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Factorization Techniques for Predicting Student Performance (2012)
Book Chapter
Thai-Nghe, N., Drumond, L., Horváth, T., Krohn-Grimberghe, A., Nanopoulos, A., & Schmidt-Thieme, L. (2012). Factorization Techniques for Predicting Student Performance. In O. C. Santos, & J. G. Boticario (Eds.), Educational Recommender Systems and Techno

Recommender systems are widely used in many areas, especially in e-commerce. Recently, they are also applied in e-learning for recommending learning objects (e.g. papers) to students. This chapter introduces state-of-the-art recommender system techni... Read More about Factorization Techniques for Predicting Student Performance.

The Media in Transforming Audiences and Societies (2012)
Book Chapter
Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, B., & Zeller, F. (2012). The Media in Transforming Audiences and Societies. In P. Pęzik (Ed.), Corpus data across languages and disciplines (133-156). Peter Lang

Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses (2012)
Book Chapter
Henninger, M., & Neal, D. R. (2012). Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses. In D. Rasmussen Neal (Ed.), Social Media for Academics: A Practical Guide (141-159). Chandos Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-

This chapter presents ideas for delivering online course content and communication in ways that will increase student participation and engagement. Diane Rasmussen Neal discusses options for using social media such as discussion forums, synchronous c... Read More about Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses.

(Un)translatable queer? Or what is lost and can be found in translation... (2012)
Book Chapter
Kulpa, R., Mizielińska, J., & Stasinska, A. (2012). (Un)translatable queer? Or what is lost and can be found in translation... In S. Mesquita, M. K. Wiedlack, & K. Lasthofer (Eds.), Import - Export - Transport. Queer Theory, Queer Critique, and Activism

Perhaps some of the most interesting recent developments in queer studies are those books criticizing the US American bias within the discipline (e.g., Hemmings 2007; Mizielinska 2010; Downing and Gillett 2011), and a move towards embracing “non-West... Read More about (Un)translatable queer? Or what is lost and can be found in translation....

Multiculturalism with Chinese characteristics (2012)
Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2012). Multiculturalism with Chinese characteristics. In L. Hernandez (Ed.), China and the West : encounters with the other in culture, arts, politics and everyday life (73-92). Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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The game is aFoot, Watson: DeepQA systems and the future of HCI (2012)
Book Chapter
Keates, S., & Varker, P. (2012). The game is aFoot, Watson: DeepQA systems and the future of HCI. In M. M. Soares, & F. Rebelo (Eds.), Advances in Usability Evaluation Part II (341-348). Florida, USA: CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b12324-40

In February 2011, the IBM Watson DeepQA (deep question and answer) system took part in a special challenge, pitting its question and answer capability against former Jeopardy!TM grand champions in a televised match. Watson emerged victorious from the... Read More about The game is aFoot, Watson: DeepQA systems and the future of HCI.

Is anybody there?: an assessment of investigative journalism in the UK's Local Press. (2012)
Book Chapter
O'Neill, E. (2012). Is anybody there?: an assessment of investigative journalism in the UK's Local Press. In What Do We Mean by Local? Grassroots Journalism: Its Death and Rebirth, (166-173)

Investigative Journalism as a genre within the UK's local press has always faced challenges and pressures. This chapter assesses where this mode of reporting currently stands in the local sector in 2013 and analyses whether new funding streams need t... Read More about Is anybody there?: an assessment of investigative journalism in the UK's Local Press..

‘This was really different!' Alternative perspectives on the student experience of assessment: alienation and engagement (2012)
Book Chapter
Sambell, K. (2012). ‘This was really different!' Alternative perspectives on the student experience of assessment: alienation and engagement. In I. Solomonides, . A. Reid, & P. Petocz (Eds.), Engaging with learning in higher education (185-208). Libri P

This chapter focuses on students' experiences of engagement in the context of assessment. It explores one case study, which formed part of a university-wide attempt to promote Assessment of Learning (AfL), based on strong arguments in the research l... Read More about ‘This was really different!' Alternative perspectives on the student experience of assessment: alienation and engagement.

“Here’s looking at you, kid.’’ From Big Brother to Big Brother: teenagers under surveillance (2012)
Book Chapter
Sambell, K. (2012). “Here’s looking at you, kid.’’ From Big Brother to Big Brother: teenagers under surveillance. In C. Ní Bhroin, & P. Kennon (Eds.), What do we tell the children? : critical essays on children's literature (182-195). Cambridge S

This chapter discusses the ways in which the young adult author, Melvin Burgess, engages with the theme of surveillance. It will focus on his 2006 novel, Sara's Face, arguing that this novel critically explores dicsourses regarding teenage girls' re... Read More about “Here’s looking at you, kid.’’ From Big Brother to Big Brother: teenagers under surveillance.

Engaging with Generation Y at Museums (2012)
Book Chapter
Leask, A., & Barron, P. (2012). Engaging with Generation Y at Museums. In M. Smith, & G. Richards (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Cultural TourismTaylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203120958.ch50

Museums form a significant proportion of the cultural tourism offering in many destinations across the world. They ‘serve the functions of collection, research and exhibition, as well as education and recreation’ (Sheng and Chen 2011: 53) meaning tha... Read More about Engaging with Generation Y at Museums.

Cultural Tourism and the Mobilities Paradigm (2012)
Book Chapter
Hannam, K. (2012). Cultural Tourism and the Mobilities Paradigm. In The Routledge Handbook of Cultural TourismTaylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203120958.ch17

his chapter reviews work from what has been termed the ‘new mobilities paradigm’ (Sheller and Urry 2004). The mobilities paradigm arguably allows us to place travel and tourism at the centre of social and cultural life rather than at the margins. Suc... Read More about Cultural Tourism and the Mobilities Paradigm.

Chapter Five - Review: Metal-Based Nanoparticles; Size, Function, and Areas for Advancement in Applied Microbiology (2012)
Book Chapter
Sweet, M. J., Chessher, A., & Singleton, I. (2012). Chapter Five - Review: Metal-Based Nanoparticles; Size, Function, and Areas for Advancement in Applied Microbiology. Advances in Applied Microbiology, (113-142). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-

Abstract Nanoparticles (NPs) are attracting increased attention in commerce and applied microbiology due to their antimicrobial activity, high electrical conductivity, and optical properties. For example, silver {NPs} have broad spectrum antimicrobia... Read More about Chapter Five - Review: Metal-Based Nanoparticles; Size, Function, and Areas for Advancement in Applied Microbiology.

The effect of pasture restriction on dry matter intake by foraging donkeys in the UK. (2012)
Book Chapter
Wood, S. J., Smith, D., Morriss, C. J., & Cuddeford, D. (2012). The effect of pasture restriction on dry matter intake by foraging donkeys in the UK. In M. Saastamoinen, M. J. Fradinho, A. S. Santos, & N. Miraglia (Eds.), Forages and grazing in horse nutr

Good pasture management on equine operations is essential to maintaining the productivity and value of the pasture as well as providing the proper nutrients and environment to grow a healthy horse. The objective of this paper is to provide an overvie... Read More about The effect of pasture restriction on dry matter intake by foraging donkeys in the UK..

Disseminating learning. (2012)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M., & Legacy, C. (2012). Disseminating learning. In N. Low (Ed.), Transforming urban transport: the ethics, politics and practices of sustainable mobility. Routledge

Central to achieving sustainable transport are the processes of dissemination of learning and engagement with the public necessary to generate the motive force to transform transport. Dissemination has usually been considered to be a task undertaken... Read More about Disseminating learning..

The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport. (2012)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2012). The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport. In H. Geerlings, Y. Shiftan, & D. Stead (Eds.), Transition towards sustainable mobility: the role of instruments, Individual and Institutions (217

Many of the processes of strategic planning and transport have long been based on slow changing environments where much of the operational investment could reasonably be undertaken on the basis that, if the present was well understood, the projection... Read More about The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport..