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Acidification can directly affect olfaction in marine organisms (2021)
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Porteus, C. S., Roggatz, C. C., Velez, Z., Hardege, J. D., & Hubbard, P. C. (2021). Acidification can directly affect olfaction in marine organisms. The journal of experimental biology, 224(14), https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.237941

In the past decade, many studies have investigated the effects of low pH/high CO2 as a proxy for ocean acidification on olfactory-mediated behaviours of marine organisms. The effects of ocean acidification on the behaviour of fish vary from very larg... Read More about Acidification can directly affect olfaction in marine organisms.

Development of supercritical motion and internal jumps within lock-release radial currents and draining flows (2021)
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Skevington, E. W. G., Hogg, A. J., & Ungarish, M. (2021). Development of supercritical motion and internal jumps within lock-release radial currents and draining flows. Physical Review Fluids, 6(6), Article 063803. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevfluids.6.063803

The unsteady radial flow of a relatively dense fluid released from an axisymmetric lock is analyzed when it freely drains over an edge and when it generates a gravity current propagating over a horizontal surface. In both situations when modeled usin... Read More about Development of supercritical motion and internal jumps within lock-release radial currents and draining flows.

Riparian vegetation life stages control the impact of flood sequencing on braided river morphodynamics (2021)
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Fernandez, R. L., McLelland, S., Parsons, D. R., & Bodewes, B. (2021). Riparian vegetation life stages control the impact of flood sequencing on braided river morphodynamics. Earth surface processes and landforms : the journal of the British Geomorphological Research Group, 46(11), 2315-2329. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5177

With riverine flooding set to be more frequent in many parts of the world as a result of climate change, the interactions between fluvial morphodynamics and riparian vegetation may depend in part on the sequence of flood events. This paper describes... Read More about Riparian vegetation life stages control the impact of flood sequencing on braided river morphodynamics.

Mathematical and experimental evaluation of a mini-channel PV/T and thermal panel in summer mode (2021)
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Zhou, J., Zhao, X., Yuan, Y., Fan, Y., & Li, J. (2021). Mathematical and experimental evaluation of a mini-channel PV/T and thermal panel in summer mode. Solar Energy, 224, 401-410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.05.096

In this paper, a mini-channel PV/T and mini-channel thermal panel hot water system is presented. The thermal panels in this system use mini-channel tube as the heat exchanger, which has a small hydraulic diameter and large heat exchanger area, and th... Read More about Mathematical and experimental evaluation of a mini-channel PV/T and thermal panel in summer mode.

Parametric Analysis of a Novel Photovoltaic/Thermal System Using Amorphous Silicon Cells and Micro-Channel Loop Heat Pipes (2021)
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Ren, X., Li, J., Zhao, X., Cao, J., Pei, G., & Ji, J. (2021). Parametric Analysis of a Novel Photovoltaic/Thermal System Using Amorphous Silicon Cells and Micro-Channel Loop Heat Pipes. Heat Transfer Engineering, 43(13), 1149-1170. https://doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2021.1943874

Photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems are taking up an increasing market share owing to a high overall solar energy efficiency. An innovative PV/T system that combines amorphous silicon cells and micro-channel loop heat pipes is proposed in this paper.... Read More about Parametric Analysis of a Novel Photovoltaic/Thermal System Using Amorphous Silicon Cells and Micro-Channel Loop Heat Pipes.

Establishing sustainable sediment budgets is critical for climate-resilient mega-deltas (2021)
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Vasilopoulos, G., Quan, Q. L., Parsons, D. R., Darby, S. E., Tri, V. P. D., Hung, N. N., Haigh, I. D., Voepel, H. E., Nicholas, A. P., & Aalto, R. (2021). Establishing sustainable sediment budgets is critical for climate-resilient mega-deltas. Environmental Research Letters, 16(6), Article 064089. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac06fc

Many of the world's major river deltas face a sustainability crisis, as they come under threat of increases in salinity and the extent of tidal zones forced by combinations of sea-level rise, changes in river discharge and channel geometry. The relat... Read More about Establishing sustainable sediment budgets is critical for climate-resilient mega-deltas.

Sea-trial verification of a novel system for monitoring biofouling and testing anti-fouling coatings in highly energetic environments targeted by the marine renewable energy industry (2021)
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Want, A., Bell, {. C., Harris, {. E., Hull, {. Q., Long, {. R., & Porter, {. S. (2021). Sea-trial verification of a novel system for monitoring biofouling and testing anti-fouling coatings in highly energetic environments targeted by the marine renewable energy industry. Biofouling, 37(4), 433--451. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2021.1928091

A novel system was developed to deploy settlement panels to monitor biofouling growth in situ and evaluate antifouling coatings at depths representative of operational conditions of full-scale marine renewable energy devices. Biofouling loading, spec... Read More about Sea-trial verification of a novel system for monitoring biofouling and testing anti-fouling coatings in highly energetic environments targeted by the marine renewable energy industry.

Hydrodynamic efficiency in sharks: the combined role of riblets and denticles (2021)
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Lloyd, C. J., Peakall, J., Burns, A., Keevil, G., Dorrell, R. M., Wignall, P., & Fletcher, T. (2021). Hydrodynamic efficiency in sharks: the combined role of riblets and denticles. Bioinspiration&biomimetics, 16(4), Article 046008. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/abf3b1

We investigate the influence of smooth and ribletted shark skin on a turbulent boundary layer flow. Through Laser Doppler Anemometry the role of riblets in combination with the shark skin denticle is established for the first time. Our results show t... Read More about Hydrodynamic efficiency in sharks: the combined role of riblets and denticles.

Design and analysis of an innovative concentrated solar power system using cascade organic Rankine cycle and two-tank water/steam storage (2021)
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Gao, G., Li, J., Li, P., Yang, H., Pei, G., & Ji, J. (2021). Design and analysis of an innovative concentrated solar power system using cascade organic Rankine cycle and two-tank water/steam storage. Energy Conversion and Management, 237, Article 114108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114108

Direct steam generation (DSG) solar power systems have the potential to improve heat collection performance and reduce capital cost. One challenge of the DSG solar thermal power technology is the unsteadiness of steam generation and power conversion... Read More about Design and analysis of an innovative concentrated solar power system using cascade organic Rankine cycle and two-tank water/steam storage.

Ocean Acidification Amplifies the Olfactory Response to 2-Phenylethylamine: Altered Cue Reception as a Mechanistic Pathway? (2021)
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Hardege, J. D., Schirrmacher, P., Roggatz, C. C., & Benoit, D. M. (in press). Ocean Acidification Amplifies the Olfactory Response to 2-Phenylethylamine: Altered Cue Reception as a Mechanistic Pathway?. Journal of Chemical Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-021-01276-9

With carbon dioxide (CO2) levels rising dramatically, climate change threatens marine environments. Due to increasing CO2 concentrations in the ocean, pH levels are expected to drop by 0.4 units by the end of the century. There is an urgent need to u... Read More about Ocean Acidification Amplifies the Olfactory Response to 2-Phenylethylamine: Altered Cue Reception as a Mechanistic Pathway?.