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Content-prioritised video coding for British Sign Language communication (2007)
Thesis
Muir, L. J. Content-prioritised video coding for British Sign Language communication. (Thesis). Robert Gordon University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9351

Video communication of British Sign Language (BSL) is important for remote interpersonal communication and for the equal provision of services for deaf people. However, the use of video telephony and video conferencing applications for BSL communicat... Read More about Content-prioritised video coding for British Sign Language communication.

Synthesis of Cd1−xMnxS nanoclusters by surfactant-assisted method: Structural, optical and magnetic properties (2007)
Journal Article
Sudhagar, P., Sathyamoorthy, R., Chandramohan, S., Senthilarasu, S., & Lee, S. (2008). Synthesis of Cd1−xMnxS nanoclusters by surfactant-assisted method: Structural, optical and magnetic properties. Materials Letters, 62(16), 2430-2433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2007.12.013

Cd1 − xMnxS nanoclusters were synthesized by surfactant-assisted chemical method for different Manganese (Mn) concentration (0.40 ≤ x ≥ 0.10) at 60 °C in argon atmosphere. Incorporation of magnetic ions (Mn) results a decrease in band gap of Cd1 − xM... Read More about Synthesis of Cd1−xMnxS nanoclusters by surfactant-assisted method: Structural, optical and magnetic properties.

The role of trait anxiety in the recognition of emotional facial expressions (2007)
Journal Article
Cooper, R. M., Rowe, A. C., & Penton-Voak, I. S. (2008). The role of trait anxiety in the recognition of emotional facial expressions. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22(7), 1120-1127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2007.11.010

Previous work has suggested that elevated levels of trait anxiety are associated with an increased ability to accurately recognize the facial expression of fear. However, to date, recognition has only been assessed after viewing periods of 10s, despi... Read More about The role of trait anxiety in the recognition of emotional facial expressions.

ALT text and basic accessibility (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McEwan, T., & Weerts, B. (2007). ALT text and basic accessibility. In D. Ramduny-Ellis, & D. Rachovides (Eds.), People and computers XXI : HCI-- but not as we know it : proceedings of HCI 2007, the 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference (1-4)

Recent surveys have shown that the majority of websites are not accessible. Despite legal obligations and the importance of the internet for disabled people, most websites fail to reach a basic level of accessibility, yet web developers are not short... Read More about ALT text and basic accessibility.

A conference panel - but not as we know it! (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McEwan, T., England, D., O'Neill, E., Bryan-Kinns, N., & Finlay, J. (2007, September). A conference panel - but not as we know it!. Presented at 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference

This panel will take the form of a public debate about whether the conference of which it forms part has a future. Academic conferences are increasingly hard to cost-justify and growing awareness of the environmental impact adds to the negative aspec... Read More about A conference panel - but not as we know it!.

Beyond beyond. (2007)
Journal Article
Turner, M. (2007). Beyond beyond. Journal of Visual Culture, 6, 349-353. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470412907084513

My paper reviews the evidence for, and the reasons why science exhibit design evidently fails to convey cognitive knowledge through affective display. Evidence is drawn on pilot interviews with curators, designers and visitors at science exhibits in... Read More about Beyond beyond..

The role of renewable and non-renewable sources for meeting future UK energy needs (2007)
Journal Article
Asif, M., Currie, J., & Muneer, T. (2007). The role of renewable and non-renewable sources for meeting future UK energy needs. International Journal of Nuclear Governance, Economy and Ecology, 1, 372-383. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNGEE.2007.016657

Provision of sufficient, affordable and secure energy is very crucial for modern economies. Countries across the world are facing energy challenges one way or the other. This article discusses the present energy scenario of the UK and the emerging ch... Read More about The role of renewable and non-renewable sources for meeting future UK energy needs.

Robert Crawford: works for piano. (2007)
Exhibition / Performance
Ashton, N. (2007). Robert Crawford: works for piano. 1 December 2007 - 1 December 2007. (Unpublished)

'Music for Piano and Strings' includes the 2005 piano quintet with the Artists in Residence at Napier, the Edinburgh Quartet, as well as all of the major works for solo piano. It is Crawford's first offering in three years and only his second body of... Read More about Robert Crawford: works for piano..

Environmental adversity and uncertainty favour cooperation (2007)
Journal Article
Andras, P., Lazarus, J., & Roberts, G. (2007). Environmental adversity and uncertainty favour cooperation. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 7, Article 240 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-7-240

Background A major cornerstone of evolutionary biology theory is the explanation of the emergence of cooperation in communities of selfish individuals. There is an unexplained tendency in the plant and animal world – with examples from alpine plants... Read More about Environmental adversity and uncertainty favour cooperation.

Strengthening of the Örnsköldsviks Bridge with Near Surface Mounted CFRP Rods (2007)
Report
Kerrouche, A. (2007). Strengthening of the Örnsköldsviks Bridge with Near Surface Mounted CFRP Rods. European Commission

During June/July 2006 a full scale loading of a railway bridge up to failure was carried out in Sweden. The opportunity to make this loading came up due to partly upgrade the old line and partly building of a new railway line, the Botnia Line, betwee... Read More about Strengthening of the Örnsköldsviks Bridge with Near Surface Mounted CFRP Rods.

Aging of the labour force and globalization. (2007)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2007). Aging of the labour force and globalization. In R. Cooper, K. Donaghy, & G. Hewings (Eds.), Globalization and Regional Economic Modelling (69-85). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72444-5_5

The rapid aging of the population structure across most developed countries is one of the main challenges facing their economies and governments (CEC 2004a).1 These changes will have significant impacts upon pension and healthcare costs, the demand f... Read More about Aging of the labour force and globalization..

Exploring multiple trees through DAG representations (2007)
Journal Article
Graham, M., & Kennedy, J. (2007). Exploring multiple trees through DAG representations. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 13, 1294-1301. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2007.70556

We present a Directed Acyclic Graph visualisation designed to allow interaction with a set of multiple classification trees, specifically to find overlaps and differences between groups of trees and individual trees. The work is motivated by the need... Read More about Exploring multiple trees through DAG representations.

Taxi Licensing, Regulation and Control: An analysis of taxi supply in medium sized UK cities (2007)
Thesis
Cooper, J. M. Taxi Licensing, Regulation and Control: An analysis of taxi supply in medium sized UK cities. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7242

The primary objective of this thesis is to provide a new approach to optimizing the supply of taxis as applied in UK cities. Taxi supply, both in the UK and elsewhere, is controlled by a series of regulations (defined in relation to controls affectin... Read More about Taxi Licensing, Regulation and Control: An analysis of taxi supply in medium sized UK cities.

Library 2.0 and UK academic libraries: drivers and impacts (2007)
Journal Article
Shoniwa, P., & Hall, H. (2007). Library 2.0 and UK academic libraries: drivers and impacts. New Review of Information Networking, 13(2), 69-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614570801899975

At a time that the term “Library 2.0” has attracted attention in the professional and academic press of library and information science, there appears to be a lack of consensus as to what this nomenclature actually means. At one extreme Library 2.0 i... Read More about Library 2.0 and UK academic libraries: drivers and impacts.

Vibrational behaviour of timber floors - experimental investigations (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weckendorf, J., Zhang, B., Kermani, A., & Reid, D. (2007, November). Vibrational behaviour of timber floors - experimental investigations. Presented at The Third Scottish Conference for Postgraduate Researchers of the Built & Natural Environment (PRoBE),

Vibrational behaviour of timber floors - experimental investigations.