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I film therefore I am: Mediating Island Identity through community based filmmaking (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macleod, K. (2014, January). I film therefore I am: Mediating Island Identity through community based filmmaking. Paper presented at Community Filmmaking Conference, British Film Institute, 2014

This paper will discuss Community Media as a networked knowledge practice through which participants mediate identity. It draws on examples from a community video project directed by the author on the Isle of Bute on the West coast of Scotland, supp... Read More about I film therefore I am: Mediating Island Identity through community based filmmaking.

Positive state controllability of positive linear systems (2014)
Journal Article
Guiver, C., Hodgson, D., & Townley, S. (2014). Positive state controllability of positive linear systems. Systems and Control Letters, 65, 23-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sysconle.2013.12.002

Controllability of positive systems by positive inputs arises naturally in applications where both external and internal variables must remain positive for all time. In many applications, particularly in population biology, the need for positive inpu... Read More about Positive state controllability of positive linear systems.

Learning outcomes: a tool for informing the design of computerized anatomy educational tools (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nyamse, V. O., Parker, C., Charissis, V., Moore, D., & Murray, J. (2014). Learning outcomes: a tool for informing the design of computerized anatomy educational tools. Journal of Anatomy, 224(2), 236. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12134

Learning outcomes (LO) have become relevant to educational policies and are vital to the design and development of educational content. They could be seen as what students should know at the end of their learning activities. They are therefore needed... Read More about Learning outcomes: a tool for informing the design of computerized anatomy educational tools.

Conserved class of queen pheromones stops social insect workers from reproducing (2014)
Journal Article
Van Oystaeyen, A., Caliari Oliveira, R., Holman, L., van Zweden, J. S., Romero, C., Oi, C. A., d'Ettorre, P., Khalesi, M., Billen, J., Wäckers, F., Millar, J. G., & Wenseleers, T. (2014). Conserved class of queen pheromones stops social insect workers from reproducing. Science, 343(6168), 287-290. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1244899

A major evolutionary transition to eusociality with reproductive division of labor between queens and workers has arisen independently at least 10 times in the ants, bees, and wasps. Pheromones produced by queens are thought to play a key role in reg... Read More about Conserved class of queen pheromones stops social insect workers from reproducing.

Factors influencing municipal construction project performance (2014)
Journal Article
Alsulamy, S., Gupta, N., & Sloan, B. (2014). Factors influencing municipal construction project performance. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 167(2), 108-117. https://doi.org/10.1680/muen.13.00029

There is a strong correlation between practised critical success factors and the efficiency of performance measurement systems in delivering satisfactory service. Construction project success is affected by multiple diminution factors, including cri... Read More about Factors influencing municipal construction project performance.

Myths and mysteries of mental health: An interagency collaboration (2014)
Journal Article
Conlon, M. M. (2014). Myths and mysteries of mental health: An interagency collaboration. Nurse Education in Practice, 14(4), 422-426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2014.01.001

This paper explores a practice learning collaboration between a group of undergraduate mental health nurses (N=12) and second year high school pupils,(age 13/14 years old).. A case study approach is employed as an example of an interagency learning a... Read More about Myths and mysteries of mental health: An interagency collaboration.

Less Light for More Effect (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2014, January). Less Light for More Effect. Presented at Lights in Goa 2014, Panaji, Goa, India

Paper presented at the Lights in Goa 2014 conference.

The importance of evidence-based professional nursing practice. (2014)
Book Chapter
Reading, S., & Webster-Henderson, B. (2014). The importance of evidence-based professional nursing practice. In S. Reading, & B. Webster (Eds.), Achieving competencies for nursing practice: a handbook for student nurses (5-18). Open University Press

The concept of evidence-based practice underpins contemporary health care. Throughout your programme of nursing study you will develop the skills to demonstrate the application of evidence-based nursing practice. You will learn to think critically ab... Read More about The importance of evidence-based professional nursing practice..

Progress of feed-in tariff in Malaysia: a year after (2014)
Journal Article
Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Munir, A. B., Yasin, S. H. M., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., McMeekin, S. G., Stewart, B. G., & Rahim, R. A. (2014). Progress of feed-in tariff in Malaysia: a year after. Energy Policy, 67, 618-625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.12.044

Malaysia enacted the Renewable Energy Act in April 2011. One of its important components is the feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme, launched in December 2011. The scheme is managed and administered by the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) of M... Read More about Progress of feed-in tariff in Malaysia: a year after.

The Determinants of Well-Being Among International Economic Immigrants: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Bak-Klimek, A., Karatzias, T., Elliott, L., & Maclean, R. (2015). The Determinants of Well-Being Among International Economic Immigrants: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Applied research in quality of life, 10(1), 161-188. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-013-9297-8

Over the past decades migration has increased dramatically. Most of the scientific literature on immigrant mental health has focussed on stress, distress and mental illness. Less attention has been paid to positive aspects in particular mental well-b... Read More about The Determinants of Well-Being Among International Economic Immigrants: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.

Handbook of diet and nutrition in the menstrual cycle, periconception and fertility (2014)
Book
(2014). Handbook of diet and nutrition in the menstrual cycle, periconception and fertility. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-767-7

The reproductive cycle in women is complex and can be considered to begin with epigenetic programming and ending with menopause. Intervening steps involve a variety of processes, including the cellular development of the sex organs, menarche, episodi... Read More about Handbook of diet and nutrition in the menstrual cycle, periconception and fertility.

Action learning sets in a nursing and midwifery practice learning context: A realistic evaluation (2014)
Journal Article
Machin, A., & Pearson, P. (2014). Action learning sets in a nursing and midwifery practice learning context: A realistic evaluation. Nurse Education in Practice, 14(4), 410-416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2014.01.007

Action learning sets (ALS) are used widely for organisational and workforce development, including in nursing (Anderson and Thorpe, 2004, Pounder, 2009 and Young et al., 2010). In the United Kingdom, a multi-faceted educational Pilot programme for ne... Read More about Action learning sets in a nursing and midwifery practice learning context: A realistic evaluation.

Genome sequencing and comparative analysis of three Chlamydia pecorum strains associated with different pathogenic outcomes (2014)
Journal Article
Sait, M., Livingstone, M., Clark, E. M., Wheelhouse, N., Spalding, L., Markey, B., Magnino, S., Lainson, F. A., Myers, G. S. A., & Longbottom, D. (2014). Genome sequencing and comparative analysis of three Chlamydia pecorum strains associated with different pathogenic outcomes. BMC Genomics, 15, 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-23

BACKGROUND: Chlamydia pecorum is the causative agent of a number of acute diseases, but most often causes persistent, subclinical infection in ruminants, swine and birds. In this study, the genome sequences of three C. pecorum strains isolated from t... Read More about Genome sequencing and comparative analysis of three Chlamydia pecorum strains associated with different pathogenic outcomes.

Crime and Punishment (2014)
Book Chapter
Schwan, A. (2014). Crime and Punishment. In J. John (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/obo/9780199799558-0087

The study of Victorian crime and punishment is a rich area of research that has attracted the interest not only of literary scholars but also of social historians, legal historians, and criminologists. Related scholarship therefore often situates its... Read More about Crime and Punishment.

Monocyte chemoattractant protein-induced protein 1 impairs adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells (2014)
Journal Article
Lipert, B., Wegrzyn, P., Sell, H., Eckel, J., Winiarski, M., Budzynski, A., Matlok, M., Kotlinowski, J., Ramage, L., Malecki, M., Wilk, W., Mitus, J., & Jura, J. (2014). Monocyte chemoattractant protein-induced protein 1 impairs adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells. BBA - Molecular Cell Research, 1843(4), 780-788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.01.001

Monocyte chemoattractant protein-induced protein 1 (MCPIP1) encoded by the ZC3H12a gene (also known as Regnase-1) is involved in the regulation of degradation of mRNA of inflammatory modulators and for processing of pre-miRNA. These functions depend... Read More about Monocyte chemoattractant protein-induced protein 1 impairs adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells.

An architecture for designing Future Internet (FI) applications in sensitive domains: Expressing the software to data paradigm by utilizing hybrid cloud technology (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sotiriadis, S., Petrakis, E. G. M., Covaci, S., Zampognaro, P., Georga, E., & Thuemmler, C. (2013, November). An architecture for designing Future Internet (FI) applications in sensitive domains: Expressing the software to data paradigm by utilizing hybrid cloud technology. Presented at 13th IEEE International Conference on BioInformatics and BioEngineering, Chania, Greece

The emergency of cloud computing and Generic Enablers (GEs) as the building blocks of Future Internet (FI) applications highlights new requirements in the area of cloud services. Though, due to the current restrictions of various certification standa... Read More about An architecture for designing Future Internet (FI) applications in sensitive domains: Expressing the software to data paradigm by utilizing hybrid cloud technology.