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Knowledge transfer in timber engineering (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hairstans, R., Dodyk, R., Kermani, A., Lawson, R., & Mackenzie, R. (2006, August). Knowledge transfer in timber engineering. Presented at 9th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2006 (WCTE 2006)

Napier University and Oregon Timber Frame Ltd have recently completed an award winning two year project in timber engineering. The project was conducted under the
umbrella of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) which is a UK Government funded res... Read More about Knowledge transfer in timber engineering.

Blurring boundaries: towards a reconceptualisation of the private sector in education. (2006)
Journal Article
Caddell, M., & Ashley, L. D. (2006). Blurring boundaries: towards a reconceptualisation of the private sector in education. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 36(4), 411-419. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057920601024750

This Special Issue of Compare stems from papers presented to the eighth United Kingdom Forum for International Education and Training (UKFIET) Oxford International Conference on Education and Development in 2005. It draws, in particular, on a set of... Read More about Blurring boundaries: towards a reconceptualisation of the private sector in education..

Private schools as battlefields: contested visions of learning and livelihood in Nepal. (2006)
Journal Article
Caddell, M. (2006). Private schools as battlefields: contested visions of learning and livelihood in Nepal. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 36(4), 463-479. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057920601024909

Current policy and programme considerations of the role of the private sector in the promotion of schooling reform and the achievement of Education For All encompass a somewhat narrow arena of debate. Discussion of the relative merits of private / st... Read More about Private schools as battlefields: contested visions of learning and livelihood in Nepal..

Knowing but not knowing: conflict, development and denial. (2006)
Journal Article
Caddell, M., & Yanacopulos, H. (2006). Knowing but not knowing: conflict, development and denial. Conflict, Security and Development, 6(4), 557-579. https://doi.org/10.1080/14678800601066561

Drawing on case study material from Uganda and Nepal, this paper highlights the tension between what is ‘known’ and what is ‘done’ by practitioners working in the arena of conflict and development. It explores the forms of knowledge given conceptual... Read More about Knowing but not knowing: conflict, development and denial..

Car parking management at airports: A special case? (2006)
Journal Article
Aldridge, K., Carreno, M., Ison, S., Rye, T., & Straker, I. (2006). Car parking management at airports: A special case?. Transport Policy, 13(6), 511-521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2006.05.002

The number of employees who daily commute to an airport represents, on average, one quarter to one half of the daily number of passengers. At UK airports it is rare for employees to pay for their car parking, with most employers absorbing the charges... Read More about Car parking management at airports: A special case?.

The self-catering accommodation market: A review of electronic and other sources (2006)
Journal Article
Johns, N., & Lynch, P. (2007). The self-catering accommodation market: A review of electronic and other sources. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 26, 293-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2006.10.006

This paper contributes to a better understanding the self-catering accommodation sector by considering its nature and scope within Scotland, the {UK} and the international context. It reviews the available literature search and also presents an exhau... Read More about The self-catering accommodation market: A review of electronic and other sources.

Technology and Global Integration (CD including doctoral papers) (2006)
Book
Bennett, D., Clegg, B., Greasley, A., Albores, P., Binder, M., & Weaver, M. (Eds.). (2006). Technology and Global Integration (CD including doctoral papers). https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.4848.4649

In July 1995 Aston Business School had the privilege of organising and hosting the First European Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT). At the time it was the first IAMOT conference to be held outside North... Read More about Technology and Global Integration (CD including doctoral papers).

Identifying contemporary and historic sources of soil polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in an industrial urban setting (2006)
Journal Article
Vizard, C. G., Rimmer, D. L., Pless-Mulloli, T., Singleton, I., & Air, V. S. (2006). Identifying contemporary and historic sources of soil polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in an industrial urban setting. Science of the Total Environment, 370(1), 61-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.06.006

A study of soil polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/F) concentrations was undertaken in the vicinity of a municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) in Newcastle upon Tyne as a result of concerns raised by local re... Read More about Identifying contemporary and historic sources of soil polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in an industrial urban setting.

A stiffened plate analogy for plate-and -beam structures (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kuang, J. S., & Zhang, J. H. (2006, June). A stiffened plate analogy for plate-and -beam structures. Presented at Joint International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering

The current design practice of plate-and-grid structures in buildings, such as waffle slabs and ribbed plates, is relied largely on code-specified approximate methods, and the deflection of the system is rarely evaluated owing to the complexity of ca... Read More about A stiffened plate analogy for plate-and -beam structures.

Managing World Heritage Sites (2006)
Book
Leask, A., & Fyell, A. (Eds.). (2006). Managing World Heritage Sites. Routledge

World Heritage Sites are some of the most recognised locations around the world. They include natural sites such as the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier and cultural ones such as the Pyramids at Giza, the Walled City of Baku in Azerbaijan and the H... Read More about Managing World Heritage Sites.

A dynamic CSTT model for the effects of added nutrients in Loch Creran, a shallow fjord (2006)
Journal Article
Laurent, C., Tett, P., Fernandes, T., Gilpin, L., & Jones, K. (2006). A dynamic CSTT model for the effects of added nutrients in Loch Creran, a shallow fjord. Journal of Marine Systems, 61(3-4), 149-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.05.007

Despite a tendency for the complexity of physical–biological models to increase, simple coupled models remain useful for some applications and can provide insights into crucial links between physical and biological processes. This argument is illustr... Read More about A dynamic CSTT model for the effects of added nutrients in Loch Creran, a shallow fjord.

The Uncertainty of Standard of Value (2006)
Journal Article
Minhat, M. (2006). The Uncertainty of Standard of Value. Accountants Today, 19(2), 32-34

National Accountants Conference (NAC) 2005 recognised accountants as the ‘managers of value’. However, this recognition carries with it a huge responsibility once we comprehend the notion of ‘value. Have we ever wondered that the value of money, our... Read More about The Uncertainty of Standard of Value.

Enhanced biodegradation of diesel oil by a newly identified Rhodococcus baikonurensis EN3 in the presence of mycolic acid. (2006)
Journal Article
Lee, M., Kim, M., Singleton, I., Goodfellow, M., & Lee, S.-T. (2006). Enhanced biodegradation of diesel oil by a newly identified Rhodococcus baikonurensis EN3 in the presence of mycolic acid. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 100(2), 325-333. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02756.x

Aims:  The aim of the present study was to isolate and characterize a bacterium, strain EN3, capable of using diesel oil as a major carbon and energy source, and to analyse the enhancement of diesel oil degradation by this organism using synthetic my... Read More about Enhanced biodegradation of diesel oil by a newly identified Rhodococcus baikonurensis EN3 in the presence of mycolic acid..