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Sport specific adaptation in resting length of pectoralis minor in professional male golfers (2015)
Journal Article
Mackenzie, T., Herrington, L., Funk, L., Horsley, I., & Cools, A. (2015). Sport specific adaptation in resting length of pectoralis minor in professional male golfers. Journal of Athletic Enhancement, 4(5), https://doi.org/10.4172/2324-9080.1000213

Objective: In professional male golfers the shoulder is the third
most commonly injured area with the lead/non-dominant shoulder
three times more likely to be injured than the trail/dominant shoulder.
Resting length of pectoralis minor musculature... Read More about Sport specific adaptation in resting length of pectoralis minor in professional male golfers.

Compassion for others, self-compassion, quality of life and mental well-being measures and their association with compassion fatigue and burnout in student midwives : a quantitative survey (2015)
Journal Article
Beaumont, E., Durkin, M., Hollins-Martin, C., & Carson, J. (2016). Compassion for others, self-compassion, quality of life and mental well-being measures and their association with compassion fatigue and burnout in student midwives : a quantitative survey. Midwifery, 34, 239-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2015.11.002

Background: Compassion fatigue and burnout can impact on the performance of midwives, with this quantitative paper exploring the relationship between self-compassion, compassion fatigue, self-judgement, self-kindness, compassion for others, professio... Read More about Compassion for others, self-compassion, quality of life and mental well-being measures and their association with compassion fatigue and burnout in student midwives : a quantitative survey.

Experimental study of the performance related properties of asphalt concrete modified with hydrated lime (2015)
Journal Article
of asphalt concrete modified with hydrated lime. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 28(5), 04015185-1. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0001474

The use of additives is one of the effective techniques adopted to improve pavement properties. Recently, hydrated lime has been categorized as a major additive in asphalt pavement because of its wide availability and relatively cheap cost. The main... Read More about Experimental study of the performance related properties of asphalt concrete modified with hydrated lime.

Relationships between lower body muscle structure and isometric mid-thigh pull peak force (2015)
Journal Article
McMahon, J., Stapley, J., Suchomel, T., & Comfort, P. (2015). Relationships between lower body muscle structure and isometric mid-thigh pull peak force. Journal of trainology, 4(2), 43-48. https://doi.org/10.17338/trainology.4.2_43

Objectives: To explore relationships between aspects of vastus lateralis (VL) and medial gastrocnemius (MG) muscle structure (muscle thickness, fascicle length and pennation angle) and isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) peak force capacity. Design and M... Read More about Relationships between lower body muscle structure and isometric mid-thigh pull peak force.

Biphasic decay of the Ca transient results from increased sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca leak (2015)
Journal Article
Sankaranarayanan, R., Li, Y., Greensmith, D., Eisner, D., & Venetucci, L. (2016). Biphasic decay of the Ca transient results from increased sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca leak. Journal of Physiology, 594(3), 611-623. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP271473

In heart failure, a reduction in Ca transient amplitude and contractile dysfunction can by caused by Ca leak through the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca channel (ryanodine receptor, RyR) and/or decreased activity of the SR Ca ATPase (SERCA). We have c... Read More about Biphasic decay of the Ca transient results from increased sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca leak.

The influence of headphones on the localization of external loudspeaker sources (2015)
Journal Article
Satongar, D., Pike, C., Lam, Y., & Tew, A. (2015). The influence of headphones on the localization of external loudspeaker sources. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 63(10), 799-810. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2015.0072

When validating systems that use headphones to synthesize virtual sound sources, a direct
comparison between virtual and real sources is sometimes needed. This paper considers the
passive influence of headphones on the sound transmission and percep... Read More about The influence of headphones on the localization of external loudspeaker sources.

La classe dirigente (2015)
Book Chapter
Newell, J. (2015). La classe dirigente. In The Oxford Handbook of Italian Politics (3-15). Oxford University Press

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.

Scoping the development of a critical employment pathway for IOM Offenders in County Durham and Darlington (2015)
Report
Irving, A., Soppitt, S., Rowe, M., & Lilley, S. (2015). Scoping the development of a critical employment pathway for IOM Offenders in County Durham and Darlington. Institute for Local Government

In summer 2014, Northumbria University was commissioned by the Institute for Local
Government (ILG), on behalf of Durham Constabulary, to review evidence regarding the
relationship between employment and desistance and explore employment support fo... Read More about Scoping the development of a critical employment pathway for IOM Offenders in County Durham and Darlington.

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.