All Outputs (1314)

Development of an integrated BIM and lean maturity model (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Mollasalehi, S., Aboumoemen, A., Rathnayake, A., Fleming, A., & Underwood, J. (2018, July). Development of an integrated BIM and lean maturity model. Presented at 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Chennai, India

The level of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Lean adoption has been rapidly increased. The benefits of integrating these two approaches have also been identified. However, to achieve the maximum benefits of the interaction of these two appro... Read More about Development of an integrated BIM and lean maturity model.

Lie symmetry analysis and numerical solutions for thermo-solutal chemicallyreacting radiative micropolar flow from an inclined porous surface (2018)
Journal Article
Shamshuddin, M., Mishra, S., Beg, O., & Kadir, A. (2018). Lie symmetry analysis and numerical solutions for thermo-solutal chemicallyreacting radiative micropolar flow from an inclined porous surface. Heat Transfer - Asian Research, 47(7), 918-940. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.21358

Steady, laminar, incompressible thermo-solutal natural convection flow of micropolar fluid from an inclined
perforated surface with convective boundary conditions is studied. Thermal radiative flux and chemical reaction
effects are included to re... Read More about Lie symmetry analysis and numerical solutions for thermo-solutal chemicallyreacting radiative micropolar flow from an inclined porous surface.

Influence of ankle's degree of freedom on muscle force estimation in different simulation environments (2018)
Journal Article
Trinler, U., Alexander, N., Baker, R., & Schwameder, H. (2018). Influence of ankle's degree of freedom on muscle force estimation in different simulation environments. Gait & Posture, 65(Sup_1), 221-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.141

The main movements of the ankle joint are dorsi-, plantarflexion (DF/PF), eversion and inversion. In musculoskeletal modelling of walking, the ankle is often simplified, e.g. restricting the degree of freedom (DoF) of the ankle joint, which might lea... Read More about Influence of ankle's degree of freedom on muscle force estimation in different simulation environments.

A case for using both direct and indirect benchmarking to compare university performance metrics (2018)
Journal Article
Harris, W., Langan, A., Barrett, N., Jack, K., Wibberley, C., & Hamshire, C. (2018). A case for using both direct and indirect benchmarking to compare university performance metrics. Studies in Higher Education, 44(12), 2281-2292. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2018.1490893

Benchmarking is used in higher education as a means to improve and compare performance. Comparative metric benchmarks may take two forms, based on direct standardization (DS) or indirect standardization (IS). DS can be used to measure variation in pe... Read More about A case for using both direct and indirect benchmarking to compare university performance metrics.

Modeling doctoral population growth in premier technology institutions in India (2018)
Journal Article
Menon, B., Ghatak, S., Mahanty, B., & Sahadev, S. (2018). Modeling doctoral population growth in premier technology institutions in India. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 35(6), 738-745. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2515

The present study utilizes the basic reproductive number ‘R0’ to make sense of the Indian Institute of Technologies’ (IITs) doctoral population growth. The analysis shows that the R0 for seven IITs under study, and for the engineering disciplines in... Read More about Modeling doctoral population growth in premier technology institutions in India.

Conserving European biodiversity across realms (2018)
Journal Article

Terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems are connected via multiple biophysical and ecological processes. Identifying and quantifying links among ecosystems is necessary for the uptake of integrated conservation actions across realms. Such acti... Read More about Conserving European biodiversity across realms.

Reflexivity and ethical research practice while interviewing on sexual topics (2018)
Journal Article
Rodriguez-Dorans, E. (2018). Reflexivity and ethical research practice while interviewing on sexual topics. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 21(6), 747-760. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2018.1490980

Reflexivity is a multimodal research feature that relies on the researcher’s subjectivity and self-awareness. This paper discusses uses of reflexivity when carrying out qualitative in-depth interviews on sexual topics. Through extracts of a challengi... Read More about Reflexivity and ethical research practice while interviewing on sexual topics.

Titi monkey biogeography : parallel Pleistocene spread by Plecturocebus and Cheracebus into a post-Pebas Western Amazon (2018)
Journal Article
Byrne, H., Lynch Alfaro, J., Sampaio, I., Farias, I., Schneider, H., Hrbek, T., & Boubli, J. (2018). Titi monkey biogeography : parallel Pleistocene spread by Plecturocebus and Cheracebus into a post-Pebas Western Amazon. Zoologica Scripta, 47(5), 499-517. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12300

Titi monkeys, subfamily Callicebinae, are a diverse, species‐rich group of Neotropical primates with an extensive range across South America. Their distribution in space and time makes them an interesting primate model for addressing questions of Neo... Read More about Titi monkey biogeography : parallel Pleistocene spread by Plecturocebus and Cheracebus into a post-Pebas Western Amazon.

Radiocaesium transfer and radiation exposure of frogs in Fukushima Prefecture (2018)
Journal Article
Tagami, K., Uchida, S., Wood, M., & Beresford, N. (2018). Radiocaesium transfer and radiation exposure of frogs in Fukushima Prefecture. Scientific reports, 8(1), 10662. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28866-0

The International Commission on Radiological Protection has proposed an environmental assessment framework. This includes ionising radiation exposure assessment for different frog life-stages, but radiocaesium transfer parameters are unavailable. We... Read More about Radiocaesium transfer and radiation exposure of frogs in Fukushima Prefecture.

Active bacterioplankton community response to dissolved ‘free’ deoxyribonucleic acid (dDNA) in surface coastal marine waters (2018)
Journal Article
Taylor, J., Bird, K., Widdicome, C., & Cunliffe, M. (2018). Active bacterioplankton community response to dissolved ‘free’ deoxyribonucleic acid (dDNA) in surface coastal marine waters. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 94(10), https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiy132

Seawater contains dissolved ‘free’ DNA (dDNA) that is part of a larger <0.2 μm pool of DNA (D-DNA) including viruses and uncharacterised bound DNA. Previous studies have shown that bacterioplankton readily degrade dDNA and culture-based approaches... Read More about Active bacterioplankton community response to dissolved ‘free’ deoxyribonucleic acid (dDNA) in surface coastal marine waters.

pH plays a role in the mode of action of trimethoprim on Escherichia coli (2018)
Journal Article
AlRabiah, H., Allwood, J., Correa, E., Xu, Y., & Goodacre, R. (2018). pH plays a role in the mode of action of trimethoprim on Escherichia coli. PLoS ONE, 13(7), e0200272. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200272

Metabolomics-based approaches were applied to understand interactions of trimethoprim with Escherichia coli K-12 at sub-minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC≈0.2, 0.03 and 0.003 mg L-1). Trimethoprim inhibits dihydrofolate reductase and thereby is a... Read More about pH plays a role in the mode of action of trimethoprim on Escherichia coli.

An optimal market-oriented demand response model for price-responsive residential consumers (2018)
Journal Article

For many years in the wholesale electricity market, the generation companies would only seek to compete with each other to sell electric energy to customers in a way to make more profit. Moreover, there was no mechanism in such an environment to enab... Read More about An optimal market-oriented demand response model for price-responsive residential consumers.

Prescribing for children (2018)
Journal Article

In this article in the series of ‘bite sized’ pharmacology, we will look at the pharmacological considerations when prescribing for children. This article will illustrate the common issues to consider when prescribing for the under 18 (or more often... Read More about Prescribing for children.

Development of NanoLuc-PEST expressing Leishmania mexicana as a new drug discovery tool for axenic- and intramacrophage-based assays (2018)
Journal Article
Berry, S., Hameed, H., Thomason, A., Maciej-Hulme, M., Saif Abou-Akkada, S., Horrocks, P., & Price, H. (2018). Development of NanoLuc-PEST expressing Leishmania mexicana as a new drug discovery tool for axenic- and intramacrophage-based assays. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(7), e0006639. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006639

The protozoan parasite Leishmania causes leishmaniasis; a spectrum of diseases of which there are an estimated 1 million new cases each year. Current treatments are toxic, expensive, difficult to administer, and resistance to them is emerging. New th... Read More about Development of NanoLuc-PEST expressing Leishmania mexicana as a new drug discovery tool for axenic- and intramacrophage-based assays.

Repeatability of a novel 4D foot scanner for dynamic measures of foot shape (2018)
Journal Article
Forghany, S., & Nester, C. (2018). Repeatability of a novel 4D foot scanner for dynamic measures of foot shape. Gait & Posture, 65(Sup_1), 243-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.152

We have developed a low-cost scanning solution capable of reconstructing the shape of the plantar surface of the foot in motion.

Critical success factors of a bottom up urban design process to deliver sustainable urban designs (2018)
Journal Article
Dias, N., Keraminiyage, K., Amaratunga, R., & Curwell, S. (2018). Critical success factors of a bottom up urban design process to deliver sustainable urban designs. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 22(4), 265-277. https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2018.3683

A sustainable urban environment caters for peoples’ need. When the needs of the people are addressed, it increases the property values and attracts investors. The current urban design process is top-down, i.e., Designers and planners play the key rol... Read More about Critical success factors of a bottom up urban design process to deliver sustainable urban designs.

Design factors for a successful shared space street (SSS) design (2018)
Journal Article
Jayakody, R., Keraminiyage, K., Alston, M., & Dias, N. (2018). Design factors for a successful shared space street (SSS) design. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 22(4), 278-289. https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2018.3685

The concept of Shared Space Street (SSS) has the potential to bring many benefits to a city. Those include promotion of social interaction, the connectivity within the city for both vehicles and pedestrians, active engagement of the people with the s... Read More about Design factors for a successful shared space street (SSS) design.

Using BIM and Lean for Modelling Requirements in the Design of Healthcare Projects (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Healthcare facilities are well known for their complexity. Frequent changes in healthcare processes, as well as the introduction of new technologies, demand changes in the internal layout and in the performance of buildings. Moreover, there are sever... Read More about Using BIM and Lean for Modelling Requirements in the Design of Healthcare Projects.

The impact of conditionality on the welfare rights of EU migrants in the UK (2018)
Journal Article

This paper highlights and explores how conditionality operating at three levels (the EU supra-national level, the UK national level and in migrants’ mundane ‘street level’ encounters with social security administrators), come together to restrict and... Read More about The impact of conditionality on the welfare rights of EU migrants in the UK.

Optimal spaces for those living with dementia : principles and evidence (2018)
Journal Article
Barrett, P., Sharma, M., & Zeisel, J. (2018). Optimal spaces for those living with dementia : principles and evidence. Building Research and Information, 47(6), 734-746. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2018.1489473

This paper represents a synthesis of diverse and disparate evidence in the research literature that provide insights into the impacts of aspects of the built environment on the wellbeing of those living with dementia. The individually focused findin... Read More about Optimal spaces for those living with dementia : principles and evidence.