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Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE international workshop on evolving security and privacy requirements engineering (ESPRE 2016). (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BECKERS, K., FAILY, S., LEE, S.-W. and MEAD, N. (eds.) 2016. Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE international workshop on evolving security and privacy requirements engineering (ESPRE 2016), co-located with the 24th IEEE international requirements engineering conference (RE 2016), 12 September 2016, Beijing, China. In Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE 24th international requirements engineering conference workshops. Los Alamitos: IEEE Computer Society [online], pages 53-91. Available from: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/7801359/proceeding

ESPRE 2016 was a multi-disciplinary, one-day workshop, co-located with the RE'16 conference. The ESPRE workshop series brings together practitioners and researchers interested in security and privacy requirements. This workshop probed the interfaces... Read More about Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE international workshop on evolving security and privacy requirements engineering (ESPRE 2016)..

Online branding of the offline experience: the importance of corporate branding for experiential events. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
STEWART, C. and DAVIS, A. 2016. Online branding of the offline experience: the importance of corporate branding for experiential events. In Proceedings of the 2016 Annual conference of the Academy of Marketing (AM2016): radical marketing, 4-7 July 2016, Newcastle, UK. Newcastle: Academy of Marketing.

In a recent survey, European music festivals organisers confirmed a lack of available headliners and increasing cost of headline acts were two of the immediate challenges facing the European music festival industry (IQ Magazine, 2016). While practica... Read More about Online branding of the offline experience: the importance of corporate branding for experiential events..

Knowledge, perception, attitude and experience of pharmacist in Qatar towards drug use in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ROUF, A., AL HAIL, M., ELKASSEM, W., ALSAAD, D. and THOMAS, B. 2016. Knowledge, perception, attitude and experience of pharmacist in Qatar towards drug use in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study. Presented at the 2016 American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) virtual poster symposium, 18-19 May 2016, Lenexa, USA.

Pregnancy is a state of altered physiology and medication use during this period is remarkably challenging. Pharmacists are medication experts with great knowledge of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and are trained to apply evidence based clinical kno... Read More about Knowledge, perception, attitude and experience of pharmacist in Qatar towards drug use in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study..

Frequency dependence of electroluminescence measurement in LDPE. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BANI, N.A., ABDUL-MALEK, Z., MOHD ARIS, S.A., JALIL, S.Z.A., MUHTAZARUDDIN, M.N., MAD KAIDI, H., RAHMAN, S.A.S.A., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., MAS'UD, A.A., ABU-BAKAR, S.H. and REY, J.A.A. 2017. Frequency dependence of electroluminescence measurement in LDPE. Presented at the 2016 International conference on electrical, electronic, communication and control engineering (ICEECC2016), 18-19 December 2016, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

A good insulator for high voltage cable has low dielectric loss, reasonable flexibility and thermo-mechanically stable. However, prolonged application of electrical stresses on the cable will degraded the cable; physically and morphologically. Electr... Read More about Frequency dependence of electroluminescence measurement in LDPE..

Distribution power loss minimization via distributed generation, capacitor and network reconfiguration. (2016)
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MUHTAZARUDDIN, M.N.B., BANI, N.A., MOHD ARIS, S.A., JALIL, S.Z.A., MAD KAIDI, H., ABD FATAH, A.Y., JAMIAN, J.J., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and ABU-BAKAR, S.H. 2016. Distribution power loss minimization via distributed generation, capacitor and network reconfiguration. Presented at the 2016 International conference on electrical, electronic, communication and control engineering (ICEECC2016), 18-19 December 2016, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

This paper presents a solution to solve the network reconfiguration, DG coordination (location and size), and capacitor coordination (location and size), simultaneously. The proposed solution will be determined by using Artificial Bee Colony (ABC). V... Read More about Distribution power loss minimization via distributed generation, capacitor and network reconfiguration..

Potential of implementing the low concentration photovoltaic systems in the United Kingdom. (2016)
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ABU-BAKAR, S.H., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., FREIER, D., RAMIREZ-INIGUEZ, R., MALLICK, T.K., MUNIR, A.B., YASIN, S.H.M., MAS'UD, A.A., BANI, N.A. and MUHTAZARUDDIN, M.N. 2016. Potential of implementing the low concentration photovoltaic systems in the United Kingdom. Presented at the 2016 International conference on electrical, electronic, communication and control engineering (ICEECC2016), 18-19 December 2016, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

This paper discusses the prospect of integrating a novel type of low concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) design known as the rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC) in a building in the United Kingdom. This is done by proposin... Read More about Potential of implementing the low concentration photovoltaic systems in the United Kingdom..

Adaptive control of hysteretic robotic arm in operational space. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
KANNAN, S., QUINTANAR-GUZMAN, S., BEZZAOUCHA, S., OLIVARES-MENDEZ, M.A. and VOOS, H. 2016. Adaptive control of hysteretic robotic arm in operational space. In Proceedings of the 5th International conference on mechatronics and control engineering 2016 (ICMCE 2016), 14-17 December 2016, Venice, Italy. New York: ACM [online], pages 92-96. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3036932.3036957

The focus of the current article is on Operational Space Control of a single degree of freedom robotic arm with hysteretic joint behaviour due to actuation by a single Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) wire. A Closed Loop Inverse Kinematics Algorithm is used... Read More about Adaptive control of hysteretic robotic arm in operational space..

Employee empowerment and customer satisfaction: an investigation from a UAE banking sector perspective. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SHEDID, M. and RUSSELL, K. 2016. Employee empowerment and customer satisfaction: an investigation from a UAE banking sector perspective. Presented at the 2016 Dubai International conference for advanced research in business (ICARB 2016), 12-13 Dec 2016, Al Badaa, Dubai.

This article reflects the results of a pilot study conducted in connection with an analysis of the antecedents and consequences of empowerment on the service quality for UAE Banking customers and the banking sector in general. The research focuses on... Read More about Employee empowerment and customer satisfaction: an investigation from a UAE banking sector perspective..

A tracking error control approach for model predictive position control of a quadrotor with time varying reference. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
DENTLER, J., KANNAN, S., OLIVARES MENDEZ, M.A., and VOOS, H. 2016. A tracking error control approach for model predictive position control of a quadrotor with time varying reference. In Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) international conference on Robotics and biomimetrics (ROBIO 2016), 3-7 December 2016, Qingdao, China. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 2051-2056. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBIO.2016.7866631

In mobile robotic applications, a common problem is the following of a given trajectory with a constant velocity. Using standard model predictive control (MPC) for tracking of time varying trajectories leads to a constant tracking error. This problem... Read More about A tracking error control approach for model predictive position control of a quadrotor with time varying reference..

Adaptive control of robotic arm with hysteretic joint. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
KANNAN, S., BEZZAOUCHA, S., QUINTANAR-GUZMAN, S., OLIVARES-MENDEZ, M.A. and VOOS, H. 2016. Adaptive control of robotic arm with hysteretic joint. In Proceedings of 4th International conference on control, mechatronics and authormation 2016 (ICCMA 2016), 7-11 December 2016, Barcelona, Spain. New York: ACM [online], pages 46-50. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3029610.3029632

This article addresses the problem of control of robotic arm with a hysteretic joint behaviour. The mechanical design of the one-degree of freedom robotic arm is presented where the joint is actuated by a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) wire. The SMA wire b... Read More about Adaptive control of robotic arm with hysteretic joint..

Model predictive control for spacecraft rendezvous. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
KANNAN, S., SAJADI-ALAMDARI, S.A., DENTLER, J., OLIVARES-MENDEZ, M.A. and VOOS, H. 2016. Model predictive control for spacecraft rendezvous. In Proceedings of the 4th International conference on control, mechatronics and automation 2016 (ICCMA 2016), 7-11 December 2016, Barcelona, Spain. New York: ACM [online], pages 121-125. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3029610.3029633

The current paper addresses the problem of Spacecraft Rendezvous using Model Predictive Control (MPC). The Clohessy-Wiltshire-Hill equations are used to model the spacecraft relative motion. Here the rendezvous problem is discussed by trajectory cont... Read More about Model predictive control for spacecraft rendezvous..

Lost in information? (2016)
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MARTZOUKOU, K. 2016. Lost in information? Syrian new Scots' information literacy way-finding practices. Presented at the 10th Biannual meeting of the Scottish Information Literacy Community of Practice: the right information: information skills for the 21st century, 6 December 2016, Edinburgh, UK.

As of May 2016, Scotland has welcomed 1,602 Syrian refugees as part of the wider UK Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) Scheme, aiming to resettle 20,000 Syrians (over a period of five years drawn from established refugee camps). This presenta... Read More about Lost in information?.

Acceptance requirements and their gamification solutions. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
PIRAS, L., GIORGINI, P. and MYLOPOULOS, J. 2016. Acceptance requirements and their gamification solutions. In Proceedings of 24th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Requirements engineering international conference 2016 (RE 2016), 12-16 September 2016, Beijing, China. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 365-370. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/re.2016.43

We live in the days of social software where social interactions, from simple notifications to complex business processes, are supported by software platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. But for any social software to be successful, it must be used... Read More about Acceptance requirements and their gamification solutions..

MARAM: tool support for mobile app review management. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
IACOB, C., FAILY, S. and HARRISON, R. 2016. MARAM: tool support for mobile app review management. In Kawsar, F., Zhang, P. and Musolesi, M. (eds.) Proceedings of the 8th International conference on mobile computing, applications and services (MobiCase 2016), 30 November - 1 December 2016, Cambridge, UK. Brussels: Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (ICST), pages 42-50.

Mobile apps today have millions of user reviews available online. Such reviews cover a large broad of themes and are usually expressed in an informal language. They provide valuable information to developers, such as feature requests, bug reports, an... Read More about MARAM: tool support for mobile app review management..

Leading cultures of transition through arts practice. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
DOUGLAS, A. 2016. Leading cultures of transition through arts practice. Keynote presented at the Art and ecology seminar, 28-30 November 2016, Valencia, Spain.

In this third keynote I want to rise a little to the surface while rising to the challenge that both speakers have offered the arts. All three presentations share in common the importance of the stories we tell ourselves. These stories influence and... Read More about Leading cultures of transition through arts practice..

Clinical information needs and access for clinical healthcare staff in Highland health and social care service. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ALMAZROUI, K., MACLURE, K., STEWART, D., RUSHWORTH, G. and HANNAM, P. 2016. Clinical information needs and access for clinical healthcare staff in Highland health and social care service. Presented at 2016 NHS Highland research, development and innovation annual conference, 25 November 2016, Inverness, UK.

Background: Clinical information is required by all clinical healthcare staff to promote better patient care and safety. The information needed, sources, formats and accessibility varies from one staff member to another according to factors such as e... Read More about Clinical information needs and access for clinical healthcare staff in Highland health and social care service..

Urban vs rural STEMI patients; is there a difference? (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
KAMONA, A., CUNNINGHAM, S., RUSHWORTH, G.F. and LESLIE, S.J. 2016. Urban vs rural STEMI patients; is there a difference? Presented at 2016 NHS Highland research, development and innovation annual conference, 25 Nov 2016, Inverness, UK.

Background: Timely access to reperfusion therapy for ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is vital. Every minute of delay costs 10 days of patient's life. Patients living in the rural Scottish highlands face a lot of challenges to optimum reper... Read More about Urban vs rural STEMI patients; is there a difference?.

In pursuit of the voices within social design discourse. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BUGALI, H., FAIRBURN, S. and HALSALL, R. 2016. In pursuit of the voices within social design discourse. In Golchehr, S. (ed.) Proceedings of Training art and design researchers for participation in public space (TRADERS): mediations; art and design agency and participation in public space, 21-22 Nov 2016, London, UK. London: TRADERS [online], pages 163-173. Available from: http://tr-aders.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/MEDIATIONS2016-Conference-Proceedings.pdf

Design has expanded its scope towards social change and innovation - this is observed to a great extent in the UK in parallel with the 'Big Society', but is happening globally as well. The existing literature concentrates on practices, approaches and... Read More about In pursuit of the voices within social design discourse..

Averaged model of modular multilevel converter in rotating DQ frame. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
NAMPALLY, A. and SINHA, Y. 2016. Averaged model of modular multilevel converter in rotating DQ frame. In Proceedings of the 5th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International conference on renewable energy research and applications (ICRERA 2016), 20-23 November 2016, Birmingham, UK. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 319-324. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2016.7884559

This paper proposes an average model of Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) in rotating DQ frame. The proposed MMC model has a modular structure and can be linked with other power elements such as AC and DC subsystems. Modelling in DQ frame has numero... Read More about Averaged model of modular multilevel converter in rotating DQ frame..

Linearized DQ averaged model of modular multilevel converter. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
NAMPALLY, A. and SINHA, Y. 2016. Linearized DQ averaged model of modular multilevel converter. In Proceedings of the 5th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International conference on renewable energy research and applications (ICRERA 2016), 20-23 November 2016, Birmingham, UK. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 861-866. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2016.7884458.

This paper proposes a linearized model of Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) in DQ frame. The proposed MMC model has a modular structure and can be linked with other power elements such as AC and DC subsystems. The main challenge of developing DQ mod... Read More about Linearized DQ averaged model of modular multilevel converter..