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Nursing student's evaluation of a virtual classroom experience in support of their learning Bioscience (2014)
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O'Flaherty, J., & Laws, T. (2014). Nursing student's evaluation of a virtual classroom experience in support of their learning Bioscience. Nurse Education in Practice, 14(6), 654-659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2014.07.004

Face-to-face communication with students remains the gold standard in teaching; the effectiveness of this approach to learning is commonly and regularly assessed by students' evaluation of teaching and peer reviews of teaching. Critics note that incr... Read More about Nursing student's evaluation of a virtual classroom experience in support of their learning Bioscience.

Building information modelling : a case study approach to identify readiness criteria for process requirement (2014)
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Haron, A., Marshall-Ponting, A., Nawi, M., & Ismail, M. (2014). Building information modelling : a case study approach to identify readiness criteria for process requirement. American-Eurasian journal of sustainable agriculture, 8(7), 85-91

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is defined as an approach to building design and construction through modeling technology,
associated set of processes and people to produce, communicate and analyse building information models. Although the pote... Read More about Building information modelling : a case study approach to identify readiness criteria for process requirement.

Estimation of productivity in Korean electric power plants : a semiparametric smooth coefficient model (2014)
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This paper analyzes the impact of load factor, facility and generator types on the productivity of Korean electric power plants. In order to capture important differences in the effect of load policy on power output, we use a semiparametric smooth co... Read More about Estimation of productivity in Korean electric power plants : a semiparametric smooth coefficient model.

Online publishing and citation success in the accounting, business and economic history of Spain, 1997–2011 (2014)
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This paper examines the factors determining the citation success of authors who have published via the Internet on the economic and business history of Spain. It departs from the dominant cross-sectional approach to the quantitative assessment of cit... Read More about Online publishing and citation success in the accounting, business and economic history of Spain, 1997–2011.

The role of non-thermal plasma technique in NOx treatment : a review (2014)
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Talebizadeh, P., Babaie, M., Brown, R., Rahimzadeh, H., Ristovski, Z., & Arai, M. (2014). The role of non-thermal plasma technique in NOx treatment : a review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 40, 886-901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.194

Non-thermal plasma (NTP) has been introduced over the past several years as a promising method for nitrogen oxide (NOx) removal. The intent, when using NTP, is to selectively transfer input electrical energy to the electrons, and to not expend this i... Read More about The role of non-thermal plasma technique in NOx treatment : a review.

The effect of knee orthoses on gait parameters in medial knee compartment osteoarthritis : a literature review (2014)
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Maleki, M., Arazpour, M., Joghtaei, M., Hutchins, S., Aboutorabi, A., & Pouyan, A. (2016). The effect of knee orthoses on gait parameters in medial knee compartment osteoarthritis : a literature review. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 40(2), 193-201. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364614547411

Background: Knee osteoarthritis is a musculoskeletal condition which is most prevalent in the medial compartment. This injury causes considerable pain, disability, and negative changes in kinetic and kinematic parameters. The efficiency of unloader v... Read More about The effect of knee orthoses on gait parameters in medial knee compartment osteoarthritis : a literature review.

Non-financial compensation, social housing and urban design quality : beyond “Perequazione” (2014)
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Trillo, C. (2015). Non-financial compensation, social housing and urban design quality : beyond “Perequazione”. European Planning Studies, 23(8), 1627-1645. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2014.942598

This paper investigates the use of public–private non-financial compensation in urban planning, aimed at achieving social housing goals. In so doing, it aims: first, to explain the current situation of housing policy in Italy and how it relates to th... Read More about Non-financial compensation, social housing and urban design quality : beyond “Perequazione”.

Characterization of cellulolytic activity in the gut of the terrestrial land slug Arion ater : Biochemical identification of targets for intensive study (2014)
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Joynson, R., Swamy, A., Bou, P., Chapuis, A., & Ferry, N. (2014). Characterization of cellulolytic activity in the gut of the terrestrial land slug Arion ater : Biochemical identification of targets for intensive study. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 177, 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2014.08.003

The level of cellulolytic activity in different areas of the gut of the terrestrial slug Arion ater was assayed at different temperatures and pH values. To do this, crude gut proteins were isolated and assayed using modified dinitrosalicylic acid red... Read More about Characterization of cellulolytic activity in the gut of the terrestrial land slug Arion ater : Biochemical identification of targets for intensive study.

The use of an adjustable electrode housing unit to compare electrode alignment and contact variation with myoelectric prosthesis functionality: A pilot study (2014)
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and contact variation with myoelectric prosthesis functionality: A pilot study. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 40(1), 123-128. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364614545417

Background: Usable myoelectric control relies on secure and intimate contact at all times between the electrode, the socket and the residual limb. At present, there is little post-fitting socket adjustment available to prosthetists with respect to el... Read More about The use of an adjustable electrode housing unit to compare electrode alignment and contact variation with myoelectric prosthesis functionality: A pilot study.

The Elizabeth Casson Memorial lecture 2014: Changing ways; changing times. (2014)
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Hammond, A. (2014). The Elizabeth Casson Memorial lecture 2014: Changing ways; changing times. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(8), 392-399. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802214X14071472109806

This lecture reflects on:
how Rheumatology occupational therapy practice and research has developed in the last 30 years;
self-management in Rheumatology (a person’s ability to manage the symptoms, treatment, physical, and psychosocial consequence... Read More about The Elizabeth Casson Memorial lecture 2014: Changing ways; changing times..

Investigating affect in algorithmic composition systems (2014)
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Williams, D., Kirke, A., Miranda, E., Roesch, E., Daly, I., & Nasuto, S. (2015). Investigating affect in algorithmic composition systems. Psychology of Music, 43(6), 831-854. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735614543282

There has been a significant amount of work implementing systems for algorithmic composition with the intention of targeting specific emotional responses in the listener, but a full review of this work is not currently available. This gap creates a s... Read More about Investigating affect in algorithmic composition systems.

Understanding the impact of visual arts interventions for people living with dementia : a realist review protocol (2014)
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Windle, G., Gregory, S., Newman, A., Goulding, A., O'Brien, D., & Parkinson, C. (2014). Understanding the impact of visual arts interventions for people living with dementia : a realist review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 3, 91. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-3-91

Background
Arts-based activities are being increasingly suggested as a valuable activity for people living with dementia in terms of countering the negative aspects of their condition. The potential for such programmes to improve a broad range of ps... Read More about Understanding the impact of visual arts interventions for people living with dementia : a realist review protocol.