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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 Glob

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.

‘Discuss, Analyse, Define …’ Non-traditional Students Come to Terms with Cultures of Learning in the UK (2013)
Book Chapter
Pilcher, N., & Richards, K. (2013). ‘Discuss, Analyse, Define …’ Non-traditional Students Come to Terms with Cultures of Learning in the UK. In M. Cortazzi, & L. Jin (Eds.), Researching Intercultural Learning (135-151). Palgrave Macmillan. https://d

In contrast to students in many countries, British university students are often older than the common 18–22 age range; some are ‘non-traditional’ students who may have had experience of work in industrial or professional contexts before they study.... Read More about ‘Discuss, Analyse, Define …’ Non-traditional Students Come to Terms with Cultures of Learning in the UK.

IPS2 Design Process: A Comparative Study between Literature and Industrial Approaches (2013)
Book Chapter
Annamalai Vasantha, G. V., Hussain, R., Roy, R., & Erkoyuncu, J. A. (2013). IPS2 Design Process: A Comparative Study between Literature and Industrial Approaches. In Y. Shimomura, & K. Kimita (Eds.), The Philosopher's Stone for Sustainability (411-416). B

Although the merits of Industrial product-service systems (IPS2) have been widely reported in the literature, the methodologies currently used to design IPS2 are not yet mature in either academia or industry. The objective of this paper is to determi... Read More about IPS2 Design Process: A Comparative Study between Literature and Industrial Approaches.

Driving cycle pattern for cars in medium sized city of India. (2013)
Book Chapter
Sinha, S., & Kumar, R. (2013). Driving cycle pattern for cars in medium sized city of India. In A. Fujiwara (Ed.), Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (224). Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies

The regulatory modified Indian driving cycle has uniform acceleration and deceleration pattern and uniform speed as it is adopted from European driving cycle. In medium sized city of Patna in India, the driving pattern changes substantially especia... Read More about Driving cycle pattern for cars in medium sized city of India..

How do we share the benefits of walking and cycling? lessons learned from the Active Access project. (2013)
Book Chapter
O'Dolan, C. (2013). How do we share the benefits of walking and cycling? lessons learned from the Active Access project. In W. Gronau, W. Fischer, & R. Pressl (Eds.), Aspects of Active Travel. How to encourage people to walk or cycle in urban areas (11-30

The benefits of using walking and cycling as a means of daily transport are numerous and well documented (Rabl & de Nazelle 2012, de Nazelle et al 2011, Larkin 2009, Cavill et al. 2008, Saelensminde 2004). Targets for increased active travel are b... Read More about How do we share the benefits of walking and cycling? lessons learned from the Active Access project..

Conducting Performance Evaluation of an e-Health Platform (2013)
Book Chapter
Lo, O., Fan, L., Buchanan, W. J., & Thuemmler, C. (2013). Conducting Performance Evaluation of an e-Health Platform. In T. Issa, P. Isaías, & P. Kommers (Eds.), Advances in Business Information Systems and Analytics; Information Systems and Technology fo

For increased awareness and adoption of e-Health implementations, results from evaluation must be catered towards three primary perspectives: organizational, end-user and technical perspective. This chapter addresses the issue of conducting performan... Read More about Conducting Performance Evaluation of an e-Health Platform.

A skipping game. (2013)
Book Chapter
Fraser, B. (2013). A skipping game. In D. Chatterjee, & B. D'Arcy (Eds.), Lets' Play: Poems about Sports and Games from Around the World. Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Between Bodies and Machines. (2013)
Book Chapter
Forrest, E. (2013). Between Bodies and Machines. In D. Rubinstein, J. Golding, & A. Fisher (Eds.), On the Verge of Photograhy: Imaging Beyond Representation (105-122). ARTicle Press

The Gothic: Detection and Science Fiction. (2013)
Book Chapter
Dryden, L. (2013). The Gothic: Detection and Science Fiction. In C. McCracken-Flesher (Ed.), Approaches to Teaching the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (96-103). The Modern Languages Association

An essay on how Stevenson fits into the genre of detection and science fiction literature.

Scenarios for Companions. (2013)
Book Chapter
Benyon, D., & Mival, O. (2013). Scenarios for Companions. In Your Virtual Butler: the making of (79-96). Springer Berlin / Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37346-6_8

This paper is concerned with understanding the needs of Companion owners (the people formerly known as ‘users’). The problem with developing technologies such as companions is in knowing what the requirements are. People cannot really be expected to... Read More about Scenarios for Companions..

Maritime Policy in the North Sea Region: Application of the Cluster Approach (2013)
Book Chapter
Baird, A., Flitsch, V., Herz, N., & Wolff, J. (2013). Maritime Policy in the North Sea Region: Application of the Cluster Approach. In J. Xu (Ed.), Contemporary Marine and Maritime Policy. Nova Sciences Publishers Inc

The aim of maritime policy is to achieve continued trade development and hence economic growth while ensuring seas and coastal areas are adequately protected. Historically, many policy decisions, not least with regard to maritime transport, were arri... Read More about Maritime Policy in the North Sea Region: Application of the Cluster Approach.

Solar water heating. (2013)
Book Chapter
Asif, M., & Muneer, T. (2013). Solar water heating. In Encyclopedia of Environmental Management. Taylor & Francis

Solar water heating is one of the most successful applications of solar thermal technologies. It provides environmentally clean energy and has enormous potential within domestic and industrial sectors. Solar water heaters are categorized into three m... Read More about Solar water heating..

Entries on 'Lord Ruthven', 'The Vampire Lestat' and 'Dark Shadows'. (2013)
Book Chapter
Artt, S. (2013). Entries on 'Lord Ruthven', 'The Vampire Lestat' and 'Dark Shadows'. In J. Weinstock (Ed.), The Ashgate Encyclopaedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters. Ashgate Publishing

From vampires and demons to ghosts and zombies, interest in monsters in literature, film, and popular culture has never been stronger. This concise Encyclopedia provides scholars and students with a comprehensive and authoritative A-Z of monsters thr... Read More about Entries on 'Lord Ruthven', 'The Vampire Lestat' and 'Dark Shadows'..

Foreword. (2013)
Book Chapter
Hall, H. (2013). Foreword. In M. Grant, B. Sen, & H. Spring (Eds.), Research, evaluation and audit: Key steps in demonstrating your value. Facet Publishing

Solar energy measurements. (2013)
Book Chapter
Muneer, T., & Tham, Y. W. (2013). Solar energy measurements. In M. Kutz (Ed.), Handbook of Measurment in Science and Engineering (687-726). Wiley

New Perspectives on Audience Activity: 'Prosumption' and Media Activism as Audience Practices (2013)
Book Chapter
O’Neill, B., Gallego, J. I., & Zeller, F. (2013). New Perspectives on Audience Activity: 'Prosumption' and Media Activism as Audience Practices. In N. Carpentier, K. C. Schroeder, & L. Hallett (Eds.), Audience Transformations: Shifting Audience Position

Until relatively recently, the subject of social relationships, constituted in and through audience practices, has been a minor part of audience research studies. This chapter explores how social relationships and forms of audience agency change and... Read More about New Perspectives on Audience Activity: 'Prosumption' and Media Activism as Audience Practices.