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The implementation of an environmental management system in the not-for-profit sector (2014)
Journal Article

Purpose
This paper examines the implementation of the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) in a non-profit, small to medium sized enterprise (SME) in the UK.
Methodology
A four year Participatory Action Research study is made upon Knowledge Tran... Read More about The implementation of an environmental management system in the not-for-profit sector.

Moving prison health promotion along: Towards an integrative framework for action to develop health promotion and tackle the social determinants of health (2014)
Journal Article

The majority of prisoners are drawn from deprived circumstances with a range of health and social needs. The current focus within 'prison health' does not, and cannot, given its predominant medical model, adequately address the current health and wel... Read More about Moving prison health promotion along: Towards an integrative framework for action to develop health promotion and tackle the social determinants of health.

How b-skeletons lose their edges (2014)
Journal Article

A b-skeleton is a proximity graphs with node neighbourhood defined by continuous-valued parameter b. Two nodes in a b-skeleton are connected by an edge if their lune-based neighbourhood contains no other nodes. With increase of b some edges a skeleto... Read More about How b-skeletons lose their edges.

Towards plant wires (2014)
Journal Article

In experimental laboratory studies we evaluate a possibility of making electrical wires from living plants. In scoping experiments we use lettuce seedlings as a prototype model of a plant wire. We approximate an electrical potential transfer function... Read More about Towards plant wires.

Blueprint of a semantic business process-aware Enterprise Information Architecture: The EIAOnt ontology (2014)
Book Chapter

A robust design of enterprise information resources and their optimal usage can significantly enhance the information management (IM) capability of an enterprise. Enterprise Information Architecture (EIA) is a critical success factor for this objecti... Read More about Blueprint of a semantic business process-aware Enterprise Information Architecture: The EIAOnt ontology.

Evaluating the effectiveness of a mobile location-based intervention for improving human-computer interaction students' understanding of context for design (2014)
Journal Article

Copyright © 2014, IGI Global. With the ubiquity of interactive computer-based systems, designers are challenged to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of their designs for a variety of different environments and user activities. To achieve this,... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness of a mobile location-based intervention for improving human-computer interaction students' understanding of context for design.

A mobile Location-Based Situated Learning Framework for Supporting Critical Thinking: A Requirements Analysis Study (2014)
Book Chapter

© 2014, Springer International Publishing Switzerland. All rights reserved. This chapter presents the requirements work carried out as part of developing an intervention to improve students’ analysis and critical thinking skills using location-based... Read More about A mobile Location-Based Situated Learning Framework for Supporting Critical Thinking: A Requirements Analysis Study.

Rapid in-vitro testing for chemotherapy sensitivity in leukaemia patients (2014)
Journal Article

© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014. Bioluminescent bacterial biosensors can be used in a rapid in vitro assay to predict sensitivity to commonly used chemotherapy drugs in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The nucleoside analog cytarabine (ara-C) i... Read More about Rapid in-vitro testing for chemotherapy sensitivity in leukaemia patients.

Smartphone message sentiment analysis (2014)
Book Chapter

Humans tend to use specific words to express their emotional states in written and oral communications. Scientists in the area of text mining and natural language processing have studied sentiment fingerprints residing in text to extract the emotiona... Read More about Smartphone message sentiment analysis.

Complexity metrics and user strength perceptions of the pattern-lock graphical authentication method (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

One of the most popular contemporary graphical password approaches is the Pattern-Lock authentication mechanism that comes integrated with the Android mobile operating system. In this paper we investigate the impact of password strength meters on the... Read More about Complexity metrics and user strength perceptions of the pattern-lock graphical authentication method.

On the development of automated forensic analysis methods for mobile devices (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We live in a connected world where mobile devices are used by humans as valuable tools. The use of mobile devices leaves traces that can be treasured assets for a forensic analyst. Our aim is to investigate methods and exercise techniques that will m... Read More about On the development of automated forensic analysis methods for mobile devices.

Randomised evaluation of modified valsalva effectiveness in re-entrant tachycardias (REVERT) study (2014)
Journal Article

Introduction: The Valsalva manoeuvre (VM) is a recommended first-line physical treatment for patients with re-entrant supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), but is often ineffective in standard practice. A failed VM is typically followed by treatment wi... Read More about Randomised evaluation of modified valsalva effectiveness in re-entrant tachycardias (REVERT) study.

Time and Tide (2014)
Digital Artefact

Coping with changed appearance and body image following a burn injury (2014)
Journal Article

Interactive documentary (2014)
Book Chapter

Interactive documentary is a term used to describe the new possibilities for both the construction and representation of reality brought about by the human–computer interface. For a documentary to be interactive in this context, a physical action nee... Read More about Interactive documentary.

Computer vision: A reference guide entries: "Polarization" and "polarized light in computer vision" (2014)
Book Chapter

Entry into "Computer Vision: A reference guide".

Using feminist phenomenology to explore women's experiences of domestic violence in pregnancy (2014)
Journal Article

This article presents the philosophical and theoretical dimensions of a doctoral study which aimed to explore women's experiences of domestic violence in pregnancy. The intention is to share some contributions from the literature that enabled the res... Read More about Using feminist phenomenology to explore women's experiences of domestic violence in pregnancy.

The legitimacy of the European Union through legal rationality: Free movement of third country nationals (2014)
Book

Third country nationals (TCNs) play an important part in the economy of the European Union, reflected in the rights granted to them under European Union Law. Political expediency is however shaped by world, regional and domestic influences that in tu... Read More about The legitimacy of the European Union through legal rationality: Free movement of third country nationals.

Young people's experiences of neurofibromatosis type 1 (2014)
Thesis

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic condition which can result in varying degrees of visible difference (disfigurement). There is currently very little research into the psychosocial impact of NF1, particularly during adolescence, a time whe... Read More about Young people's experiences of neurofibromatosis type 1.

Has implementation of local air quality management reduced local nitrogen dioxide concentrations in the UK? (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In February 2014 the European Commission launched legal proceedings against the UK for its failure to cut excessive levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The failure of national action to achieve the necessary reduction in NO2 places an increasing onus o... Read More about Has implementation of local air quality management reduced local nitrogen dioxide concentrations in the UK?.