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Template free synthesis of CdSnO3 micro-cuboids for dye sensitized solar cells (2019)
Journal Article
Roy, A., Das, P. P., Selvaraj, P., Devi, P. S., & Sundaram, S. (2019). Template free synthesis of CdSnO3 micro-cuboids for dye sensitized solar cells. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 380, Article 111824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2019.04.035

Mesoporous transparent conducting oxide, CdSnO3 has been synthesized using ultrasonication assisted co-precipitation method. Rather employing any template or structure directing agent, the co-precipitation effect of sodium hydroxide and citric acid w... Read More about Template free synthesis of CdSnO3 micro-cuboids for dye sensitized solar cells.

Evaluation of an intervention to promote walking during the commute to work: a cluster randomised controlled trial (2019)
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Audrey, S., Fisher, H., Cooper, A., Gaunt, D., Garfield, K., Metcalfe, C., Hollingworth, W., Gillison, F., Gabe-Walters, M., Rodgers, S., Davis, A. L., Insall, P., & Procter, S. (2019). Evaluation of an intervention to promote walking during the commute to work: a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 19(1), Article 427. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6791-4

Background: Opportunities for working adults to accumulate recommended physical activity levels (at least 150min of moderate intensity physical activity in bouts of at least 10 min throughout the week) may include the commute to work. Systematic revi... Read More about Evaluation of an intervention to promote walking during the commute to work: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Post-contract material management and waste minimization: An analysis of the roles of quantity surveyors (2019)
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Saka, A. B., Olaore, F. O., & Olawumi, T. (2019). Post-contract material management and waste minimization: An analysis of the roles of quantity surveyors. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 17(4), 793-807. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-10-2018-0193

Purpose This paper aims to assess the level of awareness of quantity surveyors in material management and their key roles in waste minimization during the post-contract stage of the project with a view of achieving value for money in their roles.... Read More about Post-contract material management and waste minimization: An analysis of the roles of quantity surveyors.

Lightweight design of direct-drive wind turbine electrical generators: A comparison between steel and composite material structures (2019)
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Jaen Sola, P., McDonald, A., & Oterkus, E. (2019). Lightweight design of direct-drive wind turbine electrical generators: A comparison between steel and composite material structures. Ocean Engineering, 181, 330-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.03.053

Direct-drive generators for wind turbines are high torque, low speed machines which require a heavy robust structure to maintain the air-gap clearance open and stable. The mass of the structural material can be assessed at the early stages of the des... Read More about Lightweight design of direct-drive wind turbine electrical generators: A comparison between steel and composite material structures.

A Comprehensive Survey of Security Threats and their Mitigation Techniques for next-generation SDN Controllers (2019)
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Han, T., Jan, S., Tan, T., Usman, M., Jan, M., Khan, R., & Xu, Y. (2020). A Comprehensive Survey of Security Threats and their Mitigation Techniques for next-generation SDN Controllers. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 32(16), Article e5300. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.5300

Software Dened Network (SDN) and Network Virtualization (NV) are emerged paradigms that simplied the control and management of the next generation networks, most importantly, Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud Computing, and Cyber-Physical Systems. Th... Read More about A Comprehensive Survey of Security Threats and their Mitigation Techniques for next-generation SDN Controllers.

Swarm intelligence techniques in recommender systems - A review of recent research (2019)
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Peška, L., Tashu, T. M., & Horváth, T. (2019). Swarm intelligence techniques in recommender systems - A review of recent research. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, 48, 201-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.swevo.2019.04.003

One of the main current applications of Intelligent Systems are Recommender systems (RS). RS can help users to find relevant items in huge information spaces in a personalized way. Several techniques have been investigated for the development of RS.... Read More about Swarm intelligence techniques in recommender systems - A review of recent research.

Perceived benefits of and barriers to Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation in construction: The case of Hong Kong (2019)
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Chan, D. W., Olawumi, T., & Ho, A. M. (2019). Perceived benefits of and barriers to Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation in construction: The case of Hong Kong. Journal of Building Engineering, 25, Article 100764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100764

BIM has experienced an increasing appeal in its adoption and implementation in the built environment worldwide in recent years. The current research study aims to identify and assess the perceived benefits of and barriers to BIM implementation in the... Read More about Perceived benefits of and barriers to Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation in construction: The case of Hong Kong.

The effects of driver fatigue, gender, and distracted driving on perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior: A correlated grouped random parameters bivariate probit approach. (2019)
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Fountas, G., Pantangi, S. S., Hulme, K. F., & Anastasopoulos, P. C. (2019). The effects of driver fatigue, gender, and distracted driving on perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior: A correlated grouped random parameters bivariate probit approach. Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 22, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amar.2019.100091

Previous research has shown that the determinants of perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior may differ. However, the consideration of major sources of aggressive patterns may introduce additional variations in the effect of such determin... Read More about The effects of driver fatigue, gender, and distracted driving on perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior: A correlated grouped random parameters bivariate probit approach..

Is the Zero-Wait Policy Always Optimum for Information Freshness (Peak Age) or Throughput? (2019)
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Barakat, B., Keates, S., Wassell, I., & Arshad, K. (2019). Is the Zero-Wait Policy Always Optimum for Information Freshness (Peak Age) or Throughput?. IEEE Communications Letters, 23(6), 987-990. https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2019.2907935

The Zero-Wait (ZW) policy is widely held to achieve maximum information 'freshness', i.e., to achieve minimum Peak Age (PA) and maximum throughput, for real-time Internet-of-Things applications. In this paper, it was shown through a series of experim... Read More about Is the Zero-Wait Policy Always Optimum for Information Freshness (Peak Age) or Throughput?.

Pedestrian crashes at priority controlled junctions, roundabouts and signalised junctions: The UK case study (2019)
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Downey, L., Saleh, W., Muley, D., & Kharbeche, M. (2019). Pedestrian crashes at priority controlled junctions, roundabouts and signalised junctions: The UK case study. Traffic Injury Prevention, 20(3), 308-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2019.1574972

Objectives: Over half of pedestrians killed and seriously injured in Great Britain in 2015 were involved in crashes at junctions. This study investigates the nature of these crashes. Methods: A study was conducted into pedestrian casualty crashes at... Read More about Pedestrian crashes at priority controlled junctions, roundabouts and signalised junctions: The UK case study.

Mutual-Coupling Isolation Using Embedded Metamaterial EM Bandgap Decoupling Slab for Densely Packed Array Antennas (2019)
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Alibakhshikenari, M., Khalily, M., Virdee, B. S., Hwang See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., & Limiti, E. (2019). Mutual-Coupling Isolation Using Embedded Metamaterial EM Bandgap Decoupling Slab for Densely Packed Array Antennas. IEEE Access, 9, 51827-51840. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2909950

This article presents a unique technique to enhance isolation between transmit/receive radiating elements in densely packed array antenna by embedding a metamaterial (MTM) electromagnetic bandgap (EMBG) structure in the space between the radiating el... Read More about Mutual-Coupling Isolation Using Embedded Metamaterial EM Bandgap Decoupling Slab for Densely Packed Array Antennas.

Investigation of semi-transparent dye-sensitized solar cells for fenestration integration (2019)
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Selvaraj, P., Ghosh, A., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2019). Investigation of semi-transparent dye-sensitized solar cells for fenestration integration. Renewable Energy, 141, 516-525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.03.146

For any particular location glazing transmission varies with season and time of day. Thus, glazing transmission angular behaviour is more crucial than single glazing transmittance value for building energy simulation and design. In this work, the spe... Read More about Investigation of semi-transparent dye-sensitized solar cells for fenestration integration.

Enhanced Shadow Retargeting with Light-Source Estimation Using Flat Fresnel Lenses (2019)
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Casas, L., Fauconneau, M., Kosek, M., Mclister, K., & Mitchell, K. (2019). Enhanced Shadow Retargeting with Light-Source Estimation Using Flat Fresnel Lenses. Computers, 8(2), Article 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers8020029

Shadow-retargeting maps depict the appearance of real shadows to virtual shadows given corresponding deformation of scene geometry, such that appearance is seamlessly maintained. By performing virtual shadow reconstruction from unoccluded real-shadow... Read More about Enhanced Shadow Retargeting with Light-Source Estimation Using Flat Fresnel Lenses.

Optimising Real-World Traffic Cycle Programs by Using Evolutionary Computation (2019)
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Segredo, E., Luque, G., Segura, C., & Alba, E. (2019). Optimising Real-World Traffic Cycle Programs by Using Evolutionary Computation. IEEE Access, 7, 43915-43932. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2908562

Traffic congestion, and the consequent loss of time, money, quality of life, and higher pollution, is currently one of the most important problems in cities, and several approaches have been proposed to reduce it. In this paper, we propose a novel for... Read More about Optimising Real-World Traffic Cycle Programs by Using Evolutionary Computation.

PM2.5 Pollution and Inhibitory Effects on Industry Development: A Bidirectional Correlation Effect Mechanism (2019)
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Chen, J., Chen, K., Wang, G., Wu, L., Liu, X., & Wei, G. (2019). PM2.5 Pollution and Inhibitory Effects on Industry Development: A Bidirectional Correlation Effect Mechanism. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(7), Article 1159. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071159

In this paper, a vector autoregression (VAR) model has been constructed in order to analyze a two-way mechanism between PM2.5 pollution and industry development in Beijing via the combination of an impulse response function and variance decomposition... Read More about PM2.5 Pollution and Inhibitory Effects on Industry Development: A Bidirectional Correlation Effect Mechanism.

Simulating the actions of commuters using a multi-agent system (2019)
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Urquhart, N., Powers, S., Wall, Z., Fonzone, A., Ge, J., & Polhill, G. (2019). Simulating the actions of commuters using a multi-agent system. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 22(2), https://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.4007

The activity of commuting to and from a place of work affects not only those travelling but also wider society through their contribution to congestion and pollution. It is desirable to have a means of simulating commuting in order to allow organisat... Read More about Simulating the actions of commuters using a multi-agent system.

Rheology of poly (lactic acid)-based systems (2019)
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Nofar, M., Salehiyan, R., & Sinha Ray, S. (2019). Rheology of poly (lactic acid)-based systems. Polymer Reviews, 59(3), 465-509. https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2019.1572185

Being commercialized in 1992, poly (lactic acid) (PLA) has been considered for biomedical applications and as a reliable substitute for a wide range of commodity and engineering applications where noncompostable petroleum-based polymers are currently... Read More about Rheology of poly (lactic acid)-based systems.

A Forensic Audit of the Tor Browser Bundle (2019)
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Muir, M., Leimich, P., & Buchanan, W. J. (2019). A Forensic Audit of the Tor Browser Bundle. Digital Investigation, 29, 118-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diin.2019.03.009

The increasing use of encrypted data within file storage and in network communications leaves investigators with many challenges. One of the most challenging is the Tor protocol, as its main focus is to protect the privacy of the user, in both its lo... Read More about A Forensic Audit of the Tor Browser Bundle.

Swedish and Scottish National Transport Policy and Spend: a Social Equity Analysis (2019)
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Rye, T., & Wretstrand, A. (2019). Swedish and Scottish National Transport Policy and Spend: a Social Equity Analysis. Sustainability, 11(7), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11071894

(Article in Special Issue "Accessibility and Transportation Equity") The topic of social equity in transport planning has been dealt with, in particular, by authors such as Martens (2012) and Martens and Golob (2012) using a social justice based-a... Read More about Swedish and Scottish National Transport Policy and Spend: a Social Equity Analysis.

Decrypting Live SSH Traffic in Virtual Environments (2019)
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Mclaren, P., Russell, G., Buchanan, W. J., & Tan, Z. (2019). Decrypting Live SSH Traffic in Virtual Environments. Digital Investigation, 29, 109-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diin.2019.03.010

Decrypting and inspecting encrypted malicious communications may assist crime detection and prevention. Access to client or server memory enables the discovery of artefacts required for decrypting secure communications. This paper develops the MemDe-... Read More about Decrypting Live SSH Traffic in Virtual Environments.