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A new planetary nebula in the outer reaches of the galaxy
(2011)
Aims. A proper determination of the abundance gradient in the Milky Way requires the observation of objects at large galactiocentric distances. With this aim, we are exploring the planetary nebula population towards the ...
Environmental Labelling of Food
(2011)
An invited conference presentation that discussed the finding of a recent state-of-the-art review into environmental labelling of food that lead to polict recommendations to Defra for teh way forward for the UK.
Antecedents of continuance intentions towards e-shopping : The case of Saudi Arabia
(2011-01-01)
The purpose of this study is to clarify the theoretical problem and identify factors that could explain the level of continuance intentions towards e-shopping. It aims to propose a revised technology acceptance model that ...
Study the role of silicon in strawberries and its possible role in control of strawberry powdery mildew
(2011)
Silicon has been shown to control a number of diseases. The physical effect of silicon on strawberry plants is unknown. Omex SW7 is a silicon based wetter, which is used in the application of potassium bicarbonate for the ...
A student's experience of nursing care in a Ghanaian hospital.
(2011)
This article describes a nursing student’s experience of a four-week placement in a rural hospital in Ghana and compares aspects of the care provided to patients in this hospital with that offered in the UK.
'Bundle of fun' or 'bunch of problems'? : Case series of khat-related deaths in the UK
(2011)
Twenty million people worldwide use khat (Catha edulis). Previously confined to Eastern Africa and Arabia, consumption is spreading to other regions. Chewing khat leaves releases the stimulants cathinone and cathine. Khat ...
The Dynamics of Growth within Global Organisations : Issues, Consequences and Implications
(2011)
An ever-accelerating rate of growth is altering the pace of change and making global organisations perform tradeo ®s in terms of organisational capabilities and quality of output. This paper reports on the empirical ¯ndings ...
Characterization and optimization of a three dimensional T-type micromixer for convective mixing enhancement with reduced pressure loss
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)
Numerical simulations and experiments are used to evaluate the flow and mixing characteristics of a proposed convective 3-D T-type micromixer. The study presents a parametric study and performance optimization of this ...
The relevance of Nash equilibrium to psychiatric disorders
(2011)
In game theory, the word 'game' is used to describe any interdependence between interacting parties, and the Nash equilibrium is a prominent tool for analysing such interactions. I argue that the concept of the Nash ...
UH Ferret : Implementation of a copy-detection tool
(2011)
UH Ferret is a fast C++ implementation of a trigram-based copy-detection algorithm. The code forms the base of a graphical user-interface, a web-based server interface, and a ruby gem.