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Multinational corporations' corporate social and environmental reporting (CSED) on websites. (2009)
Journal Article
Joshi, P. L., & Gao, S. S. (2009). Multinational corporations' corporate social and environmental reporting (CSED) on websites. International Journal of Commerce and Management, 19, 27-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/10569210910939654

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate multinational corporations' (MNCs) voluntary practice of including corporate social and environmental disclosure (CSED) on their web sites and characteristics that inspire MNCs to be more accounta... Read More about Multinational corporations' corporate social and environmental reporting (CSED) on websites..

The preparation of child health nurses in sexual health education: An exploratory study. (2009)
Journal Article
Johnston, J. H. (2009). The preparation of child health nurses in sexual health education: An exploratory study. Nurse Education Today, 29, 845-849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2009.03.011

There are very high rates of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections in the teenage population in Scotland. The Scottish Government recommends that child health nurses working alongside education professionals should be addressing these issues.... Read More about The preparation of child health nurses in sexual health education: An exploratory study..

Let us teach the way we preach: using economic concepts in IT-assisted continuous assessment scheme for introductory economics module. (2009)
Journal Article
Jaworski, P. M. (2009). Let us teach the way we preach: using economic concepts in IT-assisted continuous assessment scheme for introductory economics module. Journal advances in higher education : research, education and innovation in the European research area / SPACE, European Network for Business Studies and Languages, 2, 5-20

The paper describes the process and impact on student learning of a new IT-assisted continuous assessment scheme used in Economics 1 first year undergraduate module delivered at Napier University Business School in the academic years 2006/07 and 2007... Read More about Let us teach the way we preach: using economic concepts in IT-assisted continuous assessment scheme for introductory economics module..

A Perspective on Middleware-Oriented Context-Aware Pervasive Systems (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jaroucheh, Z., Liu, X., & Smith, S. (2009, July). A Perspective on Middleware-Oriented Context-Aware Pervasive Systems. Presented at 2009 33rd Annual IEEE International Computer Software and Applications Conference

The evolving concepts of mobile computing, context-awareness, and ambient intelligence are increasingly influencing user's experience of services. Therefore, the goal of this paper is to provide an overview of recent developments and implementations... Read More about A Perspective on Middleware-Oriented Context-Aware Pervasive Systems.

An international evaluation of networks and networking in learning disability nursing. (2009)
Journal Article
Horan, P., & Brown, M. (2009). An international evaluation of networks and networking in learning disability nursing. Learning Disability Practice, 12, 32-37. https://doi.org/10.7748/ldp2009.10.12.8.32.c7312

This article presents the findings of a study of the networking activities of 665 learning disability and intellectual disability nurses in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Participants were emailed a descriptive survey questionnaire, which they c... Read More about An international evaluation of networks and networking in learning disability nursing..

What is intangible heritage? (2009)
Journal Article
Hill, D., Gunn, L., McCleery, A., & McCleery, A. (2009). What is intangible heritage?. LocScot, 8-9

Soft-sphere soft glasses. (2009)
Journal Article
Heyes, D. M., Clarke, S. M., & Brańka, A. C. (2009). Soft-sphere soft glasses. Journal of Chemical Physics, 131, 204506. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3266845

Molecular dynamics simulations have been used to compute physical properties of model fluids in which the particles interacted via the soft-sphere pair potential (SSP) ϕ(r)=ϵ(σ/r) n , where ϵ and σ are the characteristic energy and distance, respe... Read More about Soft-sphere soft glasses..

Implementing a holistic risk management for Small and Medium-sized enterprises. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Henschel, T. (2009, June). Implementing a holistic risk management for Small and Medium-sized enterprises. Presented at 54th Annual World Conference on the International Council for Small Business

Business management literature has largely neglected the theme of risk management for SMEs.
This workshop sketches the outline of a holistic risk management system for SMEs to overcome
the deficits and restrictions that have been detected in the li... Read More about Implementing a holistic risk management for Small and Medium-sized enterprises..

The secret life of the immune system: inspiring pervasive systems (2009)
Newspaper / Magazine
Hart, E. (2009). The secret life of the immune system: inspiring pervasive systems

The immune system performs more than simply defence and exploiting its additional functionality can lead to the design of better pervasive adaptive systems.

Health, Illness and the body. (2009)
Book Chapter
Harden, J. (2009). Health, Illness and the body. In I. Marsh, M. Keating, S. Punch, & J. Harden (Eds.), Sociology: making sense of society (513-554). Pearsons

Analyzing communication in a complex service process: an application of triangulation in a case study of the Scottish Prison Service. (2009)
Journal Article
Hancock, P. G., & Raeside, R. (2009). Analyzing communication in a complex service process: an application of triangulation in a case study of the Scottish Prison Service. Journal of Applied Security Research, 4, 291-308. https://doi.org/10.1080/19361610902930071

This article highlights the role of statistical analysis in clarifying the flow of communication embedded in a complex service process within the Scottish Prison Service (SPS). Using triangulation techniques in a case study of a selected SPS site, it... Read More about Analyzing communication in a complex service process: an application of triangulation in a case study of the Scottish Prison Service..

Introduction (2009)
Book Chapter
Grier, N. (2009). Introduction. In Company Law. (3rd). W. Green and Son

Introductory chapter about the origins and purpose of company law.

Critical companionship - the lived experience. (2009)
Book Chapter
Greggans, A., & Conlon, M. M. M. (2009). Critical companionship - the lived experience. In A. Titchen, & B. McCormack (Eds.), Revealing Nursing Expertise Through Practitioner Inquiry. Wiley-Blackwell

Visual search for targets on natural textured backgrounds. (2009)
Journal Article
Green, P. R., Willis, A., & Egan, C. D. (2009). Visual search for targets on natural textured backgrounds. Perception, 38, 41

Little is known about visual search for targets on natural, textured backgrounds, or about the capacity of biological camouflage patterns to provide protection across a range of backgrounds. The experiments described address both these problems. Obse... Read More about Visual search for targets on natural textured backgrounds..