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Using real-life consultancies in teaching, learning to enhance student employability (2006)
Presentation / Conference
enhance student employability. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment, University of Salford, UK

This paper reports the findings of a TLQIS project to investigate the approaches followed and the role that consultancy projects carried out for external corporate organisations currently play in student-centred learning and skills development at the... Read More about Using real-life consultancies in teaching, learning to enhance student employability.

Introducing PDP: reflections on the role of a school PDP co-ordinator (2006)
Presentation / Conference
school PDP co-ordinator. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment, University of Salford, UK

The requirement to provide structured and supported opportunities for students in higher education to engage in personal development planning (PDP), is the first national policy mandate for provision of a form of learning across the sector (Jackson... Read More about Introducing PDP: reflections on the role of a school PDP co-ordinator.

Impact of urbanization on structure and function of river system - case study of Shanghai, China (2006)
Journal Article
Yuan, W., James, P., & Yang, K. (2006). Impact of urbanization on structure and function of river system - case study of Shanghai, China. Chinese Geographical Science, 16(2), 102-108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-006-0002-9

Urbanization can affect the physical process of river growth, modify stream structure and further influence the functions of river system. Shanghai is one of the largest cities in the world, which is located in Changjiang (Yangtze) River Delta in Chi... Read More about Impact of urbanization on structure and function of river system - case study of Shanghai, China.

Female polyandry under male harassment: the case of the common toad (Bufo bufo) (2006)
Journal Article
common toad (Bufo bufo). Journal of Zoology, 270, 517-522. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00120.x

Several recent studies have demonstrated the occurrence of multiple paternity in
anuran amphibians, implying that it is more common than previously thought.
However, an adaptive explanation for polyandry in anurans is still lacking. The
common toa... Read More about Female polyandry under male harassment: the case of the common toad (Bufo bufo).

AFLPs: genetic markers for paternity studies in newts (Triturus vulgaris) (2006)
Journal Article
Jehle, R., Whitlock, A., & Sztatecsny, M. (2006). AFLPs: genetic markers for paternity studies in newts (Triturus vulgaris). Amphibia-Reptilia, 27(1), 126-129. https://doi.org/10.1163/156853806776052029

DNA-based genetic markers can reveal paternity whenever the direct assignment of fathers to offspring is precluded by multiple matings and internal fertilisation. Microsatellites are the current marker of choice in many behavioural studies, and have... Read More about AFLPs: genetic markers for paternity studies in newts (Triturus vulgaris).

The prevalence of Neospora caninum and co-infection with Toxoplasma gondii by PCR analysis in naturally occurring mammal populations (2006)
Journal Article

Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii are closely related intracellular protozoan parasites associated with bovine and ovine abortion respectively. Little is known about the extent of Neospora/Toxoplasma co-infection in naturally infected population... Read More about The prevalence of Neospora caninum and co-infection with Toxoplasma gondii by PCR analysis in naturally occurring mammal populations.

The development and evaluation of an Information Technology Support System for inter-organisational collaboration in HRD (2006)
Journal Article
Ford, N. (2006). The development and evaluation of an Information Technology Support System for inter-organisational collaboration in HRD. Journal of European Industrial Training, 30(7), 569-588. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590610704411

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to evaluate the diffusion of and user response to an information technology support system (ITSS) which was designed to facilitate inter-organisational coordination and collaboration in the professional develo... Read More about The development and evaluation of an Information Technology Support System for inter-organisational collaboration in HRD.

The future of the black and minority ethnic (BME) construction sector in England (2005)
Journal Article
Steele, A., & Todd, S. (2005). The future of the black and minority ethnic (BME) construction sector in England. Construction Management and Economics, 23(10), 1017-1023. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190500372429

It is generally recognized that there is a lack of equality of opportunity for minority-led contractors and consultants (i.e. where at least 50 per cent of the workforce or ownership is from a minority group, such as women, disabled people or a black... Read More about The future of the black and minority ethnic (BME) construction sector in England.

Domestic violence, homelessness and housing (2005)
Journal Article
Davis, C. (2005). Domestic violence, homelessness and housing

Regional research into housing-related support for women who have left violent partners.

Planning for ecology: A Greater Manchester case study (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Kazmierczak, A., & James, P. (2005, September). Planning for ecology: A Greater Manchester case study. Presented at Thirteenth Annual IALE(UK) Conference: Planning, People and Practice. The landscape ecology of sustainable landscapes, The University of Northampton

Patient-centred improvements in healthcare built environments: perspectives and design indicators. (2005)
Journal Article
Douglas, C., & Douglas, M. (2005). Patient-centred improvements in healthcare built environments: perspectives and design indicators. Health Expectations, 8(3), 264-276. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2005.00336.x

Objective

To explore patients’ perceptions of health-care built environments, to assess how they perceived health-care built facilities and designs. To develop a set of patient-centred indicators by which to appraise future health-care designs. De... Read More about Patient-centred improvements in healthcare built environments: perspectives and design indicators..

TGF-beta 1 induces human alveolar epithelial to mesenchymal cell transition (EMT) (2005)
Journal Article
Kasai, H., Allen, J., Mason, R., Kamimura, T., & Zhang, Z. (2005). TGF-beta 1 induces human alveolar epithelial to mesenchymal cell transition (EMT). Respiratory Research, 6(56), https://doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-6-56

Background: Fibroblastic foci are characteristic features in lung parenchyma of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). They comprise aggregates of mesenchymal cells which underlie sites of unresolved epithelial injury and are associated w... Read More about TGF-beta 1 induces human alveolar epithelial to mesenchymal cell transition (EMT).

Industrialisation, ownership, and the Manchester methodology: The role of the contemporary social structure during industrialisation, 1600-1900 (2005)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2005). Industrialisation, ownership, and the Manchester methodology: The role of the contemporary social structure during industrialisation, 1600-1900. Industrial Archaeology Review, XXVII(1), 87-96. https://doi.org/10.1179/030907205X44475

This paper summarises some of the results of a continuing long-term landscape study into the history and archaeology of modern Tameside as a response to a widespread call for archaeology to make a distinctive theoretical contribution to the study of... Read More about Industrialisation, ownership, and the Manchester methodology: The role of the contemporary social structure during industrialisation, 1600-1900.

The interpretation of fen carr pollen diagrams: The representation of the dry land vegetation. (2005)
Journal Article
Binney, H., Waller, M., Bunting, M., & Armitage, R. (2005). The interpretation of fen carr pollen diagrams: The representation of the dry land vegetation. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 134(3-4), 197-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2004.12.006

Deposits of fen carr origin are frequently used in pollen-based studies, including those where the primary objective is reconstructing the Holocene history of dry land vegetation. However, there have been few studies of modern pollen–vegetation relat... Read More about The interpretation of fen carr pollen diagrams: The representation of the dry land vegetation..

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.

Reemergence of canine echinococcus granulosus infection, Wales (2005)
Journal Article
Buishi, I., Walters, T., Guildea, Z., Craig, P., & Palmer, S. (2005). Reemergence of canine echinococcus granulosus infection, Wales. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 11(4), 568-571

As a consequence of large-scale outdoor slaughter of sheep during the 2001 foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the United Kingdom and the possibility of increased risk for transmission of Echinococcus granulosus between sheep and dogs, a large s... Read More about Reemergence of canine echinococcus granulosus infection, Wales.

Estimates of 'relative pollen productivity' and 'relevant source area of pollen' for major tree taxa in two Norfolk (UK) woodlands. (2005)
Journal Article
Bunting, M., Armitage, R., Binney, H., & Waller, M. (2005). Estimates of 'relative pollen productivity' and 'relevant source area of pollen' for major tree taxa in two Norfolk (UK) woodlands. Holocene, 15(3), 459-465. https://doi.org/10.1191/0959683605hl821rr

Surface sample pollen assemblages and vegetation data collected from two East Anglian fen carr sites with adjacent dry woodland belts are analysed to estimate the relevant source area of pollen (RSAP) and the relative pollen productivity (RPP) valu... Read More about Estimates of 'relative pollen productivity' and 'relevant source area of pollen' for major tree taxa in two Norfolk (UK) woodlands..