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The evolution of genre in Wikipedia. (2009)
Journal Article
CLARK, M., RUTHVEN, I. and HOLT, P.O'B. 2009. The evolution of genre in Wikipedia. Journal for language technology and computational linguistics [online], 24(1), pages 1-22. Available from: https://jlcl.org/content/2-allissues/16-Heft1-2009/01Malcolm_Clark_and_Ian_Ruthven_and_Patrik_OBrian_Holt.pdf

This paper presents an overview of the ways in which genres, or structural forms, develop in a community of practice, in this case, Wikipedia. Firstly, we collected data by performing a small search task in the Wikipedia search engine (powered by Luc... Read More about The evolution of genre in Wikipedia..

Understanding attitudes: research into Kirkwall's car culture. (2009)
Report
BARKER, L., CONNOLLY, D., GRAY, D. and MILNE, N. 2009. Understanding attitudes: research into Kirkwall's car culture. Edinburgh: MVA Consultancy in association with Robert Gordon University.

This investigation into car culture in Kirkwall was undertaken to establish the cultural reasons for Kirkwall’s residents’ attachment to their cars and to provide an understanding of what might be required to produce a behavioural change in Kirkwall,... Read More about Understanding attitudes: research into Kirkwall's car culture..

Employer liability for death by suicide or stress and overwork in the workplace. (2009)
Journal Article
MIDDLEMISS, S. 2009. Employer liability for death by suicide or stress and overwork in the workplace. Juridical review, 2009(4), pages 245-263.

This article deals with the complex problem of determining the liability of an employer under the law of delict for death by suicide at work (resulting from workplace causes) or death of an employee caused by stress or overwork. It will concentrate o... Read More about Employer liability for death by suicide or stress and overwork in the workplace..

Youth participation and the Scottish Parliament: accessibility and participation for children and young people. (2009)
Thesis
MACLEOD, I.M. 2009. Youth participation and the Scottish Parliament: accessibility and participation for children and young people. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The Scottish Parliament which (re)convened in 1999 was designed to engender a new style of political practice. This new politics was intended to address perceived failures within the Westminster approach to policy-making and the democratic deficit be... Read More about Youth participation and the Scottish Parliament: accessibility and participation for children and young people..

Humble leadership and the Police Service. (2009)
Preprint / Working Paper
SMITH, R., 2009. Humble leadership and the Police Service. SIPR Briefings 6. Edinburgh: Scottish Institute for Policing Research, School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University.

The concepts of Humble Leadership and Leader Humility are emerging as areas of interest in leadership studies and this briefing note is intended to highlight their potential relevance as a leadership style in the police service. The notion of humble... Read More about Humble leadership and the Police Service..

The artist as leader: research report. (2009)
Report
DOUGLAS, A. and FREMANTLE, C. 2009. The artist as leader: research report. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-247882

Leadership, along with creativity, is increasingly considered to be one of the important drivers of economic success, as articulated in the Cox Review (2005). Most of the Leadership programmes in the cultural sector (Clore Leadership Programme, Cultu... Read More about The artist as leader: research report..

DYNIQX: a novel meta-search engine for the web. (2009)
Journal Article
ZHU, J., SONG, D., EISENSTADT, M., BARLADEANU, C. and RUGER, S. 2009. DYNIQX: a novel meta-search engine for the web. International journal of information studies, 1(1), pages 2-27.

The effect of metadata in collection fusion has not been sufficiently studied. In response to this, we present a novel meta-search engine called Dyniqx for metadata based search. Dyniqx integrates search results from search services of documents, ima... Read More about DYNIQX: a novel meta-search engine for the web..

Social capital inthe capitalisation of new ventures: accessing, lubricating and fitting. (2009)
Other
ANDERSON, A.R., JACK, S.L. and DRAKOPOULOU DODD, S. 2009. Social capital inthe capitalisation of new ventures: accessing, lubricating and fitting. In Bergmann, M. and Faust, T. (eds.) Handbook of business and finance: multinational companies, venture capital and non-profit organizations. New York: Nova Science Publishers [online], pages 293-300. Available from: http://www.novapublishers.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=18983

New venture capitalisation demands the formation of the necessary financial resources to launch. Social capital - the potential resources to which individuals have access due to their position within specific social networks of relationships - also p... Read More about Social capital inthe capitalisation of new ventures: accessing, lubricating and fitting..

The potential of literature and poetry. (2009)
Book Chapter
GALLAGHER, A. and MCKIE, A. 2009. The potential of literature and poetry. In Warne, T. and McAndrew, S. (eds.) Creative approaches to health and social care education. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan, pages 113-128.

Literature and poetry are being increasingly used as learning resources in professional health care educational curricula (McKie & Gass 2001; Tschudin, 2003; McAteer & Murray, 2003; McKie et al 2008). Less attention has, however, been given to specif... Read More about The potential of literature and poetry..

Development of Northern Irish Catholic and Palestinian Muslim national identities and the role of common histories. (2009)
Book Chapter
VERTIGANS, S. 2009. Development of Northern Irish Catholic and Palestinian Muslim national identities and the role of common histories. In Elling, L.R. (ed.) Social development. New York: Nova Science Publishers [online], chapter 2, pages 51-86. Available from: http://www.novapublishers.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=14152

In this paper, comparative analysis of the processes behind the social development of Catholic and Muslim nationalist identities in Northern Ireland and the Palestinian territories respectively is undertaken. This is designed to try to enhance levels... Read More about Development of Northern Irish Catholic and Palestinian Muslim national identities and the role of common histories..

Using art and literature as educational resources in palliative care. (2009)
Journal Article
LAWTON, S. and MCKIE, A. 2009. Using art and literature as educational resources in palliative care. Medical humanities [online], 35(2), pages 120-122. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jmh.2009.001909

This case study outlines a staff seminar programme that used art and literature as vehicles to explore personal and professional dimensions of palliative care. Participating staff found the learning experience interesting and insightful.

Artificial biochemical networks: a different connectionist paradigm. (2009)
Journal Article
MACLEOD, C. and CAPANNI, N.F. 2010. Artificial biochemical networks: a different connectionist paradigm. Artificial intelligence review [online], 33(1-2), pages 123-134. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-009-9149-y

Connectionist models are usually based on artificial neural networks. However, there is another route towards parallel distributed processing. This is by considering the origins of the intelligence displayed by the single celled organisms known as pr... Read More about Artificial biochemical networks: a different connectionist paradigm..

Recent changes in the evidential requirements in indirect sex and race discrimination cases. (2009)
Journal Article
MIDDLEMISS, S. and DOWNIE, M. 2009. Recent changes in the evidential requirements in indirect sex and race discrimination cases. International journal of law and management [online], 51(6), pages 367-373. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17542430911005909

The purpose of this paper is to critically analyse the impact of recent case law on the various evidential requirements in the area of indirect sex and indirect race discrimination in employment. It is intended to distil from the case law a comprehen... Read More about Recent changes in the evidential requirements in indirect sex and race discrimination cases..

An analysis of alcohol use and disorders amongst those detained in custody in Aberdeen. (2009)
Report
GIBBONS-WOOD, D., TAIT, E. and MORRISON, K. 2009. An analysis of alcohol use and disorders amongst those detained in custody in Aberdeen. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

The relationship between alcohol and crime is highly topical and increasingly important to policy makers. The connection between alcohol consumption and crime has significant implications for the implementation of appropriate interventions and polici... Read More about An analysis of alcohol use and disorders amongst those detained in custody in Aberdeen..

The usefulness of accounting information: evidence from the Egyptian market. (2009)
Journal Article
HASSAN, O. and POWER, D.M. 2009. The usefulness of accounting information: evidence from the Egyptian market. Qualitative research in financial markets [online], 1(3), pages 125-141. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17554170910997393

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain financial analysts' views regarding the usefulness of a number of items of accounting information via a postal survey. This usefulness is explored in the context of the Egyptian capital market. In addition, t... Read More about The usefulness of accounting information: evidence from the Egyptian market..

The artistic turn: a manifesto. (2009)
Book
COESSENS, K., CRISPIN, D. and DOUGLAS, A. 2009. The artistic turn: a manifesto. Leuven: Leuven University Press.

Despite innovative developments in research in-and-through the arts in the past decade, the emergent field of artistic research remains controversial, and is accepted with varying degrees of enthusiasm in academic institutions. It is our contention t... Read More about The artistic turn: a manifesto..

Retrofitting the International Space Station. (2009)
Book Chapter
FAIRBURN, S.M. 2009. Retrofitting the International Space Station. In Howe, S. and Sherwood, B. (eds.) Out of this world: the new field of space architecture. Reston, VA: American Insitute of Aeronautics and Astronautics [online], chapter 6, pages 59-70. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2514/5.9781563479878.0059.0070

Crew quarters (CQ) design was key to the habitability design of Skylab, with a specific goal of providing a private space for each crewmember, who might spend 6-8 hours a day there. Despite the privacy afforded by a designated place for each crewmemb... Read More about Retrofitting the International Space Station..

Fraternity, legitimacy and (his)story: the collective presentation of entrepreneur stories as excess. (2009)
Journal Article
WARREN, L. and SMITH, R. 2009. Fraternity, legitimacy and (his)story: the collective presentation of entrepreneur stories as excess. Tamara journal for critical organization inquiry [online], 8(1), pages 48-58. Available from: http://tamarajournal.com/index.php/tamara/article/view/313

This paper is about an entrepreneurial fraternity and its role in reworking and reframing entrepreneurial excess. We achieve this through considering the historical presentation of the entrepreneur as an isolated individual, a maverick, can be mediat... Read More about Fraternity, legitimacy and (his)story: the collective presentation of entrepreneur stories as excess..

Corporate criminal liability in the United Kingdom: determining the appropriate mechanism of imputation. (2009)
Thesis
NANA, C.N. 2009. Corporate criminal liability in the United Kingdom: determining the appropriate mechanism of imputation. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The objectives of this thesis are twofold: firstly, demonstrate that the string of contradictions stretching across substantive and procedural corporate criminal law may be avoided if courts refer to an appropriate mechanism of imputation; and second... Read More about Corporate criminal liability in the United Kingdom: determining the appropriate mechanism of imputation..