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Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests (2008)
Journal Article
Khokhar, A. M., Zhang, H., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Moore, J. (2008). Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests. Timber Engineering,

This paper presents details of the experimental method, and preliminary results from, a series of torsion tests undertaken to evaluate the shear modulus of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) timber. Direct torsion tests were used to determine the variat... Read More about Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests.

The impact of governance development models on urban rail efficiency (2008)
Journal Article
Jain, P., Cullinane, S., & Cullinane, K. (2008). The impact of governance development models on urban rail efficiency. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 42, 1238-1250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2008.03.012

Influenced by the twin forces of globalization and urbanization, many cities are developing urban rail transit systems (URTS). The policies and ownership structures within which they are developed have a profound impact upon their efficiency. This pa... Read More about The impact of governance development models on urban rail efficiency.

The reduction in the fibre saturation point of wood due to chemical modification using anhydride reagents: A reappraisal. (2008)
Journal Article
Hill, C. A. S. (2008). The reduction in the fibre saturation point of wood due to chemical modification using anhydride reagents: A reappraisal. Holzforschung, 62, 423-428. https://doi.org/10.1515/HF.2008.078

The data from a previous study of the moisture adsorption of Corsican pine modified with linear chain carboxylic acid anhydrides, (acetic, propionic, butyric, valeric, hexanoic), has been reanalysed so that moisture content is reported as a percentag... Read More about The reduction in the fibre saturation point of wood due to chemical modification using anhydride reagents: A reappraisal..

International oligopoly and stock market linkages: The case of global airlines (2008)
Journal Article
Gong, S. X. H., Firth, M., & Cullinane, K. (2008). International oligopoly and stock market linkages: The case of global airlines. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 44, 621-636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2007.05.008

This paper investigates the effect of oligopolistic rivalry on spillovers in financial reporting. Using an event study methodology and focusing on global airlines, we find that firms experience discernable abnormal stock price reactions at the announ... Read More about International oligopoly and stock market linkages: The case of global airlines.

Computational study of an integrated collector storage solar water heater. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Garnier, C., Currie, J., Muneer, T., & Girard, A. (2008). Computational study of an integrated collector storage solar water heater.

A simple low cost integrated collector storage solar water heater (ICS-SWH) which has the potential to substantially reduce domestic energy use was proposed for simulation. The system takes the form of a rectangular-shape incorporating the solar col... Read More about Computational study of an integrated collector storage solar water heater..

Traffic and road sign recognition (2008)
Thesis
Fleyeh, H. Traffic and road sign recognition. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9466

This thesis presents a system to recognise and classify road and traffic signs for the purpose of developing an inventory of them which could assist the highway engineers' tasks of updating and maintaining them. It uses images taken by a camera from... Read More about Traffic and road sign recognition.

Synthesis of sugar-based chelating surfactants for metal removal from wastewater (2008)
Journal Article
Ferlin, N., Grassi, D., Ojeda, C., Castro, M. J., Grand, E., Fernández Cirelli, A., & Kovensky, J. (2008). Synthesis of sugar-based chelating surfactants for metal removal from wastewater. Carbohydrate Research, 343, 839-847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2008.01.015

Four chelating surfactants were synthesized in a few steps from octyl d-glucosides. Their main interfacial properties were determined, and their flotation properties were evaluated on a laboratory scale using Fe(III) as a model contaminant metal. The... Read More about Synthesis of sugar-based chelating surfactants for metal removal from wastewater.

Microwave-assisted synthesis of long-chain alkyl glucopyranosides (2008)
Journal Article
Ferlin, N., Duchet, L., Kovensky, J., & Grand, E. (2008). Microwave-assisted synthesis of long-chain alkyl glucopyranosides. Carbohydrate Research, 343, 2819-2821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2008.05.013

Long-chain (C6 to C16) alkyl glucopyranosides have been synthesized using microwave irradiation. Yields and anomeric ratios can be controlled under precise and short irradiation times (few min). Comparison with classical heating showed a better effic... Read More about Microwave-assisted synthesis of long-chain alkyl glucopyranosides.