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Apologies made at the Leveson Inquiry: Triggers and responses (2018)
Book Chapter
Murphy, J. (2018). Apologies made at the Leveson Inquiry: Triggers and responses. In M. M. Hansen, & R. Márquez Reiter (Eds.), The Pragmatics of Sensitive Activities in Institutional Discourse (91-113). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/bct.96.04mur

This paper discusses apologies made by politicians at a recent UK public inquiry, the Leveson Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press. I use the freely available data from the Inquiry to explore how politicians apologise in this i... Read More about Apologies made at the Leveson Inquiry: Triggers and responses.

Encyclopedia of big data technologies (2018)
Book Chapter
Munir, K. (2018). Encyclopedia of big data technologies. In S. Sakr, & A. Zomaya (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Big Data Technologies. Springer

In the field of computer science, data is considered as the main raw material which is produced by abstracting the world into categories, measures and other representational forms (e.g., characters, numbers, relations, sounds, images, electronic wave... Read More about Encyclopedia of big data technologies.

Forensic science in a virtual world (2018)
Book Chapter
Morton, C. (2018). Forensic science in a virtual world. In L. Falconer, & M. C. Gil Ortega (Eds.), Virtual Worlds: Concepts, Applications and Future Directions (169-200). New York: Nova Science Publishers

The Palgrave international handbook of adult and lifelong education and learning (2018)
Book
Milana, M., Webb, S., Holford, J., Waller, R., & Jarvis, P. (2018). The Palgrave international handbook of adult and lifelong education and learning. London: Palgrave Macmillan

This Handbook provides a wide-ranging frame of reference for researching adult and lifelong education and learning. With contributions from scores of established and newer scholars from six continents, the volume covers a diverse range of geopolitica... Read More about The Palgrave international handbook of adult and lifelong education and learning.

Does transport investment really boost economic growth? (2018)
Journal Article
Melia, S. (2018). Does transport investment really boost economic growth?. World Transport Policy and Practice, 23(3&4), 118-128

The SACTRA (1999) report on Transport and the Economy found strong theoretical grounds for believing that transport investment could boost national economies but that the empirical evidence was “weak and disputed”. This study asks whether a differen... Read More about Does transport investment really boost economic growth?.

The reluctant realist: Jimmy Carter and Iran (2018)
Book Chapter
McGlinchey, S., & Murray, R. (2018). The reluctant realist: Jimmy Carter and Iran. In D. Orsi (Ed.), Realism in Practice: An Appraisal (131-142). Bristol: E-International Relations

By assessing Carter’s approach to Iran through a realist lens, it becomes clear that, despite an overall expectation that he would reduce arms sales, his grander ambitions for arms limitation would be doomed. Consequently, Carter’s Iran policy, rathe... Read More about The reluctant realist: Jimmy Carter and Iran.

Cercocebus sanjei (2018)
Other
McCabe, G., Rovero, F., Fernandez, D., & Butynski, T. Cercocebus sanjei

Listed as Endangered based on its small extent of occurrence (1,872 km2), small area of occupancy (ca. 300 km2) and population fragmented into two isolated sub-populations, one of them residing in an area of limited protection and where there are ong... Read More about Cercocebus sanjei.

Innovation and growth in family-owned Mexican SMEs (2018)
Journal Article
Maldonado-Guzmán, G., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Pinzón-Castro, S. Y., Mejía-Trejo, J., Kumar, V., & Nadeem, S. P. (2018). Innovation and growth in family-owned Mexican SMEs

This paper studies the relationship between innovation and the level of growth in family-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), this is done within the context of Mexico. The conceptual framework of analysis is based on the hypothesis... Read More about Innovation and growth in family-owned Mexican SMEs.

Building Information Systems in the Construction Industry (2018)
Book
Mahdjoubi, L. (2018). L. Mahdjoubi, C. A. Brebbia, & A. Galiano (Eds.), Building Information Systems in the Construction Industry. Southampton UK: WIT Press

The selected papers in this book deal with Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction and Operations. Application of BIM throughout the construction industry is progressing at an accelerated rate, with the development of new softwar... Read More about Building Information Systems in the Construction Industry.

Evidence review for property flood resilience phase 2 report (2018)
Report
Lamond, J., Rose, C., Mis, N., & Joseph, R. (2018). Evidence review for property flood resilience phase 2 report

Flood Re was established to promote the availability and affordability of flood insurance whilst supporting the transition to risk-based and affordable flood insurance for UK households at high risk of flooding. In order for the goal of affordability... Read More about Evidence review for property flood resilience phase 2 report.

A two teraflop swarm (2018)
Journal Article
Jones, S., Studley, M., Hauert, S., & Winfield, A. F. (2018). A two teraflop swarm. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 5(FEB), https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2018.00011

© 2018 Jones, Studley, Hauert and Winfield. We introduce the Xpuck swarm, a research platform with an aggregate raw processing power in excess of two teraflops. The swarm uses 16 e-puck robots augmented with custom hardware that uses the substantial... Read More about A two teraflop swarm.

Waiting for Marina: Generosity and shared time in Marina Abramovic's 512 Hours (2018)
Journal Article
Johnson, C. (2018). Waiting for Marina: Generosity and shared time in Marina Abramovic's 512 Hours

This presentation examines Marina Abramović’s performance, 512 Hours (Serpentine Gallery, London, 2014) as a catalyst for thinking about forms of criticality needed to respond to contemporary conditions of neoliberal culture. I ask what kind of criti... Read More about Waiting for Marina: Generosity and shared time in Marina Abramovic's 512 Hours.

Personalized robot assistant for support in dressing (2018)
Journal Article
Jevtic, A., Valle, A. F., Alenya, G., Chance, G., Caleb-Solly, P., Dogramadzi, S., & Torras, C. (2018). Personalized robot assistant for support in dressing. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, https://doi.org/10.1109/TCDS.2018.2817283

Robot-assisted dressing is performed in close physical interaction with users who may have a wide range of physical characteristics and abilities. Design of user adaptive and personalized robots in this context is still indicating limited, or no cons... Read More about Personalized robot assistant for support in dressing.

Horpinem (2018)
Other
Hull, A. (2018). Horpinem

Horpinem for Symphony Orchestra. Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales at BBC Hoddinot Hall on January 30, 2017. Performed by UWE Bristol Symphony Orchestra at Colston Hall on March 26, 2017.

Academic research into marketing: Many publications, but little impact? (2018)
Journal Article
Hughes, T., Stone, M., Aravopoulou, E., Tiu Wright, L., & Machtynger, L. (2018). Academic research into marketing: Many publications, but little impact?. Cogent Business and Management, 5(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2018.1516108

© 2018, © 2018 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license. This article reviews some issues associated with the way in which academic research into marketing is evaluated by UK educ... Read More about Academic research into marketing: Many publications, but little impact?.

Parent-perceived isolation and barriers to psychosocial support: A qualitative study to investigate how peer support might help parents of burn-injured children (2018)
Journal Article
Heath, J., Williamson, H., Williams, L., & Harcourt, D. (2018). Parent-perceived isolation and barriers to psychosocial support: A qualitative study to investigate how peer support might help parents of burn-injured children. Scars, Burns & Healing, 4, https://doi.org/10.1177/2059513118763801

Introduction: Burn injuries can be traumatic and distressing for the affected child and family, with a prolonged period of recovery. This research explores parents’ experiences of support following their child’s injury and their thoughts on peer supp... Read More about Parent-perceived isolation and barriers to psychosocial support: A qualitative study to investigate how peer support might help parents of burn-injured children.