All Outputs (564)

A preliminary study on the hand grip and pinch strength among adults in an indigenous people community in Royal Belum Forest, Malaysia (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bani, N. A., Noor, N. M., Aris, S. A. M., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Kaidi, H. M., Jalil, S. Z. A., Usman, S., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Mas'ud, A. A. (2017, November). A preliminary study on the hand grip and pinch strength among adults in an indigenous people community in Royal Belum Forest, Malaysia. Presented at 2017 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON 2017), Penang, Malaysia

Handgrip strength is a general indicator of muscle strength and nutritional status of an adult population, and is linked with premature mortality as well as physical disabilities. In this preliminary study, handgrip strength among adults in an indige... Read More about A preliminary study on the hand grip and pinch strength among adults in an indigenous people community in Royal Belum Forest, Malaysia.

The Electricity Infrastructure in Sri Lanka Then, Now and Hereafter (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fernando, W., Gupta, N., & Özveren, C. S. (2017, August). The Electricity Infrastructure in Sri Lanka Then, Now and Hereafter. Presented at 52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Heraklion, Greece

This paper will initially describe the electricity infrastructure in Sri Lanka, covering history, current status, and future directions. Secondly, it will explore the costs of electricity generated by different sources including initial capital, retu... Read More about The Electricity Infrastructure in Sri Lanka Then, Now and Hereafter.

Flocking Together - Career Guidance in a Group (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Meldrum, S. (2017, December). Flocking Together - Career Guidance in a Group. Presented at Career Development Institute Annual Conference and Exhibition, Solihull

Permeable Pavement Systems: State of the Art (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pantsi, C., Arthur, S., Wright, G., & Alsubih, M. (2017, December). Permeable Pavement Systems: State of the Art. Presented at 14th IWA/IAHR International Conference on Urban Drainage, Prague

One of the most effective and prevalent types of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) is permeable pavement systems. Permeable pavement systems allow effective management of surface water runoff and are an efficient method of improving water quality.... Read More about Permeable Pavement Systems: State of the Art.

The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Allan, D. (2017). The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age. In G. Pritchard, & N. Lambert (Eds.), Learn X Design London 2017 : the allure of the digital and beyond (60-66)

This paper will briefly discuss the debate between technological determinism and cultural materialism by reviewing relevant literature. Auto-ethnography will be used to explore the experience of the author as a digital native and her experience with... Read More about The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age.

Sensor faults detection and classification using SVM with diverse features (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jan, S. U., & Koo, I. S. (2017). Sensor faults detection and classification using SVM with diverse features. In 2017 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology Convergence (ICTC). https://doi.org/10.1109/ictc.2017.8191044

Sensors in industrial systems fault frequently leading to serious consequences regarding cost and safety. The authors propose support vector machine-based classifier with diverse time- and frequency-domain feature models to detect and classify these... Read More about Sensor faults detection and classification using SVM with diverse features.

Trunk muscle activity during dynamic exercises on land and in water for participants with and without chronic low back pain (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Linton, L., Valentine, S., Coleman, S., Kaliarntas, K., & Psycharakis, S. (2017, November). Trunk muscle activity during dynamic exercises on land and in water for participants with and without chronic low back pain. Presented at Physiotherapy UK Conference 2017, Birmingham, UK

Aquatic exercise is beneficial in managing Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP), however information is lacking as to which exercises are appropriate for targeting specific muscle groups. Whilst there is greater understanding of trunk and hip muscle activati... Read More about Trunk muscle activity during dynamic exercises on land and in water for participants with and without chronic low back pain.

Dramatic Effect: Enhancing Nurse Education Through Performance (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hoyle, L., Bastow, F., Mahoney, C., Kyle, R., & Veitch, L. (2017, December). Dramatic Effect: Enhancing Nurse Education Through Performance

Health and social care education programmes use the ‘professional world’ to enhance authentic learning. This real-word learning is one of the most powerful pedagogical experiences a student can have. Authentic learning employs innovative and motivati... Read More about Dramatic Effect: Enhancing Nurse Education Through Performance.

After Action (AAR) and Hot Reviewing in sport: An overview (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Westbury, T. (2017, December). After Action (AAR) and Hot Reviewing in sport: An overview. Paper presented at British Psychological Society Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Glasgow, Scotland

In a range of performance areas, it has become common practice to engage in 'huddles' or times out. The purpose being to reorient individual or team performance to the goals establishing in planning or preparation. However few contexts are so time co... Read More about After Action (AAR) and Hot Reviewing in sport: An overview.

Dynamical Analysis of Turbulent Premixed Hydrogen/Air Flames in the Thin Reaction Zone Regime (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tingas, E., Kashtanov, R., Hernández Pérez, F., Im, H., Paolo Ciottoli, P., Malpica Galassi, R., & Valorani, M. (2017, December). Dynamical Analysis of Turbulent Premixed Hydrogen/Air Flames in the Thin Reaction Zone Regime. Paper presented at 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, Sydney, Australia

Tingas, E., Kashtanov, R., Hernández Pérez, F., Im, H., Paolo Ciottoli, P., Malpica Galassi, R., & Valorani, M. (2017, December). Dynamical Analysis of Turbulent Premixed Hydrogen/Air Flames in the Thin Reaction Zone Regime. Paper presented at 11th A... Read More about Dynamical Analysis of Turbulent Premixed Hydrogen/Air Flames in the Thin Reaction Zone Regime.

Dynamical Analysis of Methanol-Dimethyl Ether Autoignition at Engine-Relevant Conditions (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Song, W., Tingas, E., & Im, H. (2017, December). Dynamical Analysis of Methanol-Dimethyl Ether Autoignition at Engine-Relevant Conditions. Paper presented at 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, Sydney, Australia

Song, W., Tingas, E., & Im, H. (2017, December). Dynamical Analysis of Methanol-Dimethyl Ether Autoignition at Engine-Relevant Conditions. Paper presented at 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, Sydney, Australia.

An ensemble model with ranking for social dialogue (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Papaioannou, I., Curry, A. C., Part, J. L., Shalyminov, I., Xu, X., Yu, Y., …Lemon, O. (2017, December). An ensemble model with ranking for social dialogue. Paper presented at NIPS 2017 Conversational AI Workshop, Long Beach, US

Open-domain social dialogue is one of the long-standing goals of Artificial Intelligence. This year, the Amazon Alexa Prize challenge was announced for the first time, where real customers get to rate systems developed by leading universities worldwi... Read More about An ensemble model with ranking for social dialogue.

Innovating to engage the Gen Y audience – visitor engagement with museum collections during ‘Lates’ events at the National Museum of Scotland. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leask, A., & Barron, P. (2017, December). Innovating to engage the Gen Y audience – visitor engagement with museum collections during ‘Lates’ events at the National Museum of Scotland. Paper presented at 4th World Tourism Summit for Tourism and Hospitality: Innovation, Partnerships and Sharing

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Anthropometries Revisited - A Homage to Yves Klein (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lambert, I., & Galama, F. (2017, December). Anthropometries Revisited - A Homage to Yves Klein. Poster presented at Drawing Conversations 2: Body, Space, Object

This project is presented as a homage to Yves Klein’s Anthropometries series (1960), but with reference to Klein’s devotion to judo. Klein was a 4th dan black belt in judo, and wrote a book: Les Fondements du Judo (1954; recently republished in Engli... Read More about Anthropometries Revisited - A Homage to Yves Klein.

Developing entrepreneurial capabilities for the global labour market: A cross national study of IT students in the UK and Australia (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hamilton, M., Gribble, C., & Smith, S. (2017, December). Developing entrepreneurial capabilities for the global labour market: A cross national study of IT students in the UK and Australia. Paper presented at Society for Research in Higher Education SRHE

In Australia and the UK there is growing emphasis on ‘entrepreneurship’ in response to challenging economic circumstances. The current focus on developing ‘entrepreneurial’ capabilities in graduates is largely driven by stakeholder and societal desir... Read More about Developing entrepreneurial capabilities for the global labour market: A cross national study of IT students in the UK and Australia.

Opportunities for Brokering between Teaching-Focused and Research-Focused UK Life Science Academics (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A. (2017, December). Opportunities for Brokering between Teaching-Focused and Research-Focused UK Life Science Academics. Paper presented at Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Research Conference

Life Sciences teaching-focused academics working in UK universities have been an expanding and emergent group in the past two decades. However, despite their successes in supporting and innovation in Life Sciences higher education, there is an anxiet... Read More about Opportunities for Brokering between Teaching-Focused and Research-Focused UK Life Science Academics.

Placement or practicalities? Barriers and disincentives to work experience, as reported by computing students (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., & Smith, C. (2017, December). Placement or practicalities? Barriers and disincentives to work experience, as reported by computing students. Paper presented at Society for Research Into Higher Education (SRHE) Annual Conference

Having relevant work experience, such as a placement or internship, is valued by employers in the technology sector and can improve employment outcomes for computing graduates (Shadbolt 2016). However, gaining good work experience positions is compet... Read More about Placement or practicalities? Barriers and disincentives to work experience, as reported by computing students.

Solar powered charging backpack (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taverne, J., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ayub, A. S., Sellami, N., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Bani, N. A., & Mas'ud, A. A. (2017, December). Solar powered charging backpack. Paper presented at 2017 International Conference on Electrical, Electronic, Communication and Control Engineering (ICEECC2017), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This paper demonstrated a step by step process in designing a solar powered charging backpack that is capable of charging a mobile phone efficiently. A selection of existing products available on the market were reviewed and compared to ascertain the... Read More about Solar powered charging backpack.

Modeling and analysis of a deep learning pipeline for cloud based video analytics (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yaseen, M. U., Anjum, A., & Antonopoulos, N. (2017, December). Modeling and analysis of a deep learning pipeline for cloud based video analytics. Presented at BDCAT '17: Fourth IEEE/ACM International Conference on Big Data Computing, Applications and Technologies, Austin, Texas, USA

Video analytics systems based on deep learning approaches are becoming the basis of many widespread applications including smart cities to aid people and traffic monitoring. These systems necessitate massive amounts of labeled data and training time... Read More about Modeling and analysis of a deep learning pipeline for cloud based video analytics.

Solar Concentrator: The next-generation solar photovoltaic system (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad Sukki, F. (2017, December). Solar Concentrator: The next-generation solar photovoltaic system. Presented at Recent advances in Energy Conservation Techniques for Buildings Workshop, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey