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An evaluation of the stimulants and impediments to innovation within PFI/PPP projects (2006)
Journal Article
Eaton, D., Akbiyikli, R., & Dickinson, M. (2006). An evaluation of the stimulants and impediments to innovation within PFI/PPP projects. Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, 6(2), 63-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714170610710668

This paper identifies the theoretical stimulants and impediments associated with the implementation of PFI/PPP (Private Finance Initiative/Public Private Partnership) projects. A current defect of this procurement approach is the unintentional constr... Read More about An evaluation of the stimulants and impediments to innovation within PFI/PPP projects.

Implementation of an e-government initiative at Dreamland municipality (2006)
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Arif, M., Talhami, H., & Alshawi, M. (2006). Implementation of an e-government initiative at Dreamland municipality. International journal of cases on electronic commerce, 2(2), 13-42

Dreamland is a city kingdom located in the Middle East. In the year 2000, the crown prince initiated the e-government initiative and all of the 27 government departments were asked to move 90% of their services online by the year 2007. Dreamland Muni... Read More about Implementation of an e-government initiative at Dreamland municipality.

Secondary initiation of multiple bands of cumulonimbus over southern Britain. I: an observational case-study (2006)
Journal Article
Morcrette, C., Browning, K., Blyth, A., Bozier, K., Clark, P., Ladd, D., …Pavelin, E. (2006). Secondary initiation of multiple bands of cumulonimbus over southern Britain. I: an observational case-study. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 132(617), 1021-1051. https://doi.org/10.1256/qj.05.151

Special observing facilities have been assembled in southern England as part of the Convective Storm Initiation Project (CSIP) to study the mesoscale and convective-scale processes that determine precisely where warm-season convective showers will br... Read More about Secondary initiation of multiple bands of cumulonimbus over southern Britain. I: an observational case-study.

Uptake of caesium and strontium radioisotopes by natural zeolites from Mongolia (2006)
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Dyer, A., Chimedtsogzol, A., Campbell, L., & Williams, C. (2006). Uptake of caesium and strontium radioisotopes by natural zeolites from Mongolia. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 95(1-3), 172-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2006.05.013

Mongolian clinoptilolite-rich tuffs were examined for their ability to take up 137-Cs and 90-Sr/90-Y in the presence of competing cations (Na+, K+, Cs+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Sr2+), as nitrate salts, in the concentration range 10−1–10−3 M. Experiments were car... Read More about Uptake of caesium and strontium radioisotopes by natural zeolites from Mongolia.

Empty spaces, new possibilities (2006)
Journal Article
Hicks, S. (2006). Empty spaces, new possibilities. Newsletter - British Psychological Society. Lesbian and Gay Psychology Section, 7(1), 84-98

Foundation degrees and widening participation: earning, learning and public sector modernisation (2006)
Journal Article
O'Doherty, E., & Doyle, M. (2006). Foundation degrees and widening participation: earning, learning and public sector modernisation. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 8(1), 4-13

Who is studying on Foundation Degrees? On which subjects do students enrol? What does the profile of enrolment 2003-05 indicate about work-based or work-focused Foundation Degrees? This article maps out the profile of Foundation Degrees at UK nationa... Read More about Foundation degrees and widening participation: earning, learning and public sector modernisation.

Reflections on an intervention to motivate student learning through in-semester online assessment (2006)
Journal Article
Laws, E. (2006). Reflections on an intervention to motivate student learning through in-semester online assessment

In my experience engineering degree programmes are relatively demanding in terms of class contact hours which
are typically up to a factor of two greater than many equivalent arts based courses. The predominant teaching strategy involves lectures an... Read More about Reflections on an intervention to motivate student learning through in-semester online assessment.

UK politics and the internet: the first decade (2006)
Journal Article
Ward, S., & Vedel, T. (2006). UK politics and the internet: the first decade. Parliamentary Affairs, 59(2), 226-235. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsl005

WHEN the tenth anniversary of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) was celebrated in 2004, visionaries and sceptics alike turned to reflect on what has been and what will be the reality and impact of the Internet in everyday life.1 Since the early beg... Read More about UK politics and the internet: the first decade.

The Premier League: European Commission broadcasting negotiations (2006)
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James, M., & Geey, D. (2006). The Premier League: European Commission broadcasting negotiations. Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, 4(1),

This intervention analyses the new arrangements for the sale of live television rights to FA Premier League (FAPL) games. The new procedures have been produced as a result of ongoing discussions between the FAPL and the European Commission. To ensure... Read More about The Premier League: European Commission broadcasting negotiations.

Limiting arms, enforcing limits: International inspections and the challenges of compellance in Germany post-1919, Iraq post-1991 (2006)
Journal Article
Iraq post-1991. Journal of Strategic Studies, 29(2), 345-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390600585233

This article compares efforts to curb German military power after 1919 with attempts to limit that of Iraq after 1991. It argues that incomplete defeat in each case, compounded by disputes among the victors (exploited by the
Germans and Iraqis) unde... Read More about Limiting arms, enforcing limits: International inspections and the challenges of compellance in Germany post-1919, Iraq post-1991.

Improving value generation in the design process of industrial projects using CAVT (2006)
Journal Article
Rischmoller, L., Alarcón, L., & Koskela, L. (2006). Improving value generation in the design process of industrial projects using CAVT. Journal of Management in Engineering, 22(2), 52-60. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%290742-597X%282006%2922%3A2%2852%29

This paper presents research results that describe how value generation can be improved in the design process of industrial projects when using computer advanced visualization tools (CAVT). The CAVT concept definition, prior studies about impacts of... Read More about Improving value generation in the design process of industrial projects using CAVT.

Patient perceptions of stock footwear design features (2006)
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Williams, A., & Nester, C. (2006). Patient perceptions of stock footwear design features. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 30(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/03093640600574425

Patients with diseases which impact on foot health, for example diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, are
known to have some benefit from prescribed stock footwear with regards to clinical outcomes. Achieving
this is not just about getting the footwea... Read More about Patient perceptions of stock footwear design features.

Asylum? (2006)
Journal Article
Dwyer, P. (2006). Asylum?

Sagittal plane movement at the tibiofemoral joint influences patellofemoral joint structure in healthy adult women (2006)
Journal Article
Teichtahl, A., Jackson, B., Morris, M., Wluka, A., Baker, R., Davis, S., & Cicuttini, F. (2006). Sagittal plane movement at the tibiofemoral joint influences patellofemoral joint structure in healthy adult women. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 14(4), 331-336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2005.11.006

Objectives: The influence exerted on cartilage and bone volumes by locomotor patterns is poorly understood, particularly at the patellofemoral joint. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sagittal plane movement at the tib... Read More about Sagittal plane movement at the tibiofemoral joint influences patellofemoral joint structure in healthy adult women.

New drug prescribing by hospital doctors: the nature and meaning of knowledge (2006)
Journal Article
Prosser, H., & Walley, T. (2006). New drug prescribing by hospital doctors: the nature and meaning of knowledge. Social Science and Medicine, 62(7), 1565-1578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.08.035

In the UK the high cost of new drugs is partly accountable for the growth in spending on prescription drugs. Most prescribing takes place in general practice and the influence of secondary care prescribing on primary care prescribing is well recogniz... Read More about New drug prescribing by hospital doctors: the nature and meaning of knowledge.

Shyness and boldness in greater rheas Rhea americana Linnaeus (Rheiformes, Rheidae): the effects of antipredator training on the personality of the birds (2006)
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de Azevedo, C., & Young, R. (2006). Shyness and boldness in greater rheas Rhea americana Linnaeus (Rheiformes, Rheidae): the effects of antipredator training on the personality of the birds. #Journal not on list, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81752006000100012

The shy-bold continuum is an axis of behavioural variation for some species, but the consequences of shyness and boldness in antipredatory behaviour is unknown. Bold animals have the tendency to be predated first after release in comparison to shy an... Read More about Shyness and boldness in greater rheas Rhea americana Linnaeus (Rheiformes, Rheidae): the effects of antipredator training on the personality of the birds.