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Can’T Count Or Won’T Count? Embedding Quantitative Methods In Substantive Sociology Curricula: A Quasi-Experiment, Malcolm Williams, Luke Sloan, Sin Yi Cheung, Carole Sutton, Sebastian Stevens, Libby Runham Jan 2016

Can’T Count Or Won’T Count? Embedding Quantitative Methods In Substantive Sociology Curricula: A Quasi-Experiment, Malcolm Williams, Luke Sloan, Sin Yi Cheung, Carole Sutton, Sebastian Stevens, Libby Runham

Peninsula Medical School

This paper reports on a quasi-experiment in which quantitative methods (QM) are embedded within a substantive sociology module. Through measuring student attitudes before and after the intervention alongside control group comparisons, we illustrate the impact that embedding has on the student experience. Our findings are complex and even contradictory. Whilst the experimental group were less likely to be distrustful of statistics and appreciate how QM inform social research, they were also less confident about their statistical abilities, suggesting that through ‘doing’ quantitative sociology the experimental group are exposed to the intricacies of method and their optimism about their own abilities …


Measuring Spinal Surgical Success: The Proportion Achieving Acceptable Symptoms, Jeremy Hobart Jan 2016

Measuring Spinal Surgical Success: The Proportion Achieving Acceptable Symptoms, Jeremy Hobart

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.


Shakespeare And The Cultural Olympiad: Contesting Gender And The British Nation In The Bbc’S Hollow Crown, L Monique Pittman Jan 2016

Shakespeare And The Cultural Olympiad: Contesting Gender And The British Nation In The Bbc’S Hollow Crown, L Monique Pittman

Faculty Publications

As part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad celebrating both the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics, the BBC launched a season of programs, entitled Shakespeare Unlocked, most notably presenting the plays of the second tetralogy in four feature-length adaptations released under the unifying title The Hollow Crown. These plays so obviously engaged with the question of English nationalism suited a year in which the United Kingdom wrestled with British identity in a post-colonial and post-Great Recession world. Through its adaptative and filmic vocabularies, however, The Hollow Crown advances a British nationalism unresponsive to the casualties — often women and …


Linear, Narrative-Plot Development In The Song Of Songs—Part Two, Richard M. Davidson Jan 2016

Linear, Narrative-Plot Development In The Song Of Songs—Part Two, Richard M. Davidson

Faculty Publications

This article examines the linear, narrative-plot development in the Song of Songs. Evidence is first given supporting several hermeneutical presuppositions which underpin this study: (1) the unity of the Song, revealed especially in its exquisitely designed symmetrical literary macrostructure; (2) Solomonic authorship of the Song, written early in his reign while he was still monogamous; (3) King Solomon and Pharaoh’s daughter (Shulamit) as the couple in the Song; and (4) a literal (not allegorical) interpretation of the Song as human love poetry. Building upon these presuppositions, this article explores text-indicators for the historical narrative-plot progression of the Song, building largely …


When Not To "Tie The Knot”: A Study Of Exogamous Marriage In Ezra-Nehemiah Against The Backdrop Of Biblical Legal Tradition, Gerald A. Klingbeil Jan 2016

When Not To "Tie The Knot”: A Study Of Exogamous Marriage In Ezra-Nehemiah Against The Backdrop Of Biblical Legal Tradition, Gerald A. Klingbeil

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


When We Grade Students’ Proofs, Do They Understand Our Feedback?, Robert C. Moore, Martha Byrne, Sarah Hanusch, Timothy Fukawa-Connelly Jan 2016

When We Grade Students’ Proofs, Do They Understand Our Feedback?, Robert C. Moore, Martha Byrne, Sarah Hanusch, Timothy Fukawa-Connelly

Faculty Publications

Instructors often write feedback on students’ proofs even if there is no expectation for the students to revise and resubmit the work. It is not known, however, what students do with that feedback or if they understand the professor’s intentions. To this end, we asked eight advanced mathematics undergraduates to respond to professor comments on four written proofs by interpreting and implementing the comments. We analyzed the student’s responses using the categories of corrective feedback for language acquisition, viewing the language of mathematical proof as a register of academic English.


Default Probability Estimation Via Pair Copula Constructions, L Dalla Valle, Giuli Me De, Claudia Tarantola, Claudio Manelli Jan 2016

Default Probability Estimation Via Pair Copula Constructions, L Dalla Valle, Giuli Me De, Claudia Tarantola, Claudio Manelli

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.


Making Microscopy Count: Quantitative Light Microscopy Of Dynamic Processes In Living Plants, Mark D. Fricker, Julian Moger, George R. Littlejohn, Michael J. Deeks Jan 2016

Making Microscopy Count: Quantitative Light Microscopy Of Dynamic Processes In Living Plants, Mark D. Fricker, Julian Moger, George R. Littlejohn, Michael J. Deeks

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.


Spectral And Chromatographic Characterisation Of The Onoceroid, Ambrane: A Potential Novel Biological Marker, Paul A. Sutton, Steven J. Rowland Jan 2016

Spectral And Chromatographic Characterisation Of The Onoceroid, Ambrane: A Potential Novel Biological Marker, Paul A. Sutton, Steven J. Rowland

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

The gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) characteristics, including GC retention indices and mass spectra, of isomers of the tricyclic onoceroid C30 hydrocarbon, ambrane (1,1,4a,6-tetramethyl-5-{4-methyl-6-[2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl]hexyl}decahydronaphthalene) are reported. Ambrane is yet to be reported in sediments or petroleum: other biochemically-related onoceroids, such as onoceranes and serratanes, have been. Now that GC–MS data are available, a search for ambranes in geochemical samples may be both feasible and warranted.


Giving And Stealing Ideas In Memory: Source Errors In Recall Are Influenced By Both Early-Selection And Late-Correction Retrieval Processes, Timothy J. Hollins, Nicholas Lange, Christopher J. Berry, Ian Dennis Jan 2016

Giving And Stealing Ideas In Memory: Source Errors In Recall Are Influenced By Both Early-Selection And Late-Correction Retrieval Processes, Timothy J. Hollins, Nicholas Lange, Christopher J. Berry, Ian Dennis

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.


A 'Mental Models' Approach To The Communication Of Subsurface Hydrology And Hazards, Hazel Gibson, Iain S. Stewart, Sabine Pahl, Alison Stokes Jan 2016

A 'Mental Models' Approach To The Communication Of Subsurface Hydrology And Hazards, Hazel Gibson, Iain S. Stewart, Sabine Pahl, Alison Stokes

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Abstract. Communicating information about geological and hydrological hazards relies on appropriately worded communications targeted at the needs of the audience. But what are these needs, and how does the geoscientist discern them? This paper adopts a psychological "mental models" approach to assess the public perception of the geological subsurface, presenting the results of attitudinal studies and surveys in three communities in the south-west of England. The findings reveal important preconceptions and misconceptions regarding the impact of hydrological systems and hazards on the geological subsurface, notably in terms of the persistent conceptualisation of underground rivers and the inferred relations between flooding …


Classical And Quantum Particle Dynamics In Univariate Background Fields, T Heinzl, A Ilderton, B King Jan 2016

Classical And Quantum Particle Dynamics In Univariate Background Fields, T Heinzl, A Ilderton, B King

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.


The Hippo Signalling Pathway Maintains Quiescence In Drosophila Neural Stem Cells, Rouven Ding, Kevin Weynans, Torsten Bossing, Claudia S. Barros, Christian Berger Jan 2016

The Hippo Signalling Pathway Maintains Quiescence In Drosophila Neural Stem Cells, Rouven Ding, Kevin Weynans, Torsten Bossing, Claudia S. Barros, Christian Berger

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.


Inequity In Cardiovascular Care In The English National Health Service (Nhs): A Scoping Review Of The Literature, Sheena Asthana, Graham Moon, Alex Gibson, Trevor Bailey, Paul Hewson, Chris Dibben Jan 2016

Inequity In Cardiovascular Care In The English National Health Service (Nhs): A Scoping Review Of The Literature, Sheena Asthana, Graham Moon, Alex Gibson, Trevor Bailey, Paul Hewson, Chris Dibben

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.


A Core Curriculum For Sociology In Uk Undergraduate Medical Education, T Collett, L Brooks, S Forrest, J Harden, M Kelly, K Kendall, Stewart S Macbride, M Sbaiti, F Stevenson Jan 2016

A Core Curriculum For Sociology In Uk Undergraduate Medical Education, T Collett, L Brooks, S Forrest, J Harden, M Kelly, K Kendall, Stewart S Macbride, M Sbaiti, F Stevenson

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.


People Interpret Robotic Non-Linguistic Utterances Categorically, R Read, T Belpaeme Jan 2016

People Interpret Robotic Non-Linguistic Utterances Categorically, R Read, T Belpaeme

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.


Long-Term Modifications Of Coastal Defences Enhance Marine Biodiversity, Gustavo M. Martins, Stuart R. Jenkins, Ana I. Neto, Stephen J. Hawkins, Richard C. Thompson Jan 2016

Long-Term Modifications Of Coastal Defences Enhance Marine Biodiversity, Gustavo M. Martins, Stuart R. Jenkins, Ana I. Neto, Stephen J. Hawkins, Richard C. Thompson

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.


Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning As Creative Problem Solving, Tr Colin, T Belpaeme, A Cangelosi, N Hemion Jan 2016

Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning As Creative Problem Solving, Tr Colin, T Belpaeme, A Cangelosi, N Hemion

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Although creativity is studied from philosophy to cognitive robotics, a definition has proven elusive. We argue for emphasizing the creative process (the cognition of the creative agent), rather than the creative product (the artifact or behavior). Owing to developments in experimental psychology, the process approach has become an increasingly attractive way of characterizing creative problem solving. In particular, the phenomenon of insight, in which an individual arrives at a solution through a sudden change in perspective, is a crucial component of the process of creativity. These developments resonate with advances in machine learning, in particular hierarchical and modular approaches, as …


Measuring Environmental Sustainability In Agriculture: A Composite Environmental Impact Index Approach, Ne Sabiha, R Salim, S Rahman, Mf Rola-Rubzen Jan 2016

Measuring Environmental Sustainability In Agriculture: A Composite Environmental Impact Index Approach, Ne Sabiha, R Salim, S Rahman, Mf Rola-Rubzen

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

The present study develops a composite environmental impact index (CEII) to evaluate the extent of environmental degradation in agriculture after successfully validating its flexibility, applicability and relevance as a tool. The CEII tool is then applied to empirically measure the extent of environmental impacts of High Yield Variety (HYV) rice cultivation in three districts of north-western Bangladesh for a single crop year (October, 2012-September, 2013). Results reveal that 27 to 69 per cent of the theoretical maximum level of environmental damage is created due to HYV rice cultivation with significant regional variations in the CEII scores, implying that policy interventions …


Area-Throughput Trade-Offs For Sha-1 And Sha-256 Hash Functions’ Pipelined Designs, Harris E. Michail, George S. Athanasiou, Vasileios I. Kelefouras, George Theodoridis, Thanos Stouraitis, Costas E. Goutis Jan 2016

Area-Throughput Trade-Offs For Sha-1 And Sha-256 Hash Functions’ Pipelined Designs, Harris E. Michail, George S. Athanasiou, Vasileios I. Kelefouras, George Theodoridis, Thanos Stouraitis, Costas E. Goutis

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.


Living Together In Student Accommodation: Performances, Boundaries And Homemaking, Mark Holton Jan 2016

Living Together In Student Accommodation: Performances, Boundaries And Homemaking, Mark Holton

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Recent discussions of the geographies of students have drawn attention to the trajectories of UK students electing to leave home for university. While such debates recognise these important mobilities, little has been discussed as to how students interact within their term‐time accommodation. Through a qualitative study of the living arrangements of UK students, this paper will demonstrate that much can be drawn from focusing on the micro‐geographies of non‐local students within their term‐time homes. Student accommodation is more than simply somewhere to live. Student homes are intensely dynamic places, perhaps more so than family homes as they contain multiple, disconnected …


Logic Brightens My Day: Evidence For Implicit Sensitivity To Logical Validity., Dries Trippas, Simon J. Handley, Michael F. Verde, Kinga Morsanyi Jan 2016

Logic Brightens My Day: Evidence For Implicit Sensitivity To Logical Validity., Dries Trippas, Simon J. Handley, Michael F. Verde, Kinga Morsanyi

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.


Geography And Post-Phenomenology, James Ash, Paul Simpson Jan 2016

Geography And Post-Phenomenology, James Ash, Paul Simpson

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

This paper examines geography’s engagements with phenomenology. Tracing phenomenology’s influence, from early humanist reflections on the lifeworld to non-representational theories of practice, the paper identifies the emergence of a distinct post-phenomenological way of thinking. However, there is currently no clear articulation of what differentiates post-phenomenology from phenomenology as a set of theories or ideas, nor is there a clear set of trajectories along which such difference can be pursued further. In response to this, the paper outlines three key elements that differentiate phenomenology from post-phenomenology and that require further exploration. First is a rethinking of intentionality as an emergent relation …


Discrimination Amongst Arctic Indigenous Sámi And Non-Sámi Populations In Norway, Kl Hansen, S Minton, O Friborg, T Sørlie Jan 2016

Discrimination Amongst Arctic Indigenous Sámi And Non-Sámi Populations In Norway, Kl Hansen, S Minton, O Friborg, T Sørlie

School of Psychology

Background: Recent research demonstrates that for many indigenous Sami people, experiencing ethnic discrimination is a regular occurrence. The present study was designed to provide estimates of the prevalence of self-reported discrimination in order to identify specific settings where discrimination happened, to identify perpetrators and to examine individuals’ responses to the discrimination. Methods: In 2012, all inhabitants aged between 18 and 69 living in selected municipalities with both Sami and non-Sami settlements in mid- and northern Norway were mailed an invitation to participate in a questionnaire survey covering questions about discrimination (types of discrimination, settings where discrimination happened, and who the …


Reply To Martin (2015): Why Our Conclusions Hold, Sonja Heintz, Willibald Ruch Jan 2016

Reply To Martin (2015): Why Our Conclusions Hold, Sonja Heintz, Willibald Ruch

School of Psychology

AbstractWe (Heintz and Ruch 2015, An examination of the convergence between the conceptualization and the measurement of humor styles: A study of the construct validity of the Humor Styles Questionnaire. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research 28. 611–633) pointed to a lack of convergence between the conceptualization of humor styles and how they are measured with the HSQ (i. e. the Humor Styles Questionnaire and recommended adjusting the model of the humor styles or alternatively the HSQ. The reply (Martin 2015, On the challenges of measuring humor styles: Response to Heintz and Ruch. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research 28. …


Platform For Local Political Expression And Resolution (Barcelona 1992), S Essex Jan 2016

Platform For Local Political Expression And Resolution (Barcelona 1992), S Essex

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.


Fingerprinting And Tracing The Sources Of Soils And Sediments: Earth And Ocean Science, Geoarchaeological, Forensic, And Human Health Applications, P. N. Owens, W. H. Blake, L. Gaspar, D. Gateuille, A. J. Koiter, D. A. Lobb, E. L. Petticrew, D. G. Reiffarth, H. G. Smith, J. C. Woodward Jan 2016

Fingerprinting And Tracing The Sources Of Soils And Sediments: Earth And Ocean Science, Geoarchaeological, Forensic, And Human Health Applications, P. N. Owens, W. H. Blake, L. Gaspar, D. Gateuille, A. J. Koiter, D. A. Lobb, E. L. Petticrew, D. G. Reiffarth, H. G. Smith, J. C. Woodward

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.


The Whittard Canyon - A Case Study Of Submarine Canyon Processes, T. Amaro, V. A.I. Huvenne, A. L. Allcock, T. Aslam, J. S. Davies, R. Danovaro, Stigter Hc De, G. C.A. Duineveld, C. Gambi, A. J. Gooday, L. M. Gunton, R. Hall, K. L. Howell, J. Ingels, K. Kiriakoulakis, C. E. Kershaw, M. S.S. Lavaleye, K. Robert, H. Stewart, Rooij D Van, M. White, A. M. Wilson Jan 2016

The Whittard Canyon - A Case Study Of Submarine Canyon Processes, T. Amaro, V. A.I. Huvenne, A. L. Allcock, T. Aslam, J. S. Davies, R. Danovaro, Stigter Hc De, G. C.A. Duineveld, C. Gambi, A. J. Gooday, L. M. Gunton, R. Hall, K. L. Howell, J. Ingels, K. Kiriakoulakis, C. E. Kershaw, M. S.S. Lavaleye, K. Robert, H. Stewart, Rooij D Van, M. White, A. M. Wilson

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.


Semiautomatic Friction Stir Welding Of 38 Mm Od 6082-T6 Aluminium Tubes, Dg Hattingh, Welligh Lg Von, D Bernard, L Susmel, R Tovo, Mn James Jan 2016

Semiautomatic Friction Stir Welding Of 38 Mm Od 6082-T6 Aluminium Tubes, Dg Hattingh, Welligh Lg Von, D Bernard, L Susmel, R Tovo, Mn James

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

This paper describes the development of a semi-automated friction stir welding (FSW) technique for joining 38 mm nominal outer diameter (OD) tubes of 6082-T6 aluminium alloy with 3.5 mm nominal wall thickness. The technique incorporates a retracting tool in order to avoid leaving a substantial hole in the joint line after extracting the tool at the end of the welding process. This is one of very first applications of FSW to small diameter tubular geometries to be reported in the open literature and the technique is capable of producing small-scale production runs (circa 100) of welded tube specimens with consistent …


Negative Mental Imagery In Public Speaking Anxiety: Forming Cognitive Resistance By Taxing Visuospatial Working Memory, Sophie R. Homer, Catherine Deeprose, Jackie Andrade Jan 2016

Negative Mental Imagery In Public Speaking Anxiety: Forming Cognitive Resistance By Taxing Visuospatial Working Memory, Sophie R. Homer, Catherine Deeprose, Jackie Andrade

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.