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Diversity or the lack of it in the architectural profession (2005)
Journal Article
De Graft-Johnson, A., Manley, S., & Greed, C. (2005). Diversity or the lack of it in the architectural profession. Construction Management and Economics, 23(10), 1035-1043. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190500394233

Approximately 37 per cent of architectural students are women and the percentage is increasing. This increase is not reflected in the architectural profession; women represent only 13 per cent of the total and analysis reveals that women are leaving... Read More about Diversity or the lack of it in the architectural profession.

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (2005)
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Hows, J., Kemp, K. C., & Donaldson, C. (2005). Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Leukemia & Lymphoma, 46(11), 1531-1544. https://doi.org/10.1080/10428190500215076

Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) contribute to the regeneration of mesenchymal tissues, and are essential in providing support for the growth and differentiation of primitive hemopoietic cells within the bone marrow micro-environment. Techniques a... Read More about Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells.

Insights into collaboration at the project level: Complexity, social interaction and procurement mechanisms (2005)
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Marshall, D., Cicmil, S., & Marshall, D. (2005). Insights into collaboration at the project level: Complexity, social interaction and procurement mechanisms. Building Research and Information, 33(6), 523-535. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210500288886

Drawing upon relevant concepts in organizational social theory (becoming ontology and processual view of complexity), and adopting an interpretative approach to studying organizational phenomena, this paper aims to make a contribution to the understa... Read More about Insights into collaboration at the project level: Complexity, social interaction and procurement mechanisms.

Workplace partnership and employee voice in the UK: Comparative case studies of union strategy and worker experience (2005)
Journal Article
Upchurch, M., Tailby, S., Stewart, P., Danford, A., Richardson, M., & Danford, A. (2005). Workplace partnership and employee voice in the UK: Comparative case studies of union strategy and worker experience. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 26(4), 593-620. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X05057503

This article addresses the role of 'employee voice' in workplace partnership. Drawing on two organizational case studies from the UK's aerospace sector, it analyses employee experiences of two key dimensions of worker participation in partnership env... Read More about Workplace partnership and employee voice in the UK: Comparative case studies of union strategy and worker experience.

Joined up lean (2005)
Journal Article
Parry, G. (2005). Joined up lean. Manufacturing Engineer -London-, 84(5), 44-47. https://doi.org/10.1049/me%3A20050510

Author's views on a a lean process methodology for core competence understanding are highlighted. UK companies have been employing lean principles to great effect. They have been supported and guided in their efforts by programmes such as the UK Lean... Read More about Joined up lean.

A tutorial for competent memetic algorithms: Model, taxonomy, and design issues (2005)
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Krasnogor, N., & Smith, J. (2005). A tutorial for competent memetic algorithms: Model, taxonomy, and design issues. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 9(5), 474-488. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEVC.2005.850260

The combination of evolutionary algorithms with local search was named "memetic algorithms" (MAs) (Moscato, 1989). These methods are inspired by models of natural systems that combine the evolutionary adaptation of a population with individual learni... Read More about A tutorial for competent memetic algorithms: Model, taxonomy, and design issues.

A critical realist reply to Walters & Young (2005)
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Fleetwood, S. (2005). A critical realist reply to Walters & Young. Review of Political Economy, 17(4), 587-600. https://doi.org/10.1080/09538250500253482

In a contribution to this journal, Bernard Walters & David Young offer a brief sketch of critical realism and three objections to it. This reply starts with three points of clarification to their sketch before going on to tackle their objections. © 2... Read More about A critical realist reply to Walters & Young.

A review of construction companies' attitudes to sustainability (2005)
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Myers, D. (2005). A review of construction companies' attitudes to sustainability. Construction Management and Economics, 23(8), 781-785. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190500184360

In the last decade several initiatives have been taken to encourage the construction industry to support the agenda of sustainable development. On the basis of public disclosures made by companies listed on the UK Stock Exchange this paper reviews cu... Read More about A review of construction companies' attitudes to sustainability.

Imaginary widows: Spinsters, marriage, and the "Lost generation" in Britain after the great war (2005)
Journal Article
Holden, K. (2005). Imaginary widows: Spinsters, marriage, and the "Lost generation" in Britain after the great war. Journal of Family History, 30(4), 388-409. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363199005275836

This article argues that the status of spinster was associated with widowhood in the decades after the First World War in Britain, an association that is still active in our collective memory. Widely publicized census statistics suggesting that a who... Read More about Imaginary widows: Spinsters, marriage, and the "Lost generation" in Britain after the great war.

The 'milch-cow state' revisited: Republican politics in the Aveyron (2005)
Journal Article
Simpson, M. (2005). The 'milch-cow state' revisited: Republican politics in the Aveyron. Historical Journal, 48(3), 743-768. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X05004644

This article examines the 'republicanization' of the Aveyron under the Third Republic, exploring issues of the practice and meaning of politics in this rural département. I look at the impact of the Republic's efforts to secularize education and ask... Read More about The 'milch-cow state' revisited: Republican politics in the Aveyron.

The unorganised worker: The decline in collectivism and new hurdles to individual employment rights (2005)
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Pollert, A. (2005). The unorganised worker: The decline in collectivism and new hurdles to individual employment rights. Industrial Law Journal, 34(3), 217-238. https://doi.org/10.1093/indlaw/dwi016

The 'unorganised' worker (neither unionised nor covered by a collective agreement) is the norm in Britain, especially in the private sector, which employs about 70% of employees. In 2003, union membership was down to 29.3%, and 18.2% in the private s... Read More about The unorganised worker: The decline in collectivism and new hurdles to individual employment rights.

Income convergence across U.S. States: An analysis using measures of concordance and discordance (2005)
Journal Article
Webber, D. J., White, P., & Allen, D. O. (2005). Income convergence across U.S. States: An analysis using measures of concordance and discordance. Journal of Regional Science, 45(3), 565-589. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-4146.2005.00384.x

This paper presents methods to analyze convergence in cross-sectional data collected over time using distribution free statistics that are not sensitive to the magnitudes involved. Measures of concordance and discordance are employed in the empirical... Read More about Income convergence across U.S. States: An analysis using measures of concordance and discordance.

Promoting social change: The experience of health action zones in England (2005)
Journal Article
Barnes, M., Judge, K., Bauld, L., Judge, J., Barnes, K., Benzeval, M., …Sullivan, H. (2005). Promoting social change: The experience of health action zones in England. Journal of Social Policy, 34(3), 427-445. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279405008858

When New Labour came to power in the UK in 1997 it brought with it a strong commitment to reducing inequality and social exclusion. One strand of its strategy involved a focus on area-based initiatives to reduce the effects of persistent disadvantage... Read More about Promoting social change: The experience of health action zones in England.

'The illness is part of the person': Discourses of blame, individual responsibility and individuation at a centre for spiritual healing in the North of England (2005)
Journal Article
McClean, S. (2005). 'The illness is part of the person': Discourses of blame, individual responsibility and individuation at a centre for spiritual healing in the North of England. Sociology of Health and Illness, 27(5), 628-648. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2005.00459.x

While the growth in usage and practice of varying forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) continues apace, social science has increasingly turned to CAM's often individualistic approach to health and illness. CAM has been perceived as b... Read More about 'The illness is part of the person': Discourses of blame, individual responsibility and individuation at a centre for spiritual healing in the North of England.

Imperial Rhodesians: The 1953 Rhodes centenary exhibition in Southern Rhodesia (2005)
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Shutt, A. K., & King, T. (2005). Imperial Rhodesians: The 1953 Rhodes centenary exhibition in Southern Rhodesia. Journal of Southern African Studies, 31(2), 357-379. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057070500109573

Reviewing the Rhodes Centenary Exhibition (RCE) of 1953, this article focuses on three interrelated themes in post-war Southern Rhodesia. First, significant post-war immigration challenged the state to educate new white Rhodesians on the founding myt... Read More about Imperial Rhodesians: The 1953 Rhodes centenary exhibition in Southern Rhodesia.

The World after September 11: Has it really changed? (2005)
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Quenivet, N. (2005). The World after September 11: Has it really changed?. European Journal of International Law, 16(3), 561-577. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejil/chi131

This review essay aims to assess whether international law has actually changed significantly since 9/11, or whether there is just an impression of change conveyed by books and articles published shortly after the events. Most books on terrorism star... Read More about The World after September 11: Has it really changed?.

Agency and bank nursing in the UK National Health Service (2005)
Journal Article
Tailby, S. (2005). Agency and bank nursing in the UK National Health Service. Work, Employment and Society, 19(2), 369-389. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017005053178

The article draws on published research, mainly survey-based, and original case study interview data to explore the forms of temporary employment in nursing, the reasons nurses give for taking temporary or agency work, as a main job or a second job,... Read More about Agency and bank nursing in the UK National Health Service.