All Outputs (1297)

Optimization and design of an aircraft’s morphing wing-tip demonstrator for drag reduction at low speed, Part I – Aerodynamic optimization using genetic, bee colony and gradient descent algorithms (2017)
Journal Article
Koreanschi, A., Sugar-Gabor, O., Acotto, J., Brianchon, G., Portier, G., Botez, R., …Mebarki, Y. (2017). Optimization and design of an aircraft’s morphing wing-tip demonstrator for drag reduction at low speed, Part I – Aerodynamic optimization using genetic, bee colony and gradient descent algorithms. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 30(1), 149-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2016.12.013

In this paper, an ‘in-house’ genetic algorithm is described and applied to an optimization problem for improving the aerodynamic performances of an aircraft wing tip through upper surface morphing. The algorithm’s performances were studied from the c... Read More about Optimization and design of an aircraft’s morphing wing-tip demonstrator for drag reduction at low speed, Part I – Aerodynamic optimization using genetic, bee colony and gradient descent algorithms.

Book review: Christopher Ballantine. 2012. Marabi Nights: Jazz, ‘Race’ and Society in Early Apartheid South Africa, 2nd edn. Scottsville: University of Kwazulu-Natal Press. 280pp. ISBN 978-1869142377 (pbk) (2017)
Journal Article
Loubser, J. (2017). Book review: Christopher Ballantine. 2012. Marabi Nights: Jazz, ‘Race’ and Society in Early Apartheid South Africa, 2nd edn. Scottsville: University of Kwazulu-Natal Press. 280pp. ISBN 978-1869142377 (pbk). Journal of World Popular Music, 3(2), 289-295. https://doi.org/10.1558/jwpm.v3i2.28305

When the first edition of Christopher Ballantine’s Marabi Nights appeared in 1993, I was delighted. As a young musician at the time, this book, along with David Coplan’s In Township Tonight! South Africa’s Black City Music and Theatre (1985) and Veit... Read More about Book review: Christopher Ballantine. 2012. Marabi Nights: Jazz, ‘Race’ and Society in Early Apartheid South Africa, 2nd edn. Scottsville: University of Kwazulu-Natal Press. 280pp. ISBN 978-1869142377 (pbk).

Service employee adaptiveness : exploring the impact of role-stress and managerial control approaches (2017)
Journal Article
Sahadev, S., Purani, K., & Panda, T. (2017). Service employee adaptiveness : exploring the impact of role-stress and managerial control approaches. Employee Relations, 39(1), 54-78. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-11-2015-0213

The research aims to explore the relationships between managerial control strategies, role stress and employee adaptiveness among call center employees. Based on a conceptual model, a questionnaire based survey methodology is adopted. Data was colle... Read More about Service employee adaptiveness : exploring the impact of role-stress and managerial control approaches.

Optimization and design of an aircraft's morphing wing-tip demonstrator for drag reduction at low speeds, Part II - Experimental validation using Infra-Red transition measurement from Wind Tunnel tests (2017)
Journal Article
Koreanschi, A., Sugar-Gabor, O., Acotto, J., Brianchon, G., Portier, G., Botez, R., …Mebarki, Y. (2017). Optimization and design of an aircraft's morphing wing-tip demonstrator for drag reduction at low speeds, Part II - Experimental validation using Infra-Red transition measurement from Wind Tunnel tests. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 30(1), 164-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2016.12.018

In the present paper, an ‘in-house’ genetic algorithm was numerically and experimentally validated. The genetic algorithm was applied to an optimization problem for improving the aerodynamic performances of an aircraft wing tip through upper surface... Read More about Optimization and design of an aircraft's morphing wing-tip demonstrator for drag reduction at low speeds, Part II - Experimental validation using Infra-Red transition measurement from Wind Tunnel tests.

Turkey's refugees, Syrians and refugees from Turkey: a country of insecurity (2017)
Journal Article
Sirkeci, I. (2017). Turkey's refugees, Syrians and refugees from Turkey: a country of insecurity. Migration Letters, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v14i1.321

The European Union has faced one of its biggest crises with the rise of population inflows through its Eastern and Southern neighbours as well as movements within the Union. In 2016, the main debate that dominated Europe was on restricting migration... Read More about Turkey's refugees, Syrians and refugees from Turkey: a country of insecurity.

Understanding the diverse needs of subtitle users in a rapidly evolving media landscape (2017)
Journal Article
Armstrong, M., Brown, A., Crabb, M., Hughes, C., Jones, R., & Sandford, J. (2017). Understanding the diverse needs of subtitle users in a rapidly evolving media landscape. SMPTE motion imaging journal, 125(9), 33-41. https://doi.org/10.5594/JMI.2016.2614919

Audiences are increasingly using services, such as video on demand and the Web, to watch television programs. Broadcasters need to make subtitles available across all these new platforms. These platforms also create new design opportunities for subti... Read More about Understanding the diverse needs of subtitle users in a rapidly evolving media landscape.

Composite structural analysis of a high altitude, solar powered unmanned aerial vehicle (2017)
Journal Article
Alsahlani, A., Rahulan, T., & Abdulhassan, N. (2017). Composite structural analysis of a high altitude, solar powered unmanned aerial vehicle. International journal of mechanical engineering and robotics research, 6(1), 71-76. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijmerr.6.1.71-76

In this paper, a development of a low order composite structure module has been introduced. This module can design the wing structure for the given aerodynamic load. The wing structure is broken down into non-spar elements and spars. The weight of no... Read More about Composite structural analysis of a high altitude, solar powered unmanned aerial vehicle.

Una metodología para determinar la importancia de los criterios para priorizar las actuaciones contra el ruido del tráfico de carreteras A methodology to determine the significance of criteria for prioritizing road stretches for action against traffic noise (2017)
Journal Article
stretches for action against traffic noise

El ruido del tráfico destaca de entre los impactos ambientales de las carreteras, situación que exige medidas para su reducción. El estudio crítico de los planes de acción contra el ruido publicados en España deja patente la generalizada falta de... Read More about Una metodología para determinar la importancia de los criterios para priorizar las actuaciones contra el ruido del tráfico de carreteras A methodology to determine the significance of criteria for prioritizing road stretches for action against traffic noise.

The experiences of myocardial infarction patients readmitted within six months of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (2017)
Journal Article
Iles-Smith, H., Deaton, C., Campbell, M., Mercer, C., & McGowan, L. (2017). The experiences of myocardial infarction patients readmitted within six months of primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(21-22), 3511-3518. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13715

Aims and objectives To explore the experiences of patients readmitted due to potential ischaemic heart disease symptoms within six months of primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Background Following myocardial infarction and primary percuta... Read More about The experiences of myocardial infarction patients readmitted within six months of primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Care farming and green care in Salford (2017)
Report
Gibbons, A., Hardman, M., Howarth, M., James, C., & Sherriff, G. (2017). Care farming and green care in Salford

This report presents a University of Salford (UoS) investigation into the potential for care farming in Salford as part of the University’s teaching, research and enterprise activities. The work has critically engaged with the notion of care... Read More about Care farming and green care in Salford.

Music/video (2017)
Book
Fairclough, K., & Goddard, M. (2017). Music/video. Bloomsbury Academic USA

Mismapping (2017)
Book Chapter
Kendall, J. (2017). Mismapping. In The Lie of the Land (1-9). Blaenau Ffestiniog: Liquorice Fish Books

A creative piece involving a mismapping methodology created by the author -mapping one walk onto another and creating a visual record of the result

The relationship between 2D knee valgus angle during single leg squat, single leg land and drop jump screening tests (2017)
Journal Article
Munro, A., Herrington, L., & Comfort, P. (2017). The relationship between 2D knee valgus angle during single leg squat, single leg land and drop jump screening tests. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 26(1), 72-77. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsr.2015-0102

Context: Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and patellofemoral joint (PFJ) are a significant problem in female athletes. A number of screening tasks have been used in the literature to identify those at greatest risk of injury. To dat... Read More about The relationship between 2D knee valgus angle during single leg squat, single leg land and drop jump screening tests.

Positive emotion expands visual attention...Or maybe not... (2017)
Journal Article
Taylor, A., Bendall, R., & Thompson, C. (2017). Positive emotion expands visual attention...Or maybe not... ˜The œcognitive psychology bulletin (Print), 33-37

A considerable amount of research has investigated the effect of emotion on visual attention. One prominent model in the field is the broaden-and-build theory, which suggests positive emotions broaden the scope of attention. In addition, the theory p... Read More about Positive emotion expands visual attention...Or maybe not....

Cloud-computing : adoption issues for Ethiopian public and private enterprises (2017)
Journal Article
Seifu, S., Dahiru, A., Bass, J., & Allison, I. (2017). Cloud-computing : adoption issues for Ethiopian public and private enterprises. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 78(7), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2017.tb00575.x

This paper explores the emergence and adoption of cloud computing by enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa. Several studies have shown the benefits of cloud technologies for enterprises. Using qualitative techniques we obtained and analyzed data from nin... Read More about Cloud-computing : adoption issues for Ethiopian public and private enterprises.

Chemical reaction on heat and mass transfer flow past a vertical cylinder embedded in non-Darcy porous medium (2017)
Journal Article
Vasu, B., Gorla, R., Prasad, V., & Beg, O. (2017). Chemical reaction on heat and mass transfer flow past a vertical cylinder embedded in non-Darcy porous medium

An unsteady two dimensional free convection flow of a viscous incompressible fluid past an impulsively started semi-infinite vertical cylinder adjacent to a non-Darcian porous media in the presence of chemical reaction of first order is investigated.... Read More about Chemical reaction on heat and mass transfer flow past a vertical cylinder embedded in non-Darcy porous medium.

TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - ‘Anna’ (2017)
Journal Article
efficacy design study - ‘Anna’. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 8(1), 3-20

This study is the first of a series of seven, and belongs to the second Italian systematic replication of findings from two previous series (Widdowson 2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2013; Benelli, 2016a, 2016b, 2016c) that investigated the effectiveness of... Read More about TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - ‘Anna’.

TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - ‘Deborah’ (2017)
Journal Article
efficacy design study - ‘Deborah’. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 8(1), 39-58

This study is the third of a series of seven, and belongs to the second Italian systematic replication of findings from two previous series (Widdowson 2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2013; Benelli, 2016a, 2016b, 2016c) that investigated the effectiveness of... Read More about TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - ‘Deborah’.

The motivational factors for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Tourism in Libya (2017)
Thesis
Elgamodi, K. The motivational factors for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Tourism in Libya. (Thesis). University of Salford

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is one of the most effective ways by which developing economies become integrated with the global economy, as FDI provides not only capital but also the technology and management expertise essential for restructuring f... Read More about The motivational factors for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Tourism in Libya.

Optimisation of the deployment sequence of 2 Dof systems (2017)
Journal Article
Fenci, G., & Currie, N. (2017). Optimisation of the deployment sequence of 2 Dof systems. International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, 5(4), 504-513. https://doi.org/10.2495/CMEM-V5-N4-504-513

The methodology for the analysis of deployable structures with 2 degrees of freedom (DoF) and optimisation of the deployment sequence is proposed. A parametrically controlled geometry, based on the design of biomimetic deployable structures, is syste... Read More about Optimisation of the deployment sequence of 2 Dof systems.