Investigating the reasons for pre-service teachers (PSTs) choosing to undertake a PETE programme can inform teacher educators on how best to define teaching tasks, organise knowledge relevant to student learning and shape ...

One of the most controversial and innovative finnancial products in recent years has been collateralised debt obligations (CDOs). Much of the blame for the current credit crisis is being attributed to the mathematical models ...

Autotransporters are a family of outer membrane proteins in Gram-negative bacteria. This family of proteins has a conserved architecture consisting of the membrane domain and the extracellular domain which contains the ...

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Lithium ion batteries are the current technology of choice for electric vehicles due to their light weight, high volumetric and gravimetric energy density, low selfdischarge rate, quick charge acceptance, excellent cycle ...

Previous studies in primates have shown that β-defensin 126 regulates the ability of sperm to bind to oviductal epithelial cells, whilst in humans; mutations in the β-defensin 126 gene have been linked to male subfertility. ...

Soils play an important role in the sequestration of soil carbon. Land management uses such as afforestation, grassland management etc can play a vital role in the mitigation of carbon from the atmosphere. Bioenergy crops ...

This research has examined how middle class parents have mobilised themselves as active consumers in the educational marketplace, where it appears that educational markets work to the advantage of middle class parents and ...

There is mounting concern over the recent rise in man-made greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions which are changing the earth’s climate. This concern has resulted in increased scrutiny over GHG emitting supply chain operations. ...

With the increasing demand for the separation and purification of industrial commodities, the energy consumption for their production has increased at a fast pace. Previous studies on metal-organic materials, materials ...