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Reconfigurable and deployable platonic mechanisms with a variable revolute joint (2014)
Book Chapter
Wei, G., & Dai, J. (2014). Reconfigurable and deployable platonic mechanisms with a variable revolute joint. In J. Lenarčič, & O. Khatib (Eds.), Advances in Robot Kinematics (485-495). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06698-1_50

This chapter presents for the first time a variable revolute joint and a group of reconfigurable and deployable Platonic mechanisms. Structure of the variable revolute joint is presented and demonstrated by its application to the construction of a re... Read More about Reconfigurable and deployable platonic mechanisms with a variable revolute joint.

Cost-sensitive Bayesian network learning using sampling (2014)
Book Chapter
Nashnush, E., & Vadera, S. (2014). Cost-sensitive Bayesian network learning using sampling. In Recent Advances on Soft Computing and Data Mining (467-476). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07692-8_44

A significant advance in recent years has been the development of cost-sensitive decision tree learners, recognising that real world classification problems need to take account of costs of misclassification and not just focus on accuracy. The litera... Read More about Cost-sensitive Bayesian network learning using sampling.

Systems thinking and system dynamics: A primer (2014)
Book Chapter
Dangerfield, B. (2014). Systems thinking and system dynamics: A primer. In Discrete-Event Simulation and System Dynamics for Management Decision Making (26-51). Wiley Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118762745.ch03

This chapter introduces the basics of the system dynamics simulation methodology, together with the adjunct field of systems thinking which emerged subsequently. It lists the various characteristics of system dynamics models. The stock-flow diagram i... Read More about Systems thinking and system dynamics: A primer.

The principles of maternity care (2014)
Book Chapter
Mason, J., & McCarthy, R. (2014). The principles of maternity care. In I. Peate, K. Wild, & N. Muralitharan (Eds.), Nursing Practice Knowledge and Care (257-273). West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell

Formative, andragogic, interactive reflection (fair) assessment tool : A development project addressing transferrable learning recognition from open life-wide co-operative engagements (2014)
Book Chapter
Potts, R., & Haywood, P. (2014). Formative, andragogic, interactive reflection (fair) assessment tool : A development project addressing transferrable learning recognition from open life-wide co-operative engagements. In L. Gómez Chova, A. López Martínez, & I. Candel Torres (Eds.), EDULEARN14 Proceedings : 6th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies Barcelona, Spain. 7-9 July, 2014 (5711-5720). Barcelona (Spain): International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED)

Current economic problems have reinforced the already strong sense of uncertainty and risk associated with the end of classic models of public education; potentially limiting opportunities and educational access to the detriment of social trajectorie... Read More about Formative, andragogic, interactive reflection (fair) assessment tool : A development project addressing transferrable learning recognition from open life-wide co-operative engagements.

Tools – applications, benefits and linkages for ecosystem science (TABLES) (2014)
Book Chapter
(2014). Tools – applications, benefits and linkages for ecosystem science (TABLES). In A. Scott, C. Carter, O. Holzinger, M. Everard, D. Rafaelli, M. Hardman, …A. Taft (Eds.), National Ecosystem Assessment Follow-On. DEFRA

Over an 18 month period, the Tools: Applications, Benefits and Linkages for Ecosystems (TABLES) project has worked at the interface of research, policy and practice, crossing different disciplines, sectors and professions, to embed the value of natur... Read More about Tools – applications, benefits and linkages for ecosystem science (TABLES).

Application of a morphing wing technology on Hydra Technologies unmanned aerial system UAS-S4 (2014)
Book Chapter
Sugar-Gabor, O., Simon, A., Koreanschi, A., & Botez, R. (2014). Application of a morphing wing technology on Hydra Technologies unmanned aerial system UAS-S4. In ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Volume 1: Advances in Aerospace Technology. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2014-37619

The paper describes the application of a morphing wing technology on the wing of an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The morphing wing concept works by replacing a part of the rigid wing upper and lower surfaces with a flexible skin whose shape can be d... Read More about Application of a morphing wing technology on Hydra Technologies unmanned aerial system UAS-S4.

Human activity classification using a single accelerometer (2014)
Book Chapter
AlZubi, H., Gerrard-Longworth, S., Al-Nuaimy, W., Goulermas, Y., & Preece, S. (2014). Human activity classification using a single accelerometer. In 2014 14th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence (UKCI) (1-6). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/UKCI.2014.6930189

Human activity recognition is an area of growing interest facilitated by the current revolution in body-worn sensors. Activity recognition allows applications to construct activity profiles for each subject which could be used effectively for healthc... Read More about Human activity classification using a single accelerometer.

Testo, testi, e contesti: l’intertestualità in scena (2014)
Book Chapter
Nigri, L. (2014). Testo, testi, e contesti: l’intertestualità in scena. In S. Bigliazzi, & F. Gregori (Eds.), Critica e letteratura : Studi di anglistica (83-98). Edizioni ETS

Texts, whether they be literary or non-literary, are viewed by modern theorists as lacking in any kind of independent meaning. They are what theorists now call intertextual. The act of reading, theorists claim, plunges us into a network of textual... Read More about Testo, testi, e contesti: l’intertestualità in scena.

Conversation analysis and electronic interactions : methodological, analytic and technical considerations (2014)
Book Chapter
Meredith, J., & Potter, J. (2014). Conversation analysis and electronic interactions : methodological, analytic and technical considerations. In H. Lim, & F. Sudweeks (Eds.), Innovative Methods and Technologies for Electronic Discourse Analysis (370-391). Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4426-7.ch017

This chapter proposes that, as a method which has engaged with interaction in other contexts, conversation analysis (CA) should be used to analyze electronic interactions. The adoption of CA leads to a number of methodological pointers and this chapt... Read More about Conversation analysis and electronic interactions : methodological, analytic and technical considerations.

A novel image enhancement methodology for full field digital mammography (2014)
Book Chapter
He, W., Kibiro, M., Juette, A., Denton, E., Hogg, P., & Zwiggelaar, R. (2014). A novel image enhancement methodology for full field digital mammography. In Breast Imaging : 12th International Workshop, IWDM 2014, Gifu City, Japan, June 29 – July 2, 2014. Proceedings (650-657). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07887-8_90

During breast screening it is necessary and essential to compress the breast with a compression paddle, in order to obtain a clear mammographic image. The quality of the image has a direct correlation with the accuracy of mammogram reading, which in... Read More about A novel image enhancement methodology for full field digital mammography.

Fans and enthusiasts (2014)
Book Chapter
Abercrombie, N., & Longhurst, B. (2014). Fans and enthusiasts. In K. Hellekson, & K. Busse (Eds.), The Fan Fiction Studies Reader (159-176). Iowa City: University of Iowa Press

This contribution classifies audiences into consumers, fans, cultists and enthusiasts and petty producers. It is derived from Abercrombie and Longhurst (1998) Audiences: A Sociological Theory of Performance and Imagination, London: sage.

Predictions of relative risks for dengue disease mapping in Malaysia based on stochastic SIR-SI vector-borne infectious disease transmission model (2014)
Book Chapter
Samat, N., & Percy, D. (2014). Predictions of relative risks for dengue disease mapping in Malaysia based on stochastic SIR-SI vector-borne infectious disease transmission model. In A. Kasim, W. Omar, N. Razak, N. Musa, R. Halim, & S. Mohamed (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Science, Technology and Social Sciences (ICSTSS) 2012 (399-404). Singapore: Springer

The main aim of this paper is to propose a procedure for predicting relative risk in order to suggest approximate future dengue disease progression patterns for Malaysia. Firstly, we discuss the posterior predictive distributions that are used to gen... Read More about Predictions of relative risks for dengue disease mapping in Malaysia based on stochastic SIR-SI vector-borne infectious disease transmission model.

Song of praise : musicians, myths and the "cult" of John Coltrane (2014)
Book Chapter
Whyton, T. (2014). Song of praise : musicians, myths and the "cult" of John Coltrane. In M. Duffett (Ed.), Popular Music Fandom : Identities, Roles and Practices (97-114). New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203795125

This book explores popular music fandom from a cultural studies perspective that incorporates popular music studies, audience research, and media fandom. The essays draw together recent work on fandom in popular music studies and begin a dialogue wit... Read More about Song of praise : musicians, myths and the "cult" of John Coltrane.

Supporting walking school buses (2014)
Book Chapter
Winstanley, C., Davies, N., Harding, M., & Norgate, S. (2014). Supporting walking school buses. In Proceedings of the 2014 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing Adjunct Publication - UbiComp '14 Adjunct (291-294). New York, NY: ACM Digital Library. https://doi.org/10.1145/2638728.2638791

Walking School Buses (WSBs) are becoming an increasingly popular way of reducing school gate congestion. They typically feature a coordinator who is assigned to walk a designated route, calling at several pick-up points that parents can use to join t... Read More about Supporting walking school buses.

Creating sensory-sensitive spaces : Identifying key parameters for research environment design (2014)
Book Chapter
Williams, A., & Barrett, P. (2014). Creating sensory-sensitive spaces : Identifying key parameters for research environment design. In A. Williams, D. Jones, & J. Robertson (Eds.), BITE : Recipes for Remarkable Research (75-84). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers

We draw upon the recipes given in this book for creating the contexts conducive to remarkable research, analysing them through a three-part model of design principles based on an interpretation of broad neuroscience structures (Rolls, 2007). The mode... Read More about Creating sensory-sensitive spaces : Identifying key parameters for research environment design.