All Outputs (1641)

Neurath's whale (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Henning, M. (2009, December). Neurath's whale. Paper presented at The Afterlife of Animals, Manchester University, UK

Taking a brief passage by Otto Neurath about a whale exhibit, I raise questions about how we interpret exhibits, using phenomenological and social-historical approaches, and I use Bruno Latour’s notion of objects as actants and imbroglios to reconsid... Read More about Neurath's whale.

Towards a universal requirements engineering process (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Odeh, M. (2009, December). Towards a universal requirements engineering process. Paper presented at The International Arab Conference on Information Technology, Yemen

This paper introduces new a vision for a universal requirements engineering process, namely the TUREP process model with emphasis on the engineering dimension, but as well being business process driven, architecture centric, role driven, and relating... Read More about Towards a universal requirements engineering process.

Reasoning about other agents' beliefs under bounded resources (2009)
Journal Article
Alechina, N., Logan, B., Nguyen, H. N., & Rakib, A. (2009). Reasoning about other agents' beliefs under bounded resources. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 5605 LNAI, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05301-6_1

There exists a considerable body of work on epistemic logics for bounded reasoners where the bound can be time, memory, or the amount of information the reasoners can exchange. In much of this work the epistemic logic is used as a meta-logic to reaso... Read More about Reasoning about other agents' beliefs under bounded resources.

Analysis of a global database on quaternary explosive volcanism (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Ortiz Guerrero, N., Sparks, R., & Hobbs, L. (2009, December). Analysis of a global database on quaternary explosive volcanism. Poster presented at AGU Fall Meeting 2009, San Francisco, USA

Large volcanic eruptions, despite their low frequency of occurrence, have the potential to cause massive loss of life and affect the health of humans and animals and cause major economic losses. The knowledge of the evolution of past volcanic process... Read More about Analysis of a global database on quaternary explosive volcanism.

Ontology-driven requirements engineering with reference to the aerospace industry (2009)
Conference Proceeding
Kossmann, M., Odeh, M., Gillies, A., & Watts, S. (2009). Ontology-driven requirements engineering with reference to the aerospace industry. In P. Pichappan, & E. El-Qawasmeh (Eds.), Second International Conference on the Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies, 2009. ICADIWT '09 (95-103). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICADIWT.2009.5273953

This paper provides an overview regarding the application of an ontology-driven requirements engineering methodology, namely OntoREM, in the aerospace industry with the objective to assess the extent to which this approach has the potential to develo... Read More about Ontology-driven requirements engineering with reference to the aerospace industry.

Managing local traffic-related air pollution in England (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Olowoporoku, A., Hayes, E. T., Parkhurst, G., & Longhurst, J. (2009, December). Managing local traffic-related air pollution in England. Paper presented at Polis Conference 2009, Brussels, Belgium

Antipsychotic long-acting injections in clinical practice: Medication management and patient choice (2009)
Journal Article
Gray, R., Spilling, R., Burgess, D., & Newey, T. (2009). Antipsychotic long-acting injections in clinical practice: Medication management and patient choice. British Journal of Psychiatry, 195(SUPPL. 52), S51-S56. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.195.52.s51

Background: A patient-centred approach to care, focusing on recovery, demands a reconsideration of how choices are made about treatment, how this affects medication adherence, and the role of long-acting antipsychotics (LAIs) in this process. Aims: T... Read More about Antipsychotic long-acting injections in clinical practice: Medication management and patient choice.

Conversational gestures in human-robot interaction (2009)
Conference Proceeding
Bremner, P., Pipe, A., Melhuish, C., Fraser, M., & Subramanian, S. (2009). Conversational gestures in human-robot interaction. In 2009 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (1645-1649). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSMC.2009.5346903

The human sciences have demonstrated that gesture is a critical element of human communication. While existing graphical solutions are appropriate for virtual agents, solving arm trajectories for physically embodied robots requires that we consider t... Read More about Conversational gestures in human-robot interaction.

Knowledge, attitudes and experiences of Macao's casino workers with regard to second-hand smoke exposure at work (2009)
Journal Article
Wan, P., & Pilkington, P. (2009). Knowledge, attitudes and experiences of Macao's casino workers with regard to second-hand smoke exposure at work. International Gambling Studies, 9(3), 207-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459790903222449

This study investigates the knowledge, attitudes and experiences of casino workers in Macao with regard to exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) in the workplace through structured face-to-face interviews with 377 workers. The results indicate that the... Read More about Knowledge, attitudes and experiences of Macao's casino workers with regard to second-hand smoke exposure at work.

Interventions to promote cancer awareness and early presentation: Systematic review (2009)
Journal Article
Robb, K., Austoker, J., Bankhead, C., Forbes, L. J. L., Atkins, L., Martin, F., …Ramirez, A. J. (2009). Interventions to promote cancer awareness and early presentation: Systematic review. British Journal of Cancer, 101(S2), S31-S39. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605388

Background:Low cancer awareness contributes to delay in presentation for cancer symptoms and may lead to delay in cancer diagnosis. The aim of this study was to review the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to raise cancer awareness and... Read More about Interventions to promote cancer awareness and early presentation: Systematic review.

Gambling on compliance with the new 2005 Act: Do organisations fulfil new regulations? (2009)
Journal Article
Chambers, C., & Willox, C. (2009). Gambling on compliance with the new 2005 Act: Do organisations fulfil new regulations?. International Review of Law, Computers and Technology, 23(3), 203-215. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600860903262263

Gambling is not a new phenomenon. Indeed gambling has been seen to be omnipresent throughout history and culture. However gambling has taken a new path. Online gambling is fast becoming a major pastime for many of society. The ease of access and conv... Read More about Gambling on compliance with the new 2005 Act: Do organisations fulfil new regulations?.

Knowledge transfer partnerships at the university of the West of England (2009)
Presentation / Conference
White, G., Wang, X., & Freeth, I. (2009, December). Knowledge transfer partnerships at the university of the West of England. Paper presented at Innovation Through Knowledge Transfer, Hampton Court

This paper outlines the range of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) undertaken by The University of the West of England and discusses two typical cases in detail. It presents the planned and unplanned benefits that have been identified and realiz... Read More about Knowledge transfer partnerships at the university of the West of England.

Effective researcher management (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Desai, T., & Ritchie, F. (2009, December). Effective researcher management. Paper presented at UNECE Worksession on Statistical Data Confidentiality 2009, Bilbao, Spain

National Statistical Institutes [NSIs] are increasingly investigating new ways of providing access to confidential microdata for research purposes. These innovations are being driven by the requirement for NSIs to ensure the best possible return for... Read More about Effective researcher management.

The margins of art practice bordering on industrial development (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, P. S. (2009, December). The margins of art practice bordering on industrial development. Paper presented at International Conference on Innovation through Knowledge Transfer, Hampton Court Palace, London

A conference paper challenging the popular view of artists, spread by the media over many years is of aesthetes with no commercial acumen and a distinct lack of time management. Examples of this go as far back as 1962 with Tony Hancock in the film th... Read More about The margins of art practice bordering on industrial development.

Illness management training: Transforming relapse and instilling prosperity in an acute psychiatric ward (2009)
Book Chapter
Chan, S. H. (2009). Illness management training: Transforming relapse and instilling prosperity in an acute psychiatric ward. In I. Söderback (Ed.), International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions (261-267). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75424-6_25

Transforming relapse and instilling prosperity (TRIP) is a ward-based intervention program that aims to decrease treatment noncompliance and relapse rate by improving insight and health during the visits to the acute psychiatric care of clients with... Read More about Illness management training: Transforming relapse and instilling prosperity in an acute psychiatric ward.

Artificial symbiosis in EcoBots (2009)
Book Chapter
Ieropoulos, I. A., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C., & Horsfield, I. (2009). Artificial symbiosis in EcoBots. In A. Adamatzky, & M. Komosinski (Eds.), Artificial Life Models in Hardware (185-211). London: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-530-7_9

Truly autonomous robotic systems will be required to abstract energy from the environment in order to function. Energetic autonomy refers to the ability of an agent, to maintain itself in a viable state for long periods of time. Its behaviour must be... Read More about Artificial symbiosis in EcoBots.

Sustainable procurement: Emerging issues (2009)
Journal Article
Walker, H., & Phillips, W. (2009). Sustainable procurement: Emerging issues. International Journal of Procurement Management, 2(1), 41-61. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2009.021729

Sustainable procurement is the pursuit of sustainable development objectives (WCED, 1987) through the purchasing and supply process, and involves balancing environmental, social and economic objectives. It is rising on the policy agenda for many coun... Read More about Sustainable procurement: Emerging issues.

Built environment or household life-cycle stages-which explains sustainable travel more?: Case of Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe, Japan, built area (2009)
Journal Article
Waygood, E. O. D., Sun, Y., Yilin, S., Fukui, K., & Kitamura, R. (2009). Built environment or household life-cycle stages-which explains sustainable travel more?: Case of Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe, Japan, built area. Transportation Research Record, 2135(2135), 123-129. https://doi.org/10.3141/2135-15

Sustainable travel is a goal deserving of research and implementation, but how such a goal can be reached is debated. Fueling this debate are the many different factors involved in individual travel, ranging from values and beliefs to the impact of t... Read More about Built environment or household life-cycle stages-which explains sustainable travel more?: Case of Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe, Japan, built area.

Space per person in the UK: A review of densities, trends, experiences and optimum levels (2009)
Journal Article
Williams, K. (2009). Space per person in the UK: A review of densities, trends, experiences and optimum levels. Land Use Policy, 26(SUPPL. 1), 83-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.08.024

This paper reviews the issue of 'space per person' in the UK. It uses relevant literature and data to identify various means of measuring living space. In particular, it sets out differences in measures of density such as 'population', 'residential'... Read More about Space per person in the UK: A review of densities, trends, experiences and optimum levels.

Genomic and proteomic analyses of plant response to radiation in the environment-an abiotic stress context (2009)
Journal Article
Willey, N., Heinekamp, Y. J., & Burridge, A. (2009). Genomic and proteomic analyses of plant response to radiation in the environment-an abiotic stress context. Radioprotection, 44(5), 887-890. https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/20095158

Genomic and proteomic techniques provide the opportunity to investigate plant response to ionising radiation in unprecedented detail. Understanding plant molecular responses to ionising radiation might be useful for radioprotection but also for under... Read More about Genomic and proteomic analyses of plant response to radiation in the environment-an abiotic stress context.