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Meeting the targets or re-imagining society? An empirical study into the ethical landscape of carbon dioxide capture and storage in Scotland. (2015)
Journal Article
MABON, L. and SHACKLEY, S. 2015. Meeting the targets or re-imagining society? An empirical study into the ethical landscape of carbon dioxide capture and storage in Scotland. Environmental values [online], 24(4), pages 465-482. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3197/096327115X14345368709907

Preston's (2011) challenge to the moral presumption against geoengineering is applied to carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) in Scotland, United Kingdom. Qualitative data is analysed to assess if and how Preston's arguments play out in practice.... Read More about Meeting the targets or re-imagining society? An empirical study into the ethical landscape of carbon dioxide capture and storage in Scotland..

Failure prognostic schemes and database design of a software tool for efficient management of wind turbine maintenance. (2015)
Journal Article
SINHA, Y. and STEEL, J.A. 2015. Failure prognostic schemes and database design of a software tool for efficient management of wind turbine maintenance. Wind engineering [online], 39(4), pages 453-477. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1260/0309-524X.39.4.453

Wind Turbines require numerous and varied types of maintenance activities throughout their lifespan, the frequency of which increases with years in operation. At present the proportion of maintenance cost to the total cost for wind turbines is signif... Read More about Failure prognostic schemes and database design of a software tool for efficient management of wind turbine maintenance..

Construction and evaluation of a power inverter. (2015)
Journal Article
AKINYELE, O.A., AREMU, D.O., OGUNLOWO, Q.O., AZEEZ, A.A., BABAJIDE, N.A., OGUNLADE, C.A. and ALAKA, A.C. 2015. Construction and evaluation of a power inverter. International journal of latest technology in engineering, management and applied sciene [online], IV(VII), pages 1-5. Available from: https://www.ijltemas.in/DigitalLibrary/Vol.4Issue7/01-05.pdf

Due to the erratic power supply in some parts of the World, it is imperative to source for an alternative to the municipal power supply; power generators are uneconomical and generate undesirable noise when in operation. Thus, a power inverter was de... Read More about Construction and evaluation of a power inverter..

Access to forensic science. [Case study] (2015)
Report
GOUA, M., COWIE, E., DEEGAN, W., MACMANUS, S., MCFADYEN, M. and MCKENZIE, C. 2015. Access to forensic science. [Case study]. Snapshots@RGU, July 2015. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

This case study discusses an after-school programme for secondary-school pupils from "low attainment/progression" schools, which aimed to facilitate wider access to university - particularly in STEM subjects. The course focused specifically on toxico... Read More about Access to forensic science. [Case study].

Bring your own heritage: final project report. (2015)
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TAIT, E., LAING, R., GRINNALL, A., BURNETT, S., ISAACS, J. and SCOTT, J. 2015. Bring your own heritage: final project report. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

Public libraries have traditionally played a role in the acquisition and curation of local studies collections, and cultural heritage is recognised as a core area of activity for libraries aiming to increase patron numbers (Danish Agency for Librarie... Read More about Bring your own heritage: final project report..

Summary report: evaluation of Parkinson’s ‘Care of the elderly’ out-patient clinics: perspectives from patients, carers and staff. (2015)
Report
HENDERSON, L., DUNDAS, F., FORBES, J., HARVEY, A. and NORRIS, S. 2015. Summary report: evaluation of Parkinson’s ‘Care of the elderly’ out-patient clinics: perspectives from patients, carers and staff. Aberdeen: Clinical Effectiveness Team, NHS Grampian.

There has been a marked increase in the number of patients presenting with Parkinson symptoms over the past year 2013/2014. Care of the Elderly Parkinson Consultant Clinics are held across Grampian with the frequency varying from twice monthly to eve... Read More about Summary report: evaluation of Parkinson’s ‘Care of the elderly’ out-patient clinics: perspectives from patients, carers and staff..

Evaluation of Parkinson's 'Care of the elderly' out-patient clinics: perspectives from patients, carers and staff. (2015)
Report
HENDERSON, L., DUNDAS, F., FORBES, J., HARVEY, A. and NORRIS, S. 2015. Evaluation of Parkinson’s ‘Care of the elderly’ out-patient clinics: perspectives from patients, carers and staff. Aberdeen: Clinical Effectiveness Team, NHS Grampian.

There has been a marked increase in the number of patients presenting with Parkinson symptoms over the past year 2013/2014. Care of the Elderly Parkinson Consultant Clinics are held across Grampian with the frequency varying from twice monthly to eve... Read More about Evaluation of Parkinson's 'Care of the elderly' out-patient clinics: perspectives from patients, carers and staff..

Numerical investigations on the effect of blade angles of a vertical axis wind turbine on its performance output. (2015)
Journal Article
PARK, K.-S., ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. Numerical investigations on the effect of blade angles of a vertical axis wind turbine on its performance output. International journal of condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering management (COMADEM) [online], 18(3), pages 3-10. Available from: http://www.comadem.com/journal/past-issues/

There are many social, political and environmental issues associated with the use of fossil fuels. For this reason, there are numerous investigations currently being carried out to develop newer and renewable sources of energy to alleviate energy dem... Read More about Numerical investigations on the effect of blade angles of a vertical axis wind turbine on its performance output..

Fire safety analysis of a railway compartment using computational fluid dynamics. (2015)
Journal Article
ENBAYA, A., ASIM, T., MISHRA, R. and RAO, R.B.K.N. 2015. Fire safety analysis of a railway compartment using computational fluid dynamics. International journal of COMADEM [online] 18(3), pages 37-44. Available from: http://www.comadem.com/journal/past-issues/

Trains are considered to be the safest on land transportation for both passengers and cargo. Train accidents have been disastrous especially in case of fire, where the consequences results in loss of life and goods. The fire would generate smoke and... Read More about Fire safety analysis of a railway compartment using computational fluid dynamics..

Artist as navigator: understanding how the social qualities of art influence organizational change; a methodology for art as a social practice. (2015)
Thesis
SMITH, H. 2015. Artist as navigator: understanding how the social qualities of art influence organizational change; a methodology for art as a social practice. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

What insights can art reveal in the context of organizational change? How do artistic practices influence the way communities address change? In what ways can an individual artistic practice, concerned with the role of art in society, add new insight... Read More about Artist as navigator: understanding how the social qualities of art influence organizational change; a methodology for art as a social practice..

Comparative genetic diversity in a sample of pony breeds from the U.K. and North America: a case study in the conservation of global genetic resources. (2015)
Journal Article
WINTON, C.L., PLANTE, Y., HIND, P., MCMAHON, R., HEGARTY, M.J., MCEWAN, N.R., DAVIES-MOREL, M.C.G., MORGAN, C.M., POWELL, W. and NASH, D.M. 2015. Comparative genetic diversity in a sample of pony breeds from the U.K. and North America: a case study in the conservation of global genetic resources. Ecology and evolution [online], 5(16), pages 3507-3522. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1562

Most species exist as subdivided ex situ daughter population(s) derived from a single original group of individuals. Such subdivision occurs for many reasons both natural and manmade. Traditional British and Irish pony breeds were introduced to North... Read More about Comparative genetic diversity in a sample of pony breeds from the U.K. and North America: a case study in the conservation of global genetic resources..

A practitioner reflection on teaching computer ethics with case studies and psychology. (2015)
Journal Article
HERON, M. and BELFORD, P. 2015. A practitioner reflection on teaching computer ethics with case studies and psychology. Brookes ejournal of learning and teaching [online], 7(1). Available from: http://bejlt.brookes.ac.uk/paper/a-practitioner-reflection-on-teaching-computer-ethics-with-case-studies-and-psychology/

Three issues complicate teaching computer ethics in an undergraduate course. The first relates to the often technically intensive knowledge required to fully understand the complexity of real world examples. The second relates to the pedagogic expect... Read More about A practitioner reflection on teaching computer ethics with case studies and psychology..

Power and perception in the scandal in academia. (2015)
Journal Article
HERON, M.J. and BELFORD, P. 2015. Power and perception in the scandal in academia. ACM SIGCAS computers and society [online], 45(2), pages 11-19. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/2809957.2809961

The Scandal in Academia is a large-scale fictional ethical case study of around 17,000 words and fourteen separate revelations. They are delivered as newspaper extracts from a newspaper reporting on an ongoing crisis at a Scottish educational institu... Read More about Power and perception in the scandal in academia..

Media usability circuit breakers for RTP-based interactive networked multimedia. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
FOUGH, N., VERDICCHIO, F., PERKINS, C. and FAIRHURST, G. 2015. Media usability circuit breakers for RTP-based interactive networked multimedia. In Proceedings of the 2015 Picture coding symposium (PCS 2015), co-located with the 2015 Packet video workshop (PV 2015), 31 May - 03 June 2015, Cairns, Australia. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 227-232. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/PCS.2015.7170080

With multimedia and Internet enabled devices being ubiquitous, mechanisms that ensure multimedia flows do not congest the Internet are crucial components of multimedia systems that are embraced rather than opposed by network service providers. The Re... Read More about Media usability circuit breakers for RTP-based interactive networked multimedia..

Content curation for research: a framework for building a "data museum". (2015)
Journal Article
CANNON, S. 2015. Content curation for research: a framework for building a "data museum". International journal of digital curation [online], 10(2), pages 58-68. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v10i2.355

In the current digital age, data are everywhere and are continually being created, collected and otherwise captured by a range of users for a variety of applications. Curating digital content is a growing concern both for business users and academic... Read More about Content curation for research: a framework for building a "data museum"..

Pharmaceutical electrochemistry: the electrochemical oxidation of paracetamol and its voltammetric sensing in biological samples based on screen printed graphene electrodes. (2015)
Journal Article
FERNANDEZ, C., HEGER, Z., KIZEK, R., RAMAKRISHNAPPA, T., BORUN, A. and FAISAL, N.H. 2015. Pharmaceutical electrochemistry: the electrochemical oxidation of paracetamol and its voltammetric sensing in biological samples based on screen printed graphene electrodes. International journal of electrochemical science [online], 10(9), pages 7440-7452. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1452-3981(23)17361-5

We present a sensitive, fast and unmodified sensor for the electrochemical detection of paracetamol. The electrochemical behaviours of paracetamol on screen printed graphene electrodes were investigated for the first time by cyclic voltammetry. The r... Read More about Pharmaceutical electrochemistry: the electrochemical oxidation of paracetamol and its voltammetric sensing in biological samples based on screen printed graphene electrodes..

Music recommenders: user evaluation without real users? (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAW, S., HORSBURGH, B. and MASSIE, S. 2015. Music recommenders: user evaluation without real users? In Yang, Q. and Woolridge, M. (eds.) Proceedings of the 24th International joint conference on artificial intelligence (IJCAI-15), 25-31 July 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Palo Alto: AAAI Press [online], pages 1749-1755. Available from: https://www.ijcai.org/Proceedings/15/Papers/249.pdf

Good music recommenders should not only suggest quality recommendations, but should also allow users to discover new/niche music. User studies capture explicit feedback on recommendation quality and novelty, but can be expensive, and may have difficu... Read More about Music recommenders: user evaluation without real users?.

Resourcefulness, desperation, shame, gratitude and powerlessness: common themes emerging from a study of food bank use in northeast Scotland. (2015)
Journal Article
DOUGLAS, F., SAPKO, J., KIEZEBRINK, K. and KYLE, J. 2015. Resourcefulness, desperation, shame, gratitude and powerlessness: common themes emerging from a study of food bank use in northeast Scotland. AIMS public health [online], 2(3), pages 297-317. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2015.3.297

There is growing policy maker and public concern about current trends in food bank use in Scotland. Yet little is known about the experiences of those seeking help from food banks in this country. This research aimed to address this issue by studying... Read More about Resourcefulness, desperation, shame, gratitude and powerlessness: common themes emerging from a study of food bank use in northeast Scotland..

Networks of meaning and interpretation: the cultural origins of symbolisation. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HAMLYN, J. 2015. Networks of meaning and interpretation: the cultural origins of symbolisation. Presented at the 10th International conference on the arts in society: the work of art in the age of networked society, 22-24 July 2015, London, UK.

Despite the fact that we commonly refer to artworks as 'meaningful' things, this is not to say that meaning is an objective property analogous to size or shape. If meaning is not a physical property then it follows that it can only be a way of using... Read More about Networks of meaning and interpretation: the cultural origins of symbolisation..