All Outputs (1347)

Toxicological and analytical assessment of e-cigarette refill components on airway epithelia (2016)
Journal Article

There are over 2.6 million users of e-cigarettes in the United Kingdom alone as they have been promoted as safer alternative to traditional cigarettes. The addition of flavours and aromas has also proven to be popular with younger generations. In thi... Read More about Toxicological and analytical assessment of e-cigarette refill components on airway epithelia.

Acoustic orientation in the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) (2016)
Journal Article

We carried out laboratory experiments to determine whether orientation during migration in the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) is influenced by acoustic information. Newts retrieved during the aquatic breeding seasons (adults), as well as dur... Read More about Acoustic orientation in the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus).

The best laid plans : process evaluation of a preventative stress-management strategy in the public sector (2016)
Thesis
Hudson, J. The best laid plans : process evaluation of a preventative stress-management strategy in the public sector. (Thesis). University of Salford

The costs of poor psychological health to employees and organisations continue to mount, with the psychosocial work environment implicated as a causal factor. Despite this, organisational-level interventions aiming to address these working condition... Read More about The best laid plans : process evaluation of a preventative stress-management strategy in the public sector.

Health workers’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards Hepatitis B infection in Northern Nigeria (2016)
Journal Article
Fufore, M., Cook, P., & Kirfi, A. (2016). Health workers’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards Hepatitis B infection in Northern Nigeria. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 9(3), 955-965

Background: Infection by hepatitis B virus is one of the many challenges in public health today and the tenth leading cause of mortality worldwide. Research has shown that health-care personnel are at higher risk of acquiring the disease than the gen... Read More about Health workers’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards Hepatitis B infection in Northern Nigeria.

Experimental Study on the Optimization of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Reactor for NOx Treatment (2016)
Journal Article
Talebizadeh, P., Rahimzadeh, H., Javadi Anaghizi, S., Ghomi, H., Babaie, M., & Brown, R. (2016). Experimental Study on the Optimization of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Reactor for NOx Treatment. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 23(6), https://doi.org/10.1109/TDEI.2016.005690

In this paper, a comprehensive study of a DBD reactor is conducted to investigate the optimum operating conditions of the reactor for NOx treatment. For each parameter, the objective is to find the maximum NOx removal efficiency with the minimum cons... Read More about Experimental Study on the Optimization of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Reactor for NOx Treatment.

Generation of tooth profile for roots rotor based on virtual linkage associated with Assur group (2016)
Journal Article
Cai, Y., Yao, L., & Wei, G. (2016). Generation of tooth profile for roots rotor based on virtual linkage associated with Assur group. Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 8(12), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814016683352

This article, for the first time, presents the generation of Roots rotor tooth profiles based on an Assur-group-associated
virtual linkage method. Taking the original Roots rotor as an example, structure and geometry of the Roots rotor are
introduc... Read More about Generation of tooth profile for roots rotor based on virtual linkage associated with Assur group.

Local industrial strategy and skills policy in England: Assessing the linkages and limitations – a case study of the Sheffield City Deal (2016)
Journal Article
Sissons, P., & Jones, K. (2016). Local industrial strategy and skills policy in England: Assessing the linkages and limitations – a case study of the Sheffield City Deal. Local Economy, 31(8), 857-872. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094216679602

This paper examines changes in local economic development policy which occurred between 2010 and 2015, with a focus on the relationship between industrial strategy and skills policy. Under the Coalition Government, Local Enterprise Partnerships were... Read More about Local industrial strategy and skills policy in England: Assessing the linkages and limitations – a case study of the Sheffield City Deal.

Knowledge management challenges within traditional procurement system (2016)
Journal Article
traditional procurement system

In the construction industry, project knowledge mostly resides in the minds of project members and is, often, not managed properly so it can be used in future projects. As construction projects are temporary and unique, project members leave a projec... Read More about Knowledge management challenges within traditional procurement system.

Investigating market demand and supply of construction industry waste as a lucrative outlet for integrating informal sector recycling/scavenging in Port Harcourt metropolis (2016)
Book Chapter
Amadi, A., & Higham, A. (2016). Investigating market demand and supply of construction industry waste as a lucrative outlet for integrating informal sector recycling/scavenging in Port Harcourt metropolis. In International Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Conference 2016 : Conference Proceedings (36-50). LSIPublishing

The concept of waste minimization by reclamation and recycling is not new. However, it
requires thorough integration into the waste management practices of the construction
industry in the fast paced and expanding urban setting of Port Harcourt met... Read More about Investigating market demand and supply of construction industry waste as a lucrative outlet for integrating informal sector recycling/scavenging in Port Harcourt metropolis.

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.

Changes4Warmth : lessons learned & directions forward (2016)
Report
Sherriff, G. (2016). Changes4Warmth : lessons learned & directions forward

An empirical study on the building blocks of resilience in British food supply chains (2016)
Thesis

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.

Scots word of the season : bogle (2016)
Journal Article

The music technologist as collaborator in the contemporaneous co-creation of audio artefacts (2016)
Thesis

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

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

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.

'I Simply Am Not There’ : American Psycho, the turn of the millennium and the yuppie as a killer of the real (2016)
Journal Article
Deakin, P. (2016). 'I Simply Am Not There’ : American Psycho, the turn of the millennium and the yuppie as a killer of the real. Film International, 14(3&4), 85-101. https://doi.org/10.1386/fiin.14.3-4.85_1