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Two biometric approaches for cattle identification based on features and classifiers fusion (2015)
Journal Article
Tharwat, A., Gaber, T., & Hassanien, A. (2015). Two biometric approaches for cattle identification based on features and classifiers fusion. International journal of image mining (Online), 1(4), 342. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIM.2015.073902

There is an increasing need for controlling safety policies of animals
and efficient management of food production. One way to help achieve this need
is the automatic animal identification/identification and traceability systems. In
this paper, tw... Read More about Two biometric approaches for cattle identification based on features and classifiers fusion.

An effective way to deal with predators is to taste terrible: Primary and secondary psychopathy and mate preference (2015)
Journal Article
Blanchard, A., Lyons, M., & Centifanti, L. (2016). An effective way to deal with predators is to taste terrible: Primary and secondary psychopathy and mate preference. Personality and Individual Differences, 92, 128-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.12.024

Despite their reputation for taking advantage of other people, previous research shows that psychopathic individuals are attractive for short-term relationships. Furthermore, individuals with psychopathic traits have been found to be attracted to oth... Read More about An effective way to deal with predators is to taste terrible: Primary and secondary psychopathy and mate preference.

A Framework for Improving Knowledge Management Practices in Namibian Software Companies (2015)
Journal Article
Iyawa, G. (2015). A Framework for Improving Knowledge Management Practices in Namibian Software Companies. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219649216500039

Software development (SD) companies employ, train and provide software developers with the platform to improve their skills. Unfortunately, these investments are lost when a software developer resigns from the company or is not physically available t... Read More about A Framework for Improving Knowledge Management Practices in Namibian Software Companies.

Reliability of hop distance and frontal-plane dynamic knee valgus angle during single-leg horizontal hop test (2015)
Journal Article
valgus angle during single-leg horizontal hop test. Journal of Athletic Enhancement, 4(6), https://doi.org/10.4172/2324-9080.1000218

Context: Single-leg hop for distance (SHD) performance and twodimensional
(2-D) video assessment of frontal-plane knee valgus,
during the single-leg landings, have been reported to identify the
risk of knee injuries such as patellofemoral pain syn... Read More about Reliability of hop distance and frontal-plane dynamic knee valgus angle during single-leg horizontal hop test.

Manual therapy student handbook : musculoskeletal assessment - part 3 (2015)
Journal Article
Hatcher, J. (2016). Manual therapy student handbook : musculoskeletal assessment - part 3. Co-kinetic, 42-45

In order to treat a patient effectively, the clinician must first make an accurate assessment of the patient’s condition. This article, the third in a series from our Manual Therapy Student Handbook (see the 'Contents panel' for further details), wil... Read More about Manual therapy student handbook : musculoskeletal assessment - part 3.

Temporal Development of Autonomic Dysfunction in Heart Failure: Effects of Age in an Ovine Rapid-pacing Model. (2015)
Journal Article

Heart failure (HF) is predominantly a disease of older adults and characterized by extensive sympatho-vagal imbalance leading to impaired reflex control of heart rate (HR). However, whether aging influences the development or extent of the autonomic... Read More about Temporal Development of Autonomic Dysfunction in Heart Failure: Effects of Age in an Ovine Rapid-pacing Model..

Sophorolipid biosurfactants: Possible uses as antibacterial and antibiofilm agent (2015)
Journal Article
De Rienzo MA, D., IM, B., B, D., J, W., & PJ, M. (2015). Sophorolipid biosurfactants: Possible uses as antibacterial and antibiofilm agent. New Biotechnology, 32(6), 720-726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbt.2015.02.009

Biosurfactants are amphipathic, surface-active molecules of microbial origin which accumulate at interfaces reducing interfacial tension and leading to the formation of aggregated micellular structures in solution. Some biosurfactants have been repor... Read More about Sophorolipid biosurfactants: Possible uses as antibacterial and antibiofilm agent.

Implementing a social identity approach for effective change management (2015)
Journal Article
Slater, M., Evans, A., & Turner, M. (2015). Implementing a social identity approach for effective change management. Journal of Change Management, 16(1), 18-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2015.1103774

The social identity perspective asserts that it is the shared connection within a unified group that forms the foundation of successful group functioning. This is particularly salient during change. This review outlines the value and applicability of... Read More about Implementing a social identity approach for effective change management.

Sports (2015)
Book Chapter
Miah, A. (2015). Sports. In H. Have (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics (1-11). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05544-2_399-1

This chapter explores the relationship between bioethics and sport ethics, which changed dramatically in the early 2000 when the genetics era generated a series of new questions about the ends of sport and how they would interface more widely with a... Read More about Sports.

'The nourishing soil of the soul' : the role of horticultural therapy in promoting well-being in community-dwelling people with dementia (2015)
Journal Article
Noone, S., Innes, A., Kelly, F., & Mayers, A. (2017). 'The nourishing soil of the soul' : the role of horticultural therapy in promoting well-being in community-dwelling people with dementia. Dementia, 16(7), 897-910. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301215623889

Two-thirds of people with dementia reside in their own homes; however, support for community-dwelling people with dementia to continue to participate in everyday activities is often lacking, resulting in feelings of depression and isolation among peo... Read More about 'The nourishing soil of the soul' : the role of horticultural therapy in promoting well-being in community-dwelling people with dementia.

Using law and licences to supply accessible books to visually impaired students at the University of Chester (2015)
Journal Article
Peters, L., & Smith, C. (2015). Using law and licences to supply accessible books to visually impaired students at the University of Chester. Library and Information Research, 39(121), 12-21. https://doi.org/10.29173/lirg679

Provision of accessible copies of textbooks to visually impaired students has an important role to play in supporting them in their studies, including at university. Recent legislative and copyright licence developments have allowed libraries to supp... Read More about Using law and licences to supply accessible books to visually impaired students at the University of Chester.

The role of competition in structuring primate communities under different productivity regimes in the Amazon (2015)
Journal Article

The factors responsible for the formation of Amazonian primate communities are not well
understood. Here we investigated the influence of interspecific competition in the assembly
of these communities, specifically whether they follow an assembly r... Read More about The role of competition in structuring primate communities under different productivity regimes in the Amazon.

Measuring relationships between self-compassion, compassion fatigue, burnout and well-being in student counsellors and student cognitive behavioural psychotherapists : a quantitative survey (2015)
Journal Article
student cognitive behavioural psychotherapists : a quantitative survey. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 16(1), 15-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12054

Background: Prolonged deficiency in self-care strategies puts counsellors and psychotherapists at risk of burnout and compassion fatigue. Aim: To measure associations between self-compassion, compassion fatigue, wellbeing
and burnout in student cou... Read More about Measuring relationships between self-compassion, compassion fatigue, burnout and well-being in student counsellors and student cognitive behavioural psychotherapists : a quantitative survey.

Health care professionals’ views of the factors influencing the decision to refer patients to a stroke rehabilitation trial (2015)
Journal Article
Thomas, N., Plant, S., Woodward-Nutt, K., Prior, Y., & Tyson, S. (2015). Health care professionals’ views of the factors influencing the decision to refer patients to a stroke rehabilitation trial. Trials, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-1115-1

Background: Effective recruitment is an essential element of successful research but notoriously difficult to achieve. This article examines health care professionals' views on the factors influencing decision-making regarding referral to a stroke re... Read More about Health care professionals’ views of the factors influencing the decision to refer patients to a stroke rehabilitation trial.

Audio content feature selection and classification : a random forests and decision tree approach (2015)
Presentation / Conference
AI-Maathidi, M., & Li, F. (2015, December). Audio content feature selection and classification : a random forests and decision tree approach. Presented at IEEE International Conference on Progress in Informatics and Computing (PIC), Nanjing, China

Content information can be extracted from soundtracks of multimedia files. A good audio classifier as a preprocessor
is crucial in such applications. Efforts have been made
to develop effective and efficient audio content classifiers in
which feat... Read More about Audio content feature selection and classification : a random forests and decision tree approach.