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    • Vibration characteristics of multilayer functionally graded microplates with variable thickness reinforced by graphene platelets resting on the viscoelastic medium under thermal effects 

      Lawongkerd, Jintara; Roodgar Saffari, Peyman; Jearsiripongkul, Thira; Thongchom, Chanachai; Ismail, Sikiru Oluwarotimi; Saffari, Pouyan Roodgar; Keawsawasvong, Suraparb (2024-05)
      Due to their improved mechanical properties and adaptability, microplates with tailored variable thickness profiles are becoming essential parts of advanced micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS and NEMS). This ...

    • VICS82 : the VISTA-CFHT Stripe 82 near-infrared survey 

      Geach, J. E.; Lin, Y.-T.; Makler, M.; Kneib, J-P.; Ross, N.P.; Wang, W-H; Hsieh, B-C; Leauthaud, A.; Bundy, K.; McCracken, H. J.; Comparat, J.; Caminha, G. B.; Hudelot, P.; Lin, L.-Y.; Van Waerbeke, L.; Pereira, M. E. S.; Mast, D. (2017-07-14)
      We present the VISTA-CFHT Stripe 82 (VICS82) survey: a near-infrared (J+Ks) survey covering 150 square degrees of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) equatorial Stripe 82 to an average depth of J=21.9 AB mag and Ks=21.4 ...

    • Victor Margolin 

      Lees-Maffei, Grace (Bloomsbury Academic, 2016-01-01)

    • VICTORIA project: The LOFAR HBA Virgo Cluster Survey 

      Edler, H. W.; Gasperin, F. de; Shimwell, T. W.; Hardcastle, M. J.; Boselli, A.; Heesen, V.; McCall, H.; Bomans, D. J.; Brüggen, M.; Bulbul, E.; Chŷzy, K. T.; Ignesti, A.; Merloni, A.; Pacaud, F.; Reiprich, T. H.; Roberts, I. D.; Rottgering, H. J. A.; Weeren, R. J. van (2023-06-02)
      Context. The Virgo cluster is the nearest (d = 16.5 Mpc) massive (M ≥ 1014 M) galaxy cluster and is therefore a prime target for studying astrophysical processes in dense large-scale environments. In the radio band, we can ...

    • Victorian Crime, Madness and Sensation : Interdisciplinary Essays 

      Maunder, Andrew; Moore, Grace; Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research Institute; School of Humanities; English Literature and Creative Writing (Ashgate Publishing, 2004-12)
      Beginning with Victoria's enthronement and an exploration of sensationalist accounts of attacks on the Queen, and ending with the notorious case of a fin-de-siècle killer, Victorian Crime, Madness and Sensation discusses ...

    • Victorian Science and Literature: : Marginal and Occult Sciences 

      Sausman, Justin; Luckhurst, Roger; School of Humanities (Pickering and Chatto, 2012)
      The final volume of the Victorian Science and Literature series, this volume collects rare primary texts drawn from the marginal scientific disciplines of the 19th century that blurred the boundaries with occultism, magic ...

    • Video and audio podcasting on a large under graduate final year module : Case study 

      Hyseni, Hajre (2011)
      This paper considers the increased use of podcasting (over a five year period) on a large (370 plus students) under-graduate final year module. Online questionnaire's were undertaken in each of the last four years of the ...

    • Video and laser based augmented reality stereoscopic viewing for mobile robot teleoperation 

      Livatino, Salvatore; Muscato, G.; Banno, F.; De Tommaso, D.; Macaluso, M. (IFAC Proceedings, 2010)
      This paper proposes an augmented reality visualization interface to simultaneously present visual and laser sensors information further enhanced by stereoscopic viewing. The use of augmented layers is proposed to represent ...

    • Video diaries: : a discussion of their use for researching the learner experience in higher education 

      Jefferies, Amanda (2015-10)
      This paper considers the rationale for using video diaries as a method of qualitative data gathering for research into students’ experiences of higher education (HE). In particular, the paper considers how video diaries ...

    • Video gaming in adolescence : factors associated with leisure time use 

      Brooks, F.; Chester, Kayleigh; Smeeton, N.C.; Spencer, Neil (2016-01-02)
      The geographies of the current generation of young people are markedly distinct from previous generations by virtue of their access to a virtual playground. The vast majority of young people now engage in video gaming as ...

    • Video prototyping in human-robot interaction : results from a qualitative study 

      Syrdal, D.S.; Otero, N.; Dautenhahn, K. (2008)
      Motivation: explore and refine qualitative methods of video prototyping in human-robot interaction in order to evaluate user experience of prototype systems. Research approach: an exploratory, scenario based study, in which ...

    • Video prototyping of dog-inspired non-verbal affective communication for an appearance constrained robot 

      Syrdal, D.S.; Koay, K.L.; Gacsi, M.; Walters, M.L.; Dautenhahn, K. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2010)
      This paper presents results from a video human-robot interaction (VHRI) study in which participants viewed a video in which an appearance-constrained Pioneer robot used dog-inspired affective cues to communicate affinity ...

    • Video telemetry and behavioral analysis discriminate between compulsive cleaning and compulsive checking in obsessive-compulsive disorder 

      Zor, Rama; Fineberg, Naomi; Eilam, David; Hermesh, Haggai (2011-11)
      Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients exhibit compulsive acts that share key characteristics that discriminate them from normal behaviors. In OCD, factor analysis of symptomatology has identified separate clusters ...

    • Videre: Drawing and Evolutionary Architectures 

      Cureton, Paul (2013-10-01)
      Analysing the works of the seascape architect Wolf Hilbertz (1938 -2007), coral scientist Dr Thomas Goreau, architect Newton Fallis and collective, the paper considers the development of ‘self organizing’ natural building ...

    • Views and Experiences of End of Life Care of Older People Living in Care Homes 

      Mathie, Elspeth; Goodman, Claire; Handley, Melanie Jane; Thompson, Diane; Mendoza, Alex; Westwood, Daphne; Cowe, Marion; Munday, Diane; Froggatt, Katherine; Barclay, Stephen; Crang, Clare; Iliffe, Steve; Manthorpe, Jill; Gage, Heather; Fenner, Pam; Garlick, Richard (2010)

    • Views from within a narrative : Evaluating long-term human-robot interaction in a naturalistic environment using open-ended scenarios 

      Syrdal, D.S.; Dautenhahn, K.; Koay, Kheng Lee; Ho, Wan Ching (2014-12-31)
      This article describes the prototyping of human–robot interactions in the University of Hertfordshire (UH) Robot House. Twelve participants took part in a long-term study in which they interacted with robots in the UH Robot ...

    • Views of nursing staff on the use of physical restraint 

      Lee, S.N.; Gray, R.; Gournay, K.; Wright, S.; Parr, A-M.; Sayer, J. (2003)
      A postal questionnaire survey was employed in regional secure and psychiatric intensive care units in England and Wales, in respect of mental health nurses' training in the use of physical restraint. The nurses' views were ...

    • VII Zw 403: H I structure in a blue compact dwarf galaxy 

      Simpson, Caroline E.; Hunter, Deidre A.; Nordgren, Tyler E.; Brinks, E.; Elmegreen, Bruce G.; Ashley, Trisha; Lynds, Roger; McIntyre, Vince J.; O'Neil, Earl J.; Ostlin, Goran; Westpfahl, David J.; Wilcots, Eric M. (2011-09)
      We present optical (UBVJ), ultraviolet (FUV, NUV), and high-resolution atomic hydrogen (H I) observations of the nearby blue compact dwarf (BCD), VII Zw 403. We find that VII Zw 403 has a relatively high H I mass-to-light ...

    • Vintage Bit Cryptography 

      Christianson, B.; Shafarenko, A. (2009)
      We propose to use a Random High-Rate Binary (RHRB) stream for the purpose of key distribution. The idea is as follows. Assume availability of a high-rate (terabits per second) broadcaster sending random content. Members ...

    • Vintage bit cryptography. (Transcript of discussion) 

      Shafarenko, A. (2009)
      This may be a highly controversial talk, because this is an area where things are periodically rediscovered. But in the process of reinventing it, I think we’ve found a few interesting protocol issues, and a few interesting ...