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Fuzzy geometric object modelling (2007)
Book Chapter
Li, Q., & Guo, S. (2007). Fuzzy geometric object modelling. Advances in Soft Computing; Fuzzy Information and Engineering (551-563). Berlin, Heidelberg: Spinger. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71441-5_60

Fuzzy geometric object modelling has been one of the fundamental tasks in computer graphics. In this paper, we investigated and developed techniques for modelling fuzzy objects based on fuzzy set theory. With the proposed techniques any conventional... Read More about Fuzzy geometric object modelling.

The Constitution (2007)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2007). The Constitution. In A. Seldon (Ed.), Blair's Britain, 1997–2007 (104-122). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511490828.007

One area in which there was a clear divide between the parties in 1997 was that of constitutional reform. The Conservatives were defenders of existing arrangements. Labour advocated a major overhaul of the nation's constitutional arrangements. The pa... Read More about The Constitution.

The Role of Foreign-born Agents in the Development of Mass Migrant Travel through Britain, 1851-1924 (2007)
Book Chapter
Evans, N. J. (2007). The Role of Foreign-born Agents in the Development of Mass Migrant Travel through Britain, 1851-1924. In T. Feys, L. R. Fischer, S. Hoste, & S. Vanfraechem (Eds.), Maritime Transport and Migration: The Connections between Maritime and Migration Networks (49–62). Liverpool University Press. https://doi.org/10.5949/liverpool/9780973893434.003.0004

This chapter examines how Britain profited from the foreign component of the passenger trade through the employment of foreign-born agents in the development of British business ventures. It considers the role of commercial agents, translators, and l... Read More about The Role of Foreign-born Agents in the Development of Mass Migrant Travel through Britain, 1851-1924.

Endothelial cells and cancer (2006)
Book Chapter
Nikitenko, L., & Boshoff, C. (2006). Endothelial cells and cancer. In S. Moncada, & A. Higgs (Eds.), The Vascular Endothelium II (307-334). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36028-X_10

Endothelial cells play a key role in the development and function of blood and lymph vessels. Excessive proliferation and transformation of endothelial cells lead to pathological angiogenesis/ lymphangiogenesis or vascular malfunctions which are hall... Read More about Endothelial cells and cancer.

Supporting gestures: Breathing in piano performance (2006)
Book Chapter
King, E. (2006). Supporting gestures: Breathing in piano performance. In A. Gritten, & E. King (Eds.), Music and Gesture (142-164). Aldershot: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315091006

Existing research provides valuable insight into the importance of breathing for music performers and its function in supporting instrumentalists. The study of pianists’ breathing is perhaps a less obvious choice of subject than breathing by singers... Read More about Supporting gestures: Breathing in piano performance.

Supporting disabled students on  placement (2006)
Book Chapter
(2006). Supporting disabled students on  placement. Towards inclusive learning in higher education: developing curricula for disabled students (164 - 175). Routledge

'House of disquiet': The Benson family auto/biographies (2006)
Book Chapter
Sanders, V. (2006). 'House of disquiet': The Benson family auto/biographies. In D. Amigoni (Ed.), Life Writing and Victorian Culture (215-231). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315250502

The Bensons were a Victorian family dedicated to telling and retelling the story of their lives. The Bensons have attracted considerable interest from critics and historians working in the field of Victorianfamily relations and masculinity, especiall... Read More about 'House of disquiet': The Benson family auto/biographies.

Capital structure decisions of Turkish firms (2006)
Book Chapter
Guney, Y., Ozkan, A., & Yalciner, K. (2006). Capital structure decisions of Turkish firms. In S. G. Altug, & A. Filiztekin (Eds.), The Turkish Economy : The Real Economy, Corporate Governance and Reform (149-171). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203018439

Since the seminal work of Modigliani and Miller (1958) the theory on capital structure has successfully investigated the conditions under which the capital structure decision of a firm would be relevant for its value. Among the factors identified in... Read More about Capital structure decisions of Turkish firms.

Laughing at Monsters in Richard Coeur de Lyon (2006)
Book Chapter
Coote, L. (2006). Laughing at Monsters in Richard Coeur de Lyon. In A. P. Tudor, & A. Hindley (Eds.), Grant Risee? : the medieval comic presence / La présence comique médiévale ; essays in memory of Brian J. Levy (193 - 211). Turnhout: Brepols

Captain Hon. William Leslie (1751-77): His Life, Letters and Commemoration (2005)
Book Chapter
Gilchrist, M. M. (2005). Captain Hon. William Leslie (1751-77): His Life, Letters and Commemoration. In Military Miscellany II: Manuscripts from Marlborough's Wars, the American War of Independence and the Boer War (133-196). Stroud, Gloucestershire: Army Records Society

An edition of Captain William Leslie's letters from the Leven & Melville Papers, with commentary, as part of a compendium volume published by the Army Records Society. Willie Leslie, a son of the Earl of Leven & Melville, was killed at the Battle of... Read More about Captain Hon. William Leslie (1751-77): His Life, Letters and Commemoration.