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From worst slum to best example of regeneration: Complexity in the regeneration of Hulme, Manchester (2005)
Journal Article
Moobela, C. (2005). From worst slum to best example of regeneration: Complexity in the regeneration of Hulme, Manchester. Emergence: Complexity & Organization, 7(1), 29-42

One of the celebrated features of the emergence of 'complexity thinking' on the research scene is its acclaimed ability to cut across disciplinary boundaries, offering potential explanations to pertinent issues that have haunted 'experts' and bureauc... Read More about From worst slum to best example of regeneration: Complexity in the regeneration of Hulme, Manchester.

Modeling delay and packet drop in Networked Control Systems using network simulator NS2 (2005)
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Hasan, M. S., Harding, C., Yu, H., & Griffiths, A. (2005). Modeling delay and packet drop in Networked Control Systems using network simulator NS2. International Journal of Automation and Computing, 2(2), 187-194. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-005-0187-x

Wireless Networked Control Systems (WNCS) are used to implement a control mechanism over a wireless network that is capable of carrying real-time traffic. This field has drawn enormous attention from current researchers because of its flexibility and... Read More about Modeling delay and packet drop in Networked Control Systems using network simulator NS2.

The origins of life - the ‘protein interaction world’ hypothesis: protein interactions were the first form of self-reproducing life and nucleic acids evolved later as memory molecules (2005)
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Andras, P., & Andras, C. (2005). The origins of life - the ‘protein interaction world’ hypothesis: protein interactions were the first form of self-reproducing life and nucleic acids evolved later as memory molecules. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2004.11.029

The ‘protein interaction world’ (PIW) hypothesis of the origins of life assumes that life emerged as a self-reproducing and expanding system of protein interactions. In mainstream molecular biology, ‘replication’ refers to the material copying of mol... Read More about The origins of life - the ‘protein interaction world’ hypothesis: protein interactions were the first form of self-reproducing life and nucleic acids evolved later as memory molecules.

An adaptive clustering approach for the management of dynamic systems (2005)
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Ragusa, C., Liotta, A., & Pavlou, G. (2005). An adaptive clustering approach for the management of dynamic systems. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 23(12), 2223-2235. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2005.857203

Adaptive clustering is one of the fundamental problems behind autonomic systems and, more generally, an open research issue in the area of networking and distributed systems. The problem of giving structure to large-scale, dynamic systems through clu... Read More about An adaptive clustering approach for the management of dynamic systems.

Staging 'Swissness': Inter- and Intracultural Theatre Translation (2005)
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Wilkinson, J. (2005). Staging 'Swissness': Inter- and Intracultural Theatre Translation. Language and Intercultural Communication, 5(1), 72-85. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708470508668884

This paper examines the choice to translate plays from ‘Hochdeutsch’ (the standard form of the German language) into local dialect in German-speaking Switzerland. It first looks at the creative process of translating for the amateur stage and then at... Read More about Staging 'Swissness': Inter- and Intracultural Theatre Translation.

Improving Web accessibility through an enhanced open-source browser (2005)
Journal Article
Hanson, V. L., Brezin, J. P., Crayne, S., Keates, S., Kjeldsen, R., Richards, J. T., Swart, C., & Trewin, S. (2005). Improving Web accessibility through an enhanced open-source browser. IBM Systems Journal, 44(3), 573-588. https://doi.org/10.1147/sj.443.0573

The accessibility Works project provides software enhancements to the Mozilla? Web browser and allows users to control their browsing environment. Although Web accessibility standards specify markup that must be incorporated for Web pages to be acces... Read More about Improving Web accessibility through an enhanced open-source browser.

The commercial home enterprise and host: a United Kingdom perspective (2005)
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Lynch, P. A. (2005). The commercial home enterprise and host: a United Kingdom perspective. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 24(4), 533-553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2004.11.001

Different approaches to the study of small accommodation enterprises emanating from outside of hospitality are identified and a new hospitality-derived approach described: the commercial home enterprise (CHE). The commercial home sector is a numerica... Read More about The commercial home enterprise and host: a United Kingdom perspective.

Dementia Palliative Care Needs Assessment: A Focus On Spiritual Care (2005)
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Smith, S. (2005). Dementia Palliative Care Needs Assessment: A Focus On Spiritual Care. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 8(1), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v8i1.13

Palliative and dementia care have a focus on holism and follow a person centred approach. Although these values could be described as core, they have arisen from differing perspectives of health and social care and as a result have different foci and... Read More about Dementia Palliative Care Needs Assessment: A Focus On Spiritual Care.

Seasonal variation of digestible energy requirements of mature donkeys in the UK. (2005)
Journal Article
Wood, S. J., Smith, D., & Morris, C. J. (2005). Seasonal variation of digestible energy requirements of mature donkeys in the UK. Pferdeheilkunde, 21, 39-40

This study was conducted between May 2003 and July 2004 at The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth, Devon, UK. Two recording periods took place; the first between June and August 2003 and the second between December 2003 and February 2004. Twenty donkeys (10... Read More about Seasonal variation of digestible energy requirements of mature donkeys in the UK..

Identification and Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri Group. (2005)
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Stepanovic, S., Dakić, I., Morrison, D., Hauschild, T., Jezek, P., Petras, P., Martel, A., Vukovic, D., Shittu, A., & Devriese, L. A. (2005). Identification and Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri Group. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 43, 956-958. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.2.956-958.2005

A total of 28 staphylococcal isolates from human clinical specimens belonging to the Staphylococcus sciuri group were identified and characterized. The API Staph and ID32 STAPH correctly identified S. sciuri and S. lentus but not S. vitulinus strains... Read More about Identification and Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri Group..

The discovery of a multi-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus clone in the hospital and community environment in south western Nigeria. (2005)
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Shittu, A., Lin, J., Morrison, D., & Kolawole, D. (2005). The discovery of a multi-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus clone in the hospital and community environment in south western Nigeria. Ostomy/wound management, 51, 67-70

Among clinically significant isolates of coagulase negative staphylococci, Staphylococcus haemolyticus is ranked second after Staphylococcus epidermidis. It has been associated with septicemia in newborns and various infections in persons with compro... Read More about The discovery of a multi-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus clone in the hospital and community environment in south western Nigeria..

The charismatic side of foreign direct investment in the economical and social Giant China. (2005)
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Omar, M., & Handley-Schachler, M. (2005). The charismatic side of foreign direct investment in the economical and social Giant China. Amity Global Business Review, 1, 54-59

Market orientation for many organisations seen as conceptual premise to instigate their
changing points, this applies with particular force to organisations in transition
economies. Especially those that have to cope with the challenges imposed by... Read More about The charismatic side of foreign direct investment in the economical and social Giant China..

Regeneration friend or foe? - issues with national congestion pricing (2005)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (2005). Regeneration friend or foe? - issues with national congestion pricing. Scotregen, 4-5

There has been support for the Minister for Transport, Alistair Darling, as he took the major step of proposing trials for a national Road User or Congestion Charging scheme. According to a Department for Transport feasibility study, the cost to dri... Read More about Regeneration friend or foe? - issues with national congestion pricing.

Comparative population dynamics of four fiddler crabs (Ocypodidae, genus Uca) from a North Brazilian mangrove ecosystem. (2005)
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Koch, V., Wolff, M., & Diele, K. (2005). Comparative population dynamics of four fiddler crabs (Ocypodidae, genus Uca) from a North Brazilian mangrove ecosystem. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 291, 177-188. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps291177

Abundance, biomass, population structure, growth, mortality and reproduction of 4 fiddler crabs (Uca cumulanta, U. maracoani, U. rapax and U. vocator) were studied in the Caeté mangrove estuary, North Brazil, to understand their life history strategi... Read More about Comparative population dynamics of four fiddler crabs (Ocypodidae, genus Uca) from a North Brazilian mangrove ecosystem..