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Impact of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring: experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS randomised controlled trial of telemetry enabled home blood pressure (BP) (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hanley, J., Ure, J., Paterson, M., Wild, S., Padfield, P., Pagliari, C., & McKinstry, B. (2012, March). Impact of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring: experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS randomised controlled trial of telemetry enabled home blood pressure (BP). Presented at International Congress on Telehealth and Telecare, London, UK

Aim: To explore the experiences of participants in a randomised controlled trial of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring for people with hypertension in order to explain the outcomes and guide further service development.
Method: Twent... Read More about Impact of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring: experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS randomised controlled trial of telemetry enabled home blood pressure (BP).

Conductively filled Poly(methyl methacrylate) composites; manufacture and testing processes for EMI shielding effectiveness (2012)
Thesis
Smuga, J. R. Conductively filled Poly(methyl methacrylate) composites; manufacture and testing processes for EMI shielding effectiveness. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5426

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is an escalating concern in the modern electronic climate. As such it has become a critical area to consider when designing and packaging electronics. With the growing volume of electronic devices available and with... Read More about Conductively filled Poly(methyl methacrylate) composites; manufacture and testing processes for EMI shielding effectiveness.

Impact of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring: experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS randomised controlled trial of telemetry enabled home blood pressure (2012)
Journal Article
Hanley, J., Ure, J. P., Paterson, M., Wild, S., Padfield, P., Pagliari, C., & McKinstry, B. (2012). Impact of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring: experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS randomised controlled trial of telemetry enabled home blood pressure. International journal of integrated care, 12,

AimTo explore the experiences of participants in a randomised controlled trial of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring for people with hypertension in order to explain the outcomes and guide further service development.MethodTwenty-five... Read More about Impact of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring: experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS randomised controlled trial of telemetry enabled home blood pressure.

Why do I want to become an entrepreneur? The influence of systemic transformation and EU accession on entrepreneurial behaviour in the Lower Silesia Region of Poland. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Osowska, R. (2012, June). Why do I want to become an entrepreneur? The influence of systemic transformation and EU accession on entrepreneurial behaviour in the Lower Silesia Region of Poland. Paper presented at Third International Workshop on Entrepreneurship, Culture, Finance and Economic Development, Namur, Belgium

Abstract not available.

Understanding Youths’ Experiences in a Holistic Weight Management Program (2012)
Journal Article
Spassiani, N. A., Jeffery-Tosoni, S., Fraser-Thomas, J., & Kuk, J. (2012). Understanding Youths’ Experiences in a Holistic Weight Management Program. Journal of youth development, 7(2), 19-26. https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2012.137

Given elevated levels of overweight/obesity among today’s youth (Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008), and associated negative physical, emotional, and psychological consequences (e.g., Faith, et al., 1997; Must & Anderson, 2003), weight... Read More about Understanding Youths’ Experiences in a Holistic Weight Management Program.

Retail logistics in the UK. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Monios, J. (2012, June). Retail logistics in the UK. Paper presented at The 9th International Conference on Logistics and Sustainable Transport

Children’s gaze behaviour at real-world and simulated road crossings (2012)
Thesis
Egan, C. D. Children’s gaze behaviour at real-world and simulated road crossings. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5424

Children and older adults are overrepresented in pedestrian accidents (Department for Transport, 2010a, 2010b). Gaze behaviour is cited as a contributing factor in the majority of such accidents (Department for Transport, 2010a, 2010b); however, rema... Read More about Children’s gaze behaviour at real-world and simulated road crossings.

The importance of the SIBLING family of proteins on skeletal mineralisation and bone remodelling (2012)
Journal Article
Staines, K. A., MacRae, V. E., & Farquharson, C. (2012). The importance of the SIBLING family of proteins on skeletal mineralisation and bone remodelling. Journal of Endocrinology, 214(3), 241-255. https://doi.org/10.1530/joe-12-0143

The small integrin-binding ligand N-linked glycoprotein (SIBLING) family consists of osteopontin, bone sialoprotein, dentin matrix protein 1, dentin sialophosphoprotein and matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein. These proteins share many structura... Read More about The importance of the SIBLING family of proteins on skeletal mineralisation and bone remodelling.

Occupational therapist knowledge and attitudes of alcohol misuse (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Maclean, F., Gill, J., O'May, F., & Renton, L. (2012, June). Occupational therapist knowledge and attitudes of alcohol misuse. Paper presented at The College of Occupational Therapists 36th annual conference and exhibition, Glasgow, UK

The use of electronic voting systems to enhance deep learning. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barreto, D. (2012, July). The use of electronic voting systems to enhance deep learning

The present paper introduces a technology-enhanced teaching method that promotes deep learning.
Four stages that correspond to four different student cohorts were used for its development and to analyse
its effectiveness. The effectiveness of the m... Read More about The use of electronic voting systems to enhance deep learning..

Adaptive Proactive Inhibitory Control for Embedded Real-Time Applications (2012)
Journal Article
Yang, S., McGinnity, T. M., & Wong-Lin, K. (2012). Adaptive Proactive Inhibitory Control for Embedded Real-Time Applications. Frontiers in Neuroengineering, 5, https://doi.org/10.3389/fneng.2012.00010

Psychologists have studied the inhibitory control of voluntary movement for many years. In particular, the countermanding of an impending action has been extensively studied. In this work, we propose a neural mechanism for adaptive inhibitory control... Read More about Adaptive Proactive Inhibitory Control for Embedded Real-Time Applications.

Exploring cognitive skill development in midwifery education (2012)
Journal Article
Lake, S., & McInnes, R. J. (2012). Exploring cognitive skill development in midwifery education. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(5), 264-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.04.015

Changes in maternity services and the role of the midwife mean that the midwife must provide flexible, evidence-based, woman-centred care. As the lead professional, the midwife must use a high level of professional judgement, clinical reasoning and d... Read More about Exploring cognitive skill development in midwifery education.

The importance of education in preparing women for childbirth. (2012)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2012). The importance of education in preparing women for childbirth. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(5), 240-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.05.012

This special edition offers unique insight into concepts of education within midwifery practice. One of the aims of delivering midwifery education is to advance the evidence-base and improve the quality of maternity care provided by midwives. In addi... Read More about The importance of education in preparing women for childbirth..