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An approach for Knoop and Vickers indentations to measure equi-biaxial residual stresses and material properties: A comprehensive comparison (2019)
Journal Article

A residual stress analysis is indispensable to anticipate engineering structure loading conditions. For this purpose, there are various methods, including indentation technique, a non-destructive test, which also enables us to measure material proper... Read More about An approach for Knoop and Vickers indentations to measure equi-biaxial residual stresses and material properties: A comprehensive comparison.

Discursive strategies in the keynes-hayek debate: Building a liberal critique (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. All rights reserved. This article addresses an analysis of discourse based on Michel Foucault's 'order of discourse' to comprehend which... Read More about Discursive strategies in the keynes-hayek debate: Building a liberal critique.

“When something is wrong we write it”: The portrayal of female genital mutilation in children’s literature (2019)
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© 2019 BY BOOKBIRD, INC. Focusing on Williams-Garcia’s No Laughter Here (2004) and Craigie’s What Was Never Said (2015), this article questions their representation of female genital mutilation (FGM). It considers the use of voice, writing, and siste... Read More about “When something is wrong we write it”: The portrayal of female genital mutilation in children’s literature.

Fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 The Authors This paper is the first detailed investigation of the fatigue behavior of pseudo-ductile unidirectional (UD)thin-ply interlayer hybrids made of thin-ply carbon/epoxy plies sandwiched between standard thickness glass/epoxy plies und... Read More about Fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites.

Formulating emancipatory discourses and reconstructing resistance: A positive discourse analysis of Sukarno’s speech at the first Afro-Asian conference (2019)
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In this article, we analyze a seven-page speech delivered by Sukarno, first president of Indonesia, at the opening of the First Asia-Africa Conference where he advocated Afro-Asian unity/ solidarity as the panacea for colonialism, imperialism, and ne... Read More about Formulating emancipatory discourses and reconstructing resistance: A positive discourse analysis of Sukarno’s speech at the first Afro-Asian conference.

Venue2Vec: An efficient embedding model for fine-grained user location prediction in geo-social networks (2019)
Journal Article

Geo-Social Networks (GSN) significantly improve location-aware capability of services by offering geo-located content based on the huge volumes of data generated in the GSN. The problem of user location prediction based on user-generated data in GSN... Read More about Venue2Vec: An efficient embedding model for fine-grained user location prediction in geo-social networks.

Ecosystem service assessment of selected wetlands of Kolkata and the Indian Gangetic Delta: multi-beneficial systems under differentiated management stress (2019)
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© 2019, The Author(s). A structured literature review using the search term ‘ecosystem services’ found few relevant studies relating to three contrasting wetlands in West Bengal: the unpopulated Sudhanyakhali Island in the Sundarbans National Park, t... Read More about Ecosystem service assessment of selected wetlands of Kolkata and the Indian Gangetic Delta: multi-beneficial systems under differentiated management stress.

Adaptive neural network control of underactuated surface vessels with guaranteed transient performance: Theory and experimental results (2019)
Journal Article

In this paper, an adaptive trajectory tracking
control algorithm for underactuated unmanned surface
vessels (USVs) with guaranteed transient performance is
proposed. To meet the realistic dynamical model of USVs,
we consider that the mass and dam... Read More about Adaptive neural network control of underactuated surface vessels with guaranteed transient performance: Theory and experimental results.

Towards an evolvable cancer treatment simulator (2019)
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© 2019 Elsevier B.V. The use of high-fidelity computational simulations promises to enable high-throughput hypothesis testing and optimisation of cancer therapies. However, increasing realism comes at the cost of increasing computational requirements... Read More about Towards an evolvable cancer treatment simulator.

Green roof perceptions: Newcastle, UK CBD owners/occupiers (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, Glyn Everett and Jessica Lamond. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of green roofs for commercial real estate building owners/occupiers in a UK city and consider how these might af... Read More about Green roof perceptions: Newcastle, UK CBD owners/occupiers.

Developing apprentice leaders through critical reflection (2019)
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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore opportunities for delivering sustainable leadership education through critical reflection embedded in the framework of higher and degree apprenticeships. Design/methodology/approach: This paper contrib... Read More about Developing apprentice leaders through critical reflection.

Consecrating capitalism: The US prosperity gospel and neoliberalism (2019)
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Neoliberalism relies on optimism. Without faith in meritocracy—unwavering belief that rewards will eventually and justly come to those who work hard enough—support for the capitalist system and belief in neoliberalism would unravel. How that optimism... Read More about Consecrating capitalism: The US prosperity gospel and neoliberalism.

Improving the student learning experience through dialogic feed-forward assessment (2019)
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Assessment feedback from teachers gains consistently low satisfaction scores in national surveys of student satisfaction, with concern surrounding its timeliness, quality and effectiveness. Equally, there has been heightened interest in the responsib... Read More about Improving the student learning experience through dialogic feed-forward assessment.

Thermo-convective carbon sequestration in horizontal porous layers (2019)
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This article explores the linear and nonlinear stability of double-diffusive density-driven convection in the context of carbon sequestration in deep saline aquifers. The anisotropy, due to the thermal and solutal diffusivities, is considered in a po... Read More about Thermo-convective carbon sequestration in horizontal porous layers.

Integrating sustainable supply chain practices with operational performance: An exploratory study of Chinese SMEs (2019)
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With growing regulatory and market pressure to implement green practices, SMEs are facing enormous challenges to simultaneously improve operational and green performances of their supply chains. The paper aims to understand the green practices adopte... Read More about Integrating sustainable supply chain practices with operational performance: An exploratory study of Chinese SMEs.

Design for occupational safety and health: Key attributes for organisational capability (2019)
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Purpose: Against the backdrop of the contribution of design to the occurrence of occupational injuries and illnesses in construction, design for occupational safety and health (DfOSH) is increasingly becoming prominent in the construction sector. To... Read More about Design for occupational safety and health: Key attributes for organisational capability.

Genome sequence of Lecanicillium fungicola 150-1, the causal agent of dry bubble disease (2019)
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The fungus Lecanicillium fungicola causes dry bubble disease in the white button mushroom Agaricus bisporus. Control strategies are limited, as both the host and pathogen are fungi, and there is limited understanding of the interactions in this patho... Read More about Genome sequence of Lecanicillium fungicola 150-1, the causal agent of dry bubble disease.

Analysis of low-speed height-velocity diagram of a variable-speed-rotor helicopter in one-engine-failure (2019)
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This work analyzes the effects of variable operating rotor speed on the helicopter low-speed Height–Velocity (H-V) diagram in one engine inoperative (OEI) situation. Using the UH-60A helicopter as baseline helicopter, a flight dynamics model and the... Read More about Analysis of low-speed height-velocity diagram of a variable-speed-rotor helicopter in one-engine-failure.

A modified method for Los Angeles Abrasion test (2019)
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Infrastructure development projects in Oman are at a peak which results in a huge requirement for the construction materials. Aggregates are one of the most common materials naturally available and used in both cement and asphalt concrete apart from... Read More about A modified method for Los Angeles Abrasion test.

Marketing Agency/Client Service-For-Service Provision in an Age of Digital Transformation (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Purpose: To explore changes in agency/client value co-creation, at a time when digital transformation is having a major impact on the marketing communications process. The theoretical framework of the res... Read More about Marketing Agency/Client Service-For-Service Provision in an Age of Digital Transformation.