All Outputs (1212)

A systematic review of nurses' perspectives toward the telemedicine intensive care unit : a basis for supporting its future implementation in China? (2018)
Journal Article
Li, L., & Cotton, A. (2018). A systematic review of nurses' perspectives toward the telemedicine intensive care unit : a basis for supporting its future implementation in China?. Telemedicine and e-Health, 25(5), https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2018.0006

Aim: The purpose of this systematic review is to critique and summarize existing research on intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' perspectives toward the telemedicine intensive care unit (Tele-ICU). The intention of this study is to explore the evidence... Read More about A systematic review of nurses' perspectives toward the telemedicine intensive care unit : a basis for supporting its future implementation in China?.

Lines on a map : conservation units, meta-population dynamics, and recovery of woodland caribou in Canada (2018)
Journal Article
Weckworth, B., Hebblewhite, M., Mariani, S., & Musiani, M. (2018). Lines on a map : conservation units, meta-population dynamics, and recovery of woodland caribou in Canada. Ecosphere, 9(7), e02323. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2323

Delineating conservation units is a fundamental step in recovery planning for endangered species. Yet, challenges remain in the application and validation of scientifically evaluated conservation units in management practice. The Canadian government... Read More about Lines on a map : conservation units, meta-population dynamics, and recovery of woodland caribou in Canada.

Welcome to the Association of Nephrology Nurses UK (2018)
Journal Article
Jenkins, K., Hurst, H., & Ormandy, P. (2018). Welcome to the Association of Nephrology Nurses UK. Journal of Kidney Care, 3(4), 245-246. https://doi.org/10.12968/jokc.2018.3.4.245

Renal nurses account for a significant proportion of the UK's kidney care workforce and would therefore benefit greatly from the formation of a dedicated professional association. With this in mind, British Renal Society vice presidents Karen Jenkins... Read More about Welcome to the Association of Nephrology Nurses UK.

Effects of micro-molar H2O2 on inhibiting soil nitrification (2018)
Journal Article
Qin, J., & Lin, C. (2018). Effects of micro-molar H2O2 on inhibiting soil nitrification. Geoderma, 333, 145-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.07.028

Microcosm experiments were conducted to examine the effects of micro-molar hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on soil nitrification in three scenarios: (a) without added fresh biomass and magnetite, (b) with added fresh biomass, and (c) with added magnetite. The... Read More about Effects of micro-molar H2O2 on inhibiting soil nitrification.

Comparative study of calculated and actual dimensions In shaped weft knitwear. (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., & Almond, K. (2018, July). Comparative study of calculated and actual dimensions In shaped weft knitwear. Presented at The 91st Textile Institute World conference 2018: Integrating design with Sustainable Technology, Leeds, UK

The research aims to quantify the relationship between traditional mathematical theories used for the calculation of fully-fashioned, weft knitwear and the physical measurements of the garment. In contemporary weft knitting it is important to establi... Read More about Comparative study of calculated and actual dimensions In shaped weft knitwear..

Analyzing data streams using a dynamic compact stream pattern algorithm (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Oyewale, A., Hughes, C., & Saraee, M. (2018, July). Analyzing data streams using a dynamic compact stream pattern algorithm. Presented at The Eighth International Conference on Advances in Information Mining and Management, Barcelona, Spain

In order to succeed in the global competition, organizations need to understand and monitor the rate of data influx. The acquisition of continuous data has been extremely outstretched as a concern in many fields. Recently, frequent patterns in data s... Read More about Analyzing data streams using a dynamic compact stream pattern algorithm.

Validation of the Sentinel-3 Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI) Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index (OTCI): synergetic exploitation of the Sentinel-2 missions (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Brown, L., Dash, J., Lidon, A., Lopez-Baeza, E., & Dransfeld, S. (2018, July). Validation of the Sentinel-3 Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI) Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index (OTCI): synergetic exploitation of the Sentinel-2 missions. Presented at IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Valencia, Spain

Continuity to the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index (MTCI) will be provided by the Sentinel-3 Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI), and to ensure its utility in a wide range of operational applications, v... Read More about Validation of the Sentinel-3 Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI) Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index (OTCI): synergetic exploitation of the Sentinel-2 missions.

Design implications of urban public spaces for female physical activity in Saudi Arabia (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Maghrabi, A., & Moustaka, A. (2018, July). Design implications of urban public spaces for female physical activity in Saudi Arabia. Poster presented at International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Florida, USA

This research investigates the reasons why Saudi Arabian residents, especially women, are reluctant to the use of urban public open spaces, and to propose a new form of urban public open spaces which are more responsive to residents needs taking acco... Read More about Design implications of urban public spaces for female physical activity in Saudi Arabia.

Flood energy dissipation in anabranching channels (2018)
Journal Article
Entwistle, N., Heritage, G., & Milan, D. (2018). Flood energy dissipation in anabranching channels. River Research and Applications, 34(7), 709-720. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3299

This study examines the character of developing anabranched channel networks on the River Wear, north England using metre-scale aerial LiDAR. DSM-DTM interpretation reveals a well-developed vegetation structure and a locally diverse terrain, dominate... Read More about Flood energy dissipation in anabranching channels.

The wave-matching boundary integral equation - an energy approach to Galerkin BEM for acoustic wave propagation problems (2018)
Journal Article
Hargreaves, J., & Lam, Y. (2019). The wave-matching boundary integral equation - an energy approach to Galerkin BEM for acoustic wave propagation problems. Wave Motion, 87, 4-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wavemoti.2018.07.003

In this paper, a new Boundary Integral Equation (BIE) is proposed for solution of the scalar Helmholtz equation. Applications include acoustic scattering problems, as occur in room acoustics and outdoor and underwater sound propagation. It draws toge... Read More about The wave-matching boundary integral equation - an energy approach to Galerkin BEM for acoustic wave propagation problems.

Post-implementation evaluation of part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014 : final report (2018)
Report
Ahmed, A., Wilding, M., Gibbons, A., Jones, K., Rogers, M., & Madoc-Jones, I. (2018). Post-implementation evaluation of part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014 : final report

Research aims and methodology:
1.1 The Housing Act (Wales) 2014 introduced major changes to the way homelessness is being addressed (from April 2015), with the core changes in Part 2 of the Act aimed at extending services preventing homelessness a... Read More about Post-implementation evaluation of part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014 : final report.

CGM2 : proposal of an evolved conventional gait model (2018)
Journal Article
Leboeuf, F., Sangeux, M., Reay, J., Greuel, H., Jones, R., & Baker, R. (2018). CGM2 : proposal of an evolved conventional gait model. Gait & Posture, 65, 436-437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.07.043

Developed during the 1990s, the Conventional Gait Model (CGM), distributed as Vicon Plugin gait (Vicon PiG), has formed the basis of gait analysis in many clinical gait analysis services. However, it is also associated with several shortcomings and p... Read More about CGM2 : proposal of an evolved conventional gait model.

Barriers block the effect of joint attention on working memory : perspective taking matters (2018)
Journal Article
Gregory, S., & Jackson, M. (2019). Barriers block the effect of joint attention on working memory : perspective taking matters. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 45(5), 795-806. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000622

Joint focus of attention between two individuals can influence the way that observers attend, encode, and value items. Using a nonpredictive gaze cuing task we previously found that working memory (WM) was better for jointly attended (validly cued) v... Read More about Barriers block the effect of joint attention on working memory : perspective taking matters.

Residency and reproductive status of yellowfin tuna in a proposed large-scale pelagic marine protected area (2018)
Journal Article
Richardson, A., Downes, K., Nolan, E., Brickle, P., Brown, J., Weber, N., & Weber, S. (2018). Residency and reproductive status of yellowfin tuna in a proposed large-scale pelagic marine protected area. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 28(6), 1308-1316. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2936

Since the year 2000, the designation of remote, large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs) has closed over 15,000,000 km2 of ocean to commercial fishing. Yet, while these mega-reserves have collectively made a major contribution toward meeting globa... Read More about Residency and reproductive status of yellowfin tuna in a proposed large-scale pelagic marine protected area.

Developing a generic tool to routinely measure the impact of health libraries (2018)
Journal Article
Ayre, S., Brettle, A., Gilroy, D., Knock, D., Pattinson, S., Smith, S., & Turner, J. (2018). Developing a generic tool to routinely measure the impact of health libraries. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 35(3), 227-245. https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12223

Background – Health libraries contribute to many activities of a healthcare organization.
Impact assessment needs to capture that range of contributions.
Objectives – To develop and pilot a generic impact questionnaire that: 1) could be used
rout... Read More about Developing a generic tool to routinely measure the impact of health libraries.

An experimental study of concrete resistivity and the effects of electrode configuration and current frequency on measurement (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Oleiwi, H., Wang, Y., Xiang, N., Augusthus Nelson, L., Chen, X., & Shabalin, I. (2018, July). An experimental study of concrete resistivity and the effects of electrode configuration and current frequency on measurement. Presented at Sixth International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures, University of Leeds, UK

Electrical resistivity, a measurable parameter of the state of concrete, plays an important role in the assessment of reinforced concrete structures. An experimental study using two-electrode method has been conducted to evaluate the resistivity of P... Read More about An experimental study of concrete resistivity and the effects of electrode configuration and current frequency on measurement.

Development of an integrated BIM and lean maturity model (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Mollasalehi, S., Aboumoemen, A., Rathnayake, A., Fleming, A., & Underwood, J. (2018, July). Development of an integrated BIM and lean maturity model. Presented at 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Chennai, India

The level of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Lean adoption has been rapidly increased. The benefits of integrating these two approaches have also been identified. However, to achieve the maximum benefits of the interaction of these two appro... Read More about Development of an integrated BIM and lean maturity model.

Lie symmetry analysis and numerical solutions for thermo-solutal chemicallyreacting radiative micropolar flow from an inclined porous surface (2018)
Journal Article
Shamshuddin, M., Mishra, S., Beg, O., & Kadir, A. (2018). Lie symmetry analysis and numerical solutions for thermo-solutal chemicallyreacting radiative micropolar flow from an inclined porous surface. Heat Transfer - Asian Research, 47(7), 918-940. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.21358

Steady, laminar, incompressible thermo-solutal natural convection flow of micropolar fluid from an inclined
perforated surface with convective boundary conditions is studied. Thermal radiative flux and chemical reaction
effects are included to re... Read More about Lie symmetry analysis and numerical solutions for thermo-solutal chemicallyreacting radiative micropolar flow from an inclined porous surface.

Influence of ankle's degree of freedom on muscle force estimation in different simulation environments (2018)
Journal Article
Trinler, U., Alexander, N., Baker, R., & Schwameder, H. (2018). Influence of ankle's degree of freedom on muscle force estimation in different simulation environments. Gait & Posture, 65(Sup_1), 221-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.141

The main movements of the ankle joint are dorsi-, plantarflexion (DF/PF), eversion and inversion. In musculoskeletal modelling of walking, the ankle is often simplified, e.g. restricting the degree of freedom (DoF) of the ankle joint, which might lea... Read More about Influence of ankle's degree of freedom on muscle force estimation in different simulation environments.

A case for using both direct and indirect benchmarking to compare university performance metrics (2018)
Journal Article
Harris, W., Langan, A., Barrett, N., Jack, K., Wibberley, C., & Hamshire, C. (2018). A case for using both direct and indirect benchmarking to compare university performance metrics. Studies in Higher Education, 44(12), 2281-2292. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2018.1490893

Benchmarking is used in higher education as a means to improve and compare performance. Comparative metric benchmarks may take two forms, based on direct standardization (DS) or indirect standardization (IS). DS can be used to measure variation in pe... Read More about A case for using both direct and indirect benchmarking to compare university performance metrics.