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Exploring the Complex Interplay of National Learning and Teaching Policy and Academic Development Practice
(2016-10-01)Academic developers are important interpreters of policy, yet little research has focussed on the interplay of policy and academic development practice. Using methods from Critical Discourse Analysis, this article analyses ... -
Exploring the concept of interaction computing through the discrete algebraic analysis of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction
(2013-05)Interaction computing (IC) aims to map the properties of integrable low-dimensional non-linear dynamical systems to the discrete domain of finite-state automata in an attempt to reproduce in software the self-organizing ... -
Exploring the design of people-centred inclusive smart cities using integrated inclusion approaches and citizen engagement strategies through case studies of London, Bengaluru, and Kampala
(2023-07-18)The twenty-first century is the age of cities. A country's sustainable growth and development depend on its cities' success and failure. The smart city approach, the new and emerging model of urban development, is expected ... -
Exploring the Design Space of Robot Appearance and Behavior in an Attention-Seeking Living Room Scenario for a Robot Companion
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Exploring the design space of robots : children's perspectives
(2006)Children's perceptions and evaluations of different robot designs are an important unexplored area within robotics research considering that many robots are specifically designed for children. To examine children's feelings ... -
Exploring the dilemma of local sourcing versus international development : The case of the flower industry
(2008-07)This paper examines the debate surrounding local versus international sourcing of retail products, particularly food and flowers, in light of the emerging carbon imperative. It begins by examining the Fairtrade market and ... -
Exploring the dimensions of social capital that are effective mediators of long distance commuting impacts on wellbeing
(2019-03-01)Long distance commuting (LDC) impacts are difficult to generalize due to interactions between neighbouring communities. This paper explored resident perceptions and the nature of social capital in Kalgoorlie-Boulder to ... -
Exploring the effect of temperature variations on unplanned asthma admissions
(School of Mathematics, Cardiff University, 2011)Global climate change is one of the highest concerns in the scientific, health and environmental arena. Establishing association between weather and health exposures are fundamental to learn about the complex exposure-disease ... -
Exploring the effects of a 14 week person-centred counselling intervention with learning disabled children
(2002)This study evaluates the effects of a person-centred counselling intervention on the learning disabled child's self-concept. The participants are children who attend a London borough school for moderate learning difficulties. ... -
Exploring the endospore coat of Pasteuria penetrans, the bacterial hyperparasite of plant-parasitic nematodes, using Bacillus spp.
(2016-04-19)Pasteuria penetrans, previously named as Bacillus penetrans, belong to a group of Gram positive endospore forming bacteria (phylum: Firmicutes; family: Pasteuriaceae) that are hyperparasites of plant-parasitic nematodes. ... -
Exploring the Experience of Parenting when using Social Media: a Grounded Theory Study
(2022-03-09)Becoming a parent is a period of great transition in which a person’s relationship to their evolving identity can impact upon their wellbeing. Both group membership (Seymour-Smith et al, 2017) and social comparison (Gilbert, ... -
Exploring the Experiences of Facilitators of Reflective Practice Groups in Clinical Psychology Training: a Thematic Analysis
(2021-10-22)Despite many Clinical Psychology training programmes utilising reflective practice groups (RPGs) as a means of developing reflective practice skills, there remains little research examining facilitator perspectives of such ... -
Exploring the Experiences of Injecting Drug Users Living with Leg Ulceration: a Qualitative Design
(2018-10-02)There is a paucity of scientific evidence into the lived experience of people who have a history of injecting drug use and are living with leg ulceration. Portraying the true voice of injecting drug users (IDUs) through ... -
Exploring the formation of spheroidal galaxies out to z ∼ 1.5 in GOODS
(2009-05-01)The formation of massive spheroidal galaxies is studied on a visually classified sample extracted from the Advanced Camera for Surveys/Hubble Space Telescope (ACS/HST) images of the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey ... -
Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on the Postnatal Period for First-time Mothers Experiencing Postnatal Depression: a Thematic Analysis
(2023-01-04)Research has identified the negative impact that postnatal depression has on new mothers' wellbeing and that of their family. With mothers in the postnatal period facing unique challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, there ... -
Exploring the impact of digital stories on empathic learning in neonatal nurse education
(2020-10-01)Within neonatal nurse education, learning to understand the compelling emotional experiences of parents following the birth of their premature baby is essential to give person-centred empathic care. A collection of digital ... -
Exploring the Implementation of Ethics in UK Accounting Programs
(2008)Accounting education researchers, as well as practitioners, have identified the need for ethics in the accounting curriculum. This paper explores efforts of U.K. higher education institutions to integrate ethics into the ... -
Exploring the Infrared Variable Sky with Machine Learning
(2024-08-13)The last decade in astronomy has seen the growth of time-series data and with it, the emergence of large surveys. Surveys such as PTF (Law et al., 2009), ZTF (Bellm et al., 2019), CoRoT (Auvergne et al., 2009), HOYS ... -
Exploring the leadership competencies of trainee clinical psychologists and qualified clinical psychologists
(2018-01-01)This article explored the self-reported leadership competences of Trainee and Qualified Clinical Psychologists. The results showed that leadership competences are part of a qualified clinical psychologist’s role and that ... -
Exploring the limitations of an adult-led agenda for understanding the health behaviours of young people
(2008)Public health and health promotion agendas are usually determined by adults, even when the ‘target’ population is children and young people. Adult-centred frameworks for health maintenance and the promotion of well-being ...