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A laser induced fluorescence technique for quantifying transient liquid fuel films utilising total internal reflection (2010)
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Alonso, M., Kay, P. J., Bowen, P. J., Gilchrist, R., & Sapsford, S. (2010). A laser induced fluorescence technique for quantifying transient liquid fuel films utilising total internal reflection. Experiments in Fluids, 48(1), 133-142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-009-0720-8

This paper describes the development of a laser induced fluorescence (LIF) technique to quantify the thickness and spatial distribution of transient liquid fuel films formed as a result of spray-wall interaction. The LIF technique relies on the princ... Read More about A laser induced fluorescence technique for quantifying transient liquid fuel films utilising total internal reflection.

On generative morphological diversity of elementary cellular automata (2010)
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Adamatzky, A., & Martinez, G. J. (2010). On generative morphological diversity of elementary cellular automata. Kybernetes, 39(1), 72-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684921011021282

Purpose: Studies in complexity of cellular automata do usually deal with measures taken on integral dynamics or statistical measures of space-time configurations. No one has tried to analyze a generative power of cellular-automaton machines. The purp... Read More about On generative morphological diversity of elementary cellular automata.

Road planning with slime mould: If Physarum built motorways it would route M6/M74 through Newcastle (2010)
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Adamatzky, A., & Jones, J. (2010). Road planning with slime mould: If Physarum built motorways it would route M6/M74 through Newcastle. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 20(10), 3065-3084. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218127410027568

Plasmodium of Physarum polycephalum is a single cell visible by unaided eye. During its foraging behavior the cell spans spatially distributed sources of nutrients with a protoplasmic network. Geometrical structure of the protoplasmic networks allows... Read More about Road planning with slime mould: If Physarum built motorways it would route M6/M74 through Newcastle.

Introspection as institutional practice: Reflections on the attempt to capture conscious experience in a parapsychology experiment (2010)
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Wooffitt, R., Holt, N., & Allistone, S. (2010). Introspection as institutional practice: Reflections on the attempt to capture conscious experience in a parapsychology experiment. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 7(1), 5-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/14780880903304568

Parapsychology is the scientific study of claims of anomalous communication, or anomalous cognition, and it is a predominantly experimental and laboratory-based discipline. In this article we examine transcripts of recordings from extra sensory perce... Read More about Introspection as institutional practice: Reflections on the attempt to capture conscious experience in a parapsychology experiment.

Relationship between the expression of key lipogenic enzymes, fatty acid composition, and intramuscular fat content of Limousin and Aberdeen Angus cattle (2010)
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Ward, R. E., Woodward, B., Otter, N., & Doran, O. (2010). Relationship between the expression of key lipogenic enzymes, fatty acid composition, and intramuscular fat content of Limousin and Aberdeen Angus cattle. Livestock Science, 127(1), 22-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2009.09.005

The amount and fatty acid composition of intramuscular fat (IMF) are major factors in determining the nutritional value of beef. Understanding the mechanisms regulating IMF formation is important for designing strategies for manipulation of IMF quant... Read More about Relationship between the expression of key lipogenic enzymes, fatty acid composition, and intramuscular fat content of Limousin and Aberdeen Angus cattle.

Application of Similarity Coefficients to Predict Disease Using Volatile Organic Compounds (2010)
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Probert, C. S., Smith, S., White, P., Redding, J., & Ratcliffe, N. M. (2010). Application of Similarity Coefficients to Predict Disease Using Volatile Organic Compounds. IEEE Sensors Journal, 10(1), 92-96. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2009.2035771

Measures of similarity are used to provide evidence in support of the conjecture that the presence and absence profile of a subset of volatile organic compounds found in urine differ between healthy (non-prostate cancer) male donors and prostate canc... Read More about Application of Similarity Coefficients to Predict Disease Using Volatile Organic Compounds.

Food-chain transfer of zinc from contaminated Urtica dioica and Acer pseudoplatanus L. to the aphids Microlophium carnosum and Drepanosiphum platanoidis Schrank (2010)
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Sinnett, D., Hutchings, T. R., & Hodson, M. E. (2010). Food-chain transfer of zinc from contaminated Urtica dioica and Acer pseudoplatanus L. to the aphids Microlophium carnosum and Drepanosiphum platanoidis Schrank. Environmental Pollution, 158(1), 267-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.07.008

This study examines the food-chain transfer of Zn from two plant species, Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) and Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore maple), into their corresponding aphid species, Microlophium carnosum and Drepanosiphum platanoidis. The plant... Read More about Food-chain transfer of zinc from contaminated Urtica dioica and Acer pseudoplatanus L. to the aphids Microlophium carnosum and Drepanosiphum platanoidis Schrank.

Social remembering and organizational memory (2010)
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Rowlinson, M., Booth, C., Clark, P., Delahaye, A., & Procter, S. (2010). Social remembering and organizational memory. Organization Studies, 31(1), 69-87. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840609347056

Organizational Memory Studies (OMS) is limited by its managerialist, presentist preoccupation with the utility of memory for knowledge management. The dominant model of memory in OMS is that of a storage bin. But this model has been rejected by psych... Read More about Social remembering and organizational memory.

'Earth jurisprudence' versus 'ecological service analysis' (2010)
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Pontin, B. (2010). 'Earth jurisprudence' versus 'ecological service analysis'. Environmental Law and Management, 21(5), 239-240

A comparison between emerging new concepts in environmental policy and law, drawing attention to similarities and key differences

Investigation into the compatibility and effectiveness of a new mathematical online voltage sag index (2010)
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Nouri, H., & Polycarpou, A. (2010). Investigation into the compatibility and effectiveness of a new mathematical online voltage sag index. International Journal of Power and Energy Conversion, 2(1), 46-58. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPEC.2010.030860

A new mathematical index is investigated in this paper which improves the power quality of a system through providing a tool for online voltage sag mitigation. The index is developed mathematically and applied on transmission and distribution network... Read More about Investigation into the compatibility and effectiveness of a new mathematical online voltage sag index.

An efficient coupled GA and load flow algorithm for optimal placement and sizing of distributed generators (2010)
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Makhol, N., Alamuti, M. M., & Nouri, H. (2010). An efficient coupled GA and load flow algorithm for optimal placement and sizing of distributed generators. International Journal of Power and Energy Conversion, 2(1), 59-77. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPEC.2010.030861

A genetic algorithm is used in conjunction with an efficient load flow programme to determine the optimal locations and sizing of the predefined DGs within MATLAB software. The best location for the DGs and the sizing of the DGs are determined using... Read More about An efficient coupled GA and load flow algorithm for optimal placement and sizing of distributed generators.

A net beta test of asset pricing models (2010)
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Freeman, M. C., & Guermat, C. (2010). A net beta test of asset pricing models. International Review of Financial Analysis, 19(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2009.09.008

While many recent empirical studies of the CAPM have used conditional beta tests, this technique has recently been shown to have several weaknesses. Here we introduce a new, more robust, net beta test which shares a number of characteristics with con... Read More about A net beta test of asset pricing models.

Two gun Tony and the prints of war (2010)
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Gough, P. (2010). Two gun Tony and the prints of war

An exploration of the printmaking of Richard Hamilton,with a focus on the major print 'Shock and Awe'(2007-08) and a critical reflection of printmaking as a graphic medium for depicting war, peace and resolution.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender psychology: An international conversation among researchers (2010)
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Hsu, M. H. D., Espín, O. M., Borrero-Bracero, N. I., Blair, K. L., Adams, J., Hayfield, N., …Shepperd, D. (2010). Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender psychology: An international conversation among researchers. Psychology and Sexuality, 1(1), 75-90. https://doi.org/10.1080/19419891003634612

This article reports on a conversation between 12 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) psychologists at the first international LGBT Psychology Summer Institute at the University of Michigan in August 2009. Participants discuss how their wor... Read More about Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender psychology: An international conversation among researchers.

Rainwater harvesting: Model-based design evaluation (2010)
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Ward, S., Memon, F. A., & Butler, D. (2010). Rainwater harvesting: Model-based design evaluation. Water Science and Technology, 61(1), 85-96. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2010.783

The rate of uptake of rainwater harvesting (RWH) in the UK has been slow to date, but is expected to gain momentum in the near future. The designs of two different new-build rainwater harvesting systems, based on simple methods, are evaluated using t... Read More about Rainwater harvesting: Model-based design evaluation.

A new axi-symmetric element for thin walled structures (2010)
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Cardoso, R. P., Yoon, J. W., & Dick, R. E. (2010). A new axi-symmetric element for thin walled structures. Computational Mechanics, 45(4), 281-296. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-009-0444-x

A new axi-symmetric finite element for thin walled structures is presented in this work. It uses the solidshell element's concept with only a single element and multiple integration points along the thickness direction. The cross-section of the eleme... Read More about A new axi-symmetric element for thin walled structures.