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Barriers and facilitators of physical activity among Black and Minority Ethnic adults and older adults in the United Kingdom: A meta-ethnographic study (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Ige, J., Pilkington, P., Gray, S., & Powell, J. (2018, October). Barriers and facilitators of physical activity among Black and Minority Ethnic adults and older adults in the United Kingdom: A meta-ethnographic study. Presented at 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress, Queen Elizabeth II Centre London, England

Introduction: Older adults from socially disadvantaged groups and BME groups experience a relatively higher burden of physical inactivity. BME communities in the UK experience a considerably higher burden of disease than non-BME counterparts. Despite... Read More about Barriers and facilitators of physical activity among Black and Minority Ethnic adults and older adults in the United Kingdom: A meta-ethnographic study.

Haile Selassie in exile, and life in the city of Bath (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2018, October). Haile Selassie in exile, and life in the city of Bath

This talk sets the scene of the circumstances of how and why Emperor came to the UK in exile, and how he came to settle in the city of Bath.

Does Lycra sleeve alter biomechanics of shoulder in people with post-stroke hemiplegia - A mechanistic study (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Kumar, P., Macleod, L., Mohan, P., Wheeler, W., & Wai Tse, G. (2018, October). Does Lycra sleeve alter biomechanics of shoulder in people with post-stroke hemiplegia - A mechanistic study. Poster presented at British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) conference, Bristol, England

Abstract Introduction Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is reported in up to 81% of patients with stroke. Our previous studies found that a Lycra sleeve can reduce acromion-greater tuberosity distance (used for assessment of GHS) in people with chronic... Read More about Does Lycra sleeve alter biomechanics of shoulder in people with post-stroke hemiplegia - A mechanistic study.

Making the pilgrimage: Cary Grant’s hometown, Bristol City of Film (2018)
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Crofts, C. (2018, October). Making the pilgrimage: Cary Grant’s hometown, Bristol City of Film. Paper presented at Cinema, TV series and tourism conference, 2018, University of Lille

Film tourism extends to paying homage to not only film locations (“set-jetting”), but also to places that have a physical connection to characters, actors and celebrities, including their place of birth. Global film icon Cary Grant, heralded as the “... Read More about Making the pilgrimage: Cary Grant’s hometown, Bristol City of Film.

Transatlantic slavery connections with Bath (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2018, October). Transatlantic slavery connections with Bath. Presented at Transatlantic slavery connections with Bath, by Dr Shawn Sobers, Museum of Bath at Work, Bath, England

The predominant discourse relating to the South West's connections with the transatlantic slave trade tends to focus on Bristol, though Bath has got its story to tell. This public talk for Black History Month discusses the rise of Bath's economic for... Read More about Transatlantic slavery connections with Bath.

Can the social approach survive mental health legislation (in review or in action?) (2018)
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Stone, K., & vicary, S. (2018, October). Can the social approach survive mental health legislation (in review or in action?). Paper presented at BASW - Social Approaches in Mental Health Social Work, Northampton, England

This paper consider the legal concept of least restrictive practice, its history and application in Approved mental Health Professional Practice

A review of current technical development in vertical axis wind turbine technologies and their braking system for low speed, urban and offshore areas application (2018)
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Syawitri, T., Yao, Y., & Chandra, B. (2018, October). A review of current technical development in vertical axis wind turbine technologies and their braking system for low speed, urban and offshore areas application. Paper presented at International Conference of Global Warming and Climate Change 2018, Bangkok, Thailand

Recently, there are growing interests of using Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) to harvest wind energy from low wind speed in urban areas to relatively high wind speed in offshore wind farms. Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT) has been known to hav... Read More about A review of current technical development in vertical axis wind turbine technologies and their braking system for low speed, urban and offshore areas application.

Beer? Over here! Examining attentional bias towards alcohol in a visual search eye-tracking task (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Pennington, C. R., Qureshi, A. W., Monk, R. L., & Heim, D. (2018, October). Beer? Over here! Examining attentional bias towards alcohol in a visual search eye-tracking task. Poster presented at Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR) Annual Meeting, Quebec, Canada

A wealth of research indicates that heavy social drinkers demonstrate attentional bias towards alcohol-related stimuli. Many studies, however, employ experimental tasks that expose drinkers to single-stimulus targets (e.g., anti-saccade task), which... Read More about Beer? Over here! Examining attentional bias towards alcohol in a visual search eye-tracking task.

CFD simulation of three-straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine at low tip speed ratios (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Syawitri, T., Yao, Y., Chandra, B., & Yao, J. (2018, October). CFD simulation of three-straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine at low tip speed ratios. Paper presented at International Conference of Global Warming and Climate Change 2018, Bangkok, Thailand

This paper presents computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of a three-straight-bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) operating at a wind speed of 9 m/s and low Tip Speed Ratio (TSR) ranging from 1.44 to 3.3. The turbine blade has NACA 0021... Read More about CFD simulation of three-straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine at low tip speed ratios.

Healthy architecture: A conceptual framework for the integration of public health into the architectural profession (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Rice, L. (2018, October). Healthy architecture: A conceptual framework for the integration of public health into the architectural profession. Paper presented at World Health Organisation International Healthy Cities Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland

The WHO Healthy City strategy places focus on the role the built environment plays as a determinant of health. There is a well-established need for intersectoral work, collaboration and research in order to improve the health of urban populations. Al... Read More about Healthy architecture: A conceptual framework for the integration of public health into the architectural profession.

Small ceramic microbial fuel cell as a trigenerative system for electricity, organics degradation and urine filtration (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Gajda, I., Greenman, J., Santoro, C., Serov, A., Atanassov, P., & Ieropoulos, I. (2018, September). Small ceramic microbial fuel cell as a trigenerative system for electricity, organics degradation and urine filtration. Paper presented at AiMES 2018 : ECS and SMEQ Joint International Meeting, Cancun, Mexico

Bioelectrochemical systems are employing microbes as biocatalysts to convert waste into valuable resources. For example, a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) utilises chemical energy locked in human urine into direct electrical current and can be scaled-up to... Read More about Small ceramic microbial fuel cell as a trigenerative system for electricity, organics degradation and urine filtration.

Crafts in the Digital Age (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2018, September). Crafts in the Digital Age. Presented at HomoFaber Conference, Venice, Italy

Professor Stephen Hoskins was an invited speaker on Crafts in the Digital Age at HomoFaber Conference presented by the Michelangelo Foundation, Venice in collaboration with Institut National des Métiers d'Art INMA, 29th September 2018. The Crafts... Read More about Crafts in the Digital Age.

Red moon diaries conference presentation (2018)
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Banks, L. (2018, September). Red moon diaries conference presentation. Presented at Reinventing, rethinking and representing the Menopause: Beyond the Interdisciplinary Paradigm, Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Cambridge University

A screening of the Red Moon Diaries Film and a presentation about the research and methodology of the film including the Red Moon exhibition and event.

Green economy and living well: Which best delivers just transition and green jobs? (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2018, September). Green economy and living well: Which best delivers just transition and green jobs?. Paper presented at United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Jobs and Environment meeting, Geneva, Switzerland

Presentation regarding the most impactful path to a just transition.

The governance of project-based production networks: Empirical analysis from the Indonesian shipbuilding industry (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Minayora, A. (2018, September). The governance of project-based production networks: Empirical analysis from the Indonesian shipbuilding industry. Paper presented at 23th Symposium on Theory and Practice of Shipbuilding (SORTA, 2018), Croatia

Complexity occurs when these resources are not provided by the yard, instead it often relies on the external network. This paper is based on the shipbuilding companies for various reasons: (1) the majority of the shipyards in Indonesia are small and... Read More about The governance of project-based production networks: Empirical analysis from the Indonesian shipbuilding industry.

Pseudo-ductility of unidirectional thin ply hybrid composites in longitudinal compression (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Suwarta, P., Czel, G., Fotouhi, M., Rycerz, J., & Wisnom, M. (2018, September). Pseudo-ductility of unidirectional thin ply hybrid composites in longitudinal compression. Presented at ASC 33rd Annual Technical Conference, Seattle, USA

The compression response of unidirectional thin-ply carbon (C) standard thickness S-glass (SG) hybrid composites is presented. Gradual failure up to high strain has been demonstrated for [SG1/(C1/SG1)17] and [SG1/(C2/SG1)17] hybrid configurations. T... Read More about Pseudo-ductility of unidirectional thin ply hybrid composites in longitudinal compression.

Quantifying the delamination of L-shaped composite laminates under low velocity impact using x-ray computed tomography (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Cinar, K., Guven, I., Fatih E., O., & Ersoy, N. (2018, September). Quantifying the delamination of L-shaped composite laminates under low velocity impact using x-ray computed tomography. Paper presented at 33rd Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites 2018, Seattle, Washington, USA

Low velocity impact response and failure behavior of L-shaped composite laminates were investigated. The composite laminates with variable thickness, stacking sequences, and corner radius were manufactured using autoclave manufacturing method. Tests... Read More about Quantifying the delamination of L-shaped composite laminates under low velocity impact using x-ray computed tomography.