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Complementarity or disparity? (2012)
Journal Article
FATUROTI, B. 2012. Complementarity or disparity? the UNICITARAL model law on international commmercial arbitration 1985 and English arbitration act 1996 revisited. University of Ibadan law journal, 12(1).

Interest in the use of arbitration as a mechanism for resolving commercial disputes has grown tremendously in the last two decades. This growth could be credited to the awareness by national governments and international bodies to change the culutre... Read More about Complementarity or disparity?.

Analysing chindōgu: applying defamiliarisation to security design. (2012)
Presentation / Conference
FAILY, S. 2012. Analysing chindōgu: applying defamiliarisation to security design. Presented at the Workshop on defamiliarization in innovation and usability, part of the 30th ACM SIGCHI conference on human factors in computing systems (CHI 2012), 5 May 2012, Austin, Texas.

Envisaging how secure systems might be attacked is difficult without adequate attacker models or relying on stereotypes. Defamiliarisation removes this need for a priori domain knowledge and encourages designers to think critically about system prope... Read More about Analysing chindōgu: applying defamiliarisation to security design..

No choices, no chances: how contemporary enterprise culture is failing Britain's underclasses. (2012)
Journal Article
SMITH, R. and AIR, C. 2012. No choices, no chances: how contemporary enterprise culture is failing Britain's underclasses. International journal of entrepreneurship and innovation [online], 13(2), pages 103-113. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5367/ijei.2012.0075

Despite an increasing interest in minority entrepreneurship in recent years, the issue of underclass entrepreneurship and its linkages to enterprise culture remain under-researched. In this article, the authors examine chavs as an indigenous British... Read More about No choices, no chances: how contemporary enterprise culture is failing Britain's underclasses..

Maximising the impact of skills in the oil and gas industry: report on evaluation of pilots. (2012)
Report
GIBBONS-WOOD, D. and MACLEOD, I. 2012. Maximising the impact of skills in the oil and gas industry: report on evaluation of pilots. [Evaluation report]. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

This report is the final document detailing the evaluation of two pilot programmes carried out during 2011/12. These pilots were the culmination of a 30 month project run by Robert Gordon University and Aberdeen College. Funding for the pilots (and t... Read More about Maximising the impact of skills in the oil and gas industry: report on evaluation of pilots..

Muscle activation in the loaded free barbell squat: a brief review. (2012)
Journal Article
CLARK, D.R., LAMBERT, M.I. and HUNTER, A.M. 2012. Muscle activation in the loaded free barbell squat: a brief review. Journal of strength and conditioning research [online], 26(4), pages 1169-1178. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e31822d533d

The purpose of this article was to review a series of studies (n = 18) where muscle activation in the free barbell back squat was measured and discussed. The loaded barbell squat is widely used and central to many strength training programs. It is a... Read More about Muscle activation in the loaded free barbell squat: a brief review..

The webinos project. (2012)
Conference Proceeding
FUHRHOP, C., LYLE, J. and FAILY, S. 2012. The webinos project. In Proceedings of the 21st Annual conference on World Wide Web companion (WWW 2012 Companion), 16-20 April 2012, Lyon, France. New York: ACM [online], pages 263-266. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/2187980.2188024

This poster paper describes the webinos project and presents the architecture and security features developed in webinos. It highlights the main objectives and concepts of the project and describes the architecture derived to achive the objectives.

Veterans and their families. (2012)
Report
MCKIE, L., MORRISON, Z., THOMSON, F. and ALSTEAD, A. 2012. Veterans and their families. Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR), Briefing 59. Edinburgh: CRFR [online]. Available from: https://era.ed.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1842/6561/briefing%2059.pdf

Every year in the UK around 22,400 people leave the forces to return to civilian life, the majority of whom are army personnel. Resettlement is a process for all the family, be they immediate or extended members. People rather than places represent ‘... Read More about Veterans and their families..

The end of 'cosmopolitan' capitalism? Reflections on nations, models and brands in the global economic crisis. (2012)
Journal Article
HALSALL, R. 2012. The end of 'cosmopolitan' capitalism? Reflections on nations, models and brands in the global economic crisis. Philosophy of management [online], 11(1), pages 63-77. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5840/pom201211112

This article reflects on the philosophical implications of the crisis for the nation-state and culture in relation to business and management. The global triumph of the neo-liberal economic model in the 1990s and early 2000s brought with it an ontolo... Read More about The end of 'cosmopolitan' capitalism? Reflections on nations, models and brands in the global economic crisis..

Effect of load positioning on the kinematics and kinetics of weighted vertical jumps. (2012)
Journal Article
SWINTON, P.A., STEWART, A., LLOYD, R., AGOURIS, I. and KEOGH, J.W.L. 2012. Effect of load positioning on the kinematics and kinetics of weighted vertical jumps. Journal of strength and conditioning research [online], 26(4), pages 906-913. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e31822e589e

One of the most popular exercises for developing lower-body muscular power is the weighted vertical jump. The present study sought to examine the effect of altering the position of the external load on the kinematics and kinetics of the movement. Twe... Read More about Effect of load positioning on the kinematics and kinetics of weighted vertical jumps..

Old-fashioned or enlightened? Small retailers' practices in e-procurement. (2012)
Journal Article
CONNON, N., DONALDSON, B. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2012. Old-fashioned or enlightened? Small retailer' practices in e-procurement. International journal of technology marketing [online], 7(1), pages 47-62. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTMKT.2012.046431

The paper considers how and why SME retailers use the internet in their procurement processes. Examining retailers' views and reasons, we relate these to existing technology acceptance models, employing a qualitative approach. Although our respondent... Read More about Old-fashioned or enlightened? Small retailers' practices in e-procurement..

Computational fluid dynamics modelling of PEM fuel cells to investigate transport limitations. (2012)
Thesis
ISLAM, S.Z. 2012. Computational fluid dynamics modelling of PEM fuel cells to investigate transport limitations. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Modern technological advancements in our lifestyle have caused a significant increase in the consumption of energy. With this growing demand, people are more concerned about the rational use of existing limited energy and searching for alternative fo... Read More about Computational fluid dynamics modelling of PEM fuel cells to investigate transport limitations..

The applicability of aerodynamic models to tidal turbines. (2012)
Thesis
TURNER, N. 2012. The applicability of aerodynamic models to tidal turbines. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

For the tidal current power industry to progress, simple models for predicting the performance of tidal current turbines are needed. Currently the aerodynamic models developed for wind turbines are typically used to predict tidal turbine performance.... Read More about The applicability of aerodynamic models to tidal turbines..

An investigation of foreign trade policy and its impact on economic growth: the case of Kazakhstan (1991 - 2008). (2012)
Thesis
SALYKOVA, L.N. 2012. An investigation of foreign trade policy and its impact on economic growth: the case of Kazakhstan (1991 - 2008). Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

With the economic shift of Kazakhstan in 1991 from a centrally planned economy to a democratically independent republic, the country has seen its volume of external trade increase on a global basis. Consequently, Kazakhstan is now engaged in internat... Read More about An investigation of foreign trade policy and its impact on economic growth: the case of Kazakhstan (1991 - 2008)..

Monitoring and regulating cyanobacterial metabolites (microcystins and geosmin) in aquatic systems. (2012)
Thesis
PESTANA, C.J. 2012. Monitoring and regulating cyanobacterial metabolites (microcystins and geosmin) in aquatic systems. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Cyanobacterial secondary metabolites can cause serious harm to animals and humans (cyanotoxins) and can have a major financial impact on the potable water and aquaculture industries (taste and odour compounds). Understanding the factors that affect c... Read More about Monitoring and regulating cyanobacterial metabolites (microcystins and geosmin) in aquatic systems..

Arbitrability in the context of Ghana's new arbitration law. (2012)
Journal Article
MANTE, J. and NDEKUGRI, I. 2012. Arbitrability in the context of Ghana's new arbitration law. International arbitration law review [online], 15(2), pages 31-41. Available from: https://westlaw.co.uk

Examines the approach of Ghana's Alternative Dispute Resolution Act 2010 to the question of arbitrability. Reflects on the concept of arbitrability under international law, the relevant trends emerging from case law, and the approach adopted by the G... Read More about Arbitrability in the context of Ghana's new arbitration law..

Effect of controlled periodic-based illumination on the photonic efficiency of photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange. (2012)
Journal Article
TOKODE, O.I., PRABHU, R., LAWTON, L.A. and ROBERTSON, P.K.J. 2012. Effect of controlled periodic-based illumination on the photonic efficiency of photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange. Journal of catalysis [online], 290, pages 138-142. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2012.03.011

The use of controlled periodic illumination with UV LEDs for enhancing photonic efficiency of photocatalytic decomposition processes in water has been investigated using methyl orange as a model compound. The impact of the length of light and dark ti... Read More about Effect of controlled periodic-based illumination on the photonic efficiency of photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange..

Back to the things themselves. [Exhibition] (2012)
Exhibition / Performance
Back to the things themselves. Exhibition held on 20 April - 7 May 2012, The Briggait, Glasgow.

Lesley Punton and Judy Spark share a concern in their attempts to bridge a certain sort of gap; that of the difference between the physical experience of specific varieties of natural phenomena or places, and their articulation in human terms. Both f... Read More about Back to the things themselves. [Exhibition].

Crafting revivals? (2012)
Conference Proceeding
PEACH, A. 2013. Crafting revivals? An investigation into the craft revival of the 1970's: can contemporary comparisons be drawn? In MacDonald, J. and Rossi, C. (eds.) Ideas of the handmade: histories and theories of making. Selected papers from a symposium held on 20 April 2012, Edinburgh, UK. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University [online], pages 46-56. Available from: http://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/files/10770782/final_craftscotland1_1_.pdf

This paper originates from PhD research which I am currently undertaking on craft in the 1970s, a time which craft historians and theorists generally acknowledge as one of revival and reinvention of craft practice across Britain. Today we are experie... Read More about Crafting revivals?.

Anti-colon cancer activity of endophytic fungal strains from Terminalia chebula Rezt (2012)
Journal Article
SHOEB, M., KONG THOO LIN, P. and NAHAR, N. 2012. Anti-colon cancer activity of endophytic fungal strains from Terminalia chebula rezt. Bangladesh journal of pharmacology [online], 12(1), pages 47-49. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3329/bjp.v7i1.10507

Endophytic microorganisms are fungi or bacteria that live inside the healthy tissues of the host plants causing no apparent symptoms of diseases. Five endophytic fungal strains labeled as IR-1, IR-2, IR-4, IR-6 and IR-7 (identified as Penicillium thi... Read More about Anti-colon cancer activity of endophytic fungal strains from Terminalia chebula Rezt.

Build Our Nation international project: an innovative educational model for systems thinking in design. (2012)
Conference Proceeding
BASSANESE, S., ESPANYOL, A., RODEGHIERO, B. and TADI, M. 2012. Build Our Nation international project: an innovative educational model for systems thinking in design. In Gómez Chova, L., López Martínez, A. and Candel Torres, I. (eds.) Proceedings of the 6th International technology, education and development conference (INTED 2012), 5-7 March 2012, Valencia, Spain. Valencia: IATED, pages 4849-4858.

Ethical decision-making models grounded in ethical frameworks comprehend elements of systems thinking such as holistic language and value-guided systems. This paper proposes an innovative educational model for systems thinking in architectural design... Read More about Build Our Nation international project: an innovative educational model for systems thinking in design..