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Edward Thomas and Haiku (2015)
Journal Article
Kendall, J. (2015). Edward Thomas and Haiku. Blithe spirit, 25(1), 60-72

A discussion of the close relation that Thomas's criticism, processes of composition and poetry bear to the writing of Japanese haiku, with some reference to 21st century contemporary British haiku writers and with an emphasis on Thomas's poetry abou... Read More about Edward Thomas and Haiku.

First report of identification of livestock-associated MRSA ST9 in retail meat in England (2015)
Journal Article
Dhup, V., Kearns, A., Pichon, B., & Foster, H. (2015). First report of identification of livestock-associated MRSA ST9 in retail meat in England. Epidemiology and Infection, 43(13), 2989-2992. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268815000126

Sixty percent of all meat consumed in the UK is imported from European countries where there have been increasing reports of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) identified in food-producing animals, but rarely from such animals in the... Read More about First report of identification of livestock-associated MRSA ST9 in retail meat in England.

Post-encystment/established immunity in cystic echinococcosis : is it really that simple? (2015)
Journal Article
Rogan, M., Bodell, A., & Craig, P. (2015). Post-encystment/established immunity in cystic echinococcosis : is it really that simple?. Parasite Immunology, 37(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/pim.12149

In 1982, Rickard & Williams stated that immunity to larval taeniid cestodes could be divided into two different phases: the establishment phase, operating against oncospheres, and the established phase, operating against established metacestodes in t... Read More about Post-encystment/established immunity in cystic echinococcosis : is it really that simple?.

Foot posture is associated with kinematics of the foot during gait : a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet (2015)
Journal Article
Buldt, A., Levinger, P., Murley, G., Menz, H., Nester, C., & Landorf, K. (2015). Foot posture is associated with kinematics of the foot during gait : a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet. Gait & Posture, 42(1), 42-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.03.004

Variations in foot posture are associated with the development of some lower limb injuries. However, the mechanisms underlying this relationship are unclear. The objective of this study was to compare foot kinematics between normal, pes cavus and pes... Read More about Foot posture is associated with kinematics of the foot during gait : a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet.

Development of students’ commercial awareness within the curriculum of professionally accredited courses : A case study of property courses (2015)
Journal Article
Poon, J., & Brownlow, M. (2015). Development of students’ commercial awareness within the curriculum of professionally accredited courses : A case study of property courses. Education and Training, 57(4), 405-428. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-12-2013-0145

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the development of students’ commercial awareness within the curriculum of professional accredited courses. The targeted area of study is the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accredited... Read More about Development of students’ commercial awareness within the curriculum of professionally accredited courses : A case study of property courses.

Playing for a higher cause! (2015)
Journal Article
Evans, H. (2015). Playing for a higher cause!. Muso, May 20(244), 29-31

The article explores the history of Salvation Army music making and reflects upon where it is in contemporary society and the challenges it faces in 2015. This is as a reflection of the anniversary to be held in London for the 150th Anniversary congr... Read More about Playing for a higher cause!.

Effective compact agreements : Improving public housing estates’ delivery and post-construction management in Nigeria (2015)
Journal Article
Ihuah, P., & Obi, L. (2015). Effective compact agreements : Improving public housing estates’ delivery and post-construction management in Nigeria. Journal of research in business and management, 3(5), 17-27

Practicing effective compact agreement building among the relevant stakeholders’ in the public
housing sector is becoming necessary and indispensable to progress public housing estates development and the
post-construction management. Irrespective... Read More about Effective compact agreements : Improving public housing estates’ delivery and post-construction management in Nigeria.

Urban ecology : An introduction (2015)
Book
Douglas, I., & James, P. (2015). Urban ecology : An introduction. Routledge

Urban Ecology: An Introduction seeks to open the reader’s mind and eyes to the way in which nature permeates everyday urban living, and how it has to be understood, cared for, and managed in order to make our towns and cities healthier places to visi... Read More about Urban ecology : An introduction.

Discussing race, racism and mental health : two mental health inquiries reconsidered (2015)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2015). Discussing race, racism and mental health : two mental health inquiries reconsidered. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 8(3), 160-172. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-08-2014-0017

The failings of “community care” in the late 1980s and early 1990s led to a number of Inquiries. This paper will examine one of these key issues that is rarely if ever at the forefront of the inquiry process – the experiences of young black men of Af... Read More about Discussing race, racism and mental health : two mental health inquiries reconsidered.

Analysing deviation-from-target data : Applying the correct force in Sellick’s maneuver (2015)
Journal Article
Baker, R., Taylor, R., Smurthwaite, G., Kitchen, G., & Mehmood, I. (2015). Analysing deviation-from-target data : Applying the correct force in Sellick’s maneuver. Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics, 25(4), 619-634. https://doi.org/10.1080/10543406.2014.920872

The problem of comparing the deviation from a target of two or more treatments or procedures
arises now and again in medicine. Practitioners usually carry out a t-test on a loss
function such as absolute error. We have adapted and developed statist... Read More about Analysing deviation-from-target data : Applying the correct force in Sellick’s maneuver.

Current challenges in volatile organic compounds analysis as potential biomarkers of cancer (2015)
Journal Article
Schmidt, K., & Podmore, I. (2015). Current challenges in volatile organic compounds analysis as potential biomarkers of cancer. Journal of Biomarkers (Online), 2015(981458), https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/981458

An early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are crucial in reducing mortality among people suffering from cancer. There is a lack of characteristic early clinical symptoms in most forms of cancer, which highlights the importance of investigating new... Read More about Current challenges in volatile organic compounds analysis as potential biomarkers of cancer.

El conflicto y salud reproductiva en las ciudades de Chiapas : El desaparecimiento de las parteras empiricas (2015)
Book Chapter
Murray de Lopez, J. (2015). El conflicto y salud reproductiva en las ciudades de Chiapas : El desaparecimiento de las parteras empiricas. In G. Ramirez (Ed.), Imagen instantánea de la partería (191-222). San Cristobal de Las Casas: EcoSur

Este capítulo analiza cómo el conflicto armado interno no resuelto en Los Altos de Chiapas se intersecciona con la violencia estructural existente manifestada de forma cotidiana a través del acoso, abuso y violencia que conforma la estructura social... Read More about El conflicto y salud reproductiva en las ciudades de Chiapas : El desaparecimiento de las parteras empiricas.

Responding to the needs of students who are carers on an undergraduate occupational therapy programme at one UK university (2015)
Journal Article
Hussain, Z., Higginson, M., Pickering, V., & Percy, D. (2015). Responding to the needs of students who are carers on an undergraduate occupational therapy programme at one UK university. Student engagement and experience journal, 4(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.7190/seej.v4i1.92

The purpose of the study was to explore the experiences of students on an undergraduate occupational therapy degree programme who have caring responsibilities. It was a mixed methods study, including a questionnaire to identify students who are carer... Read More about Responding to the needs of students who are carers on an undergraduate occupational therapy programme at one UK university.

Influence of pipe length and flow rate on nano-particle deposition in laminar circular pipe flows (2015)
Journal Article
Talebizadeh, P., Babaie, M., Kenny, E., Rahimzadeh, H., Inthavong, K., Ahmadi, G., & Brown, R. (2015). Influence of pipe length and flow rate on nano-particle deposition in laminar circular pipe flows. International Journal of Energy and Environment, 6(4), 357-366

The Lagrangian particle tracking provides an effective method for simulating the deposition of nano-particles as well as micro-particles as it accounts for the particle inertia effect as well as the Brownian excitation. However, using the Lagrangian... Read More about Influence of pipe length and flow rate on nano-particle deposition in laminar circular pipe flows.

Application of distributed lighting control architecture in dementia-friendly smart homes (2015)
Journal Article
Zaeim, A., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Atyabi, A. (2015). Application of distributed lighting control architecture in dementia-friendly smart homes. International Journal of Advanced Research in Artificial Intelligence, 4(8), https://doi.org/10.14569/IJARAI.2015.040806

Dementia is a growing problem in societies with aging populations, not only for patients, but also for family members and for the society in terms of the associated costs of providing health care. Helping patients to maintain a degree of independence... Read More about Application of distributed lighting control architecture in dementia-friendly smart homes.

Assessing sustainability of employee suggestion schemes : Cases from the United Arab Emirates (2015)
Journal Article
Lasrado, F., Arif, M., & Rizvi, A. (2015). Assessing sustainability of employee suggestion schemes : Cases from the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 23(3), 425-455. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-04-2014-0754

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose a sustainability assessment model and to discuss the implications for organizational learning. Paper presents a sustainability excellence model comprising of three stages and discuss the good practices... Read More about Assessing sustainability of employee suggestion schemes : Cases from the United Arab Emirates.

Conflict and reproductive health in urban Chiapas : Disappearing the partera empίrica (2015)
Journal Article
Murray de Lopez, J. (2015). Conflict and reproductive health in urban Chiapas : Disappearing the partera empίrica. Anthropology matters journal, 16(1),

This paper looks at how the unresolved internal armed conflict in Chiapas intersects with existing structural violence manifest in the everyday forms of harassment, abuse, and violence, all of them shaping the fabric of women’s existence. This includ... Read More about Conflict and reproductive health in urban Chiapas : Disappearing the partera empίrica.

Use of screencasting to facilitate engineering course delivery (2015)
Journal Article
Hampson, P. (2015). Use of screencasting to facilitate engineering course delivery. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 43(3), 191-206. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306419015603877

The use of technology to enhance learning opportunities is increasing and interventions such as screencasting can have benefits in providing the student with a flexible learning resource. Within this study, a screencast tutorial was produced for engi... Read More about Use of screencasting to facilitate engineering course delivery.