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Developing and animating enterprising individuals and communities: a case study from rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland. (2012)
Journal Article
SMITH, R. 2012. Developing and animating enterprising individuals and communities: a case study from rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Journal of enterprising communities: People and places in the global economy [online], 6(1), pages 57-83. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17506201211211000

Purpose: Socio-economic decline in rural areas is a pervasive and debilitating phenomenon in terms of regional development, particularly when former models of economic growth which once stimulated business generation and regeneration can no longer be... Read More about Developing and animating enterprising individuals and communities: a case study from rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland..

A cluster randomised stepped wedge trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifaceted information technology-based intervention in reducing high-risk prescribing of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antiplatelets in primary medical care: the DQIP study protocol. (2012)
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DREISCHULTE, T., GRANT, A., DONNAN, P., MCCOWAN, C., DAVEY, P., PETRIE, D., TREWEEK, S. and GUTHRIE, B. 2012. A cluster randomised stepped wedge trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifaceted information technology-based intervention in reducing high-risk prescribing of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antiplatelets in primary medical care: the DQIP study protocol. [Protocol]. Implementation science [online], 7, article number 24. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-7-24

Background: High-risk prescribing of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and antiplatelet agents accounts for a significant proportion of hospital admissions due to preventable adverse drug events. The recently completed PINCER trial has d... Read More about A cluster randomised stepped wedge trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifaceted information technology-based intervention in reducing high-risk prescribing of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antiplatelets in primary medical care: the DQIP study protocol..

Enabling the uptake of renewables through economical hydrogen energy storage systems: studentship case study. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
GAZEY, R., ALI, D., AKLIL, D. and FINNEY, S. 2012. Enabling the uptake of renewables through economical hydrogen energy storage systems: studentship case study. Presented at the 2012 Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) annual conference, 21-23 March 2012, Glasgow, UK.

Collaboration between academic research, teams of industry professionals and research students on the research project 'Renewable H2 Energy storage systems for enabling projected increase of renewables onto electrical power grids', enabled all invol... Read More about Enabling the uptake of renewables through economical hydrogen energy storage systems: studentship case study..

Increasing the penetration of renewables by stabilizing the grid through the use of energy storage; fuel cell technologies. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
GAZEY, R., ALI, D. and AKLIL, D. 2012. Increasing the penetration of renewables by stabilizing the grid through the use of energy storage; fuel cell technologies. Presented at the 2012 Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) annual conference, 21-23 March 2012, Glasgow, UK.

Renewable energy represents a small fraction of the total power generation profile in use today. However, recent global climate change policies have lead to significant increases of electricity generation from Renewable Energy Sources (RES). Within S... Read More about Increasing the penetration of renewables by stabilizing the grid through the use of energy storage; fuel cell technologies..

Individual strategies for sustainable consumption. (2012)
Journal Article
MCDONALD, S., OATES, C.J., ALEVIZOU, P.J., YOUNG, C.W. and HWANG, K. 2012. Individual strategies for sustainable consumption. Journal of marketing management [online], 28(3-4), pages 445-468. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2012.658839

Consumers have a key role to play in meeting government targets for reduced energy consumption, more sustainable waste management practices, and lifestyles with fewer environmental consequences. We discuss some of the assumptions underpinning academi... Read More about Individual strategies for sustainable consumption..

Successful project management in social work and social care: managing resources, assessing risks and measuring outcomes. (2012)
Book
SPOLANDER, G. and MARTIN, L. 2012. Successful project management in social work and social care: managing resources, assessing risks and measuring outcomes. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Managers in social work and social care contexts are required to manage a wide range of projects: long-term and short-term, on large and small scales, in partnership with other agencies, and covering a broad range of issues and contexts. Management o... Read More about Successful project management in social work and social care: managing resources, assessing risks and measuring outcomes..

Patient positioning (mobilisation) and bracing for pain relief and spinal stability in metastatic spinal cord compression in adults. (2012)
Journal Article
LEE, S.H., COX, K.M., GRANT, R., KENNEDY, C. and KILBRIDE, L. 2012. Patient positioning (mobilisation) and bracing for pain relief and spinal stability in metastatic spinal cord compression in adults. Cochrane database of systematic reviews [online], Issue 3, article number CD007609. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007609.pub2

People with advanced cancer may develop metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC), a serious complication which can cause pain and mobility problems and possibly paralysis. MSCC is the spread of the cancer to the spinal column. A diagnosis of MSCC no... Read More about Patient positioning (mobilisation) and bracing for pain relief and spinal stability in metastatic spinal cord compression in adults..

The politics of destination marketing: assessing stakeholder interaction choice orientations toward a DMO formation, using the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument. (2012)
Journal Article
ATOROUGH, P. and MARTIN, A. 2012. The politics of destination marketing: assessing stakeholder interaction choice orientations toward a DMO formation, using the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument. Journal of place management and development [online], 5(1), pages 35-55. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17538331211209031

Purpose: Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) are very much a part of the Scottish tourism landscape in 2011. Some regional tourism stakeholders have created DMOs to manage their respective regional attractions, but until now, this has not bee... Read More about The politics of destination marketing: assessing stakeholder interaction choice orientations toward a DMO formation, using the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument..

User interface design for situation-aware decision support systems. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
NWIABU, N., ALLISON, I., HOLT, P., LOWIT, P. and OYENEYIN, B. 2012. User interface design for situation-aware decision support systems. In Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE international multi-disciplinary conference on cognitive methods in situation awareness and decision support (CogSIMA 2012), 6-8 March 2012, New Orleans, USA. New York: IEEE [online], article number 6188405, pages 332-339. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/CogSIMA.2012.6188405

Information recall about general situations incurs memory and cognitive loads on operators. Recognition of information for specific situations identified with users context and the state of the world is helpful to operators in performing tasks in com... Read More about User interface design for situation-aware decision support systems..

Case-based situation awareness. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
NWIABU, N., ALLISON, I., HOLT, P., LOWIT, P. and OYENEYIN, B. 2012. Case-based situation awareness. In Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE international multi-disciplinary conference on cognitive methods in situation awareness and decision support (CogSIMA 2012), 6-8 March 2012, New Orleans, USA. New York: IEEE [online], article number 6188388, pages 22-29. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/CogSIMA.2012.6188388

Situation-aware case-based decision support (SACBDS) systems comprise two distinct parts: situation awareness (SA) and case-based reasoning (CBR). The SA part keeps a finite history of the time space information of the domain and uses rules to interp... Read More about Case-based situation awareness..

The implementation of the Counterweight Programme in Scotland, UK. (2012)
Journal Article
COUNTERWEIGHT PROJECT TEAM, 2012. The implementation of the Counterweight Programme in Scotland, UK. Family practice, 29(Supplement 1), pages i139-i144. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmr074

Background: The Counterweight Programme is a proven model for the management of obesity in the UK, evaluated over 5 years (2000-05) and demonstrating clinical and cost effectiveness. The Scottish Government commissioned three phases of Counterweight... Read More about The implementation of the Counterweight Programme in Scotland, UK..

The mature learner: understanding entrepreneurial learning processes of university students from a social constructivist perspective. (2012)
Thesis
MUELLER, S. 2012. The mature learner: understanding entrepreneurial learning processes of university students from a social constructivist perspective. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Entrepreneurship is identified as a highly complex (Neck and Greene 2011), unpredictable (Kuratko 2004), dynamic (Cope 2005) and constantly evolving (Anderson 2000) phenomenon that is embedded into and emerges from its social and cultural context (Ja... Read More about The mature learner: understanding entrepreneurial learning processes of university students from a social constructivist perspective..

Ecology and environmental art in public place: talking tree: won't you take a minute and listen to the plight of nature? (2012)
Thesis
GOTO COLLINS, R. 2012. Ecology and environmental art in public place: talking tree: won't you take a minute and listen to the plight of nature? Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

My research started with a question: Is it possible to create change if we understand life is interdependent and interrelated with nature in our environment? I researched this question from the perspective of a practising artist in the field of envir... Read More about Ecology and environmental art in public place: talking tree: won't you take a minute and listen to the plight of nature?.

An investigation into the biodegradation of peptide cyanotoxins (microcystins and nodularin) by novel gram-positive bacteria. (2012)
Thesis
WELGAMAGE DON, A.C.D. 2012. An investigation into the biodegradation of peptide cyanotoxins (microcystins and nodularin) by novel gram-positive bacteria. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Cyanobacterial secondary metabolites, microcystins (MC) and nodularin (NOD) have become common contaminants in most aquatic ecosystems over recent years presenting a hazard to animal and human health. Unfortunately, these chemically diverse peptide h... Read More about An investigation into the biodegradation of peptide cyanotoxins (microcystins and nodularin) by novel gram-positive bacteria..

Change and consolidation in the Nigerian banking industry: an exploration of two key Central Bank of Nigeria objectives. (2012)
Thesis
OKAFOR, C.E. 2012. Change and consolidation in the Nigerian banking industry: an exploration of two key Central Bank of Nigeria objectives. Robert Gordon University, DBA thesis.

In an attempt to correct economic shortfalls, authorities in Nigeria deployed consolidation as the main policy instrument in the 2004-2006 reform of the banking industry. The Central Bank of Nigeria drew lessons from similar challenges faced by Malay... Read More about Change and consolidation in the Nigerian banking industry: an exploration of two key Central Bank of Nigeria objectives..

Influences on agile practice tailoring in enterprise software development. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BASS, J.M. 2012. Influences on agile practice tailoring in enterprise software development. In Proceedings of Agile India 2012, 17-19 February 2012, Bengaluru, India. Los Alamitos: IEEE Computer Society [online], article number 6170020, pages 1-9. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/AgileIndia.2012.15

Agile development projects have become a reality in large enterprises using offshore development models. A case study involving seven international companies with offices in Bangalore, India, and London, UK was conducted, including interviews with 19... Read More about Influences on agile practice tailoring in enterprise software development..

Industrial symbiosis: testing the boundaries and advancing knowledge. (2012)
Journal Article
LOMBARDI, D.R., LYONS, D., SHI, H. and AGARWAL, A. 2012. Industrial symbiosis: testing the boundaries and advancing knowledge. Journal of industrial ecology [online], 16(1), pages 2-7. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00455.x

The idea of industry finding uses for non-product outputs (by-products and waste) is not a new one (Desrochers 2000). Local context and incentives changed in the 20th century, however, and the practice fell out of favor due to cheap and abundant ener... Read More about Industrial symbiosis: testing the boundaries and advancing knowledge..

Economic and development policy-making in Nigeria. (2012)
Journal Article
EZEANI, E.C. 2012. Economic and development policy-making in Nigeria. Journal of African law [online], 56(1), pages 109-138. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021855311000271

The difficulties in effective engagement with the global trade environment, especially given the rules-based system of world trade applicable to member states of the World Trade Organisation, are a constant subject for academic and political discours... Read More about Economic and development policy-making in Nigeria..

Quality and safety of medication use in primary care: consensus validation of a new set of explicit medication assessment criteria and prioritisation of topics for improvement. (2012)
Journal Article
DREISCHULTE, T., GRANT, A.M., MCCOWAN, C., MCANAW, J.J. and GUTHRIE, B. 2012. Quality and safety of medication use in primary care: consensus validation of a new set of explicit medication assessment criteria and prioritisation of topics for improvement. BMC clinical pharmacology [online], 12(1), article number 5. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6904-12-5

Background: Addressing the problem of preventable drug related morbidity (PDRM) in primary care is a challenge for health care systems internationally. The increasing implementation of clinical information systems in the UK and internationally provid... Read More about Quality and safety of medication use in primary care: consensus validation of a new set of explicit medication assessment criteria and prioritisation of topics for improvement..