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On the evolution and form of coherent flow structures over a gravel bed: Insights from whole flow field visualization and measurement (2016)
Journal Article
Hardy, R. J., Best, J. L., Parsons, D. R., & Marjoribanks, T. I. (2016). On the evolution and form of coherent flow structures over a gravel bed: Insights from whole flow field visualization and measurement. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 121(8), 1472-1493. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JF003753

©2016. The Authors. The microtopography of a gravel bed river has been shown to generate turbulent flow structures that originate from shear flow generated in the near-bed region. Although field and laboratory measurements have shown that such flows... Read More about On the evolution and form of coherent flow structures over a gravel bed: Insights from whole flow field visualization and measurement.

Field test and preliminary analysis of a combined diurnal solar heating and nocturnal radiative cooling system (2016)
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Hu, M., Pei, G., Wang, Q., Li, J., Wang, Y., & Ji, J. (2016). Field test and preliminary analysis of a combined diurnal solar heating and nocturnal radiative cooling system. Applied energy, 179, 899-908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.07.066

© 2016 A type of composite surface was manufactured for trial to achieve integrated solar heating and radiative cooling functions. The spectral properties of the composite surface present a relatively clear selectivity in the spectra of solar heating... Read More about Field test and preliminary analysis of a combined diurnal solar heating and nocturnal radiative cooling system.

A combined field, laboratory and numerical study of the forces applied to, and the potential for removal of, bar top vegetation in a braided river (2016)
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Bankhead, N. L., Thomas, R. E., & Simon, A. (2017). A combined field, laboratory and numerical study of the forces applied to, and the potential for removal of, bar top vegetation in a braided river. Earth surface processes and landforms : the journal of the British Geomorphological Research Group, 42(3), 439-459. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3997

Vegetation can have an important role in controlling channel planform, through its effects on channel roughness, and root-reinforcement of bank and bar materials. Along the Platte River in central Nebraska, USA, The Platte River Recovery Implementati... Read More about A combined field, laboratory and numerical study of the forces applied to, and the potential for removal of, bar top vegetation in a braided river.

Bike-share rebalancing strategies, patterns, and purpose (2016)
Journal Article
Médard de Chardon, C., Caruso, G., & Thomas, I. (2016). Bike-share rebalancing strategies, patterns, and purpose. Journal of transport geography, 55, 22-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.07.003

We provide a first spatio-temporal exploration of bicycle sharing system (BSS) rebalancing patterns from data extracted for individual stations at a fine temporal scale and operator interviews. Analyzing rebalancing operations for nine BSS, we descri... Read More about Bike-share rebalancing strategies, patterns, and purpose.

Collective viewings of value(s) and the struggle for what is valuable: The case of grassroots initiatives (2016)
Journal Article
Sotiropoulou, I. (2016). Collective viewings of value(s) and the struggle for what is valuable: The case of grassroots initiatives. World Review of Political Economy, 7(1), 56-84. https://doi.org/10.13169/worlrevipoliecon.7.1.0056

The article discusses the grassroots approaches to value(s) and valuing(s) as encountered in several schemes which exist in Greece over the last few years and whose members perform transactions without the use of any official currency. The main scope... Read More about Collective viewings of value(s) and the struggle for what is valuable: The case of grassroots initiatives.

Ocean acidification affects marine chemical communication by changing structure and function of peptide signalling molecules (2016)
Journal Article
Roggatz, C. C., Lorch, M., Hardege, J. D., & Benoit, D. M. (2016). Ocean acidification affects marine chemical communication by changing structure and function of peptide signalling molecules. Global change biology, 22(12), 3914-3926. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13354

Ocean acidification is a global challenge that faces marine organisms in the near future with a predicted rapid drop in pH of up to 0.4 units by the end of this century. Effects of the change in ocean carbon chemistry and pH on the development, growt... Read More about Ocean acidification affects marine chemical communication by changing structure and function of peptide signalling molecules.

Experimental investigation of a solar driven direct-expansion heat pump system employing the novel PV/micro-channels-evaporator modules (2016)
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Qiu, Z., Ma, X., Zhao, X., Zhou, J., Du, Z., Ji, J., & Yu, M. (2016). Experimental investigation of a solar driven direct-expansion heat pump system employing the novel PV/micro-channels-evaporator modules. Applied energy, 178, 484-495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.06.063

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd This paper aims to investigate a solar driven direct-expansion heat pump system employing the novel PV/micro-channels-evaporator modules, in terms of its solar thermal, electrical and overall efficiency, as well as coefficient of... Read More about Experimental investigation of a solar driven direct-expansion heat pump system employing the novel PV/micro-channels-evaporator modules.

The effect of pore structure on ebullition from peat (2016)
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Ramirez, J. A., Baird, A. J., & Coulthard, T. J. (2016). The effect of pore structure on ebullition from peat. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 121(6), 1646-1656. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015jg003289

The controls on methane (CH₄) bubbling (ebullition) from peatlands are uncertain, but evidence suggests that physical factors related to gas transport and storage within the peat matrix are important. Variability in peat pore size and the permeabilit... Read More about The effect of pore structure on ebullition from peat.

Experimental study of the effect of inclination angle on the thermal performance of heat pipe photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems with wickless heat pipe and wire-meshed heat pipe (2016)
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Hu, M., Zheng, R., Pei, G., Wang, Y., Li, J., & Ji, J. (2016). Experimental study of the effect of inclination angle on the thermal performance of heat pipe photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems with wickless heat pipe and wire-meshed heat pipe. Applied thermal engineering, 106, 651-660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.06.003

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Two different heat pipe photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems, namely, wickless heat pipe PV/T system and wire-meshed heat pipe PV/T system, were proposed. In this paper, the thermal performances of the two systems working on differ... Read More about Experimental study of the effect of inclination angle on the thermal performance of heat pipe photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems with wickless heat pipe and wire-meshed heat pipe.

Sustainability assessment approaches for intelligent transport systems: The state of the art (2016)
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Kolosz, B., & Grant-Muller, S. (2016). Sustainability assessment approaches for intelligent transport systems: The state of the art. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 10(5), 287-297. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-its.2015.0025

The appraisal of intelligent transport systems (ITS) has become increasingly important in order to capture their full range of potential impacts. This study aims to assess the appropriateness of conventional transport appraisal models and tools for t... Read More about Sustainability assessment approaches for intelligent transport systems: The state of the art.