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Carbon Nanotubes: Next-Generation Nanomaterials for Clean Water Technologies (2014)
Book Chapter
Ong, Y. T., Yee, K. F., Yeang, Q. W., Zein, S. H. S., & Tan, S. H. (2014). Carbon Nanotubes: Next-Generation Nanomaterials for Clean Water Technologies. In B. I. Kharisov, O. V. Kharissova, & H. R. Dias (Eds.), Nanomaterials for Environmental Protection (125-142). John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118845530.ch8

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Substantial progress and breakthroughs have been achieved for nanomaterials because of their nanometer size. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), a type of nanomaterial, have received considerable interest worldwide because of th... Read More about Carbon Nanotubes: Next-Generation Nanomaterials for Clean Water Technologies.

Progressivism and Native Identities (2014)
Book Chapter
Porter, J. (2014). Progressivism and Native Identities. In G. D. Smithers, & B. N. Newman (Eds.), Native diasporas: Indigenous identities and settler colonialism in the Americas (273-296). University of Nebraska Press

Quantitative decision-making for the next generation of smarter evacuations (2014)
Book Chapter
Fry, J., Galla, T., & Binner, J. (2014). Quantitative decision-making for the next generation of smarter evacuations. In J. Preston, J. M. Binner, L. Branicki, T. Galla, N. Jones, J. King, …M. Smyrnakis (Eds.), City Evacuations: An Interdisciplinary Approach (63-87). Berlin: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43877-0_4

In this chapter we discuss the mathematical modelling of the next generation of smarter evacuations. Alongside a burgeoning literature on resilience we formulate a quantitative decision-making framework through which Social Media can be used to deliv... Read More about Quantitative decision-making for the next generation of smarter evacuations.

Turnier und Kulturtransfer: Das Carrousel Friedrichs II. von Preußen und die Neudefinition königlicher “Größe“ im Zeitalter der Aufklärung (2014)
Book Chapter
Biskup, T. (2014). Turnier und Kulturtransfer: Das Carrousel Friedrichs II. von Preußen und die Neudefinition königlicher “Größe“ im Zeitalter der Aufklärung. In M. Wrede (Ed.), Die Inszenierung der heroischen Monarchie. Frühneuzeitliches Königtum zwischen ritterlichem Erbe und militärischer Herausforderung (287-316). De Gruyter Oldenberg. https://doi.org/10.1524/9783486781076.287

Artificial multicellular assemblies from cells interfaced with polymers and nanomaterials (2014)
Book Chapter
Das, A. A., Fakhrullin, R. F., & Paunov, V. N. (2014). Artificial multicellular assemblies from cells interfaced with polymers and nanomaterials. In R. Fakhrullin, I. Choi, & Y. Lvov (Eds.), Cell surface engineering: fabrication of functional nanoshells (162-184). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781782628477-00162

In this chapter we review the recent developments in fabrication of multicellular assemblies from cells modified with polymers and nanomaterials. We focus on the specific properties of such “cyborg” cells that allow a variety of new methods to be use... Read More about Artificial multicellular assemblies from cells interfaced with polymers and nanomaterials.

Heuristics for expressive performance (2014)
Book Chapter
Prior, H., & Leech-Wilkinson, D. (2014). Heuristics for expressive performance. In R. Timmers, D. Fabian, & E. Schubert (Eds.), Expressiveness in musical performance: Empirical approaches across styles and cultures. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199659647.003.0003

This chapter discusses concepts and terms that professional musicians find useful in preparing for and talking and thinking about expressive performance. An example is “shape,” which, as recent research has shown, is immensely flexible and useful for... Read More about Heuristics for expressive performance.

Technology-enhanced learning in higher education: Tribes and territories (2014)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N., & Brayshaw, M. (2014). Technology-enhanced learning in higher education: Tribes and territories. In V. Zuzevičiūtė, E. Butrimė, D. Vitkutė-Adžgauskienė, V. V. Fomin, & K. Kikis-Papadakis (Eds.), E-Learning as a Socio-Cultural System: A Multidimensional Analysis (224-236). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6154-7.ch013

© 2014 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. This chapter explores issues that affect the uptake and integration of Technology in Higher Education, developing a framework to overcome some of the barriers. Technological adoption varies across discipline... Read More about Technology-enhanced learning in higher education: Tribes and territories.

Large igneous provinces and mass extinctions: an update (2014)
Book Chapter
Bond, D. P. G., & Wignall, P. B. (2014). Large igneous provinces and mass extinctions: an update. In Geological Society of America Special Papers (29-55). Geological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1130/2014.2505%2802%29

The temporal link between mass extinctions and large igneous provinces is well known. Here, we examine this link by focusing on the potential climatic effects of large igneous province eruptions during several extinction crises that show the best cor... Read More about Large igneous provinces and mass extinctions: an update.

Progressivism and Native American Self-Expression in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth century (2014)
Book Chapter
Porter, J. (2014). Progressivism and Native American Self-Expression in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth century. In G. D. Smithers, & B. N. Newman (Eds.), Native Diasporas: Indigenous Identities and Setller Colonialism in North America (273-296). University of Nebraska Press

This book chapter opens a broad and rewarding analytical window into late nineteenth and early twentieth century identity struggles by introducing the idea of equalling Native American Indian persistence with Native American Indian resistence.

Performance (2014)
Book Chapter
King, E. (2014). Performance. In Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An encyclopedia. SAGE Publications

The 2006 Women Protection Act of Pakistan: An analysis (2014)
Book Chapter
Shah, N. A. (2014). The 2006 Women Protection Act of Pakistan: An analysis. In M. A. Baderin (Ed.), Islamic Law in Practice Volume III (428-438). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315251738

© 2014 Mashood A. Baderin. This note argues that the 1979 Hudood laws of Pakistan, especially the Zina Ordinance were discriminatory and led to the violations of rights of men and women, but women were the hardest hit victims. The new legislation in... Read More about The 2006 Women Protection Act of Pakistan: An analysis.

Let's mix it up: interviews exploring the practical and technical challenges of interactive mixing in games (2014)
Book Chapter
Mitchell, H. (2014). Let's mix it up: interviews exploring the practical and technical challenges of interactive mixing in games. In The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio. The University of Hull. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199797226.013.028

Game audio has come a long way since the simple electronic beeps of the early 1970s, when significant technical constraints governed the scope of creative possibilities. Recent years have witnessed technological advancements on an unprecedented scale... Read More about Let's mix it up: interviews exploring the practical and technical challenges of interactive mixing in games.