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Assessment of the properties of the essential oil from Ridolfia segetum Moris (Portugal) on cancer cell viability (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Poças, J., Lemos, M., Cabral, C., Cavaleiro, C., Cruz, M., Salgueiro, L., & Pires, I. (2014, August). Assessment of the properties of the essential oil from Ridolfia segetum Moris (Portugal) on cancer cell viability. Presented at 62nd International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, Guimarães, Portugal

Ridolfia segetum Moris, commonly known as corn parsley, false fennel, or false caraway, is distributed throughout the Mediterranean region. It belongs to the Apiaceae (carrot or parsley family), which includes well-known aromatic and medicinal plants... Read More about Assessment of the properties of the essential oil from Ridolfia segetum Moris (Portugal) on cancer cell viability.

Effectiveness of a six-week high-intensity interval training programme on cardiometabolic markers in sedentary males (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gleadall-Siddall, D., Burke, R., Gritt, J., O'Carroll, G., Bray, J., Ingle, L., & Garrett, A. Effectiveness of a six-week high-intensity interval training programme on cardiometabolic markers in sedentary males. Presented at BASES Conference 2014

High-intensity interval training (HIT) has been proposed as an effective, time efficient strategy to elicit similar cardiometabolic health benefits as traditional moderate-intensity endurance training. This is an important consideration as "lack of t... Read More about Effectiveness of a six-week high-intensity interval training programme on cardiometabolic markers in sedentary males.

The anime authorship criticism. Visions of the "Anti-Disney Ethos" (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hernández-Pérez, M. (2014, September). The anime authorship criticism. Visions of the "Anti-Disney Ethos". Paper presented at Discussing Disney

Animation Studies has provided an interesting example of how the concepts of genre and authorship can usually be considered as antithetic, and how these concepts might be discussed for a better understanding of modern Media Industries. In this sense,... Read More about The anime authorship criticism. Visions of the "Anti-Disney Ethos".

Production of syngas by pressurized fluidized bed gasification of German Lignite in a H2O/CO2 atmosphere (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Long, X., Skoulou, V., Paterson, N., & Agorio-Millan, M. (2014, September). Production of syngas by pressurized fluidized bed gasification of German Lignite in a H2O/CO2 atmosphere. Presented at 10th European Conference on Coal Research and its Applications (10th ERCCIA)

The oxyfuel gasification concept enables a N2 free gas to be obtained by fluidised bed gasification (FBG). This process uses CO2 to moderate the bed temperature and thus agglomeration. An alternative cooling medium is steam, which could be employed a... Read More about Production of syngas by pressurized fluidized bed gasification of German Lignite in a H2O/CO2 atmosphere.

Safety analysis of clinical workflows: The case of the workflow within a radiology department (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gordon, N., Sharvia, S., Walker, M., & Al-Qora'n, L. Safety analysis of clinical workflows: The case of the workflow within a radiology department. Presented at 2014 Science and Information Conference

This paper was originally presented at the Science and Information Conference, 2014, 27-29 August, London. Abstract: Radiology Information Systems (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communication systems (PACS) are used widely to help in the workflow ma... Read More about Safety analysis of clinical workflows: The case of the workflow within a radiology department.

Linking Early Clinical Experience and Basic Science using Images of Disease (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cookson, J., Hammond, A., Ken, W., & Owen, S. (2014, August). Linking Early Clinical Experience and Basic Science using Images of Disease. Presented at The International Association for Health Professions Education. AMEE 2014: Excellence in Education - the 21st Century Teacher, Milan, Italy

Short Communication 7C1 (Curriculum: Educational Strategies)

A previously undescribed dorsal branch of the anterior interosseous nerve (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shaw, V., & Morris, J. (2014, July). A previously undescribed dorsal branch of the anterior interosseous nerve. Poster presented at Anatomical Society Summer Meeting: Skin and Bones, Bradford, UK

The path of the anterior interosseous nerve is commonly described as passing along the deep compartment of the volar aspect of the forearm where it innervates the muscles in that compartment including pronator quadratus. Previous electromyographi... Read More about A previously undescribed dorsal branch of the anterior interosseous nerve.

Structural breaks in mortality models and their consequences (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Hare, C., & Li, Y. (2014, July). Structural breaks in mortality models and their consequences. Presented at Second International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management (ICVRAM) and the Sixth International Symposium on Uncertainty, Modeling, and Analysis (ISUMA), Liverpool, UK

In recent years, the issue of life expectancy has become of upmost importance to pension providers, insurance companies and the government bodies in the developed world. Significant and consistent improvements in mortality rates and, hence, life expe... Read More about Structural breaks in mortality models and their consequences.

Addressing collision avoidance and nonholonomic constraints of a wheeled robot: Modeling and simulation (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zohaib, M., Pasha, S. M., Bushra, H., Hassan, K., & Iqbal, J. (2014, April). Addressing collision avoidance and nonholonomic constraints of a wheeled robot: Modeling and simulation. Presented at 2014 International Conference on Robotics and Emerging Allied Technologies in Engineering (iCREATE), Islamabad, Pakistan

This paper presents kinematic model of two configurations of a wheeled mobile robot. Two-wheeled robot with castor and four-wheeled robot are considered for modeling. Kinematic equations, modeled in MATLAB/Simulink, represent the position and angle o... Read More about Addressing collision avoidance and nonholonomic constraints of a wheeled robot: Modeling and simulation.

Modeling and computed torque control of a 6 degree of freedom robotic arm (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ullah, M. I., Ajwad, S. A., Islam, R. U., Iqbal, U., & Iqbal, J. (2014, April). Modeling and computed torque control of a 6 degree of freedom robotic arm. Presented at 2014 International Conference on Robotics and Emerging Allied Technologies in Engineering (iCREATE), Islamabad, Pakistan

This paper presents modelling and control design of ED 7220C - a vertical articulated serial arm having 5 revolute joints with 6 Degree Of Freedom. Both the direct and inverse kinematic models have been developed. For analysis of forces and to facili... Read More about Modeling and computed torque control of a 6 degree of freedom robotic arm.

Health cycles and health transitions (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chakraborty, S., Papageorgiou, C., & Perez Sebastian, F. Health cycles and health transitions

We study the dynamics of poverty and health in a model of endogenous growth and rational health behavior. Population health depends on the prevalence of infectious diseases that can be avoided through costly prevention. The incentive to do so comes f... Read More about Health cycles and health transitions.

A tutorial on metamodelling for grammar researchers (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Paige, R. F., Kolovos, D. S., & Polack, F. A. A tutorial on metamodelling for grammar researchers

A metamodel has been defined as: a model of a model; a definition of a language; a description of abstract syntax; and a description of a domain. Because of these varied definitions, it is difficult to explain why metamodels are constructed, what can... Read More about A tutorial on metamodelling for grammar researchers.

Investigating household recycling behaviour through the interactions between personal and situational factors (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
A-Jalil, E. E., Grant, D. B., Nicholson, J. D., & Deutz, P. Investigating household recycling behaviour through the interactions between personal and situational factors. Presented at Waste Management and The Environment VII

In recent years household recycling behaviour (HRB) has become a focal point in social science research to understand the concept of household waste recycling management. Household recycling systems involve two main actors: households and municipalit... Read More about Investigating household recycling behaviour through the interactions between personal and situational factors.

Zeremonielle Sattelzeit? Überlegungen zu einer Neuverortung der symbolischen Kommunikation am Ende der Frühen Neuzeit (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Biskup, T. (2012, September). Zeremonielle Sattelzeit? Überlegungen zu einer Neuverortung der symbolischen Kommunikation am Ende der Frühen Neuzeit. Presented at Öffentliche Tagung des Interdisziplinären Zentrums zur Erforschung der Europäischen Aufklärung, Potsdam

Friedrich II. "der Große" wird häufig zitiert, um den "Niedergang" frühneuzeitlichen Zeremoniells im 18. Jahrhundert zu belegen: Er gilt bis heute als roi-philosophe, dessen verächtliche Äußerungen zu "barockem" Zeremoniell auf einen grundsätzlichen... Read More about Zeremonielle Sattelzeit? Überlegungen zu einer Neuverortung der symbolischen Kommunikation am Ende der Frühen Neuzeit.

Survey: A comparison of spectrum sensing techniques in cognitive radio (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fanan, A., Riley, N., Mehdawi, M., Ammar, M., & Zolfaghari, M. (2014, January). Survey: A comparison of spectrum sensing techniques in cognitive radio. Presented at International Conference Image Processing, Computers and Industrial Engineering

In the present day Cognitive Radio has become a realistic option for solution of the spectrum scarcity problem in wireless communication. One of the most challenging issues in cognitive radio systems is spectrum sensing concepts, which is considered... Read More about Survey: A comparison of spectrum sensing techniques in cognitive radio.

A Spectrum Sensing Test Bed based on Matlab and USRP2 (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ammar, M., Mehdawi, M., Riley, N., Fanan, A., Paulson, K., & Zolfaghari, M. (2014, January). A Spectrum Sensing Test Bed based on Matlab and USRP2. Presented at International Conference on Machine Learning, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

— The spectrum monitoring has gained new aspects with development of the software defined radio SDR as its very important issue in the spectrum management area. In this paper a spectrum monitoring technique with SDR is proposed, the setup of the prot... Read More about A Spectrum Sensing Test Bed based on Matlab and USRP2.

Technology as an observing system : a 2nd order cybernetics approach (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Demetis, D. Technology as an observing system : a 2nd order cybernetics approach

The role of technology in modern society is becoming fundamental to society itself as the boundary between technological utilization and technological interference narrows. Technology penetrates the core of an ever-increasing number of application do... Read More about Technology as an observing system : a 2nd order cybernetics approach.