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The measurement of vehicular driving cycle within the city of Edinburgh (2001)
Journal Article
Esteves-Booth, A., Muneer, T., Kirby, H., Kubie, J., & Hunter, J. (2001). The measurement of vehicular driving cycle within the city of Edinburgh. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 6(3), 209-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1361-9209%2800%2900024-9

In this paper, the development of a driving cycle for the urban area of the city of Edinburgh is presented. The driving cycle was obtained from recorded data in actual traffic conditions, using the car chase technique. A new statistical method of ana... Read More about The measurement of vehicular driving cycle within the city of Edinburgh.

Evaluation of ventilation performance in public spaces. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Currie, J., & Capper, G. (2001, May). Evaluation of ventilation performance in public spaces. Presented at European Conference on "Smoke Free Workplaces"

Smoking restrictions in the workplace and increased health consciousness at home have seen a sizable reduction in the number of spaces where smoking is permissible. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ventilation in public houses... Read More about Evaluation of ventilation performance in public spaces..

Intelligibility improvements using binaural diverse sub-band processing applied to speech corrupted with automobile noise (2001)
Journal Article
Hussain, A., & Campbell, D. (2001). Intelligibility improvements using binaural diverse sub-band processing applied to speech corrupted with automobile noise. IEE Proceedings: Vision, Image and Signal Processing, 148(2), 127-132. https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-vis%3A20010178

The paper reports on experiments assessing the capability of a diverse processing, multi-microphone sub-band adaptive signal processing scheme for improving the intelligibility of speech corrupted with automobile noise. Results from formal listening... Read More about Intelligibility improvements using binaural diverse sub-band processing applied to speech corrupted with automobile noise.

Flexural behaviour of Rectangular Hollow Sections with circular side wall openings. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. J., Owen, J. S., & Davies, G. (2001, April). Flexural behaviour of Rectangular Hollow Sections with circular side wall openings. Presented at Tubular Structures - International Symposium

The influence of circular web openings on the flexura behaviour of Rectangular Hollow Sections is introduced. The results of full-scale laboratory tests in three and four-point bending and the development of analytical finite element models to predi... Read More about Flexural behaviour of Rectangular Hollow Sections with circular side wall openings..

Contemporary lifestyles and the implications for sustainable development policy: lessons from the UK's most car dependent city, Belfast (2001)
Journal Article
Cooper, J., Ryley, T., & Smyth, A. (2001). Contemporary lifestyles and the implications for sustainable development policy: lessons from the UK's most car dependent city, Belfast. Cities, 18(2), 103-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0264-2751%2800%2900062-7

The rise in demand for car travel is fuelled more by the increased spatial separation of homes and workplaces, shops and schools than by any rise in trip making. Belfast is one of the most car dependent cities in the United Kingdom. A major household... Read More about Contemporary lifestyles and the implications for sustainable development policy: lessons from the UK's most car dependent city, Belfast.

Assessing the accessibility of everyday products. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cardoso, C., Clarkson, P. J., Harrison, L.-A., Langdon, P., & Keates, S. (2001, April). Assessing the accessibility of everyday products. Paper presented at International Conference on Inclusive Design and Communications (INCLUDE 2001), London, UK

If a product is being designed to be genuinely inclusive, then the designers need to be able to assess the level of exclusion of the product they are working on and identify possible areas of improvement. To be of practical use, the assessments need... Read More about Assessing the accessibility of everyday products..

A practical inclusive design approach. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, J., & Keates, S. (2001, April). A practical inclusive design approach. Paper presented at International Conference on Inclusive Design and Communications (INCLUDE 2001), London, UK

Designers instinctively design for able-bodied users and are either unaware of the needs of users with different capabilities, or do not know how to accommodate their needs into the design cycle. Hence, there is an urgent need for design methods, bas... Read More about A practical inclusive design approach..

How to assess whether new technology is necessarily better technology. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, J., Harrison, L.-A., & Keates, S. (2001, April). How to assess whether new technology is necessarily better technology. Paper presented at International Conference on Inclusive Design and Communications (INCLUDE 2001), London, UK

In 2002, 1000 million of the world population will have a noticeable degree of functional impairment (1). It is well established that impairments such as hearing and vision are degenerative and associated with increasing age. In response to these cha... Read More about How to assess whether new technology is necessarily better technology..

Street-based routing using an evolutionary algorithm (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N. B., Paechter, B., & Chisholm, K. (2001, April). Street-based routing using an evolutionary algorithm. Presented at Workshops on Applications of Evolutionary Computation EvoWorkshops 2001, Como, Italy

Much research has been carried out into solving routing problems using both Evolutionary Techniques and other methods. In this paper the authors investigate the usage of an Evolutionary Algorithms to solve the Street-Based Routing Problem (SBRP). The... Read More about Street-based routing using an evolutionary algorithm.

Clustering Moving Data with a Modified Immune Algorithm (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hart, E., & Ross, P. (2001, April). Clustering Moving Data with a Modified Immune Algorithm. Presented at Workshops on Applications of Evolutionary Computation EvoWorkshops 2001, Como, Italy

In this paper we present a prototype of a new model for performing clustering in large, non-static databases. Although many machine learning algorithms for data clustering have been proposed, none appear to specifically address the task of clustering... Read More about Clustering Moving Data with a Modified Immune Algorithm.

Modelling of the injection of hot liquid sprays into a closed vessel (2001)
Journal Article
Kubie, J. (2001). Modelling of the injection of hot liquid sprays into a closed vessel. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 216(4), 485-488. https://doi.org/10.1243/0954406021525269

An experimental and theoretical study recently investigated the transient processes that occur when hot liquid spray droplets are suddenly injected into air contained in a closed chamber [1]. The analysis gathered all important parameters governing d... Read More about Modelling of the injection of hot liquid sprays into a closed vessel.

A review of sound insulation in Scottish domestic construction Part 1. (2001)
Other
Smith, S., Mackenzie, R., MacKenzie, R., & Waters-Fuller, T. (2001). A review of sound insulation in Scottish domestic construction Part 1

The main aim of this research was to review the sound insulation performance,
relative to Part H (Technical Standards, Scotland), for different types of construction
involving party walls and floors used in Scottish housing. The study focused on
s... Read More about A review of sound insulation in Scottish domestic construction Part 1..

An industrial evaluation of a stand level grading system for Pinus patula. (2001)
Journal Article
Turner, P., Megown, K. A., Grzeskowiak, V., Megown, R. A., Pauck, J., & Alborough, D. (2001). An industrial evaluation of a stand level grading system for Pinus patula. Southern African forestry journal, 190(1), 105-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/20702620.2001.10434123

This paper reports on progress made in the development and implementation of a stand level wood quality grading system for P. patula identified for processing in Mondi Merebank's stone ground wood and thermo-mechanical pulp lines. The grading system... Read More about An industrial evaluation of a stand level grading system for Pinus patula..

Reliability of timber structural systems: a review (2001)
Journal Article
Drummond, I., Kermani, A., & Wamuziri, S. C. (2001). Reliability of timber structural systems: a review. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Structures and buildings, 146(1), 101-108. https://doi.org/10.1680/stbu.2001.146.1.101

The estimation of reliability in timber structures is a procedure complicated by the time-dependent nature of timber failure, coupled with the complex structural behaviour of timber systems. Prior to the implementation of probabilistic concepts, desi... Read More about Reliability of timber structural systems: a review.

Knowledge management issues for online organisations: ‘communities of practice’ as an exploratory framework (2001)
Journal Article
Davenport, E. (2001). Knowledge management issues for online organisations: ‘communities of practice’ as an exploratory framework. Journal of Documentation, 57(1), 61-75. https://doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000007077

Communities of practice have been identified as sites where knowledge is created in organisations. The author reviews studies of situated learning and situated action and suggests that these two activities may characterise the learning process in com... Read More about Knowledge management issues for online organisations: ‘communities of practice’ as an exploratory framework.

The Mundane and its reproduction in alternative media. (2001)
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2001). The Mundane and its reproduction in alternative media. Journal of Mundane Behavior, 20,

Alternative media may be characterised by the degree to which they are de-professionalised, de-institutionalised and de-capitalised. Using these characteristics as a starting point, the presence of the mundane in the production of alternative media i... Read More about The Mundane and its reproduction in alternative media..