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Modelling a culturally sensitive approach to fuel poverty (2006)
Journal Article
Todd, S., & Steele, A. (2006). Modelling a culturally sensitive approach to fuel poverty. Structural survey, 24(4), 300-310. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630800610704436

Purpose – This paper seeks to discuss the need for the development of a more flexible measure of energy efficiency based on an ever increasing multi-cultural society.
Design/methodology/approach – Outlines the reasons for the prevalence of fuel pov... Read More about Modelling a culturally sensitive approach to fuel poverty.

Resist, comply or workaround? An examination of different facets of user engagement with information systems (2006)
Journal Article
Ferneley, E., & Sobreperez, P. (2006). Resist, comply or workaround? An examination of different facets of user engagement with information systems. European Journal of Information Systems, 15(4), 345-356. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000629

This paper provides a summary of studies of user resistance to Information Technology (IT) and identifies workaround activity as an understudied and distinct, but related, phenomenon. Previous categorizations of resistance have largely failed to add... Read More about Resist, comply or workaround? An examination of different facets of user engagement with information systems.

Being an ’it’ in IT : gendered identities in IT work (2006)
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Adam, A., Griffiths, M., Keogh, C., Moore, K., Richardson, H., & Tattersall, A. (2006). Being an ’it’ in IT : gendered identities in IT work. European Journal of Information Systems, 15(4), 368-378. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000631

This paper reflects on aspects of gender and IT work. The core hypothesis is that, if technical skill and masculinity are fundamentally related, then women working in IT jobs who are, in effect, challenging masculine skills by gaining them themselves... Read More about Being an ’it’ in IT : gendered identities in IT work.

The regulations of honour: an attempt at a Weberian and anthropological enquiry through the prism of a Spanish trading group (2006)
Journal Article
Frade, C. (2006). The regulations of honour: an attempt at a Weberian and anthropological enquiry through the prism of a Spanish trading group. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003975606000063

Abstract:
This paper is concerned with a rather neglected issue in sociological analysis: honour as a value and regulating principle of social life. The attempt is made to study honour from a perspective which pays attention to both the carriers of... Read More about The regulations of honour: an attempt at a Weberian and anthropological enquiry through the prism of a Spanish trading group.

Collaborative learning: a connected community approach (2006)
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Rae, J., Roberts, C., & Taylor, G. (2006). Collaborative learning: a connected community approach. Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 3(3), 519-528

Collaborative Learning in group settings currently occurs across a substantial portion of the UK Higher Education curriculum. This style of learning has many roots including: Enterprise in Higher Education, Action Learning and Action Research, Proble... Read More about Collaborative learning: a connected community approach.

The cult of champ man: the culture and pleasures of championship manager/football manager gamers (2006)
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Crawford, G. (2006). The cult of champ man: the culture and pleasures of championship manager/football manager gamers. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691180600858721

This paper considers the popularity and social significance of the gaming series Championship Manager/Football Manager. Sport-related games continue to be one of the most popular forms of digital gaming, and the series has proved to be one of the mos... Read More about The cult of champ man: the culture and pleasures of championship manager/football manager gamers.

Listening for phi: temporal proportion in recordings of Mozart’s piano sonatas (2006)
Journal Article
Warner, T. (2006). Listening for phi: temporal proportion in recordings of Mozart’s piano sonatas. WSEAS Transactions on Mathematics, 5(8), 1000

Digital recording, editing and signal processing offer performers and producers of Western
European art music unprecedented levels of control over every sonic facet of the recorded artefact. Yet
it is often the case that the ways in which these lev... Read More about Listening for phi: temporal proportion in recordings of Mozart’s piano sonatas.

A first step towards learning which uORFs regulate gene expression (2006)
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Bryant, C., Kemp, G., & Cvijovic, M. (2006). A first step towards learning which uORFs regulate gene expression. Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics, 3(2), 31. https://doi.org/10.2390/biecoll-jib-2006-31

We have taken a first step towards learning which upstream Open Reading Frames (uORFs) regulate gene expression (i.e., which uORFs are functional) in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We do this by integrating data from several resources and combin... Read More about A first step towards learning which uORFs regulate gene expression.

Comments on "Dynamics of water in a molecular sieve by quasielectric neutron scattering" J.Swenson, J.Hanson, W.S.Howells, S.Longville J.Chem.Phys.,122,084505(2005) (2006)
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Dyer, A. (2006). Comments on "Dynamics of water in a molecular sieve by quasielectric neutron scattering" J.Swenson, J.Hanson, W.S.Howells, S.Longville J.Chem.Phys.,122,084505(2005). Journal of Chemical Physics, 125(077101), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2271989

The molecular sieve zeolite studied in this publication has been incorrectly identified. This means that parts of the discussions and conclusions are open to question. The authors have assumed that the molecular structure of the zeolite is composed o... Read More about Comments on "Dynamics of water in a molecular sieve by quasielectric neutron scattering" J.Swenson, J.Hanson, W.S.Howells, S.Longville J.Chem.Phys.,122,084505(2005).

Structure and properties of iron borophosphate glasses (2006)
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Bingham, P., Hand, R., Forder, S., Lavaysierre, A., Deloffre, F., Kilcoyne, S., & Yasin, I. (2006). Structure and properties of iron borophosphate glasses. Physics and chemistry of glasses, 47(4), 313-317

Thermal stability, structure and aqueous chemical durability of glasses of nominal composition 60P2O5–40Fe2O3 (mol%)
doped with up to 20% B2O3 have been investigated. B2O3 was substituted for either P2O5 or Fe2O3, or was added on a pro
rata basis.... Read More about Structure and properties of iron borophosphate glasses.

Defining the knee joint flexion–extension axis for purposes of quantitative gait analysis : an evaluation of methods (2006)
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Schache, A., Baker, R., & Lamoreux, L. (2006). Defining the knee joint flexion–extension axis for purposes of quantitative gait analysis : an evaluation of methods. Gait & Posture, 24(1), 100-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.08.002

Minimising measurement variability associated with hip axial rotation and avoiding knee joint angle cross-talk are two fundamental objectives of any method used to define the knee joint flexion–extension axis for purposes of quantitative gait analysi... Read More about Defining the knee joint flexion–extension axis for purposes of quantitative gait analysis : an evaluation of methods.

A nondimensional normalization scheme for oxygen utilization data (2006)
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Schwartz, M., Koop, S., Bourke, J., & Baker, R. (2006). A nondimensional normalization scheme for oxygen utilization data. Gait & Posture, 24(1), 14-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.06.014

The total oxygen required for gait (gross utilization) is a widely used indicator of locomotor efficiency. The standard scheme of mass normalization (dividing gross utilization by mass) is intended to eliminate confounding effects that arise from var... Read More about A nondimensional normalization scheme for oxygen utilization data.

Hydrogen storage: the major technological barrier to the development of hydrogen fuel cell cars (2006)
Journal Article
Ross, D. (2006). Hydrogen storage: the major technological barrier to the development of hydrogen fuel cell cars. Vacuum, 80(10), 1084-1089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2006.03.030

In this paper, we review the current technology for the storage of hydrogen on board a fuel cell-propelled vehicle. Having outlined the
technical specifications necessary to match the performance of hydrocarbon. fue1, we first outline the inherent d... Read More about Hydrogen storage: the major technological barrier to the development of hydrogen fuel cell cars.

Prey-mediated effects of transgenic canola on a beneficial, non-target, carabid beetle. (2006)
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Ferry, N., Mulligan, E., Stewart, C., Tabashnik, B., Port, G., & Gatehouse, A. (2006). Prey-mediated effects of transgenic canola on a beneficial, non-target, carabid beetle. Transgenic Research, 15(4), 501-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11248-006-0021-4

Transgenic plants producing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) can control some major insect pests and reduce reliance on sprayed insecticides. However, large scale adoption of this technology has raised concerns about potential n... Read More about Prey-mediated effects of transgenic canola on a beneficial, non-target, carabid beetle..

On the modeling of sound propagation over multi-impedance discontinuities using a semiempirical diffraction formulation (2006)
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Lam, Y., & Monazzam, M. (2006). On the modeling of sound propagation over multi-impedance discontinuities using a semiempirical diffraction formulation. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 120(2), 686-698. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2216905

Several approximate extensions of the semi-empirical De Jong model [ De Jong et al., J. Sound and Vib. 86, 23–46 (1983) ] are considered for the prediction of sound propagation over multiple impedance discontinuities. A limitation in the original for... Read More about On the modeling of sound propagation over multi-impedance discontinuities using a semiempirical diffraction formulation.

A clinical trial of specialist footwear for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (2006)
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rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology, 46(2), 302-307. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kel234

Objectives. The structural and functional changes in the RA foot often affect the patient’s gait and mobility, impacting on the patient’s quality of life. Successful management of these foot pathologies and resultant problems can involve the provisio... Read More about A clinical trial of specialist footwear for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Secret lives of maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus Illiger 1815): as revealed by GPS tracking collars (2006)
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de Melo, L., Sabato, M., Magni, E., Young, R., & Coelho, M. (2007). Secret lives of maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus Illiger 1815): as revealed by GPS tracking collars. Journal of Zoology, 271(1), 27-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00176.x

The maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus is a nocturnal and shy species, which has proven difficult to study in the field; consequently, data about its behavioural biology are almost absent from the scientific literature. However, recent advances in glob... Read More about Secret lives of maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus Illiger 1815): as revealed by GPS tracking collars.