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Integrating our nation’s diversity: Exploring the roles of multimedia in fostering multicultural participation, Volume 4: The Potential of Visual Simulation in Encouraging Participation of BME Communities in Planning: Lessons from the Barton Hill Redevelopment in Bristol, United Kingdom (2007)
Report
Mahdjoubi, L., & Moobela, C. (2007). Integrating our nation’s diversity: Exploring the roles of multimedia in fostering multicultural participation, Volume 4: The Potential of Visual Simulation in Encouraging Participation of BME Communities in Plannin

Integrating our nation’s diversity: Exploring the roles of multimedia in fostering multicultural participation, Volume 3: Communication media technologies (2007)
Report
Mahdjoubi, L., & Moobela, C. (2007). Integrating our nation’s diversity: Exploring the roles of multimedia in fostering multicultural participation, Volume 3: Communication media technologies. Bristol: British Academy

This report is the third in the series of reports on the potential of multimedia in fostering multicultural participation in planning decision-making processes. The aim of the report is to present an array of the key media communication technologies.... Read More about Integrating our nation’s diversity: Exploring the roles of multimedia in fostering multicultural participation, Volume 3: Communication media technologies.

Integrating our nation’s diversity: Exploring the roles of multimedia in fostering multicultural participation, Volume 1: Participation of minority and ethnic communities in planning decision-making processes (2007)
Report
Mahdjoubi, L., & Moobela, C. (2007). Integrating our nation’s diversity: Exploring the roles of multimedia in fostering multicultural participation, Volume 1: Participation of minority and ethnic communities in planning decision-making processes. Bristo

This report represents Volume 1 of a series of reports on ‘Integrating our Nation’s Diversity in the Planning process: Exploring the Potential of Multimedia in Fostering Multicultural Participation’ commissioned by the British Academy, the National A... Read More about Integrating our nation’s diversity: Exploring the roles of multimedia in fostering multicultural participation, Volume 1: Participation of minority and ethnic communities in planning decision-making processes.

Tracking control of a pendulum-driven cart-pole underactuated system (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yu, H., Liu, Y., & Yang, T. (2007). Tracking control of a pendulum-driven cart-pole underactuated system. In 2007 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics. https://doi.org/10.1109/icsmc.2007.4413859

In this paper, we use an example - a pendulum-driven cart-pole system studied in Li et al. (2005) to investigate the tracking control of underactuated dynamic systems. In this paper, we propose a six-step motion strategy of the pendulum driven cart-p... Read More about Tracking control of a pendulum-driven cart-pole underactuated system.

Complex Biological Memory Conceptualized as an Abstract Communication System – Human Long Term Memories Grow in Complexity during Sleep and Undergo Selection while Awake (2007)
Book Chapter
Charlton, B. G., & Andras, P. (2007). Complex Biological Memory Conceptualized as an Abstract Communication System – Human Long Term Memories Grow in Complexity during Sleep and Undergo Selection while Awake. In L. I. Perlovsky, & R. Kozma (Eds.), Neuro

Biological memory in humans and other animals with a central nervous system is often extremely complex in its organization and functioning.A description of memory from the perspective of complex systems may therefore be useful to interpret and unders... Read More about Complex Biological Memory Conceptualized as an Abstract Communication System – Human Long Term Memories Grow in Complexity during Sleep and Undergo Selection while Awake.

Establishing design best practices for users with cognitive and learning difficulties (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., & Varker, P. (2007). Establishing design best practices for users with cognitive and learning difficulties. In C. Stephanidis (Ed.), Universal Acess in Human Computer Interaction. Coping with Diversity: Proceedings of the 4th International Con

In many respects, cognitive difficulties and learning impairments are the poor relation of Universal Access (UA) research. Research into emotional impairments is even less common. A simple review of almost any general UA or Assistive Technology confe... Read More about Establishing design best practices for users with cognitive and learning difficulties.

Defining acceptable levels of accessibility (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S. (2007). Defining acceptable levels of accessibility. In C. Stephanidis, & M. Pieper (Eds.), Universal Access in Ambient Intelligence Environment. 9th ERCIM Workshop on User Interfaces for All, 2006. Revised Papers. Part III (287-303). https://d

This paper examines the issues facing companies when designing products and services for equitable access, particularly in view of the legislated requirements that they have to meet. The concepts of acceptability and accessibility are discussed and a... Read More about Defining acceptable levels of accessibility.

Accessibility research in a vocational context (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Adams, R., & Keates, S. (2007). Accessibility research in a vocational context. In C. Stephanidis (Ed.), Universal Acess in Human Computer Interaction. Coping with Diversity: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Com

Current experience shows that vocational context has a vital role to play in research on inclusive information society technology, for at least four reasons. First, the occurrence of disabilities has a major impact on employability and employment. Ho... Read More about Accessibility research in a vocational context.

Understanding Patterns of Interaction Between Designers During Design Process (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vasantha, G., & Chakrabarti, A. (2007). Understanding Patterns of Interaction Between Designers During Design Process. In DS 42: Proceedings of ICED 2007, the 16th International Conference on Engineering Design (503-504)

Collaborative design is particularly important, in this globalize world, in aiding organizations in satisfying customer requirements through high innovation, reduced cost, high quality and lesser time to develop products. Communication is a major fac... Read More about Understanding Patterns of Interaction Between Designers During Design Process.

Use of radar devices in road traffic surveys (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Colonna, P., Guaragnella, C., Ranieri, V., & Fonzone, A. (2007). Use of radar devices in road traffic surveys. In 4th SIIV International Congress "Advances in Transport Infrastructures and stakeholders expectations"

The Department of Roads and Transportation of Polytechnic University of Bari owns CW radar devices for road traffic surveys. The radars can be used to measure traffic volumes and vehicle lengths and speeds. Radar’s manual suggests to refer to measure... Read More about Use of radar devices in road traffic surveys.

Whack-a-stick discovery. (2007)
Digital Artefact
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2007). Whack-a-stick discovery

This flash animation is a powerful simulation of the longitudinal vibration of a solid beam (the basic physics behind modern non-destructive methods of testing timber battens to measure stiffness and predict strength. You can see the effect of str... Read More about Whack-a-stick discovery..

A Parametric Evaluation of Multi-Webbed Composite Joists Based on EC5 (2007)
Journal Article
Bahadori-Jahromi, A., Kermani, A., Zhang, B., & Reid, D. (2007). A Parametric Evaluation of Multi-Webbed Composite Joists Based on EC5. Journal of the Institute of Wood Science, 17(6), 295-310. https://doi.org/10.1179/wsc.2007.17.6.295

The introduction of engineered beams offers long span, low cost and light weight joists in comparison to traditional solid timber sections. However, the vibration criteria in the design codes may significantly reduce the permissible span of the joist... Read More about A Parametric Evaluation of Multi-Webbed Composite Joists Based on EC5.

Owning identity-one or many-do we have a choice? (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wigan, M. (2007). Owning identity-one or many-do we have a choice?. In K. Michael, & M. G. Michael (Eds.), From Dataveillance to Überveillance and the realpolitik of the transparent society (61-70)

The rapid growth of databases, biometrics, and RFID has led to an environment where identity-related technologies are approaching a critical mass as a potential means of controlling the population. The essential aspects of these diverse technical adv... Read More about Owning identity-one or many-do we have a choice?.

Exact minimization of large fixed polarity dual form of reed-muller functions (2007)
Journal Article
Yang, M., Xu, H., Wang, L. Y., Tong, J. R., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2007). Exact minimization of large fixed polarity dual form of reed-muller functions. Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology, 1931-1933. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSICT.2006.306532

Dual form of Reed-Muller (DFRM) expansions are implemented in OX/XNOR logic, which are based on the features of coincidence operation and are known as fixed polarity Canonical OR-Coincidence (COC) expansions. An efficient minimization method is propo... Read More about Exact minimization of large fixed polarity dual form of reed-muller functions.

How do you decide when to repeat transport surveys? (2007)
Journal Article
Wigan, M., Smith, N., & Timmis, B. (2007). How do you decide when to repeat transport surveys?. Australasian Transport Research Forum, 1-23

Sustainable transport requires a perspective that extends beyond the present and beyond the transport system itself. To view sustainability properly requires more sophisticated models than we currently employ, and more data than we currently collect.... Read More about How do you decide when to repeat transport surveys?.