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Globalization and the instability of global financial markets
(Rowman & Littlefield, 2013-07)
The financial and economic crisis that began in 2007 is a clear example of how is globalisation connected to the instability of global financial markets. Our target is not to analyze the immediate and direct contributing ...
An interdisciplinary study on indicators: A comparative review ofquality-of-life, macroeconomic, environmental, welfare andsustainability indicators
(Elsevier, 2013-06-10)
It is generally recognised that indicator-based research forms a substantial part both of the everyday practice and of the current theoretical pursuits in an extensive set of different scientific fields that relate to the ...
Organizing public space as a framework for re-thinking the city: Pafos’s bid for the 2017 European Capital of Culture
(2013)
As the main theme of Pafos’s bid to become the 2017 European Capital of Culture, the Pafos 2017 Working Group developed the idea of the “Open-Air Factory” as a framework that would host the city’s cultural activities in ...
A Multi-Objective Exploration Strategy for Mobile Robots Under Operational Constraints
(IEEE, 2013)
Multi-objective robot exploration constitutes one of the most challenging tasks for autonomous robots performing in various operations and different environments. However, the optimal exploration path depends heavily on ...
Automatic summarization and annotation of videos with lack of metadata information
(Elsevier, 2013)
The advances in computer and network infrastructure together with the fast evolution of multimedia data has resulted in the growth of attention to the digital video’s development. The scientific community has increased the ...
Dynamic two-stage image retrieval from large multimedia databases
(Elsevier, 2013)
Content-based image retrieval (CBIR) with global features is notoriously noisy, especially for image queries with low percentages of relevant images in a collection. Moreover, CBIR typically ranks the whole collection, ...
The NOPTILUS project: Autonomous Multi-AUV Navigation for Exploration of Uknown Environments ★
(IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control), 2013)
Current multi-AUV systems are far from being capable of fully autonomously taking
over real-life complex situation-awareness operations. As such operations require advanced
reasoning and decision-making abilities, current ...
Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of immigrants from third countries in Cyprus, on HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health. The implication of nursing ethics to healthcare
(Technological Educational Institute of Athens, 2013)
Background: Cultural, social policy and legal factors contribute to HIV vulnerability amongst ethnic minorities. Insufficient knowledge on HIV transmission and prevention contributes in engaging in risky sexual behaviours ...
Mobile Elderly Living Community (MELCO): The Development of the Social Community Model: a Case Study
(2013)
Background: Elderly prefer to be in their own homes rather than being in hospital or residential homes.
Communication between elderly and community nurses is essential in caring and mutual interaction and
modern technologies ...
Undergraduate nursing students caring for cancer patients: Hermeneutic phenomenological insights of their experiences
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2013)
Background: The care of patients suffering from cancer and especially those facing the death trajectory appears to be complex and demanding not only for student nurses but for professional nurses as well. The educational ...