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Appropriation, Additive Approaches and Accidents: The Sampler as Compositional Tool and Recording Dislocation (2010)
Journal Article
Harkins, P. (2010). Appropriation, Additive Approaches and Accidents: The Sampler as Compositional Tool and Recording Dislocation. Journal of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music, 1(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.5429/2079-3871%282010%29v1i2.3en

Brian Eno describes the recording studio as a compositional tool that has enabled composers to enjoy a more direct relationship with sound. This article will explore the use of the digital sampler as one of the studio tools that forms part of this cr... Read More about Appropriation, Additive Approaches and Accidents: The Sampler as Compositional Tool and Recording Dislocation.

The Human Cathelicidin LL-37 Preferentially Promotes Apoptosis of Infected Airway Epithelium (2010)
Journal Article
Barlow, P. G., Beaumont, P. E., Cosseau, C., Mackellar, A., Wilkinson, T. S., Hancock, R. E. W., Haslett, C., Govan, J. R. W., Simpson, A. J., & Davidson, D. J. (2010). The Human Cathelicidin LL-37 Preferentially Promotes Apoptosis of Infected Airway Epithelium. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 43(6), 692-702. https://doi.org/10.1165/rcmb.2009-0250oc

Cationic host defense peptides are key, evolutionarily conserved components of the innate immune system. The human cathelicidin LL-37 is an important cationic host defense peptide up-regulated in infection and inflammation, specifically in the human... Read More about The Human Cathelicidin LL-37 Preferentially Promotes Apoptosis of Infected Airway Epithelium.

From triviality to business tool: the case of Twitter in library and information services delivery. (2010)
Journal Article
Loudon, L., & Hall, H. (2010). From triviality to business tool: the case of Twitter in library and information services delivery. Business Information Review, 27(4), 236-241. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266382110390480

This article evaluates microblogging in general, and Twitter in particular, as a professional tool in library and information services provision. It draws on the findings of a study completed in 2010 based on survey and interview responses of over 30... Read More about From triviality to business tool: the case of Twitter in library and information services delivery..

Total quality environmental management (TQEM) framework towards sustainability (UK novated D&B principal contractors) (2010)
Thesis
Khaddour, L. Total quality environmental management (TQEM) framework towards sustainability (UK novated D&B principal contractors). (Thesis). Nottingham Trent University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3420962

To reduce the substantial environmental damage of the built environment, contractors have to comply with an increasing number of environmental building regulations. Apart from the purely practical implications of compliance, there is a perception of... Read More about Total quality environmental management (TQEM) framework towards sustainability (UK novated D&B principal contractors).

Social tourism for low-income groups: Benefits in a UK and Irish context (2010)
Book Chapter
Minnaert, L., Stacey, J., Quinn, B., & Griffen, K. (2010). Social tourism for low-income groups: Benefits in a UK and Irish context. In S. Cole, & N. Morgan (Eds.), Tourism and Inequality: Problems and prospects (126-142). CAB International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781845936624.0126

This chapter provides an analysis of social tourism provision for low-income groups, focusing on the social and economic benefits of such provision. It begins by defining social tourism and discusses issues in relation to holiday participation, pover... Read More about Social tourism for low-income groups: Benefits in a UK and Irish context.

A capacitively loaded antenna for use in mobile handsets (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elfergani, I., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., Child, M., & Excell, P. (2010, November). A capacitively loaded antenna for use in mobile handsets. Presented at 2010 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC), Loughborough, United Kingdom

A tuneable slotted patch antenna design is presented and verified for use in the DCS, PCS and UMTS bands. The tuning circuit consists of two varactor diodes, with some passive components, and is integrated fully with the radiator patch, with the vara... Read More about A capacitively loaded antenna for use in mobile handsets.

Design of a planar inverted F-L antenna (PIFLA) for lower-band UWB applications (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hraga, H., See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., Jones, S., Child, M., Elfergani, I., & Excell, P. (2010, November). Design of a planar inverted F-L antenna (PIFLA) for lower-band UWB applications. Presented at Propagation Conference (LAPC), Loughborough, United Kingdom

This paper examines the case for an ultrawideband planar inverted-F-L-antenna design intended for use in the lower sub-band. The antenna construction is based on the conventional inverted F, and inverted L as its feed element, and parasitic element,... Read More about Design of a planar inverted F-L antenna (PIFLA) for lower-band UWB applications.

Alternative Assessment for a Visually Impaired Student (2010)
Digital Artefact
Garden, C., Chalmers, C., Orwat, M., & Booth, S. (2010). Alternative Assessment for a Visually Impaired Student. [http://staff.napier.ac.uk/services/dlte/LTA/resources/Pages/Details.aspx?ItemID=48&Section=CS]

Essay writing in a scientific style is considered to be a key skill for students studying Biological Sciences and Sport and Exercise science. An assessment in the core first year module “Introductory Physiology” therefore includes an essay on one of... Read More about Alternative Assessment for a Visually Impaired Student.

PROMOTING INVESTMENT AND INCREASING EMPLOYMENT AMONG THE ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE – A REVIEW OF BEST PRACTICE Final report to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland Final Report November 2010 (2010)
Report
Mcquaid, R., Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., Bergmann, A., & Green, A. E. (2010). PROMOTING INVESTMENT AND INCREASING EMPLOYMENT AMONG THE ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE – A REVIEW OF BEST PRACTICE Final report to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland Final Report November 2010. Northern Ireland: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland.Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland

Final report to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and
Investment, Northern Ireland.

This report sets out the findings from a study into strategies that link the
promotion of investment and the employment of economically inactive groups. The ai... Read More about PROMOTING INVESTMENT AND INCREASING EMPLOYMENT AMONG THE ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE – A REVIEW OF BEST PRACTICE Final report to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland Final Report November 2010.

Low-grade psychotic symptoms in a non-clinical population: a study (2010)
Journal Article
Fleming, M., & Martin, C. R. (2010). Low-grade psychotic symptoms in a non-clinical population: a study. British Journal of Wellbeing, 1(8), 21-25

Low-grade psychotic symptoms have consistently been found to be experienced by members of the general population. Evidence suggests that they are less frequent, intrusive and severe than those experienced by people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.... Read More about Low-grade psychotic symptoms in a non-clinical population: a study.

Psychological interventions for irritable bowel syndrome: A nursing perspective (2010)
Journal Article
Smith, G. D. (2010). Psychological interventions for irritable bowel syndrome: A nursing perspective. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 8(9), 18-21. https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2010.8.9.79849

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional bowel disorder. It accounts for up to 50% of all referrals to gastrointestinal departments and to this day it remains a mysterious and poorly understood condition. IBS patients can suffer from ab... Read More about Psychological interventions for irritable bowel syndrome: A nursing perspective.

The Tertiary Turn: Locating “The Academy” in Autobiographical Accounts of Activism in Manchester, UK and Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand (2010)
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G., Milligan, C., Kearns, R. A., Larner, W., Fyfe, N. R., & Bondi, L. (2011). The Tertiary Turn: Locating “The Academy” in Autobiographical Accounts of Activism in Manchester, UK and Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Antipode, 43(4), 1181-1214. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8330.2010.00820.x

Activists often strategically negotiate sectoral boundaries by switching between public, private and voluntary sectors over the life course in order to pursue their aims. This paper draws on a cross-national study that explored the extent of this int... Read More about The Tertiary Turn: Locating “The Academy” in Autobiographical Accounts of Activism in Manchester, UK and Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Choices of approaches in e-moderation: conclusions from a grounded theory study (2010)
Journal Article
Vlachopoulos, P., & Cowan, J. (2010). Choices of approaches in e-moderation: conclusions from a grounded theory study. Active learning in higher education, 11, 213-224. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787410379684

Much has been published in recent years about the desirable nature of facilitated interactions in on-line discussions with educational purposes. However little has been reported about the roles which tutors actually adopt in real life learning contex... Read More about Choices of approaches in e-moderation: conclusions from a grounded theory study.

Competition and competitive advantage in SMEs. (2010)
Book Chapter
Omar, M. (2010). Competition and competitive advantage in SMEs. In S. Nwankwo, & A. Gbadamosi (Eds.), Entrepreneurship marketing: principles and practice of SME marketing (320-335). Routledge

Producing creative producers. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacPherson, R. (2009, November). Producing creative producers. Presented at Film Education: Traditions and Innovations

In most if not all national contexts the work of the ‘creative producer’ is essential to both the art and business of filmmaking. Yet the creative producer’s role is perhaps the hardest, if not impossible, to properly reproduce in the film school co... Read More about Producing creative producers..