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International Students' First Encounters with Exams in the UK: Superficially Similar But Deeply Different (2013)
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Pilcher, N., Smith, K., & Riley, J. (2013). International Students' First Encounters with Exams in the UK: Superficially Similar But Deeply Different. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2013(1), 1-13

Although end of course exams remain a key mode of assessment in higher education, little research has focused on international students' experiences of exams. There seems to be a tacit assumption in most literature that exam preparation and strategie... Read More about International Students' First Encounters with Exams in the UK: Superficially Similar But Deeply Different.

MVICS: a repository and search tool towards holistic semantic-based precise component selection. (2013)
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Liu, X., & Li, C. (2013). MVICS: a repository and search tool towards holistic semantic-based precise component selection. International journal of computers & technology, 5, 144-157

Driven by the continuous expansions of software applications and the increases in component varieties and sizes, the so-called component mismatch problem has become a more severe hurdle for component selection and integration. Although many component... Read More about MVICS: a repository and search tool towards holistic semantic-based precise component selection..

MaTSE: the gene expression time-series explorer. (2013)
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Craig, P., Cannon, A., Kukla, R., & Kennedy, J. (2013). MaTSE: the gene expression time-series explorer. BMC Bioinformatics, 14, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-14-S19-S1

Background High throughput gene expression time-course experiments provide a perspective on biological functioning recognized as having huge value for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases. There are however significant challenges to... Read More about MaTSE: the gene expression time-series explorer..

Some observations on mandatory disclosure practices of Malaysian public Listed companies (2013)
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Abdullah, M., Sulaiman, N. A., Sapiei, N. S., & Minhat, M. (2013). Some observations on mandatory disclosure practices of Malaysian public Listed companies. Middle East journal of scientific research, 17, 1228-1236. https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2013.17.09.12278

This study investigates the mandatory disclosure practices evident in the annual reports of Malaysian public listed companies. Our findings show that none of the examined companies fully met the mandatory disclosure requirements even though the compa... Read More about Some observations on mandatory disclosure practices of Malaysian public Listed companies.

Measuring compliance with IFRS mandatory disclosure requirements: some evidence from Malaysia (2013)
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Abdullah, M., & Minhat, M. (2013). Measuring compliance with IFRS mandatory disclosure requirements: some evidence from Malaysia. Australian journal of basic and applied sciences / International network for scientific information ; INSInet, 7, 163-169

This study examines 225 Malaysian public listed firms’ compliance with IFRS mandatory disclosure requirements during 2008. Two unweighted methods of measuring compliance are used: the dichotomous method and the partial compliance method. The results... Read More about Measuring compliance with IFRS mandatory disclosure requirements: some evidence from Malaysia.

Blue sky thinking? (2013)
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Hamoudi, J., & Cruickshank, P. (2013). Blue sky thinking?. The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, 18-22

Review of the results of research into the factors that influence legal firms considering whether to adopt cloud-based IT solutions. The article can be read for free here: http://www.journalonline.co.uk/Magazine/58-11/1013300.aspx

Facets of DREaM: a social network analysis exploring network development in the UK LIS research community. (2013)
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Cooke, L., & Hall, H. (2013). Facets of DREaM: a social network analysis exploring network development in the UK LIS research community. Journal of Documentation, 69(6), 786-806. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-09-2012-0124

Purpose: This paper reviews the value of Social Network Analysis (SNA) as a method appropriate to LIS research. SNA is used to investigate the effectiveness of a framework of methods adopted by the DREaM project to develop researcher-practitioner net... Read More about Facets of DREaM: a social network analysis exploring network development in the UK LIS research community..

Approaches to the classification of high entropy file fragments. (2013)
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Penrose, P., Macfarlane, R., & Buchanan, W. J. (2013). Approaches to the classification of high entropy file fragments. Digital Investigation, 10(4), 372-384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diin.2013.08.004

In this paper we propose novel approaches to the problem of classifying high entropy file fragments. We achieve 97% correct classification for encrypted fragments and 78% for compressed. Although classification of file fragments is central to the sci... Read More about Approaches to the classification of high entropy file fragments..

Evolution pattern verification for services evolution in clouds with model driven architecture. (2013)
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Wang, Z., Chalmers, K., & Liu, X. (2013). Evolution pattern verification for services evolution in clouds with model driven architecture. International Journal for e-Learning Security, 3, 340-349. https://doi.org/10.20533/ijels.2046.4568.2013.0042

In this paper we will provide some discovered evolution patterns and its detailed underlying constitution components. Following the featured orientated model driven product line engineering approach for service evolution in clouds, an analysis on... Read More about Evolution pattern verification for services evolution in clouds with model driven architecture..

Rich Pictures: collaborative communication through icons (2013)
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Berg, T., & Pooley, R. (2013). Rich Pictures: collaborative communication through icons. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 26, 361-376. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-012-9238-8

A visual language of pictures, such as the rich picture used in the Soft System Methodology, offers a way of global communication that far exceeds the limitations of text and speech. Simple graphics can be rapidly communicated, processed and transmit... Read More about Rich Pictures: collaborative communication through icons.

IIDWBA algorithm for integrated hybrid PON with wireless technologies for next generation broadband access networks (2013)
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Moradpoor, N., Parr, G., McClean, S., & Scotney, B. (2013). IIDWBA algorithm for integrated hybrid PON with wireless technologies for next generation broadband access networks. Optical Switching and Networking, 10(4), 439-457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.osn.2013.08.003

Optical and wireless technology integration has been proposed as one of the most promising nominees for the next-generation broadband access networks for quite some time. Integration scheme merges the high-speed and high-capacity of the optical netwo... Read More about IIDWBA algorithm for integrated hybrid PON with wireless technologies for next generation broadband access networks.

Game physics analysis and development – a quality-driven approach using the Entity Component Pattern (2013)
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Reilly, C., & Chalmers, K. (2013). Game physics analysis and development – a quality-driven approach using the Entity Component Pattern. The Computer Games Journal, 2, 125-149

The games industry is a broad, multi-discipline industry, which continues to grow in terms of revenue and cultural significance. Despite the accolades of this “recession-proof” industry, video game projects often fail either to deliver on time and on... Read More about Game physics analysis and development – a quality-driven approach using the Entity Component Pattern.

Corporate disclosure quality in Malaysia (2013)
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Abdullah, M., & Minhat, M. (2013). Corporate disclosure quality in Malaysia. International Journal of Education and Research, 1,

The objective of this study is to examine the quality of corporate disclosure in the annual reports of Malaysian public listed companies. It reviewed the reports published by the Malaysian Institute of Accountants from 2006-2012 on the common findi... Read More about Corporate disclosure quality in Malaysia.

Improving cloud network security using the Tree-Rule firewall (2013)
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He, X., Chomsiri, T., Nanda, P., & Tan, Z. (2014). Improving cloud network security using the Tree-Rule firewall. Future Generation Computer Systems, 30, 116-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2013.06.024

This study proposes a new model of firewall called the ‘Tree-Rule Firewall’, which offers various benefits and is applicable for large networks such as ‘cloud’ networks. The recently available firewalls (i.e., Listed-Rule firewalls) have their limita... Read More about Improving cloud network security using the Tree-Rule firewall.

Jabber-based cross-domain efficient and privacy-ensuring context management framework. (2013)
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Jaroucheh, Z., Liu, X., & Smith, S. (2013). Jabber-based cross-domain efficient and privacy-ensuring context management framework. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 4, 84

In pervasive environments, context-aware applications require a global knowledge of the context information distributed in different spatial domains in order to establish context-based interactions. Therefore, the design of distributed storage, retri... Read More about Jabber-based cross-domain efficient and privacy-ensuring context management framework..