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Journal of Contemporary Hospitality management (2008)
Journal Article
D'Annunzio-Green, N., Maxwell, G., & Watson, S. (2008). Journal of Contemporary Hospitality management. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 20(7),

Haftor Medbøe Group - New:Happy (2008)
Digital Artefact
Medbøe, H. (2008). Haftor Medbøe Group - New:Happy. Edinburgh, UK

An album of eight original compositions featuring Konrad Wiszniewski (tenor saxophone), Chris Greive (trombone), Signy Jacobsdottir (percussion) and Eva Malling (bass).

Recorded in Edinburgh and Copenhagen in 2007.

Engineered by Dave Hook.
Mix... Read More about Haftor Medbøe Group - New:Happy.

Exploration of Space, Technology, and Spatiality: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (2008)
Book
Davenport, E., Turner, P., & Turner, S. (Eds.). (2008). Exploration of Space, Technology, and Spatiality: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-020-2

The emerging study of technology in space has been shaping human interaction with physical, social, and technological worlds. Drawing upon a wide range of information technology disciplines, this field is now grabbing the attention of many, including... Read More about Exploration of Space, Technology, and Spatiality: Interdisciplinary Perspectives.

Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydophila abortus induce the expression of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor in cells of the human female reproductive tract (2008)
Journal Article
Wheelhouse, N., Wattegedera, S., Fleming, D., Fitch, P., Kelly, R., & Entrican, G. (2008). Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydophila abortus induce the expression of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor in cells of the human female reproductive tract. Microbiology and Immunology, 52(9), 465-468. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1348-0421.2008.00058.x

C. trachomatis and C. abortus are related Gram-negative intracellular bacteria that cause reproductive failure due to infertility (C. trachomatis) or abortion (C. abortus). These organisms target epithelial cells in the reproductive tract and/or plac... Read More about Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydophila abortus induce the expression of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor in cells of the human female reproductive tract.

Unlocking the Barriers to Participation of Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in the Decision-Making Processes: The Potential of Multimedia (2008)
Journal Article
Mahdjoubi, L., & Moobela, C. (2008). Unlocking the Barriers to Participation of Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in the Decision-Making Processes: The Potential of Multimedia. International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations: Annual Review, 8(2), 141-154. https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9532/cgp/v08i02/39513

Cerebrating diversity has become one of the most important exports from political science into everyday language usage. As many political boundaries continue to fall under the weight of such phenomena as globalisation, recognising and tapping the pot... Read More about Unlocking the Barriers to Participation of Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in the Decision-Making Processes: The Potential of Multimedia.

Effecting an improvement to the fitness function. How to evolve a more identifiable face. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Frowd, C., Park, J., McIntyre, A., Bruce, V., Pitchford, M., Fields, S., Kenirons, M., & Hancock, P. J. (2008, August). Effecting an improvement to the fitness function. How to evolve a more identifiable face. Presented at 2008 Bio-inspired, Learning and Intelligent Systems for Security

Constructing the face of a criminal from the selection of individual facial parts is a hard task. We have been working on a new system called EvoFIT that involves the selection and breeding of complete faces. The approach is theoretically better foun... Read More about Effecting an improvement to the fitness function. How to evolve a more identifiable face..

STEPS: Going beyond the tip of the iceberg. A multi‐level, multipurpose approach to common mental health problems (2008)
Journal Article
White, J., Joice, A., Petrie, S., Johnston, S., Gilroy, D., Hutton, P., & Hynes, N. (2008). STEPS: Going beyond the tip of the iceberg. A multi‐level, multipurpose approach to common mental health problems. Journal of Public Mental Health, 7(1), 42-50. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465729200800007

STEPS is a primary care mental health team that has attempted to develop a very high volume multi‐level, multi‐purpose service for those with mild to moderate problems. The service attempts to overcome many of the limitations of more traditional serv... Read More about STEPS: Going beyond the tip of the iceberg. A multi‐level, multipurpose approach to common mental health problems.

Distributed healthcare framework using patient-centric role-based security modelling and workflow (2008)
Thesis
Symes, M. (2008). Distributed healthcare framework using patient-centric role-based security modelling and workflow. (Dissertation). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4008

Healthcare professionals are spending less time with patients and more time on administrative duties (Royal College of Nursing, 2008). This is due to a high bureaucratic demand (Brindley, 2007) on the caring process, patient population and longevity... Read More about Distributed healthcare framework using patient-centric role-based security modelling and workflow.

A critique of the implementation of crime and intelligence computing in three British Police forces 1976-1986 (2008)
Thesis
Naylor, A. S. R. A critique of the implementation of crime and intelligence computing in three British Police forces 1976-1986. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2648

The study will examine the introduction of the computerisation of crime and intelligence recording in three police forces in the United Kingdom in the decade 1976-1986. The thesis will critique the roles and actions of the main players in this deca... Read More about A critique of the implementation of crime and intelligence computing in three British Police forces 1976-1986.

Employability and disadvantaged parents: the case of working for families (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W., Fuertes, V., & Bond, S. (2008). Employability and disadvantaged parents: the case of working for families.

Parents who are disadvantaged in terms of being lone parents or living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods have particular problems getting into work, training or post-secondary education. The Scottish Government set up a �50 million (�75m) programme ove... Read More about Employability and disadvantaged parents: the case of working for families.

Intangible cultural heritage in Scotland: the way forward. (2008)
Report
McCleery, A., McCleery, A., Gunn, L., & Hill, D. (2008). Intangible cultural heritage in Scotland: the way forward

The research leading to this report was commissioned by Museums Galleries Scotland in partnership withScottishArts Council and funded by Scotland Committee of the UK NAtional Commission for UNESCO.

The use of cell salvage during obstetric procedures: an audit of Scotland's maternity units (2008)
Journal Article
Harkness, M., & Clark, V. (2008). The use of cell salvage during obstetric procedures: an audit of Scotland's maternity units. Scottish Medical Journal, 53, 24-27

BACKGROUND:
Concerns about the safety and supply of donor blood mean that clinicians are increasingly looking for alternatives to allogenic blood transfusion. One such alternative is cell salvage. Theoretical concerns about the safety of giving sal... Read More about The use of cell salvage during obstetric procedures: an audit of Scotland's maternity units.

The use of poster presentations with undergraduate accounting students. (2008)
Preprint / Working Paper
Fotheringham, A. The use of poster presentations with undergraduate accounting students

Posters are frequently used as an assessment tool with undergraduate
students within Health and Social Science related fields, but have not been
used within undergraduate accountancy education. This study reports the
introduction of poster present... Read More about The use of poster presentations with undergraduate accounting students..

Modelling bulk water temperature in integrated collector storage systems (2008)
Journal Article
Currie, J., Garnier, C., Muneer, T., Grassie, T., & Henderson, D. (2008). Modelling bulk water temperature in integrated collector storage systems. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 29(3), 203-218. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624408094277

A simple low cost Integrated Collector Storage Solar Water Heater (ICS-SWH) was proposed for simulation in Scottish weather conditions. The system takes the form of a rectangular-shaped design incorporating the solar collector and storage tank into a... Read More about Modelling bulk water temperature in integrated collector storage systems.

A critique of JCSP networking (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chalmers, K., Kerridge, J., & Romdhani, I. (2008, September). A critique of JCSP networking. Presented at 31st Communicating Process Architectures 2008, York, UK

We present a critical investigation of the current implementation of JCSP Networking, examining in detail the structure and behavior of the current architecture. Information is presented detailing the current architecture and how it operates, and wea... Read More about A critique of JCSP networking.