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HBIM: Low-cost sensors and environmental data in heritage buildings - A guide for practitioners and professionals (2018)
Report
Mahdjoubi, L., Hawas, S., Fitton, R., Dweidar, K., Nagy, G., Marshall, A., & Alzaatreh, A. (2018). HBIM: Low-cost sensors and environmental data in heritage buildings - A guide for practitioners and professionals

This guide is intended to introduce the heritage conservation professional to the use of low cost sensors to capture environmental data in occupied heritage buildings, for the purposes of enhancing the heritage preservation practice with the capabili... Read More about HBIM: Low-cost sensors and environmental data in heritage buildings - A guide for practitioners and professionals.

Measuring quality in community nursing: A mixed methods study (2018)
Journal Article
Horrocks, S., Pollard, K., Duncan, L., Petsoulas, C., Gibbard, E., Cook, J., …Salisbury, C. (2018). Measuring quality in community nursing: A mixed methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(18), 1-166. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr06180

Abstract Background High-quality nursing care is crucial for patients with complex conditions and co-morbidities living at home, but such care is largely invisible to health planners and managers. Nursing care quality in acute settings is typically... Read More about Measuring quality in community nursing: A mixed methods study.

Hydrological modelling as a tool for interdisciplinary workshops on future drought (2018)
Journal Article
Rangecroft, S., Birkinshaw, S., Rohse, M., Day, R., McEwen, L., Makaya, E., & Van Loon, A. F. (2018). Hydrological modelling as a tool for interdisciplinary workshops on future drought. Progress in Physical Geography, 42(2), 237-256. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133318766802

© 2018, © The Author(s) 2018. Transformative interdisciplinary methods and tools are required to address crucial water-related challenges facing societies in the current era of the Anthropocene. In a community-based study in the Limpopo basin of Sout... Read More about Hydrological modelling as a tool for interdisciplinary workshops on future drought.

How things are produced (2018)
Book Chapter
Newman, S. How things are produced. In K. Deane, & E. van Waeyenberger (Eds.), Recharting the History of Economics Thought. Palgrave Macmillan. Manuscript submitted for publication

For Adam Smith, the origins of the wealth of nations can be found in the rapid accumulation of capital made possible by the expansion of scale and scope of production based upon its organisation: the division of labour. It is therefore not surprising... Read More about How things are produced.

Nonviolent resistance: A radically alternative mental health nursing practice? (2018)
Journal Article
Batterham, M., Cousins, L., Wilson, R., & Mathers, A. (2018). Nonviolent resistance: A radically alternative mental health nursing practice?

This article is focussed on working with parents and carers to develop nonviolent resistance (NVR) as a means of addressing controlling and self-destructive behaviours exhibited by their children. This practice is discussed as an alternative form of... Read More about Nonviolent resistance: A radically alternative mental health nursing practice?.

Performance of Sentinel-2 NDVI for assessing the relationship between vegetation and soil moisture under extreme drought conditions (2018)
Presentation / Conference
West, H., Quinn, N., Horswell, M., & White, P. (2018, April). Performance of Sentinel-2 NDVI for assessing the relationship between vegetation and soil moisture under extreme drought conditions. Poster presented at European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria

Initial indications are that the enhanced spatial and spectral resolution of Sentinel-2 would allow for better assess- ment of vegetation condition, and consequently improved application in conditions of moisture deficit/drought. Although NDVI and ot... Read More about Performance of Sentinel-2 NDVI for assessing the relationship between vegetation and soil moisture under extreme drought conditions.

Quality of questionnaires for the assessment of otitis media with effusion in children (2018)
Journal Article
Gan, R. W. C., Daniel, M., Ridley, M., & Barry, J. G. (2018). Quality of questionnaires for the assessment of otitis media with effusion in children. Clinical Otolaryngology, 43(2), 572-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/coa.13026

© 2017 The Authors. Clinical Otolaryngology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Objectives: Audiometric tests provide information about hearing in otitis media with effusion (OME). Questionnaires can supplement this information by supporting clinica... Read More about Quality of questionnaires for the assessment of otitis media with effusion in children.

Radio as a Screen Medium in BBC Arts Broadcasting (2018)
Journal Article
Genders, A. (2018). Radio as a Screen Medium in BBC Arts Broadcasting. Journal of Radio and Audio Media, 25(1), 142-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2017.1415343

Today more than half of all radio listening in the UK is occurring through digital platforms. Within this context the BBC’s current arts proposition provides a valuable insight into how public service broadcasters are adapting and responding to this... Read More about Radio as a Screen Medium in BBC Arts Broadcasting.

Using specific model statements to elicit information and cues to deceit in information-gathering interviews (2018)
Journal Article
Porter, C. N., Vrij, A., Leal, S., Vernham, Z., Salvanelli, G., & McIntyre, N. (2018). Using specific model statements to elicit information and cues to deceit in information-gathering interviews. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 7(1), 132-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmac.2017.10.003

Model Statements are designed to modify an interviewee's expectation of the amount of details required during an interview. This study examined tailored Model Statements, emphasising either spatial (Spatial-MS), or temporal (Temporal-MS) details, com... Read More about Using specific model statements to elicit information and cues to deceit in information-gathering interviews.

Smart Mobility Cities: Connecting Bristol and Kuala Lumpur project report (2018)
Report
Asirvatham, D., Brohi, S. N., Xion, T. E., Theng, T. G., Fei, N. J., Kaur, S., …Bushell, J. (2018). Smart Mobility Cities: Connecting Bristol and Kuala Lumpur project report

Financed by the British Council Institutional Links program this Smart Mobility Cities project has opened a fascinating window on a journey of discovery linking Bristol and Kuala Lumpur. This journey was in part directed towards the realisation of Sm... Read More about Smart Mobility Cities: Connecting Bristol and Kuala Lumpur project report.

Molecular evidence of Cacao swollen shoot virus acquisition and retention by Planococcus citri (Risso) and Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni-Tozzetti) and Pseudococcus viburni (Signoret) Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) (2018)
Journal Article
Allainguillaume, J., Wetten, A., & Obok, E. (2018). Molecular evidence of Cacao swollen shoot virus acquisition and retention by Planococcus citri (Risso) and Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni-Tozzetti) and Pseudococcus viburni (Signoret) Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). https://doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.8.3.2018.p7507

Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV) remains a significant viral pathogen endemic in West African cacao-growing countries. Eradication of affected trees (complete removal) and resistance breeding in existing cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) germplasm have not... Read More about Molecular evidence of Cacao swollen shoot virus acquisition and retention by Planococcus citri (Risso) and Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni-Tozzetti) and Pseudococcus viburni (Signoret) Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae).

Wholescape thinking guidance note: Towards integrating the management of catchments, coast and the sea through partnerships (2018)
Working Paper
Maltby, E., Acreman, M., Maltby, A., Bryson, P., & Bradshaw, N. Wholescape thinking guidance note: Towards integrating the management of catchments, coast and the sea through partnerships

Our aim is to achieve a common vision of wholescape partnership working that helps overcome barriers and deliver effective environmental management. Wholescape thinking will bring different interests together rather than prescribing a fixed agenda. T... Read More about Wholescape thinking guidance note: Towards integrating the management of catchments, coast and the sea through partnerships.

Insect community composition and functional roles along a tropical agricultural production gradient (2018)
Journal Article
Bellamy, A. S., Svensson, O., van den Brink, P. J., Gunnarsson, J., & Tedengren, M. (2018). Insect community composition and functional roles along a tropical agricultural production gradient. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25(14), 13426-13438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-1818-4

High intensity agricultural production systems are problematic not only for human health and the surrounding environment, but can threaten the provision of ecosystem services on which farm productivity depends. This research investigates the effects... Read More about Insect community composition and functional roles along a tropical agricultural production gradient.

A parallel modular biomimetic cilia sorting platform (2018)
Journal Article
Whiting, J. G., Mayne, R., & Adamatzky, A. (2018). A parallel modular biomimetic cilia sorting platform. Biomimetics, 3(2), 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics3020005

The aquatic unicellular organism Paramecium caudatum uses cilia to swim around its environment and to graze on food particles and bacteria. Paramecia use waves of ciliary beating for locomotion, intake of food particles and sensing. There is some evi... Read More about A parallel modular biomimetic cilia sorting platform.

Policy disconnect: A critical review of UK air quality policy in relation to EU and LAQM responsibilities over the last 20 years (2018)
Journal Article
Barnes, J. H., Hayes, E. T., Chatterton, T., & Longhurst, J. (2018). Policy disconnect: A critical review of UK air quality policy in relation to EU and LAQM responsibilities over the last 20 years. Environmental Science and Policy, 85, 28-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2018.03.024

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd This paper critically reviews United Kingdom (UK) air quality policy in relation to European and Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) responsibilities over the last 20 years. The arguments articulated in this paper highlight the gu... Read More about Policy disconnect: A critical review of UK air quality policy in relation to EU and LAQM responsibilities over the last 20 years.

An evaluation of sustainable construction perceptions and practices in Singapore (2018)
Journal Article
Yin, B. C. L., Laing, R., Leon, M., & Mabon, L. (2018). An evaluation of sustainable construction perceptions and practices in Singapore. Sustainable Cities and Society, 39, 613-620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2018.03.024

Environmental challenges and risks associated with climate change face all of our cities, and the construction industry has a major role to play in terms of changed practice. The Singaporean government has, over a period of many decades, made efforts... Read More about An evaluation of sustainable construction perceptions and practices in Singapore.

Working from home: How to create a stylish yet motivating study room or home office (2018)
Journal Article
Shortt, H., & Warner, S. (2018). Working from home: How to create a stylish yet motivating study room or home office

Creating a stylish, practical home office is more appealing than ever, with more and more people opting for flexible working or the freelance life. As such, functional work spaces are fast becoming one of the most important features of a home. But i... Read More about Working from home: How to create a stylish yet motivating study room or home office.

Repair Cultures (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Dillon, T. (2018, March). Repair Cultures. Presented at Refrag, Paris

Refrag #4 Cradle-to-Grave is a symposium exploring new connections between art, culture and technology. Using the life-cycle assessment as the structure for the fourth edition of the refrag festival, we are creating a space for debates and exchan... Read More about Repair Cultures.