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The Importance of Corporate Environmental Reputation to investors (2010)
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Hussainey, K., & Salama, A. (2010). The Importance of Corporate Environmental Reputation to investors. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 11(3), 229-241. https://doi.org/10.1108/09675421011088152

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how corporate environmental reputation (CER) affects the association between current annual stock returns and current and future annual earnings. In particular, it seeks to examine the potential usefu... Read More about The Importance of Corporate Environmental Reputation to investors.

The limits of responsibility: a postcolonial politics of academic knowledge production (2010)
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Jazeel, T., & McFarlane, C. (2010). The limits of responsibility: a postcolonial politics of academic knowledge production. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 35(1), 109-124. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-5661.2009.00367.x

A range of recent debates in geography have considered responsibility and/or critical practice, including the connections between knowledge production, ethics and politics. Taking our cue from these debates, this paper explores the question and limit... Read More about The limits of responsibility: a postcolonial politics of academic knowledge production.

Researching technoscientific concerns in the making: narrative structures, public responses and emerging nanotechnologies (2010)
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Macnaghten, P. (2010). Researching technoscientific concerns in the making: narrative structures, public responses and emerging nanotechnologies. Environment and Planning A, 42(1), 23-37. https://doi.org/10.1068/a41349

In this paper I engage with debates on technoscientific governance, narrative, and emergent public attitudes. Building on a piece of social research addressing public responses to the social and ethical dimensions of emerging nanotechnologies, I deve... Read More about Researching technoscientific concerns in the making: narrative structures, public responses and emerging nanotechnologies.

Opposites attract: MHC-associated mate choice in a polygynous primate (2010)
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Setchell, J., Charpentier, M., Abbott, K., Wickings, E., & Knapp, L. (2010). Opposites attract: MHC-associated mate choice in a polygynous primate. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 23(1), 136-148. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01880.x

We investigated reproduction in a semi-free-ranging population of a polygynous primate, the mandrill, in relation to genetic relatedness and male genetic characteristics, using neutral microsatellite and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genotyp... Read More about Opposites attract: MHC-associated mate choice in a polygynous primate.

Tuning the Intramolecular Charge Transfer Emission from Deep Blue to Green in Ambipolar Systems Based On Dibenzothiophene S S-Dioxide by Manipulation of Conjugation and Strength of the Electron Donor Units (2010)
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Moss, K., Bourdakos, K., Bhalla, V., Kamtekar, K., Bryce, M., Fox, M., …Monkman, A. (2010). Tuning the Intramolecular Charge Transfer Emission from Deep Blue to Green in Ambipolar Systems Based On Dibenzothiophene S S-Dioxide by Manipulation of Conjugation and Strength of the Electron Donor Units. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 75(20), 6771-6781. https://doi.org/10.1021/jo100898a

The efficient synthesis and photophysical properties of a series of ambipolar donor−acceptor−donor systems is described where the acceptor is dibenzothiophene S,S-dioxide and the donor is fluorene, carbazole, or arylamine. The systems exhibit intramo... Read More about Tuning the Intramolecular Charge Transfer Emission from Deep Blue to Green in Ambipolar Systems Based On Dibenzothiophene S S-Dioxide by Manipulation of Conjugation and Strength of the Electron Donor Units.

Micro combined heat and power technologies and control for residential applications (2010)
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Shaneb, O., Coates, G., & Taylor, P. (2010). Micro combined heat and power technologies and control for residential applications. International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, 1(3), 325-347. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijret.2010.032187

Residential applications are considered among the most important areas for substantial reduction of CO2 emissions because they represent a major part of the total consumed energy in those countries. In order to achieve a significant CO2 reduction, ma... Read More about Micro combined heat and power technologies and control for residential applications.

Reliability comparison of direct-drive and geared-drive wind turbine concepts (2010)
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Arabian-Hoseynabadi, H., Tavner, P., & Oraee, H. (2010). Reliability comparison of direct-drive and geared-drive wind turbine concepts. Wind Energy, 13(1), 62-73. https://doi.org/10.1002/we.357

This paper proposes for wind turbines (WTs) an analytical reliability method, used on other engineering systems, to compare the reliability of different turbine concepts. The main focus of the paper is to compare the reliability of geared generator a... Read More about Reliability comparison of direct-drive and geared-drive wind turbine concepts.

Re–Os geochronology of a Mesoproterozoic sedimentary succession, Taoudeni basin, Mauritania: Implications for basin-wide correlations and Re–Os organic-rich sediments systematics (2010)
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Rooney, A., Selby, D., Houzay, J., & Renne, P. (2010). Re–Os geochronology of a Mesoproterozoic sedimentary succession, Taoudeni basin, Mauritania: Implications for basin-wide correlations and Re–Os organic-rich sediments systematics. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 289(3-4), 486-496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2009.11.039

The exceptionally well-preserved sedimentary rocks of the Taoudeni basin, NW Africa represent one of the world's most widespread (> 1 M km2) Proterozoic successions. Hitherto, the sedimentary rocks were considered to be Mid Tonian based on Rb–Sr illi... Read More about Re–Os geochronology of a Mesoproterozoic sedimentary succession, Taoudeni basin, Mauritania: Implications for basin-wide correlations and Re–Os organic-rich sediments systematics.

The 2008-2009 Global Financial Fallout: Shanghai and Dubai as Emerging Financial Powerhouses? (2010)
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Cheung, G. C. (2010). The 2008-2009 Global Financial Fallout: Shanghai and Dubai as Emerging Financial Powerhouses?. Asian Politics & Policy, 2(1), 77-93. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1943-0787.2009.01168.x

The global financial crisis of 2008–2009 tested the U.S. financial leadership, while at the same time it sent a beam of hope to many emerging countries in finding ways to shoulder the global financial leadership. The major idea behind this article is... Read More about The 2008-2009 Global Financial Fallout: Shanghai and Dubai as Emerging Financial Powerhouses?.

From Dalits to Bene Ephraim: Judaism in Andhra Pradesh (2010)
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Egorova, Y. (2010). From Dalits to Bene Ephraim: Judaism in Andhra Pradesh. Religions of South Asia, 4(1), 105-124

The community of Bene-Ephraim was established in the late 1980s in Andhra Pradesh by a group of Christianised Madiga who declared that they belonged to one of the Lost Tribes of Israel. The paper explores the extent to which Bene Ephraim narratives o... Read More about From Dalits to Bene Ephraim: Judaism in Andhra Pradesh.

Geometrically coherent continuous deformation in the volume surrounding a seismically imaged normal fault-array (2010)
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Long, J., & Imber, J. (2010). Geometrically coherent continuous deformation in the volume surrounding a seismically imaged normal fault-array. Journal of Structural Geology, 32(2), 222-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2009.11.009

We calculated an apparent dip attribute, which was used to ascertain the spatial distribution of fault-related continuous deformation. The vertical component of displacement calculated from the continuous deformation acts to “fill-in” missing displac... Read More about Geometrically coherent continuous deformation in the volume surrounding a seismically imaged normal fault-array.

Welfare state regimes and population health: integrating the East Asian welfare states (2010)
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Karim, S., Eikemo, T., & Bambra, C. (2010). Welfare state regimes and population health: integrating the East Asian welfare states. Health Policy, 94(1), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.08.003

Epidemiological studies have consistently shown that population health varies significantly by welfare state regime. However, these studies have focused exclusively on the welfare states of Europe, North America and Australasia. This focus ignores th... Read More about Welfare state regimes and population health: integrating the East Asian welfare states.

On adaptive definition of the plane wave basis for wave boundary elements in acoustic scattering: the 2D case (2010)
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Trevelyan, J., & Coates, G. (2010). On adaptive definition of the plane wave basis for wave boundary elements in acoustic scattering: the 2D case. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, 55(2), 147-170. https://doi.org/10.3970/cmes.2010.055.147

The terminology "wave boundary elements" relates to boundary elements enriched in the Partition of Unity sense by a multiple plane wave basis for the analysis of the propagation of short wavelength waves. This paper presents a variant of this approac... Read More about On adaptive definition of the plane wave basis for wave boundary elements in acoustic scattering: the 2D case.

Responsibility, scale and the valuation of rail safety (2010)
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Covey, J., Robinson, A., Jones-Lee, M., & Loomes, G. (2010). Responsibility, scale and the valuation of rail safety. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 40(1), 85-108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11166-009-9082-0

We report the results of two stated-preference surveys (one conducted using face-to-face interviews, the other via the internet) which examined how the values people place on preventing fatalities from rail accidents are affected by the extent to whi... Read More about Responsibility, scale and the valuation of rail safety.

Wind turbine productivity considering electrical subassembly reliability (2010)
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Arabian-Hoseynabadi, H., Oraee, H., & Tavner, P. (2010). Wind turbine productivity considering electrical subassembly reliability. Renewable Energy, 35(1), 190-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2009.04.014

This paper proposes a reliability model for the electrical subassemblies of geared wind turbine systems with induction generators. The model is derived considering the failure of main subassemblies and their parameters are calculated. A productivity... Read More about Wind turbine productivity considering electrical subassembly reliability.

'New Approaches to Cross-Strait Integration and Its Impacts on Taiwan's Domestic Economy: An Emerging "Chaiwan"?' (2010)
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Cheung, G. C. (2010). 'New Approaches to Cross-Strait Integration and Its Impacts on Taiwan's Domestic Economy: An Emerging "Chaiwan"?'. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 39(1), 11-36

Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan and Presidential elections in January and March 2008 respectively re-orientated cross-Strait relations from hostility to co-operation. On 4 November 2008, Chen Yunlin, head of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan... Read More about 'New Approaches to Cross-Strait Integration and Its Impacts on Taiwan's Domestic Economy: An Emerging "Chaiwan"?'.

Modelling elasto-plasticity using the hybrid MLPG method (2010)
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Heaney, C., Augarde, C., & Deeks, A. (2010). Modelling elasto-plasticity using the hybrid MLPG method. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, 56(2), 153-178

Meshless methods continue to generate strong interest as alternatives to conventional finite element methods. One major area of application as yet relatively unexplored with meshless methods is elasto-plasticity. In this paper we extend a novel numer... Read More about Modelling elasto-plasticity using the hybrid MLPG method.

AzTEC half square degree survey of the SHADES fields - I. Maps, catalogues and source counts (2010)
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Austermann, J., Dunlop, J., Perera, T., Scott, K., Wilson, G., Aretxaga, I., …Yun, M. (2010). AzTEC half square degree survey of the SHADES fields - I. Maps, catalogues and source counts. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 401(1), 160-176. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15620.x

We present the first results from the largest deep extragalactic mm-wavelength survey undertaken to date. These results are derived from maps covering over 0.7 deg2, made at λ= 1.1 mm, using the AzTEC continuum camera mounted on the James Clerk Maxwe... Read More about AzTEC half square degree survey of the SHADES fields - I. Maps, catalogues and source counts.