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Why humanistic approaches in HRD won't work (2005)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Cross, C., & O'Donnell, D. (2005). Why humanistic approaches in HRD won't work. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 16(1), 131-137. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.1127

Humanism has long been considered a cherished worldview underpinning human resource development. As such, it occupies a privileged status within the field, and in the main, its central tenets have gone unchallenged, despite massive changes in the eco... Read More about Why humanistic approaches in HRD won't work.

A comparative evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods in the identification of members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group (2005)
Journal Article
Stepanović, S., Dakić, I., Martel, A., Vaneechoutte, M., Morrison, D., Shittu, A., Ježek, P., Decostere, A., Devriese, L. A., & Haesebrouck, F. (2005). A comparative evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods in the identification of members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 28(4), 353-357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2005.02.001

Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group (S. sciuri, S. lentus, and S. vitulinus) are coagulase-negative, novobiocin-resistant staphylococci that could be distinguished from other staphylococci on the basis of positive oxidase activity. In the pres... Read More about A comparative evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods in the identification of members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group.

Documentary Film: 'Visit Dungavel, Monster of the Glen: Suicide Watch' (2005)
Digital Artefact
Bilgrami, S. (2005). Documentary Film: 'Visit Dungavel, Monster of the Glen: Suicide Watch'. [Video]

"Imagine escaping persecution in your own country - then just when you think you are safe, you and your children are locked up without trial." A film about the high suicide-rate in refugee detention centres.

Professional accreditation policy: An evaluation of the influence of accreditation on accounting undergraduate education in Scotland (2005)
Preprint / Working Paper
Windram, B. (2005). Professional accreditation policy: An evaluation of the influence of accreditation on accounting undergraduate education in Scotland

Professional accreditation policy is a key driver in the provision of accounting programmes in British Universities. Recent changes in the accreditation regime have resulted in each of the accounting professional bodies revisiting their accreditatio... Read More about Professional accreditation policy: An evaluation of the influence of accreditation on accounting undergraduate education in Scotland.

KM, culture and compromise: Devising practical interventions to promote knowledge sharing in corporate environments (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H. (2005, March). KM, culture and compromise: Devising practical interventions to promote knowledge sharing in corporate environments. Paper presented at European Business Information Conference

The attached document summarises the main points to be covered by Hazel Hall in the first part of breakout session B2.

Setting the context: how research informs practice.

Invited paper presentation

Presentation slides can be found on slidesh... Read More about KM, culture and compromise: Devising practical interventions to promote knowledge sharing in corporate environments.

Six feet of blood. (2005)
Other
Dempster, K. (2005). Six feet of blood

The work is based on the poem, 'So many make one' by Norman MacCaig. The poem expresses the development, as well as the passing, of the many different stages in our lives; and by employing a technique of continually recurring musical material, Kennet... Read More about Six feet of blood..

Dynamic response simulation for a nonlinear system. (2005)
Journal Article
Roberts, D., & Hay, N. (2005). Dynamic response simulation for a nonlinear system. Journal of sound and vibration, 281(3-5), 783-798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2004.02.016

Laboratory simulation testing has for many years contributed significantly to the durability and quality of motor vehicles. Most sophisticated test rigs use an iterative algorithm that generates the input drive files that reproduce service environmen... Read More about Dynamic response simulation for a nonlinear system..

In Perpetuity. (2005)
Other
Ferguson, P., & Hook, D. (2005). In Perpetuity

Haftor Medboe writes...The music was written in Edinburgh in the autumn of 2004 as a development of ideas that had evolved through collaboration with fellow musicians and friends Signy Jakobsdottir, Sue McKenzie and Chris Greive. The four of us had a... Read More about In Perpetuity..

Integrating environmental health into nursing and midwifery practice (2005)
Journal Article
Watterson, A., Thomson, P., Malcolm, C., Shepherd, A., & McIntosh, C. (2005). Integrating environmental health into nursing and midwifery practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 49(6), 665-674. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03340.x

Aim.  With the recognition that environmental health has relevance to all nursing and midwifery activities, the aim of this paper is to discuss nurses’ and midwives’ past and present involvement in environmental health in the UK, where the internatio... Read More about Integrating environmental health into nursing and midwifery practice.

HRM and the pursuit of a service culture: Managerial encounters with competing discourses (2005)
Journal Article
Francis, H., & D'Annunzio-Green, N. (2005). HRM and the pursuit of a service culture: Managerial encounters with competing discourses. Employee Relations, 27(1), 71-85. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425450510569319

Aims to draw attention to how managers actively re-construct inherent contradictions characterising the employment relationship that in the service sector, are rooted in drives for increased efficiency and customer-oriented behaviours. Design/methodo... Read More about HRM and the pursuit of a service culture: Managerial encounters with competing discourses.

The design and production of a guide for noise control from laminated and wooden flooring. (2005)
Report
MacKenzie, R. (2005). The design and production of a guide for noise control from laminated and wooden flooring

Research Study Conducted for Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and through
it the Devolved Administrations of the Scottish Executive,
the National Assembly for Wales and the Department of
the Environment in Northern Irela... Read More about The design and production of a guide for noise control from laminated and wooden flooring..

How effective are secondary prevention interventions for young drug users? (2005)
Journal Article
Elliott, L., Orr, L. C., Watson, L., & Jackson, A. (2005). How effective are secondary prevention interventions for young drug users?. Family therapy, 32, 15

Interventions to reduce drug use in young people are often advocated on the basis of expert opinion or selective reviews of the scientific literature. The extent to which these views are fully supported by the scientific literature is unclear. The ai... Read More about How effective are secondary prevention interventions for young drug users?.

Employability, services and unemployed job seekers and the digital divide. (2005)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C. (2005). Employability, services and unemployed job seekers and the digital divide. Urban Studies, 42(2), 325-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/0042098042000316173

Summary Providing accurate and accessible labour market information is a key priority for policies targeted at improving the employability of unemployed people. In an attempt to develop the quality and reach of such services, policy-makers are increa... Read More about Employability, services and unemployed job seekers and the digital divide..

“Uncharted waters”: The experience of parents of young people with mental health problems. (2005)
Journal Article
Harden, J. (2005). “Uncharted waters”: The experience of parents of young people with mental health problems. Qualitative Health Research, 15(2), 207-223. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732304269677

In this article, the author discusses the experiences of parents of young people with mental health problems and their relations with health care professionals. She conducted qualitative interviews with 25 parents whose teenage child had a diagnosed... Read More about “Uncharted waters”: The experience of parents of young people with mental health problems..

Enhanced Methods of Coursework Provision in Computer Networks. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., & Saliou, L. (2005). Enhanced Methods of Coursework Provision in Computer Networks. In ITRE 2004. 2nd International Conference Information Technology: Research and Education (111-115). https://doi.org/10.1109/ITRE.2004.1393657

Many computing-related programmes and modules have many problems caused with large class sizes, large-scale plagiarism, module franchising, and an increasing requirement from students for increased amounts of hands-on, practical work. This paper pres... Read More about Enhanced Methods of Coursework Provision in Computer Networks..

Quantifying two-dimensional dichromatic patterns using a photographic technique: case study on the shore crab (Carcinus maenas L.) (2005)
Journal Article
Todd, P. A., Ladle, R. J., Briers, R. A., & Brunton, A. (2005). Quantifying two-dimensional dichromatic patterns using a photographic technique: case study on the shore crab (Carcinus maenas L.). Ecological research, 20(4), 497-501. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-004-0034-5

Contrasting patterns of pigmentation, such as those associated with crypsis and aposematism, are common in many taxa. In order to determine why patterning varies among individuals or populations, it is important to quantify how these patches of pigme... Read More about Quantifying two-dimensional dichromatic patterns using a photographic technique: case study on the shore crab (Carcinus maenas L.).