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First record of Micronycteris sanborni (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Central Amazonia, Brazil: range expansion and description of its echolocation (2013)
Journal Article
López-Baucells, A., Rocha, R., García-Mayes, I., Vulinec, K., & Meyer, C. F. (2013). First record of Micronycteris sanborni (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Central Amazonia, Brazil: range expansion and description of its echolocation. Mammalia, 78(1), 127-132. https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2013-0006

This note reports the first record of Micronycteris sanborni in Amazonas State, Brazil. It extends the species ’ known range > 2000 km northwestward and represents the first record of M. sanborni in a humid tropical ecosystem, suggesting that the... Read More about First record of Micronycteris sanborni (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Central Amazonia, Brazil: range expansion and description of its echolocation.

Nest-mate recognition cues are not used during or influenced by mating in the antFormica exsecta (2013)
Journal Article
Martin, S., Shemilt, S., & Trontti, K. (2014). Nest-mate recognition cues are not used during or influenced by mating in the antFormica exsecta. Ethology Ecology and Evolution, 26(1), 40-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2013.809386

A wide range of mating isolating mechanisms has evolved to avoid mating with close relatives. In mating aggregations that commonly occur in social insects (bees, wasps and ants) sexuals from the same colony can potentially be present, so some type of... Read More about Nest-mate recognition cues are not used during or influenced by mating in the antFormica exsecta.

Application of a methodology for categorizing and differentiating urban soundscapes using acoustical descriptors and semantic-differential attributes (2013)
Journal Article
Torija Martinez, A., Ruiz, D., & Ramos-Ridao, A. (2013). Application of a methodology for categorizing and differentiating urban soundscapes using acoustical descriptors and semantic-differential attributes. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 134(1), 791-802. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4807804

A subjective and physical categorization of an ambient sound is the first step to evaluate the soundscape and provides a basis for designing or adapting this ambient sound to match people’s expectations. For this reason, the main goal of this work... Read More about Application of a methodology for categorizing and differentiating urban soundscapes using acoustical descriptors and semantic-differential attributes.

Effect of pulsed power on particle matter in diesel engine exhaust using a DBD plasma reactor (2013)
Journal Article
Babaie, M., Davari, P., Zare, F., Ramhan, M., Rahimzadeh, H., Ristovski, Z., & Brown, R. (2013). Effect of pulsed power on particle matter in diesel engine exhaust using a DBD plasma reactor. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 41(8), 2349-2358. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2013.2270015

Nonthermal plasma (NTP) treatment of exhaust gas is a promising technology for both nitrogen oxides (NOX) and particulate matter (PM) reduction by introducing plasma into the exhaust gases. This paper considers the effect of NTP on PM mass reduction,... Read More about Effect of pulsed power on particle matter in diesel engine exhaust using a DBD plasma reactor.

Adoption of sustainable retrofit in UK social housing (2013)
Journal Article
Swan, W., Ruddock, L., Smith, L., & Fitton, R. (2013). Adoption of sustainable retrofit in UK social housing. Structural survey, 31(3), 181-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/SS-12-2012-0039

Purpose – The study was designed to assess the knowledge, adoption and perceived effectiveness of sustainable retrofit technologies within the UK social housing sector. Design/methodology/approach – The study was undertaken using a s... Read More about Adoption of sustainable retrofit in UK social housing.

Access to GP services supported by IT infrastructure readiness: Analysing publically available GP practice data (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Lengu, D., Sapountzis, S., Smith, R., Kagioglou, M., & Kobbacy, K. (2013, July). Access to GP services supported by IT infrastructure readiness: Analysing publically available GP practice data. Presented at 5th European Conference on Intelligent Management Systems in Operations, Salford

The overuse of hospital accident and emergency (A&E) departments has long been an issue ofconcern in most Western countries. Patients who attend A&E with non-urgent needs consume limitedA&E resources and they may impede access for other patients wit... Read More about Access to GP services supported by IT infrastructure readiness: Analysing publically available GP practice data.

Beyond sustainable buildings : eco-efficiency to eco-effectiveness through cradle-to-cradle design. Paper presented at Sustainable Building Conference, Coventry University, UK. (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Ankrah, N., Manu, E., Hammond, F., Gyau, K., & Tannahill, K. (2013, July). Beyond sustainable buildings : eco-efficiency to eco-effectiveness through cradle-to-cradle design. Paper presented at Sustainable Building Conference, Coventry University, UK. Presented at Sustainable Building Conference, Coventry, UK

Sustainable building development focuses on achieving buildings that meet performance and functionality requirements with minimum adverse impact on the environment. Such eco-efficiency strategies are however not feasible for achieving long-term econo... Read More about Beyond sustainable buildings : eco-efficiency to eco-effectiveness through cradle-to-cradle design. Paper presented at Sustainable Building Conference, Coventry University, UK..

Disaster resilient built environment : role of lifelong learning and the implications for higher education (2013)
Journal Article
Siriwardena, M., Malalgoda, C., Thayaparan, M., Amaratunga, R., & Keraminiyage, K. (2013). Disaster resilient built environment : role of lifelong learning and the implications for higher education. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 174-187. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.806373

Disasters cause considerable damage around the world every year. The built environment is significantly affected by disasters. Whilst the built environment is expected to withstand such occurrences, the construction industry is expected to play a piv... Read More about Disaster resilient built environment : role of lifelong learning and the implications for higher education.

Preceding rule induction with instance reduction methods (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Othman, O., & Bryant, C. (2013). Preceding rule induction with instance reduction methods. In P. Perner (Ed.), Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Machine Learning and Data Mining in Pattern Recognition (209-218). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39712-7_16

A new prepruning technique for rule induction is presented which applies instance reduction before rule induction. An empirical evaluation records the predictive accuracy and size of rule-sets generated from 24 datasets from the UCI Machine Learning... Read More about Preceding rule induction with instance reduction methods.

The IAEA handbook on radionuclide transfer to wildlife (2013)
Journal Article
Howard, B., Beresford, N., Copplestone, D., Telleria, D., Proehl, G., Fesenko, S., …Wells, C. (2013). The IAEA handbook on radionuclide transfer to wildlife. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 121, 55-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.01.027

An IAEA handbook presenting transfer parameter values for wildlife has recently been produced. Concentration ratios (CRwo-media) between the whole organism (fresh weight) and either soil (dry weight) or water were collated for a range of wildlife gro... Read More about The IAEA handbook on radionuclide transfer to wildlife.

Enhancing construction processes using building information modelling on mobile devices (2013)
Journal Article
Soussou, N., Aziz, Z., & Munir, M. (2013). Enhancing construction processes using building information modelling on mobile devices. https://doi.org/10.4018/ij3dim.2013070103

This paper reviews existing construction processes of a Leading International Engineering Contracting firm in the Middle East and investigates the potential of improving existing processes using mobile Building Information Technology and processes.... Read More about Enhancing construction processes using building information modelling on mobile devices.

Lean construction conformance among construction contractors in Turkey (2013)
Journal Article
contractors in Turkey. Journal of Management in Engineering, 29(3), 236-250. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ME.1943-5479.0000145

Lean construction is the term that corresponds to the reflection of the production system developed at the Toyota Corporation (automotive industry) on the construction industry. Turkish contractors constitute a large portion of the local economy and... Read More about Lean construction conformance among construction contractors in Turkey.

Effect of passage through the gut of Greater Rheas on the germination of seeds of plants of cerrado and caatinga grasslands (2013)
Journal Article
de Azevedo, C. S., da Silva, M. C., Teixeira, T. P., Young, R. J., Garcia, Q. S., & Rodrigues, M. (2013). Effect of passage through the gut of Greater Rheas on the germination of seeds of plants of cerrado and caatinga grasslands. Emu, 113(2), 177-182. https://doi.org/10.1071/mu12070

Frugivorous seed-dispersers play an important role in the maintenance or regeneration of plant populations and communities. Greater Rheas are potentially one of the most import dispersers of seeds in South American grassland biomes owing to their cap... Read More about Effect of passage through the gut of Greater Rheas on the germination of seeds of plants of cerrado and caatinga grasslands.

Selfish behaviour as an anti-predator response in schooling fish? (2013)
Journal Article
Goulart, V. D. R., & Young, R. J. (2013). Selfish behaviour as an anti-predator response in schooling fish?. Animal Behaviour, 86(2), 443-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.05.041

One widely acknowledged benefit of group living is an increase in the efficiency of predator avoidance. Experiments have demonstrated a variety of mechanisms involved, such as ‘the selfish herd’. In this experiment we exposed groups of two-spot astya... Read More about Selfish behaviour as an anti-predator response in schooling fish?.

An in-module work practice strategy for vocationally oriented construction degree programmes : the case of the multidisciplinary project (2013)
Journal Article
Keraminiyage, K. (2013). An in-module work practice strategy for vocationally oriented construction degree programmes : the case of the multidisciplinary project. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 133-142. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.805312

Students who are enrolled in vocationally oriented construction degree programmes can immensely benefit from work practice arrangements. Traditionally such work practice arrangements are organised as a “placement year” during or immediately after the... Read More about An in-module work practice strategy for vocationally oriented construction degree programmes : the case of the multidisciplinary project.

Towards a framework for closer university-industry collaboration in educating built environment professionals (2013)
Journal Article
Witt, E., Lill, I., Malalgoda, C., Siriwardena, M., Thayaparan, M., Amaratunga, R., & Kaklauskas, A. (2013). Towards a framework for closer university-industry collaboration in educating built environment professionals. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 114-132. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.805702

Recent reports suggest that even the current industry skills needs are not being adequately met with graduate capabilities falling short of industry expectations. If higher education institutions (HEIs) are to respond effectively to the current and f... Read More about Towards a framework for closer university-industry collaboration in educating built environment professionals.

Professional, academic and industrial development needs : a competency mapping and expert opinion review (2013)
Journal Article
Perera, S., Pearson, J., Ekundayo, D., & Zhou, L. (2013). Professional, academic and industrial development needs : a competency mapping and expert opinion review. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 143-160. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.806966

There is a tripartite pull from academics, industry and professional bodies on the development needs of the Quantity Surveyor (QS). At best, there is scope for misunderstandings between the stakeholders as to what is being required and what is being... Read More about Professional, academic and industrial development needs : a competency mapping and expert opinion review.