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Learner autonomy in the UAE context : an investigation of students’ beliefs and conceptions of autonomy in learning English language (2011)
Thesis
Al Ghazali, F. Learner autonomy in the UAE context : an investigation of students’ beliefs and conceptions of autonomy in learning English language. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study investigates the beliefs of United Arab Emirates (UAE) secondary school students about autonomy in learning English. Given the extreme language diversity in the UAE, it is imperative that Emirati citizens excel in English due to its posi... Read More about Learner autonomy in the UAE context : an investigation of students’ beliefs and conceptions of autonomy in learning English language.

Development of the United Kingdom Evaluation of Daily Activities Questionnaire in Rheumatoid Arthritis using Rasch Analysis (2011)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Tennant, A., Tyson, S., Nordenskiold, U., & Gill, R. (2011). Development of the United Kingdom Evaluation of Daily Activities Questionnaire in Rheumatoid Arthritis using Rasch Analysis. Arthritis Care and Research, 63,

Background/Purpose: The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) is a patient reported measure of activity/activity limitations in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) (Nordenskiold et al 1996). The UK version includes 138 items in 14 activity of dai... Read More about Development of the United Kingdom Evaluation of Daily Activities Questionnaire in Rheumatoid Arthritis using Rasch Analysis.

Modeling of permeability and compaction characteristics of soils using evolutionary polynomial regression (2011)
Journal Article
Ahangar-Asr, A., Faramarzi, A., Mottaghifard, N., & Javadi, A. (2011). Modeling of permeability and compaction characteristics of soils using evolutionary polynomial regression. Computers and Geosciences, 37(11), 1860-1869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2011.04.015

This paper presents a new approach, based on evolutionary polynomial regression (EPR), for prediction of permeability (K), maximum dry density (MDD), and optimum moisture content (OMC) as functions of some physical properties of soil. EPR is a data-d... Read More about Modeling of permeability and compaction characteristics of soils using evolutionary polynomial regression.

Designing laboratory marmoset housing: What can we learn from urban marmosets? (2011)
Journal Article
Duarte, M., Goulart, V., & Young, R. (2012). Designing laboratory marmoset housing: What can we learn from urban marmosets?. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 137(3-4), 127-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2011.11.013

How to house animals in captivity, so as to maximise their level of well-being, is one of the greatest practical challenges facing animal welfare scientists. Laboratory animal housing can, necessarily, be very restrictive in terms of the facilities b... Read More about Designing laboratory marmoset housing: What can we learn from urban marmosets?.

Re: Should women be able to request a caesarean section? Yes : patient choice and participation in decision making is not always that straightforward (2011)
Journal Article
Haworth, R. (2011). Re: Should women be able to request a caesarean section? Yes :
patient choice and participation in decision making is not always that straightforward. BMJ, 343,

Patient choice and participation in decision making is not always that straightforward. Rita Haworth Senior Lecturer Social Policy The University of Salford E mail r.haworth@salford.ac.uk Patient choice and participation in health care decis... Read More about Re: Should women be able to request a caesarean section? Yes : patient choice and participation in decision making is not always that straightforward.

Assessing daylighting performance of a traditional residential neighbourhood in historical Cairo (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Elkadi, H., & Al Maiyah, S. (2011, November). Assessing daylighting performance of a traditional residential neighbourhood in historical Cairo. Presented at International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) 17th General Assembly Scientific Symposium, Paris, France

Traditional dwellings located in the hot arid zones of the Arabian regions are well known for their sensitive architectural response to the region’s climatic conditions and socio-cultural norms. The majority of these dwellings are well recognized... Read More about Assessing daylighting performance of a traditional residential neighbourhood in historical Cairo.

Factors that influence public engagement with eHealth: a literature review (2011)
Journal Article
Hardiker, N., & Grant, M. (2011). Factors that influence public engagement with eHealth: a literature review. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 80(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.10.017

Purpose: Public engagement with eHealth is generally viewed as beneficial. However, despite the potential benefits, public engagement with eHealth services remains variable. This article explores reasons for this variability through a review of publi... Read More about Factors that influence public engagement with eHealth: a literature review.

The importance of biodiversity in cities and ecosystem services (2011)
Presentation / Conference
James, P. (2011, November). The importance of biodiversity in cities and ecosystem services. Presented at Conferencia Biodiversidade em Ambiente Urbano, Lisbon

In 1984 E. O. Wilson described the word “biophilia” as “the connections that human beings subconsciously seek with the rest of life”. Had Wilson written this text post 1992 he might have replaced the phrase “the rest of life” with a single word: Bio... Read More about The importance of biodiversity in cities and ecosystem services.

Forecasting-based SKU classification (2011)
Journal Article
Heinecke, G., Syntetos, A., & Wang, W. (2011). Forecasting-based SKU classification. International Journal of Production Economics, 143(2), 455-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.11.020

Different spare parts are associated with different underlying demand patterns, which in turn require different forecasting methods. Consequently, there is a need to categorise stock keeping units (SKUs) and apply the most appropriate methods in each... Read More about Forecasting-based SKU classification.

Re-ordering the landscape : landed elites and the new urban aristocracy in Manchester (2011)
Journal Article
O'Reilly, C. (2011). Re-ordering the landscape : landed elites and the new urban aristocracy in Manchester. Urban History Review, 40(1), 30-40

This paper examines the relationship between the landed aristocracy in the vicinity of Manchester and the ‘urban aristocracy’ of the municipal authority and their role in the development of municipal parks in the city in the late nineteenth and early... Read More about Re-ordering the landscape : landed elites and the new urban aristocracy in Manchester.

Similarity between brain activity at encoding and retrieval predicts successful realization of delayed intentions (2011)
Journal Article
Gilbert, S., Armbruster, D., & Panagiotidi, M. (2012). Similarity between brain activity at encoding and retrieval predicts successful realization of delayed intentions. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 24(1), 93-105. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_00094

Remembering delayed intentions can be highly demanding. Accuracy in laboratory paradigms assessing prospective memory (PM) is typically well below ceiling, and failure to remember intended behaviors after a delay is a common occurrence in everyday li... Read More about Similarity between brain activity at encoding and retrieval predicts successful realization of delayed intentions.

Construction industry offsite production : a virtual reality interactive training environment prototype (2011)
Journal Article
Goulding, J., Nadim, W., Petridis, P., & Alshawi, M. (2012). Construction industry offsite production : a virtual reality interactive training environment prototype. Advanced engineering informatics, 26(1), 103-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2011.09.004

The ‘traditional’ construction industry has constantly been challenged to improve its inherent problematic practices. Offsite production (OSP), under the umbrella of modern methods of construction (MMC), has been acknowledged as a means to help impro... Read More about Construction industry offsite production : a virtual reality interactive training environment prototype.

Two-colour optical fields: modulational instabilities and vector spatial solitons (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bostock, C., Christian, J., & McDonald, G. (2011, November). Two-colour optical fields: modulational instabilities and vector spatial solitons. Presented at 2nd CSE Doctoral School Postgraduate Research Conference, University of Salford, Greater Manchester

The propagation of a light beam at a single optical frequency – or colour – in a Kerr-type planar waveguide is an elementary configuration in photonics [1,2]. Under two classic assumptions: (i) that the transverse extent of the beam is much greater... Read More about Two-colour optical fields: modulational instabilities and vector spatial solitons.

New management scenarios for weaving sections using micro-simulation models (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Jameel, H. (2011, November). New management scenarios for weaving sections using micro-simulation models. Presented at CSE 2nd, Salford University

Traffic simulation models have been proved to be more effective methods of dealing with weaving sections than traditional methods such as the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) 1950 to HCM 2000, Leisch method -1981and Fazio -1986. These have proved to be... Read More about New management scenarios for weaving sections using micro-simulation models.

Novel low temperature pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering of single phase β-In2S3 buffer layers for CIGS solar cell application (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Karthikeyan, S., Hill, A., & Pilkington, R. (2011, November). Novel low temperature pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering of single phase β-In2S3 buffer layers for CIGS solar cell application. Presented at 2nd Computing, Science and Engineering Postgraduate Research Doctoral Scholl Conference 2011, University of Salford

This work explores the possibilities of using the pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering (PDMS) process for depositing the buffer layer for copper indium diselenide - CuInSe2 (CIS) - based solar cells. The use of PDMS can give a high plasma density and pro... Read More about Novel low temperature pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering of single phase β-In2S3 buffer layers for CIGS solar cell application.

Living with helicopter noise : evaluating sound insulation techniques for domestic dwellings using real helicopters (2011)
Journal Article
Kerry, G., Waddington, D., & Lomax1, C. (2013). Living with helicopter noise : evaluating sound insulation techniques for domestic dwellings using real helicopters. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 34(2), 223-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624411427376

Specific remedial works designed to improve sound installation and reduce the noise level produced by helicopters inside dwellings are described. The theoretical problems and practical solutions to installing high performance acoustic insulation to a... Read More about Living with helicopter noise : evaluating sound insulation techniques for domestic dwellings using real helicopters.

Ambiguity, complexity and uncertainty surrounding the hazards of hydrogen and public views of emergent risks (2011)
Journal Article
Flynn, R., Ricci, M., & Bellaby, P. (2011). Ambiguity, complexity and uncertainty surrounding the hazards of hydrogen and public views of emergent risks. Journal of Risk Research, 15(4), 373-387. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2011.634517

New technologies and emergent risks pose special problems for risk governance and regulation. This paper outlines some of the uncertainties about the hazards of hydrogen energy and examines qualitative evidence from recent deliberative Citizens’ P... Read More about Ambiguity, complexity and uncertainty surrounding the hazards of hydrogen and public views of emergent risks.

Thermal and ventilation performance of a multifunctional sports hall within an aquatic centre (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ragojapalan, P., & Elkadi, H. (2011, November). Thermal and ventilation performance of a multifunctional sports hall within an aquatic centre. Presented at Building Simulation Conference 2011 (BS 2011), Sydney, Australia

There has been an increasing demand for sports facilities in urban areas recently. As a result of this, more attention is drawn towards not only the energy performance of these building typologies, but also creating a healthy indoor environment for t... Read More about Thermal and ventilation performance of a multifunctional sports hall within an aquatic centre.

Enterprise cultural heritage skill gap - the study of established craft sector firms (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Aaltonen, S., Avramenko, A., Heinze, A., Ielpa, G., Klosova, A., Papadopoulou, T., & de Tommaso, D. (2011, November). Enterprise cultural heritage skill gap - the study of established craft sector firms. Presented at ISBE 2011 Conference - Sustainable Futures: Enterprising Landscapes and Communities, Sheffield, UK

Objectives: This paper aims to introduce a novel concept of Enterprise Cultural Heritage (ECH) which combines the company’s own history and creations with the potential to transform information and materials into “extended products & services”. First... Read More about Enterprise cultural heritage skill gap - the study of established craft sector firms.