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Emotionalisierte Berichterstattung? Wie die Presse in Großbritannien, den USA und Deutschland über die Folgen des Erdbebens und des Tsunamis in Japan berichtete (2014)
Book Chapter
Zeller, F., Arlt, D., & Wolling, J. (2014). Emotionalisierte Berichterstattung? Wie die Presse in Großbritannien, den USA und Deutschland über die Folgen des Erdbebens und des Tsunamis in Japan berichtete. In J. Wolling, & D. Arlt (Eds.), Fukushima und die Folgen - Medienberichterstattung, Öffentliche Meinung, Politische Konsequenzen (183-209). Universitätsverlag Ilmenau

Comparing emissions from 9 European cities and their bus fleets (2014)
Book Chapter
Nanaki, E. A., Koroneos, C. J., Rovas, D., Roset, J., Susca, T., Christensen, T. H., De Gregorio Hurtado, S., Rybka, A., Kopytov, E., Heidrich, O., & Amparo López-Jiménez, P. (2014). Comparing emissions from 9 European cities and their bus fleets. In Understanding Cities: Advances in integrated assessment of urban sustainability

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An introduction to the future (2014)
Book Chapter
Yeoman, I., Robertson, M., McMahon-Beattie, U., Backer, E., & Smith, K. (2014). An introduction to the future. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, McMahon-Beattie, E. Backer, & K. Smith (Eds.), The Future of Events and Festivals (3-9). Routledge

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Mixed-Methods Research in Education: Exploring Students' Response to a Focused Feedback Initiative (2014)
Book Chapter
Scoles, J., Huxham, M., & McArthur, J. (2014). Mixed-Methods Research in Education: Exploring Students' Response to a Focused Feedback Initiative. In Sage Research Methods. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/978144627305013514690

Researchers who are interested in asking a number of questions about a particular phenomenon are increasingly looking to mixed methods as a useful research approach. In this case study, we discuss how mixed-methods research is situated in current deb... Read More about Mixed-Methods Research in Education: Exploring Students' Response to a Focused Feedback Initiative.

Dignity in revolution. (2014)
Book Chapter
Moran, C. F. (2014). Dignity in revolution. In J. Carby-Hall (Ed.), Essays on human rights: a celebration of the life of Dr. Janusz Kochanowski. Ius et Lex Foundation

‘Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being,’ but the central responsibility in international human rights law is placed on the shoulders of the State to guarantee that freedom. Human rights law functions as a critical restraint on the po... Read More about Dignity in revolution..

A Software Engineering Framework for Context-Aware Service-Based Processes in Pervasive Environments (2014)
Book Chapter
Jaroucheh, Z., Liu, X., & Smith, S. (2014). A Software Engineering Framework for Context-Aware Service-Based Processes in Pervasive Environments. In Software Design and Development (71-95). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4301-7.ch005

Context-awareness is considered to be the cornerstone technique for developing pervasive computing applications that are flexible, adaptable, and capable of acting autonomously on behalf of the user. However, context-awareness introduces various soft... Read More about A Software Engineering Framework for Context-Aware Service-Based Processes in Pervasive Environments.

Diabetes (2014)
Book Chapter
Taggart, L., Brown, M., & Karatzias, T. (2014). Diabetes. In L. Taggart, & W. Cousins (Eds.), Health Promotion for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (69-76). Open University Press

Profiling Existing and New Build Housing Stock. (2014)
Book Chapter
Smith, S. (2014). Profiling Existing and New Build Housing Stock. In B. Rasmussen, & M. Machimbarrena (Eds.), COST Action TU0901 – Building acoustics throughout Europe. Volume 1: Towards a common framework (12-30). European Cooperation in Science and Technology

Becoming a Lean University: The Case of the University of St Andrews. (2014)
Book Chapter
Robinson, M., & Yorkstone, S. (2014). Becoming a Lean University: The Case of the University of St Andrews. In Leadership and Governance in Higher Education: Handbook for Decision-makers and Administrators. Raabe Verlag

This article looks at how “lean” can be successfully introduced into a higher education setting by discussing what has become known as ‘The St Andrews Model’. The article demonstrates that “lean” can be adapted to suit the particular circumstances of... Read More about Becoming a Lean University: The Case of the University of St Andrews..

The act and the author. (2014)
Book Chapter
Neill, C. (2014). The act and the author. In I. Parker, & D. Pavón-Cuéllar (Eds.), Lacan, Discourse, Event: New Psychoanalytic Approaches to Textual Indeterminacy (270-278). Routledge

Smart design of stand-alone Solar PV system for off-grid electrification projects. (2014)
Book Chapter
Mohanty, P., & Muneer, T. (2014). Smart design of stand-alone Solar PV system for off-grid electrification projects. In S. C. Bhattacharyya, & D. Palit (Eds.), Mini-Grids for Rural Electrification of Developing Countries: Analysis and Case Studies from South Asia (63-93). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04816-1_4

Solar PV has seen a remarkable growth across the globe with the total PV installation now exceeding several gigawatts (GW). The technology has the versatility and flexibility for designing systems in different regions, especially in remote rural area... Read More about Smart design of stand-alone Solar PV system for off-grid electrification projects..

Health: RFID makes surgery safer. (2014)
Book Chapter
Mival, O., Thuemmler, C., Schneider, A., Paulin, A., Kranzfelder, M., & Hasan, A. (2014). Health: RFID makes surgery safer. In P. Cousin (Ed.), Internet of Things: Success Stories (54-60). Internet of Things Council

This document presents a novel technique to reduce the risk of forgotten surgical towels in surgery. It is an application of IoT in field of healthcare. Integrating RFID tags into towels and developing an application to read this information allow nu... Read More about Health: RFID makes surgery safer..

Sole plate fixing details for modern methods of timber construction. (2014)
Book Chapter
Menendez, J., Leitch, K., & Hairstans, R. (2014). Sole plate fixing details for modern methods of timber construction. In S. Aicher, H. W. Reinhardt, & H. Garrecht (Eds.), Materials and joints in timber structures: recent development of technologies (109-118). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7811-5_10

In order to resist lateral loads, modern methods of timber construction are reliant on the in-plane shear strength of the walls orientated parallel to the applied action. In closed panel systems, the shear stresses are transferred to the foundations... Read More about Sole plate fixing details for modern methods of timber construction..

Sustainable integration of the long term unemployed: From Work First to Career First. (2014)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W., & Fuertes, V. (2014). Sustainable integration of the long term unemployed: From Work First to Career First. In C. Larsen, S. Rand, A. Schmid, & R. Keil (Eds.), Sustainable Economy and Sustainable Employment: Approaches to Measuring Sustainability in Regional and Local Labour Market Monitoring (359-373). Rainer Hampp Verlag

In recent decades, governmental approaches to employment activation policy in many countries have been driven by principles of individual skills development with a focus on “Work First” approaches. While moving into work is seen as the main way out o... Read More about Sustainable integration of the long term unemployed: From Work First to Career First..

The Kailyard's Ghost: community in modern Scottish fiction (2014)
Book Chapter
Lyall, S. (2014). The Kailyard's Ghost: community in modern Scottish fiction. In I. Brown, & J. Berton (Eds.), Roots and Fruits of Scottish Culture: Scottish Identities, History and Contemporary Literature (82-96). Association for Scottish Literary Studies

No abstract available.