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Mathematical models for vector-borne infectious disease mapping with application to Dengue disease in Malaysia (2012)
Thesis

Few publications consider the estimation of relative risk for vector borne infectious diseases.
Most of these articles involve exploratory analysis that includes the study of covariates and
their effects on disease distribution and the study of geo... Read More about Mathematical models for vector-borne infectious disease mapping with application to Dengue disease in Malaysia.

A quantitative analysis of sports tournament designs (2012)
Thesis

In this study, we develop quantitative methodology to investigate optimal designs and
fairness in sports tournaments. We propose a number of tournament metrics that can be
used to measure the success of sporting contests or tournaments, and describ... Read More about A quantitative analysis of sports tournament designs.

A study of the influence of religiosity, materialism and animosity on consumer ethnocentric behaviour (2012)
Thesis

The main focus of this thesis is to investigate consumer ethnocentric behaviour (indeed
morality, appropriateness to buy domestic products; Shimp and Sharma, 1987) and the effect
of different socio-cultural and psychological constructs namely relig... Read More about A study of the influence of religiosity, materialism and animosity on consumer ethnocentric behaviour.

Confronting the legalization of human rights : a counterpoint (2012)
Book Chapter

Publisher's description of book:
This book critically examines the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) and evaluates its impact from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The book includes both a domestic and international analysis of the effectiveness of the... Read More about Confronting the legalization of human rights : a counterpoint.

A study of change management whilst implementing total quality management within the Dubai police force (2012)
Thesis

In the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today, the Dubai Police considers itself the most forward thinking and progressive Arab police force. Comprising its ranks are fifteen thousand personnel of the highest educational standard of any organisation (Dubai... Read More about A study of change management whilst implementing total quality management within the Dubai police force.

Peer mentoring to secure student placements (2012)
Journal Article

Purpose
This paper describes a case study where student peer mentors were employed to motivate and assist undergraduates to secure optional professional placement positions.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper describes the reasons for establis... Read More about Peer mentoring to secure student placements.

Institutional frameworks and radical innovation: an analysis of high- and medium-high-technology industries in Germany (2011)
Journal Article

Radical innovation is increasingly becoming the focus of attention of
both policy makers and senior corporate managers. However, debates within the varieties of capitalism literature on the ease with which radical innovation can be achieved within... Read More about Institutional frameworks and radical innovation: an analysis of high- and medium-high-technology industries in Germany.

Social networking and transnational capitalism (2011)
Journal Article
Kreps, D. (2011). Social networking and transnational capitalism. tripleC: Communication, Capitalism and Critique, 9(2), 689-701

Social Networking Sites (SNS) have become a key component of users’ experience of the internet. Whilst much has been made of the social dynamics of online SNS, the influence of the structures and operations of these sites – and the business models be... Read More about Social networking and transnational capitalism.

Forecasting-based SKU classification (2011)
Journal Article
Heinecke, G., Syntetos, A., & Wang, W. (2011). Forecasting-based SKU classification. International Journal of Production Economics, 143(2), 455-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.11.020

Different spare parts are associated with different underlying demand patterns, which in turn require different forecasting methods. Consequently, there is a need to categorise stock keeping units (SKUs) and apply the most appropriate methods in each... Read More about Forecasting-based SKU classification.

Enterprise cultural heritage skill gap - the study of established craft sector firms (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Aaltonen, S., Avramenko, A., Heinze, A., Ielpa, G., Klosova, A., Papadopoulou, T., & de Tommaso, D. (2011, November). Enterprise cultural heritage skill gap - the study of established craft sector firms. Presented at ISBE 2011 Conference - Sustainable Futures: Enterprising Landscapes and Communities, Sheffield, UK

Objectives: This paper aims to introduce a novel concept of Enterprise Cultural Heritage (ECH) which combines the company’s own history and creations with the potential to transform information and materials into “extended products & services”. First... Read More about Enterprise cultural heritage skill gap - the study of established craft sector firms.