School of Science, Engineering & Environment

The role of the supply chain in the elimination and reduction of construction rework and defects: an action research approach (2014)
Journal Article
action research approach. Construction Management and Economics, 32(7-8), 829-842. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2014.904965

Since 2007, Ireland has suffered a circa 80% reduction in construction output. This has
resulted in bankruptcy, unemployment and bad debt. Contractors have attached greater
emphasis to production efficiency and cost reduction as a means of survival... Read More about The role of the supply chain in the elimination and reduction of construction rework and defects: an action research approach.

Predicting biodiversity change and averting collapse in agricultural landscapes (2014)
Journal Article
Mendenhall, C., Karp, D., Meyer, C., Hadly, E., & Daily, G. (2014). Predicting biodiversity change and averting collapse in agricultural landscapes. Nature, 509, 213-217. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13139

The equilibrium theory of island biogeography1 is the basis for estimating
extinction rates2 and a pillar of conservation science3,4. The
default strategy for conserving biodiversity is the designation of
nature reserves, treated as islands in an... Read More about Predicting biodiversity change and averting collapse in agricultural landscapes.

Impact of plant cover on fitness and behavioural traits of captive red-eyed tree frogs (Agalychnis callidryas) (2014)
Journal Article
Antwis, R., Michaels, C., & Preziosi, R. (2014). Impact of plant cover on fitness and behavioural traits of captive red-eyed tree frogs (Agalychnis callidryas). PLoS ONE, 9(4), e95207. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095207

Despite the importance of ex situ conservation programmes as highlighted in the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan,
there are few empirical studies that examine the influence of captive conditions on the fitness of amphibians, even for basic compone... Read More about Impact of plant cover on fitness and behavioural traits of captive red-eyed tree frogs (Agalychnis callidryas).

A review of soft and hard approaches of human resource management and the success of real estate development in Nigeria (2014)
Journal Article
Ihuah, P. (2014). A review of soft and hard approaches of human resource management and the success of real estate development in Nigeria

Human resource management is so unique that it strives for the best practice approach to the management of human resourceswith a view to achieving developmental and organisational purposes in the built environment. Many property developers/managers i... Read More about A review of soft and hard approaches of human resource management and the success of real estate development in Nigeria.

Nanoscale Metallo-Dielectric Coherent Light Sources (2014)
Book Chapter

This chapter describes the design, fabrication and characterisation of several instances of coherent metallo-dielectric nanoscale light sources. A 3D sub-wavelength nanolaser with a composite metallo-dielectric cavity is presented and room temperatur... Read More about Nanoscale Metallo-Dielectric Coherent Light Sources.

A cross-country comparison on the use of blended learning in property education (2014)
Journal Article
Poon, J. (2014). A cross-country comparison on the use of blended learning in property education. Property Management, 32(2), 154-175. https://doi.org/10.1108/PM-04-2013-0026

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to compare the use of blended learning in property education courses in different countries. The rationale for this study is to fill the research gap in this area. The focus of previous research on blended learni... Read More about A cross-country comparison on the use of blended learning in property education.

Biomechanical analysis of the human finger extensor mechanism during isometric pressing (2014)
Journal Article
Milanese, S., Hu, D., Howard, D., & Ren, L. (2014). Biomechanical analysis of the human finger extensor mechanism during isometric pressing. PLoS ONE, 9(4), e94533. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094533

This study investigated the effects of the finger extensor mechanism on the bone-to-bone contact forces at the interphalangeal and metacarpal joints and also on the forces in the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles during finger pressing. This was done w... Read More about Biomechanical analysis of the human finger extensor mechanism during isometric pressing.

Modeling shuttle-lane roadworks operated by temporary traffic signals using micro-simulation (2014)
Journal Article
Alterawi, M., & Yousif, S. (2014). Modeling shuttle-lane roadworks operated by temporary traffic signals using micro-simulation. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 15(5), 2159-2168. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2014.2311162

This paper presents a newly developed micro-simulation model for shuttle-lane urban roadworks (which is closing one lane of a single carriageway road while leaving the other for use by both directions in an alternate one-way working) focusing on issu... Read More about Modeling shuttle-lane roadworks operated by temporary traffic signals using micro-simulation.

Professional doctorate research methodologies: new possibilities from beyond the social sciences (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Chynoweth, P. (2014, April). Professional doctorate research methodologies: new possibilities from beyond the social sciences. Presented at 4th International Conference on Professional Doctorates, Cardiff, UK

The methodological approaches used by professional doctorate students often mirror those used by full-time academics within their fields of study. Costley & Armsby (2007) found that these are often dominated by a narrow range of social science approa... Read More about Professional doctorate research methodologies: new possibilities from beyond the social sciences.

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