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A conceptual model for evaluating infrastructure-based temporary multi-organisations (2015)
Journal Article
Awuzie, B., & McDermott, P. (2015). A conceptual model for evaluating infrastructure-based temporary multi-organisations. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 5(1), 103-120. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-10-2013-0052

The absence of an effective model for conceptualising and evaluating the interorganisational relationships within infrastructure delivery systems has been blamed for the seeming inability of implementation analysts to discover the causes of implement... Read More about A conceptual model for evaluating infrastructure-based temporary multi-organisations.

Spatio-temporal variability in the population structure in North-east Atlantic stocks of horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) (2015)
Journal Article
Bozano, M., Mariani, S., Barratt, C., Sacchi, C., Boufana, B., & Coscia, I. (2015). Spatio-temporal variability in the population structure in North-east Atlantic stocks of horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus). Biology and Environment, 115B(3), 211-220. https://doi.org/10.3318/BIOE.2015.20

The long-term sustainability of fish stocks is dependent upon the identification of biologically meaningful demographic boundaries and, subsequently, appropriate assessment figures and management strategies. In the case of the horse mackerel, Trachur... Read More about Spatio-temporal variability in the population structure in North-east Atlantic stocks of horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus).

Cloud storage forensic : HubiC as a case-study (2015)
Book Chapter
Blakele, B., Cooney, C., Dehghantanha, A., & Aspin, R. (2015). Cloud storage forensic : HubiC as a case-study. In 2015 IEEE 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom) (536-541). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/CloudCom.2015.24

In today’s society where we live in a world of
constant connectivity, many people are now looking to cloud
services in order to store their files so they can have access to them
wherever they are. By using cloud services, users can access files
a... Read More about Cloud storage forensic : HubiC as a case-study.

A corpus of noise-induced word misperceptions for Spanish (2015)
Journal Article
Tóth, M., García Lecumberri, M., Tang, Y., & Cooke, M. (2015). A corpus of noise-induced word misperceptions for Spanish. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 137(2), EL184-EL189. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4905877

Word misperceptions are valuable in designing and evaluating detailed computational models of speech perception, especially when a number of listeners agree on the misperceived word. The current paper describes the elicitation of a corpus of Spanish... Read More about A corpus of noise-induced word misperceptions for Spanish.

On the use of inclusion structure in fuzzy clustering algorithm in case of Gaussian membership functions (2015)
Journal Article
Nefti-Meziani, S., Oußalah, M., & Soufian, M. (2015). On the use of inclusion structure in fuzzy clustering algorithm in case of Gaussian membership functions. Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, 28(4), 1477-1493. https://doi.org/10.3233/IFS-141407

This article addresses the problem of incorporating an inclusion structure in the general class of fuzzy c-means algorithms. Conventionally, all the classes of fuzzy clustering algorithms involve a distance structure as the main tool to compute the i... Read More about On the use of inclusion structure in fuzzy clustering algorithm in case of Gaussian membership functions.

Elastodynamic metasurface: Depolarization of mechanical waves and time effects (2015)
Journal Article
Boutin, C., Schwan, L., & Dietz, M. (2015). Elastodynamic metasurface: Depolarization of mechanical waves and time effects. Journal of Applied Physics, 117(6), 064902. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4908135

We report the concept of microstructured surfaces with inner resonance in the field of elastodynamics, so-called elastodynamic metasurfaces. Such metasurfaces allow for wavefield manipulation of mechanical waves by tuning the boundary conditions at s... Read More about Elastodynamic metasurface: Depolarization of mechanical waves and time effects.

High toughness TiB2–Al2O3composite ceramics produced by reactive hot pressing with fusible components (2015)
Journal Article
Yu. Popov, A., Sivak, A., Yu. Borodianska, H., & Shabalin, I. (2015). High toughness TiB2–Al2O3composite ceramics produced by reactive hot pressing with fusible components. Advances in applied ceramics, 114(3), 178-182. https://doi.org/10.1179/1743676114Y.0000000202

A manufacturing method of high toughness TiB2–Al2O3 ceramic composites by reactive hot pressing via exothermic reactions with Al, B2O3, C and TiB2 has been developed. The usage of fusible initial components (Al and B2O3) in the hot pressing procedure... Read More about High toughness TiB2–Al2O3composite ceramics produced by reactive hot pressing with fusible components.

A preliminary investigation into the genetic variation and population structure of Taenia hydatigena from Sardinia, Italy (2015)
Journal Article
Boufana, B., Scala, A., Lahmar, S., Pointing, S., Craig, P., Dessì, G., …Varcasia, A. (2015). A preliminary investigation into the genetic variation and population structure of Taenia hydatigena from Sardinia, Italy. Veterinary Parasitology, 214(1-2), 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.08.003

Cysticercosis caused by the metacestode stage of Taenia hydatigena is endemic in Sardinia. Information on the genetic variation of this parasite is important for epidemiological studies and implementation of control programs. Using two mitochondrial... Read More about A preliminary investigation into the genetic variation and population structure of Taenia hydatigena from Sardinia, Italy.

A disaster resilient built environment in urban cities (2015)
Journal Article
Chamindi, M., & Amaratunga, D. (2015). A disaster resilient built environment in urban cities. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 6(1), 102-116. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-10-2014-0071

Purpose

– This research aims at making recommendations to empower the Sri Lankan local governments in creating a disaster resilient built environment. Disasters make a huge impact on the built environment. In turn, failure of the built environment... Read More about A disaster resilient built environment in urban cities.

A WSN-based prediction model of microclimate in a greenhouse using an extreme learning approach (2015)
Book Chapter
Liu, Q., Zhang, Y., Shen, J., Xiao, B., & Linge, N. (2015). A WSN-based prediction model of microclimate in a greenhouse using an extreme learning approach. In 2015 17th International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology (ICACT) (133-137). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICACT.2015.7224772

Monitoring and controlling microclimate in a greenhouse becomes one of the research hotspots in the field of agrometeorology, where the application of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) recently attracts more attentions due to its features of self-adapti... Read More about A WSN-based prediction model of microclimate in a greenhouse using an extreme learning approach.

The use of instrumented gait analysis for individually tailored interdisciplinary interventions in children with cerebral palsy: a randomised controlled trial protocol (2015)
Journal Article
Rasmussen, H., Pedersen, N., Overgaard, S., Hansen, L., Dunkhase-Heinl, U., Petkov, Y., …Holsgaard-Larsen, A. (2015). The use of instrumented gait analysis for individually tailored interdisciplinary interventions in children with cerebral palsy: a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC Pediatrics, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-015-0520-7

Background:

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often have an altered gait. Orthopaedic surgery, spasticity management, physical therapy and orthotics are used to improve the gait. Interventions are individually tailored and are planned on the basi... Read More about The use of instrumented gait analysis for individually tailored interdisciplinary interventions in children with cerebral palsy: a randomised controlled trial protocol.

Alignment of project management with business strategy in construction: evidence from the Turkish contractors (2015)
Journal Article
Budayan, C., Dikmen, I., & Birgonul, M. (2015). Alignment of project management with business strategy in construction: evidence from the Turkish contractors. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 21(1), 94-106. https://doi.org/10.3846/13923730.2013.802737

The importance of fit between an organization's implementation of project management (PM), and its business level strategy is emphasized in the literature. However, there are a limited number of studies investigating the relationship between business... Read More about Alignment of project management with business strategy in construction: evidence from the Turkish contractors.

Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.) from the critically endangered antelope Addax nasomaculatus in Tunisia (2015)
Journal Article
Boufana, B., Saïd, Y., Dhibi, M., Craig, P., & Lahmar, S. (2015). Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.) from the critically endangered antelope Addax nasomaculatus in Tunisia. Acta tropica, 152, 112-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.08.015

Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) is a zoonotic disease highly endemic in Tunisia. Canids including stray and semi-stray dogs, jackals and foxes are known as definitive hosts and a wide range of ungulates have been shown to harbour the metace... Read More about Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.) from the critically endangered antelope Addax nasomaculatus in Tunisia.

Echinococcus multilocularis in Kyrgyzstan: similarity in the Asian EmsB genotypic profiles from village populations of Eastern mole voles (Ellobius tancrei) and dogs in the Alay valley (2015)
Journal Article
Afonso, E., Knapp, J., Tête, N., Umhang, G., Rieffel, D., van Kesteren, F., …Giraudoux, P. (2015). Echinococcus multilocularis in Kyrgyzstan: similarity in the Asian EmsB genotypic profiles from village populations of Eastern mole voles (Ellobius tancrei) and dogs in the Alay valley. Journal of Helminthology, 89(06), 664-670. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000474

Echinococcus multilocularis is a cestode that causes human alveolar echinococcosis, a lethal zoonosis of public health concern in central Asia and western China. In the present study, one of 42 Eastern mole voles (Ellobius tancrei) caught in Sary Mog... Read More about Echinococcus multilocularis in Kyrgyzstan: similarity in the Asian EmsB genotypic profiles from village populations of Eastern mole voles (Ellobius tancrei) and dogs in the Alay valley.

Re-writing the city (2015)
Book Chapter
Abel, P., Schliwa, G., Lindley, J., Turner, S., Devitt, J., MacDonald, J., …Barraclough, R. (2015). Re-writing the city. In Proceedings of the 2015 British HCI Conference on - British HCI '15 (147-156). ACM Digital Library. https://doi.org/10.1145/2783446.2783562

This paper is an output of a two day 'Festival Lab' held at the Future Everything Festival, Manchester, UK, March 2015. The Festival Lab invited a team of academic researchers to develop a model of public engagement during the festival that would exp... Read More about Re-writing the city.

Framework for cloud computing adoption : a roadmap for SMEs to cloud migration (2015)
Journal Article
Khan, N., & Al-Yasiri, A. (2015). Framework for cloud computing adoption : a roadmap for SMEs to cloud migration. International journal of cloud computing : service and architecture (Print), 5(5/6), 01-15. https://doi.org/10.5121/ijccsa.2015.5601

Small and Medium size Enterprises (SME) are considered as a backbone of many developing and developed economies of the world; they are the driving force to any major economy across the globe. Through Cloud Computing firms outsource their entire infor... Read More about Framework for cloud computing adoption : a roadmap for SMEs to cloud migration.

Drawing from the well of community participation: an evaluation of the utility of local knowledge in the health impact assessment process (2015)
Journal Article
Chilaka, M. (2015). Drawing from the well of community participation: an evaluation of the utility of local knowledge in the health impact assessment process. Community Development, 46(2), 100-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2015.1014060

Engagement with local residents is increasingly being used as a source of evidence for making health impact assessment (HIA) predictions. However, there have been criticisms about the community engagement process and the value of evidence derived fro... Read More about Drawing from the well of community participation: an evaluation of the utility of local knowledge in the health impact assessment process.

Dispersion phenomena in symmetric pre-stressed layered elastic structures (2015)
Journal Article
Lashhab, M., Rogerson, G., & Sandiford, K. (2015). Dispersion phenomena in symmetric pre-stressed layered elastic structures. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 58, 220-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2015.01.006

The dispersion relation associated with a symmetric three layer structure, composed of compressible, pre-stressed elastic layers, is derived. This mathematically elaborate transcendental equation gives phase speed as an implicit function of wave numb... Read More about Dispersion phenomena in symmetric pre-stressed layered elastic structures.

Strategies and incentives for enhancing the application of health impact assessment (HIA) in Nigeria: a view from those who should know (2015)
Journal Article
Chilaka, M., & Ndioho, I. (2015). Strategies and incentives for enhancing the application of health impact assessment (HIA) in Nigeria: a view from those who should know. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 53(4), 172-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2014.983276

In consonance with the paradigm shift from curative to more preventive healthcare, there has been an increasing application of health impact assessment (HIA) in many developed countries. However, progress towards the integration of HIA into public po... Read More about Strategies and incentives for enhancing the application of health impact assessment (HIA) in Nigeria: a view from those who should know.