scholarly journals An Assessment of Solar–Thermal Collector Designs for Small-Scale Combined Heating and Power Applications in the United Kingdom

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (14-15) ◽  
pp. 1332-1347 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Freeman ◽  
Klaus Hellgardt ◽  
Christos N. Markides
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Solar Thermal Collector

Micro Solar Thermal Collector Glazing for Enhanced Thermal Energy Harvesting

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Ogbonnaya ◽  
L. Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Capture Efficiency ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Collector Plate ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Solar Thermal Collector

Increasing focus on alternative energy sources has produced significant progress across a wide variety of research areas. One particular area of interest has been solar energy. This has been true on both large and small-scale applications. Research in this paper presents investigations into a small-scale solar thermal collector. This approach is divergent from traditional micro solar photovoltaic devices, relying on transforming incoming solar energy to heat for use by devices like thermoelectrics. The Solar Thermal Collector (STC) is constructed using a copper collector plate with electroplated tin-nickel selective coating atop the collector surface. Further, a unique top piece is added to trap thermal energy and reduce convective, conductive, and radiative losses to the surrounding environment. Results show a capture efficiency of 92% for a collector plate alone when exposed to a 1000 W/m2 simulated solar source. The addition of the top “glazing” piece improves capture efficiency to 97%. Future work will integrate these unique devices with thermoelectric generators for electric power production. This will yield a fully autonomous system, capable of powering small sensors or other devices in remote locations or supplementing existing devices with renewable energy.

scholarly journals A review of ethnicity, health and nutrition-related diseases in relation to migration in the United Kingdom

2001 ◽  
Vol 4 (2b) ◽  
pp. 647-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Landman ◽  
JK Cruickshank
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
General Population ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
East African ◽  
Dietary Practices ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
African Caribbean ◽  
And Migration

AbstractObjectives:To identify lessons from and gaps in research on diet-disease links among former migrants in the United Kingdom (UK).Results:Migrant status and self-identified ethnicity do not match so these terms mask differences in social, nutritional and health status within and between population groups. Some former migrants differ in causes of death from the general population, e.g.: fewer coronary heart disease deaths among Caribbean-born; fewer cancer deaths among Caribbean, South Asian- and East African-born adults. Irish- and Scottish-born have higher mortality from all causes. Experience of risk factors differ also, e.g.: higher prevalences of hypertension and diabetes in Caribbean- and South Asian-born adults than representative samples of the general population; obesity and raised waist-hip circumference ratios in South Asian, African-Caribbean and some Irish-born adults. Former migrants experience long-term disadvantage, associated with more self-defined illness and lower reported physical activity. Nutrient intake data from the few, recent, small-scale studies must be interpreted with caution due to methodological diversity. However, second generation offspring of former migrants appear to adopt British dietary patterns, increasing fat and reducing vegetable, fruit and pulse consumption compared with first generation migrants.Conclusions:There is insufficient evidence on why some former migrants but not others experience lower specific mortality than the general population. Dietary intake variations provide important clues particularly when examined by age and migration status. Majority ethnic and younger migrant groups could raise and sustain high fruit and vegetable intakes but lower proportions of fat, by adopting many dietary practices from older migrants. Objective measures of physical activity and longitudinal studies of diets among different ethnic groups are needed to explain diversity in health outcomes and provide for evidence-based action.

scholarly journals Precarious Academics: Information Practices and Challenges

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebekah Willson ◽  
Heidi Julien
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Information Practices ◽  
Canadian Context ◽  
Challenging Environment

This paper reports the results of a small-scale study of the information practices of contract academic staff in the United Kingdom, which is being used as the basis for a broader study in the Canadian context. Neoliberal approaches to the management of higher education across the globe, including Canada, are contributing to a highly challenging environment for contract academic staff, who face marginalization, insecurity, and significant stress. The study seeks togive voice to this growing complement of contract academic staff, to identify practical responses to these challenges. Cet article présente les résultats d'une étude à petite échelle des pratiques d'information du personnel universitaire contractuel au Royaume-Uni, qui sert de base à une étude plus large dans le contexte canadien. Les approches néolibérales de la gestion de l'enseignement supérieur à travers le monde, y compris au Canada, contribuent à créer un environnement très difficile pour le personnel académique contractuel, confronté à la marginalisation, à l'insécurité et à un stress important. L'étude cherche à donner la parole à ce complément croissant de personnel académique contractuel, afin d'identifier des réponses pratiques à ces défis.

scholarly journals Observing children writing on screen: Exploring the process of multi-modal composition

2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy Burnett ◽  
Julia Myers
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Writing Process ◽  
Visual Features ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Modal Composition ◽  
Multiple Modes ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Children's Attention ◽  
E Mail

This article reports on small-scale studies from the United Kingdom which investigated the processes engaged in by children as they composed texts on screen using e-mail, PowerPoint and Word. The findings highlight these children’s attention to visual features and the iterative way in which they engaged with different aspects of the writing process. Considerable creativity was evident in their writing, particularly in their use of multiple modes and the interplay between use of ready-made resources and the development of ideas for composition. Implications of these findings for the teaching and assessment of writing and further research are considered.

The Commercialisation of British Turkey Production

Rural History ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN MARTIN
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Seasonal Activity ◽  
Production Sector ◽  
Production Methods ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Improved Methods

AbstractSince the 1930s turkey production in the United Kingdom has been transformed from a small scale, seasonal activity catering exclusively for the Christmas market, to an intensive mass production sector dominated by all year round producers, of which Bernard Matthews is the best known. This revolution in production methods reflects improved methods of disease control, enhanced nutritional understanding, and the development of more productive strains of turkeys with better conformation. These supply side changes have been accompanied by a succession of very successful marketing campaigns to persuade consumers of the merits of eating turkey throughout the year. This article investigates the reasons for the commercialisation of the turkey industry since the 1930s.

EVALUATING THE SUSTAINABILITYOF A SMALL-SCALE LOW-INPUT ORGANIC VEGETABLE SUPPLY SYSTEM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

2014 ◽  
pp. 3-40
Author(s):  
Mads Markussen ◽  
Michal Kulak ◽  
Laurence Smith ◽  
Thomas Nemecek ◽  
Hanne Ostergard
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Supply System ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Low Input ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals Tidal spaces: choreographies of remembrance and forgetting

2020 ◽  
pp. 147447402091890
Author(s):  
Laura Bissell
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Personal Memory ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Tidal Zone ◽  
Community Work ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
A Site

This article explores the potential of tidal spaces to perform acts of remembrance and forgetting. Using oceanographer Rachel Carson’s The Edge of the Sea to contextualise tidal spaces, this analysis will discuss how constantly shifting and eroding coastlines act as a site for writing, rewriting and performing acts of cultural and personal memory. The concept of tidal choreographies will be introduced via two contemporary works performed on shorelines: 14-18 NOW’s Pages of the Sea, a large-scale public memorial performed on multiple beaches across the United Kingdom on Remembrance Sunday 2018; and Chloe Smith’s Tidal, an intergenerational, participatory, community work which was performed on the shore at Berwick-upon-Tweed in 2015. I will offer reflections on my own collaborative work Tide Times created with Tim Cooper to explicate ideas of the potential of tidal spaces (in this case a tidal island) further. In explicating various artworks which explore ideas of remembrance using tidal spaces, this article will also acknowledge the forgetting that is implicit in performing these actions. The markings in the sand are washed away, community groups that participate in the performance disperse and detritus left is eroded by the elements. What can the legacy of commemorations traced in such a transient and precarious space as a tidal zone be? This article argues that while shorelines provide sites for large and small-scale acts of public remembering, they are simultaneously acts of forgetting as the twice-daily tides cause inevitable erasure.

scholarly journals Being a Former Carer: Impacts on Health and Well-Being

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 330-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline H. Watts ◽  
Joyce Cavaye
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Significant Issue ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health And Well Being

In the United Kingdom, policy has formalized the role of carers through the introduction of new rights and entitlements to support. However, this support is directed only at current carers with the needs of former carers being unacknowledged. Yet, when caregiving comes to an end, the transition to a life as a “former” carer can be challenging. This article reports findings from a small-scale qualitative study about the experiences of former carers conducted in the United Kingdom. Findings highlight the impact of caregiving on the health and well-being of former carers with feelings of loss and distress associated with the end of caregiving. The need for support in the post-caregiving phase emerges as a significant issue with former carers feeling abandoned, lacking purpose and motivation to move forward in their lives. Findings suggest that the needs of former carers are not being met.

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