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The effects of employees' empowerment on job satisfaction: empirical analysis of the demand-control model. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
AKINFEMISOYE, T. and PEROTIN, V. 2017. The effects of employees' empowerment on job satisfaction: empirical analysis of the demand-control model. Presented at the Leeds festival of economics, democracy and the workplace, 4-5 May 2017, Leeds, UK.

The demand-control model is explored to investigate the effects of employees' empowerment on different forms of job satisfaction in British workplaces while controlling for the presence of job demands. The model proposes that imbalances between the d... Read More about The effects of employees' empowerment on job satisfaction: empirical analysis of the demand-control model..

#alternativefacts? Citizens' perceptions of the reliability of 'facts' presented online by political parties in Scotland. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
BAXTER, G. and MARCELLA, R. 2017. #alternativefacts? Citizens' perceptions of the reliability of 'facts' presented online by political parties in Scotland. Presented at Staffordshire University Library Teachmeet: information literacy and making judgements: from Brexit to The White House, 4 May 2017, Stoke-on Trent, UK.

This conference paper presented the emerging findings of research which explored the relationship between post-truth politics and Scottish citizens' information behaviour. The research consisted of two key elements. Firstly, an online survey (538 res... Read More about #alternativefacts? Citizens' perceptions of the reliability of 'facts' presented online by political parties in Scotland..

Five go to a country house: reflections on developing a residential programme for undergraduate management students. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
FULFORD, H. and CARGILL, E. 2017. Five go to a country house: reflections on developing a residential programme for undergraduate management students. Presented at the 6th Chartered Association of Business Schools conference on learning, teaching and student experience (CABS LTSE 2017), 25-26 April 2017, Bristol, UK.

For the academic year 2015-16, a new route was devised for undergraduate students in year three of their four-year Management degree. This route, denoted 'Connect to Business', was designed to allow students to participate in short work placements in... Read More about Five go to a country house: reflections on developing a residential programme for undergraduate management students..

Use of a three dimensional porcine retinal explant model to detect HIF1 alpha and targets for understanding diabetic retinopathy. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
IWUAGWU, B.U., CRUICKSHANK, S.F., ROWE, I. and KNOTT, R.M. 2017. Use of a three dimensional porcine retinal explant model to detect HIF1 alpha and targets for understanding diabetic retinopathy. Presented at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology annual meeting 2017 (ASBMB'17), 22-26 April 2017, Chicago, USA.

Diabeticretinopathy (DR) is a major microvascular complication associated with diabetes mellitus and is a leading cause of blindness. Hypoxia and hyperglycemia are suggested to play crucial pathophysiological roles, but the exact mechanisms are compl... Read More about Use of a three dimensional porcine retinal explant model to detect HIF1 alpha and targets for understanding diabetic retinopathy..

Syrian new Scots' information literacy way-finding practices: phase 1 research findings. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
MARTZOUKOU, K. and BURNETT, S. 2017. Syrian new Scots' information literacy way-finding practices: phase 1 research findings. Presented at the 2017 Librarians' information literacy annual conference (LILAC 2017), 10-12 April 2017, Swansea, UK [online]. Available from: https://www.slideshare.net/infolit_group/new-syrian-scots-information-literacy-wayfinding-practices-phase-1-research-findings-martzoukou

The research in Phase 1 was conducted via interviews with two Scottish Refugee Council Coordinators and two focus groups with Syrian new Scots (with nine women and nine men). Syrian participants were also involved in a drawing exercise that helped to... Read More about Syrian new Scots' information literacy way-finding practices: phase 1 research findings..

The research methodology for the development of a kaizen costing framework suitable for indigenous construction firms in Lagos, Nigeria. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
OMOTAYO, T. and KULATUNGA, U. 2015. The research methodology for the development of a kaizen costing framework suitable for indigenous construction firms in Lagos, Nigeria. In Proceedings of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) doctoral workshop on research methodology, 10 April 2015, Dublin, Ireland [online], pages 1-12. Available from: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/workshops/2015-04_Dublin-Proceedings.pdf

The need for a cost management paradigm shift in the construction industry is imperative because of the prevail-ing challenges of managing construction cost during construction. Small and medium scale construction firms in Nigeria are faced with the... Read More about The research methodology for the development of a kaizen costing framework suitable for indigenous construction firms in Lagos, Nigeria..

mHealth optimisation for education and physical activity in Type 1 diabetes: MEDPAT1. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
HALL, J., STEPHEN, K., CROALL, A., MACMILLAN, J., MURRAY, L., WIRATUNGA, N., MASSIE, S. and MACRURY, S. 2017. mHealth optimisation for education and physical activity in Type 1 diabetes: MEDPAT1. Presented at the 2017 Diabetes UK professional conference, 8-10 March 2017, Manchester, UK.

Aims: To develop and evaluate usability of prototype personalised prediction algorithms for people with Type 1 diabetes to optimise blood glucose control associated with physical activity using smart phone technology. To explore the potential to buil... Read More about mHealth optimisation for education and physical activity in Type 1 diabetes: MEDPAT1..