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Adaptive control of communication networks using learning automata. (1982)
Thesis
CHRYSTALL, M.S. 1982. Adaptive control of communication networks using learning automata. Council for National Academic Rewards (CNAA), PhD thesis.

This research investigates communications network routing procedures, based on distributed learning automata concepts for circuit and packet switched networks. For this application, the learning automaton is shown to be an ideal adaptive control mech... Read More about Adaptive control of communication networks using learning automata..

The growth, physiology and intermediary metabolism of bacillus stearothermophilus. (1981)
Thesis
SIVASUBRAMANIAN, S. 1981. The growth, physiology and intermediary metabolism of bacillus stearothermophilus. Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1993306

The aims of this work were to determine whether a functional tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle was present in vegetative cells of B. stearothermophilus, and to understand the effects of growth conditions on the carbohydrate metabolism and cytochrome con... Read More about The growth, physiology and intermediary metabolism of bacillus stearothermophilus..

An investigation of eddy diffusivities of momentum and heat in circular pipes. (1981)
Thesis
CHEONG-KI, C. 1981. An investigation of eddy diffusivities of momentum and heat in circular pipes. Council for National Academic Awards, PhD thesis.

The theoretical analysis of the present work was based on a thermodynamic approach, using the method of inference. An analysis was made to find the macroscopic turbulence transport properties from the description of microscopic behaviour of entities... Read More about An investigation of eddy diffusivities of momentum and heat in circular pipes..

A computer-aided architectural design system for the analysis, synthesis and appraisal of domestic activity spaces and house plans. (1981)
Thesis
LANGSKOG, K. 1981. A computer-aided architectural design system for the analysis, synthesis and appraisal of domestic activity spaces and house plans. Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1694942

Investigations on functional aspects of domestic activity spaces and of other related design theories have led to the formulation of novel design models for the analysis, synthesis and evaluation processes of house design. A theoretical model of the... Read More about A computer-aided architectural design system for the analysis, synthesis and appraisal of domestic activity spaces and house plans..

Influence of environmental conditions and architectural form on the design and thermal performance of the flat-plate solar collector system. (1981)
Thesis
ROBERTSON, P. 1981. Influence of environmental conditions and architectural form on the design and thermal performance of the flat-plate solar collector system. Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, PhD thesis.

Solar heating systems, by the nature of their design and inherent thermal mass, are sensitive to the changes in the prevailing climatic conditions. A computer program has been developed to predict and display the dynamic performance of solar water he... Read More about Influence of environmental conditions and architectural form on the design and thermal performance of the flat-plate solar collector system..

Theory and application of learning automata. (1980)
Thesis
MACKIE, N.J. 1980. Theory and application of learning automata. Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1993304

Although the theoretical performance of many learning automata has been considered, the practical operation of these automata has received far less attention. This work starts with the construction of two action Tsetlin and Krylov automata. The perfo... Read More about Theory and application of learning automata..

Changes in body composition after thermal injury in the rat. (1979)
Journal Article
AL SHAMMA, G.A., GOLL. C.C., BAIRD, T.B., BROOM, J., NICHOLAS, G.A. and RICHARDS, J.R. 1979. Changes in body composition after thermal injury in the rat. British journal of nutrition [online], 42(3), pages 367-375. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1079/BJN19790126

1. The effects on body composition, measured by direct techniques, of a controlled 25% body-surfacearea thermal injury have been studied in two groups of forty male Wistar rats. 2. The extent of weight loss in the animals was directly related to thei... Read More about Changes in body composition after thermal injury in the rat..

Investigation of the role of smooth muscle function in egg transport in the mouse oviduct. (1979)
Thesis
LEE, B. 1979. Investigation of the role of smooth muscle function in egg transport in the mouse oviduct. Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1993282

The time course of egg transport along the mouse oviduct is important for successful implantation to occur. It is generally accepted that variations in the innate contractile activity of the oviduct musculature regulate the rate of egg transport, but... Read More about Investigation of the role of smooth muscle function in egg transport in the mouse oviduct..

Biochemical adaptations in early starvation: observations on sex difference. (1978)
Journal Article
BROOM, J., FLECK, A., DAVIDSON, D.F., ROSENBURG, C. and DURNIN, J.V.G.A. 1978. Biochemical adaptations in early starvation: observations on sex difference. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society [online], 37(3), page 92A. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1079/PNS19780048

Twenty-two students, eleven male and eleven female, volunteered to fast for 3 d. Twenty-four hour urine collections were obtained over the period of study, and total nitrogen, urea, and 3-hydroxybutyrate (3-OH-butyrate) were determined in each.

The syntheses and reactivity of 6- and 8-azaindolizines. (1977)
Thesis
SHAND, C.A. 1977. The synthesis and reactivity of 6- and 8-azaindolizines. Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1993228

Synthetic routes leading to indolitine and its mono-aza derivatives, and the reactivity of these systems have been briefly reviewed. A number of simple alkyl, aryl, methoxy and chloro substituted 6- and 8- azaindolizines have been synthesised via the... Read More about The syntheses and reactivity of 6- and 8-azaindolizines..

Linearity of some modulation circuits. (1975)
Thesis
HATELY, M.C. 1975. Linearity of some modulation circuits. University of Aberdeen; Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, MSc dissertation. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1993292

The work consists of a detailed study of the methods of analogue modulation and demodulation of electrical carrier waves by amplitude and frequency, with the object of presenting improved techniques where necessary. The thesis is divided into five pa... Read More about Linearity of some modulation circuits..

Protein synthesis in the rat liver after fracture of the femur. (1974)
Journal Article
KHAN, S.N., TILSTONE, W.J., FLECK, A. and BROOM, I. 1974. Protein synthesis in the rat liver after fracture of the femur. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society [online], 33(3), pages 93A-94A. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1079/PNS19740058

Moderate to severe trauma is accompanied by two characteristic responses in plasma protein concentration, namely an increase in levels of acute phase reactants and a fall in albumin (Cuthbertson & Tompsett, 1935; Oweb, 1967).

Properties of a high-current discharge in alkali-metal-seeded rare gases. (1969)
Thesis
ELLINGTON, H.I. 1969. Properties of a high-current discharge in alkali-metal-seeded rare gases. Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, PhD thesis.

This thesis is an account of a detailed investigation of the properties of a recently-discovered gas discharge - a discharge that operates at a few volts or tens of volts, and which carries a current of the order of amps through a mixture consisting... Read More about Properties of a high-current discharge in alkali-metal-seeded rare gases..

Alan Main, former Global President of Bayer Pharmaceuticals, talks about research in the drugs industry. [Podcast]
Digital Artefact
MACFARLANE, H., JONES, J. and MAIN, A. 2023. Alan Main, former Global President of Bayer Pharmaceuticals, talks about research in the drugs industry. [Podcast]. North of Scotland Parkinson's Research Interest Group (NoSPRIG) podcast, series 1 (episode 5). Hosted on PodBean [online]. Available from: https://nosprigpod.podbean.com/e/alan-main/

We are delighted to have Alan Main on this month's NoSPRIG podcast, who hails from Aberdeen, but whose 30-year career working for multinational healthcare companies has taken him all round the world and to the very top of the pharma industry. His car... Read More about Alan Main, former Global President of Bayer Pharmaceuticals, talks about research in the drugs industry. [Podcast].

SelfBACK: a decision support system to improve self-management of non-specific low back pain [online].
Digital Artefact
SELFBACK. 2016. SelfBACK: a decision support system to improve self-management of non-specific low back pain [online]. Available from: http://www.selfback.eu/

This is the official project website for the SelfBack project. The project will run from Jan 2016 – Dec 2020. The aim of the project is to improve self-management of non-specific low back pain through the development of a decision support system, Sel... Read More about SelfBACK: a decision support system to improve self-management of non-specific low back pain [online]..

Professor Tilo Kunath, University of Edinburgh Centre for Regenerative Medicine. [Podcast]
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JONES, J. and KUNATH, T. 2023. Professor Tilo Kunath, University of Edinburgh Centre for Regenerative Medicine. [Podcast]. North of Scotland Parkinson's Research Interest Group (NoSPRIG) podcast, series 1 (episode 4). Hosted on PodBean [online]. Available from: https://nosprigpod.podbean.com/e/professor-tilo-kunath/

Based in the Centre for Regenerative Medicine in the University of Edinburgh, Professor Kunath is Chair of Regenerative Neurobiology. The focus of his laboratory addresses two key areas: (i) understanding how the protein, alpha-synuclein, causes dege... Read More about Professor Tilo Kunath, University of Edinburgh Centre for Regenerative Medicine. [Podcast].

Clinical Academic (Research) Careers Scheme (CARC) for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals in (NMAHPs) NHS Lothian: annual report.
Report
NHS LOTHIAN CARC MANAGEMENT GROUP. 2015. Clinical Academic (Research) Careers Scheme (CARC) for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHPs) in NHS Lothian: annual report 2015. Hosted by the University of Edinburgh [online]. Available from: https://www.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/atoms/files/carc_annual_report_2015.pdf

This is the fifth annual report of the Clinical Academic Research Careers Scheme (CARC) for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (NMAHP) in NHS Lothian. It describes the progress and management of the Scheme since the last Steering Group... Read More about Clinical Academic (Research) Careers Scheme (CARC) for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals in (NMAHPs) NHS Lothian: annual report..

Julie Jones and Helga Macfarlane. [Podcast]
Digital Artefact
MACFARLANE, H. and JONES, J. 2023. Julie Jones and Helga Macfarlane. [Podcast]. North of Scotland Parkinson's Research Interest Group (NoSPRIG) podcast, series 1 (episode 3). Hosted on PodBean [online]. Available from: https://nosprigpod.podbean.com/e/julie-jones-and-helga-macfarlane/

Julie Jones is a Physiotherapist and Senior Lecturer at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. She is passionate about improving services for people with Parkinson's and the benefit of exercise. Helga Macfarlane was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2017... Read More about Julie Jones and Helga Macfarlane. [Podcast].