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The Importance of British Material Culture to the Historical Archaeologies of the Nineteenth Century edited by Alasdair Brooks Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press and the Society for Historical Archaeology, 2015. 369 pp. (2019)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2019). The Importance of British Material Culture to the Historical Archaeologies of the Nineteenth Century edited by Alasdair Brooks Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press and the Society for Historical Archaeology, 2015. 369 pp. American Anthropologist, 121(1), 273-274. https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.13169

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Wealth measurement and the role of built asset investment : an empirical comparison (2019)
Journal Article
Ruddock, L., & Ruddock, S. (2019). Wealth measurement and the role of built asset investment : an empirical comparison. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(5), 766-778. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-07-2018-0290

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of investment in built assets in the achievement of economic growth as part of a wealth measurement approach and to undertake an analysis of the relative importance of such investment as part of... Read More about Wealth measurement and the role of built asset investment : an empirical comparison.

Identifying the Components of a Smart Health Ecosystem for Asthma Patients (2019)
Book Chapter
Iyawa, G., Khan, A., Dagadu, S., Mae Magtubo, K., & Calvin Sievert, R. (2019). Identifying the Components of a Smart Health Ecosystem for Asthma Patients. In The IoT and the Next Revolutions Automating the World. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9246-4.ch008

With asthma being one of the leading causes of death in different countries, the emphasis on improving the health of asthma patients is important. While the use of smart technologies is a good approach for improving the health of asthma patients, tec... Read More about Identifying the Components of a Smart Health Ecosystem for Asthma Patients.

Lattice Boltzmann method for nanofluid flow and heat transfer in a curve-ended T-shaped heat exchanger (2019)
Journal Article
Rahimi, A., Bakhshi, H., Dehghan Saee, A., Kasaeipoor, A., & Hasani Malekshah, E. (2019). Lattice Boltzmann method for nanofluid flow and heat transfer in a curve-ended T-shaped heat exchanger. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 29(1), 21-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/hff-05-2018-0249

Purpose The study aims to study the nanofluid flow and heat transfer in a T-shaped heat exchanger. For the numerical simulations, the lattice Boltzmann method is used. Design/methodology/approach The end of each branch of the heat exchanger is... Read More about Lattice Boltzmann method for nanofluid flow and heat transfer in a curve-ended T-shaped heat exchanger.

Low-complexity non-intrusive load monitoring using unsupervised learning and generalized appliance models (2019)
Journal Article
Liu, Q., Kamoto, K., Liu, X., Sun, M., & Linge, N. (2019). Low-complexity non-intrusive load monitoring using unsupervised learning and generalized appliance models. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 65(1), 28-37. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCE.2019.2891160

Awareness of electric energy usage has both societal and economic benefits, which include reduced energy bills and stress on non-renewable energy sources. In recent years, there has been a surge in interest in the field of load monitoring, also refer... Read More about Low-complexity non-intrusive load monitoring using unsupervised learning and generalized appliance models.

Photocatalytic hydrogen production by biomimetic indium sulfide using Mimosa pudica leaves as template (2019)
Journal Article
Carrasco-Jaim, O., Ahumada-Lazo, R., Clark, P., Gómez-Solis, C., Fairclough, S., Haigh, S., …Flavell, W. (2019). Photocatalytic hydrogen production by biomimetic indium sulfide using Mimosa pudica leaves as template. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(5), 2770-2783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.12.043

Biomimetic sulfur-deficient indium sulfide (In2.77S4) was synthesized by a template-assisted hydrothermal method using leaves of Mimosa pudica as a template for the first time. The effect of this template in modifying the morphology of the semiconduc... Read More about Photocatalytic hydrogen production by biomimetic indium sulfide using Mimosa pudica leaves as template.

Numerical modelling of passively loaded pile groups (2019)
Journal Article
Al-abboodi, I., & Toma-Sabbagh, T. (2019). Numerical modelling of passively loaded pile groups. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 37, 2747-2761. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-018-00791-z

Piled foundations could be affected negatively as a result of passive loadings caused by nearby soil movement-induced activities, and failure of piles could happen in some sever cases. This paper deals with the numerical analysis of passively loaded... Read More about Numerical modelling of passively loaded pile groups.

Intelligent conditional collaborative private data sharing (2019)
Journal Article
Bianchi, G., Dargahi, T., Caponi, A., & Conti, M. (2019). Intelligent conditional collaborative private data sharing. Future Generation Computer Systems, 96(Jul 19), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2019.01.001

With the advent of distributed systems, secure and privacy-preserving data sharing between different entities (individuals or organizations) becomes a challenging issue. There are several real-world scenarios in which different entities are willing t... Read More about Intelligent conditional collaborative private data sharing.

Sites of learning : exploring political ecologies and visceral pedagogies of surplus food redistribution in the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Spring, C., Adams, M., & Hardman, M. (2019). Sites of learning : exploring political ecologies and visceral pedagogies of surplus food redistribution in the UK. Policy Futures in Education, 17(7), 844-861. https://doi.org/10.1177/1478210318819249

Drawing on ethnographic research with organisations redistributing wasted food, this paper explores potentials for political and ethical learning by comparing different approaches to food handling and teaching. Food acts as instigator and tool for le... Read More about Sites of learning : exploring political ecologies and visceral pedagogies of surplus food redistribution in the UK.

Analysis and triage of advanced hacking groups targeting western countries critical national infrastructure : APT28, RED October, and Regin (2019)
Book Chapter
Mwiki, H., Dargahi, T., Dehghantanha, A., & Choo, K. (2019). Analysis and triage of advanced hacking groups targeting western countries critical national infrastructure : APT28, RED October, and Regin. In D. Gritzalis, M. Theocharidou, & G. Stergiopoulos (Eds.), Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience : Theories, Methods, Tools and Technologies (221-244). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00024-0_12

Many organizations still rely on traditional methods to protect themselves against various cyber threats. This is effective when they deal with traditional threats, but it is less effective when it comes to Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors. AP... Read More about Analysis and triage of advanced hacking groups targeting western countries critical national infrastructure : APT28, RED October, and Regin.

Building information modelling (BIM) stage 2 implementation strategy for the construction industry in Malaysia (2019)
Journal Article
Roslan, A., Abd Hamid, Z., Zura, M., Zura Mohd. Zain, M., Mat Kilau, N., Dzulkalnine, N., & Husairi Hussain, A. (2019). Building information modelling (BIM) stage 2 implementation strategy for the construction industry in Malaysia. Malaysian construction research journal, 6(1), 165-173

Building Information Modelling (BIM) within the Malaysian construction industry continue to thrive under the Construction Industry Transformation Programme (CITP) 2016 to 2020. Embracing new technology and modern construction, such as information and... Read More about Building information modelling (BIM) stage 2 implementation strategy for the construction industry in Malaysia.

Biologically-inspired transport of solid spherical nanoparticles in an electrically-conducting viscoelastic fluid with heat transfer (2019)
Journal Article
Zeeshan, A., Bhatti, M., Ijaz, N., Beg, O., & Kadir, A. (2020). Biologically-inspired transport of solid spherical nanoparticles in an electrically-conducting viscoelastic fluid with heat transfer. Thermal Science, 24(2 (B)), 1251-1260. https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI180706324Z

Bio-inspired pumping systems exploit a variety of mechanisms including peristalsis to achieve more efficient propulsion. Non-conducting, uniformly dispersed, spherical nano-sized solid particles suspended in viscoelastic medium forms a complex workin... Read More about Biologically-inspired transport of solid spherical nanoparticles in an electrically-conducting viscoelastic fluid with heat transfer.

Reducing jerk for bimanual control with virtual reality (2019)
Thesis
Hill, S. (in press). Reducing jerk for bimanual control with virtual reality. (Thesis). University of Salford

This work explores interaction in virtual environments where bimanual operations lacking kinematic constraints, such as a pair of tracked controllers held in free space, are mapped to a target object that obeys a constraint, such as a pair of gripper... Read More about Reducing jerk for bimanual control with virtual reality.

Place-based innovation ecosystems : Boston-Cambridge innovation districts (2019)
Report
Rissola, G., Bevilaqua, C., Monardo, B., & Trillo, C. (2019). Place-based innovation ecosystems : Boston-Cambridge innovation districts

This report focuses on the case study of the Boston area and identifies the key success factors in the Boston regional innovation ecosystem. It discusses how the macro-innovation eco-ecosystem is composed by a variety of interconnected micro-innovati... Read More about Place-based innovation ecosystems : Boston-Cambridge innovation districts.

Unveiling the role(s) of informal third sector deliverers : towards a conceptual framework to understand the process of social value creation among informal third sector groups (2019)
Thesis
Mashiter, C. Unveiling the role(s) of informal third sector deliverers : towards a conceptual framework to understand the process of social value creation among informal third sector groups. (Thesis). University of Salford

This research was designed to explore the role of the informal third sector groups (ITSGs) using an alternative methodological approach to Social Return on Investment (SROI) to reconceptualise value measurement. It focused on four ITSGs in Blackpoo... Read More about Unveiling the role(s) of informal third sector deliverers : towards a conceptual framework to understand the process of social value creation among informal third sector groups.

Reduction of wind induced microphone noise using singular spectrum analysis technique (2019)
Thesis
Eldwaik, O. Reduction of wind induced microphone noise using singular spectrum analysis technique. (Thesis). University of Salford

Wind induced noise in microphone signals is one of the major concerns of outdoor acoustic signal acquisition. It affects many field measurement and audio recording scenarios. Filtering such noise is known to be difficult due to its broad... Read More about Reduction of wind induced microphone noise using singular spectrum analysis technique.

Computational fluid dynamics simulation of a nanofluid-based annular solar collector with different metallic nano-particles (2019)
Journal Article
Kuharat, S., & Beg, O. (2019). Computational fluid dynamics simulation of a nanofluid-based annular solar collector with different metallic nano-particles

A numerical study of convective heat transfer in an annular pipe solar collector system is conducted. The inner tube contains pure water and the annular region contains nanofluid. Three-dimensional steady-state incompressi... Read More about Computational fluid dynamics simulation of a nanofluid-based annular solar collector with different metallic nano-particles.

A framework for Lean implementation in infrastructure construction in the UK (2019)
Thesis
Sari, K. A framework for Lean implementation in infrastructure construction in the UK. (Thesis). University of Salford

The UK government is keen to have a world class modern transport infrastructure operational in the UK that will provide opportunities for regeneration and enable the nation to be competitive in the global market. Modern transport infrastructure is th... Read More about A framework for Lean implementation in infrastructure construction in the UK.