Outputs (514)

Effects of the neutral household detergent on the behaviour and personality of guppy Poecilia reticulata (Peters, 1859) (Osteichthyes: Poeciliidae) (2019)
Journal Article
Lopes, J., Young, R., & de Azevedo, C. (2019). Effects of the neutral household detergent on the behaviour and personality of guppy Poecilia reticulata (Peters, 1859) (Osteichthyes: Poeciliidae). Acta ethologica, 22(2), 113-123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10211-019-00313-x

Chemical pollution of aquatic environments has been increasing in recent times, causing great damage to the ecosystems and to the fishery sector. Pollutants can negatively alter an animals’ life, and in this investigation, we verify if a neutral hous... Read More about Effects of the neutral household detergent on the behaviour and personality of guppy Poecilia reticulata (Peters, 1859) (Osteichthyes: Poeciliidae).

Bejan flow visualization of free convection in a Jeffrey fluid from a semi-infinite vertical cylinder : influence of Deborah and Prandtl numbers (2019)
Journal Article
Kumar, M., Reddy, G., & Beg, O. (2019). Bejan flow visualization of free convection in a Jeffrey fluid from a semi-infinite vertical cylinder : influence of Deborah and Prandtl numbers. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 138, 531-543. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-08099-7

This article studies the pattern of heat lines in free convection non-Newtonian flow from a semi-infinite vertical cylinder via Bejan’s heat function concept. The viscoelastic Jeffrey fluid model is employed. The time-dependent, coupled, non-linear... Read More about Bejan flow visualization of free convection in a Jeffrey fluid from a semi-infinite vertical cylinder : influence of Deborah and Prandtl numbers.

Drivers of changing urban flood risk : a framework for action (2019)
Journal Article
Berndtsson, R., Becker, P., Persson, A., Aspegren, H., Haghighatafshar, S., Jönsson, K., …Tussupova, K. (2019). Drivers of changing urban flood risk : a framework for action. Journal of Environmental Management, 240(Jun 19), 47-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.03.094

This study focuses on drivers for changing urban flood risk. We suggest a framework for guiding climate change adaptation action concerning flood risk and manageability in cities. The identified key drivers of changing flood hazard and vulnerability... Read More about Drivers of changing urban flood risk : a framework for action.

Modeling magnetic nanopolymer flow with induction and nanoparticle solid volume fraction effects : solar magnetic nanopolymer fabrication simulation (2019)
Journal Article
Beg, O., Kuharat, S., Ferdows, M., Das, M., Kadir, A., & Shamshuddin, M. (2019). Modeling magnetic nanopolymer flow with induction and nanoparticle solid volume fraction effects : solar magnetic nanopolymer fabrication simulation. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanomaterials, Nanoengineering and Nanosystems, 233(1), 27-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/2397791419838714

A mathematical model is presented for the nonlinear steady, forced convection, hydromagnetic flow of electro-conductive magnetic nano-polymer with magnetic induction effects included. The transformed two-parameter, non-dimensional governing partial d... Read More about Modeling magnetic nanopolymer flow with induction and nanoparticle solid volume fraction effects : solar magnetic nanopolymer fabrication simulation.

On the high structural heterogeneity of Fe impregnated graphite-carbon catalysts from Fe nitrate precursor (2019)
Journal Article
Arrigo, R., & Schuster, M. (2019). On the high structural heterogeneity of Fe impregnated graphite-carbon catalysts from Fe nitrate precursor. Catalysts, 9(4), 303. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9040303

Wet impregnation is broadly applied for the synthesis of carbon supported metal/metal oxide nanostructures because of its high flexibility, simplicity and low cost. By contrast, impregnated catalysts are typified by a usually undesired nanostructural... Read More about On the high structural heterogeneity of Fe impregnated graphite-carbon catalysts from Fe nitrate precursor.

Retrofit modelling of existing dwellings in the UK : the Salford Energy House case study (2019)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Lee, A., & Swan, W. (2019). Retrofit modelling of existing dwellings in the UK : the Salford Energy House case study. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(3), 344-360. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-12-2018-0106

There is a clear consensus that improving energy efficiency of existing housing stock is necessary to meet the UK’s legally binding carbon emission targets by 2050. The aim of this research is to assess the energy saving potentials from building re... Read More about Retrofit modelling of existing dwellings in the UK : the Salford Energy House case study.

IR sensors array for robots localization using K means clustering algorithm (2019)
Presentation / Conference
AL-Furati, I., Rashid, A., & Al-Ibadi, A. (2019, March). IR sensors array for robots localization using K means clustering algorithm. Presented at UKSim-AMSS 21st International Conference on Modelling & Simulation, Cambridge, UK

The position of multi-robot system in an indoor localization system is successfully estimated using a new algorithm. The localization problem is resolved by using an array of IR receiver sensors distributed uniformly in the environment. The necessary... Read More about IR sensors array for robots localization using K means clustering algorithm.

Unsteady free convective heat transfer in third-grade fluid flow from an isothermal vertical plate : a thermodynamic analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Hiremath, A., Reddy, G., Kumar, M., & Beg, O. (2019). Unsteady free convective heat transfer in third-grade fluid flow from an isothermal vertical plate : a thermodynamic analysis. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 33(8), 1950060. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979219500607

The current study investigates theoretically and numerically the entropy generation in time-dependent free-convective third-grade viscoelastic fluid convection flow from a vertical plate. The non-dimensional conservation equations for mass, momentum,... Read More about Unsteady free convective heat transfer in third-grade fluid flow from an isothermal vertical plate : a thermodynamic analysis.

Recognizing greenway network for quantifying students experience on campus-based universities : assessing the campus outdoor spaces at San Diego State University (2019)
Journal Article
Gabr, M., Elkadi, H., & Trillo, C. (2019). Recognizing greenway network for quantifying students experience on campus-based universities : assessing the campus outdoor spaces at San Diego State University. Proceedings of the Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning, 6(1), 51. https://doi.org/10.7275/4564-3s24

This paper evaluates the potential of creating a green infrastructure – more specifically, an urban greenway – and its contribution the students’ campus experience, with emphasis on the outdoor university activities. To achieve best value for money –... Read More about Recognizing greenway network for quantifying students experience on campus-based universities : assessing the campus outdoor spaces at San Diego State University.

Barriers to the incorporation of BIM into quantity surveying undergraduate curriculum in the Nigerian universities (2019)
Journal Article
Babatunde, S., & Ekundayo, D. (2019). Barriers to the incorporation of BIM into quantity surveying undergraduate curriculum in the Nigerian universities. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 17(3), 629-648. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-10-2018-0181

Purpose – In developing countries, adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) concept within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) curricula in universities is a relatively new effort and subsequently, studies on the status of B... Read More about Barriers to the incorporation of BIM into quantity surveying undergraduate curriculum in the Nigerian universities.