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Child Protection - Update RCPCH Conference 2024 (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Fussey, E., & Rowland, A. (2024, March). Child Protection - Update RCPCH Conference 2024. Presented at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Annual Conference 2024, Birmingham

Hybrid optimization algorithm for enhanced performance and security of counter-flow shell and tube heat exchangers (2024)
Journal Article
Kiran, A., Nagaraju, C., Babu, J. C., Venkatesh, B., Kumar, A., Khan, S. B., …Basheer, S. (in press). Hybrid optimization algorithm for enhanced performance and security of counter-flow shell and tube heat exchangers. PloS one, 19(3), e0298731. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298731

A shell and tube heat exchanger (STHE) for heat recovery applications was studied to discover the intricacies of its optimization. To optimize performance, a hybrid optimization methodology was developed by combining the Neural Fitting Tool (NFTool),... Read More about Hybrid optimization algorithm for enhanced performance and security of counter-flow shell and tube heat exchangers.

Advances in real time smart monitoring of environmental parameters using IoT and sensors (2024)
Journal Article
Narayana, T. L., Venkatesh, C., Kiran, A., J, C. B., Kumar, A., Khan, S. B., …Quasim, M. T. (in press). Advances in real time smart monitoring of environmental parameters using IoT and sensors. Heliyon, 10(7), e28195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28195

People who work in dangerous environments include farmers, sailors, travelers, and mining workers. Due to the fact that they must evaluate the changes taking place in their immediate surroundings, they must gather information and da... Read More about Advances in real time smart monitoring of environmental parameters using IoT and sensors.

Sustainable Adaptation Plan in Response to Climate Change and Population Growth in the Iraqi Part of Tigris River Basin (2024)
Journal Article
Saeed, F. H. ;., Al-Khafaji, M. S., Al-Faraj, F. A. M. ;., & Uzomah, V. (2024). Sustainable Adaptation Plan in Response to Climate Change and Population Growth in the Iraqi Part of Tigris River Basin. Sustainability, 16(7), 2676. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072676

Climate change and population growth play crucial roles in the planning of future water resources management strategies. In this paper, a balancing between projected water resources and water demands in the Iraqi Part of the Tigris River Basin (TRB)... Read More about Sustainable Adaptation Plan in Response to Climate Change and Population Growth in the Iraqi Part of Tigris River Basin.

Does Board Diversity Mitigate Risk? The Effect of Homophily and Social Ties on Risk-Taking in Financial Institutions (2024)
Journal Article
Alzayed, N., Batiz-Lazo, B., & Eskandari, R. (2024). Does Board Diversity Mitigate Risk? The Effect of Homophily and Social Ties on Risk-Taking in Financial Institutions. Research in International Business and Finance, 70(A), 102306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102306

Research Question/Issue This study investigates whether greater board diversity and looser social network ties have an impact on board independence and risk-taking in US financial institutions from 2010 to 2022.The... Read More about Does Board Diversity Mitigate Risk? The Effect of Homophily and Social Ties on Risk-Taking in Financial Institutions.

Adopting Industry 4.0 Applications to Enhance Procurement Processes in Ghana's Mining Industry (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Aidoo-Anderson, A., Evans, M., & Aidoo-Anderson, B. J. (2024, March). Adopting Industry 4.0 Applications to Enhance Procurement Processes in Ghana's Mining Industry. Paper presented at The 33rd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ghana's mining sector, a key contributor to the economy faces challenges in its largely manual and paper-based procurement processes. This research addresses this gap by exploring the transformative potential of Industry 4.0 technologies in enhancing... Read More about Adopting Industry 4.0 Applications to Enhance Procurement Processes in Ghana's Mining Industry.

Invitation To Gender: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Procurement Language (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Bayyat, A., Kelly, S., & Byrne, A. (2024, March). Invitation To Gender: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Procurement Language. Paper presented at The 33rd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Global public procurement spend is significant, and in addition to generating value-for-money for taxpayers, it can be used to introduce social change, namely, increasing the number of women-led [sic] businesses who secure competitive public sector c... Read More about Invitation To Gender: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Procurement Language.

Housebuilding procurement approaches: A systematic literature review (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Robertson, A., Kelly, S., Polychronakis, Y., & Sapountzis, S. (2024, March). Housebuilding procurement approaches: A systematic literature review. Paper presented at The 33rd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Current research within housebuilding procurement is based on project management approaches and theories from the infrastructure construction sector. This research uses a systematic literature review to synthesise research focused on housebuilding pr... Read More about Housebuilding procurement approaches: A systematic literature review.

Gender-responsive procurement: a systematic literature review (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Kelly, S., Reszka, M., & Polychronakis, Y. (2024, March). Gender-responsive procurement: a systematic literature review. Paper presented at The 33rd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Rio de Janiero, Brazil

There have been a number of ways in which governments and buying organisations have used gender-responsive procurement to attempt to increase the amount and spread of spend with women-led businesses. These range from regulatory interventions, such as... Read More about Gender-responsive procurement: a systematic literature review.

Contractual opportunism in public procurement practice: the three tests (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Vašek, J., Harnach, J., & Kelly, S. (2024, March). Contractual opportunism in public procurement practice: the three tests. Paper presented at The 33rd Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Rio de Janeiro

Public sector buyers seek to put contracts in place that give them adaptation options and minimise supplier opportunism. However, there is a fine line between hard bargaining and contractual opportunism. This paper investigates this difference throug... Read More about Contractual opportunism in public procurement practice: the three tests.

Vascular dementia: From pathobiology to emerging perspectives (2024)
Journal Article
Morgan, A. E., & McAuley, M. T. (in press). Vascular dementia: From pathobiology to emerging perspectives. Ageing research reviews, 96, 102278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2024.102278

Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common type of dementia. VaD is synonymous with ageing, and its symptoms place a significant burden on the health and wellbeing of older people. Despite the identification of a substantial... Read More about Vascular dementia: From pathobiology to emerging perspectives.

NDOrder: Exploring a Novel Decoding Order for Scene Text Recognition (2024)
Journal Article
Zhong, D., Zhan, H., Lyu, S., Liu, C., Yin, B., Palaiahankote, S., …Lu, Y. (2024). NDOrder: Exploring a Novel Decoding Order for Scene Text Recognition. Expert systems with applications, 249, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2024.123771

Text recognition in scene images is still considered as a challenging task for the computer vision and pattern recognition community. For text images affected by multiple adverse factors, such as occlusion (due to obstacles) and poor quality (due to... Read More about NDOrder: Exploring a Novel Decoding Order for Scene Text Recognition.

Psychosocial adaptation under adverse experiences: A study on the role of empathy with adolescents from vulnerable contexts in Brazil. (2024)
Journal Article
Komatsu, A. V., Costa, R. C. S., Buoso, F. P., Dos Santos, P. V., Caetano, L. A. O., & Bazon, M. R. (2024). Psychosocial adaptation under adverse experiences: A study on the role of empathy with adolescents from vulnerable contexts in Brazil. Child Abuse and Neglect, 150, 106298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106298

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that affect children and adolescents, increasing the risk for negative outcomes in several developmental domains. The literature suggests that ACEs affect boys and girls differentl... Read More about Psychosocial adaptation under adverse experiences: A study on the role of empathy with adolescents from vulnerable contexts in Brazil..

Dataset for article "A Heat Loss Sensitivity Index to Inform Housing Retrofit Policy in the UK" (2024)
Dataset
Tsang, C., Parker, J., & Glew, D. (2024). Dataset for article "A Heat Loss Sensitivity Index to Inform Housing Retrofit Policy in the UK". [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.17866/rd.salford.25436326

This study employed dynamic thermal simulation models for 32 housing archetypes representative of solid-walled homes in the UK to calculate the heat loss and sensitivity coefficient per building fabric feature, after which a metric Heat Loss Sensitiv... Read More about Dataset for article "A Heat Loss Sensitivity Index to Inform Housing Retrofit Policy in the UK".

Should whistleblowers be paid? (2024)
Digital Artefact
Lord, J. Should whistleblowers be paid?

Whistleblowing reports are on the rise, and employers are being called out, both for substandard disclosure channels and for not taking concerns seriously.