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Performance comparison between KNN and NSGA-II algorithms as calibration approaches for building simulation models (2016)
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In this paper, a study of calibration methods for a thermal performance model of a building is presented. Two calibration approaches are evaluated and compared in terms of accuracy and computation speed. These approaches are the 𝑘 Nearest Neighbour (... Read More about Performance comparison between KNN and NSGA-II algorithms as calibration approaches for building simulation models.

Additive Manufacturing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Current Status, Recent Advances, and Future Perspectives (2016)
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Over the past two decades, we have witnessed increased interest in rapidly growing unmanned aerial vehicles technologies triggered by numerous commercial applications. However, production cost is still a challenge due to the complexity of the manufac... Read More about Additive Manufacturing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Current Status, Recent Advances, and Future Perspectives.

Collaborative HCI and UX: Longitudinal Diary Studies as a means of Uncovering Barriers to Digital Adoption (2016)
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In this paper, our proposition is that longitudinal research, such as diary studies, can be used to uncover the core needs of those users who are over 65 and experience difficulty with digital interfaces. Through a two year research project, we have... Read More about Collaborative HCI and UX: Longitudinal Diary Studies as a means of Uncovering Barriers to Digital Adoption.

The meta-cycle : action research as an orchestrator of situated research inquiry (2016)
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The paper presents the role of AR in negotiating the researchers’ relationship with a community and the meaning of that research to the community. Can the researcher maintain both an impulse to be a part of a community and to belong to research? Wher... Read More about The meta-cycle : action research as an orchestrator of situated research inquiry.

Comparison of blood lactate concentration between the Biosen C-Line and the Analox GM7 lactate analysers during incremental exercise (2016)
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Analysis of blood lactate profiles can be used to prescribe
training. However, lactate concentration often varies
between different lactate analysers, with some analysers
measuring higher than others – often dependent on
whether the device measur... Read More about Comparison of blood lactate concentration between the Biosen C-Line and the Analox GM7 lactate analysers during incremental exercise.

Behaviour of backfilled masonry arch bridges subjected to cyclic loading (2016)
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Experimental research has demonstrated that the interaction between soil fill surrounding
the arch barrel of a masonry arch bridge structure has a significant influence on ultimate
limit state behaviour. However, little work has been carried out to... Read More about Behaviour of backfilled masonry arch bridges subjected to cyclic loading.

Cultural repertoires in the media's coverage of child sexual exploitation (2016)
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This paper will discuss the media’s coverage of two child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in Rochdale (Greater Manchester) and Rotherham (South Yorkshire), UK. These cases gained prominent media attention in the period between 2010 and 2015. The CSE... Read More about Cultural repertoires in the media's coverage of child sexual exploitation.

Development of efficient small scale axial turbine for solar driven organic rankine cycle (2016)
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Recently, the increase in fossil fuel consumption and associated adverse impact on the environment led to significant interest in renewable energy sources like solar. This paper presents a new methodology that integrates the ORC cycle analysis with m... Read More about Development of efficient small scale axial turbine for solar driven organic rankine cycle.

Taking a Passivhaus certified retrofit system onto scaled-up zero carbon trajectory (2016)
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The paper describes collaboration a between industryand academia in enhancing a Passivhaus certifiedsystem for retrofit and putting it onto a zero carbontrajectory. The system was initially developed for onsite stick construction, using fixed insulat... Read More about Taking a Passivhaus certified retrofit system onto scaled-up zero carbon trajectory.

Skeuomorphic reassurance : personhood and dementia (2016)
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This paper introduces the concept of ‘skeomorphic reassurance’ as a guiding principle for human interfaces in technological development and design, particularly for older people and people with dementia (PwD). Skeuomorphs exhibit decorative design el... Read More about Skeuomorphic reassurance : personhood and dementia.

Impacting on the UG experience through interdisciplinary industry collaborations (2016)
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De-mystifying role transition : a study to evaluate the preparation for role transition : perspectives from final year undergraduate nursing students and stakeholders (2016)
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Background:
The experiences of transition of graduated nurses entering the world of work are of fundamental concern to those seeking to prepare, recruit and retain such nurses (Darvill, Fallon & Livesley 2014). Graduate nurse transition continues... Read More about De-mystifying role transition : a study to evaluate the preparation for role transition : perspectives from final year undergraduate nursing students and stakeholders.

Innovative pedagogies that embrace technologies : debates for enhancing student experience and empowerment and modernising curriculums (2016)
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This is a core paper that used the University of Salford transforming learning environments project as an example of how digital technology can be embedded within its flexible learning strategy and used to facilitate learning for postgraduate studen... Read More about Innovative pedagogies that embrace technologies : debates for enhancing student experience and empowerment and modernising curriculums.

Evaluating the University of Salford and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust Quality Improvement Programme (SalQual Programme) (2016)
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The need for nurses and other healthcare practitioners to apply quality improvement methodology (QI methodology) within their everyday practice is becoming more prevalent in the NHS and is a key requirement of staff employed by Salford Royal NHS Foun... Read More about Evaluating the University of Salford and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust Quality Improvement Programme (SalQual Programme).

A creative exchange? for enterprise and employability (2016)
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Liminal Hospital Spaces; Corridors to Well-Being? (2016)
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Hospital design has progressed from the favoured pavilion ward layout of Florence Nightingale?s 1856 recommendations, to observation of the similarities between office buildings and single block hospitals and more recently the recognition of the tran... Read More about Liminal Hospital Spaces; Corridors to Well-Being?.

Implementing the required degree of multitenancy isolation : a case study of cloud-hosted bug tracking system (2016)
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Implementing the required degree of isolation between tenants is one of the significant challenges for deploying a multitenant application on the cloud. In this paper, we applied COMITRE (COmponent-based approach to Multitenancy Isolation Through req... Read More about Implementing the required degree of multitenancy isolation : a case study of cloud-hosted bug tracking system.

On the CO2 and noise emissions forecast in future aviation scenarios in the UK (2016)
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Aircraft operations have a significant impact on local air quality, climate change, fuel consumption and noise around airports. In order to reach emission targets set by aviation agencies (e.g. ACARE), to reduce environmental impact and to ensure a s... Read More about On the CO2 and noise emissions forecast in future aviation scenarios in the UK.

Influence of different atria types on energy efficiency and thermal comfort of square plan high-rise buildings in semi-arid climate (2016)
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Building sector is responsible for at least 40% of energy use globally in both developed or developing countries such as the middle east region (UNEP, 2009) (Francesca Cappellettia et al., 2015) and almost 33% of its energy is known to be used by HVA... Read More about Influence of different atria types on energy efficiency and thermal comfort of square plan high-rise buildings in semi-arid climate.

An experimental study of the concrete using polymer and metakaolin as additives (2016)
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Environmental friendly and high performance concrete is very import for the applications in sewage and water treatment industry. Using mineral additives such as fly ash and silica fume has been proven an effective approach to improve concrete propert... Read More about An experimental study of the concrete using polymer and metakaolin as additives.