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Setting up the open semantic infrastructure for the construction sector in Europe, the FUNSIEC project (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Celson, L., Fiès, B., Silva, C., & Barresi, S. (2004, September). Setting up the open semantic infrastructure for the construction sector in Europe, the FUNSIEC project. Presented at 5th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling in the Building and Construction Industry, ECPPM 2004, Istanbul, Turkey

The general aim of the FUNSIEC project was to study the feasibility of building and maintaining an Open Semantic Infrastructure for the European Construction Sector (OSIECS) at a technical, organisational and business level. Such an infrastructure wa... Read More about Setting up the open semantic infrastructure for the construction sector in Europe, the FUNSIEC project.

Virtual building maintenance: Enhancing building maintenance using 3D-GIS and 3D laser scanner (VR) technology (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Ahmed, V., Arayici, Y., Hamilton, A., & Aouad, G. (2004, September). Virtual building maintenance: Enhancing building maintenance using 3D-GIS and 3D laser scanner (VR) technology. Presented at European Conference on Product and Process Modelling in the Building and Construction Industry (ECPPM),, Istanbul, Turkey

The renovation and refurbishment market is rapidly expanding within the construction industry, bringing the role of the Facilities Management (FM) department to the forefront. Operating and maintaining a facility however, takes the biggest proportion... Read More about Virtual building maintenance: Enhancing building maintenance using 3D-GIS and 3D laser scanner (VR) technology.

Divercity: Distributed virtual workspace for enhancing communication and collaboration within the construction industry (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Arayici, Y., & Aouad, G. (2004, September). Divercity: Distributed virtual workspace for enhancing communication and collaboration within the construction industry. Presented at European Conference on Product and Process Modelling in the Building and Construction Industry (ECPPM),, Istanbul, Turkey

DIVERCITY is a large EU funded project in the area of construction IT undertaken by a European consortium of researchers and practitioners from the construction industry. It is the acronym for Distributed Virtual Workspace for enhancing Communication... Read More about Divercity: Distributed virtual workspace for enhancing communication and collaboration within the construction industry.

The scope in the INTELCITIES project for the use of the 3D laser scanner (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Arayici, Y., Hamilton, A., Albergaria, P., & Gamito, G. (2004, September). The scope in the INTELCITIES project for the use of the 3D laser scanner. Presented at The Fourth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, Lisbon, Portugal

The difficulty in visualising 2D plans of building elements and components brings about errors in interpreting design specifications in terms of accuracy, completeness. Besides, accessibility is another major problem encountered by surveyors. A numb... Read More about The scope in the INTELCITIES project for the use of the 3D laser scanner.

Best management practice: Design and operation of sustainable urban infiltration ponds treating storm runoff (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Zheng, J., Nanbakhsh, H., & Scholz, M. (2004, September). Best management practice: Design and operation of sustainable urban infiltration ponds treating storm runoff. Presented at Third National Conference held by CIWEM and Aqua Enviro, Wakefield

Prediction of constructed treatment wetland performance with case-based reasoning (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Lee, B., Scholz, M., Horn, A., & Furber, A. (2004, September). Prediction of constructed treatment wetland performance with case-based reasoning. Presented at Third National Conference held by CIWEM and Aqua Enviro, Wakefield

Review of recent trends in capillary suction time and dewaterability analysis (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Scholz, M. (2004, September). Review of recent trends in capillary suction time and dewaterability analysis. Presented at Third National Conference held by CIWEM and Aqua Enviro, Wakefield

CFD modelling of atrium-assisted natural ventilation (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Ji, Y., Cook, M., & Hunt, G. (2004, September). CFD modelling of atrium-assisted natural ventilation. Presented at The 9th International Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques to model buoyancy-driven airflows has always proved challenging. This work investigates CFD modelling of buoyancy-driven natural ventilation flows in a single-storey space connected to an atrium. Th... Read More about CFD modelling of atrium-assisted natural ventilation.

Terrain: contemporary British abstraction (2004)
Exhibition / Performance
Fletcher, B. (2004). Terrain: contemporary British abstraction. [Photograph]. 4 September 2004 - 26 September 2004. (Unpublished)

A taxonomy for software voting algorithms used in safety-critical systems (2004)
Journal Article
Latif-Shabgahi, G., Bass, J., & Bennett, S. (2004). A taxonomy for software voting algorithms used in safety-critical systems. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 53(3), https://doi.org/10.1109/TR.2004.832819

Voting algorithms are used to provide an error masking capability in a wide range of highly dependable commercial & research applications. These applications include N-Modular Redundant hardware systems and diversely designed software systems based o... Read More about A taxonomy for software voting algorithms used in safety-critical systems.

Asia - link: Sino European design management curriculum development (2004)
Presentation / Conference
O'Brien, M., & Hands, D. (2004, September). Asia - link: Sino European design management curriculum development. Presented at 2nd International Engineering & Product Design Education Conference, Delft, The Netherlands

Methodological challenges in the study of psychological recovery from modern surgery (2004)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2004). Methodological challenges in the study of psychological recovery from modern surgery. Nurse Researcher, 12(1), 64-77

Most cases of elective surgery in the UK are now undertaken in day-case facilities, and the trend is set to increase. Surgical and anaesthetic health care is changing rapidly. Traditional pre- and post-operative nursing intervention, once commonly ta... Read More about Methodological challenges in the study of psychological recovery from modern surgery.

Magnetically soft, high moment grain-refined Fe films: application to magnetic tunnel junctions (2004)
Journal Article
Georgieva, M., Telling, N., Grundy, P., Faunce, C., & Jones, G. (2004). Magnetically soft, high moment grain-refined Fe films: application to magnetic tunnel junctions. Journal of Applied Physics, 96(5), 2923-2926. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1776627

The effect of N-doping on the microstructure and magnetic properties of thin Fe layers has been employed to construct all Fe-electrode magnetic tunnel junctions that displayed the tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) effect. Using low nitrogen doses, a... Read More about Magnetically soft, high moment grain-refined Fe films: application to magnetic tunnel junctions.

Widening participation : attracting gifted and talented applicants, an interactive workshop approach (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Eaton, D., Turner, A., & Shepherd, M. (2004, September). Widening participation : attracting gifted and talented applicants, an interactive workshop approach. Presented at Second Annual HER Conference, University of Salford

The role of technology transfer in innovation within small construction firms (2004)
Journal Article
Sexton, M., & Barrett, P. (2004). The role of technology transfer in innovation within small construction firms. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 11(5), 342-348. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980410558539

Findings were drawn from an 18 month research project involving in-depth case study and action research fieldwork with seven small construction companies to understand the role and significance of innovation for them. A key finding of the work has be... Read More about The role of technology transfer in innovation within small construction firms.

What works and in what ways? The contributions of mentoring towards diversity, progression and achievement (2004)
Journal Article
Jones, I. (2004). What works and in what ways? The contributions of mentoring towards diversity, progression and achievement

In this paper I use three case studies to illustrate how peer mentoring has been developed and organised at the
University and, in turn, how these specific examples of practice have contributed to diversity, progression and achievement. However, I a... Read More about What works and in what ways? The contributions of mentoring towards diversity, progression and achievement.

Problematising the idea of a community of practice: exploring the role of the educational developer in higher education institutions (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Lisewski, B. (2004, September). Problematising the idea of a community of practice: exploring the role of the educational developer in higher education institutions. Presented at 2nd Education in a Changing Environment Conference, University of Salford, UK

Preparing for office: Lord Curzon as acting Foreign Secretary, 1919 (2004)
Journal Article
Johnson, G. (2004). Preparing for office: Lord Curzon as acting Foreign Secretary, 1919. Contemporary British History, 18(3), 53-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/1361946042000259305

Curzon succeeded Balfour as Foreign Secretary in October 1919. However, during Balfour's absence from London during the Paris Peace Conference, Curzon was responsible for a substantial amount of the decision-making on British foreign policy. Curzon's... Read More about Preparing for office: Lord Curzon as acting Foreign Secretary, 1919.

Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue two: Enhancing student diversity, progression & achievement (2004)
Other
Caruana, V. (2004). Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue two: Enhancing student diversity, progression & achievement. Salford, UK

Welcome to the second edition of the University of Salford’s ‘Innovative Learning in Action’ (ILIA). The journal is published biannually and is intended to provide
recognition for and to celebrate the good practice of staff who – across campus – str... Read More about Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue two: Enhancing student diversity, progression & achievement.

Management information or trompe l'oeil (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Sobreperez, P., Ferneley, E., & Wilson, F. (2004, September). Management information or trompe l'oeil. Presented at Pacific Conference on Information Systems, Shanghai

Management information generated by workflow information systems is often used for planning, costing, decision making and other management activities. By application of the principles of Grounded Theory, this paper summarises studies of acceptance of... Read More about Management information or trompe l'oeil.