All Outputs (1843)

The readerly and the cinematic: Hybrid reconfigurations through digital media practice (2019)
Book Chapter

This is a critical response to two interviews that will be in this new collection from interactive narrative pioneers David Clark and Sharon Daniel. I was commissioned to write this by the book's editor, Roderick Coover, based on my work as a pioneer... Read More about The readerly and the cinematic: Hybrid reconfigurations through digital media practice.

Neighbourhood play initiatives on central Bristol estates (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

From 2016-2018 Playing Out, Up Our Street and residents of Twinnell House & Wills Drive (Lawrence Hill) and the vicinity of Somerset Square (Redcliffe) have endeavoued to bring about change for neighbourhood play on these estates.
This was rooted in... Read More about Neighbourhood play initiatives on central Bristol estates.

Density functional theory transition-state modeling for the prediction of Ames mutagenicity in 1,4 Michael acceptors (2019)
Journal Article

Assessing the safety of new chemicals, without introducing the need for animal testing, is a task of great importance. The Ames test, a widely used bioassay to assess mutagenicity, can be an expensive, wasteful process with animal-derived reagents. E... Read More about Density functional theory transition-state modeling for the prediction of Ames mutagenicity in 1,4 Michael acceptors.

A GIS-MOPSO integrated method for optimal design of grid-connected HRES for educational buildings (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

 Abstract. In this paper, an optimal design of a grid-connected PV-battery-hydrogen hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) at a University campus in Ouargla, Algeria is carried out. To achieve this goal, geographical information system (GIS), CAD sof... Read More about A GIS-MOPSO integrated method for optimal design of grid-connected HRES for educational buildings.

What do we know from current evidence about the experience of women who breastfeed beyond twelve months of age?  A systematic review of qualitative evidence (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The duration of breastfeeding varies around the world; in developed nations breastfeeding beyond infancy is unusual and hard to measure, with the numbers in the UK likely to be very small. There is limited understanding of how women experience breast... Read More about What do we know from current evidence about the experience of women who breastfeed beyond twelve months of age?  A systematic review of qualitative evidence.

The community-based prevention of diabetes (ComPoD) study: A randomised, waiting list controlled trial of a voluntary sector-led diabetes prevention programme (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 The Author(s). Objective: This two-site randomised trial compared the effectiveness of a voluntary sector-led, community-based diabetes prevention programme to a waiting-list control group at 6 months, and included an observational follow-up o... Read More about The community-based prevention of diabetes (ComPoD) study: A randomised, waiting list controlled trial of a voluntary sector-led diabetes prevention programme.

Visions of swarming robots: Artificial intelligence and stupidity in the military-industrial projection of the future of warfare (2019)
Book Chapter

My subject in this paper is the analysis, speculation and recommendations for the future development and deployment of lethal autonomous robotic systems such as they appear in reports, studies and presentations emanating from what is still aptly call... Read More about Visions of swarming robots: Artificial intelligence and stupidity in the military-industrial projection of the future of warfare.

Transdisciplinarity in energy retrofit. A conceptual framework (2019)
Journal Article

This study explores the role of Energy Retrofit (ER) in Low Carbon Transition (LCT). The literature recognises the need to move towards a transdisciplinary approach in ER, which encompasses multidisciplinarity and interdisciplinarity. However, the fr... Read More about Transdisciplinarity in energy retrofit. A conceptual framework.

Flakes to Fabric: Graphene-Based Next Generation Wearable Electronic Textiles (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Wearable electronics is a hot topic at the moment due to its potential applications as portable, flexible, and stretchable human-interactive sensors, actuators, displays, and energy storage devices. Among them, smart wearable textiles have been goin... Read More about Flakes to Fabric: Graphene-Based Next Generation Wearable Electronic Textiles.

Effects of a modified tai chi program on older people with mild dementia: A randomized controlled trial (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019-IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved. Background: Tai Chi exercise is a non-pharmacological therapy that has received increased attention in recent years. A Tai Chi program has been specifically modified for older people with cogniti... Read More about Effects of a modified tai chi program on older people with mild dementia: A randomized controlled trial.

A case study exploring the definition and application of the concept of woman centred care in a pre-registration midwifery education programme (2019)
Thesis

Woman centred care is a concept frequently promoted as a core aspect of midwifery practice, policy and education. However, woman centred care often remains ill-defined and an elusive feature of clinical practice. The impact of woman centred care as p... Read More about A case study exploring the definition and application of the concept of woman centred care in a pre-registration midwifery education programme.

Open the door for reading (2019)
Report

The Erasmus Plus Project, 'Open the Door for Reading' involved four European cities. Together, approaches and strategies for supporting families with early reading were explored and shared. This manual is the outcome of this project.

Dataset: To Allow, or Deny? That is the Question (2019)
Data

Countering the financing of terrorism: Sources of terrorism financing (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The aim of the paper is to provide an update on the recent development in the sources of terrorism financing.

Credibility without legitimacy? Informal development in the highly regulated context of the United Kingdom (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd As the first contribution in this Special Issue's section on “informality in developed contexts”, this paper explores notions of legality, legitimacy and credibility in the United Kingdom (UK). By drawing on credibility theory, th... Read More about Credibility without legitimacy? Informal development in the highly regulated context of the United Kingdom.

The Canadians: a collective effort to fulfill a naive promise (2019)
Other

The project came about to fulfill a naively given promise. In May 2019 Susanne and her friend Marianne visited Canada to attend Marianne’s great niece’s wedding. They stayed with Marianne’s family. As a thank you for their hospitality Susanne, took p... Read More about The Canadians: a collective effort to fulfill a naive promise.

Opening out and closing down: The treatment of uncertainty in transport planning’s forecasting paradigm (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, The Author(s). Since the 1960s, development of the transport system has been framed by the notion of forecasting future demand. Yet the past decade or more appears to signal some significant changes to the role of travel in society which are... Read More about Opening out and closing down: The treatment of uncertainty in transport planning’s forecasting paradigm.

Design for deconstruction using a circular economy approach: Barriers and strategies for improvement (2019)
Journal Article

This study explores the current practices of Design for Deconstruction (DfD) as a strategy for achieving circular economy. Keeping in view the opportunities accruable from DfD, a review of the literature was carried out and six focus group interviews... Read More about Design for deconstruction using a circular economy approach: Barriers and strategies for improvement.

A corroborative approach to verification and validation of human–robot teams (2019)
Journal Article

© The Author(s) 2019. We present an approach for the verification and validation (V&V) of robot assistants in the context of human–robot interactions, to demonstrate their trustworthiness through corroborative evidence of their safety and functional... Read More about A corroborative approach to verification and validation of human–robot teams.

The experience of persistent pain in adult cancer survivors: A qualitative evidence synthesis (2019)
Journal Article

Objective
This qualitative evidence synthesis aimed to identify, review and synthesise qualitative research describing the experience of persistent pain in adult cancer survivors.

Methods
A systematic literature search was conducted between Dec... Read More about The experience of persistent pain in adult cancer survivors: A qualitative evidence synthesis.