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The Komati downstream development project: Achievements and challenges (2007)
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Terry, A. (2007). The Komati downstream development project: Achievements and challenges. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 98(5), 641-651. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9663.2007.00430.x

To overcome widespread rural poverty, raise incomes and improve food security, Swaziland has begun a process of commercialisation of its subsistence farms. This strategy is based upon extending irrigation onto customary tenured land in the semi-arid... Read More about The Komati downstream development project: Achievements and challenges.

Using the XCS classifier system for multi-objective reinforcement learning problems (2007)
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Studley, M., & Bull, L. (2007). Using the XCS classifier system for multi-objective reinforcement learning problems. Artificial Life, 13(1), 69-86. https://doi.org/10.1162/artl.2007.13.1.69

We investigate the performance of a learning classifier system in some simple multi-objective, multi-step maze problems, using both random and biased action-selection policies for exploration. Results show that the choice of action-selection policy c... Read More about Using the XCS classifier system for multi-objective reinforcement learning problems.

Anticipating an altered appearance: Women undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer (2007)
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Harcourt, D., Frith, H., & Fussell, A. (2007). Anticipating an altered appearance: Women undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 11(5), 385-391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2007.03.002

Chemotherapy treatment for cancer can have a profound impact on appearance, and is often experienced as distressing. Few qualitative studies explore experiences of chemotherapy, and seldom focus on the process of anticipation and preparation for an a... Read More about Anticipating an altered appearance: Women undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer.

Possible climate variability in the Lower Old Red Sandstone Conigar Pit Sandstone Member (early Devonian), South Wales, UK (2007)
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Williams, B. P., Hillier, R. D., Marriott, S., & Wright, V. P. (2007). Possible climate variability in the Lower Old Red Sandstone Conigar Pit Sandstone Member (early Devonian), South Wales, UK. Sedimentary Geology, 202(1-2), 35-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.05.006

The Early Devonian Conigar Pit Sandstone Member (CPSM) of the Freshwater West Formation (Lower Old Red Sandstone, Lochkovian age) at Freshwater West in south Wales comprises a heterolithic, predominantly alluvial suite (mudstones, fine to coarse-grai... Read More about Possible climate variability in the Lower Old Red Sandstone Conigar Pit Sandstone Member (early Devonian), South Wales, UK.

Particle tracking in Taylor-Couette flow (2007)
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Gwynllyw, D. R., Henderson, K., Gwynllyw, R., & Barenghi, C. F. (2007). Particle tracking in Taylor-Couette flow. European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids, 26(6), 738-748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechflu.2006.12.001

The paths of small inertial particles are computed in a steady Taylor vortex background flow. When buoyancy effects are neglected we find that particles denser than the background fluid tend to a limit orbit in the meridional plane. The difference in... Read More about Particle tracking in Taylor-Couette flow.

Addressing the legitimacy of the council-manager executive in local government (2007)
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Howard, J., & Sweeting, D. (2007). Addressing the legitimacy of the council-manager executive in local government. Local Government Studies, 33(5), 633-656. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930701627316

This article uses the concept of legitimacy to contribute to the debate about leadership change in local government. It focuses on the council-manager form of executive, used in Australia, Ireland, Finland, New Zealand, the US, and was an option for... Read More about Addressing the legitimacy of the council-manager executive in local government.

Small towns as 'sub-poles' in English rural development: Investigating rural-urban linkages using sub-regional social accounting matrices (2007)
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Courtney, P., Mayfield, L., Tranter, R., Jones, P., & Errington, A. (2007). Small towns as 'sub-poles' in English rural development: Investigating rural-urban linkages using sub-regional social accounting matrices. Geoforum, 38(6), 1219-1232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2007.03.006

This paper uses spatial economic data from four small English towns to measure the strength of economic integration between town and hinterland and to estimate the magnitude of town-hinterland spill-over effects. Following estimation of local integra... Read More about Small towns as 'sub-poles' in English rural development: Investigating rural-urban linkages using sub-regional social accounting matrices.

Monitoring behavior with an array of sensors (2007)
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Monekosso, D. N., & Remagnino, P. (2007). Monitoring behavior with an array of sensors. Computational Intelligence, 23(4), 420-438. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8640.2007.00314.x

The objective is to detect activities taking place in a home and to create a model of behavior for the occupant. A behavior is a pattern in the sequence of activities. An array of sensors captures the status of appliances. Models for the occupant's a... Read More about Monitoring behavior with an array of sensors.

Visible difference amongst children and adolescents: Issues and interventions (2007)
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Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2007). Visible difference amongst children and adolescents: Issues and interventions. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 10(2), 113-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/13638490701217396

Whether present at birth or acquired later in life, a visible difference (disfigurement) can have considerable psychological ramifications for children and adolescents. Whilst many young people adapt to the demands placed upon them and appear relativ... Read More about Visible difference amongst children and adolescents: Issues and interventions.

Assessing the impact of proposals for tall buildings on the built heritage: England's regional cities in the 21st century (2007)
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Short, M. (2007). Assessing the impact of proposals for tall buildings on the built heritage: England's regional cities in the 21st century. Progress in Planning, 68(3), 97-199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progress.2007.07.003

In recent years increasing numbers of new tall buildings have been proposed across the world leading to growing concern amongst heritage bodies about their potential impact on the fabric of cities generally and upon the built heritage in particular.... Read More about Assessing the impact of proposals for tall buildings on the built heritage: England's regional cities in the 21st century.

In vitro biofilm model for studying tongue flora and malodour (2007)
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Spencer, P., Greenman, J., McKenzie, C., Gafan, G., Spratt, D., & Flanagan, A. (2007). In vitro biofilm model for studying tongue flora and malodour. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 103(4), 985-992. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03344.x

Aims: To develop a perfusion biofilm system to model tongue biofilm microflora and their physiological response to sulfur-containing substrates (S-substrates) in terms of volatile sulfide compound (VSC) production. Methods and Results: Tongue-scrape... Read More about In vitro biofilm model for studying tongue flora and malodour.

European rural development under the Common Agricultural Policy's 'Second Pillar': Institutional conservatism and innovation (2007)
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Dwyer, J., Ward, N., Lowe, P., & Baldock, D. (2007). European rural development under the Common Agricultural Policy's 'Second Pillar': Institutional conservatism and innovation. Regional Studies, 41(7), 873-888. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400601142795

The EU Rural Development Regulation (RDR) was launched in 2000 as the new 'second pillar' of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), promoting sustainable rural development. The rhetoric surrounding the Regulation emphasized decentralized, participativ... Read More about European rural development under the Common Agricultural Policy's 'Second Pillar': Institutional conservatism and innovation.

Encuentro de culturas milenarias: Maaya wíinik ich Stonehenge / Historic celebration between cultures: Maaya wíinik ich Stonehenge (2007)
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Martinez, G. J., & de la Paz Sanchez Moreno, A. (2007). Encuentro de culturas milenarias: Maaya wíinik ich Stonehenge / Historic celebration between cultures: Maaya wíinik ich Stonehenge

El presente artículo fue inspirado a través de un encuentro histórico realizado entre dos culturas milenarias en el pasado mes de Mayo al sudoeste de Inglaterra. Debemos presentar introducciones muy generales acerca de la cultura Maya y Stonehenge, d... Read More about Encuentro de culturas milenarias: Maaya wíinik ich Stonehenge / Historic celebration between cultures: Maaya wíinik ich Stonehenge.

Use of a bioluminescent Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain within an in vitro microbiological system, as a model of wound infection, to assess the antimicrobial efficacy of wound dressings by monitoring light production (2007)
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Thorn, R., Nelson, S., & Greenman, J. (2007). Use of a bioluminescent Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain within an in vitro microbiological system, as a model of wound infection, to assess the antimicrobial efficacy of wound dressings by monitoring light production. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 51(9), 3217-3224. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00302-07

A bioluminescent Pseudomonas aeruginosa was incorporated into an in vitro static diffusion method to determine whether light output could be used as a measure of wound dressing efficacy. A significant linear correlation was observed between viable co... Read More about Use of a bioluminescent Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain within an in vitro microbiological system, as a model of wound infection, to assess the antimicrobial efficacy of wound dressings by monitoring light production.

Towards energy optimization: Emergent task allocation in a swarm of foraging robots (2007)
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Liu, W., Winfield, A. F., Sa, J., Chen, J., & Dou, L. (2007). Towards energy optimization: Emergent task allocation in a swarm of foraging robots. Adaptive Behavior, 15(3), 289-305. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059712307082088

This article presents a simple adaptation mechanism to automatically adjust the ratio of foragers to resters (division of labor) in a swarm of foraging robots and hence maximize the net energy income to the swarm. Three adaptation rules are introduce... Read More about Towards energy optimization: Emergent task allocation in a swarm of foraging robots.

Fuzzy classifier system architectures for mobile robotics: An experimental comparison (2007)
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Pipe, A. G., & Carse, B. (2007). Fuzzy classifier system architectures for mobile robotics: An experimental comparison. International Journal of Intelligent Systems, 22(9), 993-1019. https://doi.org/10.1002/int.20235

We present an experimental comparison between two approaches to optimization of the rules for a fuzzy controller. More specifically, the problem is autonomous acquisition of an "investigative" obstacle avoidance competency for a mobile robot. We repo... Read More about Fuzzy classifier system architectures for mobile robotics: An experimental comparison.