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Social policy: theory and practice. (2014)
Book
SPICKER, P. 2014. Social policy: theory and practice. 3rd edition. Bristol: Policy Press [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447316138

Social Policy: Theory and practice is a fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook, extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. The book lays out the architecture of soc... Read More about Social policy: theory and practice..

The impact of computer aided architectural design programs on conceptual design in an educational context. (2014)
Journal Article
SALMAN, H.S., LAING, R. and CONNIFF, A. 2014. The impact of computer aided architectural design programs on conceptual design in an educational context. Design studies, 35(4), pages 412-439. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2014.02.002

Little research has been undertaken concerning the manner in which students use computer aided architectural design (CAAD) programs for conceptual design. The research aim was to explore the potential impact of CAAD programs as conceptual design tool... Read More about The impact of computer aided architectural design programs on conceptual design in an educational context..

Encounter in art. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
DOUGLAS, A. 2014. Encounter in art. Presented at the 2014 Art and encounter seminar: beyond audience development: why do artists engage publics in participation? 14-30 March 2014, Melbourne, Australia.

This presentation explores how 'encounter' is different from 'event' and making this differentiation has important implications on how we imagine the relationship of art to audience. The author introduces some theoretical foundations to the notion of... Read More about Encounter in art..

Inclusive leadership in social work and social care. (2014)
Book
HAFFORD-LETCHFIELD, T., LAMBLEY, S., SPOLANDER, G. and COCKER, C. 2014. Inclusive leadership in social work and social care. Bristol: Policy Press [online]. Available from: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/inclusive-leadership-in-social-work-and-social-care

Social work and social care continue to face an unprecedented period of challenge and uncertainty, requiring the development of leadership capabilities at every level of the workforce as well as in the community. This critical and reflexive book look... Read More about Inclusive leadership in social work and social care..

The effect of pH on the photonic efficiency of the destruction of methyl orange under controlled periodic illumination with UV-LED sources. (2014)
Journal Article
TOKODE, O., PRABHU, R., LAWTON, L.A. and ROBERTSON, P.K.J. 2014. The effect of pH on the photonic efficiency of the destruction of methyl orange under controlled periodic illumination with UV-LED sources. Chemical engineering journal [online], 246, pages 337-342. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2014.03.002

The nature of photon interaction and reaction pH can have significant impacts on semiconductor photocatalysis. This paper describes the effect of pH on the photonic efficiency of photocatalytic reactions in the aqueous phase using TiO2 catalysts. The... Read More about The effect of pH on the photonic efficiency of the destruction of methyl orange under controlled periodic illumination with UV-LED sources..

The condition of smallness: how what it means to be small deters firms from getting bigger (2014)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, A.R. and ULLAH, F. 2014. The condition of smallness: how what it means to be small deters firms from getting bigger. Management decision [online], 52(2), pages 326-349. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-10-2012-0734

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine and explain why most small firms remain small. A new conceptual framework - the condition of smallness - is proposed. Design/methodology/approach: A critical examination of the literature about the nat... Read More about The condition of smallness: how what it means to be small deters firms from getting bigger.

Evaluating industry-inspired pair programming communication guidelines with undergraduate students. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ZARB, M., HUGHES, J. and RICHARDS, J. 2014. Evaluating industry-inspired pair programming communication guidelines with undergraduate students. In Proceedings of the 45th Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) technical symposium on computer science education (SIGCSE 2014), 5-8 March 2014, Atlanta, USA. New York: ACM [online], pages 361-366. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/2538862.2538980

A set of industry-inspired pair programming guidelines have been derived from qualitative examinations of expert pairs in order to aid novice programmers with their intra-pair communication. This research describes the evaluation of these guidelines... Read More about Evaluating industry-inspired pair programming communication guidelines with undergraduate students..

Shadowing research in organizations: the methodological debates. (2014)
Journal Article
MCDONALD, S. and SIMPSON, B. 2014. Shadowing research in organizations: the methodological debates. Qualitative research in organizations and management: an international journal [online], 9(1), pages 3-20. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/QROM-02-2014-1204

Purpose: - The purpose of this paper is to provide some context for the special issue and to introduce the collection of invited commentaries and research papers that follow. It also sets out to clarify the contribution that shadowing methods can mak... Read More about Shadowing research in organizations: the methodological debates..

Leading through art: exploring action and improvisation. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
DOUGLAS, A. 2014. Leading through art: exploring action and improvisation. Keynote presentation at the Macgeorge fellowship, Centre for creative partnerships, 4 March 2014, Melbourne, Australia.

A keynote such as this raises the expectations of a new beginning to a discourse, of presenting another way of thinking about a shared set of issues. The process of arriving at the focus of the keynote has been collaborative and discursive through a... Read More about Leading through art: exploring action and improvisation..

Reinforcement learning for business modeling. (2014)
Book Chapter
OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2014. Reinforcement learning for business modeling. In Wang, J. (ed.) Encyclopedia of business analytics and optimization. Hershey: IGI Global [online], chapter 181, pages 2010-2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5202-6.ch181

This chapter summarizes the reinforcement learning theory, emphasizing its relationship with dynamic programming (reinforcement learning algorithms may replace dynamic programming when a full model of the environment is not available) and analysing i... Read More about Reinforcement learning for business modeling..

Finite automata games: basic concepts. (2014)
Book Chapter
OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2014. Finite automata games: basic concepts. In Wang, J. (ed.) Encyclopedia of business analytics and optimization. Hershey: IGI Global [online], chapter 88, pages 951-959. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5202-6.ch088

In this chapter we review the basic concepts on automata games, including best response, inference, equilibrium and complex system dynamics. We describe how the concept of Nash equilibrium is used to analyze the properties of automata systems and dis... Read More about Finite automata games: basic concepts..

Robust supply chain risk management. (2014)
Book Chapter
ANSARIPOOR, A.H. and OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2014. Robust supply chain risk management. In Wang, J. (ed.) Encyclopedia of business analytics and optimization. Hershey: IGI Global [online], chapter 188, pages 2093-2103. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5202-6.ch188

In this chapter we revise the literature on supply chain risk management, including risk assessment, risk perception and risk management policies, and we survey the robust optimization methods proposed in the literature to address these issues.

The e-harbours journey: Point of arrival; smart energy networks in the North Sea Region. (2014)
Report
VERBEECK, J., KUIJPER, F., WELBROCK, P., GRAY, D., SKOG, D., SCHREUDER, J. and KOOISTRA, S. 2014. The e-harbours journey: Point of arrival; smart energy networks in the North Sea Region. Viborg: North Sea Region Programme. [online]. Available from: http://eharbours.eu/wp-content/uploads/e-harbours-report-Point-of-Arrival-Final.pdf

The twenty-eight member states of the European Union have agreed upon ambitious targets that address climate change, energy security and economic competitiveness. Can "smart energy networks" help to speed up the energy transition? This question has b... Read More about The e-harbours journey: Point of arrival; smart energy networks in the North Sea Region..

Movement and moment: in-between discreteness and continuity. (2014)
Journal Article
DOUGLAS, A. and COESSENS, K. 2014. Movement and moment: in-between discreteness and continuity. Somatechnics [online], 4(1), pages 149-167. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/soma.2014.0117

This paper explores a paradox. We breathe in, and then out. We walk by making paces, alternating left and right feet. Walking and breathing are made up of discrete intervals of space and time, involuntary actions of the living body, sustaining contin... Read More about Movement and moment: in-between discreteness and continuity..

Multi-objective particle swarm optimisation: methods and applications. (2014)
Thesis
AL MOUBAYED, N. 2014. Multi-objective particle swarm optimisation: methods and applications. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Solving real life optimisation problems is a challenging engineering venture. Since the early days of research on optimisation it was realised that many problems do not simply have one optimisation objective. This led to the development of multi-obje... Read More about Multi-objective particle swarm optimisation: methods and applications..

Impact of high intensity interval training (HIIT) and/or selenium (Se) supplementation on oxidative stress and antioxidant status in active females. (2014)
Thesis
KEANE, K. 2014. Impact of high intensity interval training (HIIT) and/or selenium (Se) supplementation on oxidative stress and antioxidant status in active females. Robert Gordon University, MRes thesis.

Background: Cells continuously produce free radicals (FR) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) as part of metabolic processes. These free radicals are neutralized by an elaborate antioxidant defence system consisting of enzymes. An imbalance between ROS... Read More about Impact of high intensity interval training (HIIT) and/or selenium (Se) supplementation on oxidative stress and antioxidant status in active females..

An examination of the physical and temporal parameters of post-physical printmaking practice: exploring new modes of collaboration, distribution and consumption resulting from digital processes and networked participation. (2014)
Thesis
THOMPSON, P. 2014. An examination of the physical and temporal parameters of post-physical printmaking practice: exploring new modes of collaboration, distribution and consumption resulting from digital processes and networked participation. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This research was initiated by questions raised from the researchers professional activities in fine art printmaking and examines, through contextualised artistic practice and critical enquiry, redefinitions in the physical and temporal parameters of... Read More about An examination of the physical and temporal parameters of post-physical printmaking practice: exploring new modes of collaboration, distribution and consumption resulting from digital processes and networked participation..

Does a history of depression actually mediate smoking-related pain? Findings from a cross-sectional general population-based study. (2014)
Journal Article
VAN HECKE, O., TORRANCE, N., COCHRANE, L., CAVANAGH, J., DONNAN, P.T., PADMANABHAN, S., PORTEOUS, D.J., HOCKING, L. and SMITH, B.H. 2014. Does a history of depression actually mediate smoking-related pain? Findings from a cross-sectional general population-based study. European journal of pain [online], 18(9), pages 1223-1230. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1532-2149.2014.00470.x

Background: Smokers report more pain and worse functioning. The evidence from pain clinics suggests that depression affects this relationship: The association between smoking and chronic pain is weakened when controlling for depression. This study ex... Read More about Does a history of depression actually mediate smoking-related pain? Findings from a cross-sectional general population-based study..

Pre-hospital ECG e-transmission for patients with suspected myocardial infarcation in the Highlands of Scotland. (2014)
Journal Article
RUSHWORTH, G. F., BLOE, C., DIACK, H. L., REILLY, R., MURRAY, C., STEWART, D. and LESLIE, S. J. 2014. Pre-hospital ECG e-transmission for patients with suspected myocardial infarcation in the Highlands of Scotland. International journal of environmental research and public health [online], 11(2), pages 2346-2360. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110202346

Patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) require prompt treatment, best done by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). However, for patients unable to receive PPCI, immediate pre-hospital thrombolysis (PHT) is the best alt... Read More about Pre-hospital ECG e-transmission for patients with suspected myocardial infarcation in the Highlands of Scotland..

CRIB: the use of cardiac rehabilitation services to aid the recovery of patients with bowel cancer: a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded feasibility study. (2014)
Journal Article
MUNRO, J., ADAMS, R., CAMPBELL, A., CAMPBELL, S., DONALDSON, C., GODWIN, J., HAW, S., KIDD, L., LANE, C., LESLIE, S. J., MASON, H., MUTRIE, N., O'CARROLL, R., TAYLOR, C., TREWEEK, S., WATSON, A. and HUBBARD, G. 2014. CRIB: the use of cardiac rehabilitation services to aid the recovery of patients with bowel cancer: a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded feasibility study. BMJ open [online], 4(2), e004684. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004684

Introduction: Patients with colorectal cancer report ongoing physical and psychological impairments and a high proportion of these patients are overweight, insufficiently active and high-risk drinkers, putting them at risk of poor recovery and risk o... Read More about CRIB: the use of cardiac rehabilitation services to aid the recovery of patients with bowel cancer: a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded feasibility study..