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Electromagnetic analysis of deep brain stimulation (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tarparelli, R., Iovine, R., La Spada, L., & Vegni, L. (2013, September). Electromagnetic analysis of deep brain stimulation. Presented at 2013 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), Torino (Turin), Italy

In this contribution the stimulus complications in DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) are evaluated and discussed. In particular we present a new method to predict the network response when a DBS stimulus is applied. A neural network similarly to ipsi-cont... Read More about Electromagnetic analysis of deep brain stimulation.

Comparison of multilevel PWM versus interleaved based sinewave shaping for two-stage current source inverters used in PV applications (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Papadopoulos, S., & Klumpner, C. (2013, September). Comparison of multilevel PWM versus interleaved based sinewave shaping for two-stage current source inverters used in PV applications. Presented at 2013 15th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE), Lille, France

This paper investigates the advantages of using interleaved based direct sinusoidal current shaping techniques as alternative to 5-level Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) when used in conjunction to a two stage Current Source Inverter (CSI) in PV applicat... Read More about Comparison of multilevel PWM versus interleaved based sinewave shaping for two-stage current source inverters used in PV applications.

Fungi at a Small Scale: Spatial Zonation of Fungal Assemblages around Single Trees (2013)
Journal Article
Branco, S., Bruns, T. D., & Singleton, I. (2013). Fungi at a Small Scale: Spatial Zonation of Fungal Assemblages around Single Trees. PLOS ONE, 8(10), Article e78295. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078295

Biological communities are often structured by environmental factors even at small spatial scales. Fungi are no exception, though the patterns and mechanisms underlying their community structure are usually unknown. Previous work documented zonation... Read More about Fungi at a Small Scale: Spatial Zonation of Fungal Assemblages around Single Trees.

Facets of DREaM: a social network analysis exploring network development in the UK LIS research community. (2013)
Journal Article
Cooke, L., & Hall, H. (2013). Facets of DREaM: a social network analysis exploring network development in the UK LIS research community. Journal of Documentation, 69(6), 786-806. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-09-2012-0124

Purpose: This paper reviews the value of Social Network Analysis (SNA) as a method appropriate to LIS research. SNA is used to investigate the effectiveness of a framework of methods adopted by the DREaM project to develop researcher-practitioner net... Read More about Facets of DREaM: a social network analysis exploring network development in the UK LIS research community..

Horizontal Collaboration in Logistics: A Comprehensive Framework (2013)
Journal Article
Pomponi, F., Fratocchi, L., Rossi Tafuri, S., & Palumbo, M. (2013). Horizontal Collaboration in Logistics: A Comprehensive Framework. Research in Logistics and Production, 4, 243-254

Abstract Cooperation in logistics is widely recognised as one of the core challenges for the next future. In this context, horizontal collaboration is believed to be one of the innovative solutions to effectively tackle the growing logistic challenge... Read More about Horizontal Collaboration in Logistics: A Comprehensive Framework.

Event studies: finding fool's gold at the rainbow's end? (2013)
Journal Article
Baum, T., Lockstone-Binney, L., & Robertson, M. (2013). Event studies: finding fool's gold at the rainbow's end?. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 4(3), 179-185. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijefm-06-2013-0014

Purpose
The aim of this opinion piece is to seek to cast a critical eye over the event studies field to chart its progress as an emerging area of study, relative to its close relations tourism, hospitality and leisure.
Design/methodology/approach... Read More about Event studies: finding fool's gold at the rainbow's end?.

Predators vs. alien: differential biotic resistance to an invasive species by two resident predators (2013)
Journal Article
MacNeil, C., Dick, J., Alexander, M., Dodd, J., & Ricciardi, A. (2013). Predators vs. alien: differential biotic resistance to an invasive species by two resident predators. NeoBiota, 19, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.19.4839

The success of invading species can be restricted by interspecific interactions such as competition and predation (i.e. biotic resistance) from resident species, which may be natives or previous invaders. Whilst there are myriad examples of resident... Read More about Predators vs. alien: differential biotic resistance to an invasive species by two resident predators.

A touchless passive Infrared gesture sensor. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wojtczuk, P., Binnie, D., Armitage, A., Chamberlain, T., & Giebeler, C. (2013, October). A touchless passive Infrared gesture sensor. Presented at UIST '13 Adjunct Proceedings of the adjunct publication of the 26th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology

A sensing device for a touchless, hand gesture, user interface based on an inexpensive passive infrared pyroelectric detector array is presented. The 2 x 2 element sensor responds to changing infrared radiation generated by hand movement over the arr... Read More about A touchless passive Infrared gesture sensor..

The Dichotomy of Gallery Lighting. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2013, October). The Dichotomy of Gallery Lighting. Presented at National Galleries of Scotland Research Conference

Sight is the principal sense used by most gallery visitors, hence light is an essential element required for visitors to appreciate the exhibits, but light can also damage the precious objects it allows us to see. Therefore, light itself reflects the... Read More about The Dichotomy of Gallery Lighting..

miRNA-221 and miRNA-222 synergistically function to promote vascular calcification: MIR221/222 PROMOTE VASCULAR CALCIFICATION (2013)
Journal Article
Mackenzie, N. C. W., Staines, K. A., Zhu, D., Genever, P., & MacRae, V. E. (2014). miRNA-221 and miRNA-222 synergistically function to promote vascular calcification: MIR221/222 PROMOTE VASCULAR CALCIFICATION. Cell Biochemistry and Function, 32(2), 209-216. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbf.3005

Vascular calcification shares many similarities with skeletal mineralisation and involves the phenotypic trans-differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) to osteoblastic cells within a calcified environment. Various microRNAs (miRs) are... Read More about miRNA-221 and miRNA-222 synergistically function to promote vascular calcification: MIR221/222 PROMOTE VASCULAR CALCIFICATION.

Social layers of customer-to-customer value co-creation (2013)
Journal Article
Rihova, I., Buhalis, D., Moital, M., & Gouthro, M. B. (2013). Social layers of customer-to-customer value co-creation. Journal of Service Management, 24(5), 553-566. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOSM-04-2013-0092

Purpose – Approached from the customer-dominant (C-D) logic perspective, this paper aims to extend current value co-creation discussions by providing conceptual insights into co-creation within customers' social sphere. Focusing on socially dense co... Read More about Social layers of customer-to-customer value co-creation.

MIMO Discrete Wavelet Transform for the Next Generation Wireless Systems (2013)
Journal Article
Asif, R., Ghazaany, T. S., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Noras, J. M., Jones, S. M. R., Rodriguez, J., & See, C. H. (2013). MIMO Discrete Wavelet Transform for the Next Generation Wireless Systems. International Journal of Advanced Research Trends in Engineering and Technology, 2(10), 4791-4800

Study is presented into the performance of Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) and MIMO-DWT with transmit beamforming. Feedback loop has been used between the equalizer at the transmitter to the receiver which provided t... Read More about MIMO Discrete Wavelet Transform for the Next Generation Wireless Systems.

Parasites of wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from an urban area in Germany, in relation to worldwide results (2013)
Journal Article
Frank, R., Kuhn, T., Mehlhorn, H., Rueckert, S., Pham, D., & Klimpel, S. (2013). Parasites of wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from an urban area in Germany, in relation to worldwide results. Parasitology Research, 112(12), 4255-4266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-013-3617-7

The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) belongs to the most invasive and successful mammalian species, which is distributed nearly worldwide. In Europe, they inhabit broad parts of the mainland and subsequently reached several European islands vi... Read More about Parasites of wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from an urban area in Germany, in relation to worldwide results.

Young Women's Constructions of the HPV Vaccine: A Cross-Cultural, Qualitative Study in Scotland, Spain, Serbia and Bulgaria (2013)
Journal Article
Gray Brunton, C., Farver, I., Jaeger, M., Lenneis, A., Parve, K., Patarcic, D., Petrova, D., Hogg, R., Kennedy, C., Garcia-Retamero, R., & Todorova, I. (2014). Young Women's Constructions of the HPV Vaccine: A Cross-Cultural, Qualitative Study in Scotland, Spain, Serbia and Bulgaria. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 21, 11-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-013-9357-3

Background: Following international trends, the HPV (human
papilloma virus) vaccine was introduced in Europe for protection against infection from common strands of the HPV virus which can lead to cervical cancer. Young women aged 18–26 years are at... Read More about Young Women's Constructions of the HPV Vaccine: A Cross-Cultural, Qualitative Study in Scotland, Spain, Serbia and Bulgaria.

Approaches to the classification of high entropy file fragments. (2013)
Journal Article
Penrose, P., Macfarlane, R., & Buchanan, W. J. (2013). Approaches to the classification of high entropy file fragments. Digital Investigation, 10(4), 372-384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diin.2013.08.004

In this paper we propose novel approaches to the problem of classifying high entropy file fragments. We achieve 97% correct classification for encrypted fragments and 78% for compressed. Although classification of file fragments is central to the sci... Read More about Approaches to the classification of high entropy file fragments..

‘Just that Little Bit of Doubt’: Scottish Parents', Teenage Girls' and Health Professionals' Views of the MMR, H1N1 and HPV Vaccines (2013)
Journal Article
Kennedy, C., Gray Brunton, C., & Hogg, R. (2014). ‘Just that Little Bit of Doubt’: Scottish Parents', Teenage Girls' and Health Professionals' Views of the MMR, H1N1 and HPV Vaccines. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 21, 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-013-9356-4

Background
Parental decision making about childhood vaccinations is complex and the vaccination schedule everchanging. Vaccination may be controversial even in countries with historically high vaccination rates such as Scotland. Health behaviour mo... Read More about ‘Just that Little Bit of Doubt’: Scottish Parents', Teenage Girls' and Health Professionals' Views of the MMR, H1N1 and HPV Vaccines.

Approaching the Internet of things (IoT): a modelling, analysis and abstraction framework (2013)
Journal Article
Ikram, A., Anjum, A., Hill, R., Antonopoulos, N., Liu, L., & Sotiriadis, S. (2015). Approaching the Internet of things (IoT): a modelling, analysis and abstraction framework. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 27(8), 1966-1984. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.3131

Summary
The evolution of communication protocols, sensory hardware, mobile and pervasive devices, alongside social and cyber‐physical networks, has made the Internet of things (IoT) an interesting concept with inherent complexities as it is realised... Read More about Approaching the Internet of things (IoT): a modelling, analysis and abstraction framework.