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Uncertainty analysis in a GIS-based multi-criteria analysis tool for river catchment management (2011)
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Chen, H., Wood, M., Linstead, C., & Maltby, E. (2011). Uncertainty analysis in a GIS-based multi-criteria analysis tool for river catchment management. Environmental Modelling and Software, 26(4), 395-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.09.005

The importance of uncertainty analysis has been increasingly recognised, due to the influence of uncertainties in data, models and expert judgements. However, the successful integration of uncertainty analysis into multi-criteria analysis (MCA) has r... Read More about Uncertainty analysis in a GIS-based multi-criteria analysis tool for river catchment management.

FARS: Fuzzy Ant based Recommender System for Web Users (2011)
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Nadi, S., Saraee, M., Bagheri, A., & Davarpanh Jazi, M. (2011). FARS: Fuzzy Ant based Recommender System for Web Users. International Journal of Computer Science Issues, 8(1), 203-209

Recommender systems are useful tools which provide an adaptive web environment for web users. Nowadays, having a user friendly website is a big challenge in e-commerce technology. In this paper, applying the benefits of both collaborative and... Read More about FARS: Fuzzy Ant based Recommender System for Web Users.

Intersubband gain without global inversion through dilute nitride band engineering (2011)
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Pereira, M., & Tomic, S. (2011). Intersubband gain without global inversion through dilute nitride band engineering. Applied Physics Letters, 98(6), 061101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3552204

We investigate the possibility of interconduction band gain without global inversion by engineering the conduction band effective masses so that the upper lasing subband has an effective mass considerably smaller than the lower lasing subband that co... Read More about Intersubband gain without global inversion through dilute nitride band engineering.

An exploration of non-tessellated 3D space carving for real-time 3D reconstruction of a person through a simulated process (2011)
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Aspin, R., & Roberts, D. An exploration of non-tessellated 3D space carving for real-time 3D reconstruction of a person through a simulated process. Manuscript submitted for publication

Real-time 3D reconstruction of people promises to combine the winning characteristics of video conferencing and immersive collaborative virtual environments. However, it remains difficult to obtain a reconstruction of a person with recognisable facia... Read More about An exploration of non-tessellated 3D space carving for real-time 3D reconstruction of a person through a simulated process.

Deposition of thin film SnO2:F onto aluminium foil for use in flexible tandem solar cells (2011)
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Yates, H., Evans, P., Sheel, D., Hessels, A., Dagkaldiran, U., & Gordijn, A. (2011). Deposition of thin film SnO2:F onto aluminium foil for use in flexible tandem solar cells. Thin Solid Films, 519, 7731-7737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2011.05.069

Atmospheric pressure Chemical Vapour Deposition has been used to deposit polycrystalline thin films of SnO2:F on aluminium foil. This foil is used commercially as a temporary substrate in the production of flexible solar cells. The resulting thin... Read More about Deposition of thin film SnO2:F onto aluminium foil for use in flexible tandem solar cells.

Planning for real: ICT as a tool in urban regeneration (2011)
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De Filippi, F., & Balbo, R. (2011). Planning for real: ICT as a tool in urban regeneration. ˜The œbuilt & human environment review, 4(1), 67-73

One of the major worldwide issues in the informal settlements has been spotted in the absence or weakness of community awareness. The problem can be analysed through different perspectives, related to security and social behaviours, environmental car... Read More about Planning for real: ICT as a tool in urban regeneration.

Improving human development through design education: the Osasco Design Studio (SP, Brazil) 2006-2009 (2011)
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De Filippi, D., & Balbo, R. (2011). Improving human development through design education: the Osasco Design Studio (SP, Brazil) 2006-2009. ˜The œbuilt & human environment review, 4(1), 23-32

The Research and Documentation Centre in Technology, Architecture and Town in Developing Countries (CRD-PVS) at Politecnico di Torino promotes research addressing habitat improvement under conditions that can be regarded as borderline in terms of cli... Read More about Improving human development through design education: the Osasco Design Studio (SP, Brazil) 2006-2009.

Application of Self Organizing Map (SOM) to model a machining process (2011)
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Saraee, M., Moosavi, S., & Rezapour, S. (2011). Application of Self Organizing Map (SOM) to model a machining process. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 22(6), 818-830. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410381111149666

Purpose: This paper aims to present a practical application of Self Organizing Map (SOM) and decision tree algorithms to model a multi-response machining process and to provide a set of control rules for this process. Design/methodology/approach: S... Read More about Application of Self Organizing Map (SOM) to model a machining process.

Financing low income housing in Nigeria (2011)
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Wapwera, S., Parsa, A., & Egbu, C. (2011). Financing low income housing in Nigeria. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 16(3), 283-301. https://doi.org/10.1108/13664381111179242

Purpose: This paper is aimed at identifying and analysing the methods of housing finance adopted by the low income and informal groups in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach: A survey of 300 households in selected areas (Low-income/informal) of... Read More about Financing low income housing in Nigeria.

Symmetry reduction in multiband Hamiltonians for semiconductor quantum dots: The role of interfaces and higher energy bands (2011)
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Tomic, S., & Vukmirović, N. (2011). Symmetry reduction in multiband Hamiltonians for semiconductor quantum dots: The role of interfaces and higher energy bands. Journal of Applied Physics, 110(5), 053710. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3631048

The role of interfaces and higher bands on the electronic structure of embedded semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) was investigated. The term in the multiband k�p Hamiltonian that captures the effect of interface band mixing was derived starting from... Read More about Symmetry reduction in multiband Hamiltonians for semiconductor quantum dots: The role of interfaces and higher energy bands.

Photocatalytic disinfection using titanium dioxide : spectrum and mechanism of antimicrobial activity (2011)
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Foster, H., Ditta, I., Varghese, S., & Steele, A. (2011). Photocatalytic disinfection using titanium dioxide : spectrum and mechanism of antimicrobial activity. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 90(6), 1847-1868. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-011-3213-7

The photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide are well known and have many applications including the removal of organic contaminants and production of self-cleaning glass. There is an increasing interest in the application of the photocataly... Read More about Photocatalytic disinfection using titanium dioxide : spectrum and mechanism of antimicrobial activity.

Some relationships for coupled structures and their application to measurement of structural dynamic properties in situ (2011)
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Moorhouse, A., Evans, T., & Elliott, A. (2011). Some relationships for coupled structures and their application to measurement of structural dynamic properties in situ. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 25(5), 1574 - 1584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2010.12.016

Three relationships are presented for indirect determination of the structural dynamic properties of substructures, namely the blocked force, mobility and free velocity. First, it is shown that the blocked force of a vibration source can be obtained... Read More about Some relationships for coupled structures and their application to measurement of structural dynamic properties in situ.

Structure-borne sound and vibration from building-mounted wind turbines (2011)
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Moorhouse, A., Elliott, A., Eastwick, G., Evans, T., Ryan, A., von Hünerbein, S., …Waddington, D. (2011). Structure-borne sound and vibration from building-mounted wind turbines. Environmental Research Letters, 6(3), 035102. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/6/3/035102

Noise continues to be a significant factor in the development of wind energy resources. In the case of building-mounted wind turbines (BMWTs), in addition to the usual airborne sound there is the potential for occupants to be affected by structure-bo... Read More about Structure-borne sound and vibration from building-mounted wind turbines.

Identification and representation of information resources for construction firms (2011)
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Ma, Z., Lu, N., & Wu, S. (2011). Identification and representation of information resources for construction firms. Advanced engineering informatics, 25(4), 612-624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2011.08.008

Large amounts of information are being accumulated nowadays due to the use of information systems in construction firms. Among them, the reusable legacy information can be referred to as ‘information resources’ and two approaches have been adopted... Read More about Identification and representation of information resources for construction firms.

Application and extension of the IFC standard in construction cost estimating for tendering in China (2011)
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Ma, Z., Wei, Z., Wu, S., & Lou, Z. (2011). Application and extension of the IFC standard in construction cost estimating for tendering in China. Automation in Construction, 20(2), 196-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2010.09.017

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the possibilities and methods of applying the IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) standard, i.e. the mainstream standard of BIM (Building Information Modeling) data to the construction cost estimating for t... Read More about Application and extension of the IFC standard in construction cost estimating for tendering in China.

Circulating regulatory T cells in endometrial cancer: a role for age and menopausal status (2011)
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Sawan, S., Burt, D., Stern, P., Holland, C., & Elkord, E. (2011). Circulating regulatory T cells in endometrial cancer: a role for age and menopausal status. Immunological Investigations, 40(1), 62-75. https://doi.org/10.3109/08820139.2010.513022

Regulatory T cells (Treg) are a sub-population of T cells that suppress self-reactivity and are implicated in immune tolerance towards malignant cells. Circulating Treg cells are increased in several cancers. In endometrial cancer Treg cells have bee... Read More about Circulating regulatory T cells in endometrial cancer: a role for age and menopausal status.