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Robust set-point regulation for ecological models with multiple management goals (2015)
Journal Article
Guiver, C., Mueller, M., Hodgson, D., & Townley, S. (2016). Robust set-point regulation for ecological models with multiple management goals. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 72, 1467-1529. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-015-0919-7

Population managers will often have to deal with problems of meeting multiple goals, for example, keeping at specific levels both the total population and population abundances in given stage-classes of a stratified population. In control engineering... Read More about Robust set-point regulation for ecological models with multiple management goals.

Bus bunching along a corridor served by two lines. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sun, W., Schmöcker, J., Liu, R., & Fonzone, A. (2015, August). Bus bunching along a corridor served by two lines. Paper presented at 6th International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability

Dynamic congestion charging: Investigating boundary effects when applying low-revenue tolls. (2015)
Journal Article
Stewart, K., & Ge, Y.-E. (2015). Dynamic congestion charging: Investigating boundary effects when applying low-revenue tolls. International Journal of Transportation, 3(2), 17-30

This paper investigates the impact of realistic congestion charging regimes where undesired boundary effects of imposing charges may occur and may be both temporal and spatial. Tolling regimes are developed with the primary aim to reduce system cost... Read More about Dynamic congestion charging: Investigating boundary effects when applying low-revenue tolls..

On the use of inclusion structure in fuzzy clustering algorithm in case of Gaussian membership functions (2015)
Journal Article
Nefti-Meziani, S., Oussalah, M., & Soufian, M. (2015). On the use of inclusion structure in fuzzy clustering algorithm in case of Gaussian membership functions. Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, 28(4), 1477-1493. https://doi.org/10.3233/IFS-141407

This article addresses the problem of incorporating an inclusion structure in the general class of fuzzy c-means algorithms. Conventionally, all the classes of fuzzy clustering algorithms involve a distance structure as the main tool to compute the i... Read More about On the use of inclusion structure in fuzzy clustering algorithm in case of Gaussian membership functions.

Manufacture of solid oxide fuel cells using electroless c0deposition - a review of work carried out at Edinburgh Napier University. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davidson, A., Wilson, C., & Shearer, N. (2015, July). Manufacture of solid oxide fuel cells using electroless c0deposition - a review of work carried out at Edinburgh Napier University. Paper presented at ECS COnference on Electrochemical Energy Conversion & Storage with SOFC_XIV

This paper reviews work carried out at Edinburgh Napier University on the manufacture of anodes and cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) using electroless co-deposition of nickel and ceramic powders. Most of the work has been focused on anodes... Read More about Manufacture of solid oxide fuel cells using electroless c0deposition - a review of work carried out at Edinburgh Napier University..

A model of bus bunching under reliability-based passenger arrival patterns. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fonzone, A., Schmöcker, J.-D., & Liu, R. (2015, August). A model of bus bunching under reliability-based passenger arrival patterns. Presented at 21st International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory, Kobe, Japan

If bus service departure times are not completely unknown to the passengers, non-uniform passenger arrival patterns can be expected. We propose that passengers decide their arrival time at stops based on a continuous logit model that considers the ri... Read More about A model of bus bunching under reliability-based passenger arrival patterns..

Defining Acceptable Interaction for Universal Access (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S. (2015, August). Defining Acceptable Interaction for Universal Access. Presented at 9th International Conference, UAHCI 2015, Los Angeles, USA

Many new assistive input systems developed to meet the needs of users with functional impairments fail to make it out of the research laboratory and into regular use by the intended users. This paper examines some of the reasons for this and focuses... Read More about Defining Acceptable Interaction for Universal Access.

Body-worn sensors in Parkinson's disease: evaluating their acceptability to patients (2015)
Journal Article
Fisher, J. M., Hammerla, N. Y., Rochester, L., Andras, P., & Walker, R. W. (2016). Body-worn sensors in Parkinson's disease: evaluating their acceptability to patients. Telemedicine and e-Health, 22(1), 63-69. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2015.0026

Background:Remote monitoring of symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) using body-worn sensors would assist treatment decisions and evaluation of new treatments. To date, a rigorous, systematic evaluation of the acceptability of body-worn sensors in PD... Read More about Body-worn sensors in Parkinson's disease: evaluating their acceptability to patients.

An assessment of renewable energy readiness in Africa: Case study of Nigeria and Cameroon (2015)
Journal Article
Mas'ud, A. A., Wirba, A. V., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Mas'ud, I. A., Munir, A. B., & Yunus, N. M. (2015). An assessment of renewable energy readiness in Africa: Case study of Nigeria and Cameroon. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 51, 775-784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.06.045

Africa is blessed with abundant energy sources that can promote economic growth and provide sufficient capacity to meet up with the future electricity demand. This paper evaluates the progress made in renewable energy (RE) development in Nigeria and... Read More about An assessment of renewable energy readiness in Africa: Case study of Nigeria and Cameroon.

Façade refurbishment of existing office buildings: Do conventional energy-saving interventions always work? (2015)
Journal Article
Pomponi, F., Farr, E. R., Piroozfar, P., & Gates, J. R. (2015). Façade refurbishment of existing office buildings: Do conventional energy-saving interventions always work?. Journal of Building Engineering, 3, 135-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2015.07.003

Offices account for 40% of energy use in construction sector. Office building stock is already under-performing and dilapidating at a fast pace. With the current rate of replacing old building stock in the UK, it is expected that at least 60% of what... Read More about Façade refurbishment of existing office buildings: Do conventional energy-saving interventions always work?.

Transportation sustainability index for Tabuk city in Saudi Arabia: an analytic hierarchy process (2015)
Journal Article
Saleh, W., Al-Atawi, A. M., & Kumar, R. (2016). Transportation sustainability index for Tabuk city in Saudi Arabia: an analytic hierarchy process. Transport, 31(1), 47-55. https://doi.org/10.3846/16484142.2015.1058857

A sustainable transport strategies for Tabuk City in the Saudi Arabia has been developed using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) using travel data collected from Tabuk City. A number of transport policies and strategies have been tested for incl... Read More about Transportation sustainability index for Tabuk city in Saudi Arabia: an analytic hierarchy process.

Investigating boundary effects of congestion charging in a single bottleneck scenario (2015)
Journal Article
Ge, Y.-E., Stewart, K., Liu, Y., Tang, C., & Liu, B. (2015). Investigating boundary effects of congestion charging in a single bottleneck scenario. Transport, 1-15

This paper investigates the impact of realistic congestion charging regimes where
undesired boundary effects of imposing charges may occur and may be both
temporal and spatial. Tolling regimes are developed with the primary aim to
reduce system co... Read More about Investigating boundary effects of congestion charging in a single bottleneck scenario.

A Printed Wideband MIMO Antenna for Mobile and Portable Communication Devices (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
See, C. H., Elkazmi, E., Al Khambashi, M., Samarah, K. G., Ali, A., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., McEwan, N. J., & Excell, P. S. (2015, July). A Printed Wideband MIMO Antenna for Mobile and Portable Communication Devices. Presented at 7th International Conference on Wireless and Satellite Systems, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP

A printed crescent-shaped monopole MIMO antenna is presented for handheld wireless communication devices. The mutual coupling between the two antenna elements can be minimised by implementing a I-shaped common radiator. Both the simulated and measure... Read More about A Printed Wideband MIMO Antenna for Mobile and Portable Communication Devices.

'Femme Publique':The brothel sex worker as anti-Flaneuse in the television series Maison Close. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Artt, S. (2015, July). 'Femme Publique':The brothel sex worker as anti-Flaneuse in the television series Maison Close. Paper presented at Tranforming Cities

Maison Close offers us the sex worker as anti-flâneuse, a woman whose movement is thoroughly circumscribed by the walls of the brothel and yet is defined by her license as a 'public woman' whose movements and dress are highly codified by 19th century... Read More about 'Femme Publique':The brothel sex worker as anti-Flaneuse in the television series Maison Close..

The production of capitalist “smooth” space in global port operations (2015)
Journal Article
Wilmsmeier, G., & Monios, J. (2015). The production of capitalist “smooth” space in global port operations. Journal of Transport Geography, 47, 59-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.06.016

New developments in a post-Fordist economic environment have changed the source of port competitiveness from economies of scale based on basic production factors (capital, land, labour) to economies of scope based on advanced production (service) fac... Read More about The production of capitalist “smooth” space in global port operations.

Act now or miss your gender targets. (2015)
Newspaper / Magazine
Dutton, M. (2015). Act now or miss your gender targets

VOLUNTARY approach is not enough if Nicola Sturgeon’s ambition of boardroom 50:50 by 2020 is to be realised, says Dr Matthew Dutton.

Environmental Factors and the Emergence of Cultural – Technical Innovations (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Andras, P. (2015, July). Environmental Factors and the Emergence of Cultural – Technical Innovations. Presented at ECAL 2015: the 13th European Conference on Artificial Life, York

Environmental factors that determine ecological niches, for
example natural boundaries formed by mountains, rivers,
deserts, contribute to the speciation among animals. Similar
factors have been proposed to be important for the... Read More about Environmental Factors and the Emergence of Cultural – Technical Innovations.

Automating condition monitoring of vegetation on railway trackbeds and embankments (2015)
Thesis
Nyberg, R. G. Automating condition monitoring of vegetation on railway trackbeds and embankments. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/462294

Vegetation growing on railway trackbeds and embankments present potential problems. The presence of vegetation threatens the safety of personnel inspecting the railway infrastructure. In addition vegetation growth clogs the ballast and results in ina... Read More about Automating condition monitoring of vegetation on railway trackbeds and embankments.

Viability of cross-laminated timber from UK resources (2015)
Journal Article
Crawford, D., Smith, S., Hairstans, R., & Papastavrou, P. (2015). Viability of cross-laminated timber from UK resources. Proceedings of the ICE - Construction Materials, 168(3), 110-120. https://doi.org/10.1680/coma.14.00064

Cross-laminated timber is an innovative engineered timber product that can be used for almost all superstructure elements. It is typically produced from kiln-dried, fast-growing softwood timber. Currently there is no commercial production in the UK a... Read More about Viability of cross-laminated timber from UK resources.