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Cults and mental health (chapter 153) (2015)
Book Chapter
Dubrow-Marshall, R., & Dubrow-Marshall, L. (2015). Cults and mental health (chapter 153). In H. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of mental health, Second edition (393-401). Oxford: Academic Press (Elsevier). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397045-9.00153-1

Definitions for cultic and high demand groups are explicated, and characteristics are delineated, including Lifton's seminal research on thought reform. Literature is reviewed about common mental health issues which have been found to be associated... Read More about Cults and mental health (chapter 153).

Success factors for ICT implementation in Saudi secondary schools : from the perspective of ICT directors, head teachers, teachers and students (2015)
Journal Article
Albugami, S., & Ahmed, V. (2015). Success factors for ICT implementation in Saudi secondary schools : from the perspective of ICT directors, head teachers, teachers and students. International journal of education and development using information and communication technology, 11(1), 36-54

The role of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in education is undisputed globally.
Therefore, many developed and developing countries have invested heavily in the ICT sector in education. Saudi Arabia is one of these countries. However,... Read More about Success factors for ICT implementation in Saudi secondary schools : from the perspective of ICT directors, head teachers, teachers and students.

Entry modes and the impact of mobile microfinance at the base of the pyramid : scenarios of “My village phone” in Egypt (2015)
Book Chapter
Mohamad, M., Wood-Harper, T., & Ramlogan, R. (2015). Entry modes and the impact of mobile microfinance at the base of the pyramid : scenarios of “My village phone” in Egypt. In J. Zhao, P. De Pablos, & R. Tennyson (Eds.), Organizational Innovation and IT Governance in Emerging Economies (46-82). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7332-8.ch013

The expansion of mobile telecoms in the Egyptian market has contributed to different development paradigms. The entry mode followed by the telecoms accessing the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) in Egypt identifies which development para... Read More about Entry modes and the impact of mobile microfinance at the base of the pyramid : scenarios of “My village phone” in Egypt.

Mobile financial services at the base of the pyramid : a systemic view for cross-sector governance and embedded innovation (2015)
Book Chapter
a systemic view for cross-sector governance and embedded innovation. In J. Zhao, P. De Pablos, & R. Tennyson (Eds.), Organizational Innovation and IT Governance in Emerging Economies (46-82). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7332-8.ch003

Mobile financial services is one of the uprising movements to bank the unbanked by integrating philanthropic and business approaches for financial inclusion. In this paper, we address how a systemic view help integrate the Philan... Read More about Mobile financial services at the base of the pyramid : a systemic view for cross-sector governance and embedded innovation.

Multiperspectives of mobile money system development at the base of the pyramid : case of e-Masary in Egypt (2015)
Book Chapter
Mohamad, M., Wood-Harper, T., & Ramlogan, R. (2015). Multiperspectives of mobile money system development at the base of the pyramid : case of e-Masary in Egypt. In J. Zhao, & P. Tennyson (Eds.), Organizational Innovation and IT Governance in Emerging Economies. Canada: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.4251.9123

This chapter highlights how the motives, utility and benefits, and challenges of Mobile Money Systems (MMS) shape the financial inclusion in today’s dynamic environment and increase its sustainability. Recently, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have b... Read More about Multiperspectives of mobile money system development at the base of the pyramid : case of e-Masary in Egypt.

A forward dynamic modelling investigation of cause-and-effect relationships in single support phase of human walking (2015)
Journal Article
McGrath, M., Howard, D., & Baker, R. (2015). A forward dynamic modelling investigation of cause-and-effect relationships in single support phase of human walking. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine, 2015, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/383705

Mathematical gait models often fall into one of two categories: simple and complex. There is a large leap in complexity between model types, meaning the effects of individual gait mechanisms get overlooked. This study investigated the cause-and-effec... Read More about A forward dynamic modelling investigation of cause-and-effect relationships in single support phase of human walking.

OPTIMAX 2015 : multicultural team-based research in radiography, a holistic educational approach. (2015)
Book
Hogg, P., Blakeley, C., & Buissink, C. (2015). P. Hogg, C. Blakeley, & C. Buissink (Eds.), OPTIMAX 2015 : multicultural team-based research in radiography, a holistic educational approach. Groningen, the Netherlands: University of salford

Following the successful OPTIMAX summer school
held in Salford, 2013 and Lisbon, 2014 we organized
OPTIMAX2015 summer school in Groningen. Fifty
three people participated, comprising PhD, MSc
and BSc students as well as tutors from the five
Euro... Read More about OPTIMAX 2015 : multicultural team-based research in radiography, a holistic educational approach..

Optimization of multi-zone unconventional (shale) gas reservoir using hydraulic fracturing technique (2015)
Journal Article
Amadi, F., Enyi, G., & Nasr, G. (2015). Optimization of multi-zone unconventional (shale) gas reservoir using hydraulic fracturing technique

Hydraulic fracturing is one of the most important stimulation techniques available to the petroleum engineer to extract hydrocarbons in tight gas sandstones. It allows more oil and gas production in tight reservoirs as compared to conventional means.... Read More about Optimization of multi-zone unconventional (shale) gas reservoir using hydraulic fracturing technique.

Integration of Nano CT and SEM in study of Marcellus Shale Heterogeneity (2015)
Journal Article
Amadi, F., Enyi, G., & Nasr, G. (2015). Integration of Nano CT and SEM in study of Marcellus Shale Heterogeneity. Journal of petroleum engineering & technology (Online), 5(3), 39-51

The increase in exploration and production in Shale gas reservoir, and few studies so far reported regarding the general topology of tight reservoir, it is now imperative to critically understand the complexities surrounding the geology of Shale rese... Read More about Integration of Nano CT and SEM in study of Marcellus Shale Heterogeneity.

ICDAR2015 competition on recognition of documents with complex layouts - RDCL2015 (2015)
Book Chapter
Antonacopoulos, A., Clausner, C., Papadopoulos, C., & Pletschacher, S. (2015). ICDAR2015 competition on recognition of documents with complex layouts - RDCL2015. In 2015 13th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) (1151-1155). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDAR.2015.7333941

This paper presents an objective comparative evaluation of page segmentation and region classification methods for documents with complex layouts. It describes the competition (modus operandi, dataset and evaluation methodology) held in the context o... Read More about ICDAR2015 competition on recognition of documents with complex layouts - RDCL2015.

Historical typewritten document recognition using minimal user interaction (2015)
Book Chapter
Retsinas, G., Gatos, B., Antonacopoulos, A., Louloudis, G., & Stamatopoulos, N. (2015). Historical typewritten document recognition using minimal user interaction. In Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (HIP2015) (31-38). ACM Digital Library. https://doi.org/10.1145/2809544.2809559

Recognition of low-quality historical typewritten documents can still be considered as a challenging and difficult task due to several issues i.e. the existence of faint and degraded characters, stains, tears, punch holes etc. In this paper, we explo... Read More about Historical typewritten document recognition using minimal user interaction.

The use of direct current voltage systems to increase a city’s resilience and reduce the vulnerability of economic activity from a disaster (2015)
Book Chapter
Kinn, M., & Abbott, C. (2015). The use of direct current voltage systems to increase a city’s resilience and reduce the vulnerability of economic activity from a disaster. In Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction 2015 (1-26). United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

The overarching purpose of this paper is to address the challenges facing the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 in a holistic way. The emphasis will be on Thematic Research Area 8, which concentrates on what can be done to mi... Read More about The use of direct current voltage systems to increase a city’s resilience and reduce the vulnerability of economic activity from a disaster.

A conceptual model for evaluating infrastructure-based temporary multi-organisations (2015)
Journal Article
Awuzie, B., & McDermott, P. (2015). A conceptual model for evaluating infrastructure-based temporary multi-organisations. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 5(1), 103-120. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-10-2013-0052

The absence of an effective model for conceptualising and evaluating the interorganisational relationships within infrastructure delivery systems has been blamed for the seeming inability of implementation analysts to discover the causes of implement... Read More about A conceptual model for evaluating infrastructure-based temporary multi-organisations.

Unsustainable status quo : a new approach to understanding inaction in empty home ownership in the north west of England (2015)
Book Chapter
Butler, D., & Hughes, J. (2015). Unsustainable status quo : a new approach to understanding inaction in empty home ownership in the north west of England. In J. Condie, & A. Cooper (Eds.), Dialogues of Sustainable Urbanisation : Social Science Research and Transitions to Urban Contexts (106-110). University of Western Sydney

The UK is in the midst of a national housing crisis. Estimates show that by 2022 there will be a shortage of 1.1 million homes (JRF, 2011).Meanwhile, figures report that in 2014 there were over 600,000 empty homes in England (Empty Homes Network, 201... Read More about Unsustainable status quo : a new approach to understanding inaction in empty home ownership in the north west of England.

Spatio-temporal variability in the population structure in North-east Atlantic stocks of horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) (2015)
Journal Article
Bozano, M., Mariani, S., Barratt, C., Sacchi, C., Boufana, B., & Coscia, I. (2015). Spatio-temporal variability in the population structure in North-east Atlantic stocks of horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus). Biology and Environment, 115B(3), 211-220. https://doi.org/10.3318/BIOE.2015.20

The long-term sustainability of fish stocks is dependent upon the identification of biologically meaningful demographic boundaries and, subsequently, appropriate assessment figures and management strategies. In the case of the horse mackerel, Trachur... Read More about Spatio-temporal variability in the population structure in North-east Atlantic stocks of horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus).

The effects of occupational burnout, occupational stress and physical and mental health on cost of a working place of finance employees of Zahedan University Of Medical Sciences (2015)
Journal Article
Nasseri, A., Yazdifar, H., & Mokhtari, F. (2015). The effects of occupational burnout, occupational stress and physical and mental health on cost of a working place of finance employees of Zahedan University Of Medical Sciences. ˜Es œBusqueret, 1(2), 23-34

Stress and job burnout in organizations and government agencies is one of the biggest and main problems for people who are affected by it and it’s costly to organizations. Therefore measuring the economic impact of this phenomenon can have a signific... Read More about The effects of occupational burnout, occupational stress and physical and mental health on cost of a working place of finance employees of Zahedan University Of Medical Sciences.

Cloud storage forensic : HubiC as a case-study (2015)
Book Chapter
Blakele, B., Cooney, C., Dehghantanha, A., & Aspin, R. (2015). Cloud storage forensic : HubiC as a case-study. In 2015 IEEE 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom) (536-541). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/CloudCom.2015.24

In today’s society where we live in a world of
constant connectivity, many people are now looking to cloud
services in order to store their files so they can have access to them
wherever they are. By using cloud services, users can access files
a... Read More about Cloud storage forensic : HubiC as a case-study.