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Direct laser writing of relief diffraction gratings into a bulk chalcogenide glass (2012)
Journal Article
into a bulk chalcogenide glass. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 29(10), 2779-2786. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.29.002779

We inscribed relief diffraction gratings with periods of 6, 14, and 24 μm into the surface of Ge15Ga3Sb12S70 bulk
glass by the material’s ablation using a femtosecond λ � 800 nm Ti:sapphire pulsed laser. The laser writing was
done with sample imple... Read More about Direct laser writing of relief diffraction gratings into a bulk chalcogenide glass.

Measurement of ground-to-building frequency response functions for assessment of human exposure to vibration from railway vibration (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The University of Salford has derived exposure-response relationships for vibration caused by railway construction and operation in residential environments. The exposure assessment methodology for almost 1000 case studies has its key factor in the m... Read More about Measurement of ground-to-building frequency response functions for assessment of human exposure to vibration from railway vibration.

Self-organising fuzzy neural networks for financial time series prediction (2012)
Presentation / Conference
McDonald, S., Coleman, S., McGinnity, M., & Li, Y. (2012, September). Self-organising fuzzy neural networks for financial time series prediction. Presented at The 23rd Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, Dublin, Ireland

Evaluation of LibSVM and mutual information matching classifiers for multi-domain sentiment analysis (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Sun, F., Belatreche, A., Coleman, S., McGinnity, T., & Li, Y. (2012, September). Evaluation of LibSVM and mutual information matching classifiers for multi-domain sentiment analysis. Presented at The 23rd Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, Dublin, Ireland

This paper addresses the new application of two classifier algorithms, namely LibSVM (ν-SVM) and Mutual Information Matching (MIM), to single and multi-domain sentiment analysis. The aim is to improve the performance of sentiment classification accur... Read More about Evaluation of LibSVM and mutual information matching classifiers for multi-domain sentiment analysis.

European sculpture - difference & diversity (2012)
Exhibition / Performance

8 works selected for European sculpture survey show, showcasing best 21st Century sculpture practice in Europe.

Selected by international jury, including Marc Wellmann, Curator, Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin, Miranda MacPhail, Curator, Gori Collectio... Read More about European sculpture - difference & diversity.

V.A.L.U.E (Values and Learning in Urban Environments: Possibilities and Practice) (2012)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2012, September). V.A.L.U.E (Values and Learning in Urban Environments: Possibilities and Practice). Presented at 56th International Federation for Housing and Planning Conference., Gothenburg, Sweden

Flexible business models (2012)
Journal Article

Purpose – The aim in this paper is to describe and explain the flexibility offered by different business models adopted by different firms as they strive to achieve higher levels of business performance.

Design/methodology/approach – Cross-section... Read More about Flexible business models.

An integrated model of sound localisation in rooms (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Sheaffer, J., & Fazenda, B. (2012, September). An integrated model of sound localisation in rooms. Presented at Acoustics and Audio 2012, Ben Gurion University

Human perception of sound localisation in enclosed spaces has been studied extensively from physiological as well as psychological perspectives. As it is not feasible to conduct some experiments in-situ, researchers have employed alternative methodol... Read More about An integrated model of sound localisation in rooms.

Retrofit in Greater Manchester and Cardiff: Governing to transform or to ungovern? (2012)
Presentation / Conference
DeLaurentis, C., Hodson, M., Marvin, S., & Thompson, M. (2012, September). Retrofit in Greater Manchester and Cardiff: Governing to transform or to ungovern?. Presented at International Comparative Urban Retrofit Workshop: Purpose, Politics and Practices, Manchester

Play serious (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Peploe, G. (2012, September). Play serious. Presented at Playserious, Manchester, England

Play Serious is an innovative, seriously playful and playfully serious event for practice based/led/as researchers. An explosion of art, critical insight and
creative activity where participants will be encouraged to share their unresolved ‘work in... Read More about Play serious.

An alignment model for the research higher degree supervision process using repertory grids - reflections on application in practice in built environment research (2012)
Journal Article
Aranda-Mena, G., & Gameson, R. (2012). An alignment model for the research higher degree supervision process using repertory grids - reflections on application in practice in built environment research. Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 12(3), 66-81

From PhD-doing to PhD-done is not as from A to B. This research aims to improve the understanding of the complex relationship between doctoral research and the supervisory process. The research model developed utilises repertory-grids and discussion... Read More about An alignment model for the research higher degree supervision process using repertory grids - reflections on application in practice in built environment research.

Evaluation of rare earth doped silica sub-micrometric spheres as optically controlled temperature sensors (2012)
Journal Article
Martinez Maestro, L., Haro-González, P., Trevisani, M., Polizzi, S., Jaque, D., Garcia Sole, J., & Bettinelli, M. (2012). Evaluation of rare earth doped silica sub-micrometric spheres as optically controlled temperature sensors. Journal of Applied Physics, 112(5), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4751349

We report on the evaluation of rare earth (Er3+, Eu3+, and Tb3+ ions) SiO2 sub-micrometric spheres as potential optically controllable temperature sensors. Details about fabrication, optical manipulation and spectroscopic characterization of the sub-... Read More about Evaluation of rare earth doped silica sub-micrometric spheres as optically controlled temperature sensors.

Strategic planning and performance : The moderating effect of structure (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Nandakumar, M., Ghobadian, A., & O'Regan, N. (2012, September). Strategic planning and performance : The moderating effect of structure. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference : Management Research Revisited: Prospects for Theory and Practice, Cardiff, UK

A profile of the future : what could HTML 5 do for HE by 2015? (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, L., Ogden, R., & Aspin, R. (2012, September). A profile of the future : what could HTML 5 do for HE by 2015?. Presented at ALT-C 2012, Manchester, UK

HTML 5 is the most significant update of HTML in the last 10 years since XHTML was introduced. It promises a vastly improved user experience, increased browser features, cross compatibility and the ability to provide semantic content. In this paper w... Read More about A profile of the future : what could HTML 5 do for HE by 2015?.

Evaluation of the prototype mobile phone app Pugh: a 3D cartoon character designed to help deaf children to speech read (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Pugh, a 3D cartoon character, is a prototype smartphone application developed at the University of Salford. Its purpose is to provide speech-reading exercises for hard of hearing and deaf children. This paper discusses the design of the application,... Read More about Evaluation of the prototype mobile phone app Pugh: a 3D cartoon character designed to help deaf children to speech read.

Reinstatement of flood affected property: Experiences of SMEs affected by the 2009 Cockermouth flood event (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Wedawatta, H., Ingirige, B., & Proverbs, D. (2012, September). Reinstatement of flood affected property: Experiences of SMEs affected by the 2009 Cockermouth flood event. Presented at RICS Construction, Building and Real Estate Conference (COBRA 2012), Las Vegas, USA

Recent policy changes in the UK encourage at-risk communities to learn to live with and adapt to flooding. Adaptation of individual properties by embracing resilient and resistant measures is an important aspect endorsed therein. Uptake of such prote... Read More about Reinstatement of flood affected property: Experiences of SMEs affected by the 2009 Cockermouth flood event.

A gallery for Nick (Sample chapter) (2012)
Book

Nick is dying. Barney spends much of his time keeping him company, helping him to lead an almost normal life and sharing his carefully guarded secret. The two boys often go down to the old harbour, to look at the boats and take photographs.
Barney... Read More about A gallery for Nick (Sample chapter).

Investigating alginate production and carbon utilization in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 using mass spectrometry-based metabolic profiling (2012)
Journal Article

Metabolic profiling of Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 and various mutants derived thereof was performed to explore how the bacterium adapt to changes in carbon source and upon induction of alginate synthesis. The experiments were performed at steady-s... Read More about Investigating alginate production and carbon utilization in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 using mass spectrometry-based metabolic profiling.

Should I stay or should I go? A study exploring why healthcare students consider leaving their programme (2012)
Journal Article
Hamshire, C., Willgoss, T. G., & Wibberley, C. (2013). Should I stay or should I go? A study exploring why healthcare students consider leaving their programme. Nurse Education Today, 33(8), 889-895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2012.08.013

Background
Attrition in healthcare programmes is a growing concern internationally. Students leave for a variety of reasons but it is difficult to understand the complex interactions that eventually lead to attrition.

Objectives
The objectives o... Read More about Should I stay or should I go? A study exploring why healthcare students consider leaving their programme.

Exploring the Emerging Role of the Technologist in HE: Lessons Learnt from Practitioner Research in Developing E-learning Support (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution