Research publications: Recent submissions
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Co-producing the cities of tomorrow: Fostering collaborative action to tackle decline in Europe’s shrinking cities
(2017-04-01)Investments through the 2014–2020 European structural funds pursue goals of smart, inclusive and sustainable growth, while many towns and cities in Europe are shrinking rather than growing. Policy makers and practitioners ... -
Did globular clusters contribute to the stellar population of the Galactic halo?
(2016-05-09)The origin of Galactic halo stars and the contribution of globular clusters (GC) to this stellar population have long been (and still are) debated. The discovery of multiple stellar populations with peculiar chemical ... -
Telephone transmission and earwitnesses: performance on voice parades controlled for voice similarity
(2016-02-01)The effect of telephone transmission on a listener's ability to recognise a speaker in a voice parade is investigated. A hundred listeners (25 per condition) heard 1 of 5 ‘target' voices, then returned a week later for a ... -
Sartre: An Augustinian Atheist?
(2015-03-01)This article attempts to redress the neglect of Sartre's relationship to Augustine, putting forward a reading of the early Sartre as an atheist who appropriated concepts from Augustinian theology. In particular, it is ... -
Data journalism in the UK: a preliminary analysis of form and content
(2015-03-03)More than two years ago Sir Tim Berners-Lee made the pronouncement that ‘Journalists need to be data-savvy … but now it's also going to be about poring over data and equipping yourself with the tools to analyse it and ... -
Fuzzy bi-objective preventive health care network design
(2015-09-01)Preventive health care is unlike health care for acute ailments, as people are less alert to their unknown medical problems. In order to motivate public and to attain desired participation levels for preventive programs, ... -
High Performance Shunt Active Power Filter Design Based on Fuzzy Interval Type-2 Control Strategies
(2015)Shunt active power filters (SAPF) have been proved efficient to compensate for current harmonics in distribution grids. This paper deals with the design of high-performance control strategies for a three-phase SAPF to ... -
Meeting commentary-"Parkinson's disease : From patient to product"
(2015-10-15)A meeting organised by the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APSGB) Age-Related Medicines Focus Group took place on the 19th of May 2015, in GlaxoSmithKline Ware, UK [∗]. The meeting was the first of a planned series of ... -
Formulation factors affecting acceptability of oral medicines in children
(2015-08-15)Acceptability of medicines in children and caregivers affects safety and effectiveness of medicinal treatments. The pharmaceutical industry is required to demonstrate acceptability of new paediatric formulations in target ... -
Pastoral headquarters, Laives
(2015)With a modern take on traditional typology, modostudio facilitates encounters among varied users and disciplines. -
Experimental study of micro-spalling fragmentation from melted lead
(2016-03-31)In this paper, we conduct an experimental investigation of a Pb target shocked using high explosives through the use of an improved, non-radiographic diagnostic technique called an Asay window. In the case considered, the ... -
Hydraulic characterization of Diesel and water emulsions using momentum flux
(2015-12-15)Diesel and water emulsions have the potential to be used in compression ignition engines to control the emissions of NOx and PM. Very little is known about the influence emulsification will have on the fuel sprays formed ... -
Constructing adulthood in discussions about the futures of young people with moderate-profound intellectual disabilities
(2010-04-16)Background This study examines how those planning futures for young people with moderate-profound intellectual disabilities invoke, deploy and interpret contrasting definitions of adulthood and perceived capacity for ... -
Collaborative Historical Information Analysis
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Explaining 'varieties of solidarity': Labour mobility and trade unions in an enlarged Europe
(2015-05-01)The enlargement of the European Union in 2004 and 2007 simultaneously extended the freedom of movement to workers from new Member States and sharpened existing economic inequalities within the EU. Drawing on the data of ... -
Profile of European adults interested in internet-based personalised nutrition: : the Food4Me study
(2016-03-31)Purpose: Personalised interventions may have greater potential for reducing the global burden of non-communicable diseases and for promoting better health and well-being across the lifespan than the conventional “one size ... -
Dream precognition and sensory incorporation: : A controlled sleep laboratory study.
(2015-01-01)Controlled research into alleged psychic functioning can aid our understanding of the nature and limits of consciousness. Some commentators have suggested that the decline in positive results from dream precognition studies ...