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Exploring motorcyclist injury severity in approach-turn collisions at T-junctions: Focusing on the effects of driver's failure to yield and junction control measures (2008)
Journal Article
Pai, C., & Saleh, W. (2008). Exploring motorcyclist injury severity in approach-turn collisions at T-junctions: Focusing on the effects of driver's failure to yield and junction control measures. Accident analysis and prevention, 40, 479-486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2007.08.003

Research has suggested that motorcyclists involved in approach-turn crashes were much more injurious than any other crash-type. This paper investigates the determinants of motorcyclist injury severity resulting from such crash types that occurred at... Read More about Exploring motorcyclist injury severity in approach-turn collisions at T-junctions: Focusing on the effects of driver's failure to yield and junction control measures.

Study on characteristics of jewelry consumption in United Kingdom and China (2008)
Journal Article
Omar, M., Zuowei, Y., & Adams, J. (2008). Study on characteristics of jewelry consumption in United Kingdom and China. 880-01 Bao shi he bao shi xue za zhi = Baoshi he baoshixue zazhi = Journal of gems & gemmology, 10, 54-58

The United Kingdom,which is one of the largest consumer of jewelry in the world,has increased its need or desire for jewelry in the recent years and now arises an overall deficit in jewelry trade.China which is a major jewelry-producing country could... Read More about Study on characteristics of jewelry consumption in United Kingdom and China.

Determinants of international entrepreneurship of UK companies (2008)
Journal Article
Omar, M., Nwankwo, S., & Richards, D. (2008). Determinants of international entrepreneurship of UK companies. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 4, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1504/WREMSD.2008.016204

Research indicates a positive correlation between firm-specific characteristics and international entrepreneurship, vis-a-vis the mode of market entry selected for overseas markets. Equally, the level of international entrepreneurial orientation is r... Read More about Determinants of international entrepreneurship of UK companies.

They went, they saw and they observed UK international marketing strategy factors upon entry modes in to host markets. (2008)
Book
Omar, M., & Lewrick, M. (2008). They went, they saw and they observed UK international marketing strategy factors upon entry modes in to host markets. Edinburgh Napier University

There is substantial research to indicate that a correlation exists between the firm-specific characteristics of multi-national corporations (MNC’s) and the mode of entry selected for involvement in overseas markets. Equally there is evidence to sugg... Read More about They went, they saw and they observed UK international marketing strategy factors upon entry modes in to host markets..

Specimen generation approaches for DEM simulations. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Sullivan, C., Barreto, D., & Zdravkovic, L. (2008, September). Specimen generation approaches for DEM simulations

Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulations ofelement tests cam provide significant insight into the micro-mechanics of soil response. It is well established that soil behaviour is strongly dependant on the initial density. Generation of particulate as... Read More about Specimen generation approaches for DEM simulations..

Research teaching linkages: enhancing graduate attributes (Health and Social Care) (2008)
Report
Nicol, M., & Brown, N. (2008). Research teaching linkages: enhancing graduate attributes (Health and Social Care)

This publication reports on a project concerned with exploration of the Research-Teaching Linkages Enhancement Theme specifically related to enhancing graduate attributes in health and social care programmes. Data collected from semi-structured inter... Read More about Research teaching linkages: enhancing graduate attributes (Health and Social Care).

On the Podium Presumed Consent (2008)
Journal Article
Neades, B. L., & Wainwright, P. (2008). On the Podium Presumed Consent. Royal College of Nursing Magazine, 10-11,

Violence and Aggression. (2008)
Book Chapter
Neades, B. L., & Jack, K. (2007). Violence and Aggression. In B. Dolan, & L. Holt (Eds.), Accident and Emergency: theory into practice, 2nd ed'n, 205-214. Bailliere Tindall

Legal and ethics guidance (2008)
Other
Neades, B. L. (2007). Legal and ethics guidance

Legal and Ethical module within NES Advanced Practice website.

Healthcare professionals’ experience in applying presumed consent legislation in organ donation in three European countries : a phenomenological study (2008)
Book Chapter
Neades, B. L. (2008). Healthcare professionals’ experience in applying presumed consent legislation in organ donation in three European countries : a phenomenological study. In W. Weimar, M. A. Bos, & J. J. Busschbach (Eds.), Organ Transplantation : Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects Towards a Common European Policy. Pabst, Wolfgang Science

PhotoPal: companionship, sharing and the digital echo. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mival, O., O'Keefe, B., Bradley, J., Roa-Seiler, N., & Benyon, D. (2008). PhotoPal: companionship, sharing and the digital echo. In Proceedings of CHI Collocated Social Practices Surrounding Photos Workshop

This short paper introduces the research of the 14 partner,
EU Framework 6 project, COMPANIONS. It focuses on
the development of PhotoPal, a multimodal system
harnessing the cutting edge of speech recognition, natural
language understanding and d... Read More about PhotoPal: companionship, sharing and the digital echo..

Exploring Companion technologies. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mival, O., & Benyon, D. (2008). Exploring Companion technologies. In Proceedings of AISB2008

From Placards to Partnership: the changing nature of community activism and infrastructure in Manchester, UK and Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. (2008)
Preprint / Working Paper
Milligan, C., Kyle, R. G., Bondi, L., Fyfe, N. R., Kearns, R. A. & Larner, W. (2007). From Placards to Partnership: the changing nature of community activism and infrastructure in Manchester, UK and Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.

First paragraph: This report details the findings of a comprehensive cross-national analysis of how new sites of local governance, particularly partnerships, act to encourage or discourage voluntary activism. It is based upon findings from a two-year... Read More about From Placards to Partnership: the changing nature of community activism and infrastructure in Manchester, UK and Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand..

MARIAN: A hybrid, metric-driven, agent-based routing protocol for multihop ad-hoc networks (2008)
Thesis
Migas, N. (2008). MARIAN: A hybrid, metric-driven, agent-based routing protocol for multihop ad-hoc networks. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4000

Recent advances in technology provided the ground for highly dynamic, mobile, infrastructure-less networks, namely, ad-hoc networks. Despite their enormous benefits, the full potential cannot be reached unless certain issues are resolved. These mainl... Read More about MARIAN: A hybrid, metric-driven, agent-based routing protocol for multihop ad-hoc networks.

Public private partnership-a sustainable solution for the information society? experiences in the UK, Germany and Austria (2008)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., & Scherrer, W. (2008). Public private partnership-a sustainable solution for the information society? experiences in the UK, Germany and Austria. Uprava, 6, 7-34

The political context of governments differs between the UK, Germany and Austria, but each government currently has a positive view of Public private Partnership (PPP). There are many similarities to the drivers for PPPs in Austria, Germany and the U... Read More about Public private partnership-a sustainable solution for the information society? experiences in the UK, Germany and Austria.