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A survey on utilization of data mining approaches for dermatological (skin) diseases prediction (2011)
Journal Article
Barati, E., Saraee, M., Mohammadi, A., & Adibi, N. (2011). A survey on utilization of data mining approaches for dermatological (skin) diseases prediction. #Journal not on list,

Due to recent technology advances, large volumes of medical data is obtained. These data contain valuable information. Therefore data mining techniques can be used to extract useful patterns. This paper is intended to introduce data mining and its va... Read More about A survey on utilization of data mining approaches for dermatological (skin) diseases prediction.

Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), technical report 2: measurement of response (2011)
Report
Condie, J., Steele, A., Whittle, N., Brown, P., & Waddington, D. (2011). Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), technical report 2: measurement of response

Based on a review of the literature and the best practice guidance available, a social survey questionnaire was developed to measure residents’ self-reported annoyance and to provide data suitable for establishing exposure-response relationships betw... Read More about Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), technical report 2: measurement of response.

'Not too much facilitation going on' - issues in facilitating online problem-based learning in academic development (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Nerantzi, C. (2011, March). 'Not too much facilitation going on' - issues in facilitating online problem-based learning in academic development. Presented at Celebrating the Past and Embracing the Future: Evolution and Innovation in Problem-Based Learning, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria

This research examines online Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Academic Development (AD). Research shows limited application of PBL within AD, with no evidence of online PBL in accredited provision aimed at connecting participants, and enabling collab... Read More about 'Not too much facilitation going on' - issues in facilitating online problem-based learning in academic development.

Understanding illegal music downloading in the UK: a multi-attribute model (2011)
Journal Article
Sirkeci, I., & Magnusdottir, L. (2011). Understanding illegal music downloading in the UK: a multi-attribute model. Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing, 5(1), 90-110. https://doi.org/10.1108/17505931111121543

Purpose
This study aims to examine the role of product attributes, applying the multi‐attribute model, on consumers' decisions to download digital music via unauthorised sources in the UK.

Design/methodology/approach
The data were collected thro... Read More about Understanding illegal music downloading in the UK: a multi-attribute model.

Crossmedia narratives in the Science-Fiction television discourse. The case of Battlestar Galactica (2003-2010) (2011)
Journal Article
Hernandez Perez, M., & Grandio Perez, M. (2011). Crossmedia narratives in the Science-Fiction television discourse. The case of Battlestar Galactica (2003-2010). Área abierta, 1-20

This article explores the Science Fiction crossmedia television narratives and their key uses for the promotion and the creation of entertainment in the current television system. Henry Jenkins and others have pointed out to the genre of science fict... Read More about Crossmedia narratives in the Science-Fiction television discourse. The case of Battlestar Galactica (2003-2010).

A qualitative enquiry into OpenStreetMap making (2011)
Journal Article
Lin, Y. (2011). A qualitative enquiry into OpenStreetMap making. New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, 17(1), 53-71

Based on a case study on the OpenStreetMap community, this paper provides a contextual and embodied understanding of the user-led, user-participatory and user-generated produsage phenomenon. It employs Grounded Theory, Social Worlds Theory, and quali... Read More about A qualitative enquiry into OpenStreetMap making.

Forecast errors and inventory performance under forecast information sharing (2011)
Journal Article
Ali, M., Boylan, J., & Syntetos, A. (2011). Forecast errors and inventory performance under forecast information sharing. International Journal of Forecasting, 28(4), 830-841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2010.08.003

Previous research has shown that the forecast accuracy is to be distinguished from the performance of the forecasts when utility measures are employed. This is particularly true in an inventory management context, where the interactions between forec... Read More about Forecast errors and inventory performance under forecast information sharing.

Electroluminescence from electrostatically doped carbon nanotubes (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hughes, M., Hata, K., Kishimoto, S., Ohno, Y., & Mizutani, T. (2011, March). Electroluminescence from electrostatically doped carbon nanotubes. Presented at The Japan Society of Applied Physics 58th Spring Meeting, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Kanagawa

The emotive city, a PechaKucha presentation Media, Digital Technology & the Creative Economy Theme workshop (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Media, Digital Technology & the Creative Economy Theme workshop. Presented at Media, Digital Technology & the Creative Economy Theme workshop, The University of Salford

How can a city, with its connections, people and architecture be viewed as a living cultural artefact? Every city has at least one ArtSpace; larger urban conurbations have a multitude of spaces devoted to art. The ArtSpace is a venue designed to con... Read More about The emotive city, a PechaKucha presentation Media, Digital Technology & the Creative Economy Theme workshop.

Birth parents’ perceptions of professional practice in child care and adoption proceedings: implications for practice (2011)
Journal Article
Smeeton, J., & Boxall, K. (2011). Birth parents’ perceptions of professional practice in child care and adoption proceedings: implications for practice. Child and Family Social Work, 16(4), 444-453. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2011.00759.x

This paper explores non-relinquishing birth parents’ experiences of contested child care and adoption proceedings. It highlights the perceptions and voices of birth parents which are rarely prioritised in dominant discourses of professional practice... Read More about Birth parents’ perceptions of professional practice in child care and adoption proceedings: implications for practice.

Spontaneous grafting of nitrophenyl groups to planar glassy carbon substrates : evidence for two mechanisms (2011)
Journal Article
Lehr, J., Williamson, B., & Downard, A. (2011). Spontaneous grafting of nitrophenyl groups to planar glassy carbon substrates : evidence for two mechanisms. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115(14), 6629-6634. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp111838r

The covalent grafting of nitrophenyl functionalities to planar carbon substrates by reaction with 4-nitrobenezene diazonium salt at open circuit potential has been studied in aqueous acid and acetonitrile solutions. Atomic force microscopy and electr... Read More about Spontaneous grafting of nitrophenyl groups to planar glassy carbon substrates : evidence for two mechanisms.

Now the hand can see: Text construction/deconstruction (2011)
Exhibition / Performance
Rooney, J. Now the hand can see: Text construction/deconstruction. [Acrylic Poster with digital letterrforms]. 16 March 2011. (Unpublished)

This presentation will explore the use of typographic form, plus content and the stories and emotion within the text to create a new form of information aesthetics created from source texts as its emotional centre. The information aesthetic is analys... Read More about Now the hand can see: Text construction/deconstruction.

The new politics of corruption: from the white man's burden to the relative autonomy of the state (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bratsis, P. (2011, March). The new politics of corruption: from the white man's burden to the relative autonomy of the state. Presented at International Studies Association Annual Conference, Montreal

The emergence of the ever growing anti-corruption movement from the early '90s onwards has proven itself to be of considerable importance in how we understand and explain global inequalities as well as in redefining corruption as a lack of transparen... Read More about The new politics of corruption: from the white man's burden to the relative autonomy of the state.

Learning from the career stories of international graduates (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Christie, F. (2011, March). Learning from the career stories of international graduates. Presented at AGCAS PMI2 Final Dissemination, University of Warwick

A study into the career paths of Salford's international graduates conducted as part of PMI2 funded research in 2010. The presentation took place at a dissemination conference and includes links to detailed case studies.

Impaired β-adrenergic responsiveness accentuates dysfunctional excitation-contraction coupling in an ovine model of tachypacing-induced heart failure (2011)
Journal Article
Briston, S., Caldwell, J., Horn, M., Clarke, J., Richards, M., Greensmith, D., …Trafford, A. (2011). Impaired β-adrenergic responsiveness accentuates dysfunctional excitation-contraction coupling in an ovine model of tachypacing-induced heart failure. Journal of Physiology, 589(Pt 6), 1367-82. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2010.203984

Reduced inotropic responsiveness is characteristic of heart failure (HF). This study determined the cellular Ca2+ homeostatic and molecular mechanisms causing the blunted β-adrenergic (β-AR) response in HF.We induced HF by tachypacing in sheep; intra... Read More about Impaired β-adrenergic responsiveness accentuates dysfunctional excitation-contraction coupling in an ovine model of tachypacing-induced heart failure.

Structured approach to measure performance in construction research and development : performance measurement system development (2011)
Journal Article
Kulatunga, U., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011). Structured approach to measure performance in construction research and development : performance measurement system development. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 60(3), 289-310. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410401111112005

Purpose
– The aim of this study is to explore performance measurement applications within construction research and development (R&D) to develop a structured approach to measure the performance of a collaborative construction R&D project during its... Read More about Structured approach to measure performance in construction research and development : performance measurement system development.