Recently added Publications
An a-contrario approach for sub-pixel change detection in satellite imagery (2009)
Robin, Amandine, Moisan, Lionel
This paper presents a new method for unsupervised sub-pixel change detection using image series. The method is based on the definition of a probabilistic criterion capable of assessing the level of...
Species ranges are influenced by interactions with both the abiotic and biotic environment. Biotic interactions may be positive, in which one individual benefits from the interaction, or negative, in...
The Dutch and the Portuguese in West Africa : empire building and Atlantic system (1580-1674) (2009)
Ribeiro Da Silva, Filipa Isabel
This thesis examines in comparative perspective the Dutch and the Portuguese Atlantic empires in the 17th century, using West Africa as a case study. The book is divided into two parts. In Part I, we...
Roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis to study dynamics and migration of stent grafts (2009)
The technique of RSA to determine stent-graft migration and FRSA to study stent-graft dynamics are explained in further detail in CHAPTER 2. CHAPTER 3 and 4 concern the accuracy and feasibility of...
Protein ubiquitination in auxin signaling and transport (2009)
What makes plant shoots grow towards the light, and plant roots grow down into the soil? This was a question that Charles Darwin asked himself, and his experiments more than a century ago to find the...
Cardiovascular risk management in old age (2009)
The aim of this thesis was to study cardiovascular risk management in old age, in order to facilitate the development of age specific guidelines. In part one the current status of cardiovascular...
The Last Taboo: Abolishing Library Fines (2009)
Daniel J Sifton; Cariboo Regional District Library
Many libraries have implemented progressive policies to encourage and increase library usage. In this context of change in this article looks at the small but growing number of libraries that have...
Our Activist Past: Nora Bateson, Champion of Regional Libraries (2009)
The struggle to establish regional library systems in Canada was won slowly, province by province, beginning in the 1930s. This article traces the story of one of the colourful leaders of the library...
Ebooks Licensing and Canadian Copyright Legislation: A Few Considerations (2009)
Tony G Horava; University Of Ottawa
Ebooks have become increasingly common in collection development strategies. The availability and delivery of monographs in digital formats has gained significantly in popularity in many libraries,...
It Takes a Community to Create a Library (2009)
Kenneth William Williment; Halifax Public Libraries
Over the course of four years, Working Together Community Development Librarians in Vancouver, Regina, Toronto and Halifax worked in diverse urban neighbourhoods and with diverse communities,...
Serving Diverse Knowledge Systems in Academia (2009)
William F. Birdsall; Consultant
Libraries and academic disciplines are experiencing a major transformation to the digital era. A challenge for libraries is to adapt and coordinate their transformation with differing rates and types...
Melanie Mills; Manager, Graduate Resource Centre, Faculty Of Information & Media Studies, The University Of Western Ontario, Marisa Mitchell; Research & Instructional Services Librarian, The Allyn & Betty Taylor Library, The University Of Western Ontario
Rather than continuing to pursue formal inclusion in the University of Western Ontario’s O-Week program, Western Libraries shifted its approach to library orientation for incoming undergraduate...
A minimization based mapping algorithm for data transfer between simulation meshes (2009)
Current numerical simulations of physical processes increasingly involve multiple disciplines and the use of two or more simulation codes operating on different meshes of the same physical domain....
Molecular characterization of lung dysplasia induced by c-Raf-1 (2009)
Rohrbeck, A., Müller, V.S., Borlak, J.
BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is a multistage process with poor prognosis and high morbidity. Importantly, the genetics of dysplasia, a facultative cancer, at the edge of malignant transformation is...
Nicolai, M., Scholehwar, T., Schönecker, A.
The paper reports on our investigation of the interrelationships between ferroelectric phase composition (rhombohedral/morphotrop/tetragonal)and material performance for...
The shape of the New Zealand economy in 1980 (1968)
Paper presented to the New Zealand Association of Economists, August 1968.
Some aspects of the economics of nitrogen storage farming in New Zealand (1972)
Philpott, B. F., Greig, I. D., Wright, A.
In this paper we are concerned with some economic aspects of the use of artificial nitrogen fertilisers in New Zealand agriculture. With the prospect of much cheaper nitrogen fertiliser in the future...
Following a postal sample survey of sheep farmer attitudes to incentives and obstacles to increasing farm output and other agricultural policy issues in November 1975 a postal survey of a group of...
Delgado, Luisa E.; Universidad De Chile ; Ldelgado@antar.uchile.cl, Marín, Víctor H; Universidad De Chile; Vmarin@antar.uchile.cl
In 2004, the emigration and death of black-necked swans (Cygnus melancoryphus) from the Río Cruces wetland (Valdivia, Chile) triggered one of the largest ecosocial conflicts in Chilean history....
Truth finding: Do Subsidies Continue After Privatization? (2009)
the theme of this article is to discuss whether a pre-privatization subsidy would beextinguished after privatization of entities. Since WTO AB held that privatization at arm’s lengthand for fair...
Identity Theft and the Gullible Computer User: What Sun Tzu in The Art of War Might Teach (2009)
Joseph Savirimuthu; University Of Liverpool
Securing trust is now a priority. Identity theft, phishing and pharming have exposedshortcomings in the criminal law. The online environment is now seen as the playground ofcriminals. Online criminal...
The Impact of Legal Challenges on the Evolution of Web-based Intelligent Agents (2009)
Yun Wan; University Of Oslo, Yue Liu; University Of Oslo
Shopbots and Metabots are two Web-based intelligent agents that emerged since1994 with the popularity of the Web. Both agent categories experienced impacts from lawsuits dueto their innovative ways...
Ultra-Fine fibers Produced by Laser-Electrospinning (2008)
Takasaki, M, Fu, H, Nakata, K, Ohkoshi, Y, Hirai, T
We used a CO2 laser as a heat source to avoid thermodegradation in the melt-electrospinning process (termed “laser electrospinning” (LES)). Nylon 6, polypropylene, poly (ethylene terephthalate)...
This paper will identify and discuss a range of opportunities for collaboration that are available to institutions which are developing, managing and providing access to significant digital...
Zuzana Slováková; Charles University, Prague,
Given the global nature of the Interest, online trademark infringements alwaysinvolve multiple territories. When any litigation is brought, it is necessary to determine the relevantjurisdiction and...
Ingrid De Poorter; University Of Gent
Auditors’ liability is a hot topic nowadays. Due to the increased risks of auditorsand the lack of appropriate insurance, a limitation of auditors’ liability seems appropriate. Based onthe...
Jia Wang; Stellenbosch University School Of Law, West Cape, South Africa
This paper examines the impact of the technological measures that copyrightholders employ to lock their works and discusses why users are disadvantaged. It compares the anticircumventionrules in the...
Identifying Legal Concerns in the Biometric Context (2009)
This paper aims to contribute to the debate of biometrics and privacy concerns byexamining the existing legal and academic debates. Several controversial legal problems in thebiometric context will...
Warren Chik; Singapore Management University School Of Law
The cyber world is an extension of the real world. It is another dimension wherewe can work, study and play. But people also tend to lose their inhibitions on the Internet, oftenwhile keeping their...
Akhil Prasad; Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, Aditi Agarwala; Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
The electronic age has kick started the information boom and with an everincreasing pace, it has begun to spread its canvas to engulf mankind as its greatest beneficiary andperhaps its most...
Financial Collateral Arrangements (2009)
Gulenay Rusen; Anadolu University
Increasing use of securities and collaterals in transactions brings the legal ambiguity in today’s financialmarkets which are trying to globalise. It should have been noted that without legal...
Bridging the Gap in the Doha Talks: A Look at Services Trade (2009)
Rafael Leal-Arcas; Queen Mary, University Of London
Following the suspension of the World Trade Organization (WTO) multilateral trade negotiations inJuly 2006 – and its subsequent resumption in February 2007 - by WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy,...
The Legal Implications of Reputation Risk Management for Franchisors (2009)
Tom Burns; University Of Aberdeen
Franchisors in Britain face a difficult problem. If they use the techniques of reputation risk managementto protect their corporate brands (which is usually their most valuable assets), they may...
Peter Gillies; Macquarie University, Sydney, Andrew Dahdal; Macquarie University, Sydney
This paper examines the circumstances in which a party to an arbitration agreement may be deemed tohave waived its right to arbitrate a dispute comprehended by the agreement, by involvement in...
Concept of Private Property in Space – An Analysis (2009)
JicltJijo George Cherian; National University Of Advanced Legal Studies, Kerala, India, Job Abraham; National University Of Advanced Legal Studies, Kerala, India
The 1967 Outer Space Treaty specifically states that appropriation of property is not permitted bysovereign nations and the Moon Treaty declares moon and celestial bodies to be the common heritage of...
Towards Privacy-Preserving Data Mining in Law Enforcement (2009)
Stijn Vanderlooy; Maastricht University, Joop Verbeek; Maastricht University
For law enforcement to be effective, it needs to extract previously unknown knowledge from largeamounts of different types of data. Data mining is the most compelling tool for this task as it is...
Data Sensitivity: Proposals for Resolving the Conundrum (2009)
Karen McCullagh; University Of Manchester
The EU Directive 95/46/EC specifically demarcates categories of sensitive data meriting specialprotection. It is important to review the continuing relevance of existing categories of sensitive data...
COMMUNICATION: A VITAL TOOL TO COMBAT CYBER CRIME (2009)
Nick Nykodym; University Of Toledo, Robert Taylor
Increasingly, the Virtual Organization (V.O.) is becoming a typical part of the business environment.Business partners and co-workers no longer need to be able to shake hands in order to effectively...
Michael Filby; University Of Hertfordshire
Although commentaries regarding intellectual property regulation frequently point out the complexitiesinherent in its subsistence and reform, the subject is still often discussed in overly simplistic...
Transborder Data Flows and Extraterritoriality: The European Position (2009)
Yves POULLET; Prof. At The Faculties Of Law Of Namur And Liège, Director Of The CRID
This paper will discuss the issue of whether the EU Privacy regulatory framework, in respect of thefirst pillar, has an impact beyond the EU frontiers, as well as the fundamental principles...
THIRTY YEARS AFTER: ANTON PILLER ORDERS AND THE SUPREME AND FEDERAL COURTS OF CANADA (2009)
Thirty years have passed since the creation of the Anton Piller order; an interlocutory order that allows aplaintiff to demand access to a defendant’s premises so as to search for infringing...
Bertel De Groote; University College Ghent, Katrien Van Boxstael; University College Ghent
Under Belgian constitutional law, succession tax and registration tax are regional taxes. For the Flemishgovernment, the legislative competence in this field seems an important instrument for policy...
International electronic contracting in the newest UN Convention (2009)
Paul Przemyslaw Polanski; Warsaw University
On 23 November 2005, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a new Convention on the Use ofElectronic Communications in International Contracts. Eight countries including China and Singapore...
Edward A. Morse; Creighton University
Ethical and evidentiary rules governing the disclosure of confidential information are interrelated inmany respects. Nevertheless, these rules are generally developed independently through different...