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Consultant-2: pre- and post processing of machine learning applications. (1995)
Journal Article
SLEEMAN, D., RISSAKIS, M., CRAW, S., GRANER, N. and SHARMA, S., 1995. Consultant-2: pre- and post processing of machine learning applications. International journal of human computer studies [online], 43(1), pages 43-63. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1006/ijhc.1995.1035

The knowledge acquisition bottleneck in the development of large knowledge-based applications has not yet been resolved. One approach which has been advocated is the systematic use of Machine Learning (ML) techniques. However, ML technology poses dif... Read More about Consultant-2: pre- and post processing of machine learning applications..

Human rights in the private sphere. (1995)
Journal Article
LYONS, C. 1995. Human rights in the private sphere. Cambridge law journal [online], 54(2), pages 462-463. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008197300083811

This is a book review of "Human rights in the private sphere", by Andrew Clapham (1993).

6-(3,5-Di-O-acetyl-β-D-2-deoxyribofuranosyl)-3,4-dihydro-8H-pyrimido[4,5-c][1,2]oxazin-7(6H)-one. [Dataset] (1995)
Data
VAN MEERVELT, L., KONG THOO LIN, P. and BROWN, D.M. 1995. 6-(3,5-Di-O-acetyl-β-D-2-deoxyribofuranosyl)-3,4-dihydro-8H-pyrimido[4,5-c][1,2]oxazin-7(6H)-one. [Dataset] Acta crystallographica section C: crystal structure communications [online], 51(7), pages 1347-1350. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1107/s0108270195000096

The title compound, C15H19N3O7 (P), crystallizes with two molecules in the asymmetric unit which differ in sugar and oxazino ring puckering; both occur as the imino tautomer and form P;P wobble base pairs. The supporting information for the published... Read More about 6-(3,5-Di-O-acetyl-β-D-2-deoxyribofuranosyl)-3,4-dihydro-8H-pyrimido[4,5-c][1,2]oxazin-7(6H)-one. [Dataset].

Direct observation of two base-pairing modes of a cytosine-thymine analogue with guanine in a DNA z-form duplex: significance for base analogue mutagenesis. [Dataset] (1995)
Data
MOORE, M.H., VAN MEERVELT, L., SALISBURY, S.A., KONG THOO LIN, P. and BROWN, D.M. 1995. Direct observation of two base-pairing modes of a cytosine-thymine analogue with guanine in a DNA z-form duplex: significance for base analogue mutagenesis. [Dataset]. Hosted on Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB) [online], 223D. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb223d/pdb

The pyrimidine nucleobase analogue 6H,8H-3,4-dihydropyrimido[4,5-c]-[1,2]oxazin-7-one (P) is a mimic both of cytosine and thymine, since it can form stable hydrogen-bonded base-pairs with either guanine or adenine. To investigate the geometric proper... Read More about Direct observation of two base-pairing modes of a cytosine-thymine analogue with guanine in a DNA z-form duplex: significance for base analogue mutagenesis. [Dataset].

S/NVQs and higher education in librarianship and information studies. (1994)
Journal Article
JOHNSON, I.M. 1994. S/NVQs and higher education in librarianship and information studies. Librarian career development [online], 2(4), pages 29-31. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/09680819410073266

The development of National Vocational Qualifications (and Scottish Vocational Qualifications) has been generally welcomed by those employers who were concerned about the level of skills in the British workforce, and saw a move to improving skills tr... Read More about S/NVQs and higher education in librarianship and information studies..

Perceived mismatches between needs and services in the health care of elderly people. (1994)
Journal Article
SPICKER, P. and HANSLIP, J. 1994. Perceived mismatches between needs and services in the health care of elderly people. Scottish medical journal [online], 39(6), pages 172-174. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/003693309403900606

A postal enquiry to professionals involved in service delivery points to a number of problems in the process of referring elderly people appropriately. These problems related to lack of choice and constrained options, rather than mis-referral through... Read More about Perceived mismatches between needs and services in the health care of elderly people..

Consumer response to computerised nutritional information at the point-of-purchase in catering establishments. (1994)
Thesis
BALFOUR, D.S. 1994. Consumer response to computerised nutritional information at the point-of-purchase in catering establishments. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Increased scientific understanding of the links between nutrition and health has led to a demand for more nutrition information to be made available to consumers. Nutrition information is widely available on supermarket products but is rarely found i... Read More about Consumer response to computerised nutritional information at the point-of-purchase in catering establishments..

A stability study of dithranol in solution, formulations and in normal and psoriatic skin. (1994)
Thesis
LUBWIKA, P. 1994. A stability study of dithranol in solution, formulations and in normal and psoriatic skin. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

For more than 100 years dithranol has been successfully used for the treatment of psoriasis . It is still not fully understood, however, how it exerts its antipsoriatic effect. From the information available to date it is clear that the actual proces... Read More about A stability study of dithranol in solution, formulations and in normal and psoriatic skin..

The effect of frequency on psychophysical responses to lifting. (1994)
Journal Article
OLIVIER, S.C. and SCOTT, P.A. 1994. The effect of frequency on psychophysical responses to lifting. Ergonomics SA, 6(1), pages 9-14.

One of the main goals of ergonomics is to establish task requirements in order to prevent injury. This is of particular importance in manual materials handling (MMH), as manual lifting represents a major cause of injury to workers and a significant c... Read More about The effect of frequency on psychophysical responses to lifting..

An investigation of the effect of surfactants on transdermal permeation. (1994)
Thesis
CUMMING, K.I. 1994. An investigation of the effect of surfactants on transdermal permeation. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2807341

The aim of this study was to investigate the direct effects of surfactants on the stratum corneum, and thus propose mechanisms of action for these compounds as penetration enhancers. The main methods used in the study were: determination of the perme... Read More about An investigation of the effect of surfactants on transdermal permeation..

An investigation of energy-based planned maintenance of offshore drilling mud pumps. (1994)
Thesis
MOK, S.H. 1994. An investigation of energy-based planned maintenance of offshore drilling mud pumps. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Mud pumps used on offshore installations for drilling operations have been known to experience unpredictable breakdowns, including during critical stages of drilling. The fluid end has been identified as requiring more maintenance work due to compone... Read More about An investigation of energy-based planned maintenance of offshore drilling mud pumps..

A hybrid expert system assisting decision making for distribution system load forecasting. (1994)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MORSI, D.M., ABBASY, N.H. and ABUL ELLA, M.S. 1994. A hybrid expert system assisting decision making for distribution system load forecasting. In Proceedings of the 1994 Mediterranean electrotechnical conference (MELECON '94), 12-14 April 1994, Antalya, Turkey. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 893-896. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.1994.380958

This paper introduces a typically intelligent hybrid expert system (ES) for an annualized distribution system load forecasting. The proposed ES has the capability of predicting the annual distribution substation load growth, and patterns of subsequen... Read More about A hybrid expert system assisting decision making for distribution system load forecasting..

Aspects of burst errors in digital telecommunications transmission systems. (1994)
Thesis
BUTLER, R 1994. Aspects of burst errors in digital telecommunications transmission systems. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2807313

This work, and thesis, explores an alternative approach to the performance monitoring of digital communications systems. The objectives are to identify the structure of burst error activity and sense any subsequent changes in this structure. This res... Read More about Aspects of burst errors in digital telecommunications transmission systems..

Signal processing techniques for on-line partial discharge monitoring of high voltage electrical machines. (1994)
Thesis
JAMIESON, J.W. 1994. Signal processing techniques for on-line partial discharge monitoring of high voltage electrical machines. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1584896

Large alternating current electrical machines are found everywhere in modern industry. Traditionally, electrical plants have been highly reliable, primarily because the complexity of their electrical design means that they are generously over-rated.... Read More about Signal processing techniques for on-line partial discharge monitoring of high voltage electrical machines..

Understanding particularism. (1994)
Journal Article
SPICKER, P. 1994. Understanding particularism. Critical social policy [online], 13(39), pages 5-20. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/026101839401303901

Particularism refers to the idea that different moral standards apply to different people. This view is inherently discriminatory. The universal application of moral principles has been challenged in 'communitarian' critiques, which argue that moral... Read More about Understanding particularism..

Research procedures/methodology for artists and designers. (1993)
Report
GRAY, C. and MALINS, J. 1993. Research procedures/methodology for artists and designers. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

This paper attempts to put into context the issues which surround the endeavours of researchers working in the field of Art and Design, in particular the philosophy and context of research procedures / methodologies. The introduction provides some de... Read More about Research procedures/methodology for artists and designers..

Physiological, perceptual and attitudinal responses to identically matched workloads in field and laboratory testing conditions. (1993)
Journal Article
OLIVIER, S. and SCOTT, P.A. 1993. Physiological, perceptual and attitudinal responses to identically matched workloads in field and laboratory testing conditions. South African journal for research in sport, physical education and recreation, 16(1), pages 63-72.

The vast majority of research investigating individual psychophysiological responses to physical work loads appears to have been conducted in the somewhat artificial ambience of a laboratory setting. The purpose of this research was to investigate wh... Read More about Physiological, perceptual and attitudinal responses to identically matched workloads in field and laboratory testing conditions..

Management education and training for librarians in Scotland. (1993)
Journal Article
JOHNSON, I.M., HANNABUSS, C.S. and WILDGOOSE, D.M. 1993. Management education and training for librarians in Scotland. IFLA journal [online], 19(3), pages 280-291. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/034003529301900308

This paper is a report on research into management education and training for librarians, which was initiated and funded by the Library and Information Services Committee (Scotland) [LISC(S)]. It outlines the origin of the proposal in the current deb... Read More about Management education and training for librarians in Scotland..

Speaker model adaptation in automatic speech recognition. (1993)
Thesis
CHAN, C.C.M. 1993. Speaker model adaptation in automatic speech recognition. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2807323

One of the main obstacles of automatic speech recognition is to achieve speaker independence. It is generally believed that the main difficulty is the inter-speaker variability in which the acoustic characteristics of different speakers are not the s... Read More about Speaker model adaptation in automatic speech recognition..

The management of aircraft passenger survival in fire. (1993)
Thesis
TRIMBLE, E.J. 1993. The management of aircraft passenger survival in fire. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This study examines the main problems associated with passenger survival and evacuation in survivable aircraft fire situations under current regulatory safety requirements and assesses current and alternative strategies to combat cabin fire, and assi... Read More about The management of aircraft passenger survival in fire..