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Hidden auxiliary media channels in audio signals by perceptually insignificant component replacement (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Jackson, T., Li, F., & Yates, K. (2005, July). Hidden auxiliary media channels in audio signals by perceptually insignificant component replacement. Presented at 2005 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

This paper proposes a method for the formation of an auxiliary media channel within a host signal. Using a psychoacoustic frequency masking model, perceptually insignificant subband components of the host audio signal are identified and removed. The... Read More about Hidden auxiliary media channels in audio signals by perceptually insignificant component replacement.

Data mining application : case of road traffic accidents in the UK West Midlands area 2000 (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Saraee, M., Kerry, J., Llyod, M., & Markey, C. (2005, July). Data mining application : case of road traffic accidents in the UK West Midlands area 2000. Presented at 3rd European Conference on Intelligent Management Systems in Operations, University of Salford

For this assignment we are aiming to use data mining techniques in the analysis of data recorded about road traffic accidents in the West Midlands Area in the year 2000. This data will then hopefully provide drivers with guidelines relating to wh... Read More about Data mining application : case of road traffic accidents in the UK West Midlands area 2000.

Women's birth experiences in Pakistan: the importance of the Dai (2005)
Journal Article
Chesney, M., & Davies, S. (2005). Women's birth experiences in Pakistan: the importance of the Dai. Evidence Based Midwifery, 3(1), 26-32

Aim: The aim of this paper is to present findings from a research study undertaken to explore women's life and birth experiences in Pakistan. Method: The design was ethnographic (Denzin, 1978) with an anthropological slant. Participant observation... Read More about Women's birth experiences in Pakistan: the importance of the Dai.

A comparison of knee braces during walking for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee (2005)
Journal Article
Richards, J., Sanchez-Ballester, J., Jones, R., Darke, N., & Livingstone, B. (2005). A comparison of knee braces during walking for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Volume, 87-B(7), 937-939. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.87B7.16005

In this cross-over study, we evaluated two types of knee brace commonly used in the conservative treatment of osteoarthritis of the medial compartment. Twelve patients confirmed radiologically as having unilateral osteoarthritis of the medial compart... Read More about A comparison of knee braces during walking for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee.

Eye fixation scanpaths of younger and older drivers in a hazard perception task (2005)
Journal Article
Underwood, G., Phelps, N., Wright, C., van Loon, E., & Galpin, A. (2005). Eye fixation scanpaths of younger and older drivers in a hazard perception task. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 25(4), 346-356. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-1313.2005.00290.x

Our previous research has shown that observing patterns of eye fixations is a successful method of establishing differences in underlying cognitive processes between groups of drivers. Eye movements recorded from drivers in a laboratory while they wa... Read More about Eye fixation scanpaths of younger and older drivers in a hazard perception task.

Risk aversion in maintenance : overmaintenance and the principal-agent problem (2005)
Journal Article
Baker, R. (2005). Risk aversion in maintenance : overmaintenance and the principal-agent problem. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 17(2), 99-113. https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpi028

The concept of a risk-averse maintenance policy is introduced, and two approaches to modelling it are discussed, the first being via utility functions, and the second via inflation of the costs of unscheduled failures. After introducing a general met... Read More about Risk aversion in maintenance : overmaintenance and the principal-agent problem.

Ultra-narrow bright spatial solitons interacting with left-handed surfaces (2005)
Journal Article
Boardman, A., Velasco, L., King, N., & Rapoport, Y. (2005). Ultra-narrow bright spatial solitons interacting with left-handed surfaces. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.22.001443

A vectorial finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is used to present a numerical study of very narrow spatial solitons interacting with the surface of what has become known as a left-handed medium. After a comprehensive discussion of the backgr... Read More about Ultra-narrow bright spatial solitons interacting with left-handed surfaces.

Photonic band gap properties of GaP opals with a new topology (2005)
Journal Article
Palacios-Lidón, E., Yates, H., Pemble, M., & López, C. (2005). Photonic band gap properties of GaP opals with a new topology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-005-1821-6

In this paper, we propose that the “anomalous” optical response exhibited by GaP and InP infiltrated opals is due to the peculiar morphology shown by these materials when grown within the pores. In order to account for their optical response, we prop... Read More about Photonic band gap properties of GaP opals with a new topology.

Concurrent Engineering Readiness Assessment Tool for the Construction Industry (2005)
Journal Article
Khalfan, M., Anumba, C., & Carrillo, P. (2005). Concurrent Engineering Readiness Assessment Tool for the Construction Industry. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 1(3), 163-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2005.9684591

The adoption of concurrent engineering (CE) within the software and manufacturing industries has led to significant benefits including improved time-to-market, reduced production cost, improved product quality and active customer involvement. The imp... Read More about Concurrent Engineering Readiness Assessment Tool for the Construction Industry.

Context of production control in construction (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Henrich, G., Tilley, P., & Koskela, L. (2005, July). Context of production control in construction. Presented at 13th International Group for Lean Construction Conference, Sydney, Australia

It is commonly accepted that production control systems should correspond to the context within which they are operating, i.e. the production situation. However, rarely is this context indicated or made explicit; for example, the boundary conditions... Read More about Context of production control in construction.

Approaches to managing complexity in project production (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Bertelsen, S., & Koskela, L. (2005, July). Approaches to managing complexity in project production. Presented at 13th International Group for Lean Construction Conference., Sydney, Australia

Since the seminal contribution by Shewhart, the dominating approach to production is to minimize all variation in order to get the productive activities into control. Thus, the goal is to avoid all such complexity and uncertainty which could disturb... Read More about Approaches to managing complexity in project production.

Policy lessons from elected regional assemblies (2005)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2005, July). Policy lessons from elected regional assemblies. Presented at A New Deal for Cities? City Growth and Governance: Connecting the Local to the City-Regional, London

Mellor: Living on the edge. a regional study of an iron age and Romano-British upland settlement (2005)
Book
(2005). M. Nevell, & N. Redhead (Eds.), Mellor: Living on the edge. a regional study of an iron age and Romano-British upland settlement. Manchester, UK: University of Manchester Archaeological Unit

Mellor is an exceptional archaeological site. An Iron Age hillfort on the fringes of the Pennines in Stockport it was only discovered in 1995. Its investigation has been the result of a partnership between the Mellor Archaeological Trust and the Univ... Read More about Mellor: Living on the edge. a regional study of an iron age and Romano-British upland settlement.

Use of a compound having two gold (1) atoms each covalently bonded to a carbon atom in a covalent link connecting the two gold (1) atoms for the treatment of cancer (2005)
Patent
McGown, A., & Flower, K. (2005). Use of a compound having two gold (1) atoms each covalently bonded to a carbon atom in a covalent link connecting the two gold (1) atoms for the treatment of cancer

The invention relates to the treatment of cancers, in particular, cancers that are resistant to platinum based chemotherapeutic agents. A pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cancer comprising an effective amount of a compound having two g... Read More about Use of a compound having two gold (1) atoms each covalently bonded to a carbon atom in a covalent link connecting the two gold (1) atoms for the treatment of cancer.

The catalytic dehydrogenation of isobutane to isobutene in a palladium/silver composite membrane reactor (2005)
Journal Article
Liang, W., & Hughes, R. (2005). The catalytic dehydrogenation of isobutane to isobutene in a palladium/silver composite membrane reactor. Catalysis Today, 104(2-4), 238-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2005.03.045

Isobutane dehydrogenation to isobutene has been investigated experimentally and by modelling for a membrane reactor and a fixed bed reactor under similar operating conditions using a Pt/alumina catalyst. Reaction kinetics were obtained from experimen... Read More about The catalytic dehydrogenation of isobutane to isobutene in a palladium/silver composite membrane reactor.