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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.

Site-city interaction : theoretical, numerical and experimental crossed-analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Schwan, L., Boutin, C., Padrón, L., Dietz, M., Bard, P., & Taylor, C. (2016). Site-city interaction : theoretical, numerical and experimental crossed-analysis. Geophysical Journal International, 205(2), 1006-1031. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggw049

The collective excitation of city structures by a seismic wavefield and the subsequent multiple Structure-Soil-Structure Interactions (SSSIs) between the buildings are usually disregarded in conventional seismology and earthquake engineering practice... Read More about Site-city interaction : theoretical, numerical and experimental crossed-analysis.

Producing sexual cultures and pseudonymous publics with digital networks (2016)
Book Chapter
Light, B. (2016). Producing sexual cultures and pseudonymous publics with digital networks. In R. Lind (Ed.), Race and gender in electronic media : challenges and opportunities (231-246). London, UK: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315636801

Since the release of the Grindr app in 2009, interest in digitally mediated public sexual cultures concerning men who have sex with men has increased. Yet, digital mediation of such public sexual cultures through apps had begun more than a decade bef... Read More about Producing sexual cultures and pseudonymous publics with digital networks.

Wacquant, urban marginality, territorial stigmatization and social work (2016)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2016). Wacquant, urban marginality, territorial stigmatization and social work. Aotearoa New Zealand social work (Online), 28(2), 75-83. https://doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol28iss2id226

Loic Wacquant is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of California at Berkeley. He has written extensively on issues related to urban poverty, race and the expansion of the use of imprisonment. Wacquant is heavily influenced by the wor... Read More about Wacquant, urban marginality, territorial stigmatization and social work.

Correlations between Berg balance scale and gait speed in individuals with stroke wearing ankle–foot orthoses – a pilot study (2016)
Journal Article
Kobayashi, T., Leung, A., Akazawa, Y., & Hutchins, S. (2016). Correlations between Berg balance scale and gait speed in individuals with stroke wearing ankle–foot orthoses – a pilot study. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 11(3), 219-222. https://doi.org/10.3109/17483107.2014.932019

Purpose: The Berg balance scale (BBS) is commonly used to assess balancing ability in patients with stroke. The BBS may be a good candidate for clinical assessment prior to orthotic intervention, if it correlates well with outcome measures such as ga... Read More about Correlations between Berg balance scale and gait speed in individuals with stroke wearing ankle–foot orthoses – a pilot study.

Identifying virtual 3D geometric shapes with a vibrotactile glove (2016)
Journal Article
Martinez, J., Garcia Jimenez, A., Oliver, M., Molina, J., & Gonzalez, P. (2016). Identifying virtual 3D geometric shapes with a vibrotactile glove. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 36(1), 42-51. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCG.2014.81

The emergence of off-screen interaction devices is bringing the field of virtual reality to a broad range of applications where virtual objects can be manipulated without the use of traditional peripherals. However, to facilitate object interaction,... Read More about Identifying virtual 3D geometric shapes with a vibrotactile glove.

Acromioclavicular joint reconstruction with the LARS ligament in professional versus non-professional athletes (2016)
Journal Article
Marcheggiani Muccioli, G., Manning, C., Wright, P., Grassi, A., Zaffagnini, S., & Funk, L. (2016). Acromioclavicular joint reconstruction with the LARS ligament in professional versus non-professional athletes. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 24(6), 1961-1967. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-014-3231-y

Purpose

To compare outcomes of acromioclavicular (AC) joint reconstruction with ligament augmentation and reconstruction system (LARS) ligament in professional and non-professional athletes at 2-year minimum follow-up.


Methods

Forty-three... Read More about Acromioclavicular joint reconstruction with the LARS ligament in professional versus non-professional athletes.

Urban-promogiovani un punto di vista giovane e innovativo sul progetto urbano (2016)
Other
Mello, D., & Trillo, C. (2016). Urban-promogiovani un punto di vista giovane e innovativo sul progetto urbano

Il futuro della qualità progettuale delle nostre città è nelle mani
dei progettisti di domani. Cosa succede oggi nei luoghi dove ci si
prepara a queste sfide, cosa si discute, con cosa ci si cimenta?
Il testo risponde a queste domande attraverso u... Read More about Urban-promogiovani un punto di vista giovane e innovativo sul progetto urbano.

Guest Editors’ Introduction (2016)
Journal Article
Nandakumar, M., Purkayastha, S., & Kumar, V. (2016). Guest Editors’ Introduction. International Studies of Management and Organization, 46(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/00208825.2015.1007005

The rapid internationalization of firms from emerging economies and the consequent phenomenal rise of the “new multinationals” have led to the emergence of a new research frontier in the international business domain (Child and Rodriguez 2005; Luo an... Read More about Guest Editors’ Introduction.

In search of accuracy for blood glucose monitoring (2016)
Journal Article
Meetoo, D. (2016). In search of accuracy for blood glucose monitoring. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 22(2), 52-56. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2016.22.2.52

As new standards come into place this year requiring greater accuracy in the measurement of blood glucose, this article looks at the implications for patients with diabetes. It explores the potential consequences of improved accuracy.

Valuable experimental model of contraction pneumatic muscle actuator (2016)
Book Chapter
Al-Ibadi, A., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Davis, S. (2016). Valuable experimental model of contraction pneumatic muscle actuator. In 2016 21st International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics (MMAR) (744-749). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/MMAR.2016.7575229

Modelling of pneumatic muscle actuators “PMA” is one of the valued challenges in soft robotic researches, which is still under modification for the McKibben artificial muscle. Accurate force, length and position models allow for the wide use of make... Read More about Valuable experimental model of contraction pneumatic muscle actuator.

A WSN-based prediction model of microclimate in a greenhouse using extreme learning approaches (2016)
Book Chapter
Liu, Q., Jin, D., Shen, J., Fu, Z., & Linge, N. (2016). A WSN-based prediction model of microclimate in a greenhouse using extreme learning approaches. In 2016 18th International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology (ICACT) (730-735). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICACT.2016.7423609

Monitoring and controlling microclimate in a greenhouse becomes one of the research hotspots in the field of agrometeorology, where the application of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) recently attracts more attentions due to its features of self-adapti... Read More about A WSN-based prediction model of microclimate in a greenhouse using extreme learning approaches.

GLRM: An improved grid-based load-balanced routing method for WSN with single controlled mobile sink (2016)
Book Chapter
Liu, Q., Zhang, K., Shen, J., Fu, Z., & Linge, N. (2016). GLRM: An improved grid-based load-balanced routing method for WSN with single controlled mobile sink. In 2016 18th International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology (ICACT) (34-38). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICACT.2016.7423264

Different from the previous duster-based structure, in this paper, we present a grid-based load-balanced routing method (GLRM) that aims to use a controlled sink to achieve load-balance in a non-uniform distributed network. Cell-header election of ea... Read More about GLRM: An improved grid-based load-balanced routing method for WSN with single controlled mobile sink.

IJHG review (2016)
Journal Article
MacVane Phipps, F. (2016). IJHG review. International Journal of Health Governance, 21(1), 41-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHG-02-2016-0007

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to enable readers of International Journal of Health Governance (IJHG) to gain a quick overview of the key concepts explored in this issue of the journal. Design/methodology/approach - The review is prepared by... Read More about IJHG review.