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Synthetic training data generation for activity monitoring and behavior analysis (2009)
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Monekosso, D., & Remagnino, P. (2009). Synthetic training data generation for activity monitoring and behavior analysis. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 5859 LNCS, 267-275. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05408-2_31

This paper describes a data generator that produces synthetic data to simulate observations from an array of environment monitoring sensors. The overall goal of our work is to monitor the well-being of one occupant in a home. Sensors are embedded in... Read More about Synthetic training data generation for activity monitoring and behavior analysis.

The crisis of "social democratic" unionism: The "opening up" of civil society and the prospects for union renewal in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (2009)
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Upchurch, M., Taylor, G., & Mathers, A. (2009). The crisis of "social democratic" unionism: The "opening up" of civil society and the prospects for union renewal in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Labor Studies Journal, 34(4), 519-542. https://doi.org/10.1177/0160449X08324739

This article defines and explores the crisis of social democratic trade unionism in three countries in western Europe. The authors contend that a particularized form of postwar trade union orientation was socially constructed in Britain, Germany, and... Read More about The crisis of "social democratic" unionism: The "opening up" of civil society and the prospects for union renewal in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.

Facial geometry estimation using photometric stereo and profile views (2009)
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Atkinson, G., Smith, M., Smith, L., & Farooq, A. (2009). Facial geometry estimation using photometric stereo and profile views. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 5558 LNCS, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01793-3_1

This paper presents a novel method for estimating the three-dimensional shape of faces, facilitating the possibility of enhanced face recognition. The method involves a combined use of photometric stereo and profile view information. It can be divide... Read More about Facial geometry estimation using photometric stereo and profile views.

Printing 3D dielectric elastomer actuators for soft robotics (2009)
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Stoimenovc, B., Rossiter, J., & Walters, P. (2009). Printing 3D dielectric elastomer actuators for soft robotics. Proceedings of SPIE, 7287, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815746

We present a new approach to the fabrication of soft dielectric elastomer actuators using a 3D printing process. Complete actuators including active membranes and support structures can be 3D printed in one go, resulting in a great improvement in fab... Read More about Printing 3D dielectric elastomer actuators for soft robotics.

Facial reconstruction and alignment using photometric stereo and surface fitting (2009)
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Farooq, A. R., Atkinson, G., Smith, M., & Smith, L. (2009). Facial reconstruction and alignment using photometric stereo and surface fitting. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 5524 LNCS, 88-95. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02172-5_13

This paper presents a novel 3D face shape capture device suitable for practical face recognition applications. A new surface fitting based face alignment algorithm is then presented to normalise the pose in preparation for recognition. The 3D data ca... Read More about Facial reconstruction and alignment using photometric stereo and surface fitting.

On dynamical genetic programming: Random boolean networks in learning classifier systems (2009)
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Bull, L., & Preen, R. (2009). On dynamical genetic programming: Random boolean networks in learning classifier systems. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 5481 LNCS, 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01181-8_4

Many representations have been presented to enable the effective evolution of computer programs. Turing was perhaps the first to present a general scheme by which to achieve this end. Significantly, Turing proposed a form of discrete dynamical system... Read More about On dynamical genetic programming: Random boolean networks in learning classifier systems.

Verifying time, memory and communication bounds in systems of reasoning agents (2009)
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Alechina, N., Logan, B., Nguyen, H. N., & Rakib, A. (2009). Verifying time, memory and communication bounds in systems of reasoning agents. Synthese, 169(2), 385-403. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-009-9557-1

We present a framework for verifying systems composed of heterogeneous reasoning agents, in which each agent may have differing knowledge and inferential capabilities, and where the resources each agent is prepared to commit to a goal (time, memory a... Read More about Verifying time, memory and communication bounds in systems of reasoning agents.

Verifying time and communication costs of rule-based reasoners (2009)
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Alechina, N., Logan, B., Nga, N. H., & Rakib, A. (2009). Verifying time and communication costs of rule-based reasoners. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 5348 LNAI, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00431-5_1

We present a framework for the automated verification of time and communication requirements in systems of distributed rule-based reasoning agents which allows us to determine how many rule-firing cycles are required to solve the problem, how many me... Read More about Verifying time and communication costs of rule-based reasoners.

Direct numerical simulation of multiple jets in cross-flow (2009)
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Yao, Y. (2009). Direct numerical simulation of multiple jets in cross-flow. Modern Physics Letters B, 23(3), 249-252. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217984909018126

Direct numerical simulation has been performed to study flow interactions in multiple jets in cross-flow. Configurations considered are twin jets side-by-side and triple jets in tandem. Computations are carried out at the jet to cross-flow velocity r... Read More about Direct numerical simulation of multiple jets in cross-flow.

CFD modelling of water injection for turbine blade cleaning (2009)
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Yao, J., Yao, Y., Mason, P., Zhang, T., Heyes, F. J. G., & Roach, P. E. (2009). CFD modelling of water injection for turbine blade cleaning. Modern Physics Letters B, 23(3), 341-344. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217984909018357

CFD modeling of water injection for turbine blade cleaning has been carried out to predict the water coverage on a stationary blade row, which will enable a better understanding on the interactions between hot-air flow and cold-water droplets. A gene... Read More about CFD modelling of water injection for turbine blade cleaning.

Using urban man-made ponds to reconstruct a 150-year history of air pollution in northwest England (2009)
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Power, A. L., & Worsley, A. T. (2009). Using urban man-made ponds to reconstruct a 150-year history of air pollution in northwest England. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 31(2), 327-338. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-008-9215-4

A regional pollution history has been reconstructed for the borough of Halton (northwest England) from four urban ponds in north Cheshire and south Merseyside, using environmental analyses of lake sediment stratigraphies. Mineral magnetism, geochemis... Read More about Using urban man-made ponds to reconstruct a 150-year history of air pollution in northwest England.

Magneto-biomonitoring of intra-urban spatial variations of particulate matter using tree leaves (2009)
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Power, A. L., Worsley, A. T., & Booth, C. (2009). Magneto-biomonitoring of intra-urban spatial variations of particulate matter using tree leaves. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 31(2), 315-325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-008-9217-2

Preliminary mineral magnetic results from a pilot project investigating the suitability of roadside tree leaves as depositories of vehicular pollution are presented. Tree leaf surfaces (Lime: Tilia europaea; Sycamore: Acer pseudoplatanus) at four roa... Read More about Magneto-biomonitoring of intra-urban spatial variations of particulate matter using tree leaves.

Progress on incorporating the patient perspective in outcome assessment in rheumatology and the emergence of life impact measures at OMERACT 9 (2009)
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Sanderson, T. C., Nicklin, J., March, L. M., Wells, G. A., Tugwell, P. S., Kirwan, J. R., …Welch, V. (2009). Progress on incorporating the patient perspective in outcome assessment in rheumatology and the emergence of life impact measures at OMERACT 9. Journal of Rheumatology, 36(9), 2071-2076. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090360

The Patient Perspective Workshop included over 100 researchers and 18 patient participants from 8 countries. Following preconference reading and short plenary presentations, breakout groups considered work undertaken on measurement of sleep, assessin... Read More about Progress on incorporating the patient perspective in outcome assessment in rheumatology and the emergence of life impact measures at OMERACT 9.

Developing a standardized definition for disease "flare" in rheumatoid arthritis (OMERACT 9 special interest group) (2009)
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Alten, R. E., Strand, C. V., Furst, D. E., Witter, J. P., Rahman, M. U., May, J. E., …Boers, M. (2009). Developing a standardized definition for disease "flare" in rheumatoid arthritis (OMERACT 9 special interest group). Journal of Rheumatology, 36(10), 2335-2341. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090369

Objective. Traditional outcome measures in randomized controlled trials (RCT) include well-established response criteria as well as ACR EULAR responses using Disease Activity Score 44 (DAS44)/DAS28 to assess improvement; however, a measure to assess... Read More about Developing a standardized definition for disease "flare" in rheumatoid arthritis (OMERACT 9 special interest group).

Self-Organizing maps for the automatic interpretation of crowd dynamics (2008)
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Monekosso, N., Zhan, B., Remagnino, P., Monekosso, D., & Velastin, S. (2008). Self-Organizing maps for the automatic interpretation of crowd dynamics. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 5358 LNCS(PART 1), 440-449. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89639-5_42

This paper introduces the use of self-organizing maps for the visualization of crowd dynamics and to learn models of the dominant motions of crowds in complex scenes. The self-organizing map (SOM) model is a well known dimensionality reduction method... Read More about Self-Organizing maps for the automatic interpretation of crowd dynamics.

A comparison of cultivation techniques for successful tree establishment on compacted soil (2008)
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Sinnett, D., Poole, J., & Hutchings, T. R. (2008). A comparison of cultivation techniques for successful tree establishment on compacted soil. Forestry, 81(5), 663-679. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpn039

Soil compaction is often responsible for the poor establishment of trees on restored brownfield sites. This paper examines the root development, survival and growth of Alnus cordata, Larix kaempferi, Pinus nigra and Betula pendula after cultivation w... Read More about A comparison of cultivation techniques for successful tree establishment on compacted soil.

Artificial ants to extract leaf outlines and primary venation patterns (2008)
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Mullen, R. J., Monekosso, D., Barman, S., Remagnino, P., & Wilkin, P. (2008). Artificial ants to extract leaf outlines and primary venation patterns. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 5217 LNCS, 251-258. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87527-7_24

This paper presents preliminary results on an investigation into using artificial swarms to extract and quantify features in digital images. An ant algorithm has been developed to automatically extract the outlines and primary venation patterns from... Read More about Artificial ants to extract leaf outlines and primary venation patterns.