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An evaluation of property valuation practice in Sub-Saharan Africa (2016)
Report

Real estate markets in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are beginning to mature partly due to increased business and investment activities in the last decade and partly due to initiatives to improve transparency in market operations. Professional and ethical... Read More about An evaluation of property valuation practice in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Student nurses self-confidence and perceptions of the risk and benefits associated with family-witnessed resuscitation – a cross sectional survey (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Family-witnessed resuscitation (FWR) has become more widespread in the UK since the 1990s. It remains controversial with many health care professionals citing concerns about 1) the long-term effects for the family member and 2) fears about their abil... Read More about Student nurses self-confidence and perceptions of the risk and benefits associated with family-witnessed resuscitation – a cross sectional survey.

Evaluation of Food for Life 2013-15: Summary and synthesis report (2016)
Report

This is the final report of the phase two evaluation of Food for Life undertaken by the University of the West of England, Bristol 2013-15.

The research encompassed five workstreams:
1. Long term impacts and durability - understanding how and w... Read More about Evaluation of Food for Life 2013-15: Summary and synthesis report.

Networks of violence in the production of young women's trajectories and subjectivities (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Feminist Review. This paper focuses on the deployment and interdependence of different expressions of gendered and classed violence in shaping the choices, trajectories and subjectivities of young women on vocational beauty therapy courses. It... Read More about Networks of violence in the production of young women's trajectories and subjectivities.

Using self-determination theory to promote adolescent girls' physical activity: Exploring the theoretical fidelity of the Bristol Girls Dance Project (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 The Authors. Objectives: To report the theory-based process evaluation of the Bristol Girls' Dance Project, a cluster-randomised controlled trial to increase adolescent girls' physical activity. Design: A mixed-method process evaluation of the... Read More about Using self-determination theory to promote adolescent girls' physical activity: Exploring the theoretical fidelity of the Bristol Girls Dance Project.

Innovative real estate development finance – evidence from Europe (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – This research aims to provide an insight into large-scale real estate projects in Europe and how they are using a more innovative blend of finance. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology in... Read More about Innovative real estate development finance – evidence from Europe.

Randomised comparison of the effectiveness of the laryngeal mask airway supreme, i-gel and current practice in the initial airway management of out of hospital cardiac arrest: A feasibility study (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 The Author. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. All rights reserved. Background: The best initial approach to advanced airway management during out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is unknown.... Read More about Randomised comparison of the effectiveness of the laryngeal mask airway supreme, i-gel and current practice in the initial airway management of out of hospital cardiac arrest: A feasibility study.

The dual half-edge-a topological primal/dual data structure and construction operators for modelling and manipulating cell complexes (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 by the authors. There is an increasing need for building models that permit interior navigation, e.g., for escape route analysis. This paper presents a non-manifold Computer-Aided Design (CAD) data structure, the dual half-edge based on the Po... Read More about The dual half-edge-a topological primal/dual data structure and construction operators for modelling and manipulating cell complexes.

Adapting commissioning for sexual abuse: Moving from a criminal justice to a public health model (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A research paper looking at current thinking and practices around the engagement of communities in preventing sexual harm – especially public health and innovative approaches

The role of fine urban grain in securing the diversity of the urban centre (2016)
Thesis

Diversity is a key concept in urban and planning theory and policy with important physical,social and economic dimensions. It is also central to the sustainable city and a key component of vital and viable urban centres. Urban form plays a key role i... Read More about The role of fine urban grain in securing the diversity of the urban centre.

From single MFC to cascade configuration: The relationship between size, hydraulic retention time and power density (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 The Authors. Achieving useful electrical power production with the MFC technology requires a plurality of units. Therefore, the main objective of much of the MFC research is to increase the power density of each unit. Collectives of MFCs will... Read More about From single MFC to cascade configuration: The relationship between size, hydraulic retention time and power density.

Parental knowledge and attitude to children's eye care services (2016)
Journal Article

Background: The early years of life is very significant in the development of the eyes and vision, any disruption at this stage may lead to severe visual impairment or even blindness. Eye examination and treatment of childrenis not just a right of t... Read More about Parental knowledge and attitude to children's eye care services.

A longitudinal study of 340 young people with or without a visible difference: The impact of teasing on self-perceptions of appearance and depressive symptoms (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. Previous research in both the general population and in those with a visible facial difference has identified potential associations between teasing, dissatisfaction with appearance and emotional distress. However, most studies a... Read More about A longitudinal study of 340 young people with or without a visible difference: The impact of teasing on self-perceptions of appearance and depressive symptoms.

Leverhulme international network (2016)
Journal Article

A discussion of the work and practices of an international network.

Can tailored non-linearity of hierarchical structures inform future material development? (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. An analytical investigation into the non-linear elastic response of helical lattice structures coupled with an elastic medium is presented. Novel composite templates are then obtained to produce bespoke material characteristics b... Read More about Can tailored non-linearity of hierarchical structures inform future material development?.

Evaluation of French motorway network in relation to slime mould transport networks (2016)
Journal Article

© The Author(s) 2016. France has developed a high quality motorway system that has been rapidly rationalised and matured in the late 20th century yet has been founded on ancient, Roman infrastructures. The development of the motorway system is thus a... Read More about Evaluation of French motorway network in relation to slime mould transport networks.

From the Black Square to the Red Square: Rebel leadership constructed as process through a narrative on art (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. The contribution this paper makes to leadership studies is to advance leadership theory towards a process based perspective based on an appreciation of art. The article does this by using a narrative on art in Russia. Th... Read More about From the Black Square to the Red Square: Rebel leadership constructed as process through a narrative on art.

Consequences of a male takeover on mating skew in wild Sanje mangabeys (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Among primate species living in multimale-multifemale groups, the number of receptive females may determine the rank of the lowest male that copulates (priority of access model, or PoA [Altmann SA. 1962. A field study o... Read More about Consequences of a male takeover on mating skew in wild Sanje mangabeys.

The oncogene ERG: A key factor in prostate cancer (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved. ETS-related gene (ERG) is a member of the E-26 transformation-specific (ETS) family of transcription factors with roles in development that include vasculogenesis, angiogenesis, haematopoiesis... Read More about The oncogene ERG: A key factor in prostate cancer.

“Cascades, torrents & drowning” in information: seeking help in the contemporary general practitioner practice in the UK (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. ABSTRACT: This paper responds to the Alpine Rendez-Vous “crisis” in technology-enhanced learning. It takes a contested area of policy as well as a rapid change in the National Health Service, and... Read More about “Cascades, torrents & drowning” in information: seeking help in the contemporary general practitioner practice in the UK.