Ning Gu

Lock-FreeConsistencyControlforWeb2.0Applications ∗ (2009)

Jiangming Yang, Haixun Wang, Ning Gu, Yiming Liu, Chunsong Wang, Qiwei Zhang

Online collaboration and sharing is the central theme of many webbased services that create the so-called Web 2.0 phenomena. Using the Internet as a computing platform, many Web 2.0 applications set...

A conventional route to scalable morphology-controlled regular structures and their superhydrophobic/hydrophilic properties for biochips application (2009)

Ren, Hong-Xuan, Chen, Xing, Huang, Xing-Jiu, Im, Maesoon, Kim, Dong-Haan, Lee, Joo-Hyung, ...

We use a conventional and straightforward route to fabricate scalable morphology-controlled regular structures. This route is based on the etching of PDMS microlens array in CF4 and CF4/O2 plasma....

Fluorescence Modified Chitosan-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles for High-Efficient Cellular Imaging (2009)

Ge, Yuqing, Zhang, Yu, He, Shiying, Nie, Fang, Teng, Gaojun, Gu, Ning

Labeling of cells with nanoparticles for living detection is of interest to various biomedical applications. In this study, novel fluorescent/magnetic nanoparticles were prepared and used in...

The Effect of Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles on Smooth Muscle Cells (2009)

Zhang, Song, Chen, Xiangjian, Gu, Chunrong, Zhang, Yu, Xu, Jindan, Bian, Zhiping, ...

Abstract Recently, magnetic nanoparticles of iron oxide (Fe3O4, γ-Fe2O3) have shown an increasing number of applications in the field of biomedicine, but some questions have been raised about the...

Algorithms, Design (2008)

Ning Gu, Qiwei Zhang, Jiangming Yang, Wei Ye

Recent studies have indicated the significance of supporting real-time group editing in ”Wiki ” applications, whose collaboration environments have their dynamic and large-scale nature. Correct...

Interfaces—Collaborative computing, Synchronous interaction (2008)

Ning Gu, Jiangming Yang, Qiwei Zhang

Replicated architecture is widely used for concealing network delay. However, consistency maintenance in fully replicated architecture is a major technical challenge. In this paper, we report a Mark...

SITUATED DESIGN OF VIRTUAL WORLDS USING RATIONAL AGENTS (2008)

Mary Lou, Ning Gu

Abstract. The design and implementation of virtual worlds is separated in time from the use of the virtual world, and therefore is not directly related to an individual’s experience of the world....

Grid Workflow based on Performance Evaluation 1 (2008)

Shao-hua Zhang, Yu-jin Wu, Ning Gu, Wei Wang

Abstract. As the complexity of Grid applications increase, it becomes more important and urgent to provide grid workflow to construct and manage the applications. The grid workflow based on dynamic...

Key Centre of Design Computing and Cognition (2008)

Ning Gu, Mary Lou Maher

Abstract: Virtual architecture is a networked spatial environment designed using the metaphor of physical architecture 1, from which virtual architecture inherits many visual and spatial...

A method to investigate design cognition in virtual environments (2008)

Gül, Leman Figen, Gu, Ning, Williams, Anthony

High-bandwidth communication and leading-edge design technologies offer promising innovations to the Architecture Engineering Construction industry. Because, these advance technologies reduce the...

Building information modelling: what is in there for the architects? (2008)

Gu, Ning, Singh, Vishal, Londion, Kerry, Brankovic, Ljiljana, Taylor, Claudelle

Despite the rapid growth in capabilities and availability of BIM supporting technologies the industry has been slow to adopt BIM in practice. A number of factors inhibiting BIM adoption have been...

Interactive graphical representation applied to collaborative virtual world for architectural style study (2008)

Gu, Ning, Tsai, Jerry Jen-Hung

The interactive graphical representation supports multiple design representations and their interactions. It consists of representations for the spatial subsystem and the stylistic subsystem of a...

PBmice: an integrated database system of piggyBac (PB) insertional mutations and their characterizations in mice (2008)

Sun, Ling V., Jin, Ke, Liu, Yiming, Yang, Wenwei, Xie, Xing, Ye, Lin, ...

DNA transposon piggyBac (PB) is a newly established mutagen for large-scale mutagenesis in mice. We have designed and implemented an integrated database system called PBmice (PB Mutagenesis...

An empirical study on designer's perceptions of augmented reality within an architectural firm (2008)

Wang, Xiangyu, Gu, Ning, Marchant, David

Nowadays the design sector takes account of collaboration among design team members as seriously as the geometric and spatial features of the design itself. Effective collaboration should appreciate...

Virtual worlds as a constructivist learning platform: evaluations of 3D virtual worlds on design teaching and learning (2008)

Gül, Leman F., Gu, Ning, Williams, Anthony

With the recent developments in information and communication technologies, 3D virtual worlds have the potential to make a major contribution to design education as a constructivist learning...

Building information modelling project decision support framework (2008)

London, Kerry, Singh, Vishal, Taylor, Claudelle, Gu, Ning, Brankovic, Ljiljana

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an information technology [IT] enabled approach to managing design data in the AEC/FM (Architecture, Engineering and Construction/ Facilities Management)...

Adopting building information modeling (BIM) as collaboration platform in the design industry (2008)

Gu, Ning, Singh, Vishal, London, Kerry, Brankovic, Ljiljana, Taylor, Claudelle

This paper discusses the preliminary findings of an ongoing research project aimed at developing a technological, operational and strategic analysis of adopting BIM in AEC/FM...

BIM : expectations and a reality check (2008)

Gu, Ning, Singh, Vishal, London, Kerry, Brankovic, Ljiljana, Taylor, Claudelle

BIM (Building Information Modelling) is an approach that involves applying and maintaining an integral digital representation of all building information for different phases of the project...

Building information modelling project decision support framework (2008)

London, Kerry, Singh, Vishal, Taylor, Claudelle, Gu, Ning, Brankovic, Ljiljana

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an information technology [IT] enabled approach to managing design data in the AEC/FM (Architecture, Engineering and Construction/ Facilities Management)...

Adopting building information modeling (BIM) as collaboration platform in the design industry (2008)

Gu, Ning, Singh, Vishal, London, Kerry, Brankovic, Ljiljana, Taylor, Claudelle

This paper discusses the preliminary findings of an ongoing research project aimed at developing a technological, operational and strategic analysis of adopting BIM in AEC/FM...

BIM : expectations and a reality check (2008)

Gu, Ning, Singh, Vishal, London, Kerry, Brankovic, Ljiljana, Taylor, Claudelle

BIM (Building Information Modelling) is an approach that involves applying and maintaining an integral digital representation of all building information for different phases of the project...

Building information modelling project decision support framework (2008)

London, Kerry, Singh, Vishal, Taylor, Claudelle, Gu, Ning, Brankovic, Ljiljana

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an information technology [IT] enabled approach to managing design data in the AEC/FM (Architecture, Engineering and Construction/ Facilities Management)...

Adopting building information modeling (BIM) as collaboration platform in the design industry (2008)

Gu, Ning, Singh, Vishal, London, Kerry, Brankovic, Ljiljana, Taylor, Claudelle

This paper discusses the preliminary findings of an ongoing research project aimed at developing a technological, operational and strategic analysis of adopting BIM in AEC/FM...

BIM : expectations and a reality check (2008)

Gu, Ning, Singh, Vishal, London, Kerry, Brankovic, Ljiljana, Taylor, Claudelle

BIM (Building Information Modelling) is an approach that involves applying and maintaining an integral digital representation of all building information for different phases of the project...

Building information modelling project decision support framework (2008)

London, Kerry, Singh, Vishal, Taylor, Claudelle, Gu, Ning, Brankovic, Ljiljana

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an information technology [IT] enabled approach to managing design data in the AEC/FM (Architecture, Engineering and Construction/ Facilities Management)...

The Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia (2007)

Abel, Chris, Ahlquist, Sean, Andresen, Brit, Austin, Mike, Barber, Daniel, Keefer Bell, Eugenie, ...

The Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of the Association of ArchitectureSchools of Australasia.Each paper in the Proceedings has been double refereed by members of an independent...

NEW PLACE DESIGNS WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES (2007)

Gu, Ning, Maher, Mary Lou

The emergence of digital and computing technologies is arguably the force of the century forinnovation in all domains. In design, researchers and practitioners have shown an increasinginterest in...

NEW PLACE DESIGNS WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES (2007)

Gu, Ning, Maher, Mary Lou

The emergence of digital and computing technologies is arguably the force of the century for innovation in all domains. In design, researchers and practitioners have shown an increasing interest in...

The Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia (2007)

Abel, Chris, Ahlquist, Sean, Andresen, Brit, Austin, Mike, Barber, Daniel, Keefer Bell, Eugenie, ...

The Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia. Each paper in the Proceedings has been double refereed by members of an independent...

Designing curious places: digital and computing technologies in the workplace (2007)

Gu, Ning, Maher, Mary Lou

Nowadays, especially with the expansion of Generation Y, the corporate world has embraced the use of digital information and computer software in workflows, the application of networked technologies...

The role of online travel agents in the experience economy (2007)

Bogdanovych, Anton, Esteva, Marc, Gu, Ning, Simoff, Simeon, Maher, Mary Lou, Smith, Greg

Our society has evolved through the product economy and the service economy to the experience economy and the service economy to the experience economy. Due to this fact the value of a travel...

Environmental impacts of ventilation and solar control systems in double skin facade office buildings (2007)

Lim, Joyce Qing Ying, Gu, Ning

Buildings are one of the important energy consuming sectors. The increasing environmental awareness has triggered a great emphasis on sustainable design in the current global building industry. Since...

A pilot study examining the use of 3D CAD in contemporary architectural practices (2007)

Campbell, Bede, Gu, Ning

3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) programs have become a vital part of contemporary architectural design practices. The introduction of computers & CAD into the profession has revolutionised the design...

Designing virtual worlds for 3D electronic institutions: a distributed and heterogeneous multi-agent system (2007)

Smith, Greg, Gu, Ning, Maher, Mary Lou

3D Electronic Institutions (3DEI) are 3D virtual worlds that are dynamically designed in response to the users’ needs and the rules of an electronic institution. Electronic institutions can be...

Perceptions of augmented reality in the design sector (2007)

Wang, Xiangyu, Gu, Ning, Marchant, David, Gong, Yan, Kim, Mi Jeong

Nowadays the architectural design industry takes account of collaboration among design team members as seriously as geometric and spatial features of the design itself. Effective collaboration should...

A grammatical approach to autonomous design in 3D virtual worlds using generative design agents (2007)

Gu, Ning

3D virtual worlds are networked environments designed using the place metaphor. 3D virtual worlds as Computer-aided Design (CAD) tools have shown promising potentials in areas such as design...

New place designs with emerging technologies (2007)

Gu, Ning, Maher, Mary Lou

The emergence of digital and computing technologies is arguably the force of the century for innovation in all domains. In design, researchers and practitioners have shown an increasing interest in...

Designing and learning in 3D virtual worlds (2007)

Gu, Ning, Williams, Anthony Philip, Gul, Leman Figen

The 3D virtual worlds are networked environments designed using the place metaphor. As an emerging technology for team collaboration, 3D virtual worlds have been widely recognised. However there is a...

Confluence of the real and virtual (2007)

Williams, Anthony, Gu, Ning, Sher, Willy, Gul, Leman Figen

There has been considerable work done in the support of the collaborative design activity. Technology has provided a diverse range of support systems to support designers as they conduct their design...

Designing virtual worlds: a case study of design education in and of 3D virtual worlds (2007)

Gul, Leman Figen, Gu, Ning, Maher, Mary Lou

Design education has faced new challenges such as the employment of cutting-edge technology and 3D virtual worlds for design teaching. This employment provides new opportunities for design students...

Digital design with style: characterising digital architecture in 3D virtual environments for design collaboration (2007)

Gu, Ning

3D virtual environments (3DVE) have the potential to make a major impact on global design teams by supporting distant design collaboration. To maximise the effect of 3DVE as a design tool for...

Supporting design collaboration using agent-based 3D virtual environments (2007)

Gu, Ning

A successful building project depends on the collective creativity of a multidisciplinary team of architecture, engineering, construction, management and many other domain experts. 3D virtual...

Designing curious places: digital and computing technologies in the workplace (2007)

Gu, Ning, Maher, Mary Lou

Nowadays, especially with the expansion of Generation Y, the corporate world has embraced the use of digital information and computer software in workflows, the application of networked technologies...

The role of online travel agents in the experience economy (2007)

Bogdanovych, Anton, Esteva, Marc, Gu, Ning, Simoff, Simeon, Maher, Mary Lou, Smith, Greg

Our society has evolved through the product economy and the service economy to the experience economy and the service economy to the experience economy. Due to this fact the value of a travel...

Environmental impacts of ventilation and solar control systems in double skin facade office buildings (2007)

Lim, Joyce Qing Ying, Gu, Ning

Buildings are one of the important energy consuming sectors. The increasing environmental awareness has triggered a great emphasis on sustainable design in the current global building industry. Since...

A pilot study examining the use of 3D CAD in contemporary architectural practices (2007)

Campbell, Bede, Gu, Ning

3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) programs have become a vital part of contemporary architectural design practices. The introduction of computers & CAD into the profession has revolutionised the design...

Designing virtual worlds for 3D electronic institutions: a distributed and heterogeneous multi-agent system (2007)

Smith, Greg, Gu, Ning, Maher, Mary Lou

3D Electronic Institutions (3DEI) are 3D virtual worlds that are dynamically designed in response to the users’ needs and the rules of an electronic institution. Electronic institutions can be...

Perceptions of augmented reality in the design sector (2007)

Wang, Xiangyu, Gu, Ning, Marchant, David, Gong, Yan, Kim, Mi Jeong

Nowadays the architectural design industry takes account of collaboration among design team members as seriously as geometric and spatial features of the design itself. Effective collaboration should...

A grammatical approach to autonomous design in 3D virtual worlds using generative design agents (2007)

Gu, Ning

3D virtual worlds are networked environments designed using the place metaphor. 3D virtual worlds as Computer-aided Design (CAD) tools have shown promising potentials in areas such as design...

New place designs with emerging technologies (2007)

Gu, Ning, Maher, Mary Lou

The emergence of digital and computing technologies is arguably the force of the century for innovation in all domains. In design, researchers and practitioners have shown an increasing interest in...

Designing and learning in 3D virtual worlds (2007)

Gu, Ning, Williams, Anthony Philip, Gul, Leman Figen

The 3D virtual worlds are networked environments designed using the place metaphor. As an emerging technology for team collaboration, 3D virtual worlds have been widely recognised. However there is a...

Confluence of the real and virtual (2007)

Williams, Anthony, Gu, Ning, Sher, Willy, Gul, Leman Figen

There has been considerable work done in the support of the collaborative design activity. Technology has provided a diverse range of support systems to support designers as they conduct their design...

Designing virtual worlds: a case study of design education in and of 3D virtual worlds (2007)

Gul, Leman Figen, Gu, Ning, Maher, Mary Lou

Design education has faced new challenges such as the employment of cutting-edge technology and 3D virtual worlds for design teaching. This employment provides new opportunities for design students...

Digital design with style: characterising digital architecture in 3D virtual environments for design collaboration (2007)

Gu, Ning

3D virtual environments (3DVE) have the potential to make a major impact on global design teams by supporting distant design collaboration. To maximise the effect of 3DVE as a design tool for...

Supporting design collaboration using agent-based 3D virtual environments (2007)

Gu, Ning

A successful building project depends on the collective creativity of a multidisciplinary team of architecture, engineering, construction, management and many other domain experts. 3D virtual...

NEW PLACE DESIGNS WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES (2007)

Gu, Ning, Maher, Mary Lou

The emergence of digital and computing technologies is arguably the force of the century for innovation in all domains. In design, researchers and practitioners have shown an increasing interest in...

The Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia (2007)

Abel, Chris, Ahlquist, Sean, Andresen, Brit, Austin, Mike, Barber, Daniel, Keefer Bell, Eugenie, ...

The Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia. Each paper in the Proceedings has been double refereed by members of an independent...

Desktop Audit and Analysis of Model Server Capability (2007)

Singh, Vishal, Gu, Ning, London, Kerry, Brankovic, Ljiljana, Taylor, Claudelle

This report presents the current state and approach in Building Information Modelling (BIM). The report is focussed at providing a desktop audit of the current state and capabilities of the products...

Desktop Audit and Analysis of Model Server Capability (2007)

Singh, Vishal, Gu, Ning, London, Kerry, Brankovic, Ljiljana, Taylor, Claudelle

This report presents the current state and approach in Building Information Modelling (BIM). The report is focussed at providing a desktop audit of the current state and capabilities of the products...

Building information modelling : an issue of adoption and change management (2007)

Gu, Ning, Singh, Vishal, Taylor, Claudelle, London, Kerry, Brankovic, Ljiljana

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an IT enabled technology that allows storage, management, sharing, access, update and use of all the data relevant to a project through out the project...

Building information modelling : an issue of adoption and change management (2007)

Gu, Ning, Singh, Vishal, Taylor, Claudelle, London, Kerry, Brankovic, Ljiljana

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an IT enabled technology that allows storage, management, sharing, access, update and use of all the data relevant to a project through out the project...

Desktop Audit and Analysis of Model Server Capability (2007)

Singh, Vishal, Gu, Ning, London, Kerry, Brankovic, Ljiljana, Taylor, Claudelle

This report presents the current state and approach in Building Information Modelling (BIM). The report is focussed at providing a desktop audit of the current state and capabilities of the products...

Building information modelling : an issue of adoption and change management (2007)

Gu, Ning, Singh, Vishal, Taylor, Claudelle, London, Kerry, Brankovic, Ljiljana

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an IT enabled technology that allows storage, management, sharing, access, update and use of all the data relevant to a project through out the project...

A document mark based on method supporting group undo (2004)

Jiangming Yang, Ning Gu, Xiaoyuan Wu

In distributed group editors environment, the effect of incorrect execution will be more extensive for it is done in distributed group editors, so the user will have more dependence on Undo. However,...

Problems of participation and connection: a problem of context? (2001)

Frazer, John H., Tang, Ming Xi, Gu, Ning

Problems of communication in a global co-operative network are identified in relation to the lack of software support. The question of the context for design decisions in a collaborative design...

Problems of participation and connection: a problem of context? (2001)

Frazer, John H., Tang, Ming Xi, Gu, Ning

Problems of communication in a global co-operative network are identified in relation to the lack of software support. The question of the context for design decisions in a collaborative design...

Problems of participation and connection: a problem of context? (2001)

Frazer, John H., Tang, Ming Xi, Gu, Ning

Problems of communication in a global co-operative network are identified in relation to the lack of software support. The question of the context for design decisions in a collaborative design...

Problems of participation and connection: a problem of context? (2001)

Frazer, John H., Tang, Ming Xi, Gu, Ning

Problems of communication in a global co-operative network are identified in relation to the lack of software support. The question of the context for design decisions in a collaborative design...

Problems of participation and connection: a problem of context? (2001)

Frazer, John H., Tang, Ming Xi, Gu, Ning

Problems of communication in a global co-operative network are identified in relation to the lack of software support. The question of the context for design decisions in a collaborative design...

Problems of participation and connection: a problem of context? (2001)

Frazer, John H., Tang, Ming Xi, Gu, Ning

Problems of communication in a global co-operative network are identified in relation to the lack of software support. The question of the context for design decisions in a collaborative design...

Problems of participation and connection: a problem of context? (2001)

Frazer, John H., Tang, Ming Xi, Gu, Ning

Problems of communication in a global co-operative network are identified in relation to the lack of software support. The question of the context for design decisions in a collaborative design...

Problems of participation and connection: a problem of context? (2001)

Frazer, John H., Tang, Ming Xi, Gu, Ning

Problems of communication in a global co-operative network are identified in relation to the lack of software support. The question of the context for design decisions in a collaborative design...

Problems of participation and connection: a problem of context? (2001)

Frazer, John H., Tang, Ming Xi, Gu, Ning

Problems of communication in a global co-operative network are identified in relation to the lack of software support. The question of the context for design decisions in a collaborative design...

Designing Virtual Architecture (2000)

Mary Lou Maher, Simeon Simoff, Ning Gu, Hong Lau

Abstract. Virtual architecture as the design of functional virtual places is not well understood. Most virtual places are created by programmers rather than designed a places in the sense that...

Kv7/KCNQ/M and HCN/h, but not KCa2/SK channels, contribute to the somatic medium after-hyperpolarization and excitability control in CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells

Gu, Ning, Vervaeke, Koen, Hu, Hua, Storm, Johan F

In hippocampal pyramidal cells, a single action potential (AP) or a burst of APs is followed by a medium afterhyperpolarization (mAHP, lasting ∼0.1 s). The currents underlying the mAHP are...

Kv7/KCNQ/M and HCN/h, but not KCa2/SK channels, contribute to the somatic medium after-hyperpolarization and excitability control in CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells

Gu, Ning, Vervaeke, Koen, Hu, Hua, Storm, Johan F

In hippocampal pyramidal cells, a single action potential (AP) or a burst of APs is followed by a medium afterhyperpolarization (mAHP, lasting ∼0.1 s). The currents underlying the mAHP are...

PBmice: an integrated database system of piggyBac (PB) insertional mutations and their characterizations in mice

Sun, Ling V., Jin, Ke, Liu, Yiming, Yang, Wenwei, Xie, Xing, Ye, Lin, ...

DNA transposon piggyBac (PB) is a newly established mutagen for large-scale mutagenesis in mice. We have designed and implemented an integrated database system called PBmice (PB Mutagenesis...

BK potassium channels facilitate high-frequency firing and cause early spike frequency adaptation in rat CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells

Gu, Ning, Vervaeke, Koen, Storm, Johan F

Neuronal potassium (K+) channels are usually regarded as largely inhibitory, i.e. reducing excitability. Here we show that BK-type calcium-activated K+ channels enhance high-frequency firing and...