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On the effects of mass and momentum transfer from droplets impacting on steady two-dimensional rimming flow in a horizontal cylinder (2012)
Journal Article
Williams, J., Hibberd, S., Power, H., & Riley, D. S. (2012). On the effects of mass and momentum transfer from droplets impacting on steady two-dimensional rimming flow in a horizontal cylinder. Physics of Fluids, 24, Article 053103. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4718653

Motivated by applications in aero-engines, steady two-dimensional thin-filmflow on the inside of a circular cylinder is studied when the filmsurface is subject to mass and momentum transfer from impacting droplets. Asymptotic analysis is used systema... Read More about On the effects of mass and momentum transfer from droplets impacting on steady two-dimensional rimming flow in a horizontal cylinder.

John Buchan's Amicable Anti-Modernism (2012)
Journal Article
Waddell, N. (2012). John Buchan's Amicable Anti-Modernism. Journal of Modern Literature, 35(2), 64-82. https://doi.org/10.2979/jmodelite.35.2.64

This article considers the novelist John Buchan’s changing responses to literary modernism in the inter-war period. It argues that although Buchan has generally been taken as a straightforward opponent of modernist writing, careful study of his oeuvr... Read More about John Buchan's Amicable Anti-Modernism.

Sticks and Stones: The Impact of the Definitions of Brownfield in Policies on Socio-Economic Sustainability (2012)
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Tang, Y.-T., & Nathanail, C. P. (2012). Sticks and Stones: The Impact of the Definitions of Brownfield in Policies on Socio-Economic Sustainability. Sustainability, 4(5), 840-862. https://doi.org/10.3390/su4050840

Many countries encourage brownfield regeneration as a means of sustainable development but define “brownfield” differently. Specifically, the definitions of brownfield in the regeneration policies of countries with higher population densities usually... Read More about Sticks and Stones: The Impact of the Definitions of Brownfield in Policies on Socio-Economic Sustainability.

Genetic and biochemical identification of a novel single-stranded DNA-binding complex in Haloferax volcanii (2012)
Journal Article
Stroud, A., Liddell, S., & Allers, T. (2012). Genetic and biochemical identification of a novel single-stranded DNA-binding complex in Haloferax volcanii. Frontiers in Microbiology, 3, Article 224. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00224

Single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)-binding proteins play an essential role in DNA replication and repair. They use oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding (OB)-folds, a five-stranded β-sheet coiled into a closed barrel, to bind to ssDNA thereby protecting a... Read More about Genetic and biochemical identification of a novel single-stranded DNA-binding complex in Haloferax volcanii.

文学认知研究的精妙科学 = Wen xue ren zhi yan jiu de jing miao ke xue (2012)
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Stockwell, P. (2012). 文学认知研究的精妙科学 = Wen xue ren zhi yan jiu de jing miao ke xue

This paper reviews some key issues in the current study of cognitive poetics． It first explores the range of cognitive
poetics，emphasizing the centrality of textuality and texture in cognitive poetics． Then it follows to outline different approac... Read More about 文学认知研究的精妙科学 = Wen xue ren zhi yan jiu de jing miao ke xue.

The psychological distance of climate change (2012)
Journal Article
Spence, A., Poortinga, W., & Pidgeon, N. (2012). The psychological distance of climate change. Risk Analysis, 32(6), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-%C2%AD%E2%80%906924.2011.01695.x

Avoiding dangerous climate change is one of the most urgent social risk issues we face today and understanding related public perceptions is critical to engaging the public with the major societal transformations required in order to combat climate c... Read More about The psychological distance of climate change.

OriDB, the DNA replication origin database updated and extended (2012)
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Siow, C. C., Nieduszynska, S. R., Müller, C. A., & Nieduszynski, C. A. (2012). OriDB, the DNA replication origin database updated and extended. Nucleic Acids Research, 40(D1), Article D682-D686. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkr1091

OriDB (http://www.oridb.org/) is a database containing collated genome-wide mapping studies of confirmed and predicted replication origin sites. The original database collated and curated Saccharomyces cerevisiae origin mapping studies. Here, we repo... Read More about OriDB, the DNA replication origin database updated and extended.

Expressivist Explanations (2012)
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Sinclair, N. (2012). Expressivist Explanations. Journal of Moral Philosophy, 9(2), 147-177. https://doi.org/10.1163/174552412x625745

In this paper I argue that the common practice of employing moral predicates as explaining phrases can be accommodated on an expressivist account of moral practice. This account does not treat moral explanations as in any way second-rate or derivativ... Read More about Expressivist Explanations.

Mapping collaboration in open source geospatial ecosystem (2012)
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Shao, J., Kuk, G., Anand, S., Morley, J., Jackson, M., & Mitchell, T. (2012). Mapping collaboration in open source geospatial ecosystem. Transactions in GIS, 16(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9671.2012.01305.x

Over the last decade, there has been a tremendous growth and exploitation of open source geospatial software and technologies. A combination of factors is driving this momentum, including the contributions made by hundreds of developers and the leadi... Read More about Mapping collaboration in open source geospatial ecosystem.

Roman portraiture and biometric identification (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schofield, D., Lorenz, K., Davy-Jow, S., & Anderson, M. (2012). Roman portraiture and biometric identification.

This project utilised three-dimensional scanning technology in the study of ancient Roman art and archaeology: Roman representations of faces executed in marble.

In the cultural heritage sector, three-dimensional (3D) scanning finds its primary ap... Read More about Roman portraiture and biometric identification.

Extending a microsimulation of the Port of Dover (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roadknight, C., & Aickelin, U. (2012). Extending a microsimulation of the Port of Dover.

Modelling and simulating the traffic of heavily used but secure environments such as seaports and airports is of increasing importance. This paper discusses issues and problems that may arise when extending an existing microsimulation strategy. This... Read More about Extending a microsimulation of the Port of Dover.

Mathematical modeling of genome replication (2012)
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Retkute, R., Nieduszynski, C. A., & Moura, A. D. (2012). Mathematical modeling of genome replication. Physical Review E, 86, Article 031916. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.86.031916

Eukaryotic DNA replication is initiated from multiple sites on the chromosome, but little is known about the global and local regulation of replication. We present a mathematical model for the spatial dynamics of DNA replication, which offers insight... Read More about Mathematical modeling of genome replication.

Problem formulation in mental health residential treatment: a single case analysis (2012)
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Pino, M., & Mortari, L. (2012). Problem formulation in mental health residential treatment: a single case analysis. Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1970-2221/2591

This paper investigates an episode of interaction in a mental health residential centre in Italy, where a resident and a staff member manage a relational problem. The episode leads to an apparently paradoxical outcome: in spite of the fact that the r... Read More about Problem formulation in mental health residential treatment: a single case analysis.

On symmetries of crystals with defects related to a class of solvable groups (S2) (2012)
Journal Article
Parry, G. P., & Nicks, R. (2012). On symmetries of crystals with defects related to a class of solvable groups (S2). Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 35(15), https://doi.org/10.1002/mma.2571

We find the geometrical symmetries of discrete structures which generalize the perfect lattices of crystallography to account for the existence of continuous distributions of defects.

The presence of the Breviarius de Hierosolyma in Iona’s library (2012)
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O'Loughlin, T. (2012). The presence of the Breviarius de Hierosolyma in Iona’s library. Ériu, 62(-1), 185-188. https://doi.org/10.3318/eriu.2012.62.185

A comparative study of Adomnan (+704) writing about Jerusalem in his De locis sanctis with the anoymous work known as the Breviarius de Hierosolma shows that the the Breviarius was among the books that Adomnan consulted when he was writing his own gu... Read More about The presence of the Breviarius de Hierosolyma in Iona’s library.

Being a disciple of “The Way”: vocation and mission in the Didache (2012)
Journal Article
O'Loughlin, T. (2012). Being a disciple of “The Way”: vocation and mission in the Didache

An introduction to the role of the Didache in the apprenticeship processes of the early communities of the followers of Jesus.

Mapping the role of official bioethics advice in the governance of biotechnologies in the EU: The European Group on Ethics’ opinion on commercial cord blood banking (2012)
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Mohr, A., Busby, H., Hervey, T., & Dingwall, R. (2012). Mapping the role of official bioethics advice in the governance of biotechnologies in the EU: The European Group on Ethics’ opinion on commercial cord blood banking. Science and Public Policy, 39(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scs003

In the early 1990s, the EU's proposed bioeconomic agenda provoked ethical concerns among its citizenry. In response to the political impasse between economic and ethical imperatives, as well as the perceived lack of democratic legitimacy, the EU esta... Read More about Mapping the role of official bioethics advice in the governance of biotechnologies in the EU: The European Group on Ethics’ opinion on commercial cord blood banking.

Interval type-2 fuzzy modelling and stochastic search for real-world inventory management (2012)
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Miller, S., Gongora, M., Garibaldi, J., & John, R. (2012). Interval type-2 fuzzy modelling and stochastic search for real-world inventory management. Soft Computing, 16(8), 1447-1459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-012-0848-y

Real-world systems present a variety of challenges to the modeller, not least of which is the problem of uncertainty inherent in their operation. In this research, an interval type-2 fuzzy model is applied to a real-world problem, the goal being to d... Read More about Interval type-2 fuzzy modelling and stochastic search for real-world inventory management.

Size-induced distortions in perceptual maps of visual space (2012)
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McGraw, P. V., Roach, N. W., Badcock, D. R., & Whitaker, D. (2012). Size-induced distortions in perceptual maps of visual space. Journal of Vision, 12(4), https://doi.org/10.1167/12.4.8

In order to interact with our environment, the human brain constructs maps of visual space. The orderly mapping of external space across the retinal surface, termed retinotopy, is maintained at subsequent levels of visual cortical processing and unde... Read More about Size-induced distortions in perceptual maps of visual space.

Knowing and doing vocational education and training reform: evidence, learning and the policy process (2012)
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McGrath, S., & Lugg, R. (2012). Knowing and doing vocational education and training reform: evidence, learning and the policy process. International Journal of Educational Development, 32(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2012.02.004

Much of VET policy internationally draws on a toolkit that has been seriously questioned for its logic, international relevance and effectiveness by considerable amounts of academic research. Reflecting primarily on our experiences of leading a compl... Read More about Knowing and doing vocational education and training reform: evidence, learning and the policy process.