Rapid establishment of a COVID-19 critical care unit in a convention centre: the Nightingale Hospital London experience
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DOI: 10.1007/s00134-020-06334-6
Abstract: In response to an unmet need of critical care beds in London during the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in late March 2020, a critical care unit was constructed over nine… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; care unit; london; care ... See more keywords
Natural ventilation in London: Towards energy-efficient and healthy buildings
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DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107722
Abstract: Abstract Natural ventilation (NV) is a sustainable solution to improve building energy efficiency and reduce carbon emission. In this study, we quantified the impact of air pollution and noise pollution on the NV potential at… read more here.
Keywords: london; ventilation; natural ventilation; building ... See more keywords
Creating a Sustainable Museum Within Historic Buildings and a Functioning Almshouse: The Charterhouse Museum
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DOI: 10.1080/00393630.2020.1777747
Abstract: The Charterhouse (Figure 1), built in1348, has served as a monastery, private mansion, boys’ school, and an almshouse, retaining the last function to this day. The Charterhouse provides a home and care for single people… read more here.
Keywords: london; project; museum; charterhouse ... See more keywords
From wic to burh: a new approach to the question of the development of Early Medieval London
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DOI: 10.1080/00665983.2019.1573553
Abstract: ABSTRACT During the ninth century the focus of occupation in Saxon London shifted eastwards from the Covent Garden area back to the former Roman city of Londinium. Combining detailed case studies with the results of… read more here.
Keywords: london; wic burh; new approach; burh new ... See more keywords
Avoiding white elephants? The planning and design of London’s 2012 Olympic and Paralympic venues, 2002–2018
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DOI: 10.1080/02665433.2019.1633948
Abstract: ABSTRACT An issue commonly identified with the vast and costly developments that cities produce to host the Olympic Games is that they are prone to becoming ‘white elephants’ – obsolete or underused constructions that become… read more here.
Keywords: london; elephants planning; olympic; white elephants ... See more keywords
Creativity as a twenty-first-century competence: an exploratory study of provision and reality
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DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2017.1385641
Abstract: ABSTRACT Recently, creativity has begun to be talked about as a twenty-first-century competency [UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). 2006. The World Conference on Arts Education: Building Creative Capacities for the 21st Century:… read more here.
Keywords: london; twenty first; creativity; first century ... See more keywords
How the City of London lost at Brexit: a historical perspective
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DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2017.1359916
Abstract: Abstract The nature of the City of London as an offshore financial centre has long made London dependent on the British state providing protection from external political regulation, even as London’s foreign currency business separated… read more here.
Keywords: london; brexit historical; london lost; city ... See more keywords
Affect and trust as predictors of public support for armed police: evidence from London
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DOI: 10.1080/10439463.2018.1488847
Abstract: ABSTRACT Police in England, Scotland and Wales operate largely unarmed and have done since the formation of the London Metropolitan Police in 1829. However, recent terror attacks and concern over serious violent crime have prompted… read more here.
Keywords: london; affect trust; trust predictors; armed police ... See more keywords
The daily dynamic potential accessibility by car in London on Wednesdays
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DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2017.1305301
Abstract: ABSTRACT The map presented in this paper shows the effect of congestion on daily accessibility in the London metropolitan area on Wednesdays. Because of its dynamic nature, it is challenging to both calculate the effects… read more here.
Keywords: potential accessibility; london; accessibility; daily dynamic ... See more keywords
65 The Adverse Health Effects of Exposure to PM2.5 on the London Underground
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DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxac087.133
Abstract: Transport for London (TfL) employed 36,506 staff between 2014 and 2019, 22,202 worked within the London Underground (LU). Employees were regularly exposed to PM2.5 concentrations 15-fold higher than those found above ground in London. However,… read more here.
Keywords: london; pm2 exposure; health; staff ... See more keywords
Reading Plague in Seventeenth-century London
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DOI: 10.1093/shm/hkx093
Abstract: Interest in plague and mortality in seventeenth-century London was fed by the weekly and yearly Bills of Mortality, and by the composite or commemorative plague bills issued in epidemic years. Some surviving examples are annotated,… read more here.
Keywords: london; seventeenth century; century london; plague seventeenth ... See more keywords