All Outputs (417)

Neural network for model based predictive control of a polymerisation reactor (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
AbdulRahman, A., Soufian, M., Mokbel, A. A., & Soufian, M. (2002). Neural network for model based predictive control of a polymerisation reactor. In Proceedings of 4th international conference on Recent Advances in Soft Computing

No abstract available.

The work of district nurses: first assessment visits (2002)
Journal Article
Kennedy, C. M. (2002). The work of district nurses: first assessment visits. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 40(6), 710-720. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02430.x

Background. District nurses are the largest group of community nurses in the United Kingdom and overall responsibility for assessing and planning how patients' and families' needs are met remains an essential element of their role. Aim. To explore... Read More about The work of district nurses: first assessment visits.

Modelling and control of magnetic suspension systems (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yu, H., Yang, T., Rigas, D., & Jayawant, B. (2002). Modelling and control of magnetic suspension systems. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Control Applications. https://doi.org/10.1109/cca.2002.1038729

The paper discusses the modelling and control of DC magnetic suspension systems. The dynamic model of magnetic suspension systems is first developed by using the Euler-Lagrange's formulation. The several important properties, which are very useful fo... Read More about Modelling and control of magnetic suspension systems.

Towards reusable and reconfigurable models for the WWW (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brown, E., & Buchanan, W. (2002, August). Towards reusable and reconfigurable models for the WWW. Presented at 26th Annual International Computer Software and Applications, Oxford, UK

Reuse and component design have extensively been applied to software engineering, but reuse and formal design methods in WWW-based system is still in its infancy. Most WWW developers currently design WWW content for the most efficient delivery and do... Read More about Towards reusable and reconfigurable models for the WWW.

Dispersal of adult stoneflies (Plecoptera) from upland streams draining catchments with contrasting land-use (2002)
Journal Article
Briers, R., Cariss, H., & Gee, J. (2002). Dispersal of adult stoneflies (Plecoptera) from upland streams draining catchments with contrasting land-use. Fundamental and Applied Limnology, 155(4), 627-644. https://doi.org/10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/155/2002/6

Populations of benthic invertebrates in neighbouring streams are isolated from each other by intervening terrestrial habitat. The adult stages of stream insects that are capable of flight may disperse between streams, although little is known of the... Read More about Dispersal of adult stoneflies (Plecoptera) from upland streams draining catchments with contrasting land-use.

Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection. (2002)
Journal Article
Onal, H., & Briers, R. A. (2002). Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 269, 2437-2441. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2002.2183

Considering the spatial location of sites that are to be selected for inclusion in a protected reserve network may be necessary to facilitate dispersal and long-term persistence of species in the selected sites. This paper presents an integer program... Read More about Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection..

COnjoined Twins: the cutting edge (2002)
Journal Article
Clucas, R., & O'Donnell, K. (2002). COnjoined Twins: the cutting edge. Web Journal of Current Legal Issues, 2002(5),

Does medical possibility entail legal and ethical necessity? Continuing advances in medicine prompt this question, which has been brought sharply into focus in the last few years by the issue of the separation of conjoined twins. Is separation morall... Read More about COnjoined Twins: the cutting edge.

Penetration of tubulars into horizontal oil wells (2002)
Journal Article
McCourt, I., Truslove, T., & Kubie, J. (2002). Penetration of tubulars into horizontal oil wells. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 216(12), 1237-1245. https://doi.org/10.1243/095440

Penetration of tubulars into horizontal oil wells is investigated in this work. Locking of the tubulars by frictional forces alone is modelled by inserting small diameter rubber rods into horizontal acrylic tubes. Three different regions of the penet... Read More about Penetration of tubulars into horizontal oil wells.

Effect of active warm-up on metabolism prior to and during intense dynamic exercise. (2002)
Journal Article
Gray, S., Vito, G. D., & Nimmo, M. A. (2002). Effect of active warm-up on metabolism prior to and during intense dynamic exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(12), 2091-2096. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-200212000-00034

Purpose: This study investigated whether active warm-up (AW) would increase muscle acetylcarnitine concentration before exercise, thereby reducing the reliance on nonoxidative ATP production during subsequent high-intensity exercise. Methods: Six... Read More about Effect of active warm-up on metabolism prior to and during intense dynamic exercise..

Purified tomato spotted wilt virus particles support both genome replication and transcription in vitro (2002)
Journal Article
van Knippenberg, I., Goldbach, R., & Kormelink, R. (2002). Purified tomato spotted wilt virus particles support both genome replication and transcription in vitro. Virology, 303(2), 278-286. https://doi.org/10.1006/viro.2002.1632

Purified Tomato spotted wilt virus particles were shown to support either genome replication or transcription in vitro, depending on the conditions chosen. Transcriptional activity was observed only upon addition of rabbit reticulocyte lysate, indica... Read More about Purified tomato spotted wilt virus particles support both genome replication and transcription in vitro.

Unintentional Injury during Foreign Travel: A Review (2002)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Williamson, L. M., & Morrison, A. (2002). Unintentional Injury during Foreign Travel: A Review. Journal of Travel Medicine, 9(6), 297-307. doi:10.2310/7060.2002.30168

Unintentional injury is a global public health problem. In 1990, an estimated 5 million people worldwide died as a result of an injury or poisoning. This accounted for 10% of deaths from all causes that year, and over half of the estimated 900 millio... Read More about Unintentional Injury during Foreign Travel: A Review.

Strategic planning in SME's - some empirical findings. (2002)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, G., & Pemberton, J. (2002). Strategic planning in SME's - some empirical findings. Management Decision, 40(9), 853-861. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740210441072

Strategic frameworks and tools of analysis have been the subject of much academic debate over the last 20 years. This paper reviews the main approaches to strategic management and, by presenting the results of a survey of 159 small and medium sized e... Read More about Strategic planning in SME's - some empirical findings..

An examination of the organisational and cross-cultural challenges facing international hotel managers in Russia. (2002)
Journal Article
D'Annunzio-Green, N. (2002). An examination of the organisational and cross-cultural challenges facing international hotel managers in Russia. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 14(6), 266-273. https://doi.org/10.1108/0959611021

With the ever increasing globalization of the hospitality industry, an exploration of the issues facing international hotel managers in Russia is both timely and important. The ability to manage people in an international context is one of the greate... Read More about An examination of the organisational and cross-cultural challenges facing international hotel managers in Russia..

Improving the productivity of donkeys in Ethiopia. (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ocheing, F., Alemayahu, M., & Smith, D. (2002). Improving the productivity of donkeys in Ethiopia.

In Ethiopia, animal traction contributes significantly in supporting both rural and urban livelihoods. Draught animals provide smallholder farmers and transport operators with vital power for agricultural and transport work, and is a major player in... Read More about Improving the productivity of donkeys in Ethiopia..

Job change and workplace learning in the public sector: the significance of new technology for unskilled work (2002)
Journal Article
Munro, A., & Rainbird, H. (2002). Job change and workplace learning in the public sector: the significance of new technology for unskilled work. New Technology, Work and Employment, 17(3), 224-235. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-005X.00106

Focussing here on local authorities and health services, this paper examines the significance of new technology to unskilled work in the public sector as it is developing and the implications for workplace learning. An argument is developed that new... Read More about Job change and workplace learning in the public sector: the significance of new technology for unskilled work.

DNA-Binding Activity of the Streptococcus thermophilus Phage Sfi21 Repressor (2002)
Journal Article
Bruttin, A., Foley, S., & Brüssow, H. (2002). DNA-Binding Activity of the Streptococcus thermophilus Phage Sfi21 Repressor. Virology, 303(1), 100-109. https://doi.org/10.1006/viro.2002.1574

The cloned Streptococcus thermophilus phage Sfi21 repressor open reading frame (orf) 127 gp protects a cell against superinfection with the homologous temperate, but not against virulent phages. As demonstrated by DNase protection assay and gel shift... Read More about DNA-Binding Activity of the Streptococcus thermophilus Phage Sfi21 Repressor.

The relationship between carbon and biovolume in marine microbial mesocosms under different nutrient regimes (2002)
Journal Article
Davidson, K., Roberts, E., & Gilpin, L. (2002). The relationship between carbon and biovolume in marine microbial mesocosms under different nutrient regimes. European Journal of Phycology, 37(4), 501-507. https://doi.org/10.1017/s096702620200389x

Nutrient manipulation experiments were conducted on a natural planktonic community in outdoor mesocosms. Inorganic nitrogen (N) and silicon (Si) were added to achieve N: Si ratios of 1:1 and 4: 1. Total particulate carbon (PC) biomass of the microb... Read More about The relationship between carbon and biovolume in marine microbial mesocosms under different nutrient regimes.

Broadband stripline fed microstrip patch antennas for 3G mobile communications (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abd-Alhameed, R., Ali, N., Excell, P., See, C., & Gardiner, J. (2002). Broadband stripline fed microstrip patch antennas for 3G mobile communications. . https://doi.org/10.1109/iccs.2002.1183323

Bandwidth enhancement and size reduction techniques for microstrip patch antennas are demonstrated theoretically and experimentally. Three novel designs of small broadband microstrip patch antennas for 3G mobile communications are presented: two form... Read More about Broadband stripline fed microstrip patch antennas for 3G mobile communications.

Health on the streets: A clinic for homeless people run in conjunction with the big issue is proving to be a great success. dina leifer reports (2002)
Journal Article
Finnie, A. (2002). Health on the streets: A clinic for homeless people run in conjunction with the big issue is proving to be a great success. dina leifer reports. Nursing Standard, 17(11), 14-15. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.17.11.14.s33

HOMELESS PEOPLE sometimes get a raw deal from health services. Staff can be hostile, particularly if they suspect the patient is a drug user. But two nurses have set up a clinic in Glasgow specifically designed to reach out to homeless people, with t... Read More about Health on the streets: A clinic for homeless people run in conjunction with the big issue is proving to be a great success. dina leifer reports.

Cantus 1. (2002)
Other
Hails, J. (2002). Cantus 1. London, UK

The objective in writing Cantus 1 was to produce a very controlled piece of violin writing using a limited number of pitches, while the piano plays a very passive role, quietly keeping time with chords echoing the violin's harmonies. The soundworld w... Read More about Cantus 1..