Between the adversarial and the inquisitorial trial by Kamarudin, Abdul Rani

“…This article also enlightens readers how the different legal traditions operate, and the importance of the need to be doubly careful in doing a complete overhaul/revamp of the existing mode of trial and in being too eager to throw aside a particular legal system that has been aproved effectively. …”
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Accessible built environment for the elderly and disabled in Malaysia: hotel as case studies by Abdul Rahim, Asiah, Abd. Samad, Nur Amirah

“…This will allow the elderly and disabled people to move freely, safely and being more easily integrated with the society in areas of public building and public spaces.…”
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Toward confidential distributed medical emergency system and security service by Hameed, Shihab A., Yuchoch, Habib, Al-Khateeb, Wajdi Fawzi Mohammed

“…A major factor of in the success of web service systems and many new software products are being designed to have a high level of trust. Traditionally trust was mainly associated with the security of the system to make sure that the user is authorized and not allowing unauthorized access. …”
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Materiality of common good objects by Khonsari, Torange

“…This chapter uses one specific project from the commons organisation the author co-founded entitled Public Works in a neighbourhood in East London (Bow) where she initiated the project in 2014 after being asked to get involved by local residents. Methods in this chapter are framed as forms of common good production and practices within case studies and projects conducted directly by the author. …”
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‘A window to the world’: the challenges and benefits of transnational joint Masters programmes for internationalising the curriculum by Bamford, Jan

“…In this role I did not teach but my position afforded me a unique perspective on students’ experiences of this type of internationalised curriculum, that is, the joint Masters. Being involved in programme coordination gave me an insight into the multiple challenges that such programmes present as well as the huge potential they offer students for growth and learning. …”
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Tourism and its relationship to community development in Chamarel, Mauritius by Prang, Davina

“…The research suggests that interpretations of being Mauritian take on new meanings through the development of community tourism and reveals that ethnicity amongst other factors influenced the success of development in Chamarel.…”
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‘I sort of feel that one is meant to say how important endings always are…’ Counsellors’ experiences of endings in primary care : an interpretative phenomenological analysis... by Lester, Satara J.

“…There appears to be no extant research into counsellors’ experiences of ending time-limited counselling in primary care (CPC), despite this being a rapidly-expanding area of practice, and theoretical literature suggesting elevated stress levels, ideological battles and burnout as counsellors adjust to time-limited working within Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services. …”
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Planar antennas for reliable multiband RF communications by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Sadeghzadeh, Ramazan Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Limiti, Ernesto

“…To meet these requirements, microstrip technology is increasingly being used in communication systems because it offers considerable size reduction, cost-effectiveness as they can be easily manufactured in mass production, are durable and can conform to planar or cylindrical surfaces. …”
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The Second Annual Report from the Strategic Sanctuary for the Destruction of Free Will by Kollectiv, Galia, Kollectiv, Pil

“…It stages a tension between an ethos of self-expression, flexibility and individualism and a regulating system that monitors one’s well-being and suitability for work. Drawing on the ideas of the psychedelic culture of the sixties, the anti-psychiatry movement led by R. …”
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Students’ attitudes to online learning experience by Pratt, Simon, Dell, Eric

“…Hara and Kling (1999) suggested several reasons for the plethora of positive accounts of students’ experience in online learning environments - the main one being that course developers and teachers tend to be "biased towards technology" and view their courses through rose-tinted glasses. …”
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Beyond ‘The War on Terror’: Prospects for the Middle East and North Africa by Joffé, George

“…After all, to adopt new policies would mean understanding where the failures lie in the past and that, in part, depends on being able to articulate what they were…”
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Qucs current and planned circuit simulation and device modelling developments: a review by Brinson, Mike, Crozier, Richard, Kuznetsov, Vadim, Roucaries, Bastien, Salfelder, Felix, Schreuder, Frans, Torri, Guilherme B.

“…Later in September at the Lausanne MOS-AK Workshop the Qucs Team proposes to present a number of the latest Qucs developments, which are either being worked on or planned for Qucs release 0.0.20, including a new "turn key" XSPICE code model compiler for Qucs-S and the use of the GNUCAP simulation engine as an alternative to qucsator.…”
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Long memory and volatility dynamics in the US dollar exchange rate by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…We model both absolute values of returns and squared returns using long-memory techniques, being particularly interested in volatility modelling and forecasting given their importance for FOREX dealers. …”
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The effects of outsourcing on the psychological contract of survivor employees : the case of UK real estate sector by Akomolafe, Olufisayo O.

“…These evolutions have not being without challenges hence indicating the need for greater attention to be paid to the complexities surrounding the potential impact of outsourcing on employees. …”
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UK apartment construction impact on carbon life cycle calculations by Din, Asif, Brotas, Luisa

“…Replacement and recycling factors significantly affect the end results with steel being highly recyclable, concrete advantageous in longevity and timber sequestering carbon at early stages. …”
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Development and validation of the work environment complexity scale for leaders by Bezler, Teresa, Moneta, Giovanni B., Pheiffer, Gary

“…Practical implications – Being the first scale to measure the comprehensive construct of Work Environment Complexity, a foundation is laid to measure the amount of complexity in a leader’s work and the functioning of leaders with regards to WEC. …”
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Advances in compact semiconductor device modelling and circuit macromodelling with the Qucs GPL circuit simulator by Brinson, Mike, Jahn, Stefan, Cullinan, Michael

“…The Verilog-A subset of the Verilog- AMS hardware description language being a popular choice of hardware description language for model construction. …”
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The exhaustion of domestic remedies in Russia : the ECtHR's approach to Art. 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by Gavron, Jessica

“…However the rule is not, nor could it be, absolute. It is not capable of being applied automatically, and the Court has recognised that it requires a degree of flexibility in approach, given the context of protecting human rights. …”
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The effect of projectile material on the impact flash from carbon dioxide ice by Tandy, Jonathan D., Price, Mark, Wozniakiewicz, Penny, Cole, Mike, Alesbrook, Luke, Avdellidou, Chrysa

“…The self-luminous plume (or ‘flash’) resulting from hypervelocity impacts onto planetary bodies are readily observed (even for relatively small-scale impacts), despite the radiative decay of the impact-induced emission being relatively short-lived. The replication and measurement of such impact events in the laboratory is critical to gain a deeper understanding of the wavelength dependence and dynamic behaviour of impact flashes from icy bodies and contribute towards a thorough assessment of the physical and chemical processes these frozen systems are exposed to. …”
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Amyloidosis: perspectives and recent advances by Terry, Cassandra

“…This could include the challenges involved in developing treatments against amyloid disorders plus advances in state-of-the-art techniques being utilised for drug discovery and therapeutic development. …”
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