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The development of technology facilitated learning for continuing professional development of construction managers (2009)
Thesis
Wall, J. The development of technology facilitated learning for continuing professional development of construction managers. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The demands on professionals in the construction industry are considerable, both in terms of time commitments at work and the range of skills necessary to execute their job effectively. One element in ensuring the continued effective delivery of... Read More about The development of technology facilitated learning for continuing professional development of construction managers.

Optical spin injection and XMCD in ultrathin magnetic films deposited on GaAs (2009)
Thesis
Wang, N. Optical spin injection and XMCD in ultrathin magnetic films deposited on GaAs. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The primary aim of this work is to study optically excited spin injection over a ferromagnetic metal-semiconductor Schottky barrier. A novel experimental approach has been introduced which enables the determination of the sign in the magnetic a... Read More about Optical spin injection and XMCD in ultrathin magnetic films deposited on GaAs.

Power optimization for wireless sensor networks security based on an FPGA implementation (2009)
Thesis
Xiong, X. Power optimization for wireless sensor networks security based on an FPGA implementation. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Security is a key consideration when deploying Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Due to the constrained hardware resources in sensor network nodes, lightweight cryptographic primitives are often implemented for fast execution and small memory usage.... Read More about Power optimization for wireless sensor networks security based on an FPGA implementation.

The flame assisted chemical vapour deposition of anti-microbial thin-films and transparent conducting oxides (2009)
Thesis
Youngson, P. The flame assisted chemical vapour deposition of anti-microbial thin-films and transparent conducting oxides. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Flame Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition (FACVD) is an inexpensive and robust method of producing a wide range of metal and metal-oxide films. The work presented shows this method's ability to deposit durable, semi-transparent anti- microbial... Read More about The flame assisted chemical vapour deposition of anti-microbial thin-films and transparent conducting oxides.

Integrated planning and management for protected areas in Malaysia (2009)
Thesis
Zainol, N. Integrated planning and management for protected areas in Malaysia. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The current development plan system in Malaysia provides minimal protection for protected areas. Shortcomings can be seen in policies, decision making processes, and implementation and enforcement. In addition, existing legislation, development... Read More about Integrated planning and management for protected areas in Malaysia.

The code for sustainable homes: what are the innovation challenges? (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Barlow, C., Sexton, M., & Abbott, C. (2009, January). The code for sustainable homes: what are the innovation challenges?. Presented at International Built & Human Environment Research Week (IRW) 2009: 9th International Post-Graduate Research Conference (IPGRC)., Salford, Greater Manchester

The UK government has set timescales for the house building industry to significantly increase the number of new homes built and to improve the sustainability performance of these as defined by the Code for Sustainable Homes (CfSH). These dual requir... Read More about The code for sustainable homes: what are the innovation challenges?.

Private finance initiative in use (2009)
Book Chapter
Chinyio, E., & Gameson, R. (2009). Private finance initiative in use. In A. Akintoye, & M. Beck (Eds.), Policy, finance and management for public-private partnerships (3-26). UK: Wiley-Blackwell

This chapter reviews the performance of the ‘Private Finance Initiative’ (PFI) in terms of service operation. Since its implementation in 1992, several PFI schemes have now gone into their operational phase, so an examination of the quality of servic... Read More about Private finance initiative in use.

Modern methods of construction : implications for asset management in the RSL sector (2009)
Journal Article
Kempton, J. (2009). Modern methods of construction : implications for asset management in the RSL sector. Structural survey, 27(1), 36-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630800910941674

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the current drive for 3 million new homes by 2020. The delivery of this number of homes is a challenge for the house building industry and its associated stakeholders such as local authorities, regist... Read More about Modern methods of construction : implications for asset management in the RSL sector.

Indoor airport radio-over-fiber network traffic model and performance analysis using load-balancing techniques [Invited] (2009)
Journal Article
de Grado Vivero, A., Alani, O., & Elmirghani, J. (2009). Indoor airport radio-over-fiber network traffic model and performance analysis using load-balancing techniques [Invited]. Journal of Optical Networking, 8(3), 272. https://doi.org/10.1364/JON.8.000272

The development of airports such as the recently inaugurated Heathrow Terminal 5, as well as the increasing number of people using these facilities every day for business reasons or just for pleasure, reveals the importance of adequate and reliable c... Read More about Indoor airport radio-over-fiber network traffic model and performance analysis using load-balancing techniques [Invited].

Word-Based adaptive OCR for historical books (2009)
Conference Proceeding
Kluzner, V., Tzadok, A., Shimony, Y., Walach, E., & Antonacopoulos, A. (2009). Word-Based adaptive OCR for historical books. In 2009 10th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDAR.2009.133

The aim of this work is to propose a new approach to the recognition of historical texts by providing an adaptive mechanism that automatically tunes itself to a specific book. The system is based on clustering together all the similar words in a book... Read More about Word-Based adaptive OCR for historical books.

MafB/c-Maf deficiency enables self-renewal of differentiated functional macrophages (2009)
Journal Article
Aziz, A., Soucie, E., Sarrazin, S., & Sieweke, M. (2009). MafB/c-Maf deficiency enables self-renewal of differentiated functional macrophages. Science, 326(5954), 867-871. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1176056

In metazoan organisms, terminal differentiation is generally tightly linked to cell cycle exit, whereas the undifferentiated state of pluripotent stem cells is associated with unlimited self-renewal. Here, we report that combined deficiency for the t... Read More about MafB/c-Maf deficiency enables self-renewal of differentiated functional macrophages.

Reducing the PAPR by utilisation of the LDPC code (2009)
Journal Article
Daoud, O., & Alani, O. (2009). Reducing the PAPR by utilisation of the LDPC code. IET Communications, 3(4), 520. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-com.2008.0344

Peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) is a major drawback in most multi-carrier communication techniques such as orthogonal frequency division multiplex system (OFDM). OFDM consists of lots of independent modulated subcarriers, as a result the amplitu... Read More about Reducing the PAPR by utilisation of the LDPC code.

MafB restricts M-CSF-Dependent myeloid commitment divisions of hematopoietic stem cells (2009)
Journal Article
Sarrazin, S., Mossadegh-Keller, N., Fukao, T., Aziz, A., Mourcin, F., Vanhille, L., …Sieweke, M. (2009). MafB restricts M-CSF-Dependent myeloid commitment divisions of hematopoietic stem cells. Cell, 138(2), 300-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2009.04.057

While hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal is well studied, it remains unknown whether distinct control mechanisms enable HSC divisions that generate progeny cells with specific lineage bias. Here, we report that the monocytic transcription fac... Read More about MafB restricts M-CSF-Dependent myeloid commitment divisions of hematopoietic stem cells.

The application of sustainable behaviour change strategies in three built environment companies (2009)
Journal Article
Bichard, E. (2009). The application of sustainable behaviour change strategies in three built environment companies. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 7(1), 7-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/17260530910947231

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the effect of methods derived from the study of social psychology to motive better sustainable behaviour in the workforces of built environment companies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper o... Read More about The application of sustainable behaviour change strategies in three built environment companies.

Mycobacterium microti: More diverse than previously thought (2009)
Journal Article
Smith, N., Crawshaw, T., Parry, J., & Birtles, R. (2009). Mycobacterium microti: More diverse than previously thought. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 47(8), 2551-2559. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00638-09

Mycobacterium microti is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex of bacteria. This species was originally identified as a pathogen of small rodents and shrews and was associated with limited diversity and a much reduced spoligotype patter... Read More about Mycobacterium microti: More diverse than previously thought.

Hydrogenation reaction pathway in Li2Mg(NH)2 (2009)
Journal Article
Weidner, E., Dolci, F., Hu, J., Lohstroh, W., Hansen, T., Bull, D., & Fichtner, M. (2009). Hydrogenation reaction pathway in Li2Mg(NH)2. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113(35), 15772-15777. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp9034997

Results of the first time-resolved in situ neutron diffraction measurements during absorption of deuterium in Li2Mg(ND)2 reveal the occurrence of a two-stage reaction. The first stage involves the reaction to LiND2, LiD, and Li2Mg2(ND)3, with the sec... Read More about Hydrogenation reaction pathway in Li2Mg(NH)2.

A slender body theory in oseen flow obtained by expanding the Oseenlets in the Green's integral representation (2009)
Journal Article
Chadwick, E. (2009). A slender body theory in oseen flow obtained by expanding the Oseenlets in the Green's integral representation. Fluid Dynamics Research, 41(4), 045508. https://doi.org/10.1088/0169-5983/41/4/045508

Consider steady, uniform flow at a small angle of incidence to a slender body. Let us assume that Oseen flow, the far field approximation obtained by linearizing the velocity about the uniform flow velocity, also holds in a near-field region that conti... Read More about A slender body theory in oseen flow obtained by expanding the Oseenlets in the Green's integral representation.

Imaging with polarized neutrons (2009)
Journal Article
Dawson, M., Manke, I., Kardjilov, N., Hilger, A., Strobl, M., & Banhart, J. (2009). Imaging with polarized neutrons. New Journal of Physics, 11(4), 043013. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/11/4/043013

Neutrons have zero net electrical charge and can thus penetrate deeply into matter, but their intrinsic magnetic moment makes them highly sensitive to magnetic fields. These properties have been combined with radiographic (2D) and tomographic (3D)... Read More about Imaging with polarized neutrons.

Framework for a generic work breakdown structure for building projects (2009)
Journal Article
Ibrahim, Y., Kaka, A., Aouad, G., & Kagioglou, M. (2009). Framework for a generic work breakdown structure for building projects. Construction innovation (London. Online), 9(4), 388-405. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714170910995930

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework for the standardisation of the work breakdown structure (WBS) for building projects. This is based on the premise that buildings in general retain basic elemental options, and that there... Read More about Framework for a generic work breakdown structure for building projects.