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Project reputation in construction: A process-based perspective of construction practitioners in the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Olawale, O., Oyedele, L., Owolabi, H., Gbadamosi, A., & Kusimo, H. (2022). Project reputation in construction: A process-based perspective of construction practitioners in the UK. International Journal of Construction Management, 22(12), https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2020.1783598

The overall aim of this study is to elicit the perspective of practitioners (e.g., architects, civil engineers, building engineers, structural engineers and quantity surveyors) on the process-related factors influencing the project reputation of cons... Read More about Project reputation in construction: A process-based perspective of construction practitioners in the UK.

Human error in autonomous underwater vehicle deployment: A system dynamics approach (2020)
Journal Article
Loh, T. Y., Brito, M. P., Bose, N., Xu, J., & Tenekedjiev, K. (2020). Human error in autonomous underwater vehicle deployment: A system dynamics approach. Risk Analysis, 40(6), 1258-1278. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13467

The use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for various applications have grown with maturing technology and improved accessibility. The deployment of AUVs for under-ice marine science research in the Antarctic is one such example. However, a hi... Read More about Human error in autonomous underwater vehicle deployment: A system dynamics approach.

The international legal regime governing shipboard LNG (2020)
Book Chapter
Xu, J., & Mukerhjee, P. K. (2020). The international legal regime governing shipboard LNG. In P. K. Mukherjee, M. Q. Mejia, & J. Xu (Eds.), Maritime Law in Motion (691-702). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31749-2_33

The Chapter addresses the international legal regime governing shipboard LNG which could be carried on board as cargo or fuel. The discussion touches upon both the regulatory law element as well as the private law dimension of the regime. On the regu... Read More about The international legal regime governing shipboard LNG.

A hybrid fuzzy system dynamics approach for risk analysis of AUV operations (2020)
Journal Article
Loh, T. Y., Brito, M. P., Bose, N., Xu, J., Nikolova, N., & Tenekedjiev, K. (2020). A hybrid fuzzy system dynamics approach for risk analysis of AUV operations. Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, 24(1), 26-39. https://doi.org/10.20965/jaciii.2020.p0026

© 2020 Fuji Technology Press. All rights reserved. The maturing of autonomous technology has fostered a rapid expansion in the use of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). To prevent the loss of AUVs during deployments, existing risk analysis approa... Read More about A hybrid fuzzy system dynamics approach for risk analysis of AUV operations.

Policy Recommendations for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Operations Through Hybrid Fuzzy System Dynamics Risk Analysis (FuSDRA) (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Loh, T. Y., Brito, M. P., Bose, N., Xu, J., & Tenekedjiev, K. (2019). Policy Recommendations for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Operations Through Hybrid Fuzzy System Dynamics Risk Analysis (FuSDRA)

The advancement of science and technology has resulted in an emerging trend in the use of autonomous equipment in many maritime universities. One such example is the use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) for marine research. However, a key chal... Read More about Policy Recommendations for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Operations Through Hybrid Fuzzy System Dynamics Risk Analysis (FuSDRA).

Fuzzy System Dynamics Risk Analysis (FuSDRA) of autonomous underwater vehicle operations in the Antarctic (2019)
Journal Article
Loh, T. Y., Brito, M. P., Bose, N., Xu, J., & Tenekedjiev, K. (2020). Fuzzy System Dynamics Risk Analysis (FuSDRA) of autonomous underwater vehicle operations in the Antarctic. Risk Analysis, 40(4), 818-841. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13429

© 2019 Society for Risk Analysis With the maturing of autonomous technology and better accessibility, there has been a growing interest in the use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The deployment of AUVs for under-ice marine science research... Read More about Fuzzy System Dynamics Risk Analysis (FuSDRA) of autonomous underwater vehicle operations in the Antarctic.

Selection of effective risk mitigation strategies in container shipping operations (2019)
Journal Article
Yang, Z., Chang, C. H., Dong, J., & Xu, J. (2019). Selection of effective risk mitigation strategies in container shipping operations. Maritime Business Review, 4(4), 413-431. https://doi.org/10.1108/MABR-04-2019-0013

© 2019, Pacific Star Group Education Foundation. Licensed re-use rights only. Purpose: Container shipping companies face various risks with different consequences that are required to be mitigated. Limited empirical research has been done on identify... Read More about Selection of effective risk mitigation strategies in container shipping operations.

Exploring the impact of socially driven projects in developing students’ enterprise skills (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Davies, L., & Line, T. (2019, September). Exploring the impact of socially driven projects in developing students’ enterprise skills. Presented at International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference 2019, Oxford Brookes University

The growing interest in social enterprise has arguably changed the enterprise education landscape with HEIs increasingly embedding social enterprise into accredited programmes and developing extracurricular activities aimed at engendering social entr... Read More about Exploring the impact of socially driven projects in developing students’ enterprise skills.

A fuzzy-based risk assessment framework for autonomous underwater vehicle under-ice missions (2019)
Journal Article
Loh, T. Y., Brito, M. P., Bose, N., Xu, J., & Tenekedjiev, K. (2019). A fuzzy-based risk assessment framework for autonomous underwater vehicle under-ice missions. Risk Analysis, 39(12), 2744-2765. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13376

© 2019 Society for Risk Analysis The use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for various scientific, commercial, and military applications has become more common with maturing technology and improved accessibility. One relatively new development... Read More about A fuzzy-based risk assessment framework for autonomous underwater vehicle under-ice missions.

Logistics and distribution challenges to managing operations for corporate sustainability: Study on leading Indian diary organizations (2019)
Journal Article
Mangla, S. K., Sharma, Y. K., Patil, P. P., Yadav, G., & Xu, J. (2019). Logistics and distribution challenges to managing operations for corporate sustainability: Study on leading Indian diary organizations. Journal of Cleaner Production, 238, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117620

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd In order to improve the corporate sustainability of agro-food value chains, business organizations need to rely on a higher performing and more reliable logistics system. Particularly, in case of dairy industry, organizations are... Read More about Logistics and distribution challenges to managing operations for corporate sustainability: Study on leading Indian diary organizations.

Widening the discourse on team-teaching in higher education (2019)
Journal Article
Minett-Smith, C., & Davis, C. L. (2020). Widening the discourse on team-teaching in higher education. Teaching in Higher Education, 25(5), 579-594. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2019.1577814

Team-teaching is arguably shifting from the realm of pedagogic choice to that of necessity in a complex and demanding Higher Education (HE) landscape. This research gives a voice to staff collaborating in team-teaching, considering their motivations... Read More about Widening the discourse on team-teaching in higher education.

Developing live projects as part of an assessment regime within a dispersed campus model (2018)
Journal Article
Williams, S., Kofinas, A., & Minett-Smith, C. (2018). Developing live projects as part of an assessment regime within a dispersed campus model. Journal of Pedagogic Development, 8(2), 3-7

Our newly designed MSc unit, Sustainable Business Management (SBM), is designed to engage students in the real-life practical application of sustainability at work. The authentic assessment uses a live project approach to develop and evaluate both th... Read More about Developing live projects as part of an assessment regime within a dispersed campus model.

Factors influencing open access competition in the European long-distance passenger rail transport — A Delphi study (2018)
Journal Article
Feuerstein, L., Busacker, T., & Xu, J. (2018). Factors influencing open access competition in the European long-distance passenger rail transport — A Delphi study. Research in Transportation Economics, 69, 300-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2018.03.001

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd This paper explores influences on open access competition in the long-distance passenger rail transport in Europe. It fills a gap in the existing literature by providing expert opinions on open access competition and by identifyin... Read More about Factors influencing open access competition in the European long-distance passenger rail transport — A Delphi study.

Demystifying the assessment discourse: The use of infographics to promote student engagement and achievement (2017)
Report
Minett-Smith, C., & Reid, C. (2017). Demystifying the assessment discourse: The use of infographics to promote student engagement and achievement. Advance HE website: Higher Education Academy

This case study series, emanating from the 2017 HEA Transforming Assessment in Higher Education symposia, led by Sam Elkington is indicative of the vast amount of work being undertaken across the higher education sector to inform assessment and feedb... Read More about Demystifying the assessment discourse: The use of infographics to promote student engagement and achievement.

Block teaching as the basis for an innovative redesign of the PG suite of programmes in University of Bedfordshire business school (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Kofinas, A. K., Bentley, Y., Minett-Smith, C., & Cao, G. (2017). Block teaching as the basis for an innovative redesign of the PG suite of programmes in University of Bedfordshire business school. In N/A. https://doi.org/10.4995/head17.2017.5379

This paper aims to provide a first evaluation of the University of Bedfordshire Business School’s innovative attempt to develop a new suite of Masters Programmes that delivers in terms of academic rigor and employability requirements while providing... Read More about Block teaching as the basis for an innovative redesign of the PG suite of programmes in University of Bedfordshire business school.

The use of lng as a marine fuel: Civil liability considerations from an international perspective (2017)
Journal Article
Xu, J., Testa, D., & Mukherjee, P. K. (2017). The use of lng as a marine fuel: Civil liability considerations from an international perspective. Journal of Environmental Law, 29(1), 129-153. https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqx001

© 2017. Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Recent regulations in the maritime domain have placed increasing pressure on the shipping industry to reduce exhaust emissions from ships. Using LNG, which produces virtually 0% sulphur dioxide em... Read More about The use of lng as a marine fuel: Civil liability considerations from an international perspective.