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Spiking neurons and synaptic stimuli: Neural response comparison using coincidence-factor (2009)
Book Chapter
Sarangdhar, M., & Kambhampati, C. (2009). Spiking neurons and synaptic stimuli: Neural response comparison using coincidence-factor. In S. Ao, & L. Gelman (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; Advances in Electrical Engineering and Computational Science (681-692). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2311-7_58

In this chapter, neural responses are generated by changing the Inter-Spike-Interval (ISI) of the stimulus. These responses are subsequently compared and a coincidence factor is obtained. Coincidence-factor, a measure of similarity, is expected to ge... Read More about Spiking neurons and synaptic stimuli: Neural response comparison using coincidence-factor.

Personalising teaching and learning with digital resources: DiAL-e framework case studies (2009)
Book Chapter
Atkinson, S., & Burden, K. (2009). Personalising teaching and learning with digital resources: DiAL-e framework case studies. Technology-supported environments for personalised learning: methods and case studies (91-108). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-884-0.ch006

This chapter describes the ways in which individual academics have sought to realise a degree of personalisation in their teaching practice through their engagement with the DiAL-e Framework (Digital Artefacts for Learner Engagement). The DiAL-e Fram... Read More about Personalising teaching and learning with digital resources: DiAL-e framework case studies.

The problem of governance from an autopoietic perspective (and a critical comment on the role of ICT) (2009)
Book Chapter
Gregory, A. J. (2009). The problem of governance from an autopoietic perspective (and a critical comment on the role of ICT). Systems thinking and e-participation:ICT in the governance of society (13-21). Information Science Reference, an imprint of IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-860-4.ch002

The aim of this chapter is to examine the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the governance of modern society from an autopoietic perspective. For the main part, discussions of ICT use by government have focused on either pract... Read More about The problem of governance from an autopoietic perspective (and a critical comment on the role of ICT).

Enabling personalised learning through formative and summative assessment (2009)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N. A. (2009). Enabling personalised learning through formative and summative assessment. Technology-Supported Environments for Personalized Learning: Methods and Case Studies (268-284). Information Science Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-884-0.ch015

This chapter considers some ways in which personalised learning can potentially be delivered by means of appropriate assessment and the use of associated technologies. Recognising that for many students, learning is driven by summative assessment, th... Read More about Enabling personalised learning through formative and summative assessment.

Le Fantastique chez Cortázar (2009)
Book Chapter
Riberi, A. (2009). Le Fantastique chez Cortázar. Six lectures on fantastic literature (0 - 0). National Dong Hwa University

The House of Commons 1911-49 (2009)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2009). The House of Commons 1911-49. A Short History of Parliament: England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, Ireland & Scotland (271 - 282). Boydell Press

Staff factors associated with perception of behaviouras’ challenging’ in residential and nursing homes (2009)
Book Chapter
Moniz-Cook, E., Woods, R., & Gardiner, E. (2009). Staff factors associated with perception of behaviouras’ challenging’ in residential and nursing homes. In M. Orrell, & A. Spector (Eds.), Psychology of Aging (237-244). Farnham: Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315245706

Three hundred and twenty-six staff, working in 14 residential and nursing homes across England, were asked to rate their ‘ease of managemen t’ on 14 vign ettes of ch allenging resident behaviour. Multiple regression was used to exam ine the correlate... Read More about Staff factors associated with perception of behaviouras’ challenging’ in residential and nursing homes.

Virtualism and the logic of environmentalism (2009)
Book Chapter
Argyrou, V. (2009). Virtualism and the logic of environmentalism. Virtualism, governance and practice: vision and execution in environmental conservation, 24-44. Berghahn Books

This chapter is concerned with the apparent reversal of the modernist ‘physics’ and ‘anthropology’ in environmentalism; the reversal, that is, of the modernist perception of the physical world and definition of humanity and cu... Read More about Virtualism and the logic of environmentalism.

Armies and military communities in fourteenth-century England (2009)
Book Chapter
Ayton, A. C. (2009). Armies and military communities in fourteenth-century England. In P. R. Coss, & C. Tyerman (Eds.), Soldiers, nobles and gentlemen: essays in honour of Maurice Keen (215-239). Woodbridge: Boydell Press

Engagement and working collaboratively with service users (2009)
Book Chapter
White, J., & Wix, S. (2009). Engagement and working collaboratively with service users. Medicines Management in Mental Health Care (156-168). (1). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444316155.ch9

Explores the key principles of engagement and collaboration in the medicines management process. Includes core skills for developing engagement, flexibility and pragmatism, involving familiy and friends, collabroration, self-awaeness, informed choice... Read More about Engagement and working collaboratively with service users.

Israel (2009)
Book Chapter
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2009). Israel. Encyclopedia of human rights (247 - 257). OUP

The Rediscovery of the Native American (2009)
Book Chapter
Porter, J. (2009). The Rediscovery of the Native American. In D. Seed (Ed.), A Companion to Twentieth-Century United States Fiction (183-194). Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444310108.ch15

Native American Indian literature is an active, potentially activist literature. This is not to suggest that it is unentertaining, unfunny, or that it has no aesthetic impact. Yet it is hard to read the great diverse mix that is Native American liter... Read More about The Rediscovery of the Native American.

Monitoring fish populations in river SACs (2009)
Book Chapter
Cowx, I. G., Harvey, J. P., Noble, R. A., & Nunn, A. D. (2010). Monitoring fish populations in river SACs. Conservation monitoring in freshwater habitats: a practical guide and case studies (53-62). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9278-7_6

The EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) on Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora stipulates that Member states maintain or restore habitats and species in a condition that ensures their favourable conservation status in the commu... Read More about Monitoring fish populations in river SACs.

Monitoring sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus ammocoetes in SAC rivers: A case study on the River Wye (2009)
Book Chapter
Taylor, R. J., Noble, R. A., Nunn, A. D., Harvey, J. P., & Cowx, I. G. (2010). Monitoring sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus ammocoetes in SAC rivers: A case study on the River Wye. Conservation Monitoring in Freshwater Habitats A Practical Guide and Case Studies (193-206). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9278-7_19

The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus L.) is a designated feature of the River Wye and the Severn Estuary Special Areas of Conservation (SAC). This study assessed the conservation status of sea lamprey in the Welsh reaches of the Wye catchment. Sea lam... Read More about Monitoring sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus ammocoetes in SAC rivers: A case study on the River Wye.

Character, Duty and Historical Consciousness (2009)
Book Chapter
Connelly, J. (2009). Character, Duty and Historical Consciousness. British Idealism: Moral, Social and Political Philosophy (233 - 249). Imprint Academic

Edward Caird (2009)
Book Chapter
Tyler, C. (2009). Edward Caird. History of Western Philosophy of Religion, 5 vols (209 - 219). Acumen Publishing Ltd

Chinese consumer's attitudes towards advertising (2009)
Book Chapter
Liu, W. (2009). Chinese consumer's attitudes towards advertising. In H. Cheng, & K. K. Chan (Eds.), Advertising and Chinese Society: Impacts and Issues (67-84). Copenhagen: Copenhagen Business School Press

Gentle teaching (2009)
Book Chapter
Wray, J. (2009). Gentle teaching. Oxford handbook of learning and intellectual disability nursing (320 - 321). Oxford University Press