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Reviewing the condition of historic textile mills in the North West (2019)
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Miller, I. (2019). Reviewing the condition of historic textile mills in the North West. Historic England research (Online), 11, 18-27

Textile mills are fundamental to the history, culture and landscape of much of the North of England. They were the powerhouses behind the industrialisation of the region, triggering technological innovation, stimulating new trade and transforming the... Read More about Reviewing the condition of historic textile mills in the North West.

Assessing the impact of velocity dip and wake coefficients on velocity prediction for open channel flows (2019)
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Alawadi, W., Prasad, T., & Al-Salih, O. (2019). Assessing the impact of velocity dip and wake coefficients on velocity prediction for open channel flows. Research journal of applied sciences, engineering and technology (Online), 16(1), 9-14. https://doi.org/10.19026/rjaset.16.5993

The aim of the present study is to assess the impact of the velocity-dip and wake strength on the velocity prediction using the dip modified laws. The dip modified laws, particularly the dip modified log wake law (DMLW-law), are preferred over the tr... Read More about Assessing the impact of velocity dip and wake coefficients on velocity prediction for open channel flows.

Model tests on single batter piles subjected to lateral soil movement (2019)
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Al-Salih, O., Toma-Sabbagh, T., Alwadi, W., & Alabboodi, I. (2019). Model tests on single batter piles subjected to lateral soil movement. Research journal of applied sciences, engineering and technology (Online), 16(1), 24-29. https://doi.org/10.19026/rjaset.16.5995

A series of laboratory tests have been carried out to investigate the lateral response of battered piles under lateral soil movement. Model tests were carried out using instrumented rigid aluminium piles. The piles were embedded in homogeneous sand s... Read More about Model tests on single batter piles subjected to lateral soil movement.

Age and growth in a European flagship amphibian : equal performance at agricultural ponds and favourably managed aquatic sites (2019)
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aquatic sites. Aquatic Ecology, 53(1), 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-018-09671-3

In human-modified landscapes, little is known about the influence of aquatic habitat types on the demographic structure of residing amphibian populations. In the present paper, we focus on a European flagship urodele species (the great crested newt T... Read More about Age and growth in a European flagship amphibian : equal performance at agricultural ponds and favourably managed aquatic sites.

Computational study of heat transfer in solar collectors with different radiative flux models (2019)
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Kuharat, S., Beg, O., Kadir, A., & Shamshuddin, M. (2019). Computational study of heat transfer in solar collectors with different radiative flux models. Heat Transfer - Asian Research, 48(3), 1002-1031. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.21418

2D steady incompressible laminar Newtonian viscous convection-radiative heat transfer in a rectangular solar collector geometry is considered. The ANSYS FLUENT finite volume code (version 17.2) is employed to simulate the thermo-fluid characteristics... Read More about Computational study of heat transfer in solar collectors with different radiative flux models.

Occurrence of deformed wing virus variants in the stingless Melipona subnitida and honey Apis mellifera bee populations in North Eastern Brazil (2019)
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de Souza, F., Kevill, J., Correia-Oliveira, M., de Carvalho, C., & Martin, S. (2019). Occurrence of deformed wing virus variants in the stingless Melipona subnitida and honey Apis mellifera bee populations in North Eastern Brazil. Journal of General Virology, 100, 289-294. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001206

Deformed wing virus (DWV) is now a global insect pathogen. Brazilian stingless bees are a diverse group often managed in close proximity to honey bees. We investigated the prevalence and load of DWV in 33 stingless bees (Melipona subnitida) and 12 h... Read More about Occurrence of deformed wing virus variants in the stingless Melipona subnitida and honey Apis mellifera bee populations in North Eastern Brazil.

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)
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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)
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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.

Lattice Boltzmann method for nanofluid flow and heat transfer in a curve-ended T-shaped heat exchanger (2019)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.

Building information modelling (BIM) stage 2 implementation strategy for the construction industry in Malaysia (2019)
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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)
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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.

Computational fluid dynamics simulation of a nanofluid-based annular solar collector with different metallic nano-particles (2019)
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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.

Using interdisciplinary research project collaborations as a pedagogic tool to enhance learning and teaching : a showcase with low temperature fused recycled glass for a reception desk in the new academic building at the Swansea Waterfront Innovation Quarter (2019)
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Oseng-Rees, T., Owen, G., Ferriz-Papi, J., Standen, I., Hopkinson, L., Pagano, L., …Bessel, M. (2019). Using interdisciplinary research project collaborations as a pedagogic tool to enhance learning and teaching : a showcase with low temperature fused recycled glass for a reception desk in the new academic building at the Swansea Waterfront Innovation Quarter. Wales journal of learning and teaching in higher education, 1(2), 83-94

This paper demonstrates how a collaboration between staff from differing subject areas within the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) at its Swansea Campus performed on a live project. The project was embedded in a research active field w... Read More about Using interdisciplinary research project collaborations as a pedagogic tool to enhance learning and teaching : a showcase with low temperature fused recycled glass for a reception desk in the new academic building at the Swansea Waterfront Innovation Quarter.