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Metabolism, oxidative stress and territorial behaviour in a female colour polymorphic cichlid fish (2015)
Journal Article
Dijkstra, P. D., Pierotti, M. E., Seehausen, O., & Metcalfe, N. B. (2016). Metabolism, oxidative stress and territorial behaviour in a female colour polymorphic cichlid fish. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 70, 99–109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-015-2028-4

Intrasexual selection on body coloration is thought to play an important role in the evolution of colour polymorphism, but its physiological underpinnings have received limited attention. In the colour polymorphic cichlid Neochromis omnicaeruleus, th... Read More about Metabolism, oxidative stress and territorial behaviour in a female colour polymorphic cichlid fish.

Reverse dependency : a longitudinal case study investigation into headquarter-subsidiary relationship in the context of an emerging country (2015)
Journal Article
Pereira, V., Munjal, S., & Nandakumar, M. (2016). Reverse dependency : a longitudinal case study investigation into headquarter-subsidiary relationship in the context of an emerging country. International Studies of Management and Organization, 46(1), 50-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/00208825.2015.1007014

This study provides a conceptual framework and typology to measure headquarter and subsidiary dependency on capabilities and resources. Using an in-depth longitudinal case study approach, it highlights a novel phenomenon called ‘reverse dependency’ w... Read More about Reverse dependency : a longitudinal case study investigation into headquarter-subsidiary relationship in the context of an emerging country.

Construction education requirements for achieving level 2 and 3 BIM (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Pye, C., Adedotun, O., Pour Rahimian, F., & Goulding, J. (2015, November). Construction education requirements for achieving level 2 and 3 BIM. Presented at ARCOM Doctoral Workshop on Construction Education in the New Digital Age, Birmingham City University, Birmingham

The Architecture Engineering Construction (AEC) Industry is well noted for its fragmented nature, leading to several flaws in communication and information processing, which have led to a proliferation of adversarial relationships amongst project p... Read More about Construction education requirements for achieving level 2 and 3 BIM.

Workshop on numerical acoustic simulation and auralisation as built environment design consultation tools (2015)
Journal Article
Hargreaves, J., & Lam, Y. (2015). Workshop on numerical acoustic simulation and auralisation as built environment design consultation tools. Acoustics bulletin / Institute of Acoustics, Nov 15,

Extended version of an article appearing in the November 2015 issue of Acoustics Bulletin, the UK Institute of Acoustics magazine. Describes an EPSRC-funded workshop, which was co-hosted by Arup and the University of Salford. For more informatio... Read More about Workshop on numerical acoustic simulation and auralisation as built environment design consultation tools.

Theorising web 3.0 : ICTs in a changing society (2015)
Journal Article
Kreps, D., & Kimppa, K. (2015). Theorising web 3.0 : ICTs in a changing society. Information Technology and People, 28(4), 726-741. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-09-2015-0223

Purpose: In this Editorial introduction the broad phases of web development – the read-only Web 1.0, the read-write Web 2.0, and the collaborative and Internet of Things Web 3.0 – are examined for the theoretical lenses through which they have been... Read More about Theorising web 3.0 : ICTs in a changing society.

Relationships between speed, change of direction and jump performance with cricket specific speed tests in male academy cricketers (2015)
Journal Article
Foden, M., Astley, S., McMahon, J., Comfort, P., Matthews, M., & Jones, P. (2015). Relationships between speed, change of direction and jump performance with cricket specific speed tests in male academy cricketers. Journal of trainology, 4(2), 37-42. https://doi.org/10.17338/trainology.4.2_37

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between general speed and change of direction speed and‘cricket specific’ speed tests and the relationships between jump performance and speed and change of direction ability in m... Read More about Relationships between speed, change of direction and jump performance with cricket specific speed tests in male academy cricketers.

The Pentapartito (2015)
Book Chapter
Bull, M. (2015). The Pentapartito. In E. Jones, & G. Pasquino (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Italian Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199669745.013.23

The pentapartito was the five-party governing coalition which, aside from two brief interruptions, held governmental office in Italy between June 1981 and April 1991. The parties making up the coalition were: Christian Democracy (DC), the Italian Soc... Read More about The Pentapartito.

Reliability of maximal back squat and power clean performances in inexperienced athletes (2015)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., & McMahon, J. (2015). Reliability of maximal back squat and power clean performances in inexperienced athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 29(11), 3089-3096. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000000815

The aim of the study was to determine between-session reliability of maximal weight lifted during the back squat and power clean, in inexperienced athletes, and to identify the smallest detectable difference between sessions. Forty-four collegiate at... Read More about Reliability of maximal back squat and power clean performances in inexperienced athletes.

Visual function assessment in medical imaging research (2015)
Journal Article
Lanca, C., Thompson, J., Lanca, L., & Hogg, P. (2015). Visual function assessment in medical imaging research. Radiologic technology, 87(2), 129-138

Background: Medical image perception research relies on visual data to study the diagnostic relationship between observers and medical images. A consistent method to assess visual function for participants in medical imaging research has not been d... Read More about Visual function assessment in medical imaging research.

Graphic design educators’ network : re-establishing the purpose and value of a graphic design subject association (2015)
Journal Article
Burns, J., Corazzo, J., Hardie, K., Harland, R., & Raven, D. (2015). Graphic design educators’ network : re-establishing the purpose and value of a graphic design subject association. Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education, 14(2), 199-205. https://doi.org/10.1386/adch.14.2.199_3

This report discusses the Graphic Design Educators’ Network (GDEN): a fledgling subject association that has pedagogic practice, research and scholarship at its heart. The rationale and impetus for creating the network – its origins, development, aim... Read More about Graphic design educators’ network : re-establishing the purpose and value of a graphic design subject association.

Can the development of a conceptual model for UK engineering companies help understand what the customer wants from new products? (2015)
Journal Article
Owens, J., & Atherton, A. (2015). Can the development of a conceptual model for UK engineering companies help understand what the customer wants from new products?

The long-term survival of a business often hinges upon its ability to successfully introduce new products into the market place. These new products and their successful development can be the lifeblood of a company. Thus, New Product Development (N... Read More about Can the development of a conceptual model for UK engineering companies help understand what the customer wants from new products?.

Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range (2015)
Journal Article
Henderson, G., Cox, F., Ganesh, S., Jonker, A., Young, W., Global Rumen Census Collaborators, G., & Janssen, P. (2015). Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range. Scientific reports, 5(14567), https://doi.org/10.1038/srep14567

Ruminant livestock are important sources of human food and global greenhouse gas emissions. Feed degradation and methane formation by ruminants rely on metabolic interactions between rumen microbes and affect ruminant productivity. Rumen and cameli... Read More about Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range.

From calculator to computer - a critical review of employment tribunals and their impact upon the management of workers (2015)
Book Chapter
Lord, J. (2015). From calculator to computer - a critical review of employment tribunals and their impact upon the management of workers. In ECMLG 2015 11th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance Lisbon Portugal (225-233). Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited

The Employment Tribunal Service (ETS) is an alternative to internal workplace dispute resolution, which has facilitated a fluctuating increase in claims since the tribunals were established in 1964. Figures from the ETS annual report (2013) show 191,... Read More about From calculator to computer - a critical review of employment tribunals and their impact upon the management of workers.

Automatic Speaker Recognition System in Adverse Conditions — Implication of Noise and Reverberation on System Performance (2015)
Journal Article
A. Al-Karawi, K., H. Al-Noori, A., Li, F., & Ritchings, T. (2015). Automatic Speaker Recognition System in Adverse Conditions — Implication of Noise and Reverberation on System Performance. International journal of information and electronics engineering (Singapore : Online), 5(6), 423-427. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJIEE.2015.V5.571

Speaker recognition has been developed and evolved over the past few decades into a supposedly mature technique. Existing methods typically utilize robust features extracted from clean speech. In real-world applications, especially security and for... Read More about Automatic Speaker Recognition System in Adverse Conditions — Implication of Noise and Reverberation on System Performance.

Summons and repulsion : the curious appeal of Tony Soprano (2015)
Book Chapter
Bentham, A. (2015). Summons and repulsion : the curious appeal of Tony Soprano. In F. Peters, & R. Stewart (Eds.), Antihero (72-84). Bristol: Intellect

Summons and Repulsion: The Curious Appeal of Tony Soprano In a Los Angeles Times article published in the wake of James Gandolfini’s death, Chris Lee described Tony Soprano, Gandolfini’s most famous incarnation, as ‘a cultural sensation’, ‘one of TV... Read More about Summons and repulsion : the curious appeal of Tony Soprano.

A comparative analysis of two globally distributed group projects: A perspective from CSCW/CSCL research (2015)
Conference Proceeding
McDermott, R., Daniels, M., Cajander, A., Bass, J., & Lalchandani, J. (2015). A comparative analysis of two globally distributed group projects: A perspective from CSCW/CSCL research. . https://doi.org/10.1109/fie.2015.7344344

Globally distributed group projects are becoming an attractive and increasingly common feature in computer science education. They provide opportunities for students to engage in activities that enhance both their technical skills and wider professio... Read More about A comparative analysis of two globally distributed group projects: A perspective from CSCW/CSCL research.

The concept of medical negligence and its litigation process; a comparison between the UK and the Saudi Arabian jurisdictions (2015)
Thesis
Elgujja, A. (in press). The concept of medical negligence and its litigation process; a comparison between the UK and the Saudi Arabian jurisdictions. (Thesis). University of Salford

Medical negligence or medical malpractice is as old as the medical practice itself. In the UK, both concepts have evolved and transformed over the years. Medical negligence litigation process in the UK is as clear as the English law itself and its ac... Read More about The concept of medical negligence and its litigation process; a comparison between the UK and the Saudi Arabian jurisdictions.