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Reliability analysis of dynamic systems by translating temporal fault trees into Bayesian networks (2014)
Book Chapter
Kabir, S., Walker, M., & Papadopoulos, Y. (2014). Reliability analysis of dynamic systems by translating temporal fault trees into Bayesian networks. In Model-Based Safety and Assessment; Lecture Notes in Computer Science (96-109). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12214-4_8

Classical combinatorial fault trees can be used to assess combinations of failures but are unable to capture sequences of faults, which are important in complex dynamic systems. A number of proposed techniques extend fault tree analysis for dynamic s... Read More about Reliability analysis of dynamic systems by translating temporal fault trees into Bayesian networks.

Caring attributes and preparedness to care: effects of a pre-enrolled nursing certificate programme in Singapore (2014)
Book Chapter
Lee, B. K., Loke, J. C., & Lee, B. (2014). Caring attributes and preparedness to care: effects of a pre-enrolled nursing certificate programme in Singapore. In T. Emerson (Ed.), New developments in nursing education research (1-22). Nova Science Publishers

Background: Caring is a highly complex and abstract concept, and nurturing a caring attribute among individuals for a nursing career is believed to be best introduced at the start of student journey in preparatory courses specifically designed for nu... Read More about Caring attributes and preparedness to care: effects of a pre-enrolled nursing certificate programme in Singapore.

The complexities, contradictions and consequences of being 'anti-social' in Northern Ireland (2014)
Book Chapter
Gormally, S. (2014). The complexities, contradictions and consequences of being 'anti-social' in Northern Ireland. In Anti-social Behaviour in Britain (179-191). https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137399311_15

Anti-social behaviour as a concept has numerous complexities. The definitional slippages and lack of clarity often lead to a range of contextually specific consequences. Although Northern Ireland is in the process of working through and moving away f... Read More about The complexities, contradictions and consequences of being 'anti-social' in Northern Ireland.

Contract, Freedom of (2014)
Book Chapter
Cserne, P. (2014). Contract, Freedom of. In Encyclopedia of Law and Economics (1-10). Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_538-1

Freedom of contract is a principle of law, expressing three related ideas: parties should be free to choose their contracting partners (“party freedom”), to agree freely on the terms of their agreement (“term freedom”), and where agreements have been... Read More about Contract, Freedom of.

Complaining about typhoid in 1930s Britain (2014)
Book Chapter
Wall, R. (2014). Complaining about typhoid in 1930s Britain. In J. Reinarz, & R. Wynter (Eds.), Complaints, controversies and grievances in medicine: Historical and social science perspectives (184-202). Routledge

Spenser’s Dutch uncles: The family of love and the four translations of a theatre for worldlings (2014)
Book Chapter
Mottram, S. (2014). Spenser’s Dutch uncles: The family of love and the four translations of a theatre for worldlings. In J. Maria Perez Fernandez, & E. Wilson-Lee (Eds.), Translation and the Book Trade in Early Modern Europe (164-184). https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139942393.009

© José María Pérez Fernández and Edward Wilson-Lee 2014. A Theatre for Worldlings is a milestone work in more ways than one. Commonly regarded as the first English emblem book, it is “always to be remembered as containing the first printed verse of E... Read More about Spenser’s Dutch uncles: The family of love and the four translations of a theatre for worldlings.

‘It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a non-international armed conflict!’: cross-border hostilities between states and non-state actors (2014)
Book Chapter
Moir, L. (2014). ‘It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a non-international armed conflict!’: cross-border hostilities between states and non-state actors. In C. Harvey, J. Summers, & N. D. White (Eds.), Contemporary challenges to the laws of war (71-94). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107478725.007

© Cambridge University Press 2014. All rights reserved. A contention may, of course, arise between armed forces of a State and a body of armed individuals, but this is not war. [M]odern conflict often does not appear to fit nicely into the strict tra... Read More about ‘It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a non-international armed conflict!’: cross-border hostilities between states and non-state actors.

Eleanor Davies and the New Jerusalem (2014)
Book Chapter
Capern, A. L. (2014). Eleanor Davies and the New Jerusalem. In J. A. Chappell, & K. A. Kramer (Eds.), Women during the English Reformations: Renegotiating Gender and Religious Identity (91-114). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137465672_6

Eleanor Davies was a great believer in historical moments. In her first work—A Warning to the Dragon and All His Angels of 1625-she told readers that “The Lord is at the Dore.”1 This immanence of God made her watchful and purposeful, reading the sign... Read More about Eleanor Davies and the New Jerusalem.

The role of information systems in the prevention and detection of transnational and international crime (2014)
Book Chapter
Demetis, D. (2014). The role of information systems in the prevention and detection of transnational and international crime. In I. Bantekas, & E. Mylonaki (Eds.), Criminological Approaches to International Criminal Law (192-221). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107446700.009

© Cambridge University Press 2014. All around the world criminal activity remains at the forefront of governmental concerns, not only as a problem that distorts the very fabric of society within the confines of national jurisdictions, but also as a p... Read More about The role of information systems in the prevention and detection of transnational and international crime.

Iron and the Parisi : socio-economic and ritual aspects of the iron industry in Roman East Yorkshire, UK (2014)
Book Chapter
Halkon, P. (2014). Iron and the Parisi : socio-economic and ritual aspects of the iron industry in Roman East Yorkshire, UK. In B. Cech, & T. Rehren (Eds.), Early Iron in Europe (203 - 214). Editions Mergoil

This article presents a case study concerning the prodcution and consumption of iron in a tribal region of Roman Britain. In addition to such economic factors, th role of iorn within society, particularly in the religion and ritual of the region will... Read More about Iron and the Parisi : socio-economic and ritual aspects of the iron industry in Roman East Yorkshire, UK.

La enseñanza de la teoría de género desde una perspectiva interseccional en un contexto internacional: Una mirada crítica (2014)
Book Chapter
Gonzalez-Arnal, S. (2014). La enseñanza de la teoría de género desde una perspectiva interseccional en un contexto internacional: Una mirada crítica. In A. M. Goetschel, & B. Espinosa (Eds.), Hacia posgrados en inclusion social y equidad en America Latina: Experiencias y reflexiones : Actas del II Congreso Internacional de MISEAL, San José, Costa Rica, 18-22 noviembre 2013 (73-85). FLACSO

Este artículo es un intento a responder a la siguiente pregunta, que surge en el contexto del posgrado interseccional que forma parte del MISEAL: ¿Cómo incluir, en un módulo sobre teoría de género, la perspectiva interseccional y qué implica hacerlo... Read More about La enseñanza de la teoría de género desde una perspectiva interseccional en un contexto internacional: Una mirada crítica.

Right to die (2014)
Book Chapter
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2014). Right to die. In Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics (1-14). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05544-2_386-1

This entry opens with a concise history of the right to die movement. Then it provides a conceptual framework, explaining key terms that are often utilized by those who advocate physician aid-in-dying: liberty, autonomy, dignity, respect, concern, qu... Read More about Right to die.

Sustainable development as a framework for ethics and skills in higher education computing courses (2014)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N. (2015). Sustainable development as a framework for ethics and skills in higher education computing courses. In W. Leal Filho, L. Brandli, O. Kuznetsova, & A. Maria Finisterra do Paço (Eds.), Integrative Approaches to Sustainable Development at University Level (345-357). Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10690-8_24

The impact of sustainable development on the curriculum remains variable, and in some disciplines the inclusion is considered by some to be inappropriate or not relevant. This paper considers the ways in which sustainable development can be embedded... Read More about Sustainable development as a framework for ethics and skills in higher education computing courses.

Negotiating 'Victim communities': Reflexivity and method in researching high-profile crimes (2014)
Book Chapter
O'Leary, N. (2014). Negotiating 'Victim communities': Reflexivity and method in researching high-profile crimes. In K. Lumsden, & A. Winter (Eds.), Reflexivity in Criminological Research : Experiences with the Powerful and the Powerless (23-34). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137379405_2

Certain crimes seem to embody the mood of the times, entering the pub- lic consciousness in such an enduring way that they almost become public property. Crimes such as the killing of James Bulger in 1993 and the dis- appearance of Madeleine McCann i... Read More about Negotiating 'Victim communities': Reflexivity and method in researching high-profile crimes.