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Violent urban disturbance in England 1980-81 (2012)
Thesis

This study addresses violent urban disturbances which occurred in England in the early 1980s with particular reference to the Bristol ‘riots’ of April 1980 and the numerous disorders which followed in July 1981. Revisiting two concepts traditionally... Read More about Violent urban disturbance in England 1980-81.

Ingesting breakfast meals of different glycaemic load does not alter cognition and satiety in children (2012)
Journal Article

Background/Objectives: The effect of Glycaemic Index (GI) and Load (GL) of breakfasts on satiety and aspects of cognitive function in children is inconclusive. We aimed to assess if isocaloric breakfasts differing in GL (by replacing high-GI carbohyd... Read More about Ingesting breakfast meals of different glycaemic load does not alter cognition and satiety in children.

Understanding complex service systems through different lenses: An overview (2012)
Journal Article

The 2011 Grand Challenge in Service conference aimed to explore, analyse and evaluate complex service systems. A case scenario, improving the perception of safety in the London Borough of Sutton, provided a common context to link participant contribu... Read More about Understanding complex service systems through different lenses: An overview.

Validation of virtual reality simulation for obstetric ultrasonography: A prospective cross-sectional study (2012)
Journal Article

INTRODUCTION: Ultrasonography is an important skill for obstetricians and gynecologists; however, trainees have highlighted ultrasonography as an area of deficiency in their training. We undertook a prospective cross-sectional comparative study to as... Read More about Validation of virtual reality simulation for obstetric ultrasonography: A prospective cross-sectional study.

Can you ever regulate the virtual world against virtual economic crime (2012)
Journal Article

The question of whether you can ever regulate the virtual world against economic crime is one which cannot be answered easily in practice or in theory. This paper examines this question as part of a much larger study into virtual economic crime. Econ... Read More about Can you ever regulate the virtual world against virtual economic crime.

‘Fading glory? Decision-making around the project – How and why “Glory” projects fail’ (2012)
Book Chapter

pp.221-255

The role of trust in the development of connectivities amongst rural elders in England and Wales (2012)
Journal Article

Using Simmel's notion of sociation, the way in which rural elders in England and Wales relate to, or connect with, each other and others within their community, can be seen to be conflictual as well as consensual. As a vehicle for exploiting this rel... Read More about The role of trust in the development of connectivities amongst rural elders in England and Wales.

Something will turn up? Financial over-optimism and mortgage arrears (2012)
Journal Article

This paper investigates the association between unrealised financial expectations (over-optimism) and subsequent mortgage repayment difficulties, using British longitudinal data. Evidence is provided that an increased probability of mortgage payment... Read More about Something will turn up? Financial over-optimism and mortgage arrears.

Mental health, social inclusion, and community development: Lessons from Bristol (2012)
Journal Article

As community-based mental health services evolve, there is increasing awareness of the restorative potential of community participation and of its importance in promoting social inclusion. Many mental health service users are stigmatized by the segre... Read More about Mental health, social inclusion, and community development: Lessons from Bristol.

An exploration of the hydration care of older people: A qualitative study (2012)
Journal Article

Background: Older adults are more susceptible to water imbalance and ensuring they drink sufficiently is a complex and challenging issue for nurses. The factors that promote adequate hydration and the barriers which prevent older people from drinking... Read More about An exploration of the hydration care of older people: A qualitative study.

Open Science: A New "Trust Technology"? (2012)
Journal Article

The emerging practice of open science, which makes the entire process of a scientific investigation available, could extend membership of the research community to new, public audiences, who do not have access to science's long-established trust mech... Read More about Open Science: A New "Trust Technology"?.

Trigger point pressure release for triceps surae dysfunction: A case series (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The romantic experiences of adolescents with a visible difference: Exploring concerns, protective factors and support needs (2012)
Journal Article

Injuries or conditions that affect appearance can increase adolescents' risk of psychosocial and interpersonal difficulties and may also impact on romantic relationships-an important aspect of adolescent development.A mixed method online approach exp... Read More about The romantic experiences of adolescents with a visible difference: Exploring concerns, protective factors and support needs.

The value of rural amenities (2012)
Report

Aim The point that rural housing is the least affordable in the UK is firmly made in both the academic and policy research literature. This is leading to a rapid drift of young people in particular and low-income earners out of rural areas into urba... Read More about The value of rural amenities.

Intellectual capital information gaps (2012)
Journal Article

This paper explores the internal intellectual capital (IC) information gaps by examining the extent to which IC information is made available by the internal accounting system as well as how important IC information is to managers in carrying out the... Read More about Intellectual capital information gaps.

Changing rooms: Geography through art (2012)
Journal Article

This article describes a cross-curricular project involving PGCE students teaching geography through art to year 8 students. Mark and Simon suggest that geography through art can help stimulate students’ geographical imaginations.

Perceptions of the painful body: The relationship between body perception disturbance, pain and tactile discrimination in complex regional pain syndrome (2012)
Journal Article

Background: Disturbances in body perception are increasingly acknowledged as a feature of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Conventional treatments have limited success particularly among those with long-standing disease. Understanding the relat... Read More about Perceptions of the painful body: The relationship between body perception disturbance, pain and tactile discrimination in complex regional pain syndrome.

Abductive reasoning and qualitative research (2012)
Journal Article

Abduction, deduction and induction describe forms of reasoning. Deduction and induction are discussed in the nursing literature. However, abduction has been largely neglected by nurse scholars. In this paper it is proposed that abduction may play a p... Read More about Abductive reasoning and qualitative research.

A formal architecture-centric and model driven approach for the engineering of science gateways (2012)
Thesis

From n-Tier client/server applications, to more complex academic Grids, or even the most recent and promising industrial Clouds, the last decade has witnessed significant developments in distributed computing. In spite of this conceptual heterogeneit... Read More about A formal architecture-centric and model driven approach for the engineering of science gateways.

A comparative analysis of students' satisfaction with teaching on STEM vs non-STEM programmes (2012)
Journal Article