A summarization of image and video databases for emotion recognition by Ashraf, Arselan, Gunawan, Teddy Surya, Abdul Rahman, Farah Diyana, Kartiwi, Mira

“…In this way, an extensive yet minimal guide is expected to assist analysts with finding the most appropriate image/video database and comprehend what sorts of image/video databases as of now exist. …”
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Adopting an enterprise resource planning system in a privatized government unit: challenges and impacts by Zainol, Zaini, Hamdan, Hamdino

“…The study used a case study approach and an interview was held with the general manager in-charged on corporate affairs. Findings revealed that, the implementation of its ERP system named, PRONTO received mixed reactions from employees. …”
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Awareness of gender-sensitive expressions in the print media by Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen

“…It will elaborate on both the proper use of non-sexist language and that which is deemed sexist. The findings are expected to bring about greater awareness of gender-sensitive usage and lead to their appropriate use in the print media.…”
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Dataset for TPB, Data Security and Perceived Benefits by Yahya, Taher Ben

“…A partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach was applied to evaluate 601 responses from a self- administered online survey collected from mobile user participants based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The survey findings indicated that habit has the strongest and statistically significant positive influence on behaviour; followed by knowledge and skills. …”
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Money Matters : Research into the extent and nature of financial abuse within intimate relationships in the UK by Sharp-Jeffs, Nicola

“…Their voices provide rich and detailed insights into the research findings. The recommendations arising draw from both the survey and the interviews and can be found at the end of this report.…”
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The Educational Experience of ‘African’ Students at London Metropolitan University – a Case Study by Kanu, Mohamed, Marr, Alan

“…This paper provides a summary of the findings and recommendations from the research conducted among a sample of 30 ‘African’ students at LondonMet, focussing on issues related to pedagogy as these were considered to be the most important by participants. …”
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Improving Finance for UK Small and Medium-Sized Businesses by Jackson,, Gavin

“…The GPI industrial policy programme for 2011/2012 is focused on finding ways to address key restraints to growth faced by industry in the UK. …”
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The weekly structure of US stock prices by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…The most interesting findings are the differences in the degree of dependence for different days of the week. …”
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Community radio and transnational identities by Mitchell, Caroliine, Lewis, Peter M.

“…The chapter reports on the findings of participatory action research carried out in part of the Transnational Radio Encounters project, funded by the EU's agency, Humanities in the European Research Area, 2013-2016. …”
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Cognitive and emotional influences on eating behaviour: a qualitative perspective by Wehling, Helena, Lusher, Joanne

“…(2) Jekyll and Hyde, and (3) Emotional attachment to food. These findings highlighted a link between dieting and negative thinking, which foster unhealthy eating patterns. …”
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Geometric method for global stability of discrete population models by Hou, Zhanyuan

“…Then global asymptotic stability is obtained by finding the eigenvalues of the Jacobian matrix at the fixed point. …”
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Twenty-nine years of the BIR annual survey, part 1: technological change by Tredinnick, Luke

“…The paper aims to summarise and consolidate longitudinal trends revealed by the survey, act as a guide to the rich data contained within the surveys themselves, and provide a testament to the wealth of professional experience captured in the BIR Annual Surveys. Its findings relate to the nature of technological change and the incorporation of new technologies by the information and knowledge management profession.…”
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Do Instagram profiles accurately portray personality? by Harris, Elspeth, Bardey, Aurore

“…Quantitative results (Study 1) showed a difference between how the observers perceived the Instagram account holders’ personality and the Instagram account holders’ personality self-reports. Qualitative findings (Study 2) revealed four major themes: (1) Selfies as a personality predictor; (2) Faces as a personality predictor; (3) Layout as personality predictor, (4) Misuse of social networks and its consequence for communication. …”
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Institutionalised: the rise of Islamophobia in higher education by Akel, Sofia

“…A series of non-exhaustive recommendations are presented, enabling the University to directly act upon the findings. The report has been written with accessibility in mind, therefore Institutionalised offers in-depth background into Islamophobia, catering to those who may know little about this form of discrimination, to those who may be well versed.…”
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How do counselling psychologists talk about doing therapy with working class clients in an IAPT setting?: a Foucauldian discourse analysis by Gallo, Delia

“…The interviews were analysed using Foucauldian discourse analysis, which takes into account structural hierarchies beyond the text. Findings: Three main discourses emerged from the data: ‘class is seen and heard, but not talked or thought about’, ‘intrusion of poverty’ and ‘mind the gap’. …”
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Impact of national culture on performance measurement systems in manufacturing firms by Jwijati, Ihssan, Bititci, Umit S., Caldwell, Nigel, Garengo, Patrizia, Dan, Wang

“…This study adopts an analytical framework based on social and technical controls, PMS lifecycle and Hofstede’s six dimensions of national culture to explore the complex impact of national culture on PMS using 10 case studies from five culturally diverse regions. Findings clarify previously inconclusive research results by explaining how various dimensions of national culture influence the technical and social dimensions of PMS. …”

Exploring the cave of the unknown: transnational party politics in the EU by Chryssogelos, Angelos

“…Employing thorough qualitative, participatory and historical research methods, these books open the ‘black box’ of transnational European party politics by analyzing the networks, connections and practices of partisan actors in the European Parliament. The findings of the books demonstrate the highly informal, but no less important, influence party politics exert on the functioning and policy outputs of EU institutions. …”
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An ontological approach to model software quality assurance knowledge domain by Bajnaid, Nada O.

“…Based on the results and findings of the ontology evaluation process, an enhanced version of the SQA ontology was developed. …”
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Accountability: setting the standards for policing in Northern Ireland by Best, Clifford, G.

“…Police accountability and legitimacy in NI will then be closely examined through a thematic analysis based on results elucidated from a succession of semi-structured interviews with senior police practitioners in NI. The research findings aim to emphasize opportunities which broaden our knowledge and understanding of police reform and accountability beyond the outcomes generated by the Patten accountability framework.…”
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Online counsellors' experiences of the therapeutic relationship with young people: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Fletcher-Tomenius, Leon Joseph

“…In addition, the novel method of data collection, the researcher's experience of this and the implications of the findings for the practice of online therapy and further research were discussed.…”
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