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Evaluating the Quality and Quantity of Data on Open Source Software Projects
(2005)In this paper, we provide a preliminary evaluation of the quality and quantity of data on open source (OS) projects, provided at the SourceForge.net portal. We have derived a dataset of approximately 50000 projects from ... -
Evaluating the Response of Children with Autism to a Robot
(RESNA Press, 2001)Since 1998, the Aurora project has been investigating the use of a robotic platform as a tool for therapy use with children with autism. A key issue in this project is the evaluation of the interactions, which are not ... -
Evaluating the Robot Personality and Verbal Behavior of Domestic Robots Using Video-Based Studies
(2011)Robots are increasingly being used in domestic environments and should be able to interact with inexperienced users. Human-human interaction and human-computer interaction research findings are relevant, but often limited ... -
Evaluating the Robot Personality and Verbal Behavior of Domestic Robots Using Video-Based Studies
(Elsevier, 2014-12-10)Robots are increasingly being used in domestic environments and should be able to interact with inexperienced users. Human-human interaction and human-computer interaction research findings are relevant, but often limited ... -
Evaluating the usability of developing countries' e-government sites : a user perspective
(2009)Government websites of developing countries are pertinent since they are part of the e-government efforts occurring on a global scale. The aim of this research is to investigate the usability issues of government web portals ... -
Evaluating the use of a population measure of child development in the Healthy Child Programme Two Year Review
(Children's Policy Research Unit, UCL, 2014-11-14)The overall aim of this study was to inform the use of ASQ-3™ and of ASQ:SE in the Healthy Child Programme two year review which in turn is intended to contribute to overall improved outcomes for children and their families. ... -
Evaluating the usefulness of a wordless picture book for adults with intellectual disabilities about the COVID ‐19 vaccination programme using co‐production: The CAREVIS study
(2024-03-30)Aim: To explore the usefulness of a co‐designed wordless book showing processes of receiving COVID‐19 vaccines designed by, and for, adults with intellectual disabilities. Methods: A qualitative evaluation of the resource ... -
Evaluating the Utility and Validity of the Representational Redescription Model as a General Model for Cognitive Development
(2008-10-21)A series of studies were conducted with the aim of showing that the Representational Redescription (RR) model (Karmiloff-Smith, 1992) can be used a general model of cognitive development. In this thesis, 3 aspects of the ... -
Evaluating the Weekly-Assessed Tutorial Sheet approach to assessment: background, pedagogy and impact
(2005)This paper presents the results of using student-unique, weekly-assessed tasks to overcome a low examination performance in a first-year engineering module. In this instance, the weekly assessment tasks were created by ... -
Evaluating the weekly-assessed tutorial sheet approach to assessment: the students' experience
(2006)Evaluations of teaching and assessment interventions often focus on pre- and postintervention changes in examination and/or coursework performance. Whilst these are important indicators in their own right, it is interesting ... -
Evaluating the ≤10:1 wholegrain criterion in identifying nutrient quality and health implications of UK breads and breakfast cereals
(2017-12-26)Objective: To evaluate the nutrient quality of breads and breakfast cereals identified using the wholegrain definition of ≤10:1 carbohydrate:fibre ratio. Design: Following a cross-sectional study design, nutritional ... -
Evaluating Three Approaches to Extracting Fault Data from Software Change Repositories
(Springer Nature, 2010)Software products can only be improved if we have a good understanding of the faults they typically contain. Code faults are a significant source of software product problems which we currently do not understand sufficiently. ... -
Evaluating travel agents' provision of health advice to travellers
(1997-03-01)This paper examines the growing interest in the emergent field of travellers' health as evidenced throughout the expanding interdisciplinary literature on travel medicine. It examines the role of travel agents in the tourism ... -
Evaluating Trust and Safety in HRI : Practical Issues and Ethical Challenges
(ACM Press, 2015-03)In an effort to increase the acceptance and persuasiveness of socially assistive robots in home and healthcare environments, HRI researchers attempt to identify factors that promote human trust and perceived safety with ... -
Evaluation and Design and Technology
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An evaluation for the medium-term storage and viability of root cortex tissues stained with blue ink in the assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
(2021-11-30)Sheaffer blue ink is an effective method to stain arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in a variety of plant species. It has, however, received criticism for its potential rapid degradation and short-term viability. The long ... -
Evaluation of 2D Acoustic Signal Representations for Acoustic-Based Machine Condition Monitoring
(2022-04-12)Acoustic-based machine condition monitoring (MCM) provides an improved alternative to conventional MCM approaches, including vibration analysis and lubrication monitoring, among others. Several challenges arise in anomalous ... -
Evaluation of a barrier cream against the chemical warfare agent VX using the domestic white pig
(2005-07)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a novel barrier cream formulation at reducing the percutaneous toxicity of a 2xLD(50) liquid challenge of nerve agent (VX). The study was conducted in vitro and in ... -
Evaluation of a British-German postgraduate course in clinical pharmacy
(2005-03-01)Since 1997, a 4 week postgraduate course in clinical pharmacy has been offered annually at the University of Tübingen (Germany) in cooperation with the School of Pharmacy, University of London (United Kingdom). The course ...