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Software to support student team project working: evaluating a prototype
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In this paper a prototype software system to help students to get started on their team project work is evaluated. Using a case study approach, and several cycles of the prototype, it was tested on student undertaking team projects in the information... Read More about Software to support student team project working: evaluating a prototype.

Software to support student team project working: evaluating a prototype
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This paper presents the findings from a case study to investigate how undergraduate students used the output from a teamwork support tool. In designing this sort of software tool usability is considered, but analysis of the findings from this researc... Read More about Software to support student team project working: evaluating a prototype.

Future Proofing, Recording and Tagging Historical Buildings: a Pilot Study in Wales, UK
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This paper discusses the process that follows the use of ground based laser scanning to record endangered heritage structures before rescue and reconstruction elsewhere. It addresses a possible workflow based on new and emerging technologies for the... Read More about Future Proofing, Recording and Tagging Historical Buildings: a Pilot Study in Wales, UK.

Accounting for knowledge embedded in physical objects and environments : the role of artefacts in transferring knowledge
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The intention to investigate the role of artefacts (objects and environments) in codifying, embedding and disseminating knowledge was inspired by an awareness that organisations across all sectors are increasingly being asked not only to provide prod... Read More about Accounting for knowledge embedded in physical objects and environments : the role of artefacts in transferring knowledge.

Liberate your avatar
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The merged realities of 'All Saints Gardens' on Oxford Road, and its online three-dimensional counterpart in 'Second Life' will, for the first time, allow 'first life' visitors and 'second life' avatars to coexist and share the same park bench in a l... Read More about Liberate your avatar.

Puppeteers, performers or avatars - A perceptual difference in telematic space
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My work in the field of telematic arts explores the emergence of a user-determined narrative by bringing remote participants together in a shared telepresent environment. Through the use of live chroma-keying and videoconferencing technology, two pub... Read More about Puppeteers, performers or avatars - A perceptual difference in telematic space.

Liberate your avatar; the revolution will be social networked
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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.

Understanding and preventing corruption: Lessons from the UK expenses scandal
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Paper prepared for presentation at the Karlsruhe Dialogues, ‘Organized Crime – The Dark Side of Globalization’, 5 – 7 February 2010, Centre for Cultural and General Studies, University of Karlsruhe, Germany.

Study of the absorption capacity of transferred technology in Sri Lanka
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The code for sustainable homes in the UK: affordability and future
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UK agreed to reduce 80% of emissions by year 2050. Government therefore expects to ensure
sustainable homes with emissions are available to all householders in the UK. Accordingly, new
legislations are enforced to ensure that all new homes are adhe... Read More about The code for sustainable homes in the UK: affordability and future.

Capacity building towards sustainability: Context of post disaster waste management
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Concept of Capacity Building is an essential component in development theory and practice. In
developing countries, it is identified as a key concept in achieving sustainability. In particular, in
post disaster scenarios, focus has been placed upon... Read More about Capacity building towards sustainability: Context of post disaster waste management.

The use of visual angle in car following traffic micro-simulation models
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This paper presents a detailed literature review on car following models and methods used in describing the behaviour between two drivers of successive vehicles travelling in a traffic stream. The paper then concentrates on presenting a proposed car... Read More about The use of visual angle in car following traffic micro-simulation models.

Urban vegetation and the drivers for change: a case study of Runcorn, UK
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Incorporating green areas into urban environments can aid sustainability and enhance the quality of life for those living and working in urban areas. The objective of this research is to examine the relationship between vegetation and its role within... Read More about Urban vegetation and the drivers for change: a case study of Runcorn, UK.

Acoustic based safety emergency vehicle detection for intelligent transport systems
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A system has been investigated for the detection of incoming direction of an emergency vehicle. Acoustic detection methods based on a cross microphone array have been implemented. It is shown that source detection based on time delay estimation outpe... Read More about Acoustic based safety emergency vehicle detection for intelligent transport systems.

From search engine optimisation to search engine marketing management: development of a new area for information systems research
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Search Engine Optimisation was a term used by web developers in the late 90s to highlight the importance of increasing a website’s position in search engines’ results. Further development of the Internet in terms of the diversity of its users and use... Read More about From search engine optimisation to search engine marketing management: development of a new area for information systems research.

An activity-centric conceptual framework for assessing and creating positive urban soundscapes
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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 lifecycle of a digital historical document: structure and content
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This paper describes the lifecycle of a digital historical document, from template-based structure definition through to content extraction from the scanned pages and its final reconstitution as an electronic document (combining content and semantic... Read More about The lifecycle of a digital historical document: structure and content.

Clarity : machine learning challenges to revolutionise hearing device processing
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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.

Disability design and innovation in computing research in low resource settings
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80% of people with disabilities worldwide live in low resourced settings, rural areas, informal settlements and in multidimensional poverty. ICT4D leverages technological innovations to deliver programs for international development. But very few do... Read More about Disability design and innovation in computing research in low resource settings.

A Qualitative IPA of the Motivations of Retirees’ Transitions to ‘Retirement’ Social Identities and the Consequences on Retirement Adjustment Satisfaction
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Retirement is a relatively new phenomenon in relation to
shifting from being a privilege for the few to becoming a
normative ‘third age’ of the life course. However, retirement
represents one of the major life course transitions in late adult
lif... Read More about A Qualitative IPA of the Motivations of Retirees’ Transitions to ‘Retirement’ Social Identities and the Consequences on Retirement Adjustment Satisfaction.