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StoriesAbout … Assessment: understanding and enhancing students' experiences of assessment in art and design higher education using on-line storytelling and visual representations. (2006)
Thesis
MCKILLOP, C. 2006. StoriesAbout… Assessment: understanding and enhancing students' experiences of assessment in art and design higher education using on-line storytelling and visual representations. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This thesis aims to investigate students qualitative experiences of assessment in art and design higher education using storytelling and visual representations. It aims to investigate whether collaborative storytelling can encourage students to refle... Read More about StoriesAbout … Assessment: understanding and enhancing students' experiences of assessment in art and design higher education using on-line storytelling and visual representations..

When is the artist a creative leader? A provisional framework. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
DOUGLAS, A. and FREMANTLE, C. 2006. When is the artist a creative leader? A provisional framework. Presented at the Creative rural industries conference: the arts and rural regeneration, 10-13 September 2006, Lancaster, UK.

Ian Hunter, in the "New Rural Arts Strategy", provides us with a framework for thinking about regeneration, by drawing deeply from rural culture - both its traditions as well as the challenges that are posed to it by social, cultural and environmenta... Read More about When is the artist a creative leader? A provisional framework..

Investigation into modelling of a fuel cell stack system. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ALI, D.M. and SALMAN, S.K. 2006. Investigation into modelling of a fuel cell stack system. In Proceedings of 41st international Universities power engineering conference 2006 (UPEC 2006), 6-8 September 2006, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, vol III. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 137-141. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2006.367723

Noticing the rise in the electricity prices, worrying about the CO 2 emissions and global warming and not sure about living with nuclear power stations, makes everyone think from where energy will come in the coming years. What is needed is a zero-em... Read More about Investigation into modelling of a fuel cell stack system..

A comprehensive review of the fuel cells technology and hydrogen economy. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ALI, D.M. and SALMAN, S.K. 2006. A comprehensive review of the fuel cells technology and hydrogen economy. In Proceedings of 41st international Universities power engineering conference 2006 (UPEC 2006), 6-8 September 2006, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, vol III. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 98-102. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2006.367723

The degrading of the air quality resulting from the emissions of the existing energy conversion devices, in addition to the recent instability of the oil prices forced the need to a more stable zero-emission distribution generation technology or comb... Read More about A comprehensive review of the fuel cells technology and hydrogen economy..

Liberty, equality, fraternity. (2006)
Book
SPICKER, P. 2006. Liberty, equality, fraternity. Bristol: Policy press [online]. Available from: http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/23767

Paul Spicker's book takes the three founding principles of the French Revolution - Liberty, Equality, Fraternity - and examines how they relate to social policy today. The book considers the political and moral dimensions of a wide range of social po... Read More about Liberty, equality, fraternity..

The overlooked. [Exhibition] (2006)
Exhibition / Performance
The overlooked. Exhibition held on 1-30 September 2006, Atelier am Eck, Düsseldorf.

This set of fifteen paintings and drawings were the result of a residency at Gast Atelier Salzmannbau, Düsseldorf. The work looks at a sense of presence in architectural space. The work was part of a two-person exhibition in September 2006, held at A... Read More about The overlooked. [Exhibition].

Designing an enhanced web user experience: the use of "emotional probes" as a user-centred methodology for designing emotionally-engaged web interaction. (2006)
Thesis
CHANG, T.-Y. 2006. Designing an enhanced web user experience: the use of "emotional probes" as a user-centred methodology for designing emotionally-engaged web interaction. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1688411

This research project explores the importance of balancing aesthetics and usability of Web design to enhance user experience. It aims to develop an effective methodology to better understand the dimensions of users' emotions, experienced in interacti... Read More about Designing an enhanced web user experience: the use of "emotional probes" as a user-centred methodology for designing emotionally-engaged web interaction..

Decoupling the link between economic growth, transport growth and carbon emissions in Scotland. (2006)
Report
GRAY, D., ANABLE, J., ILLINGWORTH, L. and GRAHAM, W. 2006. Decoupling the link between economic growth, transport growth and carbon emissions in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Government.

Unlike most other sectors of the economy, transport energy consumption and carbon emissions are increasing. The transport sector accounted for about 17% of Scotlands 17.6 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2003 (excluding air travel and ma... Read More about Decoupling the link between economic growth, transport growth and carbon emissions in Scotland..

A sensory system for robots using evolutionary artificial neural networks. (2006)
Thesis
REDDIPOGU, A. 2006. A sensory system for robots using evolutionary artificial neural networks. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The thesis presents the research involved with developing an Intelligent Vision System for an animat that can analyse a visual scene in uncontrolled environments. Inspiration was drawn both from Biological Visual Systems and Artificial Image Recognit... Read More about A sensory system for robots using evolutionary artificial neural networks..

The functionality of spatial and time domain artificial neural models. (2006)
Thesis
CAPANNI, N.F. 2006. The functionality of spatial and time domain artificial neural models. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This thesis investigates the functionality of the units used in connectionist Artificial Intelligence systems. Artificial Neural Networks form the foundation of the research and their units, Artificial Neurons, are first compared with alternative mod... Read More about The functionality of spatial and time domain artificial neural models..

An environmental-psychological study of sustainable housing: a transactional approach. (2006)
Thesis
CRAIG, T. 2006. An environmental-psychological study of sustainable housing: a transactional approach. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1688445

The main aim of this thesis is to utilise the transactional approach from environmental psychology for the study of sustainable housing. The interdisciplinary field of environmental psychology has recognised for some time the importance of considerin... Read More about An environmental-psychological study of sustainable housing: a transactional approach..

Solving the Ising spin glass problem using a bivariate EDA based on Markov random fields. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SHAKYA, S.K., MCCALL, J.A.W. and BROWN, D.F. 2006. Solving the Ising spin glass problem using a bivariate EDA based on Markov random fields. In Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE congress on evolutionary computation (CEC 2006), 16-21 July 2006, Vancouver, Canada. New York: IEEE [online], article number 1688408, pages 908-915. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/CEC.2006.1688408

Markov Random Field (MRF) modelling techniques have been recently proposed as a novel approach to probabilistic modelling for Estimation of Distribution Algorithms (EDAs). An EDA using this technique was called Distribution Estimation using Markov Ra... Read More about Solving the Ising spin glass problem using a bivariate EDA based on Markov random fields..

Development of a portable electrochemical instrument for the monitoring of heavy metals. (2006)
Thesis
CHRISTIDIS, K. 2006. Development of a portable electrochemical instrument for the monitoring of heavy metals. Robert Gordon University, MPhil thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2807329

This report describes the development of a novel, portable, electrochemical instrument capable of gathering real-time quantitative data on a range of heavy metal contaminants. The unit is being developed for use on the site of contaminated land or wa... Read More about Development of a portable electrochemical instrument for the monitoring of heavy metals..

'Close' as a construct to critically investigate the relationship between the visual artist and the everyday. (2006)
Thesis
DELDAY, H. 2006. 'Close' as a construct to critically investigate the relationship between the visual artist and the everyday. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This research proposes and develops a critical framework - a 'matrix' to make sense of the artistic process from the practitioner's perspective. It draws from the research of de Certeau into everyday culture and the art historical discourse of Bourri... Read More about 'Close' as a construct to critically investigate the relationship between the visual artist and the everyday..

Marketing in high-tech start-ups: overcoming the liability of newness in Israel. (2006)
Journal Article
CHOREV, S. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2006. Marketing in high-tech start-ups: overcoming the liability of newness in Israel. International entrepreneurship and management journal [online], 2(2), pages 281-297. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-006-8689-8

For new companies in general, marketing is a critical issue. However, many high tech start ups face particular problems associated with marketing. They may have a product, rather than a customer focus; they may lack marketing experience and may even... Read More about Marketing in high-tech start-ups: overcoming the liability of newness in Israel..

Sensemaking and distortion of critical upward communication in organizations. (2006)
Journal Article
TOURISH, D. and ROBSON, P. 2006. Sensemaking and distortion of critical upward communication in organizations. Journal of management studies [online], 43(4), pages 711-730. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00608.x

Most research into feedback has focused on communication from managers to non-managerial staff. To a lesser extent, it has more recently addressed upward and 360 degree appraisal systems. In contrast, the role of informal upward communication continu... Read More about Sensemaking and distortion of critical upward communication in organizations..

Policy analysis for practice: applying social policy. (2006)
Book
SPICKER, P. 2006. Policy analysis for practice: applying social policy. Bristol: Policy Press [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447342496

People who work in planning, management and service delivery in the public sector need to know how policy is translated into practice, what is happening, and whether a policy works. "Policy analysis for practice" introduces students and practitioners... Read More about Policy analysis for practice: applying social policy..

Recycling and the domestic division of labour: is green pink or blue? (2006)
Journal Article
OATES, C.J. and McDONALD, S. 2006. Recycling and the domestic division of labour: is green pink or blue? Sociology [online], 40(3), pages 417-433. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038506063667

Domestic or household recycling has a crucial role to play in meeting EU targets for overall recycling rates. However, researchers have yet to agree on the characteristics of the domestic recycler and how recycling is actually carried out in the home... Read More about Recycling and the domestic division of labour: is green pink or blue?.

A guide to a range of electrical energy storage devices (ESDs), with an assessment of fuel cells. (2006)
Journal Article
ALI, D.M. 2006. A guide to a range of electrical energy storage devices (ESDs) with an assessment of fuel cells. Alexandria engineering journal, 45(3), pages 317-323.

It is always desirable to de-couple the generation and the use of electrical energy, for example, to power mobile devices, to provide remote energy power support, or to simply spread electricity demand evenly over the daily cycle. This is achieved by... Read More about A guide to a range of electrical energy storage devices (ESDs), with an assessment of fuel cells..

Exploiting semantic association to answer 'vague queries'. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ZHU, J., EISENSTADT, M., SONG, D. and DENHAM, C. 2006. Exploiting semantic association to answer 'vague queries'. In Li, Y., Looi, M. and Zhong, N. (eds.) Advances in intelligent IT: proceedings of the 4th International conference on active media technology (AMT06), 7-9 June 2006, Brisbane, Australia. Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications, 138. Amsterdam: IOS Press [online], pages 73-78. Available from: http://ebooks.iospress.nl/volumearticle/2511

Although today's web search engines are very powerful, they still fail to provide intuitively relevant results for many types of queries, especially ones that are vaguely-formed in the users own mind. We argue that associations between terms in a sea... Read More about Exploiting semantic association to answer 'vague queries'..