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Determining the optimal population density of sugarbeet crops in England
(2011-02)Eleven experiments were conducted at seven sites in England from 2006 to 2008 to investigate the sugarbeet yield response to plant populations resulting from different seed rates. Experiments were made on loamy sand, sandy ... -
Determining the reality of x-ray filaments
(2000)A number of authors have reported filaments connecting bright structures in high-resolution X-ray images, and in some cases these have been taken as evidence for a physical connection between the structures, which might ... -
Determining the value of simulation in nurse education: Study design and initial results
(2004)Nowadays simulation is taking an important place in training and education of healthcare professionals. The University of Hertfordshire is carrying out a study which aims to determine the effect of realistic scenario-based ... -
Deterministic equivalent performance analysis of time-varying massive MIMO systems
(2015-10-01)Delayed channel state information at the transmitter (CSIT) due to time variation of the channel, coming from the users' relative movement with regard to the BS antennas, is an inevitable degrading performance factor in ... -
Developing a 'fit' attitude in Primary School Children : How do children regard Physical Education in the primary school and how might affect policy, practice and research?
(2009-07-01)Much has changed in the last twenty years in the UK with regard to attitudes towards children’s health and fitness. We now have a government which is referring ‘child obesity’ using the medical terminology ‘epidemic'. The ... -
Developing a dyadic OPTION scale to measure perceptions of shared decision making
(2010)Our aim was to develop a measurement which enables research into the interdependent nature of clinical encounters. The prime objective was to develop an instrument capable of assessing the extent to which patients have ... -
Developing a framework for managing tacit knowledge in research using knowledge management models
(2009)This research investigates whether and how selected models from Knowledge Management (KM) can be used to devise a framework for building coherent and rigorous methodologies for research in the creative and practice-led ... -
Developing a framework for the study of teachers’ views of creativity in music education.
(2001)In this paper past and present controversies surrounding the meaning of the term ‘creativity’ are outlined and different approaches taken by previous studies on creativity are reviewed. In relation to this I suggest a ... -
Developing a Healthcare Research Proposal : An Interactive Student Guide
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)This book is written with the intention of being an introductory research workbook for healthcare professionals who are novices to research. Its primary aim is to demystify the research process. Research needs to be every ... -
Developing a minimum data set for older adult care homes in the UK: exploring the concept and defining early core principles
(2022-03-08)Reforms to social care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the UK and internationally, place data at the heart of proposed innovations and solutions. The principles are not well established of what constitutes core, ... -
Developing a model of the behavioural intentions of older adults towards internet service providers : a UK perspective
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014)Countries around the globe have an ageing population that faces problems such as cognition, memory and visual difficulties. Mobile devices and products are part of daily life and to utilise them the role of internet service ... -
Developing a national mentorship scheme to enhance the contribution of clinical academics to health care
(2014-11-26)Aim To provide a template for developing a national mentoring scheme to enhance the contribution practitioner researchers can make to the quality of health care in England. Background The authors describe the background ... -
Developing a navigation aid for the frail and visually impaired
(2004-10)This paper describes the development of a new navigational aid for the frail, elderly, and visually impaired person. The users were involved both in the user requirements study and in the evaluation of different prototypes. ... -
Developing a new response to non-urgent emergency calls : evaluation of a nurse and paramedic partnership intervention
(2008)Aim To evaluate a new service development whereby a nurse and a paramedic working in partnership attended non-urgent emergency calls. Background The demand for emergency ambulance services both nationally (in the UK) and ... -
Developing a protocol and experimental setup for using a humanoid robot to assist children with autism to develop visual perspective taking skills
(2019-03-26)Visual Perspective Taking (VPT) is the ability to see the world from another person's perspective, taking into account what they see and how they see it, drawing upon both spatial and social information. Children with ... -
Developing a relationship with nature and place: the potential role of forest school
(2021-03-18)Outdoor learning provides an opportunity for schools to foster children’s engagement with nature. This paper focusses on forest school practitioners’ perceptions of children’s development of a relationship with nature and ... -
Developing a simulator for the Hatfield Superscalar processor
(University of Hertfordshire, 1993)Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire's department of Computer Science are currently investigating the possibility of scheduling code at compile time for a new family of superscalar processors. This project has ... -
Developing a social work curriculum on political conflict : Findings from an IASSW-funded project
(2013-11)This paper presents the findings from an innovative project funded by the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and undertaken by an international team of academics investigating the development of a ...