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'Peripheral voices': Teenage narratives of migration in recent English young-adult fiction (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper explored representations of migrants and refugees in contemporary YA fiction set in the UK.

'Conversation is a two-way process' Introducing conversation partner training in aphasia in Dutch rehabilitation practice (2016)
Thesis

'Inspiring not insipid' Teaching & learning excellence from the students perspective (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

One of the keynote presentations at the UWE Teaching and Learning Conference 2016. Harry and Marcela share with you their experiences of teaching excellence. Highlighting examples from across departments within UWE and external events (such as the Br... Read More about 'Inspiring not insipid' Teaching & learning excellence from the students perspective.

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet: Nomenclature and CPD frameworks at UWE (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This poster presentation aims to outline the issues of nomenclature (award titling) in the University of the West of England exploring the possibility of the existing Engineering Career Capability Framework (ECCDF) postgraduate awards adopting the Sh... Read More about A rose by any other name would smell as sweet: Nomenclature and CPD frameworks at UWE.

Designing for discussion (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

How we designed an online distance learning course to sustain an active community of learners

Understanding and responding to child sexual abuse (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A research paper discussing current approaches to public health interventions in the sexual abuse field

Editor for an Hour (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Neural-Learning-Based Telerobot Control with Guaranteed Performance (2016)
Journal Article

© 2013 IEEE. In this paper, a neural networks (NNs) enhanced telerobot control system is designed and tested on a Baxter robot. Guaranteed performance of the telerobot control system is achieved at both kinematic and dynamic levels. At kinematic leve... Read More about Neural-Learning-Based Telerobot Control with Guaranteed Performance.

One-step approach for two-tiered constrained relay node placement in wireless sensor networks (2016)
Journal Article

© 2012 IEEE. We consider in this letter the problem of constrained relay node (RN) placement where sensor nodes must be connected to base stations by using a minimum number of RNs. The latter can only be deployed at a set of predefined locations, and... Read More about One-step approach for two-tiered constrained relay node placement in wireless sensor networks.

Using 3D imaging to map bullet impacts in sandstone (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Bullet impacts on heritage surfaces are increasingly a concern for conservation scientists; the escalating conflicts in the Middle East are often in the news for the deliberate targeting of heritage sites. The full destruction of sites, using large-s... Read More about Using 3D imaging to map bullet impacts in sandstone.

Visualising surface texture through the combination of 2D and 3D data (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation of a new workflow developed to facilitate the efficient visualisation and rendering of surface texture of paintings. The workflow combines digital colour images, Reflectance Transformation Imaging and 3D data produced with a laser scanne... Read More about Visualising surface texture through the combination of 2D and 3D data.

The use of state-of-the-art transport models by policymakers – beauty in simplicity? (2016)
Journal Article

Abstract: Transport demand models have a long history of being a major tool in transport policy making. However, whether they are truly used in decision-making processes, and if so, whether the knowledge they provide is actually understood, is questi... Read More about The use of state-of-the-art transport models by policymakers – beauty in simplicity?.

Anti-Inflammatory effect of Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom) aqueous extracts on Rattus norvegicus (albino rats) (2016)
Journal Article

Anti-inflammatory effect of Pleurotusostreatus (oyster mushroom) aqueous extract was studied. The extract was prepared using a novel design of relative moisture content to determine the dry weight of the extract. Thirty-five albino rats (grouped in... Read More about Anti-Inflammatory effect of Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom) aqueous extracts on Rattus norvegicus (albino rats).

Cohesion, leadership, mental health stigmatisation and perceived barriers to care in UK military personnel (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. Background: Military research suggests a significant association between leadership, cohesion, mental health stigmatisation and perceived barriers to care (stigma/BTC). Aim: Most studies are cross sectional, therefore longi... Read More about Cohesion, leadership, mental health stigmatisation and perceived barriers to care in UK military personnel.

Eye centre localisation: An unsupervised modular approach (2016)
Journal Article

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - This paper aims to introduce an unsupervised modular approach for eye centre localisation in images and videos following a coarse-to-fine, global-to-regional scheme. The design of the algorithm aims at ex... Read More about Eye centre localisation: An unsupervised modular approach.

Endless Pressure: Life on a Low Income in Austere Times (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 The Authors Social Policy & Administration Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Much has been written that details the decline in living standards following the ‘credit crunch’ in the UK. It remains that we understand to a lesser degree the... Read More about Endless Pressure: Life on a Low Income in Austere Times.

A synthetic player for Ayὸ board game using alpha-beta search and learning vector quantization (2016)
Journal Article

Game playing especially, Ayὸ game has been an important topic of research in artificial intelligence and several machine learning approaches have been used, but the need to optimize computing resources is important to encourage the significant intere... Read More about A synthetic player for Ayὸ board game using alpha-beta search and learning vector quantization.

Urine transduction to usable energy: A modular MFC approach for smartphone and remote system charging (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 The Authors This study reports for the first time the full charging of a state-of-the-art mobile smartphone, using Microbial Fuel Cells fed with urine. This was possible by employing a new design of MFC that allowed scaling-up without power de... Read More about Urine transduction to usable energy: A modular MFC approach for smartphone and remote system charging.

Encapsulation of expansive powder minerals within a concentric glass capsule system for self-healing concrete (2016)
Journal Article

This study presents the application of encapsulated expansive powder minerals (magnesium oxide, bentonite and quicklime) for self-healing of cement-based mortars. A system of concentric glass macrocapsules was used to envelope the expansive minerals... Read More about Encapsulation of expansive powder minerals within a concentric glass capsule system for self-healing concrete.

Exploring the relationship between general practice characteristics, and attendance at walk-in centres, minor injuries units and EDs in England 2012/2013: A cross-sectional study (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Background: For several years, EDs in the UK NHS have faced considerable increases in attendance rates. Walk-in centres (WiCs) and minor injuries units (MIUs) have been suggested as solutions. We... Read More about Exploring the relationship between general practice characteristics, and attendance at walk-in centres, minor injuries units and EDs in England 2012/2013: A cross-sectional study.