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Psychological approaches to coping with pain in later life (2016)
Journal Article

A psychological model of coping with the demands of aging is outlined. Chronic pain is conceptualized as a challenge to normal aging, because it threatens identity, risks affective disorder (depression), and interferes with action. The sparse evidenc... Read More about Psychological approaches to coping with pain in later life.

Relationship between vaginal microbial dysbiosis, inflammation, and pregnancy outcomes in cervical cerclage (2016)
Journal Article

Preterm birth, the leading cause of death in children under 5 years, may be caused by inflammation triggered by ascending vaginal infection. About 2 million cervical cerclages are performed annually to prevent preterm birth. The procedure is thought... Read More about Relationship between vaginal microbial dysbiosis, inflammation, and pregnancy outcomes in cervical cerclage.

Online personal risk detection based on behavioural and physiological patterns (2016)
Journal Article

We define personal risk detection as the timely identification of when someone is in the midst of a dangerous situation, for example, a health crisis or a car accident, events that may jeopardize a person’s physical integrity. We work under the hypot... Read More about Online personal risk detection based on behavioural and physiological patterns.

Empirical evidence of an integrative knowledge competence framework for ERP systems implementation in UK industries (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems can greatly improve business productivity and better serve customers by creating values through integrating business processes and sharing current information. Knowledge Management (KM)... Read More about Empirical evidence of an integrative knowledge competence framework for ERP systems implementation in UK industries.

Reproductive tourism, through the anthropological “reproscope” (2016)
Journal Article

This review analyses the emerging literature on ‘reproductive tourism’ through a metaphorical ‘reproscope’ focusing largely on cross-border egg donation and surrogacy as the prime areas of contemporary anthropological investigation. Whilst acknowledg... Read More about Reproductive tourism, through the anthropological “reproscope”.

Liquid Chromatography Electrochemical Determination of Nicotine in Third-Hand Smoke (2016)
Journal Article

© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Third-hand smoke (THS) can be defined as the contamination of surfaces by second-hand smoke. This residue can form further pollutants which can be re-suspended in dust or be re-emitted into the gas... Read More about Liquid Chromatography Electrochemical Determination of Nicotine in Third-Hand Smoke.

Control of mobile robot for remote medical examination: Design concepts and users' feedback from experimental studies (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

© 2016 IEEE. In this article we discuss movement control of a ReMeDi medical mobile robot from the user perspective. The control is essentially limited to the level of operator actions where the operator is a member of a nursing staff. Two working mo... Read More about Control of mobile robot for remote medical examination: Design concepts and users' feedback from experimental studies.

Garment level power distribution for wearables using inductive power transfer (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

© 2016 IEEE. Wearable and smart devices are gaining in popularity, with many users now using multiple devices. Each of these devices requires individual charging and power maintenance. This paper proposes power sharing between multiple wearables to a... Read More about Garment level power distribution for wearables using inductive power transfer.

An analysis of managerial factors affecting the implementation and use of overall equipment effectiveness (2016)
Journal Article

© 2015 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. To ensure manufacturing organisations remain competitive, most of them are turning to total productive maintenance (TPM) and lean manufacturing to ensure seamless operations. Overall equ... Read More about An analysis of managerial factors affecting the implementation and use of overall equipment effectiveness.

The deprivation indices: Taking stock of the FTSE (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In The deprivation indices: Taking stock of the FTSE, the 100 logos and brand identities of the UK’s top 100 FTSE index companies are presented through a rapid fire game of word association from which a narrative (of sorts) emerges. What is revealed... Read More about The deprivation indices: Taking stock of the FTSE.

Experiencing the surveillance society (2016)
Journal Article

The images that circulated following the November 2015 Paris attacks and the August 2011 UK disturbances have reminded us of the ubiquity of surveillance. In the UK we may be aware of the CCTV owned by local councils and shops; the helicopter-borne c... Read More about Experiencing the surveillance society.

Improving patients' experience and outcome of total joint replacement: The RESTORE programme (2016)
Journal Article

Still Life with Blackbirds (2016)
Physical Artefact

On return to the UK, Richard Webb collaborated with Dr Joanne Reardon with exhibition at the Corinium Museum, Cirencester of Still Life with Blackbirds, a Light-Dark Contrast of 16 relief prints set against her story inspired by the images (2014), an... Read More about Still Life with Blackbirds.

Cultivating strategic foresight in practise: A relational perspective (2016)
Journal Article

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. Drawing on relationalism as a theoretical lens, we examine how normative organising structures, rights and authority relationships influence the cultivation of strategic foresight among organisational members lower down the organ... Read More about Cultivating strategic foresight in practise: A relational perspective.

Prevalence and predictors of persistent speech sound disorder at eight years old: Findings from a population cohort study (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 The Authors. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine prevalence and predictors of persistent speech sound disorder (SSD) in children aged 8 years after disregarding children presenting solely with common clinical distortions (i.e.,... Read More about Prevalence and predictors of persistent speech sound disorder at eight years old: Findings from a population cohort study.

Trimming simulation of forming metal sheets isogeometric models by using NURBS surfaces (2016)
Journal Article

Some metal sheets forming processes need trimming in a final stage for achieving the net-shape specification and for removing micro-cracks and irregularities. In numerical simulation, since the exact final edge location is a priori unknown in the ori... Read More about Trimming simulation of forming metal sheets isogeometric models by using NURBS surfaces.

Higher education reforms in Uzbekistan: Expanding vocational education at the expense of higher education? (2016)
Journal Article

This short article discusses fundamental reforms undertaking the in higher education system of Uzbekistan since 1991.

Developing and applying water security metrics in China: experience and challenges (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. In recent years the ‘water security’ concept has gained both increased public profile and also traction in policy-making circles in China. Moreover its strategic significance for the country has been more frequently addressed by... Read More about Developing and applying water security metrics in China: experience and challenges.

Cement stabilisation of crude-oil-contaminated soil (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016, Thomas Telford Services Ltd. All rights reserved. Crude-oil-contaminated soils are usually considered unsuitable construction materials for earthworks. This paper presents an experimental investigation of the effects of applying Portland ceme... Read More about Cement stabilisation of crude-oil-contaminated soil.

Turning the pages (2016)
Journal Article

Sarah Bodman talks to Jules Allen, founder of ‘turn the page’, and discovers the secrets of the success of this unique artist’s book festival in the heart of Norwich.