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Adult college learners of British Sign Language : educational provision and learner self-report variables associated with exam success (2016)
Journal Article
Allbutt, J., & Ling, J. (2016). Adult college learners of British Sign Language : educational provision and learner self-report variables associated with exam success. Sign Language Studies, 16(3), 330-360. https://doi.org/10.1353/sls.2016.0006

This study investigated educational provision and learner self-report factors associated with exam success for adult learners of British Sign Language (BSL) studying either Level 1 or Level 2 courses. These levels are equivalent to the first and seco... Read More about Adult college learners of British Sign Language : educational provision and learner self-report variables associated with exam success.

Sustainable urban regeneration and large estate projects international market - driven regeneration and sustainability (2016)
Book Chapter
international market - driven regeneration and sustainability. In M. Farid Khamis, A. Hamad, Y. Bahei El Din, & A. M.Rashed (Eds.), Sustainable Mega Project. Chance - Change - Challenge (128-133). Cairo: Elain Publishing House

In Europe, urban regeneration still represents the principal mode in which urban transformation and development happen. Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) paradigm is based on the holistic concept of sustainability, stemming from the three pillars o... Read More about Sustainable urban regeneration and large estate projects international market - driven regeneration and sustainability.

‘It’s in their culture’: working with automatic prejudice towards Gypsies, Roma and Travellers during care proceedings (2016)
Journal Article
Allen, D. (2016). ‘It’s in their culture’: working with automatic prejudice towards Gypsies, Roma and Travellers during care proceedings. Seen and heard, 26(2), 40-52

Automatic prejudice is a term that could be used to describe the processes and phenomena of unwitting discrimination towards the ‘conceptual Gypsy’. Where specific education and training has not been provided, there exists evidence to suggest that so... Read More about ‘It’s in their culture’: working with automatic prejudice towards Gypsies, Roma and Travellers during care proceedings.

Sustainable return on investment : towards a method of valuing social and environmental change in the built environment (2016)
Journal Article
Bichard, E. (2016). Sustainable return on investment : towards a method of valuing social and environmental change in the built environment

Predictive and evaluative approaches that define the economic impacts and benefits of developments have been used over many decades to value materials, construction methods, labour, maintenance, occupation etc. More recently, valuation approaches us... Read More about Sustainable return on investment : towards a method of valuing social and environmental change in the built environment.

Cyberactivism in a non-democratic context : social campaigning in Saudi Arabia (2016)
Thesis
Abalkhail, A. Cyberactivism in a non-democratic context : social campaigning in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Salford

There has been a growing literature concerning the role of online technologies in fostering collective action in democratic countries (Bennett and Segerberg, 2012, 2013; Bimber et al., 2005). However, studies in non-democratic settings have tended to... Read More about Cyberactivism in a non-democratic context : social campaigning in Saudi Arabia.

Policing and street triage (2016)
Journal Article
Cummins, I., & Edmondson, D. (2016). Policing and street triage. Journal of Adult Protection, 18(1), 40-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-03-2015-0009

Purpose – In his recent report, Lord Adebowale (2013) described mental health issues as “core police business”. The recent retrenchment in mental health and wider public services mean that the demands on the police in this area are likely to incre... Read More about Policing and street triage.

Policy transfer and feedback from domestic stakeholders : the Korean adaptation of Arts Council England (2016)
Journal Article
the Korean adaptation of Arts Council England. Korea observer, 47(2), 291-324

Despite a growing interest in adaptation and indigenization in the process of policy transfer, less attention has been paid to communication with domestic stakeholders in borrower countries and its impact on policy success. This study aims to highlig... Read More about Policy transfer and feedback from domestic stakeholders : the Korean adaptation of Arts Council England.

The impacts of a health education programme on primary school teachers' knowledge and attitudes towards type 1 diabetes mellitus in children in Saudi Arabia (2016)
Thesis
Aljehany, B. The impacts of a health education programme on primary school teachers' knowledge and attitudes towards type 1 diabetes mellitus in children in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Salford

Introduction The incidence of T1DM in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is particularly high at 36.99 per 100,000. The number of newly diagnosed cases in children (0-14 years) is estimated at 10,700 per year, constituting a major public health probl... Read More about The impacts of a health education programme on primary school teachers' knowledge and attitudes towards type 1 diabetes mellitus in children in Saudi Arabia.

Observations of traffic behaviour from UK motorway roadworks sections with narrow lanes (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Nassrullah, Z., Yousif, S., & Norgate, S. (2016, January). Observations of traffic behaviour from UK motorway roadworks sections with narrow lanes. Presented at UTSG, Bristol, UK

In recent years, implementation of narrow lanes is frequently used as a temporary traffic management scheme (TTMS) on UK motorway roadwork sections. The rationale is to free up carriageway space, especially for sites with high traffic demands needing... Read More about Observations of traffic behaviour from UK motorway roadworks sections with narrow lanes.

Emergency fund provision among young student adults in Malaysia : a behavioural perspective (2016)
Thesis
Kamarudin, N. Emergency fund provision among young student adults in Malaysia : a behavioural perspective. (Thesis). University of Salford

Financial behaviour is complex and difficult to measure. Existing literature on the emergency fund remains lacking in terms of its theoretical testing and modelling, not to mention its accurate definition of emergency fund behaviour itself... Read More about Emergency fund provision among young student adults in Malaysia : a behavioural perspective.

What is video virality? An introduction to virality metrics (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Asamoah, J. (2016, January). What is video virality? An introduction to virality metrics. Presented at UKAIS Conference, Oxford

Video virality is acknowledged by many marketing professionals as an integral aspect of digital marketing. It is being mentioned a lot as a buzz word but there has not been any definitive terminology ascribed to what exactly it is. It is common to he... Read More about What is video virality? An introduction to virality metrics.

The mechanical properties of the concrete using metakaolin additive and polymer admixture (2016)
Journal Article
metakaolin additive and polymer admixture. Journal of Engineering, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/1670615

Environmentally friendly and high performance concrete is very import for the applications in sewage andwater treatment industry. Using mineral additives such as fly ash and silica fume has been proven to be an effective approach to improve concrete... Read More about The mechanical properties of the concrete using metakaolin additive and polymer admixture.

The relationship between organisational culture and knowledge sharing in the information communication technology firms in Libya (2016)
Thesis
Allali, B. The relationship between organisational culture and knowledge sharing in the information communication technology firms in Libya. (Thesis). University of Salford

Examining the nature of the relationship between Organisational Culture (OC) and Knowledge Sharing (KS) has been the concern of a number of academic studies. Most of these studies have suggested that different aspects of Organisational Culture have a... Read More about The relationship between organisational culture and knowledge sharing in the information communication technology firms in Libya.

Remains to be Un/Seen : envisioning the Disappeared in Willie Doherty’s Ancient Ground and Patricio Guzmán’s Nostalgia for the Light (2016)
Book Chapter
Blair, P. (2016). Remains to be Un/Seen : envisioning the Disappeared in Willie Doherty’s Ancient Ground and Patricio Guzmán’s Nostalgia for the Light. In E. Peeren, H. Stuit, & A. Van Weyenberg (Eds.), Peripheral visions in the globalizing present : space, mobility, aesthetics (201-221). Leiden: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004323056_013

Application of spatial planning strategies to achieve sustainable transport systems in rapidly urbanizing cities : a study of Abuja, Nigeria (2016)
Thesis
Razak, S. Application of spatial planning strategies to achieve sustainable transport systems in rapidly urbanizing cities : a study of Abuja, Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Salford

It has become increasingly clear that the level of road traffic in cities has created high levels of congestion with implications on man-hour, fuel loss and growing transport-related greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier studies have attributed these imp... Read More about Application of spatial planning strategies to achieve sustainable transport systems in rapidly urbanizing cities : a study of Abuja, Nigeria.

CareFlex HydroTilit, SmartSeat, and SmartSeatPro: evaluation of pressure and comfort (2016)
Report
Bartley, C., & Stephens, M. (2016). CareFlex HydroTilit, SmartSeat, and SmartSeatPro: evaluation of pressure and comfort

The purpose of this study was to explore the use of WaterCell Technology® in the redistribution of pressure of adults with mobility problems who remain seated for extended periods of time and self-reported comfort and discomfort scores using three ch... Read More about CareFlex HydroTilit, SmartSeat, and SmartSeatPro: evaluation of pressure and comfort.

Developing a strategic approach to ICT implementation in Saudi secondary schools (2016)
Thesis
Albugami, S. Developing a strategic approach to ICT implementation in Saudi secondary schools. (Thesis). University of Salford

The massive advances in information and communication technology (ICT), in the last few decades, encouraged many developed and developing countries to invest in the ICT sector in education. The internet, computers, interactive whiteboards and an asso... Read More about Developing a strategic approach to ICT implementation in Saudi secondary schools.