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Offering substance misuse services to Accession Eight migrants in London: Findings from a qualitative study
(2010)
This article reports findings from a study undertaken in two parts between November 2006 and May 2008, investigating the drug treatment needs of new migrants to the UK. The study explored the eligibility and treatment needs ...
Two Agents Acting as One
(MIT Press, 2010)
We consider two agents, each equipped with a controller. When they achieve a joint goal configuration, their coordination can be measured informationally. We show that the amount of coordination that two agents need to ...
Instruction cache tuning for embedded multitasking applications
(2010)
With the advent of mobile and handheld devices, power consumption in embedded systems has become a key design issue. Recently, it has been shown that cache requirements of the applications vary widely and a significant ...
Context integration in visual processing : a computational model of center-surround suppression in the visual system
(2010)
[Poster presentation]. A dysfunction of GABAergic neurotransmission is hypothesized to be an important factor in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia [1], depression and anxiety disorders. Findings of decreased center-surround ...
Whose street is it anyway? : Visual ethnography and self-reflection
(2010)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to apply a self-reflexive interpretive method of writing as a method of analysis of findings from a critical research based on videography documenting the relationship between ethnicity, ...
GAS in Protoplanetary Systems (GASPS) I. First results
(2010)
Context. Circumstellar discs are ubiquitous around young stars, but rapidly dissipate their gas and dust on timescales of a few Myr. The Herschel Space Observatory allows for the study of the warm disc atmosphere, using ...
Enquiry-based learning in undergraduate midwifery education
(2010)
Enquiry-based learning (EBL) describes an environment in which learning is driven by a process of enquiry owned by the students. Starting with a scenario or an object as a trigger, and with the guidance and support of a ...
The CHREST architecture of cognition : the role of perception in general intelligence
(Atlantis Press, 2010)
This paper argues that the CHREST architecture of cognition can shed important light on developing artificial general intelligence. The key theme is that "cognition is perception." The description of the main components ...
Risk assessments for mental health service users : ethical, valid and reliable?
(2010)
Summary: This article considers the nature and basis of risk assessments in mental health services, based on empirical research on the tools used within NHS Mental Health Trusts in England which found a wide variety of ...
The contribution of UK farm assurance schemes towards desirable environmental policy outcomes
(2010)
This study sought to evaluate the content of a range of UK primary production assurance schemes and their potential to support selected desirable agri-environmental policy outcomes. The schemes reviewed included those that ...