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The Ruby Interpreter (1993)
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Hutton, G. (1993). The Ruby Interpreter. Department of Computing Science

Ruby is a relational calculus for designing digital circuits. This document is a guide to the Ruby interpreter, which allows a special class of $quot;implementable$quot; Ruby programs to be executed. The Ruby interpreter is written in the functional... Read More about The Ruby Interpreter.

Investigation of strategic capacity issues in the aerospace sector
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Wang, K., Buxton, D., Farr, R., & MacCarthy, B. Investigation of strategic capacity issues in the aerospace sector. VIVACE project consortium

The business environment is changing fast and radically. Traditional capacity planning has limitations in today’s dynamic environments, particularly from a strategic perspective in the aerospace sector. This document sets out to identify the unique c... Read More about Investigation of strategic capacity issues in the aerospace sector.

Global Expressivism: language agency without semantics, reality without metaphysics
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Barker, S. J. Global Expressivism: language agency without semantics, reality without metaphysics. (submitted to) Oxford University Press. Manuscript submitted for publication

There is a wide-spread belief amongst theorists of mind and language. This is that in order to understand the relation between language, thought, and reality we need a theory of meaning and content, that is, a normative, formal science of meaning, wh... Read More about Global Expressivism: language agency without semantics, reality without metaphysics.

What Pedro could do
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Woodard, C. (2007). What Pedro could do. University of Nottingham

This paper discusses Bernard Williams's famous case of Jim and the Indians. It contrasts two ways of diagnosing the alleged errors of Act Utilitarianism in considering this case. One approach suggests that Act Utilitarianism fails to appreciate the i... Read More about What Pedro could do.

"Deutschland kann nur durch Deutschland gerettet werden": der Kampf um das nationale Erbe der Befreiungskriege am Berliner Dönhoffplatz im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert
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Haase, C., & Kreuzer, J. "Deutschland kann nur durch Deutschland gerettet werden": der Kampf um das nationale Erbe der Befreiungskriege am Berliner Dönhoffplatz im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. University of Nottingham. Manuscript submitted for publication

The former Dönhoffplatz has been renamed the Marion-Gräfin-Dönhoff-Platz in 2010. The University of Nottingham provided the historical background research on the history of the Platz which dates back to the 1740s. The findings are presented in this P... Read More about "Deutschland kann nur durch Deutschland gerettet werden": der Kampf um das nationale Erbe der Befreiungskriege am Berliner Dönhoffplatz im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert.

A report into patterns of diet and exercise in the Pakistani community of Nottingham City
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Shaw, I., & Hussain, B. (2013). A report into patterns of diet and exercise in the Pakistani community of Nottingham City. Nottingham City Primary Care NHS Trust

This qualitative investigation considers dietary and exercise patterns of the Pakistani community residing in Nottingham. This is an important area of inquiry as the evidence suggests that these patterns cause higher rates of CHD among the members of... Read More about A report into patterns of diet and exercise in the Pakistani community of Nottingham City.

Teach the children well: young adult literature and queer content
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Billingham, S. E. Teach the children well: young adult literature and queer content. University of Nottingham

This paper forms part of a larger project interested equally in literary analysis of young adult texts with LGBTQ content, the institutional contexts within which such texts are produced, and what happens to the texts once they are published. Ultimat... Read More about Teach the children well: young adult literature and queer content.

Trade and customs procedures: the compliance costs for UK meat imports: a case study
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Grainger, A. (2013). Trade and customs procedures: the compliance costs for UK meat imports: a case study. Nottingham University Business School

The study was funded by the Nottingham University Business School with the support of the International Meat Trade Association (IMTA) and the Association of Port Health Authorities (APHA), amongst others. It involved: a detailed review of current im... Read More about Trade and customs procedures: the compliance costs for UK meat imports: a case study.

Port resilience: a primer
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Grainger, A., & Achuthan, K. Port resilience: a primer. Dr Andrew Grainger

The aim of this conceptual paper is to help stimulate further research and enquiry into UK Port Resilience and is a product of the EPSRC funded Knowledge Transfer Collaboration between the University of Nottingham and the Department for Transport (Df... Read More about Port resilience: a primer.

Improving quality of life and end of life care for people with dementia using the soundtrack to my life tool: evaluation report, University of Nottingham
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Argyle, E., & Kelly, T. (in press). Improving quality of life and end of life care for people with dementia using the soundtrack to my life tool: evaluation report, University of Nottingham. University of Nottingham

Good support at home for people with dementia and their carers is crucial to maintaining their quality of life and helping them to remain in their own home. Person centred packages of care have been shown to be an effective means of providing this su... Read More about Improving quality of life and end of life care for people with dementia using the soundtrack to my life tool: evaluation report, University of Nottingham.

Norms, normality and normalization: papers from the postgraduate summer school in German Studies, Nottingham, July 2013
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M. Uecker, D. Göttsche, H. Budd, & G. Haberlah (Eds.), Norms, normality and normalization: papers from the postgraduate summer school in German Studies, Nottingham, July 2013. Nottingham ePrints

A collection of 12 papers delivered at the DAAD Postgraduate Summer School in German Studies "Norms, Normality and Normalization". Matthias Uecker: Introduction: Norms, normality and normalization; Jürgen Link: Crisis between ʻDenormalizationʼ and... Read More about Norms, normality and normalization: papers from the postgraduate summer school in German Studies, Nottingham, July 2013.

Protocol for the development and validation of risk prediction equations to estimate absolute and conditional survival in patients with cancer
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Hippisley-Cox, J., & Coupland, C. Protocol for the development and validation of risk prediction equations to estimate absolute and conditional survival in patients with cancer. University of Nottingham

This is a protocol to describe the development and validation of a set of prediction equations to quantify absolute survival for patients with different types of cancers taking account of other clinical factors available through routine linkage of ca... Read More about Protocol for the development and validation of risk prediction equations to estimate absolute and conditional survival in patients with cancer.

Protocol to assess the effectiveness and safety of novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC) vs warfarin in real world settings: cohort study in primary care
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Hippisley-Cox, J., & Coupland, C. Protocol to assess the effectiveness and safety of novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC) vs warfarin in real world settings: cohort study in primary care. University of Nottingham

Anticoagulants are used to treat thrombosis and to prevent thrombosis and stroke among those at high risk. Older anticoagulants such as warfarin can be effective but require regular monitoring and may lead to major bleeding and even death. Newer anti... Read More about Protocol to assess the effectiveness and safety of novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC) vs warfarin in real world settings: cohort study in primary care.