Teesside University

About: Teesside University is a education organization based out in Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 2155 authors who have published 5540 publications receiving 118373 citations. The organization is also known as: University of Teesside.

Experimental Evaluation of a Rocking Damage-Free Steel Column Base with Friction Devices

Abstract: This paper presents the experimental evaluation of an earthquake-resilient rocking damage-free steel column base, previously proposed and numerically investigated by the authors. The column...

Evaluating the perceived role of the nurse consultant through the lived experience of healthcare professionals

Abstract: Aims and objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the perceived impact of the nurse consultant through the lived experience of the staff Background: Ambiguities exist about the nature, function and value of the nurse consultant role to the individual, nursing and the UK National Health Service Design: A descriptive qualitative research design was developed to evaluate the perceived impact of the nurse consultant through the lived experience of staff by the use of a 360-degree semi-structured interview framework Interviews were undertaken with executive, senior managers, medical, nursing and allied healthcare professional colleagues The study was based on three nurse consultants working at a University Hospital in the North East of England A collaborative purposive sampling technique was used involving 10 participants to provide detailed, objective and relevant information associated with the nurse consultant role Findings: Thirty semi-structured interviews were undertaken A thematic analysis using Bowling's approach to deciphering interview data revealed nine primary categories With the exception of the personal qualities, the nurse consultant brings to the role A series of generalist themes emerged associated with how the role can be enhanced in the future by involving, informing and engaging staff and by developing a phased approach to implementing and evaluating the role Conclusions: The findings indicate that the continued success of the nurse consultant role is associated with developing a more structured approach to implementation and evaluation within the employing organizations Relevance to clinical practice: Awareness of the nurse consultant should be raised through communication, clarification of expectations by engaging and supporting the staff in the acceptance of the role Organizationally there should be a more phased approach to establishing, implementing and evaluating the nurse consultant

Footwear interventions: a review of their sensorimotor and mechanical effects on balance performance and gait in older adults.

Abstract: Footwear interventions, including shoe insoles and foot orthoses, have the capacity to enhance balance control and gait in older people. This review assessed the evidence for the effect of footwear interventions on static and dynamic balance performance and gait in older populations and explored proposed theories for underlying sensorimotor and mechanical mechanisms. We searched the Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL (the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), and AMED databases and conducted hand searches. Of 115 relevant articles screened, 14 met the predefined inclusion criteria. Articles were grouped into one of three categories based on balance task (static balance performance during quiet standing, dynamic balance performance during walking, and dynamic balance performance during perturbed standing or functional tasks) and were scored for methodological quality using the Downs and Black Quality Index tool. Footwear interventions seem to alter underlying strategies controlling static and dynamic movement patterns through a combination of sensorimotor and mechanical mechanisms in older people, including those with chronic sensory and musculoskeletal conditions. Evidence shows a consistent trend toward footwear interventions markedly improving lateral stability measures, which are predictors of falls in the elderly. In-depth investigation of neurophysiologic responses to footwear interventions is necessary to help confirm any sensorimotor adaptations. The long-term effects of footwear interventions on balance, gait, and the prevention of falls in older people require further investigation.

Exploring passive user interaction for adaptive narratives

Abstract: Previous Interactive Storytelling systems have been designed to allow active user intervention in an unfolding story, using established multi-modal interactive techniques to influence narrative development. In this paper we instead explore the use of a form of passive interaction where users' affective responses, measured by physiological proxies, drive a process of narrative adaptation. We introduce a system that implements a passive interaction loop as part of narrative generation, monitoring users' physiological responses to an on-going narrative visualization and using these to adapt the subsequent development of character relationships, narrative focus and pacing. Idiomatic cinematographic techniques applied to the visualization utilize existing theories of establishing characteristic emotional tone and viewer expectations to foster additional user response. Experimental results support the applicability of filmic emotional theories in a non-film visual realization, demonstrating significant appropriate user physiological response to narrative events and "emotional cues". The subsequent narrative adaptation provides a variation of viewing experience with no loss of narrative comprehension.

The representativeness heuristic in judgements involving entrepreneurial success and failure

Abstract: The representativeness heuristic generates a decision‐bias encouraging over‐estimation of the probability of low likelihood events when they are associated with strongly context representative propositions. An experimental investigation into decision making by final year business undergraduates demonstrates that this heuristic operates and consistently affects subjects’ judgement of the probability of probe details about an entrepreneur in the representativeness‐generating context of the future success or failure of a proposed venture by that entrepreneur. The results suggest that the representativeness heuristic could hinder the quality of managerial decision making, especially decisions involving investment in new ventures. Evidence is generated in favour of a specifically cognitive source for this bias as opposed to a semantic mechanism proposed by some workers. This study adds to the growing literature on the representativeness bias in managerial decision making but is believed to be the first to consider it in an entrepreneurial context.