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Soundscape assessment: Towards a validated translation of perceptual attributes in different languages (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aletta, F., Oberman, T., Axelsson, Ö., Xie, H., Zhang, Y., Lau, S. K., …Kang, J. (2020). Soundscape assessment: Towards a validated translation of perceptual attributes in different languages. In INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings 2020 ( 3137-3146)

The recently published ISO/TS 12913-2:2018 standard aims to provide researchers and practitioners around the world with a reliable questionnaire for soundscape characterization. The ISO Technical Specifications report protocols and attributes grounde... Read More about Soundscape assessment: Towards a validated translation of perceptual attributes in different languages.

Nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) of the solvent-based post-combustion CO2 capture process (2020)
Journal Article
Akinola, T. E., Oko, E., Wu, X., Ma, K., & Wang, M. (2020). Nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) of the solvent-based post-combustion CO2 capture process. Energy, 213, Article 118840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.118840

The flexible operation capability of solvent-based post-combustion capture (PCC) process is vital to efficiently meet the load variation requirement in the integrated upstream power plant. This can be achieved through the deployment of an appropriate... Read More about Nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) of the solvent-based post-combustion CO2 capture process.

Sound transmission across a narrow sidebranch array duct muffler at low Mach number (2020)
Journal Article
Yu, H. M., & Tang, S. K. (2020). Sound transmission across a narrow sidebranch array duct muffler at low Mach number. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 148(3), 1692-1702. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0001993

The sound transmission loss across a duct muffler in the form of a linear array of 11 narrow sidebranches is examined experimentally in the present study. The introduction of a low Mach number duct flow deteriorates the broadband acoustical performan... Read More about Sound transmission across a narrow sidebranch array duct muffler at low Mach number.

A review of organic waste enrichment for inducing palatability of black soldier fly larvae: Wastes to valuable resources (2020)
Journal Article
Raksasat, R., Lim, J. W., Kiatkittipong, W., Kiatkittipong, K., Ho, Y. C., Lam, M. K., Font-Palma, C., Mohd Zaid, H. F., & Cheng, C. K. (2020). A review of organic waste enrichment for inducing palatability of black soldier fly larvae: Wastes to valuable resources. Environmental pollution, 267, Article 115488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115488

The increase of annual organic wastes generated worldwide has become a major problem for many countries since the mismanagement could bring about negative effects on the environment besides, being costly for an innocuous disposal. Recently, insect la... Read More about A review of organic waste enrichment for inducing palatability of black soldier fly larvae: Wastes to valuable resources.

In-situ multiscale shear failure of a bistable composite tape-spring (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, B., Seffen, K. A., Guest, S. D., Lee, T. L., Huang, S., Luo, S., & Mi, J. (2020). In-situ multiscale shear failure of a bistable composite tape-spring. Composites Science and Technology, 200, Article 108348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2020.108348

A bistable composite tape-spring (CTS) is stable in both the extended and coiled configurations, with fibres oriented at ±45°. It is light weight and multifunctional, and has attracted growing interest in shape-adaptive and energy harvesting systems... Read More about In-situ multiscale shear failure of a bistable composite tape-spring.

A chronological review of advances in solar assisted heat pump technology in 21st century (2020)
Journal Article
Badiei, A., Golizadeh Akhlaghi, Y., Zhao, X., Shittu, S., Xiao, X., Li, J., Fan, Y., & Li, G. (2020). A chronological review of advances in solar assisted heat pump technology in 21st century. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 132, Article 110132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110132

This paper presents a comprehensive review on developments and advances of Solar Assisted Heat Pump technology reported in 21st century. Combination of thermal and photovoltaic solar collectors with heat pumps has been widely used in recent decades f... Read More about A chronological review of advances in solar assisted heat pump technology in 21st century.

Multi-beat averaging reveals u waves are ubiquitous and standing tall at elevated heart rates following exercise (2020)
Journal Article
Al-Karadi, M. S., & Langley, P. (2020). Multi-beat averaging reveals u waves are ubiquitous and standing tall at elevated heart rates following exercise. Sensors, 20(14), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20144029

The reporting of U wave abnormalities is clinically important, but the measurement of this small electrocardiographic (ECG) feature is extremely difficult, especially in challenging recording conditions, such as stress exercise, due to contaminating... Read More about Multi-beat averaging reveals u waves are ubiquitous and standing tall at elevated heart rates following exercise.

Ultrasonic exfoliation of graphene in water: A key parameter study (2020)
Journal Article
Tyurnina, A. V., Tzanakis, I., Morton, J., Mi, J., Porfyrakis, K., Maciejewska, B., Grobert, N., & Eskin, D. G. (2020). Ultrasonic exfoliation of graphene in water: A key parameter study. Carbon, 168, 737-747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2020.06.029

Liquid Phase Exfoliation (LPE) is an efficient method for graphene flake exfoliation and considered to be compatible with industrial production requirements. However, most of available LPE methods require the use of harmful and expensive solvents for... Read More about Ultrasonic exfoliation of graphene in water: A key parameter study.

Comparing the effects of visibility of different neighborhood greenery settings on the preference ratings and noise annoyance responses to road traffic noises (2020)
Journal Article
Chung, W. K., Leung, T. M., Chau, C. K., & Tang, S. K. (2020). Comparing the effects of visibility of different neighborhood greenery settings on the preference ratings and noise annoyance responses to road traffic noises. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 169, Article 107474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2020.107474

The impact of visual environment on human noise perceptions has always been under scrutiny. Two consecutive sets of laboratory experiments were performed for studying the effect of visual perceptions of different percentages of sea, greenery, and/or... Read More about Comparing the effects of visibility of different neighborhood greenery settings on the preference ratings and noise annoyance responses to road traffic noises.

Economic and environmental analysis of a novel rural house heating and cooling system using a solar-assisted vapour injection heat pump (2020)
Journal Article
Fan, Y., Zhao, X., Li, J., Li, G., Myers, S., Cheng, Y., Badiei, A., Yu, M., Golizadeh Akhlaghi, Y., Shittu, S., & Ma, X. (2020). Economic and environmental analysis of a novel rural house heating and cooling system using a solar-assisted vapour injection heat pump. Applied energy, 275, Article 115323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115323

An efficient low-carbon system is proposed to meet the heating and cooling demands of rural houses in cold regions. Mini-channel solar panels incorporating a novel multiple-throughout-flowing loop are used for heat collection, whilst a vapour injecti... Read More about Economic and environmental analysis of a novel rural house heating and cooling system using a solar-assisted vapour injection heat pump.