Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (151)

Disability in EU transport legislation (2020)
Book Chapter
Varney, E., & Pearson, A. (2020). Disability in EU transport legislation. In D. Ferri, & A. Broderick (Eds.), Research Handbook on EU Disability Law (182-200). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788976428.00019

Equal access to transport plays a key role in facilitating independent living and participation in society and in realising the full enjoyment of other human rights, including the right to education and employment. The accessibility of transport goes... Read More about Disability in EU transport legislation.

State-of-the-art in point cloud analysis (2020)
Book Chapter
Catalucci, S., & Senin, N. (2020). State-of-the-art in point cloud analysis. In Advances in Optical Form and Coordinate Metrology (2-1 - 2-48). (Edited by Richard K Leach). Bristol, UK: IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/978-0-7503-2524-0ch2

In this chapter, the state-of-the-art in point cloud analysis and processing is presented, covering formal representation, preprocessing, partitioning, fitting and registration. Recent literature on the incorporation of measurement error and measurem... Read More about State-of-the-art in point cloud analysis.

Rethinking ‘International Perspective’ in Education Studies: ‘Knowing’ education in the global era (2020)
Book Chapter
Yuan, T. (2020). Rethinking ‘International Perspective’ in Education Studies: ‘Knowing’ education in the global era. In C. A. Simon, & G. Downes (Eds.), Sociology for Education Studies: Connecting Theory, Settings and Everyday Experiences. Routledge

This chapter explores the knowledge of ‘education’ at an international level. The concept of ‘education’ is becoming increasingly complex in the context of modernisation and globalisation. The chapter deals with a historical review of the changing in... Read More about Rethinking ‘International Perspective’ in Education Studies: ‘Knowing’ education in the global era.

The optical reservoir computer: a new approach to a programmable integrated optics system based on an artificial neural network (2020)
Book Chapter
Phang, S., Sewell, P. D., Vukovic, A., & Benson, T. M. (2020). The optical reservoir computer: a new approach to a programmable integrated optics system based on an artificial neural network. In G. C. Righini, & M. Ferrari (Eds.), Integrated Optics Volume 2: Characterization, devices and applications (361-380). Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). https://doi.org/10.1049/pbcs077g_ch12

In this chapter, we briefly reviewed some developments in the field of integrated optics since Miller first introduced this concept, noting some approaches to optimise structures based on functional performance criteria. Chapter Contents: • 12.1 Intr... Read More about The optical reservoir computer: a new approach to a programmable integrated optics system based on an artificial neural network.

Laser triangulation (2020)
Book Chapter
Isa, M. A., Piano, S., & Leach, R. Laser triangulation. In R. Leach (Ed.), Advances in Optical Form and Coordinate Metrology. IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/978-0-7503-2524-0ch3

This chapter gives a summary of laser triangulation as a measurement technique and outlines recent applications and challenges.

After Enslavement Ends: Ensuring Redress for Victims (2020)
Book Chapter
Schwarz, K. (2020). After Enslavement Ends: Ensuring Redress for Victims. In K. Bales, & Z. Trodd (Eds.), The Antislavery Usable Past: History’s Lessons for How We End Slavery Today (133-156). Rights Lab, University of Nottingham

Filosofía y literatura. De la generación finisecular a la generación de 1927: la figura del nuevo intelectual (2020)
Book Chapter
Roberts, S. (2020). Filosofía y literatura. De la generación finisecular a la generación de 1927: la figura del nuevo intelectual. In M. Sonlleva Velasco, & J. L. Mora García (Eds.), Educación, Cultura y Sociedad.: Génesis y desarrollo de un proyecto reformista (193-208). Segovia: Real Academia de Historia y Arte de San Quirce

This chapter looks at the changing role of the intellectual in Spain between 1900 and 1931, focusing above all on the intellectual's relationship with education.

Unamuno’s press articles: the badge of identity of the Unamunian intellectual (2020)
Book Chapter
Roberts, S. (2020). Unamuno’s press articles: the badge of identity of the Unamunian intellectual. In L. Álvarez-Castro (Ed.), Approaches to teaching the works of Miguel de Unamuno (93-98). New York: Modern Language Association

This chapter looks at the history of Unamuno's press articles and suggests ways in which these articles can be taught in university classrooms.

Students' perceptions on chatbots' potential and design characteristics in healthcare education (2020)
Book Chapter
Stathakarou, N., Nifakos, S., Karlgren, K., Konstantinidis, S. T., Bamidis, P. D., Pattichis, C. S., & Davoody, N. (2020). Students' perceptions on chatbots' potential and design characteristics in healthcare education. In J. Mantas, A. Hasman, M. S. Househ, P. Gallos, & E. Zoulias (Eds.), The importance of health informatics in public health during a pandemic (209-212). Amsterdam: IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI200531

Chatbots may have the potential to support healthcare education by enabling personalized learning. Trust is a pre-requisite for the users to accept the chatbots. In this study we analyzed students' assignments of the MSc course "User Needs, Requireme... Read More about Students' perceptions on chatbots' potential and design characteristics in healthcare education.

Late Archaic Funerary Painting in Greek and Native Apulia (2020)
Book Chapter
D'Angelo, T. (2020). Late Archaic Funerary Painting in Greek and Native Apulia. In G. Zuchtriegel, & A. Meriani (Eds.), La tomba del Tuffatore: Rito, arte e poesia a Paestum e nel Mediterraneo d'epoca tardo-arcaica. Edizioni ETS

Children and death in the Bronze and early Iron Age Aegean (2020)
Book Chapter
Gallou, C. (2020). Children and death in the Bronze and early Iron Age Aegean. In L. Beaumont, M. Dillon, & N. Harrington (Eds.), Childhood in antiquity: perspectives and experiences of childhood in the ancient Mediterranean. Routledge

The study of children and childhood remains largely marginalised in the archaeology of the prehistoric Aegean. Thus, this study aims to make Mycenaean children visible in archaeological research by discussing the treatment of non-adults at death in m... Read More about Children and death in the Bronze and early Iron Age Aegean.

Unpacking the purposes and potential of interdisciplinary STEM (2020)
Book Chapter
Swanson, D. M., & Tytler, R. (2020). Unpacking the purposes and potential of interdisciplinary STEM. In N. Mansour, & H. EL-Deghaidy (Eds.), STEM in Science Education and S in STEM (242-268). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004446076_011

This chapter traces the development of STEM advocacy as a globalizing modernist discourse based in national competitive wealth creation agendas. It therefore addresses the drivers for STEM in schools by way of understanding state and industry intenti... Read More about Unpacking the purposes and potential of interdisciplinary STEM.

Beyond negative interpretations of freedom of contract: The interplay between private law and human rights in light of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (2020)
Book Chapter
Varney, E. (2020). Beyond negative interpretations of freedom of contract: The interplay between private law and human rights in light of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities . In C. Stănescu, & A. Adimi Gikay (Eds.), Discrimination, Vulnerable Consumers and Financial Inclusion: Fair Access to Financial Services and the Law (35-56). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003055075-4

How should the concept of ‘freedom of contract’ be understood in a way that is compatible with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)? With a focus on English contract law, this discussion challenges negative interpretati... Read More about Beyond negative interpretations of freedom of contract: The interplay between private law and human rights in light of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities .

The problem of reference change (2020)
Book Chapter
Noonan, H. (2020). The problem of reference change. In H. Geirsson, & S. Biggs (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of linguistic reference (600). Routledge

Neuromolecular Mechanisms of Cannabis Action (2020)
Book Chapter
Adel, Y., & Alexander, S. P. (2021). Neuromolecular Mechanisms of Cannabis Action. In Cannabinoids and Neuropsychiatric Disorders (15-28). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57369-0_2

Most of our current understanding of the neuromolecular mechanisms of Cannabis action focusses on two plant cannabinoids, THC and CBD. THC acts primarily through presynaptic CB cannabinoid receptors to regulate neurotransmitter release in the brain,... Read More about Neuromolecular Mechanisms of Cannabis Action.

The Voyage (2020)
Book Chapter
Bennett, H. (2020). The Voyage. In H. Bennett (Ed.), Carver on Charterparties (201-404). (2nd). Sweet and Maxwell