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Automated glioma grading based on an efficient ensemble design of a multiple classifier system using deep iteration neural networks matrix (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Zurfi, A., Meziane, F., & Aspin, R. (2018, September). Automated glioma grading based on an efficient ensemble design of a multiple classifier system using deep iteration neural networks matrix. Presented at The 24th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC'18), Newcastle, UK

The preoperative diagnosis of brain Glioma grades is crucial for therapeutic planning as it impacts on the tumour’s prognosis. The development of machine learning methods that can accurately evaluate Glioma grades is of great interest since it is a... Read More about Automated glioma grading based on an efficient ensemble design of a multiple classifier system using deep iteration neural networks matrix.

A reversible and imperceptible watermarking scheme for MR images authentication (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Qasim, A., Meziane, F., & Aspin, R. (2018, September). A reversible and imperceptible watermarking scheme for MR images authentication. Presented at The 24th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC'18), Newcastle, UK

This paper presents a novel reversible and imperceptible watermarking technique to detect intentional and accidental alterations within brain Magnetic Resonance (MR) images. Authentication data is embedded into the informative part of the medical i... Read More about A reversible and imperceptible watermarking scheme for MR images authentication.

Climatic influences on the genetic structure and distribution of the common vole and field vole in Europe (2018)
Journal Article
Stojak, J., Borowik, T., Górny, M., McDevitt, A., & Wójcik, J. (2018). Climatic influences on the genetic structure and distribution of the common vole and field vole in Europe. Mammal Research, 64(1), 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-018-0395-8

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of climate on the distribution and present-day genetic structure of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) and the field vole (Microtus agrestis). In this study, we used previously published data on... Read More about Climatic influences on the genetic structure and distribution of the common vole and field vole in Europe.

Design of two segments continuum robot arm based on pneumatic muscle actuator (PMA) (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Ibadi, A., Nefti-Meziani, S., Davis, S., & Theodoridis, T. (2018, September). Design of two segments continuum robot arm based on pneumatic muscle actuator (PMA). Presented at 24th International Conference on Automation & Computing, Newcastle, UK

This paper proposes a novel continuum robot arm based on the pneumatic muscle actuator (PMA). The simple design of the extensor and the contractor PMAs are used to implement the extension and the contraction sections respectively. Five actuators a... Read More about Design of two segments continuum robot arm based on pneumatic muscle actuator (PMA).

The outdoor thermal benchmarks in Melbourne urban climate (2018)
Journal Article
Kenawy, I., & Elkadi, H. (2018). The outdoor thermal benchmarks in Melbourne urban climate. Sustainable Cities and Society, 43, 587-600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2018.09.004

Outdoor thermal comfort significantly influences the users’ experience in urban places; affecting their extent of usage. The paper aims to identify the outdoor thermal benchmarks for the temperate oceanic (Cfb) climate zones in Australia. It examines... Read More about The outdoor thermal benchmarks in Melbourne urban climate.

Towards the development of a framework for incorporating sustainability education in the built environment curriculum (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Ekundayo, D., Udeaja, C., Gyau, K., & Higham, A. (2018, September). Towards the development of a framework for incorporating sustainability education in the built environment curriculum. Presented at 4th Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Conference, Dublin Institue of Technology

Many proponents believe that there is a linkage between the green agenda and built environment (BE) education. It is increasingly recognised that the BE education curriculum should incorporate sustainability and produce graduates that are confident o... Read More about Towards the development of a framework for incorporating sustainability education in the built environment curriculum.

Estimating embodied carbon emissions of buildings in developing countries : a case study from Sri Lanka (2018)
Book Chapter
Nawarathna, A., Alwan, Z., Fernando, N., & Gledson, B. (2018). Estimating embodied carbon emissions of buildings in developing countries : a case study from Sri Lanka. In L. Scott, & C. Gorse (Eds.), SEEDS 2018: 4th International SEEDS Conference 2018 Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (821-831). Dublin, Ireland: Dublin Institute of Technology

Even with the increasing attention on reduction of Embodied Carbon (EC) emissions in the global built environment sector, yet most of the developing countries focus only on reduction of Operational Carbon (OC) through improved operational energy per... Read More about Estimating embodied carbon emissions of buildings in developing countries : a case study from Sri Lanka.

Personality, abnormal behaviour, and health : an evaluation of the welfare of police horses (2018)
Journal Article
Schork, I., Schetini de Azevedo, C., & Young, R. (2018). Personality, abnormal behaviour, and health : an evaluation of the welfare of police horses. PLoS ONE, 13(9), e0202750. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202750

An animal’s welfare depends on an individual’s capacity to adapt to the environment in which it lives. This adaptation is directly associated with the quality of the environment and to the possibility of expressing natural behaviours. Horses kept in... Read More about Personality, abnormal behaviour, and health : an evaluation of the welfare of police horses.

Improving intelligibility prediction under informational masking using an auditory saliency model (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Tang, Y., & Cox, T. (2018, September). Improving intelligibility prediction under informational masking using an auditory saliency model. Presented at International Conference on Digital Audio Effects, Aveiro, Portugal

The reduction of speech intelligibility in noise is usually dominated by energetic masking (EM) and informational masking (IM). Most state-of-the-art objective intelligibility measures (OIM) estimate intelligibility by quantifying EM. Few measures m... Read More about Improving intelligibility prediction under informational masking using an auditory saliency model.

Gradual and shared immersion in virtual reality exposure therapy (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Roberts, D., Barrett, A., Landowska, A., & Roberts, D. (2018, September). Gradual and shared immersion in virtual reality exposure therapy. Presented at International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality & Associated Technologies, Nottingham, UK

Genetic variation in Irish Sea brown crab (Cancer pagurus L.) : implications for local and regional management (2018)
Journal Article
McKeown, N., Watson, H., Coscia, I., Wootton, E., & Ironside, J. (2019). Genetic variation in Irish Sea brown crab (Cancer pagurus L.) : implications for local and regional management. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 99(4), 879-886. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315418000632

Understanding demographic processes over multiple spatial scales is vital for the optimization of conservation/management strategies, particularly for commercially harvested taxa such as the brown crab (Cancer pagurus L). Brown crab population geneti... Read More about Genetic variation in Irish Sea brown crab (Cancer pagurus L.) : implications for local and regional management.

Distributed adaptive primal algorithm for P2P-ETS over unreliable communication links (2018)
Journal Article
Jogunola, O., Adebisi, B., Anoh, K., Ikpehai, A., Hammoudeh, M., Harris, G., & Gacanin, H. (2018). Distributed adaptive primal algorithm for P2P-ETS over unreliable communication links. Energies, 11(9), 2331. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11092331

Algorithms for distributed coordination and control are increasingly being used in smart grid applications including peer-to-peer energy trading and sharing to improve reliability and efficiency of the power system. However, for realistic deployment... Read More about Distributed adaptive primal algorithm for P2P-ETS over unreliable communication links.

A model for early stage estimation of Operational Expenses (OPEX) in commercial buildings (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Hemba Geekiyanage, M., Ramachandra, T., & Thurairajah, N. (2018, September). A model for early stage estimation of Operational Expenses (OPEX) in commercial buildings. Presented at 34th Annual ARCOM Conference, Belfast, UK

Usually, Operational Expenses (OPEX) consume a substantial share (70-80%) of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) of commercial buildings. Despite its contribution to the LCC structure, often OPEX is given less focus in investment decision making and investors t... Read More about A model for early stage estimation of Operational Expenses (OPEX) in commercial buildings.

Numerical simulation of time-dependent non-Newtonian nano-pharmacodynamic transport phenomena in a tapered overlapping stenosed artery (2018)
Journal Article
Ali, N., Zaman, A., Sajid, M., Beg, O., Shamshuddin, M., & Kadir, A. (2018). Numerical simulation of time-dependent non-Newtonian nano-pharmacodynamic transport phenomena in a tapered overlapping stenosed artery. Nanoscience and Technology: An International Journal, 9(3), 247-282. https://doi.org/10.1615/NanoSciTechnolIntJ.2018027297

Nanofluids are becoming increasingly popular in novel hematological treatments and also advanced nanoscale biomedical devices. Motivated by recent developments in this area, a theoretical and numerical study is described for unsteady pulsatile flow,... Read More about Numerical simulation of time-dependent non-Newtonian nano-pharmacodynamic transport phenomena in a tapered overlapping stenosed artery.

Peristaltic pumping of magnetic nanofluids with thermal radiation and temperature-dependent viscosity effects : modelling a solar magneto-biomimetic nanopump (2018)
Journal Article
Prakash, J., Siva, E., Tripathi, D., Kuharat, S., & Beg, O. (2019). Peristaltic pumping of magnetic nanofluids with thermal radiation and temperature-dependent viscosity effects : modelling a solar magneto-biomimetic nanopump. Renewable Energy, 133, 1308-1326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.08.096

Nanofluids have shown significant promise in the thermal enhancement of many industrial systems. They have been developed extensively in energy applications in recent years. Solar energy systems are one of the most promising renewables available to h... Read More about Peristaltic pumping of magnetic nanofluids with thermal radiation and temperature-dependent viscosity effects : modelling a solar magneto-biomimetic nanopump.

Exploration of time delay and cost overrun in Libyan public housing projects (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Higham, A., & Troug, M. (2018, September). Exploration of time delay and cost overrun in Libyan public housing projects. Presented at ARCOM Annual Conference, Belfast, UK

There is great concern in Libya about the delays in public sector projects. Libyan construction projects habitually deviate from estimated timelines and financial profiles. Such frequent failures impose a financial burden on the state and causes sign... Read More about Exploration of time delay and cost overrun in Libyan public housing projects.

Classification of advance malware for autonomous vehicles by using stochastic logic (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Alsadat tabatabaei, S., Saraee, M., & Dehghantanha, A. (2018, September). Classification of advance malware for autonomous vehicles by using stochastic logic. Presented at 11th IEEE International Conference on Developments in eSystems Engineering DeSE2018, Cambridge, UK

Connectivity of vehicles allows the seamless power of communication over the internet but is not without its cyber risks. Many IoT communication systems - such as vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-roadside - may require latencies below a few tens of... Read More about Classification of advance malware for autonomous vehicles by using stochastic logic.

Depth-averaged simulation of flows in asymmetric compound channels with smooth and rough narrow floodplains (2018)
Journal Article
narrow floodplains. Australasian Journal of Water Resource, 22(2), 137-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/13241583.2018.1509766

Depth-averaged hydrodynamic models are predominantly used in numerical simulations of compound channel flows. One of the most popular methods for the depth-averaged simulation is Shiono and Knight method (SKM). This method accounts for the effects... Read More about Depth-averaged simulation of flows in asymmetric compound channels with smooth and rough narrow floodplains.

Diabetes self-management system : review of existing systems and potential enhancements (2018)
Presentation / Conference
systems and potential enhancements. Presented at 11th IEEE International Conference on Developments in eSystems Engineering (DeSE2018), Cambridge, UK

Diabetes is a global pandemic with growing devastating human, social and economic impacts. By 2025 it is estimated that in the UK five million people will be diagnosed with diabetes and by 2030 diabetes will claim three lives every ten minutes. Accor... Read More about Diabetes self-management system : review of existing systems and potential enhancements.

Evaluation of the influence of build and print orientations of unmanned aerial vehicle parts fabricated using fused deposition modeling process (2018)
Journal Article
Ravindrababu, S., Govdeli, Y., Wong, Z. W., & Kayacan, E. (2018). Evaluation of the influence of build and print orientations of unmanned aerial vehicle parts fabricated using fused deposition modeling process. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 34, 659-666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2018.07.007

The principal objective of this study is to provide an insight into the simulation of fused deposition modeling (FDM) parts considering the influence of build and print orientations. The elastic modulus, strength and Poisson's ratio at different buil... Read More about Evaluation of the influence of build and print orientations of unmanned aerial vehicle parts fabricated using fused deposition modeling process.