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The embedded intelligence of smart cities (2011)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2011). The embedded intelligence of smart cities. Intelligent Buildings International, 3(3), 189-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/17508975.2011.579340

This article offers an extensive review of Mitchell's thesis on the transition from the city of bits to e-topia and finds it wanting. It suggests that the problems encountered with the thesis lie with the lack of substantive insight it offers into th... Read More about The embedded intelligence of smart cities.

Promoting Jobs Growth to Benefit Disadvantaged People and Communities – An International Review of Best Practice. (2011)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., & Bergmann, A. (2011). Promoting Jobs Growth to Benefit Disadvantaged People and Communities – An International Review of Best Practice

This report sets out the findings from a study into strategies that link the promotion of investment and the employment of economically inactive groups. The aim is to ascertain current practice in 10 relevant countries (Australia; Belgium; Denmark;... Read More about Promoting Jobs Growth to Benefit Disadvantaged People and Communities – An International Review of Best Practice..

Review of financial capability training resources - report of the Scottish Government social inclusion division. (2011)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., & Egdell, V. (2011). Review of financial capability training resources - report of the Scottish Government social inclusion division

The aim of this review is to better understand the training needs of practitioners working in the field of post school financial capability support in Scotland; and the training provision available for different types of practitioners across a range... Read More about Review of financial capability training resources - report of the Scottish Government social inclusion division..

Performance monitoring and modelling of micro-, midi- and macro-wind turbines (2011)
Thesis
Makkawi, A. Performance monitoring and modelling of micro-, midi- and macro-wind turbines. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6040

This thesis investigates the potential of using wind turbine to offset electricity demand for dwellings or public building. This work involves onshore small and large wind turbine implementation considering the suitability of the location to machine... Read More about Performance monitoring and modelling of micro-, midi- and macro-wind turbines.

Active Ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in small and medium sized companies and organisations. (2011)
Report
Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., McQuaid, R. W., & Guest, P. (2011). Active Ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in small and medium sized companies and organisations

The Social Experimentation for Active Ageing (hereafter referred to as Active Ageing) project involved the identification of good age management practice, supporting and encouraging employers (SMEs) in Edinburgh, participating in this European funded... Read More about Active Ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in small and medium sized companies and organisations..

State assignment for sequential circuits using multi-objective genetic algorithm (2011)
Journal Article
Al-Jassani, B. A., Urquhart, N. B., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2011). State assignment for sequential circuits using multi-objective genetic algorithm. IET Computers and Digital Techniques, 5, 296-305. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cdt.2010.0045

In this study, a new approach using a multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA) is proposed to determine the optimal state assignment with less area and power dissipations for completely and incompletely specified sequential circuits. The goal is to f... Read More about State assignment for sequential circuits using multi-objective genetic algorithm.

Adaptive neural network tracking control of robot manipulators with prescribed performance (2011)
Journal Article
Xie, X.-L., Hou, Z.-G., Cheng, L., Ji, C., Tan, M., & Yu, H. (2011). Adaptive neural network tracking control of robot manipulators with prescribed performance. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 225(6), 790-797. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959651811398853

In this paper, a controller for robot manipulators is proposed to guarantee the tracking error of the systems bounded by predefined decreasing boundary. In this control scheme, a multi-layer neural network is used to approximate the unknown non-linea... Read More about Adaptive neural network tracking control of robot manipulators with prescribed performance.

The rationale for the DREaM: Developing Research Excellence and Methods Project (2011)
Journal Article
Hall, H., Kenna, S., & Oppenheim, C. (2011). The rationale for the DREaM: Developing Research Excellence and Methods Project. Library and information research, 35(110), 43-49

The article describes the background to the development of the DREaM project, which is aimed at expanding the range of skills of UK-based researchers in the LIS field, and at developing a network of active researchers, both in academia and amongst LI... Read More about The rationale for the DREaM: Developing Research Excellence and Methods Project.

BBC Radio Scotland Comedy Café. (2011)
Digital Artefact
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2011). BBC Radio Scotland Comedy Café

Contributor to pre-recorded BBC Radio Scotland programme.
Also broadcast as part of the Comedy Zone programme (13 Aug 2011)

Dual-bands four-element antenna array design for MIMO application (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abidin, Z., Abd-Alhameed, R., Ma, Y., Ramli, R., & See, C. (2011, July). Dual-bands four-element antenna array design for MIMO application. Presented at 26th International Conference On CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future (CARs&FOF 2011), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A compact of 4 x 4 crescent antennas operating on dual-band frequency in Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) application technology, printed on a relatively low dielectric constant substrate is presented. In order to enhance the mutual coupling, th... Read More about Dual-bands four-element antenna array design for MIMO application.

A Compact Tuneable PIFLA Notched Ultra-Wideband Antenna for Wireless Applications (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elfergani, I., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., Hraga, H., & Ramli, K. (2011, July). A Compact Tuneable PIFLA Notched Ultra-Wideband Antenna for Wireless Applications. Presented at 26th International Conference On CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future ( CARs&FOF 2011), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This paper proposes a compact PIFLA ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna with a tuneable band-notched response from 3.2 to 4.5 GHz. Tuning of the rejected frequency is realised by loading an embedded resonant slot with lumped capacitors (equivalent to varact... Read More about A Compact Tuneable PIFLA Notched Ultra-Wideband Antenna for Wireless Applications.

Design, kinematics, simulation, and experiment for a lower-limb rehabilitation robot (2011)
Journal Article
Wang, H., Shi, X., Liu, H., Li, L., Hou, Z., & Yu, H. (2011). Design, kinematics, simulation, and experiment for a lower-limb rehabilitation robot. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 225(6), 860-872. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959651811408978

This paper investigates and proposes a lower-limb rehabilitation robot that is used to help patients with lower-limb paralysis to improve and resume physical functions. The proposed rehabilitation robot has the feature that three rotary joints consis... Read More about Design, kinematics, simulation, and experiment for a lower-limb rehabilitation robot.

Performance Evaluation of Actual Multielement Antenna Systems Under Transmit Antenna Selection/Maximal Ratio Combining (2011)
Journal Article
Papamichael, V. C., & Karadimas, P. (2011). Performance Evaluation of Actual Multielement Antenna Systems Under Transmit Antenna Selection/Maximal Ratio Combining. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 10, 690-692. https://doi.org/10.1109/lawp.2011.2161662

In this letter, the performance of actual multielement antenna (MEA) systems under the transmit antenna selection/maximal ratio combining (TAS/MRC) technique is evaluated. An alternative version of an efficient, recently developed, stochastic electro... Read More about Performance Evaluation of Actual Multielement Antenna Systems Under Transmit Antenna Selection/Maximal Ratio Combining.

Industrial product-service systems think-tank: establishing long term research directions (2011)
Report
Shehab, E., Tiwari, A., Vasantha, G. A., Lightfoot, H., & Roy, R. (2011). Industrial product-service systems think-tank: establishing long term research directions. Cranfield University

Cranfield University and Rolls-Royce plc designed and developed a one-day ‘Think- Tank’ international workshop to establish the future research direction for Industrial Product-Service Systems (IPS2). The workshop was held at Cranfield University, UK... Read More about Industrial product-service systems think-tank: establishing long term research directions.

Editorial: TLAD 2011 (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leimich, P. (2011, July). Editorial: TLAD 2011. Presented at 9th International Workshop on Teaching, Learning and Assessment of Databases

No abstract available.

Learning to Cope with Digital Technology (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sobolewska, E., & Benyon, D. (2011, July). Learning to Cope with Digital Technology. Presented at 25th BCS Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Technology surrounds people; it functions as their best friend and the worst enemy. From a trip to the local supermarket, to almost every aspect of people's professional and social lives technology is present; mediating their interactions, demanding... Read More about Learning to Cope with Digital Technology.