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Fitton - A Comparison Of SAP Assumptions Vs Measured U-value And Airtightness In Pre-1919 Dwellings. A Case Study Approach (2025)
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A comparison of SAP assumptions vs measured U-value and airtightness in pre-1919 dwellings. Abstract This paper examines the measured airtightness and wall U-values of nine homes that represent a cross section of heritage properties owned by the Nati... Read More about Fitton - A Comparison Of SAP Assumptions Vs Measured U-value And Airtightness In Pre-1919 Dwellings. A Case Study Approach.

Comparison of Deep Learning and Psychoacoustic Models to Predict UAV Noise Impact in Soundscapes (2025)
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* The increasing prevalence of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in urban environments necessitates a deeper understanding of their impact on the experience of urban soundscapes. This study presents Machine Learning models aimed at predicting perceived annoy... Read More about Comparison of Deep Learning and Psychoacoustic Models to Predict UAV Noise Impact in Soundscapes.

Integrated U-space societal acceptance assessment: energy-based and perception-based acoustic metrics. (2025)
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Innovative Air Mobility (IAM) systems are progressing within the European U-space framework to promote efficient and environmentally friendly air transport. The ImAFUSA project contributes by developing an integrated U-space assessment tool to evalua... Read More about Integrated U-space societal acceptance assessment: energy-based and perception-based acoustic metrics..

The effects of time-variant characteristics of unmanned aircraft system noise on reported annoyance (2025)
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Flight missions of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are inherently unsteady due to the complex interactions between the environment (e.g., wind conditions) and the operative flight control system. These interactions result in the unsteadiness of the a... Read More about The effects of time-variant characteristics of unmanned aircraft system noise on reported annoyance.

On-field measurements following the EASA guidelines on noise measurements of unmanned aircraft systems lighter that 600 kg (2025)
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) have gained increasing attention, leading to the development of noise measurement protocols, such as the 2023 guidelines from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). These guidelines focus on noise measuremen... Read More about On-field measurements following the EASA guidelines on noise measurements of unmanned aircraft systems lighter that 600 kg.

Empowering SMEs Through XR Technologies: Bridging Expertise Gaps and Promoting Sustainable Development (2025)
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This paper presents three XR (Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality) case studies that showcased knowledge transfer between Academia and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Developed under the UK-based Centre for Digital In-novation (CDI), these pro... Read More about Empowering SMEs Through XR Technologies: Bridging Expertise Gaps and Promoting Sustainable Development.

ASSESSING POST-DISASTER RECOVERY USING SENTIMENT AND TOPIC ANALYSIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS: L'AQUILA, ITALY (2025)
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In this conference paper, we assess the progress in post-disaster recovery by analysing 4349 tweets posted between 4th and 10th April 2019 that we collected around the 10th anniversary of the earthquake in L'Aquila. Text data collected from social me... Read More about ASSESSING POST-DISASTER RECOVERY USING SENTIMENT AND TOPIC ANALYSIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS: L'AQUILA, ITALY.

Analytical Solutions Incorporating Interfacial Mode II Fracture Energy for Predicting the Shear Response of FRP-Strengthened Concrete Samples (2025)
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Fibre-reinforced polymers (FRPs) are widely used for strengthening and rehabilitating ageing concrete structures, with their effectiveness strongly influenced by the behaviour at the FRP-concrete interface. This study presents a closed-form analytica... Read More about Analytical Solutions Incorporating Interfacial Mode II Fracture Energy for Predicting the Shear Response of FRP-Strengthened Concrete Samples.

The impact of moving home for private rental tenants in greater manchester: a mixed-methods analysis (2025)
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Background: Greater Manchester has over 240,000 privately rented households, with tenants often subjected to higher costs (compared to mortgage payments or social housing), alongside poor-quality properties and insecure tenancies. Due to a reduction... Read More about The impact of moving home for private rental tenants in greater manchester: a mixed-methods analysis.

Verified implementations of the Sottek psychoacoustic Hearing Model standardised sound quality metrics (ECMA-418-2 loudness, roughness and tonality (2025)
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Metrics for describing perceptual sound qualities have previously been developed from a variety of psychoa- coustic models. The Sottek Hearing Model (SHM) of- fers a holistic approach to characterising perceptual sound quality and the SHM metrics for... Read More about Verified implementations of the Sottek psychoacoustic Hearing Model standardised sound quality metrics (ECMA-418-2 loudness, roughness and tonality.

Automated ecoacoustic monitoring: Evaluating classifier performance for common cuckoo (cuculus canorus) detection (2025)
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This study evaluates the effectiveness of automated bioacoustic classifiers in detecting the vocal activity of the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ). Data were collected from 12 recording locations using Wildli... Read More about Automated ecoacoustic monitoring: Evaluating classifier performance for common cuckoo (cuculus canorus) detection.