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Medical Gothic: organ harvesting and medicalised abjection in Kazuo Ishiguro and Neal Shusterman. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wasson, S. (2011, August). Medical Gothic: organ harvesting and medicalised abjection in Kazuo Ishiguro and Neal Shusterman. Paper presented at Gothic limits / Gothic Ltd.’: 10th Biennial Conference of the International Gothic Association. 2-5 August 2011

The International Gothic Association facilitates dissemination of research in Gothic and horror from the eighteenth century to the present, and the Conference is held once every two years. This year, the conference is entitled ‘Gothic Limits’ and con... Read More about Medical Gothic: organ harvesting and medicalised abjection in Kazuo Ishiguro and Neal Shusterman..

Gothic at sea: revenants, doubling, and the liminal realm of the ocean (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alder, E. (2011, August). Gothic at sea: revenants, doubling, and the liminal realm of the ocean. Paper presented at Tenth Biennial Conference of the International Gothic Association, University of Heidelberg

Feed-In Tariff for solar PV in Malaysia: Financial analysis and public perspective (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Abu-Bakar, S. H., McMeekin, S. G., Stewart, B. G., & Chilukuri, M. V. (2011, June). Feed-In Tariff for solar PV in Malaysia: Financial analysis and public perspective. Presented at 2011 5th International Power Engineering and Optimization Conference (PEOCO), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Malaysia is joining the global race for solar photovoltaics (PVs), where the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) mechanism has been introduced recently. This paper presents, first, a chronological overview of solar PV in Malaysia until the present time. Next, a gen... Read More about Feed-In Tariff for solar PV in Malaysia: Financial analysis and public perspective.

Detection framework for the reduction of click-through and ID theft fraud in affiliate marketing. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Miehling, M. J., Buchanan, W. J., & Lawson, A. (2011, August). Detection framework for the reduction of click-through and ID theft fraud in affiliate marketing. Paper presented at SCONE-the Scottish Networking Event

This presentation focuses on outlining criminal activity within affiliate marketing related to click-through and ID theft crime, based on real-life crime data. It shows the mechanisms that criminals might use in order to act fraudulently, and present... Read More about Detection framework for the reduction of click-through and ID theft fraud in affiliate marketing..

Risk analysis for criminal context in information sharing policies. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Uthmani, O., Buchanan, W. J., & Lawson, A. (2011, August). Risk analysis for criminal context in information sharing policies. Paper presented at SCONE - the Scottish Networking event

This presentation outlines of a novel system which maps the information sharing between two domains. It involves the definition of a formalized information sharing policy, which maps the organisation infrastructure which is exposed for the sharing be... Read More about Risk analysis for criminal context in information sharing policies..

PIR sensor array for hand motion recognition (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wojtczuk, P., Armitage, A., Binnie, D., & Chamberlain, T. (2011, August). PIR sensor array for hand motion recognition. Paper presented at SensorDevices 2011

Abstract—In this paper we present our work towards a hand gesture recognition system realised with a passive thermal infrared sensor array. In contrast with the majority of recent research activities into gesture recognition, which focus on the compl... Read More about PIR sensor array for hand motion recognition.

Interventions in community settings that prevent or delay disablement and promote healthy ageing in later life (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Frost, H., Haw, S., & Frank, J. (2011, April). Interventions in community settings that prevent or delay disablement and promote healthy ageing in later life. Presented at British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting, Liverpool, UK

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Measuring and mapping adolescent time use and well-being - an occupational perspective. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hunt, E., McKay, E. A., & Perry, I. (2011, August). Measuring and mapping adolescent time use and well-being - an occupational perspective. Paper presented at The 33rd International Association of Time Use Research Conference, Oxford

How do women spend their time in prison and how does it impact on their quality of life? (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McKay, E. A., Clarkin, A., & Higgins, A. (2011, August). How do women spend their time in prison and how does it impact on their quality of life?. Paper presented at 33rd Conference of the International Association for Time Use Research, Oxford

State assignment for sequential circuits using multi-objective genetic algorithm (2011)
Journal Article
Al-Jassani, B. A., Urquhart, N. B., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2011). State assignment for sequential circuits using multi-objective genetic algorithm. IET Computers and Digital Techniques, 5, 296-305. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cdt.2010.0045

In this study, a new approach using a multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA) is proposed to determine the optimal state assignment with less area and power dissipations for completely and incompletely specified sequential circuits. The goal is to f... Read More about State assignment for sequential circuits using multi-objective genetic algorithm.

Further Education and International Student Transition to Edinburgh Napier University Supporting the Journey with Technology (2011)
Report
Campbell, K. (2011). Further Education and International Student Transition to Edinburgh Napier University Supporting the Journey with Technology

The Further Education and International Student Transition to Edinburgh Napier University: supporting the journey with technology project aimed to trial the use of a synchronous technology Elluminate Live! enabling students from articulating programm... Read More about Further Education and International Student Transition to Edinburgh Napier University Supporting the Journey with Technology.

Nutritional intervention and quality of life in palliative care patients (2011)
Journal Article
Fleming, M., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2011). Nutritional intervention and quality of life in palliative care patients. British Journal of Nursing, 20, 1320-1324

Quality of life measures can be used by health professionals to assess effectiveness of nutritional interventions administered to palliative care patients. Stabilizing, maintaining and attempting to increase weight in palliative care patients through... Read More about Nutritional intervention and quality of life in palliative care patients.

Active Ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in small and medium sized companies and organisations. (2011)
Report
Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., McQuaid, R. W., & Guest, P. (2011). Active Ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in small and medium sized companies and organisations

The Social Experimentation for Active Ageing (hereafter referred to as Active Ageing) project involved the identification of good age management practice, supporting and encouraging employers (SMEs) in Edinburgh, participating in this European funded... Read More about Active Ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in small and medium sized companies and organisations..

Is it my job? Alcohol brief interventions: knowledge and attitudes among future health-care professionals in Scotland (2011)
Journal Article
Gill, J. S., & O'May, F. P. (2011). Is it my job? Alcohol brief interventions: knowledge and attitudes among future health-care professionals in Scotland. Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism, 46, 441-450. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agr049

Aims: To document knowledge and perceptions relating to the professional role in the area of alcohol misuse within a sample of first year (n = 278) and final year (n = 527) medical, nursing and allied health professional (NAHP) students in Scotland.... Read More about Is it my job? Alcohol brief interventions: knowledge and attitudes among future health-care professionals in Scotland.

Performance monitoring and modelling of micro-, midi- and macro-wind turbines (2011)
Thesis
Makkawi, A. Performance monitoring and modelling of micro-, midi- and macro-wind turbines. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6040

This thesis investigates the potential of using wind turbine to offset electricity demand for dwellings or public building. This work involves onshore small and large wind turbine implementation considering the suitability of the location to machine... Read More about Performance monitoring and modelling of micro-, midi- and macro-wind turbines.

The entrepreneur in economic theory. (2011)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2011). The entrepreneur in economic theory. In S. Desai, P. Nijkamp, & R. R. Stough (Eds.), New Directions in Regional Economic Development: the role of entrepreneurship research, practice and policyEdward Elgar Publishing

Review of financial capability training resources - report of the Scottish Government social inclusion division. (2011)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., & Egdell, V. (2011). Review of financial capability training resources - report of the Scottish Government social inclusion division

The aim of this review is to better understand the training needs of practitioners working in the field of post school financial capability support in Scotland; and the training provision available for different types of practitioners across a range... Read More about Review of financial capability training resources - report of the Scottish Government social inclusion division..

Promoting Jobs Growth to Benefit Disadvantaged People and Communities – An International Review of Best Practice. (2011)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., & Bergmann, A. (2011). Promoting Jobs Growth to Benefit Disadvantaged People and Communities – An International Review of Best Practice

This report sets out the findings from a study into strategies that link the promotion of investment and the employment of economically inactive groups. The aim is to ascertain current practice in 10 relevant countries (Australia; Belgium; Denmark;... Read More about Promoting Jobs Growth to Benefit Disadvantaged People and Communities – An International Review of Best Practice..

How to read Foucault's "Discipline and Punish": the birth of the prison (2011)
Book
Schwan, A., & Shapiro, S. (2011). How to read Foucault's "Discipline and Punish": the birth of the prison. Pluto Press

The embedded intelligence of smart cities (2011)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2011). The embedded intelligence of smart cities. Intelligent Buildings International, 3(3), 189-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/17508975.2011.579340

This article offers an extensive review of Mitchell's thesis on the transition from the city of bits to e-topia and finds it wanting. It suggests that the problems encountered with the thesis lie with the lack of substantive insight it offers into th... Read More about The embedded intelligence of smart cities.