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Managing Asian attractions, Generation Y and face (2017)
Journal Article
Fyall, A., Leask, A., Barron, P., & Ladkin, A. (2017). Managing Asian attractions, Generation Y and face. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 32, 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2017.04.006

In view of the growth, dynamism and increasing influence of the Asian tourism industry and the contribution to be played in the future by Gen Y visitors and workforce, this study compares and contrasts the views of professionals in the visitor attrac... Read More about Managing Asian attractions, Generation Y and face.

Group guidance – is it time to flock together? (2017)
Journal Article
Meldrum, S. (2017). Group guidance – is it time to flock together?. Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, 38(1), 36-43. https://doi.org/10.20856/jnicec.3806

This article calls for delivery models which encourage the collective career learning of groups to be brought to the centre stage of career guidance practice. It challenges the long term focus of the sector on the one-to-one guidance interview and co... Read More about Group guidance – is it time to flock together?.

Determination of in Vitro and in Silico Indexes for the Modeling of Blood–Brain Barrier Partitioning of Drugs via Micellar and Immobilized Artificial Membrane Liquid Chromatography (2017)
Journal Article
Russo, G., Grumetto, L., Szucs, R., Barbato, F., & Lynen, F. (2017). Determination of in Vitro and in Silico Indexes for the Modeling of Blood–Brain Barrier Partitioning of Drugs via Micellar and Immobilized Artificial Membrane Liquid Chromatography. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 60(9), 3739-3754. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01811

In the present work, 79 structurally unrelated analytes were taken into account and their chromatographic retention coefficients, measured by immobilized artificial membrane liquid chromatography (IAM-LC) and by micellar liquid chromatography (MLC) e... Read More about Determination of in Vitro and in Silico Indexes for the Modeling of Blood–Brain Barrier Partitioning of Drugs via Micellar and Immobilized Artificial Membrane Liquid Chromatography.

A novel image encryption scheme based on orthogonal matrix, skew tent map, and XOR operation (2017)
Journal Article
Ahmad, J., Khan, M. A., Ahmed, F., & Khan, J. S. (2018). A novel image encryption scheme based on orthogonal matrix, skew tent map, and XOR operation. Neural Computing and Applications, 30(12), 3847-3857. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-017-2970-3

Content protection is considered as an important issue in today’s world. Therefore, encryption of such contents is a challenging task for researchers. They are focusing on protection of valuable data such as image, video, and audio against different... Read More about A novel image encryption scheme based on orthogonal matrix, skew tent map, and XOR operation.

Dual-branch deep convolution neural network for polarimetric SAR image classification (2017)
Journal Article
Gao, F., Huang, T., Wang, J., Sun, J., Hussain, A., & Yang, E. (2017). Dual-branch deep convolution neural network for polarimetric SAR image classification. Applied Sciences, 7(5), https://doi.org/10.3390/app7050447

The deep convolution neural network (CNN), which has prominent advantages in feature learning, can learn and extract features from data automatically. Existing polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) image classification methods based on the C... Read More about Dual-branch deep convolution neural network for polarimetric SAR image classification.

Breastfeeding Support and Opiate Dependence: A Think Aloud Study (2017)
Journal Article
MacVicar, S., Humphrey, T., & Forbes-McKay, K. E. (2017). Breastfeeding Support and Opiate Dependence: A Think Aloud Study. Midwifery, 50, 239-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.04.013

Objective: international guidelines recommend the promotion and protection of breastfeeding for the substance exposed mother and baby. Yet few studies have explored the facilitators, moderators and barriers to successful breastfeeding for women enrol... Read More about Breastfeeding Support and Opiate Dependence: A Think Aloud Study.

Examination of an eHealth literacy scale and a health literacy scale in a population with moderate to high cardiovascular risk: Rasch analyses (2017)
Journal Article
Richtering, S. S., Morris, R., Soh, S.-E., Barker, A., Bampi, F., Neubeck, L., Coorey, G., Mulley, J., Chalmers, J., Usherwood, T., Peiris, D., Chow, C. K., & Redfern, J. (2017). Examination of an eHealth literacy scale and a health literacy scale in a population with moderate to high cardiovascular risk: Rasch analyses. PLOS ONE, 12(4), Article e0175372. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175372

Introduction
Electronic health (eHealth) strategies are evolving making it important to have valid scales to assess eHealth and health literacy. Item response theory methods, such as the Rasch measurement model, are increasingly used for the psychom... Read More about Examination of an eHealth literacy scale and a health literacy scale in a population with moderate to high cardiovascular risk: Rasch analyses.

A random thresholds random parameters hierarchical ordered probit analysis of highway accident injury-severities (2017)
Journal Article
Fountas, G., & Anastasopoulos, P. C. (2017). A random thresholds random parameters hierarchical ordered probit analysis of highway accident injury-severities. Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 15, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amar.2017.03.002

This study uses highway accident data collected in the State of Washington, between 2011 and 2013, to study the factors that affect accident injury-severities. To account for the fixed thresholds limitation of the traditional ordered probability mode... Read More about A random thresholds random parameters hierarchical ordered probit analysis of highway accident injury-severities.

To be so bold: boldness is repeatable and related to within individual behavioural variability in North Island robins (2017)
Journal Article
He, R., Pagani-Núñez, E., Chevallier, C., & Barnett, C. R. (2017). To be so bold: boldness is repeatable and related to within individual behavioural variability in North Island robins. Behavioural Processes, 140, 144-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2017.04.014

Behavioural research traditionally focusses on the mean responses of a group of individuals rather than variation in behaviour around the mean or among individuals. However, examining the variation in behaviour among and within individuals may also y... Read More about To be so bold: boldness is repeatable and related to within individual behavioural variability in North Island robins.

Explaining negative kin discrimination in a cooperative mammal society (2017)
Journal Article
Thompson, F. J., Cant, M. A., Marshall, H. H., Vitikainen, E. I. K., Sanderson, J. L., Nichols, H. J., Gilchrist, J. S., Bell, M. B. V., Young, A. J., Hodge, S. J., & Johnstone, R. A. (2017). Explaining negative kin discrimination in a cooperative mammal society. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(20), 5207-5212. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1612235114

Kin selection theory predicts that, where kin discrimination is possible, animals should typically act more favorably toward closer genetic relatives and direct aggression toward less closely related individuals. Contrary to this prediction, we prese... Read More about Explaining negative kin discrimination in a cooperative mammal society.

Representing Scottish Communities on Screen (2017)
Book Chapter
Scott, A. (2017). Representing Scottish Communities on Screen. In S. Malik, C. Chapain, & R. Comunian (Eds.), Community Filmmaking : Diversity, Practices and Places (60-75). Routledge

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A study of the multi generational relationship with making through mediated designing in collaborative, digital environments: implications for learning and open access fabrication (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vettese, S., Thompson, P., & Allan, D. (2016, November). A study of the multi generational relationship with making through mediated designing in collaborative, digital environments: implications for learning and open access fabrication. Presented at Open Design for E-very-thing

In this paper, the researchers will investigate different ways in which school age, 'generation net' children learn, through non-linear, mediated, collaborative ‘making’ environments, enabled by online communities of ‘citizen practitioners' and maker... Read More about A study of the multi generational relationship with making through mediated designing in collaborative, digital environments: implications for learning and open access fabrication.

Therapeutic Change in Group Therapy For Interpersonal Trauma: A Relational Framework for Research and Clinical Practice (2017)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., Gullone, A., Ferguson, S., Cosgrove, K., & Burke Draucker, C. (2020). Therapeutic Change in Group Therapy For Interpersonal Trauma: A Relational Framework for Research and Clinical Practice. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35(15-16), 2897-2916. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517696860

Our understanding of therapeutic change processes in group therapy for complex interpersonal trauma has been limited. The present study aimed at addressing this gap by developing a framework of therapeutic change in this field from a survivor and the... Read More about Therapeutic Change in Group Therapy For Interpersonal Trauma: A Relational Framework for Research and Clinical Practice.

Textile carbon reinforcement structures with integrated optical fibre sensors designed for SHM applications (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alwis, L. S. M., Bremer, K., Weigand, F., Kuhne, M., Helbig, R., & Roth, B. (2017, April). Textile carbon reinforcement structures with integrated optical fibre sensors designed for SHM applications. Presented at 25th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, Jeju, South Korea

An optical fibre-based strain sensor “stitched” to a functionalised carbon structure (FCS) that can be used for structural health monitoring is introduced. The aim of the design is not only to monitor strain, but also to strengthen the structure. The... Read More about Textile carbon reinforcement structures with integrated optical fibre sensors designed for SHM applications.

Predicting the relationships between virtual enterprises and agility in supply chains (2017)
Journal Article
Samdantsoodol, A., Cang, S., Yu, H., Eardley, A., & Buyantsogt, A. (2017). Predicting the relationships between virtual enterprises and agility in supply chains. Expert Systems with Applications, 84, 58-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.04.037

In the recent advanced information communications and technology (ICT) era, collaborating virtually and temporarily in supply chains (SCs) to receive mutual benefits such as agility while sharing resources and information becomes an important strateg... Read More about Predicting the relationships between virtual enterprises and agility in supply chains.

The Determinants of Well-being among Polish Economic Immigrants. Testing The Sustainable Happiness Model in Migrant Population (2017)
Journal Article
Bak-Klimek, A., Karatzias, T., Elliott, L., & MacLean, R. (2018). The Determinants of Well-being among Polish Economic Immigrants. Testing The Sustainable Happiness Model in Migrant Population. Journal of Happiness Studies, 19, 1565–1588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-017-9877-7

Economic migration has increased dramatically over the past decades, yet, still little is known about the well-being of economic migrants. Most studies focus on the poor mental health of migrants. The few studies that examine well-being do not includ... Read More about The Determinants of Well-being among Polish Economic Immigrants. Testing The Sustainable Happiness Model in Migrant Population.