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Port-centric logistics, dry ports and offshore logistics hubs: strategies to overcome double peripherality? (2012)
Journal Article
Monios, J., & Wilmsmeier, G. (2012). Port-centric logistics, dry ports and offshore logistics hubs: strategies to overcome double peripherality?. Maritime Policy and Management, 39, 207-226. https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2011.650720

Scotland's low accessibility is reflected in the limited share of Scottish unitised freight traffic coming through Scottish ports. This paper will consider site development strategies to overcome Scotland's double peripherality (i.e. both physically... Read More about Port-centric logistics, dry ports and offshore logistics hubs: strategies to overcome double peripherality?.

Giving a direction to port regionalisation (2012)
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Monios, J., & Wilmsmeier, G. (2012). Giving a direction to port regionalisation. Transportation research. Part A, Policy and practice, 46, 1551-1561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2012.07.008

As theoretical approaches to port development have advanced over the years, the role of the inland terminal has attracted increasing focus, particularly under the framework of portregionalisation. This paper will explore portregionalisation in differ... Read More about Giving a direction to port regionalisation.

Performance modelling and analysis of cognitive mesh networks (2012)
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Min, G., Wu, Y., & Al-Dubai, A. (2012). Performance modelling and analysis of cognitive mesh networks. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 60, 1474-1478. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2012.041212.110075A

A new analytical model is proposed to investigate the delay and throughput in cognitive mesh networks. The validity of the model is demonstrated via extensive simulation experiments. The model is then used to evaluate the effects of the number of lic... Read More about Performance modelling and analysis of cognitive mesh networks.

A quantitative cross-modal analysis of transportation firms’ transaction costs - are airlines any different? (2012)
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Merkert, R., & Cowie, J. (2012). A quantitative cross-modal analysis of transportation firms’ transaction costs - are airlines any different?. Journal of Air Transport Management, 22, 3-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2012.01.002

This paper applies a top-down approach to transaction cost measurement to identify the size of the transaction sector within types of transport firms in Britain, including rail and bus operating firms but also and importantly of airlines. Whilst this... Read More about A quantitative cross-modal analysis of transportation firms’ transaction costs - are airlines any different?.

A stochastic-based performance prediction model of road network pavement maintenance (2012)
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Mandiartha, P., Duffield, C. F., Thompson, R. G., & Wigan, M. (2012). A stochastic-based performance prediction model of road network pavement maintenance. Road and Transport Research Journal, 21, 34-52

This paper presents details of the development and implementation of a stochastic-based performance-prediction model using the Markov chains method for road network pavement maintenance. As well as the difficulty in the process of developing the tran... Read More about A stochastic-based performance prediction model of road network pavement maintenance.

Photocontrolled binding and binding-controlled photochromism within anthracene-modified DNA (2012)
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Manchester, J., Bassani, D. M., Duprey, J. H. A., Giordano, L., Vyle, J. S., Zhao, Z., & Tucker, J. H. R. (2012). Photocontrolled binding and binding-controlled photochromism within anthracene-modified DNA. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 10791-10794. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja304205m

Modified DNA strands undergo a reversible light-induced reaction involving the intramolecular photodimerization of two appended anthracene tags. The photodimers exhibit markedly different binding behavior toward a complementary strand that depends on... Read More about Photocontrolled binding and binding-controlled photochromism within anthracene-modified DNA.

The kinematic features of motorcycles in congested urban networks (2012)
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Lee, T., Polak, J. W., Bell, M. G. H., & Wigan, M. (2012). The kinematic features of motorcycles in congested urban networks. Accident analysis and prevention, 49, 203-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2011.04.002

The aim of this paper is to compare the kinematic features of motorcycles with those of passenger cars in urban traffic. The hypothesis that motorcycles’ capability to swerve in urban traffic contributes to their seemingly assertive behaviour is exam... Read More about The kinematic features of motorcycles in congested urban networks.

Estimating weights of times and transfers for hyperpath travellers (2012)
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Kurauchi, F., Schmoecker, J., Fonzone, A., Hemdan, S. M. H., Shimamoto, H., & Bell, M. G. H. (2012). Estimating weights of times and transfers for hyperpath travellers. Transportation research record, 2284, 89-99. https://doi.org/10.3141/2284-11

In high-frequency transit networks, travelers are often assumed to reduce their travel time by identifying sets of attractive lines. This concept was used in the development of most transit assignment models. Whether transfer penalties and waiting ti... Read More about Estimating weights of times and transfers for hyperpath travellers.

Methodological Issues in Operationalising the Capability Approach in Empirical Research: an Example of Cross-Country Research on Youth Unemployment in the EU (2012)
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Hollywood, E., Egdell, V., McQuaid, R. W., & Michel-Schertges, D. (2012). Methodological Issues in Operationalising the Capability Approach in Empirical Research: an Example of Cross-Country Research on Youth Unemployment in the EU. Social work & society, 10,

This paper considers the experiences from nine in-depth case studies (undertaken as part of the “WorkAble” project) examining the transitions of (disadvantaged) young people: from compulsory school to further education; from education/vocational trai... Read More about Methodological Issues in Operationalising the Capability Approach in Empirical Research: an Example of Cross-Country Research on Youth Unemployment in the EU.

Addressing the issue of disadvantaged youth seeking work (2012)
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Hollywood, E., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012). Addressing the issue of disadvantaged youth seeking work. Social work & society, 10,

UK policy on unemployment and employability in recent decades has been driven by the view that work remains the best route out of poverty for most people. Employment activation policy has taken a ‘work first’ approach, aiming to place individuals in... Read More about Addressing the issue of disadvantaged youth seeking work.

Pressure dependence of confined liquid behavior subjected to boundary-driven shear (2012)
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Heyes, D. M., Smith, E. R., Dini, D., Spikes, H. A., & Zaki, T. A. (2012). Pressure dependence of confined liquid behavior subjected to boundary-driven shear. Journal of Chemical Physics, 136, 134705. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3698601

Non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of boundary-driven sheared Lennard-Jones liquids at variable pressure up to 5 GPa (for argon) reveal a rich out-of-equilibrium phase behavior with a strong degree of shear localization. At the lowest app... Read More about Pressure dependence of confined liquid behavior subjected to boundary-driven shear.

Cohesive subgroups and drug user networks in Dhaka City, Bangladesh (2012)
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Gayen, T. K., Gayen, K., Raeside, R., & Elliott, L. (2012). Cohesive subgroups and drug user networks in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Global Public Health, 7, 219-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2011.573800

The purpose of this paper was to explore group drug taking behaviour in a slum area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. We set out to examine the relationships between those who met, at least weekly, to take illegal drugs together, and how these relationships migh... Read More about Cohesive subgroups and drug user networks in Dhaka City, Bangladesh.

The Depiction of Women in the Historical Narrative of the German Order (2012)
Journal Article
Fischer, M. (2012). The Depiction of Women in the Historical Narrative of the German Order. Zeitschrift fuer deutsches Altertum,

This paper analyses the portrayal of women in the Livländische Reimchronik and Nikolaus von Jeroschin’s Kronike von Pruzinlant, the two earliest German language chronicles written by members of the German Order to describe the conquest of Livonia and... Read More about The Depiction of Women in the Historical Narrative of the German Order.

Process validation of urban freight and logistics models (2012)
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Donnelly, R., Thompson, R. G., & Wigan, M. (2012). Process validation of urban freight and logistics models. Procedia, social and behavioral sciences, 39, 400-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.117

A number of innovative modelling approaches for the analysis of urban freight demand and its impact upon the built environment and transport infrastructure have been proposed over the past several years. These range from new and more robust synthetic... Read More about Process validation of urban freight and logistics models.

The mass-retrofitting of an energy efficient low carbon dioxide zone (2012)
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Deakin, M., Reid, A., & Campbell, F. H. (2012). The mass-retrofitting of an energy efficient low carbon dioxide zone. Proceedings of the ICE - Energy, 165, 197-208. https://doi.org/10.1680/ener.12.00004

This paper offers a case-study analysis of a recent attempt to reduce energy consumption and the associated levels of carbon dioxide emissions by way of and through what has been termed ‘an active and integrated institutional arrangement’. It involve... Read More about The mass-retrofitting of an energy efficient low carbon dioxide zone.

Moisture conditions in timber cladding: field trial data for Sitka spruce (2012)
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Davies, I., Fairfield, C. A., Stupart, A., & Wilson, P. (2012). Moisture conditions in timber cladding: field trial data for Sitka spruce. Proceedings of the ICE - Construction Materials, 165, 263-278. https://doi.org/10.1680/coma.11.00033

Exposure trials on timber cladding are valuable for informing facade designers. This paper describes a trial using Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis). Sitka spruce is the only UK-grown timber available in sufficient volume to supply the growing cladding... Read More about Moisture conditions in timber cladding: field trial data for Sitka spruce.