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Examining the academic/commercial divide in marketing research
(2009)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to comment on the differences in perceptions that exist between academic and professional marketing researchers, as creators of new marketing knowledge, and explore how academics and ... -
Examining the Adoption, Use and Diffusion of Tablet and Mobile Devices by Older Adults in Hertfordshire County, UK
(2019-02-04)Ubiquitous or mobile computing is the new trend of this modern era whereby information can be accessed anytime and anywhere. It is anticipated that this form of computing will be more effective than the Internet because ... -
Examining the Frankenstein Syndrome : An open-ended cross-cultural survey
(2011)This paper reports findings from an open-ended survey on attitudes towards humanoid robots collected from samples in the United Kingdom and Japan. 335 participants were asked how they felt about humanoid robots becoming ... -
Examining the legality of affordability requirements as a substantive condition for granting compulsory licences pursuant to the TRIPS agreement
(2015-11-01)This article examines whether the so-called reasonably affordable requirements of the public remains a valid condition under TRIPS on which World Trade Organisation members can grant compulsory licences. This article frames ... -
Examining the nature of the ultraluminous X-ray source Holmberg II X-1
(2024-02-06)We present a comprehensive spectral analysis of the ultraluminous X-ray source Holmberg II X-1 using broadband and high-resolution X-ray spectra taken with the XMM-Newton satellite over a period of 19 yr, taking advantage ... -
Examining the Socio-Economic Determinants of Broadband Adopters and Non-Adopters in the United Kingdom
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2006)The aim of this study was to examine the socioeconomic determinants of broadband adopters and non-adopters in the United Kingdom (UK). The study was conducted using a postal survey. A selfadministered questionnaire was ... -
Examining the theoretical foundation of decision support technologies
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Example recordings of human-robot interactions in the rejection and prohibition experiments
(2019-08-29)This video shows some example interactions between participants and the humanoid robot iCub that were recorded within experiments on the acquisition of linguistic negation. The iCub robot acquires its speech solely based ... -
Excavating images: a photographic response to an archaeological excavation
(2014-05)In 2013 Timespan Heritage Museum in Scotland commissioned photographic artist Carolyn Lefley as their Artist in Residence during the excavation of a longhouse ruin. This paper explores the relationship between photography ... -
Excellence in the Teaching of Geography
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An excess of star-forming galaxies in the fields of high-redshift QSOs
(2010)We present submillimetre and mid-infrared imaging observations of five fields centred on quasi-stellar objects (QSOs) at 1.7 < z < 2.8. All 5 QSOs were detected previously at submillimetre wavelengths. At 850 (450) μm we ... -
Excessive daytime sleepiness in psychiatric disorders : prevalence, correlates and clinical significance
(2010)This study examined the prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness, as measured by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), in a cohort of adult psychiatric patients. A total of 300 psychiatric outpatients and an additional 300 ... -
Excessive Media Consumption About COVID-19 is Associated With Increased State Anxiety : Outcomes of a Large Online Survey in Russia
(2020-09-11)BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has potentially had a negative impact on the mental health and well-being of individuals and families. Anxiety levels and risk factors within particular populations are poorly described. ... -
The excitation mechanisms and evolutionary stages of UWISH2 planetary nebula candidates
(2018-10-01)We present medium-resolution K-band long-slit spectroscopy of 29 true, likely, possible, and candidate Galactic Plane planetary nebulae (PNe) from the UWISH 2 survey, many of which have only been recently discovered. These ... -
Excited hydrogen and the formation of molecular-hydrogen via associative ionization. 1 : Physical processes and outflows from young stellar objects
(1993)Rates for the associative ionization reaction H(n=2)+H→H2++e- are calculated. This reaction is found to be a greater contributor to the H2 formation rate than the direct radiative association reaction H(n=2)+H→H2+hν in ... -
Excited-state hydroxyl maser catalogue from the methanol multibeam survey -- I. Positions and Variability
(2016-09-01)We present the results of the first complete unbaised survey of the Galactic Plane for 6035-MHz excited-state hydroxyl masers undertaken as part of the Methanol Multibeam Survey. These observations cover the Galactic ... -
Excitement and Tension at the Edge of Chaos
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Exclusion by Inclusion : Issues for Deaf Pupils and Their Mainstream Teachers
(2002)This article explores the practice of local mainstream inclusion for deaf children and the issues this raises for pupils and teachers. Problems with both academic and social inclusion, due to difficulties with communication, ...