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Influence of mineral admixtures on the mechanical properties of fresh and hardened concrete (2016)
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Elshafie, S., Boulbibane, M., & Whittleston, G. (2016). Influence of mineral admixtures on the mechanical properties of fresh and hardened concrete. Construction Science, 19(1), 4-12. https://doi.org/10.1515/cons-2016-0005

This research aims to investigate the effect of introducing different mineral admixtures on the mechanical properties of concrete. The research is focused on optimizing the properties of fresh and hardened concrete, looking in particular at how fac... Read More about Influence of mineral admixtures on the mechanical properties of fresh and hardened concrete.

Inter-specific competition and fishing effect to population dynamic of Bali sardine (sardinella lemuru) (2016)
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Prasetyo, A., & Purwoko, R. (2016). Inter-specific competition and fishing effect to population dynamic of Bali sardine (sardinella lemuru). Indonesian Fisheries Research Journal (Jakarta), 22(2), https://doi.org/10.15578/ifrj.22.2.2016.85-90

Stock-recruitment relationship of Bali sardine was investigated based on Beverton-Holt model by assuming inter-specific competition. Model is modified to incorporate the effect of fishing pressure that is density-independent to population dynamic by... Read More about Inter-specific competition and fishing effect to population dynamic of Bali sardine (sardinella lemuru).

The distribution and abundance of decapod and fish communities in Cleveland Bay, Australia (2016)
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Prasetyo, A., & Purwoko, R. (2016). The distribution and abundance of decapod and fish communities in Cleveland Bay, Australia. Indonesian Fisheries Research Journal (Jakarta), 22(2), https://doi.org/10.15578/ifrj.22.2.2016.91-98

Spatial and temporal variations in the fish and decapod communities were investigated at three stations in Cleveland Bay along with other zooplankton and phytoplankton communities. The linkage between biological assemblages and physical properties of... Read More about The distribution and abundance of decapod and fish communities in Cleveland Bay, Australia.

Customer Interaction in Software Development: A Comparison of Software Methodologies Deployed in Namibian Software Firms (2016)
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Iyawa, G. E., Herselman, M. E., & Coleman, A. (2016). Customer Interaction in Software Development: A Comparison of Software Methodologies Deployed in Namibian Software Firms. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 77(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2016.tb00560.x

Software methodologies provide guidelines for the development of software applications. Studies reveal that customer interaction in the software development process improves the chances that software applications will meet customers' needs. Despite a... Read More about Customer Interaction in Software Development: A Comparison of Software Methodologies Deployed in Namibian Software Firms.

What’s so social about Social Return on Investment? A critique of quantitative social accounting approaches drawing on experiences of international microfinance (2016)
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Vik, P. (2016). What’s so social about Social Return on Investment? A critique of quantitative social accounting approaches drawing on experiences of international microfinance. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, 37(1), 6-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/0969160X.2016.1263967

Quantitative approaches figure prominently in social accounting and auditing. This is because of the preference among many investors for simple and ostensibly robust and comparative metrics. Social Return on Investment (SROI), which produces a moneti... Read More about What’s so social about Social Return on Investment? A critique of quantitative social accounting approaches drawing on experiences of international microfinance.

Electro-kinetically driven peristaltic transport of viscoelastic physiological fluids through a finite length capillary : mathematical modelling (2016)
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Tripathi, D., Yadav, A., & Beg, O. (2017). Electro-kinetically driven peristaltic transport of viscoelastic physiological fluids through a finite length capillary : mathematical modelling. Mathematical Biosciences, 283, 155-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2016.11.017

Analytical solutions are developed for the electro-kinetic flow of a viscoelastic biological liquid in a finite length cylindrical capillary geometry under peristaltic waves. The Jefferys’ non-Newtonian constitutive model is employed to characterize... Read More about Electro-kinetically driven peristaltic transport of viscoelastic physiological fluids through a finite length capillary : mathematical modelling.

A technique to record the sedentary to walk movement during free living mobility : a comparison of healthy and stroke populations (2016)
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Kerr, A., Rafferty, D., Hollands, K., Barber, M., & Granat, M. (2017). A technique to record the sedentary to walk movement during free living mobility : a comparison of healthy and stroke populations. Gait & Posture, 52, 233-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.11.046

Background Hesitation between moving from a sedentary posture (lying/sitting) to walking is a characteristic of mobility impaired individuals, as identified from laboratory studies. Knowing the extent to which this hesitation occurs during ev... Read More about A technique to record the sedentary to walk movement during free living mobility : a comparison of healthy and stroke populations.

A review of the issues surrounding incidental findings on CT attenuation correction (CTAC ) images during SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (2016)
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myocardial perfusion imaging

Incidental findings are not uncommon on medical imaging with a particularly high prevalence identified in the chest. Pulmonary nodules contribute to a large proportion of incidental findings within the chest and these can often hinder definitive dia... Read More about A review of the issues surrounding incidental findings on CT attenuation correction (CTAC ) images during SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging.

Quantifying the aggregate thermal performance of UK holiday homes (2016)
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Johnston, D., Farmer, D., & Miles-Shenton, D. (2017). Quantifying the aggregate thermal performance of UK holiday homes. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 38(2), 209-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624416681614

In the UK, there are approximately 330,000 holiday homes spread across a large number of mainly privately owned sites. These homes are often sited in exposed locations, are poorly insulated and are generally heated using expensive fuels, such as elec... Read More about Quantifying the aggregate thermal performance of UK holiday homes.

Using Compassion Focused Therapy as an adjunct to Trauma-Focused CBT for fire service personnel suffering with symptoms of trauma (2016)
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Beaumont, E., Durkin, M., McAndrew, S., & Martin, C. (2016). Using Compassion Focused Therapy as an adjunct to Trauma-Focused CBT for fire service personnel suffering with symptoms of trauma. Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 9, e34. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X16000209

Background: Individuals working for the emergency services often bear witness to distressing events. This outcome study examines therapeutic interventions for Fire Service Personnel (FSP) experiencing symptoms of trauma, depression, anxiety and low l... Read More about Using Compassion Focused Therapy as an adjunct to Trauma-Focused CBT for fire service personnel suffering with symptoms of trauma.

A two-layer dimension reduction and two-tier classification model for anomaly-based intrusion detection in IoT backbone networks (2016)
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Haddad Pajouh, H., Javadian, R., Khayami, R., Dehghantanha, A., & Choo, R. (2019). A two-layer dimension reduction and two-tier classification model for anomaly-based intrusion detection in IoT backbone networks. IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing, 7(2), 314-323. https://doi.org/10.1109/TETC.2016.2633228

With increasing reliance on Internet of Things (IoT) devices and services, the capability to detect intrusions and malicious activities within IoT networks is critical for resilience of the network infrastructure. In this paper, we present a novel mo... Read More about A two-layer dimension reduction and two-tier classification model for anomaly-based intrusion detection in IoT backbone networks.

Estimating the material properties of heel pad sub-layers using inverse finite element analysis (2016)
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Ahanchian, N., Nester, C., Howard, D., Ren, L., & Parker, D. (2016). Estimating the material properties of heel pad sub-layers using inverse finite element analysis. Medical Engineering and Physics, 40, 11-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2016.11.003

Detailed information about the biomechanical behaviour of plantar heel pad tissue contributes to our understanding of load transfer when the foot impacts the ground. The objective of this work was to obtain the hyperelastic and viscoelastic material... Read More about Estimating the material properties of heel pad sub-layers using inverse finite element analysis.

“Am I too emotional for this job?” An exploration of student midwives’ experiences of coping with traumatic events in the labour ward. (2016)
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Coldridge, E., & Davies, S. (2017). “Am I too emotional for this job?” An exploration of student midwives’ experiences of coping with traumatic events in the labour ward. Midwifery, 45, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.11.008

Background Midwifery is emotionally challenging work, and learning to be a midwife brings its own particular challenges. For the student midwife, clinical placement in a hospital labour ward is especially demanding. In the context of organisational... Read More about “Am I too emotional for this job?” An exploration of student midwives’ experiences of coping with traumatic events in the labour ward..

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder-like traits and distractibility in the visual periphery (2016)
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Panagiotidi, M., Overton, P., & Stafford, T. (2017). Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder-like traits and distractibility in the visual periphery. Perception, 46(6), 665-678. https://doi.org/10.1177/0301006616681313

We examined the performance of non-clinical subjects with high and low levels of self-reported ADHD-like traits in a novel distractibility paradigm with far peripheral visual distractors, the likely origin of many distractors in everyday life. Subjec... Read More about Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder-like traits and distractibility in the visual periphery.

TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Sara' (2016)
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Benelli, E., Revello, B., Piccirillo, C., Mazzetti, M., Calvo, V., Palmieri, A., …Widdowson, M. (2016). TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Sara'. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 7(1), 3-18

This study is the first of a series of three, and represents an Italian systematic replication of previous UK findings (Widdowson 2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2013) that investigated the effectiveness of a recently manualised transactional analysis treat... Read More about TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Sara'.

Constructive alignment of a research-informed teaching activity within an undergraduate diagnostic radiography curriculum : a reflection (2016)
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Higgins, R., Hogg, P., & Robinson, L. (2017). Constructive alignment of a research-informed teaching activity within an undergraduate diagnostic radiography curriculum : a reflection. Radiography, 23(S1), S30-S36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2016.11.004

Aim: To evaluate the learning experience of a level 5 (year 2) student cohort within a research-informed teaching (RiT) activity and to map findings against learning outcomes and level descriptors using constructive alignment. Method: An online q... Read More about Constructive alignment of a research-informed teaching activity within an undergraduate diagnostic radiography curriculum : a reflection.

Service failure and problems : internal marketing solutions for facing the future (2016)
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Paul, J., & Sahadev, S. (2018). Service failure and problems : internal marketing solutions for facing the future. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 40, 304-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2016.08.007

The issues of elderly consumers remain under researched despite a rapidly aging population in most countries across the globe. We examine the service failure and complexity of problems of a nursing home for seniors and seek to contribute to the field... Read More about Service failure and problems : internal marketing solutions for facing the future.

Forensic investigation of cooperative storage cloud service : Symform as a case study (2016)
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Yee Yang, T., Dehghantanha, A., Choo, R., Conti, M., & Dargahi, T. (2016). Forensic investigation of cooperative storage cloud service : Symform as a case study. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 62(3), 641-654. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13271

Researchers envisioned the Storage as a Service (StaaS) as an effective solution to the distributed management of digital data, since it provides an inexpensive and reliable online storage which is accessible by different types of computer devices... Read More about Forensic investigation of cooperative storage cloud service : Symform as a case study.