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Knowledge is profit : the role of espionage in business (2018)
Book
Gomes Barbosa, D. (2018). Knowledge is profit : the role of espionage in business. Manchester, UK: Amazon (Independent)

How much do companies know about you? Your habits, tastes and deepest desires constantly monitored by every single device in your house. Knowledge is Profit looks to explain the links between past present and future of corporate espionage and how com... Read More about Knowledge is profit : the role of espionage in business.

The impact of increasing urban surface albedo on outdoor summer thermal comfort within a university campus (2018)
Journal Article
Taleghani, M. (2018). The impact of increasing urban surface albedo on outdoor summer thermal comfort within a university campus. Urban Climate, 24, 175-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2018.03.001

The impact of increasing urban surface albedo on outdoor thermal comfort was studied in two phases: Firstly, the thermal conditions of three locations with different ground surface materials were compared. The study used CFD modelling followed by... Read More about The impact of increasing urban surface albedo on outdoor summer thermal comfort within a university campus.

Civil war and uncivil development: economic globalisation and political violence in Colombia and beyond (2018)
Book
Maher, D. (2018). Civil war and uncivil development: economic globalisation and political violence in Colombia and beyond. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66580-1

This book challenges the conventional wisdom that civil war inevitably stymies economic development and that ‘civil war represents development in reverse’. While some civil wars may have adverse economic effects, Civil War and Uncivil Development pos... Read More about Civil war and uncivil development: economic globalisation and political violence in Colombia and beyond.

Blended learning mentorship within P&O placements (2018)
Presentation / Conference
McAloon, M., & Harrison-Blount, M. (2018, March). Blended learning mentorship within P&O placements. Presented at The Britsih Association of Prosthetists & Orthotists Annual Conference, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Trafford, UK

The aim of the conference talk/workshop was to introduce P&O clinicians to the concept of blended learning and how this could help improve the training of clinical placement mentors. The workshop included a modified presentation that is used within t... Read More about Blended learning mentorship within P&O placements.

EDAQ:CH-D. Fragebogen zur Bewertung von täglichen Aktivitäten. (Swiss-German version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire) (2018)
Other
(Swiss-German version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire). University of Salford

The Swiss-German language version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) is a self-report outcome measure, which people complete at home in their own time and then return to the clinician/ researcher. It has been validated for use w... Read More about EDAQ:CH-D. Fragebogen zur Bewertung von täglichen Aktivitäten. (Swiss-German version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire).

EDAQ:D. Fragebogen zur Bewertung von täglichen Aktivitäten German language version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (2018)
Other
German language version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire. University of Salford

The German language version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) is a self-report outcome measure, which people complete at home in their own time and then return to the clinician/ researcher. It has been validated for use with pe... Read More about EDAQ:D. Fragebogen zur Bewertung von täglichen Aktivitäten German language version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire.

Civil wars and cinematic narrative : the case of Psychi Vathia (Deep Soul, Pantelis Voulgaris, 2009) (2018)
Book Chapter
Kosmidou, S. (2018). Civil wars and cinematic narrative : the case of Psychi Vathia (Deep Soul, Pantelis Voulgaris, 2009). In K. Deslandes, F. Mourlon, & B. Tribout (Eds.), Civil War and Narrative : Testimony, Historiography, Memory (129-149). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61179-2_8

In recent years, there has been a surge of scholarly interest in cinema and cultural memory. To an extent, this scholarship concerns researchers in cultural studies, history, literary studies, and media studies. Alongside this academic work, there h... Read More about Civil wars and cinematic narrative : the case of Psychi Vathia (Deep Soul, Pantelis Voulgaris, 2009).

Clinical profile, risk and critical factors and the application of the “path towards intended violence” model in the case of mass shooter Dylann Roof (2018)
Journal Article
Allely, C., & Faccini, L. (2018). Clinical profile, risk and critical factors and the application of the “path towards intended violence” model in the case of mass shooter Dylann Roof. Deviant Behavior, 40(6), 672-689. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2018.1437653

A threat assessment perspective, namely the Path towards Intended Violence, was applied in the case of the mass shooting perpetrated by Dylann Roof on June 17, 2015 at an Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. This... Read More about Clinical profile, risk and critical factors and the application of the “path towards intended violence” model in the case of mass shooter Dylann Roof.

Effective lifetime radiation risk for a number of national mammography screening programmes (2018)
Journal Article
Ali, R., England, A., McEntee, M., Tootell, A., Mercer, C., & Hogg, P. (2018). Effective lifetime radiation risk for a number of national mammography screening programmes. Radiography, 24(3), 240-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2018.02.001

Background and purpose: The performance of mammography screening programmes is focussed mainly on breast cancer detection rates. However, when the benefits and risks of mammography are considered, the risk of radiation-induced cancer is calculated fo... Read More about Effective lifetime radiation risk for a number of national mammography screening programmes.

EDAQ : DLV. Vragenlijst Evaluatie Dagelijkse Activiteit (Dutch language version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire) (2018)
Other
(Dutch language version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire). Salford

The Dutch language version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) is a self-report outcome measure, which people complete at home in their own time and then return to the clinician/ researcher. It has been validated for use with peo... Read More about EDAQ : DLV. Vragenlijst Evaluatie Dagelijkse Activiteit (Dutch language version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire).

Fine-scale genetic structure and helping decisions in a cooperatively breeding bird (2018)
Journal Article
Leedale, A., Sharp, S., Simeoni, M., Robinson, E., & Hatchwell, B. (2018). Fine-scale genetic structure and helping decisions in a cooperatively breeding bird. Molecular Ecology, 27(7), 1714-1726. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14553

In animal societies, characteristic demographic and dispersal patterns may lead to genetic structuring of populations, generating the potential for kin selection to operate. However, even in genetically structured populations, social interactions may... Read More about Fine-scale genetic structure and helping decisions in a cooperatively breeding bird.

Flow visualization using heat lines for unsteady radiative hydromagnetic Micropolar convection from a vertical slender hollow cylinder (2018)
Journal Article
Janardhana Reddy, G., Kethireddy, B., & Beg, O. (2018). Flow visualization using heat lines for unsteady radiative hydromagnetic Micropolar convection from a vertical slender hollow cylinder. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 140, 493-505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2018.03.014

The present study aims to investigate the thermal radiation heat transfer effect on unsteady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of micropolar fluid over a uniformly heated vertical hollow cylinder using Bejan’s heat function concept. The normalized conse... Read More about Flow visualization using heat lines for unsteady radiative hydromagnetic Micropolar convection from a vertical slender hollow cylinder.

The association between suicidal behavior, attentional control, and frontal asymmetry (2018)
Journal Article
Thompson, C., & Ong, E. (2018). The association between suicidal behavior, attentional control, and frontal asymmetry. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9(79), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00079

It can be difficult to identify those at risk of suicide because suicidal thoughts are often internalized and not shared with others. Yet to prevent suicide attempts it is crucial to identify suicidal thoughts and actions at an early stage. Past stud... Read More about The association between suicidal behavior, attentional control, and frontal asymmetry.

The impact of power clean ability and training age on adaptations to weightlifting-style training (2018)
Journal Article
James, L., Comfort, P., Suchomel, T., Kelly, V., Beckman, E., & Haff, G. (2019). The impact of power clean ability and training age on adaptations to weightlifting-style training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 33(11), 2936-2944. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002534

The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether weightlifting actions are a viable method for improving athletic performance amongst weaker, inexperienced lifters when compared to individuals with a greater power clean result, and hence we... Read More about The impact of power clean ability and training age on adaptations to weightlifting-style training.

Video games as culture : considering the role and importance of video games in contemporary society (2018)
Book
Muriel, D., & Crawford, G. (2018). Video games as culture : considering the role and importance of video games in contemporary society. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315622743

Video games are becoming culturally dominant. But what does their popularity say about our contemporary society? This book explores video game culture, but in doing so, utilizes video games as a lens through which to understand contemporary social li... Read More about Video games as culture : considering the role and importance of video games in contemporary society.

Optimisation of inspection policy for multi-line production systems (2018)
Journal Article
Zahedi-Hosseini, F., Syntetos, A., & Scarf, P. (2018). Optimisation of inspection policy for multi-line production systems. European Journal of Industrial Engineering, 12(2), 233. https://doi.org/10.1504/EJIE.2018.090616

This paper develops a simulation model to determine the cost-optimum inspection policy for a multi-line production system taking account of simultaneous downtime. The machines in the multi-line system are subject to a two stage failure process that i... Read More about Optimisation of inspection policy for multi-line production systems.

Fuzzy reasoning approach and fuzzy analytical hierarchy process for expert judgment capture and process in risk analysis (2018)
Book Chapter
An, M., & Chen, Y. (2018). Fuzzy reasoning approach and fuzzy analytical hierarchy process for expert judgment capture and process in risk analysis. In Q. Mahboob, & E. Zio (Eds.), Handbook of RAMS in Railway Systems: Theory and Practice (441-474). Boca Raton, USA: CRC PRess (Taylor & Francis)

Many risk assessment techniques currently used in the railway industry are comparatively mature tools, which have been developed on the basis of probabilistic risk analysis (PRA), for example, fault tree analysis, event tree analysis, Monte Carlo sim... Read More about Fuzzy reasoning approach and fuzzy analytical hierarchy process for expert judgment capture and process in risk analysis.

The complete mitochondrial genome of a Buckfast bee, Apis mellifera (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Northern Ireland (2018)
Journal Article
Okuyama, H., Hill, J., Martin, S., & Takahashi, J. (2018). The complete mitochondrial genome of a Buckfast bee, Apis mellifera (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Northern Ireland. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 3(1), 338-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2018.1450660

We analyzed the complete mitochondrial genome of the ‘Buckfast bee’, Apis mellifera, collected from Northern Ireland, UK. It consisted of a circular molecule of 16,353 bp. The genome contained 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, and 2 rRNA genes, along with... Read More about The complete mitochondrial genome of a Buckfast bee, Apis mellifera (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Northern Ireland.

Variability of plyometric and ballistic exercise technique maintains jump performance (2018)
Journal Article
Chandler, P., Greig, M., & McMahon, J. (2018). Variability of plyometric and ballistic exercise technique maintains jump performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(6), 1571-1582. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002572

The aim of this study was to investigate changes in vertical jump technique over the course of a training session. Twelve plyometric and ballistic exercise trained male athletes (age = 23.4 ± 4.6 years, body mass = 78.7 ± 18.8 kg, height = 177.1 ± 9.... Read More about Variability of plyometric and ballistic exercise technique maintains jump performance.

Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests (2018)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Burslem, D., Taylor, J., Taylor, A., Khoo, E., Majalap-Lee, N., …Johnson, D. (2018). Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests. Ecology Letters, 21(5), 713-723. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12939

Partitioning of soil phosphorus (P) pools has been proposed as a key mechanism maintaining plant diversity, but experimental support is lacking. Here, we provided different chemical forms of P to 15 tree species with contrasting root symbiotic relati... Read More about Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests.