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Catering for Minority Interests in Public Service Media Environments: Finland and the UK (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Sihvonen, M., & Simpson, S. (2010, September). Catering for Minority Interests in Public Service Media Environments: Finland and the UK. Presented at Reinterpretations of the Public Enterprise (RIPE) conference ‘Public Service Media After the Recession’, University of Westminister, London

This paper explores recent patterns of minority interest television programming in Finland and the UK and their implications for future public service broadcasting (PSB) environments. The provision of resources to cater for minority interests of va... Read More about Catering for Minority Interests in Public Service Media Environments: Finland and the UK.

Do worlds collide? Revisiting experiential learning (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hall, M. (2010, September). Do worlds collide? Revisiting experiential learning. Presented at Association for Learning Technology Conference - “Something Rich and Strange – Making Sense of the Sea Change”, Nottingham

Determination of optimal CT exposure factors for lung lesions using an anthropomorphic chest phantom for SPECT-CT (2010)
Journal Article
Thompson, J., Szczepura, K., Tootell, A., Sil, J., Manning, D., & Hogg, P. (2010). Determination of optimal CT exposure factors for lung lesions using an anthropomorphic chest phantom for SPECT-CT. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 37(Sup. 2), S494. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-010-1560-8

PURPOSE: SPECT‐CT is a valuable modality for diagnosis and staging of primary and secondary malignant disease and also diagnosing benign conditions. CT incurs a significant radiation burden; consequently CT acquisition parameters require optimisati... Read More about Determination of optimal CT exposure factors for lung lesions using an anthropomorphic chest phantom for SPECT-CT.

An insight into knowledge sharing practices in quantity surveying firms in Malaysia (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Mohd Nor, F., & Egbu, C. (2010, September). An insight into knowledge sharing practices in quantity surveying firms in Malaysia. Presented at 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2010, Leeds, UK,, Leeds, UK,

Knowledge is increasingly being recognized as a vital organisational resource that provides competitive advantage. Managing knowledge assets can be a challenge, especially in the construction industry, where short-term working contracts and temporary... Read More about An insight into knowledge sharing practices in quantity surveying firms in Malaysia.

Readiness of organisations to implement a knowledge management strategy: A construction industry overview (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Mohd Zin, I., & Egbu, C. (2010, September). Readiness of organisations to implement a knowledge management strategy: A construction industry overview. Presented at Annual ARCOM Conference, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Leeds, UK,

Many organisations are now looking towards knowledge management (KM) initiatives to address some of the challenges brought forward by marketplace pressures and the nature of the workplace. Organisations in the construction industry are no exceptions.... Read More about Readiness of organisations to implement a knowledge management strategy: A construction industry overview.

Exploitation of knowledge mapping benefits in the facilities performance evaluation process: A conceptual framework (2010)
Presentation / Conference
conceptual framework. Presented at Association of Researchers in Construction Management,, Leeds, UK,

Previous studies in various fields have identified numbers of knowledge mapping tools and techniques that are widely used. Knowledge mapping tools and techniques assist with information and knowledge flow throughout an organization. However, for a kn... Read More about Exploitation of knowledge mapping benefits in the facilities performance evaluation process: A conceptual framework.

Critical success factors associated with effective knowledge sharing in the provision of floating support services in sheltered housing for the elderly (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Egbu, J., Wood, G., & Egbu, C. (2010, September). Critical success factors associated with effective knowledge sharing in the provision of floating support services in sheltered housing for the elderly. Presented at 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, Leeds, UK,

As the population ages, an increasing number of vulnerable older people are choosing to live in some sort of home, including sheltered housing, extra care sheltered housing and residential care homes. The needs of older people are constantly changing... Read More about Critical success factors associated with effective knowledge sharing in the provision of floating support services in sheltered housing for the elderly.

Measuring the impact of knowledge sharing on the planning permission process in Malaysian local authorities (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Mohamed, O., & Egbu, C. (2010, September). Measuring the impact of knowledge sharing on the planning permission process in Malaysian local authorities. Presented at 26th Annual ARCOM Conference,, Leeds, UK,

organizations like local authorities, the ability to effectively share knowledge across organizations can lead to improved service delivery and the achievement of best practices. Hence, the degree to which an organization effectively applies knowle... Read More about Measuring the impact of knowledge sharing on the planning permission process in Malaysian local authorities.

Knowledge retention in construction in the UAE (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Arif, M., Egbu, C., & Toma, T. (2010, September). Knowledge retention in construction in the UAE. Presented at 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, Leeds, UK,

With employees leaving construction organizations for all sorts of reasons, it is imperative that organizations look at ways to retain their knowledge. This paper presents a four step process in order to ensure knowledge retention. The four steps inc... Read More about Knowledge retention in construction in the UAE.

Selection criteria frameword for choosing industrialized building systems for housing projects (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Abdullah, M., & Egbu, C. (2010, September). Selection criteria frameword for choosing industrialized building systems for housing projects. Presented at 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, Leeds, UK,

An Industrialized Building System (IBS) has been accepted as an innovation strategy to assist in overcoming key problems in the Malaysian housing sector. The manufacturers and producers of IBS have claimed that their systems have a multitude of advan... Read More about Selection criteria frameword for choosing industrialized building systems for housing projects.

A literature review of the role of project management in post-disaster reconstruction (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hidayat, B., & Egbu, C. (2010, September). A literature review of the role of project management in post-disaster reconstruction. Presented at 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, Leeds, UK,

The number of natural disasters has increased sharply in the past few decades, threatening human lives, and the built environment. Recent disaster management paradigms have, arguably, shifted from disaster relief to disaster preparedness, hazard miti... Read More about A literature review of the role of project management in post-disaster reconstruction.

High pressure overlapping flat sprays nozzles (2010)
Presentation / Conference
El Kamkhi, M., Nasr, G., Burby, M., & Nourian, A. (2010, September). High pressure overlapping flat sprays nozzles. Presented at ILASS - Europe 2010 23rd Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Brno, Czech Republic

Descaling of oil and gas well pipes has proved to be a major problem to oil and gas companies, as scale formation significantly reduces well productivity and costs the industry millions of pounds a year. Current scale removal methods involve the us... Read More about High pressure overlapping flat sprays nozzles.

Radial analysis of fine sprays using Phase Doppler Anemometry (PDA) (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Stewart, J., Nasr, G., Burby, M., & Nourian, A. (2010, September). Radial analysis of fine sprays using Phase Doppler Anemometry (PDA). Presented at ILASS - Europe 2010 23rd Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Brno, Czech Republic

A mobile fine spray unit, utilising a Spill Return Atomiser (SRA) has been developed for the purpose of decontamination within healthcare environments. The unit must be able to spray uniformly onto any given surface, providing ‘mist like’ coverage.... Read More about Radial analysis of fine sprays using Phase Doppler Anemometry (PDA).

Memory work (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hall, M. (2010, September). Memory work. Presented at Engaging the Recent Past: Public, Political, Post-Medieval Archaeology Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology, University of Glasgow

Media impact on diplomatic practice: An evolutionary model of change (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Archetti, C. (2010, September). Media impact on diplomatic practice: An evolutionary model of change. Presented at American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Convention, Washington, DC

Based on a range of interviews with foreign diplomats in London, the paper explains the considerable variation in the way communication technologies both affect diplomatic practices and are appropriated by diplomats to pursue the respective countries... Read More about Media impact on diplomatic practice: An evolutionary model of change.

The interaction of lean and building information modeling in construction (2010)
Journal Article
construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(9), 968-980. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.0000203

Lean construction and Building Information Modeling are quite different initiatives, but both are having profound impacts on the construction industry. A rigorous analysis of the myriad specific interactions between them indicates that a synergy exis... Read More about The interaction of lean and building information modeling in construction.

Activity awareness as an enabler for communication and network building in construction design teams (2010)
Journal Article
Boddy, S., Rezgui, Y., Cooper, G., & Wetherill, M. (2010). Activity awareness as an enabler for communication and network building in construction design teams. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 24(5), 430-440. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CP.1943-5487.0000046

The paper reports on ongoing research into the facilitation of communication in distributed design teams of the type typically encountered in the construction sector. Ideas around social aspects in such design teams are discussed followed by our prev... Read More about Activity awareness as an enabler for communication and network building in construction design teams.

Telematic practice and research discourses: Three practice-based research project case (2010)
Book Chapter
Sermon, P. (2010). Telematic practice and research discourses: Three practice-based research project case. In H. Gardine, & C. Gere (Eds.), Art Practice in a Digital Culture (153-164). Ashgate Publishing

This chapter focuses on the production, documentation and preservation of the author’s telematic, practice-based research in the interactive media arts. It reflects a timely practice review with significant implications for the future of exhibiting a... Read More about Telematic practice and research discourses: Three practice-based research project case.

From ‘the people’ to ‘the citizen’: Municipal leisure in Manchester’s urban parks (2010)
Presentation / Conference
O'Reilly, C. (2010, September). From ‘the people’ to ‘the citizen’: Municipal leisure in Manchester’s urban parks. Presented at City and Society in European History: Conference of the European Association for Urban History, Ghent, Belgium

This paper examines the evolution of the municipal public park in Manchester from the Victorian people’s park to the Edwardian (and later) citizen’s park. The linguistic shift from the people to the citizen is mirrored in the change of emphasis from... Read More about From ‘the people’ to ‘the citizen’: Municipal leisure in Manchester’s urban parks.