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The Hold (2014)
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Dempster, K. (2014). The Hold. [Musical Score]. Edinburgh, UK

The Hold – a site-specific, promenade performance, staged at the National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, the result of a collaboration between Lung Ha’s Theatre Company and National Museums Scotland. The play is by Anglo-Canadian wri... Read More about The Hold.

Predator reduction with habitat management can improve songbird nest success: Predator Reduction and Songbird Nest Success (2014)
Journal Article
White, P. J. C., Stoate, C., Szczur, J., & Norris, K. (2014). Predator reduction with habitat management can improve songbird nest success: Predator Reduction and Songbird Nest Success. The journal of wildlife management, 78(3), 402-412. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.687

Predation pressure on many threatened species, including European farmland songbirds, may have increased over recent decades. Predator reduction to protect declining bird populations is a controversial but potentially important tool for managers. Its... Read More about Predator reduction with habitat management can improve songbird nest success: Predator Reduction and Songbird Nest Success.

Spiritual attitudes and visitor motivations at the Beltane Fire Festival, Edinburgh (2014)
Journal Article
Matheson, C. M., Rimmer, R., & Tinsley, R. (2014). Spiritual attitudes and visitor motivations at the Beltane Fire Festival, Edinburgh. Tourism Management, 44, 16-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2014.01.023

Outside the peak season for tourism to Edinburgh, Scotland, during the evening of April 30th, visitors attend a festival with ancient Celtic overtones. Frequently, the evening is cold and windy. Our objectives are to: identify motivations for attendi... Read More about Spiritual attitudes and visitor motivations at the Beltane Fire Festival, Edinburgh.

General and craniofacial development are complex adaptive processes influenced by diversity (2014)
Journal Article
Hart, E., Brook, A. H., Brook-O'Donnell, M., Hone, A., Hughes, T., & Smith, R. (2014). General and craniofacial development are complex adaptive processes influenced by diversity. Australian Dental Journal, 59(S1), 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/adj.12158

Complex systems are present in such diverse areas as social systems, economies, ecosystems and Biology and, therefore, are highly relevant to dental research, education and practice. A Complex Adaptive System in biological development is a dynamic pr... Read More about General and craniofacial development are complex adaptive processes influenced by diversity.

Popular Music Pedagogy: Assessment, Evaluation, and Context (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z., & McLaughlin, S. (2014, March). Popular Music Pedagogy: Assessment, Evaluation, and Context. Paper presented at International Festival for Artistic Innovation

No abstract available.

Adjustment to the need for an ICD. (2014)
Journal Article
McCaig, M., Orr, J., Snowden, A., Collins, G., Thomson, A., & Marland, G. (2014). Adjustment to the need for an ICD. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 9(3), 117-122. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2014.9.3.117

The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is an electrical medical device designed to monitor the electrical activity of the heart and is set to deliver a programmed, corrective defibrillatory discharge, or shock, on encountering abnormal card... Read More about Adjustment to the need for an ICD..

'Art and Mortality' Seminar (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Donnell, R. (2014, March). 'Art and Mortality' Seminar. Presented at In Memoriam, The Royal Society Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Ron O’Donnell’s photographs, vibrant and effervescent, daring and humorous, touch upon allegory and myth, identity and mortality. In each case he turns a spotlight upon the foibles of human life. His images speak of love and loss, folly and foolishne... Read More about 'Art and Mortality' Seminar.

Seminar: Education and the Body Donor (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Parkin, I., Sholl, S. & Findlater, G. (2014, March). Seminar: Education and the Body Donor. Presented at In Memoriam, Royal Society of Edinburgh. (Unpublished)

Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity in young adults: the extreme phenotype with early cardiovascular dysfunction (2014)
Journal Article
Wilmot, E. G., Leggate, M., Khan, J. N., Yates, T., Gorely, T., Bodicoat, D. H., Khunti, K., Kuijer, J. P. A., Gray, L. J., Singh, A., Clarysse, P., Croisille, P., Nimmo, M. A., McCann, G. P., & Davies, M. J. (2014). Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity in young adults: the extreme phenotype with early cardiovascular dysfunction. Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association, 31(7), 794-798. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.12431

Aim A pilot study to phenotype young adults (< 40 years) with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods Twenty people with Type 2 diabetes (aged 18–40 years), 10 lean and 10 obese control subjects underwent detailed assessment, including tagged cardia... Read More about Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity in young adults: the extreme phenotype with early cardiovascular dysfunction.

Rates of white matter hyperintensities compatible with the radiological profile of multiple sclerosis within self-referred synesthete populations (2014)
Journal Article
Simner, J., Carmichael, D. A., Hubbard, E. M., Morris, Z., & Lawrie, S. M. (2015). Rates of white matter hyperintensities compatible with the radiological profile of multiple sclerosis within self-referred synesthete populations. Neurocase, 21(3), 322-330. https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2014.892625

Synesthesia is an inherited condition causing unusual secondary sensations (e.g, sounds might be experienced as both auditory and visual percepts). The condition has been linked with cognitive and perceptual benefits and is considered a benign altern... Read More about Rates of white matter hyperintensities compatible with the radiological profile of multiple sclerosis within self-referred synesthete populations.

Treatment non-adherence in pediatric long-term medical conditions: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies of caregivers’ views. (2014)
Journal Article
Santer, M., Ring, N., Yardley, L., Geraghty, A. W., & Wyke, S. (2014). Treatment non-adherence in pediatric long-term medical conditions: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies of caregivers’ views. BMC Pediatrics, 14(1), Article 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-63

Background: Non-adherence to prescribed treatments is the primary cause of treatment failure in pediatric long-term conditions. Greater understanding of parents and caregivers’ reasons for non-adherence can help to address this problem and improve... Read More about Treatment non-adherence in pediatric long-term medical conditions: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies of caregivers’ views..

e-Placement Scotland - Defining the placement landscape for computing (2014)
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Allford, R., & Smith, S. (2014). e-Placement Scotland - Defining the placement landscape for computing. Edinbrurgh Napier University: e-Placement Scotland

This publication aims to introduce employers and employer bodies to e-Placement Scotland and its work with Scotland’s Universities to produce quality work placements in the computing industry. • e-Placement Scotland is a strategic partnership betwee... Read More about e-Placement Scotland - Defining the placement landscape for computing.

Model reduction by balanced truncation for systems with nuclear Hankel operators (2014)
Journal Article
Guiver, C., & Opmeer, M. R. (2014). Model reduction by balanced truncation for systems with nuclear Hankel operators. SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 52(2), 1366-1401. https://doi.org/10.1137/110846981

We prove the H-infinity error bounds for Lyapunov balanced truncation and for optimal Hankel norm approximation under the assumption that the Hankel operator is nuclear. This is an improvement of the result from Glover, Curtain, and Partington [SIAM... Read More about Model reduction by balanced truncation for systems with nuclear Hankel operators.