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Frequency Dependence of Electroluminescence Measurement in LDPE (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bani, N., Mohd Aris, S., Jalil, S., Muhtazaruddin, M., Mad Kaidi, H., Syed Abd Rahaman, S., Abdul-Malek, Z., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abubakar Mas'ud, A., Abu-Bakar, S., & Ardila Rey, J. (2016, December). Frequency Dependence of Electroluminescence Measurement in LDPE. Paper presented at International Conference on Electrical, Electronic, Communication and Control Engineering (ICEECC2016), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

A good insulator for high voltage cable has low dielectric loss, reasonable flexibility and thermo-mechanically stable. However, prolonged application of electrical stresses on the cable will degraded the cable; physically and morphologically. Electr... Read More about Frequency Dependence of Electroluminescence Measurement in LDPE.

Potential of Implementing the Low Concentration Photovoltaic Systems in the United Kingdom (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abu-Bakar, S., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Freier, D., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Mallick, T., Munir, A., Mohd Yasin, S., Abubakar Mas’ud, A., Bani, N., & Muhtazaruddin, M. (2016, December). Potential of Implementing the Low Concentration Photovoltaic Systems in the United Kingdom. Paper presented at International Conference on Electrical, Electronic, Communication and Control Engineering (ICEECC2016), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

This paper discusses the prospect of integrating a novel type of low concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) design known as the rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC) in a building in the United Kingdom. This is done by proposin... Read More about Potential of Implementing the Low Concentration Photovoltaic Systems in the United Kingdom.

Australian cardiac rehabilitation association. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neubeck, L. (2016, December). Australian cardiac rehabilitation association. Presented at EuroPRevent: Global forum on CVD prevention in clinical practice - part 2

Creating Sustainable Workplaces Together: Employee Relations Practice and Environmental Management (2016)
Thesis
Bratton, A. Creating Sustainable Workplaces Together: Employee Relations Practice and Environmental Management. (Thesis). University of Strathclyde. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2781227

The aim of this research is to examine how employee relations enables and improves environmental management in the workplace. The objective is to understand the dynamics around the relationship between existing HR practices, individual and collective... Read More about Creating Sustainable Workplaces Together: Employee Relations Practice and Environmental Management.

The use of PESTEL as a change management tool to inform change management of polypharmacy and adherence within SIMPATHY program (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Geitona, M., Vontetsianos, T., Mair, A., Mc Kenzie, D., Michael, N., Kousoulakou, H., Latsou, D., & Balasopoulou, A. The use of PESTEL as a change management tool to inform change management of polypharmacy and adherence within SIMPATHY program

Introduction: Polypharmacy and medication adherence in the older populationwith multiple chronic conditionsare significant public health issues across all the European Union (EU) countries. SIMPATHY (Stimulating Innovation Management of Polypharmacy... Read More about The use of PESTEL as a change management tool to inform change management of polypharmacy and adherence within SIMPATHY program.

Polypharmacy and Adherence: Key Components of Integrated Care Findings from the SIMPATHY Project (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mair, A., McIntosh, J., Codina, C., Molist, N., & Alonso, A. Polypharmacy and Adherence: Key Components of Integrated Care Findings from the SIMPATHY Project. Presented at 16th International Conference on Integrated Care, Barcelona, Spain

Context, aims and objectives: As many as half of all patients with chronic conditions are using their medicines in a way that is not fully effective, resulting in sub-optimal treatment and subsequent increases in hospitalisations and emergency depart... Read More about Polypharmacy and Adherence: Key Components of Integrated Care Findings from the SIMPATHY Project.

Optimising clinical performance during resuscitation using video evaluation (2016)
Journal Article
Lowe, D. J., Dewar, A., Lloyd, A., Edgar, S., & Clegg, G. R. (2017). Optimising clinical performance during resuscitation using video evaluation. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 93(1102), 449-453. https://doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2016-134357

Video evaluation of resuscitation is becoming increasingly integrated into practice in a number of clinical settings. The purpose of this review article is to examine how video may enhance clinical care during resuscitation. As healthcare and availab... Read More about Optimising clinical performance during resuscitation using video evaluation.

Article 3 and Adoption in and from India and Nepal (2016)
Book Chapter
Whitecross, R. (2016). Article 3 and Adoption in and from India and Nepal. In E. E. Sutherland, & L.-A. Barnes MacFarlane (Eds.), Implementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (213-230). Cambridge University Press

Nepal has experienced an increase in intercountry adoption in recent years. Following the opening up of authorisation to arrange adoptions, the number of child centres offering children for adoption significantly increased after 2000. The emergence i... Read More about Article 3 and Adoption in and from India and Nepal.

A study of the UK Information Workforce. (2016)
Report
Hall, H., Irving, C., Ryan, B., Raeside, R., Dutton, M., & Chen, T. (2016). A study of the UK Information Workforce. London: The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

In 2014, CILIP and the Archives Records Association (UK & Ireland) (ARA) commissioned Edinburgh Napier University to undertake major research to map the workforce across the Library, Archives, Records, Information and Knowledge Management Services an... Read More about A study of the UK Information Workforce..

Application of Mixed Effects Limits of Agreement in the Presence of Multiple Sources of Variability: Exemplar from the Comparison of Several Devices to Measure Respiratory Rate in COPD Patients (2016)
Journal Article
Parker, R. A., Weir, C. J., Rubio, N., Rabinovich, R., Pinnock, H., Hanley, J., McCloughan, L., Drost, E. M., Mantoani, L. C., MacNee, W., & McKinstry, B. (2016). Application of Mixed Effects Limits of Agreement in the Presence of Multiple Sources of Variability: Exemplar from the Comparison of Several Devices to Measure Respiratory Rate in COPD Patients. PLOS ONE, 11(12), Article e0168321. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168321

Introduction
The Bland-Altman limits of agreement method is widely used to assess how well the measurements produced by two raters, devices or systems agree with each other. However, mixed effects versions of the method which take into account multi... Read More about Application of Mixed Effects Limits of Agreement in the Presence of Multiple Sources of Variability: Exemplar from the Comparison of Several Devices to Measure Respiratory Rate in COPD Patients.

The diet of great tit nestlings: Comparing observation records and stable isotope analyses (2016)
Journal Article
Pagani-Núñez, E., Renom, M., Mateos-Gonzalez, F., Cotín, J., & Senar, J. C. (2017). The diet of great tit nestlings: Comparing observation records and stable isotope analyses. Basic and Applied Ecology, 18, 57-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2016.11.004

The diet of wild animals has been studied using many different strategies, approaches and methods in recent decades. In this regard, stable isotopes analysis (SIA) is becoming a widespread tool, but no study has yet, to our knowledge, compared diet e... Read More about The diet of great tit nestlings: Comparing observation records and stable isotope analyses.

Measurements of δ 13 C in CH 4 and using particle dispersion modeling to characterize sources of Arctic methane within an air mass (2016)
Journal Article
and using particle dispersion modeling to characterize sources of Arctic methane within an air mass. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 121(23), https://doi.org/10.1002/2016jd026006

A stratified air mass enriched in methane (CH4) was sampled at ~600 m to ~2000 m altitude, between the north coast of Norway and Svalbard as part of the Methane in the Arctic: Measurements and Modelling campaign on board the UK's BAe‐146‐301 Atmosphe... Read More about Measurements of δ 13 C in CH 4 and using particle dispersion modeling to characterize sources of Arctic methane within an air mass.

“The Right to Live”: D.H. Lawrence, Max Plowman, and the First World War (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Frayn, A. (2016, December). “The Right to Live”: D.H. Lawrence, Max Plowman, and the First World War. Paper presented at Historical Modernisms, Institute for English Studies, University of London

A writer profoundly engaged with relationships between people, and between humankind and the world, D. H. Lawrence’s writing must be read in its historical context. Lawrence was affected deleteriously and profoundly by the First World War: the banni... Read More about “The Right to Live”: D.H. Lawrence, Max Plowman, and the First World War.

Administrative capacity or quality of political governance? EU Cohesion Policy in the new Europe, 2007–13 (2016)
Journal Article
Surubaru, N.-C. (2017). Administrative capacity or quality of political governance? EU Cohesion Policy in the new Europe, 2007–13. Regional Studies, 51(6), 844-856. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2016.1246798

Administrative capacity or quality of political governance? EU Cohesion Policy in the new Europe, 2007–13. Regional Studies. The enlargement towards Central and Eastern Europe offers new opportunities to examine the effectiveness of the European Unio... Read More about Administrative capacity or quality of political governance? EU Cohesion Policy in the new Europe, 2007–13.

Visibility of Motion Blur and Strobing Artefacts in Video at 100 Frames per Second (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Selfridge, R., Noland, K. C., & Hansard, M. E. (2016, December). Visibility of Motion Blur and Strobing Artefacts in Video at 100 Frames per Second. Presented at 13th European Conference on Visual Media Production, London, UK

High frame rates are currently under discussion in the broadcasting industry as part of ultra-high definition standards. Previous subjective tests showed that a substantial improvement in video quality is possible with high frame rates, and there is... Read More about Visibility of Motion Blur and Strobing Artefacts in Video at 100 Frames per Second.

Real-time Physics-based Motion Capture with Sparse Sensors (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Andrews, S., Huerta, I., Komura, T., Sigal, L., & Mitchell, K. (2016, December). Real-time Physics-based Motion Capture with Sparse Sensors. Presented at 13th European Conference on Visual Media Production (CVMP 2016) - CVMP 2016

We propose a framework for real-time tracking of humans using sparse multi-modal sensor sets, including data obtained from optical markers and inertial measurement units. A small number of sensors leaves the performer unencumbered by not requiring de... Read More about Real-time Physics-based Motion Capture with Sparse Sensors.

Exploring the Nature of Psychological Resilience in Junior Rugby League Players: A Q-Method Approach (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fountain, H., Martindale, R., Westbury, T., & Lafferty, M. (2016, December). Exploring the Nature of Psychological Resilience in Junior Rugby League Players: A Q-Method Approach. Poster presented at BPS- Divison of Sport and Exercise Psychology Annual Conference

Objectives:
The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of psychological resilience in the context of junior Rugby League, using a novel Q-sort method.
Design:
A cross-sectional, quali-quantilogical design
Methods:
Initially, 29 jun... Read More about Exploring the Nature of Psychological Resilience in Junior Rugby League Players: A Q-Method Approach.

Social cognition and paranoia in forensic inpatients with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study (2016)
Journal Article
Bratton, H., O'Rourke, S., Tansey, L., & Hutton, P. (2016). Social cognition and paranoia in forensic inpatients with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study. Schizophrenia Research, 184, 96-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2016.12.004

Background
People diagnosed with schizophrenia have difficulties in emotion recognition and theory of mind, and these may contribute to paranoia. The aim of this study was to determine whether this relationship is evident in patients residing in a s... Read More about Social cognition and paranoia in forensic inpatients with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study.

The STR/ort mouse model of spontaneous osteoarthritis – an update (2016)
Journal Article
Staines, K. A., Poulet, B., Wentworth, D. N., & Pitsillides, A. A. (2017). The STR/ort mouse model of spontaneous osteoarthritis – an update. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 25(6), 802-808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.12.014

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease and a world-wide healthcare burden. Characterized by cartilage degradation, subchondral bone thickening and osteophyte formation, osteoarthritis inflicts much pain and suffering, for which there are curr... Read More about The STR/ort mouse model of spontaneous osteoarthritis – an update.