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Network traffic forensics on Firefox Mobile OS : Facebook, Twitter and Telegram as case studies (2016)
Book Chapter
Mohd Najwadi, Y., & Dehghantanha, A. (2016). Network traffic forensics on Firefox Mobile OS : Facebook, Twitter and Telegram as case studies. In Contemporary Digital Forensic Investigations Of Cloud And Mobile Applications. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-805303-4.00005-8

The development of a mobile web-centric OS such as Firefox OS (FxOS) has created new challenges and opportunities for digital investigators. Network traffic forensics plays an important role in cybercrime investigation to detect subject(s) and object... Read More about Network traffic forensics on Firefox Mobile OS : Facebook, Twitter and Telegram as case studies.

Performance of android forensics data recovery tools (2016)
Book Chapter
Ogazi-Onyemaechi, B., Dehghantanha, A., & Choo, K. (2016). Performance of android forensics data recovery tools. In K. Choo, & A. Dehghantanha (Eds.), Contemporary Digital Forensic Investigations of Cloud and Mobile Applications (91-110). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-805303-4.00007-1

Recovering deleted or hidden data is among the most important duties of forensics investigators. Extensive utilization of smartphones as subject, objects, or tools of crime made them an important part of residual forensics. This chapter investigates... Read More about Performance of android forensics data recovery tools.

Young people as carers and young users of mental health services : from policy to practice (2016)
Book Chapter
McAndrew, S., & Warne, T. (2016). Young people as carers and young users of mental health services : from policy to practice. In A. Ahmed, & M. Rogers (Eds.), Working with Marginalised Groups (37-51). Palgrave

This book highlights a range of individuals and groups in UK society who experience exclusion or marginalisation, including Roma, young carers and people with Autism Spectrum Disorders. It takes a unique practice-based focus, designed to encourage an... Read More about Young people as carers and young users of mental health services : from policy to practice.

Smart specialization strategies as drivers for (smart) sustainable urban development (2016)
Book Chapter
Trillo, C. (2016). Smart specialization strategies as drivers for (smart) sustainable urban development. In M. Ergen (Ed.), Sustainable Urbanization. In-Tech. https://doi.org/10.5772/64598

The place-based approach is at the forefront of the current European cohesion policy reform. The Smart Specialization Strategy (S3) boosts economic development through research and innovation. It is built on place-based areas showing higher potential... Read More about Smart specialization strategies as drivers for (smart) sustainable urban development.

Research with children and young people to inform service development at home and in hospital (2016)
Book Chapter
Livesley, J., & Lee, A. (2016). Research with children and young people to inform service development at home and in hospital. In Children and Young People's Nursing: Principles for Practice. CRC Press

The arguments presented in this chapter are founded on a deeply held understanding that service design and delivery, and nursing and health-care practices, aimed at children, should be fully informed by children and young people. We begin by offering... Read More about Research with children and young people to inform service development at home and in hospital.

Cultural repertoires in the media's coverage of child sexual exploitation (2016)
Book Chapter
Patel, T. (2016). Cultural repertoires in the media's coverage of child sexual exploitation. In Proceedings of Eurocrim2016 – 16th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology (ESC). European Society of Criminology

This paper will discuss the media’s coverage of two child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in Rochdale (Greater Manchester) and Rotherham (South Yorkshire), UK. These cases gained prominent media attention in the period between 2010 and 2015. The CSE... Read More about Cultural repertoires in the media's coverage of child sexual exploitation.

Bringing the client and therapist together in virtual reality telepresence exposure therapy (2016)
Book Chapter
Roberts, D., Fairchild, A., Campion, S., Garcia Jimenez, A., & Wolff, R. (2016). Bringing the client and therapist together in virtual reality telepresence exposure therapy. In P. Sharkey, & A. Rizzo (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th international conference on disability, virtual reality and associated technologies (ICDVRAT 2016) (157-163). University of Reading

We present a technology demonstrator of the potential utility of our telepresence approach to supporting tele-therapy, in which client and remote therapist are immersed together. The aim is to demonstrate an approach in which a wide range of non-verb... Read More about Bringing the client and therapist together in virtual reality telepresence exposure therapy.

Viscoelasticity in Foot-Ground Interaction (2016)
Book Chapter
Naemi, R., Behforootan, S., Chatzistergos, P., & Chockalingam, N. (2016). Viscoelasticity in Foot-Ground Interaction. In M. F. El-Amin (Ed.), Viscoelastic and Viscoplastic Materials. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/64170

Mechanical properties of the plantar soft tissue, which acts as the interface between the skeleton and the ground, play an important role in distributing the force underneath the foot and in influencing the load transfer to the entire body during wei... Read More about Viscoelasticity in Foot-Ground Interaction.

She wants you to kiss her : negotiating risk in the immersive theatre contract (2016)
Book Chapter
Talbot, R. (2016). She wants you to kiss her : negotiating risk in the immersive theatre contract. In J. Frieze (Ed.), Reframing immersive theatre : the politics and pragmatics of participatory performance (171-191). London: Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-36604-7_13

The four performances discussed in this chapter were presented together as part of the InOnTheAct festival produced by The Lowry Theatre, Salford, in Autumn 2012. Advertised (in the festival flyer) as ‘intimate’ and ‘risk-taking’, they can be broadly... Read More about She wants you to kiss her : negotiating risk in the immersive theatre contract.

Geotechnical characterization of cost overrun drivers in highway projects (2016)
Book Chapter
Amadi, A., & Higham, A. (2016). Geotechnical characterization of cost overrun drivers in highway projects. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Second ARCOM Annual Conference 2016 (311-320). ARCOM

Infrastructure projects typically face far higher levels of cost overrun than any other form of construction or civil engineering project. An expansive range of research identifying theoretical and technical explanations for this negative trend has e... Read More about Geotechnical characterization of cost overrun drivers in highway projects.

Manchester Central Library and Town Hall Extension Project : the BIM journey so far of a public sector client (2016)
Book Chapter
Underwood, J., Chomeniuk, J., Brady, L., & Woodcock, D. (2016). Manchester Central Library and Town Hall Extension Project : the BIM journey so far of a public sector client. In S. Perera, B. Ingirige, K. Ruikar, & O. Obonyo (Eds.), Advances in Construction ICT and e-Business. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315690698

May 2011 witnessed the UK Government’s commitment to support a transformation of the construction industry through the launch of their Construction Strategy (2011), which mandates BIM (Level 2) on all public procured projects by 2016. Since its launc... Read More about Manchester Central Library and Town Hall Extension Project : the BIM journey so far of a public sector client.

Power assistive and rehabilitation wearable robot based on pneumatic soft actuators (2016)
Book Chapter
Al-Fahaam, H., Davis, S., & Nefti-Meziani, S. (2016). Power assistive and rehabilitation wearable robot based on pneumatic soft actuators. In 2016 21st International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics (MMAR) (472-477). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/MMAR.2016.7575181

The aim of this paper is to describe the design of a soft, wearable glove for power assisted and rehabilitation, based on pneumatic soft actuators. The extensor bending type of pneumatic soft actuators was used in this study, which proved these actua... Read More about Power assistive and rehabilitation wearable robot based on pneumatic soft actuators.

International students, gender and group work : the case of Saudi students in an MA TESOL class (2016)
Book Chapter
Etherington, S. (2016). International students, gender and group work : the case of Saudi students in an MA TESOL class. In J. Whatley, & C. Nerantzi (Eds.), Teaching with Team Projects in Higher Education (183-192). Informing Science Press

This case study looks at a particular issue which may arise when using group work in classes with high numbers of international students; namely the segregation of groups along gender lines. A recent article (May 2013) in The Guardian Education sect... Read More about International students, gender and group work : the case of Saudi students in an MA TESOL class.