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Modelling the development of sustainable communities in Edinburgh's South East wedge. (2002)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2002). Modelling the development of sustainable communities in Edinburgh's South East wedge. Planning Practice and Research, 17(3), 331-336. https://doi.org/10.1080/026974502200005670

The on—going review of structure plans in the United Kingdom (UK) has highlighted the attractiveness of new settlements as an alternative to town cramming, peripheral expansion and urban sprawl. This paper examines the argument for new settlemen... Read More about Modelling the development of sustainable communities in Edinburgh's South East wedge..

Timber cladding in Scotland (FCIN 42) (2002)
Preprint / Working Paper
Davies, I., Walker, B., & Pendlebury, J. Timber cladding in Scotland (FCIN 42)

Research note outlining a Scottish Government discussion document.

Reverse engineering. (2002)
Book Chapter
Chu, W., Lu, C., Chang, C., Liu, X., & Yang, H. (2002). Reverse engineering. In S. K. Chang (Ed.), Handbook of Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering (447-466). World Scientific

Software systems have become business-critical for many companies. These systems are usually large and complex. Some have evolved over decades and therefore are known as legacy systems. These legacy systems need to be maintained and evolved due to ma... Read More about Reverse engineering..

Factors associated with breast screening attendance: A controlled comparison between attenders and non-attenders in Scotland. (2002)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Power, K., Swanson, V., & Johnstone, F. (2002). Factors associated with breast screening attendance: A controlled comparison between attenders and non-attenders in Scotland. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 40, 78-90. https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2002.10806203

The present study aimed to compare a sample of screening mammography attenders with a sample of non-attenders, in terms of knowledge about breast cancer and mammography, health beliefs and personality variables, and identify factors associated with a... Read More about Factors associated with breast screening attendance: A controlled comparison between attenders and non-attenders in Scotland..

Hysterectomy and ovarian function: levels of follicle stimulating hormone and incidence of menopausal symptoms are not affected by hysterectomy in women under age 45 years. (2002)
Journal Article
Chalmers, C., Lindsay, M., Usher, D., Warner, P., Evans, D., & Ferguson, M. (2001). Hysterectomy and ovarian function: levels of follicle stimulating hormone and incidence of menopausal symptoms are not affected by hysterectomy in women under age 45 years. Climacteric, 5, (366-373). ISSN 1369-7137

OBJECTIVE: To investigate levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), as a measure of ovarian function and menopausal symptoms prior to and following hysterectomy in women under the age of 45 years. DESIGN: This was a prospective control... Read More about Hysterectomy and ovarian function: levels of follicle stimulating hormone and incidence of menopausal symptoms are not affected by hysterectomy in women under age 45 years..

The Reproductive System. (2002)
Book Chapter
Chalmers, C. (2001). The Reproductive System. In J. Rhind, & J. Greig (Eds.), Riddle's Anatomy and Physiology Applied to Health ProfessionsElsevier

The Endocrine System. (2002)
Book Chapter
Chalmers, C. (2001). The Endocrine System. In J. Rhind, & J. Greig (Eds.), Riddle's Anatomy and Physiology Applied to Health ProfessionsElsevier

Palynological contribution to aerobiological studies in South-East Scotland. (2002)
Thesis
Caulton, E. Palynological contribution to aerobiological studies in South-East Scotland. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6914

Airborne pollens and, more recently, spores, which occur in the rooftop airstream over Edinburgh have been monitored and the data analysed, since 1988. The thesis describes the developing organisation, methodologies and resources which underpin th... Read More about Palynological contribution to aerobiological studies in South-East Scotland..

Teaching and learning in the VLCC: actions, reactions and emerging practice in a very large computing centre. (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buckner, K., & Davenport, E. (2002). Teaching and learning in the VLCC: actions, reactions and emerging practice in a very large computing centre. In S. Bagnara, S. Pozzi, A. Rizzo, & P. Wright (Eds.), 11th European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics (355

What happens to human computer interaction when the walls of a physical teaching laboratory are removed? We present the case of a very large (and new) computing centre (VLCC) in a technical university in Central Scotland. In this large multi-user... Read More about Teaching and learning in the VLCC: actions, reactions and emerging practice in a very large computing centre..

Mastering Delphi programming. (2002)
Book
Buchanan, W. J. (2002). Mastering Delphi programming. Palgrave Publishers

This book provides an introduction to the use of Delphi Version 3/4 in developing programs, full of real-life applications including serial communications, internet programming and system interfacing. The book also contains tutorial questions, many w... Read More about Mastering Delphi programming..

Mastering Computing. (2002)
Book
Buchanan, W. J. (2002). Mastering Computing. Macmillan Press

Computing is an area which continues to grow. This book covers the main areas of computing, including programming, computer hardware, operating systems, the Internet, data communications and networking. It uses practical examples to show basic concep... Read More about Mastering Computing..

A GA evolving instructions for a timetable builder. (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blum, C., Correia, S., Dorigo, M., Paechter, B., Rossi-Doria, O., & Snoek, M. (2002). A GA evolving instructions for a timetable builder. In E. Burke, & P. Causmaecker (Eds.), Proceedings of the Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabli

In this work we present a Genetic Algorithm for tackling timetabling problems. Our approach uses an indirect solution representation, which denotes a number of instructions for a timetable builder on how to sequentially build a solution. These instru... Read More about A GA evolving instructions for a timetable builder..