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Employer attitudes to employer transport plans: a comparison of UK and Dutch experience (1999)
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Rye, T. (1999). Employer attitudes to employer transport plans: a comparison of UK and Dutch experience. Transport Policy, 6(3), 183-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-070X%2899%2900020-7

Employer transport plans (ETPs) are implemented by employers to encourage their employees to choose environmentally friendly modes of transport to work. They have been a part of Netherlands’ transport policy since 1989 and now form an important plank... Read More about Employer attitudes to employer transport plans: a comparison of UK and Dutch experience.

A pyroelectric polymer infrared sensor array with a charge amplifier readout (1999)
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Setiadi, D., Weller, H., & Binnie, T. (1999). A pyroelectric polymer infrared sensor array with a charge amplifier readout. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 76(1-3), 145-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0924-4247%2898%2900372-0

This paper presents a new pixel architecture for an infrared sensor array based on a pyroelectric polymer integrated with a CMOS charge amplifier. The fill factor of the sensor is optimised by placing the amplifier structure directly below the sensin... Read More about A pyroelectric polymer infrared sensor array with a charge amplifier readout.

A model of liquid outflow from single-outlet vessels (1999)
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Kubie, J. (1999). A model of liquid outflow from single-outlet vessels. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 213(8), 833-847. https://doi.org/10.1243/0954406991522446

This paper analyses the outflow of liquids from single-outlet vessels. In such vessels the liquid leaving the vessel through the outlet is replaced by another fluid, which enters the vessel through the same opening. A theoretical model is developed f... Read More about A model of liquid outflow from single-outlet vessels.

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].

Application of a conductive polymer to self-absorbing ferroelectric polymer pyroelectric sensors (1999)
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Setiadi, D., He, Z., Hajto, J., & Binnie, T. (1999). Application of a conductive polymer to self-absorbing ferroelectric polymer pyroelectric sensors. Infrared Physics and Technology, 40(4), 267-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1350-4495%2899%2900017-1

This paper presents application of a conductive polymer to a self-absorbing pyroelectric sensor. The pyroelectric sensor is a free standing thermal infrared detector. It consists of a conductive polymer (PEDT/PSS) as an absorber layer and front elect... Read More about Application of a conductive polymer to self-absorbing ferroelectric polymer pyroelectric sensors.

An inter-comparison of laboratory measurements of airborne sound insulation of lightweight plasterboard walls. (1999)
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Pompoli, R., Fausti, P., & Smith, S. (1999). An inter-comparison of laboratory measurements of airborne sound insulation of lightweight plasterboard walls. Building Acoustics, 6(2), 127-140. https://doi.org/10.1260/1351010991501329

This paper describes the results of the European Inter-Laboratory Test (ILT) program, conducted for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility values for the laboratory measurements of airborne sound insulation of walls. A total of 24 lab... Read More about An inter-comparison of laboratory measurements of airborne sound insulation of lightweight plasterboard walls..

Effectiveness of simple ventilation strategies and partitioning in mitigating the effects of passive smoking (1999)
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Kolokotroni, M., Perera, M. D. A. E. S., Palmer, J., Currie, J., Capper, G., & Watkins, R. (1999). Effectiveness of simple ventilation strategies and partitioning in mitigating the effects of passive smoking. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 20(2), 93-98. https://doi.org/10.1177/014362449902000208

Pubs, bars and restaurants are places where smoking policy is still left to the discretion of the manager and where smoking is often permitted. However, there is demand to take measures to eliminate or reduce the effects of environmental tobacco smok... Read More about Effectiveness of simple ventilation strategies and partitioning in mitigating the effects of passive smoking.

On a representation of vector continued fractions. (1999)
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Roberts, D. E. (1999). On a representation of vector continued fractions. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 105(1-2), 453-466. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0377-0427%2899%2900034-5

Vector Pade approximants to power series with vector coefficients may be calculated using the three-term recurrence relations of vector continued fractions if formulated in the framework of Clifford algebras. We show that the numerator and denominat... Read More about On a representation of vector continued fractions..

Orthogonal RBF neural network approximation (1999)
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Andras, P. (1999). Orthogonal RBF neural network approximation. Neural Processing Letters, 9, 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1018621308457

The approximation properties of the RBF neural networks are investigated in this paper. A new approach is proposed, which is based on approximations with orthogonal combinations of functions. An orthogonalization framework is presented for the Gaussi... Read More about Orthogonal RBF neural network approximation.

A feasibility study on the development of an integrated manufacturing planning and control system in the South African Sawmill Industry (1999)
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Kapp, S. B., Price, C. S., Turner, P., & Vermaas, H. F. (1999). A feasibility study on the development of an integrated manufacturing planning and control system in the South African Sawmill Industry. Southern African forestry journal, 184(1), 80-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/10295925.1999.9631215

A feasibility study was conducted to assess the potential application of an integrated manufacturing planning and control (MPC) system within the South African sawmill industry. Implementation of such a system could enhance the international competit... Read More about A feasibility study on the development of an integrated manufacturing planning and control system in the South African Sawmill Industry.

Valuation, appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: Towards a life cycle analysis and impact assessment of their effects on the environment of cities (1999)
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Deakin, M. (1999). Valuation, appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: Towards a life cycle analysis and impact assessment of their effects on the environment of cities. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 4(2), 87-93. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02979408

Previous editions of this journal have drawn attention to the critical role valuation plays in life cycle analysis and environmental impact assessment (see for example Volkwein and Klopffer [1]. In particular, the critical role of valuation has be... Read More about Valuation, appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: Towards a life cycle analysis and impact assessment of their effects on the environment of cities.

Metaphors and models: conceptual foundations of representations for interactive systems design (1999)
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Benyon, D., & Imaz, M. (1999). Metaphors and models: conceptual foundations of representations for interactive systems design. Human-Computer Interaction, 14(1-2), 159-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370024.1999.9667268

When system developers design a computer system (or other information artifact), they must inevitably make judgments as to how to abstract the worksystem and how to represent this abstraction in their designs. In the past, such abstractions have been... Read More about Metaphors and models: conceptual foundations of representations for interactive systems design.

The infoshop: the alternative information centre of the 1990s (1999)
Journal Article
Atton, C. (1999). The infoshop: the alternative information centre of the 1990s. New Library World, 100(1), 24-29. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074809910248564

This article introduces the infoshop movement, a network of independent information centres run by political activists throughout Europe and the USA. The article defines and describes the nature of the infoshop, the services it provides and the natur... Read More about The infoshop: the alternative information centre of the 1990s.

A reassessment of the alternative press (1999)
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Atton, C. (1999). A reassessment of the alternative press. Media, Culture and Society, 21(1), 51-76. https://doi.org/10.1177/016344399021001003

This article revisits the Comedia group's assessment of the alternative press as one of commercial failure. It examines the British alternative press of the 1990s and finds that, while financial exigency and anti-commercialism are still prevalent, ne... Read More about A reassessment of the alternative press.

‘Alive’ on the internet: A user‐centred evaluation of BIS‐online (1999)
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Gillham, M., & Hall, H. (1999). ‘Alive’ on the internet: A user‐centred evaluation of BIS‐online. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 5(1), 61-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614539909516790

Recent UK government initiatives have encouraged academic staff to consider using IT to enhance students' experience of higher education in terms of its quality, flexibility and effectiveness. In 1999 second year undergraduate students studying Infor... Read More about ‘Alive’ on the internet: A user‐centred evaluation of BIS‐online.