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Automated design of multi junction solar cells by genetic approach : reaching the >50% efficiency target (2017)
Journal Article
Čičić, S., & Tomić, S. (2017). Automated design of multi junction solar cells by genetic approach : reaching the >50% efficiency target. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 181, 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.12.002

The proper design of the multi-junction solar cell (MJSC) requires the optimisation
search through the vast parameter space, with parameters for the
proper operation quite often being constrained, like the current matching
throughout the cell. Due... Read More about Automated design of multi junction solar cells by genetic approach : reaching the >50% efficiency target.

virtual : Performance and digital (2017)
Book Chapter
Scott, J. (2018). virtual : Performance and digital. In E. Bryon (Ed.), Performing Interdisciplinarity : Working Across Disciplinary Boundaries Through an Active Aesthetic (59-73). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315558639-5

As my fingers hover above the laptop keyboard, I am aware of a number of things – the people watching my actions, the choice I have to make and what that will do to this moment we are experiencing, the technical requirements of interacting with a dig... Read More about virtual : Performance and digital.

The human DNA glycosylases NEIL1 and NEIL3 excise psoralen-induced DNA-DNA cross-links in a four-stranded DNA structure (2017)
Journal Article

Interstrand cross-links (ICLs) are highly cytotoxic DNA lesions that block DNA replication and transcription by preventing strand separation. Previously, we demonstrated that the bacterial and
human DNA glycosylases Nei and NEIL1 excise unhooked pso... Read More about The human DNA glycosylases NEIL1 and NEIL3 excise psoralen-induced DNA-DNA cross-links in a four-stranded DNA structure.

Time-varying ratings for international football teams (2017)
Journal Article
Baker, R., & McHale, I. (2017). Time-varying ratings for international football teams. European Journal of Operational Research, 267(2), 659-666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.11.042

We present a model for rating international football teams. Using data from 1944 to 2016, we ask `which was the greatest team?'. To answer the question requires some sophisticated methodology.
Specifically, we have used k-fold cross-validation, whi... Read More about Time-varying ratings for international football teams.

Lean thinking in the highways construction sector : motivation, implementation and barriers (2017)
Journal Article
Tezel, A., Koskela, L., & Aziz, Z. (2017). Lean thinking in the highways construction sector : motivation, implementation and barriers. Production Planning and Control, 29(3), 247-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2017.1412522

The interest in lean thinking in the UK’s civil construction industry is on the rise. The research presented in the paper evaluates the adoption of lean thinking in the highways construction sector by investigating 7 motivation factors, 20 lean techn... Read More about Lean thinking in the highways construction sector : motivation, implementation and barriers.

Do cultural norms affect social network behavior inappropriateness? A global study (2017)
Journal Article

There is a substantial body of literature on behavior inappropriateness in face-to-face social settings; however,
not much is known about what individuals consider inappropriate (or appropriate) on Internet-mediated social
networks. Although online... Read More about Do cultural norms affect social network behavior inappropriateness? A global study.

Surgery for tennis elbow: a systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Bateman, M., Littlewood, C., Rawson, B., & A. Tambe, A. (2019). Surgery for tennis elbow: a systematic review. Shoulder and Elbow, 11(1), 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1177/1758573217745041

Background: There is no consensus on the most suitable treatment for tennis elbow but, in the USA, surgical intervention is increasing despite a lack of supportive research evidence. The aim of this systematic review was to provide a balanced update... Read More about Surgery for tennis elbow: a systematic review.

The Five Clues You Leave on Social Media that Make You a Target for Thieves (2017)
Other
Patel, T. (2017). The Five Clues You Leave on Social Media that Make You a Target for Thieves. Birmingham

Exposing the Luxury Effect (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Scaletta, K., Dennis, M., Hardman, M., Griffiths, A., & James, P. (2017, December). Exposing the Luxury Effect. Poster presented at British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Ghent

ERP benefits capability framework : an orchestration theory perspective (2017)
Journal Article
Mohamad, M. (2018). ERP benefits capability framework : an orchestration theory perspective. Business Process Management Journal, 24(1), 266-294. https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-11-2015-0162

ERP benefits can be classified as automation, planning and innovation benefits. This research aims to answer two research questions: (1) what are the ERP resources and organizational complementary resources (OCRs) required to achieve each group of be... Read More about ERP benefits capability framework : an orchestration theory perspective.

A penny for your thoughts : the practice of rewarding research participants with shopping vouchers (2017)
Other
Mann, G., Dayson, K., & Bagnall, G. (2017). A penny for your thoughts : the practice of rewarding research participants with shopping vouchers

This briefing addresses whether giving shopping vouchers to research participants in receipt of government welfare benefits will be harmful if they have to declare it to benefit entitlement officials or if it causes them to exceed the amount they are... Read More about A penny for your thoughts : the practice of rewarding research participants with shopping vouchers.

Selecting passive dosimetry technologies for measuring the external dose of terrestrial wildlife (2017)
Journal Article

Dosimeters attached to wild animals can be used to validate regulatory assessment approaches and models for estimating radiation exposure of wild animals. Such measurements are also necessary to ensure that robust dose-effect relationships can be dev... Read More about Selecting passive dosimetry technologies for measuring the external dose of terrestrial wildlife.

State-of-the-art and prospects for peer-to-peer transaction-based energy system (2017)
Journal Article
Jogunola, O., Ikpehai, A., Anoh, K., Adebisi, B., Hammoudeh, M., Son, S., & Harris, G. (2017). State-of-the-art and prospects for peer-to-peer transaction-based energy system. Energies, 10(12), 2106. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10122106

Transaction-based energy (TE) management and control has become an increasingly relevant topic, attracting considerable attention from industry and the research community alike. As a result, new techniques are emerging for its development and actuali... Read More about State-of-the-art and prospects for peer-to-peer transaction-based energy system.

The Salford Samples (article) (2017)
Journal Article
Scott, J. (2017). The Salford Samples (article). Journal for artistic research, https://doi.org/10.22501/jar.301815

The Salford Samples is a practice-as-research project in intermedial place-making. Using materials that arise from the city of Salford, including fragments of its cultural history, an autobiographical audio diary, and images/footage of the place itse... Read More about The Salford Samples (article).

The professional midwifery advocate (2017)
Journal Article
Barker, K. (2017). The professional midwifery advocate. British Journal of Midwifery, 25(12), 754-754. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2017.25.12.754

Statutory supervision in midwifery has been replaced by the role of the Professional Midwifery Advocate. Karen Barker explains how this works in practice.

A study on the relationship between the intelligibility and quality of algorithmically-modified speech for normal hearing listeners (2017)
Journal Article
Tang, Y., Arnold, C., & Cox, T. (2017). A study on the relationship between the intelligibility and quality of algorithmically-modified speech for normal hearing listeners. Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing and Balance Medicine, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/ohbm1010005

This study investigates the relationship between the intelligibility and quality of modified speech in noise and in quiet. Speech signals were processed by seven algorithms designed to increase speech intelligibility in noise without altering speech... Read More about A study on the relationship between the intelligibility and quality of algorithmically-modified speech for normal hearing listeners.

Financing behavior of R&D investments in the emerging markets : the role of alliance and financial system (2017)
Journal Article

This paper examines the financing behaviour of R&D investments in emerging markets. Drawing on institutional theory and using panel data of generalized methods of moment (GMM) estimation for a sample of 302 firms from 20 countries during the period 2... Read More about Financing behavior of R&D investments in the emerging markets : the role of alliance and financial system.

Probiotic consortia are not uniformly effective against different amphibian chytrid pathogen isolates (2017)
Journal Article
Antwis, R., & Harrison, X. (2018). Probiotic consortia are not uniformly effective against different amphibian chytrid pathogen isolates. Molecular Ecology, 27(2), 577-589. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14456

Symbiotic bacterial communities can protect their hosts from infection by pathogens. Treatment of wild individuals with protective bacteria (probiotics) isolated from hosts can combat the spread of emerging infectious diseases. However, it is unclear... Read More about Probiotic consortia are not uniformly effective against different amphibian chytrid pathogen isolates.

Effect of halite (NaCl) on sandstone permeability and well injectivity during CO2 storage in saline aquifers (2017)
Thesis

Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is one of the widely discussed options for decreasing CO2 emissions. This method requires the techniques for capturing purification of anthropogenic CO2 from fossil-fuel power plants, subsequent compression an... Read More about Effect of halite (NaCl) on sandstone permeability and well injectivity during CO2 storage in saline aquifers.

The relevance of project management best practice and its application in the UK construction industry (2017)
Thesis

Professional project management associations have produced practice standards that may be used by practitioners, professional services firms and clients. This research was undertaken to explore the relevance of these professional project management p... Read More about The relevance of project management best practice and its application in the UK construction industry.