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Online identity, reputation and professional practice (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hook, A., & Bodell, S. (2010, June). Online identity, reputation and professional practice. Presented at COT Annual Conference 2010, Brighton UK

Verdonck and Ryan (2008) suggest that as occupational therapists we need to embrace technology and move with the times as we “can no longer afford to be technophobes” (p255). Occupational therapists are using the internet to gather information, to en... Read More about Online identity, reputation and professional practice.

Using negotiated assessments in higher education (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hook, A., & Bodell, S. (2010, June). Using negotiated assessments in higher education. Poster presented at COT Annual Conference 2010, Brighton

By negotiating their assessment students gain an opportunity to develop
clearer understandings of themselves as learners and their own learning
processes within their own cultural and professional environment.



Our main consideration in deve... Read More about Using negotiated assessments in higher education.

Sustainable Flood Retention Basins (SFRB) as adaptive measures (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Yang, Q., Shao, J., McMinn, W., & Scholz, M. (2010, May). Sustainable Flood Retention Basins (SFRB) as adaptive measures. Presented at Strategic Alliance for Integrated Water Management Actions (SAWA) conference, Gothenburg, Sweden

The role of turbulent diffusion on thermal comfort in naturally ventilated buildings (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Kaye, N., Flynn, M., Cook, M., & Ji, Y. (2010, May). The role of turbulent diffusion on thermal comfort in naturally ventilated buildings. Presented at The Fifth International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering (CWE2010), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

In recent years there has been considerable effort to develop simple models for wind and buoyancy induced natural ventilation in buildings that can be used to improve existing building thermal simulation tools. These models have been successful at pr... Read More about The role of turbulent diffusion on thermal comfort in naturally ventilated buildings.

The use of genetic algorithm for feature selection in video concept detection (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Momtazpour, M., Saraee, M., & Palhang, M. (2010, May). The use of genetic algorithm for feature selection in video concept detection. Presented at The 18th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE), 2010, Isfahan Iran

Video semantic concept detection is considered as an important research problem by the multimedia industry in recent years. Classification is the most accepted method used for concept detection, where, the output of the classification system is inter... Read More about The use of genetic algorithm for feature selection in video concept detection.

The changing perception in the artefacts used in the design practice through BIM adoption (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Coates, S., Arayici, Y., Koskela, L., & Usher, C. (2010, May). The changing perception in the artefacts used in the design practice through BIM adoption. Presented at CIB 2010, University of Salford

When CAD (Computer Aided Design) was generally adopted in the early 1990’s, the hand drawn process was replaced with the CAD drawing but the nature of the artefacts / deliverables and the exchanges of information between disciplines remained fundamen... Read More about The changing perception in the artefacts used in the design practice through BIM adoption.

A critical review on application of activity-based costing in the construction industry (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Jaya, N., Pathirage, C., & Sutrisna, M. (2010, May). A critical review on application of activity-based costing in the construction industry. Presented at CIB World Congress 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom

Activity-Based Costing (ABC) has been around for more than two decades and challenges the relevance of simplistic traditional costing practice. Academics and practitioners together in institutions such as the Consortium for Advanced Management-Intern... Read More about A critical review on application of activity-based costing in the construction industry.

A review of knowledge management strategies – issues, contexts and benefits for the construction industry (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Mohd Zin, I., & Egbu, C. (2010, May). A review of knowledge management strategies – issues, contexts and benefits for the construction industry. Presented at CIB World Congress 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom

In the last few years, knowledge management has become one of the hot topics discussed by scholars and industry practitioners. There is also an increasing awareness that to survive and maintain sustained competitive advantage in an uncertain and glob... Read More about A review of knowledge management strategies – issues, contexts and benefits for the construction industry.

Harnessing knowledge management in the process of performance evaluation of facilities in Malaysia: A critical success factor (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Mat Yasin, M., & Egbu, C. (2010, May). Harnessing knowledge management in the process of performance evaluation of facilities in Malaysia: A critical success factor. Presented at CIB World Congress 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom

Knowledge is vital in decision making process similarly; performance evaluation of facilities is a strategic tool of generating and sharing new knowledge. Both contribute towards continuous improvement of organisational process performance The system... Read More about Harnessing knowledge management in the process of performance evaluation of facilities in Malaysia: A critical success factor.

Issues associated with knowledge sharing initiatives in government agencies in Malaysia (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Othman, M., & Egbu, C. (2010, May). Issues associated with knowledge sharing initiatives in government agencies in Malaysia. Presented at CIB World Congress 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom

Government agencies are mainly known as knowledge intensive organizations. In order to exploit effective knowledge sharing, they have to develop practical knowledge sharing implementation approaches. Nevertheless, strong demand and expectation from c... Read More about Issues associated with knowledge sharing initiatives in government agencies in Malaysia.

The impact of organisational size on the implementation of knowledge sharing practices in quantity surveying firms in Malaysia (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Mohd Nor, F., & Egbu, C. (2010, May). The impact of organisational size on the implementation of knowledge sharing practices in quantity surveying firms in Malaysia. Presented at CIB World Congress 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom

Knowledge management (KM) is increasingly seen as a key factor for organisational success in the information era and in the knowledge economy. Knowledge sharing in organisations is an important aspect of knowledge management. There is an on-going deb... Read More about The impact of organisational size on the implementation of knowledge sharing practices in quantity surveying firms in Malaysia.

The impact of information technology to facilitate communication and collaboration in Libyan public organisations (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bezweek, S., & Egbu, C. (2010, May). The impact of information technology to facilitate communication and collaboration in Libyan public organisations. Presented at CIB World Congress 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom

There is evidence that information technology already has significant impact on communication, organisational structures, management and functioning of most organisations. Information Communication Technology (ICT) results in changes to lines of comm... Read More about The impact of information technology to facilitate communication and collaboration in Libyan public organisations.

The role of knowledge management in improving the adoption and implementation practices of industrialised building system (IBS) in Malaysia (2010)
Presentation / Conference
industrialised building system (IBS) in Malaysia. Presented at CIB World Congress 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom

In Malaysia, the strategic changes towards the promotion of the concept of Industrialized Building System (IBS) started in 1998. It is envisaged that the benefits expected from the adoption of IBS will have positive and dramatic impact on the culture... Read More about The role of knowledge management in improving the adoption and implementation practices of industrialised building system (IBS) in Malaysia.

Application of data mining in traffic management: case of city of Isfahan (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Zamani, Z., Pourmand, M., & Saraee, M. (2010, May). Application of data mining in traffic management: case of city of Isfahan. Presented at 2010 International Conference on Electronic Computer Technology (ICECT), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This paper describes the work investigating the application of data mining tools to aid in the development of traffic signal timing plans. A case study was conducted to illustrate that the use of hierarchical cluster analysis. This approach can be us... Read More about Application of data mining in traffic management: case of city of Isfahan.

The use of treatment trains to manage urban runoff: A case study (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bastien, N., Arthur, S., Wallis, S., & Scholz, M. (2010, May). The use of treatment trains to manage urban runoff: A case study. Presented at First European Congress of the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research, Edinburgh, Scotland