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Recovery of MRSA and Clostridium difficile in an ICU ward (2011)
Journal Article
Ram, A., Gibb, A. P., Templeton, K., Holmes, A., Swann, D., & Taylor, C. M. (2011). Recovery of MRSA and Clostridium difficile in an ICU ward. BMC Proceedings, 5, 185-185. https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-5-S6-P185

Introduction / objectives The role of the hospital environment as a reservoir of infection is poorly understood. Therefore, baseline levels of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and Clostridium difficile contamination on surfaces wer... Read More about Recovery of MRSA and Clostridium difficile in an ICU ward.

Assessment of accuracy, reliability and force measurement errors for a tethered swimming apparatus (2011)
Journal Article
Psycharakis, S., Paradisis, G., & Zacharogiannis, E. (2011). Assessment of accuracy, reliability and force measurement errors for a tethered swimming apparatus. International journal of performance analysis in sport, 11, 410-416

Researchers frequently use purpose-built devices to calculate propulsive forces during tethered swimming. Although such devices are subject to force measurement errors, no specific methods have been suggested in the swimming literature for the estima... Read More about Assessment of accuracy, reliability and force measurement errors for a tethered swimming apparatus.

Shoulder and hip roll differences between breathing and non-breathing conditions in front crawl swimming (2011)
Journal Article
Psycharakis, S., & McCabe, C. (2011). Shoulder and hip roll differences between breathing and non-breathing conditions in front crawl swimming. Journal of Biomechanics, 44, 1752-1756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.04.004

The effects of breathing on body roll have been previously investigated for the roll of the whole trunk only. The purposes of this study were: to calculate separately the shoulder roll (SR) and hip roll (HR) of swimmers during front crawl for non-bre... Read More about Shoulder and hip roll differences between breathing and non-breathing conditions in front crawl swimming.

A longitudinal analysis on the validity and reliability of ratings of perceived exertion for elite swimmers (2011)
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Psycharakis, S. (2011). A longitudinal analysis on the validity and reliability of ratings of perceived exertion for elite swimmers. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 25, 420-426. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181bff58c

The purpose of this study was to examine longitudinally the reliability and validity of ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) for monitoring exercise intensity in elite swimmers, with the percentage of maximum heart rate (%HRmax) and the blood lactate... Read More about A longitudinal analysis on the validity and reliability of ratings of perceived exertion for elite swimmers.

Factors that influence student e-learning participation in a UK Higher Education institution. (2011)
Journal Article
Penny, K. I. (2011). Factors that influence student e-learning participation in a UK Higher Education institution. Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 7, 81-95

E-learning involves the use of information and communication technologies to deliver teaching and learning and is becoming increasingly important in the delivery of higher education. An online questionnaire survey was designed to gather information o... Read More about Factors that influence student e-learning participation in a UK Higher Education institution..

The value of container terminal investment to ocean carrier strategy. (2011)
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Pawlik, T., Stemmler, L., Baird, A., & Helch, M. (2011). The value of container terminal investment to ocean carrier strategy. Maritime Economics and Logistics, 13, 319-341. https://doi.org/10.1057/mel.2011.8

In the current adverse economic environment, container lines strive to cut costs and secure cash flows in order to remain solvent. A number of container lines have invested in container terminals whose divestment could be an opportunity to raise fina... Read More about The value of container terminal investment to ocean carrier strategy..

Heaven and Hell: visions for pervasive adaptation (2011)
Journal Article
Paechter, B., Pitt, J., Serbedzija, N., Michael, K., Willies, J., & Helgason, I. (2011). Heaven and Hell: visions for pervasive adaptation. Procedia Computer Science, 7, 81-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2011.12.025

With everyday objects becoming increasingly smart and the “info-sphere” being enriched with nano-sensors and networked to computationally-enabled devices and services, the way we interact with our environment has changed significantly, and will conti... Read More about Heaven and Hell: visions for pervasive adaptation.

Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs. (2011)
Journal Article
Nicholls, C. M., & Atherton, I. (2011). Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs. Housing Studies, 26, 767-777. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2011.581907

‘Housing First’ programmes in the US involve the provision of mainstream scatter sited permanent housing at the initial stage of support for homeless individuals with multiple needs. This is in contrast to dominant approaches (in the US and Europe) t... Read More about Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs..

Influencing expert judgment: attributions of crime causality. (2011)
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Murray, J., Thomson, M. E., Cooke, D. J., & Charles, K. E. (2011). Influencing expert judgment: attributions of crime causality. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 16, 126-143. https://doi.org/10.1348/135532510X490183

Purpose: The present research aimed to investigate the effects of attribution on expert clinical judgment in comparison to semi-experts and lay-people. Two research questions were addressed. Firstly, would experts be less subject to attributional m... Read More about Influencing expert judgment: attributions of crime causality..

Environmental monitoring and evaluation in Sub-Sahara Africa – a state of the art review (2011)
Journal Article
Mpakati Gama, E., Wamuziri, S., & Sloan, B. (2011). Environmental monitoring and evaluation in Sub-Sahara Africa – a state of the art review. Built & Human Environment Reivew, 4, 56-63

The knowledge and understanding of the environmental related problems associated with development activities has increased rapidly in recent years. Consequently, arise in adoption of appraisal tools for monitoring environmental performance is also ev... Read More about Environmental monitoring and evaluation in Sub-Sahara Africa – a state of the art review.

Applicability of inventory methods for embodied energy assessment of buildings in Sub-Sahara Africa (2011)
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Mpakati Gama, E., Wamuziri, S., & Sloan, B. (2011). Applicability of inventory methods for embodied energy assessment of buildings in Sub-Sahara Africa. The Built and Human Environment Review, 4, 41-55

As the knowledge and understanding of environmental impacts associated with buildings increase, methods of assessing the impacts are also improving in building research. This paper attempts to analyse how applicable the conventional and improved proc... Read More about Applicability of inventory methods for embodied energy assessment of buildings in Sub-Sahara Africa.

The role of inland terminal development in the hinterland access strategies of Spanish ports. (2011)
Journal Article
Monios, J. (2011). The role of inland terminal development in the hinterland access strategies of Spanish ports. Research in Transportation Economics, 33, 59-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2011.08.007

The aim of this paper is to understand how inland terminals are developed in relation both to ports and to other inland terminals within a national system. The paper builds on previous work developing inland terminal taxonomies and applies them to... Read More about The role of inland terminal development in the hinterland access strategies of Spanish ports..

Predicting Malaysian managers' objective and subjective career success. (2011)
Journal Article
Mohd Rasdi, R., Ismail, M., & Garavan, T. N. (2011). Predicting Malaysian managers' objective and subjective career success. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22, 3528-3549. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.560878

Compared with the extensive research on managerial career in the west, little has emerged from Asia. This study reports an investigation of the determinants of objective and subjective career success of managers working in the Malaysian public sector... Read More about Predicting Malaysian managers' objective and subjective career success..

Remodelling Home: engaging the public in architectural and design debate through participatory design (2011)
Journal Article
Milton, A., Winton, E., & Hollis, E. (2011). Remodelling Home: engaging the public in architectural and design debate through participatory design. Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal - Annual Review, 5, 509-526

The “Remodelling Home” project was created for Scotland’s Housing Expo by Claystation, in collaboration with Sustainability, the Scottish Government’s mechanism for promoting sustainable design in the built environment. The Expo was the first event o... Read More about Remodelling Home: engaging the public in architectural and design debate through participatory design.

Unpacking stored and storied knowledge: Elicited biographies of activism in mental health (2011)
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Milligan, C., Kearns, R., & Kyle, R. G. (2011). Unpacking stored and storied knowledge: Elicited biographies of activism in mental health. Health and Place, 17, 7-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.016

In this paper we consider the potential of autobiographical narratives for accessing ‘storied knowledge’ in research around geographies of health voluntarism. We firstly consider what is meant by elicited autobiography and how the narrative approach... Read More about Unpacking stored and storied knowledge: Elicited biographies of activism in mental health.

The isolating and insulating affects and effects of Hepatitis C: a substantive grounded theory (2011)
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McCreaddie, M., Lyons, I., Horsburgh, D., Miller, M., & Frew, J. (2011). The isolating and insulating affects and effects of Hepatitis C: a substantive grounded theory. Gastroenterology Nursing, 34, 49-59. https://doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0b013e31820b2254

Hepatitis C has a global prevalence of 3%, causing chronic infection in 75% of cases, and is currently the main cause of liver transplant in the United Kingdom. This study reviewed patients' and service providers' perspectives on hepatitis C as an en... Read More about The isolating and insulating affects and effects of Hepatitis C: a substantive grounded theory.

Estimating metabolic heat loss in birds and mammals by combining infrared thermography with biophysical modelling (2011)
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McCafferty, D. J., Gilbert, C., Paterson, W., Pomeroy, P. P., Thompson, D., Currie, J., & Ancel, A. (2011). Estimating metabolic heat loss in birds and mammals by combining infrared thermography with biophysical modelling. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 158, 337-345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.09.012

Infrared thermography (IRT) is a technique that determines surface temperature based on physical laws of radiative transfer. Thermal imaging cameras have been used since the 1960s to determine the surface temperature patterns of a wide range of bir... Read More about Estimating metabolic heat loss in birds and mammals by combining infrared thermography with biophysical modelling.

Kinematic differences between front crawl sprint and distance swimmers at sprint pace (2011)
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McCabe, C., Psycharakis, S., & Sanders, R. (2011). Kinematic differences between front crawl sprint and distance swimmers at sprint pace. Journal of Sports Sciences, 29, 115-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2010.523090

The purpose of this study was to use three-dimensional methods to determine whether there are distinct kinematic differences between sprint and distance front crawl swimmers when swimming at a sprint pace. Seven sprint and eight distance specialists... Read More about Kinematic differences between front crawl sprint and distance swimmers at sprint pace.

Young people exiting homelessness: an exploration of process, meaning and definition. (2011)
Journal Article
Mayock, P., O'Sullivan, E., & Corr, M. (2011). Young people exiting homelessness: an exploration of process, meaning and definition. Housing Studies, 26, 803-826. doi:10.1080/02673037.2011.593131

In the past decade in particular, research attention has shifted from an almost exclusive focus on routes or pathways into homelessness towards the investigation of exits from homelessness. As well as demonstrating the multiple paths possible for you... Read More about Young people exiting homelessness: an exploration of process, meaning and definition..

Homeless young people, families and change: family support as a facilitator to exiting homelessness. (2011)
Journal Article
Mayock, P., Corr, M., & O'Sullivan, E. (2011). Homeless young people, families and change: family support as a facilitator to exiting homelessness. Child and Family Social Work, 16, 391-401. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2206.2010.00753.x

The families of homeless young people are most often portrayed as a precipitating factor in their homelessness. However, recent studies, particularly those taking a longitudinal approach, have drawn attention to the enabling role of family members an... Read More about Homeless young people, families and change: family support as a facilitator to exiting homelessness..