All Outputs (161)

Communication and contraception in rural Bangladesh. (2006)
Journal Article
Gayen, K., & Raeside, R. (2006). Communication and contraception in rural Bangladesh. World Health and Population, 8, 57-73

This paper examines the association of communication in explaining the decision of women in rural Bangladesh to use or not to use contraception. Using survey data from villages in Bangladesh, we found that communication is an important influence on t... Read More about Communication and contraception in rural Bangladesh..

Inappropriate high speed: who does it and why? (2006)
Journal Article
Fuller, R., Bates, H., Gormley, M., Hannigan, B., Stradling, S. G., Broughton, P., …O'Dolan, C. (2006). Inappropriate high speed: who does it and why?. Behavioural Research in Road Safety, 70-84

Inappropriate high speeds are associated with increases in crash probability and severity, and we need to understand why they happen if we are to design workable interventions. Thirty-six drivers participated in four focus groups: one of profession... Read More about Inappropriate high speed: who does it and why?.

The development of transversely stress-laminated timber arch bridges for pedestrian and minor vehicle use. (2006)
Thesis
Freedman, G. J. H. The development of transversely stress-laminated timber arch bridges for pedestrian and minor vehicle use. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3844

Is this a Brave New World? A postcolonial review of The Tempest. (2006)
Book Chapter
Fraser, B. (2006). Is this a Brave New World? A postcolonial review of The Tempest. In G. Tapati, & B. Salil (Eds.), To Times in Hope: Essays in Memory of Professor S.C. Sengupta (111-120). Blue Pencil

Bengal partition stories: an unclosed chapter. (2006)
Book
Fraser, B. (2006). Bengal partition stories: an unclosed chapter. Anthem Press

This book throws new light on post-colonial evaluations of the Partition and its effect on eastern India. Until very recently, a striking state of ‘near silence’ has existed concerning the violence encountered by those who fled across the Bengal bord... Read More about Bengal partition stories: an unclosed chapter..

Editorial-Journal of Stevenson Studies Issue 3 (2006)
Other
Dryden, L., & Watson, R. (2006). Editorial-Journal of Stevenson Studies Issue 3

This is an editorial for issue 3 of the Journal of Stevenson Studies for which Linda Dryden is co-General Editor

'To Boldly Go': Heart of Darkness and popular culture. (2006)
Book Chapter
Dryden, L. (2006). 'To Boldly Go': Heart of Darkness and popular culture. In P. B. Armstrong (Ed.), Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness (500-506). Norton Critical Edition

This is an extract of the paper published first in Conradiana and now included in the Norton anthology of essays accompanying the text of Heart of Darkness. The essays are selected on the basis of their originality and contribution to the field of Co... Read More about 'To Boldly Go': Heart of Darkness and popular culture..

City of Dreadful Night: Stevenson's Gothic London. (2006)
Book Chapter
Dryden, L. (2006). City of Dreadful Night: Stevenson's Gothic London. In R. Ambrosini, & R. Dury (Eds.), Robert Louis Stevenson: Writer of Boundaries (253-264). University of Wisconsin Press

The essay discusses the portrayal of late-nineteenth-century London in Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, suggesting that the city is as much of a character in the novel as the protagonists.

At the court of Blackwood’s: in the Kampong of Hugh Clifford. (2006)
Book Chapter
Dryden, L. (2006). At the court of Blackwood’s: in the Kampong of Hugh Clifford. In D. Finkelstein (Ed.), Print Culture and the Blackwood Tradition 1805-1930 (215-35). University of Toronto Press

Research-led teaching: a review of two initiatives in valuing the link between teaching and research. (2006)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2006). Research-led teaching: a review of two initiatives in valuing the link between teaching and research. Journal for Education in the Built Environment, 1, 73-93

Research led teaching is a matter which has recently attracted a considerable amount of attention, particularly from those in higher education who are of the opinion that we need to value the link between teaching and research. Examining the relati... Read More about Research-led teaching: a review of two initiatives in valuing the link between teaching and research..

Sunspace augmented positive Input ventilation of buildings. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Currie, J. (2006). Sunspace augmented positive Input ventilation of buildings.

A total of 16 positive input ventilation (PIV) units were installed in a new build housing development in west Scotland utilising a glazed sunspace on the south elevation of each dwelling to augment the energy saving potential of the installation.... Read More about Sunspace augmented positive Input ventilation of buildings..

Competitive processes and the labour market in the contact centre industry in the North West. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cabras, I. (2006). Competitive processes and the labour market in the contact centre industry in the North West.

Sociologie de la Presse Musicale Alternative en Grande Bretagne (2006)
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2006). Sociologie de la Presse Musicale Alternative en Grande Bretagne. Copyright Volume! Autour des Musiques Populaires, 5, 7-25

Research on alternative media have often adopted the punk fanzine to establish as teacher. This article intends to return to this finding and explore a wide range of zines and magazines questioning the usual equation between professionalism and stand... Read More about Sociologie de la Presse Musicale Alternative en Grande Bretagne.

Automotive design methods applied to marine transport design (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Owen, J. K., & Drummond, I. (2006). Automotive design methods applied to marine transport design. In International Symposium on Marine Design

Coventry University has a successful three decade history in graduating industrial designers primarily in the automotive and transport sectors; increasingly these skills are being recognised as relevant to the design of marine vehicles. Primarily the... Read More about Automotive design methods applied to marine transport design.

Adolescent substance use in different social and peer contexts: a social network analysis. (2006)
Journal Article
Pearson, M., Sweeting, H., West, P., Young, R., Gordon, J., & Turner, K. (2006). Adolescent substance use in different social and peer contexts: a social network analysis. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 13(6), 519-536. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687630600828912

This exploratory study investigates whether associations between social network measures and substance use differ according to type of substance and social context. The analyses use data obtained from 13 and 15 year olds (N=3146) in a school-based su... Read More about Adolescent substance use in different social and peer contexts: a social network analysis..

Working together? Research into the role of inter-agency co-operation in improving employability (2006)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Lindsay, C., Dutton, M., & McCracken, M. G. (2006). Working together? Research into the role of inter-agency co-operation in improving employability. Labour Market Bulletin, 20, 163-169

This report presents the findings of research commissioned by the Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland (DELNI) and conducted by the Employment Research Institute (ERI) at Napier University, Edinburgh, with the support of the Busi... Read More about Working together? Research into the role of inter-agency co-operation in improving employability.

Best practice in inter-agency cooperation on employability (2006)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Lindsay, C., Dutton, M., & McCracken, M. G. (2006). Best practice in inter-agency cooperation on employability. Labour Market Bulletin, 20,

This article reports the summary of findings of research commissioned by the Department for Employment and Learning on best practice in inter-agency co-operation on employability in 15 countries. The research was conducted by the Employment Research... Read More about Best practice in inter-agency cooperation on employability.

DIFFERENT user reaction and efficient DIFFERENTiation of charges and tolls - Interim Results of Behavioural Analysis and Framework Deliverable D4.1 (2006)
Report
Bielefeldt, C. (2006). DIFFERENT user reaction and efficient DIFFERENTiation of charges and tolls - Interim Results of Behavioural Analysis and Framework Deliverable D4.1

Executive summary

DIFFERENT User Reaction and Efficient DIFFERENTiation of Charges and Tolls - First Survey of Theory on Differentiated Charging; Formulation of Hypotheses and of Methodological Framework Deliverable D3.1 (2006)
Report
Bielefeldt, C. (2006). DIFFERENT User Reaction and Efficient DIFFERENTiation of Charges and Tolls - First Survey of Theory on Differentiated Charging; Formulation of Hypotheses and of Methodological Framework Deliverable D3.1. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Napier

Executive summary.

Minimal revenue network tolling: system optimisation under stochastic assignment with elastic demand. (2006)
Book Chapter
Stewart, K., & Maher, M. (2006). Minimal revenue network tolling: system optimisation under stochastic assignment with elastic demand. In S. Lawphongpanich, D. Hearn, & M. Smith (Eds.), Mathematics in transport : selected proceedings of the 4th IMA Intern

The classical road tolling problem is to toll network links such that, under the principles of Wardropian User Equilibrium (UE) assignment, a System Optimising (SO) flow pattern is obtained. Such toll sets are however non-unique, and further optimisa... Read More about Minimal revenue network tolling: system optimisation under stochastic assignment with elastic demand..