Brunel University London

About: Brunel University London is a education organization based out in London, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Context (language use) & Large Hadron Collider. The organization has 10918 authors who have published 29515 publications receiving 893330 citations. The organization is also known as: Brunel & University of Brunel.

Identifying healthcare actors involved in the adoption of information systems

Abstract: The adoption of information systems in healthcare is no less significant than in any other commercial or caring organisation. The literature on IS adoption in healthcare, makes it clear that the ac...

The Dilution, Chemical, and Thermal Effects of Exhaust Gas Recirculation on Diesel Engine Emissions - Part 1: Effect of Reducing Inlet Charge Oxygen

Abstract: This is a first of a series of papers describing how the replacement of some of the inlet air with EGR modifies the diesel combustion process and thereby affects the exhaust emissions This paper deals with only the reduction of oxygen in the inlet charge to the engine (dilution effect) The oxygen in the inlet charge to a direct injection diesel engine was progressively replaced by inert gases, whilst the engine speed, fuelling rate, injection timing, total mass and the specific heat capacity of the inlet charge were kept constant The use of inert gases for oxygen replacement, rather than carbon dioxide (CO 2) or water vapour normally found in EGR, ensured that the effects on combustion of dissociation of these species were excluded In addition, the effects of oxygen replacement on ignition delay were isolated and quantified Results from final set of tests are also presented during which the inlet charge temperature was raised progressively to quantify the effect that EGR temperature has on combustion and emissions The reduction in the inlet charge oxygen (dilution effect) resulted in very large reductions in exhaust NO x level at the expense of rises in particulates and unburnt hydrocarbon emissions The engine power output and fuel economy also deteriorated substantially Raising the inlet charge temperature increases NOx but also, substantially, the exhaust smoke and particulate emissions © 1996 Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc

Transnational academic mobility, internationalization and interculturality in higher education

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to consider the complex relations of transnational academic mobility, internationalization and interculturality in higher education. It is argued that, in the contemporaneous relations of the triad, ‘interculturality’ disappears and the other two – transnational academic mobility and internationalization – are both enclosed by the market. The contemporary condition and pattern of transnational academic mobility are also shaped by neoliberal policy and market‐framed research competition. This paper offers some critical reflections on the new world of mobilities and interculturalities and the ‘new strangers’ in the university.