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Exploring the effects of positive organizational behaviour (POB) models on occupational eustress amongst construction employees (2021)
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Ogwueleka, A. C., & Ikediashi, D. I. (2021). Exploring the effects of positive organizational behaviour (POB) models on occupational eustress amongst construction employees. Journal of Construction Business and Management, 5(1), 38-46. https://doi.org/10.15641/jcbm.5.1.1041

The general perspective of organizational behaviour (OB) has been characterized more by negativity than positively. The introduction of a positive approach into OB is known as positive organizational behaviour (POB), which focuses on employees' posit... Read More about Exploring the effects of positive organizational behaviour (POB) models on occupational eustress amongst construction employees.

MnOx-Electrodeposited Fabric-Based Stretchable Supercapacitors with Intrinsic Strain Sensing (2021)
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Pullanchiyodan, A., Manjakkal, L., Ntagios, M., & Dahiya, R. (2021). MnOx-Electrodeposited Fabric-Based Stretchable Supercapacitors with Intrinsic Strain Sensing. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 13(40), 47581-47592. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c12526

The increasing number of devices needed by wearable systems to bring radical advances in healthcare, robotics, and human–machine interfaces is a threat to their growth if the integration and energy-related challenges are not managed. A natural soluti... Read More about MnOx-Electrodeposited Fabric-Based Stretchable Supercapacitors with Intrinsic Strain Sensing.

Varied perceptions of environmental impacts from informal public transport hubs in two sub-Saharan African cities (Nairobi and Ibadan) (2021)
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Onyango, V., Olowosegun, A., & Moyo, D. (2023). Varied perceptions of environmental impacts from informal public transport hubs in two sub-Saharan African cities (Nairobi and Ibadan). International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 22(2), 113-133. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesd.2021.10042403

This paper explored perceptions of the environmental impacts of informal public transport (IPT) in Ibadan, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya. Based on a questionnaire survey supplemented by exploratory factor analysis the results revealed unanimous agreemen... Read More about Varied perceptions of environmental impacts from informal public transport hubs in two sub-Saharan African cities (Nairobi and Ibadan).

A Blockchain Framework in Post-Quantum Decentralization (2021)
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Saha, R., Kumar, G., Devgun, T., Buchanan, W., Thomas, R., Alazab, M., Kim, T., & Rodrigues, J. (2023). A Blockchain Framework in Post-Quantum Decentralization. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1109/tsc.2021.3116896

The decentralization and transparency have provided wide acceptance of blockchain technology in various sectors through numerous applications. The claimed security services by blockchain have been proved using various cryptographic techniques, mainly... Read More about A Blockchain Framework in Post-Quantum Decentralization.

A Mamdani Type Fuzzy Inference System to Calculate Employee Susceptibility to Phishing Attacks (2021)
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Lambat, Y., Ayres, N., Maglaras, L., & Ferrag, M. A. (2021). A Mamdani Type Fuzzy Inference System to Calculate Employee Susceptibility to Phishing Attacks. Applied Sciences, 11(19), Article 9083. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11199083

It is a well known fact that the weakest link in a cyber secure system is the people who configure, manage or use it. Security breaches are persistently being attributed to human error. Social engineered based attacks are becoming more sophisticated... Read More about A Mamdani Type Fuzzy Inference System to Calculate Employee Susceptibility to Phishing Attacks.

Semi-Supervised Domain Adaptation for Holistic Counting under Label Gap (2021)
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Litrico, M., Battiato, S., Tsaftaris, S. A., & Giuffrida, M. V. (2021). Semi-Supervised Domain Adaptation for Holistic Counting under Label Gap. Journal of Imaging, 7(10), Article 198. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7100198

This paper proposes a novel approach for semi-supervised domain adaptation for holistic regression tasks, where a DNN predicts a continuous value y∈R given an input image x. The current literature generally lacks specific domain adaptation approaches... Read More about Semi-Supervised Domain Adaptation for Holistic Counting under Label Gap.

Saudi Women and Vision 2030: Bridging the Gap? (2021)
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Saleh, W., & Malibari, A. (2021). Saudi Women and Vision 2030: Bridging the Gap?. Behavioral Sciences, 11(10), Article 132. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11100132

(1) Background, Travel characteristics of Saudi women contrast significantly from those in the west. This is not only because they have different culture, attitudes and preferences but also until recently, Saudi women were not allowed to drive. In 20... Read More about Saudi Women and Vision 2030: Bridging the Gap?.

Dispatch Strategies for the Utilisation of Battery Storage Systems in Smart Grid Optimised Buildings (2021)
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Georgakarakos, A. D., Vand, B., Hathway, E. A., & Mayfield, M. (2021). Dispatch Strategies for the Utilisation of Battery Storage Systems in Smart Grid Optimised Buildings. Buildings, 11(10), Article 433. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11100433

This study investigates Smart Grid Optimised Buildings (SGOBs) which can respond to real-time electricity prices by utilising battery storage systems (BSS). Different building design characteristics are assessed to evaluate the impact on energy use,... Read More about Dispatch Strategies for the Utilisation of Battery Storage Systems in Smart Grid Optimised Buildings.

Artificial Eyes with Emotion and Light Responsive Pupils for Realistic Humanoid Robots (2021)
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Strathearn, C. (2021). Artificial Eyes with Emotion and Light Responsive Pupils for Realistic Humanoid Robots. Informatics, 8(4), Article 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/informatics8040064

This study employs a novel 3D engineered robotic eye system with dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) pupils and a 3D sculpted and colourised gelatin iris membrane to replicate the appearance and materiality of the human eye. A camera system for facia... Read More about Artificial Eyes with Emotion and Light Responsive Pupils for Realistic Humanoid Robots.

Nanostructured perovskite oxides for dye-sensitized solar cells (2021)
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Sheikh, M. S., Roy, A., Dutta, A., Sundaram, S., Mallick, T. K., & Sinha, T. (2021). Nanostructured perovskite oxides for dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 54(49), Article 493001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ac252c

Since its discovery, the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) technology with its low-cost, simple fabrication procedure and promising photovoltaic (PV) performance remains a fertile research topic. Most DSSC research is focused on the TiO2, ZnO and othe... Read More about Nanostructured perovskite oxides for dye-sensitized solar cells.

Performance study on mounting system for displacement transducer in mechanical tests of timber samples using photogrammetry method (2021)
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Mohamed, A., Zhang, H., Deng, Y., Lehmann, M., Sigrist, C., Uheida, K., Zheng, Y., Bahadori-Jahromi, A., Shahidan, S., & Caudoux, R. (2022). Performance study on mounting system for displacement transducer in mechanical tests of timber samples using photogrammetry method. Wood Material Science and Engineering, 17(6), 937-953. https://doi.org/10.1080/17480272.2021.1978107

This paper presents a unique study to reveal the effect of the mounting system of the linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) on the mechanical property tests of timber materials. This effect has been overlooked in the past but proven to be s... Read More about Performance study on mounting system for displacement transducer in mechanical tests of timber samples using photogrammetry method.

Field-induced quantum spin disordered state in spin-1/2 honeycomb magnet Na2Co2TeO6 (2021)
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Lin, G., Jeong, J., Kim, C., Wang, Y., Huang, Q., Masuda, T., Asai, S., Itoh, S., Günther, G., Russina, M., Lu, Z., Sheng, J., Wang, L., Wang, J., Wang, G., Ren, Q., Xi, C., Tong, W., Ling, L., Liu, Z., …Ma, J. (2021). Field-induced quantum spin disordered state in spin-1/2 honeycomb magnet Na2Co2TeO6. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article 5559 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25567-7

Spin-orbit coupled honeycomb magnets with the Kitaev interaction have received a lot of attention due to their potential of hosting exotic quantum states including quantum spin liquids. Thus far, the most studied Kitaev systems are 4d/5d-based honeyc... Read More about Field-induced quantum spin disordered state in spin-1/2 honeycomb magnet Na2Co2TeO6.

Multi-lingual character handwriting framework based on an integrated deep learning based sequence-to-sequence attention model (2021)
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Rabhi, B., Elbaati, A., Boubaker, H., Hamdi, Y., Hussain, A., & Alimi, A. M. (2021). Multi-lingual character handwriting framework based on an integrated deep learning based sequence-to-sequence attention model. Memetic Computing, 13, Article 459-475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12293-021-00345-6

Online signals are rich in dynamic features such as trajectory chronology, velocity, pressure and pen up/down movements. Their offline counterparts consist of a set of pixels. Thus, online handwriting recognition accuracy is generally better than off... Read More about Multi-lingual character handwriting framework based on an integrated deep learning based sequence-to-sequence attention model.

Optical component analysis for ultrahigh concentrated photovoltaic system (UHCPV) (2021)
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Alzahrani, M., Ahmed, A., Shanks, K., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. (2021). Optical component analysis for ultrahigh concentrated photovoltaic system (UHCPV). Solar Energy, 227, 321-333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.09.019

This article investigates the discrepancy between the theoretical and the experimental optical characterisation results of a Fresnel Lens - silicon on glass (SOG), as a primary optical component toward UHCPV of >3000 suns design (Shanks et al., 2018)... Read More about Optical component analysis for ultrahigh concentrated photovoltaic system (UHCPV).

The regulations and reality of indoor environmental standards for objects and visitors in museums (2021)
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Elkadi, H., Al-Maiyah, S., Fielder, K., Kenawy, I., & Martinson, D. B. (2021). The regulations and reality of indoor environmental standards for objects and visitors in museums. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 152, Article 111653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111653

The management of indoor microclimates is an important function of museum operations, a topic that has recently received growing attention. The way in which museum microclimates are specified is still not well documented universally, particularly in... Read More about The regulations and reality of indoor environmental standards for objects and visitors in museums.

Discrete Human Activity Recognition and Fall Detection by Combining FMCW RADAR Data of Heterogeneous Environments for Independent Assistive Living (2021)
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Saeed, U., Shah, S. Y., Shah, S. A., Ahmad, J., Alotaibi, A. A., Althobaiti, T., Ramzan, N., Alomainy, A., & Abbasi, Q. H. (2021). Discrete Human Activity Recognition and Fall Detection by Combining FMCW RADAR Data of Heterogeneous Environments for Independent Assistive Living. Electronics, 10(18), Article 2237. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182237

Human activity monitoring is essential for a variety of applications in many fields, particularly healthcare. The goal of this research work is to develop a system that can effectively detect fall/collapse and classify other discrete daily living act... Read More about Discrete Human Activity Recognition and Fall Detection by Combining FMCW RADAR Data of Heterogeneous Environments for Independent Assistive Living.

Energy and exergy analyses of new cooling schemes based on a serpentine configuration for a high concentrator photovoltaic system (2021)
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Ahmed, A., Shanks, K., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. (2021). Energy and exergy analyses of new cooling schemes based on a serpentine configuration for a high concentrator photovoltaic system. Applied Thermal Engineering, 199, Article 117528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117528

High concentrator photovoltaic is expected to play an increasingly important role in electrical energy production. Controlling multijunction solar cell temperature within the recommended conditions is a key challenge that limits the functionality of... Read More about Energy and exergy analyses of new cooling schemes based on a serpentine configuration for a high concentrator photovoltaic system.

Cybersecurity maturity assessment framework for higher education institutions in Saudi Arabia (2021)
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Almomani, I., Ahmed, M., & Maglaras, L. (2021). Cybersecurity maturity assessment framework for higher education institutions in Saudi Arabia. PeerJ Computer Science, 7, Article e703. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.703

The Saudi Arabia government has proposed different frameworks such as the CITC’s Cybersecurity Regulatory Framework (CRF) and the NCA’s Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC) to ensure data and infrastructure security in all IT-based systems. However... Read More about Cybersecurity maturity assessment framework for higher education institutions in Saudi Arabia.