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The B2Com relationship: an empirical study of the measure of relationship quality in a business-to-community relationship. (2017)
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OSOBAJO, O.A. and MOORE, D. 2017. The B2Com relationship: an empirical study of the measure of relationship quality in a business-to-community relationship. International business research [online], 10(7), pages 118-147. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v10n7p118

The quality of relationship between Oil Producing Companies (OPC) and their Host Communities (HC) within the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria (NDRN) is a source of concern for different stakeholders such as the practitioners, government, communities, an... Read More about The B2Com relationship: an empirical study of the measure of relationship quality in a business-to-community relationship..

The use of abduction in alienation research: a rationale and a worked example. (2017)
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YUILL, C. 2017. The use of abduction in alienation research: a rationale and a worked example. Social theory and health [online], 15(4), pages 465-481. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41285-017-0038-1

Abduction as a form of inference is recommended as a means of analysis within theory-driven research. Its capacity to provide creative (re)interpretations of data that add to a theory allowing it to become a growing dynamic and nuanced body of though... Read More about The use of abduction in alienation research: a rationale and a worked example..

What supports hospital pharmacist prescribing in Scotland? A mixed methods, exploratory sequential study. (2017)
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FISHER, J., KINNEAR, M., REID, F., SOUTER, C. and STEWART, D. 2018. What supports hospital pharmacist prescribing in Scotland? A mixed methods, exploratory sequential study. Research in social and administrative pharmacy [online], 14(5), pages 488-497. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2017.06.007

While approximately half of all qualified hospital pharmacist independent prescribers (PIPs) in Scotland are active prescribers, there are major differences in prescribing activity across geographical areas. This study aimed to explore, through focus... Read More about What supports hospital pharmacist prescribing in Scotland? A mixed methods, exploratory sequential study..

A capabilities approach to food choices. (2017)
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GOMBERT, K., DOUGLAS, F., CARLISLE, S. and MCARDLE, K. 2017. A capabilities approach to food choices. Food ethics [online], 1(2), pages 143-155. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41055-017-0013-5

The authors question the notion of food choice and consider how much food choice someone living on low income actually has. In their fieldwork, it became clear that food choices, and hence one’s nutritional and health state, cannot be viewed in separ... Read More about A capabilities approach to food choices..

Continuing professional development (CPD) in radiography: a collaborative European meta-ethnography literature review. (2017)
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WAREING, A., BUISSINK, C., HARPER, D., GELLERT OLESEN, M., SOTO, M., BRAICO, S., VAN LAER, P., GREMION, I. and RAINFORD, L. 2017. Continuing professional development (CPD) in radiography: a collaborative European meta-ethnography literature review. Radiography [online], 23(Supplement 1), pages S58-S63. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2017.05.016

Objectives: The aim of the study was to complete a collaborative review of Radiography continuing professional development (CPD) research material to support the production of European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS) CPD recommendations.... Read More about Continuing professional development (CPD) in radiography: a collaborative European meta-ethnography literature review..

Whistle-blowing and the equality dimension of victimisation in the workplace. (2017)
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MIDDLEMISS, S. 2017. Whistle-blowing and the equality dimension of victimisation in the workplace. International journal of discrimination and the law [online], 17(2), pages 137-156. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1358229117712586

A considerable amount of attention has been given to the general law of victimisation under the Equality Act 2010 but scant consideration has been given to the equality aspect of victimisation relating to whistle-blowing in the United Kingdom, and th... Read More about Whistle-blowing and the equality dimension of victimisation in the workplace..

Exploring the lives of vulnerable young people in relation to their food choices and practices. (2017)
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GOMBERT, K., DOUGLAS, F., MCARDLE, K. and CARLISLE, S. 2017. Exploring the lives of vulnerable young people in relation to their food choices and practices. World journal of education [online], 7(3), pages 50-61, available from: https://doi.org/10.5430/wje.v7n3p50

The interdisciplinary Foodways and Futures project (2013-2016) is based on a pilot study, which found no improvement in the nutritional state of formerly homeless young people (16-25), now in supported accommodation at a charitable youth organization... Read More about Exploring the lives of vulnerable young people in relation to their food choices and practices..

Per-protocol investigation of a best practice exercise referral scheme. (2017)
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STEWART, L., DOLAN, E., CARVER, P. and SWINTON, P.A. 2017. Per-protocol investigation of a best practice exercise referral scheme. Public health [online], 150, pages 26-33. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2017.04.023

Objectives: To investigate the effects of an exercise referral scheme (ERS) aligned to the UK best practice guidelines on a range of outcomes including those associated with key health concerns of the Scottish population. Study design A longitudinal... Read More about Per-protocol investigation of a best practice exercise referral scheme..

Making sense of complexity in risk governance in post-disaster Fukushima fisheries: a scalar approach. (2017)
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MABON, L. and KAWABE, M. 2017. Making sense of complexity in risk governance in post-disaster Fukushima fisheries: a scalar approach. Environmental science and policy [online], 75, pages 173-183. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2017.06.001

This paper evaluates how geographical theories of scale can give a more robust understanding of the governance of complex environmental risks. We assess the case of fisheries in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture in Japan following the 2011 nuclear dis... Read More about Making sense of complexity in risk governance in post-disaster Fukushima fisheries: a scalar approach..

Debating technology for dialogical argument: sensemaking, engagement, and analytics. (2017)
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LAWRENCE, J., SNAITH, M., KONAT, B., BUDZYNSKA, K. and REED. C. 2017. Debating technology for dialogical argument: sensemaking, engagement, and analytics. ACM transactions on internet technology [online], 17(3), article 24. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3007210

Debating technologies, a newly emerging strand of research into computational technologies to support human debating, offer a powerful way of providing naturalistic, dialogue-based interaction with complex information spaces. The full potential of de... Read More about Debating technology for dialogical argument: sensemaking, engagement, and analytics..

Gravitation-based edge detection in hyperspectral images (2017)
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SUN, G., ZHANG, A., REN, J., MA, J., WANG, P., ZHANG, Y. and JIA, X. 2017. Gravitation-based edge detection in hyperspectral images. Remote sensing [online], 9(6), article 592. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9060592

Edge detection is one of the key issues in the field of computer vision and remote sensing image analysis. Although many different edge-detection methods have been proposed for gray-scale, color, and multispectral images, they still face difficulties... Read More about Gravitation-based edge detection in hyperspectral images.

Evaluation of the performance of α-alumina nano-porous ceramic composite membrane for esterification applications in petroleum refinery. (2017)
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OKON, E., SHEHU, H. and GOBINA, E. 2018. Evaluation of the performance of a-alumina nano-porous ceramic composite membrane for esterification applications in petroleum refinery. Catalysis today [online], 310, pages 146-156. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2017.05.089

The carrier gas permeation performance through alpha-alumina nano-porous ceramic membrane was investigated in this study. The four carrier gases used for the study were argon (Ar), helium (He), nitrogen (N2) and carbon dioxide (CO2). The experiments... Read More about Evaluation of the performance of α-alumina nano-porous ceramic composite membrane for esterification applications in petroleum refinery..

International stock return co-movements and trading activity. (2017)
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SHENG, X., BRZESZCZYŃSKI, J. and IBRAHIM, B. 2017. International stock return co-movements and trading activity. Finance research letters [online], 23, pages 12-18. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2017.06.006

This paper analyses return co-movements across eight major international stock markets while considering the nature of motives to trade for a given daily price change. Daily volume as an information signal is dissected into quintiles and its interact... Read More about International stock return co-movements and trading activity..

The role of personality in musicians' information seeking for creativity. (2017)
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KOSTAGIOLAS, P., LAVRANOS, C., MARTZOUKOU, K. and PAPADATOS, J. 2017. The role of personality in musicians' information seeking for creativity. Information research [online], 22(2), paper 756. Available from: http://www.informationr.net/ir/22-2/paper756.html

This paper explores the relationship between musicians' information seeking behaviour and their personality traits within the context of musical creativity. Although previous research has addressed different socio-technological and behavioral aspects... Read More about The role of personality in musicians' information seeking for creativity..

A framework for unsupervised change detection in activity recognition. (2017)
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BASHIR, S.A., PETROVSKI, A. and DOOLAN, D. 2017. A framework for unsupervised change detection in activity recognition. International journal of pervasive computing and communications [online], 13(2), pages 157-175. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPCC-03-2017-0027

Purpose - This purpose of this paper is to develop a change detection technique for activity recognition model. The approach aims to detect changes in the initial accuracy of the model after training and when the model is deployed for recognizing new... Read More about A framework for unsupervised change detection in activity recognition..

Towards an entrepreneurial theory of practice: emerging ideas for emerging economies. (2017)
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ANDERSON, A.R. and RONTEAU, S. 2017. Towards an entrepreneurial theory of practice: emerging ideas for emerging economies. Journal of entrepreneurship in emerging economies [online], 9(2), pages 110-120. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-12-2016-0054

We believe there is a problem with the explanatory power of many existing theories of entrepreneurship in the unique circumstances of emerging economies. Emerging economies range from dynamic contexts such as China (Li and Wang, 2013), to slowly emer... Read More about Towards an entrepreneurial theory of practice: emerging ideas for emerging economies..

Heat transfer in a molten salt filled enclosure absorbing concentrated solar radiation. (2017)
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AMBER, I. and O'DONOVAN, T.S. 2017. Heat transfer in a molten salt filled enclosure absorbing concentrated solar radiation. International journal of heat and mass transfer [online], 113, pages 444-455. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.04.028

Numerical simulations of the natural convection driven by the direct absorption of concentrated solar radiation by a high temperature molten salt filled enclosures for height to diameter ratios (H/D) of 0.5, 1 and 2 and Rayleigh numbers 107–1011 is p... Read More about Heat transfer in a molten salt filled enclosure absorbing concentrated solar radiation..

Evaluation of the microbiome of decaying alder nodules by next generation sequencing. (2017)
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MCEWAN, N.R., WILKINSON T., GIRDWOOD, S.E., SNELLING, T.J., COLLINS, T., DOUGAL, K., JONES, D.L. and GODBOLD, D.L. 2017. Evaluation of the microbiome of decaying alder nodules by next generation sequencing. Endocytobiosis and cell research [online], 28(1), pages 14-19. Available from: http://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/receive/jportal_jparticle_00501405

This work investigated the microbial content of decaying nodules from alders. The 16S rDNA composition of the microbiome of six senescent alder nodules was investigated by 454 sequencing. All nodules still had some Frankia sequences present, but in e... Read More about Evaluation of the microbiome of decaying alder nodules by next generation sequencing..

Entry routes into the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland training: status versus sustainability. (2017)
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GAMMIE, E., ALLISON, M. and MATSON, M. 2018. Entry routes into the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland training: status versus sustainability. Accounting history [online], 23(1-2), pages 14-43. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1032373217706774

Education plays a pivotal role in establishing the elite status of a profession. This paper sets out to understand the role of social and political influences in the determination of entry routes to professional accounting training with the Institute... Read More about Entry routes into the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland training: status versus sustainability..

Public perceptions of the introduction of the single-use carrier bags charge in Scotland. (2017)
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OKE, A., PEDERSEN, S. and MCDONALD, S. 2017. Public perceptions of the introduction of the single-use carrier bags charge in Scotland. Social business [online], 7(2), pages 127-154. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1362/204440817x14970183958041

Purpose: This article analyses the comments of consumers concerning the introduction of a minimum charge on single-use carrier bags in Scotland through the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Regulations 2014. Research Methods: The data analyse... Read More about Public perceptions of the introduction of the single-use carrier bags charge in Scotland..