Getting things done: Inequalities, Internet use and everyday life by Adrian Leguina, John Downey

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Asia's land down under: the socceroos and the 2015 Asian Cup by Alan Bairner

“…In terms of assessing Australia's status as Asian, although part of the problem may lie with the Asian Football Confederation's definition of Asia, it is membership of that federation that has done more than any amount of trade relations and labour migration to give global public credence to the idea that Australia is possibly Asian, and almost certainly Asian-Pacific.…”
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Rural sanitation in Southern Africa: A focus on institutions and actors by Practical Action Consulting, Stanslous Mike Dondo, Rebecca Scott

“…This thematic paper contributes to the learning process on scaling up poverty reduction by describing and analyzing three programmes in rural sanitation in Africa: the national rural sanitation sector reform in Zimbabwe, the national sanitation programme in South Africa and the national sanitation programme in Lesotho. …”
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The proteasome and its function in the aging process by Alexandra Stolzing, Tilman Grune

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Selected ‘Starter Kit’ energy system modelling data for South Africa (#CCG) by Lucy Allington, Carla Cannone, Ioannis Pappis, Karla Cervantes Barron, Will Usher, Steve Pye, Ed Brown, Mark Howells, Constantinos Taliotis, Caroline Sundin, Vignesh Sridharan, Eunice Ramos, Maarten Brinkerink, Paul Deane, Andrii Gritsevskyi, Gustavo Moura, Arnaud Rouget, David Wogan, Edito Barcelona, Holger Rogner, Stephanie Hirmer

“…Therefore, this article provides data that can be used to create a simple zero order energy system model for South Africa, which can act as a starting point for further model development and scenario analysis. …”
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The impact and monitoring of sanitation and hygiene interventions in child survival and development in Sub Saharan Africa by Lin, Feng

“…This represents a tremendous improvement in contrast to child mortality in 1970 (17 million), however much remains to be done, since children and infants are a vulnerable group whose voice is hardly heard. …”
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A review on Pakistan’s Electrical Vehicle (EV) policies: Lessons from South Asian countries by Mazhar Uddin, Richard Blanchard, Zhengyu Lin, James Fleming

“…Many countries have set their targets to decarbonize transportation by deploying Electric Vehicles (EVs). Pakistan has also done so in its EV policies of 2019 and 2021. However, marginal progress has been made towards achieving those targets. …”
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A systematic study of vat-polymerization binders with potential use in the ceramic suspension 3D printing by Basar Oezkan, Farzaneh Sameni, Sarah Karmel, Daniel Engstrom, Ehsan Sabet

“…This work summarises the best binder base choices for the daylight curable ceramic suspensions, used in LCD screen printing applications, and further works mcust be done to find the best debinding cycles.…”
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CFD modelling of natural gas combustion in spark ignited engines by Aruna S. Palipana

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Assessing sanitation policy: a series of WEDC briefing notes by Kevin Tayler, Rebecca E. Scott, Lukman Y. Salifu, Guna R. Shrestha

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A process classification framework for defining and describing Digital Fabrication with Concrete by Richard Buswell, WR Leal da Silva, FP Bos, HR Schipper, D Lowke, N Hack, H Kloft, V Mechtcherine, T Wangler, N Roussel

“…Digital Fabrication with Concrete (DFC) encompasses 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) and many other methods of production. …”
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ENPP1 K121Q functional variant enhances susceptibility to insulin resistance and dyslipidemia with metabolic syndrome in Asian Indians by Gurjit Kaur Bhatti, Sumanpreet Kaur, Rajesh Vijayergiya, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Sarabjit Mastana, Bhupinder Singh, Jasvinder Singh Bhatti

“…Conclusions: We conclude that ENPP1 K121Q functional variant enhances susceptibility to insulin resistance and dyslipidemia in MetS subjects of an Asian Indian population.…”
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Selected ‘Starter kit’ energy system modelling data for selected countries in Africa, East Asia, and South America (#CCG, 2021) by Lucy Allington, Carla Cannone, Ioannis Pappis, Karla Cervantes Barron, Will Usher, Steve Pye, Ed Brown, Mark Howells, Miriam Zachau Walker, Aniq Ahsan, Flora Charbonnier, Claire Halloran, Stephanie Hirmer, Jennifer Cronin, Constantinos Taliotis, Caroline Sundin, Vignesh Sridharan, Eunice Ramos, Maarten Brinkerink, Paul Deane, Andrii Gritsevskyi, Gustavo Moura, Arnaud Rouget, David Wogan, Edito Barcelona, Taco Niet, Holger Rogner, Franziska Bock, Jairo Quirós-Tortós, Jam Angulo-Paniagua, Satheesh Krishnamurthy, John Harrison, Long Seng To

“…Therefore, this article provides data that can be used to create a simple zero-order energy system model for a range of developing countries in Africa, East Asia, and South America, which can act as a starting point for further model development and scenario analysis. …”
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Parameter optimization in 3D printer recycle machine by FR Ramli, S Mat, AA Mustafar, MAIZ Aris, MR Alkahari, MR Jamli, Keith Case

“…In order to minimize the negative impact of plastic waste to the environment, a machine of recycle 3D printing has been made and study on parameter optimization on 3D printer recycle machine have been done. …”
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Regional peace-making in Africa: A study of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)-led peace process for South Sudan, 2013-2018 by Ibrahim Magara

“…Regional bodies, particularly in Africa, are playing an increasingly important peace-making role. …”
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Improving the new product development using big data: a case study of a food company by Sandeep Jagtap, Linh Duong

“…It helps to find relevant information and integrate sustainability to the early stages of the NPD process in the food industry.Design/methodology/approachThis research illustrates a case study of a beverage company wherein they used BD analytics to support their NPD team to launch a two-litre lemonade drink in the market for their retailer with less than 5 g sugar per 100 ml in the shortest possible time.FindingsThe use of BD helps to reduce NPD costs and time without affecting the taste and on par with competitor’s products.Originality/valueThe research can support NPD professionals through the application of BD analytics to bring products at lower costs to the market as quickly as possible.…”
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Metabolic syndrome and risk of major coronary events among the urban diabetic patients: North Indian Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Study-NIDCVD-2 by Gurjit Kaur Bhatti, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Sarabjit Mastana, Jasvinder Singh Bhatti

“…Anthropometric, clinical and biochemical measurements were done in all subjects. The prevalence of MetS was estimated in all the subjects according to the harmonized criteria of 2009. …”
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Computer-aided design to support fabrication of wrist splints using 3D printing: a feasibility study by Abby Paterson, Ella Donnison, Richard Bibb, Ian Campbell

“…This paper describes a novel digitised splinting process using 3D printing in an attempt to overcome these issues. The output of the investigation was the creation of a specialised computer-aided design software workflow to support 3D printing, developed specifically for splinting practitioners in the UK, to enable them to design splints themselves for each individual patient. …”
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A design intent information model to support engineering design. by Adrian E. Bautista

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Feasibility and effectiveness of the baby friendly community initiative in rural Kenya: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage, Judith Kimiywe, Mark Kabue, Frederick Wekesah, Evelyn Matiri, Nelson Muhia, Milka Wanjohi, Peterrock Muriuki, Betty Samburu, James N. Kanyuira, Sera L. Young, Paula Griffiths, Nyovani J. Madise, Stephen T. McGarvey

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Design rules for additively-manufactured wrist splints by Sarah Kelly

“…To overcome this, the use of Additive Manufacturing (AM also known as 3D Printing) has been proposed in recent years and there has been an increase in public awareness and exploration. …”
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Effect of swelling in non-aqueous nanofiltration with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membranes by J.P. Robinson, Steve Tarleton, C.R. Millington, Arian Nijmeijer

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Nanofiltration of organic solvents by J.P. Robinson, Steve Tarleton, C.R. Millington, Arian Nijmeijer

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A comparative assessment of communal water supply and self supply models for sustainable rural water supplies: a case study of Luapula, Zambia by Koji Kumamaru

“…In other words, very few studies have been done into household (private) level water supply. …”
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Water management in mosques of Oman by Aliya Al-Alawi, M Sohail, Sam Kayaga, Aisha Al-Alawi

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Comparing the aerodynamic behaviour of real footballs to a smooth sphere using tomographic PIV by Matthew Ward, Martin Passmore, Adrian Spencer, Andy Harland, Henry Hanson, Tim Lucas

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Making the most of pre-class assignments by Pablo Ballesteros-Perez, M. Carmen Carmen Gonzalez-Cruz, Adrian Tagg, Daniel Mora-Melia

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Faecal sludge management in peri-urban Malawi: investigating the policy gaps by Daniel C. Nyirenda, Rochelle Holm

“…Yet, the main focus in these countries has been emptying and disposal/treatment of faecal sludge. Little has been done on policy formulation to guide stakeholders on what should be done at each stage of the sanitation chain. …”
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Infrastructure procurement stategies to benefit the urban poor by M. Sohail, W. Esch

“…Cases from Asia and Africa have shown how community groups have taken a wide range of roles, which can be compared to clients, contractors and supervisors in the formal sector. …”
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Development facilitation for potable water by Baby Mogane-Ramahotswa, Bonile Jack

“…The provision of water to the majority of South Africa has always been at the discretion of the government without any say whatsoever by the beneficiary communities. …”
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Community involvement - Ga-Motlatla village by Seetella N. Makhetha

“…Ga-Motlatla is a village of approximately 600 households situated about 40 km west of Ventersdorp in the Northwest Province in South Africa. This village has transformed itself in a period of about 4 years from a totally neglected “black spot” settlement to a thriving community with basic services of water, electricity, automatic telephones, communal gardens and controlled (fenced) ranches for community herds. …”
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Designing water supply and sanitation projects to meet demand in rural and peri-urban communities - Book 3: Ensuring the participation of the poor by Paul Deverill, Simon Bibby, Alison Wedgwood, Ian K. Smout

“…These guidelines are the result of two years collaborative research undertaken by WEDC with partners in Africa and South Asia. They demonstrate how water supply and sanitation projects in rural and peri-urban areas can be designed to meet user demand. …”
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Creating demand for safe human excreta disposal in a nomadic community: a case study of Riba location, Wajir county by Shukri M. Issack, Abdiwahit Ahmed Jama

“…Customizing the timing of triggering where CLTS activities are mainly intensified during the rainy seasons with post-triggering follow ups done at dawn and dusk targeting household heads, involvement of religious leaders and school children and empowering women played a big role in achieving several ODF villages.…”
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Participatory techniques and didactic methods by John V. Pinfold

“…WaterAid is a charity created to help people in Africa and Asia improve their water supply and sanitation. …”
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The prior team work experience of first year undergraduate designers whilst at school: a focusing survey by Howard G. Denton

“…A previous survey found that university staff considered undergraduates bring little teamwork capability from their schools. …”
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An information-centric modelling approach for product recovery by Rahul Swarnkar

“…The dynamic analysis of the systems under consideration is done in a distributed environment using the prototype distributed simulation platform developed. …”
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What's the score?: women in football in England by Joanna Welford

“…Historically however the movement of women and girls into this traditionally male-dominated arena has been problematic, and discourses surrounding the sport, particularly in the UK, are particularly powerful in reproducing this 'male preserve'. …”
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Children's education in secure custodial settings: Towards a global understanding of effective policy and practice by Adeela ahmed Shafi, Ross Little, Stephen Case

“…In examining the range of cross-disciplinary papers from a range of different cultural contexts including the UK, Germany, UAE, US, Nigeria and South Africa, we are able to illuminate some of the commonalities in the education of young people who are incarcerated as well as some of the background characteristics – many of which are strikingly similar. …”
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How freedom of movement infringes on the right to leave by Christina Oelgemöller

“…I do so by focusing on the interaction between freedom of movement and the right to leave in the ECOWAS area, drawing on original research material collected mainly in Abuja, Nigeria, but also in Senegal, Guinea, and The Gambia. …”
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Modelling polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells for dynamic reliability assessment by Andrey Vasilyev

“…Rising average global temperatures threaten to destabilize the fragile ecosystem of the Earth and bring unprecedented changes to human lives if nothing is done to prevent it. …”
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A case study analysis of the application of design for manufacture principles by industrial design students by Russell Marshall, Thomas Page

“…This module brings together CAD, CNC part programming, injection moulding tooling design, polymeric material selection and production considerations. …”
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A formal development framework and its use to manage software production by Roger Stone, D.J. Cooke

“…Within an ESPRIT project called FORMAST the authors devised the concept of a ƒorm to bring together all aspects of the development of a 'module' (i.e. specification, design and verification) within a distributed asynchronous system. …”
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Manufacturing of human mesenchymal stem cells: the analytical challenges by Emma C. Neale-Edwards

“…This work was carried out on a flat surface; therefore steps were taken to adapt this knowledge into the MCF, while there was evidence of hMSCs present inside the MCF more work will need to be done to bring this concept to an established platform.…”
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Low-cost roofwater harvesting in the humid tropics by Dai Rees, Terry Thomas

“…In the latter half of this century, domestic rain-water, or roof-water harvesting (DRWH) has been promoted mainly in arid areas, where the alternative water sources are scarce and/or prohibitively expensive. …”
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Business process implications of e-commerce in construction organisations by Kirti Ruikar

“…The implementation of Internet-based technologies, such as ecommerce for achieving business targets, bring about changes in an organisation, its current practices, systems, processes and workflows. …”
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Case based reasoning approach for transaction outcomes prediction on currency markets by Xiaoming Wang, Martin Sykora, Robert Archer, David Parish, Helmut E. Bez

“…There are several advantages over classical forecasting associated with such an approach, and the technique presented in this paper brings a novel perspective to problem of exchange trades predictability. …”
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TV stations in Japan and Latin America : a cross cultural comparison by Oliver Trapp

“…The object of this thesis is to explore the relative importance of industry versus national context in determining the particular operation of an organisation. This is done by comparing two companies in the same industrial sector in two radically different countries. …”
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The Era of Global Risk: An Introduction to Existential Risk Studies (PDF) by SJ Beard, Martin Rees, Catherine Richards, Clarissa Rios Rojas

“…Bringing together experts from many disciplines, it provides an accessible survey of what we know about these threats, how we can understand them better, and most importantly what can be done to manage them effectively. …”
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The Era of Global Risk: An Introduction to Existential Risk Studies (XML) by SJ Beard, Martin Rees, Catherine Richards, Clarissa Rios Rojas

“…Bringing together experts from many disciplines, it provides an accessible survey of what we know about these threats, how we can understand them better, and most importantly what can be done to manage them effectively. …”
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Back from the brink: year three of the crisis by Maximilian Hall

“…Internationally-co-ordinated action on the fiscal, monetary and financial fronts and a determination to resist protectionist tendencies appear to have successfully pulled back the World economy from the brink of depression and the financial system from near collapse. …”
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