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Conference Paper (published)

Aqua-Net: A flexible architectural framework for water management based on wireless sensor networks

Shah SI, Fayed M, Dhodhi MK & Mouftah HT (2011) Aqua-Net: A flexible architectural framework for water management based on wireless sensor networks. In: 24th Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2011. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. 24th Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2011, Niagara Falls, Canada, 08.05.2011-11.05.2011. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE, pp. 481-484. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=6030496&abstractAccess=no&userType=inst; https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2011.6030496

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Associational learning in cortical pyramidal cells

Graham B, Saudargiene A, Cobb SR & Vida I (2011) Associational learning in cortical pyramidal cells. UKCI 2011: 11th Annual Workshop on Computational Intelligence, Manchester, UK, 07.09.2011-09.09.2011. http://ukci.cs.manchester.ac.uk/files/programme.pdf

Book Chapter

A two systems theory of social cognition: engagement and theory of mind

Doherty M (2011) A two systems theory of social cognition: engagement and theory of mind. In: Roessler J, Lerman H & Eilan N (eds.) Perception, Causation and Objectivity. Consciousness & Self-Consciousness Series. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 305-323. http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199692057.do

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Automated heuristic design

Ochoa G, Hyde M & Burke E (2011) Automated heuristic design. In: GECCO '11 Proceedings of the 13th annual conference companion on Genetic and evolutionary computation. 13th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation, Dublin, Ireland, 12.07.2011-16.07.2011. New York, NY: ACM, pp. 1321-1341. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=2001858.2002139; https://doi.org/10.1145/2001858.2002139

Technical Report

Regional Action Plan for the Conservation of the Nigeria–Cameroon Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti)

Morgan BJ, Adeleke A, Bassey T, Bergl R, Dunn A, Fotso R, Gadsby E, Gonder MK, Greengrass E, Koulagna DK, Mbah G, Nicholas A, Oates JF, Omeni F, Saidu Y, Sommer V, Sunderland-Groves J, Tiebou J & Williamson EA (2011) Regional Action Plan for the Conservation of the Nigeria–Cameroon Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti). IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group and Zoological Society of San Diego. http://www.primate-sg.org/storage/pdf/NCCAP.pdf

Conference Paper (published)

Referring Expressions in Location Based Services: The Case of the 'Opposite' Relation

Bartie P, Reitsma F, Clementini E & Kingham S (2011) Referring Expressions in Location Based Services: The Case of the 'Opposite' Relation. In: De Troyer O, Medeiros C, Billen R, Hallot P, Simitsis A & Van Mingroot H (eds.) Advances in Conceptual Modeling. Recent Developments and New Directions: ER 2011 Workshops FP-UML, MoRE-BI, Onto-CoM, SeCoGIS, Variability@ER, WISM, Brussels, Belgium, October 31 - November 3, 2011. Proceedings Advances in Conceptual Modeling. Recent Developments and New Directions. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6999. ER 2011 Workshops FP-UML, MoRE-BI, Onto-CoM, SeCoGIS, Variability@ER, WISM, Brussels, Belgium, 31.10.2011-03.11.2011. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 231-240. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-24574-9_30#; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24574-9_30

Article

Building colour terms: A combined GIS and stereo vision approach to identifying building pixels in images to determine appropriate colour terms

Bartie P, Reitsma F & Mills S (2011) Building colour terms: A combined GIS and stereo vision approach to identifying building pixels in images to determine appropriate colour terms. Journal of Spatial Information Science, (2), pp. 59-83. http://josis.org/index.php/josis/article/viewArticle/42; https://doi.org/10.5311/JOSIS.2011.2.6

Book Chapter

Facial Attractiveness

Little A & Perrett DI (2011) Facial Attractiveness. In: Adams JR, Ambady N, Nakayama K & Shimojo S (eds.) The Science of Social Vision. Oxford Series in Visual Cognition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 164-185. http://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-science-of-social-vision-9780195333176;jsessionid=321D0433A0252A311933AE8ABC097848?cc=gb〈=en&

Conference Paper (published)

Clustering of local optima in combinatorial fitness landscapes

Ochoa G, Verel S, Daolio F & Tomassini M (2011) Clustering of local optima in combinatorial fitness landscapes. In: Coello CC (ed.) Learning and Intelligent Optimization: 5th International Conference, LION 5, Rome, Italy, January 17-21, 2011. Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6683. LION 5, 5th International Conference on Learning and Intelligent Optimization, Rome, Italy, 17.01.2011-21.01.2011. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 454-457. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-25566-3_35#

Conference Paper (published)

The Cross-domain Heuristic Search Challenge -- An International Research Competition

Burke E, Gendreau M, Hyde M, Kendall G, McCollum B, Ochoa G, Parkes AJ & Petrovic S (2011) The Cross-domain Heuristic Search Challenge -- An International Research Competition. In: Coello CC (ed.) Learning and Intelligent Optimization: 5th International Conference, LION 5, Rome, Italy, January 17-21, 2011. Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6683. LION 5 - 5th International Conference on Learning and Intelligent Optimization, Rome, Italy, 17.01.2011-21.01.2011. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 631-634. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-25566-3_49#; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25566-3_49

Conference Paper (published)

Partial neighborhoods of the Traveling Salesman Problem

Whitley D & Ochoa G (2011) Partial neighborhoods of the Traveling Salesman Problem. In: GECCO'11 - Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Proceedings. GECCO '11 - 13th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation, Dublin, Ireland, 12.07.2011-16.07.2011. New York, NY, USA: ACM, pp. 529-536. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2001649; https://doi.org/10.1145/2001576.2001649

Article

Controllable graphs

Cvetkovic D, Rowlinson P, Stanic Z & Yoon M (2011) Controllable graphs. Bulletin, Classe des Sciences Mathematiques et Naturelles, Sciences Mathematiques, 143 (36), pp. 81-88. http://www.emis.de/journals/BSANU/36/6.html

Book Chapter

Westerlies and their effects on maritime ice caps and glaciers

McCulloch R (2011) Westerlies and their effects on maritime ice caps and glaciers. In: Singh V, Singh P & Haritashya U (eds.) Encycolpedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 1224-1227. http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/hydrogeology/book/978-90-481-2641-5

Book Chapter

Counterfactual and Other Forms of Conditional Reasoning: Children Lost in the Nearest Possible World

Perner J & Rafetseder E (2011) Counterfactual and Other Forms of Conditional Reasoning: Children Lost in the Nearest Possible World. In: Hoerl C, McCormack T & Beck S (eds.) Understanding Counterfactuals, Understanding Causation: Issues in Philosophy and Psychology. Consciousness and Self-Consciousness Series. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 90-109. http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199590698.do

Book Chapter

Activities and accumulations: Micromorphological analyses of archaeological sediments from multi-room houses in Finnmark, Norway

Simpson I & Adderley WP (2011) Activities and accumulations: Micromorphological analyses of archaeological sediments from multi-room houses in Finnmark, Norway. In: Olsen B, Urbanczyk P & Amundsen C (eds.) Hybrid Spaces: Medieval Finnmark and the Archaeology of Multi-Room Houses. Instituttet for sammenlignende kulturforskning: serie B, Skrifter, 139. Oslo: Novus, pp. 267-286.

Conference Paper (published)

A multi-objective window optimisation problem

Brownlee A, Wright JA & Mourshed MM (2011) A multi-objective window optimisation problem. In: Krasnogor N & Lanzi P (eds.) Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO'11 - Companion Publication. 13th Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, Dublin, Ireland, 12.07.2011-16.07.2011. New York, NY: ACM, pp. 89-90. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2001910

Book Chapter

Thin section micromorphology of anthrosols (Area 1)

McKenna LE & Simpson I (2011) Thin section micromorphology of anthrosols (Area 1). In: Moore H & Wilson G (eds.) Shifting Sands. Links of Noltland, Westray: Interim Report on Neolithic and Bronze Age Excavations, 2007-09. Archaeological Report, 4. Edinburgh: Historic Scotland, pp. 77-89.

Article

Evaluating the Potential of Commercial Forest Inventory Data to Report on Forest Carbon Stock and Forest Carbon Stock Changes for REDD+ under the UNFCCC

Maniatis D, Malhi Y, Saint Andre L, Mollicone D, Barbier N, Saatchi SS, Henry M, Tellier L, Schwartzenberg M & White L (2011) Evaluating the Potential of Commercial Forest Inventory Data to Report on Forest Carbon Stock and Forest Carbon Stock Changes for REDD+ under the UNFCCC. International Journal of Forestry Research, 2011, Art. No.: 134526. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/134526

Article

Height-diameter allometry of tropical forest trees

Feldpausch TR, Banin L, Phillips OL, Baker TR, Lewis SL, Quesada CA, Affum-Baffoe K, Arets EJMM, Berry NJ, Bird M, Brondizio ES, de Camargo P, Chave J, Djagbletey G & White L (2011) Height-diameter allometry of tropical forest trees. Biogeosciences, 8 (5), pp. 1081-1106. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-8-1081-2011

Article

A feeding inhibition based prediction of the toxic effect of dissolved metal mixtures upon Echinogammarus marinus at field relevant concentrations across a latitudinal gradient

Pastorinho MR, Telfer T, Soares AMVM & Nogueira AJA (2011) A feeding inhibition based prediction of the toxic effect of dissolved metal mixtures upon Echinogammarus marinus at field relevant concentrations across a latitudinal gradient. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 13 (12), pp. 3343-3350. https://doi.org/10.1039/C1EM10499C

Book Chapter

Chimpanzee Faces Under the Magnifying Glass: Emerging Methods Reveal Cross-Species Similarities and Individuality

Bard KA, Gaspar AD & Vick S (2011) Chimpanzee Faces Under the Magnifying Glass: Emerging Methods Reveal Cross-Species Similarities and Individuality. In: Weiss A, King J & Murray L (eds.) Personality and Temperament in Nonhuman Primates. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. New York: Springer, pp. 193-231. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4614-0176-6_8

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Climatic niche conservatism and the evolutionary dynamics in species range boundaries: global congruence across mammals and amphibians

Olalla-Tarraga MA, Bunnefeld L, Bini LM, Diniz-Filho JAF, Fritz SA, Hawkins BA, Hortal J, Orme CDL, Rahbek C, Rodriguez MA & Purvis A (2011) Climatic niche conservatism and the evolutionary dynamics in species range boundaries: global congruence across mammals and amphibians. Journal of Biogeography, 38 (12), pp. 2237-2247. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02570.x

Book Chapter

Physiology of marine oligotrophic ultramicrobacteria

Williams T, Joux F, Lauro F, Matallana-Surget S & Cavicchioli R (2011) Physiology of marine oligotrophic ultramicrobacteria. In: Horikoshi K, Antranikian G, Bull A, Robb F & Stetter K (eds.) Extremophiles Handbook. Japan: Springer, pp. 1179-1199. http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9784431538974

Book Chapter

Landscape, environment, climate

Tipping R (2011) Landscape, environment, climate. In: Bronze Age Panel (ed.) Scottish Archaeological Research Framework: Bronze Age - Lifeways and Lifestyles. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. http://www.scottishheritagehub.com/content/32-landscape-environment-climate

Book Chapter

Reconstructing environmental change

Tipping R (2011) Reconstructing environmental change. In: Iron Age Panel (ed.) Scottish Archaeological Research Framework: Iron Age. Land as arena - place and territory. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. http://www.scottishheritagehub.com/content/32-reconstructing-environmental-change

Book Chapter

Landscape-scale Geomorphology and Sedimentology

Tipping R (2011) Landscape-scale Geomorphology and Sedimentology. In: Science in Archaeology Panel (ed.) Scottish Archaeological Research Framework: Science - People and the Environment. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. http://www.scottishheritagehub.com/content/47-landscape-scale-geomorphology-and-sedimentology

Book Chapter

From geology to microtopography: rock art and the rock surface

Jones AM & Tipping R (2011) From geology to microtopography: rock art and the rock surface. In: Jones A, Freedman D, O'Connor B, Lamdin-Whymark H, Tipping R & Watson A (eds.) An Animate Landscape: Rock Art and the Prehistory of Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland. Oxford: Windgather Press, pp. 10-35. http://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/an-animate-landscape.html

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Landscape and landscape Dynamics at Torbhlaren

Tipping R, Verrill L, Morrison S, Burns M & Bunting MJ (2011) Landscape and landscape Dynamics at Torbhlaren. In: Jones A, Freedman D, O'Connor B, Lamdin-Whymark H, Tipping R & Watson A (eds.) An Animate Landscape: Rock Art and the Prehistory of Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland. Oxford: Windgather Press, pp. 122-175. http://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/an-animate-landscape.html

Book Chapter

Sleep, retrieval inhibition, and the resolving power of human memory

MacLeod M & Hulbert JC (2011) Sleep, retrieval inhibition, and the resolving power of human memory. In: Benjamin A (ed.) Successful remembering and successful forgetting: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A. Bjork. New York: Psychology Press, pp. 133-152. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781848728912/

Book Chapter

Sentic Avatar: Multimodal Affective Conversational Agent with Common Sense

Cambria E, Hupont I, Hussain A, Cerezo E & Baldassarri S (2011) Sentic Avatar: Multimodal Affective Conversational Agent with Common Sense. In: Esposito A, Esposito A, Martone R, Muller V & Scarpetta G (eds.) Toward Autonomous, Adaptive, and Context-Aware Multimodal Interfaces. Theoretical and Practical Issues: Third COST 2102 International Training School, Caserta, Italy, March 15-19, 2010, Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6456. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 81-95. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-18184-9_8; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18184-9_8

Conference Paper (published)

Modelling Non-linear Crowd Dynamics in Bio-PEPA

Massink M, Latella D, Bracciali A & Hillston J (2011) Modelling Non-linear Crowd Dynamics in Bio-PEPA. In: Giannakopoulou D & Orejas F (eds.) Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6603. 14th International Conference on Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering, FASE 2011, Saarbrucken, Germany, 26.03.2011-03.04.2011. Dusseldorf: Springer Verlag, pp. 96-110. http://www.springerlink.com/content/lw5812w5k78744m8/; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19811-3_8

Conference Paper (published)

Optimisation of Process Algebra Models Using Evolutionary Computation

Marco D, Cairns D & Shankland C (2011) Optimisation of Process Algebra Models Using Evolutionary Computation. In: IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), 2011. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Singapore, 05.06.2011-08.06.2011. Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 1296-1301. https://doi.org/10.1109/CEC.2011.5949765

Conference Paper (published)

Telecare Service Challenge: Conflict Detection

Blum JM & Magill E (2011) Telecare Service Challenge: Conflict Detection. In: 5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare 2011, PervasiveHealth 2011. International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth. Advances in Techniques and Technologies Assisting Care at Home Workshop for Pervasive Health, 5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, Dublin, Ireland, 23.05.2011-26.05.2011. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) / Pervasive Health, pp. 502 - 507. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?punumber=1002011

Conference Paper (published)

Social Network Analysis Of Trends in The Consumer Electronics Domain

Niazi MAK & Hussain A (2011) Social Network Analysis Of Trends in The Consumer Electronics Domain. In: IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), 2011. IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE) 29th International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), 09.01.2011-12.01.2011. Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 219-220. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/5722549/; https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCE.2011.5722549

Conference Paper (unpublished)

See the forests with different eyes

Tan C, Marino A, Woodhouse I, Cloude S, Suarez J & Edwards C (2011) See the forests with different eyes. 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 24.07.2011-29.07.2011. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049329

Conference Paper (published)

Towards a universal information distance for structured data

Connor R, Simeoni F, Iakovos M & Moss R (2011) Towards a universal information distance for structured data. In: The Fourth International Conference on SImilarity Search and APplications, Lipari, Italy, 30.06.2011-01.07.2011, pp. 69-77. https://doi.org/10.1145/1995412.1995426

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Recycling of Shak Al-Thoaban Wastes for Lime Production

Soltan AM, Taman ZI & El-kaliouby BA (2011) Recycling of Shak Al-Thoaban Wastes for Lime Production. 3rd International Forum and Exhibition on Economics of Mineral Resources in the Arab Countries, 2011.

Conference Abstract

Qualitative accounts of fears of cancer recurrence

Ozakinci G, Blank T, Deborah B, Levine EG & Diefenbach M (2011) Qualitative accounts of fears of cancer recurrence. 2010 Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 41 (Supplement 1), pp. S149-S149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-011-9263-3

Conference Abstract

Face colour, health, lifestyle and attractiveness

Perrett D, Re D, Whitehead R, Stephen I, Coetzee V, Lefevre C, Moore F, Xiao D & Ozakinci G (2011) Face colour, health, lifestyle and attractiveness. 34th European Conference on Visual Perception, Toulouse, France. Perception, 40 (Suppl 1), pp. 23-24. https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/peca/40/1_suppl