All Outputs (348)

Contact buckling effects in built-up cold-formed steel beams. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Portioli, F., D Lorenzo, G., D'Amico, B., Landolfo, R., & Mazzolani, F. M. (2012, December). Contact buckling effects in built-up cold-formed steel beams. Presented at 6th International Conference on Coupled Instabilities in Metal Structures

The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of contact interactions on local
buckling of a built-up cold-formed steel member assembled by mechanical fasteners. To this
end a finite element model was developed. The numerical model was valida... Read More about Contact buckling effects in built-up cold-formed steel beams..

Young women’s experiences of the HPV vaccine: A Cross-Cultural, Qualitative Study in Scotland, Spain, Serbia and Bulgaria. EHPS 2012 Abstracts. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Petrova, D., Gray Brunton, C., Farver, I., Jaeger, M., Lenneis, A., Parve, K., Patarcic, D., Hogg, R., Todorova, I., & Kennedy, C. Young women’s experiences of the HPV vaccine: A Cross-Cultural, Qualitative Study in Scotland, Spain, Serbia and Bulgaria. EHPS 2012 Abstracts

Background: Cervical cancer remains one of the most prevalent cancers in the world. The HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) Vaccine was introduced for prevention against infection against common strands of the HPV virus. The aim of this study was to explore... Read More about Young women’s experiences of the HPV vaccine: A Cross-Cultural, Qualitative Study in Scotland, Spain, Serbia and Bulgaria. EHPS 2012 Abstracts..

The use of alternative building materials in developing countries: addressing challenges faced by stakeholders. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mpakati Gama, E., Wamuziri, S., & Sloan, B. (2012, June). The use of alternative building materials in developing countries: addressing challenges faced by stakeholders. Presented at World Construction Conference 2012 – Global Challenges in Construction Industry

The rising concern on inefficient wood consumption associated with shelter development has led to
policy and regulatory reforms to address such problems in most countries in recent years. The use of
alternative building materials (ABMs) and technol... Read More about The use of alternative building materials in developing countries: addressing challenges faced by stakeholders..

Green building challenges: evaluating the operation of adopted building assessment tools - case study. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mpakati Gama, E., Wamuziri, S., & Sloan, B. (2012, September). Green building challenges: evaluating the operation of adopted building assessment tools - case study. Presented at 28th Annual ARCOM Conference

In recent years, the green building environmental assessment tools (BEATs) are
increasingly being adopted from one country to the other. Previous authors have
proposed several ways for improving the performance of BEATs precisely, the
second gener... Read More about Green building challenges: evaluating the operation of adopted building assessment tools - case study..

A structural engineering platform for timber modern methods of construction. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Menendez, J., Hairstans, R., Leitch, K., & Turnbull, D. (2012, August). A structural engineering platform for timber modern methods of construction. Presented at AEC 2012: 7th International Conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering & Construction

The UK has a housing deficit, requiring 3 million new homes by 2020 that will have to conform to national environmental policy and the corresponding regional building regulation requirements. The economic down turn has exacerbated this problem and as... Read More about A structural engineering platform for timber modern methods of construction..

Digital Markets and UX: Case Studies in SFIA in Higher Education. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McEwan, T. (2012, June). Digital Markets and UX: Case Studies in SFIA in Higher Education. Presented at Using SFIA in education and workplace learning

Two case studies are combined here, to illustrate generic challenges in embedding Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) competency statements in higher education, in particular where learners’ intended job roles lack formal codification. Th... Read More about Digital Markets and UX: Case Studies in SFIA in Higher Education..

Technical evaluation of an e-health platform. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lo, O., Fan, L., Buchanan, W. J., & Thuemmler, C. (2012, July). Technical evaluation of an e-health platform. Presented at IADIS International Conference e-Health 2012

Methodologies for evaluation of e-Health platforms are still lacking. We propose an e-Health evaluation framework that aims to provide a concise methodology for the evaluation of e-Health platforms under three main categories: usability evaluation, l... Read More about Technical evaluation of an e-health platform..

Financial anatomy of the E4 Helsinki-Lahti shadow toll PPP-Project. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leviäkangas, P., Wigan, M., & Haapasalo, H. J. O. (2012, April). Financial anatomy of the E4 Helsinki-Lahti shadow toll PPP-Project. Presented at Transport Research Arena

Purpose - Purpose: This paper investigates the returns to the investors and the state in private finance of road infrastructure. It uses an empirical case of the E4 Helsinki-Lahti road, which was built in 1995-1999 in Finland as the first real PPP-pr... Read More about Financial anatomy of the E4 Helsinki-Lahti shadow toll PPP-Project..

RDF recipes for context-aware interoperability in pervasive systems. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kosek, A., Syed, A., & Kerridge, J. (2010, June). RDF recipes for context-aware interoperability in pervasive systems. Presented at IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications 2010

Nowadays home automation systems integrate many devices from security system, heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, lighting system or audio-video systems. Every time a new device is installed, problems with connecting it to other devices... Read More about RDF recipes for context-aware interoperability in pervasive systems..

A unified approach for the dynamic evolution of context-aware services. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jaroucheh, Z., Liu, X., & Smith, S. (2012, January). A unified approach for the dynamic evolution of context-aware services. Presented at International Conference on Innovations in Computers, Information and Communication - ICICIC 2012

Aspects of lifelikeness: a framework for optional interactions with public installations (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Helgason, I., Smyth, M., & Speed, C. (2012, September). Aspects of lifelikeness: a framework for optional interactions with public installations. Presented at Designing Interactive Systems DIS 2012, Newcastle, UK

This poster presents a framework for the design and evaluation of “optional interactions” with publicly sited, non-utilitarian installations. These kinds of encounters, where an engaging experience of interaction itself is the design goal, can be reg... Read More about Aspects of lifelikeness: a framework for optional interactions with public installations.

Redeeming pedigree data with an interactive error cleaning visualisation. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Graham, M., Kennedy, J., Paterson, T., & Law, A. (2012, May). Redeeming pedigree data with an interactive error cleaning visualisation. Presented at AVI 2012

We describe a visual data cleansing application for pedigree genotype data, which is used to redeem otherwise unusable pedigree data sets. Biologists and bioinformaticians dynamically and iteratively mask pieces of information from a dirty data set a... Read More about Redeeming pedigree data with an interactive error cleaning visualisation..

Link-based route choice considering risk aversion, disappointment and regret (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fonzone, A., Schmoecker, J.-D., Ma, J., & Fukuda, D. (2012, January). Link-based route choice considering risk aversion, disappointment and regret. Presented at 91st Annual TRB Meeting

In networks with uncertain link travel times route guidance information should consider traveller preferences (1). Risk-averse travellers prefer safer options but might feel unsatisfied if it turns out that their decision has been based on wrong expe... Read More about Link-based route choice considering risk aversion, disappointment and regret.

SPoC: Protecting Patient Privacy for e-Health Services in the Cloud (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fan, L., Buchanan, W. J., Lo, O., Thuemmler, C., Lawson, A., Uthmani, O., Ekonomou, E., & Khedim, A. S. (2012, January). SPoC: Protecting Patient Privacy for e-Health Services in the Cloud

The use of digital technologies in providing health care services is in general subsumed under the term e-Health. The Data Capture and Auto Identification Reference (DACAR) project provides an open e-Health service platform that reinforces the integr... Read More about SPoC: Protecting Patient Privacy for e-Health Services in the Cloud.

Everyday listening to auditory displays: lessons from acoustic ecology. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Droumeva, M., & McGregor, I. (2012, June). Everyday listening to auditory displays: lessons from acoustic ecology. Presented at The 18th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD2012), Atlanta, Georgia

In order to design auditory displays that function well within the cultural, informational and acoustic ecology of everyday situations designers as well as researchers in psychoacoustics need to continue to gain a better understanding of how listener... Read More about Everyday listening to auditory displays: lessons from acoustic ecology..

Constructive scaffolding for accessible PBL. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davison, B., & McEwan, T. (2012, October). Constructive scaffolding for accessible PBL. Presented at FIE2012: 42nd Annual Frontiers in Education Conference

We reflect on the success of embedding legal, social, ethical and professional issues (LSEPI) into computing courses while at the same time encouraging a "growth mindset" in our students. We review the only compulsory course for our first year comput... Read More about Constructive scaffolding for accessible PBL..

Assessment of the structural performance of Accoya wood for GluLam fabrication. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Crawford, D., Hairstans, R., Alexander, J., & Bongers, F. (2012, July). Assessment of the structural performance of Accoya wood for GluLam fabrication. Presented at 12th World Conference on Timber Engineering

Accoya® GluLam beams were specified for use as an external foundation support detail for an innovative low carbon affordable home in the Scottish Highlands. This detail was identified in collaboration with Neil Sutherland Architects (NSA) LLP where t... Read More about Assessment of the structural performance of Accoya wood for GluLam fabrication..

Oil well placement optimization using niche particle swarm optimization. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cheng, G., An, Y., Wang, Z., & Zhu, K. (2012, November). Oil well placement optimization using niche particle swarm optimization

A challenging problem in oil field development project is the optimization of multi-wells placement because of the increasing in optimization variable quantities and searching space size. To overcome the limitation of traditional optimization with st... Read More about Oil well placement optimization using niche particle swarm optimization..

Computational data protection law: trusting each other offline and online. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., Fan, L., Lawson, A., Schafer, B., Scott, R., Thuemmler, C., & Uthmani, O. (2012, December). Computational data protection law: trusting each other offline and online

The paper reports of a collaborative project between computer scientists, lawyers, police officers, medical professionals and social workers to develop a communication in infrastructure that allows information sharing while observing Data Protection... Read More about Computational data protection law: trusting each other offline and online..

Future risks – Including the rise of the hacktivism. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J. (2012, June). Future risks – Including the rise of the hacktivism. Presented at National Information Security Conference (NISC)

As organisations move towards infrastructures which are highly dependent on their Web infrastructure, they are now at great risk from external parties who can use a number of motivations, such as for a political agenda, to compromise their activities... Read More about Future risks – Including the rise of the hacktivism..