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‘Knowing where I am’ : self-monitoring of blood glucose in diabetes (2018)
Journal Article
Meetoo, D., Wong, L., & Fatani, T. (2018). ‘Knowing where I am’ : self-monitoring of blood glucose in diabetes. British Journal of Nursing, 27(10), 537-541. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2018.27.10.537

Although the prevalence of all types of chronic conditions is increasing, diabetes is one of the few long-term metabolic disorders that individuals can successfully manage, monitor and control on a day-to-day basis. Self-monitoring of blood glucose (... Read More about ‘Knowing where I am’ : self-monitoring of blood glucose in diabetes.

Conflicts and management styles in the Sri Lankan commercial building sector (2018)
Journal Article
Gunarathna, C., Jing Yang, R., & Fernando, N. (2018). Conflicts and management styles in the Sri Lankan commercial building sector. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(2), 178-201. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-10-2016-0233

The Sri Lankan commercial building industry is currently experiencing a construction boom after thirty years of civil war. Creating a dispute free environment through well conflict management is one of the main ways to keep the continuous demand and... Read More about Conflicts and management styles in the Sri Lankan commercial building sector.

In search of lost purpose : the dream life of digital (2018)
Book Chapter
Ochu, E. (2018). In search of lost purpose : the dream life of digital. In C. Costa, & J. Condie (Eds.), Doing Research In and On the Digital : Research Methods across Fields of Inquiry (170-188). Routledge (Taylor & Francis)

Beyond making the findings discoverable and accessible to non-academics, how else might the cultural legacy of digital science projects be broadened when they are finished? How might the before and afterlives of these projects be experienced, by whom... Read More about In search of lost purpose : the dream life of digital.

Constructing early graduate careers (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Christie, F. (2018, May). Constructing early graduate careers. Presented at iCeGS 20th Anniversary Conference 2018, Derby

Conference presentation focusing on the competing voices of career and employability orchestrated by graduates in their early careers. The paper draws data from author's PhD research and integrates the critical social theory of Figured Worlds.

The effect of visual cues and binaural rendering method on plausibility in virtual environments (2018)
Presentation / Conference
plausibility in virtual environments. Presented at 144th International Pro Audio Convention, Milan, Italy

Immersive virtual reality is by its nature a multimodal medium and the use of spatial audio renderers for VR development is widespread. The aim of this study is to assess the performance of two common audio rendering methods and the effect of the p... Read More about The effect of visual cues and binaural rendering method on plausibility in virtual environments.

Exploring breast cancer bloggers’ lived experiences of ‘survivorship’ : the ethics of gaining access, analysing discourse and fulfilling academic requirements (2018)
Book Chapter
Ure, C. (2018). Exploring breast cancer bloggers’ lived experiences of ‘survivorship’ : the ethics of gaining access, analysing discourse and fulfilling academic requirements. In C. Costa, & J. Condie (Eds.), Doing Research In and On the Digital : research methods across fields of inquiry (66-82). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315561622-5

This chapter reflects on the ethical challenges arising from a study, carried out for an MSc-level dissertation, which used personal blogs written by women living with and beyond breast cancer. It explores how women blogged about their experiences of... Read More about Exploring breast cancer bloggers’ lived experiences of ‘survivorship’ : the ethics of gaining access, analysing discourse and fulfilling academic requirements.

On the visual aesthetics of lethal weapons (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Shayya, F. (2018, May). On the visual aesthetics of lethal weapons. Presented at Pictures of War: The Still Image in Conflict since 1945, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England

We look at them with an odd sense of sympathy. Forensic traces of violence nudge our feelings, but their objectfullness (after Latour) keeps us distant from any empathetic connection. Essential as they may be to the social construction of war, they o... Read More about On the visual aesthetics of lethal weapons.

Socially engaged photography and wellbeing: reflections on a case study in the northwest of England (2018)
Journal Article
Bratchford, G., Giotaki, G., & Wewiora, L. (2018). Socially engaged photography and wellbeing: reflections on a case study in the northwest of England. London Journal of Primary Care, 10(4), 82-88. https://doi.org/10.1080/17571472.2018.1477439

This paper describes a 9-month project commissioned by Halton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Liverpool photography organisation, Open Eye Gallery. Socially engaged photographers worked with local residents from the Windmill Hill estate in Run... Read More about Socially engaged photography and wellbeing: reflections on a case study in the northwest of England.

Inscribing the urban in technical objects (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Shayya, F. (2018, May). Inscribing the urban in technical objects. Presented at School of Environment, Education and Development PGR Conference, University of Manchester

How does military vehicular technology capture urban space? What kinds of associations hold armored vehicles, soldiers, and the urban together? And, how are the concerns of the military mediated through technology? This short talk attempts to answer... Read More about Inscribing the urban in technical objects.

Do the peak and mean force methods of assessing vertical jump force asymmetry agree? (2018)
Journal Article
Lake, J., Mundy, P., Comfort, P., & Suchomel, T. (2020). Do the peak and mean force methods of assessing vertical jump force asymmetry agree?. Sports Biomechanics, 19(2), 227-234. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2018.1465116

The aim of this study was to assess agreement between peak and mean force methods of quantifying force asymmetry during the countermovement jump (CMJ). Forty-five men performed four CMJ with each foot on one of two force plates recording at 1000 Hz... Read More about Do the peak and mean force methods of assessing vertical jump force asymmetry agree?.

Investigating L2 learners’ writing self-efficacy as a complex dynamic system (2018)
Journal Article
Almutlaq, S., & Etherington, M. (2018). Investigating L2 learners’ writing self-efficacy as a complex dynamic system. International Journal of English Language Education, 6(1), 155-177. https://doi.org/10.5296/ijele.v6i1.13163

There has been a growing interest in SLA in studying second language (L2) writing development and change from a complex perspective, taking into consideration the full combination of learning processes, learners and contexts of learning. Thus, the re... Read More about Investigating L2 learners’ writing self-efficacy as a complex dynamic system.

An explorative philosophical study of envisaging the electrical energy infrastructure of the future (2018)
Journal Article
Verkerk, M., Ribiero, P., Basden, A., & Hoogland, J. (2018). An explorative philosophical study of envisaging the electrical energy infrastructure of the future. Philosophia reformata (Online), 83(1), 90-110. https://doi.org/10.1163/23528230-08301006

The electrical energy infrastructure is one of the key life-sustaining technologies of contemporary Western society. This infrastructure is extremely complex due to its size, its multifarious technologies, and its interweaving with societal structur... Read More about An explorative philosophical study of envisaging the electrical energy infrastructure of the future.

A novel approach for establishing design criteria for refugees' shelters (2018)
Book Chapter
Abumaradan, R., & Trillo, C. (2018). A novel approach for establishing design criteria for refugees' shelters. In New Metropolitan Perspectives (422-432). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92099-3_48

There is currently growing interest amongst the international community of policy makers about finding solutions for accommodating refugees, who currently concentrate mainly in countries located in the MENA region such as Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Palestin... Read More about A novel approach for establishing design criteria for refugees' shelters.

Against nature : the metaphysics of information systems (2018)
Book
Kreps, D. (2018). Against nature : the metaphysics of information systems. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351233828

Against Nature – Chapter Abstracts Chapter 1. A Transdisciplinary Approach In this short book you will find philosophy – metaphysical and political - economics, critical theory, complexity theory, ecology, sociology, journalism, and much else... Read More about Against nature : the metaphysics of information systems.

An SME-driven approach to adopting measures of flood resilience : a UK-based perspective (2018)
Book Chapter
Ingirige, B., & Wedawatta, G. (2018). An SME-driven approach to adopting measures of flood resilience : a UK-based perspective. In S. Amir (Ed.), The Sociotechnical Constitution of Resilience : A New Perspective on Governing Risk and Disaster (245-264). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8509-3

This book considers the concept of resilience in a global society where coping with the consequence and long term impact of crisis and disaster challenges the capacity of communities to bounce back in the event of severe disruption. Catastrophic even... Read More about An SME-driven approach to adopting measures of flood resilience : a UK-based perspective.

Isolation and composition analysis of bioactive glycosaminoglycans from whelk (2018)
Journal Article
Khurshid, C., & Pye, D. (2018). Isolation and composition analysis of bioactive glycosaminoglycans from whelk. Marine Drugs, 16(5), 0171. https://doi.org/10.3390/md16050171

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are found covalently attached to proteins, which create conjugates known as proteoglycans. GAGs have remarkable biological activity as co-receptors for a variety of growth factors, cytokines, and chemokines. The present stud... Read More about Isolation and composition analysis of bioactive glycosaminoglycans from whelk.

China whispers : the symbolic, economic, and political presence of China in contemporary American science fiction film (2018)
Journal Article
Longden, K. (2018). China whispers : the symbolic, economic, and political presence of China in contemporary American science fiction film. Open Cultural Studies, 2(1), 151-161. https://doi.org/10.1515/culture-2018-0014

China has long been present in Western science fiction, but largely through notions of Orientalism and depictions as the 'Yellow Peril'. However, with China's new ascendancy and modernization over the last 15 years, along with its investment and co... Read More about China whispers : the symbolic, economic, and political presence of China in contemporary American science fiction film.

Feasibility studies of post-processing techniques to strengthen 3D printed UAV wing structures (2018)
Journal Article
Govdeli, Y., Ravindrababu, S., Erdal, K., & Ong, G. Z. Q. (2018). Feasibility studies of post-processing techniques to strengthen 3D printed UAV wing structures. #Journal not on list, 244-249. https://doi.org/10.25341/D4WW2K

To strengthen 3D printed unmanned aerial vehicle parts, this paper aims to investigate the feasibility of two post-processing techniques, namely heat treatment and protective coating, with polylactic acid being the base material of comparison. For a... Read More about Feasibility studies of post-processing techniques to strengthen 3D printed UAV wing structures.

On the comparison of diamond honeycomb and 3D-Kagome structures for 3D printed UAVs (2018)
Journal Article
Govdeli, Y., Ravindrababu, S., Kayacan, E., & Low, J. M. (2018). On the comparison of diamond honeycomb and 3D-Kagome structures for 3D printed UAVs. #Journal not on list, 341-346. https://doi.org/10.25341/D49G6P

This study elaborates developing two different types of cellular internal structures to improve the bending stiffness and to reduce the weight of a vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Whereas the number of different cellular... Read More about On the comparison of diamond honeycomb and 3D-Kagome structures for 3D printed UAVs.

Design, kinematics, and controlling a novel soft robot arm with parallel motion (2018)
Journal Article
Al-Ibadi, A., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Davis, S. (2018). Design, kinematics, and controlling a novel soft robot arm with parallel motion. Robotics, 7(2), 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics7020019

This article presents a novel design for a double bend pneumatic muscle actuator (DB-PMA) inspired by snake lateral undulation. The presented actuator has the ability to bend in opposite directions from its two halves. This behavior results in horizo... Read More about Design, kinematics, and controlling a novel soft robot arm with parallel motion.