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Initiative and obsolescence in sustainable development (2017)
Book Chapter
Brandon, P. (2017). Initiative and obsolescence in sustainable development. In P. Brandon, P. Lombardi, & G. Shen (Eds.), Future Challenges in Evaluating and Managing Sustainable Development in the Built Environment (1-13). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119190691.ch1

This chapter outlines a narrative for this book addressing its content and objectives. The chapters are a collection of essays from prominent authors in the field who have been associated with different aspects of sustainable development over several... Read More about Initiative and obsolescence in sustainable development.

2050 - The invisible future (2017)
Book Chapter
Biscaya, S., & Aouad, G. (2017). 2050 - The invisible future. In P. Brandon, P. Lombardi, & G. Shen (Eds.), Future Challenges in Evaluating and Managing Sustainable Development in the Built Environment (108-124). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119190691.ch7

In order to create a sustainable future for the built environment advanced smart technologies, especially simulation tools will be deployed. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a good example of this type of technology which will provide us with... Read More about 2050 - The invisible future.

Salford's first quay : the Irwell waterfront 1755 to c. 1890 (2017)
Book Chapter
Nevell, M. (2017). Salford's first quay : the Irwell waterfront 1755 to c. 1890. In Recapturing the past of Salford Quays (10-29). Salford: Centre for Applied Archaeology, University of Salford

This chapter reviews the archaeological evidence for the development of the Salford bank of the River Irwell during the 18th and 19th centuries in Greater Manchester, UK. The focus is on what recent developer-funded excavations can reveal about the d... Read More about Salford's first quay : the Irwell waterfront 1755 to c. 1890.

Reproductive strategies in marine invertebrates and the structuring of marine animal forests (2017)
Book Chapter
Wangensteen Fuentes, O., Turon, X., & Palacín, C. (2017). Reproductive strategies in marine invertebrates and the structuring of marine animal forests. In Marine animal forests : the ecology of benthic biodiversity hotspots (1-24). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17001-5_52-1

Competition, predation, and facilitation mechanisms are the major drivers of biodiversity and community structure in marine benthic ecosystems. Habitat complexity is a determining factor of faunal richness and biodiversity in these communities. The s... Read More about Reproductive strategies in marine invertebrates and the structuring of marine animal forests.

Particle Swarm Optimization : a tutorial (2017)
Book Chapter
Tharwat, A., Gaber, T., Hassanien, A., & Elnaghi, B. (2017). Particle Swarm Optimization : a tutorial. In T. Gaber, & A. Hassanien (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Machine Learning Innovations and Trends (614-635). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2229-4.ch026

Optimization algorithms are necessary to solve many problems such as parameter tuning. Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is one of these optimization algorithms. The aim of PSO is to search for the optimal solution in the search space. This paper hig... Read More about Particle Swarm Optimization : a tutorial.

Land suitability for wind farms in Suez Governorate, Egypt (2017)
Book Chapter
Kenawy, I., & Khaled, M. (2017). Land suitability for wind farms in Suez Governorate, Egypt. In L. Brotas, S. Roaf, & F. Nicol (Eds.), PLEA 2017 Design to Thrive Proceedings (1422-1429). Edinburgh: Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings

By the development of the industrial technology, the greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions increased, which contributed to the phenomena of climate change. This research is concerned with using the renewable energy source of wind farms as a tool to reachi... Read More about Land suitability for wind farms in Suez Governorate, Egypt.

High-performing adaptive grasp for a robotic gripper using super twisting sliding mode control (2017)
Book Chapter
Mahboubi, S., Milella, F., Davis, S., & Nefti-Meziani, S. (2017). High-performing adaptive grasp for a robotic gripper using super twisting sliding mode control. In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA.2017.7989688

Grasping an object in the presence of unpredictable disturbances and with no previous knowledge of the geometry and mass distribution of it represents a significant challenge in Robotics. Also, grasping an object with sufficient force to prevent... Read More about High-performing adaptive grasp for a robotic gripper using super twisting sliding mode control.

Enhancing case-based reasoning retrieval using classification based on associations (2016)
Book Chapter
Aljuboori, A. (2016). Enhancing case-based reasoning retrieval using classification based on associations. In Information communication and management (ICICM), international conference on 29-31 Oct. 2016 (52-56). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/INFOCOMAN.2016.7784214

The aim of this paper was to perform an extension of (CBRAR) strategy, Case-Based Reasoning using Association Rules to enhance the performance of the Similarity Base Retrieval SBR. FP-CAR classed frequent pattern tree algorithms are used in order to... Read More about Enhancing case-based reasoning retrieval using classification based on associations.

Investigating market demand and supply of construction industry waste as a lucrative outlet for integrating informal sector recycling/scavenging in Port Harcourt metropolis (2016)
Book Chapter
Amadi, A., & Higham, A. (2016). Investigating market demand and supply of construction industry waste as a lucrative outlet for integrating informal sector recycling/scavenging in Port Harcourt metropolis. In International Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Conference 2016 : Conference Proceedings (36-50). LSIPublishing

The concept of waste minimization by reclamation and recycling is not new. However, it requires thorough integration into the waste management practices of the construction industry in the fast paced and expanding urban setting of Port Harcourt met... Read More about Investigating market demand and supply of construction industry waste as a lucrative outlet for integrating informal sector recycling/scavenging in Port Harcourt metropolis.

A closer look at Syncany Windows and Ubuntu clients’ residual artefacts (2016)
Book Chapter
Yee Yang, T., Dehghantanha, A., Choo, R., Muda, Z., Taufik, A., & Wee-Chait, C. (2016). A closer look at Syncany Windows and Ubuntu clients’ residual artefacts. In Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage (342-357). SpaCCS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49145-5_34

In this paper, we seek to determine the residual artefacts of forensic value on Windows and Ubuntu client machines of using Syncany private cloud storage service. We demonstrate the types and the locations of the artefacts that can be forensically re... Read More about A closer look at Syncany Windows and Ubuntu clients’ residual artefacts.

Metabarcoding techniques for assessing biodiversity of marine animal forests (2016)
Book Chapter
Wangensteen Fuentes, O. S., & Turon, X. (2016). Metabarcoding techniques for assessing biodiversity of marine animal forests. In Marine animal forests : the ecology of benthic biodiversity hotspots (1-29). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17001-5_53-1

The “marine animal forests” are among the most diverse ecosystems in the Biosphere. However, exhaustive biodiversity assessment of these communities has been so far elusive. The real extent of biodiversity and its temporal and spatial variability pat... Read More about Metabarcoding techniques for assessing biodiversity of marine animal forests.

Carbon mapping for residential low carbon retrofitting (2016)
Book Chapter
Dabaieh, M., Kenawy, I., Salah, W., & Adel, M. (2016). Carbon mapping for residential low carbon retrofitting. In Y. Bahei-El-Din, & M. Hassan (Eds.), Advanced Technologies for Sustainable Systems (79-92). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48725-0

Worldwide measures towards reducing energy use and CO₂ emissions has become of a prime concern to mitigate the current and to adapt with the future climate change symptoms. Fifty percent of carbon emissions in Egypt result from the residential sector... Read More about Carbon mapping for residential low carbon retrofitting.

Forensic investigation of social media and instant messaging services in Firefox OS : Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Telegram, OpenWapp, and Line as case studies (2016)
Book Chapter
Najvadi, Y., & Dehghantanha, A. (2016). Forensic investigation of social media and instant messaging services in Firefox OS : Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Telegram, OpenWapp, and Line as case studies. In Contemporary Digital Forensic Investigations Of Cloud And Mobile Applications. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-805303-4.00004-6

Investigating America Online instant messaging application : data remnants on Windows 8.1 client machine (2016)
Book Chapter
(2016). Investigating America Online instant messaging application : data remnants on Windows 8.1 client machine. In T. Yee Yang, & A. Dehghantanha (Eds.), Contemporary Digital Forensic Investigations Of Cloud And Mobile Applications. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-805303-4.00003-4

Instant messaging applications (apps) are one potential source of evidence in a criminal investigation or a civil litigation. To ensure the most effective collection of evidence, it is vital for forensic practitioners to possess up-to-date knowledge... Read More about Investigating America Online instant messaging application : data remnants on Windows 8.1 client machine.

Performance of android forensics data recovery tools (2016)
Book Chapter
Ogazi-Onyemaechi, B., Dehghantanha, A., & Choo, K. (2016). Performance of android forensics data recovery tools. In K. Choo, & A. Dehghantanha (Eds.), Contemporary Digital Forensic Investigations of Cloud and Mobile Applications (91-110). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-805303-4.00007-1

Recovering deleted or hidden data is among the most important duties of forensics investigators. Extensive utilization of smartphones as subject, objects, or tools of crime made them an important part of residual forensics. This chapter investigates... Read More about Performance of android forensics data recovery tools.