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Analysis of Information governance and patient data protection within primary health care (2010)
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Smith, M., Buchanan, W. J., Thuemmler, C., Bell, D., & Hazelhoff Roelfzema, N. (2010). Analysis of Information governance and patient data protection within primary health care. International Journal for Quality in Health Care,

The introduction of Information Governance throughout the NHS in Great Britain from 2004 onwards, saw Pri-mary Care Medicine subject to a regulatory regime aligning current practice with codes, ethics, legislation and standa... Read More about Analysis of Information governance and patient data protection within primary health care.

Modelling infection spread using location tracking. (2010)
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Mason, A. M., Dingle, N. J., Knottenbelt, W. J., Bell, D., Buchanan, W. J., & Thuemmler, C. (2010). Modelling infection spread using location tracking. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 11, 442-461. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHTM.2010.036925

The precision of location tracking technology has improved greatly over the last few decades. We aim to show that by tracking the locations of individuals in a closed environment, it is now possible to record the nature and frequency of interactions... Read More about Modelling infection spread using location tracking..

Design Issues for Peer-to-Peer Massively Multiplayer Online Games. (2010)
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Fan, L., Trinder, P., & Taylor, H. (2010). Design Issues for Peer-to-Peer Massively Multiplayer Online Games. International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication, 4, 108-125. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJAMC.2010.032138

Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) are increasing in both popularity and scale, and while classical Client/Server (C/S) architectures convey some benefits, they suffer from significant technical and commercial drawbacks. This realisation has... Read More about Design Issues for Peer-to-Peer Massively Multiplayer Online Games..

Deadline-Driven Auctions for NPC Host Allocation on P2P MMOGs. (2010)
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Fan, L., Trinder, P., & Taylor, H. (2010). Deadline-Driven Auctions for NPC Host Allocation on P2P MMOGs. International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication, 4, 140-153. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJAMC.2010.032140

We present the design, implementation and evaluation of Deadline-Driven Auctions (DDAs), a novel task-mapping infrastructure for heterogeneous distributed environments. DDA is primarily designed for hosting Non-Player Characters (NPCs) in P2P Massive... Read More about Deadline-Driven Auctions for NPC Host Allocation on P2P MMOGs..

An efficient neighbourhood load routing metric for wireless mesh networks (2010)
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Zhao, L., Al-Dubai, A., & Min, G. (2011). An efficient neighbourhood load routing metric for wireless mesh networks. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 19, 1415-1426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpat.2010.10.009

The Wireless Mesh Network (WMN) is a highly capable technology that can offer low-cost and easy-deployable network connectivity to both small-size community networks and large-scale metropolitan networks. As a key emerging technology to provide the n... Read More about An efficient neighbourhood load routing metric for wireless mesh networks.

GLBM: A new QoS aware multicast scheme for wireless Mesh network (2010)
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Zhao, L., Al-Dubai, A., & Min, G. (2010). GLBM: A new QoS aware multicast scheme for wireless Mesh network. Journal of Systems and Software, 83, 1318-1326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2010.01.044

Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) have been attracting significant attention due to their promising technology. The WMN technology is becoming a major avenue for the fourth generation of wireless mobility. Communication in large-scale wireless networks c... Read More about GLBM: A new QoS aware multicast scheme for wireless Mesh network.

A performance comparison of smart probabilistic broadcasting of ad hoc distance vector (AODV). (2010)
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Yassein, M. B., Khalaf, M., & Al-Dubai, A. (2010). A performance comparison of smart probabilistic broadcasting of ad hoc distance vector (AODV). Journal of Supercomputing, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-010-0408-0

Broadcast is a common operation used in Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) for many services, such as, rout discovery and sending an information messages. The direct method to perform broadcast is simple flooding, which it can dramatically affect the... Read More about A performance comparison of smart probabilistic broadcasting of ad hoc distance vector (AODV)..

Tradeoffs between latency, complexity and load balancing with multicast algorithms (2010)
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Al-Dubai, A., Ould-Khaoua, M., & Mackenzie, L. (2010). Tradeoffs between latency, complexity and load balancing with multicast algorithms. IEEE Transactions on Computers, 59, 159-173. https://doi.org/10.1109/TC.2009.104

The increasing number of collective communication-based services with a mass interest and the parallel increasing demand for service quality are paving the way toward end-to-end QoS guarantees. Although many multicast algorithms in interconnection ne... Read More about Tradeoffs between latency, complexity and load balancing with multicast algorithms.

Performance modelling and optimazation of integrated wireless LANs and multi-hop Mesh networks (2009)
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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.

Mass customisation through personalised brochures: the role of digital printing. (2007)
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Migas, N., Anastasiadou, C., & Buchanan, W. J. (2007). Mass customisation through personalised brochures: the role of digital printing. Information Systems,

This paper argues that despite the wide adoption of Internet technologies in destination marketing, information is still disseminated through printed brochures that have largely remained unchanged and unaffected by the trend towards greater personali... Read More about Mass customisation through personalised brochures: the role of digital printing..

Performance of deterministic and adaptive broadcast algorithms in multicomputer networks (2006)
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Al-Dubai, A. (2006). Performance of deterministic and adaptive broadcast algorithms in multicomputer networks. International Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking, 4, 152-160. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHPCN.2006.010637

This paper examines the performance of broadcast communication on multicomputer networks. Unlike many existing works, this study considers a number of key factors/prosperities, including scalability, parallelism and routing scheme that could greatly... Read More about Performance of deterministic and adaptive broadcast algorithms in multicomputer networks.

Critical analysis and error determination of locating-finding techniques in GSM. (2005)
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Buchanan, W. J., Raja, A., & Munoz, J. (2005). Critical analysis and error determination of locating-finding techniques in GSM. International Journal of Mobile Communications, 3, 165-182. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMC.2005.005905

GPS is a well-established technique for location-finding, but mobile phone-based methods are generally less expensive to implement, and can give reasonable accuracies. These techniques can thus be useful to network operators in providing services bas... Read More about Critical analysis and error determination of locating-finding techniques in GSM..

Sagittal joint kinematics, moments, and powers are predominantly characterized by speed of progression, not age, in normal children. (2001)
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Stansfield, B., Hillman, S., Hazlewood, M., Lawson, A., Mann, A. M., Loudon, I. R., & Robb, J. E. (2001). Sagittal joint kinematics, moments, and powers are predominantly characterized by speed of progression, not age, in normal children. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 21, 403-411

Twenty-six healthy 7-year-old children were enrolled in a 5-year longitudinal study to examine the importance of age and speed in the characterization of sagittal joint angles, moments, and powers. In 740 gait trials, children walking at self-selecte... Read More about Sagittal joint kinematics, moments, and powers are predominantly characterized by speed of progression, not age, in normal children..

Excluding inclusions [PCB inspection] (1999)
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Scott, A. V., & Buchanan, W. J. (1999). Excluding inclusions [PCB inspection]. Manufacturing Engineer, 78(4), 154-156. https://doi.org/10.1049/me%3A19990403

The authors look at the causes of a persistent annoyance for manufacturers of printed circuit boards, and suggest some steps that would help to speed inspection and reduce both genuine faults and false rejects from the visual inspection system. This... Read More about Excluding inclusions [PCB inspection].