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Call centres and incapacity benefit claimants in the North West of England: a study from the Greater Manchester area. (2008)
Journal Article
Cabras, I. (2008). Call centres and incapacity benefit claimants in the North West of England: a study from the Greater Manchester area. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 29, 249-273. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X07088543

During the last decade, several initiatives have been undertaken by the British government in an attempt to reduce the number of incapacity benefit claimants. The principal objective is to encourage long-term economically inactive people to enter int... Read More about Call centres and incapacity benefit claimants in the North West of England: a study from the Greater Manchester area..

Attacker-defender models and road network vulnerability (2008)
Journal Article
Bell, M. G. H., Kanturska, U., Schmocker, J. D., & Fonzone, A. (2008). Attacker-defender models and road network vulnerability. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 366, 1893-1906. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2008.0019

The reliability of road networks depends directly on their vulnerability to disruptive incidents, ranging in severity from minor disruptions to terrorist attacks. This paper presents a game theoretic approach to the analysis of road network vulnerabi... Read More about Attacker-defender models and road network vulnerability.

Moisture adsorption isotherms of Acacia Mangium and Endospermum Malaccense using dynamic vapour sorption. (2008)
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Zaihan, J., Hill, C. A. S., Curling, S., Hashim, W. S., & Hamdan, H. (2008). sorption. Journal of tropical forest science, 21, 277-285

Moisture adsorption isotherms of Acacia mangium and sesenduk using dynamic vapour sorption. Two Malaysian hardwoods, namely, acacia (Acacia mangium) and sesenduk (Endospermum malaccense) were studied to determine their moisture sorption behaviour usi... Read More about Moisture adsorption isotherms of Acacia Mangium and Endospermum Malaccense using dynamic vapour sorption..

Concessionary bus fares for older people in Scotland – are they achieving their objectives? (2008)
Journal Article
Rye, T., & Mykura, W. (2009). Concessionary bus fares for older people in Scotland – are they achieving their objectives?. Journal of Transport Geography, 17(6), 451-456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2008.08.003

A concessionary fare (hereafter referred to as a “concession”) is offered to defined groups of people to travel at a reduced fare on public transport. This paper discusses concessions that are arranged by the government for social policy reasons, and... Read More about Concessionary bus fares for older people in Scotland – are they achieving their objectives?.

Dynamic performance of multi-webbed engineered timber joists (2008)
Journal Article
Bahadori-Jahromi, A., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2008). Dynamic performance of multi-webbed engineered timber joists. Journal of the Institute of Wood Science, 18, 87-93. https://doi.org/10.1179/wsc.2008.18.2.87

The introduction of engineered beams offered longer span, lower cost joists in comparison to traditional solid timber sections; however, vibration criteria in the design codes may significantly reduce the permissible span of joists for domestic const... Read More about Dynamic performance of multi-webbed engineered timber joists.

The role of market research and consultation in developing parking policy (2008)
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Rye, T., Hunton, K., Ison, S., & Kocak, N. (2008). The role of market research and consultation in developing parking policy. Transport Policy, 15(6), 387-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2008.12.005

There is a demonstrable link between parking availability, price and mode choice, and parking policy has been shown to be a powerful demand management tool. Parking however is clearly an area of policy conflict since using it to manage demand may red... Read More about The role of market research and consultation in developing parking policy.

Why alternative journalism matters. (2008)
Journal Article
Atton, C., & Hamilton, J. F. (2008). Why alternative journalism matters. Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism, 1-15

Landfill modelling challenge: HBM modelling predictions (2008)
Journal Article
McDougall, J. (2008). Landfill modelling challenge: HBM modelling predictions. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 161, 147-153. https://doi.org/10.1680/warm.2008.161.4.147

Two laboratory-scale consolidating anaerobic reactors were commissioned, constructed and monitored by Southampton University's waste research group to investigate the long-term behaviour of decomposing waste. The reactor tests were run for 919 days w... Read More about Landfill modelling challenge: HBM modelling predictions.

Views on chemical safety information and influences on chemical disposal behaviour in the UK (2008)
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Hinks, J., Bush, J., Andras, P., Garratt, J., Pigott, G., Kennedy, A., & Pless-Mulloli, T. (2009). Views on chemical safety information and influences on chemical disposal behaviour in the UK. Science of the Total Environment, 407(4), 1299-1306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.10.056

This study examined how groups representing four tiers in the chemical supply chain (manufacturers, vendors, workers and consumers) understood safety information, and the factors that influenced disposal behaviour. Data from seven, semi-structured, f... Read More about Views on chemical safety information and influences on chemical disposal behaviour in the UK.

Strain Measurement on a Rail Bridge Loaded to Failure Using a Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Distributed Sensor System (2008)
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Kerrouche, A., Leighton, J., Boyle, W. J. O., Gebremichael, Y. M., Sun, T., Grattan, K. T. V., & Taljsten, B. (2008). Strain Measurement on a Rail Bridge Loaded to Failure Using a Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Distributed Sensor System. IEEE Sensors Journal, 8(12), 2059-2065. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2008.2006704

The paper reports results obtained from an unusual situation in structural monitoring - a "test-to-destruction," measuring strain using a series of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) sensors on a decommissioned concrete Railway Bridge in Ornskoldsvik, Swede... Read More about Strain Measurement on a Rail Bridge Loaded to Failure Using a Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Distributed Sensor System.

New Circularly-Polarised Conical-Beam Microstrip Patch Antenna Array For Short-Range Communication Systems (2008)
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Zhou, D., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., See, C. H., McEwan, N. J., & Excell, P. S. (2009). New Circularly-Polarised Conical-Beam Microstrip Patch Antenna Array For Short-Range Communication Systems. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 51(1), 78-81. https://doi.org/10.1002/mop.23956

A circularly‐polarized conical‐beam microstrip patch antenna, with a coplanar conductor pattern, is realized as an array of a number of stripline‐fed slotted patches whose diagonal corners are cut off and whose feedlines meet at a central point. Prot... Read More about New Circularly-Polarised Conical-Beam Microstrip Patch Antenna Array For Short-Range Communication Systems.

Edinburgh's Congestion Charging Plans: An Analysis of Reasons for Non-Implementation (2008)
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Rye, T., Gaunt, M., & Ison, S. (2008). Edinburgh's Congestion Charging Plans: An Analysis of Reasons for Non-Implementation. Transportation Planning and Technology, 31(6), 641-661. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060802492686

The City of Edinburgh in Scotland in the UK had advanced plans for a congestion charging scheme until 25 February 2005. However, these plans were abandoned at that time after a referendum that resulted in a ‘no vote’. This paper explains the origins... Read More about Edinburgh's Congestion Charging Plans: An Analysis of Reasons for Non-Implementation.

Dual-Frequency Planar Inverted F-L-Antenna (PIFLA) for WLAN and Short Range Communication Systems (2008)
Journal Article
See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Zhou, D., & Excell, P. S. (2008). Dual-Frequency Planar Inverted F-L-Antenna (PIFLA) for WLAN and Short Range Communication Systems. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 56(10), 3318-3320. https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2008.929537

The design and analysis is presented of a low profile and dual- frequency inverted L-F antenna for WLAN and short range wireless communications, providing a compromise between size reduction and attainable bandwidth. The optimum (minimized) volume of... Read More about Dual-Frequency Planar Inverted F-L-Antenna (PIFLA) for WLAN and Short Range Communication Systems.

Dynamic optimisation of an industrial web process (2008)
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Soufian, M. (2008). Dynamic optimisation of an industrial web process. International Journal of Multiphysics, 2(3), 291-312. https://doi.org/10.1260/175095408786927471

An industrial web process has been studied and it is shown that the underlying physics of such processes governs by the Navier-Stokes partial differential equations with moving boundary conditions, which in turn have to be determined by the solution... Read More about Dynamic optimisation of an industrial web process.

Split frequencies and susceptances of the three port junction circulator from an experimental determination of the complex gyrator circuit (2008)
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Helszajn, J., Sharp, J., & Mackay, M. (2008). Split frequencies and susceptances of the three port junction circulator from an experimental determination of the complex gyrator circuit. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 56, 2213-2220. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2008.2003136

The adjustment of the classic three port circulator involves an in-phase eigen-network and a pair of split counter-rotating ones. The purpose of this paper is to use some recent relationships to experimentally extract the split susceptances of the co... Read More about Split frequencies and susceptances of the three port junction circulator from an experimental determination of the complex gyrator circuit.

Inter-agency Cooperation and New Approaches to Employability (2008)
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Lindsay, C., McQuaid, R. W., & Dutton, M. (2008). Inter-agency Cooperation and New Approaches to Employability. Social Policy and Administration, 42(7), 715-732. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2008.00634.x

This article examines the role of inter-agency cooperation, which is one form of ‘partnership’, in new approaches to employability in the UK. The article articulates a ‘model for effective partnership working’ on employability. This model is applied... Read More about Inter-agency Cooperation and New Approaches to Employability.

A further study of control for a pendulum-driven cart (2008)
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Yu, H., Yang, T., Liu, Y., & Wane, S. (2008). A further study of control for a pendulum-driven cart. International Journal of Advanced Mechatronic Systems, 1(1), 44. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijamechs.2008.020837

Recently, the control of a ‘pendulum-driven cart’has attracted some considerable research interest. One of the reasons is that the mechanism studied is very similar to that of an ‘actively-driven capsule robot’which is still under development and wil... Read More about A further study of control for a pendulum-driven cart.

Measure The Range of Sensor Network (2008)
Journal Article
See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., Zhou, D., Hu, Y., & Horoshenkov, K. (2008). Measure The Range of Sensor Network. Microwaves & RF, 54(10), 69-76

These experiments considered the practical transmission distances between wireless sensors and their base stations under different environmental conditions and with different antennas.

Internal triple-band folded planar antenna design for third generation mobile handsets (2008)
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See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., Excell, P., McEwan, N., & Gardiner, J. (2008). Internal triple-band folded planar antenna design for third generation mobile handsets. IET microwaves, antennas & propagation, 2(7), 718-724. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-map%3A20070356

A novel internal triple-band folded planar antenna for mobile handsets is introduced, formed by modifying the geometry of a rectangular patch antenna to include a shorting pin, folded sides, a shorted microstrip stub and a notch. The size of the ante... Read More about Internal triple-band folded planar antenna design for third generation mobile handsets.

A semi-analytical method for plate and grid structures (2008)
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Kuang, J. S., & Zhang, H. (2008). A semi-analytical method for plate and grid structures. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 161(3), 121-128. https://doi.org/10.1680/eacm.2008.161.3.121

In current design practice, analysis of plate and grid structures in civil engineering, such as waffle slabs, ribbed plates and slab-girder bridges, is based largely on code-specified approximate methods, and deflections of these systems are rarely e... Read More about A semi-analytical method for plate and grid structures.