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Between hate and vulnerability : Unpacking the British criminal justice system's construction of disablist hate crime (2011)
Journal Article
Roulstone, A., Thomas, P., & Balderston, S. (2011). Between hate and vulnerability : Unpacking the British criminal justice system's construction of disablist hate crime. Disability and Society, 26(3), 351-364. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2011.560418

Hate crime is now an established term in the fields of racist and religious attacks and is acknowledged in the cultural proscription against attacks on lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender men and women. Disabled people, as so often is the case, a... Read More about Between hate and vulnerability : Unpacking the British criminal justice system's construction of disablist hate crime.

Enabling a Kleinian integration of interpretivist and socio-critical IS research : The contribution of Dooyeweerd's philosophy (2011)
Journal Article
Basden, A. (2011). Enabling a Kleinian integration of interpretivist and socio-critical IS research : The contribution of Dooyeweerd's philosophy. European Journal of Information Systems, 20, 477-489. https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2011.18

This paper suggests how interpretivist, socio-critical and positivist approaches in information systems research might be integrated. Heinz Klein's approach to information systems was a significant advance on earlier ones, bringing together a number... Read More about Enabling a Kleinian integration of interpretivist and socio-critical IS research : The contribution of Dooyeweerd's philosophy.

Diversity and architecture (2011)
Book Chapter
Elkadi, H., & Lozanovska, M. (2011). Diversity and architecture. In S. Knotter, R. De Lobel, L. Tsipouri, & V. Stenius (Eds.), Diversity Research and Policy : A Multidisciplinary Exploration. Amsterdam: Pallas Publications

Generic strategies and performance : Evidence from manufacturing firms (2011)
Journal Article
Nandakumar, M., Ghobadian, A., & O'Regan, N. (2011). Generic strategies and performance : Evidence from manufacturing firms. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 60(3), 222 -251. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410401111111970

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between business‐level strategy and organisational performance and to test the applicability of Porter's generic strategies in explaining differences in the performance of organisation... Read More about Generic strategies and performance : Evidence from manufacturing firms.

Directions in English place-name studies : An invitation to debate, with a case study of Salford Quays (2011)
Journal Article
Scott, M., & Clark, A. (2011). Directions in English place-name studies : An invitation to debate, with a case study of Salford Quays. Nomina, 34, 27-50

Since the beginnings of the English Place-Name Survey (EPNS) in the
1920s, analysis of English place-names has focused mainly on historical
questions relating to etymology and the ways that name evidence can
shed light on early cultures, medieval... Read More about Directions in English place-name studies : An invitation to debate, with a case study of Salford Quays.

Learning to use visual methodologies in our research : A dialogue between two researchers (2011)
Journal Article
Emmel, N., & Clark, A. (2011). Learning to use visual methodologies in our research : A dialogue between two researchers. Forum: Qualitative Social Research / Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung, 12(1), Art 36

In this paper we discuss learning about using visual methodologies in a research project exploring social networks, neighbourhood spaces and community in an inner city-area of a British northern city. We draw on the substantive and methodological exp... Read More about Learning to use visual methodologies in our research : A dialogue between two researchers.

Visual research ethics at the crossroads (2011)
Book Chapter
Wiles, R., Clark, A., & Prosser, J. (2011). Visual research ethics at the crossroads. In E. Margolis, & L. Pauwels (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Visual Research Methods (685-706). Sage

This chapter provides an overview of the
debates and practices that shape visual
research ethics. We outline the requirements
and expectations of institutional ethics review
boards and legal frameworks, for example,
regarding filming and photogr... Read More about Visual research ethics at the crossroads.

Diversity and thermal comfort in outdoor places (2011)
Journal Article
Kenawy, I., & Elkadi, H. (2011). Diversity and thermal comfort in outdoor places. International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations: Annual Review, 11(1), 237-248

Sustainable cities should be livable cities where people from different backgrounds and with different aspirations can meet and interact with each other. Public places being the urban stages where the social interactions happen are considered importa... Read More about Diversity and thermal comfort in outdoor places.

Assessing local authorities’ progress in meeting the accommodation needs of Gypsy and Traveller communities in England and Wales : 2010 update : Executive summary (2011)
Report
England and Wales : 2010 update : Executive summary

In 2009 the Equality and Human Rights Commission (the Commission) published the
briefing paper Gypsies and Travellers: Simple solutions for living together (referred
to as Simple Solutions). This was based on evidence from two separate pieces of
r... Read More about Assessing local authorities’ progress in meeting the accommodation needs of Gypsy and Traveller communities in England and Wales : 2010 update : Executive summary.

A novel feature selection algorithm for high-dimensional condition monitoring data (2011)
Journal Article
Zhang, K., Ball, A., Li, Y., & Gu, F. (2011). A novel feature selection algorithm for high-dimensional condition monitoring data. International Journal of Condition Monitoring, 1(1), 33-43. https://doi.org/10.1784/204764211798089075

The technique of machinery condition monitoring has been greatly enhanced over recent years with the application of many effective classifiers. However, these classification methods suffer from the 'curse of dimensionality' when applied to high-dimen... Read More about A novel feature selection algorithm for high-dimensional condition monitoring data.

Identification of drivers for greening of supply chain in India (2011)
Journal Article
Qadri, A., Haleem, A., & Arif, M. (2011). Identification of drivers for greening of supply chain in India. International Journal of Construction Project Management, 3(3), 1-19

Global concern for environment has forced organisations to consider various
initiatives for controlling and monitoring the environmental impact of their products,
processes and services throughout the supply chain. Though there is a rise in
env... Read More about Identification of drivers for greening of supply chain in India.

Knowledge mapping techniques for sustainable urban environment (2011)
Journal Article
Egbu, C., Arif, M., & Williams, A. (2011). Knowledge mapping techniques for sustainable urban environment. International Journal of Construction Project Management, 3(3), 269-277

Construction industry has quite actively embraced the principles of knowledge management in the last two decades. With sustainability becoming critical for everything we do today, knowledge management has been gaining prominence as a vehicle to manag... Read More about Knowledge mapping techniques for sustainable urban environment.

Determination of the oxidation state and coordination of a vanadium doped chalcogenide glass (2011)
Journal Article
Hughes, M., Curry, R., & Hewak, D. (2011). Determination of the oxidation state and coordination of a vanadium doped chalcogenide glass. Optical Materials, 33, 315-322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2010.09.007

Vanadium doped chalcogenide glass has potential as an active gain medium, particularly at telecommunications
wavelengths. This dopant has three spin allowed absorption transitions at 1100, 737 and
578 nm, and a spin forbidden absorption transition... Read More about Determination of the oxidation state and coordination of a vanadium doped chalcogenide glass.

The changing face of sheltered housing for the elderly : past, present and the future (2011)
Book Chapter
Egbu, J., Wood, G., & Egbu, C. (2011). The changing face of sheltered housing for the elderly : past, present and the future. In C. Egbu, & E. Lou (Eds.), Proceedings 27th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2011 (573-581). Bristol, UK: Association of Researchers in Construction Management

For some years now, the UK government have discouraged any further development of sheltered housing schemes. Older people are living longer and their expectation and lifestyle are changing. They are also seeking sheltered home appropriate to their ci... Read More about The changing face of sheltered housing for the elderly : past, present and the future.

Emergence time and foraging activity in Pallas' Mastiff Bat, Molossus molossus(Chiroptera: Molossidae) in relation to sunset/sunrise and phase of the moon (2011)
Journal Article
Holland, R., Meyer, C. F., Kalko, E., Kays, R., & Wikelski, M. (2011). Emergence time and foraging activity in Pallas' Mastiff Bat, Molossus molossus(Chiroptera: Molossidae) in relation to sunset/sunrise and phase of the moon. Acta Chiropterologica, 13(2), 399-404. https://doi.org/10.3161/150811011X624875

The decision on when to emerge from the safety of a roost and forage for prey is thought to be a result of the trade off between peak insect abundance and predation pressure for bats. In this study we show that the velvety free-tailed bat Molossus mo... Read More about Emergence time and foraging activity in Pallas' Mastiff Bat, Molossus molossus(Chiroptera: Molossidae) in relation to sunset/sunrise and phase of the moon.