1,391 research outputs found
Silicon nanowire devices with widths below 5nm
No full textThis paper describes a robust process for the fabrication of highly doped Silicon-On-Insulator nanowires and devices. The process uses electron-beam lithography, low-damage dry etch and controlled thermal oxidation to deliver consistent, reproducible and reliably nanowires of nominal widths from 100 nm down to sub-5 nm etched to a depth of 55 nm in silicon. Initial electrical measurements indicate metallic behavior for the widest wires and below a particular width, the wires become depleted showing electrical behaviour consistent with Coulomb blockade at room temperature
Supplemental_material – Supplemental material for A Method for Collecting Atmospheric Microbial Samples From Set Altitudes for Use With Next-Generation Sequencing Techniques to Characterize Communities
No full textSupplemental material, Supplemental_material for A Method for Collecting Atmospheric Microbial Samples From Set Altitudes for Use With Next-Generation Sequencing Techniques to Characterize Communities by Allison M Spring, Kathryn M Docherty, Kenneth D Domingue, Thomas V Kerber, Margaret M Mooney and Kristina M Lemmer in Air, Soil and Water Research</p
Engaging Asian faith communities and counselling psychology perspectives in the development of older adult services.
No full textA thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for the degree of Doctor in Counselling Psychology.This mixed methods study investigates how counselling psychology perspectives can collaborate with the Sikh community in the development of Older Adult Psychology Services. 73 Sikh participants, aged 45-65 years contributed in English and Punjabi through interview, questionnaire or focus group at multiple community sites across 3 metropolitan boroughs in Sandwell. Qualitative data from validated scenarios and personal experience were analysed by a thematic approach informed by Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Master themes were identified for religion, quality of life and service development. The SF12v2 (Ware et al., 2005) is a measure of health and well-being which showed just below average population norms for physical and mental health components of well-being for the Sikh Community. The God Locus of Health Control Scale (Wallston et al., 1999) demonstrated religion‟s importance, and how karma is integral to Sikhs‟ understanding and management of health. 80.6% (N=31) prefer older adult service providers to account for their religious beliefs and counselling psychologists are recommended to address this request in their engagement with this community. Preferences in the modes of delivery, types of psychological intervention and aids to service uptake are provided with recommendations for clinical practice, training and future research
Scoping Review of Environmental and Sustainability Education in Teacher Education: Historical Context of Research and Preliminary Results
No full textThe paper is a collection of data preserved from original research on a scoping review for ESE-TE. The original research in tables and figures have been preserved for a historical context. The original paper was presented at two conferences: World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC) and Environmental Education SIG of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) by the two leading authors (Douglas D Karrow and Susan Maureen Docherty-Skippen). The third Author (Rob Blom) summarised the document and added relevant details such as a preface and a preamble. Rob and Doug will be published in the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (IJSHE) in the special issue Making an Impact – UN Sustainable Development Goals and university performance.To identify the international trends in environmental and sustainability education in teacher education (ESE-TE) research, we (Doug and Susan) report research from a scoping literature review. Different from international literature reviews in ESE that have examined policy issues, sustainability pedagogies, and how ESE is embedded in TE curriculum, our study focuses on all aspects of ESE relevant to TE. We screened 2,142 research articles spanning over five decades and 81 countries. Of the 788 articles deemed eligible (i.e., English-language, peer-reviewed, pre-service/in-service teacher education that explicitly mentioned ESE-TE research), data from 637 studies have been included in this study. Our research analysis included quantifying the geographic, temporal, and methodological trends, and a qualitative exploration of the research problems/context themes. While 82% of the research articles we examined were empirical, the most prevalent problems investigated across all of the studies centred on the themes of TE commonplaces (34%), competencies and literacy (20%), and awareness (16%). While no definite conclusions may be drawn until the complete data set has been analysed (a forthcoming paper), preliminary findings suggest a disparity of ESE-TE research in Asia, South and Central America, and Africa. Preliminary results also suggest that more research in the context of TE praxis is needed
Application of a computational systematic search strategy to study polymorphism in phenazine and perylene
No full textThe materials phenazine and perylene have been previously reported to exhibit polymorphic behavior. Experimental evidence suggests that both molecules can exist in at least two polymorphic forms. In the case of phenazine, only one polymorph has a fully described crystal structure. In the case of perylene, two polymorphs have a reported structure, from single-crystal studies; however, one structure solution is of poor quality. This paper reports the results of a molecular modeling study and postulates crystal structures for the two polymorphs which lack a reliable experimental determination. Systematic searches of potential packing arrangements were conducted in the reported cells for both the solved and unsolved polymorphs of phenazine and perylene. A recently validated search method (Hammond, R. B.; Roberts, K. J.; Docherty, R.; Edmondson, M. J. Phys. Chem. B 1997, 101, 6532) was employed to rank packing arrangements by considering nonbonded atom-atom distances in combination with calculated lattice energies. The molecular packing arrangements were compared and contrasted using the packing energy breakdown routines within the program HABIT95 (Clydesdale, G.; Roberts, K. J.; Docherty, R. Quantum Chemistry Program Exchange 1996, 16, 1). © 1999 American Chemical Society.</p
Transport strategy in Scotland since devolution
No full textThis article critically reviews how the Scottish Executive's approach to transport has developed since devolution. Although there is much to commend, a number of concerns can be identified, including the possibility that a number of strategic infrastructure schemes appear to have been approved on political rather than on technical grounds. It is difficult to know whether the current set of transport infrastructure investment plans represents good value for public money
Productive reflection at work: Learning for changing organizations
No full textThis book is an accessible entry point into the theory and practice of work reflection for students and practitioners. Taking a cross-disciplinary approach, it covers management, education, organizational psychology and sociology, drawing on examples from Europe, the Middle East, North America and Australia.
It traces reflection at work from an emphasis on training, through a focus on how organizations learn, to a concern with the necessary learning groups to operate effectively. It emphasizes productivity combined with satisfying lived experience of work life and points the way to a new collective focus on learning at work
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