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Advanced knitting technologies for high-performance apparel (2017)
Book Chapter
Power, E. (2017). Advanced knitting technologies for high-performance apparel. In High Performance Apparel: Materials, Development, and Applications (113-128). London, UK: Elsevier

The chapter provides substantial evidence to support the importance of the knitting sector to technical and medical applications including performance apparel. It details specific examples of advanced knitted structures used in sport, protection and... Read More about Advanced knitting technologies for high-performance apparel.

University libraries 2011-2015 (2017)
Book Chapter
Hurst, S. (2017). University libraries 2011-2015. In J. Bowman (Ed.), British Librarianship and Information Work 2011-2015. JH Bowman

Institutional culture of mergers and alliances in South Africa (2015)
Book Chapter
Hall, M. (2015). Institutional culture of mergers and alliances in South Africa. In Mergers and Alliances in Higher Education (145-173). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13135-1_8

South Africa’s extensive set of higher education mergers were implemented between 2002 and 2005. While there has not been a systematic evaluation of this merger process, that created 11 new institutions from 26 merger partners and affected 62 % of th... Read More about Institutional culture of mergers and alliances in South Africa.

Yarn to fabric : knitting (2014)
Book Chapter
Power, E. (2015). Yarn to fabric : knitting. In R. Sinclair (Ed.), Textiles and fashion : materials, design and technology (289-305). Woodhead Publishing/Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-84569-931-4.00012-X

Knitwear in recent years has gained a significant share of the global fashion market. This is accredited to the acceptability of casual dress and the versatility of the structure range that can be produced on modern knitting machinery. This chapter b... Read More about Yarn to fabric : knitting.

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.

New concepts of post occupancy evaluation (POE) utilizing BIM benchmarking techniques and sensing devices (2012)
Book Chapter
Coates, S., Arayici, Y., & Ozturk, Z. (2012). New concepts of post occupancy evaluation (POE) utilizing BIM benchmarking techniques and sensing devices. In Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (319-329). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27509-8_27

Traditionally Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is conducted against the prescribed performance specification and it mainly relies on two activities; i) The effective collection of real world data and information and ii) the formulation of this data /... Read More about New concepts of post occupancy evaluation (POE) utilizing BIM benchmarking techniques and sensing devices.

Teaching and learning conversations (TLC): Flexible bite-size staff development by, with and for academics (2011)
Book Chapter
Nerantzi, C. (2011). Teaching and learning conversations (TLC): Flexible bite-size staff development by, with and for academics. In Engaging hearts and minds : Best practice guide (4-8). Oxford: UCISA Academic Support Group

This case study presents the new blended Teaching and Learning Conversations (TLC) programme offered by the Academic Development Unit at the University of Salford. The TLC programme is an informal academic development intervention that helps individu... Read More about Teaching and learning conversations (TLC): Flexible bite-size staff development by, with and for academics.

Automatic detection of pectoral muscle with the maximum intensity change algorithm (2010)
Book Chapter
Zhang, Z., Lu, J., & Yip, Y. (2010). Automatic detection of pectoral muscle with the maximum intensity change algorithm. In Research and Development in Intelligent Systems. Springer

The accurate segmentation of pectoral muscle in mammograms is necessary to detect breast abnormalities in computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) of breast cancer. Based on morphological characteristics of pectoral muscle, a corner detector and the Maximum In... Read More about Automatic detection of pectoral muscle with the maximum intensity change algorithm.

Nothing is different but everything’s changed (2009)
Book Chapter
Hall, M. (2009). Nothing is different but everything’s changed. In D. L. Featherman, M. Hall, & M. Krislov (Eds.), The next twenty-five years : affirmative action in higher education in the United States and South Africa. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press

Revealing memories from darkness (2009)
Book Chapter
Hall, M. (2009). Revealing memories from darkness. In P. P. A. Funari, A. Zarankin, & M. A. Salerno (Eds.), Memories from darkness : archaeology of repression and resistance in Latin America (177-185). New York: Springer

Information skills through electronic environments: considerations, pitfalls and benefits (2008)
Book Chapter
Smart, M., & Hunt, C. (2008). Information skills through electronic environments: considerations, pitfalls and benefits. In P. Brophy, J. Craven, & M. Markland (Eds.), Libraries without walls 7 (105-113). London: Facet

The increasing availability of resources in electronic format has obvious benefits for distance learners in particular but, in order to maximise those benefits, library induction and ongoing support are essential. The use of virtual classroom sessio... Read More about Information skills through electronic environments: considerations, pitfalls and benefits.

A framework for understanding information systems development (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). A framework for understanding information systems development. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (224-264). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-036-3.ch006

Chapter 6: This chapter explores how Dooyeweerd’s philosophy might help us understand the challenges and issues in ISD as they are seen from an everyday perspective. The information system that is developed includes both the technical artefact or sy... Read More about A framework for understanding information systems development.

A framework for understanding human use of computers (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). A framework for understanding human use of computers. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (120-173). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-036-3.ch004

Chapter 4: This chapter seeks to open it up further and explore how Dooyeweerd’s philosophy can be used to understand human use of computers (HUC) by exposing some of the challenges and issues therein and enable us to formulate a framework for unders... Read More about A framework for understanding human use of computers.

Some portions of Dooyeweerd's positive philosophy (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). Some portions of Dooyeweerd's positive philosophy. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (62-118). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-036-3.ch003

Chapter 3: This chapter explains some portions of Dooyeweerd’s positive philosophy which author has found useful in understanding IS. It covers Dooyeweerd’s theory of modal spheres (aspects), his theory of things, his theory of knowing, experience an... Read More about Some portions of Dooyeweerd's positive philosophy.

A framework for understanding Information Technology as ecology (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). A framework for understanding Information Technology as ecology. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (309-337). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-036-3.ch008

Information technology (IT) deeply influences the way we live, our assumptions, aspirations, expectations, habits -- our very life-and-world-views (LWVs). It has become an environment in which we live and work, a kind of ecology in which modern life... Read More about A framework for understanding Information Technology as ecology.

AOG-ags algorithms and applications (2007)
Book Chapter
Wang, L., Lu, J., Yip, Y., & Lu, J. (2007). AOG-ags algorithms and applications. In Advanced Data Mining and Applications (323-334). Springer Berlin / Heidelberg

The attribute-oriented generalization (AOG for short) method is one of the most important data mining methods. In this paper, a reasonable approach of AOG (AOG-ags, attribute-oriented generalization based on attributes? generalization sequence), whic... Read More about AOG-ags algorithms and applications.