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Urban freight policy maturity and sustainable logistics: are they related? (2023)
Journal Article
Cowie, J., & Fisken, K. (2023). Urban freight policy maturity and sustainable logistics: are they related?. Journal of Shipping and Trade, 8, Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41072-023-00133-0

Problems associated with urban freight are well known and documented in the academic literature, particularly with regards to the impact on air quality and general intrusion of public space. As a defining principle however, urban freight has general... Read More about Urban freight policy maturity and sustainable logistics: are they related?.

Rubber-soil mixtures: use of grading entropy theory to evaluate stiffness and liquefaction susceptibility (2023)
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Bernal-Sanchez, J., Barreto, D., & Leak, J. (2023). Rubber-soil mixtures: use of grading entropy theory to evaluate stiffness and liquefaction susceptibility. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 21, 3777–3796. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-023-01673-3

Rubber-soil mixtures are known to have mechanical properties that enable their use in backfills, road construction or geotechnical seismic isolation systems. The complexity of these mixtures comes from adding soft (i.e. rubber) particles that increas... Read More about Rubber-soil mixtures: use of grading entropy theory to evaluate stiffness and liquefaction susceptibility.

Prediction of the SARS-CoV-2 Derived T-Cell Epitopes’ Response Against COVID Variants (2023)
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Tahir, H., Shahbaz Khan, M., Ahmed, F., M. Albarrak, A., Noman Qasem, S., & Ahmad, J. (2023). Prediction of the SARS-CoV-2 Derived T-Cell Epitopes’ Response Against COVID Variants. Computers, Materials & Continua, 75(2), 3517-3535. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2023.035410

The COVID-19 outbreak began in December 2019 and was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. The four most dominating variants are Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Omicron. After the administration of vaccine doses, an eminent dec... Read More about Prediction of the SARS-CoV-2 Derived T-Cell Epitopes’ Response Against COVID Variants.

Stakeholder perspectives of Internationalisation of Universities in China’s non-first-tier Cities: A Case Study (2023)
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Cruickshank, P., Luo, L., & Richards, K. (2023). Stakeholder perspectives of Internationalisation of Universities in China’s non-first-tier Cities: A Case Study. Internationalisation of Higher Education – Policy and Practice, 2023(1), https://doi.org/10.36197/INT.1-2023.01

Internationalisation of higher education (IoHE) is used by a growing number of non-first-tier cities in China make their universities more globally competitive. However, we only have limited understandings about the strategies, drivers and challenges... Read More about Stakeholder perspectives of Internationalisation of Universities in China’s non-first-tier Cities: A Case Study.

A Four Element mm-Wave MIMO Antenna System with Wide-Band and High Isolation Characteristics for 5G Applications (2023)
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Munir, M. E., Kiani, S. H., Savci, H. S., Marey, M., Khan, J., Mostafa, H., & Parchin, N. O. (2023). A Four Element mm-Wave MIMO Antenna System with Wide-Band and High Isolation Characteristics for 5G Applications. Micromachines, 14(4), Article 776. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14040776

In this article, we propose a light weight, low profile Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna system for compact 5th Generation (5G) mmwave devices. Using a RO5880 substrate that is incredibly thin, the suggested antenna is made up of circula... Read More about A Four Element mm-Wave MIMO Antenna System with Wide-Band and High Isolation Characteristics for 5G Applications.

A comprehensive review on carbon footprint of regular diet and ways to improving lowered emissions (2023)
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Nabipour Afrouzi, H., Ahmed, J., Mobin Siddique, B., Khairuddin, N., & Hassan, A. (2023). A comprehensive review on carbon footprint of regular diet and ways to improving lowered emissions. Results in Engineering, 18, Article 101054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101054

In light of the SDG goals, carbon emissions from different food and food-related products have been under serious scrutiny in recent years. Despite the increasing awareness of global warming and the carbon footprint issue, food culture in different s... Read More about A comprehensive review on carbon footprint of regular diet and ways to improving lowered emissions.

Enlightening the temperature coefficient of triple mesoscopic CH3NH3PbI3−xClx/NiO and double mesoscopic CsFAMAPbI3−xBrx/CuSCN carbon perovskite solar cells (2023)
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Bhandari, S., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2023). Enlightening the temperature coefficient of triple mesoscopic CH3NH3PbI3−xClx/NiO and double mesoscopic CsFAMAPbI3−xBrx/CuSCN carbon perovskite solar cells. JPhs Energy, 5(2), Article 025006. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/acc3c2

Temperature is one of the most crucial outdoor variables that influence the photovoltaic performance and stability of carbon perovskite solar cells (CPSCs), although not many reports are there on temperature-dependent CPSCs performance based on vario... Read More about Enlightening the temperature coefficient of triple mesoscopic CH3NH3PbI3−xClx/NiO and double mesoscopic CsFAMAPbI3−xBrx/CuSCN carbon perovskite solar cells.

Weakness exploitation: Predicting socially communicative devices as a successor to internet-based graphical user interfaces (2023)
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Li, J., & Chignell, M. (2023). Weakness exploitation: Predicting socially communicative devices as a successor to internet-based graphical user interfaces. Explorations in Media Ecology, 22(1), 49–74. https://doi.org/10.1386/eme_00150_1

Existing theories of technology transitions cannot predict what new technological paradigm will supplant the currently leading, internet-enabled graphical user interface paradigm. This article introduces a preliminary approach (‘weakness exploitation... Read More about Weakness exploitation: Predicting socially communicative devices as a successor to internet-based graphical user interfaces.

Digital Twin Evolution for Hard-to-Follow Aeronautical Ad-Hoc Networks in Beyond 5G (2023)
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Bilen, T., Canberk, B., & Duong, T. Q. (2023). Digital Twin Evolution for Hard-to-Follow Aeronautical Ad-Hoc Networks in Beyond 5G. IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, 7(1), 4-12. https://doi.org/10.1109/mcomstd.0001.2200040

The aircrafts were top of the places that disrupted the seamless connectivity requirement of 5G and beyond. The Aeronautical Ad-hoc Networks (AANETs) take the attention of both industry and academia to satisfy this connectivity requirement with the l... Read More about Digital Twin Evolution for Hard-to-Follow Aeronautical Ad-Hoc Networks in Beyond 5G.

Hamming Distributions of Popular Perceptual Hashing Techniques (2023)
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McKeown, S., & Buchanan, W. J. (2023). Hamming Distributions of Popular Perceptual Hashing Techniques. Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation, 44(Supplement), Article 301509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsidi.2023.301509

Content-based file matching has been widely deployed for decades, largely for the detection of sources of copyright infringement, extremist materials, and abusive sexual media. Perceptual hashes, such as Microsoft's PhotoDNA, are one automated mechan... Read More about Hamming Distributions of Popular Perceptual Hashing Techniques.

The Evolution of HCI and Human Factors: Integrating Human and Artificial Intelligence (2023)
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Chignell, M., Wang, L., Zare, A., & Li, J. (2023). The Evolution of HCI and Human Factors: Integrating Human and Artificial Intelligence. ACM transactions on computer-human interaction, 30(2), Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1145/3557891

We review HCI history from both the perspective of its 1980s split with human factors and its nature as a discipline. We then revisit human augmentation as an alternative to user friendliness that seems particularly relevant in the areas of inclusive... Read More about The Evolution of HCI and Human Factors: Integrating Human and Artificial Intelligence.

Developing the Young Workforce evaluation: Evidence synthesis (2023)
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Milosheva, M. (2023). Developing the Young Workforce evaluation: Evidence synthesis. Edinburgh: Scottish Government

Developing the Young Workforce programme (DYW) is Scotland’s national youth employment strategy. DYW sets out the Scottish Government’s vision for a world-class vocational education system that supports young people to engage in work-relevant learnin... Read More about Developing the Young Workforce evaluation: Evidence synthesis.

Integrated Kinetic Fins for Western Facades in Territories with Low Solar Altitudes (2023)
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Fahmy, M. K., Eltaweel, A., Rizi, R. A., & Imani, N. (2023). Integrated Kinetic Fins for Western Facades in Territories with Low Solar Altitudes. Buildings, 13(3), Article 782. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13030782

Insufficient daylighting can negatively affect working quality and productivity and increase lighting energy consumption in buildings. Particularly, the western orientation has a non-uniform daylighting distribution, especially at the zone next to th... Read More about Integrated Kinetic Fins for Western Facades in Territories with Low Solar Altitudes.

DIGNEA: A tool to generate diverse and discriminatory instance suites for optimisation domains (2023)
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Marrero, A., Segredo, E., León, C., & Hart, E. (2023). DIGNEA: A tool to generate diverse and discriminatory instance suites for optimisation domains. SoftwareX, 22, Article 101355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2023.101355

To advance research in the development of optimisation algorithms, it is crucial to have access to large test-beds of diverse and discriminatory instances from a domain that can highlight strengths and weaknesses of different algorithms. The DIGNEA t... Read More about DIGNEA: A tool to generate diverse and discriminatory instance suites for optimisation domains.

Fuel Cell Products for Sustainable Transportation and Stationary Power Generation: Review on Market Perspective (2023)
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Visvanathan, V. K., Palaniswamy, K., Ponnaiyan, D., Chandran, M., Kumaresan, T., Ramasamy, J., & Sundaram, S. (2023). Fuel Cell Products for Sustainable Transportation and Stationary Power Generation: Review on Market Perspective. Energies, 16(6), Article 2748. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062748

The present day energy supply scenario is unsustainable and the transition towards a more environmentally friendly energy supply system of the future is inevitable. Hydrogen is a potential fuel that is capable of assisting with this transition. Certa... Read More about Fuel Cell Products for Sustainable Transportation and Stationary Power Generation: Review on Market Perspective.

Social Media by Proxy: how older adults work within their ‘social networks’ to engage with social media (2023)
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Webster, G., & Ryan, F. (2023). Social Media by Proxy: how older adults work within their ‘social networks’ to engage with social media. Information Research, 28(1), 50-77

Introduction. Social media use is at an all-time high, and the adoption of online tools by older adults is increasing. This paper reports an exploratory qualitative study investigating the ways in which older adults are supported by social media prox... Read More about Social Media by Proxy: how older adults work within their ‘social networks’ to engage with social media.

Multi-criteria sustainability risk management for post-war residential re-construction: the case of Damascus (2023)
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Khaddour, L. A., & Deng, W. (2023). Multi-criteria sustainability risk management for post-war residential re-construction: the case of Damascus. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 38(3), 1939-1982. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10901-023-10024-2

The Syrian conflict nine years of destruction have had catastrophic influence on the built environment. Post-war Residential Re-construction Projects (PRRP) have been one of the most challenging and controversial responsibilities. PRRP play vital rol... Read More about Multi-criteria sustainability risk management for post-war residential re-construction: the case of Damascus.

Whole Life Carbon Assessment of a Typical UK Residential Building Using Different Embodied Carbon Data Sources (2023)
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Keyhani, M., Abbaspour, A., Bahadori-Jahromi, A., Mylona, A., Janbey, A., Godfrey, P., & Zhang, H. (2023). Whole Life Carbon Assessment of a Typical UK Residential Building Using Different Embodied Carbon Data Sources. Sustainability, 15(6), Article 5115. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065115

The climate crisis in many sectors is driving rapid and substantial changes. Considering the fact that the building sector accounts for 39% of energy related carbon emissions, it is important to take swift actions to reduce these emissions. This stud... Read More about Whole Life Carbon Assessment of a Typical UK Residential Building Using Different Embodied Carbon Data Sources.