Side airbag deployments in the UK - initial case reviews by Alan Kirk, Andrew Morris

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Is karate effective in improving postural control? by Davide Filingeri, Antonino Bianco, Daniele Zangla, Antonio Paoli, Antonio Palma

“…Because the posturo-kinetic performance seems to be improved by sport practice, especially by sports involving a lot of posturokinetic activities, the aim of this review was to critically analyse the scientific literature in order to appraise whether any positive correlation between karate and improved postural control is scientifically supported. …”
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Developing a service for the personalisation of running shoes by Matthew J. Head

“…After reviewing the literature, it was hypothesised that the implementation of a primarily comfort and performance running shoe personalisation service with an in store fitting element, utilising additive manufacturing as an enabling technology, would give the greatest opportunity for success. …”
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Ergonomics of using a mouse or other non-keyboard input device by Victoria Woods, Sarah Hastings, Peter Buckle, Roger Haslam

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Roadside infrastructure for safer European roads: D01 Accident databases for collisions with roadside infrastructure by Claire L. Naing, Julian Hill

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Gender issues – raising the attainment of boys in design and technology by David Spendlove

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Cross-cultural influences on the semantics ascribed to assistive technology product and its envisaged user by Salman Asghar, George Torrens, Robert G. Harland

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Exploring the use of individual countermeasures to sleepiness in the applied context of bus driving by Fran Pilkington-Cheney

“…Sleep is vital for individuals to be alert and perform effectively. However, it is reported that individuals often obtain less than the recommend hours of sleep, leading to instances of increased sleepiness. …”
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Investigating the impact of IT-mediated information interruption on emotional exhaustion in the workplace by Xusen Cheng, Ying Bao, Alex Zarifis

“…The findings of this study advance the current understanding of the “dark side” of online information behavior. Additionally, this study provides practical and theoretical implications for both employers and employees on how to process IT-mediated information interruptions in the workplace.…”
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A risk management system for construction procurement in NHS healthcare infrastructure projects by Songyang Li

“…The employment of fuzzy synthetic evaluation and percentage analysis provided a basis for developing a demo computer-based Risk Management System for NHS (RMS-NHS), which is a novel contribution of this research. Online semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 questionnaire respondents from both the NHS client organisations and construction suppliers who agreed to have interviews to validate the demo RMS-NHS to seek advice on its potential improvements and what guidelines might help ensure that RMS-NHS can be used effectively.The computer-based RMS-NHS includes all the key risk management stages and embeds risk management into the entire construction procurement lifecycle and Office of Government Commerce Gateway Review process. …”
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Information needs and information seeking behaviour of Libyan doctors working in Libyan hospitals by Ali S.K. Mohamed-Arraid

“…The majority of doctors indicated a difficulty in obtaining electronic information particularly from online databases; moreover the majority reported that sometimes they would like to have the search performed by a mediator. …”
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Engaged STEM learning using catapults by Peter Willmot, Antony Sutton

“…An online survey provided evidence that, in addition to substantial social benefits, the exercise proved a powerful vehicle for enhancing practical understanding of fundamental mechanics that had been revealed as generally lacking in freshers.…”
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Is operational research in UK universities fit-for-purpose for the growing field of analytics? by Michael J. Mortenson

“…Firstly, a computational literature review is presented on analytics, assessing (amongst other things) the amount of research into analytics from a range of disciplines. …”
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The influence of textiles' sensorial information on the perception and preference of sport clothing by Julia Wilfling

“…When purchasing garments online, the haptics of fabrics was identified as a crucial missing parameter. …”
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Motivation and decision making in eSports spectatorship in China by Xiuqi Zhu

“…With eSports gradually growing into a large and competitive industry, a plethora of literature has investigated eSports from various aspects, such as performance, wellbeing, sponsorship, or motivation for participants and spectators. …”
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