• A gamification–motivation design framework for educational software developers 

  Buckley, Jim; De Willie, Tabea; Exton, Chris; Exton, Geraldine; Murray, Liam (SAGE Publications, 2018)

  Gamification is the use of game design elements in nongame contexts and has been shown to be effective in motivating behavior change. By seeing game elements as “motivational affordances,” and formalizing the relationship ...
• Physical activity and sleep problems in 38 low- and middle-income countries 

  Vancampfort, Davy; Stubbs, Brendon; Smith, Lee; Hallgren, Mats; Firth, Joseph; Herring, Matthew P.; Probst, Michel; Koyanagi, Ai (Elsevier, 2018)

  Objective: Although physical activity (PA) is associated with a reduction of a wide range of sleep problems, it remains uncertain whether complying with the international guidelines of 150 min of moderate to vigorous PA ...
• Specialised cleaning associated with antimicrobial coatings for reduction of hospital acquired infection. Opinion of the COST Action Network AMiCI (CA15114) 

  Dunne, Suzanne S.; Ahonen, Merja; Modic, Martina; Crijns, Francy R.L.; Keinänen-Toivola, Minna M.; Meinke, Ruth; Keevil, William C.; Gray, Jim; O'Connell, Nuala H.; Dunne, Colum P. (Elsevier, 2018)

  Recognized issues with poor hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers and reports of recontamination of previously chemically disinfected surfaces through hand contact emphasize the need for novel hygiene methods ...
• Micro-political practices in higher education: a challenge to excellence as a rationalizing myth? 

  O'Connor, Pat; Montez López, Estrella; O'Hagan, Clare; Wolffram, Andrea; Aye, Manuela; Chizzola, Valentina; Mich, Ornella; Apostolov, Georgi; Topuzova, Irina; Sağlamer, Gulsun; Tan, Ming G.; Çağlayan, Hulya (Taylor and Francis, 2017)

  Excellence has become a ‘hoorah’ word which is widely used in higher education institutions to legitimate practices related to the recruitment/progression of staff. It can be seen as reflecting an institutionalised belief ...
• Levelized cost of electricity evaluation of liquid sodium receiver designs through a thermal performance, mechanical reliability, and pressure drop analysis 

  Conroy, Tim; Collins, Maurice N.; Fisher, James; Grimes, Ronan (Elsevier, 2018)

  The receiver in a concentrated solar power (CSP) tower system accounts for a considerable proportion of plant capital costs, and its role in converting radiant solar energy into thermal energy affects the cost of generated ...

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