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Comparative human rights law: A comparative overview of ECHR v ACHR v ACHPR (2014)
Book Chapter
Platsas, A. E. (2014). Comparative human rights law: A comparative overview of ECHR v ACHR v ACHPR. In Essays on Human Rights: A Celebration of the Life of Dr Janusz Kochanowski (321-345). Ius et Lex Foundation

This paper offers a direct comparison between the three leading regional instruments of human rights protection in the world, namely the European Convention on Human Rights, the American Convention on Human Rights and the African Charter on Peoples”... Read More about Comparative human rights law: A comparative overview of ECHR v ACHR v ACHPR.

Source apportionment and dispersion mapping of fugitive dust using directional passive monitors (2014)
Thesis
Williams, B. Source apportionment and dispersion mapping of fugitive dust using directional passive monitors. (Thesis). University of Portsmouth. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10106672

This study combines passive directional dust monitoring methods with ICP-MS analysis, binary mixing modelling and geostatistical modelling to generate dust dispersion maps, enabling a record of Air Pollution Control residue (APC) dust dispersion on a... Read More about Source apportionment and dispersion mapping of fugitive dust using directional passive monitors.

The Dice Snake, Natrix tesselata: Biology, distribution and conservation of a Palaearctic species (2014)
Journal Article
Avery, R., & Lewis, T. (2014). The Dice Snake, Natrix tesselata: Biology, distribution and conservation of a Palaearctic species. Herpetological Bulletin, 130, 28-32

From time to time the journal Salamandra, published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologieund Terrarienkunde, has supplements which are produced as Mertensiella. This book is volume 18. It is devoted entirely to one species, the Dice Snake. It’s a... Read More about The Dice Snake, Natrix tesselata: Biology, distribution and conservation of a Palaearctic species.

Cardiff 2050: City regional scenarios for urban sustainability (2014)
Report
Eames, M., De Laurentis, C., Hunt, M., Lannon, S. C., & Dixon, T. (2014). Cardiff 2050: City regional scenarios for urban sustainability. EPSRC

What would a sustainable future look like for Cardiff and South East Wales? This report describes three distinctive long term (2050) city regional futures: i) Connected Cardiff; ii) Compact Cardiff–Wilderness Valleys; and iii) Orchard Cardiff Ci... Read More about Cardiff 2050: City regional scenarios for urban sustainability.

Retrofit 2050: Critical challenges for urban transitions (2014)
Report
Eames, M., Dixon, T., Lannon, S. C., Hunt, M., De Laurentis, C., Marvin, S., …Georgiadou, M. C. (2014). Retrofit 2050: Critical challenges for urban transitions. EPSRC

Scaling up retrofit presents a number of critical challenges for the transition to urban sustainability. Drawing together insights from the EPSRC Retrofit 2050 project this briefing sets out key success factors that need to be in place to deliver sus... Read More about Retrofit 2050: Critical challenges for urban transitions.

Knowing Brand Wales: agro-food transitions in firms, innovation and governance (2014)
Book Chapter
Carla, D. L., & Cooke, P. (2014). Knowing Brand Wales: agro-food transitions in firms, innovation and governance. In M. K. Goodman, & C. Sage (Eds.), Knowing Brand Wales (205--225). Ashgate Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315582702-10

As the first industrial nation, the UK was one of the earliest countries to experience the industrialisation of agriculture, a process that led to an increase in productivity, with more and more food produced by fewer and fewer people. As a result of... Read More about Knowing Brand Wales: agro-food transitions in firms, innovation and governance.

Towards the safety of human-in-the-loop robotics: Challenges and opportunities for safety assurance of robotic co-workers' (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Eder, K., C. Harper, C., & Leonards, U. (2014). Towards the safety of human-in-the-loop robotics: Challenges and opportunities for safety assurance of robotic co-workers'. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926328

The success of the human-robot co-worker team in a flexible manufacturing environment where robots learn from demonstration heavily relies on the correct and safe operation of the robot. How this can be achieved is a challenge that requires addressin... Read More about Towards the safety of human-in-the-loop robotics: Challenges and opportunities for safety assurance of robotic co-workers'.

Determinants of capital structure: An age wise analysis from non-financial sector of Pakistan (2014)
Journal Article
Arif, A., & Aslam, B. (2014). Determinants of capital structure: An age wise analysis from non-financial sector of Pakistan. International Journal of Empirical Finance, 3(2), 76-89

This study examines various determinants of capital structure in non-financial sector of Pakistan. Data are retrieved from the balance sheets, income statements and notes of 214 companies from non-financial sector in Pakistan. These companies were se... Read More about Determinants of capital structure: An age wise analysis from non-financial sector of Pakistan.

Bonding and prematurity: An exploratory study of early paternal involvement in the context of hospitalization (2014)
Journal Article
Leal, I., Saldanha, N., & Velez Oliveira, R. (2014). Bonding and prematurity: An exploratory study of early paternal involvement in the context of hospitalization. Psicologia, Saúde e Doenças, 15(2), 454-467. https://doi.org/10.15309/14psd150210

The father's role in the modern family has been less studied and is poorly defined in the literature. Through an interview and qualitative analysis, we intend to explore paternal involvement in the context of hospitalization due to premature childbir... Read More about Bonding and prematurity: An exploratory study of early paternal involvement in the context of hospitalization.

Design procedure of chattering attenuation sliding mode attitude control of a satellite system (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Nemati, H., & Hokamoto, S. (2014). Design procedure of chattering attenuation sliding mode attitude control of a satellite system

This study presents a design procedure for a new robust nonlinear control algorithm based on the theory of the terminal sliding mode (TSM) to control the attitude of a satellite system. Since the traditional TSM controllers include a discontinuous fu... Read More about Design procedure of chattering attenuation sliding mode attitude control of a satellite system.

MSR: Minimum-Stop Recharging Scheme for Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Khelladi, L., Djenouri, D., Lasla, N., Badache, N., & Bouabdallah, A. (2014). MSR: Minimum-Stop Recharging Scheme for Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks. https://doi.org/10.1109/UIC-ATC-ScalCom.2014.119

© 2014 IEEE. This paper deals with simultaneous energy transfer to multiple nodes for scalable wireless recharging in wireless sensor networks. All existing recharging schemes rely on the use of a mobile charger that roves the network and drops by so... Read More about MSR: Minimum-Stop Recharging Scheme for Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks.

The application of visible wavelength reflectance hyperspectral imaging for the detection and identification of blood stains (2014)
Journal Article
Li, B., Beveridge, P., O'Hare, W. T., & Islam, M. (2014). The application of visible wavelength reflectance hyperspectral imaging for the detection and identification of blood stains. Science and Justice, 54(6), 432-438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2014.05.003

© 2014 Forensic Science Society. Current methods of detection and identification of blood stains rely largely on visual examination followed by presumptive tests such as Kastle-Meyer, Leuco-malachite green or luminol. Although these tests are useful,... Read More about The application of visible wavelength reflectance hyperspectral imaging for the detection and identification of blood stains.

Popular Culture, Hybridity and Hip-Hop (2014)
Book Chapter
Webb, P. (2014). Popular Culture, Hybridity and Hip-Hop. In A. Brooks (Ed.), Popular Culture: Global Intercultural Perspectives, (88 -106). Basingstoke: Macmillan Education UK. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-42672-7

Chapter on Hip-Hop, hybridity and globalisation. Examines the theoretical approaches to hybridity and cultural processes. Looks at examples of hip-hop in Germany and hip-hop in the UK but specifically in Bristol.