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Conference Paper (published)

A Targeted Estimation of Distribution Algorithm Compared to Traditional Methods in Feature Selection

Neumann G & Cairns D (2016) A Targeted Estimation of Distribution Algorithm Compared to Traditional Methods in Feature Selection. In: Madani K, Dourado A, Rosa A, Filipe J & Kacprzyk J (eds.) Computational Intelligence: Revised and Selected Papers of the International Joint Conference, IJCCI 2013, Vilamoura, Portugal, September 20-22, 2013. Studies in Computational Intelligence, 613. 5th International Joint Conference on Computational Intellegience, IJCCI 2013, Vilamoura, Portugal, 20.09.2013-22.09.2013. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 83-103. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-23392-5_5; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23392-5_5

Book Chapter

Personalized activation policies for the long-term unemployed: the role of local governance in the UK

Fuertes V & McQuaid R (2016) Personalized activation policies for the long-term unemployed: the role of local governance in the UK. In: Heidenreich M & Rice D (eds.) Integrating Social and Employment Policies in Europe: Active Inclusion and Challenges for Local Welfare Governance. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 93-117. http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/integrating-social-and-employment-policies-in-europe

Book Chapter

Does Firm Size Influence Sustainable Performance in Food Supply Chains: Insights from Greek SMEs

Bourlakis M, Maglaras G, Aktas E, Gallear D & Fotopoulos C (2016) Does Firm Size Influence Sustainable Performance in Food Supply Chains: Insights from Greek SMEs. In: Pawar K, Rogers H, Potter A & Naim M (eds.) Developments in Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Past, Present and Future. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 253-265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137541253

Book Chapter

Diversity in mating and parental sex roles

Herridge EJ, Murray RL, Gwynne DT & Bussiere L (2016) Diversity in mating and parental sex roles. In: Kliman R (ed.) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology. Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 453-458. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800049-6.00154-2

Conference Paper (published)

TCP Goes to Hollywood

McQuistin S, Perkins C & Fayed M (2016) TCP Goes to Hollywood. In: NOSSDAV '16 Proceedings of the 26th International Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video. 26th ACM Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video, NOSSDAV 2016, Klagenfurt, Austria, 10.05.2016-13.05.2016. New York: ACM, pp. 25-30. https://doi.org/10.1145/2910642.2910648

Book Chapter

Teachers' Perceptions of Assessment

Gardner J & Galanouli D (2016) Teachers' Perceptions of Assessment. In: Wyse D, Hayward L & Pandya J (eds.) Sage Handbook of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment. London: SAGE, pp. 710-724. https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/the-sage-handbook-of-curriculum-pedagogy-and-assessment-2v/book242832#contents

Book Chapter

Translation across borders: exploring the use, relevance and impact of academic research in the policy process

Connelly S, Vanderhoven D, Durose C, Richardson L, Matthews P & Rutherfoord R (2016) Translation across borders: exploring the use, relevance and impact of academic research in the policy process. In: O'Brien D & Matthews P (eds.) After Urban Regeneration: Communities, Policy and Place. Connected Communities. Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 181-198. https://policypress.co.uk/after-urban-regeneration#book-detail-tabs-stison-block-content-1-0-tab2; https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447324157.003.0012

Book Chapter

Contexts and Complexities

Malloch M & Rigby P (2016) Contexts and Complexities. In: Malloch M & Rigby P (eds.) Human Trafficking: The Complexities of Exploitation. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 1-16. https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-human-trafficking.html

Conference Paper (published)

Opening the Black Box: Analysing MLP Functionality Using Walsh Functions

Swingler K (2016) Opening the Black Box: Analysing MLP Functionality Using Walsh Functions. In: Merelo J, Rosa A, Cadenas J, Dourado A, Madani K & Filipe J (eds.) Computational Intelligence. Studies in Computational Intelligence, 620. International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence (IJCCI) 2014, Rome, Italy, 22.10.2014-24.10.2014. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 303-323. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26393-9_18

Book Chapter

Introduction

Burnes B & Randall J (2016) Introduction. In: Burnes B & Randall J (eds.) Perspectives on Change: What Academics, Consultants and Managers Really Think about Change. Routledge Studies in Organizational Change and Development, 13. London: Routledge, pp. xi-xv. https://www.routledge.com/Perspectives-on-Change-What-Academics-Consultants-and-Managers-Really/Burnes-Randall/p/book/9781138930124

Book Chapter

A Bad Compromise Is Better Than a Good Lawsuit: Mutual Influence Between the East and the West on Mediation

Yu H (2016) A Bad Compromise Is Better Than a Good Lawsuit: Mutual Influence Between the East and the West on Mediation. In: Lo C, Li N & Lin T (eds.) Legal Thoughts between the East and the West in the Multilevel Legal Order: A Liber Amicorum in Honour of Professor Herbert Han-Pao Ma. Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 555-573. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-1995-1_32; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1995-1_32

Book Chapter

Changing Aspirations, Education, and Migration: Young People’s Declining Agroecological Knowledge in Rural Asia

Sugden F & Punch S (2016) Changing Aspirations, Education, and Migration: Young People’s Declining Agroecological Knowledge in Rural Asia. In: Ansell N, Klocker N & Skelton T (eds.) Geographies of Global Issues: Change and Threat. Geographies of Children and Young People, 8. Singapore: Springer, pp. 483-499. http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-981-4585-95-8_1-1

Book Chapter

Geoarchaeology and Landscape Reconstruction

Innes J & Tipping R (2016) Geoarchaeology and Landscape Reconstruction. In: Waddington C & Bonsall C (eds.) Archaeology and Environment on the North Sea Littoral. A Case Study from Low Hauxley. Bakewell and Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Archaeological Research Services Ltd and Northumberland Wildlife Trust Ltd, pp. 214-252. https://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/archaeology-and-environment-on-the-north-sea-littoral.html

Book Chapter

A brief mindfulness-based meditation intervention in nursing students: Report on a mixed methodology feasibility study

Jones J, Schoultz M, Watson A & Leslie S (2016) A brief mindfulness-based meditation intervention in nursing students: Report on a mixed methodology feasibility study. In: Cherniack E & Holmes T (eds.) Alternative Medicine: Perceptions, Uses and Benefits and Clinical Implications. Alternative Medicine, Health and Wellness. New York: Nova Publishers, pp. 79-104. https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=57730

Commentary

Introduction: Gender and Technologies of Work

Berridge S & Portwood-Stacer L (2016) Introduction: Gender and Technologies of Work. Commentary on: Karen E. C. Levy (2016) Digital surveillance in the hypermasculine workplace, Feminist Media Studies, 16:2, 361-365. Jacquelyn Arcy (2016) Emotion work: considering gender in digital labor, Feminist Media Studies, 16:2, 365-368.. Feminist Media Studies, 16 (2), pp. 361-361. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2016.1138606

Book Chapter

Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: The Challenges of Vagueness and Priorities

Sutherland EE (2016) Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: The Challenges of Vagueness and Priorities. In: Sutherland E & Macfarlane L (eds.) Implementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Best Interests, Welfare and Well-being. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 21-50. http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/law/un-and-international-organisations/implementing-article-3-united-nations-convention-rights-child-best-interests-welfare-and-well-being?format=HB#contentsTabAnchor

Conference Paper (published)

Star quality and competitive intensity? Television audience demand for English Premier League football reconsidered

Scelles N & Buraimo B (2016) Star quality and competitive intensity? Television audience demand for English Premier League football reconsidered. In: Zoudji B & Khacharem A (eds.) Image, multimedia & new technologies [Texte imprimé] : book of abstracts : [proceedings of the] International congress Sciences and football, March 1-4, 2016, DeVisu, University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis, France. International Congress of Sciences and Football “Image, Multimedia & New Technologies”, Valenciennes, France, 01.03.2016-04.03.2016. Valenciennes, France: Presses universitaires de Valenciennes, pp. 29-30. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb45005091h

Conference Paper (published)

Open Access, Open Science, Open Society

Margoni T, Caso R, Ducato R, Guarda P & Moscon V (2016) Open Access, Open Science, Open Society. In: Loizides F & Schmidt B (eds.) Positioning and Power in Academic Publishing: Players, Agents and Agendas: Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Electronic Publishing. ElPub 2016 - 20th International Conference on Electronic Publishing: Positioning and Power in Academic Publishing: Players, Agents and Agendas, Gottingen, Germany, 07.06.2016-09.06.2016. Amsterdam: IOS Press, pp. 75-86. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-649-1-75

Conference Abstract

Protection of rainbow trout (Onchorynchus mykiss L.) against Flavobacterium psychrophilum by immersion and injection vaccination using a novel polyvalent vaccine

Hoare R, Jung S, Ngo TPH, Bartie K & Adams A (2016) Protection of rainbow trout (Onchorynchus mykiss L.) against Flavobacterium psychrophilum by immersion and injection vaccination using a novel polyvalent vaccine. Langston A (Editor) & Bowden T (Editor) 2nd International Conference on Fish and Shellfish Immunology, Portland, Maine, USA, 26/06/2016 - 30/06/2016. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 53 (Special Issue: ISFSI 2016), p. 66. http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1117&context=isfsi; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2016.03.067

Article

The CARE Plus study – a whole-system intervention to improve quality of life of primary care patients with multimorbidity in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation: exploratory cluster randomised controlled trial and cost-utility analysis

Mercer SW, Fitzpatrick B, Guthrie B, Fenwick E, Grieve E, Lawson K, Boyer N, McConnachie A, Lloyd SM, O’Brien R, Watt GCM & Wyke S (2016) The CARE Plus study – a whole-system intervention to improve quality of life of primary care patients with multimorbidity in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation: exploratory cluster randomised controlled trial and cost-utility analysis. BMC Medicine, 14 (1), Art. No.: 88. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-016-0634-2

Working Paper

Investor Attention to Stock Recommendations

Gavriilidis K, Herbst P & Kagkadis A (2016) Investor Attention to Stock Recommendations. University of Stirling Management School Working Papers. https://efmaefm.org/0EFMAMEETINGS/EFMA%20ANNUAL%20MEETINGS/2017-Athens/papers/EFMA2017_0425_fullpaper.pdf

Book Chapter

Civic Punishment

Duff RA & Marshall SE (2016) Civic Punishment. In: Dzur A, Loader I & Sparks R (eds.) Democratic Theory and Mass Incarceration. Studies in Penal Theory and Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 33-59. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/democratic-theory-and-mass-incarceration-9780190243098?cc=gb&lang=en&

Conference Abstract

Barriers and Facilitators to smoking cessation: A qualitative study of patients', family members' and professionals' views in a cancer context

Wells M, Aitchison P, Harris F, Ozakinci G, Bauld L, Entwistle V, Munro A, Haw S, Williams B & Radley A (2016) Barriers and Facilitators to smoking cessation: A qualitative study of patients', family members' and professionals' views in a cancer context. 2016 World Congress of Psycho-oncology, Dublin. Psycho-Oncology, 25 (S3), pp. 169-169. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10991611/2016/25/S3

Conference Abstract

Smoking in the social environment and adolescent brand awareness: Differential effects by gender

Haseeni F, Best C, Murray S, Ozakinci G, Currie D, van der Sluijs W, Eadie D, Stead M, MacKintosh AM, Pearce J, MacGregor A, Amos A, Frank J & Haw S (2016) Smoking in the social environment and adolescent brand awareness: Differential effects by gender. 14th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine "Behavioral Medicine: Making an Impact in the Modern World", Groningen. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 23 (Supplement 1), pp. S196-S197, Art. No.: O607.

Book Chapter

John Lapraik

McKeever GL (2016) John Lapraik. In: Ash-Irisarri K, Cook D & McClure JD (eds.) The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.3: Scottish Writing and Culture, 400-present. Literary Encyclopedia, 1.2.3. Literary Dictionary Company. https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13765

Book Chapter

Beyoncé: Social media, authenticity, and the presentation of self

Avdeeff M (2016) Beyoncé: Social media, authenticity, and the presentation of self. In: Trier-Bieniek A (ed.) The Beyoncé Effect: Essays on Sexuality, Race, and Feminism. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, pp. 109-123. https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-beyonce-effect/

Book Chapter

The Music of Twilight: Battling for Authenticity

Avdeeff M (2016) The Music of Twilight: Battling for Authenticity. In: Aker L (ed.) Bristol: Intellect, pp. 64-74. https://www.intellectbooks.com/fan-phenomena-the-twilight-saga

Article

Heritage Futures

Harrison R, Bartolini N, DeSilvey C, Holtorf C, Lyons A, Macdonald S, May S, Morgan J & Penrose S (2016) Heritage Futures. Archaeology International, 19, pp. 68-72. https://doi.org/10.5334/ai.1912

Article

A national cluster-randomised controlled trial to examine the effect of enhanced reminders on the socioeconomic gradient in uptake in bowel cancer screening

Raine R, Moss SM, von Wagner C, Atkin W, Kralj Hans I, Howe R, Solmi F, Morris S, Counsell N, Hackshaw A, Halloran S, Handley G, Logan RF, Rainbow S & McGregor LM (2016) A national cluster-randomised controlled trial to examine the effect of enhanced reminders on the socioeconomic gradient in uptake in bowel cancer screening. British Journal of Cancer, 115, pp. 1479-1486. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2016.365

Article

Seasonal persistence of faecal indicator organisms in soil following dairy slurry application to land by surface broadcasting and shallow injection

Hodgson CJ, Oliver D, Fish R, Bulmer N, Heathwaite AL, Winter M & Chadwick DR (2016) Seasonal persistence of faecal indicator organisms in soil following dairy slurry application to land by surface broadcasting and shallow injection. Journal of Environmental Management, 183 (1), pp. 325-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.08.047

Authored Book

This House is Mine: A Novel

Hansen D (2016) This House is Mine: A Novel [Altes Land]. Stokes A (Translator). New York and London: St. Martin's Press. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250100856

Article

English stop-smoking services: One-year outcomes

Bauld L, Hiscock R, Dobbie F, Aveyard P, Coleman T, Leonardi-Bee J, McRobbie H & McEwen A (2016) English stop-smoking services: One-year outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13 (12), Art. No.: 1175. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13121175

Article

Effectiveness of Depression–Suicidal Behaviour Gatekeeper Training among police officers in three European regions: Outcomes of the Optimising Suicide Prevention Programmes and Their Implementation in Europe (OSPI-Europe) study

Arensman E, Coffey C, Griffin E, Audenhove Cv, Sheerder G, Gusmao R, Costa S, Larkin C, Koburger N, Maxwell M, Harris FM, Postuvan V & Hegerl U (2016) Effectiveness of Depression–Suicidal Behaviour Gatekeeper Training among police officers in three European regions: Outcomes of the Optimising Suicide Prevention Programmes and Their Implementation in Europe (OSPI-Europe) study. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 62 (7), pp. 651-660. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764016668907