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Work-life balance in times of economic crisis and austerity (2013)
Journal Article
Gregory, A., Milner, S., & Windebank, J. (2013). Work-life balance in times of economic crisis and austerity. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 33(9-10), 528-541. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-05-2013-0061

The purpose of this editorial is to provide an overview of the wider debates concerning the evolution of work-life balance practice and policy since the onset of the “Great Recession” of 2008 and to draw out some comparisons of the issues raised by t... Read More about Work-life balance in times of economic crisis and austerity.

Beyond a love supreme: John Coltrane and the legacy of an album (2013)
Other
Whyton, A. (2013). Beyond a love supreme: John Coltrane and the legacy of an album. New York

Recorded by his quartet in a single session in 1964, John Coltrane's A Love Supreme is widely considered one of the greatest jazz albums of all time. A significant record of Coltrane's transition from the bebop and hard bop of his earlier recordings... Read More about Beyond a love supreme: John Coltrane and the legacy of an album.

Stress, anxiety and coping (2013)
Book Chapter
Murphy, N. (2013). Stress, anxiety and coping. In C. Brooker, & A. Waugh (Eds.), Foundations of Nursing Practice : the fundamentals of holistic care (241-260). Oxford: Mosby

This book has been written specifically to meet the needs of nursing students undertaking the common foundation programme. It aims to explain how and why sensitive, holistic and evidence-based nursing care is carried out. It is therefore relevant to... Read More about Stress, anxiety and coping.

Hot goods in happy hands: Occasional user accounts and motivations for buying stolen goods (2013)
Journal Article
Patel, T. (2013). Hot goods in happy hands: Occasional user accounts and motivations for buying stolen goods. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 23(4), 500-513. https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2013.773202

Using qualitative data collected from an empirical study that focused on theft-related activity in a U.K. high crime area, the motivations and purchase patterns of occasional buyers of stolen goods are considered. In doing so, it is argued that as an... Read More about Hot goods in happy hands: Occasional user accounts and motivations for buying stolen goods.

A closer look on the Egyptian e-commerce: A case study (2012)
Journal Article
Alsahouly, I., & Rashid, T. (2012). A closer look on the Egyptian e-commerce: A case study. International journal of research in management & technology (Print), 2(6), 1-7

This paper aims to give a general overview about the current status of the utilization of e-commerce in Egypt. A pilot study was conducted among 50 Egyptian consumers as to report their perspectives regarding the current barriers of electronic commer... Read More about A closer look on the Egyptian e-commerce: A case study.

Linking sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) and ecosystem services: New connections in urban ecology (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Mak, C., James, P., & Scholz, M. (2012, December). Linking sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) and ecosystem services: New connections in urban ecology. Presented at British Ecological Society Annual Meeting (18-20 December 2012), University of Birmingham

The relationship between Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and ecosystem services has not been articulated clearly, leading to misinformed and inadequate SuDS designs. A new conceptual model, informed by literature review, sets out the relationshi... Read More about Linking sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) and ecosystem services: New connections in urban ecology.

Effect of road narrowing on junction capacity using microsimulation (2012)
Journal Article
Yousif, S., Alterawi, M., & Henson, R. (2013). Effect of road narrowing on junction capacity using microsimulation. Journal of Transportation Engineering, 139(6), 574-584. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29TE.1943-5436.0000534

Traffic-calming measures have been widely used in urban areas, aiming sometimes to reduce vehicle flow rates but primarily to reduce speed and, hence, the number and severity of traffic accidents. The one-way priority working road narrowing (throttle... Read More about Effect of road narrowing on junction capacity using microsimulation.

Drivers’ lane utilization for UK motorways (2012)
Journal Article
Yousif, S., Al-Obaedi, J., & Henson, R. (2013). Drivers’ lane utilization for UK motorways. Journal of Transportation Engineering, 139(5), 441-447. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29TE.1943-5436.0000531

Lane utilization represents how the rate of traffic flow is distributed among the available number of lanes in a given section. This utilization or split is affected by several factors including traffic flow rates as well as the presence and amount o... Read More about Drivers’ lane utilization for UK motorways.

The libido-maker’s apprentice : working the window’s proscenium (2012)
Journal Article
Matthews, A. (2012). The libido-maker’s apprentice : working the window’s proscenium. Performing Ethos, 3(2), 121-137. https://doi.org/10.1386/peet.3.2.121_1

This article proposes that by focusing on the professional complications of working in one-to-one encounters outside of the nominally aesthetic realm, performance-makers and researchers might discover ways of either mimicking or rupturing the form’s... Read More about The libido-maker’s apprentice : working the window’s proscenium.

me-but-not-me: Teaching the digital double (2012)
Journal Article
Oliver, M. (2012). me-but-not-me: Teaching the digital double. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 8(2), 185-200. https://doi.org/10.1386/padm.8.2.189_1

Written from a practice-as-research perspective, this paper focuses on the importance of teaching the technique of the ‘digital double’ in multimedia performance. It offers a summary of the key theorists who assist in our interpretation and understan... Read More about me-but-not-me: Teaching the digital double.

Chapter 13: (Dis)Embodiment (2012)
Book Chapter
Sermon, P. (2012). Chapter 13: (Dis)Embodiment. In M. Chatzichristodoulou, & R. Zerihan (Eds.), Intimacy Across Visceral and Digital Performance (160-173). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Through discursive accounts of my own practice I will explore issues of (dis)embodiment in relation to presence and intimacy as experienced and performed in telematic and virtual environments. At what point is the participant embodying the virtual pe... Read More about Chapter 13: (Dis)Embodiment.

Performing the discourse of sexuality online (2012)
Book Chapter
Kreps, D. (2012). Performing the discourse of sexuality online. In S. Warburton, & S. Hatzipanagos (Eds.), Digital Identity and Social Media. London: Information Science Reference, IGI Global

This chapter focusses on Foucault, Butler, and video-sharing on sexual social networking sites. It argues that the use and prevalence of video-sharing technologies on sexual social networking websites, has a direct impact on our notions of sexual ide... Read More about Performing the discourse of sexuality online.

Evaluation of a team project based learning module for developing employability skills (2012)
Journal Article
Whatley, J. (2012). Evaluation of a team project based learning module for developing employability skills. Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 9, 75-92

This paper presents a case study, in which a new module, aimed at enhancing students’ employ-ability skills, is evaluated. Employability skills for graduates from higher education are regarded as essential outcomes from their degree programmes, but i... Read More about Evaluation of a team project based learning module for developing employability skills.

Glass recipes and the output from a 19th-century glass works: examples from Percival, Vickers & Co. Ltd, Manchester (2012)
Journal Article
Willmott, H., Miller, I., & Jackson, C. (2012). Glass recipes and the output from a 19th-century glass works: examples from Percival, Vickers & Co. Ltd, Manchester. Industrial Archaeology Review, 34(1), 51-64. https://doi.org/10.1179/0309072812Z.0000000003

Excavations by Oxford Archaeology North in 2003 revealed extensive structural remains of the former Percival, Vickers and Co. Ltd glass works, one of the principal 19th-century glass manufactories in Manchester. A detailed account of the excavated re... Read More about Glass recipes and the output from a 19th-century glass works: examples from Percival, Vickers & Co. Ltd, Manchester.

Microsimulation model for motorway merges with ramp-metering controls (2012)
Journal Article
with ramp-metering controls. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 13(1), 296-306. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2011.2169792

This paper presents a newly developed microsimulation model for motorway merge traffic, focusing on issues that relate to ramp-metering (RM) control and its effectiveness. The model deals with general and more specific drivers’ behavioral tasks, such... Read More about Microsimulation model for motorway merges with ramp-metering controls.

University leadership in turbulent times: An exploration of "urban and edgy" institutions. (2012)
Book
Burke, M., Morris, G., & Tattersall, A. (2012). University leadership in turbulent times: An exploration of "urban and edgy" institutions. University of Salford

The last two years have seen remarkable changes in the global higher education sector and particularly in the UK. The legal, political and social frameworks in which we work are changing and questions must arise about what kinds of leadership models... Read More about University leadership in turbulent times: An exploration of "urban and edgy" institutions..

EU equality law: from protecting ‘groups’ to protection of all (2012)
Book Chapter
Milner, J. (2012). EU equality law: from protecting ‘groups’ to protection of all. In J. Wetzel (Ed.), The EU as a global player in human rights?. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203126301

The extended number of grounds for discrimination identified for protection by Article 13 of the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam, reflects the emergence and policy recognition of new constituencies based on identity politics, such as the gay rights, disabil... Read More about EU equality law: from protecting ‘groups’ to protection of all.

Branding the green education : challenges facing implementation of education for sustainable development in Egypt (2012)
Journal Article
Ramzy, O., & Wahieb, R. (2012). Branding the green education : challenges facing implementation of education for sustainable development in Egypt. Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 3, 83-99. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10230-012-0006-x

Due to the scarcity in natural resources and the demand for green labour and economy, education for sustainable development (ESD) gained a great importance in developed countries, let alone developing ones. From this point of view, this paper is stu... Read More about Branding the green education : challenges facing implementation of education for sustainable development in Egypt.