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Plastic bodies: Beings-not-of-the-world (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Franklin, A. (2010, November). Plastic bodies: Beings-not-of-the-world. Paper presented at II International Conference: The Texts of the Body - Generating Bodies: Discursive Sexed Productions, Barcelona, Spain

Employing a Heideggerian phenomenology of Being, this paper will argue that toys such as Bratz dolls, Barbie, and Disney Princesses contribute to an environment that fosters an ‘unnatural’ relationship between pre-adults and their ‘bodily nature’; ar... Read More about Plastic bodies: Beings-not-of-the-world.

Simulation, history and experience in Oshii’s Avalon and military-entertainment technoculture (2010)
Journal Article
Crogan, P. (2010). Simulation, history and experience in Oshii’s Avalon and military-entertainment technoculture

This essay takes Mamoru Oshii’s Avalon (2001) as a starting point for consideration of the impact of simulational interactive media on contemporary technoculture. The connections made in the film between virtual reality games and military research an... Read More about Simulation, history and experience in Oshii’s Avalon and military-entertainment technoculture.

The need for improved sensing technology for estimating emissions and concentrations of pollution at ground-level in the lower latitudes space for Africa: Joint participation, knowledge development and sharing (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Fagbeja, M., Hill, J., Chatterton, T., & Longhurst, J. (2010, November). The need for improved sensing technology for estimating emissions and concentrations of pollution at ground-level in the lower latitudes space for Africa: Joint participation, knowledge development and sharing. Presented at International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) 3rd African Regional Conference, Abuja, Nigeria

Archives, the internet and contextualisation (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, V. (2010, November). Archives, the internet and contextualisation. Paper presented at (De)constructing the Archive in a Digital Age, School of the Arts, Loughborough University, UK

There are many different ways that photographic archives are using the Internet to increase the visibility of their collections. These include showcasing specific images or discrete smaller collections through either institutional websites, or by uti... Read More about Archives, the internet and contextualisation.

Sociable knowledge sharing online: Philosophy, patterns and intervention (2010)
Journal Article
Matthews, P., & Stephens, R. (2010). Sociable knowledge sharing online: Philosophy, patterns and intervention. Aslib Proceedings, 62(6), 539-553. https://doi.org/10.1108/00012531011089667

Purpose – This paper seeks to outline a social epistemological and ethical warrant for engaging in knowledge exchange on the social web, and to emphasise sociocognitive and emotional factors behind motivation and credibility in communities supported... Read More about Sociable knowledge sharing online: Philosophy, patterns and intervention.

Abducting both arms improves stability during breast radiotherapy: The Bi Arm study in radiotherapy (2010)
Journal Article
Simcock, R. S., Francis, M. F., Chalmers, A. C., Tremlett, J. T., Sinclair, N. S., & Goldsworthy, S. G. (2011). Abducting both arms improves stability during breast radiotherapy: The Bi Arm study in radiotherapy. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 10(4), 250-259. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1460396910000452

Background: A randomised study to investigate whether bilateral arm abduction is superior to unilateral abduction with respect to stability using shifts on treatment as the main outcome measure. Material and Methods: 50 consecutive female patients we... Read More about Abducting both arms improves stability during breast radiotherapy: The Bi Arm study in radiotherapy.

Are first year undergraduate student nurses prepared for self-directed learning? (2010)
Journal Article
Pryce-Miller, M. (2010). Are first year undergraduate student nurses prepared for self-directed learning?. Nursing Times, 106(46), 16-18

Abstract BACKGROUND: Changing demands on the nursing workforce have led to considerable changes in undergraduate nurse education. Nurse educators have sought to incorporate self directed learning (SDL) into the curriculum to encourage student nurse... Read More about Are first year undergraduate student nurses prepared for self-directed learning?.

The impact of operations performance on customer loyalty (2010)
Journal Article
Kumar, V., Batista, L., & Maull, R. (2010). The impact of operations performance on customer loyalty. Service Science, 3(2), 158-171. https://doi.org/10.1287/serv.3.2.158

This research develops a longitudinal study that builds upon previous findings that operations performance of service delivery can positively affect customer satisfaction, further extending this verdict to point out operations performance as a direct... Read More about The impact of operations performance on customer loyalty.

Interprofessional research: A complex process (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Pollard, K. (2010, November). Interprofessional research: A complex process. Presented at Chair's Event, CAIPE, Kings College, London

Research into interprofessional issues i n health and social care, in the UK and elsewhere, is located within a context in which successful interprofessional collaboration is viewed as a sine qua non of effective service delivery. Over the last two... Read More about Interprofessional research: A complex process.

Building Materials (2010)
Exhibition / Performance
Lloyd, O. Building Materials. [Sound, installed drawing.]. Exhibited at Exeter Phoenix. 18 November 2010. (Unpublished)

Building Materials was an installed composition, made in direct response to the architecture and use of Exeter Phoenix, and created as a result of the 2010 Digital Art Commission. Microphones and sensors spread throughout the building carry raw data... Read More about Building Materials.

The landed Elite, 1300-1500 (2010)
Book Chapter
Fleming, P. (2010). The landed Elite, 1300-1500. In S. Sweetinburgh (Ed.), Later Medieval Kent, 1220-1540. Boydell and Brewer

Requirements for phylogenetic tree visualisation: A user driven approach (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hale, P., Solomonides, T., Beeson, I., Willey, N., Bultitude, K., & Reynolds, D. M. (2010, November). Requirements for phylogenetic tree visualisation: A user driven approach. Poster presented at BBSRC/AHRC Workshop on "The Challenges of Visualising Biological Data", Bristol, UK

BBSRC/AHRC Workshop on "The Challenges of Visualising Biological Data" Date: 16-17 November 2010 Venue: The Thistle Grand Hotel, Bristol BBSRC - http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/news/events/1011-visualising-biological-data.aspx AHRC -http://www.ahrc.... Read More about Requirements for phylogenetic tree visualisation: A user driven approach.

Evaluating social justice in transport: Lessons to be learned from the capability approach (2010)
Journal Article
Beyazit, E. (2011). Evaluating social justice in transport: Lessons to be learned from the capability approach. Transport Reviews, 31(1), 117-134. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2010.504900

Recent theoretical and empirical studies show that there is a growing interest in considering wider social and economic impacts of transport. Since transport has an important role in distributing socio-economic benefits or losses created by different... Read More about Evaluating social justice in transport: Lessons to be learned from the capability approach.

Influence of viscosity, particle size and particle concentration of suspensions on oral grittiness and acceptability in young adults (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bowles, A., Al-Haddad, I., Ernest, T., Clapham, D., & Tuleu, C. (2010, November). Influence of viscosity, particle size and particle concentration of suspensions on oral grittiness and acceptability in young adults. Poster presented at International Pharmaceutical Federation World Congress/Annual Meeting American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, New Orleans, USA

Semantic change: Evidence from false friends (2010)
Journal Article
Beeching, K. (2010). Semantic change: Evidence from false friends. Languages in Contrast, 10(2), 139-165. https://doi.org/10.1075/lic.10.2.03bee

Functional linguists are in general agreement that semantic change may be triggered as part of the negotiation of meaning in interactional contexts: a 'one-off' contextual implicature generalises to become a new core meaning of a lexical item (Traugo... Read More about Semantic change: Evidence from false friends.

Roundtable discussion at Cornerhouse, Manchester (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Chan, F., Crilly, S., Dundjerovic, A., Harbord, J., Lowe, V., & Lloyd, W. (2010, November). Roundtable discussion at Cornerhouse, Manchester. Presented at Roundtable Discussion, Cornerhouse, Manchester

This roundtable discussion co-organised by Dr. Felicia Chan (The University of Manchester) and Cornerhouse brings together Dr. Janet Harbord (Reader in Film & Screen Media, Queen Mary, University of London), Dr. Vicky Lowe (Lecturer in Drama & Screen... Read More about Roundtable discussion at Cornerhouse, Manchester.

Sliding mode control of a microsatellite attitude (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Nemati, H., Bahrami, M., & Ebrahimi, B. (2010). Sliding mode control of a microsatellite attitude. In 2010 3rd International Symposium on Systems and Control in Aeronautics and Astronautics (561-565). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSCAA.2010.5633071

Attitude control of a micro-satellite is analyzed with sliding control method. With this method, attitude dynamics of satellite is robust against uncertainties and unknown disturbances. Nonlinear and coupled model in this paper is utilized and to pre... Read More about Sliding mode control of a microsatellite attitude.