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Measuring the concept of PID literacy: user perceptions and understanding of PIDs in support of open scholarly infrastructure (2023)
Journal Article
Macgregor, G., Lancho-Barrantes, B. S., & Pennington, D. R. (2023). Measuring the concept of PID literacy: user perceptions and understanding of PIDs in support of open scholarly infrastructure . Open Information Science, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1515/opis-2022-0142

The increasing centrality of persistent identifiers (PIDs) to scholarly ecosystems and the contribution they can make to the burgeoning 'PID graph' has the potential to transform scholarship. Despite their importance as originators of PID data, littl... Read More about Measuring the concept of PID literacy: user perceptions and understanding of PIDs in support of open scholarly infrastructure .

Developing an IoT Framework for Industry 4.0 in Malaysian SMEs: An Analysis of Current Status, Practices, and Challenges (2023)
Journal Article
Abdulaziz, Q. A., Mad Kaidi, H., Masrom, M., Hamzah, H. S., Sarip, S., Dziyauddin, R. A., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2023). Developing an IoT Framework for Industry 4.0 in Malaysian SMEs: An Analysis of Current Status, Practices, and Challenges. Applied Sciences, 13(6), Article 3658. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13063658

This qualitative study aimed to explore the current status, practices, and challenges of Internet of Things (IoT) implementation and to develop an IoT framework for Industry 4.0 in Malaysia. Industry 4.0 enhances a company’s manufacturing competitive... Read More about Developing an IoT Framework for Industry 4.0 in Malaysian SMEs: An Analysis of Current Status, Practices, and Challenges.

An efficient antenna system with improved radiation for multi-standard/multi-mode 5G cellular communications (2023)
Journal Article
Parchin, N. O., Mohamed, H. G., Moussa, K. H., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Alwadai, N. M., & Amar, A. S. I. (2023). An efficient antenna system with improved radiation for multi-standard/multi-mode 5G cellular communications. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 4179. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31407-z

This paper introduces a multi-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna array system that provides improved radiation diversity for multi-standard/multi-mode 5G communications. The introduced MIMO design contains four pairs of miniaturized self-complement... Read More about An efficient antenna system with improved radiation for multi-standard/multi-mode 5G cellular communications.

Sustainable digitalisation and implementation of ISO standards for facilities management (2023)
Journal Article
Lok, K. L., van der Pool, I., Smith, A., Opoku, A., & Cheung, K. L. (2023). Sustainable digitalisation and implementation of ISO standards for facilities management. Facilities, 41(5/6), 434-453. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-03-2022-0038

Purpose
This viewpoint paper aims to discuss sustainable digitalisation of facilities management (FM) through the implementation of the newly recognised International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards within the ISO 41000 series.

D... Read More about Sustainable digitalisation and implementation of ISO standards for facilities management.

Games Futures I (2023)
Journal Article
Deterding, S., Mitchell, K., Kowert, R., & King, B. (2023). Games Futures I. Games: Research and Practice, 1(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1145/3585394

Games Futures collect short opinion pieces by industry and research veterans and new voices envisioning possible and desirable futures and needs for games and playable media. This inaugural series features eight of over thirty pieces.

Inaugural Editorial: A Lighthouse for Games and Playable Media (2023)
Journal Article
Deterding, S., Mitchell, K., Kowert, R., & King, B. (2023). Inaugural Editorial: A Lighthouse for Games and Playable Media. Games: Research and Practice, 1(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1145/3585393

In games and playable media, almost nothing is as it was at the turn of the millennium. Digital and analog games have exploded in reach, diversity, and relevance. Digital platforms and globalisation have shifted and fragmented their centres of gravit... Read More about Inaugural Editorial: A Lighthouse for Games and Playable Media.

Modeling the Principal Success Factors for Attaining Systemic Circularity in the Building Construction Industry: An International Survey of Circular Economy Experts (2023)
Journal Article
Oluleye, B. I., Chan, D. W., Antwi-Afari, P., & Olawumi, T. (2023). Modeling the Principal Success Factors for Attaining Systemic Circularity in the Building Construction Industry: An International Survey of Circular Economy Experts. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 37, 268-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2023.03.008

To achieve zero waste and cumber the acute environmental effect of the building construction industry (BCI), circular economy (CE) implementation is pertinent. Such implementation requires the incorporation of certain actionable factors that are crit... Read More about Modeling the Principal Success Factors for Attaining Systemic Circularity in the Building Construction Industry: An International Survey of Circular Economy Experts.

Artificial intelligence in career services (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, M. (2023, March). Artificial intelligence in career services. Presented at Career Development Institute Scotland CPD Conference, Online

Electro-blown spinning: New insight into the effect of electric field and airflow hybridized forces on the production yield and characteristics of nanofiber membranes (2023)
Journal Article
Elnabawy, E., Sun, D., Shearer, N., & Shyha, I. (2023). Electro-blown spinning: New insight into the effect of electric field and airflow hybridized forces on the production yield and characteristics of nanofiber membranes. Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, 8(2), Article 100552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2023.100552

Electro-blown spinning (EBS) is an emergent hybridized nanofibers formation technology. Recently, there has been a great interest in introducing this novel method for producing sub-micron, and nanofibers into several applications. For the first time,... Read More about Electro-blown spinning: New insight into the effect of electric field and airflow hybridized forces on the production yield and characteristics of nanofiber membranes.

Timber in Construction: Skills Action Plan (2023)
Report
Duncheva, M., Vokes, C., Connell-Skinner, K., & Hairstans, R. (2023). Timber in Construction: Skills Action Plan. Hereford: New Model Institute for Technology & Engineering (NMITE)

The UK needs to increase the use of timber in construction to achieve its Net Zero targets. But strengthening timber supply chains and boosting use of homegrown timber needs a workforce able to make best use of this renewable resource.

The Timber... Read More about Timber in Construction: Skills Action Plan.