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Having the last word: paratextual framing in the Work of Alasdair Gray and 'Sidney Workman's Epilogue' to 'Old Men in Love' (2007) (2014)
Book Chapter

‘Sidney Workman’s Epilogue’ concludes Alasdair Gray’s Old Men in Love (2006) and in so doing notes that Gray has told him that because “this novel would be his last (for he is seventy-two and in poor health) I [Workman] could be sure of having the la... Read More about Having the last word: paratextual framing in the Work of Alasdair Gray and 'Sidney Workman's Epilogue' to 'Old Men in Love' (2007).

Examining the relationship between branding a place and sustainable development (2014)
Book Chapter
Maheshwari, V., Vandewalle, I., & Bamber, D. (2014). Examining the relationship between branding a place and sustainable development. In D. Deeter-Schmelz (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2010 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11797-3_161

There has been a steady increase in competition between places in terms of attracting tourists, businesses and investments, over the past few years (Kotler, et.al. 1993). This has made the marketing of places a key driver of the economic activities a... Read More about Examining the relationship between branding a place and sustainable development.

Creative music neurotechnology with symphony of minds listening (2014)
Book Chapter
Miranda, E., Lloyd, D., Josipovic, Z., & Williams, D. (2014). Creative music neurotechnology with symphony of minds listening. In E. Miranda, & J. Castet (Eds.), Guide to Brain-Computer Music Interfacing (271-295). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6584-2_12

A better understanding of the musical brain combined with technical advances in biomedical engineering and music technology is pivotal for the development of increasingly more sophisticated brain–computer music interfacing (BCMI) systems. BCMI resear... Read More about Creative music neurotechnology with symphony of minds listening.

Engagements with Trotsky (2014)
Book Chapter

This article considers the broader cultural impact of Trotsky and Trotskyism in Britain beyond the small groups associated with his name.

Social democracy in the light of capitalist financial crises (2014)
Book Chapter

The crisis of 2008 was not the first time that social democratic parties were found wanting when faced with bank and financial failures. But it was the first since they had learned to praise the wisdom as well as the creativity of 'the market'.

Permeable pavements and storm water management (2014)
Book Chapter
Scholz, M. (2014). Permeable pavements and storm water management. In K. Gopalakrishnan, W. Steyn, & J. Harvey (Eds.), Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability and Pavements (247-260). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44719-2_7

The purpose of this book chapter is to summarize the recent literature on permeable pavements and related systems, highlighting current trends in research and practice, and to recommend future areas of research and development. Note that permeable pa... Read More about Permeable pavements and storm water management.

Contributions of women managers to UK construction industry (2014)
Book Chapter
Thayaparan, M., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2014). Contributions of women managers to UK construction industry. In D. Amaratunga, R. Haigh, L. Ruddock, K. Keraminiyage, U. Kulatunga, & C. Pathirage (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Construction in a Changing World, in Kandalana, Sri Lanka. University of Salford

Women managers are highly under-represented in the UK construction industry, which is typically considered as male-dominated, despite the various initiatives taken by the government and other organisations to improve the status of women in constructi... Read More about Contributions of women managers to UK construction industry.

Scrum master activities : process tailoring in large enterprise projects (2014)
Book Chapter
Bass, J. (2014). Scrum master activities : process tailoring in large enterprise projects. In Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), 2014 IEEE 9th International Conference on 18-21 Aug. 2014 (6-15). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICGSE.2014.24

This paper explores practitioner descriptions of agile method tailoring in large-scale offshore or outsourced enterprise projects. Specifically, tailoring of the scrum master role is investigated. The scrum master acts as a facilitator for software d... Read More about Scrum master activities : process tailoring in large enterprise projects.

The sadism of the author or the masochism of the reader? (2014)
Book Chapter
White, G. (2014). The sadism of the author or the masochism of the reader?. In J. Jordan, & M. Ryle (Eds.), B.S. Johnson and Post-War Literature : The Possibilities of the Avant-Garde (153-166). Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137349552_10

The symposium giving rise to this collection and the thriving of the B.S. Johnson Society both indicate that there is something exceptional going on with the literary and academic community’s relationship with this author, something we (collectively)... Read More about The sadism of the author or the masochism of the reader?.