All Outputs (1825)

Lycra sleeve compression and its physiological and biomechanical effects on the upper limb in healthy adults (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background
Previous studies have shown beneficial effects of a Lycra arm sleeve in people with stroke (PwS), however, the mechanism of these effects is unclear. The aim was to investigate the effects of a Lycra arm sleeve on pressure, temperature,... Read More about Lycra sleeve compression and its physiological and biomechanical effects on the upper limb in healthy adults.

To investigate the biomechanical and physiological effects of Lycra sleeve on the upper limb in healthy adults (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background
Previous studies have shown beneficial effects of a Lycra arm sleeve in people with stroke (PwS), however, the mechanism of these effects is unclear. The aim was to investigate the effects of a Lycra arm sleeve on pressure, temperature,... Read More about To investigate the biomechanical and physiological effects of Lycra sleeve on the upper limb in healthy adults.

RBWM World Cafe Final Evaluation Report (2023)
Report

Exploration of the impact of junction characteristics on pedestrian red light violation (2023)
Journal Article

The design of the geometry and traffic controls at signalised junctions is often focused on the level of service offered to motor vehicles and rarely considers the level of service offered to pedestrians. This results in pedestrian adopting illegal a... Read More about Exploration of the impact of junction characteristics on pedestrian red light violation.

More than a checkpoint: Exploring the pedagogical role of doctoral progression assessment (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

There is an expectation that all doctoral programmes in the UK will include a form of progression assessment (QAA, 2020), with individual institutions having autonomy to determine specific processes and criteria. Yet, despite the potential significan... Read More about More than a checkpoint: Exploring the pedagogical role of doctoral progression assessment.

Engineering and project management: A long journey towards sustainability (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The environmental, social, and financial sustainability around projects is currently one of the most serious alarming concerns. However, the progress made in developing contemporary methods for the evaluation and adoption of sustainable project manag... Read More about Engineering and project management: A long journey towards sustainability.

A systematic review of the impacts of extreme heat on health and wellbeing in the United Kingdom (2023)
Journal Article

Climate change poses a concern globally, as it adversely affects planetary and population health. Extreme heat is one of the largest weather-related causes of mortality, projected to cause severe heatwaves and droughts globally. Current research has... Read More about A systematic review of the impacts of extreme heat on health and wellbeing in the United Kingdom.

The clinical impact of serious respiratory disease in children under the age of two years during the 2021-2022 bronchiolitis season in England, Scotland and Ireland (2023)
Journal Article

Interventions introduced to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 led to a widespread reduction in childhood infections. However, from spring 2021 onwards the United Kingdom and Ireland experienced an unusual out-of-season epidemic of respiratory disease.... Read More about The clinical impact of serious respiratory disease in children under the age of two years during the 2021-2022 bronchiolitis season in England, Scotland and Ireland.

The Castiglione inscription in the Tower of London (2023)
Journal Article

Women in Print I and Women in Print 2 (2023)
Journal Article

Review of Women in Print I and Women in Print 2. Each book consists of essays written by individual researchers, designers, historians, librarians, curators and artists offering a range of voices exploring women's roles in printing history. These two... Read More about Women in Print I and Women in Print 2.

Structural Moves in Norrland (2023)
Book Chapter

Based in Umeå, Northern Sweden, this project looks at the phenomena of moving whole houses and other buildings. This practice occurs throughout Sweden, in the USA, New Zealand and other territories. Moving structures this way has occurred for over... Read More about Structural Moves in Norrland.

Unsettling in Norrland (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This research uses film, photography and projection to analyse the changing space of Northern Sweden (Norrland). This peripheral region is one of the most rapidly reconfiguring spaces in Europe, with on-going programmes of corporate and state investm... Read More about Unsettling in Norrland.

Structural moves in Norrland (2023)
Book Chapter

Based in Umeå, Northern Sweden, this project looks at the phenomena of moving whole houses and other buildings. This practice occurs throughout Sweden, in the USA, New Zealand and other territories. Moving structures this way has occurred for over a... Read More about Structural moves in Norrland.

Written evidence from Dr Emmanuel Nsiah Amoako (UKR0065) (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper

This is a written response to the House of Lords' Industry and Regulators Committee's inquiry into UK regulators, with a focus on their roles, remit, independence, and accountability. This submission focused on the role of the Forensic Science Regula... Read More about Written evidence from Dr Emmanuel Nsiah Amoako (UKR0065).

Feedback stabilization of a class of nonlinear systems using nonlinear normal form (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper investigates the design of a feedback controller via nonlinear normal form for a class of nonlinear systems. A general second-order nonlinear system affine in control is firstly presented. In general, it is more difficult to construct a no... Read More about Feedback stabilization of a class of nonlinear systems using nonlinear normal form.

Towards net zero carbon housing: Local authorities' adoption of higher energy efficiency standards and performance metrics (2023)
Journal Article

In the face of escalating climate change concerns, local planning authorities are stepping into new roles that extend beyond traditional responsibilities. This article showcases the determined journey of local authorities toward achieving net zero ca... Read More about Towards net zero carbon housing: Local authorities' adoption of higher energy efficiency standards and performance metrics.

Family ties (2023)
Journal Article

Family Ties - Artist Terrie Reddish explains to Sarah Bodman how book artists in New Zealand are building creative connections and book arts’ networks

Learning to care about the environment through picturebooks (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter identifies picture books as a useful tool to engage children in climate change and sustainable education, and encourages teachers to recognise hopeful pedagogies in their practice in order to navigate emotional responses to the climate e... Read More about Learning to care about the environment through picturebooks.

Ambulance clinicians implementing evidence-based practice: Mind the gap! Attitudes, perceptions and experiences of student paramedics (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) represents the conscientious and judicious use of the best contemporaneous evidence in partnership with patient values and clinical expertise to guide healthcare professionals. As a result, EBP is a recommend... Read More about Ambulance clinicians implementing evidence-based practice: Mind the gap! Attitudes, perceptions and experiences of student paramedics.

Modernity and the Pandemic: Decivilization, Imperialism, and COVID-19 (2023)
Book

Modernity and the Pandemic: Decivilization, Imperialism, and COVID-19 applies the tools of critical social theory to make sense of the COVID-19 crisis and presents a critical sociological analysis of aspects of the political and community response to... Read More about Modernity and the Pandemic: Decivilization, Imperialism, and COVID-19.