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Impacts of the Belt and Road Initiative in the Indian subcontinent under future port development scenarios (2019)
Journal Article
Ruan, X., Bandara, Y. M., Lee, J., Lee, P. T., & Chhetri, P. (2019). Impacts of the Belt and Road Initiative in the Indian subcontinent under future port development scenarios. Maritime Policy and Management, 46(8), 905-919. https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2019.1594425

The aim of this paper is twofold: the first is to assess the extent to which current port development initiatives contribute to securing the status of the Port of Colombo as a regional transshipment (T/S) hub to serve the Indian subcontinent; and the... Read More about Impacts of the Belt and Road Initiative in the Indian subcontinent under future port development scenarios.

Bacterial endophytes of mangrove propagules elicit early establishment of the natural host and promote growth of cereal crops under salt stress (2019)
Journal Article
Soldan, R., Mapelli, F., Crotti, E., Schnell, S., Daffonchio, D., Marasco, R., Fusi, M., Borin, S., & Cardinale, M. (2019). Bacterial endophytes of mangrove propagules elicit early establishment of the natural host and promote growth of cereal crops under salt stress. Microbiological Research, 223, 33-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2019.03.008

Mangroves, dominating tropical intertidal zones and estuaries, are among the most salt tolerant plants, and propagate through reproductive units called propagules. Similarly to other plants’ seeds, propagules may harbor beneficial bacteria. Our hypot... Read More about Bacterial endophytes of mangrove propagules elicit early establishment of the natural host and promote growth of cereal crops under salt stress.

Knowledge in businesses. Reflexion on a flexible management method (2019)
Book
Fascia, M. (2019). Knowledge in businesses. Reflexion on a flexible management method. (1). Munich, Germany: GRIN Publishing

In this discussion, the author reflects on the value given to knowledge in a business context and deliberate a contrary philosophical perspective which does not conform to prevailing knowledge theory. It will be considered why, if knowledge is key fo... Read More about Knowledge in businesses. Reflexion on a flexible management method.

Beam‐scanning leaky‐wave antenna based on CRLH‐metamaterial for millimetre‐wave applications (2019)
Journal Article
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., Shukla, P., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R., Khalily, M., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2019). Beam‐scanning leaky‐wave antenna based on CRLH‐metamaterial for millimetre‐wave applications. IET microwaves, antennas & propagation, 13(8), 1129-1133. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-map.2018.5101

This paper presents empirical results of an innovative beam scanning leaky-wave antenna (LWA) which enables scanning over a wide angle from -35o to +34.5o between 57 GHz and 62 GHz, with broadside radiation centered at 60 GHz. The proposed LWA design... Read More about Beam‐scanning leaky‐wave antenna based on CRLH‐metamaterial for millimetre‐wave applications.

A triple-win scenario for horizontal collaboration in logistics: determining enabling and key success factors. (2019)
Journal Article
Palmieri, A., Pomponi, F., & Russo, A. (2019). A triple-win scenario for horizontal collaboration in logistics: determining enabling and key success factors. Business Strategy and the Environment, 28(6), 1166-1178. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2309

Horizontal collaborations emerged as a new strategic option in the logistics sector during the last decade. However, successful implementation of horizontal collaborations is far from a developed issue due to several barriers that exist or emerge whe... Read More about A triple-win scenario for horizontal collaboration in logistics: determining enabling and key success factors..

Closeness with Robots as Social Partners (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, J., Sirkin, D., Van Erp, J., & Van Riemsdijk, B. (2019, March). Closeness with Robots as Social Partners. Presented at 2019 14th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Daegu, Korea (South)

HRI researchers have explored how people behave toward technology agents, advancing the concept that people can attain “closeness” with technology itself in addition to a living social partner. Yet the topic of closeness with robots has not been full... Read More about Closeness with Robots as Social Partners.

Health help-seeking by men in Brunei Darussalam: masculinities and ‘doing’ male identities across the life course. (2019)
Journal Article
Idris, D. R., Forrest, S., & Brown, S. (2019). Health help-seeking by men in Brunei Darussalam: masculinities and ‘doing’ male identities across the life course. Sociology of health and illness, 41(6), 1071-1087. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12885

Using data collected through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with 37 adult men living in Brunei Darussalam, this paper explores how masculinities and expectations about male roles across the life course influence men’s percepti... Read More about Health help-seeking by men in Brunei Darussalam: masculinities and ‘doing’ male identities across the life course..

CSP and Local Sensitivity Analysis (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tingas, S., & Goussis, D. (2019, March). CSP and Local Sensitivity Analysis. Paper presented at 11th US National Combustion Meeting, Pasadena, CA, USA

Tingas, S., & Goussis, D. (2019, March). CSP and Local Sensitivity Analysis. Paper presented at 11th US National Combustion Meeting, Pasadena, CA, USA.

Positive changes and appreciation of life among economic immigrants in Scotland. (2019)
Journal Article
Bak-Klimek, A., Karatzias, T., Elliott, L., Dickson, A., & MacLean, R. (2020). Positive changes and appreciation of life among economic immigrants in Scotland. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 21, Article 57-76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-019-00669-w

Objectives: Existing qualitative studies focussed predominantly on exploring immigrants’ stress, distress and coping aimed at reducing stress. Little attention has been paid to immigrants’ psychological growth or positive life changes. In the presen... Read More about Positive changes and appreciation of life among economic immigrants in Scotland..

Impact on Quality of Life of Men with Screening-Detected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Attending Regular Follow ups: A Narrative Literature Review (2019)
Journal Article
Ericsson, A., Kumlien, C., Ching, S., Carlson, E., & Molassiotis, A. (2019). Impact on Quality of Life of Men with Screening-Detected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Attending Regular Follow ups: A Narrative Literature Review. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 57(4), 589-596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2018.10.012

Objective This study aimed to review, summarise, and assess the available evidence regarding the impact on the quality of life (QoL) of men undergoing screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and attending regular follow ups. Methods PubMed,... Read More about Impact on Quality of Life of Men with Screening-Detected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Attending Regular Follow ups: A Narrative Literature Review.

The Mirror of Justice: Law, Religion and Buddhism (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Whitecross, R. (2019, March). The Mirror of Justice: Law, Religion and Buddhism. Presented at International Conference on Law, Buddhism and the Himalayas, University of Seville

Whitecross, R. (2019, March). The Mirror of Justice: Law, Religion and Buddhism. Presented at International Conference on Law, Buddhism and the Himalayas, University of Seville.

Law, Buddhism and Constitutional Change (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Whitecross, R. (2019, March). Law, Buddhism and Constitutional Change. Presented at International Conference on Law, Buddhism and Himalayan Studies, University of Seville, Spain

Whitecross, R. (2019, March). Law, Buddhism and Constitutional Change. Presented at International Conference on Law, Buddhism and Himalayan Studies, University of Seville, Spain.

IoT Forensics: Amazon Echo as a Use Case (2019)
Journal Article
Li, S., Li, S., Choo, K. R., Sun, Q., Buchanan, W. J., & Cao, J. (2019). IoT Forensics: Amazon Echo as a Use Case. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2019.2906946

Internet of Things (IoT) are increasingly common in our society, and can be found in civilian settings as well as sensitive applications such as battlefields and national security. Given the potential of these devices to be targeted by attackers, the... Read More about IoT Forensics: Amazon Echo as a Use Case.

Intelligent swarm firefly algorithm for the prediction of China's national electricity consumption (2019)
Journal Article
Zhang, G., Chen, Y., Li, Y., Yu, H., Hu, H., & Wu, S. (2019). Intelligent swarm firefly algorithm for the prediction of China's national electricity consumption. International Journal of Bio-Inspired Computation, 13(2), 111-118. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijbic.2019.098407

China's energy consumption is the world's largest and is still rising, leading to concerns of energy shortage and environmental issues. It is, therefore, necessary to estimate the energy demand and to examine the dynamic nature of the electricity con... Read More about Intelligent swarm firefly algorithm for the prediction of China's national electricity consumption.

China’s media regulation in the wake of communications convergence (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Niu, Z. (2019, March). China’s media regulation in the wake of communications convergence. Paper presented at FSR C&M, CMPF, and FCP Annual Scientific Seminar on Media and the Digital Economy, Florence, Italy

Niu, Z. (2019, March). China’s media regulation in the wake of communications convergence. Paper presented at FSR C&M, CMPF, and FCP Annual Scientific Seminar on Media and the Digital Economy, Florence, Italy

Stochastic optimization of trigeneration systems for decision-making under long-term uncertainty in energy demands and prices (2019)
Journal Article
Onishi, V. C., Antunes, C. H., Fraga, E. S., & Cabezas, H. (2019). Stochastic optimization of trigeneration systems for decision-making under long-term uncertainty in energy demands and prices. Energy, 175, 781-797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.03.095

Combined heating, cooling and power (CHCP) systems, so-called trigeneration, are widely accepted as more energy-efficient and environment-friendly alternatives to traditional separate energy generation. Nevertheless, the tasks of synthesis and optimi... Read More about Stochastic optimization of trigeneration systems for decision-making under long-term uncertainty in energy demands and prices.

Random Occlusion Recovery for Person Re-identification (2019)
Journal Article
Wu, D., Zhang, K., Zheng, S., Hao, Y., Liu, F., Qin, X., Cheng, F., Zhao, Y., Liu, Q., Yuan, C., & Huang, D. (2019). Random Occlusion Recovery for Person Re-identification. Journal of Imaging Science and Technology, 63(3), 30405(1)-30405(9). https://doi.org/10.2352/j.imagingsci.technol.2019.63.3.030405

As a basic task of multi-camera surveillance system, person re-identification aims to re-identify a query pedestrian observed from non-overlapping multiple cameras or across different time with a single camera. Recently, deep learning-based person re... Read More about Random Occlusion Recovery for Person Re-identification.

Learning by design: 2018 OUP Bioscience Education Summit (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A., & McQueen, H. (2019). Learning by design: 2018 OUP Bioscience Education Summit.

Learning by Design’ was the theme of the 2018 OUP Bioscience Education Summit. There were forty-eight delegates from 20 different UK HE institutes in attendance, representing a wide range of biology specialisms and roles. The meeting was held over... Read More about Learning by design: 2018 OUP Bioscience Education Summit.