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Barriers to the incorporation of BIM into quantity surveying undergraduate curriculum in the Nigerian universities (2019)
Journal Article
Babatunde, S., & Ekundayo, D. (2019). Barriers to the incorporation of BIM into quantity surveying undergraduate curriculum in the Nigerian universities. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 17(3), 629-648. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-10-2018-0181

Purpose – In developing countries, adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) concept within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) curricula in universities is a relatively new effort and subsequently, studies on the status of B... Read More about Barriers to the incorporation of BIM into quantity surveying undergraduate curriculum in the Nigerian universities.

Learning to look : evaluating the student experience of an interactive image appraisal activity (2019)
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Ashworth, J., Thompson, J., & Mercer, C. (2019). Learning to look : evaluating the student experience of an interactive image appraisal activity. Radiography, 25(4), 314-319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2019.02.011

Introduction: Student radiographers have expressed difficulty in performing image appraisal tasks. The purpose of this study was to investigate the value of a workshop delivered to level 4 undergraduate students. All students completed an image appra... Read More about Learning to look : evaluating the student experience of an interactive image appraisal activity.

Exact thermoelastic analysis of a thick cylindrical functionally graded material shell under unsteady heating using first order shear deformation theory (2019)
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Vaziri, S., Ghannad, M., & Beg, O. (2019). Exact thermoelastic analysis of a thick cylindrical functionally graded material shell under unsteady heating using first order shear deformation theory. Heat Transfer - Asian Research, 48(5), 1737-1760. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.21455

In this article, a new analytical formulation is presented for axisymmetric thick-walled FGM cylinder with power-law variation in mechanical and thermal properties under transient heating using first order shear deformation theory. Equilibrium equati... Read More about Exact thermoelastic analysis of a thick cylindrical functionally graded material shell under unsteady heating using first order shear deformation theory.

Mapping the UK renal psychosocial workforce : the first comprehensive workforce survey (2019)
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Seekles, M., Ormandy, P., & Coyne, E. (2019). Mapping the UK renal psychosocial workforce : the first comprehensive workforce survey. BMC Nephrology, 20, 100. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-019-1287-0

Background: Emerging evidence of psychosocial problems in CKD patients has led to an acceptance that a focus on the emotional wellbeing of the patient should be included in the provision of comprehensive CKD care. It is unclear if an increased atte... Read More about Mapping the UK renal psychosocial workforce : the first comprehensive workforce survey.

Long-term health outcomes associated with an exercise referral scheme : an observational longitudinal follow-up study (2019)
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Prior, F., Coffey, M., Robins, A., & Cook, P. (2019). Long-term health outcomes associated with an exercise referral scheme : an observational longitudinal follow-up study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16(4), 288-293. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0442

Background: Exercise referral schemes (ERSs) support inactive adults, who have chronic health conditions, to become physically active. Uncertainty exists regarding the effectiveness of ERSs, with few studies evaluating their long-term impact. The aim... Read More about Long-term health outcomes associated with an exercise referral scheme : an observational longitudinal follow-up study.

Fuzzy pattern tree for edge malware detection and categorization in IoT (2019)
Journal Article
Dovom, E., Azmoodeh, A., Dehghantanha, A., Newton, D., Parizi, R., & Karimipour, H. (2019). Fuzzy pattern tree for edge malware detection and categorization in IoT. Journal of Systems Architecture, 97(Aug 19), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sysarc.2019.01.017

The surging pace of Internet of Things (IoT) development and its applications has resulted in significantly large amounts of data (commonly known as big data) being communicated and processed across IoT networks. While cloud computing has led to seve... Read More about Fuzzy pattern tree for edge malware detection and categorization in IoT.

Developing a project management case study from history : a study using qualitative methodologies — case study research, historiography, and interdisciplinarity (2019)
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Kozak-Holland, M., & Procter, C. (2019). Developing a project management case study from history : a study using qualitative methodologies — case study research, historiography, and interdisciplinarity. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526495501

Peter Morris argues that the depth of understanding of one’s history is a measure of the maturity of a discipline. By this measure, project management is an immature discipline. The consequence of this is a significant gap between theory and practice... Read More about Developing a project management case study from history : a study using qualitative methodologies — case study research, historiography, and interdisciplinarity.

Effects of gleno-humeral joint center mislocation on shoulder kinematics and kinetics (2019)
Journal Article
Lempereur, M., Brochard, S., Leboucher, J., Leboeuf, F., Rémy-néris, O., & Borotikar, B. (2019). Effects of gleno-humeral joint center mislocation on shoulder kinematics and kinetics. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 22(7), 764-771. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2019.1590822

The gleno-humeral (GH) rotation centre is typically estimated using predictive or functional methods, however these methods may lead to location errors. This study aimed at determining a location error threshold above which statistically significant... Read More about Effects of gleno-humeral joint center mislocation on shoulder kinematics and kinetics.

A three-site clinical feasibility study of a flexible functional electrical stimulation system to support functional task practice for upper limb recovery in people with stroke (2019)
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Smith, C., Sun, M., Kenney, L., Howard, D., Luckie, H., Waring, K., …Cotterill, S. (2019). A three-site clinical feasibility study of a flexible functional electrical stimulation system to support functional task practice for upper limb recovery in people with stroke. Frontiers in Neurology, 10(227), https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00227

Introduction: Of those people who survive a stroke, only between 40 and 70% regain upper limb dexterity. A number of reviews have suggested that functional electrical stimulation (FES) may have a beneficial effect on upper limb motor recovery. In lig... Read More about A three-site clinical feasibility study of a flexible functional electrical stimulation system to support functional task practice for upper limb recovery in people with stroke.

Why do emerging market firms engage in voluntary environmental management practices? A strategic choice perspective (2019)
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Tatoglu, E., Frynas, J., Bayraktar, E., Demirbag, M., Sahadev, S., Doh, J., & Koh, S. (2020). Why do emerging market firms engage in voluntary environmental management practices? A strategic choice perspective. British Journal of Management, 31(1), 80-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12351

In this paper, we investigate firms’ decisions to engage in voluntary environmental management (VEM) practices within an emerging market context. Drawing on the strategic choice and the RBV perspectives, we report results from a survey of VEM practic... Read More about Why do emerging market firms engage in voluntary environmental management practices? A strategic choice perspective.

Assessing sustainability in housing LED urban regeneration : insights from a housing association in Northern England (2019)
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regeneration : insights from a housing association in Northern England. Architecture_MPS, 15(2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.amps.2019v15i2.001

How far do current assessment methods allow the thorough evaluation of sustainable urban regeneration? Would it be useful, to approach the evaluation of the environmental and social impacts of housing regeneration schemes, by making both hidden pit... Read More about Assessing sustainability in housing LED urban regeneration : insights from a housing association in Northern England.

Imperfect inspection of a system with unrevealed failure and an unrevealed defective state (2019)
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Cavalcante, C., Scarf, P., & Berrade, M. (2019). Imperfect inspection of a system with unrevealed failure and an unrevealed defective state. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 68(2), 764-775. https://doi.org/10.1109/TR.2019.2897048

This paper proposes a model of inspection of a protection system in which the inspection outcome provides imperfect information of the state of the system. The system itself is required to operate on demand typically in emergency situations. The pu... Read More about Imperfect inspection of a system with unrevealed failure and an unrevealed defective state.

Work cessation after cancer diagnosis : a population-based study (2019)
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Rottenberg, Y., Amir, Z., & De Boer, A. (2019). Work cessation after cancer diagnosis : a population-based study. Occupational Medicine, 69(2), 126-132. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqz013

Background: Long-term work maintenance among cancer survivors is important for patients, their families and society. Aims: To assess the risk of work cessation among workers at baseline in cancer survivors at 2 and 4 years after diagnosis compar... Read More about Work cessation after cancer diagnosis : a population-based study.

Maternal and child health care services' utilization data from the fourth round of district level household survey in India (2019)
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Rahman, M., & Pallikadavath, S. (2019). Maternal and child health care services' utilization data from the fourth round of district level household survey in India. Data in Brief, 23, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.103738

In this article, we briefly discuss the data used in the article entitled “How Much Do Conditional Cash Transfers Increase the Utilization of Maternal and Child Health Care Services? New Evidence from Janani Suraksha Yojana in India” (Rahman and Pall... Read More about Maternal and child health care services' utilization data from the fourth round of district level household survey in India.

Variable vision in variable environments: the visual system of an invasive cichlid (Cichla monoculus) in Lake Gatun, Panama (2019)
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Escobar-Camacho, D., Pierotti, M. E., Ferenc, V., Sharpe, D. M., Ramos, E., Martins, C., & Carleton, K. L. (2019). Variable vision in variable environments: the visual system of an invasive cichlid (Cichla monoculus) in Lake Gatun, Panama. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(6), https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.188300

An adaptive visual system is essential for organisms inhabiting new or changing light environments. The Panama Canal exhibits such variable environments owing to its anthropogenic origin and current human activities. Within the Panama Canal, Lake Gat... Read More about Variable vision in variable environments: the visual system of an invasive cichlid (Cichla monoculus) in Lake Gatun, Panama.

How is 'racism' understood in literature about the experiences of black and minority ethnic social work students in Britain? A conceptual review (2019)
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Jeyasingham, D., & Morton, J. (2019). How is 'racism' understood in literature about the experiences of black and minority ethnic social work students in Britain? A conceptual review. Social Work Education, 38(5), 563-575. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2019.1584176

This conceptual review interrogates a body of literature concerned with black and minority ethnic (BME) social work students in Britain since 2008. This period has coincided with an increasing focus on diversity in Higher Education, but also lower p... Read More about How is 'racism' understood in literature about the experiences of black and minority ethnic social work students in Britain? A conceptual review.

“Come and live with my feet and you’ll understand”–a qualitative study exploring the experiences of retail footwear in women with rheumatoid arthritis (2019)
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Tehan, P., Morpeth, T., Williams, A., Dalbeth, N., & Rome, K. (2019). “Come and live with my feet and you’ll understand”–a qualitative study exploring the experiences of retail footwear in women with rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 12(15), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-019-0328-z

Background: Foot pain and deformity are common in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Previous research has identified that women with RA seek retail footwear to alleviate their foot problems. The specific footwear features that women with RA requ... Read More about “Come and live with my feet and you’ll understand”–a qualitative study exploring the experiences of retail footwear in women with rheumatoid arthritis.

Health satisfaction and family impact of parents of children with cancer : a descriptive cross-sectional study (2019)
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Al-Gamal, E., Long, T., & Shehadeh, J. (2019). Health satisfaction and family impact of parents of children with cancer : a descriptive cross-sectional study. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 33(4), 815-823. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12677

Background: The impact on parents of coping with a child who has cancer can be both severe and multifarious. Considerable distress persists throughout the treatment phase, persisting even after completion of treatment with heightened anxiety and stre... Read More about Health satisfaction and family impact of parents of children with cancer : a descriptive cross-sectional study.