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Clinical guidelines and the translation of texts into care: overcoming professional conflicts concerning evidence‐based practice (2000)
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Davenport, E. (2000). Clinical guidelines and the translation of texts into care: overcoming professional conflicts concerning evidence‐based practice. Journal of Documentation, 56(5), 505-519. https://doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000007125

The difficulties of basing healthcare on literary warrant have been explained in different ways: busy practitioners have no time to read extensively, physical access is difficult, and adequate surrogates for texts like indexes, abstracts, systematic... Read More about Clinical guidelines and the translation of texts into care: overcoming professional conflicts concerning evidence‐based practice.

Sound transmission through lightweight parallel plates. Part II: structure-borne sound (2000)
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Craik, R. J. M., & Smith, S. (2000). Sound transmission through lightweight parallel plates. Part II: structure-borne sound. Applied Acoustics, 61(2), 247-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-682X%2899%2900071-7

In Part I of this paper sound transmission through double leaf lightweight partitions was examined. It was shown that an important part of the overall transmission is determined by structure-borne sound transmission between the two leaves of the wall... Read More about Sound transmission through lightweight parallel plates. Part II: structure-borne sound.

Sound transmission through double leaf lightweight partitions part I: airborne sound (2000)
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Craik, R. J. M., & Smith, S. (2000). Sound transmission through double leaf lightweight partitions part I: airborne sound. Applied Acoustics, 61(2), 223-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-682X%2899%2900070-5

Statistical energy analysis (SEA) is used to model sound transmission through double leaf lightweight partitions. It is found that the best SEA model depends on the frequency range considered and the method of construction. At low frequencies the wal... Read More about Sound transmission through double leaf lightweight partitions part I: airborne sound.

Mismatch unemployment and local labour market eficiency: the role of employer and vacancy characteristics. (2000)
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Adams, J., Greig, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2000). Mismatch unemployment and local labour market eficiency: the role of employer and vacancy characteristics. Environment and Planning A, 32(10), 1841-1856. https://doi.org/10.1068/a3342

Much of the theoretical and policy debate on local labour markets has focused upon improving the educational, training, and other `supply-side' characteristics of job seekers. However, complementary employer `demand-side' factors, in particular the... Read More about Mismatch unemployment and local labour market eficiency: the role of employer and vacancy characteristics..

The electronics industry challenge to higher education (2000)
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Hunt, I. (2000). The electronics industry challenge to higher education. Engineering Science and Education Journal, 9(5), 231-235. https://doi.org/10.1049/esej%3A20000508

Change in the electronics industry continues at a pace, fuelled by the constant developments in technology and the requirement to evolve a cost-competitive business position. This paper summarises the position of the electronics industry in Scotland... Read More about The electronics industry challenge to higher education.

Using technology to overcome the tyranny of space: information provision and wayfinding. (2000)
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Hine, J., Swan, D., Scott, J., Binnie, D., & Sharp, J. (2000). Using technology to overcome the tyranny of space: information provision and wayfinding. Urban Studies, 37(10), 1757-1770. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980020080381

Urban wayfinding technology offers many possibilities by which older people and mobility-impaired users can overcome the barriers encountered on every-day journeys in the built environment. Previous work has highlighted the extent to which personal m... Read More about Using technology to overcome the tyranny of space: information provision and wayfinding..

Low-noise charge sensitive readout for pyroelectric sensor arrays using PVDF thin film (2000)
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Weller, H. J., Setiadi, D., & Binnie, T. D. (2000). Low-noise charge sensitive readout for pyroelectric sensor arrays using PVDF thin film. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 85(1-3), 267-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0924-4247%2800%2900411-8

The paper presents a fully integrated low-noise readout circuit for the purpose of front-end amplification in pyroelectric infrared focal plane arrays IRFPA. A low-noise and low-power charge sensitive amplifier CSA has been fabricated and characteris... Read More about Low-noise charge sensitive readout for pyroelectric sensor arrays using PVDF thin film.

Models for Estimating Solar Radiation and Illuminance From Meteorological Parameters (2000)
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Muneer, T., Gul, M. S., & Kubie, J. (2000). Models for Estimating Solar Radiation and Illuminance From Meteorological Parameters. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 122(3), 146. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1313529

Sunshine fraction, cloud amount, temperature, and global irradiation are the most commonly measured meteorological parameters. In this article five models based mainly on the abovementioned variables for the determination of irradiation and illuminan... Read More about Models for Estimating Solar Radiation and Illuminance From Meteorological Parameters.

Ethnography, theory and systems design: from intuition to insight (2000)
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MACAULAY, C., BENYON, D., & CRERAR, A. (2000). Ethnography, theory and systems design: from intuition to insight. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 53(1), 35-60. https://doi.org/10.1006/ijhc.2000.0376

The idea for this paper came from a debate at the 1998 ISCRAT conference in Denmark on cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT). A leading activist in the movement to bring CHAT into systems design, Bonnie Nardi, asked the question; would design no... Read More about Ethnography, theory and systems design: from intuition to insight.

Investigation, analysis and determination of inclusions in high‐tolerance board design (2000)
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Scott, A., & Buchanan, W. J. (2000). Investigation, analysis and determination of inclusions in high‐tolerance board design. Circuit World, 26(2), 7-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/03056120010310873

This paper outlines the inclusions in laminates that can cause the false rejection in printed circuit board (PCB) manufacture. Laminate inclusions are now becoming prevalent because of the higher resolution required for the inspection of reduced trac... Read More about Investigation, analysis and determination of inclusions in high‐tolerance board design.

Online information sources: tools of business intelligence? (2000)
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Hall, H. (2000). Online information sources: tools of business intelligence?. Journal of Information Science, 26(3), 139-143. https://doi.org/10.1177/016555150002600303

Organisations seek to use information intelligently, and to generate business intelligence for future profitable prospects. Although not regarded as business intelligence per se, there is a role for commercially produced online information sources an... Read More about Online information sources: tools of business intelligence?.

Social intelligence in the age of networks (2000)
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Davenport, E. (2000). Social intelligence in the age of networks. Journal of Information Science, 26(3), 145-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/016555150002600304

The author explores the concept of ‘social intelligence’. She suggests that, in the world of digital commerce, it may be defined as ‘insight which is based on collective understanding of work practices’. She offers three scenarios to support the... Read More about Social intelligence in the age of networks.

On anomalously low values of the tensile strength of water (2000)
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Williams, P. R., & Williams, R. L. (2000). On anomalously low values of the tensile strength of water. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 456, 1321-1332. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2000.0564

We provide an explanation for the anomalously low values of liquid tensile strength recorded in some experiments involving the reflection of a pressure pulse (as tension) at the free surface of a column of water, or at a flexible membrane. The presen... Read More about On anomalously low values of the tensile strength of water.

Defining entrepreneurship - implications for ICT, social enterprise and regional and local development policies. (2000)
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McQuaid, R. W. (2000). Defining entrepreneurship - implications for ICT, social enterprise and regional and local development policies

Many national, regional or local agencies have created policies to directly support entrepreneurs so as to increase the number of businesses or aid the competitiveness and expansion of existing small firms. This Working paper considers what is meant... Read More about Defining entrepreneurship - implications for ICT, social enterprise and regional and local development policies..

Show off the corporate library (2000)
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Hall, H., & Jones, A. M. (2000). Show off the corporate library. International Journal of Information Management, 20(2), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0268-4012%2899%2900060-2

Some published evidence has suggested that corporate libraries are slowly becoming irrelevant in meeting organisational information needs due to old-fashioned models of service delivery. Elsewhere in the literature the intranet is heralded as a techn... Read More about Show off the corporate library.

Modelling the effects of transport policy levers on fuel efficiency and national fuel consumption (2000)
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Kirby, H. R., Hutton, B., McQuaid, R. W., Raeside, R., & Zhang, X. (2000). Modelling the effects of transport policy levers on fuel efficiency and national fuel consumption. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 5(4), 265-282. https:/

The paper provides an overview of the main features of a Vehicle Market Model (VMM) which estimates changes to vehicle stock/kilometrage, fuel consumed and CO2 emitted. It is disaggregated into four basic vehicle types. The model includes: the trends... Read More about Modelling the effects of transport policy levers on fuel efficiency and national fuel consumption.

Design tools as agents of disclosure. (2000)
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Smyth, M. (2000). Design tools as agents of disclosure. Knowledge-Based Systems, 13(1), 27-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0950-7051%2899%2900049-0

This paper investigates the nature and use of existing tools during a design task as a means of gathering information concerning practitioners' conception of that activity. Three case studies are reported and a number of conclusions are drawn concern... Read More about Design tools as agents of disclosure..

Special issue on intelligent interface technology: editor's introduction (2000)
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Benyon, D., & Murray, D. (2000). Special issue on intelligent interface technology: editor's introduction. Interacting with Computers, 12(4), 315-322. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0953-5438%2899%2900024-7

The term ‘Intelligent Interface Technology’ (IIT) is intended to capture the wide range of issues and methods in which some form of ‘intelligence’ is applied to both user interface design and implementation. Originally, these became known as adaptive... Read More about Special issue on intelligent interface technology: editor's introduction.