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Helmholtz solitons: fresh perspectives and new angles in photonics (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Christian, J., Mcdonald, G., & Chamorro-Posada, P. (2008, August). Helmholtz solitons: fresh perspectives and new angles in photonics. Poster presented at National Photonics Conference, Photon 08, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

Spatial solitons are self-localizing optical beams that can evolve with a stationary intensity profile when diffraction is off-set by material nonlinearity. Classic descriptions of spatial solitons [1] involve the paraxial approximation, which can im... Read More about Helmholtz solitons: fresh perspectives and new angles in photonics.

Spontaneous self-synchronization mechanism for attosecond pulses (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Mcdonald, G., & Christian, J. (2008, August). Spontaneous self-synchronization mechanism for attosecond pulses. Poster presented at National Photonics Conference, Photon 08, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

Ultra-broadband multi-frequency Raman generation is a long-established technique for producing temporal bandwidths that can be of the order of the pump frequency. However, higher-than-optimal intensity beams reduce the bandwidth generated. Many works... Read More about Spontaneous self-synchronization mechanism for attosecond pulses.

Turing instability: a universal route to spontaneous fractal patterns (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Huang, J., Christian, J., McDonald, G., & Chamorro-Posada, P. (2008, August). Turing instability: a universal route to spontaneous fractal patterns. Poster presented at National Photonics Conference, Photon 08, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

Turing instability is the tendency of the uniform states of a system to become spontaneously patterned in the presence of any small fluctuation [1]. Archetypal Turing- instability patterns include hexagons, squares, stripes, and rings. These simple s... Read More about Turing instability: a universal route to spontaneous fractal patterns.

Online social lending: Borrower-generated content (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Briceño Ortega, A., & Bell, F. (2008, August). Online social lending: Borrower-generated content. Presented at 14th Americas Conference on Information Systems- AMCIS 2008, Toronto, Canada

This article explores online social lending, an innovative venture that represents a reintermediation in financial services. Borrowers and lenders now have access to online financial information services such as Motley Fool, http://www.fool.com/ , an... Read More about Online social lending: Borrower-generated content.

A role for compulsory study of fine literature in accounting, finance and management education (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Lister, R. (2008, July). A role for compulsory study of fine literature in accounting, finance and management education. Presented at Third International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences 2008, Monash University Centre, Prato, Tuscany, Italy

Fine literature offers a multifaceted contribution to higher education in all fields, especially vocational subjects and particularly - within vocational subjects - in accounting, finance and management. In a field which suffers unduly from pressure... Read More about A role for compulsory study of fine literature in accounting, finance and management education.

A dynamic policy model to manage temporal performance amongst contracting firms in a competitive situation (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Dangerfield, B., Quigley, M., & Kearney, J. (2008, July). A dynamic policy model to manage temporal performance amongst contracting firms in a competitive situation. Presented at International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Athens, Greece

Studies have been conducted to measure competitiveness in the construction industry. Such research has focused on all levels from the national picture to individual projects. While useful, the results are limited in that they present a snapshot pictu... Read More about A dynamic policy model to manage temporal performance amongst contracting firms in a competitive situation.

A new and improves skin detection method using RGB vector space (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Aznaveh, M., Mirzaei, H., Roshan, E., & Saraee, M. (2008, July). A new and improves skin detection method using RGB vector space. Presented at 5th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals and Devices, 2008. IEEE SSD 2008., Amman Jordan

This paper describes a new method for skin detection based on RGB vector space. Skin color has proven to be a useful cue for pre-process of face detection, localization and tracking. Image content filtering, content aware video compression and image... Read More about A new and improves skin detection method using RGB vector space.

Enquiry pull research: an ethnomethodological approach to lean construction research or a lean approach to ethnomethodological research? (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Rooke, J., Seymour, D., Koskela, L., Bertelsen, S., Owen, B., & Cleary, M. (2008, July). Enquiry pull research: an ethnomethodological approach to lean construction research or a lean approach to ethnomethodological research?. Presented at IGLC16: Lean Construction: Making a Difference, Macdonald Manchester Hotel - Piccadilly Suite, Manchester, UK

This paper assembles some principals from three strands of thought: lean theory; ethnomethodology; and Wittgensteinian philosophy. These are considered with a view to their impact on research design and used here as a basis for an initial exploration... Read More about Enquiry pull research: an ethnomethodological approach to lean construction research or a lean approach to ethnomethodological research?.

Design and sustainable development what is the contribution that design can make? A case study of the Welsh woollen industry (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Thomas, A. (2008, July). Design and sustainable development what is the contribution that design can make? A case study of the Welsh woollen industry. Presented at Design Research Society Conference, Sheffield, UK

This paper reports on ongoing research examining the contribution that design can make to
sustainable development, that is
… development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their ow... Read More about Design and sustainable development what is the contribution that design can make? A case study of the Welsh woollen industry.

Hybrid ventilation for low energy building design in south China (2008)
Presentation / Conference
China. Presented at The First International Conference on Building Energy and Environment, Dalian, China

Buildings and their related activities are responsible for a large portion of the energy consumed in China. It is therefore worthwhile to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. This paper describes a low energy building design in Hangzhou, south... Read More about Hybrid ventilation for low energy building design in south China.

SURF: Interpretation, role and potential (2008)
Presentation / Conference
May, T., & Marvin, S. (2008, July). SURF: Interpretation, role and potential. Presented at MISTRA Programme Bid at the Organisation of Local Authorities, Gothenburg, Sweden

The policing of racist violence – a way forward for Northern Ireland (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. (2008, July). The policing of racist violence – a way forward for Northern Ireland. Presented at British-Irish Section of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control - Capital, Culture, Power: Criminalisation and Resistance, Liverpool, England

Given the increase in the reporting of racist incidents in Northern Ireland involving attacks against members of its black minority ethnic population, this paper focuses on the degree to which these racist incidents are successfully policed by the Po... Read More about The policing of racist violence – a way forward for Northern Ireland.

The Development Of A Module To Equip Students With Real World Problem Solving Skills (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Kelly, A., Wilson, J., & Hiley, A. (2008, July). The Development Of A Module To Equip Students With Real World Problem Solving Skills. Paper presented at International Conference on Innovation, Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education, Loughborough

Today's global society generates 'wicked' problems - problems that are messy, intricate, untidy and difficult. Engineers are constantly faced with such problems. A creative approach to problem-identification and problem-solving is required for effect... Read More about The Development Of A Module To Equip Students With Real World Problem Solving Skills.

Community as commodity (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D., & Pearson, E. (2008, July). Community as commodity. Presented at IFIP WG 9.5 International Working Conference on Virtuality and Society: Massive Virtual Communities, Leuphana University, Luneburg, Germany

Despite utopian claims that the internet generally and Social Networking Sites (SNS) (including multi-user virtual environments, or MUVE) in particular herald a challenge to the dominance of capitalist ideologies in technological societies, there is... Read More about Community as commodity.