SPARC 2015
Parallel Session Groupings
Parallel Session 1: Tuesday 26 May, 3:30 – 5:15pm
A: Performativities: Practice, Music, Language (3.07)Chair: Dr Jo Scott
Name / School / Title
Nathan Walker / AM / Durational Writing Actions
Lee Jones / AM / Lee Jones and the Adelphi Laptop Ensemble: Collaborative Composition
Adam Hart / AM / Music Technology and the Constructivist Paradigm
Sean Gregory / AM / The Pre-existing New
Jennifer Willett / AM / The Pre-existing New
Adel Alharthi / AM / Issues in the Subtitling of wordplay and satire: challenges and strategies
Rasha Saeed / AM / intercultural pragmatic study of request strategies
B: Business: Digital media;Innovation;Retail (3.08)
Chair: Dr Marie Griffiths
Co-chair: Munira Elmagri
Name / School / Title
Alex Fenton / SBS / Digital marketing and football: A case study of Salford City FC
Abubakar Shinkafi / SBS / Tell vs Talk: contrasting social media usage by government officials and emerging citizens. The Nigerian experience
Muktar Bello / SBS / Investigating and Prosecuting Cyber criminals in Nigeria: Developing a novel approach to Investigation.
Ibraheem Akosile / SBS / Exploring the Nature of Innovation in Small Firms in Nigeria
Violet Justine Mtonga / SBS / Exploring loyalty card programmes effects on consumers within the UK retail gambling industry
Nawras Nusairat / SBS / Design Factors-Customer Behaviour Relationship: The Mediating Role of Emotions and Cognition
Udeni Salmon / SBS / An exploration of the shifting fields of family and business: how Bourdieu’s sociological theories can help us to understand family firms
C: Health Sciences (3.17/18)
Chair: Prof Julie Nightingale
Co-chair: Dr Youssef Ghasser
Name / School / Title
Alix Chadwell / HS / Why are myoelectric prostheses difficult to control?
OlanrewajuLawal / HS / Mammography screening: factors affecting participation in the Lagos state program.
Samantha Bird / HS / The role of the user in mammography machine design
Pornsuree onmanee / HS / Normalisations of muscle activity during gait in healthy adults
Michael Harrison-Blount / HS / An Action Research approach to facilitating the integration of best practice in the Assessment and Management of Diabetes Related Lower Limb Problems in India.
D: Molecular Ecology & Conservation (3.10)
Chair: Prof Stefano Mariani
Name / School / Title
Andjin Siegenthaler / ELS / DEMO: Chromatophore changes in the brown shrimp: An exciting demonstration of a colourful research topic
Judith Bakker / ELS / Sharkwaters: a novel environmental DNA approach for biodiversity assessment and monitoring
Nour Salam / ELS / Effect of salinity on the depuration rate of heavy metals in the brown shrimp (Crangoncrangon)
Peter Shum / ELS / Three-dimensional, post-glacial expansion and diversification of an exploited oceanic fish
Ciara Peace / ELS / Uncovering the flaws in EU fish labelling legislation.
Sasha-Ann Taylor / ELS / DNA Barcoding reveals the truth at seafood restaurants
E: Physics, Material Science and Mobile Networks (3.02)
Chair: Dr Omar Alani
Name / School / Title
Christopher Bostock / CSE / Complexity in nonlinear Fabry-Pérot cavities: reaction-diffusion optical systems and spontaneous spatial patterns
Mark Lundie / CSE / Electronic and optical properties of reduced graphene oxide
Hercend Mpidi Bita / CSE / Assessment of disproportionate collapse for tall timber buildings
Ahmed Fakhrudeen / CSE / Reliable Spectrum Sharing Management for Cognitive Radio Networks
Murtala Muhammad / CSE / Increasing the energy efficiency of Ultra WideBand (UWB) enabled Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) by optimising MAC protocols.
Mohammed Aal-Nouman / CSE / Location-Based Services for Mobile Network by Clustering Distributed Databases
Ahmed Al-Aaloosi / CSE / System Capacity Enhancements in LTE-A Heterogeneous Networks
F: Workplace 1: Employability, Recruitment, Wellbeing (3.11)
Chair: Prof Louise Ackers
Name / School / Title
Eileen Cunningham / NMSWSS / Graduate transitions - opportunities and obstacles
Fiona Christie / Student Life / The creative student's perspective on employability
Anna Joel / SBS / The role of HRM in identifying and removing barriers for women returning to the workplace after child-birth
RashaAlturki / NMSWSS / Using IT to address issues arising from the deployment of a multinational nursing workforce.
James Chandler / HS / Exploring the potential for social enterprises to positively impact on employee health and wellbeing
John Hudson / HS / Work-stress: what's the problem?
SESSION 2
Wednesday 27 May, 1:00 – 2:40pm
G: Business: Organisations; Environment; Systems (3.07)Chair: Dr Sudi Sharifi
Co-Chair: Dr Abdul Khashkusha
Name / School / Title
Constance Kola-Lawal / ELS / Organizational Perceptions of Environmental Performance
Abdulmohsin Keshwan / SBS / Utilising cross-functional teams to achieve marketing and operations integration for delivery priority
Konstantinos Chaldoupis / SBS / Implementation of 3D Printing: A Supply Chain Perspective
Ismail AlBloushi / SBS / Challenges of Emiratisation
Nadine Munro / SBS / The role of social media in recruitment
Junaidah Binti Abu Seman / SBS / Financial Inclusion: The Role of Financial System and Other Determinants
Ayman Alhabshi / SBS / A Study of Critical Factors that Impact Information Systems Projects’ Outcome: A Case Study of Kuwait
H: Arts and Media: new media; politics; historical voices; poetry (3.08)
Chair: Dr Ursula Hurley
Co-Chair: Haya Alshehri
Name / School / Title
Abdullah Abalkhail / AM / Online Collective Action in Non Democratic Settings: The Case of the Saudi Women Drivers’ Campaign and Teachers Campaign.
William Carruthers / AM / Why Cyber War is not War
Sally Richardson / AM / Changing Political Cultures in the Trade Unionism 1931-1951
Harvey Igben / AM / Public relations and peace building in the Niger Delta of Nigeria
Josephine Garbutt / AM / Conversing with the Past
Lorraine Wood / AM / Dolly-A Voice of Innocence and Truth
Winda Setia / AM / Bound to Home: Childhood Memory of Landscape and Domestic Domain in Cathy Song’s Poetry Collection, Frameless Windows, Squares of Light
I: Biological Science(3.10)
Chair: Dr Chiara Benvenuto
Co-Chair: Peter Shum
Name / School / Title
Eze (Justin) Ideozu / ELS / Genetic and epigenetic variation in bovine TLR genes
Emyr Bakker / ELS / The involvement of the bone marrow microenvironment in chemotherapy resistance in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Nanda Ayu Puspita / ELS / Isolation and characterization of medicinal compound from Phyllanthusniruri L
Tasila Mwale / ELS / Determining the Effect of Arsenic on Micronutrient and Protein Content of Rice.
RocksonArmaah / ELS / Food or water? Accumulation of arsenic by Crangoncrangon
J: Acoustics, IPTV and Software Engineering (3.11)
Chair: Prof Nigel Linge
Name / School / Title
Ahmed Al-Noori / CSE / Automatic Speaker Recognition in the presence of Non-Trivial Noise
Khamis Alkarawi / CSE / Automatic Speaker Recognition System in presence of Reverberation Conditions - Implication of Reverberation on System Performance
Anugrah Sabdono Sudarsono / CSE / Perception Analysis on Soundscape Reproduction with 2D Ambisonic System
Alex Wilson / CSE / Perception of Quality in Music Production
Emad Al-Mohammed / CSE / Improving Electronic Programme Guides in IPTV Systems
Reyad Salameen / CSE / Investigation of the factors affecting software maintenance in E-commerce companies in Jordan
K: Social care, health care and user experience (3.02)
Chair: Dr Alison Brettle
Co-chair: Dr Nagat Elmsallati
Name / School / Title
Stacey Goldman / NMSW / A client focused perspective of Counselling for Depression (CfD)
Olamide Osunnuga / NMSW / The Impact of Psychiatry Ethnocentric Origin on the Provision of Mental Health of Black People in the UK
Seham Alyousef / NMSW / The extent and impact of mental health professional stigma on people with mental illness in Saudi Arabia
Heather Sharples / NMSW / Widening inclusion for gay women foster carers - an essential step forward
Joanna Bragg / HS / Developing an effective school-based intervention to address adolescent wellbeing, self-esteem and aspiration in order to facilitate healthy lifestyle choices with respect to alcohol consumption – a review of the literature
Kathryn Yates / SOBE / Measuring Satisfaction of Care in people with Dementia
Karen Higginbotham / NMSW / Decision making by healthcare professionals when considering end of life care for heart failure patients
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SESSION 3
Wednesday 27 May, 3:00 – 4:40pm
L:Power, Place, Food, Methodologies (3.07)Chair: Dr Mags Adam
Co-Chair: Nagat Elmsallati
Name / School / Title
Camilla De Camargo / NMSW / Symbolism, Authority and Power; An Ethnography of the Police Uniform, Equipment and Subculture
Michael Lomas / NMSW / The psychological impact of neighbourhood regeneration and the role of place attachment
Rebecca St. Clair / ELS / Investigating the impact of urban agriculture: a case study in Wythenshawe
Charlie Spring / ELS / Lived experiences and 'surplus food redistribution': methodological considerations
Bev Jervis / NMSW / Using Focused Ethnography to explore maternal movement during labour
Sheku Kakay / SBS / The effect of collectivism on family meal social interaction behaviour
M: Business and Built Environment: Facility Management, Construction and Manufacturing (3.08)
Chair: Dr Menaha Thayaparan
Co-Chair: GebrilElagili
Name / School / Title
Kirsi Taivalantti / SOBE / Social Interaction Processes in Advancing Efficient and Sustainable Facility Management
Sylvia Ahaotu / SOBE / Barriers To The Effective Implementation Of TQM In The Nigeria Construction Industry
Temitope Omotayo / SOBE / Innovations in construction cost management
Ahmed Hashmi / SOBE / Issues of Market Orientation to be Handled in Saudi Construction Industry
Emad Alfar / SOBE / GIS-based Pavement Maintenance Management Model in the UK
Mandeep Saini / SOBE / A Knowledge Management Framework to bring Collaboration and Partnering among Construction Supply Chains in the Context of Lean and Agile Process
NorzalilaJamaludin / SBS / Managing Change and Innovation in Lean Manufacturing Implementations on Automotive Firms
N: Civil Engineering and Ecosystems (3.10)
Chair: Ali Kadir
Name / School / Title
Peace Ihenacho / CSE / Mitigating The Environmental Implications of Drilling Operations in Unconventional Shale Reservoirs
Ali Al-Jazaairry / CSE / Piled Foundation Embedded in Sandy Soil with Cavities
Rawaa Al-Isawi / CSE / Seasonal assessment of vertical-flow constructed wetlands treating domestic wastewater contaminated with hydrocarbon
Ahmed Al-Tameemi / CSE / Experimental Study Of The Performance Related Properties Of The Asphalt Concrete Modified With Hydrated Lime
Zaid Nassrullah / CSE / Modelling Traffic Behaviour at Motorway Roadworks Sections with Narrow Lanes Using Micro-Simulation
Osim Enya / ELS / Ecosystem Services of Carbon Sequestration
Andrea Perz / ELS / Assessment of ecosystem services in a socio-ecological system: A case study of the Upper Mersey Estuary
O: Data Mining, Image Processing and their Medical Application(3.11)
Chair: tbc
Co-Chair: Eman Nashnush
Name / School / Title
Jamal Benrabha / CSE / Image analysis and decision making for the Achilles Tendon
Ali Hasan / CSE / Automated segmentation and visualization of tumours in MRI brain scans
Salem Ameen / CSE / Application of Deep Learning to Sign Language images
Ahmed Abdullah / HS / The Impact of Image Blurring on lesion Detection Performance in Full Field Digital Mammography (FFDM)
Ahmed Aljuboori / CSE / Case Based Reasoning System using Association Rules Mining Approach
P: Workplace 2: Healthcare and Higher Education (3.02)
Chair: Chris Procter
Co-Chair: Dr Majda Elferjani
Name / School / Title
Noura Almadani / NMSW / Degree education as an entry requirement for qualified nurses: A case study to inform nursing workforce planning in Saudi Arabia
Lesley Lappin / NMSW / Tribes and Teams: How organisational culture affects healthcare quality improvement.
Natasha Mellor / NMSW / Professional Development of Healthcare Workers in International Placements: What is different?
Nagla Al Saleh / NMSW / Developing a competency framework to underpin the primary health care nurse’s role as a health educator in Saudi Arabia. A Delphi Study.
Khaled Hailat / SBS / The Impact of Jaycustomer Activities on the Brand Perceived Image of Jordanian Higher Education Institutions
Michael Nii Laryeafio / SBS / The future of higher education: How technology will shape teaching and learning in universities in Ghana
Shazia Kanwal / SBS / Performance Management Systems in Higher Education Institutions in UK: A case study of University of Salford