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Network Equilibrium and the Spread of Innovation in Technologically Cooperating European SMEs. (2013)
Working Paper
Pearson, M. Network Equilibrium and the Spread of Innovation in Technologically Cooperating European SMEs

European technical cooperation data from a recent large survey on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is used to formulate a proxy network of country typical SMEs (CTSMEs) and reveal measures of centrality, bridging, density and structural equivalenc... Read More about Network Equilibrium and the Spread of Innovation in Technologically Cooperating European SMEs..

Branding Africa: the way forward. (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Ossei, C., Tjandra, N. C., Omar, M., & Ensor, J. (2013). Branding Africa: the way forward.

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate how Africa has been branded, and to propose strategies to re-brand Africa the as an attractive destination for both foreign and domestic investment. Design/Methodology/Approach – A detailed revie... Read More about Branding Africa: the way forward..

Older and fitter: raising the older person's agenda -issue for consideration for supermarkets and food retailers. (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Omar, M., Tjandra, N. C., & Ensor, J. (2013). Older and fitter: raising the older person's agenda -issue for consideration for supermarkets and food retailers.

The global ageing population is well reported within the media and academia (Szmigin & Carrigan, 2001). An ageing population will bring challenges with ramifications on society, impacting on social and health services through a reduction on mobility... Read More about Older and fitter: raising the older person's agenda -issue for consideration for supermarkets and food retailers..

Use of DEM and elastic stability analysis to explain the influence of the intermediate principal stress on shear strength (2013)
Journal Article
O'Sullivan, C., Wadee, M., Hanley, K., & Barreto, D. (2013). Use of DEM and elastic stability analysis to explain the influence of the intermediate principal stress on shear strength. Géotechnique, 63(15), 1298-1309. https://doi.org/10.1680/geot.12.p.153

One interesting aspect of soil response is the sensitivity of the mechanical behaviour to the intermediate principal stress. In this study, a fundamental mechanism that explains the influence of the intermediate stress ratio (b) on soil shear strengt... Read More about Use of DEM and elastic stability analysis to explain the influence of the intermediate principal stress on shear strength.

How do we share the benefits of walking and cycling? lessons learned from the Active Access project. (2013)
Book Chapter
O'Dolan, C. (2013). How do we share the benefits of walking and cycling? lessons learned from the Active Access project. In W. Gronau, W. Fischer, & R. Pressl (Eds.), Aspects of Active Travel. How to encourage people to walk or cycle in urban areas (11-30). Verlag MetaGISInfosysteme, Mannheim

The benefits of using walking and cycling as a means of daily transport are numerous and well documented (Rabl & de Nazelle 2012, de Nazelle et al 2011, Larkin 2009, Cavill et al. 2008, Saelensminde 2004). Targets for increased active travel are b... Read More about How do we share the benefits of walking and cycling? lessons learned from the Active Access project..

Detecting plants on railway embankment. (2013)
Journal Article
Nyberg, R., Gupta, N. K., Yella, S., & Dougherty, M. (2013). Detecting plants on railway embankment. Journal of Software Engineering and Applications, 6, 8-12. https://doi.org/10.4236/jsea.2013.63b003

This paper investigates problems concerning vegetation along railways and proposes automatic means of detecting ground vegetation. Digital images of railway embankments have been acquired and used for the purpose. The current work mainly proposes t... Read More about Detecting plants on railway embankment..

Use of human tissue for transplantation: ethical and legal issues. (2013)
Book Chapter
Neades, B. L., Perry, P., Kilbride, L., Aitken, G., & Hill, G. (2013). Use of human tissue for transplantation: ethical and legal issues. In R. F. Saidi (Ed.), Organ Donation and Organ Donors: Issues, Challenges and Perspectives (149-168). Nova Science Publishers

Currently, human bone is a commonly used material to help promote fusion of the vertebrae. The bone can be the recipient’s own bone (autograft) or allograft bone, where bone is donated from another individual [1]. The use of or human tissue or a... Read More about Use of human tissue for transplantation: ethical and legal issues..

Aggression (2013)
Book Chapter
Neades, B. L. (2013). Aggression. In B. Dolan, & L. Holt (Eds.), Accident and Emergency: theory into practice, 3rd ed'n (183-190). Bailliere Tindall

Listening as health care. (2013)
Journal Article
Mowat, H., Bunniss, S., Snowden, A., & Wright, L. (2013). Listening as health care. Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy, 16, 35-41

What we know already Listening is an essential part of caring practice. Being listened to and telling our story is in itself therapeutic and life affirming. Listening is time consuming and whilst acknowledged as central to care in practice is hard t... Read More about Listening as health care..

An innovative design tool for optimisation of timber structures. (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Menendez, J. (2013). An innovative design tool for optimisation of timber structures. In Young Researchers' Conference (81)

The purpose of this research project is to provide structural engineers with a user-friendly tool for the design of timber structures. This application also facilitates real-time structural optimisation by updating the latest research findings on inn... Read More about An innovative design tool for optimisation of timber structures..

Pandora's Box: how to humanise educational technology to ensure an emotionally fluent midwifery programme - recognising the issues (2013)
Journal Article
McLuckie, C., & McHugh, N. (2013). Pandora's Box: how to humanise educational technology to ensure an emotionally fluent midwifery programme - recognising the issues. MIDIRS midwifery digest, 23, 423-427

This article will focus on the challenge of providing an emotionally vibrant midwifery curriculum for our three year undergraduate programme. We plan to achieve this through the creative use of e-learning opportunities and face-to-face workshops,... Read More about Pandora's Box: how to humanise educational technology to ensure an emotionally fluent midwifery programme - recognising the issues.

Lost in transition: child to adult cancer services for young people (2013)
Journal Article
McInally, W. (2013). Lost in transition: child to adult cancer services for young people. British Journal of Nursing, 22(22), 1314-1318. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2013.22.22.1314

Cancer nursing care across the UK has dramatically improved for children and young people with cancer over the past 20 years (Department of Health, 2007). Around 70% of young people diagnosed with cancer survive into adulthood, albeit with long-term... Read More about Lost in transition: child to adult cancer services for young people.

A Tale of Two Supervisors. (2013)
Journal Article
McHugh, N., Edwards, N., & Leap, N. (2013). A Tale of Two Supervisors. Essentially MIDIRS, 4, 40-45

Young people’s perceptions of computing careers. (2013)
Conference Proceeding
McEwan, T., & McConnell, A. (2013). Young people’s perceptions of computing careers. In Frontiers in Education Conference, 2013 IEEE (1597-1603). https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2013.6685108

Recruitment into computing-related undergraduate degree courses is challenging in several countries. This is despite employers reporting skills shortages, and the sector generally offering better salaries than for graduates of more popular courses. T... Read More about Young people’s perceptions of computing careers..

Commercial Competency and computing students: using the Skills Framework for the Information Age in higher education. (2013)
Conference Proceeding
McEwan, T. (2013). Commercial Competency and computing students: using the Skills Framework for the Information Age in higher education. In Frontiers in Education Conference, 2013 IEEE (286-292). https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2013.6684833

Commercial acumen has emerged recently as a third aspect of employability which employers expect from computing graduates, in addition to technical capability and "soft skills" (or similar terms like transferable skills). Our experience has been that... Read More about Commercial Competency and computing students: using the Skills Framework for the Information Age in higher education..