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Transformation or continuity? The impact of social media on information: implications for theory and practice. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cox, A., Francke, H., Haider, J., Hall, H., & Huvila, I. (2012, October). Transformation or continuity? The impact of social media on information: implications for theory and practice. Paper presented at ASIS&T 2012 Annual Meeting

This panel debates whether the ways in which social media are changing the nature, creation, location, use and sharing of information constitute a transformation or are primarily marked by continuity. Ubiquitous and everyday access to social media (f... Read More about Transformation or continuity? The impact of social media on information: implications for theory and practice..

A Study of Shanghai and Hong Kong as International financial centres - a review of their developments and attributable factors (2012)
Thesis
Wong, Y. C. A. A Study of Shanghai and Hong Kong as International financial centres - a review of their developments and attributable factors. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5688

The development of an international financial centre has long been an interesting topic to economists, researchers and policy makers. Understanding the development process and the critical success factors helps much in formulating the suitable strat... Read More about A Study of Shanghai and Hong Kong as International financial centres - a review of their developments and attributable factors.

RePIDS: A multi tier Real-time Payload-based Intrusion Detection System (2012)
Journal Article
Jamdagni, A., Tan, Z., He, X., Nanda, P., & Liu, R. P. (2013). RePIDS: A multi tier Real-time Payload-based Intrusion Detection System. Computer Networks, 57(3), 811-824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2012.10.002

Intrusion Detection System (IDS) deals with huge amount of network traffic and uses large feature set to discriminate normal pattern and intrusive pattern. However, most of existing systems lack the ability to process data for real-time anomaly detec... Read More about RePIDS: A multi tier Real-time Payload-based Intrusion Detection System.

Empowering programme Leaders to unlock learning: choices, challenges and changes (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Howson, F. (2012, October). Empowering programme Leaders to unlock learning: choices, challenges and changes. Presented at Leadership Innovation and Transformation in HE: Unlocking Learning, London

Given the centrality of the Programme Leader role in influencing the student learning experience, this session will explore the implementation of a university-wide strategy designed to empower and support Programme Leaders in the planning, delivery a... Read More about Empowering programme Leaders to unlock learning: choices, challenges and changes.

An exploration of the core dynamics of business leadership through the metaphor of equine herd leadership (2012)
Thesis
Benson, D. C. An exploration of the core dynamics of business leadership through the metaphor of equine herd leadership. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5697

This cross-disciplinary qualitative research identifies the hidden dynamics, mechanisms and structures forming the core process of leadership, employing an equine-herd metaphor to exclude the complexities generated by the workplace environment. To de... Read More about An exploration of the core dynamics of business leadership through the metaphor of equine herd leadership.

Is proximity to the North Atlantic Drift and the Continental Shelf Current sustaining freshwater European eel populations in western Scotland? (2012)
Journal Article
Adams, C. E., Godfrey, J. D., Dodd, J. A., & Maitland, P. S. (2013). Is proximity to the North Atlantic Drift and the Continental Shelf Current sustaining freshwater European eel populations in western Scotland?. Freshwater Biology, 58(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12021

We report on freshwater resident eel numbers in western Scotland based on two time series of data, independent of each other, spanning 28 years and that do not rely upon fisheries information. Data from eel captures on trash screens of a pumping s... Read More about Is proximity to the North Atlantic Drift and the Continental Shelf Current sustaining freshwater European eel populations in western Scotland?.

Assessing perception of new methods that represent ST deviation (2012)
Journal Article
Bond, R., Finlay, D., Breen, C., Nugent, C., Guldenring, D., & Martin, E. (2012). Assessing perception of new methods that represent ST deviation. Journal of Electrocardiology, 45(6), 698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2012.08.041

The ST Map is a new method to assess acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Although variations of the ST Map do exist, Philips Healthcare has been the first to integrate its approach into clinical practice. This study assessed student perception of the... Read More about Assessing perception of new methods that represent ST deviation.

Storisphere: Let’s Make a Video Story Together (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mu, M., Simpson, S., Brown, J., Bojko, C., & Broadbent, M. (2012, October). Storisphere: Let’s Make a Video Story Together. Paper presented at Digital Futures 2012: The Digital Economy All Hands Conference (DE 2012), Aberdeen

Exploiting machine learning for intelligent room lighting applications (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gopalakrishna, A., Özçelebi, T., Liotta, A., & Lukkien, J. (2012). Exploiting machine learning for intelligent room lighting applications. . https://doi.org/10.1109/IS.2012.6335169

Research has shown that environment lighting influences the behavior of the employees in an office setting highly, making lighting configuration in an office space crucial. A breakout area may be used by the employees for various activities that need... Read More about Exploiting machine learning for intelligent room lighting applications.

Self-Regulation of Expert and Developing Racing Drivers. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pitkethly, A. & Richards, H. (2012, October). Self-Regulation of Expert and Developing Racing Drivers. Poster presented at International Conference on Youth, Technology and Health., Hong Kong. (Unpublished)

Objectives: This study investigated self-regulation of expert and developing racing drivers testing a theoretical model from the literature and examining differences by ability level. Design and Method: A mixed method design was adopted with 2 groups... Read More about Self-Regulation of Expert and Developing Racing Drivers..

Treatment of missing data in intelligent lighting applications (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kota Gopalakrishna, A., Özçelebi, T., Liotta, A., & Lukkien, J. (2012). Treatment of missing data in intelligent lighting applications. . https://doi.org/10.1109/UIC-ATC.2012.135

The concept of intelligent lighting facilitates the use of machine learning models to adapt the lighting application behavior based on changing context. Ideally, a complete dataset without missing values is used to train the learning algorithm. Never... Read More about Treatment of missing data in intelligent lighting applications.

Motherfuckers: Gender, Sexuality and Otherness in First World War Fiction (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Frayn, A. (2012, October). Motherfuckers: Gender, Sexuality and Otherness in First World War Fiction. Paper presented at Modernism and Spectacle: Modernist Studies Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV

This paper argues that the visceral reactions, particularly of non-combatants, to the deaths of immediate relations and lovers, and the profound emotions evinced, can be understood through the lens of necrophilia. Necrophilia, building on the work o... Read More about Motherfuckers: Gender, Sexuality and Otherness in First World War Fiction.

Revised feed-in tariff for solar photovoltaic in the United Kingdom: A cloudy future ahead? (2012)
Journal Article
Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Munir, A. B., Mohd Yasin, S. H., Abu-Bakar, S. H., McMeekin, S. G., & Stewart, B. G. (2013). Revised feed-in tariff for solar photovoltaic in the United Kingdom: A cloudy future ahead?. Energy Policy, 52, 832-838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.09.062

The United Kingdom (UK) started implementing a national Feed-In Tariff (FiT) mechanism on the 1 April 2010, which included specific payment tariffs for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations. However, a revised FiT rate has been put in place starting... Read More about Revised feed-in tariff for solar photovoltaic in the United Kingdom: A cloudy future ahead?.

Are queen ants inhibited by their own pheromone? Regulation of productivity via negative feedback (2012)
Journal Article
Holman, L., Leroy, C., Jørgensen, C., Nielsen, J., & d’Ettorre, P. (2013). Are queen ants inhibited by their own pheromone? Regulation of productivity via negative feedback. Behavioral Ecology, 24(2), 380-385. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/ars174

Social organisms have evolved diverse and complex regulatory mechanisms that allow them to coordinate group-level functions. Signals and cues produced by other group members facilitate assessment of the group’s current state, allowing the receiver to... Read More about Are queen ants inhibited by their own pheromone? Regulation of productivity via negative feedback.

Species mixing boosts root yield in mangrove trees (2012)
Journal Article
Lang'at, J. K. S., Kirui, B. K. Y., Skov, M. W., Kairo, J. G., Mencuccini, M., & Huxham, M. (2013). Species mixing boosts root yield in mangrove trees. Oecologia, 172(1), 271-278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-012-2490-x

Enhanced species richness can stimulate the productivity of plant communities; however, its effect on the belowground production of forests has scarcely been tested, despite the role of tree roots in carbon storage and ecosystem processes. Therefore,... Read More about Species mixing boosts root yield in mangrove trees.

The role of a cap-and-trade market in reducing NOx and SOx emissions: Prospects and benefits for ships within the Northern European ECA (2012)
Journal Article
Nikopoulou, Z., Cullinane, K., & Jensen, A. (2013). The role of a cap-and-trade market in reducing NOx and SOx emissions: Prospects and benefits for ships within the Northern European ECA. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment, 227(2), 136-154. https://doi.org/10.1177/1475090212459130

This article presents a financial evaluation of alternative approaches to the abatement of NOx and SOx emissions from ships operating within the emission control area (ECA) of Northern Europe. The objective of this article is to assess the financia... Read More about The role of a cap-and-trade market in reducing NOx and SOx emissions: Prospects and benefits for ships within the Northern European ECA.

Could introducing vacuum delivery into the education curriculum of community midwives in Yemen improve maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes? (2012)
Journal Article
Kizler, R., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2012). Could introducing vacuum delivery into the education curriculum of community midwives in Yemen improve maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes?. Nurse Education in Practice, 13, 73-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.10.008

At present in Yemen the neonatal mortality rate stands at 12%. A contributing factor is that when abnormalities arise during labour in rural areas, there is an absence of trained medical staff to manage complications. Consequently, childbearing women... Read More about Could introducing vacuum delivery into the education curriculum of community midwives in Yemen improve maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes?.

Caracterización de un árido de cantera y un RCD para empleo en tratamientos del terreno con columnas de grava. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Miranda Manzanares, M., DaCosta, A., & Cimentada, A. (2012, October). Caracterización de un árido de cantera y un RCD para empleo en tratamientos del terreno con columnas de grava. Presented at IX Simposio Nacional de Ingeniería Geotécnica. Cimentaciones y excavaciones profundas

Characterisation of a quarry aggregate and an RCD for use in field treatments with gravel columns.

Refractive index sensor employing PVA-coated long period grating technology (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alwis, L., Bremer, K., Sun, T., & Grattan, K. T. V. (2012, October). Refractive index sensor employing PVA-coated long period grating technology. Presented at OFS2012 22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, Beijing, China

The sensitivity of a Long Period Grating (LPG)-based refractive index (RI) sensor has been enhanced through an appropriate coating of a thin polymer layer, with a higher RI than that of the cladding, on the LPG. The performance of the coated sensor,... Read More about Refractive index sensor employing PVA-coated long period grating technology.