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Using single layer networks for discrete, sequential data: an example from natural language processing. [extended version]
(University of Hertfordshire, 1996)Supervised, feed-forward networks will, in general, need more than one layer to process data. However, if they can be used, single layer networks offer advantages of functional transparency and operational speed. Now, in ... -
Using Social Media in Business-to-Business Marketing
(2013-08-20)Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn have proven to be game changers in business-to-customer marketing, opening up whole new ways of enthusing the customer for your products or services. Ross Brennan and Robin Croft, both marketing ... -
Using specialist software for qualitative data analysis
(Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI), 2007)This paper is divided in four parts. The first part provides some background information on the analysis of non-numerical data, specifically the content analysis of text, including approaches such as 'grounded theory' and ... -
Using Spoken and Written Qualitative Methods to Explore Children's and Young People's Food and Eating Practices
(2012-09)Research examining children’s and young people’s food and eating practices has become more common place in recent years. Qualitative methods can be useful in such sense-making research, where an individual’s narrative is ... -
Using Story Re-tell in Bilingual Assessment
(2004)Narrative has been used in the assessment of children’s language skills for some time but rarely with bilingual children (though see Gutiérrez-Clellen 2002). This paper examines narratives of a sample of German/English ... -
Using Structured Chemistry Examinations (SChemEs) as an assessment method to improve undergraduate students' generic, practical and laboratory-based skills
(2014)Increase in tuition fees means there will be renewed pressure on universities to provide “value for money” courses that provide extensive training in both subject-specific and generic skills. For graduates of chemistry ... -
Using StudyNet to facilitate students’ learning
(2004)This article discusses the utilisation of StudyNet to facilitate students’ learning on a Level 3 Physiotherapy module. The students’ perceptions of StudyNet and its usage were evaluated by questionnaire and also by an ... -
Using supermarket loyalty card data to explore exported yam marketing performance and prospects in the UK
(2014-05-01)Stakeholders operating within the yam export market lack shopper insights to formulate effective marketing and supply chain management strategies. This paper aims to show how supermarket loyalty card data on yam shoppers ... -
Using system dynamics modelling to assess the economic efficiency of innovations in the public sector - a systematic review
(2022-02-10)Background: Decision-makers for public policy are increasingly utilising systems approaches such as system dynamics (SD) modelling, which test alternative interventions or policies for their potential impact while accounting ... -
Using Technology to Support Collaborative Learning Through Assessment Design
(2011-07-28)This thesis offers an assessment design for collaborative learning, utilisation of blended learning support through current communication technologies and highlights the crucial role of the tutor. The thesis designed and ... -
Using temporal information distance to locate sensorimotor experience in a metric space
(2005)Information distance is used to measure how similar sensorimotor experience is to past experience--within a certain temporal horizon. Applied to groups--of sensors this gives a mathematical metric on sensorimotor experience ... -
Using testing semantics to show safety and liveness in the development of CCS specifications
(University of Hertfordshire, 1994)Where formal methods are used in industrial software engineering, it is primarily as notation or language - an aid to the software engineer in thinking about and understanding the problem. What we address in this paper is ... -
Using the Detection and Relative Damage Quantification Indicator (DRQ) with transmissibility
(TRANS TECH PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2007-01-01)The Detection and Relative Damage Quantification Indicator (DRQ) was presented previously as a reliable damage detection indicator when used with Operational Deflection Shapes (ODS). The DRQ was computed from the Response ... -
Using the Ecological Focus Area (EFA) calculator to assess the impact of EFA implementation on biodiversity and ecosystem services
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Using the humanoid robot KASPAR to autonomously play triadic games and facilitate collaborative play among children with autism
(2014-09-09)This paper presents a novel design, implementation, and first evaluation of a triadic, collaborative game involving the humanoid robot KASPAR playing games with pairs of children with autism. Children with autism have ... -
Using the interaction rhythm as a natural reinforcement signal for social robots: a matter of belief
(2010)In this paper, we present the results of a pilot study of a human robot interaction experiment where the rhythm of the interaction is used as a reinforcement signal to learn sensorimotor associations. The algorithm uses ... -
Using the Object Relations Technique with Autistic Spectrum Disordered Children to Reveal Their Experience of Relationships
(2008-11-25)The use of projective assessments has a long history and tradition within psychological testing. However, there is a relative lack of research using these techniques with people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and ... -
Using the Psychological Concept of Compassion to Inform Pedagogic Strategies for Higher Education Seminars
(2015-08-26)This study used the university discussion-based seminar with the aim of exploring and improving students’ experiences of face-to-face group work in Higher Education. The purpose was to devise a pedagogic strategy to address ...