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Views from within a narrative : Evaluating long-term human-robot interaction in a naturalistic environment using open-ended scenarios
(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 ...
Evidence for the existence of powder sub-populations in micronized materials : Aerodynamic size-fractions of aerosolized powders possess distinct physicochemical properties
(2014-12-31)
Purpose: To investigate the agglomeration behaviour of the fine (< 5.0 µm) and coarse (> 12.8 µm) particle fractions of salmeterol xinafoate (SX) and fluticasone propionate (FP) by isolating aerodynamic size fractions and ...
Role of prostacyclin in pulmonary hypertension
(2014-12-31)
Prostacyclin is a powerful cardioprotective hormone released by the endothelium of all blood vessels. Prostacyclin exists in equilibrium with other vasoactive hormones and a disturbance in the balance of these factors leads ...
Virtual Worlds – a Legal Post-Mortem Account
(2014-12-31)
This paper addresses the lack of legal literature in the area of death and virtual worlds. It sheds light on the legal status of different in-game assets, assessing whether these could fit within the notions of property ...
On fuzzy frontiers and fragmented foundations : some reflections on the original and new institutional economics
(2014-12-31)
These reflections are prompted by the papers by Ménard (2014) and Ménard and Shirley (2014). Their essays centre on the path-breaking contributions to the 'new institutional economics' (NIE) by Ronald Coase, Douglass North ...
Someone is watching you: The ethics of using covert observation to explore adult behaviour at children's sporting events
(2014-12-31)
Concerns have been expressed about adult behaviour at children’s sporting events in New Zealand. As a consequence, covert observation was identified as the optimal research method to be used in studies designed to record ...
An activity theory of research methods in architecture and urbanism
(2014-12-23)
Background: using activity theory this article argues that intentional activities are central to knowledge-production and may be compared to methods in research, and the worldview within which these activities are perceived ...
A tandem affinity purification tag of TGA2 for isolation of interacting proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana
(2014-12-22)
Tandem affinity purification (TAP) tagging provides a powerful tool for isolating interacting proteins in vivo. TAP-tag purification offers particular advantages for the identification of stimulus-induced protein interactions. ...
An individual-based model of the evolution of pesticide resistance in heterogeneous environments : Control of meligethes aeneus population in oilseed rape crops
(2014-12-22)
Preventing a pest population from damaging an agricultural crop and, at the same time, preventing the development of pesticide resistance is a major challenge in crop protection. Understanding how farming practices and ...