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Changes in dynamic strength index in response to strength training (2018)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., Thomas, C., Dos'Santos, T., Suchomel, T., Jones, P., & McMahon, J. (2018). Changes in dynamic strength index in response to strength training. Sports, 6(4), 176. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6040176

The primary aim of this investigation was to determine the effects of a four-week period of in-season strength training on the dynamic strength index (DSI). Pre and post a four-week period of strength-based training, twenty-four collegiate athletes (... Read More about Changes in dynamic strength index in response to strength training.

Establishing raw acceleration thresholds to classify sedentary and stationary behaviour in children (2018)
Journal Article
Hurter, L., Fairclough, S., Knowles, Z., Porcellato, L., Cooper-Ryan, A., & Boddy, L. (2018). Establishing raw acceleration thresholds to classify sedentary and stationary behaviour in children. Children, 5(12), 172. https://doi.org/10.3390/children5120172

This study aimed to: (1) compare acceleration output between ActiGraph (AG) hip and wrist monitors and GENEActiv (GA) wrist monitors; (2) identify raw acceleration sedentary and stationary thresholds for the two brands and placements; and (3) validat... Read More about Establishing raw acceleration thresholds to classify sedentary and stationary behaviour in children.

Farmers perceptions of climate change related events in Shendam and Riyom, Nigeria (2018)
Journal Article
Goyol, S., & Pathirage, C. (2018). Farmers perceptions of climate change related events in Shendam and Riyom, Nigeria. Economies, 6(4), 70. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies6040070

Although agriculture in Nigeria is the major source of income for about 70% of the active population, the impact of agrarian infrastructure on boosting productivity and supporting livelihoods has increased. Climate change and the increasing trend o... Read More about Farmers perceptions of climate change related events in Shendam and Riyom, Nigeria.

The Change Up Project : using social norming theory with young people to address domestic abuse and promote healthy relationships (2018)
Journal Article
Rogers, M., Rumley, T., & Lovatt, G. (2019). The Change Up Project : using social norming theory with young people to address domestic abuse and promote healthy relationships. Journal of Family Violence, 34, 507-519. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-018-0026-9

This paper presents the findings of a secondary analysis of data collected during a pilot project, Change Up, which used a social norming approach (SNA) to address domestic violence and abuse (DVA) with young people aged 13–14. A SNA is based upon a... Read More about The Change Up Project : using social norming theory with young people to address domestic abuse and promote healthy relationships.

Measurement of in-room impact noise reduction (2018)
Journal Article
Elliott, A. (2018). Measurement of in-room impact noise reduction. Applied Acoustics, 148(May 19), 97-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2018.12.020

There are well-established measurement standards for the rating of impact noise reduction provided by floor coverings in relation to structurally transmitted impact noise, e.g. BS EN ISO 10140-3 and ASTM E492 are widely used in Europe and North Ameri... Read More about Measurement of in-room impact noise reduction.

A study of root causes of delays in the public-sector construction projects in Kuwait (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Adwani, M., Mollasalehi, S., & Fleming, A. (2018, December). A study of root causes of delays in the public-sector construction projects in Kuwait. Presented at International Conference on Construction Futures ICCF, University of Wolverhampton, UK

After the Kuwait Government launched the 2035 vision of Kuwait, development of the construction industry became one of the priority themes of the country. However, the construction industry faces many problems such as delays, defects, cost overruns a... Read More about A study of root causes of delays in the public-sector construction projects in Kuwait.

Northern Irish fiction (2018)
Book Chapter
Magennis, C. (2018). Northern Irish fiction. In D. O'Gorman, & R. Eaglestone (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Twenty-First Century Literary Fiction (190-198). Routledge (Taylor & Francis). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315880235-18

The period following the Good Friday Agreement has seen a marked increase in fiction, particularly collections of short stories, by women. This writing extends and develops the tradition of Northern Irish women’s writing which, since the inception of... Read More about Northern Irish fiction.

Meltwater temperature in streams draining Alpine glaciers (2018)
Journal Article
Williamson, R., Entwistle, N., & Collins, D. (2018). Meltwater temperature in streams draining Alpine glaciers. Science of the Total Environment, 658(Mar 19), 777-786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.215

Water temperature is of considerable importance with respect to lotic habitats. Water temperature influences physical, chemical and biological conditions within river environments and is, therefore, a key determiner of the health of a river. Climate... Read More about Meltwater temperature in streams draining Alpine glaciers.

Predicted distribution and habitat loss for the endangered black-faced black spider monkey Ateles chamek in the Amazon (2018)
Journal Article
Rabelo, R., Gonçalves, J., Silva, F., Rocha, D., Canale, G., Bernardo, C., & Boubli, J. (2020). Predicted distribution and habitat loss for the endangered black-faced black spider monkey Ateles chamek in the Amazon. Oryx, 54(5), 699-705. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605318000522

The rate of deforestation in the Amazon is increasing. Predictive models estimate that as a result of agricultural expansion 40% of these forests will be lost by 2050. As a consequence the habitat of forest-dwelling species such as the Endangered bla... Read More about Predicted distribution and habitat loss for the endangered black-faced black spider monkey Ateles chamek in the Amazon.

An improved interface temperature distribution in shallow hot mix asphalt patch repair using dynamic heating (2018)
Journal Article
Byzyka, J., Rahman, M., & Chamberlain, D. A. (2020). An improved interface temperature distribution in shallow hot mix asphalt patch repair using dynamic heating. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 21(13), 1617-1625. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2018.1559315

This study focuses on the issue of hot mix asphalt patch repairs, the performance of which is greatly reduced by repair edge disintegration. This is caused by low interface temperatures which result in poor repair bonding between fill material and ho... Read More about An improved interface temperature distribution in shallow hot mix asphalt patch repair using dynamic heating.

Degrees of tenant isolation for cloud-hosted software services : a cross-case analysis (2018)
Journal Article
cross-case analysis. Journal of Cloud Computing: Advances, Systems and Applications, 7(22), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-018-0121-8

A challenge, when implementing multi-tenancy in a cloud-hosted software service, is how to ensure that the performance and resource consumption of one tenant does not adversely affect other tenants. Software designers and architects must achieve... Read More about Degrees of tenant isolation for cloud-hosted software services : a cross-case analysis.

Balanced urban design process to create resilient and sustainable urban environments (2018)
Book Chapter
Dias, N., Amaratunga, D., Keraminiyage, K., & Haigh, R. (2018). Balanced urban design process to create resilient and sustainable urban environments. In P. Gardoni (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure (808-825). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315142074

Today, urban design plays a key role in the creation of sustainable urban environments in terms of the “triple bottom line,” that encompasses the three dimensions of life–economics; social and environmental sustainability. Even though urban design... Read More about Balanced urban design process to create resilient and sustainable urban environments.

Role of organizational career websites for employer brand development (2018)
Journal Article
Gunesh, P., & Maheshwari, V. (2018). Role of organizational career websites for employer brand development. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 27(1), 149-168. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijoa-01-2018-1327

Purpose The paper aims to demonstrate the utilization of banks’ career website for publicizing the employer branding strategy to enable effective strategic talent relationship management through talent attraction, engagement and retention. Design... Read More about Role of organizational career websites for employer brand development.

ROI-based reversible watermarking scheme for ensuring the integrity and authenticity of DICOM MR images (2018)
Journal Article
Qasim, A., Aspin, R., Meziane, F., & Hogg, P. (2019). ROI-based reversible watermarking scheme for ensuring the integrity and authenticity of DICOM MR images. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 78(12), 16433-16463. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-018-7029-7

Reversible and imperceptible watermarking is recognized as a robust approach to confirm the integrity and authenticity of medical images and to verify that alterations can be detected and tracked back. In this paper, a novel blind reversible watermar... Read More about ROI-based reversible watermarking scheme for ensuring the integrity and authenticity of DICOM MR images.

The biomechanical characteristics of high-performance endurance running (2018)
Journal Article
Preece, S., Bramah, C., & Mason, D. (2019). The biomechanical characteristics of high-performance endurance running. European Journal of Sport Science, 19(6), 784-792. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2018.1554707

The biomechanical profile of high-level endurance runners may represent a useful model that could be used for developing training programmes designed to improve running style. This study, therefore, sought to compare the biomechanical characteristics... Read More about The biomechanical characteristics of high-performance endurance running.

Polychaete mucopolysaccharide alters sediment microbial diversity and stimulates ammonia-oxidising functional groups (2018)
Journal Article
Dale, H., Taylor, J., Solan, M., Lam, P., & Cunliffe, M. (2019). Polychaete mucopolysaccharide alters sediment microbial diversity and stimulates ammonia-oxidising functional groups. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 95(2), fiy234. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiy234

Sediment nitrogen cycling is a network of microbially mediated biogeochemical processes that are vital in regulating ecosystem functioning. Mucopolysaccharides (mucus) are produced by many invertebrates and have the potential to be an important sourc... Read More about Polychaete mucopolysaccharide alters sediment microbial diversity and stimulates ammonia-oxidising functional groups.

'"Monster top-knots and balloon chignons" : purity and contamination in the false hair trade (2018)
Book Chapter
Allan, J. (2018). '"Monster top-knots and balloon chignons" : purity and contamination in the false hair trade. In S. Heaton (Ed.), A Cultural History of Hair in the Age of Empire (1800-1920). London: Bloomsbury

Writing the hidden histories of the “things” that sit at the heart of thing theory, early advocates such as Elaine Freedgood (2006) and John Plotz (2009) have revealed the social and historical, personal and imperial significance of seemingly mundane... Read More about '"Monster top-knots and balloon chignons" : purity and contamination in the false hair trade.

Infomateriality (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2018, December). Infomateriality. Presented at International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), San Francisco, USA

This paper argues for the notion of 'infomateriality' as an orientation for IS research and as an alternative to and in distinction from sociomateriality. It sees Orlikowski’s relatively recent exposition of sociomateriality as developing out of her... Read More about Infomateriality.