All Outputs (1597)

An empirical study of relationships between accounting conservatism and executive compensation-performance sensitivity (2019)
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Gao, S., & Zeng, Y. (2019). An empirical study of relationships between accounting conservatism and executive compensation-performance sensitivity. International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, 27(1), 130-150. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijaim-01-2018-0002

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between accounting conservatism and executive compensation-performance sensitivity with a view to identifying the influence of accounting conservatism on the efficiency of executive comp... Read More about An empirical study of relationships between accounting conservatism and executive compensation-performance sensitivity.

Loneliness and social isolation causal association with health-related lifestyle risk in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol (2019)
Journal Article
Malcolm, M., Frost, H., & Cowie, J. (2019). Loneliness and social isolation causal association with health-related lifestyle risk in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Systematic Reviews, 8(1), 48-56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-019-0968-x

Background The health impacts of loneliness and social isolation among older adults are widely acknowledged. Despite this, there is no consensus on the possible causal nature of this relationship, which could undermine effectiveness of interventions... Read More about Loneliness and social isolation causal association with health-related lifestyle risk in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

Doctor Who: The Elysian Blade (2019)
Digital Artefact
Bishop, D. (2019). Doctor Who: The Elysian Blade. [Digital download / CD]

An original adventure for the Second Doctor and his companions, Jamie and Victoria. Fleeing from the rising tide on a distant planet, the Doctor and his friends meet the survivors of a mysterious outfit that wields the Blade of Longing and the Angel... Read More about Doctor Who: The Elysian Blade.

‘Navigating the ‘Decolonising’ process: Avoiding pitfalls and some Do’s and Don’ts’ (2019)
Other
Keval, H. (2019). ‘Navigating the ‘Decolonising’ process: Avoiding pitfalls and some Do’s and Don’ts’. [Teaching resource]

Promoting exemplary inquiry: searching for an effective pedagogical approach (2019)
Journal Article
Cowan, J. (2020). Promoting exemplary inquiry: searching for an effective pedagogical approach. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 44(5), 628-639. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2019.1571175

This article traces and critically analyses a personal journey in search of effective ways to promote exemplary questioning on the part of students. The article is in many ways a polemic rather than a scientific study, which emerges as much from the... Read More about Promoting exemplary inquiry: searching for an effective pedagogical approach.

Student engagement in mobile learning activities: breakdowns and breakthroughs (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fabian, K. (2019). Student engagement in mobile learning activities: breakdowns and breakthroughs. In Proceedings of the Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (2818-2825)

The ubiquity of mobile devices together with the potential to bridge classroom learning to real-world has added a new angle to contextualising mathematics learning. The goal of this research was to evaluate student engagement in a series of mobile le... Read More about Student engagement in mobile learning activities: breakdowns and breakthroughs.

Assessing the effect of process sociology (figurations) in an organisational (healthcare) environment (2019)
Preprint / Working Paper
Fascia, M. (2019). Assessing the effect of process sociology (figurations) in an organisational (healthcare) environment

This study interprets evidence from organisational and personal perspectives and identify if the relationship analysis can be used to increase organisational (process) efficiency.

Firewood usage and indoor air pollution from traditional cooking fires in Gazi Bay, Kenya (2019)
Journal Article
Jung, J., & Huxham, M. (2019). Firewood usage and indoor air pollution from traditional cooking fires in Gazi Bay, Kenya. Bioscience Horizons, 11, Article hzy014. https://doi.org/10.1093/biohorizons/hzy014

Mangroves are increasingly being recognised for the important ecosystem services they provide, including carbon fixation, shoreline protection and fisheries habitats. In addition, they provide typical forest goods such as timber and firewood; harvest... Read More about Firewood usage and indoor air pollution from traditional cooking fires in Gazi Bay, Kenya.

Pay Gaps Between Domestic and International Fishers: an Economic or Ethical Issue? (2019)
Journal Article
Caveen, A., Chikwama, C., Botterill, K., Jones, E., Jones, E., Botterill, K., Chikwama, C., Caveen, A., & Gray, T. (2020). Pay Gaps Between Domestic and International Fishers: an Economic or Ethical Issue?. Maritime Studies, 19(1), 15-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40152-019-00133-6

Through the global market for maritime labour, multi-national crews now work on fishing vessels which were once serviced by domestic crews only. The remuneration and working conditions for non-domestic crews are causing concern, with allegations of u... Read More about Pay Gaps Between Domestic and International Fishers: an Economic or Ethical Issue?.

The RPL Load Balancing in IoT Network with Burst Traffic Scenarios (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Altwassi, H. S., Pervez, Z., Dahal, K., & Ghaleb, B. (2018, December). The RPL Load Balancing in IoT Network with Burst Traffic Scenarios. Presented at 2018 12th International Conference on Software, Knowledge, Information Management & Applications (SKIMA), Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The RPL (Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks) has emerged within constrained networks as the de-facto IPv6 routing standard, which entangles many concepts that make it a complex, albeit a rather flexible protocol. However, load balancin... Read More about The RPL Load Balancing in IoT Network with Burst Traffic Scenarios.

Analyzing Objective and Subjective Data in Social Sciences: Implications for Smart Cities (2019)
Journal Article
Erhan, L., Ndubuaku, M., Ferrara, E., Richardson, M., Sheffield, D., Ferguson, F. J., Brindley, P., & Liotta, A. (2019). Analyzing Objective and Subjective Data in Social Sciences: Implications for Smart Cities. IEEE Access, 7, 19890-19906. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2897217

The ease of deployment of digital technologies and the Internet of Things gives us the opportunity to carry out large-scale social studies and to collect vast amounts of data from our cities. In this paper, we investigate a novel way of analyzing dat... Read More about Analyzing Objective and Subjective Data in Social Sciences: Implications for Smart Cities.

A mixed‐methods, randomized controlled feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) versus SC alone for DSM‐5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities (2019)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Brown, M., Taggart, L., Truesdale, M., Sirisena, C., Walley, R., Mason-Roberts, S., Bradley, A., & Paterson, D. (2019). A mixed‐methods, randomized controlled feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) versus SC alone for DSM‐5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32(4), 806-818. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12570

Objective: To report the results of the first randomised feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) vs. SC alone for DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabil... Read More about A mixed‐methods, randomized controlled feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) versus SC alone for DSM‐5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities.

Focusing on lactate shuttle: a model of brain metabolism analyzed with CSP (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Patsatzis, D., Tingas, S., Goussis, D. A., & Mani Sarathy, S. (2019, February). Focusing on lactate shuttle: a model of brain metabolism analyzed with CSP. Paper presented at 10th International Conference Dynamical Systems Applied to Biology and Natural Sciences (DSABNS), Napoli, Italy

The mammalian brain utilizes glucose as its main source of energy. However,it has been recently discovered that lactate can also be considered important as a fuel and a signaling molecule in neuronal activity, especially during neuronalactivation. Th... Read More about Focusing on lactate shuttle: a model of brain metabolism analyzed with CSP.

The Performance of Portfolios based on Excess Cash Holdings: Evidence from UK companies (2019)
Preprint / Working Paper
Adamolekun, G., Jones, E., & Li, H. (2019). The Performance of Portfolios based on Excess Cash Holdings: Evidence from UK companies

In this study, we examine the performance of portfolios based on excess cash holdings using a sample of UK listed firms. We argue that firms with excess cash holdings outperform firms that hold less cash. Strategically, excess cash holdings provide a... Read More about The Performance of Portfolios based on Excess Cash Holdings: Evidence from UK companies.

Medicines adherence to anti-platelet therapy in acute coronary syndrome: part 1 (2019)
Journal Article
Paterson, R., & Mahadi, T. (2019). Medicines adherence to anti-platelet therapy in acute coronary syndrome: part 1. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 1(2), 66-68. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2019.1.2.66

Ruth Paterson and Tasha Mahadi provide an overview of recently published articles that may be of interest to prescribers. Should you wish to look at any of the articles in more detail, a full reference is provided.

The Japanese Plan to Dominate East Asia – The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere (2019)
Journal Article
Piegzik, M. A. (2019). The Japanese Plan to Dominate East Asia – The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość, 34(2), 234–255

Towards a High-Performance Modelica Compiler (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Agosta, G., Baldino, E., Casella, F., Cherubin, S., Leva, A., & Terraneo, F. (2019, March). Towards a High-Performance Modelica Compiler. Presented at The 13th International Modelica Conference, Regensburg, Germany

The use of Modelica as a modelling and simulation language is progressively replacing hand-tuned simulation code written in traditional imperative programming languages. This adoption is fuelled by the availability of libraries to target different ap... Read More about Towards a High-Performance Modelica Compiler.

Film: On the Outside (2019)
Digital Artefact
Gray, P. (2019). Film: On the Outside

On the Outside, is the outcome of an educational film project that was a collaboration with women who were serving sentences in HMP Polmont. The project was undertaken in two parts. The first part ran inside the prison over a period of three months,... Read More about Film: On the Outside.

Smart City Development: ICT Innovation for Urban Sustainability (2019)
Book Chapter
Mora, L., Deakin, M., Aina, Y. A., & Appio, F. P. (2019). Smart City Development: ICT Innovation for Urban Sustainability. In W. Leal Filho, A. M. Azul, L. Brandli, P. G. Özuyar, & T. Wall (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Sustainable Cities and Communities, (1-17). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71061-7_27-1

Item is living reference work. No abstract available.

Knowledge transfer structures. (2019)
Preprint / Working Paper
Fascia, M. (2019). Knowledge transfer structures

Dominant research streams in healthcare management conclude that knowledge transfer between patient groups is accomplished through instructions and/or socially constructed practices. Underlying these views is the belief that texts and practices carry... Read More about Knowledge transfer structures..