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Final Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan for the SNAP Trial - a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy
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Coleman, T., Cooper, S., Thornton, J., Britton, J., Lewis, S., Watts, K., …Grainge, M. J. Final Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan for the SNAP Trial - a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy

This NIHR HTA-funded smoking, nicotine and pregnancy (SNAP) trial investigated whether or not nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is effective, cost-effective and safe when used for smoking cessation by pregnant women. We randomised 1050 women who wer... Read More about Final Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan for the SNAP Trial - a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy.

An approach for assessing clustering of households by electricity usage
Conference Proceeding
Dent, I., Craig, T., Aickelin, U., & Rodden, T. An approach for assessing clustering of households by electricity usage.

How a household varies their regular usage of electricity is useful information for organisations to allow accurate targeting of behaviour modification initiatives with the aim of improving the overall efficiency of the electricity network. The var... Read More about An approach for assessing clustering of households by electricity usage.

‘It's all the way you look at it, you know’: reading Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson's film career
Journal Article
Durkin, H. ‘It's all the way you look at it, you know’: reading Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson's film career. New Review of Film and Television Studies, 10(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/17400309.2012.658263

This paper engages with a major paradox in African American tap dancer Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson's film image – namely, its concurrent adherences to and contestations of dehumanising racial iconography – to reveal the complex and often ambivalent way... Read More about ‘It's all the way you look at it, you know’: reading Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson's film career.

Introduction to the Heijkoop approach to challenging behaviour in ID
Conference Proceeding
Heijkoop, J., & Clegg, J. Introduction to the Heijkoop approach to challenging behaviour in ID.

The Heijkoop method is used widely in ID challenging behaviour services across Northern Europe; the lack of an English-language account has inhibited its uptake in the UK. The method is fundamentally experiential and aimed at understanding the ‘Who’... Read More about Introduction to the Heijkoop approach to challenging behaviour in ID.

International history and the study of public opinion: towards methodological clarity
Journal Article
Hucker, D. International history and the study of public opinion: towards methodological clarity. International History Review, 34(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/07075332.2012.690194

International historians have long been fascinated by public opinion and its influence on policymaking, citing it frequently as one of the many factors that inform foreign policy choices. However, historians – and international historians in particul... Read More about International history and the study of public opinion: towards methodological clarity.

Using clustering to extract personality information from socio economic data
Conference Proceeding
Ladas, A., Aickelin, U., Garibaldi, J. M., & Ferguson, E. Using clustering to extract personality information from socio economic data.

It has become apparent that models that have been applied widely in economics, including Machine Learning techniques and Data Mining methods, should take into consideration principles that derive from the theories of Personality Psychology in order t... Read More about Using clustering to extract personality information from socio economic data.

The cultural divide in Europe: migration, multiculturalism, and political trust
Journal Article
McLaren, L. M. (2012). The cultural divide in Europe: migration, multiculturalism, and political trust. World Politics,

One of the defining features of modern states is their incorporation of notions of political and social community based on shared language, history, and myths. However, large numbers of citizens in modern states have come to believe their national co... Read More about The cultural divide in Europe: migration, multiculturalism, and political trust.

INSOL Europe’s proposals on groups of companies (in cross-border insolvency): a critical appraisal
Journal Article
Mevorach, I. (2012). INSOL Europe’s proposals on groups of companies (in cross-border insolvency): a critical appraisal. International Insolvency Review, 21(3),

International bodies have started to address the problem of cross-border insolvency of corporate groups rather recently. UNCITRAL has adopted a set of recommendations and the EU Commission may address the matter in the near future, in the process of... Read More about INSOL Europe’s proposals on groups of companies (in cross-border insolvency): a critical appraisal.

Effect of orexin-B-saporin-induced lesions of the lateral hypothalamus on performance on a progressive ratio schedule
Journal Article
Olarte-Sánchez, C., Valencia Torres, L., Body, S., Cassaday, H. J., Bradshaw, C., & Szabadi, E. Effect of orexin-B-saporin-induced lesions of the lateral hypothalamus on performance on a progressive ratio schedule. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 26(6), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881111409607

It has been suggested that a sub-population of orexinergic neurones whose somata lie in the lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) play an important role in regulating the reinforcing value of both food and drugs. This experiment examined the effect of disr... Read More about Effect of orexin-B-saporin-induced lesions of the lateral hypothalamus on performance on a progressive ratio schedule.

Configuring the caller in ambiguous encounters: volunteer handling of calls to Samaritans emotional support services
Journal Article
Pollock, K., Moore, J., Coveney, C., & Armstrong, S. Configuring the caller in ambiguous encounters: volunteer handling of calls to Samaritans emotional support services. Communication and Medicine, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1558/cam.v9i2.113

This paper discusses volunteer strategies for handling and assessing calls to Samaritans emotional support services for the suicidal and despairing. It presents findings from the qualitative components of a two year mixed methods study based on an o... Read More about Configuring the caller in ambiguous encounters: volunteer handling of calls to Samaritans emotional support services.

Comparing data-mining algorithms developed for longitudinal observational databases
Conference Proceeding
Reps, J., Garibaldi, J. M., Aickelin, U., Soria, D., Gibson, J. E., & Hubbard, R. B. Comparing data-mining algorithms developed for longitudinal observational databases.

Longitudinal observational databases have become a recent interest in the post marketing drug surveillance community due to their ability of presenting a new perspective for detecting negative side effects. Algorithms mining longitudinal observation... Read More about Comparing data-mining algorithms developed for longitudinal observational databases.

Biomarker clustering of colorectal cancer data to complement clinical classification
Conference Proceeding
Roadknight, C., Aickelin, U., Ladas, A., Soria, D., Scholefield, J., & Durrant, L. Biomarker clustering of colorectal cancer data to complement clinical classification.

In this paper, we describe a dataset relating to cellular and physical conditions of patients who are operated upon to remove colorectal tumours. This data provides a unique insight into immunological status at the point of tumour removal, tumour... Read More about Biomarker clustering of colorectal cancer data to complement clinical classification.

Unconditional quantile regressions, earnings disparity and gender discrimination in post-transformation of urban China
Conference Proceeding
Tang, Y., & Long, W. Unconditional quantile regressions, earnings disparity and gender discrimination in post-transformation of urban China.

Market-oriented economic reform has gone through several key stages to bring substantial changes to current Chinese economy. It has accelerated after 1992, and meets the pattern transformation of economic development in 2002. During this dramatic and... Read More about Unconditional quantile regressions, earnings disparity and gender discrimination in post-transformation of urban China.

Modelling the effects of user learning on forced innovation diffusion
Conference Proceeding
Zhang, T., Siebers, P., & Aickelin, U. Modelling the effects of user learning on forced innovation diffusion.

Technology adoption theories assume that users’ acceptance of an innovative technology is on a voluntary basis. However, sometimes users are force to accept an innovation. In this case users have to learn what it is useful for and how to use it. This... Read More about Modelling the effects of user learning on forced innovation diffusion.

Exploration of the ordering for a sequential airport ground movement algorithm
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Ravizza, S., & Atkin, J. A. Exploration of the ordering for a sequential airport ground movement algorithm. School of Computer Science

Guiding aircraft around the airport's surface while ensuring conflict-free routings is an important problem at airports. Sequential routing and scheduling algorithms can be advantageous for providing fast online solutions for decision support systems... Read More about Exploration of the ordering for a sequential airport ground movement algorithm.

Focused ion beam milling of brass for microinjection mould fabrication
Conference Proceeding
Vladov, N., Ratchev, S., & Segal, J. Focused ion beam milling of brass for microinjection mould fabrication.

In this paper focused ion beam (FIB) milling (sputtering) is demonstrated for the fabrication of brass microinjection moulding inserts which have been previously conventionally milled. It is found that FIB milling of the α phase of the material resul... Read More about Focused ion beam milling of brass for microinjection mould fabrication.