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Re-reading Edward Weston. (2003)
Book Chapter
McGrath, R. (2003). Re-reading Edward Weston. In L. Wells (Ed.), The Photography Reader (327-337). Routledge

Channelling expertise from Napier’s HCI group – human-centred knowledge transfer. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McEwan, T., Benyon, D., & Turner, S. (2003, September). Channelling expertise from Napier’s HCI group – human-centred knowledge transfer. Presented at HCI 2003 - Designing for Society

The scope of the activities of Napier University’s HCI Group includes technology transfer, which led recently a national award. UCD is a typically mature set of ideas now ready for transfer, but as technology transfer gives way to knowledge transfer,... Read More about Channelling expertise from Napier’s HCI group – human-centred knowledge transfer..

Navigation: within and beyond the metaphor in interface design. (2003)
Book Chapter
McCall, R., & Benyon, D. (2003). Navigation: within and beyond the metaphor in interface design. In K. Hook, D. Benyon, & A. J. Munro (Eds.), Designing Information Spaces: The Social Navigation Approach (355-384). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0035-5_16

Over the last few years we have been exploring an alternative conceptual isation of human-computer interaction (HCl) that sees HCl as the navigation of information spaces (Benyon and Höök, 1997). As a corollary cognitive engineers can be seen as the... Read More about Navigation: within and beyond the metaphor in interface design..

The implications of ISO 717 spectrum adaption terms for residential dwellings. (2003)
Journal Article
Mackenzie, R., & Smith, S. (2003). The implications of ISO 717 spectrum adaption terms for residential dwellings. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, 25,

In 2001 new proposals were issued for public consultation regarding changes to the English and Welsh Building Regulations Part E "resistance to the passage of
sound" and guidance document Approved Document E. Several major changes were proposed in... Read More about The implications of ISO 717 spectrum adaption terms for residential dwellings..

Making EFQM work at the manufacturing level. (2003)
Book Chapter
MacKerron, G., Fernie, J., & Masson, R. (2003). Making EFQM work at the manufacturing level. In M. Cotterell (Ed.), Knowledge Driven Manufacturing (141-150). CIT Press

Self-Assessment (SA) has gained international recognition as a methodology for identifying strengths and weaknesses across an organisation's activities and performance as part of their total quality management (TQM) activity. The European Foundation... Read More about Making EFQM work at the manufacturing level..

‘The End of the Beginning’: Global Youth Work in The Boys’ Brigade. (2003)
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G. (2003). ‘The End of the Beginning’: Global Youth Work in The Boys’ Brigade. Youth and Policy, 80, 52-60

Examines the Boys' Brigade (BB) recent engagement with the Global Youth Work (GYW) paying particular attention to the role and outputs of its International Team, a group of young leaders charged with integrating GYW principles wih the youth work agen... Read More about ‘The End of the Beginning’: Global Youth Work in The Boys’ Brigade..

Moisture retention curve in landfilled waste. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kazimoglu, Y. K., McDougall, J., & Pyrah, I. (2003, September). Moisture retention curve in landfilled waste. Presented at Unsaturated soils

Moisture content and moisture movement are key factors in controlling the progress and rate of biodegradation within a landfill as it is the aqueous environment that facilitates the transport of nutrients and microbes. The modelling of infiltration a... Read More about Moisture retention curve in landfilled waste..

I am not the Nit Nurse. (2003)
Journal Article
Johnston, J. H. (2003). I am not the Nit Nurse. Health matters, 21

Acquisition and Classification of heart rate variability using time-frequency representation. (2003)
Thesis
Jacobson, M. L. Acquisition and Classification of heart rate variability using time-frequency representation. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6885

It has been shown that the heati rate varies not only in relation to the cardiac demand
but is also affected by the presence of cardiac disease and diabetes. Furthermore, it has
been shown that heart rate variability may be used as an early indicat... Read More about Acquisition and Classification of heart rate variability using time-frequency representation..

A biodegradacios hulladektarolas. (2003)
Journal Article
Imre, E., McDougall, J., Farkas, J., Kovacs, M., Czap, Z., Monteiro, V. E. D., & Trang, P. (2003). A biodegradacios hulladektarolas. Journal of the Hungarian Hydrological Society, 83, 374-379

The determinants of the demand for life insurance in an emerging economy – the case of China (2003)
Journal Article
Hwang, T., & Gao, S. S. (2003). The determinants of the demand for life insurance in an emerging economy – the case of China. Managerial Finance, 29(5/6), 82-96. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074350310768779

In the past two decades, many emerging economies have been witnessed the strong growth of their life insurance industry. While research in the demand for life insurance has attracted much attention since the 1960s, most studies have focused on cross-... Read More about The determinants of the demand for life insurance in an emerging economy – the case of China.

The ethical implications and legal aspects of patient restraint. (2003)
Journal Article
Horsburgh, D. (2003). The ethical implications and legal aspects of patient restraint. Nursing Times, 99, 26-27

It is arguable that the association of restraint with people who have severe mental health difficulties may cloud appreciation of its widespread use in other areas of nursing. The focus of this article will be on the use of restraint within a care se... Read More about The ethical implications and legal aspects of patient restraint..

Evaluation of qualitative research. (2003)
Journal Article
Horsburgh, D. (2003). Evaluation of qualitative research. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 12, 307-312. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00683.x

Summary


• It is necessary to subject published research to critical scrutiny, in order to evaluate the robustness of the findings.


• The criteria used in evaluation require to be appropriate for the research paradigm, i.e. quantitative or q... Read More about Evaluation of qualitative research..