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Waste minimisation through deconstruction: A BIM based Deconstructability Assessment Score (BIM-DAS) (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. The overall aim of this study is to develop a Building Information Modelling based Deconstructability Assessment Score (BIM-DAS) for determining the extent to which a building could be deconstructed right from the design stage. T... Read More about Waste minimisation through deconstruction: A BIM based Deconstructability Assessment Score (BIM-DAS).

Stigmatisation, perceived barriers to care, help seeking and the mental health of British Military personnel (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Introduction: The relationship between mental health symptoms, stigmatising beliefs about mental health and help seeking is complex and poorly understood. Method: 1636 UK Armed Forces personnel provided stud... Read More about Stigmatisation, perceived barriers to care, help seeking and the mental health of British Military personnel.

Transforming our world: Afrophobia and the need for disaggregated statistics to monitor equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Preprint / Working Paper

This working paper of advocates disaggregated data collection and analysis, as asserted by Target 17.18 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In this respect the researcher re-asserts this is imperative for norm and policy development to ad... Read More about Transforming our world: Afrophobia and the need for disaggregated statistics to monitor equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Reducing waste to landfill: A need for cultural change in the UK construction industry (2016)
Journal Article

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Owing to its contribution of largest portion of landfill wastes and consumption of about half of mineral resources excavated from nature, construction industry has been pressed to improve its sustainability.... Read More about Reducing waste to landfill: A need for cultural change in the UK construction industry.

Evaluation criteria for construction waste management tools: Towards a holistic BIM framework (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This study identifies evaluation criteria with the goal of appraising the performance of existing construction waste management tools and employing the results in the development of a ho... Read More about Evaluation criteria for construction waste management tools: Towards a holistic BIM framework.

Towards an understanding of contextual features that influence the linguistic formality of British Sign Language users (2015)
Journal Article

This paper seeks to understand linguistic formality through the identification and measurement of contextual features. Using an adapted sociometric methodology to combine systemic functional linguistics and sign linguistics, a survey identifies the e... Read More about Towards an understanding of contextual features that influence the linguistic formality of British Sign Language users.

Stipulating citizen's fundamental right to healthcare: Inference from the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nepal 2015 (2015)
Journal Article

Nepal has a great opportunity to learn from, and collaborate with, non-governmental development partners and private sectors, and from other governments and organizations around the world, but we must move promptly.

Can the capitalist economic system deliver environmental justice? (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 IOP Publishing Ltd. Can a healthy environment for all social groups be delivered through capitalism via market mechanisms? Or is it the capitalist system, itself, that has been at the root of the environmental and social crises we now face? Th... Read More about Can the capitalist economic system deliver environmental justice?.

Journey Planet - Letters from Absentia (2015)
Other

An edition of the Hugo Award winning Fanzine Journey planet, which focusses on penmanship, writing and letters.

The politics of redeployment: Malleable technologies and the localisation of anticipatory calculation (2015)
Book Chapter

This book chapter is a contribution to the book Algorithmic Life: Calculative Devices in an Age of Big Data. The chapter examines processes through which commercially available credit checking software has been acquired and customized by the UK Fire... Read More about The politics of redeployment: Malleable technologies and the localisation of anticipatory calculation.

Why doesn't the client listen to me? Challenging ethnocentricities through clinical supervision to promote cultural competencies (2015)
Journal Article

This paper aims to argue how developing self-awareness through clinical supervision may promote nurses’ cultural competencies in inpatient mental health care. Such capabilities include the ability to effectively work with those who may differences in... Read More about Why doesn't the client listen to me? Challenging ethnocentricities through clinical supervision to promote cultural competencies.

Direct numerical simulation of supersonic turbulent flows around a tandem expansion-compression corner (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 AIP Publishing LLC. The M = 2.9 supersonic turbulent flows over a tandem expansion-compression corner configuration with a sharp deflection angle of 25° at three Reynolds numbers Reδ = 20 000, 40 000, and 80 000 were studied by using direct nu... Read More about Direct numerical simulation of supersonic turbulent flows around a tandem expansion-compression corner.

The role of psychological inflexibility in the tripartite influence model for women: A single body image inflexibility pathway to disordered eating behaviours
Thesis

This study was conducted by conceptualising, designing and implementing new knowledge at the forefront of body image inflexibility (a construct derived from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)) and disordered eating. The study design was adjusted... Read More about The role of psychological inflexibility in the tripartite influence model for women: A single body image inflexibility pathway to disordered eating behaviours.

2D and 3D computer vision analysis of gaze, gender and age (2016)
Thesis

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has been an active research area for over four decades. Research studies and commercial designs in this area have been largely facilitated by the visual modality which brings diversified functionality and improved usa... Read More about 2D and 3D computer vision analysis of gaze, gender and age.

Microbial fuel cell - A self-powered wastewater electrolyser for electrocoagulation (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This abstract describes the suitability of the Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) for generation of electrical power with a simultaneous synthesis of active catholyte in the form of caustic solution. The active solution was a product of self-powered electroly... Read More about Microbial fuel cell - A self-powered wastewater electrolyser for electrocoagulation.

Place-based collaboration: Leadership for a changing world (2015)
Journal Article

Place-less power, meaning the exercise of power by decision makers who are unconcerned about the impact of their decisions on communities living in particular places, has grown significantly in the last thirty years. A consequence is that societies... Read More about Place-based collaboration: Leadership for a changing world.

DNA damage and the balance between survival and death in cancer biology (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Macmillan Publishers Limited. DNA is vulnerable to damage resulting from endogenous metabolites, environmental and dietary carcinogens, some anti-inflammatory drugs, and genotoxic cancer therapeutics. Cells respond to DNA damage by activating... Read More about DNA damage and the balance between survival and death in cancer biology.

Development and validation of a high throughput, closed tube method for the determination of haemoglobin alpha gene (HBA1 and HBA2) numbers by gene ratio assay copy enumeration-PCR (GRACE-PCR) (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Turner et al. Background: Deletions of the aα-globin genes are the most common genetic abnormalities in the world. Currently multiplex Gap-PCRs are frequently used to identify specific sets of common deletions. However, these assays require si... Read More about Development and validation of a high throughput, closed tube method for the determination of haemoglobin alpha gene (HBA1 and HBA2) numbers by gene ratio assay copy enumeration-PCR (GRACE-PCR).

Delivering green streets: An exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 The Authors. Journal of Flood Risk Management published by The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Green Infrastructure (GI) is an increasingly popular means of dealing with flooding and wat... Read More about Delivering green streets: An exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon.

Characterizing Indian students pursuing global higher education: A conceptual framework of pathways to internationalization (2015)
Journal Article

© 2014 European Association for International Education One might argue that an Indian student entering higher education is faced with a critical question—Where to study, in India or abroad? With a gross enrollment ratio of around 20% in the tertiary... Read More about Characterizing Indian students pursuing global higher education: A conceptual framework of pathways to internationalization.

The modern role of land reclamation for housing (2015)
Journal Article

Andy Moffat and Danielle Sinnett of the British Land Reclamation Society summarise how land reclamation, or brownfield development, can be used to address a housing shortage, returning land into ‘beneficial use’…

Austen writing Bristol: The city and signification in Northanger Abbey and Emma (2015)
Journal Article

This essay suggests that Austen’s portrayal of Bristol in her fiction has two specific functions. First, it underscores her topographical realism: the references to the city and its immediate environs show how her novels are set in the recognizably r... Read More about Austen writing Bristol: The city and signification in Northanger Abbey and Emma.

Outsiders and learners: Negotiating meaning in comparative European social work research practice (2017)
Journal Article

© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. This paper draws on two experiences of undertaking comparative research in England, Sweden and Italy, and offers a discussion of the kinds of dilemmas raised in relation to language and meaning surfaced by these. Its pri... Read More about Outsiders and learners: Negotiating meaning in comparative European social work research practice.

'It gave me a new lease of life...': GPs' views and experiences of supervising foundation doctors in general practice (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. Background: General practice is a popular placement in the second year of Foundation training. Evaluations suggest this is a positive experience for most trainee doctors and benefits their perceptions of primary care, but t... Read More about 'It gave me a new lease of life...': GPs' views and experiences of supervising foundation doctors in general practice.

Music, value, and networks in the digital world (2015)
Report

Extract:

In music as in life, nothing is more important than people. Professional music-makers need audiences, and to reach those audiences, they need the support of many other people, from promoters and agents to fans who will rave about them to... Read More about Music, value, and networks in the digital world.

Bringing 'smarter choices' into multi-modal modeling (2015)
Thesis

Cure Over Prevention: The Boost to NHS Funding is at the Expense of Preventative Healthcare (2015)
Journal Article

In the 2015 Spending Review, the government committed to increasing NHS spending by £10bn per year by 2020. The article argues that combined with cuts to funding for public health, the boost means spending is focusing on urgent care and undermines th... Read More about Cure Over Prevention: The Boost to NHS Funding is at the Expense of Preventative Healthcare.

Understanding sex offenders (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A research update on current sex offender research, treatment and policy

Gelatin as a promising printable nutrient feedstock for microbial fuel cells (MFC) (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study describes the work carried out towards the optimization of critical MFC components with potential 3D fabricated materials. The response of the optimised fuel cells, which were fed with soft materials such as gelatin, alginate and Nafion™,... Read More about Gelatin as a promising printable nutrient feedstock for microbial fuel cells (MFC).

Environmental Plant Physiology (2015)
Book

Environmental Plant Physiology focuses on the physiology of plant-environment interactions, revealing plants as the key terrestrial intersection of the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and geosphere. It provides a contemporary understanding of the... Read More about Environmental Plant Physiology.

Managerial engagement with scenario planning: A conceptual consumption approach (2015)
Journal Article

Scenario development is widely used to reduce uncertainty while making decisions in high velocity environments. Despite this fact, managerial fixation on short term performance objectives, their penchant fear of the unpredictable future and their she... Read More about Managerial engagement with scenario planning: A conceptual consumption approach.

'Studying Leadership Ethnographically: Reflections of a first-time ethnographer' (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The last two decades have seen an increase in the number of ethnographic writings in Organisation Studies more generally, however, similar developments have not been mirrored within Leadership Studies, where – despite a recent interpretivist ‘shift’... Read More about 'Studying Leadership Ethnographically: Reflections of a first-time ethnographer'.

Mindfulness and acceptance-based prevention of eating disorders (2015)
Book Chapter

Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Prevention of Eating Disorders

A proposed model for servitization based collaboration in the UK Aerospace Defence industry (2016)
Thesis

In many sectors customers are increasingly seeking service contracts rather than buying products. High tech capital equipment firms attracted by the potential revenue benefits are choosing to move from supplying product only to supplying product and... Read More about A proposed model for servitization based collaboration in the UK Aerospace Defence industry.

A review of the Malaysian film industry: Towards better film workflow (2016)
Thesis

Abstract
This thesis investigates the existing film workflow processes in Malaysia and aims to explore, review and reflect on the expectations, experiences and preferences and problems experienced by practitioners in the Malaysian film industry. Par... Read More about A review of the Malaysian film industry: Towards better film workflow.

Bristol's mayoralty has improved visibility of leadership but not trust (2015)
Journal Article

This short news article summarises key findings of the Bristol Civic Leadership Project for a practitioner audience

Green infrastructure and urban water management (2015)
Book Chapter

This chapter will first outline the many challenges water poses in modern society, considering the increasing frequency and severity of flooding and droughts as inevitable outcomes of potential climate change and increasing impermeable ground-cover t... Read More about Green infrastructure and urban water management.

Cycling infrastructure for reducing cycling injuries in cyclists (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 The Cochrane Collaboration. Background: Cycling is an attractive form of transport. It is beneficial to the individual as a form of physical activity that may fit more readily into an individual's daily routine, such as for cycling to work and... Read More about Cycling infrastructure for reducing cycling injuries in cyclists.

From networks to complexity - Creative Citizens project (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

From Networks to Complexity: two case studies from the AHRC Creative Citizens project. From the noticeboard in the newsagent’s window to multi-layered online networks using social networking technologies, citizens are increasingly accessing networks... Read More about From networks to complexity - Creative Citizens project.

Society and the Severn (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Dr Thomas Appleby, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of the West of England and part of the International Water Security Network spoke on Society and the Severn and discussed different forms of control and protected interests and regulations a... Read More about Society and the Severn.

Community-based Prevention of Diabetes (ComPoD): A randomised, waiting list controlled trial of the Living Well, Taking Control programme (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Type 2 diabetes is a growing public health challenge. NICE guidance recommends diabetes prevention in people at high risk via intensive lifestyle interventions promoting weight loss through diet and physical activity. However, there are few robustly... Read More about Community-based Prevention of Diabetes (ComPoD): A randomised, waiting list controlled trial of the Living Well, Taking Control programme.

Developing young person’s Face IT: Online psychosocial support for adolescents struggling with conditions or injuries affecting their appearance (2015)
Journal Article

© The Author(s) 2015. A participatory action approach with potential users and clinical experts was employed to design and evaluate the acceptability of young person’s Face IT (YP Face IT), an online intervention incorporating cognitive behavioural t... Read More about Developing young person’s Face IT: Online psychosocial support for adolescents struggling with conditions or injuries affecting their appearance.

Symposium paper: Economic evaluation of the Bristol Girls Dance project (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Evidence on the economic costs and health outcomes of school-based physical activity interventions is lacking. This discussion reports on the findings of the economic evaluation conducted as part of the trial.
Data on resource use and costs incurre... Read More about Symposium paper: Economic evaluation of the Bristol Girls Dance project.

Social epistemology and online knowledge exchange (2015)
Thesis

This document summarises the submitted research which has investigated online knowledge exchange and related it to the philosophical field of social epistemology. The broad aims have been: firstly to investigate what social epistemology theory can of... Read More about Social epistemology and online knowledge exchange.

Culture based development: Measuring an invisible resource using the PLS-PM method (2015)
Journal Article

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to conduct an in-depth exploratory test of the innovative culture-based development (CBD) concept and to evaluate its potential for empirical research. Design/methodology/appr... Read More about Culture based development: Measuring an invisible resource using the PLS-PM method.

Mindfulness interventions for improving body image: A worthwhile pursuit? (2015)
Journal Article

Body image concerns are associated with a range of negative consequences for health and wellbeing, including eating disorders. Interventions that successfully improve body image and related factors are therefore important. Melissa Atkinson puts forwa... Read More about Mindfulness interventions for improving body image: A worthwhile pursuit?.

The Prof. Jonathan Osmond lecture (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Sarah Bodman was invited to give the Prof. Jonathan Osmond Lecture at the Livres d'Artistes: The Artists' Book in Theory and Practice Conference.

SUMOylation of Syntaxin1A regulates presynaptic endocytosis (2015)
Journal Article

Neurotransmitter release from the presynaptic terminal is under very precise spatial and temporal control. Following neurotransmitter release, synaptic vesicles are recycled by endocytosis and refilled with neurotransmitter. During the exocytosis eve... Read More about SUMOylation of Syntaxin1A regulates presynaptic endocytosis.

The converging world: The social and environmental impact of convergence (2015)
Report

This 96-page report undertakes an ecosystem service analysis of SROI (social report on investment from linked investment in renewable energy and forest restoration in Tamil Nadu, India, as a strategic approach to low-carbon development in an internat... Read More about The converging world: The social and environmental impact of convergence.

Assessing the impacts of the first year of rotavirus vaccination in the United Kingdom (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved. The United Kingdom (UK) added rotavirus (RV) vaccine (Rotarix GlaxoSmithKline) to the national vaccine schedule in July 2013. During the 2012–2014 rotavirus seaso... Read More about Assessing the impacts of the first year of rotavirus vaccination in the United Kingdom.