University of Bedfordshire

About: University of Bedfordshire is a education organization based out in Luton, Bedford, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 3860 authors who have published 6079 publications receiving 143448 citations. The organization is also known as: University of Luton.

Upper echelon theory (UET): A major determinant of information technology (IT) adoption by SMEs in Nigeria

Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impacts of such demographic variables as age composition, gender sensitivity, experience, homogeneity/heterogeneity and educational attainment of top management teams (TMT) on small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs)' information technology (IT) adoption behaviourDesign/methodology/approach – The data collection method was primarily field survey guided by the five working hypotheses and research objectives Analysis of the data was made with multiple regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient as there were five independent variables that entered into the equation, though at different stages/timesFindings – As the study unravelled, the age composition, experience and gender sensitivity of TMT members of SMEs were found to have significantly strong power of predicting the extent of adoption of IT Group homogeneity, in terms of functional track, has negative impacts and education has weak impacts, contrary to many previous inquiriesPr

The safety assessment of Novel Foods and concepts to determine their safety in use

Abstract: (2003). The safety assessment of Novel Foods and concepts to determine their safety in use. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition: Vol. 54, No. 5, pp. 1-32.

Ventilators for promoting lung function

Abstract: A ventilator for inducing or assisting lung function in humans is characterized by a control system that provides for semi-automatic operation in which a single complete ventilation cycle in accordance with predetermined ventilation parameters (tidal volume, durations of inhalation and exhalation phases) is initiated by operation of a trigger. The ventilator is particularly useful in one-man resuscitation by CPR. The control system may require a discrete trigger operation to initiate each successive ventilation cycle or it may provide for continuous operation with timed successive cycles, in the manner of an automatic ventilator, by holding or latching the trigger. Various embodiments based on gas-powered ventilators are disclosed but the invention is also applicable to electrically operated or controlled ventilators. In a typical embodiment (FIG. 1) the output line (6) of a pneumatic oscillator is controlled by a diaphragm (22) held closed by a spring (36) loaded by a trigger (31) that when operated relieves the spring load and permits the diaphragm to open the output line. The output line pressure then acts on the diaphragm to hold the output line open until output pressure falls at the termination of the inhalation cycle, whether or not the trigger is released before that instant.