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Energy demand benchmarking of non-domestic buildings in Scotland (2015)
Journal Article
Chetboul, J., Garnier, C., & Bros Williamson, J. (2015). Energy demand benchmarking of non-domestic buildings in Scotland. Anales de Edificación, 1(3), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.20868/ade.2015.3135

Over the years building energy performance has become a predominant concern for owners and real estate managers. The focus is usually on residential buildings but in the last twenty years an interest in non-domestic buildings has emerged in the UK. B... Read More about Energy demand benchmarking of non-domestic buildings in Scotland.

Idiosyncratic Volatility and Expected Returns at the Global Level (2015)
Journal Article
Umutlu, M. (2015). Idiosyncratic Volatility and Expected Returns at the Global Level. Financial Analysts Journal, 71(6), 58-71. https://doi.org/10.2469/faj.v71.n6.5

The author investigated the existence and significance of a global cross-sectional relation between idiosyncratic volatility and expected returns by introducing a global idiosyncratic volatility measure and globally diversified test assets. He found... Read More about Idiosyncratic Volatility and Expected Returns at the Global Level.

You play your part & with a song in your heart screened and followed by audience discussion at the only way is ethics festival, Glasgow. (2015)
Exhibition / Performance
Macleod, K. You play your part & with a song in your heart screened and followed by audience discussion at the only way is ethics festival, Glasgow. Exhibited at The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow. 30 November 2015 - 1 December 2015. (Unpublished)

Film Screenings & Audience discussion: The Only Way is Ethics Festival, Glasgow. - You Play Your Part & With a Song in Your Heart (produced & directed by me, with Plantation Productions) 30/11/15.- The Govan Banners (as above) 1/12/15.

Analysis of small sided games training in elite youth soccer players. (2015)
Thesis
Gilogley, W. Analysis of small sided games training in elite youth soccer players. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1034652

The aim of this study was to investigate small sided games (SSGs) field size (small, large) effect on elite youth soccer players. Analysing differences in youth age group players physiological performance and time and motion responses according to fi... Read More about Analysis of small sided games training in elite youth soccer players..

The effect of polymer materials on the fracture characteristics of high performance concrete (HPC) (2015)
Thesis
Yahya, M. A. (2015). The effect of polymer materials on the fracture characteristics of high performance concrete (HPC). (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/464157

Compared with most construction materials, concrete is considered as a brittle material, and its brittleness increases with the compressive strength. For super-high-strength concrete, failure can be sudden, explosive and disastrous. Also the tensile... Read More about The effect of polymer materials on the fracture characteristics of high performance concrete (HPC).

Understanding the Nature of Talent Identification and Development in the Nigerian Context (2015)
Thesis
Elumaro, A. I. (2015). Understanding the Nature of Talent Identification and Development in the Nigerian Context. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/453361

In recent times, the sports sector across the globe has attracted economic interests both from the public and the private sector. For example, the cost of hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil was estimated at over $14.5 billion, with huge invest... Read More about Understanding the Nature of Talent Identification and Development in the Nigerian Context.

Optimising antibiotic stewardship in suspected ICU acquired pneumonia in two large intensive care units: a prospective audit (2015)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Craven, T. H., & Walsh, T. S. (2015). Optimising antibiotic stewardship in suspected ICU acquired pneumonia in two large intensive care units: a prospective audit. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 16(4 supp 28-103),

Optimising antibiotic stewardship in suspected ICU acquired pneumonia in two large intensive care units: a prospective audit.

The ethics of researching the police : dilemmas and new directions. (2015)
Book Chapter
Skinns, L., Wooff, A., & Sprawson, A. (2015). The ethics of researching the police : dilemmas and new directions. In M. Brunger, S. Tong, & D. Martin (Eds.), Introduction to policing research : taking lessons from practice (185-203). Routledge

This chapter examines key ethical dilemmas faced by social science researchers. It explores informed and voluntary consent, confidentiality and anonymity, and relationships in the field, but with specific reference to research on the police, drawing... Read More about The ethics of researching the police : dilemmas and new directions..

Visualising Energy Use for Smart Homes and Informed Users (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stinson, J., Willis, A., Williamson, J. B., Currie, J., & Smith, R. (2015, June). Visualising Energy Use for Smart Homes and Informed Users. Presented at 6th International Building Physics Conference, IBPC 2015, Torino, Italy

We evaluate the changes to domestic electricity and gas consumption when the occupants have local access to a coloured real time in-home display (IHD). We report the preliminary six months findings of a three year research project involving 52 new bu... Read More about Visualising Energy Use for Smart Homes and Informed Users.

Improvement of Thermal Insulation of Residential Buildings’ Facades Via Acoustic Insulation. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Paris-Newton, J. E., Prokofieva, E., & Henry, N. (2015, June). Improvement of Thermal Insulation of Residential Buildings’ Facades Via Acoustic Insulation. Presented at 6th International Building Physics Conference, IBPC 2015, Torino, Italy

The European community has been undertaking noise mapping of major cities and transportation routes over the last decade. Implementation of the action plan to achieve reduction in people noise exposure is a key aim of the European Noise Directive (EN... Read More about Improvement of Thermal Insulation of Residential Buildings’ Facades Via Acoustic Insulation..

Testing the existence of a Green Contract: an exploratory study. (2015)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., & Germain, M. (2015). Testing the existence of a Green Contract: an exploratory study. Advances in developing human resources, 17(4), 489-503. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422315599622

The Problem: Climate change has been identified as one of the most significant challenges of this generation. Yet, little is known about the reciprocal expectations that organizations and customers have in relation to environmental issues. Moreover,... Read More about Testing the existence of a Green Contract: an exploratory study..

Developing performance-based standards for external timber cladding (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davies, I. (2015, June). Developing performance-based standards for external timber cladding. Presented at 6th International Building Physics Conference, IBPC 2015, Torino, Italy

This paper reviews the background to, and development of, new British Standards for external timber cladding. The standards are being produced because timber has become a widely used external cladding material in the UK and this has highlighted that... Read More about Developing performance-based standards for external timber cladding.

Stepping up, stepping back, stepping forward: Student nurses' experiences as peer mentors in a pre-nursing scholarship (2015)
Journal Article
Smith, A., Beattie, M., & Kyle, R. G. (2015). Stepping up, stepping back, stepping forward: Student nurses' experiences as peer mentors in a pre-nursing scholarship. Nurse Education in Practice, 15(6), 492-497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2015.03.005

Mentorship is an essential part of the registered nurse's role, yet few opportunities exist for student nurses to mentor others during pre-registration programmes. This paper reports student nurses' experiences of mentoring school pupils during a pre... Read More about Stepping up, stepping back, stepping forward: Student nurses' experiences as peer mentors in a pre-nursing scholarship.

Comparative Evaluation of Radio and Audio Logo Sound Designs (2015)
Journal Article
McGregor, I., & Cunningham, S. (2015). Comparative Evaluation of Radio and Audio Logo Sound Designs. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 63(11), 876-888. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2015.0076

This study aims to explore the suitability of capturing designers’ and listeners’ experiences of sound design for a radio drama and audio logos using the repertory grid technique, which is a proven method of information elicitation based on Personal... Read More about Comparative Evaluation of Radio and Audio Logo Sound Designs.

New records of the striped cleaner shrimp Lysmata grabhami (Gordon, 1935) from Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic. (2015)
Journal Article
Kassuga, A. D., Diele, K., & Hostim-Silva, M. (2015). New records of the striped cleaner shrimp Lysmata grabhami (Gordon, 1935) from Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic. Brazilian Journal of Biology ==, 75(4), 936-939. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.03014

New records for Lysmata grabhami (Gordon, 1935) in Brazilian waters are presented. Four adult individuals from coastal waters off the city of Vitória, Espírito Santo coast and one adult from Trindade Island were collected during scuba diving in depth... Read More about New records of the striped cleaner shrimp Lysmata grabhami (Gordon, 1935) from Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic..

Story-telling in advertising across the world: a space for cross-cultural investigation (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Penman, C. (2015, November). Story-telling in advertising across the world: a space for cross-cultural investigation. Paper presented at 15th IALIC Conference Intercultural Communication in Social Practice, Beijing, China

In recent years, ‘story-telling’ has increasingly come into the limelight in the context of branding and advertising as marketers try to build emotional connections to their brands. The liminal space between ways to engage the imagination and those n... Read More about Story-telling in advertising across the world: a space for cross-cultural investigation.