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Moodle on the Move. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, S. (2015, February). Moodle on the Move

Recent shifts in technology have seen some writers question the value of tablet computers as phones becomes bigger, more powerful and their battery life improves:

(http://www.wired.com/2015/01/nobody-knows-ipad-good-anymore/

In trying to encour... Read More about Moodle on the Move..

Theorizing the cultural borderlands: Imag(in)ing "them" and "us" (2015)
Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2015). Theorizing the cultural borderlands: Imag(in)ing "them" and "us". In J. Brown, & N. F. Johnson (Eds.), Children’s Images of Identity: Drawing the Self and the Other (1-13). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers

No abstract available.

Leadership in practice. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McInally, W. (2015, February). Leadership in practice

Widening access through transition from college to university (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Meharg, D., & Tizard, J. (2015). Widening access through transition from college to university. In Social Dimension in European Higher Education

Widening access through transition from College to University In Scotland, one strategy for increasing participation at university for people from deprived socio-economic areas is to provide academic pathways from vocational courses at college to uni... Read More about Widening access through transition from college to university.

Lenovo’s security debacle reveals blurred boundary between adware and malware (2015)
Newspaper / Magazine
Buchanan, W. J. (2015). Lenovo’s security debacle reveals blurred boundary between adware and malware

A widely disliked habit of PC vendors is their bundling of all manner of unwanted software into brand new computers – demo software, games, or part-functional trials. Faced with shrinking margins vendors have treated this as an alternative income str... Read More about Lenovo’s security debacle reveals blurred boundary between adware and malware.

Sand Casting Portfolio 2015-2019 (2015)
Physical Artefact
Lambert, I. Sand Casting Portfolio 2015-2019. [Images]

The experimental aluminium sand-cast bowls shown in the attached portfolio are part of a practice-based auto-ethnographic heuristic research inquiry into knowledge in doing.
John Dunnigan’s essay on Thinking (2013) describes practice-led/based resea... Read More about Sand Casting Portfolio 2015-2019.

The population census: an analysis of its role in a good society (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Killick, L., Duff, A., Deakin, M., & Hall, H. (2015, February). The population census: an analysis of its role in a good society. Paper presented at 11th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society

No abstract available.

Telehealth-based cardiac rehabilitation: a solution to the problem of access? (2015)
Journal Article
Neubeck, L. (2015). Telehealth-based cardiac rehabilitation: a solution to the problem of access?. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 22(8), 957-958. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487315574282

The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) following a cardiac event are well established.1 Participation in a CR programme reduces cardiovascular risk factors, improves quality of life, increases adherence to cardioprotective medications and decrea... Read More about Telehealth-based cardiac rehabilitation: a solution to the problem of access?.

Integrating intermodal transport with logistics: a case study of the UK retail sector (2015)
Journal Article
Monios, J. (2015). Integrating intermodal transport with logistics: a case study of the UK retail sector. Transportation Planning and Technology, 38(3), 347-374. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2015.1008798

Retail traffic is one of the main drivers for the growth of intermodal transport services in the UK. The aim of this paper is to understand the key factors underpinning this modal shift in order to learn lessons for other market and geographical cont... Read More about Integrating intermodal transport with logistics: a case study of the UK retail sector.

Variation in bacterial, archaeal and fungal community structure and abundance in High Arctic tundra soil (2015)
Journal Article
Blaud, A., Phoenix, G. K., & Osborn, A. M. (2015). Variation in bacterial, archaeal and fungal community structure and abundance in High Arctic tundra soil. Polar Biology, 38(7), 1009-1024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-015-1661-8

Arctic ecosystems are under pressure from climate change and atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition. However, knowledge of the ecology of microbial communities and their responses to such challenges in Arctic tundra soil remain limited, despite the cent... Read More about Variation in bacterial, archaeal and fungal community structure and abundance in High Arctic tundra soil.

Comparative need for spinal stabilisation between quadrupedal and bipedal locomotion (2015)
Journal Article
Valentin, S., & Licka, T. (2015). Comparative need for spinal stabilisation between quadrupedal and bipedal locomotion. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 11(2), 95-105. https://doi.org/10.3920/CEP150008

Sheep are commonly used as an animal model for the human lumbar spine, but similarities in trunk muscle activity of humans and sheep during functional tasks, such as locomotion have not been investigated. Therefore, the aim of the study was to evalua... Read More about Comparative need for spinal stabilisation between quadrupedal and bipedal locomotion.

A lightweight treatment of Inexact dates (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nguyen, H. H., Taylor, S., Webster, G., Jekjantuk, N., Mellish, C., Pan, J. Z., ap Rheinallt, T., & Byrne, K. (2014, November). A lightweight treatment of Inexact dates. Presented at 4th Joint International Conference, JIST 2014, Chiang Mai, Thailand

This paper presents a lightweight approach to representing inexact dates on the semantic web, in that it imposes minimal ontological commitments on the ontology author and provides data that can be queried using standard approaches. The approach is p... Read More about A lightweight treatment of Inexact dates.

CURIOS Mobile: Linked Data exploitation for tourist mobile apps in rural areas (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nguyen, H. H., Beel, D., Webster, G., Mellish, C., Pan, J. Z., & Wallace, C. (2014, November). CURIOS Mobile: Linked Data exploitation for tourist mobile apps in rural areas. Presented at 4th Joint International Conference, JIST 2014, Chiang Mai, Thailand

As mobile devices proliferate and their computational power has increased rapidly over recent years, mobile applications have become a popular choice for visitors to enhance their travelling experience. However, most tourist mobile apps currently use... Read More about CURIOS Mobile: Linked Data exploitation for tourist mobile apps in rural areas.

Environment, Religion and Regulation: Tensions and Opportunities (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Whitecross, R. (2015, February). Environment, Religion and Regulation: Tensions and Opportunities. Paper presented at Religion, Environment and Global Conservation in South Asia, School of Oriental and African Studies, London

Whitecross, R. (2015, February). Environment, Religion and Regulation: Tensions and Opportunities. Paper presented at Religion, Environment and Global Conservation in South Asia, School of Oriental and African Studies, London.

Which Images and Features in Graphic Cigarette Warnings Predict Their Perceived Effectiveness? Findings from an Online Survey of Residents in the UK (2015)
Journal Article
Cameron, L. D., & Williams, B. (2015). Which Images and Features in Graphic Cigarette Warnings Predict Their Perceived Effectiveness? Findings from an Online Survey of Residents in the UK. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 49(5), 639-649. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-015-9693-4

Background
Many countries are implementing graphic warnings for cigarettes. Which graphic features influence their effectiveness remains unclear.
Purpose
To identify features of graphic warnings predicting their perceived effectiveness in discoura... Read More about Which Images and Features in Graphic Cigarette Warnings Predict Their Perceived Effectiveness? Findings from an Online Survey of Residents in the UK.

Nocebo and the potential harm of ‘high risk’ labelling: a scoping review (2015)
Journal Article
Symon, A., Williams, B., Adelasoye, Q. A., & Cheyne, H. (2015). Nocebo and the potential harm of ‘high risk’ labelling: a scoping review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(7), 1518-1529. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12637

Aims: A discussion of the existence, prevalence and characteristics of the nocebo effect in health care. Background: There is increasing but inconsistent evidence for nocebo effects (the opposite of placebo). Causal mechanisms are believed to be simi... Read More about Nocebo and the potential harm of ‘high risk’ labelling: a scoping review.

Documenting risk: A comparison of policy and information pamphlets for using epidural or water in labour (2015)
Journal Article
Newnham, E. C., McKellar, L. V., & Pincombe, J. I. (2015). Documenting risk: A comparison of policy and information pamphlets for using epidural or water in labour. Women and Birth, 28(3), 221-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2015.01.012

Background
Approximately 30% of Australian women use epidural analgesia for pain relief in labour, and its use is increasing. While epidural analgesia is considered a safe option from an anaesthetic point of view, its use transfers a labouring woman... Read More about Documenting risk: A comparison of policy and information pamphlets for using epidural or water in labour.