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Assessing the safety climate in Ghana’s upstream oil and gas sector (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Horbah, F., Pathirage, C., & Kulatunga, U. (2017, September). Assessing the safety climate in Ghana’s upstream oil and gas sector. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Oil and Gas industry reported that the industry has highly hazardous environments, with multiple technological, human and environmental challenges which have potentially severe consequences to workers’ lives, assets loss, environmental pollutions and... Read More about Assessing the safety climate in Ghana’s upstream oil and gas sector.

Factors impacting Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation in cost monitoring and control (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Sunil, K., Pathirage, C., & Underwood, J. (2017, September). Factors impacting Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation in cost monitoring and control. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

A vast majority of the construction projects suffer from cost and budget overruns and construction organisations continue to incur losses, reduction in profit and many of them often become heavily debt ridden and eventually go out of business. Theref... Read More about Factors impacting Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation in cost monitoring and control.

The need for the reconstruction of affordable housing for the internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria : a literature review (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Abdu, Y., & Pathirage, C. (2017, September). The need for the reconstruction of affordable housing for the internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria : a literature review. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Over the years, Nigeria has witnessed its share of conflicts as a result of tribal, political and religious differences. All these conflicts become pale in comparison to the destruction caused by Boko Haram Islamic extremist group. As a result of sev... Read More about The need for the reconstruction of affordable housing for the internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria : a literature review.

The need for quality culture in Iran's oil and gas projects : a critical review (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Maleki Sadabad, M., & Pathirage, C. (2017, September). The need for quality culture in Iran's oil and gas projects : a critical review. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Quality is an approved management concept in the twentieth century and an intense catalyst for driving organisational competitiveness and effectiveness. The cornerstone of any type of quality enhancement includes cultivating a ‘quality culture’ in th... Read More about The need for quality culture in Iran's oil and gas projects : a critical review.

Improving the regulatory framework of floodplain management and development in the United Kingdom (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Alam, B., & Pathirage, C. (2017, September). Improving the regulatory framework of floodplain management and development in the United Kingdom. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Flooding is a natural disaster that most commonly impacts the United Kingdom. The frequency of flooding makes it an important focus for a researcher. The scope of flooding is wide-ranging as it can affect people, society and the economy. A particular... Read More about Improving the regulatory framework of floodplain management and development in the United Kingdom.

The role of human error in accidents within oil and gas industry in Bahrain (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Alkhaldi, M., Pathirage, C., & Kulatunga, U. (2017, September). The role of human error in accidents within oil and gas industry in Bahrain. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Through the last few decades, there is an increase in occupational accidents figures in different workplaces around the world. A number of causes contributes to these accidents but one of the main causes of these accidents is human error. Human error... Read More about The role of human error in accidents within oil and gas industry in Bahrain.

A phenomenological study on decision making under uncertainty in real estate investments in Subsaharan Africa - a critical review of literature (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Nsibande, C., & An, M. (2017, September). A phenomenological study on decision making under uncertainty in real estate investments in Subsaharan Africa - a critical review of literature. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Decision making under uncertainty can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th century as defined by Von Neumann and Morgenstein in what was termed expected utility theory. Kahneman and Tversky reinvented decision making theories and introduced... Read More about A phenomenological study on decision making under uncertainty in real estate investments in Subsaharan Africa - a critical review of literature.

Enhancing nurse leadership through research, education and training (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Adunola, T., Marshall-Ponting, A., & Fleming, A. (2017, September). Enhancing nurse leadership through research, education and training. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017, Salford, UK

This paper aims to highlight the need for research, education and training as a means of enhancing nurse leadership. Nursing, just as many other aspects of the National Health Services (NHS) in United Kingdom (UK), has been in the public eyes in the... Read More about Enhancing nurse leadership through research, education and training.

Energy aspects of default heating programmer settings. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Nicholls, R. (2017, September). Energy aspects of default heating programmer settings. Presented at International Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society, Leeds, UK

It is widely observed that there is a difference between the actual energy consumption of domestic buildings, as measured in use, compared to that predicted at the design stage. This is generally known as the ‘performance gap’. This discrepancy is a... Read More about Energy aspects of default heating programmer settings..

Characterisation of a novel bioactive complex polysaccharide from a marine invertebrate with potent anticancer and antimalarial activities (2017)
Thesis
Khurshid, C. A. Characterisation of a novel bioactive complex polysaccharide from a marine invertebrate with potent anticancer and antimalarial activities. (Thesis). ELS

Considerable excitement has been generated by the discovery of active compounds from marine organisms. These compounds have a remarkable role in cancer treatment, with fewer side effects on general health. Sulphated glycosaminoglycan (GAGs) are prese... Read More about Characterisation of a novel bioactive complex polysaccharide from a marine invertebrate with potent anticancer and antimalarial activities.

Guerrilla gardening and green activism : rethinking the informal urban growing movement (2017)
Journal Article
Hardman, M., Lovemore, C., Magidimisha, H., Larkham, P., Scott, A., & Armitage, R. (2018). Guerrilla gardening and green activism : rethinking the informal urban growing movement. Landscape and Urban Planning, 170, 6-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.08.015

Green activism and guerrilla gardening lie at the more informal end of the urban food growing movement, but little is known about the extent of this practice or the future of such unplanned activities. Accordingly, this paper firstly explores a ran... Read More about Guerrilla gardening and green activism : rethinking the informal urban growing movement.

Introgression from non-native species unveils a hidden threat to the migratory Neotropical fish Prochilodus hartii (2017)
Journal Article
Guimaraes Sales, N., Pessali, T., Neto, F., & Carvalho, D. (2017). Introgression from non-native species unveils a hidden threat to the migratory Neotropical fish Prochilodus hartii. Biological Invasions, 20, 555-566. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1556-4

Invasive species are one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, due to competition, predation, pathogen spread, and hybridization. The latter may remain undetected and impair the survival of species, due to genetic admixture and hybrid swarming (i.... Read More about Introgression from non-native species unveils a hidden threat to the migratory Neotropical fish Prochilodus hartii.

Cave acoustics in prehistory : exploring the association of Palaeolithic visual motifs and acoustic response (2017)
Journal Article
Fazenda, B., Scarre, C., Till, R., Pasalodos, R., Guerra, M., Tejedor, C., …Foulds, F. (2017). Cave acoustics in prehistory : exploring the association of Palaeolithic visual motifs and acoustic response. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 142(3), 1332-1349. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4998721

During the 1980s, acoustic studies of Upper Palaeolithic imagery in French caves—using the technology then available—suggested a relationship between acoustic response and the location of visual motifs. This paper presents an investigation, using mod... Read More about Cave acoustics in prehistory : exploring the association of Palaeolithic visual motifs and acoustic response.

Mining noise affects loud call structures and emission patterns of wild black-fronted titi monkeys (2017)
Journal Article
of wild black-fronted titi monkeys. Primates, 59(1), 89-97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-017-0629-4

Anthropogenic noise pollution is increasing and can constrain acoustic communication in animals. Our aim was to investigate if the acoustic parameters of loud calls and their diurnal pattern in the black-fronted titi monkey (Callicebus nigrifrons... Read More about Mining noise affects loud call structures and emission patterns of wild black-fronted titi monkeys.

An evaluation of the factors for a successful alliance in the United Kingdom (UK) construction industry (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Burton, M., & Gameson, R. (2017, September). An evaluation of the factors for a successful alliance in the United Kingdom (UK) construction industry. Presented at International Research Conference 2017: Shaping Tomorrow's Built Environment, University of Salford

Numerous authors have advocated that the construction industry should have advanced and moved away from being an industry beset by ‘late delivery, cost overruns and commercial friction’. As the industry examines possible solutions, there has been co... Read More about An evaluation of the factors for a successful alliance in the United Kingdom (UK) construction industry.

Evaluation of the new Design Summer Year weather data using parametrical buildings (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Ji, Y., Korolija, I., & Zhang, Y. (2017, September). Evaluation of the new Design Summer Year weather data using parametrical buildings. Presented at International Research Conference 2017: Shaping Tomorrow’s Built Environment Conference Proceedings, Salford Quays, UK

The Charted Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) updated the near extreme weather (Design Summer Year – DSY) for all 14 locations in the UK in 2016. This new release attempts to address the underlying shortcomings of the previous defini... Read More about Evaluation of the new Design Summer Year weather data using parametrical buildings.

Considerations of out-of-gauge freight transportation in railway infrastructure development and maintenance projects (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Zhang, Y., An, M., Wang, L., & Lei, D. (2017, September). Considerations of out-of-gauge freight transportation in railway infrastructure development and maintenance projects. Presented at International Research Conference 2017: Shaping Tomorrow's Built Environment, University of Salford, UK

The demands of railway infrastructure development are increased to meet rail transport requirements, particularly, for those large scale equipment and oversized cargoes that are often beyond railway gauges such as vehicle/infrastructure structure gau... Read More about Considerations of out-of-gauge freight transportation in railway infrastructure development and maintenance projects.

Students' perceptions of BIM education in the higher education sector : a UK and US perspective (2017)
Journal Article
Shelbourn, M., Macdonald, J., McCuen, T., & Lee, S. (2017). Students' perceptions of BIM education in the higher education sector : a UK and US perspective. Industry and Higher Education, 31(5), 293-304. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950422217725962

The use of building information modelling (BIM) has increased in the global architecture, engineering, construction and owner-operated (AECO) industries. This increased use has contributed to a recognition by project stakeholders of its importance ac... Read More about Students' perceptions of BIM education in the higher education sector : a UK and US perspective.

Development of outdoor thermal comfort model for tourists in urban historical areas; A case study in Isfahan (2017)
Journal Article
Nasrollahi, N., Hatami, Z., & Taleghani, M. (2017). Development of outdoor thermal comfort model for tourists in urban historical areas; A case study in Isfahan. Building and Environment, 125, 356-372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.09.006

The present study intended to evaluate thermal comfort conditions in microclimates of the urban historical areas of Isfahan, Iran during a heatwave. The thermal comfort conditions of different historical sites were compared during the daylight hours... Read More about Development of outdoor thermal comfort model for tourists in urban historical areas; A case study in Isfahan.

Reconceptualising comfort as part of local belonging: the use of confidence, commitment and irony (2017)
Journal Article
Yarker, S. (2019). Reconceptualising comfort as part of local belonging: the use of confidence, commitment and irony. Social and Cultural Geography, 20(4), 534-550. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2017.1373301

This paper offers a theoretical framework for the analysis of belonging in local communities. To do so it draws on a broad existing literature which argues that comfort is a key dimension of our attachments to place. The argument that experiences of... Read More about Reconceptualising comfort as part of local belonging: the use of confidence, commitment and irony.