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Networking and managers' career success in the Malaysian public sector: The moderating effect of managerial level (2012)
Journal Article
Mohd Rasdi, R., Garavan, T. N., & Ismail, M. (2012). Networking and managers' career success in the Malaysian public sector: The moderating effect of managerial level. European Journal of Training and Development, 36(2/3), 195-212. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591211204715

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how managerial level moderates the relationships between networking behaviours and career success (objective and subjective) in the context of a public sector organisation in Malaysia.Design/meth... Read More about Networking and managers' career success in the Malaysian public sector: The moderating effect of managerial level.

Entrepreneurship and the social integration of new minorities: Iranian hospitality entrepreneurs in Scotland (2012)
Journal Article
Mostajer Haghighi, A., & Lynch, P. (2012). Entrepreneurship and the social integration of new minorities: Iranian hospitality entrepreneurs in Scotland. Tourism review of AIEST--International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism = Revue de tourisme, 67(1), 4-10. https://doi.org/10.1108/16605371211216323

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at perspectives of new minority entrepreneurs towards entrepreneurship, either as a facilitator or as a barrier to the integration of minorities. The research objective is to explore the role of hospita... Read More about Entrepreneurship and the social integration of new minorities: Iranian hospitality entrepreneurs in Scotland.

The effects of electrode misplacement on clinicians’ interpretation of the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (2012)
Journal Article
Bond, R., Finlay, D., Nugent, C., Breen, C., Guldenring, D., & Daly, M. (2012). The effects of electrode misplacement on clinicians’ interpretation of the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 23(7), 610-615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2012.03.011

Introduction This study investigates how a particular incorrect electrode configuration affects the 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG). Methods A correct and an incorrect 12-lead ECG were extracted from a 192-lead BSPM. This was done for 232 BSPMs... Read More about The effects of electrode misplacement on clinicians’ interpretation of the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram.

A framework to inform PSS Conceptual Design by using system-in-use data (2012)
Journal Article
Hussain, R., Lockett, H., & Annamalai Vasantha, G. V. (2012). A framework to inform PSS Conceptual Design by using system-in-use data. Computers in Industry, 63(4), 319-327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2012.02.013

Both the Product-Service System (PSS) literature and industry express a need to close the design loop by using product-in-use data to inform PSS Conceptual Design. Nevertheless, how to actually accomplish this is largely unknown. This research makes... Read More about A framework to inform PSS Conceptual Design by using system-in-use data.

Intrinsic determinants of a population trend in timing of breeding in the wandering albatross (2012)
Journal Article
Lewis, S., Nussey, D. H., Wood, A. G., Croxall, J. P., & Phillips, R. A. (2012). Intrinsic determinants of a population trend in timing of breeding in the wandering albatross. Oikos, 121(12), 2061-2071. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20293.x

Numerous studies of wild animal species have documented that population level responses to environmental change are underpinned by individual level phenotypic plasticity. However, where the relationship between an individual trait and a climate varia... Read More about Intrinsic determinants of a population trend in timing of breeding in the wandering albatross.

A silicone host for Lumogen dyes (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hardy, D. A., Kerrouche, A., Roaf, S. C., & Richards., B. S. (2012). A silicone host for Lumogen dyes. In M. Hutchins, N. Pearsall, & A. Cole (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8th Photovoltaic Science, Applications and Technology Conference (PVSAT-8)

Altering the encapsulant colour in photovoltaic (PV) modules is a straightforward way of achieving greater colour range whilst minimising additional cost in PV systems. Lumogen fluorescent, organic dyes offer a way of adding colour to the encapsulant... Read More about A silicone host for Lumogen dyes.

No longer exempt from good practice: using exemplars to close the feedback gap for exams (2012)
Journal Article
Scoles, J., Huxham, M., & McArthur, J. (2013). No longer exempt from good practice: using exemplars to close the feedback gap for exams. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 38(6), 631-645. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2012.674485

In this paper, we discuss the anomaly between the increasing interest in feedback in current education research, the continued role of time-limited, unseen examinations as a form of assessment and the dearth of literature on feedback related to such... Read More about No longer exempt from good practice: using exemplars to close the feedback gap for exams.

Through the looking glass: challenges for human resource development (HRD) post the global financial crisis – business as usual? (2012)
Journal Article
MacKenzie, C. A., Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2012). Through the looking glass: challenges for human resource development (HRD) post the global financial crisis – business as usual?. Human Resource Development International, 15(3), 353-364. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2012.669236

An important question for human resource development (HRD) concerns how its practices may have contributed to the global financial crisis. Commentators have highlighted that HRD must take some of the blame. First, we consider whether HRD's tradition... Read More about Through the looking glass: challenges for human resource development (HRD) post the global financial crisis – business as usual?.

Solar thermal and photovoltaic electrical generation in Libya (2012)
Thesis
Aldali, Y. Solar thermal and photovoltaic electrical generation in Libya. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5272

This thesis investigates the application of large scale concentrated solar (CSP) and photovoltaic power plants in Libya. Direct Steam Generation (DSG) offers a cheaper and less risky method of generating electricity using concentrated solar energy... Read More about Solar thermal and photovoltaic electrical generation in Libya.

Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model for the Assessment of Nanomaterial Toxicity (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicol, L., Malone, E., & Proudfoot, L. (2012, April). Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model for the Assessment of Nanomaterial Toxicity. Poster presented at British Society for Parasitology Conference, 50th Anniversary, Glasgow

Nanomaterials, having at least one dimension less than 100nm, have unique physico-chemical properties due to their small size, large surface area and surface reactivity. Manufactured nanomaterials have enormous potential in industrial, pharmaceutical... Read More about Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model for the Assessment of Nanomaterial Toxicity.

Preclinic telephone consultations: an observational cohort study (2012)
Journal Article
O'Byrne, L., Roberts, N., & Partridge, M. (2012). Preclinic telephone consultations: an observational cohort study. Clinical Medicine, 12(2), 140-145. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-2-140

Patients referred to secondary care for specialist respiratory review frequently undergo multiple hospital attendances for investigations and consultations. This study evaluated the potential of a preclinic telephone consultation and subsequent coord... Read More about Preclinic telephone consultations: an observational cohort study.

Managing competition risk: A critical realist philosophical exploration (2012)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Marshall, A., Luke, M. A., & Chipulu, M. (2012). Managing competition risk: A critical realist philosophical exploration. Competition and Change, 16(2), 130-149. https://doi.org/10.1179/1024529412Z.0000000010

As firms act to meet competitive challenges, they separately vary their exposure to objectively real risks, and their subjective risk perceptions. Hence the ‘fit’ between each firm's subjective risk map and its objective ‘riskscape’ is in constant fl... Read More about Managing competition risk: A critical realist philosophical exploration.

A novel RFID tag antenna mountable on metallic objects (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alkhambashi, M., Hussaini, A., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., Noras, J., Child, M., & Rodriguez, J. (2012, March). A novel RFID tag antenna mountable on metallic objects. Presented at 2012 6th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Prague, Czech Republic

This paper investigates the design of UHF RFID tagging antennas mounted on, or in close proximity, with a conducting surface. Detailed simulation and analysis of the tag antenna was carried out for 900 MHz operation. The antenna dimensions were fixed... Read More about A novel RFID tag antenna mountable on metallic objects.

Four element antenna array working at 2.4/5.2 GHz for wireless USB dongle applications (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abidin, Z., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., Ali, N., & Excell, P. (2012, March). Four element antenna array working at 2.4/5.2 GHz for wireless USB dongle applications. Presented at MELECON 2012 - 2012 16th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia

A four-element antenna array for a USB dongle multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna working in dual 2.4/5.2 GHz frequency bands is presented. For achieving reasonably low mutual coupling and good return loss characteristics of the antenna arr... Read More about Four element antenna array working at 2.4/5.2 GHz for wireless USB dongle applications.

Internships that make a difference. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Caddell, M. (2012, March). Internships that make a difference. Presented at The Gathering 2012