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Comparison between image analysis techniques for boat shape measurements (2017)
Conference Proceeding
The aim of this paper is to define performances and metrological characteristics of simple and economical photomodelling techniques for boat shape measurements, an innovative technique developed recently. Compared with the technique based on a Creafo... Read More about Comparison between image analysis techniques for boat shape measurements.
Evidence review of respectful relationships resources (2017)
Report
The Effect of Societal Nostalgia on Future Optimism and Public Policy Endorsement (2017)
Journal Article
This research demonstrates that yearning for the society's past enhances optimism toward the future of that society, which boosts consumers' confidence and their propensity to endorse risky policies. Such effects occur only when consumers reflect on... Read More about The Effect of Societal Nostalgia on Future Optimism and Public Policy Endorsement.
The Effects of Perspective on Prosocial Emotions and Intents (2017)
Journal Article
Conceptualizing perspectives into three types-victim, involved observer and disinterested observer, we investigate how perspective influences prosocial intents via its effects on prosocial emotions. We show that taking the perspective of victims or i... Read More about The Effects of Perspective on Prosocial Emotions and Intents.
Theism and Atheism in a Post-Secular Age (2017)
Book
This book examines the post-secular idea of 'religion for non-believers'. The new form of unbelief which is dubbed as 'tourist atheism' is not based on absolute rejection of religion as a 'dangerous illusion' or 'mere prejudice'. Tourist atheists ins... Read More about Theism and Atheism in a Post-Secular Age.
‘¿Hacia un liberalismo socialista? Los intelectuales españoles de principios del siglo XX y su crítica del liberalismo decimonónico’ (2017)
Book Chapter
This chapter analyses the intellectual debates on the relationship between liberalism and socialism in early twentieth-century Spain.
Letting Go: How Elites Manage Challenges to Contemporary Slavery (2017)
Book Chapter
Cue integration in spatial search for jointly learned landmarks but not for separately learned landmarks. (2017)
Journal Article
The authors investigated how humans use multiple landmarks to locate a goal. Participants searched for a hidden goal location along a line between 2 distinct landmarks on a computer screen. On baseline trials, the location of the landmarks and goal v... Read More about Cue integration in spatial search for jointly learned landmarks but not for separately learned landmarks..
A multiphase multiscale model for nutrient limited tissue growth (2017)
Journal Article
We derive an effective macroscale description for the growth of tissue on a porous scaffold. A multiphase model is employed to describe the tissue dynamics; linearisation to facilitate a multiple-scale homogenisation provides an effective macroscale... Read More about A multiphase multiscale model for nutrient limited tissue growth.
Designing and Delivering Interventions for Health Behavior Change in Adolescents Using Multitechnology Systems: From Identification of Target Behaviors to Implementation (2017)
Book Chapter
© 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. When designing behavior change interventions it is fundamental to gain an in-depth understanding of both the target behavior(s), and the issues surrounding the implementation, adherence, and acceptance of the... Read More about Designing and Delivering Interventions for Health Behavior Change in Adolescents Using Multitechnology Systems: From Identification of Target Behaviors to Implementation.
The Cinadon Conspiracy as Literary Narrative and Historical Source (2017)
Book Chapter
Out of the Archives: Oxford, the SPSL, and Literae Humaniores Refugee Scholars (2017)
Book Chapter
This chapter provides a broader analysis of the reception of refugee scholars by Oxford’s academic community. Drawing heavily upon the SPSL’s archive and Oxford University’s own archives, Davies considers the cases of around a dozen refugee scholars... Read More about Out of the Archives: Oxford, the SPSL, and Literae Humaniores Refugee Scholars.
Les banques islamiques sont-elles si islamiques que cela ? Conséquences en matière de fonds propres réglementaires (2017)
Journal Article
En théorie, les banques islamiques sont des institutions qui appliquent le concept de partage de profits et de pertes (PPP). Néanmoins, la littérature montre que, dans la pratique, les banques islamiques reposent essentiellement sur des opérations co... Read More about Les banques islamiques sont-elles si islamiques que cela ? Conséquences en matière de fonds propres réglementaires.
The Criminal Is Political: Policing Politics in Real Existing Liberalism (2017)
Journal Article
The familiar irony of ‘real existing socialism’ is that it never was. Socialist ideals were used to legitimize regimes that fell far short of realizing those ideals—indeed, that violently repressed anyone who tried to realize them. This paper suggest... Read More about The Criminal Is Political: Policing Politics in Real Existing Liberalism.
A New Vision: J. J. Abrams, Star Trek, and Promotional Authorship (2017)
Journal Article
How do board and chief executive characteristics influence executive compensation in non-profit organizations? The case of UK charities (2017)
Conference Proceeding
This paper examines the influence of trustee board composition and chief executive officer (CEO) characteristics on the CEO compensation levels in the UK charitable sector. We find that a higher extent of board diversity and the existence of a remune... Read More about How do board and chief executive characteristics influence executive compensation in non-profit organizations? The case of UK charities.
La pittura funeraria pestana tra Magna Grecia e Roma (2017)
Book Chapter