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The Role of SoTL in Classroom Innovation (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A. (2016). The Role of SoTL in Classroom Innovation. In Conference Proceedings 2015

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is being promoted as an activity for teaching-focused academics in the UK. However, support for SoTL is not a priority for most institutions, and formal provision for such support may not extend beyond... Read More about The Role of SoTL in Classroom Innovation.

Craiglockhart Sharing Good Practice: Strategies to improve the rapport, and mutual respect between teacher and student (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Donnell, R. (2016, January). Craiglockhart Sharing Good Practice: Strategies to improve the rapport, and mutual respect between teacher and student. Presented at Edinburgh Napier University Teaching Fellows Conference, Edinburgh

Ron O'Donnell (photography) Richard Firth (product design) Developing a method of assessment through face to face marking. We would like to present the initial findings of a study that focuses on the impact of integrating face to face assessment an... Read More about Craiglockhart Sharing Good Practice: Strategies to improve the rapport, and mutual respect between teacher and student.

The format of children’s mental images: Penetrability of spatial images (2016)
Journal Article
Wimmer, M. C., Maras, K. L., Robinson, E. J., & Thomas, C. (2016). The format of children’s mental images: Penetrability of spatial images. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 13(5), 582-593. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2015.1132623

To investigate the format of mental images and the penetrability of mental imagery performance to top-down influences in the form of gravity information, children (4-, 6-, 8- and 10-year-olds) and adults (N = 112) performed mental rotation tasks. A l... Read More about The format of children’s mental images: Penetrability of spatial images.

Inter and intra-population phenotypic and genotypic structuring in the European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus, a rare freshwater fish in Scotland (2016)
Journal Article
Adams, C. E., Bean, C. W., Dodd, J. A., Down, A., Etheridge, E. C., Gowans, A. R. D., Hooker, O., Knudsen, R., Lyle, A. A., Winfield, I. J., & Praebel, K. (2016). Inter and intra-population phenotypic and genotypic structuring in the European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus, a rare freshwater fish in Scotland. Journal of Fish Biology, 88(2), 580-594. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12855

This study revealed between‐lake genetic structuring between Coregonus lavaretus collected from the only two native populations of this species in Scotland, U.K. (Lochs Eck and Lomond) evidenced by the existence of private alleles (12 in Lomond and f... Read More about Inter and intra-population phenotypic and genotypic structuring in the European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus, a rare freshwater fish in Scotland.

A methodology to assess social technological alignment in the health domain. (2016)
Journal Article
Lim, A., Thuemmler, C., Lim, A. K., Holanec, I., & Fricker, S. (2016). A methodology to assess social technological alignment in the health domain. IRBM, 37(4), 232-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irbm.2015.10.005

There have been longstanding discussions whether social or technological factors eventually determine the speed of innovation, in particular when it comes to implementation. In order to identify and quantify potential resistance and implementation ri... Read More about A methodology to assess social technological alignment in the health domain..

Peer choice - does reviewer self-selection work? (2016)
Journal Article
Hartley, J., Cowan, J., & Rushby, N. (2016). Peer choice - does reviewer self-selection work?. Learned Publishing, 29(1), 27-29. https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1010

The British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET) uses a novel system for obtaining referees by e-mailing the abstracts of submissions to a panel of over 250 referees and allowing these individuals to choose which papers they would like to review.... Read More about Peer choice - does reviewer self-selection work?.

Spinal motion and muscle activity during active trunk movements – comparing sheep and humans adopting upright and quadrupedal postures (2016)
Journal Article
Valentin, S., & Licka, T. F. (2016). Spinal motion and muscle activity during active trunk movements – comparing sheep and humans adopting upright and quadrupedal postures. PLOS ONE, 11(1), Article e0146362. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146362

Sheep are used as models for the human spine, yet comparative in vivo data necessary for validation is limited. The purpose of this study was therefore to compare spinal motion and trunk muscle activity during active trunk movements in sheep and huma... Read More about Spinal motion and muscle activity during active trunk movements – comparing sheep and humans adopting upright and quadrupedal postures.

A Tale of Two Cities: Building Collaboration with an International Partner (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jarman, D. (2016, January). A Tale of Two Cities: Building Collaboration with an International Partner. Paper presented at Teaching Fellows Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

This talk allowed the opportunity to examine and share the relationship I had built up with Breda University in The Netherlands. Over several years it has resulted in scores of their students visiting Edinburgh on study trips, visits by me to Breda i... Read More about A Tale of Two Cities: Building Collaboration with an International Partner.

Temperature-compensated optimized relative humidity and refractive index sensors using a hybrid fibre grating configuration (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alwis, L., Sun, T., & Grattan, K. T. V. (2016). Temperature-compensated optimized relative humidity and refractive index sensors using a hybrid fibre grating configuration. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icsens.2015.7370527

A temperature compensated Refractive Index sensor is formed using a combination of a Fibre Bragg Grating and a Long Period Grating fabricated together on a single optical fibre. The performance of the sensor was evaluated as an exemplar chemical sens... Read More about Temperature-compensated optimized relative humidity and refractive index sensors using a hybrid fibre grating configuration.

Demonstrating the links between psychology and biology: the practical use of Biopac in undergraduate psychology teaching. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Murray, J., Shaw, M., & Willis, A. (2016, January). Demonstrating the links between psychology and biology: the practical use of Biopac in undergraduate psychology teaching. Paper presented at The Teaching Fellows' Conference: innovations in teaching and supporting student learning

For those unfamiliar with psychology, there is often a perception that it is a subject that is all about the mind and ‘talking therapies. However, since the 1930s this has not been the case. Modern psychology seeks to build our knowledge base about h... Read More about Demonstrating the links between psychology and biology: the practical use of Biopac in undergraduate psychology teaching..

Coping with uncertainty: Entrepreneurial sensemaking in regenerative medicine venturing (2016)
Journal Article
Johnson, D., & Bock, A. J. (2017). Coping with uncertainty: Entrepreneurial sensemaking in regenerative medicine venturing. Journal of Technology Transfer, 42(1), 33-58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-015-9465-0

Entrepreneurs face multiple sources and types of uncertainty during venturing activity. Converting novel or speculative opportunities into viable commercial businesses requires entrepreneurs to address or even leverage uncertainty. This process is es... Read More about Coping with uncertainty: Entrepreneurial sensemaking in regenerative medicine venturing.

Association between allopurinol use and hip fracture in older patients (2016)
Journal Article
Basu, U., Goodbrand, J., McMurdo, M. E., Donnan, P. T., McGilchrist, M., Frost, H., …Witham, M. D. (2016). Association between allopurinol use and hip fracture in older patients. Bone, 84, 189-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2016.01.003

Background Allopurinol reduces oxidative stress and interacts with purinergic signalling systems important in bone metabolism and muscle function. We assessed whether allopurinol use was associated with a reduced incidence of hip fracture in older p... Read More about Association between allopurinol use and hip fracture in older patients.

Factors Affecting the Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies: Small Hotels and Tour Operators in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2016)
Journal Article
Demeke, W., Olden, A., & Nocera, J. A. (2016). Factors Affecting the Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies: Small Hotels and Tour Operators in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Libri, 66(2), 151-165. https://doi.org/10.1515/libri-2016-0029

In Africa the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) varies considerably from one country to another, for example between Kenya and Tanzania on the one hand and Ethiopia on the other. In Kenya and Tanzania telecommunications sy... Read More about Factors Affecting the Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies: Small Hotels and Tour Operators in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Human Trafficking and Online Networks: Policy, Analysis, and Ignorance (2016)
Journal Article
Mendel, J., & Sharapov, K. (2016). Human Trafficking and Online Networks: Policy, Analysis, and Ignorance. Antipode, 48(3), 665-684. https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12213

Dominant anti-trafficking policy discourses represent trafficking as an issue of crime, “illegal” migration, victimhood and humanitarianism. Such a narrow focus is not an adequate response to the interplay between technology, trafficking and anti-tra... Read More about Human Trafficking and Online Networks: Policy, Analysis, and Ignorance.

An exploration of the impact of embedding ESD in the criminological curriculum (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Haddow, C., & Hallenberg, K. (2016, January). An exploration of the impact of embedding ESD in the criminological curriculum. Paper presented at Teaching Fellows Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

Purpose The spark for the project was of personal and professional nature for myself and my former colleague Dr Katja Hallenberg. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) “applies transdisciplinary educational methods and approaches to develop an... Read More about An exploration of the impact of embedding ESD in the criminological curriculum.

“We do it for the team” – Student-athletes’ initiation practices and their impact on group cohesion. (2016)
Journal Article
Lafferty, M., Wakefield, C., & Brown, H. (2016). “We do it for the team” – Student-athletes’ initiation practices and their impact on group cohesion. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 15(4), 438-446. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2015.1121507

Hazing or inappropriate initiation activities are a well-documented occurrence within university sport team societies. This study examined the occurrence of initiation activities in relation to team cohesion. One hundred and fifty-four participants c... Read More about “We do it for the team” – Student-athletes’ initiation practices and their impact on group cohesion..

Leveraging the 2022 Qatar World Football Cup for the promotion of green and active living. A multiple stakeholder evaluation of strategic options. (2016)
Report
Theodoraki, E., Musinguzi, D., Omar, M., Ali-Knight, J., & Gair, G. (2016). Leveraging the 2022 Qatar World Football Cup for the promotion of green and active living. A multiple stakeholder evaluation of strategic options. Qatar: Qatar National Research Foundation

The study captures ex ante (pre event) local stakeholder perceptions of resources for social leverage of the FIFA 2022 World Cup-Qatar for the promotion of green and active living. It does so by capturing lifestyle change related policies and activit... Read More about Leveraging the 2022 Qatar World Football Cup for the promotion of green and active living. A multiple stakeholder evaluation of strategic options..