All Outputs (34)

Supervised Autonomy for Online Learning in Human-Robot Interaction (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 When a robot is learning it needs to explore its environment and how its environment responds on its actions. When the environment is large and there are a large number of possible actions the robot can take, this exploration phase can take pr... Read More about Supervised Autonomy for Online Learning in Human-Robot Interaction.

A critical evaluation of the representation of the QAA and HEA guidance on ESD in public web environments of UK higher education institutions (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In June 2014 the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) and the Higher Education Academy (HEA) published their education for sustainable development guidance for higher education. The guidance is a tool for supporting educators in embedd... Read More about A critical evaluation of the representation of the QAA and HEA guidance on ESD in public web environments of UK higher education institutions.

Monitoring progress towards implementing sustainability and representing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the curriculum at UWE Bristol (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper will discuss the methods used to identify the baseline status of sustainability in the curriculum of UWE Bristol programmes and begin to assess the contribution which the university is making towards the objectives outlined in the United N... Read More about Monitoring progress towards implementing sustainability and representing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the curriculum at UWE Bristol.

Using quality assurance processes to embed sustainability in the curriculum at UWE Bristol (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The paper will examine the University of the West of England, Bristol’s progress in embedding sustainable development into the teaching and learning via the Quality Management and Enhancement Framework (QMEF) of the university.
The University of t... Read More about Using quality assurance processes to embed sustainability in the curriculum at UWE Bristol.

“Heritage and time: mapping what is not there” (2017)
Book Chapter

This paper examines ideas of authenticity and meaning, and considers how Heritage Building Information Modelling/Management may be used as a system which attempts to capture a site in its multiple conditions, enabling a comparison between its ideal a... Read More about “Heritage and time: mapping what is not there”.

Participatory water governance in Nigeria: Towards the development of an effective legal framework for rural communities (2017)
Thesis

Nigeria’s legal framework for supporting the supply of potable water has not proven to be effective. This is primarily due to the non-participation of a broad spectrum of stakeholders, particularly rural community members. A contextualised policy re-... Read More about Participatory water governance in Nigeria: Towards the development of an effective legal framework for rural communities.

A literature review on the privatisation of public space (2017)
Report

This literature review was undertaken at the request of Grosvenor Estates in order to better understand the academic context and literature around the perceived phenomenon of the privatisation of public space. The review considered a range of print m... Read More about A literature review on the privatisation of public space.

The Bristol Art Library (2017)
Journal Article

This is a visual essay that analyses the changing function of the public space of the library through the juxtaposition of image and text. It looks at The Bristol Art Library, a performance space and fully functioning library, housed in a wooden cabi... Read More about The Bristol Art Library.

"Sustainable Flood Memories": Developing the concept, process and practice in flood risk management (2017)
Book Chapter

This chapter reflects on the concept of "sustainable flood memory" as concept, process and practice.

Synthesis and biological evaluation of pyrrole-based chalcones as CYP1 enzyme inhibitors, for possible prevention of cancer and overcoming cisplatin resistance (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Inhibitors of CYP1 enzymes may play vital roles in the prevention of cancer and overcoming chemo-resistance to anticancer drugs. In this letter, we report synthesis of twenty-three pyrrole based heterocyclic chalcones which were s... Read More about Synthesis and biological evaluation of pyrrole-based chalcones as CYP1 enzyme inhibitors, for possible prevention of cancer and overcoming cisplatin resistance.

Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: Final report (FD2682) (2017)
Report

Executive Summary
The Defra research project FD2682 examined the technical, social and behavioural aspects of supporting low cost flood repairable measures designed to limit damage to buildings during and after flood events. Flood repairable measure... Read More about Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: Final report (FD2682).

Sustainable Development and Planning IX (2017)
Book

Containing papers presented at the 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning this volume brings together the work of academics, policy makers, practitioners and other international stakeholders and discusses new academic fi... Read More about Sustainable Development and Planning IX.

Air Pollution XXV (2017)
Book

Encompassing papers presented at the 25th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, this book is the latest from a successful conference series. International academics and air pollution experts address variou... Read More about Air Pollution XXV.

Discovery and characterization of novel CYP1B1 inhibitors based on heterocyclic chalcones: Overcoming cisplatin resistance in CYP1B1-overexpressing lines (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier Masson SAS The structure of alpha-napthoflavone (ANF), a potent inhibitor of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1, mimics the structure of chalcones. Two potent CYP1B1 inhibitors 7k (DMU2105) and 6j (DMU2139) have been identified from two series of syn... Read More about Discovery and characterization of novel CYP1B1 inhibitors based on heterocyclic chalcones: Overcoming cisplatin resistance in CYP1B1-overexpressing lines.