Interactive learning in a level 1 module
Presentation / Conference
Booth, K., & James, B. Interactive learning in a level 1 module. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment, University of Salford, UK

Changes were made to the teaching method and examination paper for a Level 1 Mechanics module taken by a cohort of physics students with the aim of encouraging deep learning. The co-operative learning approach of Johnson et al (1991) was used to pos... Read More about Interactive learning in a level 1 module.

Improving the quality of learning through the promotion of deep learning in a knowledge orientated discipline
Report
James, B., Booth, K., & Donnelly, S. Improving the quality of learning through the promotion of deep learning in a knowledge orientated discipline

Concern has been expressed that formal lecturing and examination methods produce students with a surface approach to learning, rather than the deep approach, which, since it is the basis of lifelong learning, is increasingly becoming an essential... Read More about Improving the quality of learning through the promotion of deep learning in a knowledge orientated discipline.

Designing and implementing an evaluation methodology of an acoustics CAL package
Report
Keegan, H. Designing and implementing an evaluation methodology of an acoustics CAL package

Communication and information technologies have become major resources in higher education [1]. With declining staff: student ratios and an increasingly divergent range of students, CAL programs are now recognised as an important means of enhancing t... Read More about Designing and implementing an evaluation methodology of an acoustics CAL package.

Anthropomorphic feedback in user interfaces: the effect of personality traits, context and Grice’s Maxims on effectiveness and preferences
Journal Article
Murano, P., & O’Brian Holt, P. Anthropomorphic feedback in user interfaces: the effect of personality traits, context and Grice’s Maxims on effectiveness and preferences. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, 3(4), 52-64

Experimental work on anthropomorphic feedback in user interfaces has shown inconsistent results and researchers offer differing opinions as to the potential usefulness of this style of user interaction. A review of the literature shows that experimen... Read More about Anthropomorphic feedback in user interfaces: the effect of personality traits, context and Grice’s Maxims on effectiveness and preferences.

Natural language processing and information systems : proceedings of the 9th international conference on 'Applications of natural language to information systems', NLDB 2004, Salford, UK, 23-25 June 2004
Book
Meziane, F., & Métais, E. Natural language processing and information systems : proceedings of the 9th international conference on 'Applications of natural language to information systems', NLDB 2004, Salford, UK, 23-25 June 2004. Springer

Extracting unstructured information from the WWW to support merchant existence in e-commerce
Book Chapter
Meziane, F., & Kasiran, M. Extracting unstructured information from the WWW to support merchant existence in e-commerce. In A. Düsterhöft, & B. Thalheim (Eds.), Natural language processing and information systems (175-185). Bonne, Germany: Gesellschaft für Informatik (German Informatics Society)

In [KM02]a model has been developed to support trust in eCommerce. The model is composed of four main modules where each module is a set of factors the consumer is looking for to trust a virtual merchant. These four modules represent the merchant exi... Read More about Extracting unstructured information from the WWW to support merchant existence in e-commerce.

Modeling and analysis of the growth of copper dendrites in saturated conditions using a multilevel factorial design analysis
Journal Article
Lawson, W., Pilkington, R., & Hill, A. Modeling and analysis of the growth of copper dendrites in saturated conditions using a multilevel factorial design analysis. Microelectronics International, 24(2), 28-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/13565360710745575

Purpose – Tracks, pads and vias on printed circuit boards can suffer from a variety of problems, if the surfaces are contaminated with electricallyconducting substances. Aims to model a multilevel full-factorial design to study the effects of tempera... Read More about Modeling and analysis of the growth of copper dendrites in saturated conditions using a multilevel factorial design analysis.

Exploring the use of local consistency measures as thresholds for dead reckoning update packet generation
Presentation / Conference
Delaney, D., Marshall, D., McLoone, S., Roberts, D., Aspin, R., & Ward, T. Exploring the use of local consistency measures as thresholds for dead reckoning update packet generation. Presented at Ninth IEEE International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real-Time Applications, Montreal, QC, Canada

Human-to-human interaction across distributed applications requires that sufficient consistency be maintained among participants in the face of network characteristics such as latency and limited bandwidth. Techniques and approaches for reducing band... Read More about Exploring the use of local consistency measures as thresholds for dead reckoning update packet generation.

Comparison of head gaze and head and eye gaze within an immersive environment
Presentation / Conference
Roberts, D., & Murray, N. Comparison of head gaze and head and eye gaze within an immersive environment. Presented at 10th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, Malaga, Spain

For efficient collaboration between participants, eye gaze is seen as being critical for interaction. Teleconferencing systems such as the AcessGrid allow users to meet across geographically disparate rooms but as of now there seems no substitute fo... Read More about Comparison of head gaze and head and eye gaze within an immersive environment.

An immersive assembly and maintenance simulation environment
Presentation / Conference
Fernando, T., & Murray, N. An immersive assembly and maintenance simulation environment. Presented at 8th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, Budapest, Hungary

This paper outlines the development of a virtual environment for constraint based assembly and maintenance task simulation and analysis of large scale mechanical products. It is important that allowance is made for maintenance activities during a pro... Read More about An immersive assembly and maintenance simulation environment.

Anthropomorphic vs non-anthropomorphic software interface feedback for online factual delivery
Presentation / Conference
Murano, P. Anthropomorphic vs non-anthropomorphic software interface feedback for online factual delivery. Presented at Seventh International Conference on Information Visualization, London, United Kingdom

We follow on from a group of internationally published papers in the area of investigating anthropomorphic user interface feedback. An experiment is described which aims to examine the effectiveness and user approval issues of anthropomorphic versus... Read More about Anthropomorphic vs non-anthropomorphic software interface feedback for online factual delivery.

The lifecycle of a digital historical document: structure and content
Conference Proceeding
Antonacopoulos, A., Wiszniewski, B., Krawczyk, H., & Karatzas, D. The lifecycle of a digital historical document: structure and content.

This paper describes the lifecycle of a digital historical document, from template-based structure definition through to content extraction from the scanned pages and its final reconstitution as an electronic document (combining content and semantic... Read More about The lifecycle of a digital historical document: structure and content.

R2SPIN : re-recording the Revised Speech Perception in Noise Test
Presentation / Conference
Ward, L., Robinson, C., Paradis, M., Tucker, K., & Shirley, B. R2SPIN : re-recording the Revised Speech Perception in Noise Test. Presented at 20th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association

Speech in noise tests are an important clinical and research toolfor understanding speech perception in realistic, adverse listen-ing conditions. Though relatively simple to implement, theirdevelopment is time and resource intensive. As a result,... Read More about R2SPIN : re-recording the Revised Speech Perception in Noise Test.

Determining and labeling the preference dimensions of spatial audio replay
Presentation / Conference
Francombe, J., Brookes, T., Mason, R., & Woodcock, J. Determining and labeling the preference dimensions of spatial audio replay. Presented at QoMEX 2016, Lisbon, Portugal

There are many spatial audio reproduction systems currently in domestic use (e.g. mono, stereo, surround sound, sound bars, and headphones). In an experiment, pairwise pref-erence magnitude ratings for a range of such systems were collected from trai... Read More about Determining and labeling the preference dimensions of spatial audio replay.

Fault tolerant strategy of actuator failure for actively controlled railway wheelsets
Presentation / Conference
Mirzapour, M., Mei, T., & Li, H. Fault tolerant strategy of actuator failure for actively controlled railway wheelsets. Presented at 2014 UKACC International Conference on Control, Loughborough University

This paper presents the development of a fault-tolerant scheme through an analytical redundancy approach for actively controlled railway wheelsets. The main aim of the study is to maintain the basic control of the rail vehicles in the event of actuat... Read More about Fault tolerant strategy of actuator failure for actively controlled railway wheelsets.

Scattering by coupled resonating elements in air
Journal Article
in air. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 44(12), 125501. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/44/12/125501

Scattering by (a) a single composite scatterer consisting of a concentric arrangement of an outer N-slit rigid cylinder and an inner cylinder which is either rigid or in the form of a thin elastic shell and (b) by a finite periodic array of these sca... Read More about Scattering by coupled resonating elements in air.

Towards a full-bandwidth numerical acoustic model
Presentation / Conference
Hargreaves, J., & Lam, Y. Towards a full-bandwidth numerical acoustic model. Presented at Forum Acusticum, Krakow, Poland

Prediction models are at the heart of modern acoustic engineering and are used in a diverse range of applications from refining the acoustic design of classrooms and concert halls to predicting how noise exposure varies through an urban environment.... Read More about Towards a full-bandwidth numerical acoustic model.

Perception of noise from large wind turbines (EFP-06 Project)
Report
(EFP-06 Project)

Is noise from large wind turbines more annoying than noise from small wind turbines? This is a question that is discussed widely in the context of a new generation of large wind turbines replacing the traditional smaller ones. To date legislation ta... Read More about Perception of noise from large wind turbines (EFP-06 Project).

Identification and quantification of transient structure-borne sound sources in electrical steering systems
Thesis
Sturm, M. Identification and quantification of transient structure-borne sound sources in electrical steering systems. (Thesis). University of Salford

During driving on rough roads, rattle noise may emanate from (electric power) rack-and-pinion steering gears as a result of reverse feedback from the road. This project is in collaboration with a German steering system manufacturer and aims to develo... Read More about Identification and quantification of transient structure-borne sound sources in electrical steering systems.

Behaviour of single batter piles and pile groups under lateral soil movement in sand
Thesis
Al-Salih, O. (in press). Behaviour of single batter piles and pile groups under lateral soil movement in sand. (Thesis). University of Salford

Piles are commonly subjected to induced loads from nearby construction activities such as approach embankments, excavation, tunnelling and moving slopes. To better understand the mechanism of this complicated soil-pile interaction problem, a comprehe... Read More about Behaviour of single batter piles and pile groups under lateral soil movement in sand.