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Positive psychological change in people with rheumatoid arthritis (2016)
Thesis
Sani Pour, F. Positive psychological change in people with rheumatoid arthritis. (Thesis). University of Salford

Most research on patients with chronic medical conditions, including Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have focussed on the negative impact of living with these conditions. More recent research has highlighted that some people experience Positive Psychologic... Read More about Positive psychological change in people with rheumatoid arthritis.

An empirical study on the building blocks of resilience in British food supply chains (2016)
Thesis
Liravi, P. An empirical study on the building blocks of resilience in British food supply chains. (Thesis). University of Salford

Food is, of course, essential to the continuation of human life, and today’s food supply networks or as they are also known “farm to fork” are becoming more diverse and dynamic. It is an undeniable fact that the changing climate has resulted in more... Read More about An empirical study on the building blocks of resilience in British food supply chains.

The music technologist as collaborator in the contemporaneous co-creation of audio artefacts (2016)
Thesis
Williams, B. The music technologist as collaborator in the contemporaneous co-creation of audio artefacts. (Thesis). University of Slaford

This PhD portfolio of commercially available album releases exemplifies aspects of my practice as I have navigated through the roles of engineer, producer, composer and collaborator over an eight-year period. The six outputs explored are drawn from a... Read More about The music technologist as collaborator in the contemporaneous co-creation of audio artefacts.

Supporting Roma Voices (2016)
Report
Brown, P., Allen, D., Czureja, S., Dinu, L., Glowacki, S., Hesk, G., …Rostas, T. (2016). Supporting Roma Voices

The Supporting Roma Voice project has aimed to
address emerging knowledge gaps in the way in
which the inclusion of migrant Roma in the UK is
being addressed. Specifically, research by Brown,
Scullion and Martin (2013) identified a demand
from p... Read More about Supporting Roma Voices.

Uncertain transition : exploring the experience of recent graduates (2016)
Other
Christie, F. (2016). Uncertain transition : exploring the experience of recent graduates. Manchester, UK

What is the transition from university student to being part of the workforce really like for graduates? How do they reflect upon this transition themselves and how do they tell their stories? Commentary on the graduate labour market comes from many... Read More about Uncertain transition : exploring the experience of recent graduates.

In situ observation of reactive oxygen species forming on oxygen-evolving iridium surfaces (2016)
Journal Article
Pfeifer, V., Jones, T., Velasco Vélez, J., Arrigo, R., Piccinin, S., Hävecker, M., …Schlögl, R. (2017). In situ observation of reactive oxygen species forming on oxygen-evolving iridium surfaces. Chemical Science, 8(3), 2143-2149. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6sc04622c

Water splitting performed in acidic media relies on the exceptional performance of iridium-based materials to catalyze the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In the present work, we use in situ X-ray photoemission and absorption spectroscopy to resolve... Read More about In situ observation of reactive oxygen species forming on oxygen-evolving iridium surfaces.

Factors influencing project delay : a case study of the Vale Malaysia Minerals Project (VMMP) (2016)
Journal Article
Nawi, M., Deraman, R., Hasmori, M., Azimi, M., & Lee, A. (2016). Factors influencing project delay : a case study of the Vale Malaysia Minerals Project (VMMP). International journal of supply chain management (Online), 5(4), 178-184

Delays are one of the biggest problems faced by the construction industry. The delays in construction projects have significant financial and social impact to parties involved in the projects. The main objective of this study is to explore the causes... Read More about Factors influencing project delay : a case study of the Vale Malaysia Minerals Project (VMMP).

Corporate image and a sport’s governing body (2016)
Journal Article
Sekhon, H., Roy, S., Chadwick, S., & Devlin, J. (2016). Corporate image and a sport’s governing body. Service Industries Journal, 36(11-12), 556-575. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2016.1255729

This study provides a topical examination of corporate image and a sport’s governing body. Our study is based on 500 worldwide followers of football and has major implications because it serves as a basis for understanding how sports fans might devel... Read More about Corporate image and a sport’s governing body.

Influence of mineral admixtures on the mechanical properties of fresh and hardened concrete (2016)
Journal Article
Elshafie, S., Boulbibane, M., & Whittleston, G. (2016). Influence of mineral admixtures on the mechanical properties of fresh and hardened concrete. Construction Science, 19(1), 4-12. https://doi.org/10.1515/cons-2016-0005

This research aims to investigate the effect of
introducing different mineral admixtures on the mechanical
properties of concrete. The research is focused on optimizing the properties of fresh and hardened concrete, looking in particular at how fac... Read More about Influence of mineral admixtures on the mechanical properties of fresh and hardened concrete.

Archaeological building investigation and evaluation : City Tower, Todd Street, Manchester (2016)
Report
Mottershead, S., & Stitt, L. (2016). Archaeological building investigation and evaluation : City Tower, Todd Street, Manchester

In July 2016, Salford Archaeology was commissioned by Unique Boutique Hotels
(Manchester) Ltd to undertake an historic building investigation of the former Cathedral
School on Todd Street, Manchester (centred on SJ 8406 9886). Following the demolit... Read More about Archaeological building investigation and evaluation : City Tower, Todd Street, Manchester.

Inter-specific competition and fishing effect to population dynamic of Bali sardine (sardinella lemuru) (2016)
Journal Article
Prasetyo, A., & Purwoko, R. (2016). Inter-specific competition and fishing effect to population dynamic of Bali sardine (sardinella lemuru). Indonesian Fisheries Research Journal (Jakarta), 22(2), https://doi.org/10.15578/ifrj.22.2.2016.85-90

Stock-recruitment relationship of Bali sardine was investigated based on Beverton-Holt model by assuming inter-specific competition. Model is modified to incorporate the effect of fishing pressure that is density-independent to population dynamic by... Read More about Inter-specific competition and fishing effect to population dynamic of Bali sardine (sardinella lemuru).

The distribution and abundance of decapod and fish communities in Cleveland Bay, Australia (2016)
Journal Article
Prasetyo, A., & Purwoko, R. (2016). The distribution and abundance of decapod and fish communities in Cleveland Bay, Australia. Indonesian Fisheries Research Journal (Jakarta), 22(2), https://doi.org/10.15578/ifrj.22.2.2016.91-98

Spatial and temporal variations in the fish and decapod communities were investigated at three stations in Cleveland Bay along with other zooplankton and phytoplankton communities. The linkage between biological assemblages and physical properties of... Read More about The distribution and abundance of decapod and fish communities in Cleveland Bay, Australia.

Customer Interaction in Software Development: A Comparison of Software Methodologies Deployed in Namibian Software Firms (2016)
Journal Article
Iyawa, G. E., Herselman, M. E., & Coleman, A. (2016). Customer Interaction in Software Development: A Comparison of Software Methodologies Deployed in Namibian Software Firms. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 77(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2016.tb00560.x

Software methodologies provide guidelines for the development of software applications. Studies reveal that customer interaction in the software development process improves the chances that software applications will meet customers' needs. Despite a... Read More about Customer Interaction in Software Development: A Comparison of Software Methodologies Deployed in Namibian Software Firms.

What’s so social about Social Return on Investment? A critique of quantitative social accounting approaches drawing on experiences of international microfinance (2016)
Journal Article
Vik, P. (2016). What’s so social about Social Return on Investment? A critique of quantitative social accounting approaches drawing on experiences of international microfinance. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, 37(1), 6-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/0969160X.2016.1263967

Quantitative approaches figure prominently in social accounting and auditing. This is because of the preference among many investors for simple and ostensibly robust and comparative metrics. Social Return on Investment (SROI), which produces a moneti... Read More about What’s so social about Social Return on Investment? A critique of quantitative social accounting approaches drawing on experiences of international microfinance.

Electro-kinetically driven peristaltic transport of viscoelastic physiological fluids through a finite length capillary : mathematical modelling (2016)
Journal Article
Tripathi, D., Yadav, A., & Beg, O. (2017). Electro-kinetically driven peristaltic transport of viscoelastic physiological fluids through a finite length capillary : mathematical modelling. Mathematical Biosciences, 283, 155-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2016.11.017

Analytical solutions are developed for the electro-kinetic flow of a viscoelastic biological liquid in a finite length cylindrical capillary geometry under peristaltic waves. The Jefferys’ non-Newtonian constitutive model is employed to characterize... Read More about Electro-kinetically driven peristaltic transport of viscoelastic physiological fluids through a finite length capillary : mathematical modelling.

A technique to record the sedentary to walk movement during free living mobility : a comparison of healthy and stroke populations (2016)
Journal Article
Kerr, A., Rafferty, D., Hollands, K., Barber, M., & Granat, M. (2017). A technique to record the sedentary to walk movement during free living mobility : a comparison of healthy and stroke populations. Gait & Posture, 52, 233-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.11.046

Background


Hesitation between moving from a sedentary posture (lying/sitting) to walking is a characteristic of
mobility impaired individuals, as identified from laboratory studies. Knowing the extent to which this
hesitation occurs during ev... Read More about A technique to record the sedentary to walk movement during free living mobility : a comparison of healthy and stroke populations.

A review of the issues surrounding incidental findings on CT attenuation correction (CTAC ) images during SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (2016)
Journal Article
myocardial perfusion imaging

Incidental findings are not uncommon on medical imaging with a particularly high prevalence identified in the chest. Pulmonary nodules contribute to a large proportion of incidental findings within the chest and these can often hinder definitive dia... Read More about A review of the issues surrounding incidental findings on CT attenuation correction (CTAC ) images during SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging.