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Fast conversion for large Canonical OR-coincidence functions. (2006)
Journal Article
Yang, M., Wang, L. Y., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2006). Fast conversion for large Canonical OR-coincidence functions. Circuits and Systems, 1643-1646. https://doi.org/10.1109/APCCAS.2006.342080

Fixed Polarity Canonical OR-coincidence (COC) expansions based on inclusive-OR and OR operations are dual forms of fixed polarity Reed-Muller expansions. Traditionally, they are obtained from maxterms of Canonical Products-of-sum (CPOS) expansions. T... Read More about Fast conversion for large Canonical OR-coincidence functions..

Aminoacetic acid as complexing agent in baths for electroless deposition of Ni–W–P coatings (2006)
Journal Article
Szczygieł, B., & Turkiewicz, A. (2006). Aminoacetic acid as complexing agent in baths for electroless deposition of Ni–W–P coatings. Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing, 84(6), 309-312. https://doi.org/10.1179/174591906x149464

Ni–W–P alloy coatings were deposited from a bath containing, nickel sulphate (VI), sodium tungstate (VI), sodium hypophosphite, sodium formate, and a complexing agent. The complexing agents were formic acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, m... Read More about Aminoacetic acid as complexing agent in baths for electroless deposition of Ni–W–P coatings.

Car parking management at airports: A special case? (2006)
Journal Article
Aldridge, K., Carreno, M., Ison, S., Rye, T., & Straker, I. (2006). Car parking management at airports: A special case?. Transport Policy, 13(6), 511-521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2006.05.002

The number of employees who daily commute to an airport represents, on average, one quarter to one half of the daily number of passengers. At UK airports it is rare for employees to pay for their car parking, with most employers absorbing the charges... Read More about Car parking management at airports: A special case?.

Racking Performance of Structural Insulated Panels (2006)
Journal Article
Kermani, A., & Hairstans, R. (2006). Racking Performance of Structural Insulated Panels. Journal of Structural Engineering, 132(11), 1806-1812. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%290733-9445%282006%29132%3A11%281806%29

Formed from a thick layer of polystyrene foam sandwiched between two layers of oriented strand board, structural insulated panels (SIPs) are a viable alternative to traditional wood stud shear walls. Developed in North America, SIPs satisfy building... Read More about Racking Performance of Structural Insulated Panels.

Ageing of the labour force and regions under globalization (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (2006, November). Ageing of the labour force and regions under globalization. Presented at NARSC Conference

The rapid aging of the population structure across most developed countries is one of the main challenges facing their economies and governments (CEC 2004a).1 These changes will have significant impacts upon pension and healthcare costs, the demand f... Read More about Ageing of the labour force and regions under globalization.

High-resolution multiple-unit EEG in cat auditory cortex reveals large spatio-temporal stochastic interactions (2006)
Journal Article
Wennekers, T., Ay, N., & Andras, P. (2007). High-resolution multiple-unit EEG in cat auditory cortex reveals large spatio-temporal stochastic interactions. BioSystems, 89(1-3), 190-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2006.04.017

It has been argued that information processing in the cortex is optimised with regard to certain information theoretic principles. We have, for instance, recently shown that spike-timing dependent plasticity can improve an information-theoretic measu... Read More about High-resolution multiple-unit EEG in cat auditory cortex reveals large spatio-temporal stochastic interactions.

Design of quadrifilar helical and spiral antennas in the presence of satellite-mobile handsets using genetic algorithms (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhou, D., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., Excell, P., & Amushan, E. (2006, November). Design of quadrifilar helical and spiral antennas in the presence of satellite-mobile handsets using genetic algorithms. Presented at 2006 First European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Nice, France

Two circularly-polarised quadrifilar helical and spiral antennas, operated at 1.6 GHz and intended for the applications of satellite mobile communications, were designed using genetic algorithms. The antennas were firstly considered as a test on an i... Read More about Design of quadrifilar helical and spiral antennas in the presence of satellite-mobile handsets using genetic algorithms.

A new design of circularly-polarised conical-beam microstrip patch antennas using a genetic algorithm (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., Zhou, D., Excell, P., & Hu, Y. (2006, November). A new design of circularly-polarised conical-beam microstrip patch antennas using a genetic algorithm. Presented at 2006 First European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Nice, France

Two circularly-polarised conical beam air-dielectric microstrip patch antennas for short-range low-power Wireless Sensor Network application were designed using genetic algorithms. They were achieved using two slots or a shorting wall, both designs i... Read More about A new design of circularly-polarised conical-beam microstrip patch antennas using a genetic algorithm.

Energy efficiency improvements through sunspace augmented positive input ventilation of buildings. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Currie, J., Capper, G., & Holmes, J. (2006, November). Energy efficiency improvements through sunspace augmented positive input ventilation of buildings. Presented at EPIC 2006 AIVC Vol 3

Positive input ventilation (PIV) systems were installed in a new build housing development in Ballantrae in south west Scotland; utilising a glazed sunspace on the south elevation of each dwelling to augment the energy saving potential of the install... Read More about Energy efficiency improvements through sunspace augmented positive input ventilation of buildings..

Developing steady clicks:: a method of cursor assistance for people with motor impairments (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Trewin, S., Keates, S., & Moffatt, K. (2006, October). Developing steady clicks:: a method of cursor assistance for people with motor impairments. Presented at ASSETS 06 The 8th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Portland, OR, USA

Slipping while clicking and accidental clicks are a source of errors for mouse users with motor impairments. The Steady Clicks assistance feature suppresses these errors by freezing the cursor during mouse clicks, preventing overlapping button presse... Read More about Developing steady clicks:: a method of cursor assistance for people with motor impairments.

Modelling environmental variation in Young’s modulus for Pinus radiata and implications for determination of critical buckling height. (2006)
Journal Article
Watt, M. S., Moore, J. R., Facon, J.-P., Downes, G. M., Clinton, P. W., Coker, G., Davis, M. R., Simcock, R., Parfitt, R. L., Dando, J., Mason, E. G., & Bown, H. E. (2006). Modelling environmental variation in Young’s modulus for Pinus radiata and implications for determination of critical buckling height. Annals of Botany, 98, 765-775. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcl161

Background and Aims: Although density-specific stiffness, E/, (where E is Young's modulus and is wood density) is often assumed constant by the elastic similarity model, and in determination of critical buckling height (Hcrit), few studies have test... Read More about Modelling environmental variation in Young’s modulus for Pinus radiata and implications for determination of critical buckling height..

Condition monitoring of hydraulic systems using neural network for data analysis (2006)
Thesis
Yu, F. Condition monitoring of hydraulic systems using neural network for data analysis. (Thesis). Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2254714

Condition monitoring of engineering processes or equipment has become of paramount importance as there is a growing need for improved performance, reliability, safety and more efficient maintenance. Condition monitoring in railway industry as a whole... Read More about Condition monitoring of hydraulic systems using neural network for data analysis.

Skills and employability (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (2006, September). Skills and employability. Presented at Intelligence Network CPD Conference

PN code acquisition with a CA-CFAR adaptive digital matched filter and its realisation using FPGA. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wie, B., Sharif, M., Almaini, A. E. A., & Binnie, D. (2006, September). PN code acquisition with a CA-CFAR adaptive digital matched filter and its realisation using FPGA. Presented at Proceedings of IEEE 13th International Conference on Systems, Signals & Image Processing, IWSSIP’06,

In this paper the performance of a Cell Averaging Constant False Alarm Rate (CA-CFAR) Pseudo-Noise (PN) code adaptive detector is analysed for a single path communication channel. The detection process uses a digital Matched Filter (MF) and is implem... Read More about PN code acquisition with a CA-CFAR adaptive digital matched filter and its realisation using FPGA..

Cortical activity pattern computation (2006)
Journal Article
Andras, P., & Wennekers, T. (2007). Cortical activity pattern computation. BioSystems, 87(2-3), 179-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2006.09.012

Neural computations are modelled in various ways, but still there is no clear understanding of how the brain performs its computational tasks. This paper presents new results about analysis of neural processes in terms of activity pattern computation... Read More about Cortical activity pattern computation.

Within these walls. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, S. (2006, September). Within these walls. Paper presented at UK Noise Association