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New views of plant fossils from Antarctica: a comparison of X-ray and neutron imaging techniques (2014)
Journal Article
Dawson, M., Francis, J., & Carpenter, R. (2014). New views of plant fossils from Antarctica: a comparison of X-ray and neutron imaging techniques. Journal of Paleontology, 88(4), 702-707. https://doi.org/10.1666/13-124

A fossil plant of Eocene age from Antarctica was studied using X-ray and neutron tomography to reveal the three-dimensional plant structures encased within carbonate nodules. The fossil was identified as a branch and leaves of an araucarian conifer,... Read More about New views of plant fossils from Antarctica: a comparison of X-ray and neutron imaging techniques.

DNA barcoding of the northern Northeast Atlantic skates (Chondrichthyes, Rajiformes), with remarks on the widely distributed starry ray (2014)
Journal Article
Lynghammar, A., Christiansen, J., Griffiths, A., Fevolden, S., Hop, H., & Bakken, T. (2014). DNA barcoding of the northern Northeast Atlantic skates (Chondrichthyes, Rajiformes), with remarks on the widely distributed starry ray. Zoologica Scripta, 43(5), 485-495. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12064

The skate fauna in the northern Northeast (NE) Atlantic is poorly investigated, and misidentifications are common. Here, 'DNA barcoding' was used to analyse 105 specimens of 15 species previously reported from the area to investigate the occurrence o... Read More about DNA barcoding of the northern Northeast Atlantic skates (Chondrichthyes, Rajiformes), with remarks on the widely distributed starry ray.

Challenges in the implementation of BIM for FM—Case Manchester Town Hall complex (2014)
Book Chapter
Kiviniemi, A., & Codinhoto, R. (2014). Challenges in the implementation of BIM for FM—Case Manchester Town Hall complex. In Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (2014) (665-672). American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413616.083

An often-introduced claim is that BIM can be a powerful tool for facility managers to improve buildings' performance and manage operations more efficiently throughout the life-cycle of buildings. Although this claim has been common since the early in... Read More about Challenges in the implementation of BIM for FM—Case Manchester Town Hall complex.

Strong nonlinear focusing of light in nonlinearly controlled electromagnetic active metamaterial field concentrators (2014)
Journal Article
Rapoport, Y., Boardman, A., Grimalsky, V., Ivchenko, V., & Kalinich, N. (2014). Strong nonlinear focusing of light in nonlinearly controlled electromagnetic active metamaterial field concentrators. Journal of Optics, 16(5), 055202. https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/16/5/055202

The idea of nonlinear 'transformation optics-inspired' [1–6] electromagnetic cylindrical field concentrators has been taken up in a preliminary manner in a number of conference reports [7–9]. Such a concentrator includes both external linear region w... Read More about Strong nonlinear focusing of light in nonlinearly controlled electromagnetic active metamaterial field concentrators.

Nonlinear plasmonics (chapter 11) (2014)
Journal Article
Boardman, A., & Zayats, A. (2014). Nonlinear plasmonics (chapter 11). Handbook of surface science, 4, 329-347. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-59526-3.00011-2

This chapter overviews nonlinear effects in plasmonics. A discussion of how to create linear and nonlinear surface plasmon-polaritons is presented, and is coupled to a basic discussion of third-harmonic generation. The generation of nonlinear surface... Read More about Nonlinear plasmonics (chapter 11).

Forensic triage of email network narratives through visualisation (2014)
Journal Article
Haggerty, J., Haggerty, S., & Taylor, M. (2014). Forensic triage of email network narratives through visualisation. Information Management and Computer Security, 22(4), 358-370. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMCS-11-2013-0080

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel approach that automates the visualisation of both quantitative data (the network) and qualitative data (the content) within emails to aid the triage of evidence during a forensics investiga... Read More about Forensic triage of email network narratives through visualisation.

Electronic states of elongated PbSe/PbS Core/shell quantum dots (2014)
Journal Article
Walsh, T., Miloszewski, J., Aeberhard, U., & Tomic, S. (2014). Electronic states of elongated PbSe/PbS Core/shell quantum dots. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 526, 012010. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/526/1/012010

The optical characteristics of colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are highly dependent on the physical geometry of the QD (size, shape) as well as composition. These dependencies make such systems attractive for application in novel optical devices, notabl... Read More about Electronic states of elongated PbSe/PbS Core/shell quantum dots.

Briefing : re-engineering the city 2020–2050 – urban foresight and transition management (2014)
Journal Article
Eames, M., Marvin, S., Hodson, M., Dixon, T., Guthrie, P., & Lannon, S. (2014). Briefing : re-engineering the city 2020–2050 – urban foresight and transition management. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 167(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1680/udap.11.00032

Cities may be responsible for up to 70% of global carbon emissions and 75% of global energy consumption and by 2050 it is estimated that 70% of the world's population could live in cities. The critical challenge for contemporary urbanism, therefore,... Read More about Briefing : re-engineering the city 2020–2050 – urban foresight and transition management.

Recent applications of number-theoretic sequences in audio and acoustics (2014)
Book Chapter
Xiang, N., Xie, B., & Cox, T. (2014). Recent applications of number-theoretic sequences in audio and acoustics. In Acoustics, Information, and Communication (93-111). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05660-9_6

Manfred R. Schroeder made influential contributions to acoustics by applying number theory. He introduced number-theory sequences in room impulse response measurements, applied number-theoretical sequences to shape wall surfaces for diffuse sound ref... Read More about Recent applications of number-theoretic sequences in audio and acoustics.

The heritability of abortion in pedigree Charollais flocks (2014)
Journal Article
Darlay, R., Stear, M., Mason, S., SMITH, J., & Shaw, M. (2014). The heritability of abortion in pedigree Charollais flocks. Animal Reproduction Science, 149(3-4), 297-304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2014.06.028

Foetal death, or abortion at term, in sheep is of major significance to the livestock industry, accounting for more than ¢24million lost per annum. We have investigated whether there is a genetic component to abortion within two flocks of pedigree Ch... Read More about The heritability of abortion in pedigree Charollais flocks.

Cloud computing : adoption issues for Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs (2014)
Journal Article
Dahiru, A., Bass, J., & Allison, I. (2014). Cloud computing : adoption issues for Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 62(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2014.tb00439.x

This paper explores the emergence and adoption of cloud computing by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and points towards its implications for developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Several studies have shown the importance of technologi... Read More about Cloud computing : adoption issues for Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs.

Application of a morphing wing technology on Hydra Technologies unmanned aerial system UAS-S4 (2014)
Book Chapter
Sugar-Gabor, O., Simon, A., Koreanschi, A., & Botez, R. (2014). Application of a morphing wing technology on Hydra Technologies unmanned aerial system UAS-S4. In ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Volume 1: Advances in Aerospace Technology. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2014-37619

The paper describes the application of a morphing wing technology on the wing of an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The morphing wing concept works by replacing a part of the rigid wing upper and lower surfaces with a flexible skin whose shape can be d... Read More about Application of a morphing wing technology on Hydra Technologies unmanned aerial system UAS-S4.

Responsible construction? (2014)
Journal Article
Lou, E., Lee, A., Wu, S., & Mathison, G. (2014). Responsible construction?. International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management, 4(4), 342. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSM.2014.070858

The ability of the construction industry to innovate in order to improve its practice has been widely debated over the years. As more and more organisations in other sectors, globally, are addressing 21st century consumer challenges: encompassing fai... Read More about Responsible construction?.

Digital evidence challenges in the Internet of Things (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Hegarty, R., Lamb, D., & Attwood, A. (2014, January). Digital evidence challenges in the Internet of Things. Presented at 9th International Workshop on Digital Forensics & Incident Analysis (WDFIA), Plymouth

The implementation of the Internet of Things will result in the connection of tens of billions of wireless devices to the Internet. These devices will form an intelligent substrate pervading all aspects of life. From intelligent home control to advan... Read More about Digital evidence challenges in the Internet of Things.

A FCM-based dynamic modeling of ERP implementation critical failure factors (2014)
Journal Article
Ravasan, A., & Mansouri, T. (2014). A FCM-based dynamic modeling of ERP implementation critical failure factors. International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems, 10(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijeis.2014010103

Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERPs) is a complex and costly process which usually results in serious failures. Numerous factors affect these projects implementation due to their size, complexity and high chance of failure. T... Read More about A FCM-based dynamic modeling of ERP implementation critical failure factors.