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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$14-20 billion annually on LD (Pfeffer, 2015: 10), yet academics and practitioners ... -
Taking Stock of Phenomenology Futures
(2012-06)In this paper, I review recent contributions of phenomenology to a variety of disciplines, including the cognitive sciences and psychiatry, and explore (1) controversies about phenomenological methods and naturalization; ... -
Taking the pressure off
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Taking Time: A Mixed Methods Study of Parkinson’s Disease Caregiver Participation in Activities in Relation to Their Wellbeing
(2020-04-09)Objectives. Although many studies have shown that psychosocial interventions, such as dance classes, can improve quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD): few have addressed the role of, and potential ... -
Taking Tourism to the Limits
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Taking work home : A study of daily fluctuations in work stressors, effects on moods and impacts on marital partners
(1996)Investigates day-to-day influences of fluctuations in the individual's perceptions of work and work stressors in a sample of full-time working couples. Effect of work stressors on the individual; Criticisms on occupational ... -
A tale of industrial stagnation from Africa
(2010)Many African economies have experienced rather dismal industrial development since the 1980s. The consensus is that African firms lack competitiveness in a world with increasing trade openness. What determines competitiveness? ... -
A Tale of Three Cities : OmegaCAM discovers multiple sequences in the color-magnitude diagram of the Orion Nebula Cluster
(2017-07-27)As part of the Accretion Discs in H$\alpha$ with OmegaCAM (ADHOC) survey, we imaged in r, i and H-alpha a region of 12x8 square degrees around the Orion Nebula Cluster. Thanks to the high-quality photometry obtained, we ...