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University of Salford

EducationSalford, Manchester, United Kingdom
About: University of Salford is a education organization based out in Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Thin film. The organization has 13049 authors who have published 22957 publications receiving 537330 citations. The organization is also known as: University of Salford Manchester & The University of Salford Manchester.


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D F Myring1
TL;DR: In this paper, a method of predicting body drag in subcritical axisymmetric flow is outlined which requires only detailed body shape, free-stream conditions and transition point to be prescribed.
Abstract: A method of predicting body drag in subcritical axisymmetric flow is outlined which requires only detailed body shape, free-stream conditions and transition point to be prescribed. Results of calculations for a range of body shapes are shown essentially to confirm information in Royal Aeronautical Society Data Sheets but clearly demonstrate that fineness ratio alone is not sufficient to characterise body shape. For example, at a fixed fineness ratio of 0.18, detailed changes in body contour are shown to produce 10 per cent changes in drag coefficient.

125 citations

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TL;DR: A model describing some of the psychological processes underlying nursing students' academic performance was built and test and suggested that students who judged their self-efficacy to be higher expected higher grades and that these highly optimistic expectations led to less support-seeking.
Abstract: A path model of factors influencing the academic performance of nursing students Aims. The aim of this study was to build and test a model describing some of the psychological processes underlying nursing students' academic performance. The model hypothesized that age and entry qualifications influence students' academic motivation (locus of control, academic worries, self-efficacy, and expectations), and that this in turn affects their decisions to seek support, which subsequently influences their academic performance. Rationale and background. A literature search showed that previous academic motivation research is piecemeal. The present work sought to integrate previous findings into a coherent framework as a way of advancing our understanding of the complex interactive nature of the factors influencing student performance. Method. Path analysis was performed on data obtained from questionnaires and university records for 315 students undertaking a preregistration diploma course in nursing at a university in the Northwest of England. Results. Support-seeking was more predictive of student performance than entry qualifications. Support-seeking also mediated the age–performance relationship: greater willingness to seek support led to the better academic performance of older students. Other features of the accepted model suggested that students who judged their self-efficacy to be higher expected higher grades and that these highly optimistic expectations led to less support-seeking. Academic worries and internal control beliefs were also found to have positive influences on support-seeking. The model developed accounted for 24% of the variance in students' academic performance. Discussion. Implications for nurse education, and interventions that focus on improving students' academic motivation are discussed in the context of the `personal teacher' support framework.

124 citations

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18 Sep 2011
TL;DR: Aletheia is described, an advanced system for accurate and yet cost-effective ground truthing of large amounts of documents which aids the user with a number of automated and semi-automated tools which were partly developed and improved based on feedback from major libraries across Europe and from their digitisation service providers which are using the tool in a production environment.
Abstract: Large-scale digitisation has led to a number of new possibilities with regard to adaptive and learning based methods in the field of Document Image Analysis and OCR. For ground truth production of large corpora, however, there is still a gap in terms of productivity. Ground truth is not only crucial for training and evaluation at the development stage of tools but also for quality assurance in the scope of production workflows for digital libraries. This paper describes Aletheia, an advanced system for accurate and yet cost-effective ground truthing of large amounts of documents. It aids the user with a number of automated and semi-automated tools which were partly developed and improved based on feedback from major libraries across Europe and from their digitisation service providers which are using the tool in a production environment. Novel features are, among others, the support of top-down ground truthing with sophisticated split and shrink tools as well as bottom-up ground truthing supporting the aggregation of lower-level elements to more complex structures. Special features have been developed to support working with the complexities of historical documents. The integrated rules and guidelines validator, in combination with powerful correction tools, enable efficient production of highly accurate ground truth.

124 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that a paradigm change towards robust measurement of the impact of involvement in research is needed to complement qualitative explorations, and they argue that service users should be collaboratively involved in the conceptualization, theorization and development of instruments to measure PPI impact.
Abstract: While patient and public involvement (PPI) in health and social care research has progressed successfully in the last decade, a range of difficulties with the evidence base exist, including poor understanding of the concept of impact, limited theorization and an absence of quantitative impact measurement. In this paper, we argue that a paradigm change towards robust measurement of the impact of involvement in research is needed to complement qualitative explorations. We argue that service users should be collaboratively involved in the conceptualization, theorization and development of instruments to measure PPI impact. We consider the key advantages measurement would bring in strengthening the PPI evidence base through a greater understanding of what works, for whom, in what circumstances and why.

124 citations

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TL;DR: There was limited evidence to show that training improves skills, insufficient evidence to determine the most effective methods of training and limitedevidence to show whether information skills training affects patient care.
Abstract: The objectives of this study were to undertake a systematic review to determine the effectiveness of information skills training, to identify effective methods of training and to determine whether information skills training affects patient care. A systematic review, using an iterative approach to searching, was employed. Studies selected for inclusion in the review were critically appraised using a tool used in previous reviews. A tabular approach was used to provide a summary of each paper allowing synthesis of results. One thousand, three hundred and fifty-seven potentially relevant papers were located. On the basis of titles and abstracts, 41 potentially relevant studies were identified for potential inclusion. Further reading and application of the inclusion criteria left 24 studies for critical appraisal and inclusion in the review. Study designs included randomised controlled trials, cohort designs and qualitative studies. The majority of studies took place in US medical schools. Wide variations were found in course content and training methods. Eight studies used objective methods to test skills, two compared training methods and two examined the effects on patient care. There was limited evidence to show that training improves skills, insufficient evidence to determine the most effective methods of training and limited evidence to show that training improves patient care. Further research is needed in a number of areas.

124 citations


Authors

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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Hongjie Dai197570182579
Michael P. Lisanti15163185150
Matthew Jones125116196909
David W. Denning11373666604
Wayne Hall111126075606
Richard Gray10980878580
Christopher E.M. Griffiths10867147675
Thomas P. Davis10772441495
Nicholas Tarrier9232625881
David M. A. Mann8833843292
Ajith Abraham86111331834
Federica Sotgia8524728751
Mike Hulme8430035436
Robert N. Foley8426031580
Richard Baker8351422970
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Performance
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202331
2022139
2021880
2020888
2019842
2018781