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Options for managing human threats to high seas biodiversity (2020)
Journal Article
O'Leary, B., Hoppit, G., Townley, A., Allen, H., McIntyre, C., & Roberts, C. (2020). Options for managing human threats to high seas biodiversity. Ocean and Coastal Management, 187, 105110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105110

Areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) constitute 61% of the world's oceans and are collectively managed by countries under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Growing concern regarding the deteriorating state of the ocea... Read More about Options for managing human threats to high seas biodiversity.

Predicting average annual electricity outage using electricity distribution network operator's performance indicators (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Silva, C., & Saraee, M. (2020, February). Predicting average annual electricity outage using electricity distribution network operator's performance indicators. Presented at 2020 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences (ASET), Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Electricity Distribution network operators (DNO) may receive a monetary reward or have a penalty reliant on their performance against the target set by the regulators. Customer minutes lost (CML) is one of the primary performance indicators which lea... Read More about Predicting average annual electricity outage using electricity distribution network operator's performance indicators.

Electricity distribution network : seasonality and the dynamics of equipment failures related network faults (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Silva, C., & Saraee, M. (2020, February). Electricity distribution network : seasonality and the dynamics of equipment failures related network faults. Presented at 2020 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences (ASET), Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Power systems are inclined to frequent failures due to equipment malfunctions in the network. Equipment malfunctions can occur in any of the equipment in the network such as transformers, switchgear, overground cables or underground cables. Any failu... Read More about Electricity distribution network : seasonality and the dynamics of equipment failures related network faults.

A text-context-aware CNN network for multi-oriented and multi-language scene text detection (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The existing deep learning based state-of-theart scene text detection methods treat scene texts a type of general objects, or segment text regions directly. The latter category achieves remarkable detection results on arbitrary orientation and large... Read More about A text-context-aware CNN network for multi-oriented and multi-language scene text detection.

Comparative analysis of drivers to BIM adoption among AEC firms in developing countries : a case of Nigeria (2020)
Journal Article
Babatunde, S., Ekundayo, D., Adekunle, A., & Bello, W. (2020). Comparative analysis of drivers to BIM adoption among AEC firms in developing countries : a case of Nigeria. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 18(6), 1425-1447. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-08-2019-0217

Purpose – Building information modelling (BIM) adoption is vital to productivity and competitive nature of the construction sector. However, BIM adoptions have not been generally embraced by many Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) firm... Read More about Comparative analysis of drivers to BIM adoption among AEC firms in developing countries : a case of Nigeria.

Enhancing the performance of Xanthan gum in water-based mud systems using an environmentally friendly biopolymer (2020)
Journal Article
Akpan, E., Enyi, G., & Nasr, G. (2020). Enhancing the performance of Xanthan gum in water-based mud systems using an environmentally friendly biopolymer. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technologies, 10, 1933-1948. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-020-00837-0

Xanthan gum is commonly used in drilling fluids to provide viscosity, solid suspension, and fluid-loss control. However, it is sensitive to high temperatures and not tolerant of field contaminants. This paper presents an experimental study on the eff... Read More about Enhancing the performance of Xanthan gum in water-based mud systems using an environmentally friendly biopolymer.

Descaling petroleum production tubing using multiple high-pressure nozzles (2020)
Thesis
Hassan, K. Descaling petroleum production tubing using multiple high-pressure nozzles. (Thesis). University of Salford

The mechanical approach of utilizing high-pressure water for scale removal has gained wider acceptance by multinational despite facing poor downhole performance challenges (cavitation) that need abrasion compensation (sand). Although sand particles h... Read More about Descaling petroleum production tubing using multiple high-pressure nozzles.