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Interfaces to Databases (IDS-3), Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Interfaces to Databases, Napier University, Edinburgh, 8-10 July 1996. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
(1996). Interfaces to Databases (IDS-3), Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Interfaces to Databases, Napier University, Edinburgh, 8-10 July 1996. In J. Kennedy, & P. J. Barclay (Eds.), Proceedings of 3rd International Workshop on Interfaces

Topics discussed included: database interfaces; object oriented and active constructs; graphical user interface to VODAK object-oriented database system; desktop objects; DRIVE environment; query languages for geographic information systems; diagramm... Read More about Interfaces to Databases (IDS-3), Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Interfaces to Databases, Napier University, Edinburgh, 8-10 July 1996..

Recycling Policy in Areas of Low Income and Multi-storey Housing (1996)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Murdoch, A. R., McQuaid, R. W., & Murdoch, A. R. (1996). Recycling Policy in Areas of Low Income and Multi-storey Housing. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 39(4), 545-562. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640569612372

The paper considers the participation of households in recycling programmes in areas of multistorey, low income housing which are often considered unattractive for such programmes. A model of the material recycled is presented together with a review... Read More about Recycling Policy in Areas of Low Income and Multi-storey Housing.

Stability of a gas-liquid interface in a periodic vertical motion (1996)
Journal Article
Valha, J., & Kubie, J. (1996). Stability of a gas-liquid interface in a periodic vertical motion. Chemical Engineering Science, 51(22), 4997-5006. https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2509%2896%2900348-x

An investigation has been undertaken to examine the stability of a gas-liquid interface in a vertical cylindrical vessel subjected to a sinusoidal vertical motion. Experimental results indicate that there is a certain limiting critical frequency at w... Read More about Stability of a gas-liquid interface in a periodic vertical motion.

An Investigation into the improvement of Local Minima of the Hopfield Network (1996)
Journal Article
Peng, M., Gupta, N. K., & Armitage, A. (1996). An Investigation into the improvement of Local Minima of the Hopfield Network. Neural Networks, 9(7), 1241-1253. https://doi.org/10.1016/0893-6080%2896%2900017-2

The paper investigates the improvement of local minima of the Hopfield network. A local minima escape algorithm (LME algorithm), is proposed for improving local minima of small-scale networks. Experiments on travelling salesman problems (TSP) show th... Read More about An Investigation into the improvement of Local Minima of the Hopfield Network.

Influence of grain direction on in-plane strength properties of plywood. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kermani, A. (1996). Influence of grain direction on in-plane strength properties of plywood. In Proceedings of the International Wood Engineering Conference, Oct. 28-31, 1996, New Orleans, USA

Influence of grain direction on in-plane strength properties of plywood

Generalised Reed-Muller ASIC converter. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Almaini, A. E. A., & Burnside, K. (1996). Generalised Reed-Muller ASIC converter. In 2nd International Conference on ASIC (73-76). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASIC.1996.562754

The paper outlines the design for a new IC for bidirectional conversion between the functional and operational domains of logic funcyions. The circuit can generate all fixed polarities of Generalised Reed-Muller expansions for a given Boolean express... Read More about Generalised Reed-Muller ASIC converter..

Expert system scheduling of cascade hydro-electric plants. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Renton, M. W., & Wallace, A. R. (1996). Expert system scheduling of cascade hydro-electric plants. In Conference Proceeding of Opportunities and Advances in international Power Generation. https://doi.org/10.1049/cp%3A19960121

The hydrological interdependence of plants in cascade hydro electric systems means that operation of any one plant has an effect on water levels and storage at other plants in the system. Hydro plants may be dispatched to meet predicted demand, t... Read More about Expert system scheduling of cascade hydro-electric plants..

On temporal versioning in object oriented databases. (1996)
Journal Article
Lu, J., Barclay, P. J., & Kennedy, J. (1996). On temporal versioning in object oriented databases. Informationssystem-Architekturen, 3, 38-40

This paper describes the development of the data model TVM which contains a new concept, temporal versioning. This generalises the ideas of temporal databases and version management to object-oriented databases. TVM provides a new approach for data m... Read More about On temporal versioning in object oriented databases..

TOTEM: an Interactive Tool for Creative Data Modelling (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Crerar, A., Barclay, P. J., & Watt, R. (1996). TOTEM: an Interactive Tool for Creative Data Modelling. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Interfaces to Databases, Napier University, Edinburgh (IDS-3). https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/IDS199

Data modelling is a crucial and early step in the design of all but the most trivial database systems. Although a fundamental skill for information systems designers, data modelling is not easy to do well and novices are known to have considerable di... Read More about TOTEM: an Interactive Tool for Creative Data Modelling.

Functional languages on linear chromosomes (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P., & Barclay, P. J. (1996). Functional languages on linear chromosomes. In Proceedings of the 1st annual conference on genetic programming (427)

Ayala & Kiger (1984) document a biological phenomenon in which co-adapted genes migrate and naturally cluster together into structures called supergenes. We have begun research into the implications of the supergene effect on the efficiency of evolut... Read More about Functional languages on linear chromosomes.

Maximising Value of the Plantation Resource: Part 1. Development of a Log Grading Proposal for Pruned Softwood logs (1996)
Journal Article
Turner, P., & Price, C. S. (1996). Maximising Value of the Plantation Resource: Part 1. Development of a Log Grading Proposal for Pruned Softwood logs. South African forestry journal, 176(1), 29-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/00382167.1996.9629707

There are at present strong market pressures to increase the price of pruned softwood logs in South Africa. However, there is currently no equitable basis on which to price pruned logs, as their value can vary enormously, depending upon a number of i... Read More about Maximising Value of the Plantation Resource: Part 1. Development of a Log Grading Proposal for Pruned Softwood logs.

Advances in Databases: Proceedings [of the] 14th British National Conference on Databases, BNCOD 14, Edinburgh, UK, July 3-5, 1996. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
(1996). Advances in Databases: Proceedings [of the] 14th British National Conference on Databases, BNCOD 14, Edinburgh, UK, July 3-5, 1996. In R. Morrison, & J. Kennedy (Eds.), Advances in Databases

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th British National Conference on Databases, BNCOD 14, held in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in July 1996. The 13 revised papers presented in the book in full version together with two invited tal... Read More about Advances in Databases: Proceedings [of the] 14th British National Conference on Databases, BNCOD 14, Edinburgh, UK, July 3-5, 1996..

The skull beneath the skin: entity-relationship models of information artifacts (1996)
Journal Article
Green, T. R. G., & Benyon, D. (1996). The skull beneath the skin: entity-relationship models of information artifacts. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 44(6), 801-828. https://doi.org/10.1006/ijhc.1996.0034

Data modelling reveals the internal structure of an information system, abstracting away from details of the physical representation. We show that entity-relationship modelling, a well-tried example of a data-modelling technique, can be applied to... Read More about The skull beneath the skin: entity-relationship models of information artifacts.