All Outputs (130)

The Influence of modern architecture in transforming Iraqi city identity (2015)
Presentation / Conference
city identity. Presented at International Postgraduate Conference 2015, Mediacity University of Salford

Many Iraqi cities are losing their character and becoming more ambiguous. Basra is the second main city in Iraq after the capital Baghdad; it is the most important economic, cultural, touristic city in Iraq. A city distinguished by its architectural... Read More about The Influence of modern architecture in transforming Iraqi city identity.

Collaboration challenges for detailed design and optimisation via building performance simulation (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Munoz, V., & Arayici, Y. (2015, June). Collaboration challenges for detailed design and optimisation via building performance simulation. Presented at International Postgraduate Conference 2015, Mediacity University of Salford

At the present time, Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become a standard practice in the AEC industry. However, with this wide embrace from the industry, new problems and challenges are appearing. The largest of these issues is the interoperab... Read More about Collaboration challenges for detailed design and optimisation via building performance simulation.

The importance of integrating cost management with building information modeling (BIM) (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Sunil, K., Pathirage, C., & Underwood, J. (2015, June). The importance of integrating cost management with building information modeling (BIM). Presented at 12th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC 2015), Salford Quays

The UK construction industry has been branded as an inefficient, fragmented and non-value delivering industry by prominent critics such as Michael Latham and Sir. John Egan; both have insisted on the need to change the way the industry delivers and m... Read More about The importance of integrating cost management with building information modeling (BIM).

The importance of tacit knowledge integration within traditional project environment : A critical review (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Takhtravanchi, M., & Pathirage, C. (2015, June). The importance of tacit knowledge integration within traditional project environment : A critical review. Presented at 12th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC 2015), Salford Quays

Project knowledge mostly remains in minds of involved individuals of project team and is not captured and transferred across the project in order to be used in future projects, mainly in construction industry. The successful completion of a project r... Read More about The importance of tacit knowledge integration within traditional project environment : A critical review.

Importance of leadership in effective implementation of TQM in the Nigeria construction industry (2015)
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Ahaotu, S., & Pathirage, C. (2015, June). Importance of leadership in effective implementation of TQM in the Nigeria construction industry. Presented at 12th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC 2015), Salford Quays

Total Quality Management is a comprehensive and structured approach to organizational management that seeks to improve the quality of products and services through ongoing refinements in response to continuous feedback. Within the construction indust... Read More about Importance of leadership in effective implementation of TQM in the Nigeria construction industry.

Importance of knowledge capturing (KC) in the design briefing process in the construction industry (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Olatokun, E., & Pathirage, C. (2015, June). Importance of knowledge capturing (KC) in the design briefing process in the construction industry. Presented at 12th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC 2015), Salford Quays

Construction is a major contributor to UK GDP (directly 8.5% in 2008, rising to 10% overall when the entire value chain is considered) and a driver of historical GDP growth. The sector employs over 3 million people in a multitude of roles representin... Read More about Importance of knowledge capturing (KC) in the design briefing process in the construction industry.

The role of effective contingency planning in managing extreme disasters in UAE (2015)
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AlShamsi, H., & Pathirage, C. (2015, June). The role of effective contingency planning in managing extreme disasters in UAE. Presented at 12th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC 2015), Salford Quays

The ability to manage extreme disasters of any type and their aftermath has been observed to be a challenge for government. This is because extreme disasters are known to disrupt and harm social, economic, business, human welfare and the environment... Read More about The role of effective contingency planning in managing extreme disasters in UAE.

Unlocking social value at the BOP : Building a knowledge transfer platform for Nigerian apiculturists (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Toluwalope, A., & McEachern, M. (2015, June). Unlocking social value at the BOP : Building a knowledge transfer platform for Nigerian apiculturists. Presented at 2nd International Biannual Social Business @Anadolou Conference - Business as if People Mattered, Eskisehir, Turkey

Few studies examine the prospects for businesses within BOP markets to deliver social value. In the context of Nigerian apiculture, which has the potential to provide employment and alleviate poverty for BOP farmers, this paper explores the knowledge... Read More about Unlocking social value at the BOP : Building a knowledge transfer platform for Nigerian apiculturists.

Costa del Salford (2015)
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Peploe, G., & Greenhalgh, J. (2015, June). Costa del Salford. Presented at Faultlines: Bridging Knowledge Spaces Irish Design Research Conference, Institute of Technology, Carlow, Ireland

We have developed a model of student & industry engagement. This is through the creation of a catalytic platform, which allows a symbiotic exchange of knowledge between industry, educators and students. The outcome enables the creation of new jobs.... Read More about Costa del Salford.

Tracing the agency of spalling concrete (2015)
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Moustaka, A. (2015, June). Tracing the agency of spalling concrete. Presented at International Conference Arquitectonics Network: Architecture, Education and Society, Barcelona

Arriving into Sheffield by train, one is greeted by a vast concrete structure imposing on the urban landscape. Park Hill, a housing estate erected in 1961, once portrayed the vision of a promising future; today, most of it sits in neglect with a smal... Read More about Tracing the agency of spalling concrete.

Online brand community engagement : Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) perspective (2015)
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Poor Rezaei, S. (2015, June). Online brand community engagement : Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) perspective. Presented at Researching Social Media : Methods, Frameworks and Insights, Birmingham

The role of online brand communities (OBC) as rich interactive multimedia environment in strategic marketing has dramatically changed over the past 15 years (Baldus, 2015). A wide range of brands has invested on development of these communities to o... Read More about Online brand community engagement : Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) perspective.

Meta-analysis of metabolic cost of amputee walking shows only a marginal improvement in cost when using ESR feet compared to conventional SACH feet (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Gardiner, J., Bari, Z., Kenney, L., & Howard, D. (2015, June). Meta-analysis of metabolic cost of amputee walking shows only a marginal improvement in cost when using ESR feet compared to conventional SACH feet. Presented at ISPO World Congress 2015, Lyon, France

Background: Energy storage and return (ESR) prosthetic feet are designed to store strain energy during stance and release that energy during push-off and, hence, promote a more energy efficient gait. However, despite ESR feet being prescribed for app... Read More about Meta-analysis of metabolic cost of amputee walking shows only a marginal improvement in cost when using ESR feet compared to conventional SACH feet.

Estimating variation in community noise due to variation in aircraft operations (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Synodinos, A., Self, R., Flindell, I., & Torija Martinez, A. (2015, May). Estimating variation in community noise due to variation in aircraft operations. Presented at 10th European Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering (EuroNoise2015), Maastricht, Holland

Notwithstanding considerable effort by many researchers world-wide, the estimation of community
noise due to changes in aircraft fleets and operations remains subject to considerable uncertainty.
This paper describes a new taxonomical architecture... Read More about Estimating variation in community noise due to variation in aircraft operations.

Frequency weightings based on subjectively dominant spectral ranges (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Torija Martinez, A., Flindell, I., Self, R., & Torija Martinez, A. J. (2015, May). Frequency weightings based on subjectively dominant spectral ranges. Presented at 10th European Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering (EuroNoise2015), Maastricht, Holland

The optimisation of frequency weightings for the assessment of environmental and transportation
noise has been an enduring research theme, with no real consensus achieved, other than increasing
acknowledgement that the widespread adoption of the A-... Read More about Frequency weightings based on subjectively dominant spectral ranges.

Employee cynicism - the role of dispositional envy and gossip engagement (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Chang, K., Kuo, K., Kuo, T., & Quinton, S. (2015, May). Employee cynicism - the role of dispositional envy and gossip engagement. Presented at 17th Congress of European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Oslo, Norway

Purpose: Employee cynicism is characterised by frustration, disillusionment, as well as contempt toward managers. Inspired by self-evaluation-maintenance theory (Tesser, 1988), this research examined the relationship between employee cynicism and tw... Read More about Employee cynicism - the role of dispositional envy and gossip engagement.

Implementing BIM to Streamline a Design, Manufacture and Fitting Workflow. (2015)
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Machado, M., Underwood, J., & Fleming, A. (2015, May). Implementing BIM to Streamline a Design, Manufacture and Fitting Workflow. Poster presented at Modular and Offsite Construction [MOC] Summit, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Lean and Building Information Modelling (BIM) have synergies. BIM Implementation demands changes in existing process and procedures for design and construction, representing a technology change, but also a process change. Technology should fit organi... Read More about Implementing BIM to Streamline a Design, Manufacture and Fitting Workflow..

Responsive design for personalised subtitles (2015)
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Hughes, C., Armstrong, M., Jones, R., & Crabb, M. (2015, May). Responsive design for personalised subtitles. Presented at The 12th Web for All Conference, Florence, Italy

The Internet has continued to evolve, becoming increasingly media rich. It is now a major platform for video content, which is available to a variety of users across a range of devices. Subtitles enhance this experience for many users. However, subti... Read More about Responsive design for personalised subtitles.

Managing emergent ethical concerns for software engineering in society (2015)
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Rashid, A., Moore, K., May-Chahal, C., & Chitchyan, R. (2015, May). Managing emergent ethical concerns for software engineering in society. Presented at IEEE/ACM 37th IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering, Florence, Italy

This paper presents an initial framework for managing emergent ethical concerns during software engineering in society projects. We argue that such emergent considerations can neither be framed as absolute rules about how to act in relation to fixed... Read More about Managing emergent ethical concerns for software engineering in society.

The impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction on depression, anxiety and stress in people with Parkinson's Disease (2015)
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Birtwell, K., & Dubrow-Marshall, L. (2015, May). The impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction on depression, anxiety and stress in people with Parkinson's Disease. Presented at British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Conference, University of Nottingham

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for people with Parkinson's Disease. Patient involvement was used in the design of the research, and minor adaptations of the MBSR programme were made to ac... Read More about The impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction on depression, anxiety and stress in people with Parkinson's Disease.

Novel methods of using accelerometry for upper limb FES control [conference paper] (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Sun, M., Howard, D., Kenney, L., Smith, C., Waring, K., & Luckie, H. (2015, May). Novel methods of using accelerometry for upper limb FES control [conference paper]. Presented at 5th Conference of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) UK & Ireland Chapter : Stimulating Technology for the Future, Sheffield, UK

Introduction: Accelerometry offers a low cost, low power solution to measuring body segment angle (BSA) relative to the gravity vector under quasi-static conditions. BSA may be used as an input to a state-machine based, upper limb functional electric... Read More about Novel methods of using accelerometry for upper limb FES control [conference paper].