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Growing up in New Zealand: A longitudinal study of New Zealand children and their families. Report 2: Now we are born (2012)
Report
Morton, S. M., Atatoa Carr, P. E., Grant, C. C., Lee, A. C., Bandara, D. K., Mohal, J., …Wall, C. R. (2012). Growing up in New Zealand: A longitudinal study of New Zealand children and their families. Report 2: Now we are born. New Zealand Ministry of Social Development

Growing Up in New Zealand is a longitudinal study that provides an up-to-date, population-relevant picture of what it is like to be a child growing up in New Zealand in the 21st century. It recruited and collected information from both mothers and th... Read More about Growing up in New Zealand: A longitudinal study of New Zealand children and their families. Report 2: Now we are born.

Making the law work for young deaf people (2012)
Report
Wilks, R., & Brattan-Wilson, J. (2012). Making the law work for young deaf people. London: Law Centres Federation

RAD Deaf Law Centre was commissioned to develop a report entitled “Making the law work for young Deaf people” by the Law Centres Network in order to improve young Deaf people’s access to advice from Law Centres.

Control of PEM fuel cell system via higher order sliding mode control (2012)
Journal Article
Rostami, S. M. R., Noei, A. R., & Gaderi, R. (2012). Control of PEM fuel cell system via higher order sliding mode control. International Journal of Automation and Control, 6(3-4), 310-329. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJAAC.2012.051892

This paper presents a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) dynamic model of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. A non-linear controller is designed to prolong the stack life of the PEM fuel cell. A moderate deviation between hydrogen and oxygen... Read More about Control of PEM fuel cell system via higher order sliding mode control.

Sea turtle populations and poaching implications on Playa Norte, Tortuguero, Costa Rica 2009-2011 (2012)
Report
Vonhamme, L., Stevens, A., Lewis, T. R., Feltham, J., Peters, S., Honig, A., …Snarr, K. (2012). Sea turtle populations and poaching implications on Playa Norte, Tortuguero, Costa Rica 2009-2011. Canadian Organisation for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation

Sea turtle populations continue to be under threat globally from organised poaching for human consumption and financial gain. In the northeast of Costa Rica four species of sea turtle nest annually at one of the country’s most popular tourism destina... Read More about Sea turtle populations and poaching implications on Playa Norte, Tortuguero, Costa Rica 2009-2011.

Sustainability in a climate of austerity: Responses from UK city-regions (2012)
Conference Proceeding
De Laurentis, C., Eames, M., Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2012). Sustainability in a climate of austerity: Responses from UK city-regions. In Smart, Creative, Sustainable, Inclusive: Territorial Development Strategies in the Age of Austerity: Regional Studies Association One Day Winter Conference 2012 (63--66)

The impact of childbirth on female sexuality (2012)
Journal Article
Leal, I., Lourenço, S., Oliveira, R. V., Carvalheira, A., & Maroco, J. (2012). The impact of childbirth on female sexuality. Psychology, Community and Health, 1(1), 127-139. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v1i1.13

Objective: To compare variables related to sexual functioning, namely: sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, pain, sexual satisfaction and sexual function in women during the pregnancy and 3 months after delivery. Methods: This is an exploratory and descri... Read More about The impact of childbirth on female sexuality.

Il problema del contenimento energetico (2012)
Book Chapter
Nicoletti, E. (2012). Il problema del contenimento energetico. In K. Gasparini (Ed.), Schermi urbani: Tecnologia e innovazione - Nuovi sistemi per le facciate mediatiche (60-61). Wolters Kluwer Italia

Il Medium e il Messaggio in Architettura (2012)
Book Chapter
Nicoletti, E. (2012). Il Medium e il Messaggio in Architettura. In K. Gasparini (Ed.), Schermi urbani: Tecnologia e innovazione - Nuovi sistemi per le facciate mediatiche. , (13-23). Wolters Kluwer Italia

The application of laser sintering for archaeological model-making (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Soe, S., Eyers, D. R., Potter, A. T., Jones, T., & Nayling, N. (2012). The application of laser sintering for archaeological model-making. In P. J. Bartolo (Ed.), Innovative Developments in Virtual and Physical Prototyping. , (757-762)

Bioinspired control of electro-active polymers for next generation soft robots (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Wilson, E., Anderson, S. R., Assaf, T., Pearson, M., Walters, P., Prescott, T. J., …Porrill, J. (2012). Bioinspired control of electro-active polymers for next generation soft robots. In G. Herrmann, M. Studley, M. Pearson, A. Conn, C. Melhuish, M. Witkowski, …J. H. Kim (Eds.), Advances in Autonomous Robotics: Joint Proceedings of the 13th Annual TAROS Conference and the 15th Annual FIRA RoboWorld Congress, Bristol, UK, August 20-23, 2012, Proceedings (424-425). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32527-4_42

The emerging field of soft robotics offers the prospect of replacing existing hard actuator technologies with new soft-smart materials [7]. Such materials have the potential to form a key component of safer, more compliant and light-weight robots. So... Read More about Bioinspired control of electro-active polymers for next generation soft robots.

9th International Book Art Festival: Correspondence (2012)
Exhibition / Performance
Bodman, S. L., Słowikowska, A., Tryzno, J., & Gilmore, A. (2012). 9th International Book Art Festival: Correspondence. 2012 - 2014. (Unpublished)

Sarah Bodman was the invited curator of British artists. The exhibition toured 2012-2014: Plocka Galeria, Plock, Galeria Miejska, Tarnow, Ksiaznica Pomorska, Szczecin, Biblioteka Miejska, Lublin, Galeria Dwor Karwacjanow, Gorlice, Szklany Dom, Cen... Read More about 9th International Book Art Festival: Correspondence.

Towards a Platform-Independent Cooperative Human Robot Interaction System: III. An Architecture for Learning and Executing Actions and Shared Plans (2012)
Journal Article
Lallée, S., Pattacini, U., Lemaignan, S., Lenz, A., Melhuish, C., Natale, L., …Dominey, P. F. (2012). Towards a Platform-Independent Cooperative Human Robot Interaction System: III. An Architecture for Learning and Executing Actions and Shared Plans. IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development, 4(3), 239-253. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAMD.2012.2199754

Robots should be capable of interacting in a cooperative and adaptive manner with their human counterparts in open-ended tasks that can change in real-time. An important aspect of the robot behavior will be the ability to acquire new knowledge of the... Read More about Towards a Platform-Independent Cooperative Human Robot Interaction System: III. An Architecture for Learning and Executing Actions and Shared Plans.

Human Dignity in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and its Interpretation Before the European Court of Justice (2012)
Journal Article
Jones, J. (2012). Human Dignity in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and its Interpretation Before the European Court of Justice. Liverpool Law Review, 33(3), 281-300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10991-012-9121-9

This article argues that the EU Charter's dignity provisions must be given a specific, expansive European meaning that underpins the importance the EU places on fundamental rights protection as a principle EU value. To this end, the article examines... Read More about Human Dignity in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and its Interpretation Before the European Court of Justice.

Emerging markets (2012)
Book Chapter
Ruziev, K. (2012). Emerging markets. In J. Michell, & J. Toporowski (Eds.), The Handbook of Critical Issues in Finance (77-84). UK: Edward Elgar

Investigation of Testosterone, Androstenone, and Estradiol Metabolism in HepG2 Cells and Primary Culture Pig Hepatocytes and Their Effects on 17βHSD7 Gene Expression (2012)
Journal Article
Chen, G., Li, S., Dong, X., Bai, Y., Chen, A., Yang, S., …Doran, O. (2012). Investigation of Testosterone, Androstenone, and Estradiol Metabolism in HepG2 Cells and Primary Culture Pig Hepatocytes and Their Effects on 17βHSD7 Gene Expression. PLoS ONE, 7(12), e52255. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052255

Steroid metabolism is important in various species. The accumulation of androgen metabolite, androstenone, in pig adipose tissue is negatively associated with pork flavor, odour and makes the meat unfit for human consumption. The 17β-hydroxysteroid d... Read More about Investigation of Testosterone, Androstenone, and Estradiol Metabolism in HepG2 Cells and Primary Culture Pig Hepatocytes and Their Effects on 17βHSD7 Gene Expression.