All Outputs (290)

Urban continuity and urban change; lessons from Jolfa a historical district of Isfahan (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Ahmadi Venhari, A., & Foroughmand Araabi, H. (2012, November). Urban continuity and urban change; lessons from Jolfa a historical district of Isfahan. Presented at Silk Cities, London, England

There is a dialectical relationship between continuity and change in urban phenomena. When urban change accelerates, especially due to external forces, cities are likely to face the crisis of identity. Iran is a country that has undergone very differ... Read More about Urban continuity and urban change; lessons from Jolfa a historical district of Isfahan.

Iranian townscape and city form, from water-based to oilbased cities (2012)
Presentation / Conference
cities. Presented at International conference urban change in Iran, London, England

The development of cities is based on economy in Iran. Water and later oil have been the main economic resources and therefore associated with power. Taking this point of view, this research discusses what traits influenced the form and townscape of... Read More about Iranian townscape and city form, from water-based to oilbased cities.

Cycling behaviour in car-dominant societies: A survey of the UK population (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Tapp, A., Spotswood, F., & Jones, S. (2012, October). Cycling behaviour in car-dominant societies: A survey of the UK population. Poster presented at Be Active 2012 - the 4th International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Sydney, Australia

Using a reliable taxonomy to code the content of walking and cycling interventions: Challenges and recommendations for future reporting (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Bird, E., Baker, G., Mutrie, N., Ogilvie, D., Sahlqvist, S., & Powell, J. (2012, October). Using a reliable taxonomy to code the content of walking and cycling interventions: Challenges and recommendations for future reporting. Poster presented at International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Sydney

Examining theory and evidence to inform the development of an active commuting intervention: an iConnect case study (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Baker, G., Bird, E., Powell, J., & Mutrie, N. (2012, October). Examining theory and evidence to inform the development of an active commuting intervention: an iConnect case study. Paper presented at International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Sydney

Reflections on the disclosure of sex offender information in the UK: Practitioner perspectives (2012)
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McCartan, K., Kemshall, H., & Hudson, K. (2012, October). Reflections on the disclosure of sex offender information in the UK: Practitioner perspectives. Paper presented at Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Conference, Denver, Colorado

Two people walk into a bar: Dynamic multi-party social interaction with a robot agent (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Foster, M. E., Gaschler, A., Giuliani, M., Isard, A., Pateraki, M., & Petrick, R. P. A. (2012, October). Two people walk into a bar: Dynamic multi-party social interaction with a robot agent. Paper presented at 14th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2012), California, USA

We introduce a humanoid robot bartender that is capable of dealing with multiple customers in a dynamic, multi-party social setting. The robot system incorporates state-of-the-art components for computer vision, linguistic processing, state managemen... Read More about Two people walk into a bar: Dynamic multi-party social interaction with a robot agent.

A mobile location-based situated learning framework for supporting critical thinking – A requirements analysis study (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Alnuaim, A., Caleb-Solly, P., & Perry, C. (2012, October). A mobile location-based situated learning framework for supporting critical thinking – A requirements analysis study. Paper presented at IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2012), Madrid, Spain

This paper presents the requirements work carried out as part of developing an intervention to improve students’ critical thinking skills using location-based mobile learning. The research emerged from seeking to identify ways of getting Interactio... Read More about A mobile location-based situated learning framework for supporting critical thinking – A requirements analysis study.

Measurement and evaluation of the wave climate near the wave hub using a 5-beam ADCP (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Strong, B., Bouferrouk, A., & Smith, G. (2012, October). Measurement and evaluation of the wave climate near the wave hub using a 5-beam ADCP. Paper presented at 4th International Conference on Ocean Energy, Dublin

Location-based mobile learning for higher education students - devloping an application to support critical thinking (2012)
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Alnuaim, A., Caleb-Solly, P., & Perry, C. (2012, October). Location-based mobile learning for higher education students - devloping an application to support critical thinking. Paper presented at The 11th International Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning 2012, Helsinki, Finland

The increasing adoption of smart phones and tablets has opened up many opportunities for the use of new technologies in ways that can benefit. The challenge is to try and match the technology to educational activities that can be adapted to students’... Read More about Location-based mobile learning for higher education students - devloping an application to support critical thinking.

Robotic re-embodiment using a brain computer interface (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Abu-Alqumsan, M., Jenke, R., Peer, A., & Buss, M. (2012, October). Robotic re-embodiment using a brain computer interface. Presented at Neuroscience 2012, New Orleans, USA

Semantic derivation of enterprise information architecture from business process architecture (2012)
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Ahmad, M., & Odeh, M. (2012, October). Semantic derivation of enterprise information architecture from business process architecture. Paper presented at 22nd IEEE Conference on Computer Theory and Applications (ICCTA 2012), Alexandria, Egypt

Sing together: Group choral singing improves quality of life and mood for people with aphasia (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Fogg-Rogers, L. A., Purdy, S. C., McCann, C., Talmage, A., Leao, S., Tippett, L., …Buetow, S. (2012, October). Sing together: Group choral singing improves quality of life and mood for people with aphasia. Paper presented at Aphasia Rehabilitation International Conference, Melbourne, Australia

Whisker texture classification with uncertain contact pose geometry (2012)
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Evans, M., Pearson, M., Prescott, T. J., & Fox, C. W. (2012, October). Whisker texture classification with uncertain contact pose geometry. Paper presented at IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2012), Vilamoura, Algarve [Portugal]

Tactile sensing can be an important source of information for robots, and texture discrimination in partic- ular is useful in object recognition and terrain identification. Whisker based tactile sensing has recently been shown to be a promising a... Read More about Whisker texture classification with uncertain contact pose geometry.

Institutional imprinting effects for standard-setting participation and innovation outcomes in the mobile handset industry (2012)
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Vasudeva, G., Alexander, E. A., & Jones, S. (2012, October). Institutional imprinting effects for standard-setting participation and innovation outcomes in the mobile handset industry. Paper presented at Strategic Management Society, Prague, Czech Republic

We apply perspectives from institutional theory to understand firms’ participation in standard setting organizations and the effectiveness of these standard setting organizations in terms of the innovation outcome for focal firms. In particular, we a... Read More about Institutional imprinting effects for standard-setting participation and innovation outcomes in the mobile handset industry.

Towards robotic re-embodiment using a brain-and-body-computer interface (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Martens, N., Jenke, R., Abu-Alqumsan, M., Kapeller, C., Hintermüller, C., Guger, C., …Buss, M. (2012, October). Towards robotic re-embodiment using a brain-and-body-computer interface. Presented at IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Vilamoura Algarve, Portugal

Erasmus staff mobility: Evaluating the experience of nurse teachers (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Warn, C., & Yates, S. (2012, October). Erasmus staff mobility: Evaluating the experience of nurse teachers. Paper presented at IXth European Conference of Nurse Educators: European Federation of Nurse Educators (FINE) with the RCN Education Forum International Conference 2012, Haute Ecole de Namur, Liège, Luxembourg

Aim of Paper: To disseminate knowledge from an evaluation of the experiences of nurse teachers following a period of Erasmus staff mobility, and contribute to the development of similar activity within nurse education. Abstract: Erasmus student an... Read More about Erasmus staff mobility: Evaluating the experience of nurse teachers.

Application of model based systems engineering for an asteroid lander (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Ogunshile, E. (2012, October). Application of model based systems engineering for an asteroid lander. Paper presented at 63rd International Astronautical Congress 2012 (IAC 2012), Naples, Italy

Surface exploration of asteroids are scientifically important for understanding of the origin and history of our solar system. Space agencies all over the world have started to launch exploration missions to asteroids. Low cost, small-sized landers... Read More about Application of model based systems engineering for an asteroid lander.

Interactions between orthography and phonology in bilingual reading: The role of orthographic depth and L2 proficiency (2012)
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Piasecki, A. E. (2012, October). Interactions between orthography and phonology in bilingual reading: The role of orthographic depth and L2 proficiency. Paper presented at The Eighth International Conference on the Mental Lexicon, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Trigger point pressure release for triceps surae dysfunction: A case series (2012)
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Grieve, R., Barnett, S., Coghill, N., & Cramp, F. (. (2012, October). Trigger point pressure release for triceps surae dysfunction: A case series. Paper presented at Physiotherapy UK 2012, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) Conference and Trade Exhibition, BT Convention Centre, Liverpool