Outputs (276)

Trips for Outdoor Exercise at Different Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Scotland   (2021)
Journal Article
Semple, T., Fountas, G., & Fonzone, A. (2021). Trips for Outdoor Exercise at Different Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Scotland  . Journal of transport & health, 23, Article 101280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2021.101280

Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has had exceptional effects on travel behaviour in the UK. This paper focuses specifically on the outdoor exercise trips of Scottish residents at several distinct points of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the negative... Read More about Trips for Outdoor Exercise at Different Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Scotland  .

Enhancing the practicality of tools to estimate the whole life embodied carbon of building structures via machine-learning models (2021)
Journal Article
Pomponi, F., Luque Anguita, M., Lange, M., D'Amico, B., & Hart, E. (2021). Enhancing the practicality of tools to estimate the whole life embodied carbon of building structures via machine-learning models. Frontiers in Built Environment, 7, Article 745598. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.745598

The construction and operation of buildings account for significant environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy demand, resource consumption and waste generation. While the operation of buildings is fairly well regulated a... Read More about Enhancing the practicality of tools to estimate the whole life embodied carbon of building structures via machine-learning models.

More than the sum of their parts - How UK Timber Houses can be Deconstructed and Reused (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cramer, M., & Sandin, Y. (2021, October). More than the sum of their parts - How UK Timber Houses can be Deconstructed and Reused. Presented at Annual Meeting of the Northern European Network for Wood Science and Engineering, Kaunas, Lithuania

The InFutUReWood project (infuturewood.info) focuses on the reuse of structural timber and is working on improving the design of buildings to facilitate deconstruction and reuse. For this purpose, we conducted five case studies in four of the partner... Read More about More than the sum of their parts - How UK Timber Houses can be Deconstructed and Reused.

Control Strategies for Energy Efficiency at PNU’s Metro System (2021)
Journal Article
Saleh, W., Justin, S., Alsawah, G., Al Ghamdi, T., & Lashin, M. M. A. (2021). Control Strategies for Energy Efficiency at PNU’s Metro System. Energies, 14(20), Article 6660. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206660

It is broadly acknowledged that there is an urgent need to reduce carbon-based mobility systems and increase renewable energy alternatives. The automotive industry is one of the greatest consumers of energy in the world. It is fronted with many chall... Read More about Control Strategies for Energy Efficiency at PNU’s Metro System.

Dual-Polarized Highly Folded Bowtie Antenna with Slotted Self-Grounded Structure for Sub-6 GHz 5G Applications (2021)
Journal Article
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., See, C. H., Shukla, P., Mansouri Moghaddam, S., Uz Zaman, A., Shafqaat, S., Akinsolu, M. O., Liu, B., Yang, J., Abd-Alhameed, R., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2022). Dual-Polarized Highly Folded Bowtie Antenna with Slotted Self-Grounded Structure for Sub-6 GHz 5G Applications. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 70(4), 3028-3033. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2021.3118784

In this paper, a novel dual-polarized highly-folded self-grounded Bowtie antenna that is excited through I-shaped slots is proposed for applications in sub-6GHz 5G multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna systems. The antenna consists of two pai... Read More about Dual-Polarized Highly Folded Bowtie Antenna with Slotted Self-Grounded Structure for Sub-6 GHz 5G Applications.

A Study of Gas Transport Mechanisms for CH4/CO2 Using Ceramic Membranes (2021)
Journal Article
Ogunlude, P., Abunumah, O., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Gobina, E. (2021). A Study of Gas Transport Mechanisms for CH4/CO2 Using Ceramic Membranes. Crystals, 11(10), Article 1224. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11101224

Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and their effects have been a matter of global concern over the past decade. As the demand for energy grows in developing economies, there has been a challenge in harnessing and utilising sustainable forms of energy to... Read More about A Study of Gas Transport Mechanisms for CH4/CO2 Using Ceramic Membranes.

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Blockchain Technology in the Construction Industry – A System Dynamics Approach (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Olawumi, T., Ojo, S., Chan, D., & Yam, M. (2020, November). Factors Influencing the Adoption of Blockchain Technology in the Construction Industry – A System Dynamics Approach. Presented at CRIOCM 2020 Conference – 25th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Online

The construction industry is always a slow adopter of innovative technologies than other sectors of the economy. Although some technologies, such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), robotics, among others, have been implemented, their ad... Read More about Factors Influencing the Adoption of Blockchain Technology in the Construction Industry – A System Dynamics Approach.

Some Notes on Granular Mixtures with Finite, Discrete Fractal Distribution (2021)
Journal Article
Imre, E., Talata, I., Barreto, D., Datcheva, M., Baille, W., Georgiev, I., Fityus, S., Singh, V. P., Casini, F., Guida, G., Trang, P. Q., & Lőrincz, J. (2022). Some Notes on Granular Mixtures with Finite, Discrete Fractal Distribution. Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering, 66(1), 179-192. https://doi.org/10.3311/ppci.19103

Why fractal distribution is so frequent? It is true that fractal dimension is always less than 3? Why fractal dimension of 2.5 to 2.9 seems to be steady-state or stable? Why the fractal distributions are the limit distributions of the degradation pat... Read More about Some Notes on Granular Mixtures with Finite, Discrete Fractal Distribution.

Cloud-based Sustainability Assessment (CSA) System for Automating the Sustainability Decision-Making Process of Built Assets (2021)
Journal Article
Olawumi, T. O., & Chan, D. W. (2022). Cloud-based Sustainability Assessment (CSA) System for Automating the Sustainability Decision-Making Process of Built Assets. Expert Systems with Applications, 188, Article 116020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2021.116020

Digital tools help facilitate the implementation of sustainability practices in the built environment in the era of rapid urban developments. However, the extant literature revealed salient gaps in the use of cloud-based systems and digital tools to... Read More about Cloud-based Sustainability Assessment (CSA) System for Automating the Sustainability Decision-Making Process of Built Assets.

Electromyographic Signal Based Dynamic Hand Gesture Recognition Using Transfer Learning (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Song, S., Yang, L., Huo, B., Wu, M., Liu, Y., & Yu, H. Electromyographic Signal Based Dynamic Hand Gesture Recognition Using Transfer Learning. Presented at 2021 Chinese Intelligent Automation Conference, Zhanjiang, China

Recent years, the research of gesture recognition based on surface EMG signal has become an active topic. The conventional methods mainly focus on feature engineering, but the sEMG signal is non-stationary temporally, which makes proper feature desig... Read More about Electromyographic Signal Based Dynamic Hand Gesture Recognition Using Transfer Learning.