Children's constructions of work by Hutchings, Merryn

“…The thesis argues that differences in experience between children can account for the differences in their constructions of work, and in particular, draws attention to the extremely limited experience and constructions of work of children in the families of the long-term unemployed.…”
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Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the main drainage of London by Halliday, Stephen

“…It also considers the controversies faced by Bazalgette and the Metropolitan Board of Works during the course of the work, with particular reference to the long and still unresolved debate of how finally to dispose of human waste to the benefit, or at least not to the detriment, of the environment. …”
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The exquisite corporealities of Leibniz: performance as embodied practice of thought and documentary praxis by Spackman, Helen

“…Extending Ernst's and my long-standing engagement with issues of alterity, 'home' and 'belonging', our more widely collaborative activities as LEIBNIZ have developed to specifically address the polemics of grafting personal with communal and political identities and the often problematic relation of such, both to civil and human rights and the wider ecologies of which we are each formed! …”
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Income inequality and wealth concentration as a root cause of the subprime crisis by Goda, Thomas

“…The major contributions of this dissertation are however (i) to provide empirical evidence about the negative impact of investor demand on US long-term bond yields in the pre-crisis period, which gives support to the hypothesis that the increasing global demand for safe assets led to a 'search for yield' by investors; (ii) to present estimates about the specific contribution of high net worth individuals to this negative impact; and (iii) to show that after having helped to cause a yield problem in the major US debt markets, high net worth individuals (via hedge funds) continued to be a major source of the pressure on US banks to resolve this yield problem through the mass production of CDOs.…”
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Real-time cyber analytics data collection framework by Maosa, Herbert, Ouazzane, Karim, Sowinski-Mydlarz, Viktor

“…We present a data collection framework that minimizes the need for long term storage. Events are buffered in memory, up to a configurable threshold, before being streamed in real time using live streaming technologies. …”
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When the weak survives taking advantage of rivalry between stronger opponents? by Kersmo, Tadesse Biru

“…The war between the State of Eritrea, the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, and the Tigray Liberation Front can be analysed using this game model. So long, as there is peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the chances of TPLF survival are extremely low.…”
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Ferocious Marys and dark Alessas: the portrayal of religious matriarchies in Silent Hill by Beddows, Amy

“…Unsurprisingly, such stereotypical depictions are in line with the patriarchal norms which have long persisted in wider, secular society, which deem women as inferior and subordinate to men (Schur 1984). …”
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Prediction Model and Mechanism for Drying Shrinkage of High-Strength Lightweight Concrete with Graphene Oxide by Hong, Xiaojiang, Lee, Jin Chai, Ng, Jing Lin, Abdulkareem, Muyideen, Md Yusof, Zeety, Li, Qiansha, He, Qian

“…However, more attention needs to be paid to the long-term drying shrinkage of HSLWC. This work aims to investigate the compressive strength and drying shrinkage behavior of HSLWC incorporating low GO content (0.00–0.05%), focusing on the prediction and mechanism of drying shrinkage. …”
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Enhancing The CBTC System in Urban Rail Transit by Ngadiron, Zuraidah, Bachok, Syariah, Kamaluddin, N.A.

“…Therefore, in urban rail transit, Long Term Evolution (LTE) has become a burden on the research communication technology due to a high transmission speed. …”
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Organisational communication occurrences: a conceptual dialogue by Saleh, Nor Shela, Rosli, Mohd Shafie, Rahman, Riki, Abdullah, Muhaymin Hakim, Ramel, Norizan, Razali, Nurul Aimi, Kamaruddin, Yuslizar

“…The significance of organisational communication is to discuss issues, work-related goals, and the long-term goals of an organisation. The discussion needs to incorporate skilled and knowledgeable individuals to reach an all-inclusive and significant selection. …”
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Habitat Complexity Influencing Avian Community Structure, Conservation Management and its Implications in Malaysia by Abdul Halim, Abdul Muhaimin, Norazlimi, Nor Atiqah

“…However, the advanced research methodologies, long-term monitoring, and a more nuanced understanding of the specific ecological processes influencing bird populations should be well emphasized. …”
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Time series analysis on Indian Mackerel Retail Price in Peninsular Malaysia by Mat Ali, Nur Farhana, Rusiman, Mohd Saifullah, Abdullah, Abdul Wahab

“…Forecasting fish price has been started for a long time worldwide. The main objective of this study is to predict the monthly retail price of Indian Mackerel in Peninsular Malaysia based on the 9 years data (2007-2015) using two methods which are Box-Jenkins method and Holt’s Linear Trend method. …”
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Design of fractal minkowski diversity antenna for LTE and WIFI application by Ali, Munasar Abdirahman

“…The 4th Generation (4G) in which world has recently entered and many of the bigger operators and vendors have started deploying 4G networks in different countries. 4G includes higher releases of following two standards: Wireless Interoperability Microwave Access (WiMAX) and Long Term Evolution (LTE). In this project, the Minkowski fractal Array Diversity antenna is introduced. …”
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Development of p resonant current control for dc motor by using Arduino by Deraman, Farih

“…The DC motors have been popular in the industry control area for a long time because DC motors have many good features. …”
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Kitchen exhaust ventilation: promotion of the establishment on the integrated sustainable industry at R&D Halton Group Sdn. Bhd. by Asmuin, Norzelawati, Alimin, Ahmad Jais, Salleh, Hamidon, Ismail, Al-Emran, Mohd Ali, Mas Fawzi, Mat Isa, Norasikin, Manshoor, Bukhari, Sadikin, Azmahani

“…Recently, Halton Group Asia establishes their R & D division which focus on the design and development of kitchen exhaust ventilation for worldwide hotels and restaurants. Halton Group has long been working closely with Universities around the world to assist their R & D division. …”
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An assessment instrument of product versus process writing instruction: a rasch measurement analysis by Palpanadan, Sarala @ Thulasi, Abdul Kadir, Zulida, Ahmad, Iqbal, K. Ravana, Venosha

“…The results showed that product approach is being dominantly practised that did not enhance students’ writing skills in the long run. To address this issue, we propose a new framework for writing instruction as a guide to ESL teachers.…”

Evaluation of wind energy potential as a power generation source in chad by Didane, Djamal Hissein, Rosly, Nurhayati, Zulkafli, Mohd Fadhli, Shamsudin, Syariful Syafiq

“…Long-termwind speed data for thirteen meteorological stations,measured over a five-year period, were statistically analyzed using the two-parameterWeibull distribution function.The purpose of this study is to reveal for the first time the wind power potentials in Chad and to provide a comprehensive wind map of the country.Theresults show that the values of the shape and scale parameters varied over awide range. …”
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Thermal degradation study of waste polymer matrix polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride as polymer matrix filled rice husk decking structure by S., N. Afiqah, M. Rus, Anika Zafiah, Abdullah, A. N. Aisyah, Syah, A. Shahrizan, M. J., Farhana Hazwanee, M., Noraini, I., S. Aida

“…The physical changes were not too apparent such as crack that would lead to failure even after being heated and exposed to the UV light for a long period. Thus, it proves that rice husk could replace woodchips in order to be used as decking structure.…”

Evolution of shear strength with varying cement dosages in dredged marine soils by Nordin, Nurul Syakeera, Chan, Chee-Ming

“…The treatment techniques of dredged marine soils (DMS) are an essential and necessary in assuring the effectiveness for a long-term solution. Particularly the application of it as a backfill material. …”
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Substitution-based approach for linguistic steganography using antonym by Mansor, Fawwaz Zamir

“…Steganography has been a part of information technology security since a long time ago. The study of steganography is getting attention from researchers because it helps to strengthen the security in protecting content message during this era of Information Technology. …”
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