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Building heritage in enterprise zones: The latest threat or opportunity? (2014)
Journal Article

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider heritage for buildings within Enterprise Zones – a programme promoted by central government to improve the UK economy. A central view has been focusing on economic... Read More about Building heritage in enterprise zones: The latest threat or opportunity?.

Effects of mixing alcohol with caffeinated beverages on subjective intoxication: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2014)
Journal Article

It has been suggested that mixing alcohol with energy drinks or other caffeinated beverages may alter the awareness of (or 'mask') intoxication. The proposed reduction in subjective intoxication may have serious consequences by increasing the likelih... Read More about Effects of mixing alcohol with caffeinated beverages on subjective intoxication: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Text line aggregation (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We present a new approach to text line aggregation that can work as both a line formation stage for a myriad of text segmentation methods (over all orientations) and as an extra level of filtering to remove false text candidates. The proposed method... Read More about Text line aggregation.

MSc environmental consultancy placement case studies (2014)
Report

Edited collection of case studies of placements

West of England Sustainable Travel (WEST) baseline and years one and two (to 2013/14) annual outcomes monitoring report (2014)
Report

The Local Sustainable Transport Fund was launched in January 2011 with the four West of England unitary authorities (Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils) being awarded nearly £30 million by th... Read More about West of England Sustainable Travel (WEST) baseline and years one and two (to 2013/14) annual outcomes monitoring report.

Is local air quality management a successful strategy for achieving selected EU limit values? (2014)
Book Chapter

This research examines the role of Local Air Quality Management Action Planning in achieving the EU limit value for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) annual mean, focusing on those Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) declared in England before July 2005 for ex... Read More about Is local air quality management a successful strategy for achieving selected EU limit values?.

Has implementation of local air quality management reduced local nitrogen dioxide concentrations in the UK? (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In February 2014 the European Commission launched legal proceedings against the UK for its failure to cut excessive levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The failure of national action to achieve the necessary reduction in NO2 places an increasing onus o... Read More about Has implementation of local air quality management reduced local nitrogen dioxide concentrations in the UK?.

Young people's experiences of neurofibromatosis type 1 (2014)
Thesis

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic condition which can result in varying degrees of visible difference (disfigurement). There is currently very little research into the psychosocial impact of NF1, particularly during adolescence, a time whe... Read More about Young people's experiences of neurofibromatosis type 1.

The legitimacy of the European Union through legal rationality: Free movement of third country nationals (2014)
Book

Third country nationals (TCNs) play an important part in the economy of the European Union, reflected in the rights granted to them under European Union Law. Political expediency is however shaped by world, regional and domestic influences that in tu... Read More about The legitimacy of the European Union through legal rationality: Free movement of third country nationals.

Using feminist phenomenology to explore women's experiences of domestic violence in pregnancy (2014)
Journal Article

This article presents the philosophical and theoretical dimensions of a doctoral study which aimed to explore women's experiences of domestic violence in pregnancy. The intention is to share some contributions from the literature that enabled the res... Read More about Using feminist phenomenology to explore women's experiences of domestic violence in pregnancy.

Computer vision: A reference guide entries: "Polarization" and "polarized light in computer vision" (2014)
Book Chapter

Entry into "Computer Vision: A reference guide".

Interactive documentary (2014)
Book Chapter

Interactive documentary is a term used to describe the new possibilities for both the construction and representation of reality brought about by the human–computer interface. For a documentary to be interactive in this context, a physical action nee... Read More about Interactive documentary.

Coping with changed appearance and body image following a burn injury (2014)
Journal Article

Time and Tide (2014)
Digital Artefact

Randomised evaluation of modified valsalva effectiveness in re-entrant tachycardias (REVERT) study (2014)
Journal Article

Introduction: The Valsalva manoeuvre (VM) is a recommended first-line physical treatment for patients with re-entrant supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), but is often ineffective in standard practice. A failed VM is typically followed by treatment wi... Read More about Randomised evaluation of modified valsalva effectiveness in re-entrant tachycardias (REVERT) study.

On the development of automated forensic analysis methods for mobile devices (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We live in a connected world where mobile devices are used by humans as valuable tools. The use of mobile devices leaves traces that can be treasured assets for a forensic analyst. Our aim is to investigate methods and exercise techniques that will m... Read More about On the development of automated forensic analysis methods for mobile devices.

Complexity metrics and user strength perceptions of the pattern-lock graphical authentication method (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

One of the most popular contemporary graphical password approaches is the Pattern-Lock authentication mechanism that comes integrated with the Android mobile operating system. In this paper we investigate the impact of password strength meters on the... Read More about Complexity metrics and user strength perceptions of the pattern-lock graphical authentication method.

Smartphone message sentiment analysis (2014)
Book Chapter

Humans tend to use specific words to express their emotional states in written and oral communications. Scientists in the area of text mining and natural language processing have studied sentiment fingerprints residing in text to extract the emotiona... Read More about Smartphone message sentiment analysis.

Rapid in-vitro testing for chemotherapy sensitivity in leukaemia patients (2014)
Journal Article

© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014. Bioluminescent bacterial biosensors can be used in a rapid in vitro assay to predict sensitivity to commonly used chemotherapy drugs in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The nucleoside analog cytarabine (ara-C) i... Read More about Rapid in-vitro testing for chemotherapy sensitivity in leukaemia patients.

A mobile Location-Based Situated Learning Framework for Supporting Critical Thinking: A Requirements Analysis Study (2014)
Book Chapter

© 2014, Springer International Publishing Switzerland. All rights reserved. This chapter presents the requirements work carried out as part of developing an intervention to improve students’ analysis and critical thinking skills using location-based... Read More about A mobile Location-Based Situated Learning Framework for Supporting Critical Thinking: A Requirements Analysis Study.