All Outputs (1084)

Identifying best practice in national tourism organisations: Lessons for the United Kingdom (2013)
Journal Article
Wight, A. C. (2013). Identifying best practice in national tourism organisations: Lessons for the United Kingdom. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 19(2), 133-148. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356766712463717

The UK Leisure and Tourism sector is uniquely fragmented at government and industry levels and comprises a wide and diverse range of products and services. Tourist boards and strategic authorities are important for the thousands of small enterprises... Read More about Identifying best practice in national tourism organisations: Lessons for the United Kingdom.

Groovin’ High and Low: exploring the jazz vernacular. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Medbøe, H. (2013, April). Groovin’ High and Low: exploring the jazz vernacular. Paper presented at Rhythm Changes 2013

Debate over origin and authenticity aside, the musical language of jazz is today spoken and understood amongst a diversity of communities the world over. Standard repertoire, evolved formal structures, and aesthetic tenets provide a lingua franca sup... Read More about Groovin’ High and Low: exploring the jazz vernacular..

Women Bishops: Equality, Rights and Disarray (2013)
Journal Article
Clucas, R., & Sharpe, K. (2013). Women Bishops: Equality, Rights and Disarray. Ecclesiastical Law Journal, 15(2), 158-174. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0956618x13000185

In this article we discuss the recent history of the failed draft Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordination of Women) Measure, situating this within the broader context of the ordination of women and debates around the Equality Act exceptions... Read More about Women Bishops: Equality, Rights and Disarray.

Muscle ‘regenerative potential’ determines physical recovery following total knee replacement (2013)
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., McLeish, J. A., Gaston, P., & Simpson, A. H. R. W. (2013). Muscle ‘regenerative potential’ determines physical recovery following total knee replacement. Bone & Joint Research, 2(4), 70-78. https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.24.2000151

Objectives Lower limb muscle power is thought to influence outcome following total knee replacement (TKR). Post-operative deficits in muscle strength are commonly reported, although not explained. We hypothesised that post-operative recovery of lowe... Read More about Muscle ‘regenerative potential’ determines physical recovery following total knee replacement.

Conclusion to the stroke series (2013)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M. (2013). Conclusion to the stroke series. Nursing Standard, 27(32), 46-46. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2013.04.27.32.46.s53

ALL ARTICLES PUBLISHED as part of the stroke series highlighted that caring for stroke patients is motivating, stimulating and skilful. Throughout the series the authors have used current research plus their experiences of clinical practice to discus... Read More about Conclusion to the stroke series.

Spinal Cord Injury and Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Using Functional Activity in Pressure Relief (2013)
Journal Article
Stinson, M., Schofield, R., Gillan, C., Morton, J., Gardner, E., Sprigle, S., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (2013). Spinal Cord Injury and Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Using Functional Activity in Pressure Relief. Nursing Research and Practice, 2013, Article 86039

Background. People with spinal cord injury (SCI) are at increased risk of pressure ulcers due to prolonged periods of sitting. Concordance with pressure relieving movements is poor amongst this population, and one potential alternative to improve thi... Read More about Spinal Cord Injury and Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Using Functional Activity in Pressure Relief.

What determines patient satisfaction with surgery? A prospective cohort study of 4709 patients following total joint replacement (2013)
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., Lane, J. V., Gaston, P., Patton, J. T., MacDonald, D., Simpson, A. H. R. W., & Howie, C. R. (2013). What determines patient satisfaction with surgery? A prospective cohort study of 4709 patients following total joint replacement. BMJ Open

Objectives To investigate the factors which influence patient satisfaction with surgical services and to explore the relationship between overall satisfaction, satisfaction with specific facets of outcome and measured clinical outcomes (patient rep... Read More about What determines patient satisfaction with surgery? A prospective cohort study of 4709 patients following total joint replacement.

Measures of port centrality: a network perspective of container flow movement. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, Y. (2013, April). Measures of port centrality: a network perspective of container flow movement. Paper presented at Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting

Embedding Sustainability into Strategy: Assessing the OR Society Contribution (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M., & Bonfiglioli, A. (2013, April). Embedding Sustainability into Strategy: Assessing the OR Society Contribution. Presented at The OR Society, YOR18 Biennial Conference, Exeter, UK

This paper sets out an overview of the key contributions that have addressed issues in strategy and sustainability particularly from an OR Society perspective. The paper provides clarity on emerging perspectives to define sustainability in terms of t... Read More about Embedding Sustainability into Strategy: Assessing the OR Society Contribution.

Supporting disadvantaged young people into work: does the capability approach offer a new policy perspective? (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2013, April). Supporting disadvantaged young people into work: does the capability approach offer a new policy perspective?. Paper presented at Youth Studies 2013 Conference

Barriers to the implementation of self management support in long term lung conditions (2013)
Journal Article
Roberts, N. J., Younis, I., Kidd, L., & Partridge, M. R. (2013). Barriers to the implementation of self management support in long term lung conditions. London Journal of Primary Care, 5(1), 35-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/17571472.2013.11493370

Background: Self-management improves outcomes in asthma and COPD and is strongly recommended in national and international guidelines; however implementation of the guidelines such as use of written action plans in practice is often poor. Setting:... Read More about Barriers to the implementation of self management support in long term lung conditions.

Survival vs. revenue: modelling and reasoning on population dynamics (WIP) (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bracciali, A., Caravagna, G., & Ullah, A. (2013). Survival vs. revenue: modelling and reasoning on population dynamics (WIP). In DEVS 13: Proceedings of the Symposium on Theory of Modeling & Simulation - DEVS Integrative M&S Symposium

We report on modelling a population dynamics problem by means of stochastic quantitative analysis. We are interested in the tension between survival of the population and revenue that can be obtained by its exploitation, and in showing how the chosen... Read More about Survival vs. revenue: modelling and reasoning on population dynamics (WIP).

Defining priorities for an online resource in lymphoma education to educate and support healthcare professionals. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Campbell, K., Brown, M., Cutler, T., Foley, A., Mee, H., & Penrose, S. (2013, April). Defining priorities for an online resource in lymphoma education to educate and support healthcare professionals. Poster presented at 39th Annual Meeting of the European

Objectives: To develop an education resource to suit the needs of healthcare professionals caring for Lymphoma Patients. Process: The Lymphoma Nurse Board members were identified as key in the generation of content to be delivered to healthcare pro... Read More about Defining priorities for an online resource in lymphoma education to educate and support healthcare professionals..

Development, validation and reliability of a web-based questionnaire to measure health-related quality of life in dogs (2013)
Journal Article
Reid, J., Wiseman-Orr, M. L., Scott, E. M., & Nolan, A. M. (2013). Development, validation and reliability of a web-based questionnaire to measure health-related quality of life in dogs. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 54(5), 227-233. doi:10.1111/jsap.1

Objectives To describe the development, preliminary validation and reliability testing of a shortened web-based form of GUVQuest, a structured questionnaire to measure health-related quality of life in dogs. Methods The original 109 items were... Read More about Development, validation and reliability of a web-based questionnaire to measure health-related quality of life in dogs.

Educating the next generation of architects for interdisciplinary BIM environments (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jaradat, S. (2013). Educating the next generation of architects for interdisciplinary BIM environments.

In a study of architecture and Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the UK and USA, experienced practitionersand recent graduates working on BIM projects, in internationally leading architectural firms raised issues r... Read More about Educating the next generation of architects for interdisciplinary BIM environments.

The restoration of direct shipping services across the Taiwan Straits: assessing the impact on container flows in East Asia. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tseng, P., & Wang, Y. (2013, April). The restoration of direct shipping services across the Taiwan Straits: assessing the impact on container flows in East Asia. Paper presented at 2013 International Conference on Challenges and Response of Port in Global

Breaking the text: An introduction to Lacanian discourse analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Neill, C. (2013). Breaking the text: An introduction to Lacanian discourse analysis. Theory and Psychology, 23(3), 334-350. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959354312473520

This paper presents an entry-level approach to Lacanian Discourse Analysis. Along the way it considers crucial issues for textual analysis, arguing that Lacan’s insights provide an important collection of tools and concepts in dealing with textual re... Read More about Breaking the text: An introduction to Lacanian discourse analysis.

Addiction, spirituality and recovery (2013)
Journal Article
Hillen, P. (2013). Addiction, spirituality and recovery. Thresholds: Counselling with Spirit, Spring 2013,

Peter Hillen reflects on the role of religion and spirituality in recovery from problematic substance use.

Occupational therapists lived experiences of working in accident and Emergency Departments in Scotland (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
James, K. (2013, April). Occupational therapists lived experiences of working in accident and Emergency Departments in Scotland. Presented at Royal College of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference, Glasgow

The Relevance of Sports Science Information to Coaches of Football and Rugby League (2013)
Book Chapter
Nash, C., & Martindale, R. (2013). The Relevance of Sports Science Information to Coaches of Football and Rugby League. In H. Nunome, B. Drust, & B. Dawson (Eds.), Science and Football VII: The Proceedings of the Seventh World Congress on Science and Foot

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