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Combining FCA software and Sage. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Priss, U. (2010, October). Combining FCA software and Sage. Presented at International Conference on Concept Lattices and Their Applications

Simulating Ucides cordatus population recovery on fished grounds. (2010)
Book Chapter
Piou, C., Berger, U., & Diele, K. (2010). Simulating Ucides cordatus population recovery on fished grounds. In Mangrove Dynamics and Management in North Brazil (299-303). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13457-9_20

The recovery of fishing grounds of Ucides cordatus populations in the Caeté Peninsula is a recurrent process due to individual movements. However, these movements could not be observed in the field. A pattern-oriented modeling approach was used to in... Read More about Simulating Ucides cordatus population recovery on fished grounds..

Knowledge management: Information and communication technologies usage in Scottish and Croatian students. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Penny, K. I., Dukic, G., & Dukic, D. (2010, June). Knowledge management: Information and communication technologies usage in Scottish and Croatian students. Presented at Information Technology Interfaces 2010

The aim of this research study was to explore students' use of ICT in higher education in Scotland and Croatia. A questionnaire survey to gather information was administered at two universities. The sample comprises 450 students at Edinburgh Napier U... Read More about Knowledge management: Information and communication technologies usage in Scottish and Croatian students..

A comparative study of in-band and out-of-band VOIP protocols in layer 3 and layer 2.5 environments (2010)
Thesis
Pallis, G. A comparative study of in-band and out-of-band VOIP protocols in layer 3 and layer 2.5 environments. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4005

For more than a century the classic circuit-switched telephony in the form of PSTN (Public Service Telephone Network) has dominated the world of phone communications (Varshney et al., 2002). The alternative solution of VoIP (Voice over Internet Proto... Read More about A comparative study of in-band and out-of-band VOIP protocols in layer 3 and layer 2.5 environments.

E-consumer and the drive behind customer satisfaction: the Chinese online (2010)
Journal Article
Omar, M. (2010). E-consumer and the drive behind customer satisfaction: the Chinese online. International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2, 271-287. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEBR.2010.032296

The purpose of this paper is to present and validate a model of factors influencing the customers' satisfaction on internet shopping in China. To attain these, a questionnaire was sent to 300 potential Chinese customers. The findings indicate that th... Read More about E-consumer and the drive behind customer satisfaction: the Chinese online.

One amongst many: the ethical significance of Antigone and the films of Lars von Trier. (2010)
Book Chapter
Neill, C. (2010). One amongst many: the ethical significance of Antigone and the films of Lars von Trier. In S. E. Wilmer, & A. Zukauskaite (Eds.), Interrogating Antigone in postmodern philosophy and criticism (135-146). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199559213.003.0008

Like Sophocles' Antigone, the work of Lars von Trier is often called upon to illustrate a point regarding ethics. Among those who so use these works are many Lacanians, such as Žižek, and, indeed, Lacan himself draws on Antigone in The Ethics of Psyc... Read More about One amongst many: the ethical significance of Antigone and the films of Lars von Trier..

Sustainable energy for world economies (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muneer, T. (2010, December). Sustainable energy for world economies. Presented at Energy Options Impact on Regional Security

Energy is inevitable for human life and a secure and accessible supply of energy is crucial for the sustainability of modern societies. Yet mankind now faces challenges of depletion of fossil fuel reserves, global warming and other environmental conc... Read More about Sustainable energy for world economies.

Environmental sustainability in the construction Industry in developing countries: a study of embodied energy of low-cost housing. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mpakati Gama, E., Wamuziri, S., & Sloan, B. (2010, September). Environmental sustainability in the construction Industry in developing countries: a study of embodied energy of low-cost housing. Presented at 26th Annual ARCOM Conference

The embodied energy (EE) of a residential building is estimated at 20-40% of
operation energy over its total usable life. However, this varies from one context to
the other due to the primary energy used, technological advancement of a particular... Read More about Environmental sustainability in the construction Industry in developing countries: a study of embodied energy of low-cost housing..

Analysis of malicious affiliate network activity as a test case for an investigatory framework. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Miehling, M. J., Buchanan, W. J., Old, L. J., Batey, A., & Rahman, A. (2010, July). Analysis of malicious affiliate network activity as a test case for an investigatory framework

Currently there is a great deal of literature surrounding methods that can be used to de-tect click-fraud, but there is very little published work on actual cases of click-through fraud. The aim of this paper is to present the details of a real-life... Read More about Analysis of malicious affiliate network activity as a test case for an investigatory framework..

Active ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in Edinburgh’s businesses. Baseline study. (2010)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Fuertes, V., Hollywood, E., & Egdell, V. (2010). Active ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in Edinburgh’s businesses. Baseline study

The purpose of this baseline study is to provide information on the current situation and actions regarding older people’s labour market participation, and to identify any existing gaps in knowledge. This baseline study is part of QeCERAN’s (European... Read More about Active ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in Edinburgh’s businesses. Baseline study..

Hallelujah! using topical examples to Illustrate ethical and business Issues for engineers. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McEwan, T., & Cairncross, S. (2010, October). Hallelujah! using topical examples to Illustrate ethical and business Issues for engineers

Technically-oriented undergraduate students are often reluctant to engage with “Legal, Social, Ethical and Professional Issues”. In particular many learners appear to have an increasingly cavalier attitude to intellectual property in digital media. M... Read More about Hallelujah! using topical examples to Illustrate ethical and business Issues for engineers..

One world, new world: one Scotland, many cultures (2010)
Book Chapter
McCleery, A., McCleery, A., Gunn, L., & Hill, D. (2010). One world, new world: one Scotland, many cultures. In M. J. Munro-Landi (Ed.), L'Ecosse et Ses Doubles: Ancien-monde-nouveau monde/ Old world-New world: Scotland and its doubles (315). L'Harmattan