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Presenting the S3A object-based audio drama dataset (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Woodcock, J., Pike, C., Melchior, F., Coleman, P., Franck, A., & Hilton, A. (2016, June). Presenting the S3A object-based audio drama dataset. Poster presented at 140th International AES Convention, Paris

This engineering brief reports on the production of 3 object-based audio drama scenes, commissioned as part of the S3A project. 3D reproduction and an object-based workflow were considered and implemented from the initial script commissioning through... Read More about Presenting the S3A object-based audio drama dataset.

An item/user representation for recommender systems based on bloom filters (2016)
Presentation / Conference
systems based on bloom filters. Presented at the tenth IEEE International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science, Grenoble, France

This paper focuses on the items/users representation in the domain of recommender systems. These systems compute similarities between items (and/or users) to recommend new items to users based on their previous preferences. It is often useful to co... Read More about An item/user representation for recommender systems based on bloom filters.

Land rights in crisis : findings and lessons from Iraq (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Al-ossmi, L. H., & Ahmed, V. (2016, June). Land rights in crisis : findings and lessons from Iraq. Presented at NZAAR International Event Series on Natural and Built Environment, Cities, Sustainability and Advanced Engineering, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The land administration is considered a key element for achieving economic growth and has a direct impact with respect to land tenure and end-user’s rights on the overall development of a society. This Paper was carried out in Iraq, and was motivated... Read More about Land rights in crisis : findings and lessons from Iraq.

Achieving incremental cost reduction via kaizen costing in the Nigerian construction industry (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Omotayo, T., & Kulatunga, U. (2016, May). Achieving incremental cost reduction via kaizen costing in the Nigerian construction industry. Presented at CIB world building congress 2016, Finland

Nigerian small and medium scale construction firms are facing challenges of cost and time overruns which have led to project abandonment and liquidation of some of these firms. This is also as a result of large scale dissatisfaction of clients. This... Read More about Achieving incremental cost reduction via kaizen costing in the Nigerian construction industry.

Aerogel core CFRP curved sandwich composites with variable cross-section without ply-drop for body protection and rehabilitation (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ammasai Sengodan, G., & Joshi, S. (2016, May). Aerogel core CFRP curved sandwich composites with variable cross-section without ply-drop for body protection and rehabilitation. Presented at SAMPE Long Beach 2016 Conference and Exhibition, Long Beach, United States

A novel method to design and manufacture aerogel core (patented technology) CFRP sandwich composites with variable geometry and mechanical properties without any ply-drop is envisaged, analyzed and demonstrated. Using this method, such composites can... Read More about Aerogel core CFRP curved sandwich composites with variable cross-section without ply-drop for body protection and rehabilitation.

Land, property and user’s rights according to Islamic-Ottoman reforms in Iraq (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Al-ossmi, L. H., & Ahmed, V. (2016, May). Land, property and user’s rights according to Islamic-Ottoman reforms in Iraq. Presented at International Conference on Islamic Heritage Architecture and Art (Islamic Heritage Architecture 2016), Valencia, Spain

There has been an increasing interest from architects and urban planners in the local /traditional regulations influence particularly for land, Property and user’s rights issues. It is worth noting here that in Islamic countries, land, property and u... Read More about Land, property and user’s rights according to Islamic-Ottoman reforms in Iraq.

Memories of the grateful visitor. A look at Spanish spaces, ethnography and material artefacts through contemporary Japanese entertainment industries (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Hernandez Perez, M. (2016, May). Memories of the grateful visitor. A look at Spanish spaces, ethnography and material artefacts through contemporary Japanese entertainment industries. Presented at Mutual Images 4th International Workshop, Aarhus University

Audiences from all over the world may differ in the way they perceive a particular country or cultural tradition. Even when it is possible to argue that fictionality can’t be really isolated from any kind of representational form, communicational gen... Read More about Memories of the grateful visitor. A look at Spanish spaces, ethnography and material artefacts through contemporary Japanese entertainment industries.

Inhibition performance of mild steel corrosion in the presence of Co2, HAc and MEG (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ikeh, L., Enyi, G., & Nasr, G. (2016, May). Inhibition performance of mild steel corrosion in the presence of Co2, HAc and MEG. Presented at SPE International Oilfield Corrosion Conference and Exhibition, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

The formation of hydrate and scale deposition is a major challenge in the petroleum industry.To avoid corrosion and hydrate formation, monoethylene glycol (MEG) is been utilized in the pipeline as an antifreeze and anticorrosion agent. It has been ob... Read More about Inhibition performance of mild steel corrosion in the presence of Co2, HAc and MEG.

Breadth, depth and height : early findings on engaging disabled people with digital fabrication (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Taylor, N., Connolly, P., Hurley, U., & Macleod-Iredale, J. (2016, May). Breadth, depth and height : early findings on engaging disabled people with digital fabrication. Presented at CHI 2016 Workshop: Fabrication & HCI: Hobbyist Making, Industrial Production, and Beyond, Salzburg

In this paper we describe early findings from a series of digital fabrication workshops run with disabled people as part of the In the Making project. These workshops aimed to engage more disabled people with digital fabrication and explore how the... Read More about Breadth, depth and height : early findings on engaging disabled people with digital fabrication.

An evolutionary approach to modelling effects of chemicals on soils (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ahangar Asr, A., & Javadi, A. (2016, March). An evolutionary approach to modelling effects of chemicals on soils. Presented at ACME-UK 24th Conference on Computational Mechanics, Cardiff

As part of a study undertaken to assess the impact of high-pH fluid circulation on the shear strength behaviour of a compacted soil with different additives and due to the complexity of the existing constitutive theories, a new approach was used, bas... Read More about An evolutionary approach to modelling effects of chemicals on soils.

Geographies of delegation, militarization and urbanism in the U.S. (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Shayya, F. (2016, March). Geographies of delegation, militarization and urbanism in the U.S. Presented at The American Association of Geographers 2016 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, United States

With the U.S. recalling about 27,000 MRAP vehicles (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) from the military Theater of Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, news circulated about the domestic redeployment of 13,000 MRAPs to different local police and securi... Read More about Geographies of delegation, militarization and urbanism in the U.S..

Creative entrepreneurial start-ups in Greater Manchester (2016)
Presentation / Conference
McCourt, A., Griffiths, M., & Martin, P. (2016, March). Creative entrepreneurial start-ups in Greater Manchester. Presented at American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco

Global civil society activism and the public interest in the debate on the future shape of spectrum (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Rashid, I., & Simpson, S. (2016, March). Global civil society activism and the public interest in the debate on the future shape of spectrum. Presented at 2016 UK Political Studies Association conference, Brighton

This paper explores the positions of actors representing public interest goals in recent international policy activity around possible changes to the allocation of spectrum. Its focus is the lead up to the consideration of the future of the so-called... Read More about Global civil society activism and the public interest in the debate on the future shape of spectrum.

Reliable spectrum sharing management for cognitive radio networks (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Fakhrudeen, A., & Alani, O. (2016, March). Reliable spectrum sharing management for cognitive radio networks. Presented at Wireless Innovation Forum Conference on Wireless Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio, Reston, Virginia, USA

Cognitive Radio Network (CRN) is a promising network that aims to improve the utilization of the wireless spectrum by enabling unlicensed (secondary) users to reuse the underutilized bands. CRN utilization of residual spectrum bands of Primary (licen... Read More about Reliable spectrum sharing management for cognitive radio networks.

Land policy and administrations in Iraq : administrative experience (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Al-ossmi, L. H., & Ahmed, V. (2016, March). Land policy and administrations in Iraq : administrative experience. Presented at Rural Development Conference 2016, Bangkok, Thailand

Iraq is a Middle Eastern country with especial conditions. As a multi-cultural society and post war country, administration of Land Tenure security (LTS) in Iraq has suffered a vital impact under influence of the state insecurity and inter-communal v... Read More about Land policy and administrations in Iraq : administrative experience.

Experimental investigation of ventilation efficiency in a dentistry surgical room (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Oladokun, M., Maisarah, A., Bahrin Osman, S., Samsuddin, N., & Hamzah, H. (2016, March). Experimental investigation of ventilation efficiency in a dentistry surgical room. Presented at The 4th International Building Control Conference 2016 (IBCC 2016), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

As a response to the need to provide an acceptable thermal comfort and air quality in indoor environments, various ventilation performance indicators were developed over the years. These metrics are mainly geared towards air distribution, heat and po... Read More about Experimental investigation of ventilation efficiency in a dentistry surgical room.

Moisture condensation on building envelopes in differential ventilated spaces in the tropics: quantitative assessment of influencing factors (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ali, M., Oladokun, M., Bahrin Osman, S., Samsuddin, N., & Hamzah, H. (2016, March). Moisture condensation on building envelopes in differential ventilated spaces in the tropics: quantitative assessment of influencing factors. Presented at The 4th International Building Control Conference 2016 (IBCC 2016), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Ventilation systems play a significant role in maintaining the indoor thermal and hygric balance. Nevertheless, the systems had been implicated to result in many problems. In the tropical climate, especially for energy efficiency purposes, building s... Read More about Moisture condensation on building envelopes in differential ventilated spaces in the tropics: quantitative assessment of influencing factors.