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An application of the activity-based costing for the management of project overheads to increase profit during the construction stage (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Jaya, N., Pathirage, C., & Sutrisna, M. (2010, June). An application of the activity-based costing for the management of project overheads to increase profit during the construction stage. Presented at SPARC 2010 Conference, Mary Seacole, the University of Salford, United Kingdom

The traditional costing system was originally developed in England when industrial engineers and cost accountants applied a primary concept of cost accounting systems to minimise the risk of bankruptcy during times of recession. The conventional Bill... Read More about An application of the activity-based costing for the management of project overheads to increase profit during the construction stage.

Methods of investigating students' beliefs about autonomy in language learning (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Al Ghazali, F. (2010, June). Methods of investigating students' beliefs about autonomy in language learning. Presented at SPARC, Mary Seacole, the University of Salford, United Kingdom

Fishing for gaps in science: a bibliographic analysis of Brazilian freshwater ichthyology from 1986 to 2005 (2010)
Journal Article
Azevedo, P., Mesquita, F., & Young, R. (2010). Fishing for gaps in science: a bibliographic analysis of Brazilian freshwater ichthyology from 1986 to 2005. Journal of Fish Biology, 76(9), 2177-2193. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02668.x

To investigate Brazilian freshwater ichthyology, from 1986 to 2005, a bibliometric analysis was conducted using abstracts downloaded from The Web of Science database searching for the keywords ‘fish’, ‘pisces’, ‘teleostei’ and the address field havin... Read More about Fishing for gaps in science: a bibliographic analysis of Brazilian freshwater ichthyology from 1986 to 2005.

E-Auctions: A construction industry perspective on achieving stakeholder satisfaction and value creation (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Ingirige, B., Amaratunga, R., & Kulatunga, U. (2010, June). E-Auctions: A construction industry perspective on achieving stakeholder satisfaction and value creation. Presented at The sixth International Conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Penn State University

Fusion-Activated Ca2+ Entry: An “Active Zone” of Elevated Ca2+ during the Postfusion Stage of Lamellar Body Exocytosis in Rat Type II Pneumocytes (2010)
Journal Article
Miklavc, P., Frick, M., Wittekindt, O., Haller, T., & Dietl, P. (2010). Fusion-Activated Ca2+ Entry: An “Active Zone” of Elevated Ca2+ during the Postfusion Stage of Lamellar Body Exocytosis in Rat Type II Pneumocytes. PLoS ONE, 5(6), e10982. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010982

Background Ca2+ is essential for vesicle fusion with the plasma membrane in virtually all types of regulated exocytoses. However, in contrast to the well-known effects of a high cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c) in the prefusion phase, the... Read More about Fusion-Activated Ca2+ Entry: An “Active Zone” of Elevated Ca2+ during the Postfusion Stage of Lamellar Body Exocytosis in Rat Type II Pneumocytes.

Utilisation of geothermal heat pumps within permeable pavements for sustainable energy and water practices (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Tota-Maharaj, K., Scholz, M., & Coupe, S. (2010, June). Utilisation of geothermal heat pumps within permeable pavements for sustainable energy and water practices. Presented at The Renewable Energy Research Conference on Zero Emission Buildings, Trondheim, Norway

The man pond (2010)
Book Chapter
James, G. (2010). The man pond. In D. Hobbs-Wyatt (Ed.), Gentle Footprints (69-84). Manchester: Bridge House

"The Man Pond" is a short story about the swans who live on a disused mill pond in Radcliffe. It is told from the point of view of the male swan. All of the stories in the collection are told from the point of view of animals or of peopel workign clo... Read More about The man pond.

The resilience of urban green infrastructure: a case study of Runcorn, UK (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Wallbank, N., & James, P. (2010, June). The resilience of urban green infrastructure: a case study of Runcorn, UK. Presented at Urban green space postgraduate colloquium, Leeds Metropolitan University

Vegetation incorporated into urban environments has an ecological and a social value which helps sustain public health and well being. What is not known is how resilient urban vegetation is. If urban vegetation is likely to change over time then this... Read More about The resilience of urban green infrastructure: a case study of Runcorn, UK.

Political Marketing in a Devolved Wales: The Relationship Between Welsh Labour and the Labour Party (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Reeves, P. (2010, June). Political Marketing in a Devolved Wales: The Relationship Between Welsh Labour and the Labour Party. Paper presented at 39th European Marketing Academy Conference, Copenhagen Business School

Piccadilly Place: Uncovering Manchester's Industrial Origins (2010)
Book
Miller, I., Wild, C., & Gregory, R. (2010). Piccadilly Place: Uncovering Manchester's Industrial Origins. Oxford Archaeology Ltd

The 'novelty' of Sarkozy's foreign policy towards NATO and the US : the long view (2010)
Journal Article
Keiger, J. (2010). The 'novelty' of Sarkozy's foreign policy towards NATO and the US : the long view. European Political Science, 9(2), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2010.7

Nicolas Sarkozy's reintegration of NATO's military command in 2009 has been presented as radical, given the traditional Gaullist stance of an arm's length relationship with NATO and the US. This article argues first, the difficulty for any French po... Read More about The 'novelty' of Sarkozy's foreign policy towards NATO and the US : the long view.

Pan-northern collaboration project between the HE sector and the creative and cultural industries in the UK (2010)
Book Chapter
Cook, R. (2010). Pan-northern collaboration project between the HE sector and the creative and cultural industries in the UK. In M. Osborne, & N. Longworth (Eds.), Perspectives on Learning Cities and Regions. Leicester: NIACE

This paper examines through a case study approach a unique collaborative project ” The Northern Edge” established in the north of England. This is a major consortium of 15 Northern Universities formed in Dec 2006 to work closely with the creative an... Read More about Pan-northern collaboration project between the HE sector and the creative and cultural industries in the UK.

Micro and macroparasites of bats (Chiroptera) (2010)
Thesis
Lord, J. Micro and macroparasites of bats (Chiroptera). (Thesis). University of Salford

Bats (Chiroptera) are one of the most successful and diverse of mammalian orders, with an estimated 1100 species worldwide. Due to protected species legislation, studies that focus upon bat endoparasites are limited. As such, many fundamental que... Read More about Micro and macroparasites of bats (Chiroptera).

Zen and the art of film narrative: Towards a transcendental realism in film (2010)
Journal Article
Knudsen, E. (2010). Zen and the art of film narrative: Towards a transcendental realism in film. Journal of Screenwriting, 1(2), 343-355. https://doi.org/10.1386/josc.1.2.343/1

Nations and peoples are largely the stories they feed themselves. If they tell themselves stories that are lies, they will suffer the consequences of those lies. If they tell themselves stories that face their own truths, they will free their histori... Read More about Zen and the art of film narrative: Towards a transcendental realism in film.

Maxamundo, v1.6 (2010)
Other
Lockwood, M. (2010). Maxamundo, v1.6. Manchester, UK

Online location based media application

Exploring the issues of men and self injury (2010)
Journal Article
Hogg, C. (2010). Exploring the issues of men and self injury. Mental Health Practice, 13(9), 16-20. https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp2010.06.13.9.16.c7804

The issues raised by self-harm in men are under-considered and under-researched. This article explores these issues from the perspective of ‘Andy’, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, who self-harms. It explores some of the issues... Read More about Exploring the issues of men and self injury.

Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players (2010)
Journal Article
Keane, A., Scott, M., Dugdill, L., & Reilly, T. (2010). Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(6), 1502-1506. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181dc44a8

Gaelic Football is the main sport in Ireland and has potential for use as a means of fitness in health promotion contexts. The present study entailed a cross-sectional comparison of performances in a motor test battery between elite female players a... Read More about Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players.

A comparison of isokinetic and functional methods of assessing bilateral strength imbalance (2010)
Journal Article
Jones, P., & Bampouras, T. (2010). A comparison of isokinetic and functional methods of assessing bilateral strength imbalance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(6), 1553-1558. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181dc4392

Muscle strength imbalances have been linked with poor agility performance and higher injury risk. Isokinetic dynamometry has been used to investigate such imbalances; however, this method is impractical and inaccessible for most strength and conditio... Read More about A comparison of isokinetic and functional methods of assessing bilateral strength imbalance.

Keeping information centre stage amid changing scenery (2010)
Journal Article
Grant, M. (2010). Keeping information centre stage amid changing scenery. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 27(2), 91-92. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2010.00892.x

With conference season upon us, consideration is given to the importance of subject-specific and library association conferences. The biennial Health Libraries Group (HLG) conference meets both these criteria and takes place in Greater Manchester in... Read More about Keeping information centre stage amid changing scenery.

Social networking approach for building trust in e-commerce (2010)
Journal Article
Saraee, M., Shahghlian, A., & Mazrooei, P. (2010). Social networking approach for building trust in e-commerce. Journal of communication and computer, 7(6), 49-53

E-commerce has played a major role for most business functions in today's competitive enterprises. In general, E-commerce has enabled online transactions while the most important factor in a transaction between two individuals is the degree of trust... Read More about Social networking approach for building trust in e-commerce.