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Tackling childhood obesity
(2008)Childhood obesity is becoming a major problem and this article highlights the rising levels in the UK and considers how key government policy, aimed at tackling the problem, may impact upon school nurses. -
Tackling obesity : promoting physical activity and healthy eating in schools
(Routledge, 2010)Since the 1970s, rates of obesity amongst school-aged children have doubled or tripled in economically developed countries such as the UK, USA, Canada and Australia (Wang and Lobstein 2006). Obesity is defined as excess ... -
Tackling the PAN’09 External Plagiarism Detection Corpus with a Desktop Plaigiarism Detector
(2009)Ferret is a fast and effective tool for detecting similarities in a group of files. Applying it to the PAN’09 corpus required modifications to meet the requirements of the competition, mainly to deal with the very large number ... -
The tactile depiction of visual conventions : the advantage of explicit cues.
(2000-01)The introduction of representational standards for tactile diagrams might improve their use. Two elements central to the design of visual diagrams are the relative positioning and movement of the objects yet no standard ... -
Tactile interaction with a humanoid robot for children with autism: a case study analysis involving user requirements and results of an initial implementation
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2010)The work presented in this paper is part of our investigation in the ROBOSKIN project. The project aims to develop and demonstrate a range of new robot capabilities based on the tactile feedback provided by a robotic skin. ... -
Tactile Interactions with a Humanoid Robot : Novel Play Scenario Implementations with Children with Autism
(2014-08-01)The work presented in this paper was part of our investigation in the ROBOSKIN project. The project has developed new robot capabilities based on the tactile feedback provided by novel robotic skin, with the aim to provide ... -
Tactile modulation of emotional speech samples
(2012-10-17)Traditionally only speech communicates emotions via mobile phone. However, in daily communication the sense of touch mediates emotional information during conversation. The present aim was to study if tactile stimulation ... -
Tactile-based direct manipulation in GUIs for blind users
(ACM Press, 1995)The increasing use of graphical user interfaces is making computer systems more, rather than less difficult to interact with for blind users. One solution is to create interfaces for blind users which are based on auditory ... -
Tagging Electronic Resources for Modules – A Case Study in Web 2.0 People and Technology
(Academic Conferences Ltd., 2008)The aim of the TERM project - Tagging (extra, external) Electronic Resources for Modules - is to investigate the extent to which social bookmarking can be used to promote collaborative learning. The motivation for doing ... -
Tailored digital behaviour change intervention with e-referral system to increase attendance at NHS stop smoking services (the MyWay project) : Study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial
(2019-04-08)Introduction In the UK, smokers who use stop smoking services (SSSs) are four times more likely to stop smoking than smokers who do not. Attendance has declined, warranting the development of interventions to address this. ... -
The Taiwan-American occultation survey project stellar variability. I : Detection of low-amplitude δ Scuti stars
(2010-01-01)We analyzed data accumulated during 2005 and 2006 by the Taiwan-American Occultation Survey (TAOS) in order to detect short-period variable stars (periods of ≲1 hr) such as δ Scuti. TAOS is designed for the detection of ... -
Takaful Insurance: A Critical Evaluation of Takaful Business in the UAE and its Prospects for Growth
(2023-05-03)In 1979, the first Takaful insurance was established in Sudan as an alternative option of conventional insurance which is impermissible by Sharia Compliance. The business witnessed a dramatic prosperity during the mid-years ... -
Take the field! Investigating prospective memory in naturalistic and real-life settings
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-05-31)This chapter discusses promises and pitfalls of investigating prospective memory outside the laboratory in daily-life settings. The chapter starts with the observation that although early prospective memory studies often ... -
Taking a language stance
(2011)Linguists tend to view language in terms of forms and their use. For historical reasons, speaking and listening are often ascribed to knowledge of a language system. Language behavior is seen as the production and processing ... -
Taking a Passivhaus certified retrofit system onto scaled-up zero carbon trajectory
(2016-09-09)The paper describes collaboration a between industryand academia in enhancing a Passivhaus certifiedsystem for retrofit and putting it onto a zero carbontrajectory. The system was initially developed for onsite stick ... -
Taking down the wall: sharing perspectives. Student-staff partnership projects in learning and teaching. A practical resource for students and staff
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Taking Experience Seriously: a Critical Inquiry Into Consultant-Led Leadership Development Programmes in Global Corporations
(2017-09-21)Corporate Leadership Development (LD) is a multi-billion dollar industry. It is estimated that in the US alone corporations spend between US$14-20 billion annually on LD (Pfeffer, 2015: 10), yet academics and practitioners ... -
Taking Stock of Phenomenology Futures
(2012-06)In this paper, I review recent contributions of phenomenology to a variety of disciplines, including the cognitive sciences and psychiatry, and explore (1) controversies about phenomenological methods and naturalization; ...