The security of application systems through menu-driven interfaces for the system manager and the user by Mahir J. Hindi

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Effectiveness evaluation of the interventions. Deliverable 7.2 of the EC H2020 project i-DREAMS by Laurie Brown, Rachel Talbot, Sally Maynard, Evita Papazikou, Ashleigh Filtness, Graham Hancox, Fran Pilkington-Cheney, Muhammad Wisal Khattak, Muhammad Adnan, Veerle Ross, Ariane Cuenen, Geert Wets, Tom Brijs, Kris Brijs, Virginia Petraki, Eva Michelaraki, Stella Roussou, Christos Katrakazas, George Yannis, Chiara Gruden

“…In each country, between two thirds to three quarters of drivers showed improved outcomes (i.e., a reduction in events), but the remainder had worse outcomes (an increase in events). …”
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Integrated microcomputer applications in formwork design by Joseph H.M. Tah

“…The main objective of this research has been to design and develop software for a major temporary works item. …”
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Applying a small doable action behaviour change approach to address monumental challenges in S.W. Bangladesh by Julia Rosenbaum, Abu H. Sikder, S. Ferdous

“…This paper will first generally describe the USAID WASHplus/Bangladesh activity, and continue to highlight some of the innovative behaviour change approaches we are applying to a particularly challenging area of Southwestern Bangladesh. …”
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Do the Olympic Games promote dietary health for spectators? An interdisciplinary study of health promotion through sport by Joe Piggin, Doralice Souza, Sabrina Furtado, Matheus Milanez, George Cunha, Bruno H. Louzada, Billy Graeff-Bastos, Haifa Tlili

“…This study uses choice architecture as a guiding framework to examine how ideas about ‘healthy choices’ for customer food and drink were operationalised at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brazil. …”
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Weighting for computerized peer-assessment to be accepted by Phil Davies

“…In order to quantify these marking attributes, a menu-driven marking system has been developed, and this menu system is populated with student derived comments that include a weighting factor, so that the ‘importance’ of said comments can also be included within the overall assessment process.…”
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Experiences of electric pressure cookers in East Africa by Simon Batchelor, Ed Brown, Nigel Scott, Jon Leary

“…Without training and with limited experience of the new devices, the trial participants in Kenya who cooked solely on electricity had a median daily consumption of 1.4kWh/household/day, and the cooking of 50% of the menu on an EPC utilised 0.47kWh/household/day of that total. …”
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Game-based learning with the Racing Academy by Liz Willis

“…This case study has been developed as part of the Engineering Subject Centre Teaching Awards 2009, from data gathered through observations of the teaching component; interviews with the tutor; a questionnaire to students and a student focus group. …”
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WRAPS: a programming and simulation software tool for integrated robotic welding by Kim-Huat Goh

“…The package was developed on a Future FX20 microcomputer with 640 kbytes RAM under the Concurrent CP/M-86 operating system. …”
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Discomforting the orthodox: using debates in the pedagogy of curriculum and critical thinking in design and technology teacher education by Steve Keirl

“…In recognising that discomfort, as a component of critical thinking, is both valid and positive, it seeks to show how this use of debating contributes to a meaningful educational journey for the students.…”
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Non-linear exchange rate pass through in industrial economies by Paul Turner, Justine Wood

“…However, for both the import and export price cases, a significant positive non-linear relationship is found for the two largest economies in the sample i.e. the United States and Japan.…”
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A database system for promotional literature for publishers by Jamal M. Abdul-Jabbar

“…The query language is designed to answer quickly all enquiries to the database and is based on principles and techniques developed from menu construction. The requirements of the promotional information produced by a typical publishing house are analysed and a model set up which tests the theories we have developed. …”
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Allowing for guessing and for the expectations from the learning outcomes in computer-based assessments by Ray Harper

“…Computer-based assessments usually generate a percentage mark. It is not self-evident how this relates to the final percentage mark or final grade for the work since this depends on (i) its relationship to the "baseline" mark expected for someone who only guesses, (ii) to the "expectations" for the piece of work in relation to the learning objectives and (iii) the grading scheme employed. …”
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Battery-supported eCooking: A transformative opportunity for 2.6 billion people who still cook with biomass by Jon Leary, Matthew Leach, Simon Batchelor, Nigel Scott, Ed Brown

“…No significant change in household menus occurred and the energy-efficient devices enabled 100% of everyday cooking with just 0.87–2.06 kWh/household/day. Our initial findings have already directly influenced the development of a 5-year UKAid-funded programme in collaboration with the World Bank, ‘Modern Energy Cooking Services’, and the new draft energy policy in Uganda. …”
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ICP-MS Simulated Experiment for Windows (version 2.0) by Amy Managh, Morgan Johnson, Peter Reid

“…Version 2 includes additional samples, enhanced definition of peak shapes in medium and high resolution manual scan modes, and a more detailed help document.The software consists of two apps that provide a simulation of an inductively coupled plasma – mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). …”
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Component based performance simulation of HVAC systems by Michael A.P. Murray

“…The formulation of suitable component algorithms using readily available performance data is discussed, the models developed being of a 'lumped parameter' steady state form. …”
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Nonlinear pricing for stochastic container leasing system by Wendy Jiao, Hong Yan, King-Wah Pang

“…In a dynamic environment, we address two customer types and derive closed-form solutions for the problem of customers with hire time preference. …”
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Environmental control by remote eye tracking by Fangmin Shi, Alastair Gale

“…The initial development using a head-mounted eye tracker was previously reported (Shi et al., 2006). …”
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The evaluation of academic electronic bulletin boards for communication and training : HCI factors in the UK and Saudi Arabia by Mubarak S.A. Sulaiman

“…The fourth experiment compared the usability of a menu-based interface (dBase III +) and a hypertext interface (HyperCard) from a student's viewpoint. …”
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Usability of TeleFOT Nomadic and Aftermarket Devices [D1.8] by Stewart A. Birrell, Mark Fowkes, Pontus Wallgren, Andrew Morris

“…The key objective of WP4.8 in this regard is to provide measurable data that allows comparing usability and user experience of different driver assistance services whilst the key objective of WP4.10 is to identify and define the target and actual technical performance metrics for the Nomadic Devices (NDs) used. …”
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