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Archaeology for all : Managing expectations and learning from the past for the future - the Dig Manchester community archaeology experience (2013)
Book Chapter
Nevell, M. (2013). Archaeology for all : Managing expectations and learning from the past for the future - the Dig Manchester community archaeology experience. In C. Dalglish (Ed.), Archaeology, the Public and the Recent Past (65-75). Woodbridge: Boydell Press

This paper provides an overview of the ‘I Dig Moston’/‘Dig Manchester’ community archaeology project, which took place in Manchester, England, between 2003 and 2008. This project involved the collaboration of local residents, school children, communi... Read More about Archaeology for all : Managing expectations and learning from the past for the future - the Dig Manchester community archaeology experience.

Comportamento de caça da coruja buraqueira, Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) (Aves: Strigiformes) em ambiente urbano em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil (2013)
Journal Article
Specht, G. V. A., Gonçalves, G. L., & Young, R. J. (2013). Comportamento de caça da coruja buraqueira, Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) (Aves: Strigiformes) em ambiente urbano em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil. #Journal not on list, 11(1), 17-20. https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2013.23835

The burrowing-owl, Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) has a wide distribution, which extends from western North America to southern South America. They are an opportunistic plunderer species preying on insects and small mammals. Data on hunting tactic... Read More about Comportamento de caça da coruja buraqueira, Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) (Aves: Strigiformes) em ambiente urbano em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

Demonstrating compliance with protection objectives for non-human biota within post-closure safety cases for radioactive waste repositories (2013)
Journal Article
Jackson, D., Smith, K., & Wood, M. (2013). Demonstrating compliance with protection objectives for non-human biota within post-closure safety cases for radioactive waste repositories. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 133, 60-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.07.005

Over recent years, a number of approaches have been developed that enable the calculation of dose rates to animals and plants following the release of radioactivity to the environment. These approaches can be used to assess the potential impacts of a... Read More about Demonstrating compliance with protection objectives for non-human biota within post-closure safety cases for radioactive waste repositories.

A hybrid forecasting approach using ARIMA models and self-organising fuzzy neural networks for capital markets (2013)
Presentation / Conference
McDonald, S., Coleman, S., McGinnity, T., & Li, Y. (2013, August). A hybrid forecasting approach using ARIMA models and self-organising fuzzy neural networks for capital markets. Presented at International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Dallas, US

Linear time series models, such as the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model, are among the most popular statistical models used to forecast time series. In recent years non-linear computational models, such as artificial neural netw... Read More about A hybrid forecasting approach using ARIMA models and self-organising fuzzy neural networks for capital markets.

A bistatic sodar for precision wind profiling in complex terrain (2013)
Journal Article
Bradley, S., von Hünerbein, S., & Mikkelsen, T. (2013). A bistatic sodar for precision wind profiling in complex terrain. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 29(8), 1052-1061. https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00035.1

A new ground-based wind profiling technology—a scanned bistatic sodar—is described. The motivation for this design is to obtain a “mastlike” wind vector profile in a single atmospheric column extending from the ground to heights of more than 200 m. T... Read More about A bistatic sodar for precision wind profiling in complex terrain.

The significance of reading order in document recognition and its evaluation (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Clausner, C., Pletschacher, S., & Antonacopoulos, A. (2013). The significance of reading order in document recognition and its evaluation. In Proceedings of the 2013 12th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDAR.2013.141

Reading order detection and representation is an important task in many digitisation scenarios involving the preservation of the logical structure of a document. The corresponding need for the evaluation of reading order results generated by layout a... Read More about The significance of reading order in document recognition and its evaluation.

Emerging pedagogies (2013)
Book Chapter
Keegan, H. (2013). Emerging pedagogies. In P. Fraser, & J. Wardle (Eds.), Current Perspectives in Media Education. Palgrave Macmillan

A characteristic of good media educators is their willingness to continually rethink their practice in the light of both classroom experience and the ever-changing nature of the media itself – from introducing different texts for analysis, to trying... Read More about Emerging pedagogies.

Feeding strategies and energy to protein ratio on tambaqui performance and physiology (2013)
Journal Article
de Carvalho Santos, M., Do Amaral Camara Lima, M., dos Santos, L., Pereira-Filho, M., Ono, E., & Affonso, E. (2013). Feeding strategies and energy to protein ratio on tambaqui performance and physiology. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira (1977. Impresso), 48(8), 955-961. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-204X2013000800021

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of feed deprivation and refeeding with diets containing different energy to protein ratios (E/P) on the performance and physiology of juvenile tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum). A 4x2 factorial arra... Read More about Feeding strategies and energy to protein ratio on tambaqui performance and physiology.

Bleeder thickness optimization for controlling resin content in thick laminated composites (2013)
Other
Ammasai Sengodan, G., Joshi, S., & Chen, Z. (2013). Bleeder thickness optimization for controlling resin content in thick laminated composites. Advanced Materials Research

Thick laminated composites are manufactured commonly by vacuum bagging of fiber-resin mix or prepregs on a suitable mould and, subsequently curing the lay-up at high temperature and pressure in an either autoclave or oven. At these pressures and temp... Read More about Bleeder thickness optimization for controlling resin content in thick laminated composites.

Observing guerrillas in the wild : reinterpreting practices of urban guerrilla gardening (2013)
Journal Article
Adams, D., & Hardman, M. (2014). Observing guerrillas in the wild : reinterpreting practices of urban guerrilla gardening. Urban Studies, 51(6), 1103-1119. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098013497410

Despite an emerging literature on guerrilla gardening as a political practice in public spaces, with few exceptions, these accounts theorise it as working against many corporate and bureaucratic forms of power. Using the example of ‘F Troop’—a group... Read More about Observing guerrillas in the wild : reinterpreting practices of urban guerrilla gardening.

Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), ecosystem services and disservices using a communication and planning tool: New connections in urban ecology (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Mak, C., James, P., & Miklas, S. (2013, July). Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), ecosystem services and disservices using a communication and planning tool: New connections in urban ecology. Poster presented at 1st Congress of the Society for Urban Ecology, Berlin, Germany

A SuDS communication and planning tool is proposed to tackle urban diffuse pollution. This planning tool examines SuDS through the ecosystem services and disservices approach in order to illustrate the actual benefits of SuDS to all stakeholders invo... Read More about Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), ecosystem services and disservices using a communication and planning tool: New connections in urban ecology.

Gravitational theoretical development supporting MOND (2013)
Journal Article
Chadwick, E., Hodgkinson, T., & McDonald, G. (2013). Gravitational theoretical development supporting MOND. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 88(024036), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.88.024036

Conformal geometry is considered within a general relativistic framework. An invariant distant for proper time is defined and a parallel displacement is applied in the distorted space-time, modifying Einstein’s equation appropriately. A particular so... Read More about Gravitational theoretical development supporting MOND.

Development and evaluation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for rapid detection of Clonorchis sinensis from its first intermediate hosts, freshwater snails. (2013)
Journal Article
Y, C., T, W., DH, L., YZ, W., ZD, W., TB, Y., …ZR, L. (2013). Development and evaluation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for rapid detection of Clonorchis sinensis from its first intermediate hosts, freshwater snails. Parasitology, 140(11), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182013000498

Clonorchiasis, caused by Clonorchis sinensis, is a key foodborne zoonosis, which is mainly found in China, Korea and Vietnam. Detection of this parasite from the second intermediate host, the freshwater fish is the common method for epidemiological s... Read More about Development and evaluation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for rapid detection of Clonorchis sinensis from its first intermediate hosts, freshwater snails..

Response to "Critical growth temperature of aqueous CdTe quantum dots is non-negligible for their application as nanothermometers" (2013)
Journal Article
Martinez Maestro, L., Jacinto, C., Rocha, U., Vetrone, F., Capobianco, J. A., Garcia Sole, J., & Jaque, D. (2013). Response to "Critical growth temperature of aqueous CdTe quantum dots is non-negligible for their application as nanothermometers". Small, 9(19), 3198-3200. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201300569

Rethinking cities : Wisdom of the crowd (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Elkadi, H., & Todd, V. (2013, July). Rethinking cities : Wisdom of the crowd. Presented at 2nd Central Business District (CBD) & Town Centre Design and Development Conference, Sydney, Australia

Determinants of low land use planning regulation compliance rate in Ghana (2013)
Journal Article
Baffour Awuah, K., & Hammond, F. (2014). Determinants of low land use planning regulation compliance rate in Ghana. Habitat International, 41, 17-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2013.06.002

The connection between efficient land use and economic development is widely known. Land use planning could thus be effectively leveraged in the fight against poverty in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). To do so, the prescriptions of land use regulations mu... Read More about Determinants of low land use planning regulation compliance rate in Ghana.

Spatial access priority mapping (SAPM) with fishers : a quantitative GIS method for participatory planning (2013)
Journal Article
Yates, K., & Schoeman, D. (2013). Spatial access priority mapping (SAPM) with fishers : a quantitative GIS method for participatory planning. PLoS ONE, 8(7), e68424. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068424

Spatial management tools, such as marine spatial planning and marine protected areas, are playing an increasingly important role in attempts to improve marine management and accommodate conflicting needs. Robust data are needed to inform decisions am... Read More about Spatial access priority mapping (SAPM) with fishers : a quantitative GIS method for participatory planning.

Demo paper: Audio object extraction for live sports broadcast (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Oldfield, R., Shirley, B., & Cullen, N. (2013, July). Demo paper: Audio object extraction for live sports broadcast. Presented at Multimedia and Expo Workshops (ICMEW), 2013 IEEE International Conference on, San Jose, Ca, USA

Recent interest in object-based audio systems for cinema opens interesting possibilities to extend the reach of an object-based approach to television broadcast of live events. For events where microphones may be placed close to the source of each so... Read More about Demo paper: Audio object extraction for live sports broadcast.

Design of measurement methodology for the evaluation of human exposure to vibration in residential environments (2013)
Journal Article
Sica, G., Peris, E., Woodcock, J., & Moorhouse, A. (2013). Design of measurement methodology for the evaluation of human exposure to vibration in residential environments. Science of the Total Environment, 482-3, 461-471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.07.006

Exposure-response relationships are important tools for policy makers to assess the impact of an environmental stressor on the populace. Their validity lies partly in their statistical strength which is greatly influenced by the size of the sample fr... Read More about Design of measurement methodology for the evaluation of human exposure to vibration in residential environments.

City futures : exploring urban retrofit and sustainable transitions (2013)
Journal Article
Eames, D., Dixon, T., May, T., & Hunt, M. (2013). City futures : exploring urban retrofit and sustainable transitions. Building Research and Information, 41(5), 504-516. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2013.805063

Cities are responsible for up to 70% of global carbon emissions and 75% of global energy consumption. By 2050 it is estimated that 70% of the world's population will live in cities. The critical challenge for contemporary urbanism, therefore, is to u... Read More about City futures : exploring urban retrofit and sustainable transitions.