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From worst slum to best example of regeneration: Complexity in the regeneration of Hulme, Manchester (2005)
Journal Article
Moobela, C. (2005). From worst slum to best example of regeneration: Complexity in the regeneration of Hulme, Manchester. Emergence: Complexity & Organization, 7(1), 29-42

One of the celebrated features of the emergence of 'complexity thinking' on the research scene is its acclaimed ability to cut across disciplinary boundaries, offering potential explanations to pertinent issues that have haunted 'experts' and bureauc... Read More about From worst slum to best example of regeneration: Complexity in the regeneration of Hulme, Manchester.

Modeling delay and packet drop in Networked Control Systems using network simulator NS2 (2005)
Journal Article
Hasan, M. S., Harding, C., Yu, H., & Griffiths, A. (2005). Modeling delay and packet drop in Networked Control Systems using network simulator NS2. International Journal of Automation and Computing, 2(2), 187-194. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-005-0187-x

Wireless Networked Control Systems (WNCS) are used to implement a control mechanism over a wireless network that is capable of carrying real-time traffic. This field has drawn enormous attention from current researchers because of its flexibility and... Read More about Modeling delay and packet drop in Networked Control Systems using network simulator NS2.

Cooperation, risk and the evolution of teamwork (2005)
Book Chapter
Andras, P., & Lazarus, J. (2005). Cooperation, risk and the evolution of teamwork. In N. Gold (Ed.), Teamwork: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives (56-77). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230523203_4

Our aims in this chapter are twofold. First, we place teamwork in the context of the evolutionary analysis of cooperation and altruism. This allows us to predict the evolutionary scenarios likely to have favoured the evolution of team work, the proba... Read More about Cooperation, risk and the evolution of teamwork.

Self-Aware software – will it become a reality? (2005)
Book Chapter
Andras, P., & Charlton, B. G. (2005). Self-Aware software – will it become a reality?. In O. Babaoglu, M. Jelasity, A. Montresor, C. Fetzer, & S. Leonardi (Eds.), Self-star Properties in Complex Information Systems: conceptual and Practical Foundations (229-259). Springer

The possibility of building self-aware software fascinated computer scientist since the beginning of computer science. Research in AI, and in particular on software agents, agent system, computational reflection and reflective software delivered inte... Read More about Self-Aware software – will it become a reality?.

Effectiveness of information provision in reducing risks to the environment (2005)
Report
Andras, P., Bush, J., Garratt, J., Hinks, J., Kennedy, A., Piggott, G., …Willis, K. (2005). Effectiveness of information provision in reducing risks to the environment. Defra

As part of a wider effort to develop new approaches to evaluating and quantifying the benefits of chemicals regulation, this project will review the effectiveness of existing information provision tools (such as classification and labelling for hazar... Read More about Effectiveness of information provision in reducing risks to the environment.

The origins of life - the ‘protein interaction world’ hypothesis: protein interactions were the first form of self-reproducing life and nucleic acids evolved later as memory molecules (2005)
Journal Article
Andras, P., & Andras, C. (2005). The origins of life - the ‘protein interaction world’ hypothesis: protein interactions were the first form of self-reproducing life and nucleic acids evolved later as memory molecules. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2004.11.029

The ‘protein interaction world’ (PIW) hypothesis of the origins of life assumes that life emerged as a self-reproducing and expanding system of protein interactions. In mainstream molecular biology, ‘replication’ refers to the material copying of mol... Read More about The origins of life - the ‘protein interaction world’ hypothesis: protein interactions were the first form of self-reproducing life and nucleic acids evolved later as memory molecules.

Computer access for motor impaired users (2005)
Book Chapter
Trewin, S., & Keates, S. (2006). Computer access for motor impaired users. In C. Ghaoui (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction (92-99). London: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-562-7.ch015

Computers can be a source of tremendous benefit for those with motor impairments. Enabling computer access empowers individuals, offering improved quality of life. This is achieved through greater freedom to participate in computer-based activities f... Read More about Computer access for motor impaired users.

BS 7000-6:2005 Design management systems. Managing inclusive design. Guide (2005)
Report
Keates, S. (2005). BS 7000-6:2005 Design management systems. Managing inclusive design. Guide. London, UK: British Standards Institution

BS 7000-6 provides the guidelines for adoption of inclusive approach to to design of products. BS 7000 Part 6 is the British Standard that is a part of the BS 7000 series on Design Management Systems and this part provides guidance on managing inclus... Read More about BS 7000-6:2005 Design management systems. Managing inclusive design. Guide.

Improving Web accessibility through an enhanced open-source browser (2005)
Journal Article
Hanson, V. L., Brezin, J. P., Crayne, S., Keates, S., Kjeldsen, R., Richards, J. T., Swart, C., & Trewin, S. (2005). Improving Web accessibility through an enhanced open-source browser. IBM Systems Journal, 44(3), 573-588. https://doi.org/10.1147/sj.443.0573

The accessibility Works project provides software enhancements to the Mozilla? Web browser and allows users to control their browsing environment. Although Web accessibility standards specify markup that must be incorporated for Web pages to be acces... Read More about Improving Web accessibility through an enhanced open-source browser.

Transportation metadata: role of data and information technology section: final metadata working group report. (2005)
Report
Zmud, J., Wigan, M., Turner, S., Hall, J., Gillman, R., & Harrison, F. (2005). Transportation metadata: role of data and information technology section: final metadata working group report

This report is the collaborative product of a workgroup convened under the auspices of Data and
Information Technology Section (ABJ00) of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). The Lilbrary and
Information Science Committee (ABG40) from the Resea... Read More about Transportation metadata: role of data and information technology section: final metadata working group report..

An evolutionary approach for symmetrical field programmable gate array placement. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yang, M., Almaini, A. E. A., Wang, L. Y., & Wang, P. (2005, July). An evolutionary approach for symmetrical field programmable gate array placement. Presented at Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics,

An evolutionary computation method is used to place a set of different Microelectronics Center of North Carolina (MCNC) benchmark circuits on traditional symmetrical Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). The experimental results are compared to the s... Read More about An evolutionary approach for symmetrical field programmable gate array placement..

Building with Scottish Stone. (2005)
Book
Wilson, P., McMillan, A., Maxwell, I., & Young, M. (2005). Building with Scottish Stone. Arcamedia & Natural Stone Institute

Building with Scottish Stone aims to encourage more use of stone sourced from Scotland’s working quarries and to provide a better understanding of those mineralogical properties which give each stone its distinctive quality. The nation’s architectura... Read More about Building with Scottish Stone..

Speeding behaviour and collision involvement in Scottish car drivers. (2005)
Book Chapter
Stradling, S. G., Carreno, M., Ferguson, N., & Rye, T. (2005). Speeding behaviour and collision involvement in Scottish car drivers. In D. A. Hennessy, & D. L. Wiesenthal (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Road User Behavior and Traffic Safety (113-123). Nova Science Publishers

This chapter combines data sets from two recent studies of Scottish drivers, one conducted for the Scottish Executive and one for the Strathclyde Safety Camera Partnership. Both surveys involved in-home interviews with quota samples of drivers. Full... Read More about Speeding behaviour and collision involvement in Scottish car drivers..

Matching user demand and technical supply for the design of traveller information systems. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, N., Salim, V., Gannon, J., Olaru, D., & Wigan, M. (2005). Matching user demand and technical supply for the design of traveller information systems.

The majority of states across Australia have a publicly funded traveller information service in operation. They clearly provide some benefits to the travelling public, but there has been limited reported analysis of user opinions of the services and... Read More about Matching user demand and technical supply for the design of traveller information systems..

Development of a computer model to simulate a low temperature differential Ringbom stirling engine. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robson, A., & Grassie, T. (2005). Development of a computer model to simulate a low temperature differential Ringbom stirling engine. In Proceedings of the 12th International Stirling Engine Conference and Technology Exhibition (350-357)

The Stirling cycle engine of 1816 and subsequent closed cycle regenerative heat engines have been the subject of many analyses. The complex nature of the mechanical, fluid, and thermal processes within the engine makes an accurate analysis challengi... Read More about Development of a computer model to simulate a low temperature differential Ringbom stirling engine..

A silk purse from a sow's ear? predicting current urban freight movements. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pekol, A., Wigan, M., & Hulbert, J. (2005). A silk purse from a sow's ear? predicting current urban freight movements.

The importance of freight activity in urban areas has increased substantially and is predicted to
continue to rise. However, freight data is difficult to secure, and even more difficult to use in
policy, forecasting and analysis. This is a direct c... Read More about A silk purse from a sow's ear? predicting current urban freight movements..