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Factorization Techniques for Predicting Student Performance (2012)
Book Chapter
Thai-Nghe, N., Drumond, L., Horváth, T., Krohn-Grimberghe, A., Nanopoulos, A., & Schmidt-Thieme, L. (2012). Factorization Techniques for Predicting Student Performance. In O. C. Santos, & J. G. Boticario (Eds.), Educational Recommender Systems and Technologies: Practices and Challenges (129-153). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-489-5.ch006

Recommender systems are widely used in many areas, especially in e-commerce. Recently, they are also applied in e-learning for recommending learning objects (e.g. papers) to students. This chapter introduces state-of-the-art recommender system techni... Read More about Factorization Techniques for Predicting Student Performance.

Posting of temporary workers in Germany, will the end of transitional period really help? (2012)
Journal Article
Kunertova, T., & Štefko, M. (2012). Posting of temporary workers in Germany, will the end of transitional period really help?. The Lawyer Quarterly, 2(1), 108-116

As of May 1, 2011 the last two member states of the European Union, Austria and Germany, have opened their job markets to the new member states joining the European Union in 2004 (incl. Czech Republic). From now on workers coming from the new member... Read More about Posting of temporary workers in Germany, will the end of transitional period really help?.

The Media in Transforming Audiences and Societies (2012)
Book Chapter
Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, B., & Zeller, F. (2012). The Media in Transforming Audiences and Societies. In P. Pęzik (Ed.), Corpus data across languages and disciplines (133-156). Peter Lang

A web based application to enhance medical data visualisation (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Alfalah, S., Harrison, D., Charissis, V., & Evans, D. (2012). A web based application to enhance medical data visualisation. In Advances in manufacturing technology XXVI: proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2012) (329-334)

The fragmentation of medical data and the limitation of the current way for medical data visualisation were solved by: Firstly, integrating different types of media (Graphs, Imagery, Patient records, Text files, Spreadsheets etc.) in an Electronic Me... Read More about A web based application to enhance medical data visualisation.

The role of 3D simulation to aid podiatry diagnosis (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Alfalah, S., Harrison, D., Charissis, V., & Evans, D. (2012). The role of 3D simulation to aid podiatry diagnosis. In Proceedings of 6th Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop 2012 (SW12)

An extensive amount of medical data is recorded daily from patients with walking difficulties. Due to the volume and segmentation of derived data, it is becoming increasingly difficult for health professionals to interpret the collected data and diag... Read More about The role of 3D simulation to aid podiatry diagnosis.

Factors that influence the level of problem gambling: A Macao case (2012)
Journal Article
Cheung, M. (2012). Factors that influence the level of problem gambling: A Macao case. Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.5750/jgbe.v6i1.576

This study has two purposes. First, we aim to identify the demography factors, namely gender, marital status, educational level, age, monthly income, and cognitive factor, namely casino-related job and emotional intelligence are predictive of problem... Read More about Factors that influence the level of problem gambling: A Macao case.

Indexing and retrieval of non-text information (2012)
Book
Rasmussen Neal, D. (Ed.). (2012). Indexing and retrieval of non-text information. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110260588

The scope of this volume will encompass a collection of research papers related to indexing and retrieval of online non-text information. In recent years, the Internet has seen an exponential increase in the number of documents placed online that are... Read More about Indexing and retrieval of non-text information.

Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses (2012)
Book Chapter
Henninger, M., & Neal, D. R. (2012). Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses. In D. Rasmussen Neal (Ed.), Social Media for Academics: A Practical Guide (141-159). Chandos Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-84334-681-4.50008-6

This chapter presents ideas for delivering online course content and communication in ways that will increase student participation and engagement. Diane Rasmussen Neal discusses options for using social media such as discussion forums, synchronous c... Read More about Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses.

An Appraisal of Facilities Management Practice in Nigeria: A Perceptual Survey (2012)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D. I., Ogunlana, S. O., & Awodele, A. (2012). An Appraisal of Facilities Management Practice in Nigeria: A Perceptual Survey. International Journal of Applied Environmental Sciences, 7(3), 259-271

Facilities management has transformed over the years from what was traditionally perceived to be mere facilities maintenance to a profession that integrates the management of an organization's buildings and infrastructure in order to create an enviro... Read More about An Appraisal of Facilities Management Practice in Nigeria: A Perceptual Survey.

An Evaluation of Personnel Training Policies of Construction Companies in Nigeria (2012)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D. I., Ogunlana, S. O., Awodele, O. A., & Okwuashi, O. (2012). An Evaluation of Personnel Training Policies of Construction Companies in Nigeria. Journal of Human Ecology, 40(3), 229-238. https://doi.org/10.31901/24566608.2012/40.03.04

Construction companies are the engines that propel the construction sector of any nation's economy, and are therefore expected to vigorously train their workforce to effectively match this responsibility. This study investigates the personnel trainin... Read More about An Evaluation of Personnel Training Policies of Construction Companies in Nigeria.

Key Performance Indicators of Design and Build Projects in Nigeria (2012)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D. I., Mendie, A., Achuenu, E., & Oladokun, M. G. (2012). Key Performance Indicators of Design and Build Projects in Nigeria. Journal of Human Ecology, 37(1), 37-46. https://doi.org/10.31901/24566608.2012/37.01.06

The Nigerian Construction Industry has witnessed the evolution of many procurement systems including Design-Build, mainly due to perceived failures of the one-way traditional Design approach. The study, therefore, aims to develop a set of key perform... Read More about Key Performance Indicators of Design and Build Projects in Nigeria.

Indoor-indoor and indoor-outdoor propagation trial results at 2.6 GHz (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Fang, C., Allen, B., Liu, E., Karadimas, P., Zhang, J., Glazunov, A. A., & Tufvesson, F. (2012). Indoor-indoor and indoor-outdoor propagation trial results at 2.6 GHz. In 2012 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC). https://doi.org/10.1109/lapc.2012.6403064

This paper presents delay spread, coherence bandwidth, and angle-of-arrival statistics derived from an extensive MIMO channel measurement campaign carried out at a central frequency of 2.6GHz. The measurement scenarios include indoor-indoor, indoor-o... Read More about Indoor-indoor and indoor-outdoor propagation trial results at 2.6 GHz.

60 GHz time-domain propagation measurement system (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Karadimas, P., Allen, B., & Okon, E. (2012). 60 GHz time-domain propagation measurement system. In 2012 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC). https://doi.org/10.1109/lapc.2012.6403041

We present a measurement system and method for characterising the 60 GHz time-domain wireless propagation channel using commercially available and cost effective equipment. Our measurements campaign focuses on characterizing shadowing attenuation due... Read More about 60 GHz time-domain propagation measurement system.