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The estimation of a driving cycle for Celje and a comparison to other European cities (2014)
Journal Article
Knez, M., Muneer, T., Jereb, B., & Cullinane, K. (2014). The estimation of a driving cycle for Celje and a comparison to other European cities. Sustainable Cities and Society, 11, 56-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2013.11.010

Due to rapidly increasing numbers of vehicles, growing traffic congestion and the very limited use of emission control strategies, motor vehicles are emerging as the largest source of urban air pollution globally. The effectiveness of any control str... Read More about The estimation of a driving cycle for Celje and a comparison to other European cities.

Digital And Paper Sketchbooks: Learning New Ways Of Drawing And Designing (2014)
Journal Article
Macdonald, I. (2014). Digital And Paper Sketchbooks: Learning New Ways Of Drawing And Designing. TRACEY,

Since the introduction of the portable mobile tablet device in 2010 there has been a surge of interest in how these might enhance technology-based learning. The advantages of mobile tablets extend into all aspects of society and education. But it is... Read More about Digital And Paper Sketchbooks: Learning New Ways Of Drawing And Designing.

The politics of maternity. (2014)
Journal Article
Mander, R., Edwards, N., McHugh, N., Murphy-Lawless, J., & Patterson, J. (2014). The politics of maternity. Practising Midwife, 17, 21-23

Changes in the culture of health care require that, to be effective, midwifery practice should become more woman-centred. This may be facilitated by adopting a stronger community orientation. In this way the hegemony of maternity care may be addresse... Read More about The politics of maternity..

Substituted decision makers and the interaction between the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 and Mental Health (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003 (2014)
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2014). Substituted decision makers and the interaction between the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 and Mental Health (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 42, 29-31

It is sometimes the case that separate pieces of legislation which, in some respects, cover similar issues, produce anomalies. This would appear to be the case with the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (‘the 2000 Act’) and the Mental Health... Read More about Substituted decision makers and the interaction between the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 and Mental Health (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003.

A phenomenological exploration of the biographical impact of newly diagnosed MS on the individual and their support person (2014)
Thesis
Strickland, K. A phenomenological exploration of the biographical impact of newly diagnosed MS on the individual and their support person. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7255

Aim: The aim of this study was to provide an understanding of the biographical impact of newly diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis (MS) on the individual and their support person(s) and how this impacts on how the person manages the transition to living wit... Read More about A phenomenological exploration of the biographical impact of newly diagnosed MS on the individual and their support person.

PCA-ANFIS based prediction for water Injection effectiveness cycle in oil fields. (2014)
Journal Article
Tian, Y., Liu, Y., Cheng, G., & Wang, Z. (2014). PCA-ANFIS based prediction for water Injection effectiveness cycle in oil fields. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 530/53, 422-428. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.530-531.422

By proposing a numerical based method on PCA-ANFIS(Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System), this paper is focusing on solving the problem of uncertain cycle of water injection in the oilfield. As the dimension of original data is reduced by PCA, ANFIS... Read More about PCA-ANFIS based prediction for water Injection effectiveness cycle in oil fields..

PCA-ANFIS based prediction for water Injection effectiveness cycle in oil fields (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tian, Y., Liu, Y., Cheng, G., & Wang, Z. (2014, January). PCA-ANFIS based prediction for water Injection effectiveness cycle in oil fields. Presented at 2014 2nd International Conference on Energy Engineering and Environment Engineering, Hong Kong, China

By proposing a numerical based method on PCA-ANFIS(Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System), this paper is focusing on solving the problem of uncertain cycle of water injection in the oilfield. As the dimension of original data is reduced by PCA, ANFIS... Read More about PCA-ANFIS based prediction for water Injection effectiveness cycle in oil fields.

Attitudes towards caring for older people in Scotland, Sweden and the United States: Angela Kydd and colleagues compare data from three countries to assess what staff think about working in the specialty (2014)
Journal Article
Kydd, A., Touhy, T., Newman, D., Fagerberg, I., & Engstrom, G. (2014). Attitudes towards caring for older people in Scotland, Sweden and the United States: Angela Kydd and colleagues compare data from three countries to assess what staff think about working in the specialty. Nursing Older People, 26(2), 33-40. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop2014.02.26.2.33.e547

Aim To explore the attitudes of nurses and nursing
students in Scotland, Sweden and the US towards
working with older people.
Method This quantitative study used the 20-item
Multifactorial Attitudes Questionnaire (MAQ) to elicit
attitudes on age... Read More about Attitudes towards caring for older people in Scotland, Sweden and the United States: Angela Kydd and colleagues compare data from three countries to assess what staff think about working in the specialty.

Age and Variations in the Attitude towards Scottish Independence – An Exploration of Cohort and Lifecycle Explanations (2014)
Journal Article
Schneider, A. (2014). Age and Variations in the Attitude towards Scottish Independence – An Exploration of Cohort and Lifecycle Explanations. Scottish Affairs, 23(1), 55-78. https://doi.org/10.3366/scot.2014.0005

This paper presents findings of an exploration into the sources of the association of age with attitude towards Scottish independence. Polls and surveys have repeatedly shown that the lower the age of a person, the higher is the likelihood of them fa... Read More about Age and Variations in the Attitude towards Scottish Independence – An Exploration of Cohort and Lifecycle Explanations.

A System for Denial-of-Service Attack Detection Based on Multivariate Correlation Analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Tan, Z., Jamdagni, A., He, X., Nanda, P., & Ping Liu, R. (2014). A System for Denial-of-Service Attack Detection Based on Multivariate Correlation Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 25(2), 447-456. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpds.2013.146

Interconnected systems, such as Web servers, database servers, cloud computing servers and so on, are now under threads from network attackers. As one of most common and aggressive means, denial-of-service (DoS) attacks cause serious impact on these... Read More about A System for Denial-of-Service Attack Detection Based on Multivariate Correlation Analysis.

Virtual vignettes: the acquisition, analysis, and presentation of social network data (2014)
Journal Article
Howden, C., Liu, L., Li, Z., Li, J., & Antonopoulos, N. (2014). Virtual vignettes: the acquisition, analysis, and presentation of social network data. Science China Information Sciences, 57(3), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-014-5069-9

Online social networks (OSNs) are immensely prevalent and have now become a ubiquitous and important part of the modern, developed society. However, online social networks pose significant problems to digital forensic investigators who have no experi... Read More about Virtual vignettes: the acquisition, analysis, and presentation of social network data.

Restorative justice and sexual offenses: can 'changing lenses' be appropriate in this case too? (2014)
Journal Article
Keenan, M., & Zinsstag, E. (2014). Restorative justice and sexual offenses: can 'changing lenses' be appropriate in this case too?. Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 97(1), 93-106. https://doi.org/10.1515/mks-2014-970113

The use of restorative justice (RJ) for sexual violence has been the subject of on-going debate among RJ advocates, victim rights movement and feminist activists, for some time. This article will examine existing theories on restorative justice with... Read More about Restorative justice and sexual offenses: can 'changing lenses' be appropriate in this case too?.

A review of halotherapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2014)
Journal Article
Rashleigh, R., Smith, S., & Roberts, N. (2014). A review of halotherapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 9(1), 239-246. https://doi.org/10.2147/copd.s57511

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic, progressive disease and is treated with inhaled medication to optimize the patient's lung health through decreasing their symptoms, especially breathlessness. Halotherapy is the i... Read More about A review of halotherapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Survey of texture mapping techniques for representing and rendering volumetric mesostructure (2014)
Journal Article
Koniaris, B., Cosker, D., Yang, X., & Mitchell, K. (2014). Survey of texture mapping techniques for representing and rendering volumetric mesostructure. The Journal of Computer Graphics Techniques, 3(2), 18-60

Representation and rendering of volumetric mesostructure using texture mapping can potentially allow the display of highly detailed, animated surfaces at a low performance cost. Given the need for consistently more detailed and dynamic worlds rendere... Read More about Survey of texture mapping techniques for representing and rendering volumetric mesostructure.

Ultra-Wideband Dual-Polarized Patch Antenna With Four Capacitively Coupled Feeds (2014)
Journal Article
Zhu, F., Gao, S., Ho, A. T. S., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., See, C. H., Brown, T. W. C., Li, J., Wei, G., & Xu, J. (2014). Ultra-Wideband Dual-Polarized Patch Antenna With Four Capacitively Coupled Feeds. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 62(5), 2440-2449. https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2014.2308524

A novel dual-polarized patch antenna for ultra-wideband
(UWB) applications is presented. The antenna consists of a
square patch and four capacitively coupled feeds to enhance the
impedance bandwidth. Each feed is formed by a vertical isosceles
tr... Read More about Ultra-Wideband Dual-Polarized Patch Antenna With Four Capacitively Coupled Feeds.

Executive compensation in government-linked companies: evidence from Malaysia (2014)
Journal Article
Minhat, M., & Abdullah, M. (2014). Executive compensation in government-linked companies: evidence from Malaysia. Applied Economics, 46(16), 1861-1872. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2014.887192

The aim of this study was to explore the characteristics of executive pay, equity ownership incentives and pay–performance relationship in government-controlled firms. Data were hand-collected from the annual reports of 179 companies listed on Bursa... Read More about Executive compensation in government-linked companies: evidence from Malaysia.