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Management information systems in some academic libraries in Britain. (1995)
Journal Article
GUMILAR, D. and JOHNSON, I.M. 1995. Management information systems in some academic libraries in Britain. New review of academic librarianship [online], 1(1), pages 57-84. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13614539509516722

This paper examines the potential and actual use of computer generated information in decision making by academic library managers. It begins by discussing some of the contemporary issues in British higher education which are compelling library manag... Read More about Management information systems in some academic libraries in Britain..

Developing a research procedures programme for artists & designers. (1995)
Report
GRAY, C., DOUGLAS, A., LEAKE, I., MALINS, J. 1995. Developing a research procedures programme for artists & designers. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

This paper builds on our earlier research concerned with describing a contextual framework for the development of artistic research procedures1, 2, and attempts to move forward from this somewhat philosophical stage into more practical territory. Ove... Read More about Developing a research procedures programme for artists & designers..

Characterisation of mammalian cytochrome P450 enzymes by their metabolic activities. (1995)
Thesis
COUTTS, J.M. 1995. Characterisation of mammalian cytochrome P450 enzymes by their metabolic activities. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2807333

The main purpose of this study was to investigate and thereby characterise human liver microsomal cytochromes P450 responsible for the in vitro transformation of the B-carbolines, harmine and harman. Comparative studies were also carried out with rat... Read More about Characterisation of mammalian cytochrome P450 enzymes by their metabolic activities..

Image indexing and retrieval: some problems and proposed solutions. (1995)
Journal Article
BAXTER, G. and ANDERSON, D. 1995. Image indexing and retrieval: some problems and proposed solutions. New library world [online], 96(6), pages 4-13. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/03074809510147470

Image processing technologies are offering considerable potential for library and information units to extend their databases by the inclusion of images such as photographs, paintings, monograph title-pages and maps. Discusses problems and potential... Read More about Image indexing and retrieval: some problems and proposed solutions..

Stress: the physiology and psychology of a training situation. (1995)
Thesis
HARRIS, R.A. 1995. Stress: the physiology and psychology of a training situation. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This thesis describes a study that aimed to assess the psychophysiological effects of offshore survival training, and to investigate whether responses of trainees differed according to age. A group of 99 subjects, randomly selected from across a wide... Read More about Stress: the physiology and psychology of a training situation..

Informed consent and transcultural research. (1995)
Journal Article
OLIVIER, S. 1995. Informed consent and transcultural research. South African medical journal [online], 85(10), pages 984-985. Available from: https://bit.ly/3LE6OiP

Western medicine is a fundamentally rational and experimental science. It holds research in high esteem' and aims, through systematic observation or experimentation, to elicit new information about the human body. Given the nature of research, it fol... Read More about Informed consent and transcultural research..

Stochastic modelling for the analysis of blowout risk in exploration drilling. (1995)
Thesis
ANDERSEN, L.B. 1995. Stochastic modelling for the analysis of blowout risk in exploration drilling. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2807279

This thesis describes a stochastic model for the analysis of blowout risk in NCS exploratory drilling. The totality of the blowout risk modelling has been secured through examinations of probability models and their influence on risk interpretation a... Read More about Stochastic modelling for the analysis of blowout risk in exploration drilling..

Refinement in response to validation. (1995)
Journal Article
CRAW, S. and SLEEMAN, D. 1995. Refinement in response to validation. Expert systems with applications, 8(3), pages 343-349. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/0957-4174(94)E0025-P

Knowledge-based systems (KBSs) are being applied in ever increasing numbers. In parallel with the development of knowledge acquisition tools is the demand for mechanisms to assure their quality, particularly in safety critical applications. Quality a... Read More about Refinement in response to validation..

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..

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..

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 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..