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Comment: Adult surgical nursing and the political agenda (2011)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2011). Comment: Adult surgical nursing and the political agenda. British Journal of Nursing, 20(13), 828-829

Considerable innovation in both anaesthesia and surgical techniques have ensured permanent change to elective surgical nursing (Toftgaard, 2009). The physical assault on the body during surgery has been dramatically reduced over the last decade (Darz... Read More about Comment: Adult surgical nursing and the political agenda.

Care in the community: what would happen if the lights went out? (2011)
Journal Article
Smallbone, C., & Staniland, K. (2011). Care in the community: what would happen if the lights went out?. British Journal of Community Nursing, 16(7), 342-346

This article reports on a student nurse project carried out on a community placement in respect to patients dependent on medical devices in the event of power cuts. The project was designed to identify relevant literature to establish what emergency... Read More about Care in the community: what would happen if the lights went out?.

Accuracy of generic musculoskeletal models in predicting the functional roles of muscles in human gait (2011)
Journal Article
Correa, T., Baker, R., Graham, H., & Pandy, M. (2011). Accuracy of generic musculoskeletal models in predicting the functional roles of muscles in human gait. Journal of Biomechanics, 44(11), 2096-2105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.05.023

Biomechanical assessments of muscle function are often performed using a generic musculoskeletal model created from anatomical measuremetns obtained from cadavers. Understanding the validity of using generic models to study movement biomechanics is c... Read More about Accuracy of generic musculoskeletal models in predicting the functional roles of muscles in human gait.

Case study as a research strategy: Investigating extreme weather resilience of construction SMEs in the UK (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. (2011, July). Case study as a research strategy: Investigating extreme weather resilience of construction SMEs in the UK. Presented at ARCOM doctoral workshop, International conference on building resilience, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Determining an appropriate research methodology is considered as an important element in a research study; especially in a doctoral research study. It involves approach to the entire process of a research study, starting from theoretical underpinning... Read More about Case study as a research strategy: Investigating extreme weather resilience of construction SMEs in the UK.

SME resilience to extreme weather events: Important initiatives for informing policy making in the area (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ingirige, B., & Wedawatta, G. (2011, July). SME resilience to extreme weather events: Important initiatives for informing policy making in the area. Presented at International conference on building resilience, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Enhancing the resilience of local communities to weather extremes has gained significant interest over the years, amidst the increased intensity and frequency of such events. The fact that such weather extremes are forecast to further increase in num... Read More about SME resilience to extreme weather events: Important initiatives for informing policy making in the area.

Assessing glycaemic control: Self-monitoring of blood glucose (2011)
Journal Article
Meetoo, D., McAllister, G., & West, A. (2011). Assessing glycaemic control: Self-monitoring of blood glucose. British Journal of Nursing, 20(15), 919-925

Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic, lifelong metabolic disorder characterized by an elevated blood glucose level resulting from an absolute or relative shortage of insulin. Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) has escalated over the years following... Read More about Assessing glycaemic control: Self-monitoring of blood glucose.

Navigating the grounded theory terrain. Part 1 (2011)
Journal Article
Hunter, A., Murphy, K., Grealish, A., Casey, D., & Keady, J. (2011). Navigating the grounded theory terrain. Part 1. Nurse Researcher, 18(4), 6-10

Aim The decision to use grounded theory is not an easy one and this article aims to illustrate and explore the methodological complexity and decision-making process. It explores the decision making of one researcher in the first two years of a ground... Read More about Navigating the grounded theory terrain. Part 1.

A hygienically designed force gripper for flexible handling of variable and easily damaged natural food products (2011)
Journal Article
Pettersson, A., Ohlsson, T., Davis, S., Gray, J., & Dodd, T. (2011). A hygienically designed force gripper for flexible handling of variable and easily damaged natural food products. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 12(3), 344-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2011.03.002

To overcome present difficulties in robotized food handling a force sensing robot gripper for flexible production is presented. A magnetic coupling is used to completely encapsulate the actuator mechanism, improving hygiene and enabling a future ho... Read More about A hygienically designed force gripper for flexible handling of variable and easily damaged natural food products.

Capacity building towards resilience: context of post disaster waste management (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Karunasena, G., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011, July). Capacity building towards resilience: context of post disaster waste management. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Post conflict housing reconstruction: housing needs and expectations of conflict affected communities (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Seneviratne, T., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011, July). Post conflict housing reconstruction: housing needs and expectations of conflict affected communities. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Disaster knowledge factors: benefits and challenges (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Seneviratne, T., Pathirage, C., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011, July). Disaster knowledge factors: benefits and challenges. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Social vulnerability and disaster risk reduction needs: perspectives of women (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ginige, K., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011, July). Social vulnerability and disaster risk reduction needs: perspectives of women. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Risk identification on community based post disaster housing reconstruction projects (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ophiyandri, T., Amaratunga, R., & Pathirage, C. (2011, July). Risk identification on community based post disaster housing reconstruction projects. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Inquiry‐answer extraction system for disaster risk reduction and the development of sustainable communities (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Kaklauskas, A., Amaratunga, R., & Budryte, L. (2011, July). Inquiry‐answer extraction system for disaster risk reduction and the development of sustainable communities. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Empowering local governments to make disaster resilient cities (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011, July). Empowering local governments to make disaster resilient cities. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Empowerment revisited : will it address marginalised positions of women in post disasters? (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Thurairajah, N., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011, July). Empowerment revisited : will it address marginalised positions of women in post disasters?. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Road reconstruction in post - disaster recovery; the challenges and obstacles (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hayat, E., & Amaratunga, R. (2011, July). Road reconstruction in post - disaster recovery; the challenges and obstacles. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka