Yard tap 1 by Rod Shaw

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Yard tap 2 by Rod Shaw

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Woman washing clothes in a yard by Rod Shaw

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Public private partnership for water yards in Sudan by Mike Wood

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WTP results for shared yard connection in Mombasa Kenya by Kay Davey

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Scheduling the operations of a double-load crane in slab yards by Guodong Zhao, Jiyin Liu, Yun Dong

“…This paper studies a double-load crane scheduling problem (DLCSP) in steel slab yards. …”
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Research into container reshuffling and stacking problems in container terminal yards by Lixin Tang, Wei Jiang, Jiyin Liu, Yun Dong

“…Container stacking and reshuffling are important issues in the management of operations in a container terminal. Minimizing the number of reshuffles can increase productivity of the yard cranes and the efficiency of the terminal. …”
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Model and heuristic solutions for the multiple double-load crane scheduling problem in slab yards by Guodong Zhao, Jiyin Liu, Lixin Tang, Ren Zhao, Yun Dong

“…To solve large problems, a pointer-based discrete differential evolution (PDDE) algorithm was developed with a dynamic programming (DP) algorithm embedded to solve the one-crane subproblem for a fixed sequence of tasks. …”
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Building utopia in the back yard: housing administration, participatory government, and the cultivation of socialist community by Susan Reid

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The role and establishments of British Ordnance Yards in the Mediterranean during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars by Gareth Cole

“…Essential for the successful prosecution of any war during the eighteenth century the Ordnance Yards are an under examined and oft-forgotten part of the British war effort. …”
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Positioning of outdoor space in house design: an energy efficiency and thermal comfort perspective by Masoud Malekzadeh

“…It addresses the contribution of the yard design, i.e. placement, size and type towards the development of a comfortable microclimate within the yard itself, as well as the reduction of total energy demands of the house for mechanical heating and cooling. …”
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Establishments of the Office of Ordnance: Long Eighteenth Century by Gareth Cole

“…Locations are not specific to the establishment e.g. Portsmouth location is to the city of Portsmouth as given in Geonames rather than the Ordnance Yard.The visualisations show the increase in number and the internationialisation of the Ordnance establishments during the eighteenth century. …”
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<i>Exhibition: Order, Regimentation, Collision</i> by Joanne Berry-Frith

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A shorter cricket pitch improves decision-making by junior batters by Mike Harwood, Fred Yeadon, Mark King

“…Based on an analysis of the shots played by top order batters against seam bowling in county under-10 matches, an age-specific “good length” region between 5.0 yards and 6.5 yards (4.57 to 5.94 m) from the batters’ stumps was derived. …”
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Reducing the pitch length: Effects on junior cricket by Mike Harwood, Fred Yeadon, Mark King

“…This study evaluated the effect of reducing the pitch length on batting, bowling and fielding. County under 10 and club under 11 matches were analysed, ten played on pitch lengths currently recommended by the England and Wales Cricket Board, 19 yards/17.37 m or 20 yards/18.28 m respectively, and ten played on 16 yard (14.63 m) pitches. …”
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A co-management model for achieving sustainability of community water supplies: a case of East Darfur by Cleophas Nyateng Ochieng

“…In Galabi village, besides regular maintenance of water point, the community has constructed a health centre with the 60% water yard revenue allocated to them. …”
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Wall with graffiti at the Nelson Mandela Bridge, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa by Alet Pretorius

“…The foreground shows a concrete wall with various graffiti messages, including the phrases 'women R powerful made' and 'blessed', with a pair of shoes left at the bottom. …”
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Water supply systems in selected urban poor areas of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Saroj K. Sharma, Belayhun W. Bereket

“…Most of the households pay a relatively high price for drinking water with the average cost of ETB 6.2/m3 (US$ 0.74/m3). …”
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Does shortening the pitch make junior cricketers bowl better? by Mike Harwood, Fred Yeadon, Mark King

“…They were found to project the ball on average 3.4° further below horizontal on a 16 yard pitch compared with a 19 yard pitch, while ball speed and position at release changed negligibly. …”
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Scaling the pitch for junior cricketers by Michael J. Harwood

“…The second study found that top under-10 and under-11 seam bowlers released the ball on average 3.4° further below horizontal on a 16 yard pitch compared with a 19 yard pitch. …”
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Storage space allocation problem at inland bulk material stockyard by Defeng Sun, Ying Meng, Lixin Tang, Jiyin Liu, Baobin Huang, Jiefu Yang

“…Viewing the space of each stock pad in the yard as a series of unit slots, we first develop a novel MIP formulation which can avoid generating scattered small fields. …”
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A study on scaling up latrine and human excreta management in rural communities of Afghanistan by Betman Bhandari, Safi Shir Ahmad, Mohammad A. Barat

“…The study found that a total of 93.6% of the households had some form of a latrine, of which 47.5% of the latrines were improved and newly constructed since 2010 and only 42% the observed latrines were hygienic or safe. …”
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Private sector management of water supply services to small towns in Uganda by Gerry Garvey, Sam Kayaga

“…In Uganda, 15 private operators are currently managing water supply services to 56 small towns, two of which, Kamuli and Rukungiri, were chosen for a case study of performance, service provision and contractual framework. …”
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Scaling the cricket pitch to fit junior players by Mike Harwood, Fred Yeadon, Mark King

“…Based on data from county standard under-10 and under-11 players a pitch length of 16.22 yards (14.83 m) was calculated, 19% shorter than previously recommended for under-11s in England. …”
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The good, the bad, and (even) the ugly: ideas travel, but how to make a difference? by Mikko Koria

“…A perspective that seems to have received almost universal traction over the last decades is that we live in a global community, where (hopefully good) ideas move easily from place to place, where people can meet and greet each other, interact, and create a better world together. …”
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Carbon-efficient deployment of electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes in container terminals with workload uncertainty by Dayong Yu, Dong Li, Mei Sha, Dali Zhang

“…A case study with sample data from a major port in East China show that our proposal could reduce significantly CO2 emissions with only a marginal compromise in workload delays. …”
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The role, work, and careers of clerks and other non-political appointees in the Office of Ordnance - presentation by Gareth Cole

“…The slides from a presentation given at the 2019 British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (BSECS) annual conference on 4-6 January 2019 at St Hugh's College, Oxford.The slides have been uploaded in .pptx and .pdf format.Paper abstract:The administration of war in the long eighteenth century has begun to receive much needed attention in recent years. …”
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Designing to meet demand in South Africa by Mike Webster

“…Effective demand for water means the quantity of water that people demand and are prepared to pay for at a particular price level. This can also termed ‘willingness to pay’ (WTP) and varies for different levels of service e.g. …”
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Effect of training strategies and creatine supplementation on performance and metabolism during sprint swimming by Michael C. Peyrebrune

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<i>Lava Lamp</i> by Michael Shaw

“…Lava Lamp is an inflatable sculpture measuring 45m in length from end to end and occupies dimensions of 16.7 x 10.6 x 3.8m. …”
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