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Emergence of self-organized amoeboid movement in a multi-agent approximation of Physarum polycephalum (2012)
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Jones, J., & Adamatzky, A. (2012). Emergence of self-organized amoeboid movement in a multi-agent approximation of Physarum polycephalum. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 7(1), 016009. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3182/7/1/016009

The giant single-celled slime mould Physarum polycephalum exhibits complex morphological adaptation and amoeboid movement as it forages for food and may be seen as a minimal example of complex robotic behaviour. Swarm computation has previously been... Read More about Emergence of self-organized amoeboid movement in a multi-agent approximation of Physarum polycephalum.

Discontinuous innovation: A challenge for purchasing (2012)
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Johnsen, T., Calvi, R., & Phillips, W. Discontinuous innovation: A challenge for purchasing. Manuscript submitted for publication

Purpose of this paper This paper investigates the question: What are the challenges to the purchasing function when faced with discontinuous innovation? The paper defines discontinuous innovation, differentiating it from other forms of innovation, a... Read More about Discontinuous innovation: A challenge for purchasing.

Multi-site left ventricular pacing as a potential treatment for patients with postero-lateral scar: Insights from cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and invasive haemodynamic assessment (2012)
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Ginks, M. R., Duckett, S. G., Kapetanakis, S., Bostock, J., Hamid, S., Shetty, A., …Rinaldi, C. A. (2012). Multi-site left ventricular pacing as a potential treatment for patients with postero-lateral scar: Insights from cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and invasive haemodynamic assessment. EP-Europace, 14(3), 373-379. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eur336

Aims Multi-site left ventricular (LV) pacing may be superior to single-site stimulation in correcting dyssynchrony and avoiding areas of myocardial scar. We sought to characterize myocardial scar using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). We aim... Read More about Multi-site left ventricular pacing as a potential treatment for patients with postero-lateral scar: Insights from cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and invasive haemodynamic assessment.

To use or not to use? An empirical study of pre-trip public transport information for business and leisure trips and comparison with car travel (2012)
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Farag, S., & Lyons, G. (2012). To use or not to use? An empirical study of pre-trip public transport information for business and leisure trips and comparison with car travel. Transport Policy, 20, 82-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2011.03.007

This quantitative study provides more insight into the relative strength of various factors affecting the use and non-use of pre-trip Public Transport (PT) information for business and leisure trips. It also illuminates comparing car with public tran... Read More about To use or not to use? An empirical study of pre-trip public transport information for business and leisure trips and comparison with car travel.

Sustainable rural development in England: Policy problems and equity consequences (2012)
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Curry, N. (2012). Sustainable rural development in England: Policy problems and equity consequences. Local Economy, 27(2), 95-102. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094211428864

Spatial planning policies ensure a 'no development' ethic for rural areas in England, brought about by strong restrictive housing polices and an urban-centric view of sustainable development. Such an ethic is unlikely to be ameliorated by the Localis... Read More about Sustainable rural development in England: Policy problems and equity consequences.

What are the best outcome measures when assessing treatments for LUTD?-achieving the most out of outcome evaluation: ICI-RS 2011 (2012)
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Cotterill, N., Goldman, H., Kelleher, C., Kopp, Z., Tubaro, A., & Brubaker, L. (2012). What are the best outcome measures when assessing treatments for LUTD?-achieving the most out of outcome evaluation: ICI-RS 2011. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 31(3), 400-403. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.22210

A think tank was convened at the third ICI-RS meeting held in the UK, June 2011, to consider the best outcome measures when assessing treatments for lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD). Given the vast array of measures available a focus on questio... Read More about What are the best outcome measures when assessing treatments for LUTD?-achieving the most out of outcome evaluation: ICI-RS 2011.

The Turks and Caicos Islands: Why does the cloud still hang? (2012)
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Clegg, P. (2012). The Turks and Caicos Islands: Why does the cloud still hang?. Social and Economic Studies- Institute of Social and Economic Research University of the West Indies Jamaica, 61(1), 23-47

This paper considers the report of the 2009 UK government-appointed Commission of Inquiry into corruption in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), and draws comparisons with a similar Commission of Inquiry undertaken in 1986. The paper evaluates the ch... Read More about The Turks and Caicos Islands: Why does the cloud still hang?.

A Labour of Love? Academics in Business Schools (2012)
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Clarke, C., Knights, D., & Jarvis, C. (2012). A Labour of Love? Academics in Business Schools. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 28(1), 5-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2011.12.003

This paper contributes to a growing literature on new public management in relation to academia in general but more specifically UK business schools. Following interviews with a range of staff in universities, we explore the impact that auditing and... Read More about A Labour of Love? Academics in Business Schools.

Using genetical and cultural search to design unorganised machines (2012)
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Bull, L. (2012). Using genetical and cultural search to design unorganised machines. Evolutionary Intelligence, 5(1), 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12065-011-0061-4

In 1948 Turing presented a general representation scheme by which to achieve artificial intelligence-his unorganised machines. Significantly, these were a form of discrete dynamical system and yet dynamical representations remain almost unexplored wi... Read More about Using genetical and cultural search to design unorganised machines.

The emerging role of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in skeletal biology (2012)
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Blackburn, J., & Mansell, J. P. (2012). The emerging role of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in skeletal biology. BONE, 50(3), 756-762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2011.12.002

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is the simplest signalling lipid eliciting pleiotropic actions upon most mammalian cell types. Although LPA has an established role in many biological processes, particularly wound healing and cancer, the participation of... Read More about The emerging role of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in skeletal biology.

The EU and Russia energy trade – thickening of legality and solidarity? (2012)
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Turksen, U. (2012). The EU and Russia energy trade – thickening of legality and solidarity?. International Energy Law Review, 1,

This paper critically examines the evolution of the energy trade and relations between the EU and Russia. In doing so, the authors evaluate whether the existing legal framework of the EU-Russia energy relations provides a reliable energy supply from... Read More about The EU and Russia energy trade – thickening of legality and solidarity?.

Understanding the High Rates of Employment among Low-educated Women in Portugal: A Comparatively Oriented Case Study (2012)
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Tavora, I. (2012). Understanding the High Rates of Employment among Low-educated Women in Portugal: A Comparatively Oriented Case Study. Gender, Work and Organization, 19(2), 93-118. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0432.2010.00489.x

This article addresses the question of why Portugal is an exception among southern European countries in having a high rate of female employment. Cross-national data show an even greater gap between Portugal and its southern European neighbours in th... Read More about Understanding the High Rates of Employment among Low-educated Women in Portugal: A Comparatively Oriented Case Study.

N*-(carboxymethyl)lysine content of foods commonly consumed in a Western style diet (2012)
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Cuskelly, G. J., Woodside, J. V., Hull, G. L. J., & Ames, J. (2012). N*-(carboxymethyl)lysine content of foods commonly consumed in a Western style diet. Food Chemistry, 131(1), 170-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.08.055

The potential adverse effects on health of diet-derived advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) is of current interest, due to their proposed involvement in the disease progression of diabetic and uraemic conditions. However, accurate information abou... Read More about N*-(carboxymethyl)lysine content of foods commonly consumed in a Western style diet.

Directing the War from Trafalgar Square? Vincent Massey and the Canadian High Commission, 1939-42 (2012)
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Fedorowich, K. (2012). Directing the War from Trafalgar Square? Vincent Massey and the Canadian High Commission, 1939-42. Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 40(1), 87-117. https://doi.org/10.1080/03086534.2012.656493

This article explores a number of key facets of Vincent Massey's tenure as Canada's wartime high commissioner in London between 1939 and 1942. Using the personal tensions and mutual suspicions which existed between Massey and the mercurial Canadian p... Read More about Directing the War from Trafalgar Square? Vincent Massey and the Canadian High Commission, 1939-42.

Scenario-based sustainable water management and urban regeneration (2012)
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Rogers, C. D., Hunt, D. V., Farmani, R., Butler, D., Memon, F. A., Abdelmeguid, H., & Ward, S. (2012). Scenario-based sustainable water management and urban regeneration. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 165(1), 89-98. https://doi.org/10.1680/ensu.2012.165.1.89

Deployable output (source availability) from water resources in north west England is predicted to decrease over the next 25 years. Alternative supply management strategies are planned to help avoid a deficit in the supply-demand balance within the r... Read More about Scenario-based sustainable water management and urban regeneration.

Dirigiste and smart growth approaches to urban sprawl: Lessons from Scotland and British Columbia (2012)
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Jackson, T., Gopinath, D., & Curry, J. (2012). Dirigiste and smart growth approaches to urban sprawl: Lessons from Scotland and British Columbia. Journal of Transatlantic Studies, 10(1), 45-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794012.2012.651361

Two communities operating under diverse planning systems, St. Andrews in Scotland and Prince George in British Columbia (BC), provide case studies for examining how planning tools are used in these jurisdictions to address urban containment issues. T... Read More about Dirigiste and smart growth approaches to urban sprawl: Lessons from Scotland and British Columbia.

Neoliberal Globalization and Trade Unionism: Toward Radical Political Unionism? (2012)
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Upchurch, M., & Mathers, A. (2012). Neoliberal Globalization and Trade Unionism: Toward Radical Political Unionism?. Critical Sociology, 38(2), 265-280. https://doi.org/10.1177/0896920510396384

This article revisits the question of changing forms of trade unionism within the context of neoliberal globalization. While broadly accepting the argument that globalization might encourage the development of more radical forms of unionism as surviv... Read More about Neoliberal Globalization and Trade Unionism: Toward Radical Political Unionism?.

Grammatical collocations and verb-particle constructions in Brussels French: A corpus-linguistic approach to transfer (2012)
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Treffers-Daller, J. (2012). Grammatical collocations and verb-particle constructions in Brussels French: A corpus-linguistic approach to transfer. International Journal of Bilingualism, 16(1), 53-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367006911403213

This article shows how a corpus-linguistic approach to transfer based on Jarvis (2000), Jarvis and Pavlenko (2008) and Mougeon, Nadasdi, and Rehner (2005) can help to disentangle internal and external explanations in language variation and change. Th... Read More about Grammatical collocations and verb-particle constructions in Brussels French: A corpus-linguistic approach to transfer.