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Ratiometric oxygen sensing using lanthanide luminescent emitting interfaces (2015)
Journal Article
Lehr, J., Tropiano, M., Beer, P., Faulkner, S., & Davis, J. (2015). Ratiometric oxygen sensing using lanthanide luminescent emitting interfaces. Chemical Communications, 51(88), 15944-15947. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cc05738h

Herein we describe the first example of a ratiometric lanthanide luminescent oxygen sensing interface. Immobilisation of terbium and europium cyclen complexes on glass substrates was achieved by a novel aryl nitrene photografting approach. The result... Read More about Ratiometric oxygen sensing using lanthanide luminescent emitting interfaces.

Early detection surveillance for an emerging plant pathogen : a rule of thumb to predict prevalence at first discovery (2015)
Journal Article
Parnell, S., Gottwald, T., Cunniffe, N., Alonso Chavez, V., & van den Bosch, F. (2015). Early detection surveillance for an emerging plant pathogen : a rule of thumb to predict prevalence at first discovery. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1814), 20151478. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.1478

Emerging plant pathogens are a significant problem for conservation and food security. Surveillance is often instigated in an attempt to detect an invading epidemic before it gets out of control. Yet in practice many epidemics are not discovered unti... Read More about Early detection surveillance for an emerging plant pathogen : a rule of thumb to predict prevalence at first discovery.

A case study of fostering multidisciplinary in built environment using BIM (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Udeaja, C., & Aziz, Z. (2015, September). A case study of fostering multidisciplinary in built environment using BIM. Presented at Procs 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, Lincoln, UK

Building information modelling (BIM) has been made mandatory as part of the public procurement process in the UK. This move will by default encourage SMEs to develop their own capabilities to work with BIM technologies in order to maintain their mark... Read More about A case study of fostering multidisciplinary in built environment using BIM.

SlackStick : signature-based file identification for live digital forensics examinations (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hegarty, R., & Haggerty, J. (2015, September). SlackStick : signature-based file identification for live digital forensics examinations. Presented at 2015 European Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference, Manchester, UK

A digital forensics investigation may involve procedures for both live forensics and for gathering evidence from a device in a forensics laboratory. Due to the focus on capturing volatile data during a live forensics investigation, tools have been de... Read More about SlackStick : signature-based file identification for live digital forensics examinations.

A glimpse-based approach for predicting binaural intelligibility with single and multiple maskers in anechoic conditions (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Tang, Y., Cooke, M., Fazenda, B., & Cox, T. (2015, September). A glimpse-based approach for predicting binaural intelligibility with single and multiple maskers in anechoic conditions. Presented at Interspeech 2015, Dresden, Germany

A distortion-weighted glimpsing metric developed for estimating monaural speech intelligibility is extended to predict binaural speech intelligibility in noise. Two aspects of binaural listen- ing, the better ear effect and the binaural advantage, ar... Read More about A glimpse-based approach for predicting binaural intelligibility with single and multiple maskers in anechoic conditions.

Use of industrial simulation to deliver academic knowledge core skill and vocational skill outcomes for surveying learners in higher education (2015)
Presentation / Conference
McLean, S. (2015, September). Use of industrial simulation to deliver academic knowledge core skill and vocational skill outcomes for surveying learners in higher education. Presented at Innovation in Built Environment (iBEE) Conference 2015, University of Bath

This paper is based upon the author’s research into developing the use of industrial simulation as a method of delivering, academic knowledge, vocational skills and transferable skills to undergraduate surveying learners. The rationale behind rese... Read More about Use of industrial simulation to deliver academic knowledge core skill and vocational skill outcomes for surveying learners in higher education.

Using generating functions to convert an implicit (3,3) finite difference method to an explicit form on diffusion equation with different boundary conditions (2015)
Journal Article
Kazem, S., Chadwick, E., Hatam, A., & Deghan, M. (2015). Using generating functions to convert an implicit (3,3) finite difference method to an explicit form on diffusion equation with different boundary conditions. Numerical Algorithms, 71(4), 827-854. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11075-015-0026-2

In this article, our main goal is to develop an idea to convert an implicit (3,3) Ø-scheme finite difference method to an explicit form for both linear and nonlinear diffusion equations and also for nonlinear advection-diffusion equation with differe... Read More about Using generating functions to convert an implicit (3,3) finite difference method to an explicit form on diffusion equation with different boundary conditions.

The impact of social influence and third party endorsement on online shopping in Saudi Arabia (2015)
Journal Article
endorsement on online shopping in Saudi Arabia. Journal of internet and e-business studies, 2015, 146746. https://doi.org/10.5171/2015.146746

It is well documented that social influence and third party endorsements play a significant role in developing trust in E-Commerce. Previous studies have shown that it is relatively true in many countries and across cultures. However, very few studie... Read More about The impact of social influence and third party endorsement on online shopping in Saudi Arabia.

The thrill of the chase: uncovering illegal sport hunting in Brazil through YouTube™ posts (2015)
Journal Article
Rocha El Bizri, H., Morcatty, T., Lima, J., & Valsecchi, J. (2015). The thrill of the chase: uncovering illegal sport hunting in Brazil through YouTube™ posts. Ecology and Society, 20(3), https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07882-200330

The impacts of unregulated sport hunting can severely affect populations of target game species. Because hunting in Brazil is limited by law, obtaining data on illegal sport hunting in this country is challenging. We used an unusual online resource,... Read More about The thrill of the chase: uncovering illegal sport hunting in Brazil through YouTube™ posts.

The importance of soil quality in the safe practice of urban agriculture in Zimbabwe, Kenya and South Africa (2015)
Book Chapter
Chipungu, L., Magidimisha, H., Hardman, M., & Beesley, L. (2015). The importance of soil quality in the safe practice of urban agriculture in Zimbabwe, Kenya and South Africa. In F. Brearley, & A. Thomas (Eds.), Land-Use Change Impacts on Soil Processes : Tropical and Savannah Ecosystems. CAB International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780642109.0072

A UK practitioner view of domestic energy performance measurement (2015)
Journal Article
Swan, W., Fitton, R., & Brown, P. (2015). A UK practitioner view of domestic energy performance measurement. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 168(3), 140-147. https://doi.org/10.1680/ensu.14.00056

There is a growing body of evidence concerning the energy efficiency performance of domestic buildings in the UK, driven by policy-based agenda, such as the need for zero carbon dioxide homes by 2016 for new build homes, and Green Deal and energy com... Read More about A UK practitioner view of domestic energy performance measurement.

Cargovibes : human response to vibration due to freight rail traffic (2015)
Journal Article
Waddington, D., Woodcock, J., Smith, M., Janssen, S., & Waye, K. (2015). Cargovibes : human response to vibration due to freight rail traffic. International Journal of Rail Transportation, 3(4), 233-248. https://doi.org/10.1080/23248378.2015.1076623

The aim of this paper is to present an overview of the research concerning human response to vibration conducted in the EU FP7 CargoVibes project. The European Union funded project CargoVibes involved ten partners from eight nations and ran from Apri... Read More about Cargovibes : human response to vibration due to freight rail traffic.

Resource allocation in LTE-Advanced network: A collaborative market game approach (2015)
Book Chapter
Egena, O., & Alani, O. (2015). Resource allocation in LTE-Advanced network: A collaborative market game approach. In 2015 7th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Conference (CEEC) (99-104). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/CEEC.2015.7332707

The essence of high Quality of Service (QoS) provisioning in any network is centred on optimization which can be approached from different perspectives depending on the network operator's target and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) parameter tweaking... Read More about Resource allocation in LTE-Advanced network: A collaborative market game approach.

Role of organizational culture in partnering : the experience of consultant firms in the Malaysian construction industry (2015)
Journal Article
Akmar Abdul Nifaa, F., Ahmed, V., & Abdul Rahima, S. (2015). Role of organizational culture in partnering : the experience of consultant firms in the Malaysian construction industry. Jurnal Teknologi, 77(5), 29-34. https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v77.6110

As a new integrated procurement approach, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) has been introduced as an alternative towards improving sustainability and integrated construction performance. Currently, however, most of the project procurement or method... Read More about Role of organizational culture in partnering : the experience of consultant firms in the Malaysian construction industry.

Design 3D on-line gaming environment for learning how to design green buildings (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Bassanino, M., Fernando, T. P., Campion, S., Alkandari, A., Ghazimirsaeid, S., & Masior, J. (2015, September). Design 3D on-line gaming environment for learning how to design green buildings. Presented at ILTT Conference, London

This paper presents an approach for using e-learning to design a training environment for both
students and professionals to learn ‘how to design Green Buildings’ developed as part of the D4E
European project. The idea of the training environment i... Read More about Design 3D on-line gaming environment for learning how to design green buildings.

Post occupancy evaluation of daylighting and the thermal environment in education building (2015)
Book Chapter
Al-Maiyah, S., Martinson, D., & Elkadi, H. (2015). Post occupancy evaluation of daylighting and the thermal environment in education building. In 31th International PLEA Conference Architecture in (R)evolution proceedings. Bologna, Italy: Ass. Building Green Futures, Bologna

Antibacterial efficacy of a cetylpyridinium chloride-based mouthrinse against Fusobacterium nucleatum and in vitro plaques (2015)
Journal Article
Latimer, J., Munday, J., Buzza, K., Sreenivasan, P., & McBain, A. (2015). Antibacterial efficacy of a cetylpyridinium chloride-based mouthrinse against Fusobacterium nucleatum and in vitro plaques. American journal of dentistry, 28 Spe, 9A-13A

PURPOSE

To assess the antimicrobial effects of a fluoride-free and alcohol-free mouthrinse containing 0.075% CPC (test rinse, TR) compared with an otherwise-identical CPC-free control rinse (CR).

METHODS

Activity against laboratory cultures... Read More about Antibacterial efficacy of a cetylpyridinium chloride-based mouthrinse against Fusobacterium nucleatum and in vitro plaques.

The polygon moray, Gymnothorax polygonius (Poey, 1875): a new record from Ascension Island, South Atlantic (2015)
Journal Article
Richardson, A., & Brito, A. (2015). The polygon moray, Gymnothorax polygonius (Poey, 1875): a new record from Ascension Island, South Atlantic. Arquipélago - Life and Marine Sciences, 32,

Mammalian evolution : a jurassic spark (2015)
Journal Article
Lee, M., & Beck, R. (2015). Mammalian evolution : a jurassic spark. Current Biology, 25(17), R759-R761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.07.008

There is increasing evidence that early mammals evolved rapidly into a range of body forms and habitats, right under the noses of the dinosaurs.

Tungsten- and cobalt-dominated heavy metal contamination of mangrove sediments in Shenzhen, China (2015)
Journal Article
Xu, S., Lin, C., Qiu, P., Song, Y., Yang, W., Xu, G., …Niu, A. (2015). Tungsten- and cobalt-dominated heavy metal contamination of mangrove sediments in Shenzhen, China. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 100(1), 562-566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.08.031

A baseline investigation into heavy metal status in the mangrove sediments was conducted in Shenzhen, China where rapid urban development has caused severe environmental contamination. It is found that heavy metal contamination in this mangrove wetla... Read More about Tungsten- and cobalt-dominated heavy metal contamination of mangrove sediments in Shenzhen, China.