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Spectral density of Markov switching models: Derivation, simulation studies and application (2016)
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Cheng, J. (2016). Spectral density of Markov switching models: Derivation, simulation studies and application. Model Assisted Statistics and Applications, 44(4), 277-291. https://doi.org/10.3233/MAS-160373

This paper is concerned with frequency domain analysis of Markov mean-switching autoregressive (MMSAR) models, linear Markov switching autoregressive (LMSAR) model and transitional Markov switching autoregressive (TMSAR) model. We derive the general... Read More about Spectral density of Markov switching models: Derivation, simulation studies and application.

On the decidability and complexity of problems for restricted hierarchical hybrid systems (2016)
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Bell. (2016). On the decidability and complexity of problems for restricted hierarchical hybrid systems. Theoretical Computer Science, 47 - 63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcs.2016.09.003

We study variants of a recently introduced hybrid system model, called a Hierarchical Piecewise Constant Derivative (HPCD). These variants (loosely called Restricted HPCDs) form a class of natural models with similarities to many other well known hyb... Read More about On the decidability and complexity of problems for restricted hierarchical hybrid systems.

Analysis of the dynamics of temporal relationships of neural activities using optical imaging data (2016)
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(2016). Analysis of the dynamics of temporal relationships of neural activities using optical imaging data. Journal of Computational Neuroscience, 107 - 121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10827-016-0630-8

The temporal relationship between the activities of neurons in biological neural systems is critically important for the correct delivery of the functionality of these systems. Fine measurement of temporal relationships of neural activities using mic... Read More about Analysis of the dynamics of temporal relationships of neural activities using optical imaging data.

Analysis of the dynamics of temporal relationships of neural activities using optical imaging data (2016)
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(2016). Analysis of the dynamics of temporal relationships of neural activities using optical imaging data. Journal of Computational Neuroscience, 107-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10827-016-0630-8

The temporal relationship between the activities of neurons in biological neural systems is critically important for the correct delivery of the functionality of these systems. Fine measurement of temporal relationships of neural activities using mic... Read More about Analysis of the dynamics of temporal relationships of neural activities using optical imaging data.

Unsupervised home monitoring of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms using body-worn accelerometers (2016)
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(2016). Unsupervised home monitoring of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms using body-worn accelerometers. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.09.009

Introduction Current PD assessment methods have inherent limitations. There is need for an objective method to assist clinical decisions and to facilitate evaluation of treatments. Accelerometers, and analysis using artificial neural networks (ANN),... Read More about Unsupervised home monitoring of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms using body-worn accelerometers.

Edge wrinkling in elastically supported pre-stressed incompressible isotropic plates (2016)
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Destrade, M., Fu, Y., & Nobili, A. (2016). Edge wrinkling in elastically supported pre-stressed incompressible isotropic plates. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 20160410 -?. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2016.0410

The equations governing the appearance of flexural static perturbations at the edge of a semi-infinite thin elastic isotropic plate, subjected to a state of homogeneous bi-axial pre-stress, are derived and solved. The plate is incompressible and supp... Read More about Edge wrinkling in elastically supported pre-stressed incompressible isotropic plates.

Learner Analytics; The Need for User-Centred Design in Learning Analytics (2016)
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Kyriacou, & De Quincey. (2016). Learner Analytics; The Need for User-Centred Design in Learning Analytics. https://doi.org/10.4108/eai.23-8-2016.151643

The interaction and interface design of Learning Analytics systems is often based upon the ability of the developer to extract information from disparate sources and not on the types of data and interpretive needs of the user. Current systems also te... Read More about Learner Analytics; The Need for User-Centred Design in Learning Analytics.

Open-Ended Evolution: Perspectives from the OEE1 Workshop in York (2016)
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Channon. (2016). Open-Ended Evolution: Perspectives from the OEE1 Workshop in York. Artificial Life, 408-423. https://doi.org/10.1162/ARTL_a_00210

We describe the content and outcomes of the First Workshop on Open-Ended Evolution: Recent Progress and Future Milestones (OEE1), held during the ECAL 2015 conference at the University of York, UK, in July 2015. We briefly summarize the content of th... Read More about Open-Ended Evolution: Perspectives from the OEE1 Workshop in York.

Data Mining for Learning Analytics: does lack of engagement always mean what we think it does? (2016)
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Kyriacou, T., & de Quincey, E. (2016). Data Mining for Learning Analytics: does lack of engagement always mean what we think it does?. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, 101-109

Context and Objectives Learning Analytics (LA) has the potential to utilise student data to further the advancement of a personalized, supportive system of HE (Johnson et al., 2013). A number of LA systems are now being developed but there have been... Read More about Data Mining for Learning Analytics: does lack of engagement always mean what we think it does?.

On the problem of a thin rigid inclusion embedded in a Maxwell material (2016)
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(2016). On the problem of a thin rigid inclusion embedded in a Maxwell material. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Physik, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00033-016-0700-9

We consider a plane viscoelastic body, composed of Maxwell material, with a crack and a thin rigid inclusion. The statement of the problem includes boundary conditions in the form of inequalities, together with an integral condition describing the eq... Read More about On the problem of a thin rigid inclusion embedded in a Maxwell material.

SocioGlass: Social interaction assistance with face recognition on google glass (2016)
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Mandal, B. (2016). SocioGlass: Social interaction assistance with face recognition on google glass. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41070-016-0011-8

We present SocioGlass - a system built on Google Glass paired with a mobile phone that provides a user with in-situ information about an acquaintance in face-to-face communication. The system can recognize faces from the live feed of visual input. Ac... Read More about SocioGlass: Social interaction assistance with face recognition on google glass.

Follow #eHealth2011: Measuring the Role and Effectiveness of Online and Social Media in Increasing the Outreach of a Scientific Conference (2016)
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Winandy, M., Kostkova, P., de Quincey, E., St Louis, C., & Szomszor, M. (2016). Follow #eHealth2011: Measuring the Role and Effectiveness of Online and Social Media in Increasing the Outreach of a Scientific Conference. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18(7), Article e191. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.4480

Background: Social media promotion is increasingly adopted by organizers of industry and academic events; however, the success of social media strategies is rarely questioned or the real impact scientifically analyzed. Objective: We propose a framewo... Read More about Follow #eHealth2011: Measuring the Role and Effectiveness of Online and Social Media in Increasing the Outreach of a Scientific Conference.

Observations of meteotsunami on the Louisiana shelf: a lone soliton with a soliton pack (2016)
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Sheremet, A., Gravois, U., & Shrira, V. (2016). Observations of meteotsunami on the Louisiana shelf: a lone soliton with a soliton pack. Natural Hazards, 84, 471-492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2446-2

The paper reports unique high-resolution observations of meteotsunami by a large array of oceanographic instruments deployed on the Atchafalaya Shelf (Louisiana, USA) in 2008 with the primary aim to study wave dissipation in muddy environments. The m... Read More about Observations of meteotsunami on the Louisiana shelf: a lone soliton with a soliton pack.

Nonlinearity and Endogeneity in Continuous-Time Regime-Switching Diffusion Models for Market Volatility (2016)
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Bu, R., Cheng, J., & Hadri, K. (2016). Nonlinearity and Endogeneity in Continuous-Time Regime-Switching Diffusion Models for Market Volatility. Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, 21(1), https://doi.org/10.1515/snde-2016-0047

We examine model specification in regime-switching continuous-time diffusions for modeling S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX). Our investigation is carried out under two nonlinear diffusion frameworks, the NLDCEV and the CIRCEV frameworks, and our focus... Read More about Nonlinearity and Endogeneity in Continuous-Time Regime-Switching Diffusion Models for Market Volatility.

A Mean Field Game Theoretic Approach to Electric Vehicles Charging (2016)
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Fan. (2016). A Mean Field Game Theoretic Approach to Electric Vehicles Charging. IEEE Access, 3501 -3510. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2016.2581989

Electric vehicles (EVs) provide environmentally friendly transport and they are considered to be an important component of distributed and mobile electric energy storage and supply system. It is possible that EVs can be used to store and transport en... Read More about A Mean Field Game Theoretic Approach to Electric Vehicles Charging.

Robust Statistical Methods for Empirical Software Engineering (2016)
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(2016). Robust Statistical Methods for Empirical Software Engineering. Empirical Software Engineering, 579- 630. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10664-016-9437-5

There have been many changes in statistical theory in the past 30 years, including increased evidence that non-robust methods may fail to detect important results. The statistical advice available to software engineering researchers needs to be updat... Read More about Robust Statistical Methods for Empirical Software Engineering.

A Green's function approach to predict nonlinear thermoacoustic instabilities in combustors (2016)
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Bigongiari, A., & Heckl, M. A. (2016). A Green's function approach to predict nonlinear thermoacoustic instabilities in combustors. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 970 - 996. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2016.332

The prediction of thermoacoustic instabilities is fundamental for combustion systems such as domestic burners and industrial gas turbine engines. High-amplitude pressure oscillations cause thermal and mechanical stress to the equipment, leading to pr... Read More about A Green's function approach to predict nonlinear thermoacoustic instabilities in combustors.

The SBOL Stack: A Platform for Storing, Publishing, and Sharing Synthetic Biology Designs. (2016)
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Wipat, A., Hallinan, J., Madsen, C., McLaughlin, J., Mısırlı, G., Pocock, M., & Flanagan, K. (2016). The SBOL Stack: A Platform for Storing, Publishing, and Sharing Synthetic Biology Designs. ACS synthetic biology, 487 - 497. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssynbio.5b00210

Recently, synthetic biologists have developed the Synthetic Biology Open Language (SBOL), a data exchange standard for descriptions of genetic parts, devices, modules, and systems. The goals of this standard are to allow scientists to exchange design... Read More about The SBOL Stack: A Platform for Storing, Publishing, and Sharing Synthetic Biology Designs..