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Designing e-Participation with Balkan journalists. (2009)
Journal Article
Taylor-Smith, E., & Buckner, K. (2009). Designing e-Participation with Balkan journalists. JeDEM eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government, 1, 12-20

This paper describes the use of scenarios as a central part of the design methodology, in a project to create an e-participation initiative, working with the national news agencies in 3 Western Balkans countries. The stakeholders in the project came... Read More about Designing e-Participation with Balkan journalists..

Messenger in The Barn: networking in a learning environment (2009)
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Rutter, M. (2009). Messenger in The Barn: networking in a learning environment. ALT-J : Association for Learning Technology journal, 17, 33-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687760802649863

This case study describes the use of a synchronous communication application (MSN Messenger) in a large academic computing environment. It draws on data from interviews, questionnaires and student marks to examine the link between use of the applicat... Read More about Messenger in The Barn: networking in a learning environment.

Culture & biometrics: regional differences in the perception of biometric authentication technologies (2009)
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Riley, C. W., Buckner, K., Johnson, G., & Benyon, D. (2009). Culture & biometrics: regional differences in the perception of biometric authentication technologies. AI & society, 24, 295-306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-009-0218-1

Previous research has identified user concerns about biometric authentication technology, but most of this research has been conducted in European contexts. There is a lack of research that has investigated attitudes towards biometric technology in o... Read More about Culture & biometrics: regional differences in the perception of biometric authentication technologies.

Penguin Editions of Conrad: A Review Essay by Linda Dryden (2009)
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Dryden, L. (2009). Penguin Editions of Conrad: A Review Essay by Linda Dryden. English literature in transition, 1880-1920, 52, 196

This is a review essay requested by the Editor of English Literature in Transition. The essay gives an overview of the importance of Joseph Conrad and then discusses the merits of the new Penguin editions of his work.

Transmission Loss and Found: The Sampler as Compositional Tool (2009)
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Harkins, P. (2009). Transmission Loss and Found: The Sampler as Compositional Tool. Journal on the Art of Record Production, 4,

This article explores the use of the digital sampler as one of the studio tools that forms part of this creative process and focuses on interviews with a group of Edinburgh musicians called Found who successfully combine the writing of pop songs with... Read More about Transmission Loss and Found: The Sampler as Compositional Tool.

Performance modelling and optimazation of integrated wireless LANs and multi-hop Mesh networks (2009)
Journal Article
Min, G., Wu, Y., Li, K., & Al-Dubai, A. (2009). Performance modelling and optimazation of integrated wireless LANs and multi-hop Mesh networks. International Journal of Communication Systems, 23, 1111-1126. https://doi.org/10.1002/dac.1074

The increasing demand for the coverage of high-speed wireless local area networks (WLANs) is driving the installation of a very large number of access points (APs). Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) have emerged as a promising technology in the next gene... Read More about Performance modelling and optimazation of integrated wireless LANs and multi-hop Mesh networks.

Book Review of "Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice" - Peter G Northouse (2009)
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McGuire, D. (2009). Book Review of "Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice" - Peter G Northouse. Journal of European industrial training, 33(8/9), 838-840. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590910993661

This interactive textbook provides a useful introduction to a range of leadership concepts and practices. Written by Peter G. Northouse, author of Leadership: Theory and Practice (now in its fourth edition), this textbook describes the basics of lead... Read More about Book Review of "Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice" - Peter G Northouse.

Structure versus function: a topological perspective on immune networks (2009)
Journal Article
Hart, E., Bersini, H., & Santos, F. (2009). Structure versus function: a topological perspective on immune networks. Natural Computing, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11047-009-9138-8

Many recent advances have been made in understanding the functional implications of the global topological properties of biological networks through the application of complex network theory, particularly in the area of small-world and scale-free top... Read More about Structure versus function: a topological perspective on immune networks.

Setting the research agenda in automated timetabling: the second international timetabling competition (2009)
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McCollum, B., Schaerf, A., Paechter, B., McMulan, P., Lewis, R. M. R., Parkes, A. J., …Burke, E. (2010). Setting the research agenda in automated timetabling: the second international timetabling competition. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 22, 120-130. https://doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.1090.0320

The Second International Timetabling Competition (TTC2007) opened in August 2007. Building on the success of the first competition in 2002, this sequel aimed to further develop research activity in the area of educational timetabling. The broad aim o... Read More about Setting the research agenda in automated timetabling: the second international timetabling competition.

A mixed logit analysis of motorists’ right-of-way violation in motorcycle accidents at priority T-junctions. (2009)
Journal Article
Pai, C., Hwang, K. P., & Saleh, W. (2009). A mixed logit analysis of motorists’ right-of-way violation in motorcycle accidents at priority T-junctions. Accident analysis and prevention, 41(3), 565-573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2009.02.007

Research suggested that motorists’ right-of-way (ROW) violation in automobile–motorcycle gap-acceptance accidents at priority (i.e., stop-/yield-controlled) T-intersections has been a safety concern to motorcyclists. This study examines the character... Read More about A mixed logit analysis of motorists’ right-of-way violation in motorcycle accidents at priority T-junctions..

Representation in the (Artificial) Immune System (2009)
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McEwan, C., & Hart, E. (2009). Representation in the (Artificial) Immune System. Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Algorithms, 8, 125-149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10852-009-9104-6

Much of contemporary research in Artificial Immune Systems (AIS) has partitioned into either algorithmic machine learning and optimisation, or, modelling biologically plausible dynamical systems, with little overlap between. We propose that this dich... Read More about Representation in the (Artificial) Immune System.

Analysing communication in a complex service process: an application of social network analysis in the Scottish Prison Service (2009)
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Hancock, P. G., & Raeside, R. (2010). Analysing communication in a complex service process: an application of social network analysis in the Scottish Prison Service. The journal of the Operational Research Society, 61(2), 265-274. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2008.145

This article utilizes social network analysis (SNA) and associated statistical techniques to examine a complex process known as Sentence Management in a Scottish Prison Service facility. Findings indicate that communication did not always follow the... Read More about Analysing communication in a complex service process: an application of social network analysis in the Scottish Prison Service.