Rites of intent: the participatory dimension of the city by Temple, Nicholas

“…The question could be likened to an analogous argument that certain period instruments preserve their own musical traditions and heritage, even when that music is no longer performed. In this study I do not aim to address this question directly but rather to examine a broader related issue concerning what knowledge and understanding we can gain from examples of the past when considering the question of ritual space today. …”
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Book review : American Islamophobia: understanding the roots and rise of fear by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…According to Beydoun, Islamophobia, understood as dread or hatred of Islam, is a key feature of American politics and society, which has been growing in significance since the Iran “hostage crisis” of 1979–81, when 62 US diplomats were detained by Iran’s revolutionary government for 444 days. …”
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The plastic bag: forever and ever by Oropallo, Gabriele

“…After it has taken its first breath by the cashier of a grocery store, when left to its own devices, the plastic bag will contain the currents of the wind or those of the water, its membrane-like body continuing to behave according to its original design programme, even when no human users are employing it. …”
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Professionalisation of home economists in Britain from the 1950s to the 1980s: mediating small domestic electrical appliances by Bailey, Susan

“…This article explores the role of home economists from the 1950s until the 1980s in relation to small domestic electrical appliances when home economists promoted these small electrical products and began to have a role in their development and evaluation. …”

General distance formula estimation of population total for unequal probability sampling designs with auxiliary variables by Ibrahim, Ibrahim Elabid

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Biosynthesis of antibacterial silver nanoparticles using plant organs of Ficus deltoidea Jack var. kunstleri (King) corner by Mohammad Din, Shahrulnizahana

“…In addition, visible damage on the bacterial wall of S. aureus was observed when treated with AgNP-Stem. Finally, human skin fibroblast (HSF 1184) cells exhibited lower viability when treated with AgNP-Root and AgNP-Stem compared to AgNP-Fig and AgNP-Leaf. …”
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Non-probabilistic method to consider uncertainties in frequency response function for vibration-based damage detection using artificial neural network by Padil, Khairul Hazman

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Thermo-electrical performance enhancement of photovoltaic / phase change material systems using copper foam matrix with multi-walled carbon nanotubes additives by Raad A-Ulmunem, Al-Samaraie Abdulmunem

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Reflective journalistic practice in an environment of uncertainty and change by Rodgers, James

“…The work which I am presenting for examination includes a book, Reporting conflict (Palgrave MacMillan, 2012), three articles from peer-reviewed journals, and television, radio, and internet journalism which I produced when working as a BBC correspondent in the Middle East and Former Soviet Union.…”
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Performance evaluation of tuned liquid column dampers with embedded baffles and rotatable screens by Behbahani, Hamid Pesaran

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E-portfolios and personal construct theory : the case of computing students by Chalk, Peter, Holley, Debbie, Pokorny, Helen, Andrew, David, Wilson-Medhurst, Sarah

“…It explores the personal constructs used by a small group of computing students when asked to describe e-portfolio elements and an ‘ideal’ e-portfolio. …”
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Female domestic violence counsellors/psychotherapists: attitudes towards addiction. An interpretative phenomenological analysis by Fricker, Nina, Banbury, Samantha, Visick, Amanda

“…It further provided insight into how supported and involved they felt in their workplace when counselling this group. These findings are discussed in terms of strategy development and training aimed at improving the experience of counsellors/psychotherapists working in DV counselling organisations when they encounter SUDs in order to support counsellors and service-users well-being.…”
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Consumption, Wealth, Stock and Housing Returns: Evidence from Emerging Markets by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Sousa, Ricardo M.

“…We use quarterly data for a panel of 31 emerging economies and find that, when agents expect future stock returns to be higher, they will temporarily allow consumption to rise. …”
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Volunteer mentor role description by Brent Irish Advisory Service, BIAS

“…List of tasks and activities for the mentors to undertake, when accepted into the project.…”
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Geophysical characterization of weathered sedimentary rock mass for surface excavation purpose by Mohd. Akip Tan, Siti Norsalkini

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Performance of reclaimed asphalt pavement rejuvenated with maltene by Al-Saffar, Zaid Hazim Hussein

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Seismic performance assessment of base isolated nuclear power plants by Farmanbordar, Babak

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Performance of cut-curved cold-formed steel channel sections for roof truss system by Mohd. Sani, Mohd. Syahrul Hisyam

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Rewild My Street website by Moxon, Sian

“…Record of website content when first made publicly available in full.…”
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Engineering and acoustical properties of gypsum composite materials containing pineapple leaf fibres by Esan, Taiwo Martins

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