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Effect of Mechanically Treated and Internally Cured Recycled Concrete Aggregates on Recycled Aggregate Concrete
Environmental concerns regarding Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) and the introduction of a circular economy model, obligates the construction sector to incorporate Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCA) in...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Novel Blast and Fire Resistant Composite Materials: Design and Preliminary Results
Today, very few materials are available for the protection of high-rise buildings and large constructions against blast and impact and practically, they belong to a new class of concrete, the Ultra High Perfor...
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Optimising Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete for Impact Resistance
Due to its excellent mechanical properties, ultra-high-performance fiber reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) has attracted the attention of researchers and engineers since its introduction in the mid 1990s. Indeed, t...
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Open AccessA model for determining cardiac mitochondrial substrate utilisation using stable 13C-labelled metabolites
Relative oxidation of different metabolic substrates in the heart varies both physiologically and pathologically, in order to meet metabolic demands under different circumstances. 13C labelled substrates have bec...
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Introduction
Land fragmentation involves a situation when single landholdings consist of numerous spatially separated land parcels.
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Conclusions and Further Research
This final chapter of the thesis is divided into three sections. The first section highlights the research innovations and the main findings whilst the second deals with the research and system limitations. Th...
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Case Study
The four modules that comprise LACONISS have been implemented and evaluated using a real world land consolidation case study, which is presented in this chapter.
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LandParcelS Model
This chapter deals with the development of the land partitioning module called LandParcelS (Land Parcelling System), the fourth and final sub-system of LACONISS. This module aims to generate the new parcels au...
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Land Consolidation
This chapter provides a broad review of approaches to land consolidation, which is the problem domain of this research. Specifically, the chapter is divided into four primary sections. Section 3.2 provides a brie...
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System Development Framework
After providing the background regarding the problem domains of this research in the preceding three chapters, this chapter sets out the foundations for defining the development framework of the system under s...
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LandFragmentS Model
This chapter studies the development and the evaluation of the land fragmentation model, LandFragmentS (Land Fragmentation System). The aim of this module is to quantify the existing situation of land fragment...
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LandSpaCES Model (Evaluation Module)
This chapter outlines the development of the land redistribution Evaluation module of LandSpaCES. This module aims to assess alternative land redistribution solutions generated by the Design module as describe...
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Land Fragmentation
The core topic of this research is the support of land consolidation through an Integrated Planning and Decision Support System (IPDSS). However, land consolidation has been traditionally an approach for solvi...
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Land Reallocation
This chapter focuses on land reallocation, the core stage in the process of land consolidation and the central focus of this research since the system that has been developed automates and supports this proces...
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LandSpaCES Model (Design Module)
This chapter deals with the development of the Design module of the land redistribution model called LandSpaCES (Land Spatial Consolidation Expert System).
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LACONISS: A Planning Support System for Land Consolidation
Land consolidation is considered as the most effective land management planning approach for solving the land fragmentation problem in rural areas and more broadly to assist the implementation of regional and ...
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LandSpaCES: A Spatial Expert System for Land Consolidation
Land fragmentation is a major issue in many rural areas around the world, preventing rational agricultural production and sustainable rural development. Traditionally, land consolidation has been the primary l...
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Article
Introducing a Teacher Evaluation System Based on Teacher Effectiveness Research: An Investigation of Stakeholders’ Perceptions
Teacher Effectiveness Research (TER) could be a foundation upon which a valid teacher evaluation system could be built. However, even a technically exceptional evaluation system may be doomed to fail if the po...
