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DEHEMS: empowering the domestic energy consumer with persuasive interfaces (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Sundramoorthy, V., Cooper, G., & Linge, N. (2010, April). DEHEMS: empowering the domestic energy consumer with persuasive interfaces. Presented at 28th ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Atlanta

Globally, there is rising concern about the impact of energy consumption on the environment, coinciding with increasing energy costs. The Digital Environment Home Energy Management System (DEHEMS) project aims to provide householders with persuasive... Read More about DEHEMS: empowering the domestic energy consumer with persuasive interfaces.

Risk, control and having a say: patient experiences of day surgery (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Mottram, A. (2010, April). Risk, control and having a say: patient experiences of day surgery. Presented at British Sociological Association Annual Conference 2010, Glasgow Caledonian University

Due to advances in technology, surgical interventions that previously required hospitalisation for many weeks are now being performed in a day. Patient satisfaction studies have demonstrated that day surgery is a popular choice for patients as it is... Read More about Risk, control and having a say: patient experiences of day surgery.

The war explained: 1914 to the present (2010)
Book Chapter
Keiger, J. (2010). The war explained: 1914 to the present. In J. Horne (Ed.), A Companion to the First World War (19-31). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers

Mark E. Smith and The Fall: Art music and politics (2010)
Book
Goddard, M., & Halligan, B. (2010). M. Goddard, & B. Halligan (Eds.), Mark E. Smith and The Fall: Art music and politics. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate

An edited collection with Benjamin Halligan that examines the post-punk music of Mark E. Smith and The Fall form a variety of critical perspectives.

‘Doing research’ with gypsy-travellers in England: reflections on experience and practice (2010)
Journal Article
Brown, P., & Scullion, L. (2010). ‘Doing research’ with gypsy-travellers in England: reflections on experience and practice. Community Development Journal, 45(2), 169-185. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsp008

In order to bring the lives of Gypsy–Travellers in line with the sustainable communities’ agenda, there is now a duty for local planning authorities in England to assess the accommodation and related needs of Gypsy–Travellers. As such, there has been... Read More about ‘Doing research’ with gypsy-travellers in England: reflections on experience and practice.

Joy change (2010)
Book
Kendall, J. (2010). Joy change. Blaenau Ffestiniog: Cinnamon Press

Collection of poetry on and about Japan. Poems selected for the Forward Anthology of Best Poems of First Ten Years of 21st Century, and also for the Forward Anthology of best poems of 2010.

Innovative poetry in Britain today (2010)
Journal Article
Thurston, S. (2010). Innovative poetry in Britain today. Revista canaria de estudios ingleses, 15-30

Innovative Poetry in Britain has undergone considerable change in how it is published and read in recent years. This article examines Richard Caddel and Peter Quartermain’s 1998 introduction to their anthology OTHER: British and Irish Poetry since 19... Read More about Innovative poetry in Britain today.

Prisiones e Internados: Una Comparación de los Establecimientos Penales en América del Norte y América Latina (Prisons and Internment: A Comparison of Penal Facilities in North America and Latin America) (2010)
Journal Article
America). Caderno CRH (Impresso), 23(58), 129-149

The recent use of expressions such as “warehouse prison” in the U.S. and “concentration camp” in Latin America would seem to indicate that conditions of deprivation of freedom in both regions look more and more alike. The analysis presented here... Read More about Prisiones e Internados: Una Comparación de los Establecimientos Penales en América del Norte y América Latina (Prisons and Internment: A Comparison of Penal Facilities in North America and Latin America).

Use of the 3D laser scanner technology in the Built Environment (2010)
Book Chapter
Arayici, Y. (2010). Use of the 3D laser scanner technology in the Built Environment. In P. S. Geller (Ed.), Built Environment : Design, Management, and Applications. Nova Science Publishers, NY, USA

Capturing and modelling 3D information of the built environment is a big challenge. A number of techniques and technologies are now in use. These include EDM (Electronic Distance Measurement), GPS (Global Positioning System), and photogrammetric appl... Read More about Use of the 3D laser scanner technology in the Built Environment.

Extensive reading: An empirical study of its effects on EFL Thai students’ reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes (2010)
Thesis
Tamrackitkun, K. Extensive reading: An empirical study of its effects on EFL Thai students’ reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study investigated reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes of students after exposure to extensive reading (ER), an approach to teaching and learning foreign languages without using a dictionary or focusing on grammar, but aiming... Read More about Extensive reading: An empirical study of its effects on EFL Thai students’ reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes.

Brunel's ss Great Britain (2010)
Book Chapter
Leighton, D. (2010). Brunel's ss Great Britain. In A. Conway, S. Baron, & G. Warnaby (Eds.), Relationship Marketing : A Consumer Experience Approach. London: Sage

Improving quality of life for adolescents with psychosis (2010)
Journal Article
Hunter, A., Grealish, A., & Dowling, M. (2010). Improving quality of life for adolescents with psychosis. Mental Health Practice, 13(7), 30-33

Psychosis is a symptom of serious mental illness that is usually associated with adult life, but a significant group of people develop it in adolescence. Psychosis in adolescence is more complicated than in adults because of the young person’s maturi... Read More about Improving quality of life for adolescents with psychosis.