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Cats, comics and Knausgård : promoting student reading at a UK academic library with a leisure reading collection (2017)
Journal Article
Hurst, S., Marsh, D., Brown, D., & Forbes, S. (2017). Cats, comics and Knausgård : promoting student reading at a UK academic library with a leisure reading collection. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 23(4), 442-452. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2017.1371612

This case study describes the creation of a leisure reading collection in the Clifford Whitworth library at the University of Salford. It briefly surveys existing literature on leisure reading collections and looks at the growing interest among UK ac... Read More about Cats, comics and Knausgård : promoting student reading at a UK academic library with a leisure reading collection.

“My mentor didn't speak to me for the first four weeks” : perceived unfairness experienced by nursing students in clinical practice settings (2017)
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Jack, K., Hamshire, C., Harris, W., Langan, M., Barrett, N., & Wibberley, C. (2018). “My mentor didn't speak to me for the first four weeks” : perceived unfairness experienced by nursing students in clinical practice settings. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(5-6), 929-938. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14015

Aims and objectives To explore the perceived unfairness experienced by student nurses during their undergraduate clinical placements. Background It is important that student nurses feel supported by practice staff during their clinical plac... Read More about “My mentor didn't speak to me for the first four weeks” : perceived unfairness experienced by nursing students in clinical practice settings.

Designing functional medical products for children with cancer (2017)
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Power, E., Leaper, D., & Harris, J. (2017). Designing functional medical products for children with cancer. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 10(3), 381-386. https://doi.org/10.1080/17543266.2016.1278466

This paper details how Quality Function Deployment (QFD) has been used to develop a tactile advanced product for a medical application. Innovative experimental and industrial research was undertaken, leading to the design of a child-focused ‘Wiggle B... Read More about Designing functional medical products for children with cancer.

24 hour interdisciplinary Challenge (2016)
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Power, E. (2016). 24 hour interdisciplinary Challenge. Experiential entrepreneurship exercises journal, 1(SI-ETC), 70-75

Best-practice model for technology enhanced learning in the creative arts (2016)
Journal Article
Power, E., & Kannara, V. (2016). Best-practice model for technology enhanced learning in the creative arts. Research in Learning Technology, 24(1), 30231. https://doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v24.30231

This paper presents a best-practice model for the redesign of virtual learning environments (VLEs) within creative arts to augment blended learning. In considering a blended learning best-practice model, three factors should be considered: the consci... Read More about Best-practice model for technology enhanced learning in the creative arts.

The built environment element of economic development in post conflict response in Indonesia (2016)
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in post conflict response in Indonesia. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 234, 478-487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.10.266

The recent violent communal conflicts events at the end of 1990s in Indonesia has appointed to the importance of relationship within the community and linked to the role of economic sector and built environment. This paper presents some findings fro... Read More about The built environment element of economic development in post conflict response in Indonesia.

The reduction of employee lying behaviour : inspiration from a study of envy in part-time employees (2016)
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inspiration from a study of envy in part-time employees. Journal of Strategy and Management, 9(2), 118-137. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSMA-02-2015-0015

Purpose This study analyses employees’ lying behaviour and its findings have important implication for the management and prevention strategies of lying in the workplace. Employee lying has caused both reputational and financial damage to employers,... Read More about The reduction of employee lying behaviour : inspiration from a study of envy in part-time employees.

A battle of wit: applying computational humour to game design (2015)
Journal Article
Dormann, C. (2015). A battle of wit: applying computational humour to game design. Lecture notes in computer science, 9353, 72-85. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24589-8_6

There is still a dearth of humour in computer games. To spur the use of humour in games and overcome some of the difficultiesin producing humour, we advance that game design can benefit from research in computational humour. The focus of this paper i... Read More about A battle of wit: applying computational humour to game design.

Laughter as the best medicine : exploring humour-mediated health applications (2015)
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Dormann, C. (2015). Laughter as the best medicine : exploring humour-mediated health applications. Lecture notes in computer science, 9189, 639-650. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20804-6_58

Despite the physiological and psychological benefits of humour on health, many health applications for aging hold very little humour. We investigate the potential of humour in health for aging, reviewing studies from humour therapy. To show the poten... Read More about Laughter as the best medicine : exploring humour-mediated health applications.

An evaluation of the public housing estates beneficial sustainability factors in the Niger delta of Nigeria (2014)
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sustainability factors in the Niger delta of Nigeria. ˜The œbuilt & human environment review, 7(1), 1-17

Sustainability of public (social) housing estates is fundamental to all stakeholders within and external to that estate environment. It determines and influences the outlook of the built environment and whether it has an appropriate and effective... Read More about An evaluation of the public housing estates beneficial sustainability factors in the Niger delta of Nigeria.

Reconstructing textile heritage (2014)
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Calvert, S., Power, E., Ryall, H., & Bills, P. (2014). Reconstructing textile heritage. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 7(3), 415-425. https://doi.org/10.1386/jwcp.7.3.415_1

This article recreates a deteriorating archive, bringing life, opportunity and growth to a collection that is in reality dying. It explores a collection owned by the National Trust at Claydon House in Buckinghamshire. Modern techniques of Infinate Fo... Read More about Reconstructing textile heritage.

Editorial (2014)
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Bailey, R., & Power, E. (2014). Editorial. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 7(3), 353-357. https://doi.org/10.1386/jwcp.7.3.353_2

That which is not yet there (2014)
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Mills, A., Power, E., Bailey, R., & Walker, M. (2014). That which is not yet there. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 7(3), 517-531. https://doi.org/10.1386/jwcp.7.3.517_1

In 1949 Bretton Hall College was founded as a Teacher Training College designed for the promotion of art education in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It opened with 56 students and by 1964 the college had expanded significantly resulting in an extensiv... Read More about That which is not yet there.

Appraisal methods in mutually exclusive development projects: A pragmtic analysis of alterntive technique (2014)
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Ihuah, P. (2014). Appraisal methods in mutually exclusive development projects: A pragmtic analysis of alterntive technique. International journal of applied and natural sciences (Online), 3(4), 1-14

Appraisal techniques utilisations in mutually exclusive development project alternatives and their analysis are fundamental, and an inevitable process particularly in the planning, design and implementation of the development projects. At the same... Read More about Appraisal methods in mutually exclusive development projects: A pragmtic analysis of alterntive technique.

Rural water supply projects and sustainable development in Nigeria (2014)
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Ihuah, P., & Kakulu, I. (2014). Rural water supply projects and sustainable development in Nigeria. Journal of sustainable development in Africa, 16(1), 56-68

The study reviews the sustainability issues that are associated with rural community water provision and some of the challenges experienced in the in Niger Delta region of Nigeria within the context of project benefits sustenance. Several rural com... Read More about Rural water supply projects and sustainable development in Nigeria.

Fabric objective measurements for commercial 3D virtual garment simulation (2013)
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Power, E. (2013). Fabric objective measurements for commercial 3D virtual garment simulation. International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, 25(6), 423-439. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCST-12-2012-0080

Purpose – The aim of this paper was to explore the use of objective fabric parameters in 3D virtual garment simulation. Design/methodology/approach – Two methods (fabric assurance by simple testing and Browzwear’s fabric testing kit) of obtaining... Read More about Fabric objective measurements for commercial 3D virtual garment simulation.

Perspectives (2013)
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Research and Enterprise. (2013). Perspectives

Perspectives sets out to demonstrate the impact of the University of Salford’s research and enterprise activity on the communities we serve, while also highlighting our engagement with, and relevance to, issues of direct concern to you. It is... Read More about Perspectives.

Flipping the classroom: Revolutionising legal research training (2013)
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Sales, N. (2013). Flipping the classroom: Revolutionising legal research training. Legal Information Management, 13(4), 231-235. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1472669613000534

At the University of Salford it is a struggle to find sufficient timetable space to deliver in-depth legal research training to new first year students. The training delivered often alienated students due to the information overload they experienced.... Read More about Flipping the classroom: Revolutionising legal research training.

Blogging in context: reviewing the academic library blogosphere (2013)
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Adams, R. (2013). Blogging in context: reviewing the academic library blogosphere. Electronic Library, 31(5), 664-677. https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-05-2012-0054

Purpose – This article aims to set a context for blogging within academic libraries in order to identify key themes and examples of good practice for others considering blogging as a future activity. Design/methodology/approach – The study encompa... Read More about Blogging in context: reviewing the academic library blogosphere.

Current trends in UK university libraries (2013)
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Hurst, S. (2013). Current trends in UK university libraries. New Library World, 114(9), 398-407. https://doi.org/10.1108/NLW-04-2013-0032

Purpose – The paper aims to describe the effect of changes in UK higher education policy on services and staff in university libraries. Design/methodology/approach – A survey of academic literature, higher education statistics and news pieces was... Read More about Current trends in UK university libraries.