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Lifelong learning: A language game in search of its rules (2011)
Book Chapter
Gilroy, P., & Gilroy, P. (2012). Lifelong learning: A language game in search of its rules. In D. N. Aspin, R. Bagnall, K. Evans, J. Chapman, D. N. Aspin, J. D. Chapman, K. Evans, & R. Bagnall (Eds.), Second International Handbook of Lifelong Learning (51-59). Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2360-3_3

Any novice to the literature of lifelong learning cannot help but discern two threads that weave their way through the material. The first is what appears to be the inherent ambiguity of the term, and the second the focus on learning, however defined... Read More about Lifelong learning: A language game in search of its rules.

Vengeance and furies: existential dilemmas in penal decision-making (2011)
Book Chapter
Green, S. (2011). Vengeance and furies: existential dilemmas in penal decision-making. In J. Hardie-Bick, & R. Lippens (Eds.), Crime, Governance and Existential Predicaments (61-84). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230343184_4

For over two and a half thousand years the Western intellectual tradition has been dominated by a philosopy that saw knowledge and reason as the route by which understanding and progress could be achieved. Since Socrates ruminated in ancient Athens t... Read More about Vengeance and furies: existential dilemmas in penal decision-making.

Carbon nanotubes applications: Solar and fuel cells, hydrogen storage, lithium batteries, supercapacitors, nanocomposites, gas, pathogens, dyes, heavy metals and pesticides (2011)
Book Chapter
Tan, C. W., Tan, K. H., Ong, Y. T., Mohamed, A. R., Zein, S. H. S., & Tan, S. H. (2012). Carbon nanotubes applications: Solar and fuel cells, hydrogen storage, lithium batteries, supercapacitors, nanocomposites, gas, pathogens, dyes, heavy metals and pesticides. In E. Lichtfouse, J. Schwarzbauer, & D. Robert (Eds.), Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, Volume 1: Nanotechnology and Health Risk (3-46). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2442-6_1

Energy and environment are major global issues inducing environmental pollution. Energy generation from conventional fossil fuels has been identified as the main culprit of environmental degradation from global warming effects, in addition to environ... Read More about Carbon nanotubes applications: Solar and fuel cells, hydrogen storage, lithium batteries, supercapacitors, nanocomposites, gas, pathogens, dyes, heavy metals and pesticides.

The Campaigns of Alexander the Great (2011)
Book Chapter
Lonsdale, D. J. (2011). The Campaigns of Alexander the Great. In J. A. Olsen, & C. S. Gray (Eds.), The Practice of Strategy: From Alexander the Great to the Present (15-35). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199608638.003.0002

By the time of his death in 323 BC, Alexander the Great had added the Persian Empire to Macedon's European territories, thus controlling most of the world as known to the ancient Greeks. In Chapter 1, David J. Lonsdale examines Alexander's campaigns... Read More about The Campaigns of Alexander the Great.

Keeping it in the Family: Conducting Research Interviews with your own Family Members (2011)
Book Chapter
Seymour, J. (2011). Keeping it in the Family: Conducting Research Interviews with your own Family Members. In Researching Families and Relationships: Reflections on Process (90 - 92). Palgrave Macmillan

As a family researcher I am writing about a project which came literally close to home; one that involved interviewing members of my own family.  I focus mostly on the process of interviewing them and the issues that emerged from this.  I also talk b... Read More about Keeping it in the Family: Conducting Research Interviews with your own Family Members.

Integrated application of compositional and behavioural safety analysis (2011)
Book Chapter
Sharvia, S., & Papadopoulos, Y. (2011). Integrated application of compositional and behavioural safety analysis. In W. Zamojski, J. Kacprzyk, J. Mazurkiewicz, J. Sugier, & T. Walkowiak (Eds.), Dependable Computer Systems (179-192). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21393-9_14

The design complexity of modern safety critical systems presents various challenges for its safety assessment process. In recent years, Model-Based Safety Analysis (MBSA) has been proposed to achieve more-robust and effective safety assessment techni... Read More about Integrated application of compositional and behavioural safety analysis.

A Multiple Ant Colony Optimisation Approach for a Multi-objective Manufacturing Rescheduling Problem (2011)
Book Chapter
Kumar, V., Mishra, N., Chan, F. T. S., Kumar, N., & Verma, A. (2011). A Multiple Ant Colony Optimisation Approach for a Multi-objective Manufacturing Rescheduling Problem. In L. Wang, A. H. Ng, & K. Deb (Eds.), Multi-objective Evolutionary Optimisation for Product Design and Manufacturing (343-361). Springer London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-652-8_12

Manufacturing scheduling is a well-known complex optimisation problem. A flexible manufacturing system on one side eases the manufacturing processes but on the other hand it increases the complexity in the decision making processes. This complexity f... Read More about A Multiple Ant Colony Optimisation Approach for a Multi-objective Manufacturing Rescheduling Problem.

Pakistan's post-test nuclear use doctrine (2011)
Book Chapter
Chakma, B. (2011). Pakistan's post-test nuclear use doctrine. In B. Chakma (Ed.), The Politics of Nuclear Weapons in South Asia (75-90). Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315554334

This chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the debate on the impact of this development, particularly on the issue of whether overt nuclearisation has injected a dose of stability in an otherwise unstable region or has added more instability. It p... Read More about Pakistan's post-test nuclear use doctrine.

South Asia's nuclear deterrence and the USA (2011)
Book Chapter
Chakma, B. (2011). South Asia's nuclear deterrence and the USA. In B. Chakma (Ed.), The Politics of Nuclear Weapons in South Asia (113-136). Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315554334

This chapter explains the rationale, essence and practicality of tripartite measures to reduce nuclear dangers and undertake confidence-building measures (CBMs) involving China, India and Pakistan. The chapter discusses the reasons why China, India a... Read More about South Asia's nuclear deterrence and the USA.

The Pakistani nuclear deterrent (2011)
Book Chapter
Chakma, B. (2011). The Pakistani nuclear deterrent. In B. Chakma (Ed.), The Politics of Nuclear Weapons in South Asia (39-54). Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315554334

This chapter examines the development and evolution of Pakistani nuclear doctrine since the May 1998 nuclear tests. It identifies the dilemmas and challenges of Islamabad in crafting a suitable use doctrine. The nuclear doctrine of a state specifies... Read More about The Pakistani nuclear deterrent.

Family Hold Back:Displaying Families in the Single-Location Home/Workplace (2011)
Book Chapter
Seymour, J. (2011). Family Hold Back:Displaying Families in the Single-Location Home/Workplace. In Displaying families: a new concept for the sociology of family life (160 - 174). Palgrave Macmillan

This chapter, in keeping with the overall aim of this volume, takes up Finch?s invitation to assess and develop the new concept of „Displaying Families? (Finch 2007). It aims particularly, as proposed in the original article, to use empirical data to... Read More about Family Hold Back:Displaying Families in the Single-Location Home/Workplace.

Tool Selection in FMS A Hybrid SA-Tabu Algorithm Based Approach (2011)
Book Chapter
Khilwani, N., Harding, J. A., & Mishra, N. (2011). Tool Selection in FMS A Hybrid SA-Tabu Algorithm Based Approach. In M. Tiwari, & J. A. Harding (Eds.), Evolutionary Computing in Advanced Manufacturing (123-150). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118161883.ch7

A major advantage of Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) is that a family of related parts can be processed simultaneously using sets of computer controlled workstations, capable of performing a number of different operations and interconnected by a... Read More about Tool Selection in FMS A Hybrid SA-Tabu Algorithm Based Approach.

Genetic Algorithms with Chromosome Differentiation (GACD) Based Approach for Process Plan Selection Problems (2011)
Book Chapter
Mishra, N., & Kumar, V. (2011). Genetic Algorithms with Chromosome Differentiation (GACD) Based Approach for Process Plan Selection Problems. In M. Tiwari, & J. A. Harding (Eds.), Evolutionary Computing in Advanced Manufacturing (77-94). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118161883.ch5

The changing global scenario and increased competitiveness has enforced manufacturers to optimize their processes to sustain their position in the market. Manufacturing firms rely on an effective process plan to efficiently utilize their manufacturin... Read More about Genetic Algorithms with Chromosome Differentiation (GACD) Based Approach for Process Plan Selection Problems.