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A semester with the Sony eBook Reader. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Allan, D. (2009, October). A semester with the Sony eBook Reader. Paper presented at International Conference on the Book

The marketplace has seen the launch over the past two years of a plethora of products that can now handle digitised books on mobile devices. One of the most prominent of these has been the Sony e-book reader, principally because of its availability t... Read More about A semester with the Sony eBook Reader..

A comparison of modern methods of bathroom construction: a project case study. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor, M. D., Fisher, A., & Wamuziri, S. (2009). A comparison of modern methods of bathroom construction: a project case study.

Volumetric modules are often employed as an efficient and effective means of constructing highly serviced areas in buildings such as bathroom, kitchens and structures to house mechanical plant and equipment. Recent developments in structurally int... Read More about A comparison of modern methods of bathroom construction: a project case study..

Equal-Spaced Rectangular Meander-line Antenna RFID Tag Design for UHF Band (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Zhou, D., AlKhambashi, M., See, C. H., Abusitta, M., & Excell, P. S. (2009). Equal-Spaced Rectangular Meander-line Antenna RFID Tag Design for UHF Band.

Design and testing of an equal-spaced rectangular meander-line antenna (ESRMLA) for RFID tag applications in the European UHF band 865-868 MHz is presented. The tag antenna was modelled and analysed using two established electromagnetic simulator pac... Read More about Equal-Spaced Rectangular Meander-line Antenna RFID Tag Design for UHF Band.

Space-Time Finite Element Dynamic Analysis of Transfer Plate Structures in Tall Buildings (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kuang, J., & Zhang, H. (2009, September). Space-Time Finite Element Dynamic Analysis of Transfer Plate Structures in Tall Buildings. Presented at Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing

A new space-time finite element formulation for dynamic analysis of transfer plates is presented. The method is based on an unconventional Hamilton variational principle and a special technique in time domain interpolation is employed. For the simple... Read More about Space-Time Finite Element Dynamic Analysis of Transfer Plate Structures in Tall Buildings.

Design and evaluation of optical fibre sensors in civil engineering applications for Structural Health Monitoring (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grattan, K. T. V., Kerrouche, A., Sun, T., Grattan, S., Taylor, S. E., & Basheer, P. A. M. (2009, July). Design and evaluation of optical fibre sensors in civil engineering applications for Structural Health Monitoring. Presented at 14th OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), Hong Kong, China

A number of studies on the use of optical fibre sensor techniques for structural monitoring are discussed and results obtained, both in the laboratory and in the field, are reported.

Employability of Older People. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (2009). Employability of Older People.

[A Scottish demographic study concerning employability of older people in an aging population.]

A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) for Underground Assets Monitoring (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
See, C. H., Horoshenkov, K., Tait, S., Hu, Y., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., & Gardiner, J. (2009, July). A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) for Underground Assets Monitoring. Poster presented at Wireless Sensing Showcase 2009, National Physical Laboratory, UK

Abstract not available.

The trials and travels of Lady Chatterley. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McCleery, A. (2009, July). The trials and travels of Lady Chatterley. Paper presented at Lady Chatterley and her Consequences Conference

Putting tartan in the mix: the strange case of "Gideon Mack". (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McCleery, A., & Copeland, C. (2009, June). Putting tartan in the mix: the strange case of "Gideon Mack". Paper presented at Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing Conference

Letting others do the work for you: the use of a wiki in creating a large-scale dataset. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gunn, L. (2009, June). Letting others do the work for you: the use of a wiki in creating a large-scale dataset. Paper presented at Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing Conference

The problems of creating a large and diverse dataset for public online access are common across a number of fields and disciplines, particularly where the resources available to the researchers in terms of staffing, access and mobility are restricted... Read More about Letting others do the work for you: the use of a wiki in creating a large-scale dataset..

Beer as a social propellant? A study on rural Cumbria. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cabras, I., & Reggiani, C. (2009, May). Beer as a social propellant? A study on rural Cumbria. Paper presented at Beeronomics Conference-the Economics of beer and brewing

Improving Office Users Workplace Perceptions Using Plants (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, A. (2009, May). Improving Office Users Workplace Perceptions Using Plants. Paper presented at Liverpool Conference in Built Environment and Natural Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool

This paper explores the importance of user perceptions within an organisational context, and more specifically, aims to identify and demonstrate the benefits of plants in offices in contributing to employee wellbeing by influencing their perceptions... Read More about Improving Office Users Workplace Perceptions Using Plants.