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Waste metal for improving concrete performance and utilisation as an alternative of reinforcement bar (2015)
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Waste material disposal is considered as a difficult issue to adopt in current world. Waste metal, which has been recognised as a major problem in the environment and resource deficiency, could have important implications in the concrete construction... Read More about Waste metal for improving concrete performance and utilisation as an alternative of reinforcement bar.

A deuterium-based labeling technique for the investigation of rooting depths, water uptake dynamics and unsaturated zone water transport in semiarid environments (2015)
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© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Non- or minimum-invasive methods for the quantification of rooting depths of plants are rare, in particular in (semi-)arid regions; yet, this information is crucial for the parameterization of SVAT (Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Tra... Read More about A deuterium-based labeling technique for the investigation of rooting depths, water uptake dynamics and unsaturated zone water transport in semiarid environments.

Can the capitalist economic system deliver environmental justice? (2015)
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© 2015 IOP Publishing Ltd. Can a healthy environment for all social groups be delivered through capitalism via market mechanisms? Or is it the capitalist system, itself, that has been at the root of the environmental and social crises we now face? Th... Read More about Can the capitalist economic system deliver environmental justice?.

Postsecular planning? The idea of municipal spirituality (2015)
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© 2015 Taylor & Francis. In the contemporary political context, religion is rarely out of the news, usually postulated as a regressive force, battling against modern liberal Western values. However, in everyday life, and specifically with regard to... Read More about Postsecular planning? The idea of municipal spirituality.

Centrifuge modelling of an instrumented free-fall sphere for measurement of undrained strength in fine-grained soils (2015)
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This paper describes centrifuge tests in which a model free-fall sphere was allowed to free fall in water before dynamically embedding within reconstituted samples of kaolin clay and two offshore natural clays. Instrumentation within the sphere measu... Read More about Centrifuge modelling of an instrumented free-fall sphere for measurement of undrained strength in fine-grained soils.

Defining tafoni: Re-examining terminological ambiguity for cavernous rock decay phenomena (2015)
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© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. Cavernous rock decay processes represent a global phenomenon, ubiquitous to all environments, with the viewable-in-landscape form usually being the final descriptor (e.g. “alveoli”), sometimes alluding to the specific de... Read More about Defining tafoni: Re-examining terminological ambiguity for cavernous rock decay phenomena.

Community-based groundwater and ecosystem restoration in semi-arid north Rajasthan (1): Socio-economic progress and lessons for groundwater-dependentareas (2015)
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Groundwater is a vital resource in arid and semi-arid regions, increasingly relied upon for year-round access, though lack of both study and regulation contribute to unsustainable pressures potentially contributing to a negative spiral of ecological,... Read More about Community-based groundwater and ecosystem restoration in semi-arid north Rajasthan (1): Socio-economic progress and lessons for groundwater-dependentareas.

Innate immune response of the pig laryngeal mucosa to endotracheal intubation (2015)
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Objective The aim of this study was to measure the effects of endotracheal intubation on innate immune response within the pig laryngeal mucosa. Study Design Prospective controlled basic science study. Setting The animal experiments and analyses were... Read More about Innate immune response of the pig laryngeal mucosa to endotracheal intubation.

Dynamic water quality modelling and uncertainty analysis of phytoplankton and nutrient cycles for the upper South Saskatchewan River (2015)
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The surface water quality of the upper South Saskatchewan River was modelled using Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) 7.52. Model calibration and validation were based on samples taken from four long-term water quality stations during t... Read More about Dynamic water quality modelling and uncertainty analysis of phytoplankton and nutrient cycles for the upper South Saskatchewan River.

Sustainable development: The impacts of UK university research (2015)
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Sustainable development by its very definition is an approach that aims to balance competing needs within social, economic and environmental boundaries for both current and future generations. Without practising sustainable development on all fronts,... Read More about Sustainable development: The impacts of UK university research.

Rebirthing the landscape (2015)
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An account of the community-based groundwater recharge activities of the NGO Tarun Bharat Sangh in semi-arid north Rajasthan

Air quality: The impacts of UK university research (2015)
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Air pollution is the biggest environmental risk facing humanity in modern times. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 7 million people died as a result of exposure to air pollution worldwide in 2012, equivalent to one in every eight reco... Read More about Air quality: The impacts of UK university research.

Planning education: exchanging approaches to teaching practice-based skills (2015)
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© 2015 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Planning curricula have continually evolved to meet changing societal needs, technological change and employer expectations. The professional accrediting body in the United Kingdom, the... Read More about Planning education: exchanging approaches to teaching practice-based skills.

Mapping grief. A conceptual framework for understanding the spatial dimensions of bereavement, mourning and remembrance (2015)
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© 2015 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. Abstract: This paper highlights the significance of the spatial dimensions of the universal human phenomena of bereavement. Grief, mourning and remembrance are experienced in and mapped upon (i)... Read More about Mapping grief. A conceptual framework for understanding the spatial dimensions of bereavement, mourning and remembrance.

Protocol and the post-human performativity of security techniques (2015)
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© The Author(s) 2015. This article explores the deployment of exercises by the United Kingdom Fire and Rescue Service. Exercises stage, simulate and act out potential future emergencies and in so doing help the Fire and Rescue Service prepare for fut... Read More about Protocol and the post-human performativity of security techniques.

Innovation and policy for bioenergy in the UK: A co-evolutionary perspective (2015)
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This paper analyses the role of niche innovation and regime interaction in the field of renewable energy in the UK. Adopting a co-evolutionary approach and a dynamic multi-level perspective on system innovation, the paper investigates niches developm... Read More about Innovation and policy for bioenergy in the UK: A co-evolutionary perspective.

‘Poverty’ and ‘place’ through the eyes of the poor: Outlining key strands of a conceptual framework, D-SPACE (2015)
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In spite of a range of work on engaging with poverty, particularly in the Global South, the significance of the poor in conceptualizing and responding to the relationship between poverty and place seems to be downplayed. This article addresses this g... Read More about ‘Poverty’ and ‘place’ through the eyes of the poor: Outlining key strands of a conceptual framework, D-SPACE.

The mortality impact of bicycle paths and lanes related to physical activity, air pollution exposure and road safety (2015)
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Objective: Guidelines for bicycle infrastructure design tend to consider safety issues but not wider health issues. This paper explores the overall health impact of bicycle infrastructure provision, including not just road safety... Read More about The mortality impact of bicycle paths and lanes related to physical activity, air pollution exposure and road safety.

A working typology of response options to manage environmental change and their scope for complementarity using an Ecosystem Approach (2015)
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. A diverse range of response options is available for decision-makers to manage environmental change and meet sustainability objectives. These can include inter alia: top-down statutory regulation and levies; bottom-up initiatives... Read More about A working typology of response options to manage environmental change and their scope for complementarity using an Ecosystem Approach.

Identifying robust response options to manage environmental change using an Ecosystem Approach: A stress-testing case study for the UK (2015)
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. A diverse range of response options was evaluated in terms of their utility for sustaining ecosystem services in the UK. Robustness of response options was investigated by applying a 'stress-testing' method which evaluated expect... Read More about Identifying robust response options to manage environmental change using an Ecosystem Approach: A stress-testing case study for the UK.