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Influence of social media on social behaviour of post graduate students : a case study of Salford University, United Kingdom (2013)
Journal Article
Akubugwo, I., & Burke, M. (2013). Influence of social media on social behaviour of post graduate students : a case study of Salford University, United Kingdom. IOSR journal of research & method in education (Online), 3(6), 39-43. https://doi.org/10.9790/7388-0363943

The present study examined the academic relevance, possible effects on social behaviour and
academic progress of social media on post graduate students. The study employed both qualitative and
quantitative methods for data collection involving qu... Read More about Influence of social media on social behaviour of post graduate students : a case study of Salford University, United Kingdom.

Effect of social media on post graduate students during academic lectures and library session : a case study of Salford University Manchester, United Kingdom (2013)
Journal Article
Akubugwo, I., & Burke, M. (2013). Effect of social media on post graduate students during academic lectures and library session : a case study of Salford University Manchester, United Kingdom. IOSR journal of research & method in education (Online), 3(6), 44-50. https://doi.org/10.9790/7388-0364450

The present study examined attitude to and extent of usage of social media by post graduate students
at Salford University during Academic Lectures and Library Session. Data collection involved both qualitative
and quantitative methodology involv... Read More about Effect of social media on post graduate students during academic lectures and library session : a case study of Salford University Manchester, United Kingdom.

Facilities management : The dynamics of excellence (third edition) (2013)
Book
Barrett, P., & Finch, E. (2013). Facilities management : The dynamics of excellence (third edition). Wiley-Blackwell

Facilities management continues to expand and develop in terms of the
volume and diversity of commercial activity, with a significant influence upon
organisational success and goal achievement. The two previous editions of
Facilities Management ha... Read More about Facilities management : The dynamics of excellence (third edition).

Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople accommodation needs assessment : Breckland council (2013)
Report
Brown, P., Brown, J., Baker, T., & Jackson, P. (2013). Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople accommodation needs assessment : Breckland council

The Housing Act 2004 placed a duty upon local authorities to produce assessments of accommodation need for Gypsies and Travellers. In 2006, a Norfolk-wide Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) was undertaken through the Gypsy and Travel... Read More about Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople accommodation needs assessment : Breckland council.

Right time, right place? An evaluation of the Individual Budget approach to tackling rough sleeping in Wales (2013)
Report
Brown, P. (2013). Right time, right place? An evaluation of the Individual Budget approach to tackling rough sleeping in Wales

In 2011 the Welsh Local Authority Homelessness
Network sought to explore new and innovative
solutions to tackling long-term homelessness. The
Network worked with a number of local authorities
to help fund fresh approaches to working with
entrenc... Read More about Right time, right place? An evaluation of the Individual Budget approach to tackling rough sleeping in Wales.

“We have gone recreation mad” : the consumption of leisure and popular entertainment in municipal public parks in early Twentieth Century Britain (2013)
Journal Article
O'Reilly, C. (2013). “We have gone recreation mad” : the consumption of leisure and popular entertainment in municipal public parks in early Twentieth Century Britain. International Journal of Regional and Local History, 8(2), 112-128. https://doi.org/10.1179/2051453013Z.0000000009

This study examines the development of popular entertainment in the municipal public parks of a variety of British cities in the early decades of the twentieth century. It seeks to extend the debate about the social role of the urban park beyond the... Read More about “We have gone recreation mad” : the consumption of leisure and popular entertainment in municipal public parks in early Twentieth Century Britain.

Prognosis of land title formalization in urban Ghana : the myth and reality of awareness and relevance (2013)
Journal Article
Gyau, K., & Hammond, F. (2013). Prognosis of land title formalization in urban Ghana : the myth and reality of awareness and relevance. African studies quarterly, 14(1 & 2), 55-75

While land title formalization is still useful in sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana like many other countries in the sub-region, continues to experience low rate of compliance with the legal title formalization requirement. This is in spite of over a century... Read More about Prognosis of land title formalization in urban Ghana : the myth and reality of awareness and relevance.

Causality-based cost-effective action mining (2013)
Journal Article
Shamsinejadbabki, P., Saraee, M., & Blockeel, H. (2013). Causality-based cost-effective action mining. Intelligent Data Analysis, 17(6), 1075-1091. https://doi.org/10.3233/IDA-130621

In many business contexts, the ultimate goal of knowledge discovery is not the knowledge itself, but putting it to use. Models or patterns found by data mining methods often require further post-processing to bring this about. For instance, in churn... Read More about Causality-based cost-effective action mining.

The deposition of low temperature sputtered In2O3 films using pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering from a powder target (2013)
Journal Article
Karthikeyan, S., Hill, A., & Pilkington, R. (2014). The deposition of low temperature sputtered In2O3 films using pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering from a powder target. Thin Solid Films, 550, 140-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2013.10.141

Transparent conductive oxide layers are widely used in various applications such as solar cells, touch screen displays, heatable glasses, etc. This present work describes the deposition of transparent and conducting In2O3 films from In2O3 powdered ta... Read More about The deposition of low temperature sputtered In2O3 films using pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering from a powder target.

Walking for well-being: are group walks in certain types of natural environments better for well-being than group walks in urban environments? (2013)
Journal Article
Marselle, M., Irvine, K., & Warber, S. (2013). Walking for well-being: are group walks in certain types of natural environments better for well-being than group walks in urban environments?. Journalism, 10, 5603-5628. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10115603

The benefits of walking in natural environments for well-being are increasingly understood. However, less well known are the impacts different types of natural environments have on psychological and emotional well-being. This cross-sectional study in... Read More about Walking for well-being: are group walks in certain types of natural environments better for well-being than group walks in urban environments?.

The effects of prosthetic ankle stiffness on ankle and knee kinematics, prosthetic limb loading, and net metabolic cost of trans-tibial amputee gait (2013)
Journal Article
Major, M., Twiste, M., Kenney, L., & Howard, D. (2014). The effects of prosthetic ankle stiffness on ankle and knee kinematics, prosthetic limb loading, and net metabolic cost of trans-tibial amputee gait. Clinical Biomechanics, 29(1), 98-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2013.10.012

Background
Previous studies of commercially-available trans-tibial prosthetic components have been unable to provide clear insight into the relationships between prosthetic mechanical properties and user performance (i.e., gait quality and energy ex... Read More about The effects of prosthetic ankle stiffness on ankle and knee kinematics, prosthetic limb loading, and net metabolic cost of trans-tibial amputee gait.

Validation of the activPAL activity monitor in children with hemiplegic gait patterns resultant from cerebral palsy (2013)
Journal Article
McAloon, M., Hutchins, S., Twiste, M., Jones, R., & Forchtner, S. (2014). Validation of the activPAL activity monitor in children with hemiplegic gait patterns resultant from cerebral palsy. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 38(5), 393-399. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364613506911

Background: Current investigation of treatment outcomes by clinicians is currently hampered by a lack of clinically viable tools. The use of activity monitors specifically validated for a population could help resolve this situation.
Objectives: The... Read More about Validation of the activPAL activity monitor in children with hemiplegic gait patterns resultant from cerebral palsy.

Energy performance and thermal comfort of courtyard/atrium dwellings in the Netherlands in the light of climate change (2013)
Journal Article
Taleghani, M., Tenpierik, M., & van den Dobbelsteen, A. (2014). Energy performance and thermal comfort of courtyard/atrium dwellings in the Netherlands in the light of climate change. Renewable Energy, 63(Mar 14), 486-497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2013.09.028

With increased global concerns on climate change, the need for innovative spaces which can provide thermal comfort and energy efficiency is also increasing. This paper analyses the effects of transitional spaces on energy performance and indoor therm... Read More about Energy performance and thermal comfort of courtyard/atrium dwellings in the Netherlands in the light of climate change.

Development and psychometric properties of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) (2013)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C., & Martin, C. (2014). Development and psychometric properties of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Midwifery, 30(6), 610-619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.10.006

Objective: to assess factor structure,validity and reliability of the Birth Satisfaction Scale(BSS)and to
develop a short-form version of the tool.
Design: a quantitative design focused on evaluating psychometric properties of the BSS using factor... Read More about Development and psychometric properties of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).

The understanding bereavement evaluation tool (UBET) for midwives: Factor structure and clinical research applications (2013)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C., Forrest, E., Wylie, L., & Martin, C. (2013). The understanding bereavement evaluation tool (UBET) for midwives: Factor structure and clinical research applications. Nurse Education Today, 10(33), 1153-1159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2012.11.019

Background: The NMSF (2009) survey reported that bereavement midwife care was inadequate in a number of UK NHS Trusts. Using a small grant from the Scottish government, 3 experienced midwifery lecturers designed an interactive workbook called “Shapin... Read More about The understanding bereavement evaluation tool (UBET) for midwives: Factor structure and clinical research applications.

Conjugation of PEG and gold nanoparticles to increase the accessibility and valency of tethered RNA splicing enhancers (2013)
Journal Article
Perrett, A., Dickinson, R., Krpetic, Z., Brust, M., Lewis, H., Eperon, I., & Burley, G. (2013). Conjugation of PEG and gold nanoparticles to increase the accessibility and valency of tethered RNA splicing enhancers. Chemical Science, 4(1), 257-265. https://doi.org/10.1039/C2SC20937C

Since alternative splicing patterns are exhibited by most mammalian genes, the functional properties of a gene may be changed for therapeutic purposes by nudging splicing from one pattern to another. Splicing to a refractory exon can be enhanced usin... Read More about Conjugation of PEG and gold nanoparticles to increase the accessibility and valency of tethered RNA splicing enhancers.

The cost of land title formalisation in Ghana (2013)
Journal Article
Gyau, K., Hammond, F., & Lamond, J. (2013). The cost of land title formalisation in Ghana. Property Management, 31(5), 389-403. https://doi.org/10.1108/PM-01-2013-0004

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to assess cost of land title formalisation in Ghana from the standpoint of individual land/property owners with the view to suggesting a cost-effective means for title formalisation in the country.
Design/met... Read More about The cost of land title formalisation in Ghana.