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Modelling phase change in a 3D thermal transient analysis (2014)
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Haque, E., & Hampson, P. (2014). Modelling phase change in a 3D thermal transient analysis. International Journal of Multiphysics, 8(1), 49-68. https://doi.org/10.1260/1750-9548.8.1.49

A 3D thermal transient analysis of a gap profiling technique which utilises phase change material (plasticine) is conducted in ANSYS. Phase change is modelled by assigning enthalpy of fusion over a wide temperature range based on Differential Scannin... Read More about Modelling phase change in a 3D thermal transient analysis.

Promoting good design (2014)
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Burke, M., Collier, E., Haworth-Lomax, R., & Yates-Bolton, N. (2014). Promoting good design. Journal of dementia care, 22(1), 18

Is there an app for that? A case study of the potentials and limitations of the participatory turn and networked publics for classical music audience engagement (2014)
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Crawford, G., Gosling, V., Bagnall, G., & Light, B. (2014). Is there an app for that? A case study of the potentials and limitations of the participatory turn and networked publics for classical music audience engagement. Information, Communication and Society, 17(9), 1072-1085. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2013.877953

The participatory turn, fuelled by discourses and rhetoric regarding social media, and in the aftermath of the dot.com crash of the early 2000s, enrols to some extent an idea of being able to deploy networks to achieve institutional aims. The arts... Read More about Is there an app for that? A case study of the potentials and limitations of the participatory turn and networked publics for classical music audience engagement.

Inter-service debate and the origins of strategic culture : the 'principles of war' in the British armed forces, 1919-1939 (2014)
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Searle, D. (2014). Inter-service debate and the origins of strategic culture : the 'principles of war' in the British armed forces, 1919-1939. War in History, 21(1), 4-32. https://doi.org/10.1177/0968344513505523

In the literature on the emergence of the principles of war in British military thought there has been a failure to examine the reaction of the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force to the appearance of the first list of principles in the army's 1920 Fi... Read More about Inter-service debate and the origins of strategic culture : the 'principles of war' in the British armed forces, 1919-1939.

Improving construction management practice with the Last Planner System : a case study (2014)
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Alsehaimi, A., Tzortzopoulos Fazenda, P., & Koskela, L. (2014). Improving construction management practice with the Last Planner System : a case study. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 21(1), 51-64. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-03-2012-0032

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing the Last Planner System (LPS) to improve construction planning practice and enhance site management in the Saudi construction industry. Design/methodology/approac... Read More about Improving construction management practice with the Last Planner System : a case study.

Application of redecision therapy in executive coaching workshops: Part 1 – the workshop (2014)
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Rosseau, M., Rosseau, R., & Widdowson, M. (2014). Application of redecision therapy in executive coaching workshops: Part 1 – the workshop. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 5(1), 15-18

First in a series of three, this paper describes how the redecision approach (Goulding & Goulding 1979) has been applied over many years within executive coaching workshops internationally. The potential controversy about using a therapeutic approach... Read More about Application of redecision therapy in executive coaching workshops: Part 1 – the workshop.

Application of redecision therapy in executive coaching workshops: Part 2 - a qualitative exploration of participants’ changes (2014)
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Widdowson, M., & Rosseau, M. (2014). Application of redecision therapy in executive coaching workshops: Part 2 - a qualitative exploration of participants’ changes. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 5(1), 19-30

This is the second paper of three and describes an investigation into the way that executive coaching as a growing field of organisational development can be based on transactional analysis theory and methods. Twelve participants who had attended a c... Read More about Application of redecision therapy in executive coaching workshops: Part 2 - a qualitative exploration of participants’ changes.

Quantification of pelvic soft tissue artifact in multiple static positions (2014)
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Hara, R., Sangeux, M., Baker, R., & McGinley, J. (2014). Quantification of pelvic soft tissue artifact in multiple static positions. Gait & Posture, 39, 712-717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.10.001

Soft tissue artifact (STA) has been identified as the most critical source of error in clinical gait analysis. Multiple calibration is a technique to reduce the impact of STA on kinematic data, which involves several static calibrations through the r... Read More about Quantification of pelvic soft tissue artifact in multiple static positions.

Variability of walking in able-bodied adults across different time intervals (2014)
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McGinley, J., Wolfendale, R., Morris, M., Pandy, M., & Baker, R. (2014). Variability of walking in able-bodied adults across different time intervals. Fiziksel tıp ve rehabilitasyon bilimleri dergisi (online), 17, 6-10

This study aimed to quantify the variability of walking in young adults across measurement sessions held at varied time intervals. Inconsistent marker placement, a major source of variation in gait measurement, was minimized in this study in order to... Read More about Variability of walking in able-bodied adults across different time intervals.

Relationships between strength, sprint, and jump performance in well-trained youth soccer players (2014)
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Comfort, P., Stewart, A., Bloom, L., & Clarkson, B. (2014). Relationships between strength, sprint, and jump performance in well-trained youth soccer players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 28(1), 173-177. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e318291b8c7

Research has demonstrated a clear relationship between absolute and relative strength and sprint and jump performance in adult athletes; however, this relationship in younger athletes has been less extensively studied. The aim of this study, therefor... Read More about Relationships between strength, sprint, and jump performance in well-trained youth soccer players.

Reproducibility of an instrumented measure for passive ankle dorsiflexion in conscious and anaesthetized children with cerebral palsy (2014)
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Hastings-Ison, T., Blackburn, C., Opie, N., Graham, K., Rawicki, B., Wolfendale, R., …Baker, R. (2014). Reproducibility of an instrumented measure for passive ankle dorsiflexion in conscious and anaesthetized children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 56(4), 376-385. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.12276

AIM: The aims of this study were to (1) determine whether an instrumented measure will reduce measurement error to less than 5 degrees in children with cerebral palsy (CP), (2) determine agreement and reliability of this instrumented measure in both... Read More about Reproducibility of an instrumented measure for passive ankle dorsiflexion in conscious and anaesthetized children with cerebral palsy.

Inter-terminology mapping of nursing problems (2014)
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Kim, T., Hardiker, N., & Coenen, A. (2014). Inter-terminology mapping of nursing problems. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 49, 213-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2014.03.001

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of overlap between the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®) and the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine–Clinical Terms (SNOMED–CT), with a specific focus on nursin... Read More about Inter-terminology mapping of nursing problems.

Do your employees use the right stress coping strategies (2014)
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Chang, K., & Taylor, J. (2014). Do your employees use the right stress coping strategies. Shanglue xuebao, 5(2), 99-116

This study investigates the efficacy of coping strategies commonly used in the workplace to alleviate stress. The strategies included: seeking assistance, self assistance, group intervention, avoidance and changing beliefs. Data were gathered from... Read More about Do your employees use the right stress coping strategies.

Employment relationship: The study of organisational dis-identification and workplace deviance (2014)
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Kuo, C., Su, M., & Chang, K. (2014). Employment relationship: The study of organisational dis-identification and workplace deviance. Zhōnghuá xīnlǐ xuékān, 56(1), 31-47. https://doi.org/10.6129/CJP.20131114

The current study was designed to test the relationship of negative employment relationship (psychological contract breach and abusive supervision) with workplace deviance, and to examine the mediating role of organizational disidentification. The... Read More about Employment relationship: The study of organisational dis-identification and workplace deviance.

Occupancy analytics: A new basis for low-energy–low-carbon hospital design and operation in the UK (2014)
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Bacon, M. (2014). Occupancy analytics: A new basis for low-energy–low-carbon hospital design and operation in the UK. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 10(1-2), 146-163. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2013.837254

This paper introduces an innovative approach to low-energy–low-carbon design for a new hospital in the UK. This innovation is achieved through an analysis of hospital operational policies and the impact of them on this performance. The analysis leads... Read More about Occupancy analytics: A new basis for low-energy–low-carbon hospital design and operation in the UK.

Gait evaluation of new powered knee-ankle-foot orthosis in able-bodied persons: A pilot study (2014)
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Arazpour, M., Ahmadi, F., Bani, M., Hutchins, S., Bahramizadeh, M., Ghomshe, F., & Kashani, R. (2014). Gait evaluation of new powered knee-ankle-foot orthosis in able-bodied persons: A pilot study. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 38(1), 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364613486917

Background: Knee-ankle-foot orthoses are utilized for walking by patients with lower limb weakness. However, they may be rejected by patients due to the lack of knee flexion available when using them for walking activities. Aim: The aim of this study... Read More about Gait evaluation of new powered knee-ankle-foot orthosis in able-bodied persons: A pilot study.

‘Against fascism, war and economies’: the Communist party of Great Britain’s schoolteachers during the popular front, 1935–1939 (2014)
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Kavanagh, M. (2014). ‘Against fascism, war and economies’: the Communist party of Great Britain’s schoolteachers during the popular front, 1935–1939. History of Education, 43(2), 208-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760X.2013.874502

The Popular Front line made the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) a more hospitable place for ‘brain workers’. The emphasis the line placed on mass ideological and cultural struggle against fascism meant that they became important allies to be... Read More about ‘Against fascism, war and economies’: the Communist party of Great Britain’s schoolteachers during the popular front, 1935–1939.

Asset Management of low-zero carbon technology in social housing (2014)
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Kempton, J. (2014). Asset Management of low-zero carbon technology in social housing. Structural survey, 32(1), 14-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/SS-09-2012-0027

Purpose – Households account for 27 per cent of the UK's total CO2 emissions therefore addressing housing energy efficiency has become a priority. Low-zero carbon technologies (LZCTs) for both new-build and the existing housing stock are one mechanis... Read More about Asset Management of low-zero carbon technology in social housing.

Use of clickers to improve student engagement in learning : observations from the built environment discipline (2014)
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Kulatunga, U., & Rameezdeen, R. (2014). Use of clickers to improve student engagement in learning : observations from the built environment discipline. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 10(1), 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2013.826754

Student engagement and active learning have been identified as key areas for learning enhancement as students tend to understand and retain teaching material better and enjoy lectures when they are actively engaged. This would improve retention and p... Read More about Use of clickers to improve student engagement in learning : observations from the built environment discipline.