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Universities and social progress in modernising societies: how educational expansion has replaced socialism as an instrument of political reform (2005)
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Charlton, B. G., & Andras, P. (2005). Universities and social progress in modernising societies: how educational expansion has replaced socialism as an instrument of political reform. Critical Quarterly, 47(1-2), 30-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0011-1562.2005.00612.x

University and higher education comprising a multi-disciplinary training in abstract, systematic reasoning has a vital role in modernizing societies. Such an education seems to have broadly favourable results both in terms of the individual and of so... Read More about Universities and social progress in modernising societies: how educational expansion has replaced socialism as an instrument of political reform.

A submovement analysis of cursor trajectories (2005)
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Hwang, F., Keates, S., Langdon, P., & Clarkson, J. (2005). A submovement analysis of cursor trajectories. Behaviour and Information Technology, 24(3), 205-217. https://doi.org/10.1080/01449290412331327474

Understanding human movement is key to improving input devices and interaction techniques. This paper presents a study of mouse movements of motion-impaired users, with an aim to gaining a better understanding of impaired movement. The cursor traject... Read More about A submovement analysis of cursor trajectories.

Eddy diffusion in the sea: reinterpreting an early experiment. (2005)
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Summers, D. (2005). Eddy diffusion in the sea: reinterpreting an early experiment. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 461(2058), 1811-1827. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2004.1433

Over half a century has passed since L. F. Richardson and Henry Stommel conducted their experiment from the pier at Blairmore, Scotland. The relative separations of pairs of immersed floats (made of parsnip) were measured as these became passively tr... Read More about Eddy diffusion in the sea: reinterpreting an early experiment..

Pattern computation in neural communication systems (2005)
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Andras, P. (2005). Pattern computation in neural communication systems. Biological Cybernetics, 92, 452-460. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00422-005-0572-0

Biological data suggests that activity patterns emerging in small- and large-scale neural systems may play an important role in performing the functions of the neural system, and in particular, neural computations. It is proposed in this paper that n... Read More about Pattern computation in neural communication systems.

A value engineering analysis of timber windows (2005)
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Asif, M., Muneer, T., & Kubie, J. (2005). A value engineering analysis of timber windows. Building services engineering research & technology : BSER & T, 26(2), 145-155. https://doi.org/10.1191/0143624405bt122oa

Cost effectiveness of products and services has become very important in today’s highly competitive market. The customer needs a product that accomplishes its required functions with economy. Value engineering is a very interesting management techniq... Read More about A value engineering analysis of timber windows.

A time-varying risk premium in the term structure of bulk shipping freight rates. (2005)
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Adland, R., & Cullinane, K. (2005). A time-varying risk premium in the term structure of bulk shipping freight rates. Journal of Transport, Economics and Policy, 39, 191-208

This paper presents a simple argument, based on logic and maritime economic theory alone, for rejecting the applicability of the expectations theory in bulk shipping freight markets. It is shown that the risk premium must be time varying and must, in... Read More about A time-varying risk premium in the term structure of bulk shipping freight rates..

Interaction of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate with Methacrylate−PEG Comb Copolymers (2005)
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Williams, P. A., Middleton, H., English, R. J., & Broze, G. (2005). Interaction of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate with Methacrylate−PEG Comb Copolymers. Langmuir, 21(11), 5174-5178. https://doi.org/10.1021/la040133o

A series of sodium methacrylate and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) comb copolymers (MAA/PEG) with approximate PEG chain lengths of 7, 11, and 22 ethylene oxide units were synthesized by free radical polymerization. Their weight-average molecular mass w... Read More about Interaction of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate with Methacrylate−PEG Comb Copolymers.

The importance of training in operationalising HR policy (2005)
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McCracken, M., Bond, S., & McCracken, M. G. (2005). The importance of training in operationalising HR policy. Journal of European industrial training, 29(3), 246-260. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590510591111

To understand how line managers make decisions about employee requests for time off at short notice and to consider the consequences for management training. Design/methodology/approach- Based on evidence from case studies carried out in four financi... Read More about The importance of training in operationalising HR policy.

'McJobs', 'good jobs' and skills: job-seekers' attitudes to low-skilled service work (2005)
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Lindsay, C. (2005). 'McJobs', 'good jobs' and skills: job-seekers' attitudes to low-skilled service work. Human Resource Management Journal, 15(2), 50-65. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2005.tb00146.x

This article focuses on unemployed job-seekers' attitudes towards entry-level jobs in three areas of the service sector – retail, hospitality and call-centre work. The article examines whether job-seekers are reluctant to pursue these opportunities,... Read More about 'McJobs', 'good jobs' and skills: job-seekers' attitudes to low-skilled service work.

A novel multiple-valued CMOS flip-flop employing multiple-valued clock. (2005)
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Xia, Y., Wang, L. Y., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2005). A novel multiple-valued CMOS flip-flop employing multiple-valued clock. Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 20, 237-242. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11390-005-0237-4

A new CMOS quaternary D flip-flop is implemented employing a multiple-valued clock. PSpice simulation shows that the proposed flip-flop has correct operation. Compared with traditional multiple-valued flip-flops, the proposed multiple-valued CMOS fli... Read More about A novel multiple-valued CMOS flip-flop employing multiple-valued clock..

Modernizing UK health services:‘short-sharp-shock’reform, the NHS subsistence economy, and the spectre of health care famine (2005)
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Charlton, B. G., & Andras, P. (2005). Modernizing UK health services:‘short-sharp-shock’reform, the NHS subsistence economy, and the spectre of health care famine. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 11(2), 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2005.00515.x

Modernization is the trend for societies to grow functionally more complex, efficient and productive. Modernization usually occurs by increased specialization of function (e.g. division of labour, such as the proliferation of specialists  in  medicin... Read More about Modernizing UK health services:‘short-sharp-shock’reform, the NHS subsistence economy, and the spectre of health care famine.

Dynamic response simulation for a nonlinear system. (2005)
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Roberts, D., & Hay, N. (2005). Dynamic response simulation for a nonlinear system. Journal of sound and vibration, 281(3-5), 783-798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2004.02.016

Laboratory simulation testing has for many years contributed significantly to the durability and quality of motor vehicles. Most sophisticated test rigs use an iterative algorithm that generates the input drive files that reproduce service environmen... Read More about Dynamic response simulation for a nonlinear system..

HRM and the pursuit of a service culture: Managerial encounters with competing discourses (2005)
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Francis, H., & D'Annunzio-Green, N. (2005). HRM and the pursuit of a service culture: Managerial encounters with competing discourses. Employee Relations, 27(1), 71-85. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425450510569319

Aims to draw attention to how managers actively re-construct inherent contradictions characterising the employment relationship that in the service sector, are rooted in drives for increased efficiency and customer-oriented behaviours. Design/methodo... Read More about HRM and the pursuit of a service culture: Managerial encounters with competing discourses.

Employability, services and unemployed job seekers and the digital divide. (2005)
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Lindsay, C. (2005). Employability, services and unemployed job seekers and the digital divide. Urban Studies, 42(2), 325-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/0042098042000316173

Summary Providing accurate and accessible labour market information is a key priority for policies targeted at improving the employability of unemployed people. In an attempt to develop the quality and reach of such services, policy-makers are increa... Read More about Employability, services and unemployed job seekers and the digital divide..

Sustainability analysis of window frames (2005)
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Asif, M., Muneer, T., & Kubie, J. (2005). Sustainability analysis of window frames. Building services engineering research & technology : BSER & T, 26(1), 71-87. https://doi.org/10.1191/0143624405bt118tn

The characteristics of the frame materials have significant impacts on the properties of a window. A window itself plays a crucial role in determining the overall energy performance of the building. This article analyses four different frame types; a... Read More about Sustainability analysis of window frames.

Heart rate variability measurements and the prediction of ventricular arrhythmias. (2005)
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Reed, M. J., Addison, P., & Robertson, C. E. (2005). Heart rate variability measurements and the prediction of ventricular arrhythmias. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 98, 87-95. https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hci018

Heart rate variability (HRV) is the temporal variation between sequences of consecutive heartbeats. It is possible that HRV confers a survival advantage.In normal subjects, a variable heart rate is the normal physiological state. A loss of variabili... Read More about Heart rate variability measurements and the prediction of ventricular arrhythmias..

Medical research funding may have over-expanded and be due for collapse (2005)
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Charlton, B., & Andras, P. (2005). Medical research funding may have over-expanded and be due for collapse. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 98(1), 53-55. https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hci003

The continual and uninterrupted expansion of medical research funding is generally assumed to be a permanent feature of modern societies, but this expectation may turn out to be mistaken. Sciences tend to go through boom and bust phases. Twentieth ce... Read More about Medical research funding may have over-expanded and be due for collapse.

Overcoming barriers to the implementation of car parking charges at UK workplaces (2005)
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Rye, T., & Ison, S. G. (2005). Overcoming barriers to the implementation of car parking charges at UK workplaces. Transport Policy, 12(1), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2004.11.002

Charging employees to park at their places of work is a transport policy measure advocated by the UK government as a means of reducing car commuting and hence achieving the twin objectives of reducing congestion and combating environmental degradatio... Read More about Overcoming barriers to the implementation of car parking charges at UK workplaces.