Outputs (519)

The multi-level governance of science policy in England - selected reading (2015)
Book Chapter
Perry, B. (2015). The multi-level governance of science policy in England - selected reading. In I. Bache (Ed.), Multi-level Governance : Essential Readings. Edward Elgar

The term ‘multi-level governance’ (MLG) has emerged from its origins in EU studies in the early 1990s to become a commonly used description of politics and policy-making in a range of settings. This collection brings together seminal papers covering... Read More about The multi-level governance of science policy in England - selected reading.

A new evolutionary approach to geotechnical and geo-environmental modelling (2015)
Book Chapter
Hussain, M., Ahangar Asr, A., Chen, Y., & Javadi, A. (2015). A new evolutionary approach to geotechnical and geo-environmental modelling. In A. Gandomi Conor Ryan, A. Alavi, & R. Conor (Eds.), Handbook of Genetic Programming Applications (483-499). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20883-1_19

In many cases, models based on certain laws of physics can be developed to describe the behaviour of physical systems. However, in case of more complex phenomena with less known or understood contributing parameters or variables the physics-based mod... Read More about A new evolutionary approach to geotechnical and geo-environmental modelling.

Glucocorticoid resistance in COPD patients and lung cancer (2015)
Thesis
Almusrati, W. (in press). Glucocorticoid resistance in COPD patients and lung cancer. (Dissertation). University of Salford

COPD is linked to inflammatory mediators that orchestrate the disease progression, mainly in the small airways and in parenchymal tissue. Inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines, chemokines and oxygen free radicals, orchestrate the inflammatory res... Read More about Glucocorticoid resistance in COPD patients and lung cancer.

Urban form and urban security : insights from a Southern Italian neighbourhood (2015)
Book Chapter
Bevilacqua, C., Trillo, C., Pizzimenti, P., & Maione, C. (2015). Urban form and urban security : insights from a Southern Italian neighbourhood. In Plan Together - Right Now - Overall From Vision to Reality for Vibrant Cities and Regions 20th International Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development in the Information Society (651-659). CORP

Contemporary cities are affected by several challenges. Rapid urbanisation processes combined with unstable economic conditions, uncontrolled physical development and social exclusion, political instability make difficult the understanding of “securi... Read More about Urban form and urban security : insights from a Southern Italian neighbourhood.

Success factors for ICT implementation in Saudi secondary schools : from the perspective of ICT directors, head teachers, teachers and students (2015)
Journal Article
Albugami, S., & Ahmed, V. (2015). Success factors for ICT implementation in Saudi secondary schools : from the perspective of ICT directors, head teachers, teachers and students. International journal of education and development using information and communication technology, 11(1), 36-54

The role of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in education is undisputed globally. Therefore, many developed and developing countries have invested heavily in the ICT sector in education. Saudi Arabia is one of these countries. However,... Read More about Success factors for ICT implementation in Saudi secondary schools : from the perspective of ICT directors, head teachers, teachers and students.

Optimization of multi-zone unconventional (shale) gas reservoir using hydraulic fracturing technique (2015)
Journal Article
Amadi, F., Enyi, G., & Nasr, G. (2015). Optimization of multi-zone unconventional (shale) gas reservoir using hydraulic fracturing technique

Hydraulic fracturing is one of the most important stimulation techniques available to the petroleum engineer to extract hydrocarbons in tight gas sandstones. It allows more oil and gas production in tight reservoirs as compared to conventional means.... Read More about Optimization of multi-zone unconventional (shale) gas reservoir using hydraulic fracturing technique.

Integration of Nano CT and SEM in study of Marcellus Shale Heterogeneity (2015)
Journal Article
Amadi, F., Enyi, G., & Nasr, G. (2015). Integration of Nano CT and SEM in study of Marcellus Shale Heterogeneity. Journal of petroleum engineering & technology (Online), 5(3), 39-51

The increase in exploration and production in Shale gas reservoir, and few studies so far reported regarding the general topology of tight reservoir, it is now imperative to critically understand the complexities surrounding the geology of Shale rese... Read More about Integration of Nano CT and SEM in study of Marcellus Shale Heterogeneity.

ICDAR2015 competition on recognition of documents with complex layouts - RDCL2015 (2015)
Book Chapter
Antonacopoulos, A., Clausner, C., Papadopoulos, C., & Pletschacher, S. (2015). ICDAR2015 competition on recognition of documents with complex layouts - RDCL2015. In 2015 13th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) (1151-1155). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDAR.2015.7333941

This paper presents an objective comparative evaluation of page segmentation and region classification methods for documents with complex layouts. It describes the competition (modus operandi, dataset and evaluation methodology) held in the context o... Read More about ICDAR2015 competition on recognition of documents with complex layouts - RDCL2015.

Historical typewritten document recognition using minimal user interaction (2015)
Book Chapter
Retsinas, G., Gatos, B., Antonacopoulos, A., Louloudis, G., & Stamatopoulos, N. (2015). Historical typewritten document recognition using minimal user interaction. In Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (HIP2015) (31-38). ACM Digital Library. https://doi.org/10.1145/2809544.2809559

Recognition of low-quality historical typewritten documents can still be considered as a challenging and difficult task due to several issues i.e. the existence of faint and degraded characters, stains, tears, punch holes etc. In this paper, we explo... Read More about Historical typewritten document recognition using minimal user interaction.

The use of direct current voltage systems to increase a city’s resilience and reduce the vulnerability of economic activity from a disaster (2015)
Book Chapter
Kinn, M., & Abbott, C. (2015). The use of direct current voltage systems to increase a city’s resilience and reduce the vulnerability of economic activity from a disaster. In Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction 2015 (1-26). United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

The overarching purpose of this paper is to address the challenges facing the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 in a holistic way. The emphasis will be on Thematic Research Area 8, which concentrates on what can be done to mi... Read More about The use of direct current voltage systems to increase a city’s resilience and reduce the vulnerability of economic activity from a disaster.