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Interpreting Noise Nuisance Law: Challenges, Emerging Issues, and the Need for Expanded Standards (2025)
Journal Article

The enforcement of noise pollution laws is impeded by subjective interpretations within legislation, fragmented statutes, and inconsistent enforcement mechanisms.
Noise pollution has significant impacts on public health, ranging from sleep disrupti... Read More about Interpreting Noise Nuisance Law: Challenges, Emerging Issues, and the Need for Expanded Standards.

Empowering SMEs Through XR Technologies: Bridging Expertise Gaps and Promoting Sustainable Development (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents three XR (Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality) case studies that showcased knowledge transfer between Academia and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Developed under the UK-based Centre for Digital In-novation (CDI), these pro... Read More about Empowering SMEs Through XR Technologies: Bridging Expertise Gaps and Promoting Sustainable Development.

Adoption of circular economy within the UK construction industry: Particular analysis of one of the UK top-5 contractor companies (2025)
Journal Article

The construction industry is the major contributor to waste generation in the world. Construction and demolition waste comprised more than 60% of the total UK waste generation in 2020. This presents challenges to material resource efficiency, sustain... Read More about Adoption of circular economy within the UK construction industry: Particular analysis of one of the UK top-5 contractor companies.

Effect of Moisture and Temperature on FRP-strengthened Masonry Units (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study investigates the effects of temperature and humidity on fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) retrofitted masonry structures bonded with epoxy adhesive. Although FRP strengthening is widely used, there is limited understanding of how moisture and... Read More about Effect of Moisture and Temperature on FRP-strengthened Masonry Units.

ASSESSING POST-DISASTER RECOVERY USING SENTIMENT AND TOPIC ANALYSIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS: L'AQUILA, ITALY (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In this conference paper, we assess the progress in post-disaster recovery by analysing 4349 tweets posted between 4th and 10th April 2019 that we collected around the 10th anniversary of the earthquake in L'Aquila. Text data collected from social me... Read More about ASSESSING POST-DISASTER RECOVERY USING SENTIMENT AND TOPIC ANALYSIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS: L'AQUILA, ITALY.

Synthesis optimization, adsorption properties and spectroscopic investigation of a NH2-tagged Cu-based MOF with open metal sites (2025)
Journal Article

We investigate the rapid microwave-assisted solvothermal synthesis of a Cu-MOF (Metal-Organic Framework) with open metal sites, with a focus on understanding its CO2 capture properties in relation to phase purity and stability. A combined experimenta... Read More about Synthesis optimization, adsorption properties and spectroscopic investigation of a NH2-tagged Cu-based MOF with open metal sites.

Analytical Solutions Incorporating Interfacial Mode II Fracture Energy for Predicting the Shear Response of FRP-Strengthened Concrete Samples (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Fibre-reinforced polymers (FRPs) are widely used for strengthening and rehabilitating ageing concrete structures, with their effectiveness strongly influenced by the behaviour at the FRP-concrete interface. This study presents a closed-form analytica... Read More about Analytical Solutions Incorporating Interfacial Mode II Fracture Energy for Predicting the Shear Response of FRP-Strengthened Concrete Samples.

Citizen Scientists: Motivation to Participate in Environmental DNA (eDNA) Surveys: A Case Study on Monitoring Mammals in the UK (2025)
Journal Article

Citizen scientists have become integral participants in biodiversity monitoring, and the demand for effective surveying efforts has sparked interest in utilizing environmental DNA (eDNA) for species monitoring, drawing volunteers into survey planning... Read More about Citizen Scientists: Motivation to Participate in Environmental DNA (eDNA) Surveys: A Case Study on Monitoring Mammals in the UK.

Engineering the Landscape: Tracing Militarized Accounts of the Landscapes in Utility Patents (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

UR2P-Dehaze: Learning a Simple Image Dehaze Enhancer via Unpaired Rich Physical Prior (2025)
Journal Article

Image dehazing techniques aim to enhance contrast and restore details, which are essential for preserving visual information and improving image processing accuracy. Existing methods may struggle to capture the physical characteristics of images full... Read More about UR2P-Dehaze: Learning a Simple Image Dehaze Enhancer via Unpaired Rich Physical Prior.

Ethics and Artificial Intelligence for Research (2025)
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Neoclassical Influences in Architecture, Manchester 18th-19th century (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The extend of neoclassical influences in Manchester’s Architecture, in 18th -19th centuries, is in at an unprecedented scale. The proposed research paper aspires to enhance our knowledge and understanding of how neoclassical style was integrated into... Read More about Neoclassical Influences in Architecture, Manchester 18th-19th century.

Verified implementations of the Sottek psychoacoustic Hearing Model standardised sound quality metrics (ECMA-418-2 loudness, roughness and tonality (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Metrics for describing perceptual sound qualities have previously been developed from a variety of psychoa- coustic models. The Sottek Hearing Model (SHM) of- fers a holistic approach to characterising perceptual sound quality and the SHM metrics for... Read More about Verified implementations of the Sottek psychoacoustic Hearing Model standardised sound quality metrics (ECMA-418-2 loudness, roughness and tonality.

Automated ecoacoustic monitoring: Evaluating classifier performance for common cuckoo (cuculus canorus) detection (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study evaluates the effectiveness of automated bioacoustic classifiers in detecting the vocal activity of the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ). Data were collected from 12 recording locations using Wildli... Read More about Automated ecoacoustic monitoring: Evaluating classifier performance for common cuckoo (cuculus canorus) detection.

Comparative Evaluation of Machine Learning and Signature-Based NIDS for Multi-Class and Binary Threat Detection (2025)
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Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) are essential in safeguarding networks from evolving cyber threats. Traditional signature-based NIDS, such as Snort, struggle with zero-day attacks and lack adaptability. This study presents a unified, empir... Read More about Comparative Evaluation of Machine Learning and Signature-Based NIDS for Multi-Class and Binary Threat Detection.

Understanding Public Perceptions and Behaviours Towards COVID-19 Vaccination: A Multifaceted Analysis (2025)
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The rapid growth of social media platforms has led to an overwhelming influx of unstructured textual data, which provides valuable insights into public sentiment. However, analyzing this data presents significant challenges due to its informal langua... Read More about Understanding Public Perceptions and Behaviours Towards COVID-19 Vaccination: A Multifaceted Analysis.

Analyzing and Predicting Housing Affordability Trends in the UK Using Machine Learning (2025)
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Housing affordability has become an increasingly critical issue in the United Kingdom, driven by rising house prices and rent levels that outpace income growth. This study leverages machine learning and data-driven techniques to analyse and predict a... Read More about Analyzing and Predicting Housing Affordability Trends in the UK Using Machine Learning.

The Effect of Blade Crop and Skew on the Interaction Tones Produced by a Contra-Rotating Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Rotor System (2025)
Journal Article

Contra-rotating rotor systems are commonly used on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The periodic unsteady loading on the blades of these rotor systems due to their interaction with the flow field of the adjacent rotor produces a mul... Read More about The Effect of Blade Crop and Skew on the Interaction Tones Produced by a Contra-Rotating Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Rotor System.

AIMA: An Agentic AI Approach to Vulnerability Scanning of Higher-Education Assessment (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Generative artificial intelligence systems now draft essays, analyze data, and produce multimodal artefacts with near-human proficiency, placing coursework validity at risk across disciplines. Existing safeguards either detect misconduct after the fa... Read More about AIMA: An Agentic AI Approach to Vulnerability Scanning of Higher-Education Assessment.

Overcoming the Long-Term Barriers to Digital Twinning Usage in the UK Construction Industry (2025)
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Adopting Digital Twinning (DT) technology will help the construction industry unlock a wealth of economical, environmental, and societal benefits. These have been outlined in the extant literature, but all largely focus on the immediate benefits attr... Read More about Overcoming the Long-Term Barriers to Digital Twinning Usage in the UK Construction Industry.