091203900309

This article focuses on “G” in the United Kingdom (UK), G being the collective term for gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and gammabutyrolactone (GBL). Drawing on empirical data and taking a critical drug studies perspective, we use G as a case study in ho... Read More about The silent “G” : a case study in the production of “drugs” and “drug problems”.

Modelling stress-strain and volume change behaviour of unsaturated soils using an evolutionary based data mining technique, an incremental approach (2012)
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Javadi, A., Ahangar-Asr, A., Johari, A., Faramarzi, A., & Toll, D. (2012). Modelling stress-strain and volume change behaviour of unsaturated soils using an evolutionary based data mining technique, an incremental approach. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 25(5), 926-933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2012.03.006

Modelling of unsaturated soils has been the subject of many research works in the past few decades. A number of constitutive models have been developed to describe the complex behaviour of unsaturated soils. However, many have proven to be unable to... Read More about Modelling stress-strain and volume change behaviour of unsaturated soils using an evolutionary based data mining technique, an incremental approach.

Determination of the most probable slip surface in 3D slopes considering the effect of earthquake force direction (2012)
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Ahangar-Asr, A., Toufigh, M., & Salajegheh, A. (2012). Determination of the most probable slip surface in 3D slopes considering the effect of earthquake force direction. Computers and Geosciences, 45, 119-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2011.10.024

Considering the effect of earthquake forces on stability of slopes has always been of crucial importance in seismic analysis of geotechnical structures like dams, roads and embankments and there has been much concern about stability of cuts, fills an... Read More about Determination of the most probable slip surface in 3D slopes considering the effect of earthquake force direction.

Tourism and the smartphone app : capabilities, emerging practice, and scope in the travel domain (2012)
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Dickinson, J., Ghali, K., Cherrett, T., Speed, C., Davies, N., & Norgate, S. (2014). Tourism and the smartphone app : capabilities, emerging practice, and scope in the travel domain. Current Issues in Tourism, 17(1), 84-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2012.718323

Based on its advanced computing capabilities and ubiquity, the smartphone has rapidly been adopted as a tourism travel tool. With a growing number of users and a wide variety of applications emerging, the smartphone is fundamentally altering our curr... Read More about Tourism and the smartphone app : capabilities, emerging practice, and scope in the travel domain.

Gender, European integration and candidate recruitment : the European Parliament elections in the new EU member states (2012)
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Chiva, M. (2014). Gender, European integration and candidate recruitment : the European Parliament elections in the new EU member states. Parliamentary Affairs, 67(2), 458-494. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gss047

The paper investigates women's representation in the European Parliament delegations of the new member states by bringing together three distinct strands of scholarship: the second-order elections model, feminist theories of candidate recruitment and... Read More about Gender, European integration and candidate recruitment : the European Parliament elections in the new EU member states.

Enhancing Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) detection of propranolol with multiobjective evolutionary optimization (2012)
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Levene, C., Correa, E., Blanch, E., & Goodacre, R. (2012). Enhancing Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) detection of propranolol with multiobjective evolutionary optimization. Analytical Chemistry, 84(18), 7899-7905. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac301647a

Colloidal-based surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a complex technique, where interaction between multiple parameters, such as colloid type, its concentration, and aggregating agent, is poorly understood. As a result SERS has so far achieved... Read More about Enhancing Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) detection of propranolol with multiobjective evolutionary optimization.

The effect of three different toe props on plantar pressure and patient comfort (2012)
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Johnson, S., Branthwaite, H., Naemi, R., & Chockalingam, N. (2012). The effect of three different toe props on plantar pressure and patient comfort. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 5(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-5-22

Background Arthritic toe pathologies frequently lead to the development of painful apical pressure skin lesions that can compromise gait and affect quality of life. Historically conservative treatments involve the use of a toe prop with the intended... Read More about The effect of three different toe props on plantar pressure and patient comfort.

Resilience and adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises to flood risk (2012)
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Wedawatta, G., & Ingirige, B. (2012). Resilience and adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises to flood risk. Disaster Prevention and Management, 21(4), 474-488. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653561211256170

Purpose – The UK has experienced a number of flood events in recent years, and the intensity and frequency of such events are forecast to further increase in future due to changing climatic conditions. Accordingly, enhancing the resilience of small a... Read More about Resilience and adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises to flood risk.

What are the ingredients of successful travel behavioural change campaigns? (2012)
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Davies, N. (2012). What are the ingredients of successful travel behavioural change campaigns?. Transport Policy, 24, 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.06.017

An examination of the evidence from twenty case studies of behavioural change projects identifies common and specific elements which led to their success. Using evidence from a recent EU project, the paper discusses the design of travel behaviour cha... Read More about What are the ingredients of successful travel behavioural change campaigns?.

Radical political unionism in France and Britain : a comparative study of SUD-Rail and the RMT (2012)
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Connolly, H., & Darlington, R. (2012). Radical political unionism in France and Britain : a comparative study of SUD-Rail and the RMT. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 18(3), 235-250. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680112452693

Arguably the problem with many recent pessimistic academic assessments of the fortunes of, and prospects for, the revival of European trade unionism is that they fail to adequately capture evidence of continuing union resilience and combativity in ce... Read More about Radical political unionism in France and Britain : a comparative study of SUD-Rail and the RMT.

Is production outside management? (2012)
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Koskela, L., & Ballard, G. (2012). Is production outside management?. Building Research and Information, 40(6), 724-737. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2012.709373

It is contended that the root cause for disagreement between lean construction proponents and management scholars is related to the new direction of management research which was proposed in 1959 in two influential books, by R.A.Gordon and J.E. Howel... Read More about Is production outside management?.

Study on the visual performance of a traditional residential neighbourhood in Old Cairo (2012)
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Al-Maiyah, S., & Elkadi, H. (2012). Study on the visual performance of a traditional residential neighbourhood in Old Cairo. Journal of Urban Technology, 19(4), 59-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2011.649913%3FjournalCode%3Dcjut20

Traditional dwellings located in the hot arid zone in Egypt are well known for their sensitive architectural response to the region’s climatic conditions and socio-cultural norms. The majority of these dwellings are well recognized for their courtyar... Read More about Study on the visual performance of a traditional residential neighbourhood in Old Cairo.

Does nurses' vulnerability affect their ability to care? (2012)
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Heaslip, V., & Board, M. (2012). Does nurses' vulnerability affect their ability to care?. British Journal of Nursing, 21(15), 912-916. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2012.21.15.912

Recent reports from the Department of Health (2008), the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (2011) and the Commission on Dignity in Care for Older People (2012) have been highly critical regarding the care that some patients have experienced.... Read More about Does nurses' vulnerability affect their ability to care?.

Blind estimation of reverberation time in classrooms and hospital wards (2012)
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Kendrick, P., Shiers, N., Conetta, R., Cox, T., Shield, B., & Mydlarz, C. (2012). Blind estimation of reverberation time in classrooms and hospital wards. Applied Acoustics, 73(8), 770-780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2012.02.010

This paper investigates blind Reverberation Time (RT) estimation in occupied classrooms and hospital wards. Measurements are usually made while these spaces are unoccupied for logistical reasons. However, occupancy can have a significant impact on... Read More about Blind estimation of reverberation time in classrooms and hospital wards.

Computational fluid dynamics analysis of multi-element, high-lift aerofoil sections at transonic manoeuvre conditions (2012)
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Johnston, L. (2012). Computational fluid dynamics analysis of multi-element, high-lift aerofoil sections at transonic manoeuvre conditions. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 226(8), 912-929. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954410011417541

The application of a previously-developed computational method to the prediction of high-lift performance for multi-element aerofoil sections operating at transonic flow conditions is described. The flows are computed by solving the Reynolds-averaged... Read More about Computational fluid dynamics analysis of multi-element, high-lift aerofoil sections at transonic manoeuvre conditions.

Wave envelopes with second-order spatiotemporal dispersion: II. Modulational instabilities and dark Kerr solitons (2012)
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II. Modulational instabilities and dark Kerr solitons. Physical Review A, 86(2), 023839. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.86.023839

A simple scalar model for describing spatiotemporal dispersion of pulses, beyond the classic “slowly-varying envelopes + Galilean boost” approach, is studied. The governing equation has a cubic nonlinearity and we focus here mainly on contexts with... Read More about Wave envelopes with second-order spatiotemporal dispersion: II. Modulational instabilities and dark Kerr solitons.

Estimation of TFP growth : a semiparametric smooth coefficient approach (2012)
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Kumbhakar, S., & Sun, K. (2012). Estimation of TFP growth : a semiparametric smooth coefficient approach. Empirical Economics, 43(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-011-0468-x

This article uses a semiparametric smooth coefficient model (SPSCM) to estimate TFP growth and its components (scale and technical change). The SPSCM is derived from a nonparametric specification of the production technology represented by an input d... Read More about Estimation of TFP growth : a semiparametric smooth coefficient approach.

Using recorded sound spectra profile as input data for real-time short-term urban road-traffic-flow estimation (2012)
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Torija Martinez, A., & Ruiz, D. (2012). Using recorded sound spectra profile as input data for real-time short-term urban road-traffic-flow estimation. Science of the Total Environment, 435-43, 270-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.014

Road traffic has a heavy impact on the urban sound environment, constituting the main source of noise and widely dominating its spectral composition. In this context, our research investigates the use of recorded sound spectra as input data for the... Read More about Using recorded sound spectra profile as input data for real-time short-term urban road-traffic-flow estimation.

Rigid body trajectories in different 6D spaces (2012)
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Linton, C., Holderbaum, W., & Biggs, J. (2012). Rigid body trajectories in different 6D spaces. International Scholarly Research Notices, 2012, 467520. https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/467520

The objective of this paper is to show that the group SE3 with an imposed Lie-Poisson structure can be used to determine the trajectory in a spatial frame of a rigid body in Euclidean space. Identical results for the trajectory are obtained in sphe... Read More about Rigid body trajectories in different 6D spaces.