Paradoxes of ‘career’ and ‘progress’ in the neoliberal university: a self-critique and deconstruction by Gee, Ricky, Lundy, Craig, Oldridge, Louise, Brown, Steven D.

“…Whilst aware of the role ‘progress’ plays in framing a ‘traditional career’, academics find themselves having to navigate the contours of the university – where matrices shout to the tide of ‘progress’ and where what gets measured supposedly gets done. …”
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Applied information ethics by Tredinnick, Luke, Laybats, Claire

“…Professional practice in librarianship and information management rarely approaches the life-and-death situations characteristic of medical practice, or the life-changing circumstances characteristic of legal practice. …”
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Postural stability in cyclists by Preece, Mia, Grainger, Karl, Starrs, Paul

“…Conclusion: MTB balance was worse than RC balance, but both cycling groups were found to have better balance scores than the control. These findings have implications for public health, as cycling, an inexpensive and accessible activity already known to offer substantial health benefits, could additionally help maintain postural stability and potentially reduce risk of falls in later life.…”
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Optimal design and synthesis of rice supply chain by Lim, Jeng Shiun

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Hydrodynamic interactions and relative motions of floating bodies in waves by Abyn, Hassan

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Performance of steel sections strengthened with carbon fibre reinforced polymer plate under tropical climate by Gholami, Mehran

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Multi-criteria decision framework for seismic retrofitting of low-rise buildings by Pashaei, Reza

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Stabilize machining condition of electrical discharge machining to minimize friction of hip implant by Mahmud, Nazriah

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A hybrid of bekk garch with neural network for modeling and forecasting time series by Pung, Yean Ping

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Dynamic effect of structural shocks on private investment in Iran by Akbari, Mehrad

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Hysteresis effects on shear strength of an unsaturated laterite soil by Ismail, Siti Saidatul Azween

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Enhanced cluster based trust management framework for mobile Ad hoc networks by Abdelrahman, Malik Nasereldin Ahmed

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The colouring, sealing and abrasion resistance of anodic oxide coatings by Smith, Marilyn

“…The assumption is made that Yt (25[degrees]C ) = a + bt and linear regression has been used to find b. It has been found that for batches having a range of thicknesses but a common sealing time, the linear relation is a reasonable assumption when the gradient is <+10. …”
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New approach to suppress mutual coupling between longitudinal-slotted arrays based on SIW antenna loaded with metal-fences working on VHF/UHF frequency-bands: study, investigation,... by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Khalily, Mohsen, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The proposed structure should find application in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and radar systems.…”
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Determination of adjusted reference intervals of urinary biomarkers of oxidative stress in healthy adults using GAMLSS models by Chamitava, Liliya, Garcia-Larsen, Vanessa, Cazzoletti, Lucia, Degan, Paolo, Pasini, Andrea, Bellisario, Valeria, Corsico, Angelo G., Nicolis, Morena, Olivieri, Mario, Pirina, Pietro, Ferrari, Marcello, Stasinopoulos, Dimitrios, Zanolin, Maria E.

“…Generalized additive models for location, scale and shape (GAMLSS) were used to find determinants of the biomarkers among gender, age, season and distance from collection (DFC), and to predict their RI. …”
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China collection 2.1: Aerosol Optical Depth dataset for mainland China at 1km resolution by Xue, Yong, He, Xingwei, Xu, Hui, Guang, Jie, Guo, Jianping, Mei, Linlu

“…From those 2460 collocations, representing mutually cloud-free conditions, we find that 62% of China Collection 2.1 AOD values comparing with AERONET-observed values within an expected error envelop of 20% and 55% within an expected error envelop of 15%. …”
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Padania or Northern Italy? The invention of a national community in the words of the Lega Nord by Albertazzi, Daniele

“…The case of 'Padania' is then referred back to contemporary theories of nationalism and globalisation in order to find out what 'Padania' has to teach about identity-formation in the contemporary world. …”
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Modelling and comparing OECD countries' consumer behaviour by Stewart, Chris

“…\Ve build ECMs consistent with valid error-correction behaviour for eighteen countries and find evidence favouring asymmetric/nonlinear adjustment for twelve countries. …”
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Simulation modelling of spatial problems by Shapiro, Janet

“…The development of simulation modelling technology is examined to find reasons why there should be a reluctance to use the technique. …”
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The Viceroyalty of Lord Reading, 1921-1926: with particular reference to the political and constitutional progress of India by Turnbull, Christine Hazel

“…After a series of unbalanced budgets, India was facing severe economic problems in 1921, and Reading needed to find a solution. In foreign affairs two areas caused concern, the problems of Indians living in southern Africa, and the threat of Russian Involvement in Afghanistan. …”
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