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Voices, disability and inclusion : a case study of students’ narrated learning experiences : focus on service provision and support for disabled students in higher education in Zimbabwe (2013)
Thesis
Phiri, P. M. (2013). Voices, disability and inclusion : a case study of students’ narrated learning experiences : focus on service provision and support for disabled students in higher education in Zimbabwe. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214158

The provision of special education for disabled students has seemingly improved in African countries during the past decade (UNESCO, 1997) and more options for studies are being offered. Although a number of disabled students enrol in universities, t... Read More about Voices, disability and inclusion : a case study of students’ narrated learning experiences : focus on service provision and support for disabled students in higher education in Zimbabwe.

The functionalization of beta-cyclodextrins on multi walled carbon nanotubes: Effects of the dispersant and non aqueous media (2013)
Journal Article
Ahmad, A. L., Jawad, Z. A., Low, S. C., & Sharif Zein, S. H. (2013). The functionalization of beta-cyclodextrins on multi walled carbon nanotubes: Effects of the dispersant and non aqueous media. Current nanoscience, 9(1), 93-102. https://doi.org/10.2174/157341313805117839

Sidewall functionalization by chemical agents can improve the dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), but the improvement is at the expense of their properties and structure. An environmentally friendly dispersant, cyclodextrins (CD), was revealed as... Read More about The functionalization of beta-cyclodextrins on multi walled carbon nanotubes: Effects of the dispersant and non aqueous media.

IBA: Intelligent bug algorithm – a novel strategy to navigate mobile robots autonomously (2013)
Book Chapter
Zohaib, M., Pasha, S. M., Javaid, N., & Iqbal, J. (2013). IBA: Intelligent bug algorithm – a novel strategy to navigate mobile robots autonomously. In F. K. Shaikh, B. S. Chowdhry, S. Zeadally, D. M. A. Hussain, A. A. Memon, & M. A. Uqaili (Eds.), Communication Technologies, Information Security and Sustainable Development (291-299). Cham: Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10987-9_27

This research proposes an intelligent obstacle avoidance algorithm to navigate an autonomous mobile robot. The presented Intelligent Bug Algorithm (IBA) over performs and reaches the goal in relatively less time as compared to existing Bug algorithms... Read More about IBA: Intelligent bug algorithm – a novel strategy to navigate mobile robots autonomously.

TRPC Channels and Their Splice Variants are Essential for Promoting Human Ovarian Cancer Cell Proliferation and Tumorigenesis (2013)
Journal Article
Zeng, B., Yuan, C., Yang, X., Atkin, S. L., & Xu, S.-Z. (2013). TRPC Channels and Their Splice Variants are Essential for Promoting Human Ovarian Cancer Cell Proliferation and Tumorigenesis. Current Cancer Drug Targets, 13(1), 103-116. https://doi.org/10.2174/156800913804486629

TRPC channels are Ca2+-permeable cationic channels controlling Ca2+ influx response to the activation of G protein-coupled receptors and protein tyrosine kinase pathways or the depletion of Ca2+ stores. Here we aimed to investigate whether TRPC can a... Read More about TRPC Channels and Their Splice Variants are Essential for Promoting Human Ovarian Cancer Cell Proliferation and Tumorigenesis.

Mergers and concentration in the uk insurance industry (2013)
Journal Article
Pearson, R. (2013). Mergers and concentration in the uk insurance industry. Entreprises et histoire, 72(3), 7-20. https://doi.org/10.3917/eh.072.0007

As in other aspects of modern business development, the British insurance industry was a precocious exponent of mergers and acquisitions. Some of the first corporate mergers in history took place in British fire insurance during the late eighteenth c... Read More about Mergers and concentration in the uk insurance industry.

Heavy loads: Children's burdens of water carrying in Malawi (2013)
Journal Article
Robson, E., Porter, G., Hampshire, K., & Munthali, A. (2013). Heavy loads: Children's burdens of water carrying in Malawi. Waterlines, 32(1), 23-35. https://doi.org/10.3362/1756-3488.2013.003

This paper documents water carrying by children aged 9-18 years across Malawi in Southern Africa and evaluates impacts on health and school attendance. At 12 urban and rural field sites quantitative data were collected by questionnaire interviews wit... Read More about Heavy loads: Children's burdens of water carrying in Malawi.

Rural young people's opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship in globalised southern africa: The limitations of targeting policies (2013)
Journal Article
Hajdu, F., Ansell, N., Robson, E., & Van Blerk, L. (2013). Rural young people's opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship in globalised southern africa: The limitations of targeting policies. International Development Planning Review, 35(2), 155-174. https://doi.org/10.3828/idpr.2013.11

This paper is based on a study with rural young people in Malawi and Lesotho, focusing on their possibilities for accessing (self)employment in the face of the various constraints imposed by their poor rural situations. Participatory group exercises,... Read More about Rural young people's opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship in globalised southern africa: The limitations of targeting policies.

A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lee, J. H., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Kumar, V., Rocha-Lona, L., & Mishra, N. A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK. Presented at 23rd International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2013), Porto, Portugal

Fierce competition and more complex customer needs and demands have forced organizations to continuously improve their operations and the quality of their products and services. Over the last decades, two of the most popular and effective strategies... Read More about A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK.

Ultrafast X-ray imaging and modelling of ultrasonic cavitations in liquid metal (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lee, T. L., Khong, J. C., Fezzaa, K., & Mi, J. Ultrafast X-ray imaging and modelling of ultrasonic cavitations in liquid metal

The dynamics of ultrasonic bubbles in liquid metal are captured in-situ for the first time using the ultrafast X-ray phase contrast imaging facility housed at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, in the USA. The experimental obser... Read More about Ultrafast X-ray imaging and modelling of ultrasonic cavitations in liquid metal.

High speed imaging study of the dynamics of ultrasonic bubbles at a liquid-solid interface (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tan, D., & Mi, J. High speed imaging study of the dynamics of ultrasonic bubbles at a liquid-solid interface

High speed imaging, including the ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging facility at the beamline 32-ID-B of the Advanced Photon Source (APS), was used to study in-situ (1) the dynamics of ultrasonic bubbles inside a water suspension with an acoustic fi... Read More about High speed imaging study of the dynamics of ultrasonic bubbles at a liquid-solid interface.

A Multi-Agent Self-Adaptive architecture for outsourcing manufacturing supply Chain (2013)
Book Chapter
Kumari, S., Singh, A., Mishra, N., & Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2013). A Multi-Agent Self-Adaptive architecture for outsourcing manufacturing supply Chain. In A. Azevedo (Ed.), Advances in Sustainable and Competitive Manufacturing Systems : 23rd International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing (1185-1196). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00557-7_97

In present day’s economy of recession and frequent market fluctuations, it is difficult to satisfy the customer with the products and services at reasonable price. The prices of resources are increasing consistently and the manufacturing industries h... Read More about A Multi-Agent Self-Adaptive architecture for outsourcing manufacturing supply Chain.

A democratic dialogue? Parliament and human rights in the United Kingdom (2013)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2013). A democratic dialogue? Parliament and human rights in the United Kingdom. Asia Pacific Law Review, 21(2), 141-166. https://doi.org/10.1080/10192557.2013.11788271

© LexisNexis, 2013. The protection of human rights is an inherent feature of a liberaldemocracy, but there is the potential for conflict between the legislature as the representative body of the people and the courts as the interpreters of the laws p... Read More about A democratic dialogue? Parliament and human rights in the United Kingdom.

Individualization of time-motion analysis: A case-cohort example (2013)
Journal Article
Lovell, R., & Abt, G. (2013). Individualization of time-motion analysis: A case-cohort example. International journal of sports physiology and performance : IJSPP, 8(4), 456-458. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.8.4.456

Purpose: To report the intensity distribution of Premier League soccer players' external loads during match play, according to recognized physiological thresholds. The authors also present a case in which individualized speed thresholds changed the i... Read More about Individualization of time-motion analysis: A case-cohort example.

Use of the xCELLigence system for real-time analysis of changes in cellular motility and adhesion in physiological conditions (2013)
Journal Article
Scrace, S., O'Neill, E., Hammond, E. M., & Pires, I. M. (2013). Use of the xCELLigence system for real-time analysis of changes in cellular motility and adhesion in physiological conditions. Methods in molecular biology, 1046, 295-306. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-538-5_17

Investigation of the mechanisms behind the regulation of cellular motility and adhesion is key to understanding metastasis and the biology of tumor spreading. There are many technologies available for these studies, but the majority of them are eithe... Read More about Use of the xCELLigence system for real-time analysis of changes in cellular motility and adhesion in physiological conditions.

Measuring and testing industry effects in strategic management research: an update, assessment, and demonstration (2013)
Journal Article
Sharp, B. M., Bergh, D. D., & Li, M. (2013). Measuring and testing industry effects in strategic management research: an update, assessment, and demonstration. Organizational Research Methods, 16(1), 43-66. https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428112470847

The authors examine how strategy scholars have measured and tested industry effects. They report findings from three studies. First, they replicate the Dess, Ireland, and Hitt (1990) article on industry controls in strategic management research using... Read More about Measuring and testing industry effects in strategic management research: an update, assessment, and demonstration.

Evaluation of risk assessment tools for suspected cancer in general practice: a cohort study (2013)
Journal Article
Hamilton, W., Green, T., Martins, T., Elliott, K., Rubin, G., & Macleod, U. (2013). Evaluation of risk assessment tools for suspected cancer in general practice: a cohort study. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 63(606), 30-36. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp13X660751

Background: Diagnostic delay is deemed to account for an estimated 5000 to 10 000 extra cancer deaths each year in the UK. Many cancer patients do not have symptoms meeting national referral criteria for rapid investigation. Risk assessment tools (RA... Read More about Evaluation of risk assessment tools for suspected cancer in general practice: a cohort study.

Procyclical government spending: a public choice analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Abbott, A., & Jones, P. (2013). Procyclical government spending: a public choice analysis. Public Choice, 154(3-4), 243-258. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-011-9816-9

Procyclical government spending occurs when government expenditures increase at a faster rate than income in an economic upturn but fall at a faster rate in a recession. Voracity effects occur when competition for increased spending proves more effec... Read More about Procyclical government spending: a public choice analysis.

The capacity of property rights to accommodate social-ecological resilience (2013)
Journal Article
Barnes, R. A. (2013). The capacity of property rights to accommodate social-ecological resilience. Ecology and Society, 18(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.5751/es-05292-180106

Here, I consider how social-ecological resilience can be facilitated by the use of property rights. Taking a legal perspective on the use of different forms of property, I consider how property rules can manifest the attributes of flexibility, respon... Read More about The capacity of property rights to accommodate social-ecological resilience.

Improving sustainability : what can education learn from other complex systems? (2013)
Journal Article
Bottery, M. (2013). Improving sustainability : what can education learn from other complex systems?. Educational research journal, 28(42767), 11444

This article is concerned with the causes of unsustainability in complex systems, and what educators can learn from such a study. It argues that there are a number of similar stressors in many complex systems. The systems chosen to illustrate this ar... Read More about Improving sustainability : what can education learn from other complex systems?.