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Do you feel like a hero yet? (2014)
Journal Article
HERON, M.J. and BELFORD, P.H. 2014. Do you feel like a hero yet? Externalized morality in video games. Journal of games criticism [online], 1(2). Available from: http://www.gamescriticism.org/articles/heronbelford-1-2

Video games have a long tradition of including elements of moral decision making within their ludic and narrative structures. While the success of these endeavours has been mixed, the systems used to express moral choices within a game have grown mor... Read More about Do you feel like a hero yet?.

Is it Friday yet? Mothers talking about sex online. (2014)
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PEDERSEN, S. 2014. Is it Friday yet? Mothers talking about sex online. Cyberpsychology: journal of psychosocial research on cyberspace [online], 8(2), article 4. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2014-2-4

Inspired by the media furore over 'penis beaker gate' (October 2013), this article investigates the discussion of sex on the UK parenting website Mumsnet. It asks why there was such shock at finding mothers discussing sexual matters online, what type... Read More about Is it Friday yet? Mothers talking about sex online..

Historiography of South African social work: challenging dominant discourses. (2014)
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SMITH, L. 2014. Historiography of South African social work: challenging dominant discourses. Social work/Maatskaplike werk [online], 50(3), pages 305-331. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15270/50-3-402

The task of examining the origins and development of social work is fraught with competing narratives. In South Africa individualist, liberal, colonial, masculine and 'white' discourses prevail. The dialectical-historical perspective, rather than chr... Read More about Historiography of South African social work: challenging dominant discourses..

Victims as moral beacons of humanitarianism in post-conflict societies. (2014)
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BREWER, J.D., HAYES, B.C., DUDGEON, K., MUELLER-HIRTH, N., TEENEY, F. and WIJESINGHE, S.-L. 2014. Victims as moral beacons of humanitarianism in post-conflict societies. International social science journal [online], 65(215-216), pages 37-47. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/issj.12075

This paper reports on interview data amongst victims of conflict and organised violence. Despite their victimhood, they evince a level of forgivingness, civility and tolerance that constructs in the very acts of atrocity that portend its demise, a fo... Read More about Victims as moral beacons of humanitarianism in post-conflict societies..

Developing a solar calculator system. (2014)
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MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, S., KHAN, M.T.K.M.N., ZEKI, A.M., ABUBAKAR, A. and MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. 2014. Developing a solar calculator system. Advanced materials research [online], 980, pages 179-183. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.980.179

There is a rapid increase in global warming over the years. This follows with continues campaign on reducing the energy consumption and protecting the earth against climate change. The Feed-In Tariff (FiT) program was introduced to encourage people t... Read More about Developing a solar calculator system..

Double skin façade: modelling technique and influence of venetian blinds on the airflow and heat transfer. (2014)
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IYI, D., HASAN, R., PENLINGTON, R. and UNDERWOOD, C. 2014. Double skin façade: modelling technique and influence of venetian blinds on the airflow and heat transfer. Applied thermal engineering [online], 71(1), pages 219-229. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.06.024

The demand to reduce building cooling load and annual energy consumption can be optimised with the use of Double Skin Facade (DSF). Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods are frequently used for the analysis of heat transfer through DSF. However,... Read More about Double skin façade: modelling technique and influence of venetian blinds on the airflow and heat transfer..

Applications and design of cooperative multi-agent ARN-based systems. (2014)
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GERRARD, C.E., MCCALL, J., MACLEOD, C. and COGHILL, G.M. 2015. Applications and design of cooperative multi-agent ARN-based systems. Soft computing [online], 19(6), pages 1581-1594. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-014-1330-9

The Artificial Reaction Network (ARN) is an Artificial Chemistry inspired by Cell Signalling Networks (CSNs). Its purpose is to represent chemical circuitry and to explore the computational properties responsible for generating emergent high-level be... Read More about Applications and design of cooperative multi-agent ARN-based systems..

Understanding experiences of participating in a weight loss lifestyle intervention trial: a qualitative evaluation of South Asians at high risk of diabetes. (2014)
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MORRISON, Z., DOUGLAS, A., BHOPAL, R. and SHEIKH, A. 2014. Understanding experiences of participating in a weight loss lifestyle intervention trial: a qualitative evaluation of South Asians at high risk of diabetes. BMJ open [online], 4(6), article ID e004736. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004736

Objective: To explore the reasons for enrolling, experiences of participating and reasons for remaining in a family-based, cluster randomised controlled trial of a dietitian-delivered lifestyle modification intervention aiming to reduce obesity in So... Read More about Understanding experiences of participating in a weight loss lifestyle intervention trial: a qualitative evaluation of South Asians at high risk of diabetes..

Self- and peer-assessment: evidence from the accounting and finance discipline. (2014)
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HASSAN, O.A.G., FOX, A. and HANNAH, G. 2014. Self- and peer-assessment: evidence from the accounting and finance discipline. Accounting education [online], 23(3), pages 225-243. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09639284.2014.905259

Self- and peer-assessment of student work is an area that is under-researched in the accounting education literature, although the subject area of study seems to influence the results obtained in prior studies. The current study contributes to the li... Read More about Self- and peer-assessment: evidence from the accounting and finance discipline..

Extradition between friends. (2014)
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ARNELL, P. 2014. Extradition between friends. Criminal law and justice weekly [online], 178(24), page 361. Available from: https://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/legal/

With friends like these, who needs enemies is an epithet that appears to apply to the United Kingdom's extradition partners. Draconian sentencing policies, unjust plea bargaining, unlawful rendition, systemic judicial corruption, deficient medical tr... Read More about Extradition between friends..

Nanoindentation of polysilicon and single crystal silicon: molecular dynamics simulation and experimental validation. (2014)
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GOEL, S., FAISAL, N.H., LUO, X., YAN, J. and AGRAWAL, A. 2014. Nanoindentation of polysilicon and single crystal silicon: molecular dynamics simulation and experimental validation. Journal of physics D: applied physics [online], 47(27), article number 275304. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/47/27/275304

This paper presents novel advances in the deformation behaviour of polycrystalline and single crystal silicon using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and validation of the same via nanoindentation experiments. In order to unravel the mechanism of de... Read More about Nanoindentation of polysilicon and single crystal silicon: molecular dynamics simulation and experimental validation..

Understanding the entrepreneurial learning process and its impact on students' personal development: a European perspective. (2014)
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MUELLER, S. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2014. Understanding the entrepreneurial learning process and its impact on students' personal development: a European perspective. International journal of management education [online], 12(3), pages 500-511. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2014.05.003

Based on what we know about the multiplex nature of entrepreneurship, we argue that entrepreneurship is a difficult topic to teach. One response has been a shift to constructionist perspectives where learning is seen as an active process of construct... Read More about Understanding the entrepreneurial learning process and its impact on students' personal development: a European perspective..

The collection and utilisation of patient ethnicity data in general practices and hospitals in the United Kingdom: a qualitative case study. (2014)
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MORRISON, Z., FERNANDO, B., KALRA, D., CRESSWELL, K., ROBERTSON, A. and SHEIKH, A. 2014. The collection and utilisation of patient ethnicity data in general practices and hospitals in the United Kingdom: a qualitative case study. Informatics in primary care [online], 21(3), pages 118-131. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14236/jhi.v21i3.63

Background: Although the collection of patient ethnicity data is a requirement of publicly funded healthcare providers in the UK, recording of ethnicity is sub-optimal for reasons that remain poorly understood. Aims and objectives: We sought to under... Read More about The collection and utilisation of patient ethnicity data in general practices and hospitals in the United Kingdom: a qualitative case study..

Assessing potential modifications to the activated sludge process to improve simultaneous removal of a diverse range of micropollutants. (2014)
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PETRIE, B., MCADAM, E.J., LESTER, J.N. and CARTMELL, E. 2014. Assessing potential modifications to the activated sludge process to improve simultaneous removal of a diverse range of micropollutants. Water research [online], 62, pages 180-192. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.05.036

It is proposed that wastewater treatment facilities meet legislated discharge limits for a range of micropollutants. However, the heterogeneity of these micropollutants in wastewaters make removal difficult to predict since their chemistry is so dive... Read More about Assessing potential modifications to the activated sludge process to improve simultaneous removal of a diverse range of micropollutants..

DECMO2: a robust hybrid and adaptive multi-objective evolutionary algorithm. (2014)
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ZAVOIANU, A.-C., LUGHOFER, E., BRAMERDORFER, G., AMRHEIN, W. and KLEMENT, E.P. 2015. DECMO2: a robust hybrid and adaptive multi-objective evolutionary algorithm. Soft computing [online], 19(12), pages 3551-3569. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-014-1308-7

We describe a hybrid and adaptive coevolutionary optimization method that can efficiently solve a wide range of multi-objective optimization problems (MOOPs) as it successfully combines positive traits from three main classes of multi-objective evolu... Read More about DECMO2: a robust hybrid and adaptive multi-objective evolutionary algorithm..

Sudden flamingo deaths in Kenyan rift valley lakes. (2014)
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STRAUBINGER-GANSBERGER, N., GRUBER, M., KAGGWA, M.N., LAWTON, L., ODUOR, S.O. and SCHAGERI, M. 2014. Sudden flamingo deaths in Kenyan rift valley lakes. Wildlife biology [online], 20(3), pages 185-189. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00018

The East African Rift Valley Lakes Bogoria and Nakuru sometimes host around 75% of the world population of lesser flamingos Phoeniconaias minor. In this area, mysterious flamingo die-offs have occupied researchers for four decades. Recently, cyanobac... Read More about Sudden flamingo deaths in Kenyan rift valley lakes..

Cohesion, exclusion and social quality. (2014)
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SPICKER, P. 2014. Cohesion, exclusion and social quality. International journal of social quality [online], 4(1), pages 95-107. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3167/IJSQ.2014.040107

The concept of social quality has been operationalized in terms of four component dimensions: social inclustion, social cohesion, socio-economic security and social empowerment. This article argues that inclusion and cohesion are aspects of the same... Read More about Cohesion, exclusion and social quality..

The international co-operation unit of the COPFS. (2014)
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ARNELL, P. 2014. The international co-operation unit of the COPFS. SCOLAG legal journal, 439, pages 96-97.

Dr Paul Anell gives an overview of the report by the Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland. NOTE: publisher link no longer working (last checked 2019-01-31).

Removing oil subsidies in Nigeria: between necessity and false economy. (2014)
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EZEANI, E.C. 2015. Removing oil subsidies in Nigeria: between necessity and false economy. Journal of world energy law and business [online], 7(4), pages 364-389. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/jwelb/jwu018

The rising costs of oil products on the global market and increasing dependency on fossil fuels have become a concern for both governments and international bodies. Aside from calls to governments to move towards alternatives in the form of renewable... Read More about Removing oil subsidies in Nigeria: between necessity and false economy..

Performance effects of appointing other firms' executive directors to corporate boards: an analysis of UK firms. (2014)
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MURAVYEV, A., TALAVERA, O. and WEIR, C. 2016. Performance effects of appointing other firms' executive directors to corporate boards: an analysis of UK firms. Review of quantitative finance and accounting [online], 46(1), pages 25-45. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-014-0460-6

This paper studies the effect on company performance of appointing non-executive directors that are also executive directors in other firms. The analysis is based on a new panel dataset of UK companies over 2002-2008. Our findings suggest a positive... Read More about Performance effects of appointing other firms' executive directors to corporate boards: an analysis of UK firms..