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The use of chloroplast markers for the traceability of certified sustainably produced cacao (Theobroma cacao) in the chocolate industry (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Allainguillaume, J., & wetten, A. (2018). The use of chloroplast markers for the traceability of certified sustainably produced cacao (Theobroma cacao) in the chocolate industry. In International Cocoa Symposium 2017 Proceedings

Recently the chocolate industry has changed to a higher demand for sustainably certified cacao (Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, and FairTrade) and closer attention is being paid to how this sustainably produced cocoa can be traced. Companies like Mars, Her... Read More about The use of chloroplast markers for the traceability of certified sustainably produced cacao (Theobroma cacao) in the chocolate industry.

A smart contract model for agent societies (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Tumminelli, M., & Battle, S. (2018). A smart contract model for agent societies. In UK-RAS Conference: ‘Robots Working For & Among Us’ Proceedings

This paper presents a solution to the exchange of services within an agent society. We explore an open delivery chain scenario in which autonomous drones offer and subcontract delivery services to each other. Such agents are able to self-organize acc... Read More about A smart contract model for agent societies.

Designing for playfulness through compassion: Design for advanced dementia (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Treadaway, C., Fennell, J., Taylor, A., & Kenning, G. (2018). Designing for playfulness through compassion: Design for advanced dementia. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Design4Health

The LAUGH project is a recently completed international three-year UK Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC)funded design research project. Outcomes from the research include a collection of playful objects designed to support the wellbeing of peo... Read More about Designing for playfulness through compassion: Design for advanced dementia.

Compassionate Design: How to Design for Advanced Dementia – a toolkit for designers (2018)
Book
Treadaway, C., Fennell, J., Prytherch, D., Kenning, G., Prior, A., Walters, A., & Taylor, A. (2018). Compassionate Design: How to Design for Advanced Dementia – a toolkit for designers. Cardiff Met Press

One of the major challenges facing the world today is how to care for the increasing numbers of older people in society and help them to live well, right until the end of their lives. The World Health Organisation and Alzheimer’s International have i... Read More about Compassionate Design: How to Design for Advanced Dementia – a toolkit for designers.

Deducing the R-curve for trans-laminar fracture from a virtual Over-height Compact Tension (OCT) test (2018)
Journal Article
Xu, X., Wisnom, M. R., & Hallett, S. R. (2019). Deducing the R-curve for trans-laminar fracture from a virtual Over-height Compact Tension (OCT) test. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 118, 162-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2018.12.027

The R-curve for Mode I trans-laminar fracture energy in quasi-isotropic IM7/8552 carbon/epoxy laminates is here deduced numerically from a virtual Over-height Compact Tension (OCT) test. A High-fidelity Finite Element Method (Hi-FEM) using the explic... Read More about Deducing the R-curve for trans-laminar fracture from a virtual Over-height Compact Tension (OCT) test.

Neoliberal development and struggle against it: The importance of social class, mystification and feasibility (2018)
Journal Article
Maisuria, A. (2018). Neoliberal development and struggle against it: The importance of social class, mystification and feasibility. Aula Abierta, 47(4), 433-440. https://doi.org/10.17811/rifie.47.4.2018.433-440

In this article I introduce and develop neoliberalism through a discussion of Marxism and the way that classed mystification and feasibility are crucial concepts for understanding the maintenance of neoliberalism, and revolutionary possibilities. The... Read More about Neoliberal development and struggle against it: The importance of social class, mystification and feasibility.

VR for Architecture and Construction Industry (2018)
Book Chapter
D'Agnano, F., La Trofa, F., & Simonetta, G. (2018). VR for Architecture and Construction Industry. In F. La Trofa (Ed.), VR DEVELOPER: CREATOR of VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY WORLDS. , (184). Franco Angeli

VR Developer proposes a journey of discovery, useful to define the technical and creative skills needed to create virtual worlds, between the opportunities and risks. The chapter focuses on the aspect of immersive technologies within the Architectur... Read More about VR for Architecture and Construction Industry.

"Some examples should be made": Prosecuting reform bill rioters in 1831-32 (2018)
Book Chapter
Poole, S. (2018). "Some examples should be made": Prosecuting reform bill rioters in 1831-32. In M. T. Davis, E. Macleod, & G. Pentland (Eds.), Political Trials in an Age of Revolutions: Britain and the North Atlantic, 1793—1848 (237-263). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98959-4_10

Following the House of Lords’ rejection of the parliamentary Reform Bill in the autumn of 1831, severe rioting broke out in a number of English towns. In the judicial retribution that followed, some 259 people were prosecuted, seven of them hanged an... Read More about "Some examples should be made": Prosecuting reform bill rioters in 1831-32.

Development of a flexible and modular metrology system for measuring complex surfaces (2018)
Thesis
Schneider, F. R. Development of a flexible and modular metrology system for measuring complex surfaces. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1491077

The demand for customised optical devices is increasing tremendously. Such optical devices do not employ traditional designs like planar, spherical, or even aspherical shapes. Instead, modern lenses exhibit free-form surfaces with a large variety of... Read More about Development of a flexible and modular metrology system for measuring complex surfaces.

Uncertainty in avionics analytics ontology for decision-making support (2018)
Journal Article
Insaurralde, C. C., & Blasch, E. (2018). Uncertainty in avionics analytics ontology for decision-making support. Journal of Advances in Information Fusion, 13(2), 255-274

With the growing congestion in the airspace, Air Traffic Management(ATM) requires advances in massive data processing, sophisticated avionics techniques, coordination with weather updates, and assessment of multiple types of uncertainty. The complex... Read More about Uncertainty in avionics analytics ontology for decision-making support.

Trans-ferring in the workplace (2018)
Book Chapter
Jones, J. (2018). Trans-ferring in the workplace. In A. Broadbridge, & S. Fielden (Eds.), Research Handbook of Diversity and Careers, 516-532. Edward Elgar Publishing

United Kingdom: Film Funding, the “Corporate Welfare System” and Its Discontents (2018)
Book Chapter
Newsinger, J., & Presence, S. (2018). United Kingdom: Film Funding, the “Corporate Welfare System” and Its Discontents. In P. Murschetz, R. Teichmann, & M. Karmasin (Eds.), Handbook of State Aid for Film: Finance, Industries and Regulation (447-462). (1). Berlin: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71716-6

The central argument of the chapter is that despite the now well-established and relatively substantial public funding systems for film production that exist in the UK, there is a lack of democratic scrutiny and accountability. Considerable public fu... Read More about United Kingdom: Film Funding, the “Corporate Welfare System” and Its Discontents.

Repro-migration: An ethnography of the early days of cross border egg donation between Israel and Romania (2018)
Book Chapter
Nahman, M. (2018). Repro-migration: An ethnography of the early days of cross border egg donation between Israel and Romania. In S. Mitra, S. Schicktanz, & T. Patel (Eds.), Cross-Cultural Comparisons on Surrogacy and Egg Donation: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from India, Germany and Israel (351-370). Palgrave

What can the study of migration and reproduction together tell us about both conceptual arenas and sets of cultural practice? In this chapter, I juxtapose cross-border reproductive practices that occurred in 2002 with practices and imaginaries of bor... Read More about Repro-migration: An ethnography of the early days of cross border egg donation between Israel and Romania.

Une nouvelle approche centrée sur la personne : la thérapie pluraliste (2018)
Book Chapter
Ward, T. (2018). Une nouvelle approche centrée sur la personne : la thérapie pluraliste. In A. Plagnol, B. Pachoud, & B. Granger (Eds.), Les nouveaux modèles de soins: Une clinique au service de la personne (123-136). Montrouge, France: John Libbey Eurotext

Le domaine de la psychothérapie au début du 21ème siècle se caractérise par de nombreuses approches et écoles de pensée. Certaines de ces approches tendent peut-être à se concevoir comme exclusives, mais nulle ne peut prétendre détenir le monopole de... Read More about Une nouvelle approche centrée sur la personne : la thérapie pluraliste.

Risk assessment and management of perpetrators of sexual abuse in New Zealand (2018)
Journal Article
McCartan, K., & Laws, M. (2018). Risk assessment and management of perpetrators of sexual abuse in New Zealand

New Zealand has seen changes in sexual abuse policy and practice over the last 10 – 15 years that have been driven by social factors, political and policy decisions as well as risk management concerns. The changes to the prevention, assessment and ma... Read More about Risk assessment and management of perpetrators of sexual abuse in New Zealand.

Risk assessment and management of individuals convicted of a sexual offence in the UK (2018)
Journal Article
McCartan, K., Hoggett, J., & Kemshall, H. (2018). Risk assessment and management of individuals convicted of a sexual offence in the UK

The UK has seen changes in sexual abuse policy and practice over the last 10 – 15 years that have been driven by austerity, risk management, public protection and the socio-political climate; these changes have been problematic and challenging as wel... Read More about Risk assessment and management of individuals convicted of a sexual offence in the UK.