Progression of engineering students who attended a pre-sessional residential summer school by Glynis Perkin, Sarah Bamforth, Carol Robinson

“…'Flying Start', a pre-sessional residential summer school was first held in September 2003 for incoming undergraduates, in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, with a weak or non-traditional mathematical background. …”
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Global rumours: The press, telegraphy and the Boxer War in China, Summer 1900 by Thoralf Klein

“…Bringing together the histories of rumour, media and imperialism as well as global history, this article traces the complexities of how this press rumour emerged as a result of the interplay between news production, media technology and imperialist discourse. …”
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Global rumours: the press, telegraphy and the Boxer War in China, summer 1900 by Thoralf Klein

“…Bringing together the histories of rumour, media and imperialism as well as global history, this article traces the complexities of how this press rumour emerged as a result of the interplay between news production, media technology and imperialist discourse. …”
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Remote simultaneous dual wavelength imaging photoplethysmography: a further step towards 3-D mapping of skin blood microcirculation by Jia Zheng, Sijung Hu, V Azorin-Peris, Angelos S. Echiadis, Vassilios Chouliaras, Ron Summers

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Variation in particulate C : N : P stoichiometry across the Lake Erie watershed from tributaries to its outflow by Clay Prater, Paul C. Frost, E. Todd Howell, Susan B. Watson, Arthur Zastepa, Sarah S.E. King, Richard J. Vogt, Marguerite A. Xenopoulos

“…Here, we examined environmental factors influencing spatial and temporal variation in particulate C : N : P ratios across the Lake Erie watershed from its tributaries to its outflow. …”
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Diel surface temperature range scales with lake size by R. Iestyn Woolway, Ian D. Jones, Stephen C. Maberly, Jon R. French, David M. Livingstone, Donald T. Monteith, Gavin L. Simpson, Stephen J. Thackeray, Mikkel R. Andersen, Richard W. Battarbee, Curtis L. DeGasperi, Christopher D. Evans, Elvira de Eyto, Heldrun Feuchtmayr, David P. Hamilton, Martin Kernan, Jan Krokowski, Alon Rimmer, Kevin C. Rose, James A. Rusak, David Ryves, Daniel R. Scott, Ewan M. Shilland, Robyn L. Smyth, Peter A. Staehr, Rhian Thomas, Susan Waldron, Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer

“…Long-term surface warming of many lakes is unequivocal, but little is known about the comparative magnitude of temperature variation at Diel timescales, due to a lack of appropriately resolved data. …”
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Development and integration of a capacitive sensor in a pleated woven structure using Tango chirimen production methods by Yukihiro Tokumoto, Tomohiro Inoue, Tincuta Heinzel, Julia Cassim

“…Written from a technical standpoint, it centres on the challenges of interpreting and realising the concept of the lead designer / educator to create a hybrid silk fabric with a pleated structure with integrated conductive fibre to allow the textile to be used as a capacitive sensor. …”
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Student teachers' impressions of primary design and technology in English schools: a pilot study by Marion Rutland, Maggie Rogers, Gill Hope, Bhav Prajapat, Debbie Haffenden, Martin Seidel, Dorothy D’Urban Jackson, Sally Aston

“…As a result of the seminar a group of ITE providers in South East England from the University of Brighton; Canterbury Christ Church University; Goldsmiths, University of London; Roehampton University and St Mary’s College, Twickenham first met in the Summer of 2004. …”
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The Wizard of Oz [edited to tell the story supporting the research] by Antoinette Burchill, Owen Tooth

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Macro and microclimate effects on cover zone properties of field cured concrete by Adil Al-Kindy

“…Significant variations in properties were observed within the two sides of the same concrete element, each subjected to a different microclimate. …”
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Social class and educational opportunity: exploring the experiences of undergraduate university students studying Physical Education and Sports Pedagogy by Michael Hobson

“…It explores how these dispositions intersected with students’ material circumstances, and their subsequent ability to navigate both the academic and social fields within the university. The study utilised a case study of undergraduate students studying PESP at Summer Heights University (pseudonym), a post-92 university situated in an affluent suburb in the Southeast of England. …”
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Physical activity and body composition outcomes of the GreatFun2Run intervention at 20 month follow-up by Trish Gorely, John G. Morris, Susie Brown, Hayley Musson, Alan Nevill, Mary Nevill

“…The intervention comprised a CD-rom learning and teaching resource for teachers; an interactive website for pupils, teachers and parents; two highlight physical activity events (1 mile school runs/walks); a local media campaign; and a summer activity wall planner and record. …”
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Unscrewing the climate change lightbulb with 5,000 net-zero-energy professionals by Jaydeep Bhadra, Yashima Jain, Janani Venkatesh, Prasad Vaidya

“…About 500,000 students graduate every year in India from building sector-related courses, with a curriculum that does not prepare them to implement NZEBs. …”
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Journal of National Association for Design Education, No. 6, February 2000 by Unknown Unknown

“…Contents : Editorial Richard Molyneux/Nigel Zanker, 2 ; Design and Technology in Russia: Quaker Help in Education Reform James Pitt, 6 ; Environment. People and Education David Buchan, 12 ; Lost at Sea – A Survival Test, 18 ; Designing Spaces for the Places in Which We Live: Education for Citizenship – Affording Young People the Opportunity to Take Part Adrian Wills, 19 ; Tower Hamlets Summer University 1999: Changing Buildings – Designs for the Future, 24…”
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Seasonal variation in physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep in a sample of UK adults by Sophie O'Connell, Paula Griffiths, Stacy Clemes

“…The European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC) food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) assessed diet. …”
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Sports diplomacy and sports development by Verity Postlethwaite, Claire Jenkin

“…This short topic gives an overview of the breadth and role of global sport in diplomacy and how it intersects with different types of sports development, through a variety of examples. Ranging from elite sport development, such as the pinnacle of international sport, the International Olympic Committee controlled Summer Olympic Games; to sport for development, such as the contribution of sport to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, delivered across a variety of community settings. …”
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Bone health and risk of stress fracture in female endurance athletes by Rachel L. Duckham

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Performance assessment of heterogeneous irrigation schemes in India by Uttam S. Kadam

“…With these weights, the highest FPI (0.85) was obtained with an irrigation strategy of Full depth irrigation with free cropping and annual equity at irrigation interval of 35 days in winter and 28 days in summer . Considering the different depth of irrigations (FxDI, VDI and FDI) the VDI and FDI are practically difficult to execute due to the data required for calculations and operational requirements of the irrigation canals. …”
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An intervention to facilitate 'high quality' physical education - from gymnastics to athletics by Lorraine Cale, Louisa Webb, Michael J. Waring, Rebecca Duncombe

“…The summer edition of Research Matters included a short article on facilitating ‘high quality’ physical education and ‘high quality’ gymnastics in a city school (see Cale et al., 2011). …”
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Developing interest in year-long work placements by Ami Harty, Helena Pimlott-Wilson

“…They particularly favour face-to-face methods of communication, rather than emails and social media and value subject-specific resources, including a dedicated School-based Placement Officer. …”
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Overhead and wheelchair sport-related injuries in Para athletes: Interplay between disability and sport specific factors by Alex Dupuy, Nick Webborn, Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey, Mélanie Rance, Sébastien Ratel

“…It is worth noting that studies of prospective injury surveillance systems coupled with workload monitoring within a dedicated Para sport web-based platform are scarce. …”
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Addressing challenges in long-term strategic energy planning in LMICs: learning pathways in an energy planning ecosystem by Carla Cannone, Pooya Hoseinpoori, Leigh Martindale, Elizabeth M Tennyson, Francesco Gardumi, Lucas Somavilla Croxatto, Steve Pye, Yacob Mulugetta, Ioannis Vrochidis, Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Taco Niet, John Harrison, Rudolf Yeganyan, Martin Mutembei, Adam Hawkes, Luca Petrarulo, Lara Allen, Will Blyth, Mark Howells

“…To ensure the sustainability of this ecosystem, OpTIMUS is introduced—a community of practice dedicated to maintaining, supporting, expanding, and nurturing the elements within the ecosystem. …”
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Is there an optimal vitamin D status for immunity in athletes and military personnel? by Cheng-Shiun He, Xin H. Aw Yong, Neil P. Walsh, Michael Gleeson

“…Vitamin D is mainly obtained through sunlight ultraviolet-B (UVB) exposure of the skin, with a small amount typically coming from the diet. …”
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