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Models of equilibrium, natural agency and environmental change: lay ecologies in UK recreational angling (2011)
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Eden, S., & Bear, C. (2011). Models of equilibrium, natural agency and environmental change: lay ecologies in UK recreational angling. Transactions - Institute of British Geographers, 36(3), 393-407. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-5661.2011.00438.x

This paper studies how anglers in northern England invoke models of equilibrium and ‘the balance of nature' in making sense of the water environments where they regularly fish, and how they use these models as norms or ideals when designing environme... Read More about Models of equilibrium, natural agency and environmental change: lay ecologies in UK recreational angling.

Flow focussing of particles and cells based on their intrinsic properties using a simple diamagnetic repulsion setup (2011)
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Rodríguez-Villarreal, A. I., Tarn, M. D., Madden, L. A., Lutz, J. B., Greenman, J., Samitier, J., & Pamme, N. (2011). Flow focussing of particles and cells based on their intrinsic properties using a simple diamagnetic repulsion setup. Lab on a chip, 11(7), 1240-1248. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0lc00464b

The continuous flow focussing and manipulation of particles and cells are important factors in microfluidic applications for performing accurate and reproducible procedures downstream. Many particle focussing methods require complex setups or channel... Read More about Flow focussing of particles and cells based on their intrinsic properties using a simple diamagnetic repulsion setup.

Synthesis of a TiO2 ceramic membrane containing SrCo 0.8Fe0.2O3 by the sol-gel method with a wet impregnation process for O2 and N2 permeation (2011)
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Ahmad, A. L., Abdullah Sani, N. A., & Sharif Zein, S. H. (2011). Synthesis of a TiO2 ceramic membrane containing SrCo 0.8Fe0.2O3 by the sol-gel method with a wet impregnation process for O2 and N2 permeation. Ceramics international, 37(8), 2981-2989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2011.03.036

A SrCo0.8Fe0.2O3 impregnated TiO2 membrane (TiO2–SrCo0.8Fe0.2O3 membrane) was successfully prepared using a sol–gel method in combination with a wet impregnation process. The membrane was subjected to a single gas permeance test using oxygen (O2) and... Read More about Synthesis of a TiO2 ceramic membrane containing SrCo 0.8Fe0.2O3 by the sol-gel method with a wet impregnation process for O2 and N2 permeation.

Shape preserving data reduction for 3D surface points (2011)
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Ma, X., & Cripps, R. J. (2011). Shape preserving data reduction for 3D surface points. Computer aided design, 43(8), 902-909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2011.03.006

In reverse engineering, vast amounts of point data captured by certain types of scanners significantly increase the complexity and reduce the efficiency in downstream activities, such as surface modelling and manufacturing. Data reduction has therefo... Read More about Shape preserving data reduction for 3D surface points.

Compartmentalization and separation of aqueous reagents in the water droplets of water-in-oil high internal phase emulsions (2011)
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Dunstan, T. S., & Fletcher, P. D. I. (2011). Compartmentalization and separation of aqueous reagents in the water droplets of water-in-oil high internal phase emulsions. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 27(7), 3409-3415. https://doi.org/10.1021/la200058d

We have compartmentalised aqueous reagents and indicator species within the micron-sized water droplets of mixed high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs). Mass transport of the reagents across the micron-thickness oil films separating the water droplets... Read More about Compartmentalization and separation of aqueous reagents in the water droplets of water-in-oil high internal phase emulsions.

The interface between retailers and logistics service providers in the online market (2011)
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Xing, Y., Grant, D. B., McKinnon, A. C., & Fernie, J. (2011). The interface between retailers and logistics service providers in the online market. European Journal of Marketing, 45(3), 334-357. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090561111107221

Purpose: The growth in online shopping has presented challenges for physical distribution service quality (PDSQ) provided by retailers, including both multi-channel and pure players, and logistics service providers (LSPs). Issues emerging from a cons... Read More about The interface between retailers and logistics service providers in the online market.

Convergent, but not divergent, thinking predicts susceptibility to associative memory illusions (2011)
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Dewhurst, S. A., Thorley, C., Hammond, E. R., & Ormerod, T. C. (2011). Convergent, but not divergent, thinking predicts susceptibility to associative memory illusions. Personality and individual differences, 51(1), 73-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2011.03.018

The relationship between creativity and susceptibility to associative memory illusions in the Deese/Roediger-McDermott procedure was investigated using a multiple regression analysis. Susceptibility to false recognition was significantly predicted by... Read More about Convergent, but not divergent, thinking predicts susceptibility to associative memory illusions.

Construction and dynamic test of a small-scale organic rankine cycle (2011)
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Pei, G., Li, J., Li, Y., Wang, D., & Ji, J. (2011). Construction and dynamic test of a small-scale organic rankine cycle. Energy, 36(5), 3215-3223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2011.03.010

The fundamentals of a newly constructed kW-scale Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system on the use of R123 were illustrated. A specially designed and manufactured turbine was innovatively applied to this system. Formulations were developed to examine the... Read More about Construction and dynamic test of a small-scale organic rankine cycle.

Random change point models: Investigating cognitive decline in the presence of missing data (2011)
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Terrera, G. M., van den Hout, A., & Matthews, F. E. (2011). Random change point models: Investigating cognitive decline in the presence of missing data. Journal of Applied Statistics, 38(4), 705-716. https://doi.org/10.1080/02664760903563668

With the aim of identifying the age of onset of change in the rate of cognitive decline while accounting for the missing observations, we considered a selection modelling framework. A random change point model was fitted to data from a population-bas... Read More about Random change point models: Investigating cognitive decline in the presence of missing data.

Association between APOE genotype, neuropathology and dementia in the older population of England and Wales (2011)
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Nicoll, J. A., Savva, G. M., Stewart, J., Matthews, F. E., Brayne, C., & Ince, P. (2011). Association between APOE genotype, neuropathology and dementia in the older population of England and Wales. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 37(3), 285-294. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2990.2010.01130.x

Aims: Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype is the major genetic risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD) but it is unclear how this is mediated. Most studies of APOE genotype have used case-control design to compare groups differing by two varia... Read More about Association between APOE genotype, neuropathology and dementia in the older population of England and Wales.

Internet history (2011)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2011). Internet history. International journal of technoethics, 2(2), 45-64. https://doi.org/10.4018/jte.2011040104

This paper outlines and analyzes milestones in the history of the Internet. As technology advances, it presents new societal and ethical challenges. The early Internet was devised and implemented in American research units, universities, and telecomm... Read More about Internet history.

A gravitational model of international retail market selection (2011)
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Alexander, N., Rhodes, M., & Myers, H. (2011). A gravitational model of international retail market selection. International Marketing Review, 28(2), 183-200. https://doi.org/10.1108/02651331111122669

Purpose: The increasingly important role of international retail companies in the distribution and marketing of goods highlights important gaps in the literature. One of these gaps concerns a scientifically based understanding of the key, underlying... Read More about A gravitational model of international retail market selection.

After paradim: Why mixing-methodology theorising fails and how to make it work again (2011)
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Zhu, Z. (2011). After paradim: Why mixing-methodology theorising fails and how to make it work again. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 62(4), 784-798. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2010.31

Combining multiple methodologies works in practice, but not yet in theory. One of the reasons is that current theorising is dominated by a paradigm mentality, preoccupied with wholesale philosophical legitimation. 'Paradigm' and the associated 'incom... Read More about After paradim: Why mixing-methodology theorising fails and how to make it work again.

The spatial supplement: landscape and perspective in W.G. Sebald’s The Rings of Saturn (2011)
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Weston, D. (2011). The spatial supplement: landscape and perspective in W.G. Sebald’s The Rings of Saturn. cultural geographies, 18(2), 171-186. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474474010397596

For cultural geographers, uncertainties inhabit the concept of ‘landscape'. The term shuttles between describing embodied practice of immersion in an environment, and indicating representational strategies for looking at an environment. This article... Read More about The spatial supplement: landscape and perspective in W.G. Sebald’s The Rings of Saturn.

In Vino silentium? individual, situational, and alcohol-related factors in reporting violence to the police (2011)
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Brennan, I. R. (2011). In Vino silentium? individual, situational, and alcohol-related factors in reporting violence to the police. Violence and Victims, 26(2), 191-207. https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.26.2.191

This study identifies the individual, situational, and alcohol-related factors associated with reporting violent victimization to the police. Factors positively associated with reporting included older age and incident severity (the assailant's use o... Read More about In Vino silentium? individual, situational, and alcohol-related factors in reporting violence to the police.

Challenges in chelating positron emitting copper isotopes: tailored synthesis of unsymmetric chelators to form ultra stable complexes (2011)
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Silversides, J. D., Smith, R., & Archibald, S. J. (2011). Challenges in chelating positron emitting copper isotopes: tailored synthesis of unsymmetric chelators to form ultra stable complexes. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 40(23), 6289-6297. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0dt01395a

The synthesis of chelators that form high stability complexes with copper(II) isotopes and do not suffer from transchelation in vivo has been a goal for many chemists. Such chelators will facilitate the exploitation of the Cu-64 isotope (t(1/2) = 12.... Read More about Challenges in chelating positron emitting copper isotopes: tailored synthesis of unsymmetric chelators to form ultra stable complexes.

Under what conditions do children have difficulty in inhibiting imitation? Evidence for the importance of planning specific responses (2011)
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Simpson, A., & Riggs, K. J. (2011). Under what conditions do children have difficulty in inhibiting imitation? Evidence for the importance of planning specific responses. Journal of experimental child psychology, 109(4), 512-524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2011.02.015

The response set effect has been observed in a number of developmental tasks that are proposed to required inhibition. This effect has been interpreted as evidence that the specific responses children plan to make in these tasks become prepotent. Her... Read More about Under what conditions do children have difficulty in inhibiting imitation? Evidence for the importance of planning specific responses.

Interprofessionalism, personalization and care provision (2011)
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(2011). Interprofessionalism, personalization and care provision. British Journal of Community Nursing, 16(4), 184 - 190. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2011.16.4.184

This UK-based empirical research investigates interprofessionalism and personalization to assess their potential to achieve quality care provision for people with long-term conditions. Governmental policies extol the virtues of interprofessionalism a... Read More about Interprofessionalism, personalization and care provision.