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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.

The influence of musculoskeletal forces on the growth of the prenatal cortex in the ilium: a finite element study (2020)
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Watson, P. J., Fagan, M. J., & Dobson, C. A. (in press). The influence of musculoskeletal forces on the growth of the prenatal cortex in the ilium: a finite element study. Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering, https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2020.1777546

Remodelling and adaptation of bone within the pelvis is believed to be influenced by the mechanical strains generated during locomotion. Variation in the cortical bone thickness observed in the prenatal ilium has been linked to the musculoskeletal lo... Read More about The influence of musculoskeletal forces on the growth of the prenatal cortex in the ilium: a finite element study.

On-chip electrochemical detection of glucose towards the miniaturised quality control of carbohydrate-based radiotracers (2020)
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Patinglag, L., Esfahani, M. M. N., Ragunathan, K., He, P., Brown, N. J., Archibald, S. J., Pamme, N., & Tarn, M. D. (2020). On-chip electrochemical detection of glucose towards the miniaturised quality control of carbohydrate-based radiotracers. Analyst, 145(14), 4920-4930. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9an01881f

The miniaturisation of positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer production is facilitating a move towards a dose-on-demand strategy that would enable a stratified approach to patient diagnostics, but while the on-chip synthesis steps have been... Read More about On-chip electrochemical detection of glucose towards the miniaturised quality control of carbohydrate-based radiotracers.

Magnetic array-templated method for fabrication of polymer nanoporous films (2020)
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Ng, J. K. G., Rybchenko, S. I., & Lukaschuk, S. (2020). Magnetic array-templated method for fabrication of polymer nanoporous films. Nano Express, 1(1), 010044. https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-959X/ab970b

This paper describes the development of a novel method of producing nanoporous polymeric membranes in a cost-effective and reproducible manner. The novelty of the technique hinges on the exploitation of a new type of sacrificial material & structures... Read More about Magnetic array-templated method for fabrication of polymer nanoporous films.

On the performance of existing acoustic energy models when applied to multi-purpose performance halls (2020)
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Gao, J., Tang, S. K., Zhao, Y., Cai, Y., & Pan, L. (2020). On the performance of existing acoustic energy models when applied to multi-purpose performance halls. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 167, Article 107401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2020.107401

Acoustical measurements were done in two multi-purpose performance halls in the present study. The measured data are compared with predictions from three acoustic energy models in existing literature derived for churches and large reverberant theatre... Read More about On the performance of existing acoustic energy models when applied to multi-purpose performance halls.