Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (366)

Begaim's apples (2008)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M., & Ceban, O. (2008). Begaim's apples

A feature article on a social and humanitarian theme stemming from a trip to Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan and an encounter with a young female selling kumyz in a roadside yurt, her cleft palate had deprived her of fulfilling the dream of studying medicine... Read More about Begaim's apples.

DEAR-ONTO : a derivational Arabic ontology based on verbs (2008)
Journal Article
Belkredim, F., & Meziane, F. (2008). DEAR-ONTO : a derivational Arabic ontology based on verbs. International Journal of Computer Processing Of Languages, 21(3), 279-291. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793840608001901

The Arabic language is a highly derivational and inflexional language in which morphology plays a significant role. However, a large number of the derivations obey a set of pre-defined rules and when applied, do not only produce a set of related word... Read More about DEAR-ONTO : a derivational Arabic ontology based on verbs.

Special issue: Learning and teaching in immersive virtual worlds (Editorial) (2008)
Journal Article
Bell, F., Savin-Baden, M., & Ward, R. (2008). Special issue: Learning and teaching in immersive virtual worlds (Editorial). ALT-J : Association for Learning Technology journal, 16(3), 137-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687760802614214

Frances Bell and Rhona Sharpe became co-editors of ALT-J in September 2007, experiencing generous support from the previous team of editors, Grainne Conole, Martin Oliver and Jane Seale, during the handover period. With the support of the Editorial B... Read More about Special issue: Learning and teaching in immersive virtual worlds (Editorial).

Sensing without seeing in comparative visual search (2008)
Journal Article
Galpin, A., Underwood, G., & Chapman, P. (2008). Sensing without seeing in comparative visual search. Consciousness and Cognition, 17(3), 658-673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2007.10.004

Rensink [Rensink, R. A. (2004). Visual sensing without seeing. Psychological Science, 15(1), 27–32] has presented evidence suggesting visual changes may be sensed without an accompanying visual experience. Here, we report two experiments in which we... Read More about Sensing without seeing in comparative visual search.

Full immersive virtual environment CAVETM in chemistry education (2008)
Journal Article
Laminou, M., Roberts, D., & Papadopoulos, N. (2008). Full immersive virtual environment CAVETM in chemistry education. Computers and Education, 51(2), 584-593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2007.06.014

By comparing two-dimensional (2D) chemical animations designed for computer’s desktop with three-dimensional (3D) chemical animations designed for the full immersive virtual reality environment CAVETM we studied how virtual reality environments could... Read More about Full immersive virtual environment CAVETM in chemistry education.

Finding shortest path with learning algorithms (2008)
Journal Article
Bagheri, A., Akbarzadeh, M., & Saraee, M. (2008). Finding shortest path with learning algorithms. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence, 1(A08),

This paper presents an approach to the shortest path routing problem that uses one of the most popular learning algorithms. The Genetic Algorithm (GA) is one of the most powerful and successful method in stochastic search and optimization techniques... Read More about Finding shortest path with learning algorithms.

Surely fades away: Polaroid photography and the contradictions of cultural value (2008)
Journal Article
Buse, P. (2008). Surely fades away: Polaroid photography and the contradictions of cultural value. Photographies, 1(2), 221-238. https://doi.org/10.1080/17540760802285577

Photography has always had a precarious relation to cultural value: as Walter Benjamin put it, those who argued for photography as an art were bringing it to a tribunal it was in the process of overthrowing. This article examines the case of Polaroid... Read More about Surely fades away: Polaroid photography and the contradictions of cultural value.

Delay analysis within construction contracting organizations (2008)
Journal Article
Ndekugri, I., Braimah, N., & Gameson, R. (2008). Delay analysis within construction contracting organizations. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(9), 692-700. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%290733-9364%282008%29134%3A9%28692%29

Delayed completion of a construction project is often caused by a complex interaction of a combination of events, some of which are the contractor’s risks and others are the project owner’s. The apportionment of the liability to give effect to the ri... Read More about Delay analysis within construction contracting organizations.

Spectroscopy of titanium-doped gallium lanthanum sulfide glass (2008)
Journal Article
lanthanum sulfide glass. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 25(9), 1458-1465. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.25.001458

Titanium-doped gallium lanthanum sulfide (Ti:GLS) and gallium lanthanum oxysulfide (Ti:GLSO) glasses have an absorption band at ∼500–600 nm that cannot be fully resolved because of its proximity to the band edge of the glass. At concentrations >0.5%... Read More about Spectroscopy of titanium-doped gallium lanthanum sulfide glass.

Virtual public administration: improving public administration procedures through project management (2008)
Journal Article
Kapogiannis, G., Polychronakis, N., & Polychronakis, Y. (2008). Virtual public administration: improving public administration procedures through project management

The best way to contribute electronic and mobile Government is by creating a public administration network in virtual communities. This is essentially the definition of Virtual Public Administration (VPA). A virtual community (a good example of which... Read More about Virtual public administration: improving public administration procedures through project management.

Towards building information modelling for existing structures (2008)
Journal Article
Arayici, Y. (2008). Towards building information modelling for existing structures. Structural survey, 26(3), 210-222. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630800810887108

The transformation of cities from the industrial age (unsustainable) to the knowledge age (sustainable) is essentially a ‘whole life cycle’ process consisting of; planning, development, operation, reuse and renewal. During this transformation, a mult... Read More about Towards building information modelling for existing structures.

Social inclusion and valued roles : a supportive framework (2008)
Journal Article
Davys, D., & Tickle, E. (2008). Social inclusion and valued roles : a supportive framework. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 15(8), 358-363. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2008.15.8.30820

The aim of this paper is to examine the concepts of social exclusion, social inclusion and their relevance to health, well-being and valued social roles. The article presents a framework, based on Social Role Valorization (SRV), which was developed i... Read More about Social inclusion and valued roles : a supportive framework.

What is the normal response to structural differentiation within the slump and straight leg raise tests? (2008)
Journal Article
Herrington, L., Bendix, K., Cornwell, C., Fielden, N., & Hankey, K. (2008). What is the normal response to structural differentiation within the slump and straight leg raise tests?. Manual Therapy, 13(4), 289-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2007.01.013

The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of structural differentiation or sensitising manoeuvres on responses of normal subjects to standard neurodynamic tests of straight leg raise (SLR) and slump test. Eighty-eight (39 males and 49 females... Read More about What is the normal response to structural differentiation within the slump and straight leg raise tests?.

Preparedness for clinical practice – perceptions of graduates and their work supervisors (2008)
Journal Article
Mackay, S., Anderson, A., & Hogg, P. (2008). Preparedness for clinical practice – perceptions of graduates and their work supervisors. Radiography, 14(3), 226-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2007.05.001

Purpose: The standards of performance of healthcare professionals are now well defined and used to determine health professional curricula. Empirical research evidence exists in medicine and nursing which explores how well these curricula prepare the... Read More about Preparedness for clinical practice – perceptions of graduates and their work supervisors.

The Prodi government of 2006 and 2007 (2008)
Journal Article
Paolucci, C., & Newell, J. (2008). The Prodi government of 2006 and 2007. Modern Italy, 13(3), 283-291. https://doi.org/10.1080/13532940802184983

Now that the fifteenth legislature has come to an end, it is appropriate to assess the performance of the government whose fall was responsible for this event, as well as the coalition's significance for the trajectory of Italian politics generally.... Read More about The Prodi government of 2006 and 2007.

A content analysis of prescription drug information in the UK print news media (2008)
Journal Article
Prosser, H., & Clayson, K. (2008). A content analysis of prescription drug information in the UK print news media. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 16(4), 223-230. https://doi.org/10.1211/ijpp.16.4.0004

Objective: to determine the frequency and nature of news stories of prescription drugs in a range of widely distributed UK newspapers, and to examine what information is presented. Setting UK newsprint media. Method Content analysis. Key findings:... Read More about A content analysis of prescription drug information in the UK print news media.