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Changing significance of embodied energy: A comparative study of material specifications and building energy sources (2019)
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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Despite the increasing significance of embodied impacts of buildings, efforts to reduce their environmental footprints have been concentrated on the operational impacts of buildings. This study investigates the changing significan... Read More about Changing significance of embodied energy: A comparative study of material specifications and building energy sources.

Support vector regression ensemble for effective modeling of magnetic ordering temperature of doped manganite in magnetic refrigeration (2019)
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Magnetic refrigeration technology (MRT) is an affordable and efficient refrigeration system that can conveniently replace the present conventional gas compression and expansion (GCE) system of refrigeration. Apart from the fact that GCE refrigeration... Read More about Support vector regression ensemble for effective modeling of magnetic ordering temperature of doped manganite in magnetic refrigeration.

Facebook usage and mental health: An empirical study of role of non-directional social comparisons in the UK (2019)
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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd The present paper explores the relationship between nature of Facebook usage, non-directional comparisons and depressive syndromes. The extant research on linkage between social media usage and mental health is inconclusive. The p... Read More about Facebook usage and mental health: An empirical study of role of non-directional social comparisons in the UK.

Deriving object-based business process architecture using knowledge management enablers (2019)
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This paper discusses a semantic-driven approach to deriving an object-based Business Process Architecture (BPA) using Knowledge Management Enablers (KMEs). The semantic enriched Riva BPA (srBPA) ontology has been selected as an object and ontology b... Read More about Deriving object-based business process architecture using knowledge management enablers.

Functional spaces for team working (2019)
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With an increased focus on flexible working practices, employers need to be conscious of creating an environment which enhances learning, creativity and knowledge transfer so when teams do come together, they are in the best environment to achieve ma... Read More about Functional spaces for team working.

Gamification and entrepreneurial intentions (2019)
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how gamification can influence entrepreneurial intentions (EI) of a group of users of an online platform provided by a private company.
Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative research strat... Read More about Gamification and entrepreneurial intentions.

Narratives of integration: Liminality in migrant acculturation through social media (2019)
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Migrant integration is a long drawn out process requiring synergies with various dimensions of life, rhyming with those of the host country. In this paper, we attempt to deconstruct the digital narratives of migrants to explore how they may lead to a... Read More about Narratives of integration: Liminality in migrant acculturation through social media.

Understanding self-efficacy and the dynamics of part-time work and career aspiration (2019)
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© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Building on the self-efficacy theory and self-theories, the purpose of this paper is to investigate students working part-time whilst pursuing full-time higher education in Cambodia. It explores individual... Read More about Understanding self-efficacy and the dynamics of part-time work and career aspiration.

Design optimisation using convex programming: Towards waste-efficient building designs (2019)
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© 2019 The Authors A non-modular building layout is amongst the leading sources of offcut waste, resulting from a substantial amount of onsite cutting and fitting of bricks, blocks, plasterboard, and tiles. The field of design for dimensional coordin... Read More about Design optimisation using convex programming: Towards waste-efficient building designs.

Justice, poverty, and electricity decarbonization (2019)
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Drawing from examples in Germany, California, and Australia, we show that large scale integration of renewable energy in existing electricity grids does not necessarily lead to cheaper electricity, the strengthening of energy security, or the enhance... Read More about Justice, poverty, and electricity decarbonization.

Development of clustering-based sensor fault detection and diagnosis strategy for chilled water system (2019)
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This paper presents a new clustering-based sensor fault detection and diagnosis (SFDD) strategy for chilled water system. For data clustering, k-means algorithm was used and the optimal quantity of clusters was determined by Davis-Bouldin value. With... Read More about Development of clustering-based sensor fault detection and diagnosis strategy for chilled water system.

Up the ante: Electronic word of mouth and its effects on firm reputation and performance (2019)
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Prior management research on firm reputation has acknowledged the importance of word of mouth (WOM) in influencing key choices made by businesses, as well as by individuals. In recent developments, Internet-based WOM forums aggregate vast amounts of... Read More about Up the ante: Electronic word of mouth and its effects on firm reputation and performance.

Offsite construction: Developing a BIM-Based optimizer for assembly (2019)
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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd The lack of adequate consideration of the underlying factors affecting the methods of building assembly often results in inefficiencies in the uses of building materials, equipment and manpower. These inefficiencies are further co... Read More about Offsite construction: Developing a BIM-Based optimizer for assembly.

What is technology adoption? Exploring the agricultural research value chain for smallholder farmers in Lao PDR (2019)
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© 2019, Springer Nature B.V. A common and driving assumption in agricultural research is that the introduction of research trials, new practices and innovative technologies will result in technology adoption, and will subsequently generate benefits f... Read More about What is technology adoption? Exploring the agricultural research value chain for smallholder farmers in Lao PDR.

Dynamic relationship between embodied and operational impacts of buildings: An evaluation of sustainable design appraisal tools (2019)
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Purpose – Buildings and their construction activities consume a significant proportion of mineral resources excavated from nature and contribute a large percentage of CO2 in the atmosphere. As a way of improving the sustainability of building constru... Read More about Dynamic relationship between embodied and operational impacts of buildings: An evaluation of sustainable design appraisal tools.

Optimisation of resource management in construction projects: A big data approach (2019)
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify challenges faced in resource management in the UK construction industry and to propose some solutions to these problems. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a qualitative research methodology, 14... Read More about Optimisation of resource management in construction projects: A big data approach.

Leading Through Art: An Interview With Vicki Heywood CBE, Chair, Royal Society of Arts (2019)
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© The Author(s) 2018. A recent interview with Vicki Heywood, Chair of the Royal Society of the Arts (RSA), highlights the role that arts can play in dealing with complex problems in society today and particularly from an international perspective. Th... Read More about Leading Through Art: An Interview With Vicki Heywood CBE, Chair, Royal Society of Arts.

A circularity measurement toolkit for manufacturing SMEs (2018)
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The development and adoption of the concept of circular economy in the last two decades have been remarkable. However, despite its widespread adoption, little progress has been made regarding its measurement, especially in manufacturing SMEs. This pa... Read More about A circularity measurement toolkit for manufacturing SMEs.

Deconstructing organizational resilience: A multiple-case study (2018)
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This study extends previous research on organizational resilience by focusing on its relational resilience dimension and integrating with its operational resilience dimension. Our main goal is to understand relational resilience construct and complem... Read More about Deconstructing organizational resilience: A multiple-case study.

Human resource differentiation: A theoretical paper integrating co-workers' perspective and context (2018)
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© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd This paper conceptualises “human resource (HR) differentiation” as a set of deliberate and differentiating HR practices across individuals within the organisation to address employees' unique work needs and preferences... Read More about Human resource differentiation: A theoretical paper integrating co-workers' perspective and context.