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Participation In Higher Education: Aspirations, Attainment And Social Background (2013)
Journal Article

The recent report of the Milburn Review into Social Mobility highlights the under-representation of young people from lower socio-economic groups in higher education and encourages universities and others to act to remedy this situation as a contribu... Read More about Participation In Higher Education: Aspirations, Attainment And Social Background.

Real-time recovery of moving 3D faces for emerging applications (2013)
Journal Article

Existing face imaging systems are not suitable to meet the face representation and recognition demands for emerging applications in areas such as interactive gaming, enhanced learning environments and directed advertising. This is mainly due to the p... Read More about Real-time recovery of moving 3D faces for emerging applications.

The redox behaviour of diazepam (Valium®) using a disposable screen-printed sensor and its determination in drinks using a novel adsorptive stripping voltammetric assay (2013)
Journal Article

In this study we investigated the possibility of applying disposable electrochemical screen-printed carbon sensors for the rapid identification and quantitative determination of diazepam in beverages. This was achieved utilising a previously unreport... Read More about The redox behaviour of diazepam (Valium®) using a disposable screen-printed sensor and its determination in drinks using a novel adsorptive stripping voltammetric assay.

A microfluidic anti-Factor Xa assay device for point of care monitoring of anticoagulation therapy (2013)
Journal Article

The development of new point of care coagulation assay devices is necessary due to the increasing number of patients requiring long-term anticoagulation in addition to the desire for appropriate, targeted anticoagulant therapy and a more rapid respon... Read More about A microfluidic anti-Factor Xa assay device for point of care monitoring of anticoagulation therapy.

The role of community centre-based arts, leisure and social activities in promoting adult well-being and healthy lifestyles (2013)
Journal Article

Developed countries are experiencing high levels of mental and physical illness associated with long term health conditions, unhealthy lifestyles and an ageing population. Given the limited capacity of the formal health care sector to address these p... Read More about The role of community centre-based arts, leisure and social activities in promoting adult well-being and healthy lifestyles.

Bio-development of motorway network in the Netherlands: A slime mould approach (2013)
Journal Article

Plasmodium of a cellular slime mould Physarum polycephalum is a very large eukaryotic microbe visible to the unaided eye. During its foraging behavior the plasmodium spans sources of nutrients with a network of protoplasmic tubes. In this paper we at... Read More about Bio-development of motorway network in the Netherlands: A slime mould approach.

A hybrid swarm intelligence algorithm for multiuser scheduling in HSDPA (2013)
Journal Article

Multiuser scheduling is an important aspect in the performance optimization of a wireless network since it allows multiple users to access a shared channel efficiently by exploiting multiuser diversity. To perform efficient scheduling, channel state... Read More about A hybrid swarm intelligence algorithm for multiuser scheduling in HSDPA.

A pilot randomised controlled trial of the pelvic toner device in female stress urinary incontinence (2013)
Journal Article

Introduction and hypothesis To determine the feasibility of using the pelvic toner device (PTD) in aiding pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) Methods Forty women, aged at least 18 years with symptoms of pure stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or stres... Read More about A pilot randomised controlled trial of the pelvic toner device in female stress urinary incontinence.

Automotive enterprise transformation: Build to order as a sustainable and innovative strategy for the automotive industry? (2013)
Journal Article

© IIE, INCOSE. The global financial crisis has significantly impacted the automotive industry. The crisis has reduced the supply of credit to industry, exposed process inefficiencies, and reduced credit to consumers, which has reduced sales. Firms ar... Read More about Automotive enterprise transformation: Build to order as a sustainable and innovative strategy for the automotive industry?.

Creating a learning environment to promote food sustainability issues in primary schools? Staff perceptions of implementing the food for life partnership programme (2013)
Journal Article

There is increasing interest in the role that schools can play in promoting education for sustainable development (ESD), and evidence is emerging that schools can be influential in the emerging agenda around the ecological, ethical and social aspects... Read More about Creating a learning environment to promote food sustainability issues in primary schools? Staff perceptions of implementing the food for life partnership programme.

Smoking prevalence amongst UK Armed Forces recruits: Changes in behaviour after 3 years follow-up and factors affecting smoking behaviour (2013)
Journal Article

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate smoking prevalence of Tri-Service recruits, and changes in smoking behaviour at 3-year follow-up, by trade group and gender. Associations with educational attainment and deprivation were also as... Read More about Smoking prevalence amongst UK Armed Forces recruits: Changes in behaviour after 3 years follow-up and factors affecting smoking behaviour.

Trusting neighbours or strangers in a racially divided society: Insights from survey data in South Africa (2013)
Journal Article

In this paper, we investigate reported measures of trust in South Africa, collected in the 2008 National Income Dynamics Study. In particular, we compare responses to two questions asked of all adult respondents about the likelihood that a lost walle... Read More about Trusting neighbours or strangers in a racially divided society: Insights from survey data in South Africa.

Exposing drying patterns: Using electrical resistivity tomography to monitor capillary rise in sandstone under varying drying conditions (2013)
Journal Article

Rising damp and other moisture movements through porous stone and rock are known to cause weathering and deterioration, as noted in a range of recent field and laboratory studies. However, relatively little is known about the behaviour of moisture wi... Read More about Exposing drying patterns: Using electrical resistivity tomography to monitor capillary rise in sandstone under varying drying conditions.

Heuristic-based neural networks for stochastic dynamic lot sizing problem (2013)
Journal Article

Multi-period single-item lot sizing problem under stochastic environment has been tackled by few researchers and remains in need of further studies. It is mathematically intractable due to its complex structure. In this paper, an optimum lot-sizing p... Read More about Heuristic-based neural networks for stochastic dynamic lot sizing problem.

Dynamic capabilities in a sixth-generation family firm: Entrepreneurship and the Bibby Line (2013)
Journal Article

In this paper we draw on the theory of dynamic capabilities to examine development of the only surviving family-owned Liverpool shipping company. The Bibby Line was founded in 1807 to take advantage of the growing sea-trade based in Liverpool. The co... Read More about Dynamic capabilities in a sixth-generation family firm: Entrepreneurship and the Bibby Line.

Reliability of Arabic ICIQ-UI short form in Saudi Arabia (2013)
Journal Article

Context: The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) provides a brief measure of symptoms and impact of urinary incontinence on quality of life. It is suitable for use in clinical practice... Read More about Reliability of Arabic ICIQ-UI short form in Saudi Arabia.

MFC-cascade stacks maximise COD reduction and avoid voltage reversal under adverse conditions (2013)
Journal Article

Six continuous-flow Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) configured as a vertical cascade and tested under different electrical connections are presented. When in parallel, stable operation and higher power and current densities than individual MFCs were obse... Read More about MFC-cascade stacks maximise COD reduction and avoid voltage reversal under adverse conditions.

Post-partum MMR immunisation rates in rubella-susceptible antenatal women (2013)
Journal Article

Rubella, an insignificant viral disease of childhood, can have devastating effects on the fetus if infection is acquired during pregnancy. An immunisation programme was established in the UK in the 1970s, with the monitoring of pregnant women for rub... Read More about Post-partum MMR immunisation rates in rubella-susceptible antenatal women.

Rape, Defendant Anonymity and Evidence-Based Policy Making (2013)
Journal Article

In 2010, the Coalition government announced in its Programme for Government, that: 'We will extend anonymity in rape cases to defendants.' The question of anonymity for defendants accused of rape and other sexual offences, has been repeatedly raised... Read More about Rape, Defendant Anonymity and Evidence-Based Policy Making.

Toward turing’s A-type unorganised machines in an unconventional substrate: A dynamic representation in compartmentalised excitable chemical media (2013)
Book Chapter

© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013. Turing presented a general representation scheme by which to achieve artificial intelligence – unorganised machines. Significantly, these were a form of discrete dynamical system and yet such representations... Read More about Toward turing’s A-type unorganised machines in an unconventional substrate: A dynamic representation in compartmentalised excitable chemical media.