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Pre-service teachers undertaking classroom research: developing reflection and enquiry skills (2014)
Journal Article
Medwell, J., & Wray, D. (2014). Pre-service teachers undertaking classroom research: developing reflection and enquiry skills. Journal of Education for Teaching, 40(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2013.864018

This paper reports on the development of reflectiveness and research skills in eight preservice teachers, through their participation in a funded research project to develop the handwriting of children with literacy problems. The project aimed to ana... Read More about Pre-service teachers undertaking classroom research: developing reflection and enquiry skills.

Theory of genuine tripartite nonlocality of Gaussian states (2014)
Journal Article
Adesso, G., & Piano, S. (2014). Theory of genuine tripartite nonlocality of Gaussian states. Physical Review Letters, 112(1), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.010401

We investigate the genuine multipartite nonlocality of three-mode Gaussian states of continuous variable systems. For pure states, we present a simplified procedure to obtain the maximum violation of the Svetlichny inequality based on displaced parit... Read More about Theory of genuine tripartite nonlocality of Gaussian states.

Concrete confinement with steel-reinforced grout jackets (2014)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., Katakalos, K., & Manos, G. (2015). Concrete confinement with steel-reinforced grout jackets. Materials and Structures, 48(5), 1355-1376. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-013-0239-6

The potential of steel fiber reinforced jackets combined with inorganic matrix (cementitious grout matrix) as an alternative strengthening system to fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) jackets was investigated experimentally in the current study. For this... Read More about Concrete confinement with steel-reinforced grout jackets.

The impossibility of ethical consumption (2014)
Journal Article
Nixon, E. (2014). The impossibility of ethical consumption. Ephemera: Theory and Politics in Organization, 14(1), 240-264

In this accessibly written book, Devinney, Augur and Eckhardt pool their differing disciplinary expertise to deliver a slap of realism to research on ethical consumerism. As scholars of strategy, information systems and marketing, the authors take ai... Read More about The impossibility of ethical consumption.

“Quiet Americans in India”: the CIA and the politics of intelligence in Cold War South Asia (2014)
Journal Article
McGarr, P. M. (2014). “Quiet Americans in India”: the CIA and the politics of intelligence in Cold War South Asia. Diplomatic History, 38(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/dh/dht131

In February 1967, officials from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) were horrified when the American west-coast magazine, Ramparts, exposed the U.S. intelligence organization’s longstanding financial relationships with a number of international ed... Read More about “Quiet Americans in India”: the CIA and the politics of intelligence in Cold War South Asia.

Getting immersed in teacher and student perspectives?: facilitating analytical competence using video cases in teacher education (2014)
Journal Article
Goeze, A., Zottmann, J. M., Vogel, F., Fischer, F., & Schrader, J. (2014). Getting immersed in teacher and student perspectives?: facilitating analytical competence using video cases in teacher education. Instructional Science, 42(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-013-9304-3

The ability to analyze and understand classroom situations through the eyes of not only teachers but also students can be seen as a crucial aspect of teachers’ professional competence. Even though video case-based learning is considered to have great... Read More about Getting immersed in teacher and student perspectives?: facilitating analytical competence using video cases in teacher education.

Repeated loading of soil containing granulated rubber and multiple geocell layers (2014)
Journal Article
Tafreshi, S. M., Khalaj, O., & Dawson, A. (2014). Repeated loading of soil containing granulated rubber and multiple geocell layers. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 42(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2013.12.003

Sandy soil/aggregate, such as might be required in a pavement foundation over a soft area, was treated by the addition of one or more geocell layers and granulated rubber. It was then subjected to cyclic loading by a 300 mm diameter plate simulative... Read More about Repeated loading of soil containing granulated rubber and multiple geocell layers.

The rapid size- and shape-controlled continuous hydrothermal synthesis of metal sulphide nanomaterials (2014)
Journal Article
Dunne, P. W., Starkey, C. L., Gimeno-Fabra, M., & Lester, E. (2014). The rapid size- and shape-controlled continuous hydrothermal synthesis of metal sulphide nanomaterials. Nanoscale, 6(4), 2406-2418. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3nr05749f

Continuous flow hydrothermal synthesis offers a cheap, green and highly scalable route for the preparation of inorganic nanomaterials which has predominantly been applied to metal oxide based materials. In this work we report the first continuous flo... Read More about The rapid size- and shape-controlled continuous hydrothermal synthesis of metal sulphide nanomaterials.

Sectoral and regional expansion of emissions trading (2014)
Journal Article
Böhringer, C., Dijkstra, B., & Rosendahl, K. E. (2014). Sectoral and regional expansion of emissions trading. Resource and Energy Economics, 37, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reseneeco.2013.12.003

We consider an international emissions trading scheme with partial sectoral and regional coverage. Sectoral and regional expansion of the trading scheme is beneficial in aggregate, but not necessarily for individual countries. We simulate internation... Read More about Sectoral and regional expansion of emissions trading.

Copy Number Variation of the Beta-Defensin Genes in Europeans: No Supporting Evidence for Association with Lung Function, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma (2014)
Journal Article
Wain, L. V., Odenthal-Hesse, L., Abujaber, R., Sayers, I., Beardsmore, C., Gaillard, E. A., …Hollox, E. J. (2014). Copy Number Variation of the Beta-Defensin Genes in Europeans: No Supporting Evidence for Association with Lung Function, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma. PLoS ONE, 9(1), Article e84192. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084192

Lung function measures are heritable, predict mortality and are relevant in diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD and asthma are diseases of the airways with major public health impacts and each have a heritable component. G... Read More about Copy Number Variation of the Beta-Defensin Genes in Europeans: No Supporting Evidence for Association with Lung Function, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma.

Cost-effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural therapy as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for treatment-resistant depression in primary care: economic evaluation of the CoBalT Trial (2014)
Journal Article
Hollinghurst, S., Carroll, F. E., Abel, A., Campbell, J., Garland, A., Jerrom, B., …Wiles, N. (2014). Cost-effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural therapy as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for treatment-resistant depression in primary care: economic evaluation of the CoBalT Trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 204(1), 69-76. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.112.125286

Human Testicular Insulin-Like Factor 3 and Endocrine Disrupters (2014)
Book Chapter
Bay, K., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2014). Human Testicular Insulin-Like Factor 3 and Endocrine Disrupters. In Endocrine Disrupters (327-348). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800095-3.00012-2

The hormone insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) is produced by testicular Leydig cells. Production of INSL3 is dependent on the state of Leydig cell differentiation and is stimulated by the long-term trophic effects of luteinizing hormone. INSL3 is, along... Read More about Human Testicular Insulin-Like Factor 3 and Endocrine Disrupters.

Reclaimed asphalt test specimen preparation assisted by image analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Lo Presti, D., Hassan, N. A., Khan, R., & Airey, G. (2015). Reclaimed asphalt test specimen preparation assisted by image analysis. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 27(8), Article C4014005. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0001012

This paper presents a laboratory investigation aimed at establishing a protocol for the production of homogeneous asphalt mixtures test specimens, incorporating reclaimed asphalt by using a gyratory compactor with coring and trimming works. Stone mas... Read More about Reclaimed asphalt test specimen preparation assisted by image analysis.

Atomic electron affinities and the role of symmetry between electron addition and subtraction in a corrected Koopmans approach (2014)
Journal Article
Teale, A. M., De Proft, F., Geerlings, P., & Tozer, D. J. (2014). Atomic electron affinities and the role of symmetry between electron addition and subtraction in a corrected Koopmans approach. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16(28), https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CP54528H

The essential aspects of zero-temperature grand-canonical ensemble density-functional theory are reviewed in the context of spin-density-functional theory and are used to highlight the assumption of symmetry between electron addition and subtraction... Read More about Atomic electron affinities and the role of symmetry between electron addition and subtraction in a corrected Koopmans approach.

Religious faith and heterosexuality: A multi-faith exploration of young adults (2014)
Book Chapter
Kam-Tuck Yip, A., & Page, S. (2014). Religious faith and heterosexuality: A multi-faith exploration of young adults. . Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004272385_007

This paper examines the understandings and practices of 515 heterosexual religious young adults living in the United Kingdom in terms of their religious faith and sexuality. It presents qualitative and quantitative data drawn from questionnaires, int... Read More about Religious faith and heterosexuality: A multi-faith exploration of young adults.

Sad shires and no man's land: First World War frames of reference in the British media representation of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars (2014)
Journal Article
Wilson, R. (2014). Sad shires and no man's land: First World War frames of reference in the British media representation of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Media, War and Conflict, 7(3), 291-308. https://doi.org/10.1177/1750635214557987

© The Author(s) 2014. The focus of this article is the manner in which media representations in Britain of the 21st century conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan drew upon the terms, allusions and imagery of the First World War. The application of these... Read More about Sad shires and no man's land: First World War frames of reference in the British media representation of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.

Application of 2D URANS in fluid structure interaction problems of rectangular cylinders (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nieto, F., Hargreaves, D., Owen, J., & Hernández, S. (2014). Application of 2D URANS in fluid structure interaction problems of rectangular cylinders. WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences, 82, 85-94. https://doi.org/10.2495/AFM140081

© 2014 WIT Press. In this work the authors have studied the applicability of the 2D URANS approach adopting a block structured mesh and Menter’s SST k-omega turbulence model for the aspect ratio 4 rectangular cylinder. As a first step, a verification... Read More about Application of 2D URANS in fluid structure interaction problems of rectangular cylinders.