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Communication and contraception in rural Bangladesh. (2006)
Journal Article
Gayen, K., & Raeside, R. (2006). Communication and contraception in rural Bangladesh. World Health and Population, 8, 57-73

This paper examines the association of communication in explaining the decision of women in rural Bangladesh to use or not to use contraception. Using survey data from villages in Bangladesh, we found that communication is an important influence on t... Read More about Communication and contraception in rural Bangladesh..

Inappropriate high speed: who does it and why? (2006)
Journal Article
Fuller, R., Bates, H., Gormley, M., Hannigan, B., Stradling, S. G., Broughton, P., …O'Dolan, C. (2006). Inappropriate high speed: who does it and why?. Behavioural Research in Road Safety, 70-84

Inappropriate high speeds are associated with increases in crash probability and severity, and we need to understand why they happen if we are to design workable interventions. Thirty-six drivers participated in four focus groups: one of profession... Read More about Inappropriate high speed: who does it and why?.

E-procurement & the SME: challenges for Scotland. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dutra, I., Findlay, C., McGregor, M., & McEwan, T. (2006). E-procurement & the SME: challenges for Scotland. In S. Krishnamurthy, & P. Isaías (Eds.), Proceedings of IADIS International Conference e-Commerce (281-286)

The growth of Internet use and subsequent uptake of e-commerce have significantly changed the business environment. Automation of procurement processes and functions has magnified opportunities and exacerbated the inherent risks in public sector proc... Read More about E-procurement & the SME: challenges for Scotland..

Editorial-Journal of Stevenson Studies Issue 3 (2006)
Other
Dryden, L., & Watson, R. (2006). Editorial-Journal of Stevenson Studies Issue 3

This is an editorial for issue 3 of the Journal of Stevenson Studies for which Linda Dryden is co-General Editor

'To Boldly Go': Heart of Darkness and popular culture. (2006)
Book Chapter
Dryden, L. (2006). 'To Boldly Go': Heart of Darkness and popular culture. In P. B. Armstrong (Ed.), Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness (500-506). Norton Critical Edition

This is an extract of the paper published first in Conradiana and now included in the Norton anthology of essays accompanying the text of Heart of Darkness. The essays are selected on the basis of their originality and contribution to the field of Co... Read More about 'To Boldly Go': Heart of Darkness and popular culture..

City of Dreadful Night: Stevenson's Gothic London. (2006)
Book Chapter
Dryden, L. (2006). City of Dreadful Night: Stevenson's Gothic London. In R. Ambrosini, & R. Dury (Eds.), Robert Louis Stevenson: Writer of Boundaries (253-264). University of Wisconsin Press

The essay discusses the portrayal of late-nineteenth-century London in Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, suggesting that the city is as much of a character in the novel as the protagonists.

Research-led teaching: a review of two initiatives in valuing the link between teaching and research. (2006)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2006). Research-led teaching: a review of two initiatives in valuing the link between teaching and research. Journal for Education in the Built Environment, 1, 73-93

Research led teaching is a matter which has recently attracted a considerable amount of attention, particularly from those in higher education who are of the opinion that we need to value the link between teaching and research. Examining the relati... Read More about Research-led teaching: a review of two initiatives in valuing the link between teaching and research..

Rethinking e-Government Research: The ‘ideology-artefact complex’ (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davenport, E., & Horton, K. (2006, October). Rethinking e-Government Research: The ‘ideology-artefact complex’. Presented at 6TH IFIP International Conference on e-Commerce, e-Business, and e-Government (13E 2006), Turku, Finland

The authors present a framework for e-government research that draws heavily on Iacono and Kling’s work on computerization movements. They build on this work by appropriating cognate studies of organizational informatics by Kling and his colleagues,... Read More about Rethinking e-Government Research: The ‘ideology-artefact complex’.

Sunspace augmented positive Input ventilation of buildings. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Currie, J. (2006). Sunspace augmented positive Input ventilation of buildings.

A total of 16 positive input ventilation (PIV) units were installed in a new build housing development in west Scotland utilising a glazed sunspace on the south elevation of each dwelling to augment the energy saving potential of the installation.... Read More about Sunspace augmented positive Input ventilation of buildings..

An intelligent front-end for government websites. (2006)
Book Chapter
Cruickshank, P., & Macintosh, A. (2006). An intelligent front-end for government websites. In P. Cunningham, & M. Cunningham (Eds.), Exploiting the Knowledge Economy: Issues, Applications and Case Studies (427-434). IOS press

The HANDS question-answering and direction application, consisting of Answer Tree and Address Guesser modules is described in relation to the EDEN project from which it is derived. The use of an Open Source (OSS) model for application development and... Read More about An intelligent front-end for government websites..

CSP for .NET based on JCSP (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chalmers, K., & Clayton, S. (2006, September). CSP for .NET based on JCSP. Presented at Communicating Process Architectures WoTug 29, Edinburgh, Scotland

We present a CSP framework developed for the .NET platform, building upon the ideas developed for the JCSP library. Discussing the development of the core functionality and then onto extra features in .NET that can be taken advantage of, we have c... Read More about CSP for .NET based on JCSP.