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Nanotoxicity. (2011)
Book Chapter
Hutchison, G. R., & Malone, E. M. (2011). Nanotoxicity. In B. Booß-Bavnbek, B. Klösgen, J. Larsen, F. Pociot, & E. Renström (Eds.), Systems Biology of Regulated Exocytosis in Pancreatic β-Cells (419-434). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6956-9_18

Nanotechnology, including the field of nanomedicine, promises to revolutionise/improve the way in which we live our lives. This atomic, molecular and macromolecular technology will introduce nanoparticles into our environment and our daily routine. I... Read More about Nanotoxicity..

Biological Networks (2011)
Book Chapter
Hart, E. (2011). Biological Networks. In M. Gargaud, R. Amils, J. Quintanilla, & H. Irvine (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Astrobiology (179-182). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11274-4_178

Epilogue -The mobility of the sick: perverse organisational premises in the transport arrangements of the contemporary National Health Service. (2011)
Book Chapter
Grieco, M. (2011). Epilogue -The mobility of the sick: perverse organisational premises in the transport arrangements of the contemporary National Health Service. In M. Grieco, & J. Urry (Eds.), Mobilities: new perspectives on transport and society. Ashgate Publishing

Anatomy and Physiology. (2011)
Book Chapter
Fraser, M., & Girling, S. J. (2011). Anatomy and Physiology. In B. Cooper, E. Mullineaux, & L. Turner (Eds.), BSAVA Textbook of Veterinary Nursing 5th edition (37-112). BSAVA

"Our Little Life is Rounded with Sleep": The Scottish presence in Andrew Greig's "In Another Light" and Amitav Ghosh's "The Hungry Tide". (2011)
Book Chapter
Fraser, B. (2011). "Our Little Life is Rounded with Sleep": The Scottish presence in Andrew Greig's "In Another Light" and Amitav Ghosh's "The Hungry Tide". In M. Gardiner, G. Macdonald, & N. O'Gallagher (Eds.), Scottish Literature and Postcolonial Literature (210-221). Edinburgh University Press

Engaging students in enhanced academic transitions. (2011)
Book Chapter
Foster, M. (2010). Engaging students in enhanced academic transitions. In M. Foster (Ed.), Working with Cultural Diversity in Higher EducationStaff and Educational Development Association

Nutrition and quality of life in adults receiving palliative care. (2011)
Book Chapter
Fleming, M., Martin, C. R., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2011). Nutrition and quality of life in adults receiving palliative care. In V. R. Preedie (Ed.), Diet and Nutrition in palliative care (75-88). Routledge

Palliative care refers to treatment and care delivered when the disease/illness is not responsive to curative treatment. The World Health Organization defines palliative care as ‘an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their fam... Read More about Nutrition and quality of life in adults receiving palliative care..

In a class of their own: the autodidact impulse and working class readers in twentieth-century Scotland. (2011)
Book Chapter
Fleming, L., McCleery, A., & Finkelstein, D. (2011). In a class of their own: the autodidact impulse and working class readers in twentieth-century Scotland. In K. Halsey, & W. R. Owens (Eds.), The History of Reading: evidence from the British Isles 1750 - 1950 (189-204). Routledge

Intra-regional and inter-regional geographical mobility. (2011)
Book Chapter
Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2011). Intra-regional and inter-regional geographical mobility. In C. Larsen, R. Hasberg, A. Schmid, M. Bittner, & F. Clément (Eds.), Measuring Geographical Mobility in Regional Labour Market Monitoring – State of the Art and Perspectives (152-161). Rainer Hampp Verlag

Literary affinities and the postcolonial in Robert Louis Stevenson and Joseph Conrad. (2011)
Book Chapter
Dryden, L. (2011). Literary affinities and the postcolonial in Robert Louis Stevenson and Joseph Conrad. In M. Gardiner, G. Macdonald, & N. O'Gallagher (Eds.), Scottish Literature and Postcolonial Literature: Comparative Texts and Critical Perspectives (86-97). Edinburgh University Press. https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9780748637744.003.0006

This paper offers a comparative study of some of the colonial fictions of Stevenson and Conrad. It takes a postcolonial position, arguing that both Stevenson and Conrad were moving in the direction of literary modernism as they wrote fictions that at... Read More about Literary affinities and the postcolonial in Robert Louis Stevenson and Joseph Conrad..

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry: editor's introduction (2011)
Book Chapter
Cullinane, K. (2011). We never know the worth of water till the well is dry: editor's introduction. In International Handbook Of Maritime Economics (1-12). Edward Elgar Publishing

Freedom to learn: a radically revised pedagogy to facilitate lifewide learning in the academic curriculum. (2011)
Book Chapter
Cowan, J. (2011). Freedom to learn: a radically revised pedagogy to facilitate lifewide learning in the academic curriculum. In N. J. Jackson (Ed.), Learning for a Complex World (122-136). Authorhouse™

Higher education has progressed fairly steadily to a common pedagogical approach which centres on the idea of alignment. In this arrangement, intended learning outcomes are identified and declared; learning activities which will enable the desired le... Read More about Freedom to learn: a radically revised pedagogy to facilitate lifewide learning in the academic curriculum..

Sensational Interests (2011)
Book Chapter
Charles, K. E., & Egan, V. (2011). Sensational Interests. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence, 2601-2606. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1695-2_379

This essay examines the current status of sensational interests and their relationship with offending in adolescence. The essay describes sensational interests, their measurement and how they came to be associated with criminal behavior. New rese... Read More about Sensational Interests.

Introduction: Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010 (2011)
Book Chapter
Alder, E., & Wasson, S. (2011). Introduction: Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010. In Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010. Liverpool University Press. https://doi.org/10.5949/liverpool/9781846317071.003.0001

This Introduction introduces Gothic science fiction as a genre and discusses the text as a project to examine Gothic science fiction historically as well as to distinguish its textual forms. The chapters in this compilation provides sample writings p... Read More about Introduction: Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010.

Ruined Skin: Gothic Genetics and Human Identity in Stephen Donaldson’s Gap cycle (2011)
Book Chapter
Alder, E. (2011). Ruined Skin: Gothic Genetics and Human Identity in Stephen Donaldson’s Gap cycle. In S. Wasson, & E. Alder (Eds.), Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010. Liverpool University Press. https://doi.org/10.5949/liverpool/9781846317071.003.0008

This chapter offers a literary criticism of Stephen Donaldson's novel Gap. It discusses that transfiguration of the body, through the study of molecular biology and genetic engineering, creates a cultural unrest and horror. The strange metamorphosis... Read More about Ruined Skin: Gothic Genetics and Human Identity in Stephen Donaldson’s Gap cycle.

A futurist’s view on the future of events (2011)
Book Chapter
Yeoman, I., Robertson, M., & Smith, K. (2011). A futurist’s view on the future of events. In J. Connell, & S. J. Page (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Events. , (507-525). Oxon, UK: Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203803936.ch32

Events are significant in today’s society. They have links to religion, to culture, to sport, to community, to commerce, and to political, policy and microeconomic and macroeconomic influence or objectives. Events are becoming ever more important as... Read More about A futurist’s view on the future of events.

Festivals and events, government and spatial governance (2011)
Book Chapter
Robertson, M., & Wardrop, K. (2011). Festivals and events, government and spatial governance. In J. S. Page, & J. Connell (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Events. , (489-506). Oxon, UK: Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203803936.ch31

This article seeks to clarify some of the current uncertainties of what politics means in a rapidly changing society. More importantly it investigates the position and role of organised events for the institutions of government. It does so with refer... Read More about Festivals and events, government and spatial governance.

World Heritage Designation – New Lanark (2011)
Book Chapter
Leask, A. (2011). World Heritage Designation – New Lanark. In B. Garrod, & A. Fyall (Eds.), Contemporary Cases in Tourism

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Visitor Management at a World Heritage Site – Skara Brae Prehistoric Village (2011)
Book Chapter
Leask, A., & Garrod, B. (2011). Visitor Management at a World Heritage Site – Skara Brae Prehistoric Village. In B. Garrod, & A. Fyall (Eds.), Contemporary Cases in Tourism

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Understanding Collaboration in Knowledge Processes in Indian Industry (2011)
Book Chapter
Annamalai Vasantha, G. V., & Chakrabarti, A. (2012). Understanding Collaboration in Knowledge Processes in Indian Industry. In Sustaining Innovation (63-78). New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2077-4_5

Collaborative design supports quality innovation in reduced cost and time to market; this is critical to sustain organizations within the current competitive product development landscape. Understanding the knowledge processes that occur through coll... Read More about Understanding Collaboration in Knowledge Processes in Indian Industry.