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Two Alternative Frameworks for Deploying Spoken Dialogue Systems to Mobile Platforms for Evaluation “In the Wild” (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Hastie, H., Aufaure, M., Alexopoulos, P., Bouchard, H., Cuayáhuitl, H., Dethlefs, N., …Yu, Y. (2014). Two Alternative Frameworks for Deploying Spoken Dialogue Systems to Mobile Platforms for Evaluation “In the Wild”. In Proceedings of the 18th Workshop on the Semantics and Pragmatics of Dialogue (191)

We demonstrate two alternative frameworks for testing and evaluating spoken dialogue systems on mobile devices for use “in the wild”. We firstly present a spoken dialogue system that uses third party ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) and TTS (Text-T... Read More about Two Alternative Frameworks for Deploying Spoken Dialogue Systems to Mobile Platforms for Evaluation “In the Wild”.

Development and evaluation of prototype virtual reality telemedicine system for asynchronous gait analysis (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Khan, M. S., Chan, W., Sakellariou, S., Harrison, D. K., & Charissis, V. (2014). Development and evaluation of prototype virtual reality telemedicine system for asynchronous gait analysis. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference in Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Low Resource Setting (AHT IET 2014) (18-21). https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2014.0778

Various rehabilitation and diagnostic methods related to musculoskeletal injuries or diseases however, can be challenging to monitor and record over long time periods. Furthermore, patients in remote locations, which represent a substantial proportio... Read More about Development and evaluation of prototype virtual reality telemedicine system for asynchronous gait analysis.

Enhancing human responses through augmented reality head-up display in vehicular environment (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Charissis, V. (2014). Enhancing human responses through augmented reality head-up display in vehicular environment. In 2014 11th International Conference & Expo on Emerging Technologies for a Smarter World, (CEWIT) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/CEWIT.2014.7021141

Contemporary needs for constant provision of information and communication has crowded the modern vehicle's interior with a variety of instrumentation displays. This abundance of automotive infotainment devices can reduce significantly driver's decis... Read More about Enhancing human responses through augmented reality head-up display in vehicular environment.

Compound Parabolic Concentrator Design for Equatorial Africa (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Naman, G. Z., Sellami, N., Sarmah, N., Ivaturi, A., Senthilarasu, S., Bobbili, P., …Mallick, T. (2014). Compound Parabolic Concentrator Design for Equatorial Africa. In 1st Africa Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.5071/1stAfricaPVSEC2014-2BV.2.13

Compound Parabolic Concentrators (CPC) design uses interposed optical devices (such as parabolic trough, parabolic dish, linear Fresnel reflectors, etc) between the source of radiation (Sun in this case) and the energy absorbing surface (solar cell).... Read More about Compound Parabolic Concentrator Design for Equatorial Africa.

Ontology based classification for multi-label image annotation (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Reshma, I. A., Ullah, M. Z., & Aono, M. (2014). Ontology based classification for multi-label image annotation. In 2014 international conference of advanced informatics: concept, theory and application (ICAICTA) (226-231). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICAICTA.2014.7005945

Image annotation has been an important task for visual information retrieval. It usually involves a multi-class multi-label classification problem. To solve this problem, many researches have been conducted during last two decades, although most of t... Read More about Ontology based classification for multi-label image annotation.

Query subtopic mining for search result diversification (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Ullah, M. Z., & Aono, M. (2014). Query subtopic mining for search result diversification. In 2014 International Conference of Advanced Informatics: Concept, Theory and Application (ICAICTA) (309-314). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICAICTA.2014.7005960

Web search queries are usually short, ambiguous, and contain multiple aspects or subtopics. Different users may have different search intents (or information needs) when submitting the same query. The task of identifying the subtopics underlying a qu... Read More about Query subtopic mining for search result diversification.

Optical performances of refractive Crossed Compound Parabolic Concentrator CCPC (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Sellami, N., & Mallick, T. (2014). Optical performances of refractive Crossed Compound Parabolic Concentrator CCPC. In 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition EU PVSCE 29, Netherlands (2146-2149). https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20142014-4CV.3.36

The design of solar concentrators depends on its application (thermal or PV) and on the tracking system that will be used. Low geometrical concentration ratios (Cg) are

Mapping on surfaces: Supporting collaborative work using interactive tabletop (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Sinmai, K., & Andras, P. (2014). Mapping on surfaces: Supporting collaborative work using interactive tabletop. In CYTED-RITOS International Workshop on Groupware (319-334). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10166-8_29

We investigate the usability of our mindmap application using a tabletop integrated with four Android tablets in the context of support for collaborative work. This paper presents two empirical studies that compares the conventional paper-and-pen app... Read More about Mapping on surfaces: Supporting collaborative work using interactive tabletop.

Heat Exchanger Networks Retrofitted with Simultaneous Pressure Recovery (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Onishi, V., Ravagnani, M., & Caballero, J. A. (2014). Heat Exchanger Networks Retrofitted with Simultaneous Pressure Recovery. In XX Brazilian Congress of Chemical Engineering – COBEQ 2014

This paper presents a new optimization model for the retrofit of heat exchanger networks (HENs), in which the pressure recovery of streams is used to enhance heat integration. Especially important in sub-ambient processes, the HEN retrofit with press... Read More about Heat Exchanger Networks Retrofitted with Simultaneous Pressure Recovery.

Advances in Additive Manufacturing Processes (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Oppon, C., Hackney, P., Shyha, I., & Beeby, J. (2014). Advances in Additive Manufacturing Processes. In 3rd Applied Research Conference in Africa

Additive Manufacturing (AM) which is also referred as Three Dimensional Printing (3DP), Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) or Rapid Prototyping (RP) is a layer-by-layer technique of producing a three-dimensional (3D) objects directly from a digital mod... Read More about Advances in Additive Manufacturing Processes.

Controllability for positive discrete–time linear systems with positive state (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Guiver, C., & Townley, S. (2014). Controllability for positive discrete–time linear systems with positive state. In Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems (1387-1394)

Controllability of componentwise nonnegative discrete-time linear systems is considered. The key difference here from the well-established positive systems theory is that we permit the case where the input takes negative values, provided that the sta... Read More about Controllability for positive discrete–time linear systems with positive state.

A stability/instability trichotomy for non-negative Lur'e systems (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Bill, A., Guiver, C., Logemann, H., & Townley, S. (2014). A stability/instability trichotomy for non-negative Lur'e systems. In Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems (1752-1754)

We identify a stability/instability trichotomy for a class of non-negative continuous-time Lur'e systems. Asymptotic as well as input-to-state stability concepts (ISS) are considered. The presented trichotomy rests on Perron-Frobenius theory, absolut... Read More about A stability/instability trichotomy for non-negative Lur'e systems.

An exploration of the lived experience of occupational therapists in Accident and Emergency Departments in Scotland – All of life is here (2014)
Conference Proceeding
James, K. (2014). An exploration of the lived experience of occupational therapists in Accident and Emergency Departments in Scotland – All of life is here

James, K. (2014). An exploration of the lived experience of occupational therapists in Accident and Emergency Departments in Scotland – All of life is here. Presented at the 16th International Conference of the World Federation of Occupational Therap... Read More about An exploration of the lived experience of occupational therapists in Accident and Emergency Departments in Scotland – All of life is here.

The future of sustainable urban freight distribution: a Delphi study of the drivers and barriers of electric vehicles in London (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Ablola, M., Plant, E., & Lee, C. (2014). The future of sustainable urban freight distribution: a Delphi study of the drivers and barriers of electric vehicles in London. . https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2014.0953

The use of electric delivery vehicles in urban applications is a viable solution proposed by government and academic research to enable the logistics industry to achieve the carbon emissions reduction targets set in the UK for 2050. This paper examin... Read More about The future of sustainable urban freight distribution: a Delphi study of the drivers and barriers of electric vehicles in London.

Investigating people: a qualitative analysis of the search behaviours of open-source intelligence analysts (2014)
Conference Proceeding
McKeown, S., Maxwell, D., Azzopardi, L., & Glisson, W. B. (2014). Investigating people: a qualitative analysis of the search behaviours of open-source intelligence analysts. In IIiX '14: Proceedings of the 5th Information Interaction in Context Symposium (175-184). https://doi.org/10.1145/2637002.2637023

The Internet and the World Wide Web have become integral parts of the lives of many modern individuals, enabling almost instantaneous communication, sharing and broadcasting of thoughts, feelings and opinions. Much of this information is publicly fac... Read More about Investigating people: a qualitative analysis of the search behaviours of open-source intelligence analysts.

Tobacco children: Ethical evaluation of tobacco marketing in Indonesia (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Tjandra, N. C., Ensor, J., & Thomson, E. (2014). Tobacco children: Ethical evaluation of tobacco marketing in Indonesia.

In May 2010 the world discovered the “smoking baby”, a two year old Indonesian boy who smoked forty cigarettes a day. He became the youngest person in the world to receive tobacco addiction treatment. For a number of years, tobacco companies have had... Read More about Tobacco children: Ethical evaluation of tobacco marketing in Indonesia.

Comparative analysis of chaotic and non-chaotic image encryption schemes (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Younas, M. B., & Ahmad, J. (2014). Comparative analysis of chaotic and non-chaotic image encryption schemes. In 2014 International Conference on Emerging Technologies (ICET). https://doi.org/10.1109/icet.2014.7021021

In modern era, multimedia technologies have been developed significantly. Multimedia data such as audio, video and image transfers over the internet is open and insecure. Security is required for storage and transmission of digital images to avoid fr... Read More about Comparative analysis of chaotic and non-chaotic image encryption schemes.

Mathematical Model for Calibration of Nonlinear Responses in Biological Media Exposed to RF Energy (2014)
Conference Proceeding
See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., & Excell, P. (2014). Mathematical Model for Calibration of Nonlinear Responses in Biological Media Exposed to RF Energy. . https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2014.0201

This paper presents a circuit model which is used to calibrate the performance of nonlinear RF energy conversion inside a high quality factor resonant cavity with a known nonlinear loading device. The nonlinear radiofrequency energy conversion can be... Read More about Mathematical Model for Calibration of Nonlinear Responses in Biological Media Exposed to RF Energy.