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Barriers to the incorporation of BIM into quantity surveying undergraduate curriculum in the Nigerian universities (2019)
Journal Article
Babatunde, S., & Ekundayo, D. (2019). Barriers to the incorporation of BIM into quantity surveying undergraduate curriculum in the Nigerian universities. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 17(3), 629-648. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-10-2018-0181

Purpose – In developing countries, adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) concept within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) curricula in universities is a relatively new effort and subsequently, studies on the status of B... Read More about Barriers to the incorporation of BIM into quantity surveying undergraduate curriculum in the Nigerian universities.

Exact thermoelastic analysis of a thick cylindrical functionally graded material shell under unsteady heating using first order shear deformation theory (2019)
Journal Article
Vaziri, S., Ghannad, M., & Beg, O. (2019). Exact thermoelastic analysis of a thick cylindrical functionally graded material shell under unsteady heating using first order shear deformation theory. Heat Transfer - Asian Research, 48(5), 1737-1760. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.21455

In this article, a new analytical formulation is presented for axisymmetric thick-walled FGM cylinder with power-law variation in mechanical and thermal properties under transient heating using first order shear deformation theory. Equilibrium equati... Read More about Exact thermoelastic analysis of a thick cylindrical functionally graded material shell under unsteady heating using first order shear deformation theory.

Fuzzy pattern tree for edge malware detection and categorization in IoT (2019)
Journal Article
Dovom, E., Azmoodeh, A., Dehghantanha, A., Newton, D., Parizi, R., & Karimipour, H. (2019). Fuzzy pattern tree for edge malware detection and categorization in IoT. Journal of Systems Architecture, 97(Aug 19), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sysarc.2019.01.017

The surging pace of Internet of Things (IoT) development and its applications has resulted in significantly large amounts of data (commonly known as big data) being communicated and processed across IoT networks. While cloud computing has led to seve... Read More about Fuzzy pattern tree for edge malware detection and categorization in IoT.

Background ducking to produce esthetically pleasing audio for TV with clear speech (2019)
Presentation / Conference
audio for TV with clear speech. Presented at Audio Engineering Society Convention 146, Dublin

In audio production, background ducking facilitates speech intelligibility, while keeping the background track enjoyable. Technical details for recommendable ducking practices are not currently documented in literature. Hence, we first analyze comm... Read More about Background ducking to produce esthetically pleasing audio for TV with clear speech.

Assessing sustainability in housing LED urban regeneration : insights from a housing association in Northern England (2019)
Journal Article
regeneration : insights from a housing association in Northern England. Architecture_MPS, 15(2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.amps.2019v15i2.001

How far do current assessment methods allow the thorough evaluation of sustainable urban regeneration? Would it be useful, to approach the evaluation of the environmental and social impacts of housing regeneration schemes, by making both hidden pit... Read More about Assessing sustainability in housing LED urban regeneration : insights from a housing association in Northern England.

Variable vision in variable environments: the visual system of an invasive cichlid (Cichla monoculus) in Lake Gatun, Panama (2019)
Journal Article
Escobar-Camacho, D., Pierotti, M. E., Ferenc, V., Sharpe, D. M., Ramos, E., Martins, C., & Carleton, K. L. (2019). Variable vision in variable environments: the visual system of an invasive cichlid (Cichla monoculus) in Lake Gatun, Panama. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(6), https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.188300

An adaptive visual system is essential for organisms inhabiting new or changing light environments. The Panama Canal exhibits such variable environments owing to its anthropogenic origin and current human activities. Within the Panama Canal, Lake Gat... Read More about Variable vision in variable environments: the visual system of an invasive cichlid (Cichla monoculus) in Lake Gatun, Panama.

Diabetics’ self-management systems : drawbacks and potential enhancements (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Darwish, F., Silva, H., & Saraee, M. (2019, March). Diabetics’ self-management systems : drawbacks and potential enhancements. Presented at 2nd International Conference on Geoinformatics and Data Analysis (ICGDA), Prague, Czech Republic

Diabetes is a pandemic that is growing globally, and by the year 2030 it is expected to effect three people every 10 minutes. In the UK, it is estimated that by 2025, 5 million people will have diabetes. Diabetes is currently costing the British Nati... Read More about Diabetics’ self-management systems : drawbacks and potential enhancements.

Numerical study of magnetic-bio-nano-polymer solar cell coating manufacturing flow (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Beg, O., Kuharat, S., Aneja, M., Sharma, S., & Babaie, M. (2019, March). Numerical study of magnetic-bio-nano-polymer solar cell coating manufacturing flow. Poster presented at International Conference on Innovative Applied Energy (IAPE’19), St Cross College, University of Oxford, UK

Novel bio-nano-electro-conductive polymers are currently being considered for third generation organic solar coatings which combine biological micro-organisms, nanofluids and magnetic polymer properties. Motivated by these developments, in this poste... Read More about Numerical study of magnetic-bio-nano-polymer solar cell coating manufacturing flow.

Simulating entropy generation in solar magnetohydrodynamic heat ducts with Eringen’s micropolar model and Bejan thermodynamic optimization (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Kadir, A., Jangili, S., Beg, T., & Beg, O. (2019, March). Simulating entropy generation in solar magnetohydrodynamic heat ducts with Eringen’s micropolar model and Bejan thermodynamic optimization. Poster presented at International Conference on Innovative Applied Energy (IAPE’19)., St Cross College, University of Oxford, UK

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) solar power has recently been developed in the USA and is an exciting novel area in renewable power. In this hybrid solar energy design, highpowered magnets are employed to increase the efficiency of conversion from sunlight... Read More about Simulating entropy generation in solar magnetohydrodynamic heat ducts with Eringen’s micropolar model and Bejan thermodynamic optimization.

Computational fluid dynamic simulation of a solar enclosure with radiative flux and different metallic nano-particles (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Kuharat, S., Beg, O., Kadir, A., & Babaie, M. (2019, March). Computational fluid dynamic simulation of a solar enclosure with radiative flux and different metallic nano-particles. Poster presented at International Conference on Innovative Applied Energy (IAPE’19)., St Cross College, University of Oxford, UK

Nanofluids are currently being explored extensively in solar energy engineering to achieve improved performance in direct thermal absorber systems. Nanofluids achieve significant enhancement in the heat transfer performance i.e. thermal efficiency. M... Read More about Computational fluid dynamic simulation of a solar enclosure with radiative flux and different metallic nano-particles.

Ecohydraulic modelling of anabranching rivers (2019)
Journal Article
Entwistle, N., Heritage, G., & Milan, D. (2019). Ecohydraulic modelling of anabranching rivers. River Research and Applications, 35(4), 353-364. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3413

In this paper we provide the first quantitative evidence of the spatial complexity of habitat diversity across the flow regime for locally anabranching channels, and their potential increased biodiversity value in comparison to managed single-thread... Read More about Ecohydraulic modelling of anabranching rivers.

The association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and postpartum blues (2019)
Journal Article
Gao, J., He, Z., Xie, Y., Hide, G., Lai, D., & Lun, Z. (2019). The association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and postpartum blues. Journal of Affective Disorders, 250, 404-409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.03.013

Introduction and Aim: Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan parasite infecting approximately 30% of the global human population. It has often been suggested that chronic infection with T. gondii is related to personality changes and vario... Read More about The association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and postpartum blues.

Experimental investigation of batter pile groups behaviour subjected to lateral soil movement in sand (2019)
Journal Article
Toma-Sabbagh, T., Al-Salih,, O., & Al-Abboodi, I. (2020). Experimental investigation of batter pile groups behaviour subjected to lateral soil movement in sand. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 14(7), 705-716. https://doi.org/10.1080/19386362.2019.1585596

A series of laboratory model tests on batter pile groups embedded in the sand was carried out in a specially designed testing box. The lateral responses were investigated for 1 × 2 capped batter pile groups when subjected to lateral soil movements (p... Read More about Experimental investigation of batter pile groups behaviour subjected to lateral soil movement in sand.

Mathematical modelling of ciliary propulsion of an electrically conducting Johnson-Segalman physiological fluid in a channel with slip (2019)
Journal Article
Manzoor, N., Beg, O., Maqbool, K., & Shaheen, S. (2019). Mathematical modelling of ciliary propulsion of an electrically conducting Johnson-Segalman physiological fluid in a channel with slip. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 22(7), 685-695. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2019.1582033

Bionic systems frequently feature electromagnetic pumping and offer significant advantages over conventional designs via intelligent bio-inspired properties. Complex wall features observed in nature also provide efficient mechanisms which can be uti... Read More about Mathematical modelling of ciliary propulsion of an electrically conducting Johnson-Segalman physiological fluid in a channel with slip.

A systematic literature review and meta-analysis on artificial intelligence in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment (2019)
Journal Article
McKinnel, D., Dargahi, T., Dehghantanha, A., & Choo, K. (2019). A systematic literature review and meta-analysis on artificial intelligence in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment. Computers and Electrical Engineering, 75(May 19), 175-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compeleceng.2019.02.022

Vulnerability assessment (e.g., vulnerability identification and exploitation; also referred to as penetration testing) is a relatively mature industry, although attempting to keep pace with the diversity of computing and digital devices that need to... Read More about A systematic literature review and meta-analysis on artificial intelligence in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment.

Building dynamic thermal model calibration using the Energy House facility at Salford (2019)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Lee, A., & Swan, W. (2019). Building dynamic thermal model calibration using the Energy House facility at Salford. Energy and Buildings, 191(May 19), 224-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.03.001

Thermal modelling tools have widely been used in the construction industry at the design stage, either for new build or retrofitting existing buildings, providing data for informed decision-making. The accuracy of thermal models has been subject of m... Read More about Building dynamic thermal model calibration using the Energy House facility at Salford.

Technical support framework for sustainable management of transboundary water resources (2019)
Journal Article
Scholz, M., & Al-Faraj, F. (2019). Technical support framework for sustainable management of transboundary water resources. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal (Online), 18(3), 707-718. https://doi.org/10.30638/eemj.2019.064

Sustainable management of transboundary rivers, especially in water-scarce regions is increasingly becoming more challenging due to the collective adverse impact of upstream development and climate change on transboundary scale. Two major tributarie... Read More about Technical support framework for sustainable management of transboundary water resources.

Critical success competencies for the BIM implementation process : UK construction clients (2019)
Journal Article
Dakhil, A., Underwood, J., & Alshawi, M. (2019). Critical success competencies for the BIM implementation process : UK construction clients. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 24, 80-94

Construction clients’/owners’ demand is currently being recognised as a significant motivation and drive for the construction industry to begin to transform and adopt Building Information Modelling (BIM). In addition, clients can stimulate the innova... Read More about Critical success competencies for the BIM implementation process : UK construction clients.