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A novel fully automated liver and HCC tumor segmentation system using morphological operations

Ali L, Hussain A, Li J, Howard N, Shah AA, Sudhakar U, Shah MA & Hussain ZU (2016) A novel fully automated liver and HCC tumor segmentation system using morphological operations. In: Liu C, Hussain A, Luo B, Tan K, Zeng Y & Zhang Z (eds.) Advances in Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems. BICS 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 10023. BICS 2016: 8th International Conference on Brain-Inspired Cognitive Systems, Beijing, China, 28.11.2016-30.11.2016. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 240-250. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49685-6_22

Conference Paper (published)

A new biologically-inspired analytical worm propagation model for mobile unstructured peer-to-peer networks

Alharbi H, Aloufi K & Hussain A (2016) A new biologically-inspired analytical worm propagation model for mobile unstructured peer-to-peer networks. In: Liu C, Hussain A, Luo B, Tan K, Zeng Y & Zhang Z (eds.) Advances in Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems: 8th International Conference, BICS 2016, Beijing, China, November 28-30, 2016, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 10023. BICS 2016: Advances in Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems 8th International Conference, Beijing, China, 28.11.2016-30.11.2016. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 251-263. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49685-6_23

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Visual attention model with a novel learning strategy and its application to target detection from SAR images

Gao F, Xue X, Wang J, Sun J, Hussain A & Yang E (2016) Visual attention model with a novel learning strategy and its application to target detection from SAR images. In: Liu C, Hussain A, Luo B, Tan K, Zeng Y & Zhang Z (eds.) Advances in Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems. BICS 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 10023. BICS 2016: 8th International Conference on Brain-Inspired Cognitive Systems, Beijing, China, 28.11.2016-30.11.2016. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 149-160. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49685-6_14

Conference Paper (published)

PerSent: A freely available Persian sentiment lexicon

Dashtipour K, Hussain A, Zhou Q, Gelbukh A, Hawalah AYA & Cambria E (2016) PerSent: A freely available Persian sentiment lexicon. In: Liu C, Hussain A, Luo B, Tan K, Zeng Y & Zhang Z (eds.) Advances in Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems. BICS 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 10023. BICS 2016: 8th International Conference on Brain-Inspired Cognitive Systems, Beijing, China, 28.11.2016-30.11.2016. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 310-320. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49685-6_28

Conference Paper (published)

Predicting insulin resistance in children using a machine-learning-based clinical decision support system

Hall AJ, Hussain A & Shaikh MG (2016) Predicting insulin resistance in children using a machine-learning-based clinical decision support system. In: Liu C, Hussain A, Luo B, Tan K, Zeng Y & Zhang Z (eds.) Advances in Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems. BICS 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 10023. BICS 2016: 8th International Conference on Brain-Inspired Cognitive Systems, Beijing, China, 28.11.2016-30.11.2016. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 274-283. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49685-6_25

Article

International trade in endangered species: the challenges and successes of the 17th conference of parties to the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (CITES)

Pambo AFK, Carroll T, Lelanchon L, Ehi-Ebewele E, Sonko A & White L (2016) International trade in endangered species: the challenges and successes of the 17th conference of parties to the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (CITES). African Journal of Ecology, 54 (4), pp. 399-401. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12394

Conference Paper (published)

Modified cat swarm optimization for clustering

Razzaq S, Maqbool F & Hussain A (2016) Modified cat swarm optimization for clustering. In: Liu C, Hussain A, Luo B, Tan K, Zeng Y & Zhang Z (eds.) Advances in Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems. BICS 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 10023. BICS 2016: 8th International Conference on Brain-Inspired Cognitive Systems, Beijing, China, 28.11.2016-30.11.2016. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 161-170. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49685-6_15

Book Chapter

Recessional moraines in nearshore waters, northern Scotland

Bradwell T & Stoker M (2016) Recessional moraines in nearshore waters, northern Scotland. In: Dowdeswell J, Canals M, Jakobsson M, Todd B, Dowdeswell E & Hogan K (eds.) Atlas of Submarine Glacial Landforms: Modern, Quaternary and Ancient. Geological Society Memoir, 46. London: Geological Society of London, pp. 63-64. http://mem.lyellcollection.org/content/46/1/63; https://doi.org/10.1144/M46.13

Book Chapter

Glacial sediment and landform record offshore NW Scotland: A fjord-shelf-slope transect through a Late Quaternary mid-latitude ice-stream system

Bradwell T & Stoker M (2016) Glacial sediment and landform record offshore NW Scotland: A fjord-shelf-slope transect through a Late Quaternary mid-latitude ice-stream system. In: Dowdeswell J, Canals M, Jakobsson M, Todd B, Dowdeswell E & Hogan K (eds.) Atlas of Submarine Glacial Landforms: Modern, Quaternary and Ancient. Geological Society Memoir, 46. London: Geological Society of London, pp. 421-428. http://mem.lyellcollection.org/content/46/1/421; https://doi.org/10.1144/M46.152

Conference Paper (published)

Continuous time recurrent neural network model of recurrent collaterals in the hippocampus CA3 region

Shiva AS & Hussain A (2016) Continuous time recurrent neural network model of recurrent collaterals in the hippocampus CA3 region. In: Liu C, Hussain A, Luo B, Tan K, Zeng Y & Zhang Z (eds.) Advances in Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems. BICS 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 10023. BICS2016: 8th International Conference on Brain-Inspired Cognitive System, Beijing, China, 28.11.2016-30.11.2016. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 343-354. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49685-6_31

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Deep and sparse learning in speech and language processing: An overview

Wang D, Zhou Q & Hussain A (2016) Deep and sparse learning in speech and language processing: An overview. In: Liu C, Hussain A, Luo B, Tan K, Zeng Y & Zhang Z (eds.) Advances in Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems. BICS 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 10023. BICS 2016: 8th International Conference on Brain-Inspired Cognitive Systems, Beijing, China, 28.11.2016-30.11.2016. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 171-183. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49685-6_16

Conference Paper (published)

An investigation of machine learning and neural computation paradigms in the design of clinical decision support systems (CDSSs)

Wajid S, Hussain A, Luo B & Huang K (2016) An investigation of machine learning and neural computation paradigms in the design of clinical decision support systems (CDSSs). In: Liu C, Hussain A, Luo B, Tan K, Zeng Y & Zhang Z (eds.) Advances in Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems. BICS 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 10023. BICS2016: 8th International Conference on Brain-Inspired Cognitive Systems, Beijing, China, 28.11.2016-30.11.2016. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 58-67. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49685-6_6

Book Chapter

Deglacial landform assemblage records fast ice-flow and retreat, Inner Hebrides, Scotland

Dove D, Finlayson A, Bradwell T, Howe JA & Arosio R (2016) Deglacial landform assemblage records fast ice-flow and retreat, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. In: Dowdeswell J, Canals M, Jakobsson M, Todd B, Dowdeswell E & Hogan K (eds.) Atlas of Submarine Glacial Landforms: Modern, Quaternary and Ancient. Geological Society Memoir, 46. London: Geological Society of London, pp. 135-138. http://mem.lyellcollection.org/content/46/1/135; https://doi.org/10.1144/M46.144

Research Report

Leadership in Social Work Qualifying Education

Westwood J, Pemble C & Patterson F (2016) Leadership in Social Work Qualifying Education. Scottish Social Services Council. University of Stirling. http://www.sssc.uk.com/about-the-sssc/multimedia-library/publications?task=document.viewdoc&id=3200

Article

The effects of increasing dietary levels of soy protein concentrate (SPC) on the immune responses and disease resistance (furunculosis) of vaccinated and non-vaccinated Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr

Metochis C, Spanos I, Auchinachie N, Crampton V, Adams A & Thompson KD (2016) The effects of increasing dietary levels of soy protein concentrate (SPC) on the immune responses and disease resistance (furunculosis) of vaccinated and non-vaccinated Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 59, pp. 83-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2016.10.016

Book Chapter

Aquaculture Technologies for Food Security

Little DC & Bunting SW (2016) Aquaculture Technologies for Food Security. In: Madramootoo C (ed.) Emerging Technologies for Promoting Food Security: Overcoming the World Food Crisis. Woodhead Publishing series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition. Cambridge: Elsevier, pp. 93-113. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9781782423355000056

Book Chapter

Translation as Trans-Literal: Radical Formations in Contemporary Chinese Art

Hass AW (2016) Translation as Trans-Literal: Radical Formations in Contemporary Chinese Art. In: Jasper D, Youzhuang G & Hai W (eds.) A Poetics of Translation: Between Chinese and English Literature. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, pp. 215-237. http://www.baylorpress.com/Book/55/466/A_Poetics_of_Translation.html

Book Chapter

A systemic approach to renewable electricity technology deployment: The 'missing link' in optimising policy delivery in the UK?

Wood G (2016) A systemic approach to renewable electricity technology deployment: The 'missing link' in optimising policy delivery in the UK?. In: Heffron R & Little G (eds.) Delivering Energy Law and Policy in the EU and the US: A Reader. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 515-519. https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-delivering-energy-law-and-policy-in-the-eu-and-the-us.html

Book Chapter

Tilapia genomic studies

McAndrew B, Penman D, Bekaert M & Wehner S (2016) Tilapia genomic studies. In: MacKenzie S & Jentoft S (eds.) Genomics in Aquaculture. London: Elsevier, pp. 105-130. http://store.elsevier.com/Genomics-in-Aquaculture/isbn-9780128014189/

Book Chapter

Mapping Tropical Gothic in the Americas

Edwards JD (2016) Mapping Tropical Gothic in the Americas. In: Edwards J & Vasconcelos S (eds.) Tropical Gothic in Literature and Culture: The Americas. Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature, 60. London: Routledge, pp. 13-25. https://www.routledge.com/Tropical-Gothic-in-Literature-and-Culture-The-Americas/Edwards-Vasconcelos/p/book/9781138915862

Book Chapter

Introduction

Edwards JD & Vasconcelos SGT (2016) Introduction. In: Edwards J & Vasconcelos S (eds.) Tropical Gothic in Literature and Culture: The Americas. Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature, 60. London: Routledge, pp. 1-12. https://www.routledge.com/Tropical-Gothic-in-Literature-and-Culture-The-Americas/Edwards-Vasconcelos/p/book/9781138915862

Book Chapter

'Hung round with the Helmets, Breast-Plates, and Swords of our Ancestors’: Allusions to Chivalry in Eighteenth-Century Gothicism?

Lindfield P (2016) 'Hung round with the Helmets, Breast-Plates, and Swords of our Ancestors’: Allusions to Chivalry in Eighteenth-Century Gothicism?. In: Stevenson K & Gribling B (eds.) Chivalry and the Vision of the Medieval Past. Medievalism. Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer, p. 61–98. https://boydellandbrewer.com/chivalry-and-the-medieval-past-hb.html

Conference Paper (published)

Automatically Designing More General Mutation Operators of Evolutionary Programming for Groups of Function Classes Using a Hyper-Heuristic

Hong L, Drake J, Woodward J & Ozcan E (2016) Automatically Designing More General Mutation Operators of Evolutionary Programming for Groups of Function Classes Using a Hyper-Heuristic. In: GECCO '16 Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference 2016. GECCO '16: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference 2016, Denver, CO, USA, 20.07.2016-24.07.2016. New York: ACM, pp. 725-732. https://doi.org/10.1145/2908812.2908958

Book Chapter

The Rise of Short Fiction

Hunter A (2016) The Rise of Short Fiction. In: Marcus L, Mendelssohn M & Shepherd-Barr K (eds.) Late Victorian into Modern. Oxford Twenty-First Century Approaches to Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 204-217. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/late-victorian-into-modern-9780198704393?q=Exploring%20Studio%20Materials:%20Teaching%20Creative%20Art%20Making%20to%20Children/%20Mary%20Hafeli〈=en&cc=gb

Book Chapter

Human Trafficking: Capital Exploitation and the Accursed Share

Munro W (2016) Human Trafficking: Capital Exploitation and the Accursed Share. In: Malloch M & Rigby P (eds.) Human Trafficking: The Complexities of Exploitation. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-human-trafficking.html

Conference Paper (published)

Additional Dimensions to the Study of Funnels in Combinatorial Landscapes

Ochoa G & Veerapen N (2016) Additional Dimensions to the Study of Funnels in Combinatorial Landscapes. In: GECCO '16 Proceedings of the 2016 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference 2016. The 2016 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2016), Denver, Colorado, USA, 20.07.2016-24.07.2016. New York, NY, USA: ACM, pp. 373-380. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2908820&CFID=827599008&CFTOKEN=74602334; https://doi.org/10.1145/2908812.2908820

Book Chapter

The Scottish Press Account: Narratives of the Independence Referendum and its Aftermath

Dekavalla M (2016) The Scottish Press Account: Narratives of the Independence Referendum and its Aftermath. In: Blain N, Hutchison D & Hassan G (eds.) Scotland's Referendum and the Media: National and International Perspectives. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-scotland-039-s-referendum-and-the-media.html

Book Chapter

Contexts and Complexities

Malloch M & Rigby P (2016) Contexts and Complexities. In: Malloch M & Rigby P (eds.) Human Trafficking: The Complexities of Exploitation. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 1-16. https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-human-trafficking.html

Conference Paper (published)

Classical Logic through the Looking-Glass

Milne P (2016) Classical Logic through the Looking-Glass. In: Arazim P & Dancak M (eds.) Logica Yearbook 2015. Logica 2015, Hejnice, Czech Republic, 15.06.2015-19.06.2015. London: College Publications. http://www.collegepublications.co.uk/logica/?00029

Book Review

Americomania and the French revolution debate in Britain, 1789-1802

Macleod E (2016) Americomania and the French revolution debate in Britain, 1789-1802. Review of: Americomania and the French Revolution debate in Britain, 1789-1802, by Wil Verhoeven, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2013, 387pp., ISBN 978-1-107-04019-9 (hardback). Global Discourse, 6 (1-2), pp. 165-168. https://doi.org/10.1080/23269995.2015.1053249

Book Chapter

Changing Aspirations, Education, and Migration: Young People’s Declining Agroecological Knowledge in Rural Asia

Sugden F & Punch S (2016) Changing Aspirations, Education, and Migration: Young People’s Declining Agroecological Knowledge in Rural Asia. In: Ansell N, Klocker N & Skelton T (eds.) Geographies of Global Issues: Change and Threat. Geographies of Children and Young People, 8. Singapore: Springer, pp. 483-499. http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-981-4585-95-8_1-1

Book Chapter

Creating Spaces to Care: Children's Rights and Food Practices in Residential Care

McIntosh I, Punch S & Emond R (2016) Creating Spaces to Care: Children's Rights and Food Practices in Residential Care. In: Kallio K, Mills S & Skelton T (eds.) Politics, Citizenship and Rights. Geographies of Children and Young People, 7. Singapore: Springer, pp. 39-53. http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-981-4585-57-6_16

Book Chapter

Introducción a "La transmisión de conceptos cristianos a las lenguas amerindias"

Dedenbach-Salazar Saenz S (2016) Introducción a "La transmisión de conceptos cristianos a las lenguas amerindias". In: Dedenbach-Salazar Saenz S & S (eds.) La transmisión de conceptos cristianos a las lenguas amerindias: Estudios sobre textos y contextos de la época colonial. Collectanea Instituti Anthropos, 48. Sankt Augustin, Germany: Academia Verlag.

Book Chapter

Democracy, Education, and a Politics of Indignation

Swanson DM (2016) Democracy, Education, and a Politics of Indignation. In: Carr P, Thomas P, Porfilio B & Gorlewski J (eds.) Democracy and Decency: What does Education have to do with it?. Critical Constructions: Studies on Education and Society. Charlotte, NC, USA: Information Age Publishing, pp. 21-37. http://www.infoagepub.com/products/Democracy-and-Decency

Edited Book

Implementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Best Interests, Welfare and Well-being

Sutherland EE & Macfarlane LB (eds.) (2016) Implementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Best Interests, Welfare and Well-being. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/law/un-and-international-organisations/implementing-article-3-united-nations-convention-rights-child-best-interests-welfare-and-well-being?format=HB#contentsTabAnchor

Conference Paper (published)

The Multi-Funnel Structure of TSP Fitness Landscapes: A Visual Exploration

Ochoa G, Veerapen N, Whitley D & Burke E (2016) The Multi-Funnel Structure of TSP Fitness Landscapes: A Visual Exploration. In: Bonnevay S, Legrand P, Monmarché N, Lutton E & Schoenauer M (eds.) Artificial Evolution: 12th International Conference, Evolution Artificielle, EA 2015, Lyon, France, October 26-28, 2015. Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 9554. International Conference on Artificial Evolution (EA-2015), Lyon, France, 26.10.2015-28.10.2015. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31471-6_1

Book Chapter

A brief mindfulness-based meditation intervention in nursing students: Report on a mixed methodology feasibility study

Jones J, Schoultz M, Watson A & Leslie S (2016) A brief mindfulness-based meditation intervention in nursing students: Report on a mixed methodology feasibility study. In: Cherniack E & Holmes T (eds.) Alternative Medicine: Perceptions, Uses and Benefits and Clinical Implications. Alternative Medicine, Health and Wellness. New York: Nova Publishers, pp. 79-104. https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=57730

Book Chapter

Knowledge work and flexible working: Helping or hindering working women?

Eikhof DR (2016) Knowledge work and flexible working: Helping or hindering working women?. In: Connerley M & Wu J (eds.) Handbook on Well-Being of Working Women. International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 361-374. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-017-9897-6_21

Article

The Role of Economics in Ecosystem Based Management: The Case of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive; First Lessons Learnt and Way Forward

Oinonen S, Börger T, Hynes S, Buchs AK, Heiskanen A, Hyytiäinen K, Luisetti T & van der Veeren R (2016) The Role of Economics in Ecosystem Based Management: The Case of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive; First Lessons Learnt and Way Forward. Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics, 2 (2), Art. No.: 3. https://doi.org/10.15351/2373-8456.1038

Book Chapter

'By hammer in hand all arts do stand'. The Protection and Projection of Craft Privilege in the Early Modern Scottish Burgh

Bowman S (2016) 'By hammer in hand all arts do stand'. The Protection and Projection of Craft Privilege in the Early Modern Scottish Burgh. In: Buchanan K & Dean LHS (eds.) Medieval and Early Modern Representations of Authority in Scotland and the British Isles. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 253-272. https://www.routledge.com/Medieval-and-Early-Modern-Representations-of-Authority-in-Scotland-and/Buchanan-Dean/p/book/9781472424488

Book Chapter

Joseph Chamberlain: His Reputation and Legacy

Cawood I (2016) Joseph Chamberlain: His Reputation and Legacy. In: Cawood I & Upton C (eds.) Joseph Chamberlain: International Statesman, National Leader, Local Icon. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 229-243. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137528858_11

Book Chapter

Olympic legacy

MacRury I (2016) Olympic legacy. In: Viehoff V & Poynter G (eds.) Mega-event cities: Urban legacies of global sports events. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 23-32. https://www.routledge.com/Mega-event-Cities-Urban-Legacies-of-Global-Sports-Events-1st-Edition/Viehoff-Poynter/p/book/9781472440174

Book Chapter

Series Editors' Preface

Beaumont P & Harris J (2016) Series Editors' Preface. In: The Choice of Law Contract. Studies in Private International Law, Volume 18. Oxford: Hart Publishing, pp. v-vi. https://www.bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/the-choice-of-law-contract-9781509901012/