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Cognitive Computation Special Issue on Cognitive Behavioural Systems (2011)
Journal Article
Esposito, A., Vinciarelli, A., Haykin, S., Hussain, A., & Faundez-Zanuy, M. (2011). Cognitive Computation Special Issue on Cognitive Behavioural Systems. Cognitive Computation, 3(3), 417-418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-011-9107-2

Cognitive processes, such as inference, categorization, and memory, are not independent from their physical instantiations. Individuals’ choices, perception, and actions emerge and are dynamically affected and enhanced by the interaction between sens... Read More about Cognitive Computation Special Issue on Cognitive Behavioural Systems.

Curating Complex, Dynamic and Distributed Data: Telehealth as a Laboratory for Strategy (2011)
Journal Article
Ure, J., Ure, J., Ure, J. P., Hanley, J., Irshad, T., Whyte, A., Pagliari, C., Pinnock, H., & McKinstry, B. (2011). Curating Complex, Dynamic and Distributed Data: Telehealth as a Laboratory for Strategy. International Journal of Digital Curation, 6(2), 128-145. https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v6i2.207

Telehealth monitoring data is now being collected across large populations of patients with chronic diseases such as stroke, hypertension, COPD and dementia. These large, complex and heterogeneous datasets, including distributed sensor and mobile dat... Read More about Curating Complex, Dynamic and Distributed Data: Telehealth as a Laboratory for Strategy.

Effect of vitamin supplementation on lung injury and running performance in a hot, humid, and ozone-polluted environment: Antioxidants on lung injury and performance (2011)
Journal Article
Gomes, E. C., Allgrove, J. E., Florida-James, G., & Stone, V. (2011). Effect of vitamin supplementation on lung injury and running performance in a hot, humid, and ozone-polluted environment: Antioxidants on lung injury and performance. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 21(6), e452-e460. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01366.x

In this study, the effect of vitamin C and E supplementation on lung injury and performance of runners were analyzed. Using a randomized, double-blinded, crossover design, nine runners participated in two experimental trials: a 2-week Vitamin trial (... Read More about Effect of vitamin supplementation on lung injury and running performance in a hot, humid, and ozone-polluted environment: Antioxidants on lung injury and performance.

Hybrid optical and wireless technology integrations for next generation broadband access networks (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Owusu, G., Moradpoor, N., Parr, G., McClean, S., & Scotney, B. (2011, May). Hybrid optical and wireless technology integrations for next generation broadband access networks. Presented at 12th IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM 2011) and Workshops, Dublin, Ireland

Hybrid optical and wireless technology integrations have been considered as one of the most promising candidates for the next generation broadband access networks for quite some time. The integration scheme provides the bandwidth advantages of the op... Read More about Hybrid optical and wireless technology integrations for next generation broadband access networks.

Observations on alcohol-related mental illness in the North West of England: better use of service data can help tackle health inequalities and improve commissioning (2011)
Journal Article
Tocque, K., Currie, J., Hughes, E., & Brooker, C. (2011). Observations on alcohol-related mental illness in the North West of England: better use of service data can help tackle health inequalities and improve commissioning. Advances in dual diagnosis, 4(3), 125-134. https://doi.org/10.1108/17570971111183017

Purpose The North of England characteristically has higher levels of alcohol‐related harm and higher levels of mental illness compared with the South. The purpose of this paper is to present observations on the use of services by people who have bot... Read More about Observations on alcohol-related mental illness in the North West of England: better use of service data can help tackle health inequalities and improve commissioning.

Service provider response to mental health and alcohol in the North West Region of England: a scoping exercise (2011)
Journal Article
Hughes, E. (2011). Service provider response to mental health and alcohol in the North West Region of England: a scoping exercise. Advances in dual diagnosis, 4(3), 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1108/17570971111183035

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to obtain an insight into how mental health and alcohol services are responding to people presenting with alcohol and mental health problems, as a part of a wider North West Alcohol and Mental Health Project comm... Read More about Service provider response to mental health and alcohol in the North West Region of England: a scoping exercise.

Modelling and motion control of a double-pendulum driven cart (2011)
Journal Article
Liu, Y., Yu, H., & Cang, S. (2012). Modelling and motion control of a double-pendulum driven cart. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 226(2), 175-187. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959651811414507

The significant advantage of ground mobile robots (GMRs) is their accessibility to areas that are inaccessible for humans. One difficulty of current GMR technology is that the external driving mechanisms, such as wheel, track, and leg, restrict its a... Read More about Modelling and motion control of a double-pendulum driven cart.

Distributed service integration for disaster monitoring sensor systems (2011)
Journal Article
Liu, L., Antonopoulos, N., Xu, J., Webster, D., & Wu, K. (2011). Distributed service integration for disaster monitoring sensor systems. IET Communications, 5(12), 1777-1784. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-com.2010.0630

Sensor networks have the potential to revolutionise the capture, processing and communication of critical data for use of disaster rescue and relief. In order to provide a dependable rescue capability through dynamically integrating newly developed a... Read More about Distributed service integration for disaster monitoring sensor systems.

Self-contained capsubot propulsion mechanism (2011)
Journal Article
Huda, M. N., Yu, H., & Wane, S. O. (2011). Self-contained capsubot propulsion mechanism. International Journal of Automation and Computing, 8(3), 348-356. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-011-0591-3

In this paper, a self contained capsubot (capsule robot) propulsion mechanism is investigated. The proposed capsubot works on the principle of internal force-static friction. A modified linear DC motor is used to drive the capsubot. A novel accelerat... Read More about Self-contained capsubot propulsion mechanism.

Flying Start NHS™: easing the transition from student to registered health professional: Transition from student to registered practitioner (2011)
Journal Article
Banks, P., Roxburgh, M., Kane, H., Lauder, W., Jones, M., Kydd, A., & Atkinson, J. (2011). Flying Start NHS™: easing the transition from student to registered health professional: Transition from student to registered practitioner. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20(23-24), 3567-3576. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03796.x

Aims and objectives. To evaluate the impact and effectiveness of Flying Start NHS™ on the confidence, competence and career development of newly qualified practitioners. Background. The first year of practice as a registered nurse, midwife, or all... Read More about Flying Start NHS™: easing the transition from student to registered health professional: Transition from student to registered practitioner.

Optimum design of a PV driven transpired plate solar air heater for drying woodchip in Scotland. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grassie, T. (2011, August). Optimum design of a PV driven transpired plate solar air heater for drying woodchip in Scotland. Paper presented at Solaris 2011: 5th International Conference on Solar Radiation and Daylighting

The design and operation of a PV driven solar air heating system for drying woodchip is considered. For a given weight and moisture content of the woodchip sample, the effect of the dryer unit configuration on drying rate, that is, either operating w... Read More about Optimum design of a PV driven transpired plate solar air heater for drying woodchip in Scotland..

Digging Deeper: Reflecting on the Development and Teaching of Investigative Journalism in a University Setting in the United Kingdom (2011)
Book Chapter
O'Neill, E. (2011). Digging Deeper: Reflecting on the Development and Teaching of Investigative Journalism in a University Setting in the United Kingdom. In Investigative Journalism: Dead or Alive? (291-307). abramis

This chapter examined the status of investigative journalism in the UK, including work being done in the independent and online sectors.

Agent-based computing from multi-agent systems to agent-based models: A visual survey (2011)
Journal Article
Niazi, M., & Hussain, A. (2011). Agent-based computing from multi-agent systems to agent-based models: A visual survey. Scientometrics, 89, 479-499. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-011-0468-9

Agent-based computing is a diverse research domain concerned with the building of intelligent software based on the concept of “agents”. In this paper, we use Scientometric analysis to analyze all sub-domains of agent-based computing. Our data consis... Read More about Agent-based computing from multi-agent systems to agent-based models: A visual survey.

The critical role of hermeneutics in intelligence management (2011)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Maguire, S., Robson, I., & Chipulu, M. (2012). The critical role of hermeneutics in intelligence management. OR Insight, 25, 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1057/ori.2011.12

Within this article, the authors argue that intelligence management (IM) as a research area is critical for organisations. There is a need to focus on how conceptualisations of intelligence can be supported, especially when one considers the crucial... Read More about The critical role of hermeneutics in intelligence management.

Rèiteach (Betrothal) (2011)
Digital Artefact
Maclean, D. (2011). Rèiteach (Betrothal). [BBC iPlayer video]

Dà bhanais, còir is 50 bliadhna eatorra. Tha seanmhair a' faicinn deilbh na bainnse aice, 'son a' cheud uair riamh. Two island weddings, 50 years apart. A grandmother sees her wedding film for the very first time.

GRAMOFON: General model-selection framework based on networks (2011)
Journal Article
Buza, K., Nanopoulos, A., Horváth, T., & Schmidt-Thieme, L. (2012). GRAMOFON: General model-selection framework based on networks. Neurocomputing, 75(1), 163-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2011.02.026

Ensembles constitute one of the most prominent class of hybrid prediction models. One basically assumes that different models compensate each other's errors if one combines them in an appropriate way. Often, a large number of various prediction model... Read More about GRAMOFON: General model-selection framework based on networks.

Rethinking feedback in higher education: an assessment for learning perspective (2011)
Preprint / Working Paper
Sambell, K. (2011). Rethinking feedback in higher education: an assessment for learning perspective. England: Higher Education Funding Council

This discussion of feedback takes place in the context of growing arguments to change assessment in higher education so as to focus on learning rather than simply measurement.

Gothic at sea: ships, revenants, and the liminal realm of the ocean. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alder, E. (2011, August). Gothic at sea: ships, revenants, and the liminal realm of the ocean. Paper presented at Gothic limits / Gothic Ltd.’: 10th Biennial Conference of the International Gothic Association. 2-5 August 2011

Many aspects of the ocean deep remain obscure to modern science and exploration, and in literature it has always been an area of mystery, sometimes of horror. Foucault’s characterisation of the ship as heterotopia, ‘a floating piece of space, a place... Read More about Gothic at sea: ships, revenants, and the liminal realm of the ocean..

Understanding the “e‐petitioner” (2011)
Journal Article
Cruickshank, P., & Smith, C. (2011). Understanding the “e‐petitioner”. Transforming government: people, process and policy, 5(4), 319-329. https://doi.org/10.1108/17506161111173577

Purpose: This article considers the ways in which large-scale e-participation projects can be evaluated. It argues that existing evaluation approaches can be improved upon by taking a closer look at the characteristics of the users of such systems, b... Read More about Understanding the “e‐petitioner”.

Reducing risk in foreign market entry strategies: standardization versus modification (2011)
Journal Article
Omar, M., & Porter, M. (2011). Reducing risk in foreign market entry strategies: standardization versus modification. Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal incorporating Journal of Global Competitiveness, 21, 382-396. https://doi.org/10.1108/10595421111152174

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate empirically the influence of six key contextual determinants upon the degree of standardization for firms who enter a new market directly. In the context of international business market entry,... Read More about Reducing risk in foreign market entry strategies: standardization versus modification.