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The Prodi government of 2006 and 2007 (2008)
Journal Article
Paolucci, C., & Newell, J. (2008). The Prodi government of 2006 and 2007. Modern Italy, 13(3), 283-291. https://doi.org/10.1080/13532940802184983

Now that the fifteenth legislature has come to an end, it is appropriate to assess the performance of the government whose fall was responsible for this event, as well as the coalition's significance for the trajectory of Italian politics generally.... Read More about The Prodi government of 2006 and 2007.

A content analysis of prescription drug information in the UK print news media (2008)
Journal Article
Prosser, H., & Clayson, K. (2008). A content analysis of prescription drug information in the UK print news media. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 16(4), 223-230. https://doi.org/10.1211/ijpp.16.4.0004

Objective: to determine the frequency and nature of news stories of prescription drugs in a range of widely distributed UK newspapers, and to examine what information is presented. Setting UK newsprint media. Method Content analysis. Key findings:... Read More about A content analysis of prescription drug information in the UK print news media.

Obedience and conformity in clinical practice (2008)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C., & Bull, P. (2008). Obedience and conformity in clinical practice. British Journal of Midwifery, 16(8), 504-509

This study analyzes the psychological processes involved when a midwife accepts directions from a senior person. A representative sample of 20 midwives were recruited from 7 maternity units in North Yorkshire. An inductive thematic analysis was u... Read More about Obedience and conformity in clinical practice.

Migrant workers in Rochdale and Oldham : Executive summary (2008)
Report
Scullion, L., Steele, A., & Condie, J. (2008). Migrant workers in Rochdale and Oldham : Executive summary

This report provides an executive summary of a research project on the needs and experiences of Central and Eastern European migrants living and working in Rochdale and Oldham. It was commissioned by Oldham Housing Investment Partnership, Oldham Metr... Read More about Migrant workers in Rochdale and Oldham : Executive summary.

Neutron scattering studies and simulations of hydrogen adsorption in single-walled carbon nanotubes (2008)
Thesis
Garcia, J. Neutron scattering studies and simulations of hydrogen adsorption in single-walled carbon nanotubes. (Thesis). University of Salford

The storage of hydrogen is one of the main problems that needs to be solved before hydrogen can become a real alternative to oil in mobile applications. Physisorption of hydrogen in an adsorbate is one of the possible solutions to this problem. T... Read More about Neutron scattering studies and simulations of hydrogen adsorption in single-walled carbon nanotubes.

Airbag simulation utilising Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian methodology for Out Of Position cases (2008)
Thesis
Khan, M. Airbag simulation utilising Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian methodology for Out Of Position cases. (Thesis). University of Salford

The deployment of car airbags can be lethal to an occupant of the vehicle when caught Out Of Position (OOP) as the envelope can establish contact with the person before completion of the explosive inflation process. This has resulted in severe inju... Read More about Airbag simulation utilising Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian methodology for Out Of Position cases.

Advanced bismuth-doped lead-germanate glass for broadband optical gain devices (2008)
Journal Article
broadband optical gain devices. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 25(8), 1380-1386. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.25.001380

We fabricated a series of glasses with the composition 94.7- ͓GeO2-5Al2O3-0.3Bi2O3-͓PbO ( ͓ = 0–24 mol. %) Characteristic absorption bands of bismuth centered at 500, 700, 800, and 1000 nm were observed. Adding PbO was found to decrease the strengt... Read More about Advanced bismuth-doped lead-germanate glass for broadband optical gain devices.

HEADROOM - A space between presence and absence (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Sermon, P. (2008, July). HEADROOM - A space between presence and absence. Presented at ISEA 2008 Singapore - the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Art, National University of Singapore

This paper represents the first theoretical account of 'HEADROOM', a site-specific interactive art installation produced by Paul Sermon in Taipei as the successful recipient of the 2006 Taiwan Visiting Arts Fellowship. This residency programme was a... Read More about HEADROOM - A space between presence and absence.

A role for compulsory study of fine literature in accounting, finance and management education (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Lister, R. (2008, July). A role for compulsory study of fine literature in accounting, finance and management education. Presented at Third International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences 2008, Monash University Centre, Prato, Tuscany, Italy

Fine literature offers a multifaceted contribution to higher education in all fields, especially vocational subjects and particularly - within vocational subjects - in accounting, finance and management. In a field which suffers unduly from pressure... Read More about A role for compulsory study of fine literature in accounting, finance and management education.

A model for success (2008)
Journal Article
Arayici, Y., & Alshawi, M. (2008). A model for success

The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to: increase productivity, efficiency, infrastructure value, quality and sustainability; and reduce life-cycle costs, lead times and duplications, via effective collaboration and communicatio... Read More about A model for success.

A dynamic policy model to manage temporal performance amongst contracting firms in a competitive situation (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Dangerfield, B., Quigley, M., & Kearney, J. (2008, July). A dynamic policy model to manage temporal performance amongst contracting firms in a competitive situation. Presented at International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Athens, Greece

Studies have been conducted to measure competitiveness in the construction industry. Such research has focused on all levels from the national picture to individual projects. While useful, the results are limited in that they present a snapshot pictu... Read More about A dynamic policy model to manage temporal performance amongst contracting firms in a competitive situation.

A new and improves skin detection method using RGB vector space (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Aznaveh, M., Mirzaei, H., Roshan, E., & Saraee, M. (2008, July). A new and improves skin detection method using RGB vector space. Presented at 5th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals and Devices, 2008. IEEE SSD 2008., Amman Jordan

This paper describes a new method for skin detection based on RGB vector space. Skin color has proven to be a useful cue for pre-process of face detection, localization and tracking. Image content filtering, content aware video compression and image... Read More about A new and improves skin detection method using RGB vector space.

More ways to gain status (2008)
Journal Article
Morris, H. (2008). More ways to gain status. Times higher education supplement, 26

When the credit crunch hits public-sector spending decisions in a year or so and the Government seeks to make good recent shortfalls in corporate investment in research and development, it seems likely that public-sector money will be more tightly fo... Read More about More ways to gain status.

Enquiry pull research: an ethnomethodological approach to lean construction research or a lean approach to ethnomethodological research? (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Rooke, J., Seymour, D., Koskela, L., Bertelsen, S., Owen, B., & Cleary, M. (2008, July). Enquiry pull research: an ethnomethodological approach to lean construction research or a lean approach to ethnomethodological research?. Presented at IGLC16: Lean Construction: Making a Difference, Macdonald Manchester Hotel - Piccadilly Suite, Manchester, UK

This paper assembles some principals from three strands of thought: lean theory; ethnomethodology; and Wittgensteinian philosophy. These are considered with a view to their impact on research design and used here as a basis for an initial exploration... Read More about Enquiry pull research: an ethnomethodological approach to lean construction research or a lean approach to ethnomethodological research?.

Design and sustainable development what is the contribution that design can make? A case study of the Welsh woollen industry (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Thomas, A. (2008, July). Design and sustainable development what is the contribution that design can make? A case study of the Welsh woollen industry. Presented at Design Research Society Conference, Sheffield, UK

This paper reports on ongoing research examining the contribution that design can make to sustainable development, that is … development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their ow... Read More about Design and sustainable development what is the contribution that design can make? A case study of the Welsh woollen industry.

Investigating effects of mechanical properties of trans-tibial prostheses on user performance (2008)
Journal Article
Major, M., Twiste, M., Kenney, L., & Howard, D. (2008). Investigating effects of mechanical properties of trans-tibial prostheses on user performance. Journal of Biomechanics, 41(S1), 416-416. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9290%2808%2970415-9

As the design of trans-tibial prostheses has continued to advance, this has led to a wide range of alternative commercially available modular components, which when assembled comprise the trans-tibial prosthesis.

The integration of suppliers and manufacturers within construction supply chains through innovative procurement strategies (2008)
Journal Article
Khalfan, M., McDermott, P., Li, X., Arif, M., & Kashyap, M. (2008). The integration of suppliers and manufacturers within construction supply chains through innovative procurement strategies. International Journal of Value Chain Management, 2(3), 358-370. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJVCM.2008.019518

Recent innovative procurement initiatives are challenging traditional ways of procuring construction projects. These initiatives are intended to empower clients to exercise more control over the supply chain and generate more cooperation among projec... Read More about The integration of suppliers and manufacturers within construction supply chains through innovative procurement strategies.