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Modelling uncertainty in preventive maintenance scheduling (2012)
Journal Article
Bell, S., & Percy, D. (2012). Modelling uncertainty in preventive maintenance scheduling. Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 28(6), 604-615. https://doi.org/10.1002/qre.1409

In this article we consider the practical implementation of Bayesian methodology in determining the optimal preventive maintenance (PM) interval for a complex repairable system.
The behaviour of this system is described using a probabilistic model b... Read More about Modelling uncertainty in preventive maintenance scheduling.

Directed assembly of DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticles using pyrrole–imidazole polyamides (2012)
Journal Article
Krpetic, Z., Singh, I., Su, W., Guerrini, L., Faulds, K., Burley, G., & Graham, D. (2012). Directed assembly of DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticles using pyrrole–imidazole polyamides. Abstracts of papers / American Chemical Society, 134(20), 8356-8359. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja3014924

Traditional methods for the construction of nanoparticle arrays and lattices exploit Watson–Crick base pairing of single-stranded DNA sequences as a proxy for self-assembly. Although this approach has been utilized in a variety of applications in nan... Read More about Directed assembly of DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticles using pyrrole–imidazole polyamides.

Car crime and offending behaviour: Ex-offender perspectives (2012)
Journal Article
Patel, T. (2012). Car crime and offending behaviour: Ex-offender perspectives. Prison service journal, 44-49

This paper reports on some of the findings of a
study undertaken within a vulnerable residential
area of an inner-city in the north-west of England.
As a location, it has been marked as vulnerable
due to its abnormally high crime rate. As such, i... Read More about Car crime and offending behaviour: Ex-offender perspectives.

Building information modelling (BIM) implementation and remote construction projects: issues, challenges, and critiques. (2012)
Journal Article
Arayici, Y., Egbu, C., & Coates, S. (2012). Building information modelling (BIM) implementation and remote construction projects: issues, challenges, and critiques. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 17, 75-92

The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to (i) increase productivity, efficiency, infrastructure value; quality and sustainability (ii) reduce lifecycle costs, lead times and duplications via effective collaboration and communicati... Read More about Building information modelling (BIM) implementation and remote construction projects: issues, challenges, and critiques..

Evaluation of a team project based learning module for developing employability skills (2012)
Journal Article
Whatley, J. (2012). Evaluation of a team project based learning module for developing employability skills. Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 9, 75-92

This paper presents a case study, in which a new module, aimed at enhancing students’ employ-ability skills, is evaluated. Employability skills for graduates from higher education are regarded as essential outcomes from their degree programmes, but i... Read More about Evaluation of a team project based learning module for developing employability skills.

The assessment of low-frequency room acoustic parameters using descriptive analysis (2012)
Journal Article
Wankling, M., Fazenda, B., & Davies, W. (2012). The assessment of low-frequency room acoustic parameters using descriptive analysis. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 60(5), 325-337

In small rooms, low-frequency modes have a degrading influence on the quality of the bass components of music. Using objective measures to correct these modes often fails because they do not correspond to the subjective experience of listeners. This... Read More about The assessment of low-frequency room acoustic parameters using descriptive analysis.

Subjective preference of modal control methods in listening rooms (2012)
Journal Article
Fazenda, B., Wankling, M., Hargreaves, J., Elmer, L., & Hirst, J. (2012). Subjective preference of modal control methods in listening rooms. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 60(5), 338-349

Methods to control the unwanted effects of low-frequency modes in critical listening rooms range from complex signal processing to the positioning of loudspeakers and listeners. A rigorous scientific experiment has been conducted to evaluate the perc... Read More about Subjective preference of modal control methods in listening rooms.

The IFC standard: A review of History, development, and standardization, Information Technology (2012)
Journal Article
Laakso, M., & Kiviniemi, A. (2012). The IFC standard: A review of History, development, and standardization, Information Technology. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 17(9), 134-161

IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) is an open and standardized data model intended to enable interoperability between building information modeling software applications in the AEC/FM industry. IFC has been in development by an industry consortium sin... Read More about The IFC standard: A review of History, development, and standardization, Information Technology.

Relationships of Perfluorooctanoate and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate serum concentrations between mother-child pairs in a population with Perfluorooctanoate exposure from drinking water (2012)
Journal Article
Mondal, D., Lopez-Espinosa, M., Armstrong, B., Stein, C., & Fletcher, T. (2012). Relationships of Perfluorooctanoate and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate serum concentrations between mother-child pairs in a population with Perfluorooctanoate exposure from drinking water. Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(5), 752-757. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104538

BACKGROUND: There are limited data on the associations between maternal or newborn and child exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), including perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). This study provides an opportunity to ass... Read More about Relationships of Perfluorooctanoate and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate serum concentrations between mother-child pairs in a population with Perfluorooctanoate exposure from drinking water.

The affect of loading on kinematic and kinetic variables during the mid-thigh clean pull (2012)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., Udall, R., & Jones, P. (2012). The affect of loading on kinematic and kinetic variables during the mid-thigh clean pull. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 26(5), 1208-1214. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182510827n

The ability to develop high levels of muscular power is considered a fundamental component for many different sporting activities; however, the load that elicits peak power still remains controversial. The primary aim of this study was to determine a... Read More about The affect of loading on kinematic and kinetic variables during the mid-thigh clean pull.

Citation analysis as a measure of article quality, journal influence and individual researcher performance (2012)
Journal Article
Nightingale, J., & Marshall, G. (2012). Citation analysis as a measure of article quality, journal influence and individual researcher performance. Radiography, 18(2), 60-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2011.10.044

The research-related performance of universities, as well as that of individual researchers, is increasingly evaluated through the use of objective measures, or metrics, which seek to support or in some cases even replace more traditional methods of... Read More about Citation analysis as a measure of article quality, journal influence and individual researcher performance.

Glass recipes and the output from a 19th-century glass works: examples from Percival, Vickers & Co. Ltd, Manchester (2012)
Journal Article
Willmott, H., Miller, I., & Jackson, C. (2012). Glass recipes and the output from a 19th-century glass works: examples from Percival, Vickers & Co. Ltd, Manchester. Industrial Archaeology Review, 34(1), 51-64. https://doi.org/10.1179/0309072812Z.0000000003

Excavations by Oxford Archaeology North in 2003 revealed extensive structural remains of the former Percival, Vickers and Co. Ltd glass works, one of the principal 19th-century glass manufactories in Manchester. A detailed account of the excavated re... Read More about Glass recipes and the output from a 19th-century glass works: examples from Percival, Vickers & Co. Ltd, Manchester.

Positively charged silver nanoparticles and their effect on surface-enhanced Raman scattering of dye-labelled oligonucleotides (2012)
Journal Article
van Lierop, D., Krpetic, Z., Guerrini, L., Larmour, I., Dougan, J., Faulds, K., & Graham, D. (2012). Positively charged silver nanoparticles and their effect on surface-enhanced Raman scattering of dye-labelled oligonucleotides. Chemical Communications, 48(66), 8192. https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31731A

Improved positively charged nanoparticles are described to provide a simplified SERS substrate for DNA detection. Complete flocculation of the nanoparticles is prevented due to the controlled analyte induced aggregation. This provides a stable aggreg... Read More about Positively charged silver nanoparticles and their effect on surface-enhanced Raman scattering of dye-labelled oligonucleotides.

Thermal lithiation of manganese dioxide : effect of low lithium concentration (x ≤ 0.3 in Li <inf>x</inf>MnO <inf>2</inf>) on structure and electrochemical performance (2012)
Journal Article
Lehr, J., Dose, W., Yakovleva, M., & Donne, S. (2012). Thermal lithiation of manganese dioxide : effect of low lithium concentration (x ≤ 0.3 in Li xMnO 2) on structure and electrochemical performance. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 159(6), A904-A908. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.115206jes

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Thermal Lithiation of Manganese Dioxide: Effect of Low Lithium Concentration (x ≤ 0.3 in LixMnO2) on Structure and Electrochemical Performance
Joshua Lehr1, Wesley M. Dose1, Marina Yakovleva2 and S... Read More about Thermal lithiation of manganese dioxide : effect of low lithium concentration (x ≤ 0.3 in Li <inf>x</inf>MnO <inf>2</inf>) on structure and electrochemical performance.

Legionella pneumophila found in windscreen washer fluid without added screenwash (2012)
Journal Article
Palmer, M., Longmaid, K., Lamph, D., Willis, C., Heaslip, V., & Khattab, A. (2012). Legionella pneumophila found in windscreen washer fluid without added screenwash. European Journal of Epidemiology, 27(667), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-012-9685-7

A paper by Wallensten et al. [1] identified an epidemiological association between Legionnaires’ disease cases and the absence of screenwash in windscreen washer fluid and a follow up pilot study had identified Legionella species in one vehicle. The... Read More about Legionella pneumophila found in windscreen washer fluid without added screenwash.

Time estimation : musical training and emotional content of stimuli (2012)
Journal Article
Panagiotidi, M., & Samartzi, S. (2013). Time estimation : musical training and emotional content of stimuli. Psychology of Music, 41(5), 620-629. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735612441737

In this study we investigated the effect of musical training and emotional content of stimuli on time estimation. Eighty students aged 12 to 15 years were equally divided into two main groups (musicians, non-musicians) based on whether they had forma... Read More about Time estimation : musical training and emotional content of stimuli.

Optimization of the BIM authoring tool in architectural practice : a case study approach (2012)
Journal Article
Coates, S., & Arayici, Y. (2012). Optimization of the BIM authoring tool in architectural practice : a case study approach. International journal of 3-D information modeling (Online), 1(2), 30-45. https://doi.org/10.4018/ij3dim.2012040103

Construction companies are facing barriers and challenges in Building Information Modelling (BIM) adoption as there is no clear guidance or best practice studies from which they can learn and build up their capacity for BIM use to increase productivi... Read More about Optimization of the BIM authoring tool in architectural practice : a case study approach.

‘Sensation of space and modern architecture’ : a psychology of architecture by Franz Löwitsch (2012)
Journal Article
Poppelreuter, T. (2012). ‘Sensation of space and modern architecture’ : a psychology of architecture by Franz Löwitsch. Journal of Architecture, 17(2), 251-272. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2012.678645

In 1928 the Austrian architect and engineer Franz Löwitsch (1894–1946) published the article ‘Sensation of Space and Modern Architecture’ in Imago, the psychoanalytical journal edited by Sigmund Freud. Based on Richard Semon's theories of Mneme, whic... Read More about ‘Sensation of space and modern architecture’ : a psychology of architecture by Franz Löwitsch.

Unique magnetic properties and magnetization reversal process of CoFe2O4 nanotubes fabricated by electrospinning (2012)
Journal Article
Fu, J., Zhang, J., Peng, P., Zhao, J., Tan, G., Mellors, N., …Han, W. (2012). Unique magnetic properties and magnetization reversal process of CoFe2O4 nanotubes fabricated by electrospinning. Nanoscale, 4, 3932-3936. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2nr30487b

CoFe2O4 nanotubes have been directly fabricated by single-capillary spinneret electrospinning. The
external diameter of the CoFe2O4 nanotubes ranges from 60 nm to 160 nm. The morphology and
structure characterizations show that individual CoFe2O4 n... Read More about Unique magnetic properties and magnetization reversal process of CoFe2O4 nanotubes fabricated by electrospinning.

The development of the EU asylum policy : venue-shopping in perspective (2012)
Journal Article
perspective. Journal of European Public Policy, 19(9), 1396-1413. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2012.677191

The development of the EU asylum and migration policy is often explained as the result of ‘venue-shopping’, that is, the move by policy-makers to an EU policy venue in order to avoid national constraints. This article demonstrates
that, contrary to... Read More about The development of the EU asylum policy : venue-shopping in perspective.