All Outputs (156)

The role of information in decision-making with regard to travel (2006)
Journal Article

The decision-making of individuals lies at the heart of individual and collective travel behaviour and gives rise to the patterns of mobility that place their demands upon our transport systems. This paper aims to examine the role of information in d... Read More about The role of information in decision-making with regard to travel.

Developing creativity in tourist experiences: A solution to the serial reproduction of culture? (2006)
Journal Article

As culture is increasingly utilised as a means of social and economic development, the cultural tourism market is being flooded with new attractions, cultural routes and heritage centres. However, many consumers, tired of encountering the serial repr... Read More about Developing creativity in tourist experiences: A solution to the serial reproduction of culture?.

The modelling of roundness in cylindrical plunge grinding to incorporate wave shift and external vibration effects (2006)
Journal Article

An elastic model has been developed which predicts the roundness profiles generated in cylindrical plunge grinding. The model considers two sources of error, which are run-out of the grinding wheel and an external vibration. Comparisons are made with... Read More about The modelling of roundness in cylindrical plunge grinding to incorporate wave shift and external vibration effects.

Improving public acceptability of road pricing (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Private residential property developers and the system of land use planning regulation in Nigeria (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The nature of community organising: What does social capital offer? (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Biofilm formation and cellulose expression among diverse environmental Pseudomonas isolates (2006)
Journal Article

The ability to form biofilms is seen as an increasingly important colonization strategy among both pathogenic and environmental bacteria. A survey of 185 plant-associated, phytopathogenic, soil and river Pseudomonas isolates resulted in 76% producing... Read More about Biofilm formation and cellulose expression among diverse environmental Pseudomonas isolates.

Sustainable lifestyles: Framing environmental action in and around the home (2006)
Journal Article

This paper examines the nature of environmental action in and around the home. Given the rise of local sustainable development and the emphasis placed on individual actions for sustainability, the paper examines the role of citizens in adopting susta... Read More about Sustainable lifestyles: Framing environmental action in and around the home.

Retiring to Spain: An analysis of differences among North European nationals (2006)
Journal Article

The aim of this study is to analyse the growing importance of international retirement migration (IRM) by focusing on the differences among the British, German and Nordic expatriate communities living on the Costa Blanca, Spain. The first section dis... Read More about Retiring to Spain: An analysis of differences among North European nationals.

Triathlon as a space for women's technologies of the self (2006)
Book Chapter

¿Es adecuada la fuente de información disponible para los estudiantes en computación y áreas afines en México? (2006)
Other

Presentamos una pequeña revisión sobre la fuente de información que los estudiantes y profesores de computación y carreras alfines deberían tener en sus respectivas instituciones o al menos en las universidades o
institutos mas importantes de nuestr... Read More about ¿Es adecuada la fuente de información disponible para los estudiantes en computación y áreas afines en México?.

Survival analysis: The statistically rigorous method for analyzing electrical submersible pump system performance (2006)
Journal Article

A rigorous statistical methodology using survival analysis (SA) was developed and applied to electrical submersible pump (ESP) system performance data. The approach extracts unbiased information from performance data and permits lifetime modeling, wi... Read More about Survival analysis: The statistically rigorous method for analyzing electrical submersible pump system performance.

Opportunities for the third sector in the governance of the new UK welfare system. The social generative action of the third sector: Comparing international experiences (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A proof of Rautenbach-Volkmann’s conjecture on k-tuple domination (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Prolonging safer driving through technology: User views (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The role of natural heritage in rural development: An analysis of economic linkages in Scotland (2006)
Journal Article

There is growing recognition of the important role played by natural heritage in rural economic development, but limited empirical work as yet to inform this debate. This paper examines the nature and strength of local economic linkages associated wi... Read More about The role of natural heritage in rural development: An analysis of economic linkages in Scotland.

Production of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species by angiosperm stigmas and pollen: Potential signalling crosstalk? (2006)
Journal Article

• Angiosperm stigmas exhibit high levels of peroxidase activity when receptive to pollen. To explore possible function(s) of this peroxidase activity we investigated amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS), particularly hydrogen peroxide, in stigmas... Read More about Production of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species by angiosperm stigmas and pollen: Potential signalling crosstalk?.

A dispersion modelling approach to determine the odour impact of intensive poultry production units in Ireland (2006)
Journal Article

The use of atmospheric dispersion modelling has become more common for the determination of odour impacts from existing poultry production facilities and the assessment of setback distances for new facilities. Setback distances for broiler, layer and... Read More about A dispersion modelling approach to determine the odour impact of intensive poultry production units in Ireland.

Does the price impact of flooding fade away? (2006)
Journal Article

Purpose Climate change will present many new challenges for professionals in the built environment. Observers have speculated that the increase in damage to property caused by more frequent and severe flood events may result in loss of property value... Read More about Does the price impact of flooding fade away?.

OBS2: CAP Reform - Implications of farm level change for environmental outcomes. Final report. (2006)
Report