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Virtually foul or virtually fair? FIFA, fair play and video gaming (2005)
Book Chapter
James, M. (2005). Virtually foul or virtually fair? FIFA, fair play and video gaming. In S. Greenfield, & G. Osborn (Eds.), Readings in law and popular culture (133-154). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis

The current explosion in the popularity of video games has lead to a burgeoning academic study of games and gaming. To date, the majority of empirical research has focused on the social and psychological effects of gaming, whilst the textual and nar... Read More about Virtually foul or virtually fair? FIFA, fair play and video gaming.

Sex tourism and chaos : a complex system approach (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Eaglen, A., & Maccarrone-Eaglen, A. (2005, December). Sex tourism and chaos : a complex system approach. Presented at Second PolyU China Tourism Forum, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China

Sex tourism has been associated with human trafficking (sex slavery), violence, child sexual exploitation and the transmission of HIV/AIDS. Though marginalised, sex tourism is globally pervasive, embracing multiple stakeholders and contextualised wit... Read More about Sex tourism and chaos : a complex system approach.

Reducing the burden of hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) (2005)
Journal Article
Taylor, E., & Kane, K. (2005). Reducing the burden of hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Food Control, 16(10), 833-839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2004.06.025

Despite the acknowledged contribution of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to the food industry there is increasing evidence that Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) implementation is limited in this sector, with the burden of implementa... Read More about Reducing the burden of hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) on small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

War in Iraq: environment of insecurity and international migration (2005)
Journal Article
Sirkeci, I. (2005). War in Iraq: environment of insecurity and international migration. International Migration, 43(4), 197-214. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2005.00338.x

This paper discusses possible relations between conflict and international migration, with specific reference to the most recent war in Iraq. Iraqi international migration trends are examined to ascertain the potential influence of war on migration.... Read More about War in Iraq: environment of insecurity and international migration.

Are you experienced? 'Playing cultures', sporting rules and personal injury litigation after Caldwell v Maguire (2005)
Journal Article
McArdle, D., & James, M. (2005). Are you experienced? 'Playing cultures', sporting rules and personal injury litigation after Caldwell v Maguire. Tort Law Review, 13(3), 193-211

This article considers the impact on the law of negligence of a series of recent cases involving injured sports participants. In particular, it focuses on the perceived and potential influences on this are of the law of the English Court of Appeal’s... Read More about Are you experienced? 'Playing cultures', sporting rules and personal injury litigation after Caldwell v Maguire.

Simulation analysis of the consequences of shifting the balance of health care: a system dynamics approach (2005)
Journal Article
Taylor, K., Dangerfield, B., & Le Grand, J. (2005). Simulation analysis of the consequences of shifting the balance of health care: a system dynamics approach. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 10(4), 196-202. https://doi.org/10.1258/135581905774414169

Objectives: The shift in the balance of health care, bringing services 'closer to home', is a well-established trend. This study sought to provide insight into the consequences of this trend, in particular the stimulation of demand, by exploring the... Read More about Simulation analysis of the consequences of shifting the balance of health care: a system dynamics approach.

An insight into the product culture as a commodity for tourism, with the British National Tourist Organisation perspective (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Maccarrone-Eaglen, A. (2005, October). An insight into the product culture as a commodity for tourism, with the British National Tourist Organisation perspective. Presented at Recent Developments in Tourism Research, Faculty of Economics, University of Algarve, Faro

The complexity of the notion of culture has been the object of multidisciplinary studies attempting, with difficulties, to attribute definitions, boundaries and classifications to this polyhedric concept expressed in symbolic representations. Culture... Read More about An insight into the product culture as a commodity for tourism, with the British National Tourist Organisation perspective.

The importance of recent scores in a forecasting model for professional golf tournaments (2005)
Journal Article
McHale, I., & Forrest, D. (2005). The importance of recent scores in a forecasting model for professional golf tournaments. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 16(2), 131-140. https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpi005

In many fields of forecasting, practitioners face the problem of how to distinguish signal from noise in recent news. As an illustration of how one might approach the problem we examine, in the context of golf, the extent to which recent players' sco... Read More about The importance of recent scores in a forecasting model for professional golf tournaments.