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The role of specialised groups in the debate about the European Constitution. (2012)
Thesis
GARCIA, L.B. 2012. The role of specialised groups in the debate about the European Constitution. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This thesis uses the notion of specialised publics in order to analyse whether the participation of civil society organisations in the European Convention contributed to make European publics more aware of this debate. In particular it asks whether a... Read More about The role of specialised groups in the debate about the European Constitution..

c4di Project Evaluation Report. (2012)
Report
MALINS, J. 2012. c4di Project Evaluation Report. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

The purpose of this review is to evaluate the work of the center for Design and Innovation, an ERDF and SEEKIT funded project established by the Robert Gordon University in October 2008. The project aimed to assist SMEs in Scotland to become more com... Read More about c4di Project Evaluation Report..

The impact of digitalisation on the management role of architectural technology. (2012)
Thesis
HARTY, J. 2012. The impact of digitalisation on the management role of architectural technology. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Building information modelling (BIM) is not only an authoring tool for architects and engineers, but also an analysis tool for all stakeholders in the supply chain procurement process. Analysis tools such as the code checking of building regulations... Read More about The impact of digitalisation on the management role of architectural technology..

Studies to determine the mechanisms of the anti-atherosclerotic effects of eicosapentaenoic acid: possible role for endocannabinoids? (2012)
Thesis
MICHEL, L. 2012. Studies to determine the mechanisms of the anti-atherosclerotic effects of eicosapentaenoic acid: possible role for endocannabinoids? Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFAs), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), have been shown to have cardioprotective and antiatherosclerotic actions. While it has been proposed that ω-3 PUFAs may structurally stabi... Read More about Studies to determine the mechanisms of the anti-atherosclerotic effects of eicosapentaenoic acid: possible role for endocannabinoids?.

Learning from e-family history: online research behaviour and strategies of family historians and implications for local studies collections. (2012)
Thesis
FRIDAY, K. 2012. Learning from e-family history: online research behaviour and strategies of family historians and implications for local studies collections. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The massive expansion of electronic resources has been identified as one of the major drivers behind the explosion in the popularity of family history, which bring ease, convenience and accessibility to some parts of the research process. Amongst thi... Read More about Learning from e-family history: online research behaviour and strategies of family historians and implications for local studies collections..

Employee reactions to management communication: a study of operations personnel in the oil industry. (2012)
Thesis
TSIONTSI, N. 2012. Employee reactions to management communication: a study of operations personnel in the oil industry. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Based on an intense small scale study which observed a small team of operations personnel who work in a telecommunications company within the oil industry, this thesis examined employee reactions to management communication. Employee interpretations... Read More about Employee reactions to management communication: a study of operations personnel in the oil industry..

MinkApp: generating spatio-temporal summaries for nature conservation volunteers. (2012)
Conference Proceeding
TINTAREV, N., MELERO, Y., SRIPADA, S., TAIT, E., VAN DER WAL, R. and MELLISH, C. 2012. MinkApp: generating spatio-temporal summaries for nature conservation volunteers. In Proceedings of the 7th International natural language generation conference (INLG 2012), 30 May - 1 June 2012, Utica, USA. Stroudsburg:ACL [online], pages 17-21. Available from: http://www.aclweb.org/anthology/W12-1505

We describe preliminary work on generating contextualized text for nature conservation volunteers. This Natural Language Generation (NLG) differs from other ways of describing spatio-temporal data, in that it deals with abstractions on data across la... Read More about MinkApp: generating spatio-temporal summaries for nature conservation volunteers..

Pressure drop in capsule transporting bends carrying spherical capsules. (2012)
Journal Article
ASIM, T., MISHRA, R., IDO, I. and UBBI, K. 2012. Pressure drop in capsule transporting bends carrying spherical capsules. Journal of physics: conference series [online], 364; proceedings of 25th Condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering international congress 2012 (COMADEM 2012), 18-20 June 2012, Huddersfield, UK, article 012068. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012068

One of the most important parameters in designing a capsule transporting pipeline is the pressure drop in the pipes carrying capsules and associated pipe fittings such as bends etc. Capsules are hollow containers with typically cylindrical or spheric... Read More about Pressure drop in capsule transporting bends carrying spherical capsules..

Optimal design of capsule transporting pipeline carrying spherical capsules. (2012)
Journal Article
ASIM, T., MISHRA, R. and UBBI, K. 2012. Optimal design of capsule transporting pipeline carrying spherical capsules. Journal of physics: conference series [online], 364; proceedings of 25th Condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering international congress 2012 (COMADEM 2012), 18-20 June 2012, Huddersfield, UK, article 012070. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012070

A capsule pipeline transports material or cargo in capsules propelled by fluid flowing through a pipeline. The cargo may either be contained in capsules (such as wheat enclosed inside sealed cylindrical containers), or may itself be the capsules (suc... Read More about Optimal design of capsule transporting pipeline carrying spherical capsules..

Computational fluid dynamics based fault simulations of a vertical axis wind turbines. (2012)
Journal Article
PARK, K.-S., ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. 2012. Computational fluid dynamics based fault simulations of a vertical axis wind turbines. Journal of physics: conference series [online], 364; proceedings of 25th Condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering international congress 2012 (COMADEM 2012), 18-20 June 2012, Huddersfield, UK, article 012138. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012138

Due to depleting fossil fuels and a rapid increase in the fuel prices globally, the search for alternative energy sources is becoming more and more significant. One of such energy source is the wind energy which can be harnessed with the use of wind... Read More about Computational fluid dynamics based fault simulations of a vertical axis wind turbines..

A study on optimal sizing of pipeline transporting equi-sized particulate solid-liquid mixture. (2012)
Journal Article
ASIM, T., MISHRA, R., PRADHAN, S. and UBBI, K. 2012. A study on optimal sizing of pipeline transporting equi-sized particulate solid-liquid mixture. Journal of physics: conference series [online], 364; proceedings of 25th Condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering international congress 2012 (COMADEM 2012), 18-20 June 2012, Huddersfield, UK, article 012072. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012072

Pipelines transporting solid-liquid mixtures are of practical interest to the oil and pipe industry throughout the world. Such pipelines are known as slurry pipelines where the solid medium of the flow is commonly known as slurry. The optimal designi... Read More about A study on optimal sizing of pipeline transporting equi-sized particulate solid-liquid mixture..

Optimisation of a horizontal capsule transporting pipeline carrying cylindrical capsules. (2012)
Journal Article
ASIM, T., MISHRA, R., KOLLAR, L, and UBBI, K. 2012. Optimisation of a horizontal capsule transporting pipeline carrying cylindrical capsules. Journal of physics: conference series [online], 364; proceedings of 25th Condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering international congress 2012 (COMADEM 2012), 18-20 June 2012, Huddersfield, UK, article 012071. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012071

Pipelines carrying fluids and slurries are quite common. The third-generation pipelines carrying spherical or cylindrical capsules (hollow containers) filled with minerals or other materials including hazardous liquids are rather a new concept. These... Read More about Optimisation of a horizontal capsule transporting pipeline carrying cylindrical capsules..

Effect of the length and diameter of a cylindrical capsule on the pressure drop in a horizontal pipeline. (2012)
Journal Article
ASIM, T., MISHRA, R., NEARCHOU, A. and UBBI, K. 2012. Effect of the length and diameter of a cylindrical capsule on the pressure drop in a horizontal pipeline. Journal of physics: conference series [online], 364; proceedings of 25th Condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering international congress 2012 (COMADEM 2012), 18-20 June 2012, Huddersfield, UK, article 012069. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012069

Capsule pipeline research involves the study of the flow in a pipe of a long train of spherical or cylindrical capsules (hollow containers) filled with minerals or other materials including hazardous liquids. The behavior of the capsule train will de... Read More about Effect of the length and diameter of a cylindrical capsule on the pressure drop in a horizontal pipeline..

Entrepreneurship as connecting: some implications for theorising and practice. (2012)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, A.R., DODD, S.D. and JACK, S.L. 2012. Entrepreneurship as connecting: some implications for theorising and practice. Management decision [online], 50(5), pages 958-971. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/00251741211227708

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider why entrepreneurship theorising has become fragmented and how the research problem might be resolved. Design/methodology/approach: The authors first examine how entrepreneurial constructs reflect only... Read More about Entrepreneurship as connecting: some implications for theorising and practice..

Tools for community: Ivan Illich's legacy. (2012)
Journal Article
MACDONALD, S.W. 2012. Tools for community: Ivan Illich's legacy. International journal of education through art [online], 8(2), pages 121-133. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1386/eta.8.2.121_1

Although it is 40 years since Ivan Illich published Tools for Conviviality, the word 'convivial' retains an appeal conjuring up liveliness, sociability and, in this age of economic uncertainty, optimism. But in an era of co-creation and co-production... Read More about Tools for community: Ivan Illich's legacy..

Nurse scholars' knowledge and use of electronic theses and dissertations. (2012)
Journal Article
GOODFELLOW, L. M., MACDUFF, C., LESLIE, G., COPELAND, S., NOLFI, D. and BLACKWOOD, D. 2012. Nurse scholars' knowledge and use of electronic theses and dissertations. International nursing review [online], 59(4), pages 511-518. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-7657.2012.01008.x

Background: Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) are a valuable resource for nurse scholars worldwide. ETDs and digital libraries offer the potential to radically change the nature and scope of the way in which doctoral research results are pre... Read More about Nurse scholars' knowledge and use of electronic theses and dissertations..

If you don't count, you don't count: monitoring and evaluation in South African NGOs. (2012)
Journal Article
MUELLER-HIRTH, N. 2012. If you don't count, you don't count: monitoring and evaluation in South African NGOs. Development and change [online], 43(3), pages 649-670. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.2012.01776.x

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are increasingly challenged to demonstrate accountability and relevance, with reporting, monitoring and evaluation arguably having become development activities in their own right. Drawing on interviews and obser... Read More about If you don't count, you don't count: monitoring and evaluation in South African NGOs..

Consequences, control and appraisal: cues and barriers to engaging in self-management among people affected by colorectal cancer: a secondary analysis of qualitative data. (2012)
Journal Article
KIDD, L.A. 2014. Consequences, control and appraisal: cues and barriers to engaging in self-management among people affected by colorectal cancer: a secondary analysis of qualitative data. Health expectations [online], 17(4), pages 565-578. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2012.00785.x

Background: Little is known about peoples' self-management experiences and their desires or expectations to engage in self-management. As such, there is little understanding about individuals' perceived cues and barriers to engagement in self-managem... Read More about Consequences, control and appraisal: cues and barriers to engaging in self-management among people affected by colorectal cancer: a secondary analysis of qualitative data..

The legal impact on employers where there is a sham element in contracts with their workers. (2012)
Journal Article
MIDDLEMISS, S. 2012. The legal impact on employers where there is a sham element in contracts with their workers. International journal of law and management [online], 54(3), pages 209-221. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17542431211228610

The recent development of legal rules that can invalidate sham clauses or bogus contracts in employment have proven beneficial to workers, in particular those workers that want to be treated as employees. This paper aims to investigate this issue. Th... Read More about The legal impact on employers where there is a sham element in contracts with their workers..

Personalisation falls short. (2012)
Journal Article
SPICKER, P. 2013. Personalisation falls short. British journal of social work [online], 43(7), pages 1259-1275. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcs063

Personalisation offers individualised treatment in circumstances where markets do not operate. Personalisation is described variously as a process involving an individualised assessment and response, the expression of individual preferences and choic... Read More about Personalisation falls short..