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• Establishing Public Policy as a Primary Cause of Engineering Failure: Did Market Deregulation Lead to the North American 'Blackout', August 14th 2003?

  BNET - 2006-02-03

  On the 14th August 2003, a complex combination of latent problems and catalytic events led to a domino-effect in which 50 million people suffered some interruption to their power supplies. Losses have been estimated between $5-10 billion. It is, therefore, one of the most wide reaching and serious 'blackouts' in...

  Tags: Blackout, Deregulation, Cause, University Of Glasgow, Policies And Procedures, Productivity, Regulations, Network Administration, Networking, Human Resources, Government

• Looking Beyond the Cockpit: Human Computer Interaction in the Causal Complexes of Aviation Accidents

  BNET - 2004-02-12

  Aviation mishaps stem from complex combinations of human error, managerial failure, design flaws, environmental and meteorological factors. Mackie uses 'Causal fields' to denote a subjective frame of reference that guides a search for particular causes. This helps to explain why many investigators focus on 'Primary' forms of human computer interaction....

  Tags: Interaction, Accident, Computer, University Of Glasgow, Aviation, Productivity

• Sight For Sore Eyes - Brief Article

  - 2001-02-26

  Eyesight problems could be spotted and diagnosed more quickly using a technique being developed by researchers at the University of Glasgow. The system uses a multifocal electro-retinogram or MFERG pictured, and is capable of analysing specific parts of the retina in great detail. Dr Stuart Parks, one of...

  Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, researcher, technique, University of Glasgow

• Virtual Space Computer Games With a Floor Sensor Control

  BNET - 2000-08-23

  Traditionally computer games are played with a keyboard and a mouse or a joystick. The playing relies mainly on visual and auditory senses. Tactile or haptic user interfaces and natural movements of the human being, e.g. running, are seldom utilized in computer games. To create an immersive, captivating and highly...

  Tags: Sensor, Computer Game, Computer, University Of Glasgow, Games, Productivity, Personal Technology