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Vicious or virtuous circles? Exploring the vulnerability of drivers to break low urban speed limits (2016)
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Tapp, A., Nancarrow, C., Davis, A., & Jones, S. (2016). Vicious or virtuous circles? Exploring the vulnerability of drivers to break low urban speed limits. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 91, 195-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.20

Levels of support for 20 mph limits in Great Britain are consistently high. However, these positive attitudes are not translating into similarly positive behaviour changes in terms of complying with these new speed limits.Recent research from the aut... Read More about Vicious or virtuous circles? Exploring the vulnerability of drivers to break low urban speed limits.

Sea grass like arranged TiO2 nanorods sensitized by natural dyes for solar cell applications (2016)
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Akila, Y., Muthukumarasamy, N., Agilan, S., Senthilarasu, S., & Velauthapillai, D. (2016). Sea grass like arranged TiO2 nanorods sensitized by natural dyes for solar cell applications. Applied Physics A, 122, Article 719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-01

Rutile-phase seagrass-like-arranged TiO2 nanorods have been synthesized by low-temperature template-free hydrothermal method. These TiO2 nanorods have been sensitized by flowers of Sesbania grandiflora, leaves of Camellia sinensis and roots of Rubia... Read More about Sea grass like arranged TiO2 nanorods sensitized by natural dyes for solar cell applications.

An individual subjectivist critique of the use of corpus linguistics to inform pedagogical materials. (2016)
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Richards, K., & Pilcher, N. (2016). An individual subjectivist critique of the use of corpus linguistics to inform pedagogical materials. Dialogic Pedagogy, 4, https://doi.org/10.5195/dpj.2016.163

Corpus Linguistics, or the gathering together of language into a body for analysis and development of materials, claims itself an assured, established method (or field) that valuably informs pedagogical materials and knowledge of language. The fundam... Read More about An individual subjectivist critique of the use of corpus linguistics to inform pedagogical materials..

Password Pattern and Vulnerability Analysis for Web and Mobile Applications (2016)
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Li, S., Romdhani, I., & Buchanan, W. (2016). Password Pattern and Vulnerability Analysis for Web and Mobile Applications. ZTE Communications, 14, 32-36. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1673-5188.2016.S0.006

Text⁃based passwords are heavily used to defense for many web and mobile applications. In this paper, we investigated the patterns and vulnerabilities for both web and mobile applications based on conditions of the Shannon entropy, Guessing entropy a... Read More about Password Pattern and Vulnerability Analysis for Web and Mobile Applications.

Multilayered Echo State Machine: A Novel Architecture and Algorithm (2016)
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Malik, Z., Hussain, A., & Wu, Q. (2017). Multilayered Echo State Machine: A Novel Architecture and Algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 47(4), 946-959. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCYB.2016.2533545

In this paper, we present a novel architecture and learning algorithm for a multilayered echo state machine (ML-ESM). Traditional echo state networks (ESNs) refer to a particular type of reservoir computing (RC) architecture. They constitute an effec... Read More about Multilayered Echo State Machine: A Novel Architecture and Algorithm.

The Perceptions of Postgraduate International Students of Examinations (2016)
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Cruickshank, P. (2016). The Perceptions of Postgraduate International Students of Examinations. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v4i3.200

The increasing internationalisation of higher education means that many students in the UK are not native English speakers, possibly putting them at a disadvantage in an examination environment. However, exams continue to be used even though although... Read More about The Perceptions of Postgraduate International Students of Examinations.

Algorithmic determination of the mechanism through which H2O-dilution affects autoignition dynamics and NO formation in CH4/air mixtures (2016)
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Tingas, E. A., Kyritsis, D. C., & Goussis, D. A. (2016). Algorithmic determination of the mechanism through which H2O-dilution affects autoignition dynamics and NO formation in CH4/air mixtures. Fuel, 183, 90-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2016.06.057

The Computational Singular Perturbation (CSP) algorithm is employed in order to determine how H2O-dilution influences ignition delay and chemical paths that generate NO during isochoric homogenous lean CH4/air autoignition. Regarding the ignition del... Read More about Algorithmic determination of the mechanism through which H2O-dilution affects autoignition dynamics and NO formation in CH4/air mixtures.

A regulatory model for personal data on social networking services in the UK (2016)
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Haynes, D., Bawden, D., & Robinson, L. (2016). A regulatory model for personal data on social networking services in the UK. International Journal of Information Management, 36(6), 872-882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2016.05.012

Widespread use of online social networking services (SNSs) exposes users to a variety of risks. This study examines the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and considers the wider regulatory landscape in the UK. Although based on EU legislation, the... Read More about A regulatory model for personal data on social networking services in the UK.

Molecular docking studies on potent adsorbed receptor of Thrh protein: A new target for biodegradation of indigo dye (2016)
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Prabhavathi, P., Rajendran, R., Sundaram, S. K., Dinesh Kumar, S., Santhanam, P., Premnath, D., …Mi-Kyung, K. (2016). Molecular docking studies on potent adsorbed receptor of Thrh protein: A new target for biodegradation of indigo dye. Journal of Biorem

Vat dyes are aromatic compounds widely used for denim textile industries, this result in a great wastewater problem from this industry due to recalcitrant nature of these dyes. The active protein (ThrH) was purified from Pseudomonas aeruginosa by DEA... Read More about Molecular docking studies on potent adsorbed receptor of Thrh protein: A new target for biodegradation of indigo dye.

Facilities management outsourcing: theoretical trends and evidence from practice in Nigeria and United Kingdom (2016)
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Ikediashi, D. I., & Odesola, I. A. (2016). Facilities management outsourcing: theoretical trends and evidence from practice in Nigeria and United Kingdom. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 20(2), 207-219. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648

Previous research has acknowledged facilities management (FM) as a discipline that optimises the delivery of facilities and its related services through use of high profile strategies that provide cost effective, high quality and integrated approach... Read More about Facilities management outsourcing: theoretical trends and evidence from practice in Nigeria and United Kingdom.

A compression sensing and noise-tolerant image encryption scheme based on chaotic maps and orthogonal matrices (2016)
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Ahmad, J., Khan, M. A., Hwang, S. O., & Khan, J. S. (2016). A compression sensing and noise-tolerant image encryption scheme based on chaotic maps and orthogonal matrices. Neural Computing and Applications, 28(S1), 953-967. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-

With the evolution of technologies, the size of an image data has been significantly increased. However, traditional image encryption schemes cannot handle the emerging problems in big data such as noise toleration and compression. In order to meet t... Read More about A compression sensing and noise-tolerant image encryption scheme based on chaotic maps and orthogonal matrices.

Social media, risk and information governance (2016)
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Haynes, D. (2016). Social media, risk and information governance. Business Information Review, 33(2), 90-93. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266382116651781

The use of social media by organizations forms an important component of the information landscape. However, social media governance is often overlooked even though its use needs to be managed in order to avoid some of its pitfalls. Risk management i... Read More about Social media, risk and information governance.

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic and electrochemical impedance spectroscopic analysis of RuO2-Ta2O5 thick film pH sensors (2016)
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Manjakkal, L., Cvejin, K., Kulawik, J., Zaraska, K., Socha, R. P., & Szwagierczak, D. (2016). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic and electrochemical impedance spectroscopic analysis of RuO2-Ta2O5 thick film pH sensors. Analytica Chimica Acta, 931, 47-56. h

The paper reports on investigation of the pH sensing mechanism of thick film RuO2-Ta2O5 sensors by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Interdigitated conductimetric pH sensors were screen pri... Read More about X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic and electrochemical impedance spectroscopic analysis of RuO2-Ta2O5 thick film pH sensors.

A scalable user fairness model for adaptive video streaming over SDN-assisted future networks (2016)
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Mu, M., Broadbent, M., Farshad, A., Hart, N., Hutchison, D., Ni, Q., & Race, N. (2016). A scalable user fairness model for adaptive video streaming over SDN-assisted future networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 34(8), 2168-2184. http

The growing demand for online distribution of high quality and high throughput content is dominating today's Internet infrastructure. This includes both production and user-generated media. Among the myriad of media distribution mechanisms, HTTP adap... Read More about A scalable user fairness model for adaptive video streaming over SDN-assisted future networks.

Interactive support effects on career agency and occupational engagement among young adults. (2016)
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Jenkins, L., & Jeske, D. (2017). Interactive support effects on career agency and occupational engagement among young adults. Journal of Career Assessment, 25(4), 616-631. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072716652891

The PIC model by Gati and Asher describes three career decision making stages: pre-screening, in-depth exploration, and choice of career options. We consider the role that three different forms of support (general career support by parents, emotional... Read More about Interactive support effects on career agency and occupational engagement among young adults..

Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation (2016)
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Freier, D., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Mas'ud, A. A., Albarracín, R., …Bani, N. A. (2016). Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar

Making housing carbon neutral is one of the European Union (EU) targets with the aim to reduce energy consumption and to increase on-site renewable energy generation in the domestic sector. Optical concentrators have a strong potential to minimise th... Read More about Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation.

Multilingual Sentiment Analysis: State of the Art and Independent Comparison of Techniques (2016)
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Dashtipour, K., Poria, S., Hussain, A., Cambria, E., Hawalah, A. Y. A., Gelbukh, A., & Zhou, Q. (2016). Multilingual Sentiment Analysis: State of the Art and Independent Comparison of Techniques. Cognitive Computation, 8(4), 757-771. https://doi.org/10.10

With the advent of Internet, people actively express their opinions about products, services, events, political parties, etc., in social media, blogs, and website comments. The amount of research work on sentiment analysis is growing explosively. How... Read More about Multilingual Sentiment Analysis: State of the Art and Independent Comparison of Techniques.

The application of graphene and its derivatives to energy conversion, storage, and environmental and biosensing devices (2016)
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Tahir, A. A., Ullah, H., Sudhagar, P., Mat Teridi, M. A., Devadoss, A., & Sundaram, S. (2016). The application of graphene and its derivatives to energy conversion, storage, and environmental and biosensing devices. Chemical Record, 16(3), 1591-1634. http

Graphene (GR) and its derivatives are promising materials on the horizon of nanotechnology and material science and have attracted a tremendous amount of research interest in recent years. The unique atom-thick 2D structure with sp2 hybridization and... Read More about The application of graphene and its derivatives to energy conversion, storage, and environmental and biosensing devices.

A selective metasurface absorber with an amorphous carbon interlayer for solar thermal applications (2016)
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Wan, C., Ho, Y., Nunez-Sanchez, S., Chen, L., Lopez-Garcia, M., Pugh, J., …Cryan, M. (2016). A selective metasurface absorber with an amorphous carbon interlayer for solar thermal applications. Nano Energy, 26, 392-397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.

This paper presents fabrication, measurement and modelling results for a metal-dielectric-metal metasurface absorber for solar thermal applications. The structure uses amorphous carbon as an inter-layer between thin gold films with the upper film pat... Read More about A selective metasurface absorber with an amorphous carbon interlayer for solar thermal applications.

Explanation-based learning with analogy for impasse resolution (2016)
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Timperley, M., Mokhtar, M., Bellaby, G., & Howe, J. (2016). Explanation-based learning with analogy for impasse resolution. Expert Systems with Applications, 61, 181-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2016.05.030

This paper proposes an algorithm for the inclusion of analogy into Explanation-Based Learning (EBL). Analogy can be used when an impasse is reached to extend the deductive closure of EBL’s domain theory. This enables the generation of control laws, v... Read More about Explanation-based learning with analogy for impasse resolution.