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Branding the green education : challenges facing implementation of education for sustainable development in Egypt (2012)
Journal Article
Ramzy, O., & Wahieb, R. (2012). Branding the green education : challenges facing implementation of education for sustainable development in Egypt. Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 3, 83-99. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10230-012-0006-x

Due to the scarcity in natural resources and the demand for green labour and economy, education for sustainable development (ESD) gained a great importance in developed countries, let alone developing ones. From this point of view, this paper is stu... Read More about Branding the green education : challenges facing implementation of education for sustainable development in Egypt.

Time-resolved nanosecond fluorescence lifetime imaging and picosecond infrared spectroscopy of combretastatin A-4 in solution and in cellular systems (2012)
Journal Article
Bisby, R., Botchway, S., Greetham, G., Hadfield, J., Mcgown, A., Parker, A., …Towrie, M. (2012). Time-resolved nanosecond fluorescence lifetime imaging and picosecond infrared spectroscopy of combretastatin A-4 in solution and in cellular systems. Measurement Science and Technology, 23, 084001. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/23/8/084001

Fluorescence lifetime images of intrinsic fluorescence obtained with two-photon excitation at 630 nm are shown following uptake of a series of E-combretastatins into live cells, including human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) that are the t... Read More about Time-resolved nanosecond fluorescence lifetime imaging and picosecond infrared spectroscopy of combretastatin A-4 in solution and in cellular systems.

Goodbye Lenin! (2012)
Book Chapter
Longden, K. (2012). Goodbye Lenin!. In M. Langford (Ed.), The Directory of World Cinema : Germany (300-302). England: Intellect Books

Fluorescence lifetime imaging of E-combretastatin uptake and distribution in live mammalian cells (2011)
Journal Article
and distribution in live mammalian cells. European Journal of Cancer, 48(12), 1896-1903. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2011.11.025

To investigate within live mammalian cells the uptake and disposition of combretastatins, fluorescence lifetime imaging was used with two-photon excitation (2PE). Combretastatin A4 (CA4) and analogues are potential anticancer drugs due to their abili... Read More about Fluorescence lifetime imaging of E-combretastatin uptake and distribution in live mammalian cells.

New management scenarios for weaving sections using micro-simulation models (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Jameel, H. (2011, November). New management scenarios for weaving sections using micro-simulation models. Presented at CSE 2nd, Salford University

Traffic simulation models have been proved to be more effective methods of dealing with weaving sections than traditional methods such as the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) 1950 to HCM 2000, Leisch method -1981and Fazio -1986. These have proved to be... Read More about New management scenarios for weaving sections using micro-simulation models.

New design business models - Implications for the future of design management (2011)
Book Chapter
Cooper, R., Williams, A., & Evans, M. (2011). New design business models - Implications for the future of design management. In R. Cooper, S. Junginger, & T. Lockwood (Eds.), The handbook of design management (495-511). Oxford: Berg Publishers

Design management in the UK has developed significantly since the early 1990s, with design managers now operating across both design consultancies and within businesses. These organizations operate in a dynamic global environment; as such it is neces... Read More about New design business models - Implications for the future of design management.

Lesbian, gay & queer parenting: families, intimacies, genealogies (2011)
Book
Hicks, S. (2011). Lesbian, gay & queer parenting: families, intimacies, genealogies. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

How are new relationalities formed? By what methods are kinship/family claims made? How are gender and race made relevant to subjectivities? How does state welfare discipline parenting? Are new forms of intimacy possible? This book investigates such... Read More about Lesbian, gay & queer parenting: families, intimacies, genealogies.

Therapeutic foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : a narrative review (2011)
Journal Article
Graham, A., Hammond, A., & Williams, A. (2011). Therapeutic foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : a narrative review. Musculoskeletal Care, 9(3), 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.205

Purpose: Foot health interventions such as foot orthoses for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) reduce pain, improve function and improve overall quality of life. Additionally, patient education (PE) is considered essential in achieving good outco... Read More about Therapeutic foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : a narrative review.

Modeling factors influencing the capacity of motorway merge sections controlled by ramp metering (2011)
Presentation / Conference
sections controlled by ramp metering. Presented at 6th International Symposium on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service, Stockholm, Sweden

This paper focuses on studying factors which are likely to affect motorway merge capacity when ramp metering controls are in use. A newly developed traffic micro-simulation model has been used for this purpose and the well known ALINEA and Demand-Cap... Read More about Modeling factors influencing the capacity of motorway merge sections controlled by ramp metering.

Vital signs for nurses : an introduction to clinical observations (2011)
Book
Smith, J., & Roberts, R. (2011). Vital signs for nurses : an introduction to clinical observations. Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119139119

Accurate clinical observations are the key to good patient care and fundamental to nursing practice. Vital Signs for Nurses will support anyone in care delivery to enhance their skills, reflect upon their own practice and assist in their continuing p... Read More about Vital signs for nurses : an introduction to clinical observations.

Can the importance of midwives be measured in deaths? (2011)
Journal Article
Mccarthy, R. (2011). Can the importance of midwives be measured in deaths?. Practising Midwife, 14(6), 40-41

The devastating consequences of maternal mortality are nowhere more evident
than in Uganda, where more than 6000 mothers die as a result of childbearing
every year (WHO 2010). Maternal death not only devastates the families
concerned but harms fut... Read More about Can the importance of midwives be measured in deaths?.

Judgement and supply chain dynamics (2011)
Journal Article
Syntetos, A., Georgantzas, N., Boylan, J., & Dangerfield, B. (2011). Judgement and supply chain dynamics. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 62, 1138-1158. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2010.56

Forecasting demand at the individual stock-keeping-unit (SKU) level often necessitates the use of statistical methods, such as exponential smoothing. In some organizations, however, statistical forecasts will be subject to judgemental adjustments by... Read More about Judgement and supply chain dynamics.

Evaluation of the organisation and delivery of patient-centred acute nursing care (2011)
Journal Article
Haigh, C., & Ormandy, P. (2011). Evaluation of the organisation and delivery of patient-centred acute nursing care. Contemporary Nurse, 37(2), 253-264

The key driver for this study arose from two serious untoward incidents that occurred in a large district general hospital in the United Kingdom. Following investigation of both these events the Director of Nursing in post at that time believed that... Read More about Evaluation of the organisation and delivery of patient-centred acute nursing care.

Lean and mean in the civil service: the case of processing in HMRC (2011)
Journal Article
Carter, B., Danford, A., Howcroft, D., Richardson, H., Smith, A., & Taylor, P. (2011). Lean and mean in the civil service: the case of processing in HMRC. Public Money and Management, 31(2), 115-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2011.560708

The desire to modernise the public sector has led to the import of private sector management methods and practices aimed at generating efficiencies and cost savings; yet, the consequences of these changes on the working lives of civil servants are un... Read More about Lean and mean in the civil service: the case of processing in HMRC.

Modelling the sustainability of mass tourism in island tourist economies (2011)
Journal Article
Xing, Y., & Dangerfield, B. (2011). Modelling the sustainability of mass tourism in island tourist economies. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 62, 1742-1752. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2010.77

Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries and is a source of jobs across national and regional economies. Assessing the economic, environmental and social impacts of tourism development has become a major activity within the tourism and sustai... Read More about Modelling the sustainability of mass tourism in island tourist economies.

Racism in comedy reappraised: back to little England? (2010)
Journal Article
Peters, L., & Becker, S. (2010). Racism in comedy reappraised: back to little England?. Comedy Studies, 1(2), 191-200. https://doi.org/10.1386/cost.1.2.191_1

The article was originally researched and presented to consider issues of taste in this ‘New British Comedy’ era exemplified by television, film, and stage shows of the previous decade, such as ‘Little Britain’, Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Borat…’ and ‘Mock... Read More about Racism in comedy reappraised: back to little England?.