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Application of acoustic emission for masonry arch bridges (2006)
Journal Article
Melbourne, C., & Tomor, A. (2006). Application of acoustic emission for masonry arch bridges. Strain, 42(3), 165-172. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-1305.2006.00274.x

There are over 40 000 masonry arch bridges in the UK, 60% of which are over 100 years old. The ever increasing levels of loading and volumes of traffic make it imperative that the condition, life expectancy and load capacity of such bridges are accur... Read More about Application of acoustic emission for masonry arch bridges.

A first step towards learning which uORFs regulate gene expression (2006)
Journal Article
Bryant, C., Kemp, G., & Cvijovic, M. (2006). A first step towards learning which uORFs regulate gene expression. Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics, 3(2), 31. https://doi.org/10.2390/biecoll-jib-2006-31

We have taken a first step towards learning which upstream Open Reading Frames (uORFs) regulate gene expression (i.e., which uORFs are functional) in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We do this by integrating data from several resources and combin... Read More about A first step towards learning which uORFs regulate gene expression.

Structure and properties of iron borophosphate glasses (2006)
Journal Article
Bingham, P., Hand, R., Forder, S., Lavaysierre, A., Deloffre, F., Kilcoyne, S., & Yasin, I. (2006). Structure and properties of iron borophosphate glasses. Physics and chemistry of glasses, 47(4), 313-317

Thermal stability, structure and aqueous chemical durability of glasses of nominal composition 60P2O5–40Fe2O3 (mol%)
doped with up to 20% B2O3 have been investigated. B2O3 was substituted for either P2O5 or Fe2O3, or was added on a pro
rata basis.... Read More about Structure and properties of iron borophosphate glasses.

On the modeling of sound propagation over multi-impedance discontinuities using a semiempirical diffraction formulation (2006)
Journal Article
Lam, Y., & Monazzam, M. (2006). On the modeling of sound propagation over multi-impedance discontinuities using a semiempirical diffraction formulation. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 120(2), 686-698. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2216905

Several approximate extensions of the semi-empirical De Jong model [ De Jong et al., J. Sound and Vib. 86, 23–46 (1983) ] are considered for the prediction of sound propagation over multiple impedance discontinuities. A limitation in the original for... Read More about On the modeling of sound propagation over multi-impedance discontinuities using a semiempirical diffraction formulation.

A novel ensemble classifier-based feature selection method (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Noorbehbahani, F., & Saraee, M. (2006, July). A novel ensemble classifier-based feature selection method. Presented at The Sixth International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems (CISIS-2012), Sanpaolo Palace Hotel, Palermo, Italy

Sound speed profile structure and variability measured over flat terrain (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Waddington, D., von Hünerbein, S., & Bradley, S. (2006, July). Sound speed profile structure and variability measured over flat terrain. Presented at 13th International Conference on Sound and Vibration, Vienna, Austria

This paper describes a fundamental data base and data-variability guide for outdoor sound propagation models requiring sound speed profiles. The vertical sound speed profile has been measured directly over an extended period at a flat terrain site an... Read More about Sound speed profile structure and variability measured over flat terrain.

Application of natural language to information systems (NLDB04) (2006)
Journal Article
Meziane, F., & Métais, E. (2006). Application of natural language to information systems (NLDB04). Data and Knowledge Engineering, 58(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.datak.2005.05.005

The International Conference on Application of Natural Language to Information Systems is nearing its 10th birthday and has gained in maturity and in the quality of the papers submitted. In the early years, the conference was mainly concerned with th... Read More about Application of natural language to information systems (NLDB04).

SODAR measurements of wind vortex strength and position (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Bradley, S., Mursch-Radlgruber, E., & von Hünerbein, S. (2006, July). SODAR measurements of wind vortex strength and position. Presented at International Symposium for the Advancement of Boundary Layer Remote Sensing, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

A method is described for real-time visualisation of aircraft wing-tip vortices based on measurement data from a line array of SODARs. Every 2 s a ‘snapshot’ is taken of the atmospheric vertical velocity field above the SODARs. This
provides a grid... Read More about SODAR measurements of wind vortex strength and position.

Calibration of SODARs for wind energy applications (2006)
Presentation / Conference
von Hünerbein, S., Antoniou, I., Jorgensen, H., Kindler, D., & Bradley, S. (2006, July). Calibration of SODARs for wind energy applications. Presented at International Symposium for the Advancement of Boundary Layer Remote Sensing, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Traditionally SODAR wind profilers have been assumed to be largely self-calibrated, with measurement errors mostly random. However, increasing demand for accuracy in applications such as wind energy demand robust calibration and intercomparison proce... Read More about Calibration of SODARs for wind energy applications.

Privacy preserving trust authorization framework using XACML (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Mbanaso, U., Cooper, G., Chadwick, D., & Proctor, S. (2006, June). Privacy preserving trust authorization framework using XACML. Presented at WOWMOM 2006: Seventh IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks, Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Nowadays many organizations share sensitive services
through open network systems and this raises the need
for an authorization framework that can interoperate
even when the parties have no pre-existing
relationships. Trust Negotiation is the pro... Read More about Privacy preserving trust authorization framework using XACML.

The implementation of third party endorsement as knowledge repository agent for creating trust in Malaysian's electronic banking industries (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Kasiran, M., Ahmad, F., & Meziane, F. (2006, June). The implementation of third party endorsement as knowledge repository agent for creating trust in Malaysian's electronic banking industries. Presented at IEEE International Conference on Computing and Informatics, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Internet banking is a faceless banking arrangement where trust is still a major problem. This problem has been addressed through the implementation of third party endorsement on the bank's Websites. This endorsement acts as a knowledge repository on... Read More about The implementation of third party endorsement as knowledge repository agent for creating trust in Malaysian's electronic banking industries.

A Comparison of the Performance of 'Pruned Tree' versus 'Stack" Algorithms for Look-Ahead Sigma delta Modulators (2006)
Journal Article
Angus, J. (2006). A Comparison of the Performance of 'Pruned Tree' versus 'Stack" Algorithms for Look-Ahead Sigma delta Modulators. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 54(6), 477-494

Look-ahead Sigma-Delta modulators look forward k samples before deciding to output a “one” or a “zero”. The Viterbi algorithm is then used to search the trellis of the exponential number of possibilities that such a procedure generates. This paper de... Read More about A Comparison of the Performance of 'Pruned Tree' versus 'Stack" Algorithms for Look-Ahead Sigma delta Modulators.

The growth of thermochromic VO2 films on glass by atmospheric-pressue CVD: a comparative study of precursors CVD methodology and substrates (2006)
Journal Article
Vernardou, D., Pemble, M., & Sheel, D. (2006). The growth of thermochromic VO2 films on glass by atmospheric-pressue CVD: a comparative study of precursors CVD methodology and substrates. Chemical Vapor Deposition, 12(5), 263-274. https://doi.org/10.1002/cvde.200506419

This paper briefly reviews previous work on the growth of thermochromic VO2 thin films on glass, and then examines and compares three different CVD approaches and two precursor systems for the production of these materials. It is found that atmospher... Read More about The growth of thermochromic VO2 films on glass by atmospheric-pressue CVD: a comparative study of precursors CVD methodology and substrates.

Electromagnetic energy in a dispersive metamaterial (2006)
Journal Article
Boardman, A., & Marinov, K. (2006). Electromagnetic energy in a dispersive metamaterial. Physical Review B, 73(16), 165110. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.73.165110

An expression for the electromagnetic field energy density in a dispersive lossy left-handed metamaterial, consisting of an array of split-ring resonators and an array of wires, is derived. An electromagnetic field with general time dependence is con... Read More about Electromagnetic energy in a dispersive metamaterial.

Novel membrane bioreactors and constructed wetlands for treatment of pre-processed animal rendering plant wastewater in Scotland (2006)
Journal Article

The performance of a novel industrial membrane bioreactor (MBR) comprising
denitrification, nitrification and ultrafiltration for the secondary treatment of primary treated
animal rendering wastewater has been compared with an experimental, low-cos... Read More about Novel membrane bioreactors and constructed wetlands for treatment of pre-processed animal rendering plant wastewater in Scotland.

The role of nitrogen doping on the development of visible light-induced photocatalytic activity in thin TiO2 films grown on glass by chemical vapour deposition (2006)
Journal Article
Yates, H., Nolan, M., Sheel, D., & Pemble, M. (2006). The role of nitrogen doping on the development of visible light-induced photocatalytic activity in thin TiO2 films grown on glass by chemical vapour deposition. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 179(1-2), 213-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2005.08.018

A brief review of the findings of a range of studies aimed at describing the influence of the N-doping of TiO2 thin films and particles on possible visible light induced photoactivity is presented. By way of a new approach to the direct growth of N-... Read More about The role of nitrogen doping on the development of visible light-induced photocatalytic activity in thin TiO2 films grown on glass by chemical vapour deposition.

Construction noise database (phase 3): Evaluation of established measurement protocol (2006)
Report
Waddington, D., & Moorhouse, A. (2006). Construction noise database (phase 3): Evaluation of established measurement protocol

Executive Summary
1.1 The established method for obtaining noise emission data for the update of a database of noise from construction plant is examined.
1.2 The established measurement protocol involves the collection of plant noise measurements u... Read More about Construction noise database (phase 3): Evaluation of established measurement protocol.