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Optical Properties of Vacuum Evaporated amorphous CdTe Thin Films (2003)
Conference Proceeding
Sathyamoorthy, R., Lalitha, S., Senthilarasu, S., Subbarayan, A., & Natarajan, K. (2003). Optical Properties of Vacuum Evaporated amorphous CdTe Thin Films. In Electromagnetic Materials: Proceedings of the Symposium F, ICMAT 2003 (243-246). https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812704344_0049

In this paper, we have reported the optical properties of vacuum evaporated CdTe thin films. Thin films have been prepared from the polycrystalline powder of CdTe on well-cleaned glass substrate under the vacuum of 10−6 Torr. The thicknesses of the f... Read More about Optical Properties of Vacuum Evaporated amorphous CdTe Thin Films.

Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Zinc Phthalocyanine (ZnPc) thin films (2003)
Conference Proceeding
Senthilarasu, S., Sathyamoorthy, R., Kanmani, K., Lalitha, S., & Subbarayan, A. (2003). Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Zinc Phthalocyanine (ZnPc) thin films. In Electromagnetic Materials: Proceedings of the Symposium F, ICMAT 2003 (247-250). https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812704344_0050

In this article, we have reported the structural, optical and electrical properties of ZnPc thin films. The samples were prepared by thermal evaporation method. The thickness of the samples were measured by the quartz crystal monitor. The structural... Read More about Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Zinc Phthalocyanine (ZnPc) thin films.

A Model for Emergent Chaotic Order in Small Neural Networks (2003)
Journal Article
Andras, P. (2003). A Model for Emergent Chaotic Order in Small Neural Networks. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2(1), 55-69. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219635203000172

A new neural network model is introduced in this paper. The aim of the proposed Sierpinski neural networks is to provide a simple and biologically plausible neural network architecture that produces emergent complex spatio-temporal patterns through t... Read More about A Model for Emergent Chaotic Order in Small Neural Networks.

Software Suite to Aid Protein Target Identification for Rational Drug Discovery (2003)
Conference Proceeding
Idowu, O., Lynden, S., Periorellis, P., Young, M., & Andras, P. (2003). Software Suite to Aid Protein Target Identification for Rational Drug Discovery. In Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory and Wellcome Trust Conference on Pharmacogenomics

The process of rational drug discovery requires analysis of complex biological systems such as protein-protein interaction, metabolic pathways and gene interaction networks. Our aim is to develop a software suite for data retrieval and analysis that... Read More about Software Suite to Aid Protein Target Identification for Rational Drug Discovery.

A model for emergent complex order in small neural networks (2003)
Journal Article
Andras, P. (2003). A model for emergent complex order in small neural networks. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2(1), 55-69. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219635203000172

A new neural network model is introduced in this paper. The aim of the proposed Sierpinski neural networks is to provide a simple and biologically plausible neural network architecture that produces emergent complex spatio-temporal patterns through t... Read More about A model for emergent complex order in small neural networks.

Mobile Agent-Based Performance Management for the Virtual Home Environment (2003)
Journal Article
Bohoris, C., Pavlou, G., & Liotta, A. (2003). Mobile Agent-Based Performance Management for the Virtual Home Environment. Journal of Network and Systems Management, 11(2), 133-149. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1023714931278

Virtual Home Environment (VHE) encompasses the deployment and management of adaptable services that retain any personalized service aspects, irrespective of terminal, network' and geographic location. We assert that the dynamic nature of the VHE requ... Read More about Mobile Agent-Based Performance Management for the Virtual Home Environment.

Dynamic resource management for mobile services (2003)
Conference Proceeding
Ragusa, C., Liotta, A., & Pavlou, G. (2003). Dynamic resource management for mobile services. In Mobile Agents for Telecommunication Applications: 5th International Workshop, MATA 2003, Marrakech, Morocco, October 8-10, 2003. Proceedings (156-169). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39646-8_15

In this paper we propose a dynamic resource management system addressing the key requirements of mobile services – i.e. services realized as Mobile Agents (MAs). MAs are exploited here in different ways. First, to realize adaptable, configurable, con... Read More about Dynamic resource management for mobile services.

Aggregation of composite location-aware services for mobile cellular networks (2003)
Conference Proceeding
Yew, A., Strand, A., Liotta, A., & Pavlou, G. (2003). Aggregation of composite location-aware services for mobile cellular networks. In Self-Managing Distributed Systems: 14th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Distributed Systems: Operations and Management, DSOM 2003 (260-272). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39671-0_27

The introduction of context-aware services through service frameworks such as Open Service Access gateways in 3rd Generation networks has coincided with the increasing popularity of Business to Business (B2B) solutions such as Web Services. It is env... Read More about Aggregation of composite location-aware services for mobile cellular networks.

Stability analysis of a new non-linear pole-zero placement controller incorporating neural networks (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zayed, A., & Hussain, A. (2003). Stability analysis of a new non-linear pole-zero placement controller incorporating neural networks. In Proceedings - INMIC 2003: IEEE 7th International Multi Topic Conference (290-294). https://doi.org/10.1109/INMIC.2003

The stability analysis and parameter convergence of a newly reported self-tuning pole-zero placement controller algorithm for non-linear dynamic systems are studied. The original controller overcomes the shortcomings of other linear designs and provi... Read More about Stability analysis of a new non-linear pole-zero placement controller incorporating neural networks.

Novel non-linear PID based multiple-controller incorporating a neural network learning sub-model (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zayed, A., & Hussain, A. (2003). Novel non-linear PID based multiple-controller incorporating a neural network learning sub-model. In 7th International Multi Topic Conference, 2003. INMIC 2003 (283-289). https://doi.org/10.1109/INMIC.2003.1416729

The paper proposes a new non-linear adaptive PID based multiple-controller incorporating a neural network learning sub-model. The unknown non-linear plant is represented by an equivalent model consisting of a linear time-varying sub-model plus a non-... Read More about Novel non-linear PID based multiple-controller incorporating a neural network learning sub-model.

New neural network based mobile location estimation in urban propagation models (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad, J., Hussain, A., & Ahmed, W. (2003). New neural network based mobile location estimation in urban propagation models. . https://doi.org/10.1109/INMIC.2003.1416679

Location estimation finds its applications in many important decisions in cellular networks. Hand offs, cellular fraud detection and location sensitive billing are some of the examples. Many different techniques are currently in use. This work first... Read More about New neural network based mobile location estimation in urban propagation models.

The prevalence of functional impairment in Great Britain (2003)
Book Chapter
Clarkson, J., Dong, H., & Keates, S. (2003). The prevalence of functional impairment in Great Britain. In J. Clarkson, R. Coleman, S. Keates, & C. Lebbon (Eds.), Inclusive Design: Design for the Whole Population (360-371). London: Springer. https://doi.or

The general lack of awareness of the wider range of end-user capabilities often results in inconsiderate design that excludes many users, especially older users and users with disabilities. There is a need for designers to understand both the nature... Read More about The prevalence of functional impairment in Great Britain.

Design exclusion (2003)
Book Chapter
Keates, S., & Clarkson, J. (2003). Design exclusion. In J. Clarkson, R. Coleman, S. Keates, & C. Lebbon (Eds.), Inclusive Design: Design for the Whole Population (88-107). London: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0001-0_6

While inclusive design and universal design are commonly accepted as good design aims, this chapter discusses the merits of focusing on design exclusion. The concept of design exclusion is particularly powerful because identifying why and how end-use... Read More about Design exclusion.

Assessment for inclusive design (2003)
Book Chapter
Cardoso, C., Keates, S., & Clarkson, J. (2003). Assessment for inclusive design. In J. Clarkson, R. Coleman, S. Keates, & C. Lebbon (Eds.), Inclusive Design: Design for the Whole Population (458-477). London: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0

Many designers view the process of design as primarily creative and informal. They often rely heavily on their intuitive response to the design problem when developing a design solution. As such, without an explicit effort to address the needs of the... Read More about Assessment for inclusive design.

Quantifying Design Exclusion (2003)
Book Chapter
Clarkson, J., Dong, H., & Keates, S. (2003). Quantifying Design Exclusion. In J. Clarkson, S. Keates, R. Coleman, & C. Lebbon (Eds.), Inclusive Design: Design for the Whole Population (422-436). London, UK: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0

Products make demands of their users which effect their utility and usability. As a result, those users who do not have the capability to use the product are denied access to it. For example, a kettle that is so heavy that a weaker user cannot lift i... Read More about Quantifying Design Exclusion.

Multiple haptic targets for motion-impaired computer users (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hwang, F., Keates, S., Langdon, P., & Clarkson, P. J. (2003). Multiple haptic targets for motion-impaired computer users. In G. Cockton, & P. Korhonen (Eds.), Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (41-48). https://doi.

Although a number of studies have reported that force feedback gravity wells can improve performance in ?pointand-click? tasks, there have been few studies addressing issues surrounding the use of gravity wells for multiple onscreen targets. This pap... Read More about Multiple haptic targets for motion-impaired computer users.

Inclusive design: design for the whole population. (2003)
Book
Clarkson, P., Keates, S., Coleman, R., & Lebbon, C. (Eds.). (2003). Inclusive design: design for the whole population. London, UK: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0001-0

Inclusive Design: What's in It for Me? presents a comprehensive review of current practice in inclusive design. With emphasis on new ideas for improvement and arguments for wider implementation in future, a unique combination of leading opinions on i... Read More about Inclusive design: design for the whole population..

Visualising design exclusion (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, P. J., Dong, H., & Keates, S. (2003). Visualising design exclusion. In A. Folkeson, K. Gralen, M. Norell, & U. Sellgren (Eds.), DS 31: Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design, Stockholm: Industrial design

?Design exclusion? arises when a product cannot be used effectively because of choices made during the design process. Understanding the causes of such design exclusion is essential if better products, which accommodate the widest range of user capab... Read More about Visualising design exclusion.