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Critical success factors (CSFs) for motivating end-user stakeholder’s support for ensuring sustainability of PPP projects in Nigerian host communities
Toriola-Coker, Luqman Olalekan; Owolabi, Hakeem A; Alaka, Hafiz; Adeniran Bello, Wasiu; Pathirage, Chaminda (2023-05-02)Purpose This study aims to investigate two public private partnership (PPP) road projects in Nigeria for exploring factors that can motivate end-user stakeholders for contributing towards sustaining a PPP project in the ... -
Cross-platform verification framework for embedded systems
Wenzel, Ingomar; Kirner, Raimund; Rieder, Bernhard; Puschner, Peter (Springer Nature, 2007-09)Many innovations in the automotive sector involve complex electronics and embedded software systems. Testing techniques are one of the key methodologies for detecting faults in such embedded systems.In this paper, a novel ... -
CryptoQNRG: a new framework for evaluation of cryptographic strength in quantum and pseudorandom number generation for key-scheduling algorithms
Saini, Anish; Tsokanos, Athanasios; Kirner, Raimund (2023-07-30)In a cryptosystem, a cipher's security is directly dependent on a key-schedule or key-scheduling algorithm (KSA) or that is used for both encryption and decryption. The random-number-based KSA adds another layer of security ... -
Cumulative Embodied and Operational Emissions of Retrofit in Birmingham Zero Carbon House
Jankovic, Ljubomir; Christophers, John (2022-07-08)Birmingham Zero Carbon House was retrofitted and extended from an 1840 end of terrace house to an award-winning house with negative operational emissions, receiving a RIBA Award for Architecture in 2010. In addition to a ... -
Cumulative embodied and operational emissions of retrofit in Birmingham Zero Carbon House
Christophers, John; Jankovic, Ljubomir (2021-07-13)The paper introduces the construction of the retrofit in the Birmingham Zero Carbon House, highlighting very low and radically low embodied carbo materials used in the build and retrofit of the original 170 years old house. ... -
Current understanding of phoma stem canker and light leaf spot on oilseed rape in the UK
Huang, Yongju; Karandeni Dewage, Chinthani Shanika; Fitt, Bruce (University of Hertfordshire Press, 2021-06-16)Oilseed rape is the third most important arable crop in the UK. Phoma stem cankerand light leaf spot are two economically important diseases of this crop. These twodiseases cause annual yield losses of winter oilseed rape ... -
Cytokine mRNA expression in cattle infected with different dosages of Mycobacterium bovis
Boddu-Jasmine, H.C.; Witchell, J.; Vordermeier, M.; Wangoo, A.; Goyal, M. (2008)Cytokine mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, i.e., interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and anti-inflammatory cytokines, i.e., interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-10 (IL-10) was quantified ... -
The Dangerous use of Inhalants among Teens: a Case Report
Levari, Emerlinda; Stefani, Martina; Ferrucci, Roberta; Negri, Attilio; Corazza, Ornella (2021-03-20)The recreational use of inhalants among teenagers and other vulnerable individuals is a growing cause of concern for clinicians. Products, such as computer dusters and spray cleaners containing highly toxic compounds, such ... -
Data collection in care homes for older adults: A national survey in England
Hanratty , Barbara; Wolters , Arne; Towers, Ann-Marie; Spilsbury, Karen; Meyer, Julienne; Killet , Anne; Jones, Liz; Gordon , Adam; Burton , Jennifer; Akdur, Gizdem; Irvine, Lisa; Warmoth, Krystal; Liddle, Jennifer; Goodman, Claire (2023-11-07)Context: In many countries, there is a specification for information that should be collected by care homes. So-called ‘minimum data-sets’ (MDS) are often lengthy, and report on resident health and wellbeing, staff, and ... -
Data Resource Profile: the Virtual International Care Homes Trials Archive (VICHTA)
Irvine, Lisa; Burton, Jenni; Ali, Myzoon; Booth , Jo; Desborough, James; Logan, Pip; Moniz-Cook, Esme; Surr, Claire; Wright , David; Goodman, Claire (2024-01-15)INTRODUCTION: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) conducted in care home settings address a range of health conditions impacting older people, but often include a common core of data about residents and the care home ... -
Data-Driven Tools for Building Energy Consumption Prediction: A Review
Olu-Ajayi, Razak; Alaka, Hafiz; Owolabi, Hakeem; Akanbi, Lukman; Ganiyu, Sikiru (2023-03-09)The development of data-driven building energy consumption prediction models has gained more attention in research due to its relevance for energy planning and conservation. However, many studies have conducted the ... -
Dauerhaftigkeitsindikatoren für SVB entwicklung einer leistungsorientierten bemessung der dauerhaftigkeit von SVB
Kanellopoulos, Antonios; Ioannou, Ioannis; Petrou, Michael F. (2010)The fundamental principle behind the development of SCC has been the nanoscale tailoring of cementitious matrices. Although self-compacting concrete (SCC) is currently used in many countries, there is a fundamental lack ... -
Deaths in critical care and hospice-prevalence, trends, influences: a national decedent cohort study
Mayes, Jonathan; McLachlan, Stela; Carduff, Emma; McPeake, Joanne; Boyd, Kirsty J; Pattison, Natalie; Lone, Nazir (2021-08-11)Objectives: End-of-life and bereavement care support services differ in critical care and inpatient hospice settings. There are limited population-level data comparing deaths in these two locations. We aimed to compare the ... -
A Decentralized Agent-Based Platform for Automated Trade and its Simulation
Kutschinski, E.; Polani, D.; Uthmann, T. (Society for Computational Economics, 2000) -
Deciphering the Role of microRNA Mediated Regulation of Coronin 1C in Glioblastoma Development and Metastasis
Mustafov, Denis; Karteris, Emmanouil; Braoudaki, Maria (2023-01-04)Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly heterogenic and malignant brain tumour with a median survival of 15 months. The initial identification of primary glioblastomas is often challenging. Coronin 1C (CORO1C) is a key ... -
Decision Fusion-Based Non-Intrusive Load Identification Involving Adaptive Threshold Event Detection
Huang, Yaqian; Zhu, Yanqing; Pan, Jingyi; Gao, Yunpeng; Peng, Fenghua; Sun, Yichuang (2024-06-12)Non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) is an important measure to improve the intelligence level of the power demand side. Existing NILM methods have poor performance in identifying low-power devices with similar power, with ... -
A decision support tool with health economic modelling for better management of DVT patients
Lebcir, Reda M.; Yakutcan, Usame; Demir, Eren (2022-12-26)Background: Responding to the increasing demand for Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) treatment in the United Kingdom (UK) at times of limited budgets and resources is a great challenge for decision-makers. Therefore, there is a ... -
Decoding of Purkinje cell pauses by deep cerebellar nucleus neurons
Luthman, Johannes; Adams, Roderick; Davey, N.; Maex, Reinoud; Steuber, Volker (BioMed Central (BMC), 2009)The recognition of parallel fibre (PF) input patterns by Purkinje cells has been suggested to underlie cerebellar learning [1,2]. A candidate mechanism for the recognition of PF patterns is the long-term depression (LTD) ... -
Decoding the amplitude and slope of continuous signals into spikes with a spiking point neuron model
Miko, Rebecca; Scheunemann, Marcus; Steuber, Volker; Schmuker, Michael (BioRxiv, 2024-05-20)In this study, we harness the signal processing potential of neurons, utilizing the Izhikevich point neuron model to efficiently decode the slope or amplitude of fluctuating continuous input signals. Using biophysically ... -
Decreased function of survival motor neuron protein impairs endocytic pathways
Dimitriadi, Maria; Derdowski, Aaron; Kalloo, Geetika; Maginnis, Melissa S; O'Hern, Patrick; Bliska, Bryn; Sorkaç, Altar; Nguyen, Ken C Q; Cook, Steven J; Poulogiannis, George; Atwood, Walter J; Hall, David H; Hart, Anne C (2016-07-26)Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by depletion of the ubiquitously expressed survival motor neuron (SMN) protein, with 1 in 40 Caucasians being heterozygous for a disease allele. SMN is critical for the assembly of ...