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An open environment for the specification, design and code generation of control algorithms (1998)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J. (1998). An open environment for the specification, design and code generation of control algorithms. . https://doi.org/10.1049/ic%3A19980416

Proposals for an open, yet integrated, design environment to ease the design of complex process control systems are presented. A hierarchical approach to the allocation of computing resources is typically used in process control systems. The lower en... Read More about An open environment for the specification, design and code generation of control algorithms.

The molecular epidemiology of parasites (1998)
Book Chapter
Hide, G. (1998). The molecular epidemiology of parasites. . Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1569-2582%2897%2980018-9

This chapter discusses the basic principles of the epidemiology of parasites and surveys the application of modem molecular biology technology to the understanding of parasite epidemiology. One of the primary problems in parasite epidemiology is the... Read More about The molecular epidemiology of parasites.

Collaboration in a virtual world : support for conceptual learning? (1998)
Journal Article
Brna, P., & Aspin, R. (1998). Collaboration in a virtual world : support for conceptual learning?. Education and Information Technologies, 3(3/4), 247-259. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1009649631868

Immersive and semi‐immersive Virtual Reality (VR) systems have been used for training in the execution of procedures, in exploring (often static) 3D structures such as architectural designs or geographical features, and in designing buildings or cons... Read More about Collaboration in a virtual world : support for conceptual learning?.

Environmental enrichment for Australian mammals (1998)
Journal Article
Murray, A., Waran, N., & Young, R. (1998). Environmental enrichment for Australian mammals. Animal Welfare Journal, 7(4), 415-425. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0962728600020959

Many of Australia's nocturnal mammals are rare or endangered in the wild. The behavioural integrity of captive populations of endangered species can be maintained through the application of environmental enrichment techniques. This study investigated... Read More about Environmental enrichment for Australian mammals.

Pattern discovery in time-oriented data (1998)
Presentation / Conference
Saraee, M., Theodoulidis, B., & Koundourakis, G. (1998, November). Pattern discovery in time-oriented data. Presented at International Conference on Advances in Pattern Recognition, Plymouth, England

We present a data mining system, EasyMiner which has been developed for interactive mining of interesting patterns in time-oriented databases. This system implements a wide spectrum of data mining functions, including generalisation, characterisati... Read More about Pattern discovery in time-oriented data.

Sampling to monitor soil in England and Wales (1998)
Presentation / Conference
Scholz, M., Oliver, M., Webster, R., Loveland, P., & McGrath, P. (1998, November). Sampling to monitor soil in England and Wales. Presented at Second European Conference on Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Valencia, Spain

Research to evaluate reaction to a food safety and health and safety training package for restaurant personnel and to investigate factors influencing attendance (1998)
Thesis
Green, L. Research to evaluate reaction to a food safety and health and safety training package for restaurant personnel and to investigate factors influencing attendance. (Dissertation). University of Salford

An action research project based upon the design, development, delivery and preliminary evaluation of a combined Food Safety and Health and Safety Training Package targeted at a specific group of small food businesses was conducted in a City Chall... Read More about Research to evaluate reaction to a food safety and health and safety training package for restaurant personnel and to investigate factors influencing attendance.

Evolutionary design of digital trajectory-tracking controllers for robotic manipulators (1998)
Thesis
Allaoui, C. Evolutionary design of digital trajectory-tracking controllers for robotic manipulators. (Thesis). University of Salford

The design of digital trajectory-tracking controllers for robotic manipulators is a challenging task, since such manipulators are multivariable non-linear plants. In addition, in many applications of robotic manipulators, it is required that very hig... Read More about Evolutionary design of digital trajectory-tracking controllers for robotic manipulators.

EasyMiner: data mining in medical databases (1998)
Presentation / Conference
Saraee, M., Koundourakis, G., & Theodoulidis, B. (1998, October). EasyMiner: data mining in medical databases. Presented at IEE Colloquium on Intelligent Methods in Healthcare and Medical Applications, York, UK

Data mining techniques have rarely been applied to medical domain. The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) is currently in the process of experimenting with a data mining project using an extensive clinical database o... Read More about EasyMiner: data mining in medical databases.

Data mining in temporal databases (1998)
Presentation / Conference
Saraee, M., & Theodoulidis, B. (1998, October). Data mining in temporal databases. Presented at Panhellenic Conference on New Information Technology Athens, Hellas, Athens, Greece

Multi channel rotational speed measurement : A software based approach (1998)
Journal Article
Li, Y., Zheng, H., Barrie, J., & Pont, M. (1998). Multi channel rotational speed measurement : A software based approach. Measurement and Control, 31(8), 229-231. https://doi.org/10.1177/002029409803100801

Prey size selection under conditions of competitive foraging in captive chimpanzees (1998)
Journal Article
Farmer, K., Hitchcock, D., & Young, R. (1998). Prey size selection under conditions of competitive foraging in captive chimpanzees. Folia Primatologica, 69(5), 273-276. https://doi.org/10.1159/000021637

Towards a flexible application framework for data fusion using real-time design patterns (1998)
Presentation / Conference
Parikh, C., Pont, M., Li, Y., Jones, B., & Twiddle, J. (1998, September). Towards a flexible application framework for data fusion using real-time design patterns. Presented at 6th European Congress on Intelligent Techniques and Soft Computing (EUFIT 98), Aachen, Germany

Design of a high resolution time-of-flight crystal analyser spectrometer and hydrogen diffusion in intermetallic compounds (1998)
Thesis
Campbell, S. Design of a high resolution time-of-flight crystal analyser spectrometer and hydrogen diffusion in intermetallic compounds. (Thesis). University of Salford

The main part of this thesis concerns the design and simulation of a polarization analysis backscattering cold neutron spectrometer, OSIRIS, at the ISIS pulsed neutron source. The OSIRIS instrument consists of two parts, a high-resolution powder d... Read More about Design of a high resolution time-of-flight crystal analyser spectrometer and hydrogen diffusion in intermetallic compounds.

Simulation of a component-oriented voter library for dependable control applications (1998)
Conference Proceeding
Latif-Shabgahi, G., Bass, J., & Bennett, S. (1998). Simulation of a component-oriented voter library for dependable control applications. . https://doi.org/10.1109/EURMIC.1998.711829

Control systems are required to meet increasingly stringent reliability and safety constraints. In many industrial applications, arbitration between redundant subsystems using voting algorithms is popular. Many voting strategies implemented in hardwa... Read More about Simulation of a component-oriented voter library for dependable control applications.

Towards an application framework for condition monitoring and fault diagnosis (1998)
Presentation / Conference
Parikh, C., Pont, M., Jones, N., Bhatti, A., Li, Y., Spurgeon, S., …Scaife, M. (1998, July). Towards an application framework for condition monitoring and fault diagnosis. Presented at Recent Advances in Soft Computing, Leicester, UK

Applying neural networks and fuzzy logic to fault diagnosis : A review (1998)
Presentation / Conference
Li, Y., Jones, N., & Pont, M. (1998, July). Applying neural networks and fuzzy logic to fault diagnosis : A review. Presented at Recent Advances in Soft Computing, Leicester, UK

Quality managers, authority and leadership (1998)
Journal Article
McCabe, S., Rooke, J., Seymour, D., & Brown, P. (1998). Quality managers, authority and leadership. Construction Management and Economics, 16(4), 447-457. https://doi.org/10.1080/014461998372222

This paper reports a research finding that some Quality Managers in the construction industry are attempting to institute Total Quality (TQ) Management. Having established Quality Assurance (QA) systems, these managers have realised that the benefi... Read More about Quality managers, authority and leadership.

BAC filter removal efficiency estimation by biological indicator organisms (1998)
Presentation / Conference
Scholz, M., & Martin, R. (1998, June). BAC filter removal efficiency estimation by biological indicator organisms. Presented at IAWQ 19th Biennial International Conference, Vancouver, Canada

Knowledge discovery in databases: application to chromatography (1998)
Journal Article
Bryant, C., & Rowe, R. (1998). Knowledge discovery in databases: application to chromatography. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 17(1), 18-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-9936%2897%2900094-0

This paper reviews emerging computer techniques for discovering knowledge from databases and their application to various sets of separation data. The data-sets include the separation of a diverse range of analytes using either liquid, gas or ion chr... Read More about Knowledge discovery in databases: application to chromatography.