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Ranking football players (2005)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., & Mchale, I. (2005). Ranking football players. Significance, 2(2), 54-57. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2005.00091.x

The Actim index is the official player rating system of the Barclays Premiership, which was introduced for the 2004–2005 football season. It was devised by Ian McHale and Phil Scarf for the Press Association in partnership with the Premier League and... Read More about Ranking football players.

Performance of profiled single noise barriers covered with quadratic residue diffusers (2005)
Journal Article
Monazzam, M., & Lam, Y. (2005). Performance of profiled single noise barriers covered with quadratic residue diffusers. Applied Acoustics, 66(6), 709-730. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2004.08.008

The paper describes an investigation about the acoustic performance of noise barriers with quadratic residue diffuser (QRD) tops, and with T-, Arrow-, Cylindrical and Y-shape profiles. A 2D boundary element method (BEM) is used to calculate the barri... Read More about Performance of profiled single noise barriers covered with quadratic residue diffusers.

Strategic objectives, parent control and performance : a study of Sino-European international joint ventures (2005)
Thesis
Yang, H. Strategic objectives, parent control and performance : a study of Sino-European international joint ventures. (Thesis). University of Salford

The study explores the relationship between the strategic objectives of foreign firms entering international joint ventures, foreign parent control, and joint venture performance in the context of Sino-European IJVs. Using an integrative approach... Read More about Strategic objectives, parent control and performance : a study of Sino-European international joint ventures.

Thrombolysis nurses : Time for review (2005)
Journal Article
Jones, I. (2005). Thrombolysis nurses : Time for review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 4(2), 129-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2005.02.002

Thrombolysis remains the most popular means of reperfusion following an acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the United Kingdom today. There is a wealth of evidence to support the early provision of thrombolysis care and a number of models of... Read More about Thrombolysis nurses : Time for review.

The urban futures game: visualising neighbourhood change (2005)
Report
Cooper, I., & Platt, S. (2005). The urban futures game: visualising neighbourhood change

Approaching the future presents a minefield of paradoxes. In 20 years a neighbourhood's urban fabric may have changed little whilst social, economic and political aspirations have shifted. Accessible, miniaturised and affordable information and commu... Read More about The urban futures game: visualising neighbourhood change.

Exploring cultural issues in the packaged software industry: a usability perspective (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Kutar, M., & Light, B. (2005, May). Exploring cultural issues in the packaged software industry: a usability perspective. Presented at 13th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2005): Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, Regensburg, Germany

Tricks or trompe l'oeil?: An examination [of] workplace resistance in an information rich managerial environment (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Sobreperez, P., Ferneley, E., & Wilson, F. (2005, May). Tricks or trompe l'oeil?: An examination [of] workplace resistance in an information rich managerial environment. Presented at Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, Regensburg, Germany

Management information generated by workflow information systems is often used for planning, costing, decision making and other management activities. By application of the principles of Grounded Theory, this paper summarises studies of acceptance of... Read More about Tricks or trompe l'oeil?: An examination [of] workplace resistance in an information rich managerial environment.

Situating technology in 'context' (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M. (2005, May). Situating technology in 'context'. Presented at Business School Seminar Series, Chester

Stormwater resource management with sustainable urban drainage systems (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Scholz, M. (2005, May). Stormwater resource management with sustainable urban drainage systems. Presented at International Conference on Multifunctionality of Landscapes – Analysis, Evaluation and Decision Support, Giessen, Germany

Design and operation of sustainable urban infiltration ponds (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Scholz, M., & Nanbakhsh, H. (2005, May). Design and operation of sustainable urban infiltration ponds. Presented at International Conference on Multifunctionality of Landscapes – Analysis, Evaluation and Decision Support, Giessen, Germany

Information fulfillment in organisation: reflections on structures and solutions (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Burke, M. (2005, May). Information fulfillment in organisation: reflections on structures and solutions. Presented at Sixteenth Information Resources Management Association (IRMA) International Conference: Managing Modern Organizations with Information Technology, San Diego, California, USA

Formation and reactivity of free radicals in 5-hydroxymethyl-2- furaldehyde – the effect on isoprenaline photostability (2005)
Journal Article
Brustugun, J., Tønnesen, H., Edge, R., & Navaratnam, S. (2005). Formation and reactivity of free radicals in 5-hydroxymethyl-2- furaldehyde – the effect on isoprenaline photostability. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 79(2), 109-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2004.12.005

Solutions of glucose are used as diluents for drugs in various drug infusions. When sterilized by heat small amounts of the substance 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde (5-HMF) is produced from glucose. At a hospital ward such infusions may be exposed to... Read More about Formation and reactivity of free radicals in 5-hydroxymethyl-2- furaldehyde – the effect on isoprenaline photostability.

Gender, ethics and information technology (2005)
Book
Adam, A. (2005). Gender, ethics and information technology. Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan

Why are most hackers men? Why are most cyberstalkers men and most victims women? Using a novel approach combining feminist ethics, politics and legal theory, Alison Adam illuminates the gendered nature of these and other 'computer ethics' problems. H... Read More about Gender, ethics and information technology.

Errors associated with dual-Doppler-lidar turbulence measurements (2005)
Journal Article
Davies, F., Collier, C., & Bozier, K. (2005). Errors associated with dual-Doppler-lidar turbulence measurements. Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 7(6), S280-S289. https://doi.org/10.1088/1464-4258/7/6/005

In July 2004 a field trial was undertaken to simultaneously deploy two similar Doppler lidar systems with the aim of measuring the turbulence characteristics of the atmospheric boundary layer over an urban area. This paper outlines the characteristic... Read More about Errors associated with dual-Doppler-lidar turbulence measurements.

Spontaneous optical fractal pattern formation (2005)
Journal Article
Huang, J., & McDonald, G. (2005). Spontaneous optical fractal pattern formation. Physical review letters, 94(17), 174101. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.174101

We report, for the first time, spontaneous nonlinear optical spatial fractals. The proposed generic mechanism employs intrinsic nonlinear dynamics both to generate an initial pattern seed and to fill out structure across decades of spatial scale. W... Read More about Spontaneous optical fractal pattern formation.

Patient safety: do nursing and medical curricula address this theme? (2005)
Journal Article
Wakefield, A., Attree, A., Braidman, I., Carlisle, C., Johnson, M., & Cooke, H. (2005). Patient safety: do nursing and medical curricula address this theme?. Nurse Education Today, 25(4), 333-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2005.09.010

In this literature review, we examine to what extent patient safety is addressed within medical and nursing curricula. Patient safety is the foundation of healthcare practice and education both in the UK and internationally. Recent research and polic... Read More about Patient safety: do nursing and medical curricula address this theme?.

Interferon-gamma induces translocation of commensal E. Coli across gut epithelial cells via a lipid raft-mediated process (2005)
Journal Article
Clark, E., Haore, C., Tanianis-Hughes, J., Carlson, G., & Warhurst, G. (2005). Interferon-gamma induces translocation of commensal E. Coli across gut epithelial cells via a lipid raft-mediated process. Gastroenterology, 128(5), 1258-1267. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2005.01.046

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The "leaky gut" hypothesis proposes that leakage of enteric bacteria into the body resulting from disruption of the epithelial barrier is a critical step in the pathophysiology of various disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseas... Read More about Interferon-gamma induces translocation of commensal E. Coli across gut epithelial cells via a lipid raft-mediated process.

On the categorization of demand patterns. (2005)
Journal Article
Syntetos, A., Boylan, J., & Croston, J. (2005). On the categorization of demand patterns. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 56(5), 495-503. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601841

The categorization of alternative demand patterns facilitates the selection of a forecasting method and it is an essential element of many inventory control software packages. The common practice in the inventory control software industry is to arbit... Read More about On the categorization of demand patterns..

Initialisation of volume fraction in fluid/structure interaction problem (2005)
Journal Article
Aquelet, N., Seddon, C., Souli, M., & Moatamedi, M. (2005). Initialisation of volume fraction in fluid/structure interaction problem. International Journal of Crashworthiness, 10(3), 237-247. https://doi.org/10.1533/ijcr.2005.0341

In this paper, an algorithm that generates volume fraction initialisation for fluid-structure interaction problems is presented and implemented in an Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) code. This algorithm improves the flexibility and efficiency of... Read More about Initialisation of volume fraction in fluid/structure interaction problem.

The development of trust inventory (2005)
Journal Article
Swan, W., McDermott, P., Khalfan, M., Cooper, R., Rees, C., & Wood, G. (2005). The development of trust inventory. Journal of construction procurement, 11(1), 40-54

The Trust in Construction project was a two-year EPSRC funded research into the impact of trust on construction project performance. Here we outline the development of the measurement tool used for assessing the level of trust in project team relatio... Read More about The development of trust inventory.