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The modelling of roundness in cylindrical plunge grinding to incorporate wave shift and external vibration effects (2006)
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Pearce, T. R., Fricker, D. C., & Speight, A. (2006). The modelling of roundness in cylindrical plunge grinding to incorporate wave shift and external vibration effects. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 220(8), 1347-1358. https://doi.org/10.1243/09544054JEM509

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.

Developing creativity in tourist experiences: A solution to the serial reproduction of culture? (2006)
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Richards, G., & Wilson, J. (2006). Developing creativity in tourist experiences: A solution to the serial reproduction of culture?. Tourism Management, 27(6), 1209-1223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2005.06.002

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 role of information in decision-making with regard to travel (2006)
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Lyons, G. (2006). The role of information in decision-making with regard to travel. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 153(3), 199-212. https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-its%3A20060001

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.

Survival analysis: The statistically rigorous method for analyzing electrical submersible pump system performance (2006)
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Bailey, W., Weir-Jones, I., Couet, B., & Hogan, J. (2006). Survival analysis: The statistically rigorous method for analyzing electrical submersible pump system performance. SPE Production and Operations, 21(4), 492-504. https://doi.org/10.2118/96722-PA

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.

Biofilm formation and cellulose expression among diverse environmental Pseudomonas isolates (2006)
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Ude, S., Arnold, D. L., Moon, C. D., Timms-Wilson, T., & Spiers, A. J. (2006). Biofilm formation and cellulose expression among diverse environmental Pseudomonas isolates. Environmental Microbiology, 8(11), 1997-2011. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01080.x

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)
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Barr, S., & Gilg, A. (2006). Sustainable lifestyles: Framing environmental action in and around the home. Geoforum, 37(6), 906-920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2006.05.002

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)
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Casado-Diaz, M. (2006). Retiring to Spain: An analysis of differences among North European nationals. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 32(8), 1321-1339. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691830600928714

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.

Production of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species by angiosperm stigmas and pollen: Potential signalling crosstalk? (2006)
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McInnis, S. M., Desikan, R., Hancock, J. T., & Hiscock, S. J. (2006). Production of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species by angiosperm stigmas and pollen: Potential signalling crosstalk?. New Phytologist, 172(2), 221-228. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01875.x

• 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?.

The role of natural heritage in rural development: An analysis of economic linkages in Scotland (2006)
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Courtney, P., Hill, G., & Roberts, D. (2006). The role of natural heritage in rural development: An analysis of economic linkages in Scotland. Journal of Rural Studies, 22(4), 469-484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2006.02.003

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.

Regional economies of local food production: Tracing food chain links between 'specialist' producers and intermediaries in the Scottish-English borders (2006)
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Maye, D., & Ilbery, B. (2006). Regional economies of local food production: Tracing food chain links between 'specialist' producers and intermediaries in the Scottish-English borders. European Urban and Regional Studies, 13(4), 337-354. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969776406068588

There is currently strong political desire at both European and national scales to 'relocalize' food production and supply. While advocacy remains high, few studies have interrogated the form of these 'new' food chains. This article provides an analy... Read More about Regional economies of local food production: Tracing food chain links between 'specialist' producers and intermediaries in the Scottish-English borders.

An analysis of intertaxa differences in sulfur concentration in angiosperms (2006)
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Willey, N., & Wilkins, J. (2006). An analysis of intertaxa differences in sulfur concentration in angiosperms. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 169(5), 717-727. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.200520590

Understanding the behavior of sulfur (S) in the soil-plant system is important for crop production, for predicting the movement of the radioisotope 35S in the environment, and for investigating the role of S in plant metabolism of xenobiotics. A data... Read More about An analysis of intertaxa differences in sulfur concentration in angiosperms.

Does the price impact of flooding fade away? (2006)
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Lamond, J., & Proverbs, D. (2006). Does the price impact of flooding fade away?. Structural Survey, 24(5), 363-377. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630800610711960

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?.

A dispersion modelling approach to determine the odour impact of intensive poultry production units in Ireland (2006)
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Curran, T. P., Hayes, E. T., Curran, T., & Dodd, V. A. (2006). A dispersion modelling approach to determine the odour impact of intensive poultry production units in Ireland. Bioresource Technology, 97(15), 1773-1779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2005.09.019

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.

The Wilms tumour suppressor protein WT1 (+KTS isoform) binds alpha-actinin 1 mRNA via its zinc-finger domain (2006)
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Morrison, A. A., Venables, J. P., Dellaire, G., & Ladomery, M. (2006). The Wilms tumour suppressor protein WT1 (+KTS isoform) binds alpha-actinin 1 mRNA via its zinc-finger domain. Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 84(5), 789-798. https://doi.org/10.1139/O06-065

Mutations in WT1 are associated with developmental syndromes that affect the urogenital system and neoplasms, including Wilms tumour, acute myeloid leukemia, and breast and prostate cancers. The WT1 protein belongs to the early growth response family... Read More about The Wilms tumour suppressor protein WT1 (+KTS isoform) binds alpha-actinin 1 mRNA via its zinc-finger domain.

Rural-urban impacts of CAP measures in Greece: An inter-regional SAM approach (2006)
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Balamou, E., Psaltopoulos, D., & Thomson, K. J. (2006). Rural-urban impacts of CAP measures in Greece: An inter-regional SAM approach. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 57(3), 441-458. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2006.00059.x

This paper evaluates the inter-regional impacts of CAP measures implemented in the rural town of Archanes (Crete, Greece), an area which received considerable EU Agricultural Guarantee and rural development funds during the 1990s. A hybrid, three-are... Read More about Rural-urban impacts of CAP measures in Greece: An inter-regional SAM approach.

Revisiting the region: 'ordinary' and 'exceptional' regions in the work of Hilda Ormsby 1917-1940 (2006)
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Maddrell, A. (2006). Revisiting the region: 'ordinary' and 'exceptional' regions in the work of Hilda Ormsby 1917-1940. Environment and Planning A, 38(9), 1739-1752. https://doi.org/10.1068/a37188

Increased interest in and recognition of the value of the region and particularly the 'ordinary region' as opposed to more-glamorous 'exceptional regions'. encourages us to reexplore the nature and purpose of what could be described as the first meth... Read More about Revisiting the region: 'ordinary' and 'exceptional' regions in the work of Hilda Ormsby 1917-1940.

Ethylene-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis occurs via AtrbohF-mediated hydrogen peroxide synthesis (2006)
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Desikan, R., Last, K., Harrett-Williams, R., Tagliavia, C., Harter, K., Hooley, R., …Neill, S. (2006). Ethylene-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis occurs via AtrbohF-mediated hydrogen peroxide synthesis. Plant Journal, 47(6), 907-916. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02842.x

Ethylene is a plant hormone that regulates many aspects of growth and development. Despite the well-known association between ethylene and stress signalling, its effects on stomatal movements are largely unexplored. Here, genetic and physiological da... Read More about Ethylene-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis occurs via AtrbohF-mediated hydrogen peroxide synthesis.

Transcriptome Shock after Interspecific Hybridization in Senecio Is Ameliorated by Genome Duplication (2006)
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Hegarty, M. J., Barker, G. L., Wilson, I. D., Abbott, R. J., Edwards, K. J., & Hiscock, S. J. (2006). Transcriptome Shock after Interspecific Hybridization in Senecio Is Ameliorated by Genome Duplication. Current Biology, 16(16), 1652-1659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2006.06.071

Allopolyploidy, which involves genome doubling of an interspecific hybrid is an important mechanism of abrupt speciation in flowering plants [1-6]. Recent studies show that allopolyploid formation is accompanied by extensive changes to patterns of pa... Read More about Transcriptome Shock after Interspecific Hybridization in Senecio Is Ameliorated by Genome Duplication.