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Small scale microbial fuel cells and different ways of reporting output (2010)
Journal Article
Ieropoulos, I., Winfield, J., Greenman, J., & Melhuish, C. (2010). Small scale microbial fuel cells and different ways of reporting output. ECS Transactions, 28(9), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1149/1.3492221

The present study, reports on the findings of connecting 2 stacks of 48 MFCs and the importance of maturity and acclimation for the anodic biofilms. Furthermore, an attempt is made to emphasize the importance of a universal unit for quantifying power... Read More about Small scale microbial fuel cells and different ways of reporting output.

Use of a connection-selection scheme in neural XCSF (2010)
Journal Article
Howard, G. D., Bull, L., & Lanzi, P. L. (2010). Use of a connection-selection scheme in neural XCSF. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 6471 LNAI, 87-106. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17508-4_7

XCSF is a modern form of Learning Classifier System (LCS) that has proven successful in a number of problem domains. In this paper we exploit the modular nature of XCSF to include a number of extensions, namely a neural classifier representation, sel... Read More about Use of a connection-selection scheme in neural XCSF.

Foreword (2010)
Journal Article
Trauth, E. M., & Durbin, S. (2010). Foreword. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-657-5

Very few studies of senior female scientists have been conducted in the UK. This chapter explores the careers of thirteen senior female scientists in a UK public sector organisation where men dominate. These women operate within a context which reinf... Read More about Foreword.

The impact of addiction on the family: Estimates of prevalence and costs (2010)
Journal Article
Copello, A., Templeton, L., & Powell, J. (2010). The impact of addiction on the family: Estimates of prevalence and costs. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 17(SUPPL. 1), 63-74. https://doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2010.514798

The negative impact of alcohol or drug misuse on the family has been well documented. However, the predominantly individualistic approach to treatment and policy has led to lack of accurate calculations of the numbers of affected family members and t... Read More about The impact of addiction on the family: Estimates of prevalence and costs.

The spiritual organization: Critical reflections on the instrumentality of workplace spirituality (2010)
Journal Article
Case, P., & Gosling, J. (2010). The spiritual organization: Critical reflections on the instrumentality of workplace spirituality. Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion, 7(4), 257-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/14766086.2010.524727

This article offers a theoretical contribution to the current debate on workplace spirituality by: (a) providing a selective critical review of scholarship, research and corporate practices which treat workplace spirituality in performative terms, th... Read More about The spiritual organization: Critical reflections on the instrumentality of workplace spirituality.

Artificial symbiogenesis and differing reproduction rates (2010)
Journal Article
Bull, L. (2010). Artificial symbiogenesis and differing reproduction rates. Artificial Life, 16(1), 65-72. https://doi.org/10.1162/artl.2009.16.1.16102

Symbiosis is the phenomenon in which organisms of different species live together in close association. Symbiogenesis is the name given to the process by which symbiotic partners combine and unify. This letter reconsiders previous work using the NKCS... Read More about Artificial symbiogenesis and differing reproduction rates.

Towards sustainable energy: Are there lessons from the history of the early factory system? (2010)
Journal Article
Bellaby, P., Flynn, R., & Ricci, M. (2010). Towards sustainable energy: Are there lessons from the history of the early factory system?. Innovation / Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 23(4), 333-348. https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2010.545276

Development of sustainable energy has been slow. We compare it with a historical example of rapid innovation - the first factory system. The first factory system in the English Derwent Valley mills in the eighteenth century was based not on new techn... Read More about Towards sustainable energy: Are there lessons from the history of the early factory system?.

Groth-Sahai proofs revisited (2010)
Journal Article
Smart, N. P., Ghadafi, E., & Warinschi, B. (2010). Groth-Sahai proofs revisited. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 6056 LNCS, 177-192. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13013-7_11

Since their introduction in 2008, the non-interactive zero-knowledge (NIZK) and non-interactive witness indistinguishable (NIWI) proofs designed by Groth and Sahai have been used in numerous applications. In this paper, we offer two contributions to... Read More about Groth-Sahai proofs revisited.

Development of non-destructive heat resistance evaluation system for TBC on gas turbine blade (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Fujioka, T., Sakai, E., Takahashi, T., Fujii, T., Chandra, B., Simmons, K., …Tittel, M. (2010). Development of non-destructive heat resistance evaluation system for TBC on gas turbine blade. In Volume 1: Aircraft Engine; Ceramics; Coal, Biomass and Alternative Fuels; Education; Electric Power; Manufacturing Materials and Metallurgy. , (125-131). https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2010-22631

The use of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) is the key technique for realizing high-efficiency gas turbine combined cycles. Hence, TBCs are applied to various hot gas path components such as combustors, blades, and vanes. The application of a TBC caus... Read More about Development of non-destructive heat resistance evaluation system for TBC on gas turbine blade.

Persuading young consumers to make healthy nutritional decisions (2010)
Journal Article
Brennan, R., Dahl, S., & Eagle, L. (2010). Persuading young consumers to make healthy nutritional decisions. Journal of Marketing Management, 26(7-8), 635-655. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2010.481177

There is widespread concern that consumers are making inappropriate decisions about what they eat, leading to a growing incidence of obesity and chronic illness, which will strain public-health budgets and damage economic competitiveness. Inappropria... Read More about Persuading young consumers to make healthy nutritional decisions.

A spiking neural representation for XCSF (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Lanzi, P. L., Howard, G., Howard, D., & Bull, L. (2010). A spiking neural representation for XCSF. https://doi.org/10.1109/CEC.2010.5586035

This paper presents a Learning Classifier System (LCS) where each traditional rule is represented by a spiking neural network, a type of network with dynamic internal state. The evolutionary design process exploits parameter self-adaptation and a con... Read More about A spiking neural representation for XCSF.

Boundary spanner turnover in professional services: Exploring the outcomes of client retention strategies (2010)
Journal Article
Vafeas, M. (2010). Boundary spanner turnover in professional services: Exploring the outcomes of client retention strategies. Journal of Marketing Management, 26(9-10), 901-920. https://doi.org/10.1080/02672571003633651

Studies suggest that the termination of the interpersonal relationship between boundary spanners at buyer and seller firms can have a damaging effect on the inter organisational relationship. Few studies have addressed this issue in detail, but those... Read More about Boundary spanner turnover in professional services: Exploring the outcomes of client retention strategies.

Female part-time managers: Networks and career mobility (2010)
Journal Article
Durbin, S., & Tomlinson, J. (2010). Female part-time managers: Networks and career mobility. Work, Employment and Society, 24(4), 621-640. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017010380631

The promotional prospects, career mobility and networking experiences of 16 female part-time managers are explored in this article. It attempts to explain the labour market position of female part-time managers, comparing their employment experiences... Read More about Female part-time managers: Networks and career mobility.

Investigations of e-learning patterns: Context factors, problems and solutions (2010)
Book
Wedekind, J., Kohls, C., Santos, P., Hernández-Leo, D., Navarrete, T., & Blat, J. (2010). C. Kohls, C, & J. Wedejubd, J (Eds.), Investigations of e-learning patterns: Context factors, problems and solutions. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-144-7

Design Patterns have become popular in the domains of architecture, software design, human computer interaction, Web 2.0, organizational structures, and pedagogy as a way to communicate successful practical knowledge. Patterns capture proven solution... Read More about Investigations of e-learning patterns: Context factors, problems and solutions.

Clustering ensembles based on multi-classifier fusion (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Huang, Y., Monekosso, D., & Wang, H. (2010). Clustering ensembles based on multi-classifier fusion. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICICISYS.2010.5658608

Clustering ensembles can combine multiple partitions generated by different clustering methods into a final superior clustering result. Compared to single clustering algorithm, it can provide better solutions in terms of robustness, novelty and stabi... Read More about Clustering ensembles based on multi-classifier fusion.

The importance of national language as a level of discourse within individuals' theorising of leadership - A qualitative study of German and english employees (2010)
Journal Article
Jepson, D., & Schedlitzki, D. (2010). The importance of national language as a level of discourse within individuals' theorising of leadership - A qualitative study of German and english employees. Leadership, 6(4), 425-445. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742715010379311

This article adds to the leadership discourse literature as it explores the so far neglected role of national language as a level within an individual's order of discourses, its relation to other discourses and its possible impact on the individual's... Read More about The importance of national language as a level of discourse within individuals' theorising of leadership - A qualitative study of German and english employees.

Evidence for local declines in Tanzania's puku antelope (Kobus vardoni Livingstone, 1857) population between 1999 and 2003 (2010)
Journal Article
Lamontagne-Godwin, J., Bonnington, C., Steer, M. D., Owen, N., & Grainger, M. (2010). Evidence for local declines in Tanzania's puku antelope (Kobus vardoni Livingstone, 1857) population between 1999 and 2003. African Journal of Ecology, 48(4), 1139-1142. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.2010.01224.x

Introduction The Kilombero Valley in Tanzania holds c. 75% of the world’s puku antelope (Kobus vardoni), which is an estimated 50,000–60,000 individuals (East, 1998; Jenkins, Maliti & Corti, 2003). Globally, survival of this species is closely rela... Read More about Evidence for local declines in Tanzania's puku antelope (Kobus vardoni Livingstone, 1857) population between 1999 and 2003.

System dynamics and learning: Learning during the product realization chain (2010)
Journal Article
Tourassis, V. D., & Chatzimichali, A. (2010). System dynamics and learning: Learning during the product realization chain. IEEE International Conference on Systems Man and Cybernetics, 2506-2511. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSMC.2010.5641930

Global market competition and consumer attitudes, demand a constant flow of new products in the market. Product lifecycles shrink and consequently the pressure for novel products that rapidly pass from the R&D lab to the consumer hands is increased,... Read More about System dynamics and learning: Learning during the product realization chain.