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'Always Sea and Sea': The Night Land as Sea-scape (2013)
Journal Article
Alder, E. (2013). 'Always Sea and Sea': The Night Land as Sea-scape. Sargasso: The Journal of William Hope Hodgson Studies, 1(1), 89-101

Biographical accounts of William Hope Hodgson naturally tend to focus on two main features of his career before he became a full-time writer: sailing and physical culture (Everts). Both provide useful contexts for reading Hodgson’s fiction. In some e... Read More about 'Always Sea and Sea': The Night Land as Sea-scape.

Interactive virtual reality shopping and the impact in luxury brands (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Altarteer, S. A. A., Charissis, V., Harrison, D., & Chan, W. (2013, July). Interactive virtual reality shopping and the impact in luxury brands. Presented at 5th International Conference: VAMR 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA

This paper investigates the impact of human-computer interaction in virtual reality online shopping interface on the consumer experience. In particular, it measures the effectiveness of visualising a three dimensional photorealistic item, the real-ti... Read More about Interactive virtual reality shopping and the impact in luxury brands.

Gait analysis management and diagnosis in a prototype virtual reality environment (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alfalah, S., Harrison, D., & Charissis, V. (2013, July). Gait analysis management and diagnosis in a prototype virtual reality environment. Presented at VAMR 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Current medical data derived from gait analysis and diagnosis of various musculoskeletal pathologies offer a plethora of text based and imaging data. The large volume and complexity of the particular data present a number of issues during the collect... Read More about Gait analysis management and diagnosis in a prototype virtual reality environment.

Asynchronous telemedicine diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries through a prototype interface in virtual reality environment (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, M. S., Charissis, V., Harrison, D., Sakellariou, S., & Chan, W. (2013, July). Asynchronous telemedicine diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries through a prototype interface in virtual reality environment. Presented at VAMR 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Telehealth provides a much needed option for remote diagnosis and monitoring of various pathologies and patients. Remote provision of health care can offer a two fold support for the medical system and the patients. Primarily it could serve isolated... Read More about Asynchronous telemedicine diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries through a prototype interface in virtual reality environment.

The characterisation of a virtual reality system to improve the quality and to reduce the gap between information technology and medical education (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Falah, J. F. M., Harrison, D., Charissis, V., & Wood, B. (2013, July). The characterisation of a virtual reality system to improve the quality and to reduce the gap between information technology and medical education. Presented at VAMR 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Contemporary medical training is hindered by an excessive amount of information provided to students through mainly traditional teaching methods yet the younger generations are accustomed to digital data and information on-demand. As such they have d... Read More about The characterisation of a virtual reality system to improve the quality and to reduce the gap between information technology and medical education.

The design considerations of a virtual reality application for heart anatomy and pathology education (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nyamse, V. O., Charissis, V., Moore, D., Parker, C., Khan, M. S., & Chan, W. (2013, July). The design considerations of a virtual reality application for heart anatomy and pathology education. Presented at VAMR 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Anatomy and pathology of the human body are complex subjects that cannot be elucidated easily to the medical students through traditional description and illustration methods. The proposed interactive system aims to present clear information on deman... Read More about The design considerations of a virtual reality application for heart anatomy and pathology education.

Evolution of a full-windshield HUD designed for current VANET communication standards (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., Papanastasiou, S., Chan, W., & Peytchev, E. (2013, October). Evolution of a full-windshield HUD designed for current VANET communication standards. Presented at 16th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC 2013), The Hague, Netherlands

Aspects of contemporary automotive research on infotainment and safety notifications have enjoyed mainstream adoption by vehicle manufacturers either as dashboard or Head-Up Display (HUD) visual cues. Such notifications, going beyond the traditional... Read More about Evolution of a full-windshield HUD designed for current VANET communication standards.

Comic: The Whistleblower [Fantomen 10-11/2013] (2013)
Other
Bishop, D. (2013). Comic: The Whistleblower [Fantomen 10-11/2013]

A comic written for publisher Egmont, illustrated by artist Alex Saviuk. Originally published in Swedish, it was reprinted in English by Frew Comics in Australia.

Pieter Bruegel and Carlo Ginzburg: The Debatable Land of Renaissance Dreams (2013)
Journal Article
Milne, L. S. (2013). Pieter Bruegel and Carlo Ginzburg: The Debatable Land of Renaissance Dreams. Cosmos, 29, 59-126

Pieter Bruegel the Elder's pictures of witches and dreams are discussed in relation to Carlo Ginzburg's studies of the benandanti (do-gooders, good walkers) and the mythology of the witches' Sabbath. The shared context for these is dream-culture as a... Read More about Pieter Bruegel and Carlo Ginzburg: The Debatable Land of Renaissance Dreams.

The significance of the introduction of synthetic dyes in the mid 19th century on the democratisation of western fashion. (2013)
Journal Article
Vettese-Forster, S., & Christie, R. M. (2013). The significance of the introduction of synthetic dyes in the mid 19th century on the democratisation of western fashion. Journal of the International Colour Association, 11, 1-17

From the middle of the 19th century, fashionable garments for women, which had previously been restricted largely to the wealthy social classes, began to become much more widely accessible in society. Many factors contributed towards this change, inc... Read More about The significance of the introduction of synthetic dyes in the mid 19th century on the democratisation of western fashion..

Human traces in urban places. (2013)
Journal Article
Titley, W., MacDonald, J., & Strickfaden, M. (2013). Human traces in urban places. International Journal of Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design, 6, 19-31

Over the last two centuries many major cities have undergone large-scale modernisation that has led to the growing sense of homogenisation associated with such locales across the globe. The fractal logic that is at the heart of so many urban settings... Read More about Human traces in urban places..

Review of article-Cristina Hanganu-Bresch’s and Carol Berkenkotter’s “Narrative Survival: Personal and Institutional Accounts of Asylum Confinement. (2013)
Journal Article
Schwan, A. (2013). Review of article-Cristina Hanganu-Bresch’s and Carol Berkenkotter’s “Narrative Survival: Personal and Institutional Accounts of Asylum Confinement. Journal of Literature and Science, 6, 82-83. https://doi.org/10.12929/jls.06.1.08

No abstract available. Item is a review of the following journal article - Cristina Hanganu-Bresch and Carol Berkenkotter, “Narrative Survival: Personal and Institutional Accounts of Asylum Confinement.” Literature and Medicine 30.1 (2012): 12-41... Read More about Review of article-Cristina Hanganu-Bresch’s and Carol Berkenkotter’s “Narrative Survival: Personal and Institutional Accounts of Asylum Confinement..

Pundit for post-industrial times? Walter Lippmann as an information society theorist. (2013)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (2013). Pundit for post-industrial times? Walter Lippmann as an information society theorist. Information, Communication and Society, 16, 967-988. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2012.755209

Walter Lippmann (1889–1974) was perhaps the most prominent pundit of the late-industrial era. His place in the annals of journalism is secure, but his legacy should not stop there. The article argues for a fresh interpretation of Lippmann as an early... Read More about Pundit for post-industrial times? Walter Lippmann as an information society theorist..