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Dust layer profiling using an aerosol dropsonde
(2015-04-12)Routine meteorological data is obtained in the atmosphere using disposable radiosondes, giving temperature, pressure, humidity and wind speed. Additional measurements are obtained from dropsondes, released from research ... -
Effects of footwear on sagittal plane kinematics and centre of pressure excursion during the barbell back squat
(2015-06-29)Footwear has been proposed to alter squat performance whereby flat soles may reduce foot-floor proprioception and raised heels may decrease joint range of motion. This study aimed to investigate the effects of footwear on ... -
Wellington
(1996-04)Changes in New Zealand's economy since 1984 highlighted the effect on the social and economic fabric of the country, which also affects other major cities such as Wellington. This city profile considers recent changes in ... -
Evaluating travel agents' provision of health advice to travellers
(1997-03-01)This paper examines the growing interest in the emergent field of travellers' health as evidenced throughout the expanding interdisciplinary literature on travel medicine. It examines the role of travel agents in the tourism ... -
Towards sustainable tourism planning in New Zealand: Public sector planning responses
(1997-04-01)This paper examines the concept of sustainable tourism planning in New Zealand and its relationship to the Resource Management Act. The paper considers the public sector planning responses towards tourism development issues ... -
Interaction of Formulation and Device Factors Determine the In Vitro Performance of Salbutamol Sulphate Dry Powders for Inhalation
(2015-11-01)A variety of capsule-based dry powder inhalers were used to evaluate formulation-device interaction. The in vitro deposition of salbutamol sulphate (SS) was compared directly to published data for salmeterol xinafoate (SX). ... -
New insights into eutectic cream skin penetration enhancement
(2016-02-29)The manner in which the eutectic cream EMLA enhances the percutaneous penetration of lidocaine and prilocaine into human skin is still not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate if the modification ... -
Asking Strategic Questions : Reflections on the Temporal Nature of Projects and Programmes
(2016-03)Is it time to revisit our definitions of projects and programmes? Definitions and assumptions play a key part in delimiting both knowledge and practice. Language is closely entwined with human life: Words and constructions ... -
Tourist Accidents: An Exploratory Analysis
(1996-07-01)Health issues associated with international tourism are now attracting interest from diverse researchers as they examine the interconnections between health and tourism. Despite this new popularity, no mainstream tourism ... -
Developing heritage tourism in Ireland in the 1990s
(1994-01-01)Heritage tourism has developed as an international phenomenon, based on the historical and cultural resources of tourism destinations. This paper considers the role of heritage tourism as a product being developed by ... -
Managing Urban Parks: User Perspectives and Local Leisure Needs in the 1990s
(1994-01-01)Local authorities in Britain have experienced a ‘management revolution’ in the 1980s and early 1990s following the Local Government Act (1988), which introduced the concept of internal trading systems and Compulsory ... -
Spatial perspectives on the Channel Tunnel: an introduction
(1994-01-01)The opening of the Channel Tunnel will have important implications for accessibility and the European space economy. There has been a significant growth in multidisciplinary research related to the impact of the Channel ... -
Travel, lifestyles and health
(1994-01-01)This short report discusses a major funded multidisciplinary research project on 'Travel, Lifestyles and Health' based at Christ Church College of Higher Education, Canterbury, UK. The report outlines the rationale and ... -
Place marketing and town centre management: A new tool for urban revitalization
(1996-06)Managers in the UK have begun to adopt the concept of town centre management to attempt to revitalize the in-town environment. This is a refinement of the North American concept of centralized retail management implemented ... -
Malaysian nurses' evaluation of transnational higher education courses
(2016-03-28)The internationalisation of higher education has led some UK and Australian universities to deliver transnational higher education (TNHE) post-registration top-up nursing degree courses in Malaysia. These are bridging ...