All Outputs (122)

Anthropomorphic vs non-anthropomorphic user interface feedback for online hotel bookings (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Murano, P., Gee, A., & O'Brian Holt, P. (2007, June). Anthropomorphic vs non-anthropomorphic user interface feedback for online hotel bookings. Presented at Ninth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems ICEIS (5) 2007, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

This paper describes an experiment and its results concerning research that has been going on for a number of years in the area of anthropomorphic user interface feedback. The main aims of the research have been to examine the effectiveness and user... Read More about Anthropomorphic vs non-anthropomorphic user interface feedback for online hotel bookings.

The role of women in construction industry development: The UK Perspective (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Amaratunga, R., Haigh, R., Shanmugam, M., Elvitigalage Dona, N., & Ruddock, P. (2007, May). The role of women in construction industry development: The UK Perspective. Presented at CIB World Building Congress 2007, Cape Town, South Africa

The UK construction industry is suffering from severe skill shortages. It is also suffering recruitment problems with its traditional male workforce. The constant reliance on a limited recruitment base disadvantages the industry by disregarding half... Read More about The role of women in construction industry development: The UK Perspective.

Models and metaphors : some applications of complexity theory for design, construction and property management (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Rooke, J., Molloy, E., Sinclair, M., Koskela, L., Kagioglou, M., Siriwardena, M., & Siemieniuch, C. (2007, May). Models and metaphors : some applications of complexity theory for design, construction and property management. Presented at CIB World Building Congress: Construction for Development, Cape Town International Conference Centre

Complexity thinking may have both modelling and metaphorical applications in the design, construction and servicing of the built environment. In production theory, queuing and variation have been central in generating improvement initiatives. The com... Read More about Models and metaphors : some applications of complexity theory for design, construction and property management.

EURASIA: role of construction education in capacity building for facilities and infrastructure development within a developing country setting (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Amaratunga, R., Haigh, R., & Keraminiyage, K. (2007, May). EURASIA: role of construction education in capacity building for facilities and infrastructure development within a developing country setting. Presented at CIB World Building Congress: Construction for Development, Cape Town International Conference Centre

Review of infrastructure facilities development in Sri Lanka associated with post tsunami reconstruction and rehabilitation (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Amaratunga, R., Palliyaguru, R., & Haigh, R. (2007, May). Review of infrastructure facilities development in Sri Lanka associated with post tsunami reconstruction and rehabilitation. Presented at CIB World Building Congress: Construction for Development, Cape Town International Conference Centre

Knowledge sharing in disaster management strategies: Sri Lankan post-tsunami context (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Pathirage, C., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2007, May). Knowledge sharing in disaster management strategies: Sri Lankan post-tsunami context. Presented at CIB World Building Congress: Construction for Development, Cape Town International Conference Centre

Expert evidence in rights to light litigation: A review of judicial attitudes to current practice in the UK (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Chynoweth, P. (2007, May). Expert evidence in rights to light litigation: A review of judicial attitudes to current practice in the UK. Presented at Construction for development: CIB World Building Congress, Cape Town, South Africa

An innovative approach to programme delivery within an allied health degree (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Supyk, J., Martin, R., & Marsden, D. (2007, May). An innovative approach to programme delivery within an allied health degree. Presented at Evidence Based Practice: Inter-Professional Conference, Liverpool, UK

The development of a new inter-professional allied health degree at the University of Salford provided opportunities for partnerships with a number of organisations & individuals. This report will focus on the partnership with the Manchester Mental H... Read More about An innovative approach to programme delivery within an allied health degree.

Social art: social industry (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Haywood, P., Kennedy, M., & Ingleson, S. (2007, April). Social art: social industry. Presented at Common Work: a conference exploring socially-related arts practice, Tramways, Glasgow

The emerging role of large cities in transitions to low carbon futures : 'by-passing' the national through political and corporate 'partnerships' (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2007, April). The emerging role of large cities in transitions to low carbon futures : 'by-passing' the national through political and corporate 'partnerships'. Presented at American Association of Geographers Annual Conference, San Francisco, USA

This paper addresses an issue of increasing contemporary salience: the role of large cities in addressing climate change. Cities perform a central role in the production of greenhouse gas emissions, are highly vulnerable to the consequences of climat... Read More about The emerging role of large cities in transitions to low carbon futures : 'by-passing' the national through political and corporate 'partnerships'.

Local negotiation and alignment of expectations and interlocal transfer of lessons in niche development trajectories : meta-analysis of 22 new energy projects in Europe (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Raven, R., Heiskanen, E., & Hodson, M. (2007, April). Local negotiation and alignment of expectations and interlocal transfer of lessons in niche development trajectories : meta-analysis of 22 new energy projects in Europe. Presented at Workshop on Innovation, Institutions and Path Dependency, Zurich

This paper examines the tension between the need to maintain diversity and the need to support path creation in the promotion of emerging sustainable technologies. The analysis is framed within the niche development literature and in particular the... Read More about Local negotiation and alignment of expectations and interlocal transfer of lessons in niche development trajectories : meta-analysis of 22 new energy projects in Europe.

Di lotta e di governo: The Lega Nord and Rifondazione Comunista in coalition (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Albertazzi, D., McDonnell, D., & Newell, J. (2007, April). Di lotta e di governo: The Lega Nord and Rifondazione Comunista in coalition. Presented at 57th Annual Conference of the UK Political Studies Association, University of Bath, UK

Paper co-authored with Daniele Albertazzi (University of Birmingham) and Duncan McDonnell (University of Turin) and presented to the panel, ‘Outsider parties in Western Europe: the opposition in government? I’, at the 57th Annual Conference of the UK... Read More about Di lotta e di governo: The Lega Nord and Rifondazione Comunista in coalition.

SURF: creating a successful research and enterprise centre (2007)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2007, April). SURF: creating a successful research and enterprise centre. Presented at Centre for Enterprise, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester

Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so Far (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2007, March). Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so Far. Presented at ‘Corruption and Democracy in Europe: Public Opinion and Social Representations’, University of Salford

‘Ethical Conduct and Perceptions of Public Probity in Britain: the Story so Far’, paper presented to the workshop on ‘Corruption and Democracy in Europe: Public Opinion and Social Representations’, University of Salford, 29-31 March; and to the works... Read More about Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so Far.

Intimate space: Sleep, art and sociology (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Heald, K., & Hislop, J. (2007, March). Intimate space: Sleep, art and sociology. Presented at New Frontiers in Arts Sociology: Creativity, Support and Sustainability, University of Luneburg and Hamburg, Germany

While sleep has captured the imagination of writers and artists throughout the centuries, only recently has it emerged as a subject of interest for sociologists. Yet researching sleep poses an essential dilemma. As a subconscious process, taking plac... Read More about Intimate space: Sleep, art and sociology.

Benefits realisation process for healthcare (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Sapountzis, S., Harris, K., & Kagioglou, M. (2007, March). Benefits realisation process for healthcare. Presented at 4th International SCRI symposium, Salford, UK

During the past ten years in the UK, education, housing, community regeneration and healthcare in particular have witnessed a massive programme of capital investment by the government through Public Private Partnerships (PPP). There is now a need to... Read More about Benefits realisation process for healthcare.

Enhancing the quality and the relevance of disaster management curricular within the Sri Lankan higher education (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Keraminiyage, K., Amaratunga, R., Haigh, R., & Seneviratne, I. (2007, March). Enhancing the quality and the relevance of disaster management curricular within the Sri Lankan higher education. Presented at Appropriate Management Approaches in a Developing Context, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Knowledge transfer and the production and reception of scientific knowledge (2007)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2007, March). Knowledge transfer and the production and reception of scientific knowledge. Presented at Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (Higher Institute of Social Sciences and Business Studies), Lisbon, Portugal

The 3D static FE model and it’s validation (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Tao, K., Liu, A., Nester, C., & Wang, C. (2007, March). The 3D static FE model and it’s validation. Presented at Shanghai International Symposium on Virtual Mechanical Human, Shanghai Jiaotong University

A new approach to conceptual document indexing (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Barresi, S., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Rezgui, Y. (2007, February). A new approach to conceptual document indexing. Presented at Eighth International Conference on Intelligent Text Processing and Computational Linguistics, Special Session (CICLing 2007), Mexico City, Mexico

This paper presents a new conceptual indexing technique intended to overcome the major problems resulting from the use of Term Frequency (TF) based approaches. To resolve the semantic problems related to TF approaches, the proposed technique disambig... Read More about A new approach to conceptual document indexing.