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Local political leadership: Nordic style (2004)
Journal Article
Goldsmith, M., & Larsen, H. (2004). Local political leadership: Nordic style. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 28(1), 121-133. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0309-1317.2004.00506.x

In a context where changes brought about by globalization and Europeanization, and where local governments increasingly operate in a governance mode, different countries place increasing stress on the importance of strong local leadership. This artic... Read More about Local political leadership: Nordic style.

A comparison of computer science and software engineering programmes in English universities (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Meziane, F., & Vadera, S. (2004, March). A comparison of computer science and software engineering programmes in English universities. Presented at 17th Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training 2004, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Recent years have seen much debate about the appropriate content of software engineering (SE) programs and how they relate to computer science (CS) programs, culminating in the distinguishing knowledge areas identified in the ACM/IEEE CS and SE curri... Read More about A comparison of computer science and software engineering programmes in English universities.

Pain management in day-case surgery (2004)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2004). Pain management in day-case surgery. Nursing Standard, 18(25), 33-38

Background: Effective pain management following day surgery is a challenging issue. For the majority of patients severe pain is uncommon. However, a number of patients experience considerable pain following discharge. Uncontrolled pain is one of the... Read More about Pain management in day-case surgery.

Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue one: Internationalising the curriculum (2004)
Other
Caruana, V. (2004). Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue one: Internationalising the curriculum. Salford, UK

Welcome to the first edition of the University of Salford’s ‘Innovative Learning in Action’ (ILIA). The journal will be published bi-annually and is intended to provide recognition for and to celebrate the good practice of staff who - across campus -... Read More about Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue one: Internationalising the curriculum.

Poetry in residence (2004)
Journal Article
Hurley, U. (2004). Poetry in residence. Neon highway, 20-20

Knowledge management - post project reviews (2004)
Book Chapter
Egbu, C., & Easton, J. (2004). Knowledge management - post project reviews. In M. Murray, & D. Langford (Eds.), Architect's Handbook of Construction Project Management (283-294). London: RIBA Publishing

Transformations in academic production (2004)
Presentation / Conference
May, T., & Fuller, S. (2004, March). Transformations in academic production. Presented at Invited talk, School of Social Sciences, University of Innsbruck

Nematode Aminopeptidases (2004)
Book Chapter
Brooks, D., & Isaac, R. (2004). Nematode Aminopeptidases. In N. Hooper, & U. Lendeckel (Eds.), Aminopeptidases in Biology and Disease (309-329). New York: Springer

The free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has proven to be an excellent model organism for studying animal development and neurobiology. Analysis of the fully sequenced genome of C. elegans predicts that there are ~19,000 genes, of which ~ 2% a... Read More about Nematode Aminopeptidases.

Stability problems associated with an abandoned ironstone mine. (2004)
Journal Article
Swift, G., & Reddish, D. (2004). Stability problems associated with an abandoned ironstone mine. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 61(3), 227-239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-001-0147-9

The stability problems associated with a shallow, room and pillar ironstone mine have been analysed in detail using established, empirical approaches. Initial analysis centred on elastic beam theory and pillar strength formulae to establish the facto... Read More about Stability problems associated with an abandoned ironstone mine..

Divercity: A case study in systems improvement through testing (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Arayici, Y., & Sarshar, M. (2004, February). Divercity: A case study in systems improvement through testing. Presented at International Conference on Construction Information Technology (INCITE 2004): World IT for Design & Construction, Langkawi, Malaysia

This paper describes the case study of a system testing for DIVERCITY. DIVERCITY was an EU funded project undertaken by a European consortium of researchers and practitioners from the construction industry. They were working together in an attempt to... Read More about Divercity: A case study in systems improvement through testing.

Plant-insect interactions: Molecular approaches to insect resistance (2004)
Journal Article
Ferry, N., Edwards, M. G., Gatehouse, J. A., & MR Gatehouse, A. (2004). Plant-insect interactions: Molecular approaches to insect resistance. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 15(2), 155-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2004.01.008

Recent advances in our understanding of induced responses in plants and their regulation, brought about by a revolution in molecular biology, have re-focused attention on the potential exploitation of endogenous resistance mechanisms for crop protect... Read More about Plant-insect interactions: Molecular approaches to insect resistance.

Trends in the captive breeding of threatened and endangered birds in British zoos, 1988--1997 (2004)
Journal Article
Whitfort, H., & Young, R. (2004). Trends in the captive breeding of threatened and endangered birds in British zoos, 1988--1997. Zoo Biology, 23(1), 85-89. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.10122

The aim of this study was to assess trends in captive breeding of threatened and endangered bird species in British zoos. The measures we recorded were: 1) the total number of species held, 2) the percentage of species held that are listed in the IUC... Read More about Trends in the captive breeding of threatened and endangered birds in British zoos, 1988--1997.

An investigation of the tipping term as a prognostic tool in short-range thunderstorm forecasting. (2004)
Journal Article
Sleigh, M., & Collier, C. (2004). An investigation of the tipping term as a prognostic tool in short-range thunderstorm forecasting. Atmospheric Research, 69(3-4), 185-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2003.09.003

A UK Met Office nowcasting system – GANDOLF – was operated by the Met Office and the University of Salford during the Sydney 2000 Forecast Demonstration Project. The purpose of this project was to test and evaluate the current state-of-the-art in now... Read More about An investigation of the tipping term as a prognostic tool in short-range thunderstorm forecasting..

Investigating the classroom applications of computers on EFL courses at higher education institutions (2004)
Journal Article
Jarvis, H. (2004). Investigating the classroom applications of computers on EFL courses at higher education institutions. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 3(2), 111-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2003.08.002

This paper begins by documenting the positive contribution of English as a Foreign\- Second Language (EFL\ESL) to computers in language learning and teaching and then proposes a general framework, applicable in a range of contexts, for investigatin... Read More about Investigating the classroom applications of computers on EFL courses at higher education institutions.

A boundary element method for the calculation of noise barrier insertion loss in the presence of atmospheric turbulence (2004)
Journal Article
Lam, Y. (2004). A boundary element method for the calculation of noise barrier insertion loss in the presence of atmospheric turbulence. Applied Acoustics, 65(6), 583-603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2003.10.009

Atmospheric turbulence is an important factor that limits the amount of attenuation a barrier can provide in the outdoor environment. It is therefore important to develop a reliable method to predict its effect on barrier performance. The boundary el... Read More about A boundary element method for the calculation of noise barrier insertion loss in the presence of atmospheric turbulence.

Asymmetric alkylation of diphenylmethane derivatives using (-)-sparteine (2004)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, J., Rossington, S., Leonard, J., & Hussain, N. (2004). Asymmetric alkylation of diphenylmethane derivatives using (-)-sparteine. Tetrahedron Letters, 45(6), 1191-1193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.11.138

Alkylation of 2-oxygenated diphenylmethane derivatives using sec-butyllithium and (−)-sparteine gave enantiomeric excesses of up to 60% with allyl bromide but alkylations with methyl electrophiles were poorly selective. When compounds with a free hyd... Read More about Asymmetric alkylation of diphenylmethane derivatives using (-)-sparteine.

Damage accumulation and dopant migration during shallow As and Sb implantation into Si (2004)
Journal Article
Werner, M., van den Berg, J., Armour, D., Vandervorst, W., Collart, E., Goldberg, R., …Noakes, T. (2004). Damage accumulation and dopant migration during shallow As and Sb implantation into Si. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 216, 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2003.11.022

The damage evolution and concomitant dopant redistribution as a function of ion fluence during ultra shallow, heavy ion implants into Si have been investigated using medium energy ion scattering (MEIS) and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). Thes... Read More about Damage accumulation and dopant migration during shallow As and Sb implantation into Si.