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Performance around Lake Constance: Theatre, Place and Identity in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (2003)
Thesis
Wilkinson, J. Performance around Lake Constance: Theatre, Place and Identity in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. (Thesis). University of Glasgow. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3587828

This study explores the reciprocal relationship between the place Lake Constance and the various types of theatre located in that place. It situates the theatre landscape within the natural, tourist and border landscapes of the region and reflects o... Read More about Performance around Lake Constance: Theatre, Place and Identity in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Optical Properties of Vacuum Evaporated amorphous CdTe Thin Films (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sathyamoorthy, R., Lalitha, S., Senthilarasu, S., Subbarayan, A., & Natarajan, K. (2003, December). Optical Properties of Vacuum Evaporated amorphous CdTe Thin Films

In this paper, we have reported the optical properties of vacuum evaporated CdTe thin films. Thin films have been prepared from the polycrystalline powder of CdTe on well-cleaned glass substrate under the vacuum of 10−6 Torr. The thicknesses of the f... Read More about Optical Properties of Vacuum Evaporated amorphous CdTe Thin Films.

Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Zinc Phthalocyanine (ZnPc) thin films (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Senthilarasu, S., Sathyamoorthy, R., Kanmani, K., Lalitha, S., & Subbarayan, A. (2003, December). Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Zinc Phthalocyanine (ZnPc) thin films. Presented at International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore

In this article, we have reported the structural, optical and electrical properties of ZnPc thin films. The samples were prepared by thermal evaporation method. The thickness of the samples were measured by the quartz crystal monitor. The structural... Read More about Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Zinc Phthalocyanine (ZnPc) thin films.

A Model for Emergent Chaotic Order in Small Neural Networks (2003)
Journal Article
Andras, P. (2003). A Model for Emergent Chaotic Order in Small Neural Networks. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2(1), 55-69. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219635203000172

A new neural network model is introduced in this paper. The aim of the proposed Sierpinski neural networks is to provide a simple and biologically plausible neural network architecture that produces emergent complex spatio-temporal patterns through t... Read More about A Model for Emergent Chaotic Order in Small Neural Networks.

Software Suite to Aid Protein Target Identification for Rational Drug Discovery (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Idowu, O., Lynden, S., Periorellis, P., Young, M., & Andras, P. (2003). Software Suite to Aid Protein Target Identification for Rational Drug Discovery. In Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory and Wellcome Trust Conference on Pharmacogenomics

The process of rational drug discovery requires analysis of complex biological systems such as protein-protein interaction, metabolic pathways and gene interaction networks. Our aim is to develop a software suite for data retrieval and analysis that... Read More about Software Suite to Aid Protein Target Identification for Rational Drug Discovery.

A model for emergent complex order in small neural networks (2003)
Journal Article
Andras, P. (2003). A model for emergent complex order in small neural networks. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2(1), 55-69. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219635203000172

A new neural network model is introduced in this paper. The aim of the proposed Sierpinski neural networks is to provide a simple and biologically plausible neural network architecture that produces emergent complex spatio-temporal patterns through t... Read More about A model for emergent complex order in small neural networks.

Models of public health nursing (2003)
Journal Article
Carr, S., Proctor, S., & Machin, A. (2003). Models of public health nursing. Community Practitioner, 76(3), 96-99

Health visiting older people: just a luxury? (2003)
Journal Article
Machin, A., & Machin, T. (2003). Health visiting older people: just a luxury?. Community Practitioner, 76(6), 221-227

Older people's health is a high priority in public health policy, yet evidence suggests that health visitors skills are often directed to younger client groups. Reports on an exploratory, qualitative, grounded theory study which aims to generate furt... Read More about Health visiting older people: just a luxury?.

Labour Flexibility: securing management's right to manage badly? (2003)
Book Chapter
Michie, J., & Sheehan, M. (2003). Labour Flexibility: securing management's right to manage badly?. In B. Burchell, S. Deakin, J. Rubery, & J. Michie (Eds.), Systems of Production: Markets, Organisations and Performance. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203987179

Frank Wilkinson’s classic piece on ‘Productive Systems’ opens with a warning against the ‘increasingly dogmatic reassertion by a growing proportion of economists of the beneficial effects of the invisible hand of market forces’. These reassertions, W... Read More about Labour Flexibility: securing management's right to manage badly?.

Mobile Agent-Based Performance Management for the Virtual Home Environment (2003)
Journal Article
Bohoris, C., Pavlou, G., & Liotta, A. (2003). Mobile Agent-Based Performance Management for the Virtual Home Environment. Journal of Network and Systems Management, 11(2), 133-149. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1023714931278

Virtual Home Environment (VHE) encompasses the deployment and management of adaptable services that retain any personalized service aspects, irrespective of terminal, network' and geographic location. We assert that the dynamic nature of the VHE requ... Read More about Mobile Agent-Based Performance Management for the Virtual Home Environment.

Dynamic resource management for mobile services (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ragusa, C., Liotta, A., & Pavlou, G. (2003, October). Dynamic resource management for mobile services. Presented at MATA 2003: International Workshop on Mobile Agents for Telecommunication Applications, Marrakech, Morocco

In this paper we propose a dynamic resource management system addressing the key requirements of mobile services – i.e. services realized as Mobile Agents (MAs). MAs are exploited here in different ways. First, to realize adaptable, configurable, con... Read More about Dynamic resource management for mobile services.

Aggregation of composite location-aware services for mobile cellular networks (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yew, A., Strand, A., Liotta, A., & Pavlou, G. (2003, October). Aggregation of composite location-aware services for mobile cellular networks. Presented at 14th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Distributed Systems: Operations and Management, DSOM 2003, Heidelberg, Germany

The introduction of context-aware services through service frameworks such as Open Service Access gateways in 3rd Generation networks has coincided with the increasing popularity of Business to Business (B2B) solutions such as Web Services. It is env... Read More about Aggregation of composite location-aware services for mobile cellular networks.

Stability analysis of a new non-linear pole-zero placement controller incorporating neural networks (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zayed, A., & Hussain, A. (2003, December). Stability analysis of a new non-linear pole-zero placement controller incorporating neural networks. Presented at 7th International Multi Topic Conference, 2003 (INMIC 2003), Islamabad, Pakistan

The stability analysis and parameter convergence of a newly reported self-tuning pole-zero placement controller algorithm for non-linear dynamic systems are studied. The original controller overcomes the shortcomings of other linear designs and provi... Read More about Stability analysis of a new non-linear pole-zero placement controller incorporating neural networks.

Novel non-linear PID based multiple-controller incorporating a neural network learning sub-model (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zayed, A., & Hussain, A. (2003). Novel non-linear PID based multiple-controller incorporating a neural network learning sub-model. In 7th International Multi Topic Conference, 2003. INMIC 2003 (283-289). https://doi.org/10.1109/INMIC.2003.1416729

The paper proposes a new non-linear adaptive PID based multiple-controller incorporating a neural network learning sub-model. The unknown non-linear plant is represented by an equivalent model consisting of a linear time-varying sub-model plus a non-... Read More about Novel non-linear PID based multiple-controller incorporating a neural network learning sub-model.

New neural network based mobile location estimation in urban propagation models (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad, J., Hussain, A., & Ahmed, W. (2003). New neural network based mobile location estimation in urban propagation models. . https://doi.org/10.1109/INMIC.2003.1416679

Location estimation finds its applications in many important decisions in cellular networks. Hand offs, cellular fraud detection and location sensitive billing are some of the examples. Many different techniques are currently in use. This work first... Read More about New neural network based mobile location estimation in urban propagation models.

Digital television for all: A report on accessibility and inclusive design. Appendix E - Investigating the inclusivity of digital television set-top box receivers (2003)
Report
Clarkson, J., & Keates, S. (2003). Digital television for all: A report on accessibility and inclusive design. Appendix E - Investigating the inclusivity of digital television set-top box receivers. The Generics Group

This report contains a summary of work carried out by the Inclusive Design team at the University of Cambridge on behalf of The Generics Group. It describes the team?s audit of digital television (DTV) equipment with regard to its accessibility. The... Read More about Digital television for all: A report on accessibility and inclusive design. Appendix E - Investigating the inclusivity of digital television set-top box receivers.