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An Extended, Problem-Based Learning Laboratory Exercise on the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Suitable for Large Level 1 Undergraduate Biology Classes (2015)
Journal Article
Tatner, M., & Tierney, A. (2016). An Extended, Problem-Based Learning Laboratory Exercise on the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Suitable for Large Level 1 Undergraduate Biology Classes. Journal of Biological Education, 50(1), 54-60. https://doi.org/10.1

The development and evaluation of a two-week laboratory class, based on the diagnosis of human infectious diseases, is described. It can be easily scaled up or down, to suit class sizes from 50 to 600 and completed in a shorter time scale, and to dif... Read More about An Extended, Problem-Based Learning Laboratory Exercise on the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Suitable for Large Level 1 Undergraduate Biology Classes.

Coevolutionary dynamics of polyandry and sex-linked meiotic drive (2015)
Journal Article
Holman, L., Price, T. A., Wedell, N., & Kokko, H. (2015). Coevolutionary dynamics of polyandry and sex-linked meiotic drive. Evolution, 69(3), 709-720. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.12595

Segregation distorters located on sex chromosomes are predicted to sweep to fixation and cause extinction via a shortage of one sex, but in nature they are often found at low, stable frequencies. One potential resolution to this longstanding puzzle i... Read More about Coevolutionary dynamics of polyandry and sex-linked meiotic drive.

Student's perception of compassionate care stories: evaluation of digital stories in facilitating reflection and discussion. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Waugh, A. (2015, February). Student's perception of compassionate care stories: evaluation of digital stories in facilitating reflection and discussion. Paper presented at 18th Conference of East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars(EAFONS): Integrating scienc

Purpose Over the last decade or so, healthcare policy has focused increasingly on making personcentred values including, treating people with dignity, respect and compassing explicit within education (NMC, 2010; DOH, 2013) and an integral aspect o... Read More about Student's perception of compassionate care stories: evaluation of digital stories in facilitating reflection and discussion..

Development of values-based person specification for recruitment and election of compassionate nursing and midwifery students. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Waugh, A. (2015, February). Development of values-based person specification for recruitment and election of compassionate nursing and midwifery students. Paper presented at 18th Conference of East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS): Integrating sci

Presentation delivered at the 18th Conference of East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS) 2015.

Cyber security in practice: identifying areas of vulnerability. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., & Smales, A. (2015, February). Cyber security in practice: identifying areas of vulnerability. Paper presented at Scot-Secure 2015

Areas covered include: - Using penetration testing to highlight areas of weakness - Practical steps for improving the security of your organisation.

The impact of state ownership, formal institutions and resource seeking on acquirers’ returns of Chinese M&A (2015)
Journal Article
Du, M., Boateng, A., & Newton, D. (2016). The impact of state ownership, formal institutions and resource seeking on acquirers’ returns of Chinese M&A. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 47(1), 159-178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-015-049

We examine the effects of state ownership, institutions and resource-seeking behavior on post-acquisition stock price returns of Chinese cross-border mergers and acquisitions over the period 1998–2008. Chinese acquiring firms experience negative retu... Read More about The impact of state ownership, formal institutions and resource seeking on acquirers’ returns of Chinese M&A.

Outsourcing of facilities management (FM) services in public hospitals: A study on Nigeria’s perspective (2015)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D., & Ekanem, A. M. (2015). Outsourcing of facilities management (FM) services in public hospitals: A study on Nigeria’s perspective. Journal of Facilities Management, 13(1), 85-102. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfm-06-2014-0017

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the body of knowledge on health care facilities management (FM) by investigating the extent to which public hospitals in Nigeria have fared in terms of outsourced FM services. Design/methodology/appr... Read More about Outsourcing of facilities management (FM) services in public hospitals: A study on Nigeria’s perspective.

Traffic monitoring using video analytics in clouds (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abdullah, T., Anjum, A., Tariq, M. F., Baltaci, Y., & Antonopoulos, N. (2015). Traffic monitoring using video analytics in clouds. In 2014 IEEE/ACM 7th International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computinghttps://doi.org/10.1109/UCC.2014.12

Traffic monitoring is a challenging task on crowded roads. Traditional traffic monitoring procedures are manual, expensive, time consuming and involve human operators. They are subjective due to the very involvement of human factor and sometimes prov... Read More about Traffic monitoring using video analytics in clouds.

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Alan McGowan (2015)
Digital Artefact
Bilgrami, S. (2015). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Alan McGowan

An insight into the thoughts and work of figurative artist Alan McGowan, whose paintings are powerful, thought-provoking and occasionally disturbing studies of the human body. Link to video on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNIeh90_Ajs&... Read More about Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Alan McGowan.

Improving the operational skills of the health personnel working in the emergency departments. A useful tool to give concrete answers to EU policies on patients’ safety and to create new working opportunities. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Watt, S. (2015, February). Improving the operational skills of the health personnel working in the emergency departments. A useful tool to give concrete answers to EU policies on patients’ safety and to create new working opportunities. Paper presented

Defining User Risk in Social Networking Services (2015)
Journal Article
Haynes, D., & Robinson, L. (2015). Defining User Risk in Social Networking Services. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 67(1), 94-115. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJIM-07-2014-0087

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the risks faced by users of online social networking services (SNSs) in the UK and to develop a typology of risk that can be used to assess regulatory effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach – An... Read More about Defining User Risk in Social Networking Services.

Collaborative practice: Student Learning and Adult Nursing (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicol, J. (2015, January). Collaborative practice: Student Learning and Adult Nursing. Poster presented at Learning, Teaching and Assessment Conference, Edinburgh

Embedding academic skills development in the ‘Holistic approaches to long term conditions module’

Effects of Exercise in the Cold on Ghrelin, PYY, and Food Intake in Overweight Adults (2015)
Journal Article
Crabtree, D. R., & Blannin, A. K. (2015). Effects of Exercise in the Cold on Ghrelin, PYY, and Food Intake in Overweight Adults. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 47(1), 49-57. https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000000391

Purpose: Exercise in cold water has been shown to simulate postexercise energy intake (EI) in normal-weight individuals. However, the effect of cold exercise on EI in overweight individuals has yet to be examined. The present study investigated the e... Read More about Effects of Exercise in the Cold on Ghrelin, PYY, and Food Intake in Overweight Adults.

Machine Vision System for Corrosion Detection as an Additional Tool beside EIS for Evaluation of Protective Properties of Electrolessly Deposited Ni-P Coatings (2015)
Journal Article
Stankiewicz, A., Stankiewicz, M., Winiarski, J., Szczygieł, I., & Szczygieł, B. (2015). Machine Vision System for Corrosion Detection as an Additional Tool beside EIS for Evaluation of Protective Properties of Electrolessly Deposited Ni-P Coatings. Soli

The electroless deposition technique was used to obtain Ni-P coatings with various phosphorus content. Machine vision method was applied as a tool for the analysis and interpretation of the data provided by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS... Read More about Machine Vision System for Corrosion Detection as an Additional Tool beside EIS for Evaluation of Protective Properties of Electrolessly Deposited Ni-P Coatings.

Designing Blended Spaces for Collaboration. (2015)
Book Chapter
Benyon, D., & Mival, O. (2015). Designing Blended Spaces for Collaboration. In A. Ferscha, S. Resmerita, C. Holzmann, M. Pieper, & C. Stephanidis (Eds.), Human Computer Confluence (18-39). Konigswinter, Germany: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110

In this paper, we reflect on our experiences of designing, developing, implementing and using a real world, functional multi-touch enabled interactive collaborative environment (ICE). The paper provides some background theory on blended spaces derive... Read More about Designing Blended Spaces for Collaboration..