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A review of literature on knowledge management strategy - lessons learned for the construction industry and for research
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Mohd Zin, I., & Egbu, C. A review of literature on knowledge management strategy - lessons learned for the construction industry and for research. Presented at 9th International Post Graduate Research Conference, Salford Quays, Greater Manchester UK

In business management, the management of knowledge has been touted as the way forward in ensuring the survival and resilience of organisations. But differing opinions abound as to how its strategies could be successfully managed. Despite the increas... Read More about A review of literature on knowledge management strategy - lessons learned for the construction industry and for research.

International mobility: cultural variations in learning styles and pedagogical support
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Keegan, H., & Valiuskeviciute, A. International mobility: cultural variations in learning styles and pedagogical support. Presented at IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age, Barcelona, Spain

ICT is a key element of lifelong learning and the internationalization of higher education (HE). An increasing number of HE students are becoming internationally mobile, whether virtually or physically, resulting in increasingly diverse learning situ... Read More about International mobility: cultural variations in learning styles and pedagogical support.

SecRose: a data transportation layer security mechanism for wireless sensor networks
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Ekonomou, E., & Booth, K. SecRose: a data transportation layer security mechanism for wireless sensor networks. Presented at PGNet2009, Liverpool

We introduce the final version of SecRose, a mechanism for secure transferring of data in a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). SecRose is based on improvements in existing proposals plus a set of distinctive novel characteristics. Major Features includ... Read More about SecRose: a data transportation layer security mechanism for wireless sensor networks.

The use of ethnographic accounts for understanding culture in construction
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Rooke, J., & Seymour, D. The use of ethnographic accounts for understanding culture in construction. Presented at Joint Meeting of CIB Working Commissions W55/W65 and Task Groups TG23/TG31/TG35, University of Reading

Culture, in the sense of a way of life, is increasingly seen as a topic worthy of study within the construction management community. There are two major reasons for this: i) recognition that the changed practices which the industry is required to un... Read More about The use of ethnographic accounts for understanding culture in construction.

Seeking evidence for the role of ontological assumptions in the thinking of managers and professional
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Rooke, J., Koskela, L., & Seymour, D. Seeking evidence for the role of ontological assumptions in the thinking of managers and professional. Presented at Second Annual Built Environment Education Conference (BEECON 2006), Recruitment and Retention:The Way Forward, The Bonnington Hotel, Bloomsbury, London

Shingo's (1988) seminal innovation in the theory of production management can be seen as a re-conceptualization of production as flow rather than transformation (Koskela 1992). These alternatives can in turn be regarded as reflections of opposing ont... Read More about Seeking evidence for the role of ontological assumptions in the thinking of managers and professional.

An activity-centric conceptual framework for assessing and creating positive urban soundscapes
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Cain, R., Jennings, P., Adams, M., Bruce, N., Davies, W., Carlyle, A., …Plack, C. An activity-centric conceptual framework for assessing and creating positive urban soundscapes. Presented at Spring Conference of the Institute of Acoustics 2008 : Widening Horizons in Acoustics, Reading, UK

The Positive Soundscapes Project is an interdisciplinary investigation of soundscape perception [1]. The project seeks to develop a rounded view of human perception of soundscapes by drawing together methods from the disciplines of engineering s... Read More about An activity-centric conceptual framework for assessing and creating positive urban soundscapes.

The perception of susurration: envelopment in indoor and outdoor spaces
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Davies, W. The perception of susurration: envelopment in indoor and outdoor spaces. Presented at 18th Int. Congress on Acoustics, Kyoto, Japan

This paper investigates a connection between perceptions of indoor and outdoor soundscapes. The word susurration is used in non-scientific writing to describe sounds such as wind in trees and rushing water. It is hypothesised that these sounds give r... Read More about The perception of susurration: envelopment in indoor and outdoor spaces.

Towards room acoustics for an elderly population
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Davies, W., Cox, T., Kearon, A., Longhurst, B., & Webb, C. Towards room acoustics for an elderly population. Presented at Acoustics 2000, Liverpool

A qualitative social survey has been conducted on a group of 207 elderly people with a hearing loss. The aim of the study was to determine the extent to which acoustic problems in the built environment affect this subject group. The project was th... Read More about Towards room acoustics for an elderly population.

Interactive learning in a level 1 module
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Booth, K., & James, B. Interactive learning in a level 1 module. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment, University of Salford, UK

Changes were made to the teaching method and examination paper for a Level 1 Mechanics module taken by a cohort of physics students with the aim of encouraging deep learning. The co-operative learning approach of Johnson et al (1991) was used to pos... Read More about Interactive learning in a level 1 module.

BabyGlove : a device to study hand motion control development in infants
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Tsagarakis, N., Rosander, K., Kenward, B., Caldwell, D., & von Hofsten, C. BabyGlove : a device to study hand motion control development in infants. Presented at EuroHaptics 2006, 3rd-6th July 2006

DataGlove input devices provide natural input control of interaction in virtual, multimodal and telepresence environments as they can monitor the dexterity and flexibility characteristics of the human hand motion. In this paper a new miniature ha... Read More about BabyGlove : a device to study hand motion control development in infants.

Lower body design of the ‘iCub’ a human-baby like crawling robot
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Tsagarakis, N., Sinclair, M., Becchi, F., Metta, G., Sandini, G., & Caldwell, D. Lower body design of the ‘iCub’ a human-baby like crawling robot. Presented at 2006 6th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, Genova, Italy

The development of robotic cognition and a greater understanding of human cognition form two of the current greatest challenges of science. Within the RobotCub project the goal is the development of an embodied robotic child (iCub) with the physical... Read More about Lower body design of the ‘iCub’ a human-baby like crawling robot.

Exploring the use of local consistency measures as thresholds for dead reckoning update packet generation
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Delaney, D., Marshall, D., McLoone, S., Roberts, D., Aspin, R., & Ward, T. Exploring the use of local consistency measures as thresholds for dead reckoning update packet generation. Presented at Ninth IEEE International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real-Time Applications, Montreal, QC, Canada

Human-to-human interaction across distributed applications requires that sufficient consistency be maintained among participants in the face of network characteristics such as latency and limited bandwidth. Techniques and approaches for reducing band... Read More about Exploring the use of local consistency measures as thresholds for dead reckoning update packet generation.

Comparison of head gaze and head and eye gaze within an immersive environment
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Roberts, D., & Murray, N. Comparison of head gaze and head and eye gaze within an immersive environment. Presented at 10th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, Malaga, Spain

For efficient collaboration between participants, eye gaze is seen as being critical for interaction. Teleconferencing systems such as the AcessGrid allow users to meet across geographically disparate rooms but as of now there seems no substitute fo... Read More about Comparison of head gaze and head and eye gaze within an immersive environment.

An immersive assembly and maintenance simulation environment
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Fernando, T., & Murray, N. An immersive assembly and maintenance simulation environment. Presented at 8th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, Budapest, Hungary

This paper outlines the development of a virtual environment for constraint based assembly and maintenance task simulation and analysis of large scale mechanical products. It is important that allowance is made for maintenance activities during a pro... Read More about An immersive assembly and maintenance simulation environment.

Anthropomorphic vs non-anthropomorphic software interface feedback for online factual delivery
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Murano, P. Anthropomorphic vs non-anthropomorphic software interface feedback for online factual delivery. Presented at Seventh International Conference on Information Visualization, London, United Kingdom

We follow on from a group of internationally published papers in the area of investigating anthropomorphic user interface feedback. An experiment is described which aims to examine the effectiveness and user approval issues of anthropomorphic versus... Read More about Anthropomorphic vs non-anthropomorphic software interface feedback for online factual delivery.

Tele-operated high speed anthropomorphic dextrous hands with object shape and texture identification
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Chua, P., Bezdicek, M., Davis, S., Caldwell, D., & Gray, J. Tele-operated high speed anthropomorphic dextrous hands with object shape and texture identification. Presented at 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Beijing, China

This paper reports on the development of two number of robotic hands have been developed which focus on tele-operated high speed anthropomorphic dextrous robotic hands. The aim of developing these hands was to achieve a system that seamlessly interfa... Read More about Tele-operated high speed anthropomorphic dextrous hands with object shape and texture identification.

Machine learning challenges to revolutionise hearing device processing
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Graetzer, S., Cox, T., Barker, J., Akeroyd, M., Culling, J., & Naylor, G. Machine learning challenges to revolutionise hearing device processing. Poster presented at Speech in Noise (SPiN) 2020, Toulouse, France

In this project, we will run a series of machine learning challenges to revolutionise speech processing for hearing devices. Over five years, there will be three paired challenges. Each pair will consist of a challenge focussed on hearing-device proc... Read More about Machine learning challenges to revolutionise hearing device processing.

Clarity : machine learning challenges to revolutionise hearing device processing
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Graetzer, S., Akeroyd, M., Barker, J., Cox, T., Culling, J., Naylor, G., …Viveros Munoz, R. Clarity : machine learning challenges to revolutionise hearing device processing. Presented at e-Forum Acusticum 2020, Online

In the Clarity project, we will run a series of machine learning challenges to revolutionise speech processing for hearing devices. Over five years, there will be three paired challenges. Each pair will consist of a competition focussed on hearing-de... Read More about Clarity : machine learning challenges to revolutionise hearing device processing.