Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) on the performance of UK investment closed-end trust funds with domestic equity focus using Carhart’s ...

Atomic simulations are widely used to study the mechanics of small contacts for many contact loading processes such as nanometric cutting, nanoindentation, polishing, grinding and nanoimpact. A common assumption in most ...

It is well known that diamond wears out rapidly (within several metres of cutting length) when machining low carbon ferrous alloys and pure iron. The past few years have seen a growing interest in the field of elliptical ...

In order to improve leadership performance and enhance effective leadership in the healthcare sector organisations in general and the KSA in particular, this study proposes a theoretical framework to address the way in ...

Inspired by insect flapping wings, a novel flapping wing rotor (FWR) has been developed for micro aerial vehicle (MAV) application. The FWR combines flapping with rotary kinematics of motions to achieve high agility and ...

This study investigated the impact of five different carrier media on oxygen transfer efficiency and flow mixing in a 2 m3 moving attached growth system pilot-plant. The five media studied varied in shape (cylindrical and ...

Indonesia has a long-standing history of reliance on fossil fuels, which reflects the country’s vast reserves of crude oil, natural gas, coal, and other resources. Consequently, the potential of Indonesia’s fossil energy ...

The sea current state affects the energy consumption of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) significantly and the path planning approach plays an important role in determining how long the USV can travel. To improve the ...

The need for more fuel-efficient jet engines has led to a rise in compressor pressure ratio and turbine inlet temperature respectively. The latter has been possible with advancements in turbine blade technology. Nevertheless, ...

Smart city developments integrate digital, human and physical systems in the built environment. With growing urbanization and widespread developments, identifying suitable evaluation methodologies is important. Case-study ...