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Towards the simulation of ramp weaving sections (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Jameel, H. (2011, June). Towards the simulation of ramp weaving sections. Presented at SPARC 2011, University of Salford

Motorway weaving sections entail intensive lane changes which lead to high turbulence within such sections. Different methods, such as mathematical modelling, have been adopted to analyse traffic behaviour and to determine weaving section capacity. H... Read More about Towards the simulation of ramp weaving sections.

Selecting critical patterns based on local geometrical and statistical information (2011)
Journal Article
Li, Y., & Maguire, L. (2011). Selecting critical patterns based on local geometrical and statistical information. IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence, 33(6), 1189-1201. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPAMI.2010.188

Pattern selection methods have been traditionally developed with a dependency on a specific classifier. In contrast this paper presents a method that selects critical patterns deemed to carry essential information applicable to train those types of c... Read More about Selecting critical patterns based on local geometrical and statistical information.

Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), technical report 3 : calculation of vibration exposure (2011)
Report
Sica, G., Woodcock, J., Peris, E., Koziel, Z., Moorhouse, A., & Waddington, D. (2011). Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), technical report 3 : calculation of vibration exposure

The Technical Report 3 describes the research undertaken to develop a methodology by which human exposure to vibration in residential environments can be calculated. That work has carried out by the University of Salford supported by the Department o... Read More about Human response to vibration in residential environments (NANR209), technical report 3 : calculation of vibration exposure.

UpWind: integrated wind turbine design - Salford final summary on WP 6.1, WP.6.2, WP 6.3 And WP 6.4 (2011)
Report
von Hünerbein, S., Bradley, S., & Piper, B. (2011). UpWind: integrated wind turbine design - Salford final summary on WP 6.1, WP.6.2, WP 6.3 And WP 6.4

Within the Upwind project the University of Salford provided development work for SODAR instruments in relation to the next generation of wind turbines. The main focus of the work was on the identification and proposal of design improvements, the dev... Read More about UpWind: integrated wind turbine design - Salford final summary on WP 6.1, WP.6.2, WP 6.3 And WP 6.4.

Spontaneous spatial fractals: universal contexts and applications (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Mcdonald, G., Christian, J., Heyes, A., Millington, N., Walsh, T., & Huang, J. (2011, May). Spontaneous spatial fractals: universal contexts and applications. Presented at CLEO Europe - EQEC 2011, Munich, Germany

We report on our latest research in the field of spontaneous spatial fractal patterns. New analyses, results and potential applications are reported for nonlinear ring cavities and kaleidoscope laser systems.

Universality in relativistic aspirations of helmholtz soliton pulses (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Lancaster, G., Lundie, M., Hodgkinson, T., Christian, J., & Mcdonald, G. (2011, May). Universality in relativistic aspirations of helmholtz soliton pulses. Presented at CLEO Europe - EQEC 2011, Munich, Germany

We propose a novel nonlinear Helmholtz equation for modelling pulses in optical waveguides. Exact analytical solitons are reported for a wide variety of nonlinearities. Connections to special relativity are explored.

Spatial audio processing for interactive TV services (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Batke, J., Spille, J., Kropp, H., Abeling, S., Shirley, B., & Oldfield, R. (2011, May). Spatial audio processing for interactive TV services. Presented at 130th AES Convention, London

FascinatE is a European funded project that aims at developing a system to allow end users to interactively navigate around a video panorama showing a live event, with the accompanying audio automatically changing to match the selected view. The audi... Read More about Spatial audio processing for interactive TV services.

Biomechanics for inclusive urban design : effects of tactile paving on older adults’ gait when crossing the street (2011)
Journal Article
Thies, S., Kenney, L., Howard, D., Nester, C., Ormerod, M., Newton, R., …Maclennan, H. (2011). Biomechanics for inclusive urban design : effects of tactile paving on older adults’ gait when crossing the street. Journal of Biomechanics, 44(8), 1599-1604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.12.016

In light of our ageing population it is important that the urban environment is easily accessible and hence supports older adults’ independence. Tactile ‘blister’ paving was originally designed to provide guidance for visually impaired people at pede... Read More about Biomechanics for inclusive urban design : effects of tactile paving on older adults’ gait when crossing the street.

Pulsed D.C Magnetron Sputtered Mo, CuInSe2 and In2O3 Films from Powder Targets for Solar Cell Applications. (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Karthikeyan, S., Hill, A., & Pilkington, R. (2011, April). Pulsed D.C Magnetron Sputtered Mo, CuInSe2 and In2O3 Films from Powder Targets for Solar Cell Applications. Presented at Photovoltaic Science Applications and Technology, Heriot-Watt University, Ediunburgh

Pulsed D.C. Magnetron Sputtering (PDMS) is commonly used in reactive sputtering of dielectric materials because of its improved arc suppression. This is achieved by pulsing the d.c. voltage in the mid frequency region (10 to 350 kHz) to suppress the... Read More about Pulsed D.C Magnetron Sputtered Mo, CuInSe2 and In2O3 Films from Powder Targets for Solar Cell Applications..

Anthropomorphic user interface feedback in a sewing context and affordances (2011)
Journal Article
Murano, P., & Sethi, T. (2011). Anthropomorphic user interface feedback in a sewing context and affordances. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2(4),

The aim of the authors' research is to gain better insights into the effectiveness and user satisfaction of anthropomorphism at the user interface. Therefore, this paper presents a between users experiment and the results in the context of anthropomo... Read More about Anthropomorphic user interface feedback in a sewing context and affordances.

Oscillatory oseenlets (2011)
Thesis
Elmazuzi, R. Oscillatory oseenlets. (Thesis). University of Salford

Consider uniform flow past an oscillating body. Assume that the resulting far-field flow consists of both steady and time periodic components. The time periodic component can be decomposed into a Fourier expansion series of time harmonic terms. The... Read More about Oscillatory oseenlets.

UK-wide support infrastructure for low frequency noise sufferers ('LFN Network') (2011)
Report
Moorhouse, A., Baguley, D., & Husband, T. (2011). UK-wide support infrastructure for low frequency noise sufferers ('LFN Network')

The project was set up to meet a need for improved treatment of Low Frequency Noise (LFN) complaints in cases where no noise source could be found. Such cases can be highly distressing for the complainant and difficult to handle by the Environmental... Read More about UK-wide support infrastructure for low frequency noise sufferers ('LFN Network').

Toward a functional ontology of reputation for e-commerce (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ehghaghi Kakoli, Z., Nematbakhsh, M., & Saraee, M. (2011, March). Toward a functional ontology of reputation for e-commerce. Presented at e-Society 2011, 9th International Conference IADIS, Avila, Spain

In recent years, the expansion of the internet has influenced all aspect of our lives. Trust is an important factor making business transactions possible. In a conventional setting this trust is based on all involved parties knowing each other. Howev... Read More about Toward a functional ontology of reputation for e-commerce.

Evaluation of anthropomorphic feedback for an online auction and affordances (2011)
Journal Article
Murano, P., & Holt, P. (2011). Evaluation of anthropomorphic feedback for an online auction and affordances. International Journal of Computer Science Issues, 8(2),

This paper describes an experiment investigating the effectiveness and user satisfaction of using anthropomorphic feedback at the user interface. The context chosen was online bidding due to this kind of activity being very much used in current t... Read More about Evaluation of anthropomorphic feedback for an online auction and affordances.

Acoustic iridescence (2011)
Journal Article
Cox, T. (2011). Acoustic iridescence. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 129(3), 1165-1172. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3531804

An investigation has been undertaken into acoustic iridescence, exploring how a device can be constructed which alter sound waves, in a similar way to structures in nature that act on light to produce optical iridescence. The main construction had ma... Read More about Acoustic iridescence.

Single step deposition method for nearly stoichiometric CuInSe2 thin films (2011)
Journal Article
Karthikeyan, S., Hill, A., Pilkington, R., Cowpe, J., Hisek, J., & Bagnall, D. (2011). Single step deposition method for nearly stoichiometric CuInSe2 thin films. Thin Solid Films, 519(10), 3107-3112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2010.12.158

This paper reports the production of high quality copper indium diselenide thin films using pulsed DC magnetron sputtering from a powder target. As–grown thin films consisted of pin-hole free, densely packed grains. X–ray diffraction showed that film... Read More about Single step deposition method for nearly stoichiometric CuInSe2 thin films.

Hardness determination of bio-ceramics using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (2011)
Journal Article
Cowpe, J., Moorehead, R., Moser, D., Astin, J., Karthikeyan, S., Kilcoyne, S., …Pilkington, R. (2011). Hardness determination of bio-ceramics using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 66(3-4), 290-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2011.03.007

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) was applied to the analysis of bio-ceramic samples. The relationship between sample hardness and LIBS plasma properties was investigated, with comparison to conventional Vickers hardness measurements. The p... Read More about Hardness determination of bio-ceramics using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.

The noise policy statement for England : significance, application and implications (2011)
Journal Article
Waddington, D., Clayton, T., Fiumicelli, D., Clarke, T., & Mitchell, S. (2011). The noise policy statement for England : significance, application and implications. Acoustics bulletin / Institute of Acoustics, 36(2),

The Noise Policy Statement for England, published by Defra in March 2010, describes a ‘policy vision to facilitate decisions regarding what is an acceptable noise burden to place on society’. The publication of the NPSE coincided with the formal adop... Read More about The noise policy statement for England : significance, application and implications.

A survey on utilization of data mining approaches for dermatological (skin) diseases prediction (2011)
Journal Article
Barati, E., Saraee, M., Mohammadi, A., Adibi, N., & Ahmadzadeh, M. (2011). A survey on utilization of data mining approaches for dermatological (skin) diseases prediction

Due to recent technology advances, large volumes of medical data is obtained. These data contain valuable information. Therefore data mining techniques can be used to extract useful patterns. This paper is intended to introduce data mining and its va... Read More about A survey on utilization of data mining approaches for dermatological (skin) diseases prediction.