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Determining the locations visited by GPS users: a clustering approach (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Saraee, M., Yamaner, S., Dai, M., & Long, D. (2004, June). Determining the locations visited by GPS users: a clustering approach. Presented at CISST 2004, Las Vegas, USA

The aim of our research is to use the GPS log captured over 2 days from a PDA and try to extract locations the user have visited. For this research, we have logged GPS data over two days when the user was moving at least 2 miles per hour. To achieve... Read More about Determining the locations visited by GPS users: a clustering approach.

SVM categorizer: a generic categorization tool using support vector machines (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Kapoutsis, E., Theodoulidis, B., & Saraee, M. (2004, June). SVM categorizer: a generic categorization tool using support vector machines. Presented at IC-AI 2004, Las Vegas, USA

Supervised text categorisation is a significant tool considering the vast amount of structured, unstruc-tured, or semi-structured texts that are available from internal or external enterprise resources. The goal of supervised text categorisation is t... Read More about SVM categorizer: a generic categorization tool using support vector machines.

Data mining application : case of road traffic accidents in the UK West Midlands area 2000 (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Saraee, M., Kerry, J., Lloyd, M., & Markey, C. (2004, June). Data mining application : case of road traffic accidents in the UK West Midlands area 2000. Presented at IC-AI, Las Vegas, USA

We are aiming to use data mining techniques in the analysis of data recorded about road traffic accidents in the UK West Midlands Area in the year 2000. This data will then hopefully provide drivers with guidelines relating to what measures can be t... Read More about Data mining application : case of road traffic accidents in the UK West Midlands area 2000.

One scan is enough: Optimising association rules mining (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Saraee, M., & Al-Mejrab, M. (2004, June). One scan is enough: Optimising association rules mining. Presented at The 2004 International Conference on Information and Knowledge Engineering, June 21-24, 2004, Las Vegas, USA

Data mining is as a new area of research has taken its place as one of the most important techniques in the decision making process. Mining association rules is one of simple yet powerful technique in the data mining process The problem of mining ass... Read More about One scan is enough: Optimising association rules mining.

Bearing capacity of rock over mined cavities in Nottingham. (2004)
Journal Article
Waltham, A., & Swift, G. (2004). Bearing capacity of rock over mined cavities in Nottingham. Engineering Geology, 75(1), 15-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2004.04.006

A significant geohazard is created in Nottingham, UK, by hundreds of man-made caves cut in the weak sandstone beneath the city centre. Stability of the caves has been assessed by a single full-scale loading test, by numerical modelling with FLAC and... Read More about Bearing capacity of rock over mined cavities in Nottingham..

Holocaust hotline anger in Poland (2004)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2004). Holocaust hotline anger in Poland

With more survivors of the Holocaust dying out, the Simon Wiesenthal centre has opened a hotline in several countries, including Poland, to get in touch with potential witnesses to WW2 war crimes. Seen by many as the last dash to chase war criminals... Read More about Holocaust hotline anger in Poland.

Relations between organisational design and information processing systems: a passionate affair or a stormy interlude? (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Burke, M. (2004, June). Relations between organisational design and information processing systems: a passionate affair or a stormy interlude?. Presented at Twelfth European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2004): the European IS Profession in the Global Networking Environment, Turku, Finland

This paper considers the issues surrounding the fit between information systems and organization
structures. The paper uses philosophical ideas concerning knowledge and applies them to
organizational design and information processing in order to en... Read More about Relations between organisational design and information processing systems: a passionate affair or a stormy interlude?.

Selling packaged software: an ethical analysis (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Adam, A., & Light, B. (2004, June). Selling packaged software: an ethical analysis. Presented at 12th European Conference on Information Systems, Turku, Finland

Within the IS literature there is little discussion on selling software products in general and especially
from the ethical point of view. Similarly, within computer ethics, although there is much interest in
professionalism and professional codes,... Read More about Selling packaged software: an ethical analysis.

Reasons behind ERP package adoption: a diffusion of innovations perspective (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Light, B., & Papazafeiropoulou, A. (2004, June). Reasons behind ERP package adoption: a diffusion of innovations perspective. Presented at 12th European Conference on Information Systems, Turku, Finland

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) packages have been widely adopted and it is becoming clear that
this is driven by multiple rationales that may be simultaneously at odds and complimentary. In this
paper, we aim to develop a greater understanding... Read More about Reasons behind ERP package adoption: a diffusion of innovations perspective.

A field trial on the influence of range-dependent meteorology on outdoor sound propagation (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Lam, Y., & Waddington, D. (2004, June). A field trial on the influence of range-dependent meteorology on outdoor sound propagation. Presented at 11th International Symposium on Long Range Sound Propagation, Fairlee, VT, USA

This paper reports on the findings of a field trial programme to investigate the effect of range-dependent meteorology on sound propagation in the atmosphere. Comparisons are made with predictions derived from a PE model utilising the range-dependent... Read More about A field trial on the influence of range-dependent meteorology on outdoor sound propagation.

The role and accountability of senior health care support workers in intensive care units (2004)
Journal Article
Johnson, M., Hulme, C., Long, A., & Ormandy, P. (2004). The role and accountability of senior health care support workers in intensive care units. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 20(3), 123-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2004.02.005

This article identifies that the introduction of the support worker role in the critical care team facilitates flexibility when organizing and managing patient care.
Qualified nurses' time can be used more effectively, enhancing the quality of the p... Read More about The role and accountability of senior health care support workers in intensive care units.

Why do primary school children smoke? A longitudinal analysis of predictors of smoking uptake during pre-adolescence (2004)
Journal Article
Milton, B., Cook, P., Dugdill, L., Porcellato, L., Springett, J., & Woods, S. (2004). Why do primary school children smoke? A longitudinal analysis of predictors of smoking uptake during pre-adolescence. Public Health, 118(4), 247-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2003.10.006

The objectives of this longitudinal study were to determine the prevalence of smoking among primary school children in Liverpool (England, UK), and to identify the predictors of experimentation with cigarettes during preadolescence. A cohort of child... Read More about Why do primary school children smoke? A longitudinal analysis of predictors of smoking uptake during pre-adolescence.

A new biomechanical model for the functional assessment of knee osteoarthritis (2004)
Journal Article
Kim, W., Richards, J., Hegab, A., & Jones, R. (2004). A new biomechanical model for the functional assessment of knee osteoarthritis. The Knee, 11(3), 225-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0968-0160%2803%2900068-1

The severity of symptoms in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee can be difficult to assess. A new method for assessing medial compartment OA of the knee is proposed. The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between the severity... Read More about A new biomechanical model for the functional assessment of knee osteoarthritis.

Evaluating the precision of a transverse excitation atmospheric based CO2 Doppler lidar system with in situ sensors (2004)
Journal Article
Bozier, K., Pearson, G., Collier, C., & Davies, F. (2004). Evaluating the precision of a transverse excitation atmospheric based CO2 Doppler lidar system with in situ sensors. Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 6(6), 608-616. https://doi.org/10.1088/1464-4258/6/6/017

A ground based, mobile, scanning Doppler lidar system used for atmospheric boundary layer research is described. The system is designed to operate safely in urban areas and has an eye safe wavelength of 10.6 µm, a range capability of up to 9 km (depe... Read More about Evaluating the precision of a transverse excitation atmospheric based CO2 Doppler lidar system with in situ sensors.

A study of event traffic during the shared manipulation of objects within a collaborative virtual environment (2004)
Journal Article
Otto, O., Wolff, R., & Roberts, D. (2004). A study of event traffic during the shared manipulation of objects within a collaborative virtual environment. https://doi.org/10.1162/1054746041422280

Event management must balance consistency and responsiveness above the requirements of shared object interaction within a Collaborative Virtual Environment
(CVE) system. An understanding of the event traffic during collaborative tasks helps in the d... Read More about A study of event traffic during the shared manipulation of objects within a collaborative virtual environment.