All Outputs (4494)

On-line monitoring of laser modification of titanium dioxide using optical surface second harmonic. (2004)
Journal Article
VRILLET, G., LEE, S.K., McSTAY, D. and ROBERTSON, P.K.J. 2004. On-line monitoring of laser modification of titanium dioxide using optical surface second harmonic. Applied surface science [online], 222(1-4), pages 33-42. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2003.07.003

TiO2 photocatalysis is a promising technology for the destruction of organic pollutants in both waste and potable waters with the mineralisation of a wide range of compounds having been reported. TiO2 has many advantages over other semiconductors, it... Read More about On-line monitoring of laser modification of titanium dioxide using optical surface second harmonic..

Knowledge auditing and mapping: a pragmatic approach. (2004)
Journal Article
BURNETT, S., ILLINGWORTH, L. and WEBSTER, L. 2004. Knowledge auditing and mapping: a pragmatic approach. Knowledge and process management [online], 11(1), pages 25-37. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/kpm.194

Increasingly the knowledge and skills of employees are seen as valuable assets that may be utilised in order to gain competitive advantage at an organisational level. This paper seeks to describe the process, methods and resulting outcomes of a knowl... Read More about Knowledge auditing and mapping: a pragmatic approach..

Effective feedback of whole-life data to the design process. (2003)
Journal Article
KISHK, M., AL-HAJJ, A., POLLOCK, R. and AOUAD, G. 2003. Effective feedback of whole-life data to the design process. Journal of financial management of property and construction, 8(2), pages 89-98.

Key activities of the implementation of whole-life costing (WLC) as a management tool during the occupancy stage are outlined. Then, the logic of a novel whole-life management approach is designed around two recently developed generic WLC databases.... Read More about Effective feedback of whole-life data to the design process..

Critical upward feedback in organisations: processes, problems and implications for communication management. (2003)
Journal Article
TOURISH, D. and ROBSON, P. 2003. Critical upward feedback in organisations: processes, problems and implications for communication management. Journal of communication management [online], 8(2), pages 150-167. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/13632540410807628

Given that staff-management relationships are a core concern for communication management, upward feedback is emerging as a key theme in the literature. It is, however, most often associated with upward appraisal. This study looks at upward feedback... Read More about Critical upward feedback in organisations: processes, problems and implications for communication management..

Sunlighting and daylighting strategies in the traditional urban spaces and buildings of the hot arid regions. (2003)
Journal Article
BELAKEHAL, A. TABET AOUL, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2004. Sunlighting and daylighting strategies in the traditional urban spaces and buildings of the hot arid regions. Renewable energy [online], 29(5), pages 687-702. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2003.09.001

In hot arid regions, sunlighting is an essential consideration to achieve an environmentally conscious architecture. This paper aims to identify the sunlighting strategies and their resulting typology in some urban spaces, different types of building... Read More about Sunlighting and daylighting strategies in the traditional urban spaces and buildings of the hot arid regions..

Fiduciary content in joint ventures and partnering contracts in the construction industry. (2003)
Journal Article
BEGG, P.D. 2003. Fiduciary content in joint ventures and partnering contracts in the construction industry. Scottish law and practice quarterly, 8(4), pages 272-288.

Partnering is a co-operative arrangement in the construction industry which is commonly based on general expressions of trust, co-operation and good faith. However it seems that partnering parties can have negligible expectations that such general ex... Read More about Fiduciary content in joint ventures and partnering contracts in the construction industry..

Human rights case law of the European Court of Justice, January 2003 to October 2003. (2003)
Journal Article
LYONS, C. 2003. Human rights case law of the European Court of Justice, January 2003 to October 2003. Human rights law review [online], 3(2), pages 323-354. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/3.2.323

To review the development of fundamental rights in the EU in 2003 is to concentrate on an eye in the middle of a storm. Since December 2002, the EU has experienced its most severe political crisis since its inception, as the issue of support for the... Read More about Human rights case law of the European Court of Justice, January 2003 to October 2003..

The legal content of partnering arrangements in the construction industry. (2003)
Journal Article
BEGG, P.D. 2003. The legal content of partnering arrangements in the construction industry. Scottish law and practice quarterly, 8(3), pages 179-196.

Successive reports into the construction industry have increasingly emphasised the importance of developing relationships based on trust between the contracting parties. This has led to the development of the co-operative arrangement called partnerin... Read More about The legal content of partnering arrangements in the construction industry..

Evaluating individual market power in electricity markets via agent-based simulation. (2003)
Journal Article
BUNN, D.W. and OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2003. Evaluating individual market power in electricity markets via agent-based simulation. Annals of operations research [online], 121(1-4), pages 57-77. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023399017816

We use agent-based simulation in a coordination game to analyse the possibility of market power abuse in a competitive electricity market. The context of this was a real application to the England and Wales electricity market as part of a Competition... Read More about Evaluating individual market power in electricity markets via agent-based simulation..

The increasing role of small business in the Chinese economy. (2003)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, A.R., LI, J.-H., HARRISON, R.T. and ROBSON, P.J.A. 2003. The increasing role of small business in the Chinese economy. Journal of small business management [online], 41(3), pages 310-316. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/1540-627X.00084

This paper considers the changes in firm ownership since the Chinese government implemented its open-door policy in 1978. Most significant amongst these is the relative decline in State owned enterprises and the marked increase in the numbers of smal... Read More about The increasing role of small business in the Chinese economy..

The evolution of agile manufacturing. (2003)
Journal Article
LI, J.-H., ANDERSON, A.R. and HARRISON, R.T. 2003. The evolution of agile manufacturing. Business process management journal [online], 9(2), pages 170-189. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/14637150310468380

This paper provides an exploration of the concept and content of agile manufacturing (AM). It describes the nature of the content of AM and synthesises the literature to propose a comprehensive definition of purpose and process. Real agile manufactur... Read More about The evolution of agile manufacturing..

Data collection using electronically assisted interviews in a roadshow: a methodological evaluation. (2003)
Journal Article
MARCELLA, R., BAXTER, G. and MOORE, N. 2003. Data collection using electronically assisted interviews in a roadshow: a methodological evaluation. Journal of documentation [online], 59(2), pages 143-167. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/00220410310463464

Discusses the second stage of a pilot study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, which investigated the impact of technology on the communication of parliamentary information to the general public. This second stage tested the applica... Read More about Data collection using electronically assisted interviews in a roadshow: a methodological evaluation..

'Class matters': human and social capital in the entrepreneurial process. (2003)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, A.R. and MILLER, C.J. 2003. 'Class matters': human and social capital in the entrepreneurial process. Journal of socio-economics [online], 32(1), pages 17-36. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1053-5357(03)00009-X

This paper explores how entrepreneurial family background impacts upon the development of social and human capital resources and demonstrates how these affect the profitability and growth of new enterprise. Through a qualitative approach, we found th... Read More about 'Class matters': human and social capital in the entrepreneurial process..

Human rights case law of the European Court of Justice, July 2002 to December 2002. (2003)
Journal Article
LYONS, C. 2003. Human rights case law of the European Court of Justice, July 2002 to December 2002. Human rights law review [online], 3(1), pages 157-177. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/3.1.157

In the period under review, late July to December 2002, there were several cases where important issues of fundamental rights were raised. However, this autumn session of the Court began under the shadow of the "summer storms", in the shape of the Ca... Read More about Human rights case law of the European Court of Justice, July 2002 to December 2002..

The destruction of 2-methylisoborneol and geosmin using titanium dioxide photocatalysis. (2003)
Journal Article
LAWTON, L.A., ROBERTSON, P.K.J., ROBERTSON, R.F. and BRUCE, F.G. 2003. The destruction of 2-methylisoborneol and geosmin using titanium dioxide photocatalysis. Applied catalysis B: environmental [online], 44(1), pages 9-13. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0926-3373(03)00005-5

Geosmin (GSM) and 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) are semi-volatile compounds produced by cyanobacteria in surface waters. These compounds present problems to the drinking water industry and in aquaculture because they can taint water and fish producing an... Read More about The destruction of 2-methylisoborneol and geosmin using titanium dioxide photocatalysis..

The effectiveness of parliamentary information services in the United Kingdom. (2003)
Journal Article
MARCELLA, R., BAXTER, G. and MOORE, N. 2003. The effectiveness of parliamentary information services in the United Kingdom. Government information quarterly [online], 20(1), pages 29-46. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0740-624X(02)00138-7

This paper describes the results of a pilot project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, which explored the effectiveness of the public information and communications policies of the UK Parliament in London and the new devolved legisl... Read More about The effectiveness of parliamentary information services in the United Kingdom..

Qualitative research in sport sciences: is the biomedical ethics model applicable? (2003)
Journal Article
OLIVIER, S. and FISHWICK, L. 2003. Qualitative research in sport sciences: is the biomedical ethics model applicable? Forum: qualitative social research [online], 4(1), article number 12. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-4.1.754

Research in sports science has historically been grounded in positivist traditions. This means that ethics committees may not be adequately sensitized to the ethical problems posed by qualitative research. Qualitative researchers may thus be disadvan... Read More about Qualitative research in sport sciences: is the biomedical ethics model applicable?.

Towards context-sensitive information inference. (2003)
Journal Article
SONG, D. and BRUZA, P.D. 2003. Towards context-sensitive information inference. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology [online], 54(4), pages 321-334. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.10213

Humans can make hasty, but generally robust judgements about what a text fragment is, or is not, about. Such judgements are termed information inference. This article furnishes an account of information inference from a psychologistic stance. By draw... Read More about Towards context-sensitive information inference..

The appearance of women's politics in the correspondence pages of Aberdeen newspapers, 1900-1914. (2002)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 2002. The appearance of women's politics in the correspondence pages of Aberdeen newspapers, 1900-1914. Women's history review [online], 11(4), pages 657-673. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09612020200200343

A newspaper's 'Letters to the Editor' column represents its readership in a unique way and can provide a useful 'thermometer' with which to measure the extent of critical debate and discussion a particular issue generated in a locality. In this artic... Read More about The appearance of women's politics in the correspondence pages of Aberdeen newspapers, 1900-1914..

Towards effective consideration of non-financial factors in the design and management of construction assets. (2002)
Journal Article
KISHK, M. 2002. Towards effective consideration of non-financial factors in the design and management of construction assets. Journal of financial management of property and construction, 7(3), pages 163-173.

The decisive role of non-financial factors in the design and management of construction assets is highlighted and existing techniques used to include these factors in the decision-making process are critically reviewed. An effective algorithm has bee... Read More about Towards effective consideration of non-financial factors in the design and management of construction assets..