Demonstrating compliance with protection objectives for non-human biota within post-closure safety cases for radioactive waste repositories

Jackson, D; Smith, K; Wood, M

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.07.005

Combined permeable pavement and photocatalytic titanium dioxide oxidation system for urban run-off treatment and disinfection (2013)
Journal Article
Tota-Maharaj, K., & Scholz, M. (2013). Combined permeable pavement and photocatalytic titanium dioxide oxidation system for urban run-off treatment and disinfection. Water and Environment Journal, 27(3), 338-347. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2012.00350.x

Permeable pavement systems (PPS) are frequently associated with high removal efficiencies for water quality parameters. Their effluent can, therefore, be recycled, for example, for sprinkling onto gardens. Nevertheless, some stakeholders fear that po... Read More about Combined permeable pavement and photocatalytic titanium dioxide oxidation system for urban run-off treatment and disinfection.

Performance evaluation of representative wildfowl & wetlands trust constructed wetlands treating sewage (2013)
Journal Article
Dong, Y., Scholz, M., & Mackenzie, S. (2013). Performance evaluation of representative wildfowl & wetlands trust constructed wetlands treating sewage. Water and Environment Journal, 27(3), 317-327. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2012.00348.x

Data collected from five Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust constructed wetland systems offering a range of styles and inflow water types between 2005 and 2009 were examined and compared to identify long-term trends in nutrient removal. Ammonia-nitrogen conce... Read More about Performance evaluation of representative wildfowl & wetlands trust constructed wetlands treating sewage.

Titi monkey call sequences vary with predator location and type (2013)
Journal Article
Casar, C., Zuberbulher, K., Young, R., & Byrne, R. (2013). Titi monkey call sequences vary with predator location and type. Biology Letters, 9(5), 20130535. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0535

Animal alarm calls can encode information about a predator’s category, size,
distance or threat level. In non-human primates, alarm calls typically refer to
broad classes of disturbances, in some instances to specific predators. Here,
we present t... Read More about Titi monkey call sequences vary with predator location and type.

The effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha on systolic and diastolic function in rat ventricular myocytes (2013)
Journal Article
Greensmith, D., & Nirmalan, M. (2013). The effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha on systolic and diastolic function in rat ventricular myocytes. Physiological Reports, 1(4), e00093. https://doi.org/10.1002/phy2.93

The proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) is associated with myocardial dysfunction observed in sepsis and septic shock. There are two fundamental components to this dysfunction. (1) systolic dysfunction; and (2) diastolic dysf... Read More about The effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha on systolic and diastolic function in rat ventricular myocytes.

Advances in atmospheric pressure PECVD : The influence of plasma parameters on film morphology (2013)
Journal Article
Hodgkinson, J., & Sheel, D. (2013). Advances in atmospheric pressure PECVD : The influence of plasma parameters on film morphology. Surface and Coatings Technology, 230, 73-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2013.06.079

Atmospheric pressure (AP) PECVD systems have attracted considerable interest in recent years due to the
significant benefits for large area, low cost substrates and low temperature operation. However to date, the
film properties have tended to be c... Read More about Advances in atmospheric pressure PECVD : The influence of plasma parameters on film morphology.

Visual management in industrial construction : a case study (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Tezel, B., Koskela, L., & Tzortzopoulos Fazenda, P. (2013, August). Visual management in industrial construction : a case study. Presented at 21th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Fortaleza, Brazil

Visual Management (VM) is a distinctive communication strategy that is frequently observed at lean work settings to varying degrees. It relies on the effectiveness of visual communication and catchy visual systems to create visual communication for d... Read More about Visual management in industrial construction : a case study.

Exploring the adoption of building information modelling (BIM) in the Malaysian construction industry : a qualitative approach (2013)
Journal Article
Zahrizan, Z., Ali, N., Haron, A., Marshall-Ponting, A., & Hamid, Z. (2013). Exploring the adoption of building information modelling (BIM) in the Malaysian construction industry : a qualitative approach. International journal of research in engineering and technology, 2(8), 384-395

The construction industry believes that Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a platform that has the potential to promote
collaborative activities in the construction industry. Thus, clients are gradually enforcing the use of BIM in their project... Read More about Exploring the adoption of building information modelling (BIM) in the Malaysian construction industry : a qualitative approach.

An assessment of the energy and nutrient status of maritime security consultants (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Heat in optical tweezers (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Laser-induced thermal effects in optically trapped microspheres and single cells have been investigated by Luminescence Thermometry. Thermal spectroscopy has revealed a non-localized temperature distribution around the trap that extends over tens of... Read More about Heat in optical tweezers.

Whole-Genome sequencing of Trypanosoma brucei reveals introgression between subspecies that is associated with virulence (2013)
Journal Article

Human African trypanosomiasis is caused by two subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense is found in East Africa and frequently causes acute disease, while Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is found in West Africa and is associated... Read More about Whole-Genome sequencing of Trypanosoma brucei reveals introgression between subspecies that is associated with virulence.

The two pillars of design theory: Method of analysis and rhetoric (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Koskela, L., & Ballard, G. (2013, August). The two pillars of design theory: Method of analysis and rhetoric. Presented at The 19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea

Since the 1960’s, there have been many initiatives for promoting theoretical understanding on design. However, in spite of definite progress, there are several puzzles and anomalies in the current theoretical landscape of design. We present an interp... Read More about The two pillars of design theory: Method of analysis and rhetoric.

Rhetoric and design (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Ballard, G., & Koskela, L. (2013, August). Rhetoric and design. Presented at The 19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea

The relationship between rhetoric and design has been the subject of numerous scholarly publications in the last fifty years, but has not been addressed by scholars of engineering design. This paper argues that the relationship is important for theor... Read More about Rhetoric and design.

Retrofitting the built environment (2013)
Book Chapter
Swan, W., & Brown, P. Retrofitting the built environment. In Retrofitting the built environment. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118273463.ch1

Retrofit innovation in the UK social housing sector (2013)
Book Chapter
Swan, W. Retrofit innovation in the UK social housing sector. In W. Swan, & P. Brown (Eds.), Retrofitting the Built Environment. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118273463.ch4

The sustainable retrofit of the domestic stock has been identified as one of the major ways to drive the UK's transition to a low-carbon economy. New systems and products to better insulate our homes, generate energy and control how we use it; all re... Read More about Retrofit innovation in the UK social housing sector.

Make no assumptions (2013)
Book Chapter
Baker, C., Smith, L., & Swan, W. (2013). Make no assumptions. In W. Swan, & P. Brown (Eds.), Retrofitting the Built Environment. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118273463.ch8

The selection of the correct options to upgrade a building to improve its energy performance is an essential part of the sustainable retrofit process. It requires a complex mix of skills to identify and deliver the most effective combination of measu... Read More about Make no assumptions.

Retrofitting the built environment (2013)
Book
Swan, W., & Brown, P. (2013). W. Swan, & P. Brown (Eds.), Retrofitting the built environment. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118273463

The physical upgrading of the existing domestic and industrial building stock to improve energy performance is an essential part of a transition to a low carbon society. Successfully retrofitting buildings to improve energy performance is not simply... Read More about Retrofitting the built environment.

Archaeology for all : Managing expectations and learning from the past for the future - the Dig Manchester community archaeology experience (2013)
Book Chapter

This paper provides an overview of the ‘I Dig Moston’/‘Dig Manchester’ community archaeology project, which took place in Manchester, England, between 2003 and 2008. This project involved the collaboration of local residents, school children, communi... Read More about Archaeology for all : Managing expectations and learning from the past for the future - the Dig Manchester community archaeology experience.

Silicon photonics plasma-modulators with advanced transmission line design (2013)
Journal Article
Merget, F., Azadeh, S., Mueller, J., Shen, B., Nezhad, M., Hauck, J., & Witzens, J. (2013). Silicon photonics plasma-modulators with advanced transmission line design. Optics Express, 21(17), 19593-19607. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.019593

We have investigated two novel concepts for the design of transmission lines in travelling wave Mach-Zehnder interferometer based Silicon Photonics depletion modulators overcoming the analog bandwidth limitations arising from cross-talk between signa... Read More about Silicon photonics plasma-modulators with advanced transmission line design.

Comportamento de caça da coruja buraqueira, Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) (Aves: Strigiformes) em ambiente urbano em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil (2013)
Journal Article
Specht, G. V. A., Gonçalves, G. L., & Young, R. J. (2013). Comportamento de caça da coruja buraqueira, Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) (Aves: Strigiformes) em ambiente urbano em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil. #Journal not on list, 11(1), 17-20. https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2013.23835

The burrowing-owl, Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) has a wide distribution, which extends from western North America to southern South America. They are an opportunistic plunderer species preying on insects and small mammals. Data on hunting tactic... Read More about Comportamento de caça da coruja buraqueira, Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) (Aves: Strigiformes) em ambiente urbano em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

Demonstrating compliance with protection objectives for non-human biota within post-closure safety cases for radioactive waste repositories (2013)
Journal Article
Jackson, D., Smith, K., & Wood, M. (2013). Demonstrating compliance with protection objectives for non-human biota within post-closure safety cases for radioactive waste repositories. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 133, 60-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.07.005

Over recent years, a number of approaches have been developed that enable the calculation of dose rates to animals and plants following the release of radioactivity to the environment. These approaches can be used to assess the potential impacts of a... Read More about Demonstrating compliance with protection objectives for non-human biota within post-closure safety cases for radioactive waste repositories.

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