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Evaluation: a link in the chain of sustainability (2006)
Book Chapter
Bell, F., Zaitseva, E., & Zakrzewska, D. (2006). Evaluation: a link in the chain of sustainability. In N. Lambropoulos, & P. Zaphiris (Eds.), User-centred design of online learning communities. IGI Global

Lung transplantation in adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis (2006)
Journal Article
Yorke, J., Parle, M., James, M., Gay, T., Harkess, M., & Glanville, A. (2006). Lung transplantation in adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis

CONTEXT: Little is known about adolescents' and young adults' experience with cystic fibrosis while waiting for or after receiving a lung transplant. The psychological and psychosocial factors that may influence these patients' transplant outcomes ar... Read More about Lung transplantation in adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis.

Applications of a General Stable Law Regression Model (2006)
Journal Article
McHale, I., & Laycock, P. (2006). Applications of a General Stable Law Regression Model. Journal of Applied Statistics, 33(10), 1075-1084. https://doi.org/10.1080/02664760600746699

In this paper we present a method for performing regression with stable disturbances. The method of maximum likelihood is used to estimate both distribution and regression parameters. Our approach utilises a numerical integration procedure to calcula... Read More about Applications of a General Stable Law Regression Model.

Fight club: culture, conflict and everyday life amongst an online 'community' (2006)
Journal Article
Fletcher, G., Campbell, J., & Greenhill, A. (2006). Fight club: culture, conflict and everyday life amongst an online 'community'. International Journal of Web Based Communities, 2(4), 474-489. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWBC.2006.011771

This paper examines a specific online community and the degree to which participants' association is constituted and reinforced through conflict. We sample the existing literature regarding online communities in an historical sense and critique the p... Read More about Fight club: culture, conflict and everyday life amongst an online 'community'.

Football banning orders: analysing their use in court (2006)
Journal Article
James, M., & Pearson, G. (2006). Football banning orders: analysing their use in court. Journal of Criminal Law, 70(6), 509-530. https://doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2006.70.6.509

In the months prior to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the government funded a number of targeted policing operations aimed at securing Football Banning Orders against known or suspected football hooligans. This article is based on court observat... Read More about Football banning orders: analysing their use in court.

The agitator “theory” of strikes re-evaluated (2006)
Journal Article
Darlington, R. (2006). The agitator “theory” of strikes re-evaluated. Labor History, 47(4), 485-509. https://doi.org/10.1080/00236560600899024

This article re-evaluates the so-called 'agitator theory' of strikes, the popular (often media-induced) notion that industrial militancy is the work of a few hard-core militant shop stewards and/or left-wing political 'agitators.' It suggests that wh... Read More about The agitator “theory” of strikes re-evaluated.

Use of individual and group seasonal indices in subaggregate demand forecasting. (2006)
Journal Article
Chen, H., & Boylan, J. (2006). Use of individual and group seasonal indices in subaggregate demand forecasting. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 58(12), 1660-1671. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602310

An individual seasonal indices (ISI) method and two group seasonal indices (GSI) methods proposed in the literature are compared, based on two models. Rules have been established to choose between these methods and insights are gained on the conditio... Read More about Use of individual and group seasonal indices in subaggregate demand forecasting..

Using journal impact factors to correct for the publication bias of medical studies (2006)
Journal Article
Baker, R., & Jackson, D. (2006). Using journal impact factors to correct for the publication bias of medical studies. Biometrics, 62(3), 785-792. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0420.2005.00513.x

Publication bias of the results of medical studies can invalidate evidence-based medicine. The existing methodology for modeling this essentially relies upon the symmetry of the funnel plot. We present a new method of modeling publication bias that u... Read More about Using journal impact factors to correct for the publication bias of medical studies.

On the stock control performance of intermittent demand estimators. (2006)
Journal Article
Syntetos, A., & Boylan, J. (2006). On the stock control performance of intermittent demand estimators. International Journal of Production Economics, 103(1), 36-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2005.04.004

The purpose of this paper is to assess the empirical stock control performance of intermittent demand estimation procedures. The forecasting methods considered are the simple moving average, single exponential smoothing, Croston's method and a new me... Read More about On the stock control performance of intermittent demand estimators..

Asset replacement for an urban railway using a modified two-cycle replacement model (2006)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., Dwight, R., McCusker, A., & Chan, A. (2007). Asset replacement for an urban railway using a modified two-cycle replacement model. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 58(9), 1123-1137. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602288

This paper considers the application of capital replacement models at Mass Transit Railway Corporation Limited (MTRCL), Hong Kong. A particular characteristic of the replacement problems considered is that costs relating to existing equipment are gen... Read More about Asset replacement for an urban railway using a modified two-cycle replacement model.

Resist, comply or workaround? An examination of different facets of user engagement with information systems (2006)
Journal Article
Ferneley, E., & Sobreperez, P. (2006). Resist, comply or workaround? An examination of different facets of user engagement with information systems. European Journal of Information Systems, 15(4), 345-356. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000629

This paper provides a summary of studies of user resistance to Information Technology (IT) and identifies workaround activity as an understudied and distinct, but related, phenomenon. Previous categorizations of resistance have largely failed to add... Read More about Resist, comply or workaround? An examination of different facets of user engagement with information systems.

Teaching the evaluation of web usability (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Procter, C. (2006, June). Teaching the evaluation of web usability. Presented at Informing Science and IT Education Joint Conference, Salford

This paper describes the design and use of a simple method for comparative website evaluation that has been used for the purposes of teaching web design to University students. The method can be learnt within two hours by a novice user or typical cu... Read More about Teaching the evaluation of web usability.

Web accessibility: a digital divide for disabled people? (2006)
Book Chapter
Adam, A., & Kreps, D. (2006). Web accessibility: a digital divide for disabled people?. In E. Trauth, D. Howcroft, T. Butler, B. Fitzgerald, & J. DeGross (Eds.), Social inclusion: societal and organizational implications for information systems (217-228). Boston: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-34588-4_15

The focus of this paper is Web accessibility for disabled people. Much of the Web remains inaccessible or difficult to access by people across a spectrum of disabilities and this may have serious implications for the potential use of the Web for incr... Read More about Web accessibility: a digital divide for disabled people?.

The contradictions of CRM : a critical lens on call centres (2006)
Journal Article
Richardson, H., & Howcroft, D. (2006). The contradictions of CRM : a critical lens on call centres. Information and Organization, 16(2), 143-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infoandorg.2005.10.002

This paper aims to explore the contradictions of CRM systems and their use in call centres and in doing so contribute to the literature on critical information systems research. By invoking a critical perspective our analysis shows significant contra... Read More about The contradictions of CRM : a critical lens on call centres.

Student teamwork: developing virtual support for team projects (2006)
Journal Article
Whatley, J. (2006). Student teamwork: developing virtual support for team projects. Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 3(2), 157-165

In the 21st century team working increasingly requires online cooperative skills as well as more traditional skills associated with face to face team working. Virtual team working differs from face to face team working in a number of respects, such a... Read More about Student teamwork: developing virtual support for team projects.

Managing diversity or valuing diversity? Gender and the IT labour market (2006)
Book Chapter
Griffiths, M., Keogh, C., Moore, K., & Tattersall, A. (2006). Managing diversity or valuing diversity? Gender and the IT labour market. In F. Neiderman, & T. Ferratt (Eds.), IT workers: human capital issues in a knowledge-based environment. Information Age Publishing

Generalized proportional intensities models for repairable systems. (2006)
Journal Article
Percy, D., & Alkali, B. (2006). Generalized proportional intensities models for repairable systems. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 17(2), 171-185. https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpi034

Based upon the non-homogeneous Poisson process as recommended by Ascher & Feingold (1984), we investigate suitable models for describing the inter-failure times of complex repairable systems. Specifically, we modify and develop the proportional inten... Read More about Generalized proportional intensities models for repairable systems..

The Premier League: European Commission broadcasting negotiations (2006)
Journal Article
James, M., & Geey, D. (2006). The Premier League: European Commission broadcasting negotiations. Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, 4(1),

This intervention analyses the new arrangements for the sale of live television rights to FA Premier League (FAPL) games. The new procedures have been produced as a result of ongoing discussions between the FAPL and the European Commission. To ensure... Read More about The Premier League: European Commission broadcasting negotiations.