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Stabilization of non-linear inertia wheel pendulum system using a new dynamic surface control based technique (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Qaiser, N., Iqbal, N., & Hussain, A. (2006, April). Stabilization of non-linear inertia wheel pendulum system using a new dynamic surface control based technique. Presented at 2006 IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Intelligent Systems, Islamabad, Pakistan

This paper considers the stabilization problem of inertia-wheel pendulum (IWP), a widely studied nonlinear mechanical system. The IWP is a classical example of flat under-actuated mechanical systems, for which the design of control laws becomes a cha... Read More about Stabilization of non-linear inertia wheel pendulum system using a new dynamic surface control based technique.

Non-linear predictors based on the functionally expanded neural networks for speech feature extraction (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chetouani, M., Hussain, A., Gas, B., & Zarader, J. (2006, April). Non-linear predictors based on the functionally expanded neural networks for speech feature extraction. Presented at 2006 IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Intelligent Systems, Islamabad, Pakistan

In this paper we focus on the design of the feature extractor stage of the speech recognition system which aims to compute optimal vectors for the next phoneme classification stage. We propose a new non-linear feature extraction method based on the l... Read More about Non-linear predictors based on the functionally expanded neural networks for speech feature extraction.

Heuristics and meta-heuristics for bandwidth minimization of sparse matrices (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abdullah, A., & Hussain, A. (2006). Heuristics and meta-heuristics for bandwidth minimization of sparse matrices. In 2006 IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Intelligent Systems. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEIS.2006.1703188

In this paper a new crossing minimization based method is proposed to solve the well-known matrix bandwidth minimization problem, which is to permute the rows and columns of the matrix so as to bring all the non-zero elements of the matrix to reside... Read More about Heuristics and meta-heuristics for bandwidth minimization of sparse matrices.

Blind equalization of communication channels with equal energy sources using a combined HOS-SOS approach (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Naveed, A., Qureshi, I., Hussain, A., & Cheema, T. (2006, April). Blind equalization of communication channels with equal energy sources using a combined HOS-SOS approach. Presented at 2006 IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Intelligent Systems, Islamabad, Pakistan

This paper presents a combined higher order statistics (HOS) and second order statistics (SOS) approach to blind equalization of white as well as colored sources. Remarkable convergence speed has been achieved through an additional term in the cost f... Read More about Blind equalization of communication channels with equal energy sources using a combined HOS-SOS approach.

A new radial basis function neural network based multi-variable adaptive pole-zero placement controller (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abdullah, R., Hussain, A., & Zayed, A. (2006, September). A new radial basis function neural network based multi-variable adaptive pole-zero placement controller. Presented at 2006 IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Intelligent Systems, Islamabad, Pakistan

In this paper a new multi-variable adaptive controller algorithm for non-linear dynamical systems has been derived which employs the radial basis function (RBF) neural network. In the proposed controller, the unknown plant is represented by an equiva... Read More about A new radial basis function neural network based multi-variable adaptive pole-zero placement controller.

The use of time-series data in the assessment of macrobenthic community change after the cessation of sewage-sludge disposal in Liverpool Bay (UK) (2006)
Journal Article
Whomersley, P., Schratzberger, M., Huxham, M., Bates, H., & Rees, H. (2006). The use of time-series data in the assessment of macrobenthic community change after the cessation of sewage-sludge disposal in Liverpool Bay (UK). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 54(1), (32-41). doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.07.008. ISSN 0025-326X

Sewage sludge was disposed of in Liverpool Bay for over 100 years. Annual amounts increased from 0.5 million tonnes per annum in 1900 to approximately 2 million tonnes per annum by 1995. Macrofauna and a suite of environmental variables were collecte... Read More about The use of time-series data in the assessment of macrobenthic community change after the cessation of sewage-sludge disposal in Liverpool Bay (UK).

Performance evaluation of JCSP Micro Edition: JCSPme (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chalmers, K., Kerridge, J., & Romdhani, I. (2006). Performance evaluation of JCSP Micro Edition: JCSPme. In P. Welch, J. Kerridge, & F. R. M. Barnes (Eds.), Proceedings of Communicating Process Architectures 2006 (31-40)

Java has become a development platform that has migrated from its initial focus for small form devices, to large full scale desktop and server applications and finally back to the small in the form of Java enabled mobile phones. Here we discuss the n... Read More about Performance evaluation of JCSP Micro Edition: JCSPme.

Improving Workplace Learning (2006)
Book
Munro, A. (2006). K. Evans, L. Unwin, P. Hodkinson, & H. Rainbird (Eds.). Improving Workplace Learning. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203946947

No abstract available.

On High Performance Multicast Algorithms for Interconnection Networks (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Dubai, A., Ould-Khaoua, M., & Romdhani, I. (2006, September). On High Performance Multicast Algorithms for Interconnection Networks. Presented at HPCC 2006: High Performance Computing and Communications

Although multicast communication, in interconnection networks has been a major avenue for a lot of research works found in literature, there are several key issues that should still be improved in order to meet the increasing demand for service quali... Read More about On High Performance Multicast Algorithms for Interconnection Networks.

Learning, Gender and Public Management: What’s the Problem? (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., & Fenwick, J. (2006, September). Learning, Gender and Public Management: What’s the Problem?. Paper presented at British Academy of Management

Zzzap Light. (2006)
Digital Artefact
Lambert, I. (2006). Zzzap Light

Interactive, sound sensitive light that retracts into the wall on voice command or clap of the hands. Exhibited at Designers Block, London Design Week, 2006

Flipper Chair (2006)
Digital Artefact
Lambert, I. (2006). Flipper Chair

Adaptable furniture. Exhibited at the Lighthouse (Glasgow) 2007; and Designers Block, London Design Week 2006.

Crossing the Atlantic: uneasy spaces. (2006)
Exhibition / Performance
Gray, P. (2006). Crossing the Atlantic: uneasy spaces. Exhibited at New York, USA. 12 September 2006 - 1 November 2006. (Unpublished)

Hierarchical Home Agent Architecture for Mobile IP Communications (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Romdhani, I., Munoz, J., Bettahar, H., & Bouabdallah, A. (2006, June). Hierarchical Home Agent Architecture for Mobile IP Communications. Presented at 11th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC'06)

While the Mobile IP protocol does not exclude the use of multiple Home Agents (HAs), it does not impose any particular model either. Recent solutions propose that a mobile node uses multiple HAs located in different physical links in his home network... Read More about Hierarchical Home Agent Architecture for Mobile IP Communications.

Evolutionary Origins of the Eukaryotic Shikimate Pathway: Gene Fusions, Horizontal Gene Transfer, and Endosymbiotic Replacements (2006)
Journal Article
Richards, T. A., Dacks, J. B., Campbell, S. A., Blanchard, J. L., Foster, P. G., McLeod, R., Roberts, C. W., Richards, T. A., Dacks, J. B., Campbell, S. A., Blanchard, J. L., Foster, P. G., McLeod, R., & Roberts, C. W. (2006). Evolutionary Origins of the Eukaryotic Shikimate Pathway: Gene Fusions, Horizontal Gene Transfer, and Endosymbiotic Replacements. Eukaryotic Cell, 5(9), 1517-1531. https://doi.org/10.1128/ec.00106-06

Currently the shikimate pathway is reported as a metabolic feature of prokaryotes, ascomycete fungi, apicomplexans, and plants. The plant shikimate pathway enzymes have similarities to prokaryote homologues and are largely active in chloroplasts, sug... Read More about Evolutionary Origins of the Eukaryotic Shikimate Pathway: Gene Fusions, Horizontal Gene Transfer, and Endosymbiotic Replacements.

Cortical activity pattern computation (2006)
Journal Article
Andras, P., & Wennekers, T. (2007). Cortical activity pattern computation. BioSystems, 87(2-3), 179-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2006.09.012

Neural computations are modelled in various ways, but still there is no clear understanding of how the brain performs its computational tasks. This paper presents new results about analysis of neural processes in terms of activity pattern computation... Read More about Cortical activity pattern computation.

Business Transformation within the Further Education Sector. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacKerron, G., & Black, G. (2006, September). Business Transformation within the Further Education Sector. Paper presented at 9th Toulon-Verona Int’l Conference on Quality in Services, University of Paisley, Paisley, Scotland

Pencils Don't Crash. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lambert, I., & Firth, R. (2006). Pencils Don't Crash.

While the title might suggest otherwise, this is not a polemic against CAD. The aim of this paper is to examine how the emphasis on drawing in design education has changed and the future implications in a digital world. Drawing is unquestionably a... Read More about Pencils Don't Crash..

When institutions collide: the digitization and transformation of public services. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, C. F., & Webster, W. (2006, September). When institutions collide: the digitization and transformation of public services. Paper presented at XXth meeting of the Permanent Study Group on E-Government (Information and Communications Technologies in Public Administration), European Group of Public Administration Annual Conference

Determinants of quality in a long-lived colonial species (2006)
Journal Article
Lewis, S., Wanless, S., Elston, D. A., Schultz, M. D., Mackley, E., Du Toit, M., Underhill, J. G., & Harris, M. P. (2006). Determinants of quality in a long-lived colonial species. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75(6), 1304-1312. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01152.x

1. In many animal populations a small proportion of individuals produce the majority of surviving offspring, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Behaviour may be an important determinant of variation in fitness: 'high-quality' individuals may... Read More about Determinants of quality in a long-lived colonial species.