All Outputs (940)

Avian population dynamics and human induced change in an urban environment (2010)
Journal Article
James, P., Norman, D., & Clarke, J. (2010). Avian population dynamics and human induced change in an urban environment. Urban Ecosystems, 13(4), 499-515. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-010-0132-9

The predominantly urban boroughs of Warrington and Halton straddle the river Mersey in northwest England. Since the 1970s there has been a major change in land-use associated with both innovative town design and the decline of manufacturing and chemi... Read More about Avian population dynamics and human induced change in an urban environment.

A patient-centred approach to day surgery nursing (2010)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2010). A patient-centred approach to day surgery nursing. Nursing Standard, 24(44), 40-46. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2010.07.24.44.40.c7885

The pursuit of greater efficiency in modern day surgery has led to the adoption and development of many new and ‘extended’ nursing roles. Such roles often focus on physiological measurement to ensure patient safety before (and during) surgery. Howeve... Read More about A patient-centred approach to day surgery nursing.

The narrative of creativity in the city (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Rooney, J. (2010, July). The narrative of creativity in the city. Presented at PARC North West, Manchester Metropolitan University

The subject is to study expression of creativity in the city with the recording of the creative gesture presented as visible narratives. The first phase will focus on Manchester and Salford. Both cities are locations are significant centres for cultu... Read More about The narrative of creativity in the city.

Scanning behaviour of natural images is influenced by a preceding unrelated visual search task (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Thompson, C., & Crundall, D. (2010, July). Scanning behaviour of natural images is influenced by a preceding unrelated visual search task. Presented at Meeting of the Experimental Psychology Society, Manchester, UK

Allocation of visual attention in a natural scene is controlled by the bottom-up influences in the scene and by the top-down task demands. Models of visual search attempt to predict the eye movements made to natural scenes by accounting for these inf... Read More about Scanning behaviour of natural images is influenced by a preceding unrelated visual search task.

Recording the creative gesture (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Rooney, J. (2010, July). Recording the creative gesture. Presented at Electronic Visualisation and the Arts, London

Visible Narratives
The digital pathway of gesture

This project is created from digital recordings of the gesture. A Visible Narrative is the unseen path created by the pattern of gesture we make during the moment language. This is a deliberate st... Read More about Recording the creative gesture.

Construction in year 2030 : developing an information technology vision (2010)
Journal Article
Erdogan, B., Abbott, C., & Aouad, G. (2010). Construction in year 2030 : developing an information technology vision. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 368, 3551-3565. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2010.0076

Emerging technologies offer new solutions to the construction industry, improving
processes, enabling automation and effective decision-making mechanisms and changing
current ways of work. Previous research has tended to consider a direct causal re... Read More about Construction in year 2030 : developing an information technology vision.

Cities in transition: emerging urban regeneration and housing policies in Istanbul, with comparative analysis of Budapest (2010)
Presentation / Conference
policies in Istanbul, with comparative analysis of Budapest. Presented at Urban dynamics and housing change - Crossing into the 2nd Decade of the 3rd Millennium, Istanbul, Turkey

The scope of conventional housing policies changed from affordable housing provision, quality of homes, renewal,
to contemporary problems of economic, social and environmental urban deprivation - as a challenge for wider
regeneration process. This... Read More about Cities in transition: emerging urban regeneration and housing policies in Istanbul, with comparative analysis of Budapest.

Disco Galactica : futures past and present (2010)
Book Chapter
Halligan, B. (2010). Disco Galactica : futures past and present. In R. Kaveney, & J. Stoy (Eds.), Battlestar Galactica: Investigating Flesh, Spirit and Steel (81-109). London, UK: I B Tauris/Bloomsbury

An examination of the sexual politics and ideological framings of the original and recent versions of the American television series Battlestar Galactica.

Think before you type (2010)
Journal Article
Wray, J. (2010). Think before you type. Practising Midwife, 13(7), 16

A lively discussion regarding Facebook usage in practice - ethical issues explored.

A detective story: emphatics in Mehri (2010)
Book Chapter
Watson, J., & Bellem, A. (2010). A detective story: emphatics in Mehri. In J. Starkey (Ed.), Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies : Papers from the forty-third meeting, London, 23–25 July 2009 (345-356). Archaeopress

Until 1970, Ethio-Semitic was believed to be the only Semitic language sub-family in which the main correlate of “emphasis” is
glottalization, a feature said at the time to be due to Cushitic influence. Since the work of T.M. Johnstone, however, it... Read More about A detective story: emphatics in Mehri.

Day surgery and general anaesthesia : what makes patients anxious? (2010)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2010). Day surgery and general anaesthesia : what makes patients anxious?. Day surgery Australia, 9(2), 8-16

For many patients the prospective of undergoing surgery and general anaesthesia is highly anxiety provoking. With the global rise in day surgery and limited nurse/ patient contact, anxiety has become a prominent issue. The aim of the study was to est... Read More about Day surgery and general anaesthesia : what makes patients anxious?.

Idylls of socialism : the Sarajevo Documentary School and the problem of the Bosnian sub-proletariat (2010)
Journal Article
Halligan, B. (2010). Idylls of socialism : the Sarajevo Documentary School and the problem of the Bosnian sub-proletariat. Studies in Eastern European Cinema, 1(2), 197-216. https://doi.org/10.1386/seec.1.2.197_1

This historical overview of the Sarajevo Documentary School considers the films, in the light of their recent re-emergence, as indicative of both the legacy of socialist realism (even in the context of Yugoslav media) and attempted social engineering... Read More about Idylls of socialism : the Sarajevo Documentary School and the problem of the Bosnian sub-proletariat.

Urban compactness: indicators of a property distinct from density (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Marshall, S., Gong, Y., & Green, N. (2010, July). Urban compactness: indicators of a property distinct from density. Presented at AESOP Conference 2010, Helsinki, Finland

Does Parkinson’s disease affect judgement about another person’s action? (2010)
Journal Article
person’s action?. Experimental Brain Research, 204(3), 327-331. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-009-1976-1

The observer’s motor system has been shown to be involved in observing the actions of another person. Recent findings suggest that people with Parkinson’s disease do not show the same motor facilitatory effects when observing the actions of another p... Read More about Does Parkinson’s disease affect judgement about another person’s action?.

Spare parts management : a review of forecasting research and extensions (2010)
Journal Article
Boylan, J., & Syntetos, A. (2010). Spare parts management : a review of forecasting research and extensions. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 21(3), 227-237. https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpp016

Spare parts are very common in many industries and forecasting their requirements is an important operational
issue. In recent years, there have been advances in forecasting methods for spare parts, demand information sharing strategies and the desi... Read More about Spare parts management : a review of forecasting research and extensions.

Facilitating innovation in construction : directions and implications for research and policy (2010)
Journal Article
Aouad, G., Ozorhon, B., & Abbott, C. (2010). Facilitating innovation in construction : directions and implications for research and policy. Construction innovation (London. Online), 10(4), 374-394. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714171011083551

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight for future innovation research activities and for the role of universities in working with industry to promote innovation.

Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides an overview a... Read More about Facilitating innovation in construction : directions and implications for research and policy.

Gestao de beneficios na etapa de projecto em empreendimentos hospitalares do reino unido [Managing benefits in the design of healthcare favilities in the UK] (2010)
Journal Article
Tillmann, P., Tzortzopoulos, P., Sapountzis, S., & Formoso, C. (2010). Gestao de beneficios na etapa de projecto em empreendimentos hospitalares do reino unido [Managing benefits in the design of healthcare favilities in the UK]. Gestão & Tecnologia de Projetos, 5(1), 109-132. https://doi.org/10.4237/gtp.v5i1.114

Proposal: The healthcare system in the United kingdomis passing through transformation and change for improvement and innovation. Within this context, healthcare facilities are being developed in a complex multi-stakeholder environment, which usually... Read More about Gestao de beneficios na etapa de projecto em empreendimentos hospitalares do reino unido [Managing benefits in the design of healthcare favilities in the UK].

Reading holocaust poetry : genre, authority and identification (2010)
Book Chapter
Boswell, M. (2010). Reading holocaust poetry : genre, authority and identification. In The Future of Memory. Berghahn

This article looks at the relationship between Holocaust testimony and fictional works of poetry written by non-victims, with particular attention to Geoffrey Hill's 'September Song'.

Single-phase aerodynamic flow field validation of novel airblast atomizer designs (2010)
Journal Article
Burby, M., Nasr, G., Yule, A., & Morgan, L. (2010). Single-phase aerodynamic flow field validation of novel airblast atomizer designs. Atomization and Sprays, 20(7), 565-579. https://doi.org/10.1615/AtomizSpr.v20.i7.10

Airblast atomizers are used extensively in aero gas turbine engines. In the pursuit of reducing emissions and increasing fuel efficiency a novel airblast atomizer design is being developed that is capable of variable fuel-placement. Such a design wil... Read More about Single-phase aerodynamic flow field validation of novel airblast atomizer designs.

Central and Eastern European migrants in Daventry and South Northamptonshire : Developing a profile : Final report (2010)
Report
South Northamptonshire : Developing a profile : Final report

This report presents the findings of a study exploring Central and Eastern European migrants in Daventry and South Northamptonshire. The study was commissioned by Daventry and South Northamptonshire Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) Migration Impac... Read More about Central and Eastern European migrants in Daventry and South Northamptonshire : Developing a profile : Final report.