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Chemical tessellations - Results of binary and tertiary reactions between metal ions and ferricyanide or ferrocyanide loaded gels (2010)
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In our recent letter [de Lacy Costello et al., 2009] we described the formation of spontaneous complex tessellations of the plane constructed in simple chemical reactions between drops of metal salts and ferricyanide or ferrocyanide loaded gels. In t... Read More about Chemical tessellations - Results of binary and tertiary reactions between metal ions and ferricyanide or ferrocyanide loaded gels.

The effect of hole shape on blade cooling effectiveness (2010)
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The high temperature conditions under which turbine blades operate pose a constraint on their service lifetime. One industrial solution is to apply the film cooling and the cooling effectiveness is generally determined by flow conditions, cooling hol... Read More about The effect of hole shape on blade cooling effectiveness.

The effect of variable gas property on axial turbine performance (2010)
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Industrial gas turbine flow has been evaluated by using computational fluid dynamics with a variable gas property model. The study of a three-stage turbine model has revealed some considerable variable gas property effects on the engine performance.... Read More about The effect of variable gas property on axial turbine performance.

Adapting to climate change in the compact city: The suburban challenge (2010)
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This paper sets out the challenges of adapting suburbs for climate change in the context of the compact city agenda. We argue that while the compact city debate does address mitigating climate change at a strategic level, it does not specifically con... Read More about Adapting to climate change in the compact city: The suburban challenge.

Sustainable cities: Research and practice challenges (2010)
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This paper presents a concepualisation of the research and practice challenges facing those of us working towards sustainable cities. I argue that these challenges are quite fundamental and centre around our ‘vision’ of the sustainable city and the p... Read More about Sustainable cities: Research and practice challenges.

Testing for a structural change of gradient in regression modelling (2010)
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We present a “broken stick” method to model structural changes of gradient in a regression model. The assessment of the statistical significance of the nodes in the model is assessed using bootstrap techniques. The method is illustrated using output... Read More about Testing for a structural change of gradient in regression modelling.

Profiling an entrepreneurial family in the UK (2010)
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The purpose of this investigation is to profile a family in the U.K. whose members display entrepreneurial characteristics but are not engaged in a typical family-owned business. Of the 46 family members that are over the age of 18, 27 of them (59%)... Read More about Profiling an entrepreneurial family in the UK.

Productivity and proximity (2010)
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Labour productivity is known to be higher in the presence of agglomeration economies. This paper presents an analysis of the shape of the relationship between labour productivity and the distance between the firm and the region’s central business dis... Read More about Productivity and proximity.

Comparative constitutionalism and democratisation (2010)
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3D printing for artists: research and creative practice (2010)
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3D printing technologies enable physical objects to be produced from digital design data, created using computer aided design software (CAD), or by digitising the shape of existing objects using a 3D scanner. 3D printing, also known as rapid prototyp... Read More about 3D printing for artists: research and creative practice.

E-banking and e-fraud: A comparative investigation in Jamaica and the UK (2010)
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The unprecedented growth of 'e-banking' has nullified the traditional methods of banking and transformed the way millions of customers conduct banking transactions. E-banking has many benefits and has been created in a technological age to aid busin... Read More about E-banking and e-fraud: A comparative investigation in Jamaica and the UK.

Keeping the OE real: Kombi nation, Kiwi identity and the New Zealand road movie (2010)
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An exploration of public transport users’ attitudes and preferences towards various policies in Indonesia (2010)
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Keeping children safe at home: A qualitative study of children's centre managers and staff (2010)
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Review: A Private Universe online resources (2010)
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A Private Universe depicts a very familiar situation for teachers worldwide, namely that students do not let go of their misconceptions as easily as might be expected after a detailed and thorough learning process.

Surveillance, children and childhood (Editorial) (2010)
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Editorial. 1st paragraph.
In a sense, to be a child is to be under surveillance. Parents watch their children to keep them safe and to correct their behaviour. Teachers keep an eye on students to enforce classroom rules and to maintain discipline. M... Read More about Surveillance, children and childhood (Editorial).

Editorial: Surveillance and children (2010)
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Socio cultural change: The key to social marketing success? A case study of increasing exercise in working class communities (2010)
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Ruscha rip-off, rip-out (2010)
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A Portfolio by Tom Sowdon as part of the special section on photo-bookworks in Vol. 37, No. 6 of Afterimage, the Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism, published by Visual Studies Workshop, NY.

The photo essay details a selection of the bo... Read More about Ruscha rip-off, rip-out.

China's implementation of the UN sales convention through arbitral tribunals (2010)
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