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The evolving codification of teachers’ work: Policy, politics and the consequences of pursuing quality control in Initial Teacher Education (2017)
Journal Article
Knight, B. (2017). The evolving codification of teachers’ work: Policy, politics and the consequences of pursuing quality control in Initial Teacher Education. Teacher Education Advancement Network, 9(1), 4-13

This paper documents the evolution of attempts to codify and standardize teachers’ work in the United Kingdom (UK), with particular attention to how this phenomenon has impacted the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) sector. In recent decades the teach... Read More about The evolving codification of teachers’ work: Policy, politics and the consequences of pursuing quality control in Initial Teacher Education.

Engendering executive reflexivity: A multi-perspective executive coach competency (2017)
Thesis
Gilhespy, H. Engendering executive reflexivity: A multi-perspective executive coach competency. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/900775

This study seeks to present an original contribution to the theorisation of executive coach competencies. A set of competencies which belong to the category engendering executive reflexivity were identified as being evident across a sub-group of exec... Read More about Engendering executive reflexivity: A multi-perspective executive coach competency.

The role of beta-cell glutamate receptors in pancreatic endocrine function and in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus (2017)
Thesis
Dwomoh, L. The role of beta-cell glutamate receptors in pancreatic endocrine function and in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/900722

Background: Kainate receptors (KARs) are one of the three classes of ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) expressed primarily in the central nervous system (CNS) where they mediate information transfer and neurotransmitter release. Very little is... Read More about The role of beta-cell glutamate receptors in pancreatic endocrine function and in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus.

New Labour in power in the English countryside 1997 - 2010: A social democratic moment forgone? (2017)
Thesis
Drew, D. New Labour in power in the English countryside 1997 - 2010: A social democratic moment forgone?. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/900716

An unprecedented number of Labour MPs was elected in rural areas in England in 1997. This study examines critically examines the making of rural policy and the implications for rural politics over the life-time of New Labour in power between 1997 and... Read More about New Labour in power in the English countryside 1997 - 2010: A social democratic moment forgone?.

The development of a point of care device for measuring blood ammonia (2017)
Thesis
Brannelly, N. The development of a point of care device for measuring blood ammonia. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/900674

Ammonia is produced in the body during the metabolism of amino acids. In the liver, it is converted to urea via the urea cycle and excreted by the kidneys as urine. Normal levels are between 11 to 50 µM, whereas a blood ammonia level of approximately... Read More about The development of a point of care device for measuring blood ammonia.

Western hypocrisy and the never changing face of financial secrecy jurisdictions: Burying the 1975 UN agenda (2017)
Journal Article
Young, M. A. (2017). Western hypocrisy and the never changing face of financial secrecy jurisdictions: Burying the 1975 UN agenda. European Law Review, 11-13

In 1975, the characteristics of new and emerging forms of organized crime aptly described those ingredients which in the present day, are directly attributable as enabling criminal money management, in Britain’s Overseas Territories and Crown Depend... Read More about Western hypocrisy and the never changing face of financial secrecy jurisdictions: Burying the 1975 UN agenda.

The financial crisis and financial crime in the United Kingdom: A critical analysis of the response by Financial Regulatory Agencies (2017)
Journal Article
Ryder, N. (2017). The financial crisis and financial crime in the United Kingdom: A critical analysis of the response by Financial Regulatory Agencies. Company Lawyer, 38(1), 4-14

A previously unattributed factor that contributed towards the most recent financial crisis is financial crime. However, it is important to note and accept that financial crime was not the sole and only cause of the financial crisis. For example, it... Read More about The financial crisis and financial crime in the United Kingdom: A critical analysis of the response by Financial Regulatory Agencies.

Introduction to the special issue on the emergence of sound systems (2017)
Journal Article
Little, H. (2017). Introduction to the special issue on the emergence of sound systems. Journal of Language Evolution, 2(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1093/jole/lzx014

© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com How did human sound systems get to be the way they are? Collecting contributions implementing a wealth of method... Read More about Introduction to the special issue on the emergence of sound systems.

Body image and quality of life in adolescents with craniofacial conditions (2017)
Journal Article
Kazak, A. E., Sarwer, D. B., Crerand, C. E., Clarke, A., & Rumsey, N. (2017). Body image and quality of life in adolescents with craniofacial conditions. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 54(1), 2-12. https://doi.org/10.1597/15-167

© Copyright 2017 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Objective: To evaluate body image in adolescents with and without craniofacial conditions and to examine relationships between body image and quality of life. Design: Case-control desig... Read More about Body image and quality of life in adolescents with craniofacial conditions.

Living well within planetary limits (2017)
Book Chapter
Bell, K. (2017). Living well within planetary limits. In E. Márquez (Ed.), Citizenship and quality of life: Debates, challenges and experiences regarding social development in Mexico and Latin America (30-45). Mexico City: UNAM

This chapter explores the Bolivian approach to sustainability and wellbeing - the concept of 'Vivir Bien'. It describes the importance of redistribution of wealth for achieving sustainability and living within the limits of the one planet that we hav... Read More about Living well within planetary limits.

The influence of acoustic field induced by HRT on oscillation behavior of a single droplet (2017)
Journal Article
Ruan, C., Xing, F., Huang, Y., Yu, X., Zhang, J., & Yao, Y. (2017). The influence of acoustic field induced by HRT on oscillation behavior of a single droplet. Energies, 10(1), 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10010048

This paper presents an experimental and theoretical study on the effects of an acoustic field induced by Hartmann Resonance Tube (HRT) on droplet deformation behavior. The characteristics of the acoustic field generated by HRT are investigated. Resul... Read More about The influence of acoustic field induced by HRT on oscillation behavior of a single droplet.

Large-eddy simulation of MVG controlled oblique Shockwave/Boundary layer interaction (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Yang, G., Fang, J., Liu, C., Yao, Y., & Lu, L. (2017). Large-eddy simulation of MVG controlled oblique Shockwave/Boundary layer interaction. . https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2017-0945

© 2017 by Guang Yang, Beihang University, Beijing, China. Shock wave boundary layer interaction is an ubiquitous and important phenomenon in supersonic and hypersonic flow scheme. In this paper, a Mach 2.5 supersonic boundary layer impinged by an obl... Read More about Large-eddy simulation of MVG controlled oblique Shockwave/Boundary layer interaction.

Digital dark matter within product service systems (2017)
Journal Article
Vendrell-Herrero, F., Myrthianos, V., Parry, G., & Bustinza, O. F. (2017). Digital dark matter within product service systems. Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal incorporating Journal of Global Competitiveness, 27(1), 62-79. https://doi.org/10.1108/CR-11-2014-0037

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The unobserved benefits of digital technologies are described as digital dark matter. Product service systems (PSSs) are bundles of products and services that deliver value in use, which is unobserved bu... Read More about Digital dark matter within product service systems.

Servitization and deservitization: Overview, concepts, and definitions (2017)
Journal Article
Kowalkowski, C., Gebauer, H., Kamp, B., & Parry, G. (2017). Servitization and deservitization: Overview, concepts, and definitions. Industrial Marketing Management, 60, 4-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2016.12.007

© 2016 Elsevier Inc. The topic of servitization has generated a considerable body of research and many conferences, as well as industry engagement. Yet, despite the extensive literature associated with this now-mature discipline, there is no broad-ba... Read More about Servitization and deservitization: Overview, concepts, and definitions.

The effect of internal and external determinants of electricity projects in Libya (2017)
Journal Article
Mpofu, B., Ochieng, E. G., Elsahati, K., Zuofa, T., & Ruan, X. (2017). The effect of internal and external determinants of electricity projects in Libya. International Journal of Energy Sector Management, 11(1), 158-176. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJESM-11-2015-0002

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: In recent times, electricity as one of the most important energy sources has witnessed considerable decreases in consumption figures. These cutbacks have been mainly due to the growing increasing living... Read More about The effect of internal and external determinants of electricity projects in Libya.

Integration of Platinum Group Metal-Free Catalysts and Bilirubin Oxidase into a Hybrid Material for Oxygen Reduction: Interplay of Chemistry and Morphology (2017)
Journal Article
Atanassov, P., Calabrese Barton, S., Mirabal, A., Workman, M. J., Artyushkova, K., Serov, A., …Santoro, C. (2017). Integration of Platinum Group Metal-Free Catalysts and Bilirubin Oxidase into a Hybrid Material for Oxygen Reduction: Interplay of Chemistry and Morphology. ChemSusChem, 10(7), 1534-1542. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201601822

© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Catalytic activity toward the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of platinum group metal-free (PGM-free) electrocatalysts integrated with an enzyme (bilirubin oxidase, BOx) in neutral media was studied... Read More about Integration of Platinum Group Metal-Free Catalysts and Bilirubin Oxidase into a Hybrid Material for Oxygen Reduction: Interplay of Chemistry and Morphology.

The resource curse without natural resources: Expectations of resource booms and their impact (2017)
Journal Article
Frynas, J. G., Wood, G., & Hinks, T. (2017). The resource curse without natural resources: Expectations of resource booms and their impact. African Affairs, 116(463), 233-260. https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adx001

© The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal African Society. All rights reserved. Many resource-rich countries have experienced a range of negative economic and political effects from natural resource extraction, often... Read More about The resource curse without natural resources: Expectations of resource booms and their impact.

Speech, language, and reading in 10-year-olds with cleft: Associations with teasing, satisfaction with speech, and psychological adjustment (2017)
Journal Article
Særvold, T. K., Feragen, K. B., Aukner, R., & Stock, N. M. (2017). Speech, language, and reading in 10-year-olds with cleft: Associations with teasing, satisfaction with speech, and psychological adjustment. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 54(2), 153-165. https://doi.org/10.1597/14-242

© 2017 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: Despite the use of multidisciplinary services, little research has addressed issues involved in the care of those with cleft lip and/or palate across disciplines. The aim was to inves... Read More about Speech, language, and reading in 10-year-olds with cleft: Associations with teasing, satisfaction with speech, and psychological adjustment.