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Ergodic Capacity for the SIMO Nakagami- Channel (2009)
Journal Article
Vagenas, E. D., Karadimas, P., & Kotsopoulos, S. A. (2009). Ergodic Capacity for the SIMO Nakagami- Channel. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2009(1), Article 802067. https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/802067

This paper presents closed-form expressions for the ergodic channel capacity of SIMO (single-input and multiple output) wireless systems operating in a Nakagami- fading channel. As the performance of SIMO channel is closely related to the diversity c... Read More about Ergodic Capacity for the SIMO Nakagami- Channel.

The degree of financial liberalization and aggregated stock-return volatility in emerging markets (2009)
Journal Article
Umutlu, M., Akdeniz, L., & Altay-Salih, A. (2010). The degree of financial liberalization and aggregated stock-return volatility in emerging markets. Journal of Banking and Finance, 34(3), 509-521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.08.010

In this study, we address whether the degree of financial liberalization affects the aggregated total volatility of stock returns by considering the time-varying nature of financial liberalization. We also explore channels through which the degree of... Read More about The degree of financial liberalization and aggregated stock-return volatility in emerging markets.

Improving QoS in P2P video streaming (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alhaisoni, M., Ghanbari, M., & Liotta, A. (2009). Improving QoS in P2P video streaming. In 2009 First International Conference on Advances in Multimedia (98-103). https://doi.org/10.1109/MMEDIA.2009.25

Nowadays, P2P streaming has facilitated the way that people can receive the video content in. Both types of streaming services (Video-On-Demand and Live) have been delivered to the end-users in a P2P paradigm. Thus, P2P networking has shown an altern... Read More about Improving QoS in P2P video streaming.

Performance analysis and evaluation of P2PTV streaming behavior (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alhaisoni, M., Liotta, A., & Ghanbari, M. (2009). Performance analysis and evaluation of P2PTV streaming behavior. In 2009 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (89-94). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCC.2009.5202402

P2P TV is gradually emerging as a potential alternative to well known client-server applications such as IPTV, VoD and other real-time TV services. Several P2P platforms such as Zattoo, Joost, Sopcast, and PPlive deliver streams using the user termin... Read More about Performance analysis and evaluation of P2PTV streaming behavior.

Integrated many-to-many multicast addressing and access control method (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Romdhani, I., & Yassin Al-Dubai, A. (2009, July). Integrated many-to-many multicast addressing and access control method. Presented at 2009 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications, Sousse, Tunisia

IP multicast is an efficient method for distributing multimedia content to a large number of receivers while saving the network bandwidth and reducing processing overhead on the source side. However, current IP multicast deployment figure is still fa... Read More about Integrated many-to-many multicast addressing and access control method.

Depressive symptoms in early pregnancy disrupt attentional processing of infant emotion (2009)
Journal Article
Pearson, R. M., Cooper, R. M., Penton-Voak, I. S., Lightman, S. L., & Evans, J. (2010). Depressive symptoms in early pregnancy disrupt attentional processing of infant emotion. Psychological Medicine, 40(4), 621-631. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291709990961

BACKGROUND: Growing evidence suggests that perinatal depression is associated with disrupted mother-infant interactions and poor infant outcomes. Antenatal depression may play a key role in this cycle by disrupting the development of a maternal respo... Read More about Depressive symptoms in early pregnancy disrupt attentional processing of infant emotion.

QoE in Pervasive Telecommunication Systems (2009)
Book Chapter
Liotta, A., & Agboma, F. (2009). QoE in Pervasive Telecommunication Systems. In Pervasive Computing: Innovations in Intelligent Multimedia and Applications (365-382). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-599-4_16

The concept of offering pervasive telecommunication services, i.e., services that are available anytime, anywhere and from any terminal, is very appealing. Providing pervasive services to users has been the ultimate goal of telecommunication systems... Read More about QoE in Pervasive Telecommunication Systems.

Overlay management for P2PTV streaming (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alhaisoni, M., Liotta, A., & Ghanbari, M. (2009). Overlay management for P2PTV streaming. In 2009 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management-Workshops (157-160). https://doi.org/10.1109/INMW.2009.5195954

Recently, P2P streaming has received much attention as a new technology for delivering multimedia content over the internet to the end-users on the periphery. This technology is inherent to the overlay network which is constructed by the logical conn... Read More about Overlay management for P2PTV streaming.

Parallelization of the nearest-neighbour search and the cross-validation error evaluation for the kernel weighted k-nn algorithm applied to large data dets in matlab (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rubio, G., Guillen, A., Pomares, H., Rojas, I., Paechter, B., Glosekotter, P., & Torres-Ceballos, C. I. (2009, June). Parallelization of the nearest-neighbour search and the cross-validation error evaluation for the kernel weighted k-nn algorithm applied to large data dets in matlab. Presented at 2009 International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation

The kernel weighted k-nearest neighbours (KWKNN) algorithm is an efficient kernel regression method that achieves competitive results with lower computational complexity than Least-Squares Support Vector Machines and Gaussian Processes. This paper pr... Read More about Parallelization of the nearest-neighbour search and the cross-validation error evaluation for the kernel weighted k-nn algorithm applied to large data dets in matlab.

Independent theatres and the creation of a fringe atmosphere (2009)
Journal Article
Frew, E., & Ali‐Knight, J. (2009). Independent theatres and the creation of a fringe atmosphere. International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, 3(3), 211-227. https://doi.org/10.1108/17506180910980528

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish the image and associated impression of atmosphere created by independent theatres at two fringe festivals namely, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Melbourne Festival Fringe.Design/methodology/approach... Read More about Independent theatres and the creation of a fringe atmosphere.

Being and doing politics: an outdated model or 21st century reality? (2009)
Journal Article
Carnegie, E., & Kiger, A. (2009). Being and doing politics: an outdated model or 21st century reality?. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65(9), 1976-1984. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05084.x

Aim.  This paper presents a discussion of how critical social theory can be used as a tool for research, reflection and exploration of the political role of the nurse. Background.  Sociological theory can be used to examine ideologies within nursi... Read More about Being and doing politics: an outdated model or 21st century reality?.

The Loop. In Reveal/Reset (2009)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P., & McMurdo, W. The Loop. In Reveal/Reset. Exhibited at Inspace, Edinburgh, Scotland. 5 August 2009 - 5 September 2009. (Unpublished)

"The Loop" by Wendy McMurdo and Paul Holmes, showed as part of this group ALT-W show at the Edinburgh Art Festival. Curated by Mark Daniels

Molecular neuroimaging – A proposal for a novel approach to high resolution recording of neural activity in nervous systems (2009)
Journal Article
Andras, P. (2009). Molecular neuroimaging – A proposal for a novel approach to high resolution recording of neural activity in nervous systems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2009.06.056

Neuroimaging is a key methodology for the understanding of how neural systems work and how neurodynamics leads to neurally controlled behavior in animals. Current neuroimaging methods (e.g. fMRI, MEG, voltage-sensitive dye imaging) provide a critical... Read More about Molecular neuroimaging – A proposal for a novel approach to high resolution recording of neural activity in nervous systems.

The Use of Pressure and Silicone in Hypertrophic Scar Management in Burns Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (2009)
Journal Article
Harte, D., Gordon, J., Shaw, M., Stinson, M., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (2009). The Use of Pressure and Silicone in Hypertrophic Scar Management in Burns Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 30(4), 632-642. https://doi.org/10.1097/bcr.0b013e3181ac01a3

This pilot study investigates whether pressure and silicone therapy used simultaneously are more effective in treating multiple characteristics of hypertrophic scars than pressure alone. A pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted. Twenty-two p... Read More about The Use of Pressure and Silicone in Hypertrophic Scar Management in Burns Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Quality Assurance in European Engineering Education: Present and Future Challenges (2009)
Book Chapter
Cowan, J. (2009). Quality Assurance in European Engineering Education: Present and Future Challenges. In A. Patil, & P. Gray (Eds.), Engineering Education Quality Assurance (29-40). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0555-0_2

This chapter focuses on the quality assurance (QA) of higher engineering education in the United Kingdom and Europe, by considering eight challenges which are predicted by the writer to be of increasing importance in the years ahead. QA in higher e... Read More about Quality Assurance in European Engineering Education: Present and Future Challenges.

Effects of valsalva manoeuvre on maternal and fetal wellbeing (2009)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2009). Effects of valsalva manoeuvre on maternal and fetal wellbeing. British Journal of Midwifery, 17, 279-285. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2009.17.5.42214

The aim of this article is to relate basic findings from research papers to identify the effects that valsalva manoeuvre (‘purple pushing’) has upon maternal and fetal wellbeing. Analysis of 16 papers revealed four main consequences from purple pushi... Read More about Effects of valsalva manoeuvre on maternal and fetal wellbeing.