19 research outputs found
The changing staff experience [excerpt: University of Lincoln]
Describes Learning Support 1997 restructuring at the University of Lincoln in chapter on the changing staff experience
Building new partnerships: changing institutional relations [excerpts: Changing roles and relationships at the University of Lincoln; Appendix E]
Discusses the role of Learning Advisers at the University of Lincoln. Their work represents the cornerstone of the relationship between Learning Support and the academic community
The SCONUL Library Design Award 2007: how it was for me
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Is the library collection fit for purpose? Collection analysis at the University of Lincoln
Describes an analysis of the subject distribution of library stock as compared with current faculty and subject profile
The use and misuse of health research by parliamentary politicians during the development of a national smokefree law
Green plants in the red : a baseline global assessment for the IUCN Sampled Red List Index for Plants
Plants provide fundamental support systems for life on Earth and are the basis for all terrestrial ecosystems; a decline in plant diversity will be detrimental to all other groups of organisms including humans. Decline in plant diversity has been hard to quantify, due to the huge numbers of known and yet to be discovered species and the lack of an adequate baseline assessment of extinction risk against which to track changes. The biodiversity of many remote parts of the world remains poorly known, and the rate of new assessments of extinction risk for individual plant species approximates the rate at which new plant species are described. Thus the question 'How threatened are plants?' is still very difficult to answer accurately. While completing assessments for each species of plant remains a distant prospect, by assessing a randomly selected sample of species the Sampled Red List Index for Plants gives, for the first time, an accurate view of how threatened plants are across the world. It represents the first key phase of ongoing efforts to monitor the status of the world's plants. More than 20% of plant species assessed are threatened with extinction, and the habitat with the most threatened species is overwhelmingly tropical rain forest, where the greatest threat to plants is anthropogenic habitat conversion, for arable and livestock agriculture, and harvesting of natural resources. Gymnosperms (e.g. conifers and cycads) are the most threatened group, while a third of plant species included in this study have yet to receive an assessment or are so poorly known that we cannot yet ascertain whether they are threatened or not. This study provides a baseline assessment from which trends in the status of plant biodiversity can be measured and periodically reassessed.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe
Electroinitiated polymerization
peer reviewedaudience: researcherElectroinitiated polymerization, a method particularly relevant in coating technology, offers the unique opportunity of imparting permanent functionality/reactivity to a variety of surfaces, provided that the solid substrate is (semi)conducting. By focusing on the electroinitiation of acrylic monomers, basic concepts and some tools dedicated to the analysis of this peculiar polymerization process are discussed in this chapter. The important role of this polymerization method in the field of conjugated polymers is also highlighted. Finally, this chapter concludes with the opportunities and future challenges of this technology