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The conception of branding in not-for-profit SMEs (2013)
Journal Article
Sun, Q. (2013). The conception of branding in not-for-profit SMEs. International journal of management cases, 15(4), 386-400

A large number of not-for-profit organisations, especially charities, have become more receptive to brands and brand management issues in their search for differentiation and the communication of their services and values (Stride, 2006). However, it... Read More about The conception of branding in not-for-profit SMEs.

From the mountains to the prairies and beyond the pale : American yodeling on early recordings (2013)
Journal Article
Wise, T. (2013). From the mountains to the prairies and beyond the pale : American yodeling on early recordings. Journal of American Folklore, 125(497), 358-374

This sound review surveys yodeling in North American popular music, beginning with some of the earliest recordings on which it is featured. In order to better contextualize the recordings, I will also mention a few examples of sheet music with yodeli... Read More about From the mountains to the prairies and beyond the pale : American yodeling on early recordings.

Do French speakers really have two grammars? (2013)
Journal Article
Rowlett, P. (2013). Do French speakers really have two grammars?. Journal of French Language Studies, 23(1), 37-57. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095926951200035X

I consider variation within French and its status in speakers’ mental grammars. I start with Massot’s (2008) claim that, within relevant grammatical units, speakers in contemporary metropolitan France do not combine socio-stylistically marked L and H... Read More about Do French speakers really have two grammars?.

Recreating the sound of Stonehenge (2013)
Journal Article
Fazenda, B., & Drumm, I. (2013). Recreating the sound of Stonehenge. Acta acustica united with Acustica, 99(1), 110-117

Stonehenge is the largest and most complex ancient stone circle known to mankind. In its original form, the concentric shape of stone rings would have surrounded an individual, both visually and aurally. It is an outdoor space and most archaeological... Read More about Recreating the sound of Stonehenge.

Resonances : noise and contemporary music (2013)
Book
(2013). M. Goddard, B. Halligan, & N. Spelman (Eds.), Resonances : noise and contemporary music. New York and London: Continuum / Bloomsbury

Noise seems to stand for a lack of aesthetic grace, to alienate or distract rather than enrapture. And yet the drones of psychedelia, the racket of garage rock and punk, the thudding of rave, the feedback of shoegaze and post-rock, the bombast of thr... Read More about Resonances : noise and contemporary music.

Changes in the value of ecosystem services along a rural–urban gradient: A case study of Greater Manchester, UK (2013)
Journal Article
Radford, K., & James, P. (2013). Changes in the value of ecosystem services along a rural–urban gradient: A case study of Greater Manchester, UK. Landscape and Urban Planning, 109(1), 117-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.10.007

The degradation and loss of vital ecosystem functions and services have been an uncontested result of urbanisation. An understanding of how ecosystem services are provided along rural–urban gradients is crucial in the task of conserving and enhancing... Read More about Changes in the value of ecosystem services along a rural–urban gradient: A case study of Greater Manchester, UK.

Critical review of research on high-cycle fatigue behaviour of brick masonry (2013)
Journal Article
Wang, J., Tomor, A., Melbourne, C., & Yousif, S. (2013). Critical review of research on high-cycle fatigue behaviour of brick masonry. Construction and Building Materials, 38, 602-609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.09.010

Prediction of the level of service load above which accumulative damage occurs is a key priority for the masonry arch bridge owners. Limited investigations have been undertaken previously on the high-cycle fatigue behaviour of brick masonry in order... Read More about Critical review of research on high-cycle fatigue behaviour of brick masonry.

Online threat, but television is still dominant (2013)
Journal Article
Papathanassopoulos, S., Coen, S., Curran, J., Aalberg, T., Rowe, D., Jones, P., …Tiffen, R. (2013). Online threat, but television is still dominant. Journalism Practice, 7(6), 670-704. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2012.761324

As news media change, so media news consumption changes with them. This paper, part of a larger international research project involving 11 countries in four continents (Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia), is focused on news consumption. As the ra... Read More about Online threat, but television is still dominant.

Self management of long term conditions: A literature review (2013)
Report
Hardiker, N., Grant, M., & Jones, I. (2013). Self management of long term conditions: A literature review

A number of policy documents have been published recently that support the principle of self care and self management and call for ‘implementation’. Partners across the north west of England are working together, through the development of a pilot se... Read More about Self management of long term conditions: A literature review.

Children’s experiences as hospital in-patients : voice, competence and work. Messages for nursing from a critical ethnographic study (2013)
Journal Article
Livesley, J., & Long, A. (2013). Children’s experiences as hospital in-patients : voice, competence and work. Messages for nursing from a critical ethnographic study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50(10), 1292-1303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.12.005

Background: There is growing evidence that children’s subjective interpretations of events may differ significantly from those of adults; yet children’s and young people’s voices and children’s knowledge regarding hospital care remain relatively un... Read More about Children’s experiences as hospital in-patients : voice, competence and work. Messages for nursing from a critical ethnographic study.

Stress, anxiety and coping (2013)
Book Chapter
Murphy, N. (2013). Stress, anxiety and coping. In C. Brooker, & A. Waugh (Eds.), Foundations of Nursing Practice : the fundamentals of holistic care (241-260). Oxford: Mosby

This book has been written specifically to meet the needs of nursing students undertaking the common foundation programme. It aims to explain how and why sensitive, holistic and evidence-based nursing care is carried out. It is therefore relevant to... Read More about Stress, anxiety and coping.

The acoustics of Stonehenge (2013)
Journal Article
Fazenda, B. (2013). The acoustics of Stonehenge. Acoustics bulletin / Institute of Acoustics, 38(1), 32-37

This is an excerpt from a book chapter with the same title in the book Acoustics and Music of British Pre History. The article discusses the measurement and analysis of the acoustics of the pre-historic site Stonehenge based on models and measurement... Read More about The acoustics of Stonehenge.

Site-specific Performance, narrative, and social presence in multi-user virtual environments and the urban landscape (2013)
Book Chapter
Sermon, P., & Gould, C. (2013). Site-specific Performance, narrative, and social presence in multi-user virtual environments and the urban landscape. In D. Harrison (Ed.), Digital Media and Technologies for Virtual Artistic Spaces (45-58). Hershey PA, USA: Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global)

This chapter brings together the practice-based creative research of artists Charlotte Gould and Paul Sermon, culminating in collaborative interactive installations for urban screens that investigate new forms of social and/or political narratives in... Read More about Site-specific Performance, narrative, and social presence in multi-user virtual environments and the urban landscape.

Explaining contextual factors affecting e-commerce adoption progression in selected SMEs: Evidence from Botswana (2013)
Journal Article
Shemi, A., & Procter, C. (2013). Explaining contextual factors affecting e-commerce adoption progression in selected SMEs: Evidence from Botswana. International Journal of Management Practice, 6(1), 94-109. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMP.2013.052319

This paper provides an interpretive account of contextual factors that affect the progression of e-commerce in six Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs) in a developing country context of Botswana. The methodology followed multiple in-depth case studies... Read More about Explaining contextual factors affecting e-commerce adoption progression in selected SMEs: Evidence from Botswana.

Mapping the spatial and temporal progression of dental enamel biomineralization using synchrotron x-ray diffraction (2013)
Journal Article
Simmons, L., Montgomery, J., Beaumont, J., Davies, G. R., & Al-Jawad, M. (2013). Mapping the spatial and temporal progression of dental enamel biomineralization using synchrotron x-ray diffraction. Journal of Structural Biology, 58(11), 1726-1734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archoralbio.2013.08.012

OBJECTIVE: The complex biological, physicochemical process of human dental enamel formation begins in utero and for most teeth takes several years to complete. Lost enamel tissue cannot regenerate, therefore a better understanding of the spatial and... Read More about Mapping the spatial and temporal progression of dental enamel biomineralization using synchrotron x-ray diffraction.

Dynamic collection scheduling using remote asset monitoring: A case study in the charity sector (2013)
Journal Article
McLeod, F., Erdogan, G., Cherrett, T., Bektas, T., Davies, N., Speed, C., …Norgate, S. (2013). Dynamic collection scheduling using remote asset monitoring: A case study in the charity sector. Transportation Research Record, 2378(1), https://doi.org/10.3141/2378-07

In the waste collection sector, remote sensing technology is now coming onto the market, allowing waste and recycling receptacles to report their fill levels at regular intervals. This enables collection schedules to be dynamically optimised to bette... Read More about Dynamic collection scheduling using remote asset monitoring: A case study in the charity sector.

A thematic review and a policy-analysis agenda of electronic health records in the greek national health system (2013)
Journal Article
Emmanouilidou, M., & Burke, M. (2013). A thematic review and a policy-analysis agenda of electronic health records in the greek national health system. Health Policy, 109(1), 31-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.09.010

The increasing pressure to improve healthcare outcomes and reduce costs is driving the current agenda of governments at worldwide level and calls for a fundamental reform of the status quo of health systems. This is especially the case with the Greek... Read More about A thematic review and a policy-analysis agenda of electronic health records in the greek national health system.