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Gestures and multimodal input (1999)
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Keates, S., & Robinson, P. (1999). Gestures and multimodal input. Behaviour and Information Technology, 18(1), 36-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/014492999119237

For users with motion impairments, the standard keyboard and mouse arrangement for computer access often presents problems. Other approaches have to be adopted to overcome this. In this paper, we will describe the development of a prototype multimoda... Read More about Gestures and multimodal input.

Employer transport plans-a case for regulation? (1999)
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Rye, T. (1999). Employer transport plans-a case for regulation?. Transport Reviews, 19(1), 13-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/014416499295655

Employer transport plans (ETPs) are increasingly seen by transport planners as one of potential means to manage the demand for private transport. Such plans seek to reduce trips to work by car by providing, through individual employers, a targeted,... Read More about Employer transport plans-a case for regulation?.

An Integrated approach to modelling traffic pollution in the urban environment. (1999)
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Addison, P. S., McCann, J. M., Low, D. J., & Currie, J. (1999). An Integrated approach to modelling traffic pollution in the urban environment. Traffic engineering & control, 40, 434-437

To meet global air pollution targets, public authorities are increasingly seeking reliable practical tools for assessing traffic pollution impacts. This paper outlines a method which combines traffic models with other models to assess the total effec... Read More about An Integrated approach to modelling traffic pollution in the urban environment..

Are the New Deal target groupings well founded? an examination of job search success before the New Deal (1999)
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Adams, J., Greig, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (1999). Are the New Deal target groupings well founded? an examination of job search success before the New Deal

This study examines the appropriateness of the New Deal in targeting specific groups of unemployed jobseekers. This is done using a survey of unemployed jobseekers carried out prior to the implementation of the New Deal framework in April 1998. A s... Read More about Are the New Deal target groupings well founded? an examination of job search success before the New Deal.

Tax and green transport plans: a survey of UK experience (1999)
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Potter, S., Rye, T., & Smith, M. (1999). Tax and green transport plans: a survey of UK experience. Transport Policy, 6(4), 197-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-070X%2899%2900021-9

The widespread adoption of Green Transport Plans (GTPs) by employers has become an important aim of the {UK} government transport policy as it tries to find ways of reducing transport demand. However, the tax treatment of employee benefits that form... Read More about Tax and green transport plans: a survey of UK experience.

An investigation into the reproducability results of the European ILT programme. (1999)
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Smith, S., Pompoli, R., & Fausti, P. (1999). An investigation into the reproducability results of the European ILT programme. Building Acoustics, 6(3), 187-210. https://doi.org/10.1260/1351010991501400

In an inter-laboratory test programme (ILT) for the measurement of airborne sound insulation of lightweight walls, reproducibility values of up to 12dB were obtained from the sound reduction index measured in 21 participating laboratories. These high... Read More about An investigation into the reproducability results of the European ILT programme..

Sound transmission through hollow brick walls (1999)
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Fringuellino, M., & Smith, S. (1999). Sound transmission through hollow brick walls. Building Acoustics, 6(3), 211-224. https://doi.org/10.1260/1351010991501419

Hollow bricks and blocks are one of the most common forms of material used for wall construction found in Central and Southern Europe. The principle purpose of the perforations (holes) is to increase the thermal insulation properties. As a result of... Read More about Sound transmission through hollow brick walls.

Employer attitudes to employer transport plans: a comparison of UK and Dutch experience (1999)
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Rye, T. (1999). Employer attitudes to employer transport plans: a comparison of UK and Dutch experience. Transport Policy, 6(3), 183-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-070X%2899%2900020-7

Employer transport plans (ETPs) are implemented by employers to encourage their employees to choose environmentally friendly modes of transport to work. They have been a part of Netherlands’ transport policy since 1989 and now form an important plank... Read More about Employer attitudes to employer transport plans: a comparison of UK and Dutch experience.

A pyroelectric polymer infrared sensor array with a charge amplifier readout (1999)
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Setiadi, D., Weller, H., & Binnie, T. (1999). A pyroelectric polymer infrared sensor array with a charge amplifier readout. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 76(1-3), 145-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0924-4247%2898%2900372-0

This paper presents a new pixel architecture for an infrared sensor array based on a pyroelectric polymer integrated with a CMOS charge amplifier. The fill factor of the sensor is optimised by placing the amplifier structure directly below the sensin... Read More about A pyroelectric polymer infrared sensor array with a charge amplifier readout.

A model of liquid outflow from single-outlet vessels (1999)
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Kubie, J. (1999). A model of liquid outflow from single-outlet vessels. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 213(8), 833-847. https://doi.org/10.1243/0954406991522446

This paper analyses the outflow of liquids from single-outlet vessels. In such vessels the liquid leaving the vessel through the outlet is replaced by another fluid, which enters the vessel through the same opening. A theoretical model is developed f... Read More about A model of liquid outflow from single-outlet vessels.

Application of a conductive polymer to self-absorbing ferroelectric polymer pyroelectric sensors (1999)
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Setiadi, D., He, Z., Hajto, J., & Binnie, T. (1999). Application of a conductive polymer to self-absorbing ferroelectric polymer pyroelectric sensors. Infrared Physics and Technology, 40(4), 267-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1350-4495%2899%2900017-1

This paper presents application of a conductive polymer to a self-absorbing pyroelectric sensor. The pyroelectric sensor is a free standing thermal infrared detector. It consists of a conductive polymer (PEDT/PSS) as an absorber layer and front elect... Read More about Application of a conductive polymer to self-absorbing ferroelectric polymer pyroelectric sensors.

An inter-comparison of laboratory measurements of airborne sound insulation of lightweight plasterboard walls. (1999)
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Pompoli, R., Fausti, P., & Smith, S. (1999). An inter-comparison of laboratory measurements of airborne sound insulation of lightweight plasterboard walls. Building Acoustics, 6(2), 127-140. https://doi.org/10.1260/1351010991501329

This paper describes the results of the European Inter-Laboratory Test (ILT) program, conducted for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility values for the laboratory measurements of airborne sound insulation of walls. A total of 24 lab... Read More about An inter-comparison of laboratory measurements of airborne sound insulation of lightweight plasterboard walls..

Effectiveness of simple ventilation strategies and partitioning in mitigating the effects of passive smoking (1999)
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Kolokotroni, M., Perera, M. D. A. E. S., Palmer, J., Currie, J., Capper, G., & Watkins, R. (1999). Effectiveness of simple ventilation strategies and partitioning in mitigating the effects of passive smoking. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 20(2), 93-98. https://doi.org/10.1177/014362449902000208

Pubs, bars and restaurants are places where smoking policy is still left to the discretion of the manager and where smoking is often permitted. However, there is demand to take measures to eliminate or reduce the effects of environmental tobacco smok... Read More about Effectiveness of simple ventilation strategies and partitioning in mitigating the effects of passive smoking.

On a representation of vector continued fractions. (1999)
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Roberts, D. E. (1999). On a representation of vector continued fractions. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 105(1-2), 453-466. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0377-0427%2899%2900034-5

Vector Pade approximants to power series with vector coefficients may be calculated using the three-term recurrence relations of vector continued fractions if formulated in the framework of Clifford algebras. We show that the numerator and denominat... Read More about On a representation of vector continued fractions..

Orthogonal RBF neural network approximation (1999)
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Andras, P. (1999). Orthogonal RBF neural network approximation. Neural Processing Letters, 9, 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1018621308457

The approximation properties of the RBF neural networks are investigated in this paper. A new approach is proposed, which is based on approximations with orthogonal combinations of functions. An orthogonalization framework is presented for the Gaussi... Read More about Orthogonal RBF neural network approximation.

A feasibility study on the development of an integrated manufacturing planning and control system in the South African Sawmill Industry (1999)
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Kapp, S. B., Price, C. S., Turner, P., & Vermaas, H. F. (1999). A feasibility study on the development of an integrated manufacturing planning and control system in the South African Sawmill Industry. Southern African forestry journal, 184(1), 80-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/10295925.1999.9631215

A feasibility study was conducted to assess the potential application of an integrated manufacturing planning and control (MPC) system within the South African sawmill industry. Implementation of such a system could enhance the international competit... Read More about A feasibility study on the development of an integrated manufacturing planning and control system in the South African Sawmill Industry.

Valuation, appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: Towards a life cycle analysis and impact assessment of their effects on the environment of cities (1999)
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Deakin, M. (1999). Valuation, appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: Towards a life cycle analysis and impact assessment of their effects on the environment of cities. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 4(2), 87-93. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02979408

Previous editions of this journal have drawn attention to the critical role valuation plays in life cycle analysis and environmental impact assessment (see for example Volkwein and Klopffer [1]. In particular, the critical role of valuation has be... Read More about Valuation, appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: Towards a life cycle analysis and impact assessment of their effects on the environment of cities.