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Fife Local Energy Masterplan (2017)
Report
Payne, C., Bell, C., Steen, P., Currie, J., Bros Williamson, J., Stinson, J., & Muschamp, H. (2017). Fife Local Energy Masterplan. Burntisland: Fife Council

The way we generate and use energy has constantly changed. In recent decades it has become the role of the National Grid, gas network, and multinational energy companies to deliver nearly all the energy: heat, electricity and transport fuels. We inte... Read More about Fife Local Energy Masterplan.

VANET aided D2D Discovery: Delay Analysis and Performance (2017)
Journal Article
Chour, H., Nasser, Y., Artail, H., Kachouh, A., & Al-Dubai, A. (2017). VANET aided D2D Discovery: Delay Analysis and Performance. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 66(9), 8059-8071. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2017.2690238

The proposed solutions in the literature for integrating Device-to-Device (D2D) communication in cellular networks require added functionalities and consume valuable network resources, mainly in the discovery process. Unlike existing solutions, this... Read More about VANET aided D2D Discovery: Delay Analysis and Performance.

The students' acceptance of learning management systems in Saudi Arabia: A case study of King Abdulaziz University (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Binyamin, S., Rutter, M., & Smith, S. (2017, March). The students' acceptance of learning management systems in Saudi Arabia: A case study of King Abdulaziz University. Presented at International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain

The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has become one of the most widely-used models in understanding user acceptance of technologies and has been employed in many empirical studies. However, TAM has barely been used within the context of Saudi Arabia... Read More about The students' acceptance of learning management systems in Saudi Arabia: A case study of King Abdulaziz University.

On The Intrinsic Flexibility of the Double Skin Façade: A Comparative Thermal Comfort Investigation in Tropical and Temperate Climates (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pomponi, F., Barbosa, S., & Piroozfar, P. A. (2016, September). On The Intrinsic Flexibility of the Double Skin Façade: A Comparative Thermal Comfort Investigation in Tropical and Temperate Climates. Presented at 8th International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, Turin, Italy

Double Skin Façades (DSFs) are applied in both new and existing buildings, and most of such applications are found in temperate climates. Although research in this area is growing steadily, comparative analyses of DSF applications in different climat... Read More about On The Intrinsic Flexibility of the Double Skin Façade: A Comparative Thermal Comfort Investigation in Tropical and Temperate Climates.

Wind power potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: lessons from South Africa (2017)
Journal Article
Mas'ud, A. A., Wirba, A. V., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Albarracín, R., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Jaramillo Duque, Á., Bani, N. A., & Munir, A. B. (2017). Wind power potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: lessons from South Africa. Energies, 10(4), Article 443. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10040443

Wind energy has seen a tremendous growth for electricity generation worldwide and reached 456 GW by the end of June 2016. According to the World Wind Energy Association, global wind power will reach 500 GW by the end of 2016. Africa is a continent th... Read More about Wind power potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: lessons from South Africa.

The next cyberattack could come from sound waves (2017)
Newspaper / Magazine
Buchanan, B. (2017). The next cyberattack could come from sound waves. https://theconversation.com/the-next-cyberattack-could-come-from-sound-waves-74716

You might think your smartphone or laptop is relatively safe from cyber attacks thanks to anti-virus and encryption software. But your devices are increasingly at risk from “side-channel” attacks, where an intruder can bypass traditional network entr... Read More about The next cyberattack could come from sound waves.

The First Two Decades of Smart-City Research: A Bibliometric Analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Mora, L., Bolici, R., & Deakin, M. (2017). The First Two Decades of Smart-City Research: A Bibliometric Analysis. Journal of Urban Technology, 24(1), 3-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2017.1285123

This paper reports on the first two decades of research on smart cities by conducting a bibliometric analysis of the literature published between 1992 and 2012. The analysis shows that smart city research is fragmented and lacks cohesion, and its gro... Read More about The First Two Decades of Smart-City Research: A Bibliometric Analysis.

Project Discrepancies in Roadway Construction and Preservation: A Statistical Analysis of Public–Private Partnership Contract Types in the US (2017)
Journal Article
Nahidi, S., Fountas, G., Sarvani, S. P., Sarwar, M. T., & Anastasopoulos, P. C. (2017). Project Discrepancies in Roadway Construction and Preservation: A Statistical Analysis of Public–Private Partnership Contract Types in the US. Frontiers in Built Environment, 3, Article 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2017.00015

At the planning stage of a roadway construction or preservation project, public agencies face a crucial challenge; to adopt and implement the appropriate contractual framework that can minimize the anticipated project discrepancies, on the basis of p... Read More about Project Discrepancies in Roadway Construction and Preservation: A Statistical Analysis of Public–Private Partnership Contract Types in the US.

Profiling causative factors leading to construction project delays in the United Arab Emirates (2017)
Journal Article
Mpofu, B., Ochieng, E. G., Moobela, C., & Pretorius, A. (2017). Profiling causative factors leading to construction project delays in the United Arab Emirates. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 24(2), 346-376. https://doi.org/10.1108/ecam-05-2015-0072

Purpose
A voluminous amount of research has been conducted on project delay in the recent past; however, the persistence of the problem demands that a relentless quest for solutions is upheld. It can be argued that the problem is likely to be more p... Read More about Profiling causative factors leading to construction project delays in the United Arab Emirates.

Conceptual design for solar power driven rotating systems (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Azeem Islam, A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Njuguna, J. (2017, March). Conceptual design for solar power driven rotating systems. Presented at Research Presentation, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

TetraploidSNPMap: Software for Linkage Analysis and QTL Mapping in Autotetraploid Populations Using SNP Dosage Data (2017)
Journal Article
Hackett, C. A., Boskamp, B., Vogogias, A., Preedy, K. F., & Milne, I. (2017). TetraploidSNPMap: Software for Linkage Analysis and QTL Mapping in Autotetraploid Populations Using SNP Dosage Data. Journal of Heredity, 108(4), 438-442. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esx022

An earlier software application of ours, TetraploidMap for Windows, enabled linkage analysis and quantitative trait locus interval mapping to be carried out in an experimental cross of an autotetraploid species, using both dominant markers such as am... Read More about TetraploidSNPMap: Software for Linkage Analysis and QTL Mapping in Autotetraploid Populations Using SNP Dosage Data.

Exploring multi-objective trade-offs in the design space of a waste heat recovery system (2017)
Journal Article
Mokhtar, M., Burns, S., Ross, D., & Hunt, I. (2017). Exploring multi-objective trade-offs in the design space of a waste heat recovery system. Applied Energy, 195, 114-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.03.030

A waste heat recovery system (WHRS) is used to capture waste heat released from an industrial process, and transform the heat into reusable energy. In practice, it can be difficult to identify the optimal form of a WHRS for a particular installation,... Read More about Exploring multi-objective trade-offs in the design space of a waste heat recovery system.

Ethics and Brain Implants in the Military [Commentary] (2017)
Journal Article
Wigan, M. (2017). Ethics and Brain Implants in the Military [Commentary]. IEEE technology & society magazine, 36(1), 65-68. https://doi.org/10.1109/mts.2017.2654292

Definitions are a key factor when discussing the ethics of brain implants in the military. There is a world of difference between a permanent embedded rewritable chip and an active RFID-managed interface to a nervous system.

Perspectives, people and projects: social informatics research at Edinburgh Napier University. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H. (2017, March). Perspectives, people and projects: social informatics research at Edinburgh Napier University. Paper presented at LETCIC symposium

Invited presentation. More information can be found on Hazel's website - https://hazelhall.org/2017/03/12/perspectives-people-and-projects-social-informatics-research-at-edinburgh-napier-university/

Slides available at https://www.slideshare.net/H... Read More about Perspectives, people and projects: social informatics research at Edinburgh Napier University..

TG1/201703/27rev Derivation of MTG 960 grading machine settings for British Spruce (2017)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017). TG1/201703/27rev Derivation of MTG 960 grading machine settings for British Spruce. CEN TC124 WG2 TG1: Dan Ridley-Ellis

MTG 960


Brookhuis Micro Electronics bv
Institutenweg 15
7521 PH Enschede
The Netherlands

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland + Republic of Ireland

Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)
Norway spruce (Picea abies)
(WPCS)... Read More about TG1/201703/27rev Derivation of MTG 960 grading machine settings for British Spruce.

TG1/201703/26rev Derivation of MTG 960 grading machine settings for UK larch (2017)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017). TG1/201703/26rev Derivation of MTG 960 grading machine settings for UK larch. CEN TC124 WG2 TG1: Dan Ridley-Ellis

MTG 960

Brookhuis Micro Electronics bv
Institutenweg 15
7521 PH Enschede
The Netherlands

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

European larch Larix decidua
Hybrid larch Larix x eurolepsis
Japanese larch Larix kaempferi... Read More about TG1/201703/26rev Derivation of MTG 960 grading machine settings for UK larch.

TG1/201703/25rev Derivation of Viscan and Viscan portable without balance grading machine settings for British Spruce (2017)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017). TG1/201703/25rev Derivation of Viscan and Viscan portable without balance grading machine settings for British Spruce. CEN TC124 WG2 TG1: MiCROTEC

Viscan
Viscan portable WITHOUT balance

MiCROTEC GmbH
Julius Durst Str. 98
IT-39042 Brixen (BZ)
www.microtec.eu

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland + Republic of Ireland

Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis]
Norway spruce [Pic... Read More about TG1/201703/25rev Derivation of Viscan and Viscan portable without balance grading machine settings for British Spruce.

TG1/201703/24rev Derivation of Viscan Plus grading machine settings for British Spruce (2017)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017). TG1/201703/24rev Derivation of Viscan Plus grading machine settings for British Spruce. CEN TC124 WG2 TG1: MiCROTEC

Viscan Plus

MiCROTEC GmbH
Julius Durst Str. 98
IT-39042 Brixen (BZ)
www.microtec.eu

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland + Republic of Ireland

Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis]
Norway spruce [Picea abies]
(WPCS)


34 mm... Read More about TG1/201703/24rev Derivation of Viscan Plus grading machine settings for British Spruce.

TG1/201703/23rev Derivation of Viscan Compact and Viscan portable with balance grading machine settings for British Spruce (2017)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017). TG1/201703/23rev Derivation of Viscan Compact and Viscan portable with balance grading machine settings for British Spruce. CEN TC124 WG2 TG1: MiCROTEC

Viscan Compact
Viscan portable WITH balance

MiCROTEC GmbH
Julius Durst Str. 98
IT-39042 Brixen (BZ)
www.microtec.eu

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland + Republic of Ireland

Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis]
Norway spruce... Read More about TG1/201703/23rev Derivation of Viscan Compact and Viscan portable with balance grading machine settings for British Spruce.