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The Development of a Holistic and Quantitative Tool for the Assessment and Improvement of Survey Quality. (2011)
Thesis
Chen, T. The Development of a Holistic and Quantitative Tool for the Assessment and Improvement of Survey Quality. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4404

There are a variety of guidelines and methods available to measure and assess survey quality. Most of these are based on qualitative descriptions. In practice, they are not easy to implement and it is very difficult to make comparisons between survey... Read More about The Development of a Holistic and Quantitative Tool for the Assessment and Improvement of Survey Quality..

Improved multiple description wavelet based image coding using subband uniform quantization (2011)
Journal Article
Khelil, K., Hussain, A., Bekka, R. E., & Berrezzek, F. (2011). Improved multiple description wavelet based image coding using subband uniform quantization. International journal of electronics and communications = Archiv fur Elektronik und Ubertragungstechnik : AEU, 65(11), 967-974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeue.2011.03.011

The objective of multiple description coding (MDC) is to encode a source into multiple descriptions supporting different quality levels of reconstruction. In this paper, we use the multiple description transform coding (MDTC) algorithm based on the w... Read More about Improved multiple description wavelet based image coding using subband uniform quantization.

DUO1 (2011)
Other
Hails, J. (2011). DUO1. [Musical score]. Edinburgh, Scotland

DUO1 is a work for two bass clarinets. It was requested and first performed by Sarah Watts and Heather Roche. This work forms part of a series of works exploring different ways of notating (and thereby making) chamber music. Initial research for t... Read More about DUO1.

Festival Images: brand image and stakeholders' brand relationship types at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2011)
Thesis
Todd, L. A. Festival Images: brand image and stakeholders' brand relationship types at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4344

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the largest arts festival in the world and it has inspired the creation of similar festivals world-wide. Since its conception in 1947, the Fringe has demonstrated significant growth in visitor numbers; ti... Read More about Festival Images: brand image and stakeholders' brand relationship types at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Ontology definition and construction, and epistemological adequacy for systems interoperability: a practitioner analysis. (2011)
Journal Article
Lumsden, J., Hall, H., & Cruickshank, P. (2011). Ontology definition and construction, and epistemological adequacy for systems interoperability: a practitioner analysis. Journal of Information Science, 37(3), 246-253. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551511401804

Ontology development is considered to be a useful approach to the design and implementation of interoperable systems. This literature review and commentary examines the current state of knowledge in this field with particular reference to processes i... Read More about Ontology definition and construction, and epistemological adequacy for systems interoperability: a practitioner analysis..

Sensing emergence in complex systems (2011)
Journal Article
Niazi, M. A., & Hussain, A. (2011). Sensing emergence in complex systems. IEEE Sensors Journal, 11(10), 2479-2480. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2011.2142303

We propose the Sensing of Emergent behavior in a Complex Adaptive System (SECAS), as an extension of our previous work Formal Agent-Based Simulation Framework (FABS). Using aggregated data from an array of proximity sensors, SECAS allows for the dete... Read More about Sensing emergence in complex systems.

On the impact of early warning collision avoidance information through prototype head-up display for older drivers (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., Vlachos, G., & Arafat, S. (2011). On the impact of early warning collision avoidance information through prototype head-up display for older drivers. In SAE World Congress (45-52). https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-1033

Human cognitive and physiological performance tends to enfeeble during time. Evidently a distinct attenuation of reaction-times spatial and situational awareness appears in the older segments of the driving population which increases rapidly in the w... Read More about On the impact of early warning collision avoidance information through prototype head-up display for older drivers.

Investigating the improvement of the localisation propensity and impact of the emergency vehicle sirens (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Boslem, S., Moore, D., & Charissis, V. (2011). Investigating the improvement of the localisation propensity and impact of the emergency vehicle sirens. In SAE 2011 World Congress and Exhibition. https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-0049

Rapid mobilization of emergency vehicles in the urban or rural road network presents a high probability of collisions and other related hazards to other drivers. Yet uninterrupted high speeds of the emergency vehicles through traffic are imperative f... Read More about Investigating the improvement of the localisation propensity and impact of the emergency vehicle sirens.

Molecular detection of Chlamydia-like organisms in cattle drinking water (2011)
Journal Article
Wheelhouse, N., Saita, M., Gidlow, J., Deuchande, R., Borel, N., Baily, J., Caldow, G., & Longbottom, D. (2011). Molecular detection of Chlamydia-like organisms in cattle drinking water. Veterinary Microbiology, 152(1-2), 196-199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.03.040

A substantial proportion of the causes of infectious bovine abortion remain largely undiagnosed, potentially due to the presence of previously unrecognised infectious agents. Recently, several reports have demonstrated the presence of Parachlamydia s... Read More about Molecular detection of Chlamydia-like organisms in cattle drinking water.

Dry ports, port centric logistics and offshore logistics hubs: strategies to overcome double peripherality. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Monios, J., & Wilmsmeier, G. (2011, April). Dry ports, port centric logistics and offshore logistics hubs: strategies to overcome double peripherality. Paper presented at Associationof American Georaphers Annual Meeting

Scotland's low accessibility is reflected in the limited share of Scottish unitised freight traffic coming through Scottish ports. This paper will consider site development strategies to overcome Scotland's double peripherality (i.e. both physically... Read More about Dry ports, port centric logistics and offshore logistics hubs: strategies to overcome double peripherality..

A Dual-Band Frequency Tunable Planar Inverted F Antenna (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elfergani, I., Hussaini, A. S., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., Hraga, H., Bin-Melha, M., …Rodriguez, J. (2011). A Dual-Band Frequency Tunable Planar Inverted F Antenna.

The design process of dual-band reconfigurable PIFA antenna is introduced and investigated. The design procedure is based on loading a lumped capacitor (or varactor) at one fixed location along a slot of the radiator. The changes in first and second... Read More about A Dual-Band Frequency Tunable Planar Inverted F Antenna.

PIFA Antenna for UWB Applications with WLAN Band Rejection Using Spiral Slots (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hraga, H., See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., Zhou, D., Adnan, S., Elfergani, I., …Excell, P. (2011). PIFA Antenna for UWB Applications with WLAN Band Rejection Using Spiral Slots.

This paper presents a band-suppressed PIFA antenna for UWB application using spiral slot. The modeling of the antenna geometry structures and the optimisation of the full antenna assembly was carried out in the frequency and time domains using Ansoft... Read More about PIFA Antenna for UWB Applications with WLAN Band Rejection Using Spiral Slots.

The search for building-integrated PV materials with good aesthetic potential: a survey (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hardy, D. A., Kerrouche, A., Roaf, S. C., & Richards, B. S. (2011). The search for building-integrated PV materials with good aesthetic potential: a survey. In Proceedings of 7th Photovoltaic Science Application and Technology Conference (205-208)

Building-integrated photovoltaics (PV) is currently dominated by blue and black rectilinear forms. Greater variety of colour and form could lead to much better uptake of PV in the built environment, also increasing the potential for PV to be used as... Read More about The search for building-integrated PV materials with good aesthetic potential: a survey.

Positive effects of vegetation: Urban heat island and green roofs (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Susca, T., Gaffin, S., & Dell'Osso, G. (2010, June). Positive effects of vegetation: Urban heat island and green roofs. Presented at Urban Environmental Pollution Conference: Overcoming Obstacles to Sustainability and Quality of Life (UEP2010), Boston, USA

Monitoring the urban heat island in four areas of New York City, we have found an average of 2 °C difference of temperatures between the most and the least vegetated areas, ascribable to the substitution of vegetation with man-made building materials... Read More about Positive effects of vegetation: Urban heat island and green roofs.

Key characteristics of knowledge transfer and exchange in healthcare: integrative literature review: Knowledge transfer and exchange in healthcare (2011)
Journal Article
Pentland, D., Forsyth, K., Maciver, D., Walsh, M., Murray, R., Irvine, L., & Sikora, S. (2011). Key characteristics of knowledge transfer and exchange in healthcare: integrative literature review: Knowledge transfer and exchange in healthcare. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67(7), 1408-1425. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05631.x

Aim.  This paper presents the results of a review of literature relating to knowledge transfer and exchange in healthcare. Background.  Treatment, planning and policy decisions in contemporary nursing and healthcare should be based on sound eviden... Read More about Key characteristics of knowledge transfer and exchange in healthcare: integrative literature review: Knowledge transfer and exchange in healthcare.