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Climate change risk on infrastructure and policy implications of appropriate mitigation measures in the Nigerian agricultural sector (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Goyol, S., Pathirage, C., & Kulatunga, U. (2017, September). Climate change risk on infrastructure and policy implications of appropriate mitigation measures in the Nigerian agricultural sector. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Agriculture, a critical sector of the Nigerian economy, contributes 26% to the country’s GDP, and supports livelihoods by employing over 70% of the active population. The importance of the sector for food security, poverty reduction and economic deve... Read More about Climate change risk on infrastructure and policy implications of appropriate mitigation measures in the Nigerian agricultural sector.

Mapping stream flow changes and its implications on irrigation infrastructure in agrarian communities of Nigeria (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Goyol, S., Pathirage, C., & Kulatunga, U. (2017, September). Mapping stream flow changes and its implications on irrigation infrastructure in agrarian communities of Nigeria. Poster presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Climate change, a global environmental challenge driving natural hazards, is a threat to socio-economic development. Changes in average weather conditions, alongside unpredictable temperature and rainfall patterns are altering the climate system resu... Read More about Mapping stream flow changes and its implications on irrigation infrastructure in agrarian communities of Nigeria.

Assessing the safety climate in Ghana’s upstream oil and gas sector (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Horbah, F., Pathirage, C., & Kulatunga, U. (2017, September). Assessing the safety climate in Ghana’s upstream oil and gas sector. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Oil and Gas industry reported that the industry has highly hazardous environments, with multiple technological, human and environmental challenges which have potentially severe consequences to workers’ lives, assets loss, environmental pollutions and... Read More about Assessing the safety climate in Ghana’s upstream oil and gas sector.

Factors impacting Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation in cost monitoring and control (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Sunil, K., Pathirage, C., & Underwood, J. (2017, September). Factors impacting Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation in cost monitoring and control. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

A vast majority of the construction projects suffer from cost and budget overruns and construction organisations continue to incur losses, reduction in profit and many of them often become heavily debt ridden and eventually go out of business. Theref... Read More about Factors impacting Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation in cost monitoring and control.

The need for the reconstruction of affordable housing for the internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria : a literature review (2017)
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Abdu, Y., & Pathirage, C. (2017, September). The need for the reconstruction of affordable housing for the internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria : a literature review. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Over the years, Nigeria has witnessed its share of conflicts as a result of tribal, political and religious differences. All these conflicts become pale in comparison to the destruction caused by Boko Haram Islamic extremist group. As a result of sev... Read More about The need for the reconstruction of affordable housing for the internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria : a literature review.

The need for quality culture in Iran's oil and gas projects : a critical review (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Maleki Sadabad, M., & Pathirage, C. (2017, September). The need for quality culture in Iran's oil and gas projects : a critical review. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Quality is an approved management concept in the twentieth century and an intense catalyst for driving organisational competitiveness and effectiveness. The cornerstone of any type of quality enhancement includes cultivating a ‘quality culture’ in th... Read More about The need for quality culture in Iran's oil and gas projects : a critical review.

Improving the regulatory framework of floodplain management and development in the United Kingdom (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Alam, B., & Pathirage, C. (2017, September). Improving the regulatory framework of floodplain management and development in the United Kingdom. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Flooding is a natural disaster that most commonly impacts the United Kingdom. The frequency of flooding makes it an important focus for a researcher. The scope of flooding is wide-ranging as it can affect people, society and the economy. A particular... Read More about Improving the regulatory framework of floodplain management and development in the United Kingdom.

The role of human error in accidents within oil and gas industry in Bahrain (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Alkhaldi, M., Pathirage, C., & Kulatunga, U. (2017, September). The role of human error in accidents within oil and gas industry in Bahrain. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Through the last few decades, there is an increase in occupational accidents figures in different workplaces around the world. A number of causes contributes to these accidents but one of the main causes of these accidents is human error. Human error... Read More about The role of human error in accidents within oil and gas industry in Bahrain.

A phenomenological study on decision making under uncertainty in real estate investments in Subsaharan Africa - a critical review of literature (2017)
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Nsibande, C., & An, M. (2017, September). A phenomenological study on decision making under uncertainty in real estate investments in Subsaharan Africa - a critical review of literature. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Decision making under uncertainty can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th century as defined by Von Neumann and Morgenstein in what was termed expected utility theory. Kahneman and Tversky reinvented decision making theories and introduced... Read More about A phenomenological study on decision making under uncertainty in real estate investments in Subsaharan Africa - a critical review of literature.

Enhancing nurse leadership through research, education and training (2017)
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Adunola, T., Marshall-Ponting, A., & Fleming, A. (2017, September). Enhancing nurse leadership through research, education and training. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017, Salford, UK

This paper aims to highlight the need for research, education and training as a means of enhancing nurse leadership. Nursing, just as many other aspects of the National Health Services (NHS) in United Kingdom (UK), has been in the public eyes in the... Read More about Enhancing nurse leadership through research, education and training.

Energy aspects of default heating programmer settings. (2017)
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Nicholls, R. (2017, September). Energy aspects of default heating programmer settings. Presented at International Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society, Leeds, UK

It is widely observed that there is a difference between the actual energy consumption of domestic buildings, as measured in use, compared to that predicted at the design stage. This is generally known as the ‘performance gap’. This discrepancy is a... Read More about Energy aspects of default heating programmer settings..

An evaluation of the factors for a successful alliance in the United Kingdom (UK) construction industry (2017)
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Burton, M., & Gameson, R. (2017, September). An evaluation of the factors for a successful alliance in the United Kingdom (UK) construction industry. Presented at International Research Conference 2017: Shaping Tomorrow's Built Environment, University of Salford

Numerous authors have advocated that the construction industry should have advanced and moved away from being an industry beset by ‘late delivery, cost overruns and commercial friction’. As the industry examines possible solutions, there has been co... Read More about An evaluation of the factors for a successful alliance in the United Kingdom (UK) construction industry.

Evaluation of the new Design Summer Year weather data using parametrical buildings (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Ji, Y., Korolija, I., & Zhang, Y. (2017, September). Evaluation of the new Design Summer Year weather data using parametrical buildings. Presented at International Research Conference 2017: Shaping Tomorrow’s Built Environment Conference Proceedings, Salford Quays, UK

The Charted Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) updated the near extreme weather (Design Summer Year – DSY) for all 14 locations in the UK in 2016. This new release attempts to address the underlying shortcomings of the previous defini... Read More about Evaluation of the new Design Summer Year weather data using parametrical buildings.

Considerations of out-of-gauge freight transportation in railway infrastructure development and maintenance projects (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Zhang, Y., An, M., Wang, L., & Lei, D. (2017, September). Considerations of out-of-gauge freight transportation in railway infrastructure development and maintenance projects. Presented at International Research Conference 2017: Shaping Tomorrow's Built Environment, University of Salford, UK

The demands of railway infrastructure development are increased to meet rail transport requirements, particularly, for those large scale equipment and oversized cargoes that are often beyond railway gauges such as vehicle/infrastructure structure gau... Read More about Considerations of out-of-gauge freight transportation in railway infrastructure development and maintenance projects.

Novel models for the extension pneumatic muscle actuator performances (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Ibadi, A., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Davis, S. (2017, September). Novel models for the extension pneumatic muscle actuator performances. Presented at The 23rd International Conference on Automation & Computing, Huddersfield, UK

This paper illustrates the design, implementation and modelling of the extensor pneumatic muscle actuator (PMA). The extensor soft actuator has a vital feature of ability to bend and extend, and that give it the flexibility to use in numerous app... Read More about Novel models for the extension pneumatic muscle actuator performances.

Cooperative project by self-bending continuum arms (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Ibadi, A., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Davis, S. (2017, September). Cooperative project by self-bending continuum arms. Presented at The 23rd International Conference on Automation & Computing, Huddersfield, UK

Designing a multi-robot system provides numerous advantages for many applications such as low cost, multi-tasking and more efficient group work. However, the rigidity of the robots used in industrial and medical applications increases the probabilit... Read More about Cooperative project by self-bending continuum arms.

Can knowledge be retained in organisational networks? (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Abualqumboz, M., Reid, I., Papalexi, M., & Bamford, D. (2017, September). Can knowledge be retained in organisational networks?. Presented at ECKM2017 - European Conference on Knowledge Management, Barcelona, Spain

Taking a constructivist view of knowledge where knowledge is viewed as a process of knowing, the literature on knowledge sharing assumes that knowledge can be retained through being embedded in institutional routines, structures, and systems. However... Read More about Can knowledge be retained in organisational networks?.

e-Agriculture revisited : a systematic literature review of theories, concept, practices, methods, and future trends (2017)
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Mohamad, M., & Gombe, M. (2017, September). e-Agriculture revisited : a systematic literature review of theories, concept, practices, methods, and future trends. Presented at British Academy of Management Annual Conference, Warwick Business School, UK

Agriculture is one of the dominant fields that shape the socioeconomic development of any country. Technological advancements and innovations served as tools to share knowledge and practices of agricultural activities and make better lives for farmer... Read More about e-Agriculture revisited : a systematic literature review of theories, concept, practices, methods, and future trends.

Co-authorship and community structure in the DAFx conference proceedings : 1998–2016 (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Wilson, A. (2017, September). Co-authorship and community structure in the DAFx conference proceedings : 1998–2016. Presented at 20th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (DAFx-17), Edinburgh, UK

This paper presents the co-authorship network of the DAFx conference series, from its inception in 1998 to the present, along with subsequent analysis. In total 1,281 unique authors have contributed 1,175 unique submissions to this conference series.... Read More about Co-authorship and community structure in the DAFx conference proceedings : 1998–2016.

Gender balance at DAFx (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Desvages, C., & Wilson, A. (2017, September). Gender balance at DAFx. Presented at 20th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (DAFx17), Edinburgh, UK