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Open enrolment programmes at Salford Business School: challenges and opportunities (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Heinze, A., & Wells, S. (2009, September). Open enrolment programmes at Salford Business School: challenges and opportunities. Presented at Fifth Education in a Changing Environment Conference Critical Voices, Critical Times, University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester

The vision of the recently established Salford Business School (SBS) includes the improvement of open enrolment programmes to provide executive education. Open enrolment programmes differ from traditional credit bearing programmes in that they do not... Read More about Open enrolment programmes at Salford Business School: challenges and opportunities.

Can teamwork skills be assessed fairly in higher education? (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Heinze, A., & Whatley, J. (2009, September). Can teamwork skills be assessed fairly in higher education?. Presented at The aims of the workshop were to: share what is commonly meant by “teamwork” skills; share common issues and challenges in assessment facing educators who utilise team work; propose possible multiple action to resolve the potential challenges., University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester

Teamwork is widely acknowledged as an essential skill for students in higher education to prepare them to the real-life team working environments (Lynch, Heinze 2007). But, it is not easy to assess team working skills (Cooper and Heinze 2007). Moreov... Read More about Can teamwork skills be assessed fairly in higher education?.

Effects of a physiotherapy and occupational therapy intervention on mobility and activity in care home residents: a cluster randomised controlled trial (2009)
Journal Article
Sackley, C., van den Berg, M., Lett, K., Patel, S., Hollands, K., Wright, C., & Hoppitt, T. (2009). Effects of a physiotherapy and occupational therapy intervention on mobility and activity in care home residents: a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 339, 670-685. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b3123

Abstract: objective To compare the clinical effectiveness of a programme of physiotherapy and occupational therapy
with standard care in care home residents who have
mobility limitations and are dependent in performing
activities of daily living.... Read More about Effects of a physiotherapy and occupational therapy intervention on mobility and activity in care home residents: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

An uncertain future for urban woodlots (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Wallbank, N., & James, P. (2009, September). An uncertain future for urban woodlots. Presented at 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology, Prague, Czech Republic

Benefits realisation for healthcare (2009)
Report
Sapountzis, S., Lima, J., Yates, K., & Kagioglou, M. (2009). Benefits realisation for healthcare

Following the emergent importance of benefits realisation applied to healthcare infrastructure and service development programs, HaCIRIC has undertaken a research
initiative targeting the development of a robust and comprehensive Benefits Realisatio... Read More about Benefits realisation for healthcare.

Introduction: religion and politics - American and European experiences (2009)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (2009). Introduction: religion and politics - American and European experiences. European Political Science, 8(3), 270-272. https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2009.21

There can be little doubt that if the study of religion and politics had for a long while become less interesting to the general scholar (and therefore the preserve of the specialist few) this has dramatically changed in the past decade. A number of... Read More about Introduction: religion and politics - American and European experiences.

Birth planning for midwives and mothers (2009)
Journal Article
Hollins-Martin, C. (2009). Birth planning for midwives and mothers. British Journal of Midwifery, 16(19), 583-587

If women are to be empowered to make choices for childbirth,
it is important that midwives explore and discuss their wishes and feelings about the delivery options available. Providing practical and sensible information should facilitate women with... Read More about Birth planning for midwives and mothers.

Oldham and Rochdale new build research : Design assessment : Final report (2009)
Report
Bowmaker, J., Curwell, S., & Brown, P. (2009). Oldham and Rochdale new build research : Design assessment : Final report

This report is part of a wider programme of research which seeks to explore the views on
how residents within the various Oldham and Rochdale Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder
areas view the process, and the implications, of new build development.... Read More about Oldham and Rochdale new build research : Design assessment : Final report.

Oldham and Rochdale new build research : The impact of consultation activity and shared space (2009)
Report
Brown, P., & Scullion, L. (2009). Oldham and Rochdale new build research : The impact of consultation activity and shared space

The aim of this study was to understand how well new build schemes in Oldham and
Rochdale were performing in providing good quality, well designed, cohesive
communities where people want to live. This report deals specifically with the following ob... Read More about Oldham and Rochdale new build research : The impact of consultation activity and shared space.

Oldham and Rochdale new build research : Resident research (2009)
Report
Brown, P., Scullion, L., Whittle, N., Morris, G., Condie, J., & Bashir, N. (2009). Oldham and Rochdale new build research : Resident research

In 2007 Oldham and Rochdale
Partners in Action commissioned a survey of New Build accommodation in order to
‘evaluate the effectiveness of new build in attracting and retaining economically
active people in the pathfinder areas of Oldham and Rochd... Read More about Oldham and Rochdale new build research : Resident research.

Safety and productivity in the construction industry (2009)
Journal Article
Enshassi, A., Choudhry, R., & Abualqumboz, M. (2009). Safety and productivity in the construction industry. Arab Gulf journal of scientific research (1989), 27(3), 139-155

Safety in construction industry of Palestine still suffers from ignorance and lack of supervision. This low consideration of safety importance caused escalation of accident rate in construction projects. Also, construction productivity is not encoura... Read More about Safety and productivity in the construction industry.

Genetic composition, population structure and phylogeography of the loggerhead sea turtle: colonization hypothesis for the Brazilian rookeries (2009)
Journal Article

The loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, is the most common species of sea turtle nesting in Brazil and is listed as endangered by the IUCN. Our study characterizes the genetic structure of loggerheads in Brazil based on mitochondrial DNA control... Read More about Genetic composition, population structure and phylogeography of the loggerhead sea turtle: colonization hypothesis for the Brazilian rookeries.