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Data-driven urban management: Mapping the landscape by Engin, Zeynep, van Dijk, Justin, Lan, Tian, Longley, Paul A, Treleaven, Philip C, Batty, Michael, Penn, Alan

“…Big data analytics and artificial intelligence, paired with blockchain technology, the Internet of Things, and other emerging technologies, are poised to…”
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Urban growth: Modelling street network growth in Manhattan (1642–2008) and Barcelona (1260–2008) by Al Sayed, Kinda, Hanna, Sean, Penn, Alan

“…In this paper, we argue for the case that cities are self-organised complex systems by presenting evidence on positive and reinforcing feedback mechanisms and…”
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Discrimination of benign from malignant breast lesions in dense breasts with model-based analysis of regions-of-interest using directional diffusion-weighted images by Penn, Alan I, Medved, Milica, Dialani, Vandana, Pisano, Etta D, Cole, Elodia B, Brousseau, David, Karczmar, Gregory S, Gao, Guimin, Reich, Barry D, Abe, Hiroyuki

“…Background There is an increasing interest in non-contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detecting and evaluating breast lesions. We present a…”
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Safely reducing unnecessary benign breast biopsies by applying non-mass and DWI directional variance filters to ADC thresholding by Penn, Alan, Medved, Milica, Abe, Hiroyuki, Dialani, Vandana, Karczmar, Gregory S, Brousseau, David

“…Background Thresholding apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps obtained from Diffusion-Weighted-Imaging (DWI) has been proposed for identifying benign…”
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Socioeconomic Consequences of Mercury Use and Pollution by Swain, Edward B, Jakus, Paul M, Rice, Glenn, Lupi, Frank, Maxson, Peter A, Pacyna, Jozef M, Penn, Alan, Spiegel, Samuel J, Veiga, Marcello M

“…In the past, human activities often resulted in mercury releases to the biosphere with little consideration of undesirable consequences for the health of…”
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Linking the Spatial Syntax of Cognitive Maps to the Spatial Syntax of the Environment by Kim, Young Ook, Penn, Alan

“…This article investigates the effects of the spatial configuration of the local environment on residents’ spatial cognitions of their built environment by…”
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Experimenting with hydroelectric reservoirs by Bodaly, R A, Beaty, Kenneth G, Hendzel, Len H, Majewski, Andrew R, Paterson, Michael J, Rolfhus, Kristofer R, Penn, Alan F, St Louis, Vincent L, Hall, Britt D, Matthews, Cory J D, Cherewyk, Katharine A, Mailman, Mariah, Hurley, James P, Schiff, Sherry L, Venkiteswaran, Jason J

“…Information concerning a study on the impacts of hydroelectric reservoirs on greenhouse gas and methylmercury production is presented. The flooding of…”
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Can we identify general architectural principles that impact the collective behaviour of both human and animal systems? by Penn, Alan, Turner, J. Scott

“…The search for general common principles that unify disciplines is a longstanding challenge for interdisciplinary research. Architecture has always been an…”
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Space Syntax And Spatial Cognition: Or Why the Axial Line? by Penn, Alan

“…Space syntax research has found that spatial configuration alone explains a substantial proportion of the variance between aggregate human movement rates in…”
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Aha! I know where I am: the contribution of visuospatial cues to reorientation in urban environments by Charalambous, Efrosini, Hanna, Sean, Penn, Alan

“…Reorientation depends greatly on the perceived geometric information, which constantly changes during navigation in urban environments. Environmental novelty,…”
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From Isovists to Visibility Graphs: A Methodology for the Analysis of Architectural Space by Turner, Alasdair, Doxa, Maria, O'Sullivan, David, Penn, Alan

“…An isovist, or viewshed, is the area in a spatial environment directly visible from a location within the space. Here we show how a set of isovists can be used…”
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Interdisciplinary approaches for uncovering the impacts of architecture on collective behaviour by Pinter-Wollman, Noa, Penn, Alan, Theraulaz, Guy, Fiore, Stephen M.

“…Built structures, such as animal nests or buildings that humans occupy, serve two overarching purposes: shelter and a space where individuals interact. The…”
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Interdisciplinary approaches for uncovering the impacts of architecture on collective behaviour by Pinter-Wollman, Noa, Penn, Alan, Theraulaz, Guy, Fiore, Stephen M.

“…Built structures, such as animal nests or buildings that humans occupy, serve two overarching purposes: shelter and a space where individuals interact. The…”
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Can we identify general architectural principles that impact the collective behaviour of both human and animal systems? by Penn, Alan, Turner, J. Scott

“…The search for general common principles that unify disciplines is a longstanding challenge for interdisciplinary research. Architecture has always been an…”
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Estimating fractal dimension with fractal interpolation function models by Penn, A.I., Loew, M.H.

“…Fractal dimension (FD) is a feature which is widely used to characterize medical images. Previously, researchers have shown that FD separates important classes…”
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Rejoinder to Carlo Ratti by Hillier, Bill, Penn, Alan

“…In this rejoinder, we answer questions about space syntax raised in Carlo Ratti's paper “Urban texture and space syntax: some inconsistencies”, and discuss…”
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Response | Mercury and the FLUDEX project by Bodaly, R.A, Beaty, Kenneth G, Hendzel, Len H, Majewski, Andrew R, Paterson, Michael J, Rolfhus, Kristofer R, Penn, Alan F, Louis, Vincent L. St, Hall, Britt D, Matthews, Cory J. D, Venkiteswaran, Jason J, Jackson, Togwell A

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A framework for simulating large-scale complex urban traffic dynamics through hybrid agent-based modelling by Manley, Ed, Cheng, Tao, Penn, Alan, Emmonds, Andy

“…•Conventional theories of spatial cognition implemented within model of agent behaviour.•Road segment-level model of traffic flow used to simplify computation…”
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Spatial information models as the backbone of smart infrastructure by Penn, Alan, Al Sayed, Kinda

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Understanding Visual Control of Road Crossing to Design More Accessible Urban Spaces ( breakout presentation ) by Baggs, Edward, Chemero, Anthony, Penn, Alan

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