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A speech act analysis of status updates on Facebook: The case of Ghanaian University students (2013)
Journal Article

In the last half a decade, social network sites (SNSs) have wrought a tremendous impact on interpersonal communication across the world to the extent that it can be postulated, arguably, that such sites/platforms represent the commonest new media in... Read More about A speech act analysis of status updates on Facebook: The case of Ghanaian University students.

Compressed sensing signal and data acquisition in wireless sensor networks and internet of things (2013)
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The emerging compressed sensing (CS) theory can significantly reduce the number of sampling points that directly corresponds to the volume of data collected, which means that part of the redundant data is never acquired. It makes it possible to creat... Read More about Compressed sensing signal and data acquisition in wireless sensor networks and internet of things.

Research article: Coastal flood-risk management practice in tai o, a town in Hong Kong (2013)
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Coastal megadeltas in Asia have emerged rapidly; their megacities are particularly stressed by urbanization and rapid population growth. In the Pearl River Delta, towns in coastal megacities, such as Hong Kong, experience severe land shortage, which... Read More about Research article: Coastal flood-risk management practice in tai o, a town in Hong Kong.

Feminism: We're not calling for equal inequality (2013)
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Speech given to the Feminism in London Conference 2013 and published in Open Democracy in English and Turkish.

Transformation of an uncertain video search pipeline to a sketch-based visual analytics loop (2013)
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Traditional sketch-based image or video search systems rely on machine learning concepts as their core technology. However, in many applications, machine learning alone is impractical since videos may not be semantically annotated sufficiently, there... Read More about Transformation of an uncertain video search pipeline to a sketch-based visual analytics loop.

Processing of low-carbon cast steels for offshore structural applications (2013)
Journal Article

Cast steels with carbon contents of approximately 0.05%, 0.1%, and 0.2% (low-carbon steels) were processed. The investigated steels were first cast. Fully lath martensite was obtained after austenitization and water quenching of the cast steels. The... Read More about Processing of low-carbon cast steels for offshore structural applications.

Logic gates and complex dynamics in a hexagonal cellular automaton: The spiral rule (2013)
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In previous works, hexagonal cellular automata (CA) have been studied as a variation of the famous Game of Life CA, mainly for spiral phenomena simulations; where the most interesting constructions are related to the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction. In... Read More about Logic gates and complex dynamics in a hexagonal cellular automaton: The spiral rule.

Characteristic phenotypes associated with congenital dyserythropoietic anemia (type II) manifest at different stages of erythropoiesis (2013)
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Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II is an autosomally recessive form of hereditary anemia caused by SEC23B gene mutations. Patients exhibit characteristic phenotypes including multinucleate erythroblasts, erythrocytes with hypoglycosylated me... Read More about Characteristic phenotypes associated with congenital dyserythropoietic anemia (type II) manifest at different stages of erythropoiesis.

Effects of 7.5% CO2-induced anxiety on individual performance: During a group computer combat game (2013)
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The inhalation of 7.5% CO2 has been shown to induce cognitive effects similar to anxiety. Sixteen healthy participants (14 male mean age 25.6 years) inhaled either a mixture of 7.5% CO2 gas or air while playing a group combat computer game. Participa... Read More about Effects of 7.5% CO2-induced anxiety on individual performance: During a group computer combat game.

Change management in the public sector: The use of cross-functional teams (2013)
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Adoption of change management best practices continues to be offered as a route towards improved cost, quality and productivity of public services. These approaches are predominantly drawn from private sector research and their application by the pub... Read More about Change management in the public sector: The use of cross-functional teams.

A comparison of meta-heuristic search for interactive software design (2013)
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Advances in processing capacity, coupled with the desire to tackle problems where a human subjective judgment plays an important role in determining the value of a proposed solution, has led to a dramatic rise in the number of applications of Interac... Read More about A comparison of meta-heuristic search for interactive software design.

Comparing Rail Passengers' Travel Time Use in Great Britain Between 2004 and 2010 (2013)
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This paper provides a unique insight into aspects of stability and change regarding the travel time use of rail passengers in Great Britain between 2004 and 2010. Empirical evidence is presented on how rail passengers spend their time, how worthwhile... Read More about Comparing Rail Passengers' Travel Time Use in Great Britain Between 2004 and 2010.

Money demand stability: A case study of Nigeria (2013)
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Monetary policy in Nigeria aims is to achieve price and monetary stability. During the 1980s and 1990s, monetary targeting was the dominant monetary policy framework in Nigeria. However, in 2006 the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) adopted the new monet... Read More about Money demand stability: A case study of Nigeria.

A Pseudomonas syringae diversity survey reveals a differentiated phylotype of the pathovar syringae associated with the mango host and mangotoxin production (2013)
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae, the causal agent of bacterial apical necrosis (BAN) in mango crops, has been isolated in different mango-producing areas worldwide. An extensive collection of 87 P. syringae pv. syringae strains isolated from mango... Read More about A Pseudomonas syringae diversity survey reveals a differentiated phylotype of the pathovar syringae associated with the mango host and mangotoxin production.

No weighting for healthy sustainable local planning: Evaluation of a participatory appraisal tool for rationality and inclusivity (2013)
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This paper is concerned with the contribution that project, plan and policy appraisal can make to effective decision making when shaping a built environment that needs to respond to the demands of local voices and also concerns for global sustainabil... Read More about No weighting for healthy sustainable local planning: Evaluation of a participatory appraisal tool for rationality and inclusivity.

Air as a common good (2013)
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Ecosystem services provide a framework for integrated assessment of the societal benefits provided by air, the largest ecosystem on the planet, which has been substantially overlooked in former management frameworks. Many attributes of air are 'commo... Read More about Air as a common good.

Qualitative insights into the effect on travel behavior of joining a carshare (2013)
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Carsharing organizations (carshares) provide collectively available vehicles that can be booked for exclusive use on a pay-as-you-go basis. Previous research has shown that two groups join carshares: (a) accessors, who do not have a car when they joi... Read More about Qualitative insights into the effect on travel behavior of joining a carshare.

Higher education, social class and the mobilisation of capitals: recognising and playing the game (2013)
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Strategies employed by middle-class families to ensure successful educational outcomes for their children have long been the focus of theoretical and empirical analysis in the United Kingdom and beyond. In austerity England, the issue of middle-class... Read More about Higher education, social class and the mobilisation of capitals: recognising and playing the game.

U-shaped energy loss curves utilization for distributed generation optimization in distribution networks (2013)
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We propose novel techniques to find the optimal location, size, and power factor of distributed generation (DG) to achieve the maximum loss reduction for distribution networks. Determining the optimal DG location and size is achieved simultaneously u... Read More about U-shaped energy loss curves utilization for distributed generation optimization in distribution networks.

The curious absence of love stories in women's talk (2013)
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Sociological debate has dealt with love in a number of different ways. For some, love offers a unique opportunity; it is a path to salvation (Jackson, 1993; Langford, 1999). Others, however, take a more sceptical approach to love in modern society: f... Read More about The curious absence of love stories in women's talk.