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Developing sustainable communities in Edinburgh’s South East Wedge: The settlement model and design solution. (2003)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2003). Developing sustainable communities in Edinburgh’s South East Wedge: The settlement model and design solution. Journal of Urban Design, 8(2), 137-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/13574800306481

Sustainable communities are seen as offering the opportunity to manage growth in plan-led and environmentally friendly patterns of settlement. The settlement model put forward and design solution for the development of sustainable communities in the... Read More about Developing sustainable communities in Edinburgh’s South East Wedge: The settlement model and design solution..

Organisational learning: an investigation of response to rapid change in a traditional environment. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buckner, K., & Davenport, E. (2003). Organisational learning: an investigation of response to rapid change in a traditional environment.

This paper is a case study of 'collective' HCI in a 'top-down' systems project - a very large computing center in a new university in the United Kingdom. The authors present the findings of a small empirical study of computer supported teaching and l... Read More about Organisational learning: an investigation of response to rapid change in a traditional environment..

Preprocessing based solution for the vanishing gradient problem in recurrent neural networks (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Squartini, S., Hussain, A., & Piazza, F. (2003). Preprocessing based solution for the vanishing gradient problem in recurrent neural networks. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCAS.2003.1206412

In this paper, a possible solution to the vanishing gradient problem in recurrent neural networks (RNN) is proposed. The main idea consists of pre-processing the signal (a time series typically) through a wavelet decomposition, in order to separate t... Read More about Preprocessing based solution for the vanishing gradient problem in recurrent neural networks.

Range limits and parasite prevalence in a freshwater snail (2003)
Journal Article
Briers, R. A. (2003). Range limits and parasite prevalence in a freshwater snail. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 270(Suppl_2), S178-S180. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2003.0046

Geographical range limits are thought to be set by species' physiological or ecological adaptation to abiotic factors, but the importance of biotic factors such as parasitism in determining range limits has not been well explored. In this study the p... Read More about Range limits and parasite prevalence in a freshwater snail.

A New Role for E2F-1 in Checkpoint Control (2003)
Journal Article
Stevens, C., & Thangue, N. B. L. (2003). A New Role for E2F-1 in Checkpoint Control. Cell Cycle, 2(5), 434-436. https://doi.org/10.4161/cc.2.5.462

In response to DNA damage, E2F-1 is induced and phosphorylated. Phosphorylated E2F-1 can reside in discrete nuclear structures and induce apoptosis, suggesting a unique role for E2F-1 in DNA repair and checkpoint functions.

A recurrent multiscale architecture for long-term memory prediction task (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Squartini, S., Hussain, A., & Piazza, F. (2003, April). A recurrent multiscale architecture for long-term memory prediction task. Presented at 2003 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, 2003. Proceedings. (ICASSP '03)., Hong Kong, China

In the past few years, researchers have been extensively studying the application of recurrent neural networks (RNNs) to solving tasks where detection of long term dependencies is required. This paper proposes an original architecture termed the Recu... Read More about A recurrent multiscale architecture for long-term memory prediction task.

Countering design exclusion: bridging the gap between usability and accessibility (2003)
Journal Article
Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. (2003). Countering design exclusion: bridging the gap between usability and accessibility. Universal Access in the Information Society, 2(3), 215-225. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-003-0059-5

It is known that many people are being excluded unnecessarily from using products, services and environments that are essential for supporting independence and quality of life. Such exclusion often arises from designers taking inadequate account of t... Read More about Countering design exclusion: bridging the gap between usability and accessibility.

Consultant therapists: recognising and developing expertise. (2003)
Journal Article
Craik, C., & McKay, E. A. (2003). Consultant therapists: recognising and developing expertise. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66(6), 281-283. https://doi.org/10.1177/030802260306600608

The introduction of consultant therapists provides an unprecedented opportunity for the occupational therapy profession and for individual therapists. The literature on clinical reasoning suggests the characteristics of experts, which may be a useful... Read More about Consultant therapists: recognising and developing expertise..

Issues and trends in computerisation within UK primary health care (2003)
Journal Article
Pemberton, J., Buehring, A., Stonehouse, G., Simpson, L., & Purves, I. (2003). Issues and trends in computerisation within UK primary health care. Logistics Information Management, 16(3/4), 181-190. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050310483522

This paper charts the technological developments that have taken place within primary health care during the last 20 years, drawing upon previous research and presenting new survey findings on the current state of computerisation. The survey reveals... Read More about Issues and trends in computerisation within UK primary health care.

Can the private finance initiative be used in emerging economies? – lessons from the UK’s successes and failures (2003)
Journal Article
Handley-Schachler, M., & Gao, S. S. (2003). Can the private finance initiative be used in emerging economies? – lessons from the UK’s successes and failures. Managerial Finance, 29(5/6), 36-51. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074350310768742

The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) introduced in the UK in 1992 has provided the framework for the completion of a large number of capital projects managed by public sector bodies. The objectives of the PFI included the promotion of greater efficie... Read More about Can the private finance initiative be used in emerging economies? – lessons from the UK’s successes and failures.

HRM and the beginnings of organizational change (2003)
Journal Article
Francis, H. (2003). HRM and the beginnings of organizational change. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 16(3), 309-327. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810310475541

This paper presents a discourse-analytic approach to the study of human resource management (HRM) and organisational change, which is more sensitive than conventional research designs to the dynamic role of language in shaping processes of change. Th... Read More about HRM and the beginnings of organizational change.

Recreating the Botanics: towards a sense of place in virtual environments. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, S., Turner, P., Carroll, F., O'Neill, S., Benyon, D., McCall, R., & Smyth, M. (2003, June). Recreating the Botanics: towards a sense of place in virtual environments. Paper presented at 3rd UK Conference of the Environmental Psychology Network

The EC funded project BENOGO seeks to re-create real places using photo-realistic immersive virtual reality technology and in so doing investigates the nature of presence and sense of place in such environments. We discuss the first stages in our... Read More about Recreating the Botanics: towards a sense of place in virtual environments..

Design of RHS for torsion using simplified thick wall theory. (2003)
Journal Article
Ridley-Ellis, D., Owen, J. S., & Davies, G. (2003). Design of RHS for torsion using simplified thick wall theory. The structural engineer : journal of the Institution of Structural Engineers, 81, 31-36

The theory of torsion in Rectangular Hollow Sections (RHS) is reviewed and discussed with reference to design code treatments in the UK, Europe and the USA. The classical theories based on thin wall and thick wall assumptions are compared, and thick... Read More about Design of RHS for torsion using simplified thick wall theory..

Unconventional Hamilton-type variational principle in phase space and symplectic algorithm. (2003)
Journal Article
Luo, E., Huang, W., & Zhang, J. (2003). Unconventional Hamilton-type variational principle in phase space and symplectic algorithm. SCIENCE CHINA Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy, 46, 248-258. https://doi.org/10.1360/03yg9033

By a novel approach proposed by Luo, the unconventional Hamilton-type variational principle in phase space for elastodynamics of multidegree-of-freedom system is established in this paper. It not only can fully characterize the initial-value problem... Read More about Unconventional Hamilton-type variational principle in phase space and symplectic algorithm..

The needs and experiences of caregivers of individuals with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review (2003)
Journal Article
McKeown, L. P., Porter-Armstrong, A. P., & Baxter, G. D. (2003). The needs and experiences of caregivers of individuals with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 17(3), 234-248. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215503cr618oa

Primary objective: To appraise recent studies regarding the needs and experiences of caregivers of individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). Design: The following computerized databases were searched: CINAHL, BIDS IBSS, ASSIA, MEDLINE, PSYCHINFO,... Read More about The needs and experiences of caregivers of individuals with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review.

Primary health care provision for adults with a learning disability (2003)
Journal Article
Elaine, P. (2003). Primary health care provision for adults with a learning disability. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 42. (4). 413-423. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02633.x. ISSN 0309-2402.

Background. During the last decade, primary care has been designated as the main provider of health care to people with learning disabilities. Practice nurses based in primary care teams are increasingly the first points of contact with health servic... Read More about Primary health care provision for adults with a learning disability.