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Immunomodulatory effects of cannabinoids in human T-lymphocytes (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schinwald, A., Galban-Horcajo, F., Malone, E., & Smith, P. (2009). Immunomodulatory effects of cannabinoids in human T-lymphocytes. In Proceedings of the British Pharmacological Society

Background: Circulating levels of endocannabinoids are elevated in obese and hyperglycaemic patients and may contribute to immune dysfunction in obesity and diabetes. Cannabinoids have been shown to evoke both pro-and anti-inflammatory responses, act... Read More about Immunomodulatory effects of cannabinoids in human T-lymphocytes.

Lost in Translation: Teaching Product Design Across Cultural and Language Boundaries in China and the United Kingdom (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lambert, I., & Firth, R. (2009). Lost in Translation: Teaching Product Design Across Cultural and Language Boundaries in China and the United Kingdom.

This paper will explore strategies for transcending cultural and language barriers by two British design tutors when teaching in design studios at a Chinese university. Ian Lambert and Richard Firth, both based at Edinburgh Napier University in Scot... Read More about Lost in Translation: Teaching Product Design Across Cultural and Language Boundaries in China and the United Kingdom.

Wind resource assessment in the Edinburgh region (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Irshad, W., Goh, K., & Kubie, J. (2009, September). Wind resource assessment in the Edinburgh region. Presented at 2009 World Non-Grid-Connected Wind Power and Energy Conference, Nanjing, China

In recent years, a growing number of manufacturers have produced small wind turbines that are suitable for utilization of wind energy by individual householders or small businesses. These small wind turbine systems are unavoidably installed close to... Read More about Wind resource assessment in the Edinburgh region.

Light Art & Architecture (2). (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2009). Light Art & Architecture (2)

Exploring the boundary between light art and lighting design in architecture, using examples of my own work and the work of other light artists.

The VoIP intrusion detection through a LVQ-based neural network. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zheng, L., & Peng, T. (2009, November). The VoIP intrusion detection through a LVQ-based neural network. Paper presented at The 4th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions

Being a fast-growing Internet application, Voice over Internet Protocol shares the network resources with the regular Internet traffic. However it is susceptible to the existing security holes of the Internet. In this paper, a highly effective VoIP i... Read More about The VoIP intrusion detection through a LVQ-based neural network..

Integrating QoS management within a Web Service architecture (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chrysoulas, C. (2009). Integrating QoS management within a Web Service architecture. In 2009 International Conference on Ultra Modern Telecommunications & Workshops. https://doi.org/10.1109/icumt.2009.5345617

Web Services are applications that expose functionality to consumers via public interfaces. Web-services support the concept of loosely coupled components, which in turn enables the development of more agile and open systems. However, this flexibilit... Read More about Integrating QoS management within a Web Service architecture.

The use of acoustic-based NDT to predict the wood properties of UK-grown Sitka spruce at different stages in the wood supply chain. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moore, J., Lyon, A. J., Searles, G. J., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2009, May). The use of acoustic-based NDT to predict the wood properties of UK-grown Sitka spruce at different stages in the wood supply chain. Presented at 16th International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium, Beijing, China

This paper is concerned with the extent to which portable stress-wave-based instruments can be used to segregate Sitka spruce trees and logs; in particular the relationship between acoustic velocity and the properties of sawn timber. Measurements wer... Read More about The use of acoustic-based NDT to predict the wood properties of UK-grown Sitka spruce at different stages in the wood supply chain..

Determination of shear strength of timber joists by torsion testing. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khokhar, A. M., Zhang, H., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2009, October). Determination of shear strength of timber joists by torsion testing

This paper presents an experimental investigation in which the torsion testing approach was employed to evaluate the shear strength of Sitka spruce and Norway spruce joists. Rectangular structural size specimens of lengths ranging from 1.0 m to 3.6... Read More about Determination of shear strength of timber joists by torsion testing..

Gender, class and citizenship in suffragette prison memoirs (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schwan, A. (2009, October). Gender, class and citizenship in suffragette prison memoirs. Paper presented at Lives in Relation: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Life Writing, University of Lincoln

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Webheads: how the internet is transforming the creation, production and distribution of comics. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ray Murray, P., & Boswell, D. K. (2009, October). Webheads: how the internet is transforming the creation, production and distribution of comics. Paper presented at 7th International Conference on the Book

The Internet has created an environment that fosters new and interesting ways to repackage and present text — the form of the traditional novel, for example, has been reinvented online as hypertext fiction that allows for reader participation, autono... Read More about Webheads: how the internet is transforming the creation, production and distribution of comics..

Copyright and the profession of the author. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ramdarshan Bold, M. (2009, October). Copyright and the profession of the author. Paper presented at 7th International Conference on the Book

There has been much formative work on the origins of the economy of authorship, focusing on the evolution of copyright laws and their effect on the position of the author. Previous studies have examined the role of the patron, the industrialisation o... Read More about Copyright and the profession of the author..

The Empire of books: reviewing the march of globalisation. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McCleery, A. (2009, October). The Empire of books: reviewing the march of globalisation. Presented at 7th International Conference of the Book

The relationship between trade, political and cultural sovereignty, legal infrastructures and language lies at the core of this paper. Previous accounts of this relationship have been characterised either by a form of technological determinism and/or... Read More about The Empire of books: reviewing the march of globalisation..