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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.

Hern: the catastrophe of lyric in John Burnside (2010)
Book Chapter
Brewster, W. (2010). Hern: the catastrophe of lyric in John Burnside. In A. Karhio, S. Crosson, & C. Armstrong (Eds.), Crisis and Contemporary Poetry (50-58). London: Palgrave

Building information modelling (BIM) for construction lifecycle management (2010)
Book Chapter
Arayici, Y., & Aouad, G. (2010). Building information modelling (BIM) for construction lifecycle management. In S. G. Doyle (Ed.), Construction and Building: Design, Materials, and Techniques (99-118). NY, USA: Nova Science Publishers

The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to (i) increase; productivity, efficiency, infrastructure value, quality and sustainability, (ii) reduce; lifecycle costs, lead times and duplications, via effective collaboration and communi... Read More about Building information modelling (BIM) for construction lifecycle management.

Governing the reconfiguration of energy in Greater London : practical public engagement as “delivery" (2010)
Book Chapter
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2010). Governing the reconfiguration of energy in Greater London : practical public engagement as “delivery". In P. Devine-Wright (Ed.), Renewable Energy and the Public : From NIMBY to Participation. London: Routledge

Throughout the world, the threat of climate change is pressing governments to accelerate the deployment of technologies to generate low carbon electricity or heat. But this is frequently leading to controversy, as energy and planning policies are rev... Read More about Governing the reconfiguration of energy in Greater London : practical public engagement as “delivery".

Dancing to the moon (2010)
Book Chapter
James, G. (2010). Dancing to the moon. In Devils, Demons and Werewolves (41-51). Manchester: Bridge House

Devils, demons, werewolves and other creatures of the night don’t have to be scary. In fact, at times they can be downright funny. They have their fair share of the type of problems we humans have – pesky monthly cycles, others out to get them, a lac... Read More about Dancing to the moon.

Proximity user identification using correlogram (2010)
Book Chapter
Shahidi, S., Mazrooei, P., Esfahani, N., & Saraee, M. (2010). Proximity user identification using correlogram. In Intelligent Information Processing (343-351). Berlin: Springer -Velag

This paper represents a technique, applying user action patterns in order to distinguish between users and identify them. In this method, users’ actions sequences are mapped to numerical sequences and each user's profile is generated using autocorre... Read More about Proximity user identification using correlogram.

The autumn in Germany : a dialogue on Fassbinder and terrorism (2010)
Book Chapter
Halligan, B., & Goddard, M. (2010). The autumn in Germany : a dialogue on Fassbinder and terrorism. In A. Nouss, & F. Vighi (Eds.), Pasolini, Fassbinder and Europe : Between Utopia and Nihilism. Newcastle Upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Dialogue on film representations of terrorism and militant subjectivities

Venezuela (2010)
Book Chapter
Pérez Santiago, N., & Birkbeck, C. (2010). Venezuela. In Crime and Punishment Around the World (353-366). Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO

Provides an overview of the criminal justice system in Venezuela.

Liberate your Avatar; The Revolution will be social networked (Consciousness Reframed 11) (2010)
Book Chapter
Sermon, P., & Gould, C. (2010). Liberate your Avatar; The Revolution will be social networked (Consciousness Reframed 11). In R. Ascott, E. Gangvik, & M. Jahrmann (Eds.), Making Reality Really Real (181-183). Trondheim, Norway: TEKS Publishing

This paper brings together the practice-based creative research of artists Charlotte Gould and Paul Sermon, culminating in a collaborative interactive installation that investigates new forms of social and political narrative in multi-user virtual en... Read More about Liberate your Avatar; The Revolution will be social networked (Consciousness Reframed 11).

Telematic practice and research discourses: Three practice-based research project case (2010)
Book Chapter
Sermon, P. (2010). Telematic practice and research discourses: Three practice-based research project case. In H. Gardine, & C. Gere (Eds.), Art Practice in a Digital Culture (153-164). Ashgate Publishing

This chapter focuses on the production, documentation and preservation of the author’s telematic, practice-based research in the interactive media arts. It reflects a timely practice review with significant implications for the future of exhibiting a... Read More about Telematic practice and research discourses: Three practice-based research project case.

Studying organisations (2010)
Book Chapter
Staniland, K. (2010). Studying organisations. In I. Bourgeault, R. Dingwall, & R. de Vries (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Methods in Health Research (249-264). Sage Publications Ltd

The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Methods in Health Research is a comprehensive and authoritative source on qualitative research methods. The Handbook compiles accessible yet vigorous academic contributions by respected academics from the fast-growin... Read More about Studying organisations.

Disco Galactica : futures past and present (2010)
Book Chapter
Halligan, B. (2010). Disco Galactica : futures past and present. In R. Kaveney, & J. Stoy (Eds.), Battlestar Galactica: Investigating Flesh, Spirit and Steel (81-109). London, UK: I B Tauris/Bloomsbury

An examination of the sexual politics and ideological framings of the original and recent versions of the American television series Battlestar Galactica.

A detective story: emphatics in Mehri (2010)
Book Chapter
Watson, J., & Bellem, A. (2010). A detective story: emphatics in Mehri. In J. Starkey (Ed.), Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies : Papers from the forty-third meeting, London, 23–25 July 2009 (345-356). Archaeopress

Until 1970, Ethio-Semitic was believed to be the only Semitic language sub-family in which the main correlate of “emphasis” is glottalization, a feature said at the time to be due to Cushitic influence. Since the work of T.M. Johnstone, however, it... Read More about A detective story: emphatics in Mehri.

Reading holocaust poetry : genre, authority and identification (2010)
Book Chapter
Boswell, M. (2010). Reading holocaust poetry : genre, authority and identification. In The Future of Memory. Berghahn

This article looks at the relationship between Holocaust testimony and fictional works of poetry written by non-victims, with particular attention to Geoffrey Hill's 'September Song'.

The man pond (2010)
Book Chapter
James, G. (2010). The man pond. In D. Hobbs-Wyatt (Ed.), Gentle Footprints (69-84). Manchester: Bridge House

"The Man Pond" is a short story about the swans who live on a disused mill pond in Radcliffe. It is told from the point of view of the male swan. All of the stories in the collection are told from the point of view of animals or of peopel workign clo... Read More about The man pond.

Pan-northern collaboration project between the HE sector and the creative and cultural industries in the UK (2010)
Book Chapter
Cook, R. (2010). Pan-northern collaboration project between the HE sector and the creative and cultural industries in the UK. In M. Osborne, & N. Longworth (Eds.), Perspectives on Learning Cities and Regions. Leicester: NIACE

This paper examines through a case study approach a unique collaborative project ” The Northern Edge” established in the north of England. This is a major consortium of 15 Northern Universities formed in Dec 2006 to work closely with the creative an... Read More about Pan-northern collaboration project between the HE sector and the creative and cultural industries in the UK.