All Outputs (708)

Proposing an approach for the diffusion of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs): a case study. (2024)
Journal Article
AWUKU, S.A., BENNADJI, A., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., PRABHU, R. and SELLAMI, N. 2024. Proposing an approach for the diffusion of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs): a case study. New energy exploitation and application [online], 3(1), pages 8-26. Available from: https://doi.org/10.54963/neea.v3i1.196

Consistent probing into building integrity has led to the exploration of clean energy options such as building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV). BIPV has proven to be aesthetically pleasing, architecturally feasible and capable of making buildings ener... Read More about Proposing an approach for the diffusion of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs): a case study..

Young people's mental health should be a priority for society. [Video recording] (2024)
Digital Artefact
BALL, W. 2024. Young people's mental health should be a priority for society. [Video recording]. Research revealed, S02E02. Hosted on YouTube [online]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTAncBNWQ-A

This video is part of the "Research Revealed" series by RGU, which seeks to highlight the breadth of high impact research being undertaken across the University. This video focuses on mental health issues among young people. Mental health services ac... Read More about Young people's mental health should be a priority for society. [Video recording].

High-strong-ductile magnesium alloys by interactions of nanoscale quasi-long period stacking order unit with twin. [Dataset] (2024)
Data
ZHOU, L., NIU, T., ZOU, G., SU, H., HE, S., ZHENG, S., ZHU, Y., CHEN, P., FERNANDEZ, C. and PENG, Q. 2024. High-strong-ductile magnesium alloys by interactions of nanoscale quasi-long period stacking order unit with twin. [Dataset]. Journal of magnesium and alloys [online], 12(12), pages 4953-4965. Available from: http://tinyurl.com/bdh3kb39

Magnesium alloys with high strength in combination of good ductility are especially desirable for applications in transportation, aerospace and bio-implants owing to their high stiffness, abundant raw materials, and environmental friendliness. Howeve... Read More about High-strong-ductile magnesium alloys by interactions of nanoscale quasi-long period stacking order unit with twin. [Dataset].

High-strong-ductile magnesium alloys by interactions of nanoscale quasi-long period stacking order unit with twin. (2024)
Journal Article
ZHOU, L., NIU, T., ZOU, G., SU, H., HE, S., ZHENG, S., ZHU, Y., CHEN, P., FERNANDEZ, C. and PENG, Q. 2024. High-strong-ductile magnesium alloys by interactions of nanoscale quasi-long period stacking order unit with twin. Journal of magnesium and alloys [online], 12(12), pages 4953-4965. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jma.2024.01.015

Magnesium alloys with high strength in combination of good ductility are especially desirable for applications in transportation, aerospace and bio-implants owing to their high stiffness, abundant raw materials, and environmental friendliness. Howeve... Read More about High-strong-ductile magnesium alloys by interactions of nanoscale quasi-long period stacking order unit with twin..

Improving access to service charities for female veterans. [Video recording] (2024)
Digital Artefact
MORRISON, Z. 2024. Improving access to service charities for female veterans. [Video recording]. Research revealed, S02E01. Hosted on YouTube [online]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeO_8TFb22Y

This video is part of the "Research Revealed" series by RGU, which seeks to highlight the breadth of high impact research being undertaken across the University. This video focuses on how research at RGU has helped to create a new £200,000 fund from... Read More about Improving access to service charities for female veterans. [Video recording].

Securing information systems against advanced persistent threats (APTs). (2024)
Thesis
EKE, E.N. 2024. Securing information systems against advanced persistent threats (APTs). Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2445760

Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) have been a major challenge in securing both Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) systems. APTs are sophisticated attacks that masquerade their actions to navigate around defenses, breach netw... Read More about Securing information systems against advanced persistent threats (APTs)..

A roadmap for energy transition strategic planning and governance: a case study of Nigeria's grid-based renewable electricity sector. (2024)
Thesis
ADEDOKUN, R.F. 2024. A roadmap for energy transition strategic planning and governance: a case study of Nigeria's grid-based renewable electricity sector. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2445678

The global drive for energy transition has resulted in Nigeria formulating energy policies to incorporate about 30% of new renewable energy sources into the planned 30GW of electricity generation by 2030. This is principally because deploying renewab... Read More about A roadmap for energy transition strategic planning and governance: a case study of Nigeria's grid-based renewable electricity sector..

The perils of premature globalisation and the birth of megacities: social exclusion and spatial injustice in Dhaka. (2024)
Book Chapter
ZAMAN, Q.M. 2024. The perils of premature globalisation and the birth of megacities: social exclusion and spatial injustice in Dhaka. In Shakur, T. and Ghafur, S. (eds.) Megacities of the Global South in the 2020s: growth transformations, contested/negotiated spaces and changing liveabilities. Global built environment review, Special Issue 2024. Ammanford: Open House Press (Global Built Environment Review), pages 9-21.

Megacities and globalisation are two global, connubial phenomena. Asian and Latin American cities dealt with globalisation prematurely, hastily transforming into mass producers to serve global consumers. Since the late 20th century, these cities emer... Read More about The perils of premature globalisation and the birth of megacities: social exclusion and spatial injustice in Dhaka..

The impact of airtightness and low ventilation on air quality in domestic buildings and their effect on occupants. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
OKOM, C. and KOUIDER, T. 2024. The impact of airtightness and low ventilation on air quality in domestic buildings and their effect on occupants. In Kouider, T. and Hayden, I. (eds.) 2024. Proceedings of the 10th International congress on architectural technology (ICAT 2024): architectural technology transformation, 19 January 2024, Galway, Ireland. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University [online], pages 51-67. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/ybh4ktdn

One of the facets of responding to climate change is energy conservation which has become so imperative to both domestic and non-domestic buildings. The increasing idea of better insulation and airtightness in a bid to save energy in buildings tended... Read More about The impact of airtightness and low ventilation on air quality in domestic buildings and their effect on occupants..

Proceedings of the 10th International congress on architectural technology (ICAT 2024): architectural technology transformation. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
KOUIDER, T. and HAYDEN, I. (eds.) 2024. Proceedings of the 10th International congress on architectural technology (ICAT 2024): architectural technology transformation, 19 January 2024, Galway, Ireland. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University [online]. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/ybh4ktdn

The profession of architectural technology is influential in the transformation of the built environment regionally, nationally, and internationally. The congress provides a platform for industry, educators, researchers, and the next generation of bu... Read More about Proceedings of the 10th International congress on architectural technology (ICAT 2024): architectural technology transformation..

Two-layer ensemble of deep learning models for medical image segmentation. (2024)
Journal Article
DANG, T., NGUYEN, T.T., MCCALL, J., ELYAN, E. and MORENO-GARCÍA, C.F. 2024. Two-layer ensemble of deep learning models for medical image segmentation. Cognitive computation [online], 16(3), pages 1141-1160. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-024-10257-5

One of the most important areas in medical image analysis is segmentation, in which raw image data is partitioned into structured and meaningful regions to gain further insights. By using Deep Neural Networks (DNN), AI-based automated segmentation al... Read More about Two-layer ensemble of deep learning models for medical image segmentation..

Recognizing the value of the African indigenous knowledge system: the case of Ubuntu and restorative justice. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
COLLIE, L., TELEKI, M., KAMGA, S.D. and DU BOIS, F. 2024. Recognizing the value of the African indigenous knowledge system: the case of Ubuntu and restorative justice. Presented at the 4th Cross-cultural conversation of the Interdisciplinary Forum for the Study of Jurisprudence and Value Inquiry in the Non-Western World (JVI), 31 January 2024, Aberdeen, UK.

This seminar was the fourth meeting or cross-cultural conversation (CCC) organised by the Interdisciplinary Forum for the Study of Jurisprudence and Value Inquiry in the Non-Western World (JVI), convened by Olufemi Ilesanmi. This particular event, mo... Read More about Recognizing the value of the African indigenous knowledge system: the case of Ubuntu and restorative justice..

Walking through the abstract(ed) city and co-creating urban space. (2024)
Journal Article
BELKOURI, D. and LAING, R. 2024. Walking through the abstract(ed) city and co-creating urban space. Applied mobilities [online], 9(1), pages 63-83. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/23800127.2024.2309742

This paper explores how co-designing urban walkability can be augmented by an innovative hybrid approach, whereby virtual records and visualisations of the walking experience can enhance the awareness, perceptions and immersion of the participant in... Read More about Walking through the abstract(ed) city and co-creating urban space..

Co-gasification study of blends of municipal solid waste with sugarcane bagasse and rice husk using the Coats-Redfern method. [Dataset] (2024)
Data
HAMEED, Z., KHAN, Z., KHURRAM, S., INAYAT, A., AMIN, N., ASLAM, M. and WATSON, I. 2024. Co-gasification study of blends of municipal solid waste with sugarcane bagasse and rice husk using the Coats-Redfern method. [Dataset]. Journal of the Energy Institute [online], 113, article 101542. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743967124000205?via%3Dihub#appsec1

Rapid development in the current economic situation has led to an increase in carbon emissions and to find sustainable solution to deal with this problem. Co-gasification of biomass with municipal solid waste is gaining significant importance to util... Read More about Co-gasification study of blends of municipal solid waste with sugarcane bagasse and rice husk using the Coats-Redfern method. [Dataset].

Co-gasification study of blends of municipal solid waste with sugarcane bagasse and rice husk using the Coats-Redfern method. (2024)
Journal Article
HAMEED, Z., KHAN, Z., KHURRAM, S., INAYAT, A., AMIN, N., ASLAM, M. and WATSON, I. 2024. Co-gasification study of blends of municipal solid waste with sugarcane bagasse and rice husk using the Coats-Redfern method. Journal of the Energy Institute [online], 113, article 101542. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joei.2024.101542

Rapid development in the current economic situation has led to an increase in carbon emissions and to find sustainable solution to deal with this problem. Co-gasification of biomass with municipal solid waste is gaining significant importance to util... Read More about Co-gasification study of blends of municipal solid waste with sugarcane bagasse and rice husk using the Coats-Redfern method..

The influence of molecular shape and electronic properties on the formation of the ferroelectric nematic phase. (2024)
Journal Article
CRUICKSHANK, E., TUFAHA, N., WALKER, R., BROWN, S., GORECKA, E., POCIECHA, D., STOREY, J.M.D. and IMRIE, C.T. 2024. The influence of molecular shape and electronic properties on the formation of the ferroelectric nematic phase. Liquid crystals [online], 51(3), pages 401-415. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2304598

The synthesis and characterisation of two series of ferroelectric nematogens based on RM734 having an additional methoxy group on the central phenyl ring are reported, the 3-methoxy-4-((4-nitrophenoxy)carbonyl)phenyl 2-alkoxy-4-alkoxybenzoates (7-m-n... Read More about The influence of molecular shape and electronic properties on the formation of the ferroelectric nematic phase..

Gaining more from doing less? The effects of a one-week deload period during supervised resistance training on muscular adaptations. (2024)
Journal Article
COLEMAN, M., BURKE, R., AUGUSTIN, F., PIÑERO, A., MALDONADO, J., FISHER, J.P., ISRAETEL, M., ANDROULAKIS-KORAKAKIS, P., SWINTON, P.A., OBERLIN, D.J. and SCHOENFELD, B.J. 2024. Gaining more from doing less? The effects of a one-week deload period during supervised resistance training on muscular adaptations. PeerJ [online], 12, e16777. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16777

Based on emerging evidence that brief periods of cessation from resistance training (RT) may re-sensitize muscle to anabolic stimuli, we aimed to investigate how a 1-week deload interval at the midpoint of a 9-week RT program affected muscular adapta... Read More about Gaining more from doing less? The effects of a one-week deload period during supervised resistance training on muscular adaptations..

Investigation of efficiency and temperature dependence in RbGeBr3-based perovskite solar cell structures. (2024)
Journal Article
VALIZADEH, S., SHOKRI, A., SABOURI-DODARAN, A., FOUGH, N. and MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. 2024. Investigation of efficiency and temperature dependence in RbGeBr3-based perovskite solar cell structures. Results in physics [online], 57, article 107351. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2024.107351

This study is centered on the exploration of the inorganic perovskite material RbGeBr3 as an absorbing layer in various configurations of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The Poisson, continuity, and transport equations are solved using the finite elem... Read More about Investigation of efficiency and temperature dependence in RbGeBr3-based perovskite solar cell structures..

Comparative effect size distributions in strength and conditioning and implications for future research: a meta-analysis. (2024)
Journal Article
SWINTON, P.A. and MURPHY, A. [2024]. Comparative effect size distributions in strength and conditioning and implications for future research: a meta-analysis. International journal of strength and conditioning [online], (accepted). To be made available from: https://journal.iusca.org/index.php/Journal/issue/view/9

Controlled experimental designs are frequently used in strength and conditioning (S&C) to determine which interventions are most effective. The purpose of this large meta-analysis was to quantify the distribution of comparative effect sizes in S&C to... Read More about Comparative effect size distributions in strength and conditioning and implications for future research: a meta-analysis..

Evaluation of caprock integrity for geosequestration of CO2 in low-temperature reservoirs (Flexible Funding 2022). [Blog post] (2024)
Digital Artefact
AMINAHO, E.N. 2024. Evaluation of Caprock Integrity for Geosequestration of CO2 in Low-Temperature Reservoirs (Flexible Funding 2022). [Blog post]. Posted on UKCCSRC, 19 January 2024. Available from: https://ukccsrc.ac.uk/blog_posts/evaluation-of-caprock-integrity-for-geosequestration-of-co2-in-low-temperature-reservoirs-flexible-funding-2022/

Carbon dioxide (CO2) geosequestration refers to its injection and storage in underground formations. It has been proven to be a good option for reducing atmospheric emissions of CO2. Carbon dioxide can be injected and stored in salt caverns, aquifers... Read More about Evaluation of caprock integrity for geosequestration of CO2 in low-temperature reservoirs (Flexible Funding 2022). [Blog post].