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Journal articleHowe C, Milner-Gulland EJ, 2012,
Evaluating indices of conservation success: A comparative analysis of outcome- and output-based indices
, Animal Conservation, Vol: 15, Pages: 217-226, ISSN: 1367-9430Conservation funders require methods by which to evaluate the relative success of projects within their portfolios. One approach is to develop robust indices of success that are consistent between projects and evaluators. We used three contrasting indices to evaluate factors contributing to success of projects funded by the UK Government's Darwin Initiative. The indices were: Darwin Outputs (related to the Darwin Initiative's own method of evaluating the success of the projects it supports), Impact Assessment (based on the method developed by Mace et al. for evaluating the success of projects supported by zoos) and a Ranked Outcomes (a qualitatively ranked outcome index). We evaluated the internal consistency of the indices by comparing the assessments of multiple independent scorers. We assessed their robustness by checking for differences between indices and assessors in the success level assigned to a given project. We then used mixed effects models to analyse the factors contributing to project success, as expressed by each index, and compared the factors highlighted as important by each index. Although there were systematic differences between scorers, relative rankings between scorers were consistent. The indices were in fair agreement as to project success ranks, although the success ranks assigned by subjective ranked outcome- and output-based indices were more consistent between assessors than the impact assessment index. Higher levels of funding led to projects receiving consistently higher success scores. Other variables varied in their importance between indices, although metrics of education were consistently important. This study shows that it is possible to develop robust outcome-based indices of conservation success for comparison of projects within a funder's portfolio, although the nuances picked up by different indices suggest a need for multiple indices to capture different facets of success. We also highlight the need for thorough testing
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Journal articleRodriguez J, Mac Dowell N, Llovell F, et al., 2012,
Modelling the fluid phase behaviour of aqueous mixtures of multifunctional alkanolamines and carbon dioxide using transferable parameters with the SAFT-VR approach
, MOLECULAR PHYSICS, Vol: 110, Pages: 1325-1348, ISSN: 0026-8976- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 77
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Journal articleBanks-Leite C, Ewers RM, Metzger JP, 2012,
Unravelling the drivers of community dissimilarity and species extinction in fragmented landscapes
, ECOLOGY, Vol: 93, Pages: 2560-2569 -
Journal articleHadden R, Alkatib A, Rein G, et al., 2012,
Radiant Ignition of Polyurethane Foam: The Effect of Sample Size
, Fire Technology, Pages: 1-19, ISSN: 0015-2684 -
Journal articleHu G, Sivakumar A, Polak JW, 2012,
Modelling travellers’ risky choice in a revealed preference context: A comparison of EUT and non-EUT approaches
, TransportationRecent work on risky choice modelling has sought to address the shortcomings of expected utility theory (EUT) by using non-expected utility theoretic (non-EUT) approaches. However, to date these approaches have been merely tested on stated choice data which is flexible and cheap. In this study, we empirically investigate the feasibility and validity of non-EUT approaches in a revealed preference (RP) context in which travel time distribution is extracted from observed historical travel time data, and subsequently present systematic comparisons between EUT, weighted utility theory (WUT), rank-dependent expected utility theory (RDT), and prospect theory (PT). The empirical evidence indicates that each non-EUT model has important behavioural insights to offer, moreover, EUT as well as non-EUT models can be applied to the RP context. However, the EUT and non-EUT model fits are generally similar with only PT providing a marginally improved model fit over EUT. The key findings presented in this study reinforce the importance of exploring non-EUT models within a revealed preference context before they can be applied reliably to modelling risky choices in the real world.
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Journal articleKirkpatrick J, Keivanidis PE, Bruno A, et al., 2011,
Ultrafast Transient Optical Studies of Charge Pair Generation and Recombination in Poly-3-Hexylthiophene(P3ht):[6,6]Phenyl C61 Butyric Methyl Acid Ester (PCBM) Blend Films
, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, Vol: 115, Pages: 15174-15180, ISSN: 1520-6106- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 27
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Journal articleLeem D-S, Edwards A, Faist M, et al., 2011,
Efficient Organic Solar Cells with Solution-Processed Silver Nanowire Electrodes
, ADVANCED MATERIALS, Vol: 23, Pages: 4371-+, ISSN: 0935-9648- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 494
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Journal articleDibb GFA, Kirchartz T, Credgington D, et al., 2011,
Analysis of the Relationship between Linearity of Corrected Photocurrent and the Order of Recombination in Organic Solar Cells
, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, Vol: 2, Pages: 2407-2411, ISSN: 1948-7185- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 71
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Journal articleNelson J, 2011,
Polymer: fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells
, MATERIALS TODAY, Vol: 14, Pages: 462-470, ISSN: 1369-7021- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 366
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Journal articleAzzopardi B, Emmott CJM, Urbina A, et al., 2011,
Economic assessment of solar electricity production from organic-based photovoltaic modules in a domestic environment
, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, Vol: 4, Pages: 3741-3753, ISSN: 1754-5692- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 270
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Journal articleFerenczi TAM, Mueller C, Bradley DDC, et al., 2011,
Organic Semiconductor: Insulator Polymer Ternary Blends for Photovoltaics
, ADVANCED MATERIALS, Vol: 23, Pages: 4093-+, ISSN: 0935-9648- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 76
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Journal articleLilliu S, Agostinelli T, Verploegen E, et al., 2011,
Effects of Thermal Annealing Upon the Nanomorphology of Poly(3-hexylselenophene)-PCBM Blends
, MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, Vol: 32, Pages: 1454-1460, ISSN: 1022-1336- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 15
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Journal articleAgostinelli T, Ferenczi TAM, Pires E, et al., 2011,
The Role of Alkane Dithiols in Controlling Polymer Crystallization in Small Band Gap Polymer:Fullerene Solar Cells (vol 49, pg 717, 2011)
, JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS, Vol: 49, Pages: 1345-1345, ISSN: 0887-6266- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 2
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Journal articleTsoi WC, Nicholson PG, Kim JS, et al., 2011,
Surface and subsurface morphology of operating nanowire:fullerene solar cells revealed by photoconductive-AFM
, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, Vol: 4, Pages: 3646-3651, ISSN: 1754-5692- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 30
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ReportHirst N, Dunnett A, Faist M, et al., 2011,
An assessment of China's 2020 carbon intensity target
, Grantham Report GR1, London, UK, GR1This Report assesses the feasibility and ambition of China's carbon intensity targets, given the scale of global emissions reductions required to hold the rise in global mean temperatures to 2°C, and identifies some of the key domestic and international policy issues and challenges
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Journal articleKettle J, Horie M, Majewski LA, et al., 2011,
Optimisation of PCPDTBT solar cells using polymer synthesis with Suzuki coupling
, SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, Vol: 95, Pages: 2186-2193, ISSN: 0927-0248- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 66
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Journal articleCredgington D, Hamilton R, Atienzar P, et al., 2011,
Non-Geminate Recombination as the Primary Determinant of Open-Circuit Voltage in Polythiophene:Fullerene Blend Solar Cells: an Analysis of the Influence of Device Processing Conditions
, ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, Vol: 21, Pages: 2744-2753, ISSN: 1616-301X- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 138
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Journal articleTsoi WC, James DT, Kim JS, et al., 2011,
The Nature of In-Plane Skeleton Raman Modes of P3HT and Their Correlation to the Degree of Molecular Order in P3HT:PCBM Blend Thin Films
, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol: 133, Pages: 9834-9843, ISSN: 0002-7863- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 317
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Journal articleYe K, Parpas P, Rustem B, 2012,
Robust portfolio optimization: a conic programming approach
, Computational Optimization and Applications, Pages: 1-19-1-19, ISSN: 0926-6003 -
Journal articleMawyin J, Shupyk I, Wang M, et al., 2011,
Hybrid Heterojunction Nanorods for Nanoscale Controlled Morphology in Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells
, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, Vol: 115, Pages: 10881-10888, ISSN: 1932-7447- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 34
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Journal articleMacKenzie RCI, Kirchartz T, Dibb GFA, et al., 2011,
Modeling Nongeminate Recombination in P3HT:PCBM Solar Cells
, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, Vol: 115, Pages: 9806-9813, ISSN: 1932-7447- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 180
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Journal articleAgostinelli T, Ferenczi TAM, Pires E, et al., 2011,
The Role of Alkane Dithiols in Controlling Polymer Crystallization in Small Band Gap Polymer:Fullerene Solar Cells
, JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS, Vol: 49, Pages: 717-724, ISSN: 0887-6266- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 74
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Journal articleAgostinelli T, Lilliu S, Labram JG, et al., 2011,
Real-Time Investigation of Crystallization and Phase-Segregation Dynamics in P3HT:PCBM Solar Cells During Thermal Annealing
, Adv. Funct. Mater., Vol: 21, Pages: 1701-1708, ISSN: 1616-3028 -
Journal articleLilliu S, Agostinelli T, Pires E, et al., 2011,
Dynamics of Crystallization and Disorder during Annealing of P3HT/PCBM Bulk Heterojunctions
, MACROMOLECULES, Vol: 44, Pages: 2725-2734, ISSN: 0024-9297- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 182
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Journal articleTsoi WC, Spencer SJ, Yang L, et al., 2011,
Effect of Crystallization on the Electronic Energy Levels and Thin Film Morphology of P3HT:PCBM Blends
, MACROMOLECULES, Vol: 44, Pages: 2944-2952, ISSN: 0024-9297- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 220
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Journal articleMaurano A, Shuttle CC, Hamilton R, et al., 2011,
Transient Optoelectronic Analysis of Charge Carrier Losses in a Selenophene/Fullerene Blend Solar Cell
, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, Vol: 115, Pages: 5947-5957, ISSN: 1932-7447- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 152
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Journal articleLawrence JA,
Soil and Rock Description in Engineering Practice, D. Norbury: Book review
, International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences, Pages: 1381-1381 -
Journal articleKirchartz T, Pieters BE, Kirkpatrick J, et al., 2011,
Recombination via tail states in polythiophene: fullerene solar cells
, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, Vol: 83, ISSN: 1098-0121- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 325
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PatentRohr C, Barnham KWJ, Ekins-Daukes NJ, et al., 2011,
Photovoltaic Device
, US 7,868,247 -
Book chapterKeirstead J, van Dam KH, 2011,
A Survey on the application of conceptualisations in energy systems modelling
, Formal Ontologies Meet Industry (FOMI2011), Editors: Vermaas, Dignum, Delft, the Netherlands, Publisher: IOS Press, Pages: 50-62
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