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Collaboration in a virtual world : support for conceptual learning? (1998)
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Brna, P., & Aspin, R. (1998). Collaboration in a virtual world : support for conceptual learning?. Education and Information Technologies, 3(3/4), 247-259. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1009649631868

Immersive and semi‐immersive Virtual Reality (VR) systems have been used for training in the execution of procedures, in exploring (often static) 3D structures such as architectural designs or geographical features, and in designing buildings or cons... Read More about Collaboration in a virtual world : support for conceptual learning?.

Environmental enrichment for Australian mammals (1998)
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Murray, A., Waran, N., & Young, R. (1998). Environmental enrichment for Australian mammals. Animal Welfare Journal, 7(4), 415-425. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0962728600020959

Many of Australia's nocturnal mammals are rare or endangered in the wild. The behavioural integrity of captive populations of endangered species can be maintained through the application of environmental enrichment techniques. This study investigated... Read More about Environmental enrichment for Australian mammals.

Quality managers, authority and leadership (1998)
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McCabe, S., Rooke, J., Seymour, D., & Brown, P. (1998). Quality managers, authority and leadership. Construction Management and Economics, 16(4), 447-457. https://doi.org/10.1080/014461998372222

This paper reports a research finding that some Quality Managers in the construction industry are attempting to institute Total Quality (TQ) Management. Having established Quality Assurance (QA) systems, these managers have realised that the benefi... Read More about Quality managers, authority and leadership.

Knowledge discovery in databases: application to chromatography (1998)
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Bryant, C., & Rowe, R. (1998). Knowledge discovery in databases: application to chromatography. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 17(1), 18-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-9936%2897%2900094-0

This paper reviews emerging computer techniques for discovering knowledge from databases and their application to various sets of separation data. The data-sets include the separation of a diverse range of analytes using either liquid, gas or ion chr... Read More about Knowledge discovery in databases: application to chromatography.

Using inductive logic programming to discover knowledge hidden in chemical data (1998)
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Bryant, C., Adam, A., Taylor, D., & Rowe, R. (1998). Using inductive logic programming to discover knowledge hidden in chemical data. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 36(2), 111-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-7439%2897%2900023-3

This paper demonstrates how general purpose tools from the field of Inductive Logic Programming (ILP) can be applied to analytical chemistry. As far as these authors are aware, this is the first published work to describe the application of the ILP t... Read More about Using inductive logic programming to discover knowledge hidden in chemical data.

Control of bio-regenerated granular activated carbon by spreadsheet modelling (1998)
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Scholz, M., & Martin, R. (1998). Control of bio-regenerated granular activated carbon by spreadsheet modelling. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 71(3), 253-261. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291097-4660%28199803%2971%3A3%3C253%3A%3AAID-JCTB834%3E3.0.CO%3B2-Y

The optimisation of water purification with biological activated carbon (BAC) is described. Procedures are suggested to control biofilm growth and to use bio-indicators to predict TOC (total organic carbon) and COD (chemical oxygen demand) removal ef... Read More about Control of bio-regenerated granular activated carbon by spreadsheet modelling.

Behavioural studies of guenons Cercopithecus spp at Edinburgh Zoo (1998)
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Young, R. (1998). Behavioural studies of guenons Cercopithecus spp at Edinburgh Zoo. International Zoo Yearbook, 36(1), 49-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1090.1998.tb02883.x

Several species of guenon Cercopithecus are threatened in the wild and European Endangered Species Programmes (EEPs) have been established for the Diana monkey Cercopithecus diana diana, Roloway monkey Cercopithecus diana roloway, L'Hoest's monkey Ce... Read More about Behavioural studies of guenons Cercopithecus spp at Edinburgh Zoo.

Graded call variation in male Asian cricket frogs (Rana nicobariensis) (1998)
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Jehle, R., & Arak, A. (1998). Graded call variation in male Asian cricket frogs (Rana nicobariensis). Bioacoustics, 9, 35-48

We describe the vocal repertoire of the Asian cricket frog Rana nicobariensis for the first time. Three structurally-distinct call types exist: advertisement calls, aggressive calls and encounter calls. Compound calls consisting of both advertisement... Read More about Graded call variation in male Asian cricket frogs (Rana nicobariensis).

Rare hybridization and introgression in smooth and palmate newts (Salamandridae: Triturus vulgaris and T. helveticus) (1998)
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Triturus vulgaris and T. helveticus). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 36, 111-122

This paper describes the occurrence of hybridization and introgression in two species of amphibians (the newts Trifurus helrelicus and Trirurus culgaris) in mid-Wales, northern France and western France. A single aberrant adult male with intermediat... Read More about Rare hybridization and introgression in smooth and palmate newts (Salamandridae: Triturus vulgaris and T. helveticus).

Pits versus patterns: effects of transponders on recapture rate and body condition of Danube crested newts (Triturus Dobrogicus) and common spadefoot toads (Pelobates Fuscus) (1998)
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Dobrogicus) and common spadefoot toads (Pelobates Fuscus). Herpetological journal, 8, 181-186

During a long-terrn study (1987-1996) near Vienna (Austria), individual Danube crested newts (Trititrus dobrogicus) and cornmon spadefoot toads (Pelobates fuscus) were registered by photographs of highly variable Skin patterns, and the implantation... Read More about Pits versus patterns: effects of transponders on recapture rate and body condition of Danube crested newts (Triturus Dobrogicus) and common spadefoot toads (Pelobates Fuscus).

Protein and cell engineering of components of the human receptor/effector system : applications for therapy and diagnosis (1998)
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Helm, B., Sayers, I., Swann, J., Smyth, L., Cain, S., Suter, M., …Padlan, E. (1998). Protein and cell engineering of components of the human receptor/effector system : applications for therapy and diagnosis. Technology and Health Care, 6(2-3), 195-207

Adaptive immune responses characterised by the synthesis of antibodies of the immunoglobulin E (IgE) isotype play an important role in type I hypersensitivity disorders and parasitic infestations, diseases which have an significant socio-economic imp... Read More about Protein and cell engineering of components of the human receptor/effector system : applications for therapy and diagnosis.

Introduction: Models, theory and marginality in Roman archaeology (1998)
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Nevell, M., & Walker, J. (1998). Introduction: Models, theory and marginality in Roman archaeology. Archaeology north west, 3(13), 9-12

Monograph introduction that looks at the role of theories of marginality (cultural, environmental, and political) in studying the Romano-British landscape of frontier areas, in particular that in North West England.

Iron Age and Romano-British rural settlement in North West England (1998)
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Nevell, M. (1998). Iron Age and Romano-British rural settlement in North West England. Archaeology north west, 3(13), 14-26

This paper reviews the archaeology for Romano-British rural settlement in the southern part of North West England (the Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester area). It looks at the influence of climate and social structure on the distribtion and... Read More about Iron Age and Romano-British rural settlement in North West England.

Page segmentation using the description of the background (1998)
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Antonacopoulos, A. (1998). Page segmentation using the description of the background. Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 70(3), 350-369. https://doi.org/10.1006/cviu.1998.0691

There is an ever increasing number of publications which do not have the “traditional” layout where printed regions are rectangu- lar. Text paragraphs and areas of graphic type may be of any shape, individually rotated and in any arrangement. Previou... Read More about Page segmentation using the description of the background.

Nonlinear competing processes in multifrequency Raman generation (1998)
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Mcdonald, G., Chan, Y., New, G., Losev, L., & Lutsenko, A. (1998). Nonlinear competing processes in multifrequency Raman generation. Journal of Modern Optics, 45(6), 1099-1110. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500349808230901

We investigate the extent to which the Raman generation of ultrabroad-band light will be affected by nonlinear competing processes. The model equations are generalized to incorporate an off-axis competing signal and a quantitative study is undertaken... Read More about Nonlinear competing processes in multifrequency Raman generation.

Non-paraxial solitons (1998)
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Chamorro-Posada, P., Mcdonald, G., & New, G. (1998). Non-paraxial solitons. Journal of Modern Optics, 45(6), 1111-1121. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500349808230902

In this paper, we propose the use of ultranarrow soliton beams in miniaturized nonlinear optical devices. We derive a nonparaxial nonlinear Schrödinger equation and show that it has an exact non-paraxial soliton solution from which the paraxial solit... Read More about Non-paraxial solitons.

Evaluation of the intelligent skin (1998)
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Harris, J., Elkadi, H., & Wigginton, M. (1998). Evaluation of the intelligent skin. Renewable Energy, 15(Sp Ed), 1336-1341