UH Research Archive: Recent submissions
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The Long Eighteenth Century : Literature from 1660 to 1790
(York Press, 2010)Critical analysis of English literature, culture and history from the period. Part of the 'York Companions' series of guides for undergraduates -
Combining high productivity and high performance in image processing using Single Assignment C
(International Society for Optical Engineering, 2011-01-01)In this paper the problem of high performance software engineering is addressed in the context of image processing regarding productivity and optimized exploitation of hardware resources. Therefore, we introduce the ... -
Voices of Dissent : Rhetorical Strategies in Defoe's Writing Before 1719
(Cambridge Scholars Publishing (CSP), 2011)Critical analysis of Defoe's use of rhetoric in writing nefore 'Robinson Crusoe', focusing on his shared literary heritage as a dissenter -
Handwriting difficulties and their assessment in young adults with DCD : Extension of the DASH for 17-to 25-Year-Olds
(2011-09-01)Handwriting difficulties are common in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and frequently continue into adulthood. In spite of increased computer use, handwriting remains an essential everyday life ... -
Upgrading local economies in central and eastern Europe? : The role of business service foreign direct investment in the knowledge economy
(2011-09-01)This article introduces the main themes of the special issue on the role of business service foreign investment in Central and Eastern Europe and its propensity to upgrade regions and localities. The debate is firmly set ... -
Diversity of appraisal and performance-related pay practices in higher education
(1999)This paper discusses the use of appraisal and performance-related pay practices for academic staff in higher education in the UK. This discussion is based on the reports of heads of personnel in universities, with the aim ... -
Pilot-aided channel estimation and performance of ASTC-MIMO-OFDM system in a correlated Rayleigh frequency-selective channel
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011-01-01)Algebraic Space-Time Codes (ASTC) for MIMO systems are based on quaternion algebras. Thanks to their algebraic construction, the ASTC codes are full-rank, full-rate and have the non-vanishing determinant property. These ... -
Performance of SFBC-OFDM system with pilot aided channel estimation
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011-01-01)This paper introduces a computationally efficient pilot aided channel estimation method for space-frequency block coding (SFBC) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems under frequency selective channels. ... -
Designing POMDP models of socially situated tasks
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011-01-01)In this paper, a modelling approach is described that represents human-robot social interactions as partially observable Markov decision processes (POMDPs). In these POMDPs, the intention of the human is represented as an ... -
The Theatre methodology for facilitating discussion in human : Robot interaction on information disclosure in a home environment
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011-01-01)Our research is concerned with developing scenarios for robot home companions as part of the EU project LIREC. In this work, we employed a particular methodology to gain user feedback in early stages of robot prototyping: ... -
On the relationship between exchange rates and equity returns : A new approach
(2011-10-01)This paper employs a new approach in order to investigate the underlying relationship between stock markets and exchange rates. Current approaches suggest that the relative equity market performance of two countries is ... -
Adaptive impedance matching and antenna tuning for green software-defined and cognitive radio
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011-01-01)Impedance matching between the power amplifier and antenna is crucial for efficient power transfer in a green transmitter. A single antenna with a software-configurable tuning unit can serve the functions of multiple ...