All Outputs (355)

Effect of pulsed power on particle matter in diesel engine exhaust using a DBD plasma reactor (2013)
Journal Article
Babaie, M., Davari, P., Zare, F., Ramhan, M., Rahimzadeh, H., Ristovski, Z., & Brown, R. (2013). Effect of pulsed power on particle matter in diesel engine exhaust using a DBD plasma reactor. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 41(8), 2349-2358. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2013.2270015

Nonthermal plasma (NTP) treatment of exhaust gas is a promising technology for both nitrogen oxides (NOX) and particulate matter (PM) reduction by introducing plasma into the exhaust gases. This paper considers the effect of NTP on PM mass reduction,... Read More about Effect of pulsed power on particle matter in diesel engine exhaust using a DBD plasma reactor.

Adoption of sustainable retrofit in UK social housing (2013)
Journal Article
Swan, W., Ruddock, L., Smith, L., & Fitton, R. (2013). Adoption of sustainable retrofit in UK social housing. Structural survey, 31(3), 181-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/SS-12-2012-0039

Purpose
– The study was designed to assess the knowledge, adoption and perceived effectiveness of sustainable retrofit technologies within the UK social housing sector.

Design/methodology/approach
– The study was undertaken using a s... Read More about Adoption of sustainable retrofit in UK social housing.

Estimating the benefits of sub-Saharan Africa urban land using planning systems: A methodological discussion (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A methodological prescription for quantitative cost assessment of sub-Saharan Africa urban land use planning systems (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Access to GP services supported by IT infrastructure readiness: Analysing publically available GP practice data (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Lengu, D., Sapountzis, S., Smith, R., Kagioglou, M., & Kobbacy, K. (2013, July). Access to GP services supported by IT infrastructure readiness: Analysing publically available GP practice data. Presented at 5th European Conference on Intelligent Management Systems in Operations, Salford

The overuse of hospital accident and emergency (A&E) departments has long been an issue ofconcern in most Western countries.
Patients who attend A&E with non-urgent needs consume limitedA&E resources and they may impede access for other patients wit... Read More about Access to GP services supported by IT infrastructure readiness: Analysing publically available GP practice data.

Beyond sustainable buildings : eco-efficiency to eco-effectiveness through cradle-to-cradle design. Paper presented at Sustainable Building Conference, Coventry University, UK. (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Ankrah, N., Manu, E., Hammond, F., Gyau, K., & Tannahill, K. (2013, July). Beyond sustainable buildings : eco-efficiency to eco-effectiveness through cradle-to-cradle design. Paper presented at Sustainable Building Conference, Coventry University, UK. Presented at Sustainable Building Conference, Coventry, UK

Sustainable building development focuses on achieving buildings that meet performance and functionality requirements with minimum adverse impact on the environment. Such eco-efficiency strategies are however not feasible for achieving long-term econo... Read More about Beyond sustainable buildings : eco-efficiency to eco-effectiveness through cradle-to-cradle design. Paper presented at Sustainable Building Conference, Coventry University, UK..

Disaster resilient built environment : role of lifelong learning and the implications for higher education (2013)
Journal Article
Siriwardena, M., Malalgoda, C., Thayaparan, M., Amaratunga, R., & Keraminiyage, K. (2013). Disaster resilient built environment : role of lifelong learning and the implications for higher education. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 174-187. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.806373

Disasters cause considerable damage around the world every year. The built environment is significantly affected by disasters. Whilst the built environment is expected to withstand such occurrences, the construction industry is expected to play a piv... Read More about Disaster resilient built environment : role of lifelong learning and the implications for higher education.

Preceding rule induction with instance reduction methods (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A new prepruning technique for rule induction is presented which applies instance reduction before rule induction. An empirical evaluation records the predictive accuracy and size of rule-sets generated from 24 datasets from the UCI Machine Learning... Read More about Preceding rule induction with instance reduction methods.

The IAEA handbook on radionuclide transfer to wildlife (2013)
Journal Article

An IAEA handbook presenting transfer parameter values for wildlife has recently been produced. Concentration ratios (CRwo-media) between the whole organism (fresh weight) and either soil (dry weight) or water were collated for a range of wildlife gro... Read More about The IAEA handbook on radionuclide transfer to wildlife.

Guest editorial : improving resilience of existing infrastructure and built assets against extreme weather (2013)
Journal Article
Ingirige, B., & Jones, K. (2013). Guest editorial : improving resilience of existing infrastructure and built assets against extreme weather. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-07-2013-0022

Enhancing construction processes using building information modelling on mobile devices (2013)
Journal Article
Soussou, N., Aziz, Z., & Munir, M. (2013). Enhancing construction processes using building information modelling on mobile devices. https://doi.org/10.4018/ij3dim.2013070103

This paper reviews existing construction processes of a Leading International Engineering Contracting
firm in the Middle East and investigates the potential of improving existing processes using mobile Building
Information Technology and processes.... Read More about Enhancing construction processes using building information modelling on mobile devices.

Lean construction conformance among construction contractors in Turkey (2013)
Journal Article
contractors in Turkey. Journal of Management in Engineering, 29(3), 236-250. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ME.1943-5479.0000145

Lean construction is the term that corresponds to the reflection of the production system developed at the Toyota Corporation
(automotive industry) on the construction industry. Turkish contractors constitute a large portion of the local economy and... Read More about Lean construction conformance among construction contractors in Turkey.

Effect of passage through the gut of Greater Rheas on the germination of seeds of plants of cerrado and caatinga grasslands (2013)
Journal Article
de Azevedo, C. S., da Silva, M. C., Teixeira, T. P., Young, R. J., Garcia, Q. S., & Rodrigues, M. (2013). Effect of passage through the gut of Greater Rheas on the germination of seeds of plants of cerrado and caatinga grasslands. Emu, 113(2), 177-182. https://doi.org/10.1071/mu12070

Frugivorous seed-dispersers play an important role in the maintenance or regeneration of plant populations and communities. Greater Rheas are potentially one of the most import dispersers of seeds in South American grassland biomes owing to their cap... Read More about Effect of passage through the gut of Greater Rheas on the germination of seeds of plants of cerrado and caatinga grasslands.

Environmental assessment methods in Abu Dhabi (2013)
Journal Article
Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is one of the fastest developed cities in the
region. On top of all the current and future environmental challenges,
Abu Dhabi aims to be among the top governments in the world in
sustainable development. Abu Dhabi plans to create an... Read More about Environmental assessment methods in Abu Dhabi.

Selfish behaviour as an anti-predator response in schooling fish? (2013)
Journal Article
Goulart, V. D. R., & Young, R. J. (2013). Selfish behaviour as an anti-predator response in schooling fish?. Animal Behaviour, 86(2), 443-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.05.041

One widely acknowledged benefit of group living is an increase in the efficiency of predator avoidance. Experiments have demonstrated a variety of mechanisms involved, such as ‘the selfish herd’. In this experiment we exposed groups of two-spot astya... Read More about Selfish behaviour as an anti-predator response in schooling fish?.

An in-module work practice strategy for vocationally oriented construction degree programmes : the case of the multidisciplinary project (2013)
Journal Article
Keraminiyage, K. (2013). An in-module work practice strategy for vocationally oriented construction degree programmes : the case of the multidisciplinary project. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 133-142. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.805312

Students who are enrolled in vocationally oriented construction degree programmes can immensely benefit from work practice arrangements. Traditionally such work practice arrangements are organised as a “placement year” during or immediately after the... Read More about An in-module work practice strategy for vocationally oriented construction degree programmes : the case of the multidisciplinary project.

Towards a framework for closer university-industry collaboration in educating built environment professionals (2013)
Journal Article
Witt, E., Lill, I., Malalgoda, C., Siriwardena, M., Thayaparan, M., Amaratunga, R., & Kaklauskas, A. (2013). Towards a framework for closer university-industry collaboration in educating built environment professionals. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 114-132. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.805702

Recent reports suggest that even the current industry skills needs are not being adequately met with graduate capabilities falling short of industry expectations. If higher education institutions (HEIs) are to respond effectively to the current and f... Read More about Towards a framework for closer university-industry collaboration in educating built environment professionals.

Strategies to address gaps in the supply and demand of skills and knowledge in built environment-related disciplines (2013)
Journal Article
Keraminiyage, K., & Lill, I. (2013). Strategies to address gaps in the supply and demand of skills and knowledge in built environment-related disciplines. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 111-113. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.809868

Professional, academic and industrial development needs : a competency mapping and expert opinion review (2013)
Journal Article
Perera, S., Pearson, J., Ekundayo, D., & Zhou, L. (2013). Professional, academic and industrial development needs : a competency mapping and expert opinion review. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 143-160. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.806966

There is a tripartite pull from academics, industry and professional bodies on the development needs of the Quantity Surveyor (QS). At best, there is scope for misunderstandings between the stakeholders as to what is being required and what is being... Read More about Professional, academic and industrial development needs : a competency mapping and expert opinion review.

Purcell effect in sub-wavelength semiconductor lasers (2013)
Journal Article
Gu, Q., Slutsky, B., Vallini, F., Smalley, J., Nezhad, M., Frateschi, N., & Fainman, Y. (2013). Purcell effect in sub-wavelength semiconductor lasers. Optics Express, 21(13), 15603-15617. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.015603

We present a formal treatment of the modification of spontaneous emission rate by a cavity (Purcell effect) in sub-wavelength semiconductor lasers. To explicitly express the assumptions upon which our formalism builds, we summarize the results of non... Read More about Purcell effect in sub-wavelength semiconductor lasers.