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The ‘Research Repository’ is the open access institutional repository of Edinburgh Napier University. It contains examples of research outputs produced by staff and research students, as well as related information about the university's funded projects and staff research interests.

Whenever possible, refereed documents accepted for publication, or finished artistic compositions presented in public, will be made available here in full digital format, and hyperlinks to standard published versions will be provided. Any questions about submissions to the repository or problems with access to any of its content should be sent to the Repository Team at repository@napier.ac.uk

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General Embryology (2024)
Book Chapter
MacVicar, S. (2024). General Embryology. In J. Rankin (Ed.), Physiology in Childbearing With Anatomy and Related Biosciences. (5th). Elsevier

Emotions and messages in simple robot gestures (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, J., Chignell, M., Mizobuchi, S., & Yasumura, M. (2009, July). Emotions and messages in simple robot gestures. Presented at International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, San Diego, USA

Understanding how people interpret robot gestures will aid design of effective social robots. We examine the generation and interpretation of gestures in a simple social robot capable of head and arm movement using two studies. In the first study, fo... Read More about Emotions and messages in simple robot gestures.

Perceptual Image Processing for Digital Edge Linking (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, J., Randall, J., & Guan, L. (2003, May). Perceptual Image Processing for Digital Edge Linking. Presented at Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Montreal, Canada

This paper presents two methods of digital edge linking that have a reasonable correlation with psychological properties employed by human users. In the first method, each endpoint is linked to the point judged to be its best match under the criteria... Read More about Perceptual Image Processing for Digital Edge Linking.

Development of a prototype clinical decision support tool for osteoporosis disease management: A qualitative study of focus groups (2010)
Journal Article
Kastner, M., Li, J., Lottridge, D., Marquez, C., Newton, D., & Straus, S. E. (2010). Development of a prototype clinical decision support tool for osteoporosis disease management: A qualitative study of focus groups. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision M

Background Osteoporosis affects over 200 million people worldwide, and represents a significant cost burden. Although guidelines are available for best practice in osteoporosis, evidence indicates that patients are not receiving appropriate diagnost... Read More about Development of a prototype clinical decision support tool for osteoporosis disease management: A qualitative study of focus groups.

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