All Outputs (1581)

A Novel Method for Calculating Customer Reviews Ratings (2018)
Book Chapter
Vourgidis, I. S., Carter, J., Maglaras, L., Janicke, H., Folia, Z., & Fragkou, P. (2018). A Novel Method for Calculating Customer Reviews Ratings. In A. Elçi (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Contemporary Perspectives on Web-Based Systems (460-478). IGI Glo

The number of consumers consulting online reviews in order to purchase a product or service, keeps growing. In addition to that, consumers can add an online review in order to express their experience upon the services or products received. This iter... Read More about A Novel Method for Calculating Customer Reviews Ratings.

CYRAN: A Hybrid Cyber Range for Testing Security on ICS/SCADA Systems (2018)
Book Chapter
Hallaq, B., Nicholson, A., Smith, R., Maglaras, L., Janicke, H., & Jones, K. (2018). CYRAN: A Hybrid Cyber Range for Testing Security on ICS/SCADA Systems. In Cyber Security and Threats: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (622-637). IGI Glo

Cyber Security of ICS/SCADA systems is a major aspect of current research focus. Cyber Ranges and Test-beds can serve as means of vulnerability and threat analysis of real SCADA systems with low costs. Significantly lacking from current research, is... Read More about CYRAN: A Hybrid Cyber Range for Testing Security on ICS/SCADA Systems.

Performance Analysis of Support Vector Machine-Based Classifier for Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jan, S. U., Vu, V. H., & Koo, I. S. (2018). Performance Analysis of Support Vector Machine-Based Classifier for Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks. In 2018 International Conference on Cyber-Enabled Distributed Computing and Knowledge Discovery

In this work, the performance of support vector machine (SVM)-based classifier, applied for spectrum sensing in cognitive radio (CR) networks, is analyzed. A single observation given input to classifier is composed of three statistical features extra... Read More about Performance Analysis of Support Vector Machine-Based Classifier for Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks.

Cost-effective sensors and sensor nodes for monitoring environmental parameters (2018)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, D., Zlebic, C., Stojanovic, G., Simic, M., Manjakkal, L., & Stamenkovic, Z. (2018). Cost-effective sensors and sensor nodes for monitoring environmental parameters. Facta Universitatis, Series: Mechanical Engineering, 31(1), 11-23. https://doi

This paper reviews the design and characterization of humidity and pH sensors manufactured in the printed circuit board (PCB), ink-jet, and screen printing technologies. The first one (PCB technology) provides robust sensors with PET film which can b... Read More about Cost-effective sensors and sensor nodes for monitoring environmental parameters.

Energy-Efficient Design and Control of a Vibro-Driven Robot (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Liu, P., Neumann, G., Fu, Q., Pearson, S., & Yu, H. (2018). Energy-Efficient Design and Control of a Vibro-Driven Robot. In 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). https://doi.org/10.1109/iros.2018.8594322

Vibro-driven robotic (VDR) systems use stick-slip motions for locomotion. Due to the underactuated nature of the system, efficient design and control are still open problems. We present a new energy preserving design based on a spring-augmented pendu... Read More about Energy-Efficient Design and Control of a Vibro-Driven Robot.

Pollution management at a seaport territory in east coast of peninsular Malaysia: Issues and panaceas (2018)
Journal Article
Jeevan, J., Agupo, R. P., Bandara, Y. M., & Park, G. K. (2018). Pollution management at a seaport territory in east coast of peninsular Malaysia: Issues and panaceas. International Journal of e-Navigation and Maritime Economy, 10, 49-61

Transport sector activities are the major sources of pollutants to the atmosphere and natural environment. Seaports contribute significantly to the cause of pollution in the water and water front areas they are located. Like other industrial nations... Read More about Pollution management at a seaport territory in east coast of peninsular Malaysia: Issues and panaceas.

Reports of work-related traumatic events: a mixed-methods study (2018)
Journal Article
Fontein-Kuipers, Y., Duivis, H., Schamper, V., Schmitz, V., Stam, A., & Koster, D. (2018). Reports of work-related traumatic events: a mixed-methods study. European Journal of Midwifery, 2, https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/100611

INTRODUCTION There is limited evidence of the effect and impact on midwives of being involved or witnessing traumatic work-related events. We categorised midwives’ selfreported traumatic work-related events and responses to an event and explored the... Read More about Reports of work-related traumatic events: a mixed-methods study.

I-POEMS Listening to the voices of women with a traumatic birth experience (2018)
Journal Article
Fontein-Kuipers, Y., Koster, D., Romijn, C., Sakko, E., Stam, C., Steenhuis, N., …Willigen, I. V. (2018). I-POEMS Listening to the voices of women with a traumatic birth experience. Journal of Psychology and Cognition, 3(2), 29-36. https://doi.org/10.35

This qualitative study, utilizing a feminist perspective, aimed to explore and articulate women's recall of emotional birth trauma experiences. The reason being that one in every five women has a negative recall of childbirth and one in every nine wo... Read More about I-POEMS Listening to the voices of women with a traumatic birth experience.

A pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) of mirror box therapy in upper limb rehabilitation with sub-acute stroke (2018)
Report
Porter-Armstrong, A., McIlwaine, P., Abbi, L., Bradbury, I., Morrow, F., Turtle, B., …Stinson, M. (2018). A pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) of mirror box therapy in upper limb rehabilitation with sub-acute stroke. London: Royal College of Occupa

Social learning and cultural evolution in artificial life (2018)
Journal Article
Marriott, C., Borg, J. M., Andras, P., & Smaldino, P. E. (2018). Social learning and cultural evolution in artificial life. Artificial Life, 24(1), 5-9. https://doi.org/10.1162/ARTL_a_00250

We describe the questions and discussions raised at the First Workshop on Social Learning and Cultural Evolution held at theArtificial Life Conference 2016 in Cancún, Mexico in July 2016. The purpose of the workshop was to assemble artificial life re... Read More about Social learning and cultural evolution in artificial life.

Cooperation in Repeated Rock-Paper-Scissors Games in Uncertain Environments (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Andras, P. (2018). Cooperation in Repeated Rock-Paper-Scissors Games in Uncertain Environments. In ALIFE 2018: The 2018 Conference on Artificial Life (404-411). https://doi.org/10.1162/isal_a_00078

Cooperation among selfish individuals provides the fundamentals for social organization among animals and humans. Cooperation games capture this behavior at an abstract level and provide the tools for the analysis of the evolution of cooperation. Her... Read More about Cooperation in Repeated Rock-Paper-Scissors Games in Uncertain Environments.

Assessment of Clients’ Perception and Satisfaction with Project Quality Delivery in Nigeria (2018)
Journal Article
Ayegun, O. A., Abiola-falemu, J. O., & Olawumi, T. O. (2018). Assessment of Clients’ Perception and Satisfaction with Project Quality Delivery in Nigeria. Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering and Project Management, 1(1), 27-44

Construction projects are embarked upon with multiple but specific objectives to be achieved, one of which is to fulfill the client’s needs and meet their expectations. The aim of the study is to evaluate and compare the current and desired level of... Read More about Assessment of Clients’ Perception and Satisfaction with Project Quality Delivery in Nigeria.

Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for Amplifying the Integration of BIM and Sustainability Principles in Construction Projects: A Delphi Study (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Olawumi, T. O., & Chan, D. W. (2018, April). Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for Amplifying the Integration of BIM and Sustainability Principles in Construction Projects: A Delphi Study. Presented at RICS Cobra 2018, London

In recent years, there have been significant calls for a more technologically driven construction sector which would not meet the expected standards in quality, time and cost but also integrate sustainable principles in delivering its final products.... Read More about Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for Amplifying the Integration of BIM and Sustainability Principles in Construction Projects: A Delphi Study.

Beneficial Factors of Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Sustainability Practices in Construction Projects (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Olawumi, T. O., & Chan, D. W. (2018, January). Beneficial Factors of Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Sustainability Practices in Construction Projects. Presented at Hong Kong International Conference on Engineering and Applied Science

The concepts of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and sustainability are relatively new concepts in the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. This paper aims to investigate the perceived benefits of integrating BIM and susta... Read More about Beneficial Factors of Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Sustainability Practices in Construction Projects.

Supporting student agency and success in higher education and beyond through the development of assessment feedback skills (the ability to self-monitor and self-evaluate) (2018)
Report
Evans, C., Zhu, X., Chiorean, C., Chipulu, M., Fair, N., Ford, N., …Thorpe, K. (2018). Supporting student agency and success in higher education and beyond through the development of assessment feedback skills (the ability to self-monitor and self-evalu

The Relationships between Social Deprivation, Pedestrian and Driver Actions and Exposure in Road Casualty Accidents at Mid-Block Crossings (2018)
Journal Article
Downey, L., Saleh, W., Kharbeche, . M., & Muley, D. (2018). The Relationships between Social Deprivation, Pedestrian and Driver Actions and Exposure in Road Casualty Accidents at Mid-Block Crossings. Smart Highways, 6(1), 46-52

In July 2002, the UK Department for Transport enhanced its road safety targets to specifically tackle the significantly higher number of casualty accidents that occur in disadvantaged areas (DfT 2004). It is desirable, for practitioners, to consider... Read More about The Relationships between Social Deprivation, Pedestrian and Driver Actions and Exposure in Road Casualty Accidents at Mid-Block Crossings.

Design of solar powered charging backpack (2018)
Journal Article
Taverne, J., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ayub, A. S., Sellami, N., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Bani, N. A., …Iyi, D. (2018). Design of solar powered charging backpack. International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 9(2), 848-858. https://doi.org/10.11591/i

This paper demonstrated a step by step process in designing a solar powered charging backpack that is capable of charging a mobile phone efficiently. A selection of existing products available on the market were reviewed and compared to ascertain the... Read More about Design of solar powered charging backpack.

Zero-Liquid Discharge Desalination of Hypersaline Shale Gas Wastewater: Challenges and Future Directions (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Onishi, V. C., Reyes-Labarta, J. A., & Caballero, J. A. (2018). Zero-Liquid Discharge Desalination of Hypersaline Shale Gas Wastewater: Challenges and Future Directions. In Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surroun

Unconventional natural gas extraction from tight shale reservoirs, or “shale gas”, has recently emerged as an attractive energy resource to face the rising worldwide demand.

Effect of hydrogen content on the double oxide film defects and properties of aluminium castings: A review (2018)
Journal Article
El-Sayed, M. A., Shyha, I., & Basuny, F. H. (2018). Effect of hydrogen content on the double oxide film defects and properties of aluminium castings: A review. Journal of Engineering Technology, 6, 225-244

Entrapped double oxide films are known to be the most detrimental defects in cast aluminium alloys. In addition, hydrogen dissolved in the aluminium melt was suggested to pass into the defects to expand them and cause hydrogen porosity. This paper pr... Read More about Effect of hydrogen content on the double oxide film defects and properties of aluminium castings: A review.

The generalised singular perturbation approximation for bounded real and positive real control systems (2018)
Journal Article
Guiver, C. (2019). The generalised singular perturbation approximation for bounded real and positive real control systems. Mathematical Control and Related Fields, 9(2), 313-350. https://doi.org/10.3934/mcrf.2019016

The generalised singular perturbation approximation (GSPA) is considered as a model reduction scheme for bounded real and positive real linear control systems. The GSPA is a state-space approach to truncation with the defining property that the trans... Read More about The generalised singular perturbation approximation for bounded real and positive real control systems.