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Conscious surgery: influence of the environment on patient anxiety (2008)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2008). Conscious surgery: influence of the environment on patient anxiety. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 64(3), 261-271. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04769.x

Aims: i) To investigate anxiety arising from the experience of the clinical environment during surgery under local/ regional anaesthesia and, ii) to uncover the specific aspects patients find anxiety provoking and possibly dissuade them from opting f... Read More about Conscious surgery: influence of the environment on patient anxiety.

Environmental citizenship and public attitudes to hydrogen energy technologies (2008)
Journal Article
Flynn, R., Bellaby, P., & Ricci, M. (2008). Environmental citizenship and public attitudes to hydrogen energy technologies. Environmental Politics, 17(5), 766-783. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644010802421539

Some of the principal arguments in the debate about environmental citizenship are examined with reference to the development of hydrogen energy systems. In particular, qualitative evidence is drawn from a study of public attitudes towards hydrogen... Read More about Environmental citizenship and public attitudes to hydrogen energy technologies.

The optimization of modal spacing within small rooms (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Wankling, M., & Fazenda, B. (2008, November). The optimization of modal spacing within small rooms. Presented at Computing and Engineering Annual Researchers' Conference 2008, Huddersfield

The reproduction of audio in small rooms is significantly affected by room modes – resonant frequencies set up as a result of the geometry of the room. These frequency specific modes combine to form a unique frequency response for that room. This fre... Read More about The optimization of modal spacing within small rooms.

The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry : the example of Manchester and the south-western Pennine Uplands during the 18th century (part 2) (2008)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2008). The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry : the example of Manchester and the south-western Pennine Uplands during the 18th century (part 2). Industrial Archaeology Review, 30(2), 97-100. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581908X347300

Between the early 18th century and the mid-19th century the north-west of England was turned from a relatively impoverished backwater to one of the major industrialisation zones in the world. This is thus a key region for understanding the archaeolog... Read More about The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry : the example of Manchester and the south-western Pennine Uplands during the 18th century (part 2).

Jim Allen : radical drama beyond 'days of hope' (2008)
Journal Article
Willis, A. (2008). Jim Allen : radical drama beyond 'days of hope'. Journal of British Cinema and Television, 5(2), 300-317. https://doi.org/10.3366/E1743452108000381

Due to a desire to establish television as a serious medium, television drama has often been seen as a forum for writers, with names such as David Mercer, Dennis Potter and Trevor Griffiths identified by critics as the driving force, or auteur, behin... Read More about Jim Allen : radical drama beyond 'days of hope'.

Labour ward incidents and potential claims - Lessons learned from research (2008)
Journal Article
Ashcroft, B. (2008). Labour ward incidents and potential claims - Lessons learned from research. Clinical Risk, 14(6), 235-238. https://doi.org/10.1258/cr.2008.080081

This paper provides an insight into the underlying factors involved in potential cerebral palsy and/or shoulder dystocia claims. The research was undertaken to identify the root causes of 37 cases of birth asphyxia in term infants severe enough to wa... Read More about Labour ward incidents and potential claims - Lessons learned from research.

Telling tales: using storytelling to explore and model critical reflective practice in integrated children's services (2008)
Journal Article
Haines, C., & Livesley, J. (2008). Telling tales: using storytelling to explore and model critical reflective practice in integrated children's services. Learning in Health and Social Care, 7(4), 227-234. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1473-6861.2008.00188.x

Realizing the vision for integrated children’s services will rely on effective collaboration and joined-up working across professional boundaries. One way of achieving this is to open up professional practice to the scrutiny of other professional gr... Read More about Telling tales: using storytelling to explore and model critical reflective practice in integrated children's services.

A transient boundary element method model of Schroeder diffuser scattering using well mouth impedance (2008)
Journal Article
Hargreaves, J., & Cox, T. (2008). A transient boundary element method model of Schroeder diffuser scattering using well mouth impedance. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 124(5), 2942-2951. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2982420

Room acoustic diffusers can be used to treat critical listening environments to improve sound quality. One popular class is Schroeder diffusers, which comprise wells of varying depth separated by thin fins. This paper concerns a new approach to ena... Read More about A transient boundary element method model of Schroeder diffuser scattering using well mouth impedance.

Biomechanical comparison of the track start and the modified one-handed track start in competitive swimming: an intervention study (2008)
Journal Article
Galbraith, H., Scurr, J., Hencken, C., Wood, L., & Graham-Smith, P. (2008). Biomechanical comparison of the track start and the modified one-handed track start in competitive swimming: an intervention study. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 24(4), 307-315

This study compared the conventional track and a new one-handed track start in elite age group swimmers to determine if the new technique had biomechanical implications on dive performance. Five male and seven female GB national qualifiers participat... Read More about Biomechanical comparison of the track start and the modified one-handed track start in competitive swimming: an intervention study.

Characterisation of midgut digestive proteases from the maize stem borer Busseola fusca (2008)
Journal Article
George, D., Ferry, N., Back, E., & Gatehouse, A. (2008). Characterisation of midgut digestive proteases from the maize stem borer Busseola fusca. Pest Management Science, 64(11), 1151-1158. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.1610

BACKGROUND: Insect damage is a major constraint on maize production. Control of Busseola fusca (Fuller) in sub-Saharan Africa is relatively ineffective; the major larval digestive enzymes were characterised with a view to developing future control... Read More about Characterisation of midgut digestive proteases from the maize stem borer Busseola fusca.

Rice is a major exposure route for arsenic in Chakdaha block, Nadia district, west Bengal, India: A probabilistic risk assessment (2008)
Journal Article
Mondal, D., & Polya, D. (2008). Rice is a major exposure route for arsenic in Chakdaha block, Nadia district, west Bengal, India: A probabilistic risk assessment. Applied Geochemistry, 23(11), 2987-2998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.06.025

The importance or otherwise of rice as an exposure pathway for As ingestion by people living in Bengal and other areas impacted by hazardous As-bearing groundwaters is currently a matter of some debate. Here this issue is addressed by determining th... Read More about Rice is a major exposure route for arsenic in Chakdaha block, Nadia district, west Bengal, India: A probabilistic risk assessment.

A comparison of two techniques for calculating groundwater arsenic-related lung, bladder and liver cancer disease burden using data from Chakdha block, west Bengal (2008)
Journal Article
Mondal, D., Adamson, G., Nickson, R., & Polya, D. (2008). A comparison of two techniques for calculating groundwater arsenic-related lung, bladder and liver cancer disease burden using data from Chakdha block, west Bengal. Applied Geochemistry, 23(11), 2999-3009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.06.009

Calculation of excess disease burden for As exposed populations is becoming increasingly important to enable quantitative estimation of the impacts of various As mitigation options. There are several methods by which such calculations may be carried... Read More about A comparison of two techniques for calculating groundwater arsenic-related lung, bladder and liver cancer disease burden using data from Chakdha block, west Bengal.

Creating a healthy work environment through sustainable practices : Future challenges (2008)
Book Chapter
Bichard, E. (2008). Creating a healthy work environment through sustainable practices : Future challenges. In S. Cartwright, & C. Cooper (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Well Being (542-562). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199211913.003.0022

The concept of sustainability, and sustainable development, is based on the premiss that human society is able to find a way to fulfil its aspirations without undermining the environmental context that supports all life on the planet, or by exploitin... Read More about Creating a healthy work environment through sustainable practices : Future challenges.

Lower body exoskeleton for walking gait assistance and performance augmentation using compliance controlled actuators (2008)
Thesis
Costa, N. Lower body exoskeleton for walking gait assistance and performance augmentation using compliance controlled actuators. (Thesis). University of Salford

Successful motor rehabilitation after stroke or traumatic brain/spinal cord injures requires a highly intensive and task-specific therapy-based approach. Currently many patients with these types of pathologies are confined to wheelchairs, which res... Read More about Lower body exoskeleton for walking gait assistance and performance augmentation using compliance controlled actuators.

A transmission electron microscopy study of the interaction between defects in amorphous silicon and a moving crystalline/amorphous interface (2008)
Thesis
Gandy, A. A transmission electron microscopy study of the interaction between defects in amorphous silicon and a moving crystalline/amorphous interface. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK/Universite de Poitiers, France

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has been used to investigate the damage produced following high temperature (350°C) Xe implantation into (100) Si at fluence (>lx!0 16 Xe ions/cm 2 ) and energy (250keV) which produce a buried amorphous layer... Read More about A transmission electron microscopy study of the interaction between defects in amorphous silicon and a moving crystalline/amorphous interface.

Spatial modelling of small mammal distributions in relation to parasite transmission in western China (2008)
Thesis
Marston, C. Spatial modelling of small mammal distributions in relation to parasite transmission in western China. (Thesis). University of Salford

This research investigates the spatial distributions of small mammal species which act as intermediate host vectors for the parasitic tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis, which causes a significant burden of human disease in western China. Small m... Read More about Spatial modelling of small mammal distributions in relation to parasite transmission in western China.

Between silence and speech : mystical experience in contemporary women's writing (2008)
Thesis
McCaffery, S. Between silence and speech : mystical experience in contemporary women's writing. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis examines the representation of mysticism and female mystics in contemporary women's writing, with specific reference to fiction by Michele Roberts, Sarah Waters, Margaret Atwood and Janet Frame. Drawing upon a core mystical problem (th... Read More about Between silence and speech : mystical experience in contemporary women's writing.

Impact of high-rise morphology on gas temperatures during fires (2008)
Thesis
Onyenobi, T. Impact of high-rise morphology on gas temperatures during fires. (Thesis). University of Salford

With the development and use of fire sensitive construction materials and furnishings, and with the growing demand for high-rise development, there is an increasing need for improved fire safety measures. Modern high-rise policies within the UK and... Read More about Impact of high-rise morphology on gas temperatures during fires.