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Soap based thermal insulation: A sustainable alternative to petroleum (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Read, L., & Arayici, Y. (2014, April). Soap based thermal insulation: A sustainable alternative to petroleum. Presented at International Postgraduate Research Conference, Salford, UK

The thermal insulation market is dominated by petroleum insulations. A gap has been
identified for the manufacture of “green” insulations. These insulations must perform to the
same levels of heat transfer resistance as their petroleum based counte... Read More about Soap based thermal insulation: A sustainable alternative to petroleum.

G16 The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS): a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the Emergency Department than the Manchester Children's Early Warning System (ManChEWS) (2014)
Journal Article
Rowland, A., Cotterill, S., Lees, H., & Kelly, J. (2014). G16 The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS): a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the Emergency Department than the Manchester Children's Early Warning System (ManChEWS). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(Suppl), A8-A8. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-306237.16

Background The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) is a specific Emergency Department (ED) physiological and observational aggregate scoring system, with scores of 0–18. A higher score indicates greater likelihood of admission. The Mancheste... Read More about G16 The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS): a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the Emergency Department than the Manchester Children's Early Warning System (ManChEWS).

Neurobiological abnormalities in the first few years of life in individuals later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder : A review of recent data (2014)
Journal Article
Allely, C., Gillberg, C., & Wilson, P. (2014). Neurobiological abnormalities in the first few years of life in individuals later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder : A review of recent data. Behavioural Neurology, 2014, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/210780

Background: Despite the widely-held understanding that the biological changes that lead to autism usually occur during prenatal life, there has been relatively little research into the functional development of the brain during early infancy in indiv... Read More about Neurobiological abnormalities in the first few years of life in individuals later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder : A review of recent data.

Method and system for estimating road traffic flows in accordance with environmental noise levels (2014)
Patent
Martin Fernandez, L., Ruiz Padillo, D., Miguez Arenas, J., & Torija Martinez, A. (2014). Method and system for estimating road traffic flows in accordance with environmental noise levels

The present invention relates to a method and system for
estimating traffic flows on a road during a period of time, using exclusively
the measurement of environmental noise on said road. In addition, the
invention enables the flows of different t... Read More about Method and system for estimating road traffic flows in accordance with environmental noise levels.

Gender equality bargaining in France and the UK: an uphill struggle? (2014)
Journal Article
Milner, S., & Gregory, A. (2014). Gender equality bargaining in France and the UK: an uphill struggle?. Journal of Industrial Relations, 56(2), 246-263. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022185613509997

Collective bargaining is widely advocated as one means of addressing continued gender pay disparities. However, since collective bargaining has been weakened as a mode of employment regulation, its efficacy relative to statutory regulation is a matte... Read More about Gender equality bargaining in France and the UK: an uphill struggle?.

Virtuality and humanity (2014)
Book Chapter
Kreps, D. (2014). Virtuality and humanity. In M. Grimshaw (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Virtuality. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199826162.013.023

This chapter discusses the key questions raised by its title—what should we understand by the terms virtuality, humanity, and, thereby, by the term reality? These questions are explored with reference to the work of philosophers such as Henri Bergson... Read More about Virtuality and humanity.

Test-retest reliability and sensitivity of the concept2 dyno dynamometer: practical applications (2014)
Journal Article
Bampouras, T., Marrin, K., Sanley, S., & Jones, P. (2014). Test-retest reliability and sensitivity of the concept2 dyno dynamometer: practical applications. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 28(5), 1381-1385. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000000269

Strength assessment is often part of the objective periodical observation of teams, squads, or large groups of athletes. Equipment that provides assessment that is mobile and is easy to use will reduce the impact on the athletes’ training and competi... Read More about Test-retest reliability and sensitivity of the concept2 dyno dynamometer: practical applications.

Modelling and simulation of a mattress production line using ProModel. (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Khalili, M., & Zahedi-Hosseini, F. (2013, December). Modelling and simulation of a mattress production line using ProModel. Presented at Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) 2013, Washington, DC

Understanding the current manufacturing setup and accurately predicting the performance of a system over time makes modeling and simulation an ideal tool for systems’ planning. This case study aims mainly at exploring the application of modeling and... Read More about Modelling and simulation of a mattress production line using ProModel..

The study of interrogation : a focus on torture, but what about the intelligence? (2013)
Book Chapter
Newbery, S. (2013). The study of interrogation : a focus on torture, but what about the intelligence?. In C. Moran, & C. Murphy (Eds.), Intelligence Studies in Britain and the US : Historiography Since 1945 (222-235). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

Interrogation that aims to collect intelligence from the person being interrogated has received scholarly and public attention, largely as a result of its connection with torture. The torture debate – as it is known – began when interrogators were un... Read More about The study of interrogation : a focus on torture, but what about the intelligence?.

Interprofessional working in practice – educating for the future: The development of the Salford Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLIP) model (2013)
Report
Chaffe, E., Chapman, J., Cullen, M., Dean, M., Haines, C., Hollinshead, M., …Tudor, E. (2013). Interprofessional working in practice – educating for the future: The development of the Salford Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLIP) model

The project sought to introduce an interprofessional training programme for 3rd year pre-registration students across a range of professional groups. The programme was developed collaboratively with three National Health Service (NHS) sites. Practice... Read More about Interprofessional working in practice – educating for the future: The development of the Salford Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLIP) model.

C-GLOVES: An evaluation of the effectiveness of compression gloves in arthritis: a feasibility study :Hand assessment manual and glove treatment protocol 13.8.13v2 (2013)
Other
Jones, V., Alison, H., & Prior, Y. (2013). C-GLOVES: An evaluation of the effectiveness of compression gloves in arthritis: a feasibility study :Hand assessment manual and glove treatment protocol 13.8.13v2. Salford

The C-Gloves compression glove feasibility study evaluated the effects of compression gloves on hand pain, stiffness, joint swelling, finger flexion, grip ability, grip strength and hand function. This manual includes the: inclusion/ exclusion crite... Read More about C-GLOVES: An evaluation of the effectiveness of compression gloves in arthritis: a feasibility study :Hand assessment manual and glove treatment protocol 13.8.13v2.

European civil war films : memory, conflict and nostalgia (2013)
Book
Kosmidou, S. (2013). European civil war films : memory, conflict and nostalgia. New York, London: Routledge

This monograph examines the ways in which late twentieth-century European cinema deals with the neglected subject of civil war. Exploring a range of films about the Spanish, Irish, Former Yugoslavian, and Greek civil wars, this comparative and interd... Read More about European civil war films : memory, conflict and nostalgia.

All the world's a screen featuring the seven stages of man (2013)
Journal Article
Gould, C., & Sermon, P. (2013). All the world's a screen featuring the seven stages of man. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 9(2), 231-246. https://doi.org/10.1386/padm.9.2.231_1

Charlotte Gould and Paul Sermon developed and presented this collaborative new artwork entitled All the World’s a Screen, a live interactive telecommunications performance, to link public audiences in Manchester and Barcelona. On the evening of Satur... Read More about All the world's a screen featuring the seven stages of man.

Shoegaze as the third wave : affective psychedelic noise, c. 1965-1991 (2013)
Book Chapter
Halligan, B. (2013). Shoegaze as the third wave : affective psychedelic noise, c. 1965-1991. In M. Goddard, B. Halligan, & N. Spelman (Eds.), Resonances : Noise and Contemporary Music. London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic

Publisher's description of book:
Resonances is a compelling collection of new essays by scholars, writers and musicians, all seeking to explore and enlighten this field of study. Noise seems to stand for a lack of aesthetic grace, to alienate or d... Read More about Shoegaze as the third wave : affective psychedelic noise, c. 1965-1991.

Demo paper: Audio object extraction for live sports broadcast (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Oldfield, R., Shirley, B., & Cullen, N. (2013, July). Demo paper: Audio object extraction for live sports broadcast. Presented at Multimedia and Expo Workshops (ICMEW), 2013 IEEE International Conference on, San Jose, Ca, USA

Recent interest in object-based audio systems for cinema opens interesting possibilities to extend the reach of an object-based approach to television broadcast of live events. For events where microphones may be placed close to the source of each so... Read More about Demo paper: Audio object extraction for live sports broadcast.

Practitioner compression force variation in mammography : a 6 year study (2013)
Journal Article
Mercer, C., Hogg, P., Szczepura, K., & Denton, E. (2013). Practitioner compression force variation in mammography : a 6 year study. Radiography, 19(3), 200-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2013.06.001

The application of breast compression in mammography may be more heavily influenced by the practitioner
rather than the client. This could affect image quality and will affect client experience. This study builds on
previous research to establish i... Read More about Practitioner compression force variation in mammography : a 6 year study.

European code of good conduct for microcredit provision (2013)
Book
Dayson, K., & Vik, P. (2013). European code of good conduct for microcredit provision. Brussels: European Commission, Directorate-General for Regional Policy. https://doi.org/10.2776/37362

The European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision provides a set of standards in terms of management, governance, risk management, reporting, and consumer and investor relations that are common to the microcredit sector in the European Unio... Read More about European code of good conduct for microcredit provision.

Where did that come from? (2013)
Journal Article
Wray, J. (2013). Where did that come from?

Julie Wray offers top tips on dealing with a difficult birth