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The effect of transport on air quality in urban areas of Syria (2011)
Journal Article
Almasri, R., Muneer, T., & Cullinane, K. (2011). The effect of transport on air quality in urban areas of Syria. Energy Policy, 39(6), 3605-3611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2011.03.062

Statistics show that the number of cars per capita in Syria is still low, but that the figure has more than doubled since 2004. Syria also suffers from inadequate public transport provision, poor infrastructure and the absence of suitable traffic man... Read More about The effect of transport on air quality in urban areas of Syria.

Policing vulnerability? The impacts and implications of no cold calling zones in Angus. (2011)
Report
Wooff, A., & Smith, B. (2011). Policing vulnerability? The impacts and implications of no cold calling zones in Angus. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Institute for Policing Research

Doorstep crime is an increasingly prevalent issue within neighbourhoods around the UK (Doorstoppers, 2011).
There were 12,612 cases of distraction theft in 2005, but crimes committed by cold callers are hard to quantify because nine out of ten go un... Read More about Policing vulnerability? The impacts and implications of no cold calling zones in Angus..

Modelling the effect of social affinity between nations on their development (2009)
Journal Article
Raeside, R. (2009). Modelling the effect of social affinity between nations on their development. International journal of pure and applied mathematics : IJPAM, 50, 251-258

Nations have developed at different rates and this differential development is manifested on the wellbeing of their populations. The reasons for different rates of development can not fully be explained by different initial economic states, political... Read More about Modelling the effect of social affinity between nations on their development.

Instruction, Feedback and Biometrics: The User Interface for Fingerprint Authentication Systems (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Riley, C., Johnson, G., McCracken, H., & Al-Saffar, A. (2009, August). Instruction, Feedback and Biometrics: The User Interface for Fingerprint Authentication Systems. Presented at 12th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Uppsala, Sweden

Biometric authentication is the process of establishing an individual’s identity through measurable characteristics of their behaviour, anatomy or physiology. Biometric technologies, such as fingerprint systems, are increasingly being used in a diver... Read More about Instruction, Feedback and Biometrics: The User Interface for Fingerprint Authentication Systems.

What are the factors underlying unintended pregnancy in young women in Hull? (2008)
Report
Brown, S., & Thornton-Jones, H. (2008). What are the factors underlying unintended pregnancy in young women in Hull?

The recent public health white paper “Choosing Health” (2004) made significant commitments to sexual health and in particular the reduction of unintended teenage pregnancies, especially in areas with high teenage conception rates. Despite a strong lo... Read More about What are the factors underlying unintended pregnancy in young women in Hull?.

World Heritage: Exploring the Tension Between the National and the ‘Universal’ (2008)
Journal Article
Rakic, T., & Chambers, D. (2008). World Heritage: Exploring the Tension Between the National and the ‘Universal’. Journal of Heritage Tourism, 2(3), 145-155. https://doi.org/10.2167/jht056.0

The complex issues of conservation, politics, tourism management and ownership have emerged as critical issues within the World Heritage debate and specifically within heritage tourism research. Within this context, this paper focuses on issues of ow... Read More about World Heritage: Exploring the Tension Between the National and the ‘Universal’.

Research into the acoustic transmission of open and closed windows. (2005)
Report
Waters-Fuller, T., & Lurcock, D. (2005). Research into the acoustic transmission of open and closed windows

This report presents the findings from a set of laboratory measurements undertaken
as part of a contract let by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to
investigate the performance of residential windows in their open and closed
c... Read More about Research into the acoustic transmission of open and closed windows..

Reducing diazepam prescribing for illicit drug users: A randomised control study (2005)
Journal Article
Elliott, L., Glenday, J., Freeman, L., Ajeda, D., Johnston, B., Christie, M., & Ogston, S. (2005). Reducing diazepam prescribing for illicit drug users: A randomised control study. Drug and Alcohol Review, 24(1), 25-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/09595230500125138

Illicit drug users undergoing mandatory reductions in prescribed diazepam were randomly allocated to one of two methods of delivering psychological support to help reduce their prescription: a) an enhanced intervention consisting of skills training a... Read More about Reducing diazepam prescribing for illicit drug users: A randomised control study.

Evaluating train protection systems (2004)
Journal Article
Riddington, G., Beck, M., & Cowie, J. (2004). Evaluating train protection systems. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 55(6), 606-613. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601724

This paper arose from the work carried out for the Cullen/Uff Joint Inquiry into Train Protection Systems. It is concerned with the problem of evaluating the benefits of safety enhancements in order to avoid rare, but catastrophic accidents, and the... Read More about Evaluating train protection systems.

Exploratory study on classification and individualisation of earprints (2004)
Journal Article
Meijerman, L., Sholl, S., De Conti, F., Giacon, M., van der Lugt, C., Drusini, A., Vanezis, P., & Maat, G. (2004). Exploratory study on classification and individualisation of earprints. Forensic Science International, 140(1), 91-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.10.024

The FearID research project is aimed at the individualisation of earprints for the purpose of forensic research. The study presented here was carried out within the framework of this project. It intends to combine a review of what is known from liter... Read More about Exploratory study on classification and individualisation of earprints.

Scatters and clusters in time and space: implications for delivering integrated and inclusive transport (2003)
Journal Article
Hine, J., & Grieco, M. (2003). Scatters and clusters in time and space: implications for delivering integrated and inclusive transport. Transport Policy, 10(4), 299-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0967-070x%2803%2900055-6

This paper calls for a refinement in the literature on social exclusion/inclusion, and an alteration in the counterpart policy practices, in order to take account of 'scatter' and 'cluster' dimensions in the patterning of transport deprivation. Disag... Read More about Scatters and clusters in time and space: implications for delivering integrated and inclusive transport.

Laying the foundations: the use of video footage to explore pedestrian dynamics in PEDFLOW (2002)
Book Chapter
Willis, A., Kukla, R., Kerridge, J., & Hine, J. (2002). Laying the foundations: the use of video footage to explore pedestrian dynamics in PEDFLOW. In M. Schreckenberg, & S. Sharma (Eds.), Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics (181-186). Springer

This paper is concerned with how video footage of pedestrian activity in various urban environments can be used to inform the development of PEDFLOW - a microscopic, agent-based model of pedestrian flow that can be used to simulate the effects of an... Read More about Laying the foundations: the use of video footage to explore pedestrian dynamics in PEDFLOW.

Evaluation of dental radiographic identification: an experimental study (2000)
Journal Article
Sholl, S. A., & Moody, G. H. (2001). Evaluation of dental radiographic identification: an experimental study. Forensic Science International, 115(3), 165-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0379-0738%2800%2900305-4

The object of this study was to assess the value of dental radiographs for the purposes of personal identification in the absence of tooth restorations. 198 periapical and bitewing radio graphs were taken of teeth contained in 22 dry skulls obtained... Read More about Evaluation of dental radiographic identification: an experimental study.