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The effect of pasture restriction on dry matter intake by foraging donkeys in the UK. (2012)
Book Chapter
Wood, S. J., Smith, D., Morriss, C. J., & Cuddeford, D. (2012). The effect of pasture restriction on dry matter intake by foraging donkeys in the UK. In M. Saastamoinen, M. J. Fradinho, A. S. Santos, & N. Miraglia (Eds.), Forages and grazing in horse nutrition (163-176). Wageningen Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-755-4_17

Good pasture management on equine operations is essential to maintaining the productivity and value of the pasture as well as providing the proper nutrients and environment to grow a healthy horse. The objective of this paper is to provide an overvie... Read More about The effect of pasture restriction on dry matter intake by foraging donkeys in the UK..

A new analytical model for multi-hop cognitive radio networks (2012)
Journal Article
Wu, Y., Min, G., & Al-Dubai, A. (2012). A new analytical model for multi-hop cognitive radio networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 11, 1643-1648. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2012.030812.111106

The cognitive radio (CR) is an emerging technique for increasing the utilisation of communication resources by allowing the unlicensed users to employ the under-utilised spectrum. In this paper, a new analytical performance model is developed to eval... Read More about A new analytical model for multi-hop cognitive radio networks.

Software reuse in the emerging cloud computing era. (2012)
Book
Yang, H., & Liu, X. (2012). Software reuse in the emerging cloud computing era. IGI Global Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0897-9

With the rapid development of computing hardware, high-speed network, web programming, distributed and parallel computing, and other technologies, cloud computing has recently emerged as a commercial reality. Software Reuse in the Emerging Cloud Comp... Read More about Software reuse in the emerging cloud computing era..

A model checking based approach to automatic test suite generation for testing web services and BPEL. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhao, H., Sun, J., & Liu, X. (2012, December). A model checking based approach to automatic test suite generation for testing web services and BPEL

With the rapid increase of Web Service applications, the reliability of web service and service composition has drawn particular attention from researchers and industries. Many methods for testing and verifying the reliability have been discussed, ho... Read More about A model checking based approach to automatic test suite generation for testing web services and BPEL..

A Tale of Two Supervisors. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McHugh, N., Edwards, N., & Leap, N. (2012). A Tale of Two Supervisors

Value Chain Management: An Illustration using Variability Mapping and Decision Frontier Analysis. (2012)
Preprint / Working Paper
Pearson, M. Value Chain Management: An Illustration using Variability Mapping and Decision Frontier Analysis

A simple value chain is modeled by a contractor (dual operator) making an agreement with a customer (primal operator) to complete a project in a number of stages monitored within a certain agreed time scale. The customer defines the demand (D) for se... Read More about Value Chain Management: An Illustration using Variability Mapping and Decision Frontier Analysis..

Expression patterns of five polymorphic membrane proteins during the Chlamydia abortus developmental cycle (2012)
Journal Article
Longbottom, D., Wheelhouse, N., Sait, M., Wilson, K., Aitchison, K., McLean, K., & Smith, D. G. E. (2012). Expression patterns of five polymorphic membrane proteins during the Chlamydia abortus developmental cycle. Veterinary Microbiology, 160(3-4), 525-529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.06.017

It has been suggested that polymorphic membrane proteins (Pmps) belonging to the Type V autotransporter protein family play an important role in the pathogenesis of Chlamydia abortus (C. abortus; formerly Chlamydophila abortus) infection. In a previo... Read More about Expression patterns of five polymorphic membrane proteins during the Chlamydia abortus developmental cycle.

Creatine-Kinase- and exercise-related muscle damage implications for muscle performance and recovery (2012)
Journal Article
Baird, M. F., Graham, S. M., Baker, J. S., & Bickerstaff, G. F. (2012). Creatine-Kinase- and exercise-related muscle damage implications for muscle performance and recovery. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2012, Article 960363. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/960363

The appearance of creatine kinase (CK) in blood has been generally considered to be an indirect marker of muscle damage, particularly for diagnosis of medical conditions such as myocardial infarction, muscular dystrophy, and cerebral diseases. Howeve... Read More about Creatine-Kinase- and exercise-related muscle damage implications for muscle performance and recovery.

Events and festivals in Asia and the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region: Opportunities and challenges (2012)
Journal Article
Weber, K., & Ali‐Knight, J. (2012). Events and festivals in Asia and the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region: Opportunities and challenges. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 3(1), 4-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/17582951211210898

Purpose – This editorial aims to provide a brief overview of recent developments in the events industry in general, and in Asia and the MENA region in particular. The discussion forms a prelude for the individual contributions of this special issue.... Read More about Events and festivals in Asia and the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region: Opportunities and challenges.

Chapter Five - Review: Metal-Based Nanoparticles; Size, Function, and Areas for Advancement in Applied Microbiology (2012)
Book Chapter
Sweet, M. J., Chessher, A., & Singleton, I. (2012). Chapter Five - Review: Metal-Based Nanoparticles; Size, Function, and Areas for Advancement in Applied Microbiology. Advances in Applied Microbiology (113-142). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-394381-1.00005-2

Abstract Nanoparticles (NPs) are attracting increased attention in commerce and applied microbiology due to their antimicrobial activity, high electrical conductivity, and optical properties. For example, silver {NPs} have broad spectrum antimicrobia... Read More about Chapter Five - Review: Metal-Based Nanoparticles; Size, Function, and Areas for Advancement in Applied Microbiology.

Cultural Tourism and the Mobilities Paradigm (2012)
Book Chapter
Hannam, K. (2012). Cultural Tourism and the Mobilities Paradigm. In The Routledge Handbook of Cultural TourismTaylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203120958.ch17

his chapter reviews work from what has been termed the ‘new mobilities paradigm’ (Sheller and Urry 2004). The mobilities paradigm arguably allows us to place travel and tourism at the centre of social and cultural life rather than at the margins. Suc... Read More about Cultural Tourism and the Mobilities Paradigm.

Engaging with Generation Y at Museums (2012)
Book Chapter
Leask, A., & Barron, P. (2012). Engaging with Generation Y at Museums. In M. Smith, & G. Richards (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Cultural TourismTaylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203120958.ch50

Museums form a significant proportion of the cultural tourism offering in many destinations across the world. They ‘serve the functions of collection, research and exhibition, as well as education and recreation’ (Sheng and Chen 2011: 53) meaning tha... Read More about Engaging with Generation Y at Museums.

Attributes of innovative companies in diverse innovation typologies (2012)
Journal Article
Lewrick, M., & Raeside, R. (2012). Attributes of innovative companies in diverse innovation typologies. International journal of entrepreneurship and innovation management, 15(3), 159. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijeim.2012.046598

The subject of the study reported in this paper is the exploration of companies' attributes, which discuss the impact of core companies' characteristics towards innovation in diverse innovation typologies, for both incremental and radical innovations... Read More about Attributes of innovative companies in diverse innovation typologies.

Evaluating a tacit knowledge sharing initiative: a case study (2012)
Journal Article
Gubbins, C., Corrigan, S., Garavan, T. N., O' Connor, C., Leahy, D., Long, D., & Murphy, E. (2012). Evaluating a tacit knowledge sharing initiative: a case study. European Journal of Training and Development, 36(8), 827-847. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591211263558

Purpose – This paper aims to present a case study illustrating the issues involved in the tacit knowledge conversion process and to determine whether such conversion delivers value to the organisation in terms of business value and return on investm... Read More about Evaluating a tacit knowledge sharing initiative: a case study.

Dissertation: An exploratory study of mental health nurses experience and perceptions of user and carer involvement in higher education and its influence on practice. (2012)
Thesis
McIntosh, G. Dissertation: An exploratory study of mental health nurses experience and perceptions of user and carer involvement in higher education and its influence on practice. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9591

There is currently a growing expectation that Higher Education Institutions providing nurse education should do so in partnership with service users and carers (NES 2008a, NMC 2010). Currently there is little research evidence to indicate that this w... Read More about Dissertation: An exploratory study of mental health nurses experience and perceptions of user and carer involvement in higher education and its influence on practice..

Social Networking and Affinity Spaces – The Virtual Atelier (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pengelly, J., & Thompson, P. (2012, December). Social Networking and Affinity Spaces – The Virtual Atelier. Presented at Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens

This paper examines the impact digital culture, Web 2.0 and Online Networking, an area we might collectively define as e-culture, is having on the practice, modes of collaboration, distribution and consumption within contemporary printmaking. The aut... Read More about Social Networking and Affinity Spaces – The Virtual Atelier.