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Visualizing time: a recent survey of time-focused art. [Magazine article, 2022 edition] (2022)
Newspaper / Magazine
SBRILLI, A. and LEUZZI, L. 2022. Visualizing time: a recent survey of time-focused art. Time's news [online], 53, pages 20-30. Available from: https://studyoftime.org/publications/times-news/

This is the 2022 annual survey of time-focused art, which on this occasion has been curated by Antonella Sbrilli and Laura Leuzzi. Published in the International Society for the Study of Time's "Time's News" annual magazine, this year's survey featur... Read More about Visualizing time: a recent survey of time-focused art. [Magazine article, 2022 edition].

Corrigendum to: Forensic delay analysis as evidence of transaction costs in construction projects. (2022)
Journal Article
ATANASOV, V.A., GREENWOOD, D.J., ROSS, H. and SANCHEZ, D.E. 2022. Corrigendum: forensic delay analysis as evidence of transaction costs in construction projects. IOP conference series: earth and environmental science [online], 1101(5): planning, partnership, and law; selected papers from 2022 World building congress (WBC2022): building our future; informing practice to enhance the lives of current and future generations, 27-30 June 2022, Melbourne, Australia. article 052034. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/5/052034

This corrigendum contains several corrections to the text originally published at https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/5/052009.

Corrigendum to: Factual disagreements in construction delay disputes: identification, evaluation and testing of the justifications for differences in opinion. (2022)
Journal Article
ATANASOV, V.A., GREENWOOD, D.J., SANCHEZ, D.E. and HATCHER, C.J. 2022. Corrigendum to: Factual disagreements in construction delay disputes: identification, evaluation and testing of the justifications for difference in opinion. IOP conference series: earth and environmental science [online], 1101(5): planning, partnership, and law; selected papers from 2022 World building congress (WBC2022): building our future; informing practice to enhance the lives of current and future generations, 27-30 June 2022, Melbourne, Australia, article 052033. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/5/052033

This is a correction for the article published at https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/5/052001.

The lifecycle of a social media beauty trend: a case study of the Instagram body. (2022)
Thesis
UTI, T.O. 2022. The lifecycle of a social media beauty trend: a case study of the Instagram body. Robert Gordon University, MPhil thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2071810

The study pursued the creation of a functional model of the typical lifecycle of a social media beauty trend. Within the fashion and consumer goods industries, lifecycle models already exist that explain the typical manifestations of products and tre... Read More about The lifecycle of a social media beauty trend: a case study of the Instagram body..

A critical evaluation of the role of human resources in the transition towards sustainable business practices in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. (2022)
Thesis
RICHARD-OSU, O.J. 2022. A critical evaluation of the role of human resources in the transition towards sustainable business practices in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2071784

Heightened pressure on those organisations that are to be held accountable for the impact of their processes on the societies and the environment in which they operate has resulted in sustainable business practices (SBPs) becoming a major area of foc... Read More about A critical evaluation of the role of human resources in the transition towards sustainable business practices in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria..

Towards a robust, effective and resource-efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring. (2022)
Thesis
ZAKARIYYA, I. 2022. Towards a robust, effective and resource-efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1987917

Internet of Things (IoT) devices are becoming increasingly popular and an integral part of our everyday lives, making them a lucrative target for attackers. These devices require suitable security mechanisms that enable robust and effective detection... Read More about Towards a robust, effective and resource-efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring..

Magnetic field directed self-assembly of gold Pickering emulsion for preparing patterned film. (2022)
Thesis
OKPOZO, O.P. 2022. Magnetic field directed self-assembly of gold Pickering emulsion for preparing patterned film. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1987909

Patterning plays a vital in role in sensor-based devices like surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA), radio frequency (RF) antennas and many others. The linear array spacing and width of gold strips h... Read More about Magnetic field directed self-assembly of gold Pickering emulsion for preparing patterned film..

A reliable trust-aware reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks. (2022)
Thesis
HAJAR, M.S. 2022. A reliable trust-aware reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1987863

Interest in the Wireless Medical Sensor Network (WMSN) is rapidly gaining attention thanks to recent advances in semiconductors and wireless communication. However, by virtue of the sensitive medical applications and the stringent resource constraint... Read More about A reliable trust-aware reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks..

Multiple identities: the civic function of architectural education in Europe. (2022)
Journal Article
MARTÍNEZ SÁNCHEZ, M.J., BROWNE, J., SARA, R. and VOWLES, H. 2022. Multiple identities: the civic function of architectural education in Europe. Charrette, 8(2), pages 1-7. Hosted on Ingenta connect [online]. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/2rcwpdbr

Architectural education asks students to look beyond the confines of the studio to embrace global cultures, politics, and social contexts critically. Through making, digital interventions, drawing and critical analysis, architectural practices reveal... Read More about Multiple identities: the civic function of architectural education in Europe..

Interdisciplinary pedagogical environments in architectural education. (2022)
Journal Article
MARTÍNEZ SÁNCHEZ, M.J. and DUNDJEROVIC, A. 2022. Interdisciplinary pedagogical environments in architectural education. Charrette, 8(2), pages 33-43. Hosted on Ingenta connect [online]. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/9vuhj43k

This paper proposes the creation of interdisciplinary pedagogical environments to construct creative dialogues in architecture, landscape and performance practice that can be applied to the creation of new intersectional knowledge in various fields.... Read More about Interdisciplinary pedagogical environments in architectural education..

De colaboração à cooperação internacional em serviço social: desafios à vista desde o Brasil. (2022)
Book Chapter
GARCIA, M.L.T., SPOLANDER, G., TEIXEIRA, R.V., SOTO, O.P., ADEFILA, A., DELBONI T.M.Z.G.F. and KHALIL-BABATUNDE, M. 2022. De colaboração à cooperação internacional em serviço social: desafios à vista desde o Brasil. In Reidel, T., Pinheiro, H.A., Goin, M., Ortiz, F.G. and Cantalice, L. (eds.) Serviço social: perspectivas internacionais sobre fundamentos, formação e trabalho profissional. Embú das Artes: Alexa Cultural [online], chapter 7, pages 183-210. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/3rdjrxf8

This text reflects on the experience of international cooperation involving the teams of the Federal University of Espírito Santo, three British universities (Robert Gordon, Staffordshire and Warwick) and the University of Havana. Our goal is to expl... Read More about De colaboração à cooperação internacional em serviço social: desafios à vista desde o Brasil..

C-suite bias, firm characteristics, and capital structure decisions of quoted industrial firms in Nigeria. (2022)
Journal Article
FAGBEMI, T.O., KOLAWOLE, M.A., ADIGBOLE, E.A. and ABOGUN, S. 2023. C-suite bias, firm characteristics, and capital structure decisions of quoted industrial firms in Nigeria. Colombo business journal [online], 13(2), pages 21-47. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4038/cbj.v13i2.123

Most people exaggerate their own skills and accomplishments, which can have disastrous results. The C-suite has a tremendous impact on business choices, as decisions made in the workplace can be skewed by unconscious prejudice, and this bias can have... Read More about C-suite bias, firm characteristics, and capital structure decisions of quoted industrial firms in Nigeria..

Children in peace-building and violence during political instability in a Kenyan informal settlement. (2022)
Book Chapter
VERTIGANS, S. and MUELLER-HIRTH, N. 2022. Children in peace-building and violence during political instability in a Kenyan informal settlement. In Children, peace and security. Nairobi: Save the Children International; International Peace Support Training Centre [online], chapter 10, pages 170-187. Available from: https://www.ipstc.org/index.php/downloads-publications/publications?download=226:book-project

Despite increasing attention to a wide range of actors in conflict in the scholarly literature, the roles and experiences of children have been largely considered only in terms of their victimhood. Similarly, in global policy discourses, children and... Read More about Children in peace-building and violence during political instability in a Kenyan informal settlement..

Composite repair and remanufacturing. (2022)
Book Chapter
VON FREEDEN, J., DE WIT, J., CABA, S., KROLL, S., ZHAO, H., REN, J., YAN, Y., ARSHED, F., AHMAD, A. and XIROUCHAKIS, P. 2022. Composite repair and remanufacturing. In Colledani, M. and Turri, S. (eds.) Systemic circular economy solutions for fiber reinforced composites. Cham: Springer [online], pages 191-214. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22352-5_10

For the reuse of components and structures made of fiber composite materials, a complete remanufacturing process chain is necessary to prepare the parts for a further life cycle. The first step is to dismantle the parts to be reused. Fiber composite... Read More about Composite repair and remanufacturing..

Searching for the ethos of a lost art school. (2022)
Book Chapter
WINTER, J. 2022. Searching for the ethos of a lost art school. In Ingold, T. (ed.) Knowing from the inside: cross-disciplinary experiments with matters of pedagogy. London: Bloomsbury Academic [online], chapter 8, pages 165-188. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350217171.ch-008

This search is motivated by an abiding belief in the possibilities of art schools. It is a response to many conversations over recent years around the future of art education and the significant role it has played in weaving the social fabric. I cont... Read More about Searching for the ethos of a lost art school..

Online parameter identification and state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries based on improved artificial fish swarms forgetting factor least squares and differential evolution extended Kalman filter. (2022)
Journal Article
XIAO, W., WANG, S., YU, C., YANG, X., QIU, J. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2022. Online parameter identification and state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries based on improved artificial fish swarms forgetting factor least squares and differential evolution extended Kalman filter. Journal of The Electrochemical Society [online], 169(12), 120534. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/acaa5b

State of Charge (SOC) estimation is the focus of battery management systems, and it is critical to accurately estimate battery SOC in complex operating environments. To weaken the impact of unreasonable forgetting factor values on parameter estimatio... Read More about Online parameter identification and state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries based on improved artificial fish swarms forgetting factor least squares and differential evolution extended Kalman filter..

A novel nonlinear decreasing step-bacterial foraging optimization algorithm and simulated annealing-back propagation model for long-term battery state of health estimation. (2022)
Journal Article
XIONG, R., WANG, S., YU, C., FERNANDEZ, C., XIAO, W. and JIA, J. 2023. A novel nonlinear decreasing step-bacterial foraging optimization algorithm and simulated annealing-back propagation model for long-term battery state of health estimation. Journal of energy storage [online], 59, article 106484. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.106484

With the rapid development of electric energy storage, more and more attention has been paid to the accurate construction of energy storage lithium-ion battery (LIB) model and the efficient monitoring of battery states. Based on this requirement, a s... Read More about A novel nonlinear decreasing step-bacterial foraging optimization algorithm and simulated annealing-back propagation model for long-term battery state of health estimation..

A feasibility study into the production of a mussel matrix reference material for the cyanobacterial toxins microcystins and nodularins. (2022)
Journal Article
TURNER, A.D., BEACH, D.G., FOSS, A., SAMDAL, I.A., LØVBERG, K.L.E., WAACK, J., EDWARDS, C., LAWTON, L.A., DEAN, K.J., MASKREY, B.H. and LEWIS, A.M. 2023. A feasibility study into the production of a mussel matrix reference material for the cyanobacterial toxins microcystins and nodularins. Toxins [online], 15(1), article 27. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins15010027

Microcystins and nodularins, produced naturally by certain species of cyanobacteria, have been found to accumulate in aquatic foodstuffs such as fish and shellfish, resulting in a risk to the health of the seafood consumer. Monitoring of toxins in su... Read More about A feasibility study into the production of a mussel matrix reference material for the cyanobacterial toxins microcystins and nodularins..

Ex-regulars in the British Army Reserve: just here for the money? (2022)
Book Chapter
CONNELLY, V., MORRISON, Z., BIRCHENOUGH, J., CUNNINGHAM-BURLEY, S. and LORETTO, W. 2022. Ex-regulars in the British Army Reserve: just here for the money? In Ben-Ari, E. and Connelly, V. (eds.) Contemporary military reserves: between the civilian and military worlds. Abingdon: Routledge [online], chapter 5, pages 83-105. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003306399-7

The UK part-time Army Reserve has seen a large influx of personnel who previously served full-time in the regular army (ex-regulars). This is contrary to the previous tradition where most army reservists had no previous full-time armed forces experie... Read More about Ex-regulars in the British Army Reserve: just here for the money?.

Efficient breast cancer classification network with dual squeeze and excitation in histopathological images. (2022)
Journal Article
SARKER, M.M.K., AKRAM, F., ALSHARID, M., SINGH, V.K., YASRAB, R. and ELYAN, E. 2023. Efficient breast cancer classification network with dual squeeze and excitation in histopathological images. Diagnostics [online], 13(1), article 103. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13010103

Medical image analysis methods for mammograms, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) cannot provide the underline features on the cellular level to understand the cancer microenvironment which makes them unsuitable for breast cancer subtyp... Read More about Efficient breast cancer classification network with dual squeeze and excitation in histopathological images..