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Multi-criteria decision making optimisation framework for positive energy blocks for cities (2022)
Journal Article
Sibilla, M., & Abanda, F. H. (2022). Multi-criteria decision making optimisation framework for positive energy blocks for cities. Sustainability, 14(1), Article 446. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14010446

The Positive Energy Block (PEBlock) is a new paradigm towards low-carbon cities. However, there is a paucity of literature about methods and tools to develop PEBlocks in practice. This study proposes a multi-criteria decision making optimisation fram... Read More about Multi-criteria decision making optimisation framework for positive energy blocks for cities.

Driving openness – the myths about data and software access in the data and cloud policy (2022)
Journal Article
Jooste, C. (2022). Driving openness – the myths about data and software access in the data and cloud policy. South African Journal of Science, 118(112), https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2022/12124

Significance: This article responds to the highly controversial recently published Draft National Policy on Data and Cloud and the related stakeholder commentary from a cyberlaw perspective. Selected issues regarding the ownership of scientific data,... Read More about Driving openness – the myths about data and software access in the data and cloud policy.

Tuning methods for tuned inerter dampers coupled to nonlinear primary systems (2022)
Journal Article
Shi, B., Yang, J., & Jiang, J. Z. (2022). Tuning methods for tuned inerter dampers coupled to nonlinear primary systems. Nonlinear Dynamics, 107(2), 1663-1685. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-021-07112-9

This study develops displacement- and kinetic energy-based tuning methods for the design of the tuned inerter dampers (TIDs) coupled to both linear and nonlinear primary systems. For the linear primary system, the design of the TID is obtained analyt... Read More about Tuning methods for tuned inerter dampers coupled to nonlinear primary systems.

Electrical spiking of psilocybin fungi (2022)
Journal Article
Gandia, A., & Adamatzky, A. (2022). Electrical spiking of psilocybin fungi. Communicative and Integrative Biology, 15(1), 226-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2022.2136118

Psilocybin fungi, aka “magic” mushrooms, are well known for inducing colorful and visionary states of mind. Such psychoactive properties and the ease of cultivating their basidiocarps within low-tech setups make psilocybin fungi promising pharmacolog... Read More about Electrical spiking of psilocybin fungi.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Oman (2022)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2022). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Oman. International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, 13(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJSESD.305125

In Oman, the total quantity of MSW stood at 2.0 million tonnes/year. The emission from this waste is estimated at 2,989,467 tonnes/year (CO2 equivalent). This article proposes different frameworks that considered landfilling, composting, and recyclin... Read More about Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Oman.

BIM and asset management (AM) interoperability towards the adoption of digital twins (2022)
Journal Article
Farghaly, K., & Hagras, A. N. (2022). BIM and asset management (AM) interoperability towards the adoption of digital twins. International Journal of Digital Innovation in the Built Environment, 11(1), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijdibe.294445

Digital Twin (DT) is seen as the new shift paradigm for digital transformation in the post-pandemic-built environment sector. Learning from the implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Asset Management (AM), there are recurring them... Read More about BIM and asset management (AM) interoperability towards the adoption of digital twins.

Eye centre localisation with convolutional neural networks in high- and low-resolution images (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., & Smith, M. L. (2022). Eye centre localisation with convolutional neural networks in high- and low-resolution images. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 13375 LNCS, 373-384. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10522-7_26

Eye centre localisation is critical to eye tracking systems of various forms and with applications in variety of disciplines. An active eye tracking approach can achieve a high accuracy by leveraging active illumination to gain an enhanced contrast o... Read More about Eye centre localisation with convolutional neural networks in high- and low-resolution images.

Co-destruction of value – A stakeholder conceptual review (2022)
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Ogunbodede, O. (2022). Co-destruction of value – A stakeholder conceptual review. International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management, 17(1), 1-27

Co-destruction of value has been highlighted as a possible outcome of every interaction between firms and consumers. Despite the likelihood of its occurrence, the concept is not adequately defined or understood, while little is known about how and wh... Read More about Co-destruction of value – A stakeholder conceptual review.

Developing a safety climate assessment tool for Omani construction industry (2022)
Journal Article
Umar, T., & Umeokafor, N. (2022). Developing a safety climate assessment tool for Omani construction industry. International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology, 13(1), Article 65. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJSSMET.296265

One of the methods that could improve the safety performance of construction organizations is the safety climate approach, which is helpful to know the existing maturity level of the safety climate and to develop plans to achieve the required level o... Read More about Developing a safety climate assessment tool for Omani construction industry.

The classroom as a complex adaptive system (CAS): Credible framing, useful metaphor or mis-designation? (2022)
Journal Article
Knight, B. (2022). The classroom as a complex adaptive system (CAS): Credible framing, useful metaphor or mis-designation?. International Journal of Complexity in Education, 3(1),

This paper discusses the legitimacy of framing school classrooms as complex adaptive systems (CASs) with the aim of advancing discourse about the extent to which systems within education can be usefully designated as complex. Perspectives differ on c... Read More about The classroom as a complex adaptive system (CAS): Credible framing, useful metaphor or mis-designation?.

Exploring the GCC progress towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (2022)
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Umar, T., & Umeokafor, N. (2022). Exploring the GCC progress towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, 13(1), 1-32. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijsesd.2022010105

The United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals were agreed in 2015 by all the members' countries to be achieved by 2030. The results of several reports reveal that some countries are making good progress to achieve these goals, the progress of o... Read More about Exploring the GCC progress towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Qualitative assessment of the conservative management of nocturia with standardised written materials for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in men treated in primary care (2022)
Journal Article
Olaniyi, P., Cotterill, N., Drake, M. J., Frost, J., Lane, J. A., Ridd, M., …Wheeler, J. (2022). Qualitative assessment of the conservative management of nocturia with standardised written materials for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in men treated in primary care. European Urology Focus, 8(1), 75-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2022.01.003

Background: Many men prefer conservative treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) but education and self-help guidance are limited in primary care. Objective: To report qualitative interview findings for men reporting nocturia in a primary ca... Read More about Qualitative assessment of the conservative management of nocturia with standardised written materials for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in men treated in primary care.

Use of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires bladder diary (ICIQ-BD) in men seeking therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) (2022)
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Ito, H., Abrams, P., Lewis, A., Young, G., Blair, P., Cotterill, N., …Drake, M. (2022). Use of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires bladder diary (ICIQ-BD) in men seeking therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). European Urology Focus, 8(1), 66-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2021.12.009

Background: Completion rates and correspondence to other measures need to be established for the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ) bladder diary (ICIQ-BD) in the assessment of male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Ob... Read More about Use of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires bladder diary (ICIQ-BD) in men seeking therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).