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Eco-friendly 3D Printing Mortar with Low Cement Content: Investigation on Printability and Mechanical Properties (2024)
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Sukontasukkul, P., Komkham, S., Jamnam, S., Zhang, H., Fujikake, K., Puttiwongrak, A., & Hansapinyo, C. (2024). Eco-friendly 3D Printing Mortar with Low Cement Content: Investigation on Printability and Mechanical Properties. Civil Engineering Journal, 10

The conventional approach to achieving optimal printability and buildability in 3D printing mortar relies heavily on cement, which is both costly and environmentally detrimental due to substantial carbon emissions from its production. This study aims... Read More about Eco-friendly 3D Printing Mortar with Low Cement Content: Investigation on Printability and Mechanical Properties.

Digital Twins: Towards an Overarching Framework for the Built Environment (2024)
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Bagireanu, A., Bros-Williamson, J., Duncheva, M., & Currie, J. (2024). Digital Twins: Towards an Overarching Framework for the Built Environment. Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 18(1), 1-11

Digital Twins (DTs) have entered the built environment from more established industries like aviation and manufacturing, although there has never been a common goal for utilising DTs at scale. Their assimilation into the built environment lacked its... Read More about Digital Twins: Towards an Overarching Framework for the Built Environment.

Improved Double Deep Q Network-Based Task Scheduling Algorithm in Edge Computing for Makespan Optimization (2024)
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Zeng, L., Liu, Q., Shen, S., & Liu, X. (2024). Improved Double Deep Q Network-Based Task Scheduling Algorithm in Edge Computing for Makespan Optimization. Tsinghua Science and Technology, 29(3), 806 - 817. https://doi.org/10.26599/TST.2023.9010058

Edge computing nodes undertake more and more tasks as business density grows. How to efficiently allocate large-scale and dynamic workloads to edge computing resources has become a critical challenge. An edge task scheduling approach based on an impr... Read More about Improved Double Deep Q Network-Based Task Scheduling Algorithm in Edge Computing for Makespan Optimization.

The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science (2024)
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True, A., Ridley-Ellis, D., Spear, M., & Ansell, M. P. (online). The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science. International Wood Products Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/20426445241246844

The Institute of Wood Science (IWSc) represented the interests and knowledge of wood scientists and wood technologists in the UK and beyond between 1955 and 2009 when it merged with the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). In that time... Read More about The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science.

Overtaking Feasibility Prediction for Mixed Connected and Connectionless Vehicles (2024)
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Zhao, L., Qian, H., Hawbani, A., Al-Dubai, A. Y., Tan, Z., Yu, K., & Zomaya, A. Y. (in press). Overtaking Feasibility Prediction for Mixed Connected and Connectionless Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, https://doi.org/10.1

Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) utilize advanced technologies to enhance traffic safety and efficiency, contributing significantly to modern transportation. The integration of Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) further elevates road safety and fost... Read More about Overtaking Feasibility Prediction for Mixed Connected and Connectionless Vehicles.

Operator-valued multiplier theorems for causal translation-invariant operators with applications to control theoretic input-output stability (2024)
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Guiver, C., Logemann, H., & Opmeer, M. R. (in press). Operator-valued multiplier theorems for causal translation-invariant operators with applications to control theoretic input-output stability. Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems,

We prove an operator-valued Laplace multiplier theorem for causal translation-invariant linear operators which provides a characterization of continuity from~$H^\alpha(\mR,U)$ to~$H^\beta(\mR,U)$ (fractional~$U$-valued Sobolev spaces, $U$ a complex H... Read More about Operator-valued multiplier theorems for causal translation-invariant operators with applications to control theoretic input-output stability.

An innovative approach for the passive cooling of batteries: An empirical investigation of copper deposition on polyurethane foam for the enhancement of phase change material (2024)
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Alcock, K., Shearer, N., Vedreno Santos, F., Cai, Z., & Goh, K. (2024). An innovative approach for the passive cooling of batteries: An empirical investigation of copper deposition on polyurethane foam for the enhancement of phase change material. Applied

A proof-of-concept utilising Copper-Plated Polyurethane Foam (CPPF) and Phase Change Material (PCM) for passive thermal management of lithium-ion batteries is demonstrated in this study. The aim of this research is to assess the effectiveness of CPPF... Read More about An innovative approach for the passive cooling of batteries: An empirical investigation of copper deposition on polyurethane foam for the enhancement of phase change material.

Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on audiology service delivery: Observational study of the role of social media in patient communication (2024)
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Hussain, A., Hussain, Z., Gogate, M., Dashtipour, K., Ng, D., Riaz, M. S., …Hussain, A. (2024). Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on audiology service delivery: Observational study of the role of social media in patient communication. PLOS ONE, 19(4), Art

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted an era in hearing health care that necessitates a comprehensive rethinking of audiology service delivery. There has been a significant increase in the number of individuals with hearing loss who seek information... Read More about Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on audiology service delivery: Observational study of the role of social media in patient communication.

Heating system oversizing and low-temperature readiness of a pre-1919 school in Scotland (2024)
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Reguis, A., Currie, J., & Tunzi, M. (2024). Heating system oversizing and low-temperature readiness of a pre-1919 school in Scotland. Energy and Buildings, 312, Article 114202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114202

As part of the decarbonization of its existing building stock the UK needs to replace gas boilers with heat pumps and low-temperature heat networks. Both technologies are efficient at supply temperatures of 55 °C, with a maximum of 70 °C for heat net... Read More about Heating system oversizing and low-temperature readiness of a pre-1919 school in Scotland.

The British Rail Total Operations Processing System And the Birth of Telematics (2024)
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Urquhart, N. (online). The British Rail Total Operations Processing System And the Birth of Telematics. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, https://doi.org/10.1109/mahc.2024.3393611

Contemporary mobility is almost universally supported by telecommunications networks and computing facilities known collectively as telematics. This has allowed closer integration of freight logistics into supply chains, and supported the growth of... Read More about The British Rail Total Operations Processing System And the Birth of Telematics.

Graph learning with label attention and hyperbolic embedding for temporal event prediction in healthcare (2024)
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Naseem, U., Thapa, S., Zhang, Q., Wang, S., Rashid, J., Hu, L., & Hussain, A. (online). Graph learning with label attention and hyperbolic embedding for temporal event prediction in healthcare. Neurocomputing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2024.127736

The digitization of healthcare systems has led to the proliferation of electronic health records (EHRs), serving as comprehensive repositories of patient information. However, the vast volume and complexity of EHR data present challenges in extractin... Read More about Graph learning with label attention and hyperbolic embedding for temporal event prediction in healthcare.

On the Performance of a Photonic Reconfigurable Electromagnetic Band Gap Antenna Array for 5G Applications (2024)
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Elwi, T. A., Taher, F., Virdee, B. S., Alibakhshikenari, M., Zuazola, I. G., Krasniqi, A., …Sree, M. F. A. (in press). On the Performance of a Photonic Reconfigurable Electromagnetic Band Gap Antenna Array for 5G Applications. IEEE Access, https://doi.o

In this paper, a reconfigurable Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna array is presented for 5G portable devices. The proposed array consists of four radiating elements and an Electromagnetic Band Gap (EBG) structure. Planar monopole radiatin... Read More about On the Performance of a Photonic Reconfigurable Electromagnetic Band Gap Antenna Array for 5G Applications.

Engine performance and emissions from a fumigated hydrogen/ammonia compression ignition engine with a hydrogen peroxide pilot (2024)
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Paterson, G., Tingas, E., Hardalupas, Y., & Taylor, A. M. (2024). Engine performance and emissions from a fumigated hydrogen/ammonia compression ignition engine with a hydrogen peroxide pilot. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 67, 334-350. https:/

The study investigates, numerically, the potential use of introducing aqueous HO as an ignition promoter in a statistically homogeneous NH/H fuelled, medium speed (1250 rpm), 4-stroke, 1.3 litre cylinder displacement, mildly boosted CI engine with a... Read More about Engine performance and emissions from a fumigated hydrogen/ammonia compression ignition engine with a hydrogen peroxide pilot.

On the Integrity of Large-Scale Direct-Drive Wind Turbine Electrical Generator Structures: An Integrated Design Methodology for Optimisation, Considering Thermal Loads and Novel Techniques (2024)
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Bichan, M., Jaen-Sola, P., Gonzalez-Delgado, D., & Oterkus, E. (2024). On the Integrity of Large-Scale Direct-Drive Wind Turbine Electrical Generator Structures: An Integrated Design Methodology for Optimisation, Considering Thermal Loads and Novel Techni

With the rapid expansion of offshore wind capacity worldwide, minimising operation and maintenance requirements is pivotal. Regarded as a low-maintenance alternative to conventional drivetrain systems, direct-drive generators are increasingly commonp... Read More about On the Integrity of Large-Scale Direct-Drive Wind Turbine Electrical Generator Structures: An Integrated Design Methodology for Optimisation, Considering Thermal Loads and Novel Techniques.

Adaptive Mobile Chargers Scheduling Scheme based on AHP-MCDM for WRSN (2024)
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Makanda, K., Hawbani, A., Wang, . X., Naji, A., Al-Dubai, A., Zhao, L., & Alsamhi, S. H. (in press). Adaptive Mobile Chargers Scheduling Scheme based on AHP-MCDM for WRSN. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, https://doi.org/10.1109/TSUSC.2024.

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are used to sense and monitor physical conditions in various services and applications. However, there are a number of challenges in deploying WSNs, especially those pertaining to energy replenishment. Using the curre... Read More about Adaptive Mobile Chargers Scheduling Scheme based on AHP-MCDM for WRSN.

Making a Case for the Adoption of Industry 4.0 Technologies for Sustainable Housing Delivery in Saudi Arabia (2024)
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Alhamoudi, A. M., & Osunsanmi, T. O. (2024). Making a Case for the Adoption of Industry 4.0 Technologies for Sustainable Housing Delivery in Saudi Arabia. Sustainability, 16(8), Article 3399. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16083399

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) grapples with the challenge of achieving sustainable housing delivery amidst rapid urbanization and rising construction costs. Current housing strategies have failed to offer a lasting solution to the crisis. To addr... Read More about Making a Case for the Adoption of Industry 4.0 Technologies for Sustainable Housing Delivery in Saudi Arabia.

A transformer-based approach empowered by a self-attention technique for semantic segmentation in remote sensing (2024)
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Boulila, W., Ghandorh, H., Masood, S., Alzahem, A., Koubaa, A., Ahmed, F., …Ahmad, J. (2024). A transformer-based approach empowered by a self-attention technique for semantic segmentation in remote sensing. Heliyon, 10(8), Article e29396. https://doi.o

Semantic segmentation of Remote Sensing (RS) images involves the classification of each pixel in a satellite image into distinct and non-overlapping regions or segments. This task is crucial in various domains, including land cover classification, au... Read More about A transformer-based approach empowered by a self-attention technique for semantic segmentation in remote sensing.

Advancing sustainable building through passive cooling with phase change materials, a comprehensive literature review (2024)
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Ghamari, M., See, C. H., Hughes, D., Mallick, T., Reddy, K. S., Patchigolla, K., & Sundaram, S. (2024). Advancing sustainable building through passive cooling with phase change materials, a comprehensive literature review. Energy and Buildings, 312, Arti

Phase Change Materials (PCMs) present cutting-edge technology with substantial promise for advancing sustainable and energy-efficient cooling in buildings. These materials can absorb and release latent heat during phase transitions, facilitating ther... Read More about Advancing sustainable building through passive cooling with phase change materials, a comprehensive literature review.

Researchers and Social Networking Sites usage: the application of UTAUT theory (2024)
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Al Badi, A., & Rasmussen McAdie, D. (in press). Researchers and Social Networking Sites usage: the application of UTAUT theory. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, https://doi.org/10.1108/gkmc-10-2023-0394

Purpose (limit 100 words) This study aims to investigate the use of SNS by researchers and their behaviours when conducting research-related activities by applying the UTAUT theory Design/methodology/approach (limit 100 words) An online survey was di... Read More about Researchers and Social Networking Sites usage: the application of UTAUT theory.

An End-to-End Musical Instrument System That Translates Electromyogram Biosignals to Synthesized Sound (2024)
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Tanaka, A., Visi, F., Di Donato, B., Klang, M., & Zbyszyński, M. (in press). An End-to-End Musical Instrument System That Translates Electromyogram Biosignals to Synthesized Sound. Computer Music Journal, https://doi.org/10.1162/comj_a_00672

This article presents a custom system combining hardware and sortware that sense physiological signals of the performer's body resulting from muscle contraction and translates them to computer-synthesized sound. Our goal was to build upon the history... Read More about An End-to-End Musical Instrument System That Translates Electromyogram Biosignals to Synthesized Sound.