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Reactive coordination and adaptive lattice formation in mobile robotic surveillance swarms (2012)
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Mullen, R. J., Mullen, R., Monekosso, D., Barman, S., & Remagnino, P. (2012). Reactive coordination and adaptive lattice formation in mobile robotic surveillance swarms. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32723-0_17

We present here a set of decentralised control laws to facilitate lattice formation and reactive coordination and control of a swarm of mobile ground based robots. The control laws rely on local, indirect communication, which we implement in the form... Read More about Reactive coordination and adaptive lattice formation in mobile robotic surveillance swarms.

Rationalising risk: Grower strategies to manage plant disease in the UK wheat and potato sectors (2012)
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Maye, D., Ilbery, B., & Little, R. (2012). Rationalising risk: Grower strategies to manage plant disease in the UK wheat and potato sectors. Geographical Journal, 178(4), 338-347. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4959.2012.00485.x

The threat that plant diseases and pests pose to food production and ecosystem services is neither well understood in the social sciences nor publicly debated, despite the fact that it is significant and growing. This paper presents findings from int... Read More about Rationalising risk: Grower strategies to manage plant disease in the UK wheat and potato sectors.

Towards temporal verification of swarm robotic systems (2012)
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Dixon, C., Winfield, A. F., Fisher, M., & Zeng, C. (2012). Towards temporal verification of swarm robotic systems. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 60(11), 1429-1441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2012.03.003

A robot swarm is a collection of simple robots designed to work together to carry out some task. Such swarms rely on the simplicity of the individual robots; the fault tolerance inherent in having a large population of identical robots; and the self-... Read More about Towards temporal verification of swarm robotic systems.

The role of trust in the development of connectivities amongst rural elders in England and Wales (2012)
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Curry, N., & Fisher, R. (2012). The role of trust in the development of connectivities amongst rural elders in England and Wales. Journal of Rural Studies, 28(4), 358-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.06.005

Using Simmel's notion of sociation, the way in which rural elders in England and Wales relate to, or connect with, each other and others within their community, can be seen to be conflictual as well as consensual. As a vehicle for exploiting this rel... Read More about The role of trust in the development of connectivities amongst rural elders in England and Wales.

Clinical outcomes from bilateral versus unilateral stimulation of the pedunculopontine nucleus with and without concomitant caudal zona incerta region stimulation in Parkinson's disease (2012)
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Gill, S. S., Khan, S., Javed, S., Mooney, L., White, P., Plaha, P., & Whone, A. (2012). Clinical outcomes from bilateral versus unilateral stimulation of the pedunculopontine nucleus with and without concomitant caudal zona incerta region stimulation in Parkinson's disease. British Journal of Neurosurgery, 26(5), 722-725. https://doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2012.659297

Introduction. The Pedunculopontine nucleus is a novel target for deep brain stimulation and this may improve postural instability and gait dysfunction in Parkinson's disease. If unilateral Pedunculopontine nucleus stimulation is as efficacious as bil... Read More about Clinical outcomes from bilateral versus unilateral stimulation of the pedunculopontine nucleus with and without concomitant caudal zona incerta region stimulation in Parkinson's disease.

Innovative machine vision technique for 2D/3D complex and irregular surfaces modelling (2012)
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complex and irregular surfaces modelling. International Journal of Computer Science Issues, 9(5), 113-121

Abstract—This study propose and demonstrates a novel technique incorporating multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural networks for feature extraction with Photometric stereo based image capture techniques for the analysis of complex and irregular 2D profil... Read More about Innovative machine vision technique for 2D/3D complex and irregular surfaces modelling.

Learning video manifolds for content analysis of crowded scenes (2012)
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Monekosso, D. N., Eng, H. L., Thida, M., How-Lung, E., & Remagnino, P. (2012). Learning video manifolds for content analysis of crowded scenes. IPSJ Transactions on Computer Vision and Applications, 4, 71-77. https://doi.org/10.2197/ipsjtcva.4.71

In this paper, we propose a new approach for recognizing group events and abnormality detection in a crowded scene. A manifold learning algorithm with temporal-constraints is proposed to embed a video of a crowded scene in a low-dimensional space. Ou... Read More about Learning video manifolds for content analysis of crowded scenes.

Underactuated fingers controlled by robust and adaptive trajectory following methods (2012)
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Jalani, J., Herrmann, G., & Melhuish, C. (2014). Underactuated fingers controlled by robust and adaptive trajectory following methods. International Journal of Systems Science, 45(2), 120-132. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207721.2012.687866

Choosing an appropriate control scheme to alleviate nonlinearities and uncertainties is not a trivial task, especially when models are not easily available and practical evaluation provides the only means for actual performance assessment. Various fa... Read More about Underactuated fingers controlled by robust and adaptive trajectory following methods.

Building visual memories of video streams (2012)
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Grech, R., Monekosso, D., & Remagnino, P. (2012). Building visual memories of video streams. Electronics Letters, 48(9), 487-488. https://doi.org/10.1049/el.2011.3926

A real-time method that automatically creates a visual memory of a scene using the growing neural gas (GNG) algorithm is described. The memory consists of a graph where nodes encode the visual information of a video stream as a limited set of represe... Read More about Building visual memories of video streams.

Sustainable rural development in England: Policy problems and equity consequences (2012)
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Curry, N. (2012). Sustainable rural development in England: Policy problems and equity consequences. Local Economy, 27(2), 95-102. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094211428864

Spatial planning policies ensure a 'no development' ethic for rural areas in England, brought about by strong restrictive housing polices and an urban-centric view of sustainable development. Such an ethic is unlikely to be ameliorated by the Localis... Read More about Sustainable rural development in England: Policy problems and equity consequences.

To use or not to use? An empirical study of pre-trip public transport information for business and leisure trips and comparison with car travel (2012)
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Farag, S., & Lyons, G. (2012). To use or not to use? An empirical study of pre-trip public transport information for business and leisure trips and comparison with car travel. Transport Policy, 20, 82-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2011.03.007

This quantitative study provides more insight into the relative strength of various factors affecting the use and non-use of pre-trip Public Transport (PT) information for business and leisure trips. It also illuminates comparing car with public tran... Read More about To use or not to use? An empirical study of pre-trip public transport information for business and leisure trips and comparison with car travel.

Unsupervised sub-segmentation for pigmented skin lesions (2012)
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Liu, Z., Sun, J., Smith, M., Smith, L., & Warr, R. (2012). Unsupervised sub-segmentation for pigmented skin lesions. Skin Research and Technology, 18(1), 77-87. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00534.x

Background: Early identification of malignant melanoma with the surgical removal of thin lesions is the most effective treatment for skin cancers. A computer-aided diagnostic system assists to improve the diagnostic accuracy, where segmenting lesion... Read More about Unsupervised sub-segmentation for pigmented skin lesions.

An architecture for integrated intelligence in urban management using cloud computing (2012)
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Khan, Z., Ludlow, D., McClatchey, R., & Anjum, A. (2012). An architecture for integrated intelligence in urban management using cloud computing. Journal of Cloud Computing: Advances, Systems and Applications, 1(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/2192-113X-1-1

With the emergence of new methodologies and technologies it has now become possible to manage large amounts of environmental sensing data and apply new integrated computing models to acquire information intelligence. This paper advocates the applicat... Read More about An architecture for integrated intelligence in urban management using cloud computing.

Stability lobes prediction for corner radius end mill using nonlinear cutting force coefficients (2012)
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Adetoro, O. B., Sim, W. M., & Wen, P. H. (2012). Stability lobes prediction for corner radius end mill using nonlinear cutting force coefficients. Machining Science and Technology, 16(1), 111-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/10910344.2012.648570

There are a vast number of different types of end mill tools used in the manufacturing industry, each type with a unique shape. These tool shapes have a direct influence on the cutting force it generates during machining. This article presents a more... Read More about Stability lobes prediction for corner radius end mill using nonlinear cutting force coefficients.

Rediscovering the value of urban rivers (2012)
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Everard, M., & Moggridge, H. L. (2012). Rediscovering the value of urban rivers. Urban Ecosystems, 15(2), 293-314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-011-0174-7

Rivers commonly serve as defining, founding features of human settlements, yet urbanisation has degraded them, often to the extent that they no longer provide the services to society from which the settlements developed. Urban river restoration has e... Read More about Rediscovering the value of urban rivers.

Traction on the cervix in theatre before anterior repair: Does it tell us when to perform a concomitant hysterectomy? (2012)
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Kingsly, A., Foon, R., Agur, W., White, P., & Smith, P. (2012). Traction on the cervix in theatre before anterior repair: Does it tell us when to perform a concomitant hysterectomy?. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 160(2), 205-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.11.002

Objective: To evaluate the surgical outcome of uterine preservation during anterior colporrhaphy, in women with apparent uterine descent, after the application of validated cervical traction under anaesthesia. Study design: This study was conducted a... Read More about Traction on the cervix in theatre before anterior repair: Does it tell us when to perform a concomitant hysterectomy?.

Helping clinicians improve the health of their communities: The Beddoes Fellows Programme (2012)
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Scally, G., Imitaz, J. A., Bethune, R. M., Young, A. E., Ward, W., Herzig, H. J., …Laugharne, R. A. (2012). Helping clinicians improve the health of their communities: The Beddoes Fellows Programme. Journal of behavioral health, 1(3), 167-171. https://doi.org/10.5455/jbh.20120506123015

The importance of prevention in medical practice has been recognised for well over a century. In recent years however, the amount of engagement in preventative medicine has lessened as consultants have been concentrating on achieving targets and the... Read More about Helping clinicians improve the health of their communities: The Beddoes Fellows Programme.