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From imitation to innovation: The discursive processes of knowledge creation in the Chinese space industry (2017)
Journal Article
Bi, J., Sarpong, D., Botchie, D., & Rao-Nicholson, R. (2017). From imitation to innovation: The discursive processes of knowledge creation in the Chinese space industry. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 120, 261-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.01.008

© 2017 Elsevier Inc. The quantum jump from ballistic missiles to space docking in recent decades symbolizes China's new product innovation potential in technologically complex industries. Drawing on theories of knowledge creation and discourse, we ex... Read More about From imitation to innovation: The discursive processes of knowledge creation in the Chinese space industry.

Gelatin as a promising printable feedstock for microbial fuel cells (MFC) (2017)
Journal Article
Ieropoulos, I., Theodosiou, P., Taylor, B., Greenman, J., & Melhuish, C. (2017). Gelatin as a promising printable feedstock for microbial fuel cells (MFC). International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42(3), 1783-1790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.11.083

© 2016 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC The microbial fuel cell (MFC) is an energy transducer that can directly produce electricity from bacterial oxidation of organic matter. MFCs consist of two reaction chambers (anode and cathode) separated by a s... Read More about Gelatin as a promising printable feedstock for microbial fuel cells (MFC).

Potential for environmental change at community level to prevent child unintentional injuries in the home: A qualitative study (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Bhatta, S., Mytton, J., & Deave, T. (2017, January). Potential for environmental change at community level to prevent child unintentional injuries in the home: A qualitative study. Presented at The CHCR Annual Conference 2017 ‘Research with Impact’, University of the West of England

Background Unintentional injury in the home is an important cause of death and disability among young children in Nepal. Reducing home injury hazards by changing the home environment has the potential to prevent home injuries. The aim of this study... Read More about Potential for environmental change at community level to prevent child unintentional injuries in the home: A qualitative study.

Attitudes towards fever amongst UK paediatric intensive care staff (2017)
Journal Article
Peters, M. J., Tibby, S. M., Morris, K. P., Inwald, D. P., Davis, P. J., Agbeko, R. S., …Tume, L. N. (2017). Attitudes towards fever amongst UK paediatric intensive care staff. European Journal of Pediatrics, 176(3), 423-427. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-016-2844-1

© 2017, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. The role played by fever in the outcome of critical illness in children is unclear. This survey of medical and nursing staff in 35 paediatric intensive care units and transport teams in the United Kingdom an... Read More about Attitudes towards fever amongst UK paediatric intensive care staff.

An evaluation of the Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarships (2017)
Journal Article
Rose, M., McCabe, C., Tod, A., & Giordano, R. (2017). An evaluation of the Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarships. Nursing Standard, 31(21), 40-44. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2017.e10706

The Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) is a charity that awards scholarships in leadership, travel and research to nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals to promote excellence in practice. The FNF offers mentoring support to scholars,... Read More about An evaluation of the Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarships.

'One screening away from disaster': Precarity and commitment in the Radical Film Network’s community exhibition sector (2017)
Book Chapter
Presence, S. (2017). 'One screening away from disaster': Precarity and commitment in the Radical Film Network’s community exhibition sector. In S. Malik, C. Chapain, & R. Comunian (Eds.), Community Filmmaking: Diversity, Practices and Places. London: Routledge

This chapter will build on the conference paper presented at the ‘Community Filmmaking’ conference in January 2014, which discussed the Bristol Radical Film Festival in the context of community filmmaking and the emergent project to develop what was... Read More about 'One screening away from disaster': Precarity and commitment in the Radical Film Network’s community exhibition sector.

Permissions snapshots: Assessing users' adaptation to the Android runtime permission model (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Andriotis, P., Sasse, M. A., & Stringhini, G. (2017). Permissions snapshots: Assessing users' adaptation to the Android runtime permission model. . https://doi.org/10.1109/WIFS.2016.7823922

© 2016 IEEE. The Android operating system changed its security-and privacy-related permission model recently, offering its users the ability to control resources that applications are allowed to access on their devices. This major change to the tradi... Read More about Permissions snapshots: Assessing users' adaptation to the Android runtime permission model.

Robust and stepwise optimization design for CO2 pipeline transportation (2017)
Journal Article
Tian, Q., Zhao, D., Li, Z., & Zhu, Q. (2017). Robust and stepwise optimization design for CO2 pipeline transportation. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 58, 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.01.003

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Carbon capture, utilization, storage (CCUS) technology is an effective means to reduce the CO2 emissions. It has been noted that engineering and economic design of the pipeline transportation are important components for CCUS. How... Read More about Robust and stepwise optimization design for CO2 pipeline transportation.

Present whilst absent: Home and the business tourist gaze (2017)
Journal Article
Willis, C., Ladkin, A., Jain, J., & Clayton, W. (2017). Present whilst absent: Home and the business tourist gaze. Annals of Tourism Research, 63, 48-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2016.10.008

© 2016 This paper reflects on business travel as a contemporary form of mobility and how it relates to family life. Through qualitative research with business travellers, insights are gained into the role digital technology plays in enabling connecti... Read More about Present whilst absent: Home and the business tourist gaze.

Micro-cultural preferences and macro-percolation of new ideas: A NetLogo simulation (2017)
Journal Article
Tubadji, A., Nijkamp, P., & Angelis, V. (2019). Micro-cultural preferences and macro-percolation of new ideas: A NetLogo simulation. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 10(1), 168-185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-017-0446-4

© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York. This paper provides an extension of the Schelling agent-based model (ABM) of segregation which is augmented here with a mechanism for the percolation of new ideas. The main objective of the paper is t... Read More about Micro-cultural preferences and macro-percolation of new ideas: A NetLogo simulation.

How tropical epiphytes at the Eden Project contribute to rainforest canopy science (2017)
Journal Article
Donald, J., Maxfield, P., Murray, D., & Ellwood, M. D. F. (2017). How tropical epiphytes at the Eden Project contribute to rainforest canopy science. Sibbaldia: The International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, 14, 55-68. https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2016.188

Understanding the ecological patterns and ecosystem processes of tropical rainforest canopies is becoming increasingly urgent in the face of widespread deforestation. However, accessing rainforest canopies is far from simple, and performing manipulat... Read More about How tropical epiphytes at the Eden Project contribute to rainforest canopy science.

A globally consistent nonlinear least squares estimator for identification of nonlinear rational systems (2017)
Journal Article
Mu, B., Bai, E. W., Zheng, W. X., & Zhu, Q. (2017). A globally consistent nonlinear least squares estimator for identification of nonlinear rational systems. Automatica, 77, 322-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2016.11.009

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd This paper considers identification of nonlinear rational systems defined as the ratio of two nonlinear functions of past inputs and outputs. Despite its long history, a globally consistent identification algorithm remains illusiv... Read More about A globally consistent nonlinear least squares estimator for identification of nonlinear rational systems.

Producers and Moguls, 1930-1980 (2017)
Book Chapter
Spicer, A. H. (2017). Producers and Moguls, 1930-1980. In I. Hunter, L. Porter, & J. Smith (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to British Cinema History. London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

This chapter provides an overview of production practices in the British film industry over a fifty year period. It does this through an analysis of the role of the producer, dividing producers into three broad types: moguls (who owned a studio); A f... Read More about Producers and Moguls, 1930-1980.

A collaborative multiagent framework based on online risk-aware planning and decision-making (2017)
Journal Article
Palomares, I., Killough, R., Bauters, K., Liu, W., & Hong, J. (2017). A collaborative multiagent framework based on online risk-aware planning and decision-making

Planning is an essential process in teams of multiple agents pursuing a common goal. When the effects of actions undertaken by agents are uncertain, evaluating the potential risk of such actions alongside their utility might lead to more rational dec... Read More about A collaborative multiagent framework based on online risk-aware planning and decision-making.

Nitric oxide signalling in plants (2017)
Book Chapter
Hancock, J. T., Wilson, H. R., & Neill, S. (2017). Nitric oxide signalling in plants. In eLS. Chichester: Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0020109.pub2

Nitric oxide (NO) is a small simple molecule but one which is instrumental in cell signalling in a range of organisms including plants. It is a gas, often found in the form of a radical. It is produced in cells in an orchestrated manner, usually by d... Read More about Nitric oxide signalling in plants.

The determination of uric acid in human saliva by liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection (2017)
Journal Article
Honeychurch, K. C. (2017). The determination of uric acid in human saliva by liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection

A method employing high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection (LC-ED) has been successfully developed for the determination of uric acid in human salvia. The optimal chromatographic conditions were found to comprise a mobil... Read More about The determination of uric acid in human saliva by liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.

Insurance based lie detection: Enhancing the verifiability approach with a model statement component (2017)
Journal Article
Harvey, A. C., Vrij, A., Leal, S., Lafferty, M., & Nahari, G. (2017). Insurance based lie detection: Enhancing the verifiability approach with a model statement component. Acta Psychologica, 174, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2017.01.001

Purpose - The Verifiability Approach (VA) is verbal lie detection tool that has shown promise when applied to insurance claims settings. This study examined the effectiveness of incorporating a Model Statement comprised of checkable information to th... Read More about Insurance based lie detection: Enhancing the verifiability approach with a model statement component.

United Kingdom – Policy, legislative, regulatory and enforcement responses to white collar crime and the financial crisis (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2017, January). United Kingdom – Policy, legislative, regulatory and enforcement responses to white collar crime and the financial crisis. Paper presented at The Fraud Act 2006 – Ten Years On: A critical evaluation of the Act from legal academics, legal practitioners and criminologists, School of Law, University of Worcester

The aim of this paper is to critically consider the prosecution of fraud related offences by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and City Regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in the United Kingdom, with reference to the Fraud Act 2006. This p... Read More about United Kingdom – Policy, legislative, regulatory and enforcement responses to white collar crime and the financial crisis.

Coupled electrochemical mass spectrometry investigations of the oxidation of nicotine and its determination in third-hand smoke by liquid chromatography electrochemical detection (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Peng, X., boujtita, M., Bowdler, P., & Honeychurch, K. C. (2017, January). Coupled electrochemical mass spectrometry investigations of the oxidation of nicotine and its determination in third-hand smoke by liquid chromatography electrochemical detection. Paper presented at CRIB Annual Meeting 2017, Bristol, England

The electrochemistry of nicotine Electrochemical mass spectrometry of nicotine What is third-hand smoke? Why is it important environmentally? Liquid chromatography electrochemical detection of third-hand smoke Conclusions