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3D Scanning: Conference Documentation (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Allan, D. (2017). 3D Scanning: Conference Documentation. In Proceedings of the 31st International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2017) (HCI). https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.71

The intention of the installation, ‘Make What You Desire’ is to make the user feel liberated from manufacturing constraints. They are invited to use plasticine to model anything they like. This is then 3D scanned and 3D printed to form part of a larg... Read More about 3D Scanning: Conference Documentation.

Can You Hear What I Feel? (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2017, December). Can You Hear What I Feel?. Paper presented at Art of Record Production

No abstract available.

Activating the diaspora: engagement and satisfaction amongst philanthropic transient volunteer tourists (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thompson, J., Gannon, M. J., Curran, R., & Taheri, B. (2017, December). Activating the diaspora: engagement and satisfaction amongst philanthropic transient volunteer tourists. Paper presented at Academy of Marketing: Tourism Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG), Edinburgh, Scotland

This study develops understanding of diasporic volunteers who travel for the purpose of fundraising and other supporting roles (excluding service delivery), and seek to contribute positively to social welfare in their homeland. Such volunteers are de... Read More about Activating the diaspora: engagement and satisfaction amongst philanthropic transient volunteer tourists.

Over and over: consumer engagement and turning sports tourists into fans (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cordina, R., Gannon, M. J., & Croall, R. (2017, December). Over and over: consumer engagement and turning sports tourists into fans. Paper presented at Academy of Marketing: Tourism Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG)

Travel to consume sport is an increasingly popular and prevalent leisure pursuit (Fourie & Santana-Gallego, 2011; Fredline, 2005). From those who follow Formula 1 across the globe (Henderson et al., 2010), to Tennis’ most ardent fans (Fredline, 2005)... Read More about Over and over: consumer engagement and turning sports tourists into fans.

Stability studies of different AC collection network topologies in wind farms (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Givaki, K., Chen, D., & Anaya-Lara, O. (2017). Stability studies of different AC collection network topologies in wind farms. In 5th IET International Conference on Renewable Power Generation (RPG) 201

In this paper, the stability of different wind farm collection network topologies have been studied. As the wind farm becomes larger, the inter-array network becomes larger so that the impedance of overall system is increased. This means that the int... Read More about Stability studies of different AC collection network topologies in wind farms.

Collaborative talent management in public services: evaluating the drivers, barriers and enablers (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, K., Mackie, R., Gadsden, S., & McLaughlin, D. (2017, December). Collaborative talent management in public services: evaluating the drivers, barriers and enablers. Paper presented at CIPD Applied Research Conference, Glasgow

Against a background of significant public service reform and growing acceptance of the need for increased collaborative activity within Scotland’s public services, our research examines senior stakeholders’ perceptions of the drivers for, barriers t... Read More about Collaborative talent management in public services: evaluating the drivers, barriers and enablers.

Seeking God by strange ways: Symbolism and the Irish Revival (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lyall, S. (2017, December). Seeking God by strange ways: Symbolism and the Irish Revival. Paper presented at European Revivals Conference V - Cultural Mythologies around 1900, National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

This paper will argue that the Irish Revival of the late nineteenth, early twentieth century was first-and-foremost a Symbolist movement. Focusing on the writing, thought and actions of, in particular, W. B. Yeats, George Russell (Ӕ), and Patrick Pea... Read More about Seeking God by strange ways: Symbolism and the Irish Revival.

Home grown timber now and in the future. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, November). Home grown timber now and in the future. Presented at WTS British Timber Seminar

Presentation to the wood technology society "British Timber Seminar" at IOM3, November 2017

Blockchain and Git repositories for sticky policies protected OOXML. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spyra, G., Buchanan, W. J., & Ekonomou, E. (2017, November). Blockchain and Git repositories for sticky policies protected OOXML. Presented at FTC 2017 - Future Technologies Conference 2017

The paper discuss possible cloud-based Information Rights Management (IRM) model extension with enhanced accountability for both a sticky policy and an attached data. This work compliments research on secure data sharing with Office Open XML (OOX... Read More about Blockchain and Git repositories for sticky policies protected OOXML..

Science communication & sensitive issues: putting risk in context (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kerr, G. (2017, November). Science communication & sensitive issues: putting risk in context. Presented at NATO BRITE Advanced Research Workshop, Yerevan, Armenia

One of the global challenges the world faces is the possibility of a chemical or nuclear attack by terrorists or a rogue state, or of an accidental nuclear disaster. With a breakdown in diplomacy between the USA and North Korea and tensions between b... Read More about Science communication & sensitive issues: putting risk in context.

Wastewater Management in Shale Gas Industry: Alternatives for Water Reuse and Recycling, Challenges and Perspectives (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Onishi, V., Labarta, J., Caballero, J., & Antunes, C. (2017, November). Wastewater Management in Shale Gas Industry: Alternatives for Water Reuse and Recycling, Challenges and Perspectives. Paper presented at 18th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry - EMEC18: Chemistry Towards an Infinite Environment, Porto, Portugal

Wastewater management is nowadays one of the major concerns faced by the shale gas industry to improve its cost-effectiveness, while preserving the human health and environment. Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing operations usually demand e... Read More about Wastewater Management in Shale Gas Industry: Alternatives for Water Reuse and Recycling, Challenges and Perspectives.

Robust Stochastic-Fuzzy Modelling Approach for Shale Gas Wastewater Management under Uncertainty (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Onishi, V., Ruiz-Femenia, R., Reyes-Labarta, J., Caballero, J., & Antunes, C. (2017). Robust Stochastic-Fuzzy Modelling Approach for Shale Gas Wastewater Management under Uncertainty.

In this work, a new stochastic-fuzzy-based modelling approach is introduced for the robust optimization of shale gas wastewater management under multiple sources of uncertainty. Different management alternatives are considered to deal with the wastew... Read More about Robust Stochastic-Fuzzy Modelling Approach for Shale Gas Wastewater Management under Uncertainty.

Quantum Encrypted Signals on Multiuser Optical Fiber Networks: Simulation Analysis of Next Generation Services and Technologies (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Asif, R. (2017, November). Quantum Encrypted Signals on Multiuser Optical Fiber Networks: Simulation Analysis of Next Generation Services and Technologies. Presented at IEEE Network of the Future (NoF) conference, London, UK

Data encryption is gaining much attention these days from the research community and industry for transmitting secure information over access networks, i.e. 'fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)' networks and data centers. It is important that the newly designed... Read More about Quantum Encrypted Signals on Multiuser Optical Fiber Networks: Simulation Analysis of Next Generation Services and Technologies.

Teachers’ and young adolescents’ qualitative opinions of an eight-week, feasibility/pilot, sit-stand desk intervention (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pitkethly, A., Campbell, A., Sproule, J., Booth, J., Fawkner, S., & Hutson, D. (2017, November). Teachers’ and young adolescents’ qualitative opinions of an eight-week, feasibility/pilot, sit-stand desk intervention. Poster presented at Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections 2017, University of Edinburgh

Aim: Nine sit-stand desks were installed in an Edinburgh Primary 7 class to determine the feasibility of their use and the effects on sedentary, activity, learning outcome variables. This abstract details the qualitative aspect of this study to disco... Read More about Teachers’ and young adolescents’ qualitative opinions of an eight-week, feasibility/pilot, sit-stand desk intervention.

An Investigation of the Influence of Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and Motivation on Young People’s Sport Participation within a Scottish Context (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Young, S., Martindale, R., & Baker, G. (2017, November). An Investigation of the Influence of Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and Motivation on Young People’s Sport Participation within a Scottish Context. Poster presented at Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections (SPARC, 2017)

No abstract available.

Reliable multipath multi-channel route migration over multi link-failure in wireless ad hoc networks (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mirza, N. S., King, P. J. B., Romdhani, I., Abdelshafy, M. A., & Alghamdi, A. A. (2017, October). Reliable multipath multi-channel route migration over multi link-failure in wireless ad hoc networks. Presented at 2017 IEEE 13th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob)

The route recovery algorithm is a crucial part of an ad hoc routing protocol. Designing an efficient and fast route recovery mechanism scheme without incurring extra overheads or delays to repair the broken link is a desirable goal for any routing pr... Read More about Reliable multipath multi-channel route migration over multi link-failure in wireless ad hoc networks.

Sensing domestic energy use (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davison, B. (2017, November). Sensing domestic energy use. Paper presented at U!REKA 2017: Towards and Education and Research Strategy, Edinburgh

Building accurate models of domestic energy use is difficult because of a lack of reliable representative data. This paper outlines a strategy for recruiting home owners to provide data from actual dwellings. Sensor networks are deployed to provide b... Read More about Sensing domestic energy use.

Optical Fibre Sensors technology towards smart cities concept (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alwis, L. S., & Kerrouche, A. (2017, November). Optical Fibre Sensors technology towards smart cities concept. Presented at 2nd International Conference of the Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance, Edinburgh, Scotland

With the advancements in material sciences, the sensor research field is heading towards the implementation of an ultimate “nerves system” that can be utilized to sense various, if not all, physical, chemical and biological aspects not only of living... Read More about Optical Fibre Sensors technology towards smart cities concept.