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The UK postgraduate Masters dissertation: an ‘elusive chameleon’? (2011)
Journal Article
Pilcher, N. (2011). The UK postgraduate Masters dissertation: an ‘elusive chameleon’?. Teaching in Higher Education, 16(1), (29-40). doi:10.1080/13562517.2011.530752. ISSN 1356-2517

Many studies into the process of producing and supervising dissertations exist, yet little research into the ‘product’ of the Masters dissertation, or into how Masters supervision changes over time exist. Drawing on 62 semi-structured interviews with... Read More about The UK postgraduate Masters dissertation: an ‘elusive chameleon’?.

A counter-example to “Positive realness preserving model reduction with H-\infty norm error bounds” (2011)
Journal Article
Guiver, C., & Opmeer, M. R. (2011). A counter-example to “Positive realness preserving model reduction with H-\infty norm error bounds”. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 58(6), 1410-1411. https://doi.org/10.1109/tcsi.2010.2097750

We provide a counter example to the H∞ error bound for the difference of a positive real transfer function and its positive real balanced truncation stated in “Positive realness preserving model reduction with H-\infty norm error bounds” IEEE Trans.... Read More about A counter-example to “Positive realness preserving model reduction with H-\infty norm error bounds”.

Challenging symptom profiles of life-limiting conditions in children: a survey of care professionals and families (2011)
Journal Article
Malcolm, C., Forbat, L., Anderson, G., Gibson, F., & Hain, R. (2011). Challenging symptom profiles of life-limiting conditions in children: a survey of care professionals and families. Palliative Medicine, 25(4), 357-364. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216310391346

This paper reports on data from the initial phase of a UK-wide study exploring life-limiting conditions (LLCs) in children where, because of their rarity, little is understood regarding the significant symptom challenges of families and care professi... Read More about Challenging symptom profiles of life-limiting conditions in children: a survey of care professionals and families.

Numerical Simulation of Drain Performance in Liquefiable Soils (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bouckovalas, G., Dimitriadi, V., Tsiapas, Y., & Tsioulou, A. (2011, January). Numerical Simulation of Drain Performance in Liquefiable Soils. Paper presented at 5th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Santiago, Chile

Modern approaches for the design of drains for liquefaction mitigation are based on the work of Seed and Booker (1977) for infinitely permeable drains and uniform soil with purely horizontal drainage. More recently, Bouckovalas et al. (2009) revisite... Read More about Numerical Simulation of Drain Performance in Liquefiable Soils.

Electronic prescribing and prescription design in ophthalmic practice (2011)
Journal Article
Connor, A. J., Hutton, P., Severn, P., & Masri, I. (2011). Electronic prescribing and prescription design in ophthalmic practice. European Journal of Ophthalmology, 21(5), 644-648. https://doi.org/10.5301/EJO.2011.6225

PURPOSE: Prescription and drug errors are common causes of adverse clinical events, posing a significant risk to safe patient care. Although there has been a movement to increase the use of electronic prescribing, concerns over feasibility suggest th... Read More about Electronic prescribing and prescription design in ophthalmic practice.

Exploring the effects of stress history on the drained and undrained cyclic behaviour of granular materials. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barreto, D. (2011, January). Exploring the effects of stress history on the drained and undrained cyclic behaviour of granular materials. Paper presented at 5th International Conference on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (5-ICEGE)

This paper presents the results of 3D DEM simulations of granular materials subject to cyclic loading. While both the drained and undrained conditions are considered, the effects of depositional history and consolidation stress history on the stress-... Read More about Exploring the effects of stress history on the drained and undrained cyclic behaviour of granular materials..

The impacts of tree density on the physical and biological characteristics of planted Mangrove stands in Sri Lanka (2011)
Thesis
Marappullige, P. K. The impacts of tree density on the physical and biological characteristics of planted Mangrove stands in Sri Lanka. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4467

Survival, growth, aboveground biomass production, belowground biomass production, sediment accretion, soil surface elevation dynamics, sediment carbon and C/N ratio, sediment N and P, sediment 13C and 15N, sediment texture and macrofauna community st... Read More about The impacts of tree density on the physical and biological characteristics of planted Mangrove stands in Sri Lanka.

Settlement-The Short and the Long of it (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McDougall, J. (2011). Settlement-The Short and the Long of it. In D. Zekkos (Ed.), Geotechnical Characterization, Field Measurement, and Laboratory Testing of Municipal Solid Waste (76-111). https://doi.org/10.1061/41146%28395%293

Total settlement in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills can be considerable, from 25% to 50% of original fill thickness (Bjarngard and Edgers, 1990). Some occurs very quickly, i.e. during the filling phase (or short term), but there remains a signi... Read More about Settlement-The Short and the Long of it.

Lines of flight: everyday resistance along England’s backbone. (2011)
Journal Article
Wood, M., & Brown, S. (2011). Lines of flight: everyday resistance along England’s backbone. Organization, 18, 517-540. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350508410387961

A line of flight is essentially a movement of creativity, a practical act or a way of living that wards off or inhibits the formation of ‘centres’ and stable powers in favour of continuous variation and free action. This article supports the arts-bas... Read More about Lines of flight: everyday resistance along England’s backbone..

Toward a model of franchisee entrepreneurship (2011)
Journal Article
Dada, O., Watson, A., & Kirby, D. (2012). Toward a model of franchisee entrepreneurship. International Small Business Journal, 30(5), 559-583. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242610376078

This study provides a deeper understanding of the relevance of the entrepreneurship phenomenon to the franchisee context. A number of studies have echoed that the franchisee plays an important role in the generation of new ideas and innovations for t... Read More about Toward a model of franchisee entrepreneurship.

Epidemiology of injuries within English youth rugby union (2011)
Report
Palmer, D., Trewartha, G., & Stokes, K. (2011). Epidemiology of injuries within English youth rugby union. Twickenham, England: Rugby Football Union

Executive Summary. The aim of this research was to determine the rate, severity, type and cause of injuries in English academy and schools (16-18 year olds) rugby union. A two season injury surveillance study was conducted during seasons 2006/07 and... Read More about Epidemiology of injuries within English youth rugby union.

Closing the Gap: an exploration of first-year students’ expectations and experiences of learning (2011)
Journal Article
WILLIAMSON, M., LAYBOURN, P., DEANE, J., & TAIT, H. (2011). Closing the Gap: an exploration of first-year students’ expectations and experiences of learning. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 10(2), 146-157. https://doi.org/10.2304/plat.2011.10.2.146

In line with Edinburgh Napier University's commitment to enhancing undergraduates' first-year experience (FYE), the aim of this qualitative research project was to examine the development of expectations, learning experiences and study attitudes of n... Read More about Closing the Gap: an exploration of first-year students’ expectations and experiences of learning.

Nursing knowledge as a response to societal needs: a framework for promoting nursing as a profession (2011)
Journal Article
Savič, B., & Kydd, A. (2011). Nursing knowledge as a response to societal needs: a framework for promoting nursing as a profession. Slovenian Journal of Public Health, 50(4), https://doi.org/10.2478/v10152-011-0007-3

Introduction: As the population needs for health care at the local level become integrated into the global context, nurses are given the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the modernization of the healthcare system and gain importance... Read More about Nursing knowledge as a response to societal needs: a framework for promoting nursing as a profession.