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Optical analysis of a CPC based CPV/T system for application in the kingdom of saudi arabia (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Baig, H., Sellami, N., Bahaidarah, H., & Mallick, T. (2013, September). Optical analysis of a CPC based CPV/T system for application in the kingdom of saudi arabia. Presented at 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Paris, France

Saudi Arabia receives an average insolation of 6 kWh/m2/day, making it one of the most likely candidates for a country to be using solar energy for meeting its energy needs in the near future. The energy from the sun can be directly converted into el... Read More about Optical analysis of a CPC based CPV/T system for application in the kingdom of saudi arabia.

Leveraging the Cloud for Large-Scale Software Testing – A Case Study: Google Chrome on Amazon (2013)
Book Chapter
Pakhira, A., & Andras, P. (2013). Leveraging the Cloud for Large-Scale Software Testing – A Case Study: Google Chrome on Amazon. In S. Tilley, & T. Parveen (Eds.), Software Testing in the Cloud: Perspectives on an Emerging Discipline (252-279). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2536-5.ch012

Testing is a critical phase in the software life-cycle. While small-scale component-wise testing is done routinely as part of development and maintenance of large-scale software, the system level testing of the whole software is much more problematic... Read More about Leveraging the Cloud for Large-Scale Software Testing – A Case Study: Google Chrome on Amazon.

Entrepreneurial orientation and the franchise system: Organisational antecedents and performance outcomes (2013)
Journal Article
Dada, O., & Watson, A. (2013). Entrepreneurial orientation and the franchise system: Organisational antecedents and performance outcomes. European Journal of Marketing, 47(5/6), 790-812. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090561311306877

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to understand the franchisor's perception of the role of entrepreneurial strategic orientation (EO) – innovative, risk‐taking, and proactive actions – within the special case of franchised firms, given the opposi... Read More about Entrepreneurial orientation and the franchise system: Organisational antecedents and performance outcomes.

Comic: The Whistleblower [Fantomen 10-11/2013] (2013)
Other
Bishop, D. (2013). Comic: The Whistleblower [Fantomen 10-11/2013]

A comic written for publisher Egmont, illustrated by artist Alex Saviuk. Originally published in Swedish, it was reprinted in English by Frew Comics in Australia.

Modelling nanoplasmonic device based on an off-shelf hybrid desktop supercomputing platform (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yang, S., Li, R., & Hillenbrand, D. (2013, August). Modelling nanoplasmonic device based on an off-shelf hybrid desktop supercomputing platform. Presented at 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), Beijing, China

Designing nanoplasmonic devices presents a number of unique challenges. The time domain modelling and simulation of electromagnetic (EM) wave interaction with nanoplasmonic devices, at high spatial and time resolution, requires high computational pow... Read More about Modelling nanoplasmonic device based on an off-shelf hybrid desktop supercomputing platform.

The Blue Marble: a model for primary school STEM outreach (2013)
Journal Article
Muller, C. L., Roberts, S., Wilson, R., Remedios, J., Illingworth, S., Graves, R., …Desai, A. (2013). The Blue Marble: a model for primary school STEM outreach. Physics Education, 48(2), 176. https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/48/2/176

As part of 'The Blue Marble' project, the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham, UK, have developed day-long, interdisciplinary, hands-on workshops for primary schools to introduce space technology and the role of the research scientist. The works... Read More about The Blue Marble: a model for primary school STEM outreach.

Health Promotion in Mental Health Nursing (2013)
Book Chapter
Machin, A., & Moran, S. (2013). Health Promotion in Mental Health Nursing. In I. Norman, & I. Ryrie (Eds.), The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing: Principles and Practice (48-59). (3rd Edition). Maidenhead: Open University Press

Risk and Uncertainty in Sustainable Building Performance (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sajjadian, S. M., Lewis, J., & Sharples, S. Risk and Uncertainty in Sustainable Building Performance. Presented at 4th International Conference in Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (SEB´12), Stockholm, Sweden

Decision-making in the design of sustainable building envelopes will mostly consider the trade-off between initial cost and energy savings. However, this leads to an insufficiently holistic approach to the assessment of the sustainable performance of... Read More about Risk and Uncertainty in Sustainable Building Performance.

The potential of shading devices to improve comfort in current and future UK housing through integrated simulations with high and low thermal mass construction systems (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sajjadian, S., Lewis, J., & Sharples, S. (2013, October). The potential of shading devices to improve comfort in current and future UK housing through integrated simulations with high and low thermal mass construction systems. Presented at International Conference on Adaptation and Movement (ICAM), Toronto

Abstract not available.

Interpretation and determination of thermal comfort in climate change context (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sajjadian, S., Lewis, J., & Sharples, S. (2013). Interpretation and determination of thermal comfort in climate change context. In Proceedings of IPGRC 2013: International post graduate research conference (1106-1113)

Thermal comfort is a complicatedsubjectand is thus hard to quantify generally and specificallyandthe existing quantification methods are unlikely to be reliable for naturally ventilated houses. The challenge for designers is to produce a com... Read More about Interpretation and determination of thermal comfort in climate change context.

Value Creation for Luxury Brands through Brand Extensions: An Investigation of Forward and Reciprocal Effects (2013)
Journal Article
Albrecht, C., Backhaus, C., Gurzki, H., & Woisetschläger, D. M. (2013). Value Creation for Luxury Brands through Brand Extensions: An Investigation of Forward and Reciprocal Effects. Marketing ZFP, 35(2), 91-103. https://doi.org/10.15358/0344-1369_2013_2_91

Luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, or Chanel regularly expand beyond their core business and nowadays offer a wide range of products including accessories, perfumes, watches or jewelry, and even services. The use of brand extensions has beco... Read More about Value Creation for Luxury Brands through Brand Extensions: An Investigation of Forward and Reciprocal Effects.

Liquid level monitoring using passive RFID tags (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Atojoko, A., Bin-Melha, M., Elkazmi, E., Usman, M., Abd-Alhameed, R., & See, C. .. (2013). Liquid level monitoring using passive RFID tags. In 2013 8th IEEE Design and Test Symposium. https://doi.org/10.1109/idt.2013.6727088

Tank flooding have become major causes of pollution both in residential and industrial areas majorly caused by overflows of water(mostly residential) and volatile poisonous industrial liquids from the storage tanks. An effective way of avoiding this... Read More about Liquid level monitoring using passive RFID tags.

Improved Grating Monopole antenna with zigzag for DVB-T application (2013)
Journal Article
Zebiri, C., Ney, M., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Benabdelaziz, F., Lashab, M., & See, C. H. (2013). Improved Grating Monopole antenna with zigzag for DVB-T application. Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, 41, 39-49. https://doi.org/10.2528/PIERL13050107

This work presents a novel broadband monopole antenna for digital video broadcasting-terrestrial (DVB-T) application. The proposed antenna consists of a grating zigzag patch and a concave rectangular ground plane. The zigzag patch is used to enable t... Read More about Improved Grating Monopole antenna with zigzag for DVB-T application.

Hybrid computational scheme for antenna-human body interaction. (2013)
Journal Article
Ramli, K., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., Excell, P., & Noras, J. (2013). Hybrid computational scheme for antenna-human body interaction. Progress in electromagnetics research B: PIER B, 133, 117-136

A new hybrid method of moments (MoM)/finite-difference time-domain (FDTD), with a sub-gridded finite-difference time-domain (SGFDTD) approach is presented. The method overcomes the drawbacks of homogeneous MoM and FDTD simulations, and so permits acc... Read More about Hybrid computational scheme for antenna-human body interaction..

Towards reduced EEG based brain-computer interfacing for mobile robot navigation (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mahmud, M., & Hussain, A. (2013, November). Towards reduced EEG based brain-computer interfacing for mobile robot navigation. Presented at 12th Mexican International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, MICAI 2013, Mexico City, Mexico

Rapid development in highly parallel neurophysiological recording techniques along with sophisticated signal processing tools allow direct communication with neuronal processes at different levels. One important level from the point of view of Rehabi... Read More about Towards reduced EEG based brain-computer interfacing for mobile robot navigation.

Tables and chairs go au naturel (2013)
Journal Article
Hussain, A. (2013). Tables and chairs go au naturel. InTents, 20,

Functional and aesthetic—tables and chairs provide structure and warmth to an event. Tables and chairs are the bones of an event. They provide the foundation upon which the rest of the event can be built. While glitz and glam still have their place,... Read More about Tables and chairs go au naturel.