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Evaluation of human-like anthropomorphism in the context of online bidding and affordances (2011)
Journal Article
Murano, P., & Holt, P. (2011). Evaluation of human-like anthropomorphism in the context of online bidding and affordances. Journal of computing, 3(6),

This paper presents a four condition experiment and the results concerning the wider area of investigating the effectiveness and user satisfaction of using anthropomorphic feedback at the user interface. The specific context used was online bidding.... Read More about Evaluation of human-like anthropomorphism in the context of online bidding and affordances.

What are pregnant women in a rural Niger Delta community's perceptions of conventional maternity service provision? An exploratory qualitative study (2011)
Journal Article
service provision? An exploratory qualitative study. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 15(2), 61-75

At present there is under utilization of maternity service provision in Nigeria, with only a third of childbearing women electing to deliver in healthcare facilities. This is relevant since Nigeria's maternal mortality rate is second highest in the w... Read More about What are pregnant women in a rural Niger Delta community's perceptions of conventional maternity service provision? An exploratory qualitative study.

Investigating the persistence of tick-borne pathogens via the R0 model (2011)
Journal Article
Harrison, A., Montgomery, W., & Bown, K. (2011). Investigating the persistence of tick-borne pathogens via the R0 model. Parasitology, 138(07), 896-905. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182011000400

In the epidemiology of infectious diseases, the basic reproduction number,R0, has a number of important applications, most notably it can be used to predict whether a pathogen is likely to become established, or persist, in a given area. We used the... Read More about Investigating the persistence of tick-borne pathogens via the R0 model.

Towards the simulation of ramp weaving sections (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Jameel, H. (2011, June). Towards the simulation of ramp weaving sections. Presented at SPARC 2011, University of Salford

Motorway weaving sections entail intensive lane changes which lead to high turbulence within such sections. Different methods, such as mathematical modelling, have been adopted to analyse traffic behaviour and to determine weaving section capacity. H... Read More about Towards the simulation of ramp weaving sections.

Feasibility study and micrositing applications for a wind farm: A case study for northwest Turkey (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ozturk, Z. (2011, June). Feasibility study and micrositing applications for a wind farm: A case study for northwest Turkey. Presented at SPARC 2011, University of Salford

Turkey has a booming energy demand due to accelerated development in both social and industrial areas. In Turkey, almost all types of renewable energy sources are existent with high potentials but due to economical aspects, these are not utilised as... Read More about Feasibility study and micrositing applications for a wind farm: A case study for northwest Turkey.

Selecting critical patterns based on local geometrical and statistical information (2011)
Journal Article
Li, Y., & Maguire, L. (2011). Selecting critical patterns based on local geometrical and statistical information. IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence, 33(6), 1189-1201. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPAMI.2010.188

Pattern selection methods have been traditionally developed with a dependency on a specific classifier. In contrast this paper presents a method that selects critical patterns deemed to carry essential information applicable to train those types of c... Read More about Selecting critical patterns based on local geometrical and statistical information.

Vital signs for nurses : an introduction to clinical observations (2011)
Book
Smith, J., & Roberts, R. (2011). Vital signs for nurses : an introduction to clinical observations. Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119139119

Accurate clinical observations are the key to good patient care and fundamental to nursing practice. Vital Signs for Nurses will support anyone in care delivery to enhance their skills, reflect upon their own practice and assist in their continuing p... Read More about Vital signs for nurses : an introduction to clinical observations.

Consequences of failing to align key stakeholders in an ERP implementation : a UK manufacturing case study (2011)
Book Chapter
Owens, J. D., & Dawson, J. (2011). Consequences of failing to align key stakeholders in an ERP implementation : a UK manufacturing case study. In P. Griffiths (Ed.), Case Studies in Strategy - Technology Alignment: Deriving Business Value from ICT Projects (134-155). Academic Publishing International

Organisations encounter obstacles when implementing ERP systems. This paper intends to explore some of the problems that occur throughout the implementation of an ERP system. Using a combination of the work of Markus et al (2001) and Kim et al (2005... Read More about Consequences of failing to align key stakeholders in an ERP implementation : a UK manufacturing case study.

Modelling mechanical behaviour of rubber concrete using evolutionary polynomial regression (2011)
Journal Article
Ahangar‐Asr, A., Faramarzi, A., Javadi, A. A., & Giustolisi, O. (2011). Modelling mechanical behaviour of rubber concrete using evolutionary polynomial regression. Engineering Computations, 28(4), 492-507. https://doi.org/10.1108/02644401111131902

Using discarded tyre rubber as concrete aggregate is an effective solution to the environmental problems associated with disposal of this waste material. However, adding rubber as aggregate in concrete mixture changes, the mechanical properties of co... Read More about Modelling mechanical behaviour of rubber concrete using evolutionary polynomial regression.

Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), technical report 3 : calculation of vibration exposure (2011)
Report
Sica, G., Woodcock, J., Peris, E., Koziel, Z., Moorhouse, A., & Waddington, D. (2011). Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), technical report 3 : calculation of vibration exposure

The Technical Report 3 describes the research undertaken to develop a methodology by which human exposure to vibration in residential environments can be calculated. That work has carried out by the University of Salford supported by the Department o... Read More about Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), technical report 3 : calculation of vibration exposure.

All the world's a screen (2011)
Exhibition / Performance
Sermon, P., & Gould, C. All the world's a screen. [Telematic Art Installation]. 28 May 2011. (Unpublished)

All the world’s a screen was an interactive telematic project created by Paul Sermon and Charlotte Gould from the University of Salford, developed during their residency at the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona MACBA Study Centre and their studio... Read More about All the world's a screen.

Knowledge and technology transfer from universities to industries: A case study approach from the built environment field (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Arayici, Y., Coates, S., Koskela, L., & Kagioglou, M. (2011, May). Knowledge and technology transfer from universities to industries: A case study approach from the built environment field. Presented at International Higher Education Congress: New Trends and Issues, Istanbul, Turkey

Enabling kowledge societies and knowledge based economies is a key policy in the UK. KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) scheme initiated by the Technology Strategy Board is a pathway for collaboration and partnerships between Higher Education insti... Read More about Knowledge and technology transfer from universities to industries: A case study approach from the built environment field.

UpWind: integrated wind turbine design - Salford final summary on WP 6.1, WP.6.2, WP 6.3 And WP 6.4 (2011)
Report
von Hünerbein, S., Bradley, S., & Piper, B. (2011). UpWind: integrated wind turbine design - Salford final summary on WP 6.1, WP.6.2, WP 6.3 And WP 6.4

Within the Upwind project the University of Salford provided development work for SODAR instruments in relation to the next generation of wind turbines. The main focus of the work was on the identification and proposal of design improvements, the dev... Read More about UpWind: integrated wind turbine design - Salford final summary on WP 6.1, WP.6.2, WP 6.3 And WP 6.4.

The evolution of next generation network environments in Europe - the significance of the EU as a policy actor (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2011, May). The evolution of next generation network environments in Europe - the significance of the EU as a policy actor. Presented at International Communication Association, Boston

This paper undertakes an exploration of the current, and likely future, significance of the European Union as an actor in the emerging communication policy area of Next Generation Networks. In so doing, it explores the key approaches taken by the EU... Read More about The evolution of next generation network environments in Europe - the significance of the EU as a policy actor.

Virtual, phenomenal, real, and mobile (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2011, May). Virtual, phenomenal, real, and mobile. Presented at 17th International Conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, Denton, Texas, USA

The debate between ‘realism’ and ‘social constructivism’, rehearsed and overviewed in Ian Hacking’s book, “The Social Construction of What,” (Hacking 1999) has nonetheless seen a number of attempts to find common ground, or unifying principles / theo... Read More about Virtual, phenomenal, real, and mobile.