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Quantification of wastewater sludge dewatering by Skinner, Samuel J., Studer, Lindsay J., Dixon, David R., Hillis, Peter, Rees, Catherine A., Wall, Rachael C., Cavalida, Raul G., Usher, Shane P., Stickland, Anthony D., Scales, Peter J.

“…Quantification and comparison of the dewatering characteristics of fifteen sewage sludges from a range of digestion scenarios are described. The method…”
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The Journal of James Wilson: An Insight into Life in North East Scotland Toward the End of the Nineteenth Century by Hillis, Peter

“…In the nineteenth century many farmers kept a diary of the farming year to record such features as the weather, crop yields, animal husbandry, and prices…”
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The Barony and the Churches of Late Nineteenth Century Glasgow by HILLIS, PETER

“…The Barony Parish Church was one of the most important churches in nineteenth century Scotland partly due to its history, size, and location at the heart of…”
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Connecting Authentic Activities with Multimedia to Enhance Teaching and Learning, an Exemplar from Scottish History by Hillis, Peter

“…Much of the current focus on maximizing the potential of ICT to enhance teaching and learning is on learning tasks rather than the technology. These learning…”
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Helping to keep History relevant: Multimedia and authentic learning by Hillis, Peter, Calderhead, Drew

“…The subject based curriculum attracts lively debate in many countries being accused of fragmenting teaching and learning, erecting artificial barriers and…”
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The position of history education in Scottish schools by Hillis, Peter

“…The teaching of history has attracted more controversy and media attention than any other subject in the ongoing reform of the curriculum in Scottish primary…”
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Authentic learning and multimedia in history education by Hillis, Peter

“…The momentum gathering behind authentic learning/critical skills raises fundamental issues concerning teaching and learning. This article discusses some of the…”
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Conscience and Compromise: Forgotten Evangelicals of Nineteenth-Century Scotland. By Patricia Meldrum. Studies in Evangelical History and Thought. Carlisle, U.K.: Paternoster, 2006. xxiv + 424 pp. £29.99 paper by Hillis, Peter

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Combination of ferric and MIEX ® for the treatment of a humic rich water by Fearing, David A., Banks, Jenny, Guyetand, Soizic, Monfort Eroles, Carmen, Jefferson, Bruce, Wilson, Derek, Hillis, Peter, Campbell, Andrew T., Parsons, Simon A.

“…Seasonal periods of high rainfall have been shown to cause elevated natural organic matter (NOM) loadings at treatment works. These high levels lead to…”
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Raising Attainment in History: An Answer to Skeptics in Scotland by Hillis, Peter

“…Raising attainment has become an over-riding concern for politicians and educational administrators on both sides of the Atlantic. The public perception, often…”
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Episcopalianism in Nineteenth-Century Scotland: Religious Responses to a Modernizing Society. By Rowan Strong. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. xviii + 347 pp. $85.00 cloth by Hillis, Peter

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Phosphate treatment to reduce plumbosolvency of drinking water also reduces discharges of copper into environmental surface waters by Comber, Sean, Cassé, Franck, Brown, Bruce, Martin, John, Hillis, Peter, Gardner, Mike

“…The majority of drinking water supply zones in the United Kingdom are currently dosed with phosphate in order to meet the drinking water quality standards for…”
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Assessing Investigative Skills in History: A Case Study from Scotland by Hillis, Peter

“…Recent changes in the history syllabi stress the importance of developing an investigative/enquiry method of learning involving the framing of questions,…”
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Numerical modelling of fixed-cavity plate-and-frame filtration: Formulation, validation and optimisation by Stickland, Anthony D., de Kretser, Ross G., Scales, Peter J., Usher, Shane P., Hillis, Peter, Tillotson, Martin R.

“…A model of fixed-cavity plate-and-frame filter presses is developed based on the theoretical framework developed by Buscall and White (1987. The consolidation…”
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Multi-Media and Databases for Historical Enquiry: A Report from the Trenches by Hillis, Peter

“…The Victorian period produced a diverse and rich range of historical source materials including census returns, photographs, film, personal reminiscences,…”
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Multi-Media and History Education: A Partnership to Enhance Teaching and Learning by Hillis, Peter

“…Politicians constantly urge teachers to use ICT in the classroom since it is viewed as an important educational tool and one vital to the national interest…”
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Numerical modeling of flexible-membrane plate-and-frame filtration by Stickland, Anthony D, de Kretser, Ross G, Kilcullen, Adam R, Scales, Peter J, Hillis, Peter, Tillotson, Martin R

“…Flexible-membrane plate-and-frame filter presses are used by many industries to dewater compressible slurries. The dewaterability of such materials is…”
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ICT in history education: Scotland and Europe : History and computing by HILLIS, Peter, MUNRO, B. O. B

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ICT in History Education— Scotland and Europe by Hillis, Peter, Munro, Bob

“…Advances in the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in history teaching and an increase in the deployment of ICT for history teaching and…”
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Full-scale application of membrane microfiltration in NorthWestWater Huntington stage 4, provision of an 80 Mld plant by Hillis, P

“…Work within NWW on membrane microfiltration (MF) has enabled this technology to be adopted at full scale. This paper reports on the preliminary investigations…”
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