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Leveraging knowledge-policy interfaces for food systems transformation in the UK: lessons from civil society
(UKRI-Transforming UK Food Systems Strategic Priorities Fund, 2023-12-18)This report presents the findings of a research project that explored how civil society organisations (CSOs) navigate ‘knowledge-policy interfaces’ to influence food policy in the UK. These interfaces encompass processes, ... -
Leveraging the London 2012 Paralympic Games to increase sports participation: The role of voluntary sports clubs
(2022-07-29)Purpose: This study investigates the extent to which English voluntary sports clubs leveraged the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and what impact leveraging had on the sports participation of people with disabilities (PwD) ... -
Lewia hordeicola sp. nov. from barley grain
(2006)Lewia hordeicola with Alternaria anamorph was isolated from barley grains in Norway. The fungus is homothallic. It produces fertile ascomata on synthetic nutrient agar (SNA) after long incubation at 4 C in the dark. On PCA ... -
Lewis, Kierkegaard and friendship
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Lexical and Grammatical Comprehension in Monolingual and Bilingual Children
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Lexikalische Entwicklung von bilingualen Vorschulkindern
(Peter Lang GmbH, 2016)Previous studies investigating vocabulary in bilingual and monolingual children show that bilingual children’s vocabulary scores are often below monolingual norms. The current study investigates the receptive and productive ... -
An LFER study of the protolytic equilibria of 4-aryl-2,4-dioxobutanoic acids in aqueous solutions
(2007)The protolytic equilibria of 13 4-aryl-2,4-dioxobutanoic acids (ADKs) were spectrophotometrically studied in aqueous solutions in the pH range 1-9 at 25±1°C and an ionic strength of 0.1 mol l (NaCl), with the exception of ... -
LGBT+ partner bereavement and appraisal of the Acceptance-Disclosure Model of LGBT+ bereavement: A qualitative interview study
(2023-02-28)Background:Support from social networks is vital after the death of a partner. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT+) people can face disenfranchisement and isolation in bereavement. The Acceptance-Disclosure ... -
Liability driven investment and pension fund exposure to emerging markets: A Minskyan analysis
(2019-03-01)This paper explores the determinants and implications of the growing allocation of insurance companies and pension funds to emerging markets. The key contention put forward is that liabilities are at the core of the portfolio ... -
Liberal Individualism and Deleuzean Relationality in Intellectual Disability
(2017-12-31)Successful critiques of health policies for people with impaired cognition identify a need for alternatives that go beyond individualism. ‘Choice’ policy was examined as young people with severe intellectual disabilities ... -
Liberation and Containment : Re-visualizing the Eugenic and Evolutionary Ideal of the Fizkul’turnitsa in 1944
(2009-06-13)Soviet newspaper articles indicate that one way in which the liberation of Soviet territory was celebrated in 1944 was through sporting events, such as cross-country races in Ukraine – one of the territories most severely ... -
Liberation and Containment : Re-visualizing the Eugenic and Evolutionary Ideal of the Fizkul’turnitsa in 1944
(2008-09-06)Soviet newspaper articles indicate that one way in which the liberation of Soviet territory was celebrated in 1944 was through sporting events, such as cross-country races in Ukraine – one of the territories most severely ... -
Library Design, Synthesis and Screening : Pyridine Dicarbonitriles as Potential Prion Disease Therapeutics
(2006)Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) or prion diseases are a family of invariably fatal neurodegenerative disorders, and there are no effective therapeutics currently available. In this paper, we report on the ... -
Library SkillUP : Digital information skills module for students at the University of Hertfordshire
(2020-06-05)This project report describes the workflow model used at the University of Hertfordshire to develop and test a suite of new digital information skills materials for students. The approach taken was informed by findings ... -
License plate localisation based on morphological operations
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2010)Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems allow users to track, identify and monitor moving vehicles by automatically extracting their number plates. This paper presents an improved method to locate car plates in ... -
Licensing and Retained Funds Regulation of Internet Third Party Payment Providers in China
(2009)As a newly emerging electronic payment instrument, Internet third party payment is becoming increasingly popular and influential in China and has attracted regulatory attention from the Chinese central bank -- People’s ... -
Lidar measurements for desert dust characterization : an overview
(2012)We provide an overview of light detection and ranging (lidar) capability for describing and characterizing desert dust. This paper summarizes lidar techniques, observations, and fallouts of desert dust lidar measurements. ... -
Lidar measurements of Raman scattering at ultraviolet wavelength from mineral dust over East Asia
(2011-01-17)We developed a novel measurement channel that utilizes Raman scattering from silicon dioxide (SiO(2)) quartz at an ultraviolet wavelength (361 nm). The excitation of the Raman signals is done at the primary wavelength of ...