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Future Developments in Noise from Transport (2025)
Book Chapter
Torija Martinez, A. (2025). Future Developments in Noise from Transport. In I. van Kamp, & F. Woudenberg (Eds.), A Sound Approach to Noise and Health. Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6121-0

This open access book highlights the negative and positive health effects of chronic exposure to environmental sound. It describes the state of the art in the field from a public health point of view and puts it in a broad societal perspective lookin... Read More about Future Developments in Noise from Transport.

Gas pipeline defect detection based on improved deep learning approach (2025)
Journal Article
Zhang, T., Ma, C., Liu, Z., ur Rehman, S., Li, Y., & Saraee, M. (2025). Gas pipeline defect detection based on improved deep learning approach. Expert systems with applications, 267, Article 126212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2024.126212

The working conditions of gas pipelines directly impact urban populations and factory operations. However, accurate and rapid detection of gas pipeline defects is challenging. To improve the accuracy of gas pipeline defect detection, we propose an im... Read More about Gas pipeline defect detection based on improved deep learning approach.

An efficientnet-based model for classification of oil palm, coconut and banana trees in drone images (2025)
Journal Article
Kim Teo, K., Fazmidar Binti Mohd Noor, N., Palaiahnakote, S., & Nizam Bin Ayub, M. (2025). An efficientnet-based model for classification of oil palm, coconut and banana trees in drone images. #Journal not on list, 10, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2024.100748

Oil palm tree detection and classification from coconut and banana trees is vital for increasing the production of oil palm businesses globally, particularly in Malaysia. Since oil palm, coconut, and banana trees share common characteristics such as... Read More about An efficientnet-based model for classification of oil palm, coconut and banana trees in drone images.

DDoSViT: IoT DDoS attack detection for fortifying firmware Over-The-Air (OTA) updates using vision transformer (2025)
Journal Article

The widespread adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has introduced numerous vulnerabilities, particularly in firmware over-the-air (OTA) updates. These updates are essential for improving device functionality and addressing security vulnerabi... Read More about DDoSViT: IoT DDoS attack detection for fortifying firmware Over-The-Air (OTA) updates using vision transformer.

Effects of Polyphosphoric Acid on Physical, Rheological, and Chemical Properties of Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene (SBS)-Modified Asphalt Binder (2025)
Journal Article

High temperatures combined with heavy traffic load necessitate asphalt binder modification to enhance its performance and durability. This research examines the effects of polyphosphoric acid (PPA) on the physical, rheological, and chemical propertie... Read More about Effects of Polyphosphoric Acid on Physical, Rheological, and Chemical Properties of Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene (SBS)-Modified Asphalt Binder.

Finite Element Numerical Simulation of Free Convection Heat Transfer in a Square Cavity containing an Inclined Prismatic Obstacle with Machine Learning Optimization (2025)
Journal Article

The present work describes a numerical simulation of free convection heat transfer inside a square cavity containing a prismatic obstacle at various angles of inclination. The non-dimensional governing equations are discretized by the Finite Element... Read More about Finite Element Numerical Simulation of Free Convection Heat Transfer in a Square Cavity containing an Inclined Prismatic Obstacle with Machine Learning Optimization.

Enhancing laboratory education through collaborative online international learning: A case study between USA and UK students (2025)
Journal Article

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) has emerged in recent years as an effective and viable alternative to increase the international opportunities within taught curricula. Through recent innovations in online collabor... Read More about Enhancing laboratory education through collaborative online international learning: A case study between USA and UK students.

Environmental changes in East-Central Europe from a Middle to Late Holocene Romanian cave sediment record (2025)
Journal Article

Caves are sensitive to hydrological processes including sediment transport associated with changes in external climatic conditions. When located in the proximity of prehistoric settlements, cave sediments can provide details about human activities an... Read More about Environmental changes in East-Central Europe from a Middle to Late Holocene Romanian cave sediment record.

Struck-Out Handwritten Word Detection and Restoration for Automatic Descriptive Answer Evaluation (2025)
Journal Article
Zhong, D., Palaiahnakote, S., Pal, U., & Lu, Y. (2025). Struck-Out Handwritten Word Detection and Restoration for Automatic Descriptive Answer Evaluation. Signal Processing: Image Communication, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.image.2024.117214

Unlike objective type evaluation, descriptive answer evaluation is challenging due to unpredictable answers and free writing style of answers. Because of these, descriptive answer evaluation has received special attention from many researchers. Autom... Read More about Struck-Out Handwritten Word Detection and Restoration for Automatic Descriptive Answer Evaluation.

Carbon Nanomaterials Applied in Cementitious Composites- A focus on mechanical properties and dispersion techniques (2025)
Thesis

Cementitious composites are integral to civil engineering applications, yet they are subject to limitations such as nanoscale cracking. To address these challenges, this doctoral research investigates the use of Graphene Nanoplatelets (GNPs), a cost-... Read More about Carbon Nanomaterials Applied in Cementitious Composites- A focus on mechanical properties and dispersion techniques.

The Association of Urban Greenspace Characteristics with Tick Densities and Borrelia burgdorferi prevalence in Scotland (2025)
Thesis

Ticks are an ecosystem disservice in urban greenspaces, with the potential to transmit diseases. The characteristics of an urban greenspace can impact the hazard of ticks and tick-borne pathogens both within a greenspace and in the surrounding area.... Read More about The Association of Urban Greenspace Characteristics with Tick Densities and Borrelia burgdorferi prevalence in Scotland.

2D Modelling Of Sediment Dynamics In High Energy Gravel Bed Rivers And Climate Impacted Glacier Fed River Basins (2025)
Thesis

This thesis sets out a novel method of 2D sediment modelling in high energy mountain systems. A new combined methodology using lidar, drone and dGPS survey along with HEC-RAS 2D river simulation has been developed. This methodology has been validated... Read More about 2D Modelling Of Sediment Dynamics In High Energy Gravel Bed Rivers And Climate Impacted Glacier Fed River Basins.

Infrastructure Delivery System for Affordable Housing Policy Implementation In The South-South Region Of Nigeria (2025)
Thesis

This thesis explores the infrastructure delivery systems (IDS) for affordable housing policy implementation in Nigeria's South-South region. The study aims to develop a comprehensive framework to guide policymakers and address the challenges and barr... Read More about Infrastructure Delivery System for Affordable Housing Policy Implementation In The South-South Region Of Nigeria.

Digital twins in Lean strategic facility management in the UK healthcare sector: A proposed framework to enabling Lean strategic facility management in healthcare operations in the UK (2025)
Thesis

The healthcare sector in the United Kingdom (UK) faces significant challenges in managing its vast estate efficiently and effectively. With rising costs, a substantial maintenance backlog, and increasing patient expectations, there is an urgent need... Read More about Digital twins in Lean strategic facility management in the UK healthcare sector: A proposed framework to enabling Lean strategic facility management in healthcare operations in the UK.