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Realizing sustainable process improvement through an understanding of machine-material interaction: Part 2 - An industrial case study (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In striving to become world-class, manufacturing organizations employ an array of tools and methods to support improvement programmes to increase quality, efficiency, flexibility, and ultimately reduce unit cost and increase capability. However, many... Read More about Realizing sustainable process improvement through an understanding of machine-material interaction: Part 2 - An industrial case study.

Realizing sustainable process improvement through an understanding of machine-material interaction: Part 1 - A methodology for audit, investigation, and improvement (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In striving to become world class, manufacturing organizations employ an array of tools and methods to support improvement programmes to increase quality, efficiency, flexibility, and ultimately reduce unit cost and increase capability. However, many... Read More about Realizing sustainable process improvement through an understanding of machine-material interaction: Part 1 - A methodology for audit, investigation, and improvement.

‘Happy Being Me’ in the UK: A controlled evaluation of a school-based body image intervention with pre-adolescent children (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background
Body image concerns among children are commonly associated with the onset of severe health-related implications including reduced physical activity, unhealthy eating behaviours, and low self-esteem, among others. Historically, attempts to... Read More about ‘Happy Being Me’ in the UK: A controlled evaluation of a school-based body image intervention with pre-adolescent children.

A systematic review of behaviour change techniques in walking and cycling interventions: the iConnect study (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background
iConnect, funded by EPSRC, is an interdisciplinary research programme, aiming to measure and evaluate changes in travel, physical activity and carbon emissions associated with the Sustrans’ Connect2 programme. Until recently, the categori... Read More about A systematic review of behaviour change techniques in walking and cycling interventions: the iConnect study.

Towards a new ceramic future (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This symposium brought together leading experts in the field of 3D printed ceramics to disseminate recent research findings, share knowledge, and to discuss scope for future developments. The event presented results of the AHRC funded project Solid F... Read More about Towards a new ceramic future.

Leaders and laggards in transport CO2 emissions: The challenges and outcomes of benchmarking sustainable urban transport systems across Europe (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The transport sector represents roughly 18% of the CO2 emissions in the EU and is the only sector that has continued to increase emissions. As most people live and work in cities in the EU, it is important to identify the leaders and laggards with re... Read More about Leaders and laggards in transport CO2 emissions: The challenges and outcomes of benchmarking sustainable urban transport systems across Europe.

Is the bus boring? (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Contemporary research on travel-time use challenges the notion that travel-time is wasted, but is it always a positive experience? Previous studies have suggested that engaging in activity during travel-time increases the utility of a journey, and th... Read More about Is the bus boring?.