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High-Density, High-Resolution, Low-Cost Air Quality Sensor Networks for Urban Air Monitoring. The SNAQ Heathrow Project
(2012-12-07)
Monitoring air quality in highly granular environments such as urban areas which are spatially heterogeneous with variable emission sources, measurements need to be made at appropriate spatial and temporal scales. Current ...
A planetary system with gas giants and super-Earths around the nearby M dwarf GJ676A : Optimizing data analysis techniques for the detection of multi-planetary systems
(2012-12-01)
Context. Several M dwarfs are targets of systematical monitoring in searches for Doppler signals caused by low-mass exoplanet companions. As a result, an emerging population of high-multiplicity planetary systems around ...
Durability performance of self-compacting concrete
(2012-12)
Although self compacting concrete (SCC) is currently used in many countries, there is a fundamental lack of the intrinsic durability of the material itself. This article presents the outcomes from a research program on ...
Predicting Successful Introduction of Novel Fruit to Preschool Children
(2012-12)
Background: Few children eat sufficient fruits and vegetables despite their established health benefits. The feeding practices used by parents when introducing novel foods to their children, and their efficacy, require ...
Potency and selectivity of carprofen enantiomers for inhibition of bovine cyclooxygenase in whole blood assays
(2012-12)
Whole blood in vitro assays were used to determine the potency and selectivity of carprofen enantiomers for inhibition of the isoforms of cyclooxygenase (COX), COX-1 and COX-2, in the calf. S(+)-carprofen possessed ...
Bank Competition, Lending Relationships and Firm Default Risk : An Investigation of Italian SMEs
(2012-12)
Building on the literature relating to bank market structure and on the research analysing costs and benefits of concentrated credit relationships, this article aims to empirically assess whether, and to what extent, local ...
Market Place : Food Quarters, Design and Urban Renewal in London
(Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012-12)
The book explores the revitalisation of food market centred space in social process and urban design terms in contemporary London
An Empirical Study on Using Visual Embellishments in Visualization
(2012-12)
In written and spoken communications, figures of speech (e. g., metaphors and synecdoche) are often used as an aid to help convey abstract or less tangible concepts. However, the benefits of using rhetorical illustrations ...
How do osteoporosis patients perceive their illness and treatment? Implications for clinical practice
(2012-12-01)
Summary Non-adherence inhibits successful treatment of osteoporosis. This study used a theoretical framework to explore osteoporosis patients' cognitive and emotional representations of their illness and medication, using ...