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Linear dynamics in turbulent stratified plane Poiseuille flow (2024)
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Lloyd, C. J., & Dorrell, R. M. (2024). Linear dynamics in turbulent stratified plane Poiseuille flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 999, Article A104. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2024.1000

We investigate a turbulent stratified plane Poiseuille flow using linear models and nonlinear simulations. We propose the first complete explanation for the prolific and coherent backward (BWs)-and forward-propagating waves (FWs), which have been obs... Read More about Linear dynamics in turbulent stratified plane Poiseuille flow.

Cleaning up metal contamination after decades of energy production and manufacturing: reviewing the value in use of biochars for a sustainable future (2024)
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Priyanka, Wood, I., Al-Gailani, A., Kolosz, B. W., Cheah, K. W., Vashisht, D., Mehta, S., & Taylor, M. J. (2024). Cleaning up metal contamination after decades of energy production and manufacturing: reviewing the value in use of biochars for a sustainable future. Sustainability, 16(20), Article 8838. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16208838

The lasting impact of ancestral energy production operations and global manufacturing has not only generated substantial CO2 emissions, but it has also led to the release of metal-based pollutants into Earth’s water bodies. As we continue to engineer... Read More about Cleaning up metal contamination after decades of energy production and manufacturing: reviewing the value in use of biochars for a sustainable future.

Investigation of a Novel Thermochemical Reactor for Medium- and Low-Temperature Heating Applications in Buildings (2024)
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Han, X., Zeng, C., Zhu, Z., Sun, Y., & Zhao, X. (2024). Investigation of a Novel Thermochemical Reactor for Medium- and Low-Temperature Heating Applications in Buildings. Buildings, 14(10), Article 3192. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14103192

This research paper investigates a novel triangular honeycomb thermochemical energy storage reactor for low- and medium-temperature applications in buildings, emphasizing its potential to enhance sustainable heating. Using a validated 3D numerical mo... Read More about Investigation of a Novel Thermochemical Reactor for Medium- and Low-Temperature Heating Applications in Buildings.

Scalable mesoporous biochars from bagasse waste for Cu (II) removal: Process optimisation, kinetics and techno-economic analysis (2024)
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Bongosia, J., Al-Gailani, A., Kolosz, B. W., Loy Chun Minh, A., Sow Mun Lock, S., Cheah, K. W., & Taylor, M. J. (2024). Scalable mesoporous biochars from bagasse waste for Cu (II) removal: Process optimisation, kinetics and techno-economic analysis. Journal of environmental management, 370, Article 122558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122558

As the world faces the brink of climatological disaster, it is crucial to utilize all available resources to facilitate environmental remediation, especially by accommodating waste streams. Lignocellulosic waste residues can be transformed into mesop... Read More about Scalable mesoporous biochars from bagasse waste for Cu (II) removal: Process optimisation, kinetics and techno-economic analysis.

A transdisciplinary co-conceptualisation of marine identity (2024)
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Buchan, P., Glithero, L., McKinley, E., Strand, M., Champion, G., Kochalski, S., Velentza, K., Praptiwi, R., Jung, J., Márquez, M., Marra, M., Abels, L., Neilson, A., Spavieri, J., Whittey, K., Samuel, M., Hale, R., Čermák, A., Whyte, D., West, L., …Payne, D. (2024). A transdisciplinary co-conceptualisation of marine identity. People And Nature, https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10715

1. Challenge 10 of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) calls for the restoration of society's relationship with the ocean. Research suggests that the relationship people have with marine environments can... Read More about A transdisciplinary co-conceptualisation of marine identity.

Maximizing Thermal Performance in Triangular Honeycomb Thermochemical Reactors: Structural and Operating Parameter Studies (2024)
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Han, X., Zeng, C., Liu, S., Cheng, Y., & Zhu, X. (2024). Maximizing Thermal Performance in Triangular Honeycomb Thermochemical Reactors: Structural and Operating Parameter Studies. Energy, 308, Article 132743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.132743

Using thermochemical energy storage methods to store energy is increasingly vital for boosting the share of renewable energy in consumption within buildings and industries. This entails harnessing off-peak excess renewable energy, such as electricity... Read More about Maximizing Thermal Performance in Triangular Honeycomb Thermochemical Reactors: Structural and Operating Parameter Studies.

"What influences how well householders living in previously flooded communities feel they are protected or could recover from future flooding?: Results of a survey" (2024)
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Twiddy, M., & Ramsden, S. (2024). "What influences how well householders living in previously flooded communities feel they are protected or could recover from future flooding?: Results of a survey". PLoS ONE, 19(8 AUGUST), Article e0306593. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306593

In England, the Environment Agency (EA) estimates that over 3 million properties in England are at risk of surface water flooding. Heavy and prolonged rainfall that drives surface water flooding is projected to increase in the future due to climate c... Read More about "What influences how well householders living in previously flooded communities feel they are protected or could recover from future flooding?: Results of a survey".

Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action (2024)
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Smith, K., McDonagh, B., & Brookes, E. (in press). Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action. Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture, https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2024.2382473

Artistic works informed by the global climate emergency are now common. Yet research typically focuses on the role of art in climate communication, rather than evaluating opportunities for large-scale public art to drive climate action and behavioral... Read More about Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action.

Time-lapse surveys reveal patterns and processes of erosion by exceptionally powerful turbidity currents that flush submarine canyons: A case study of the Congo Canyon (2024)
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Ruffell, S. C., Talling, P. J., Baker, M. L., Pope, E. L., Heijnen, M. S., Jacinto, R. S., Cartigny, M. J., Simmons, S. M., Clare, M. A., Heerema, C. J., McGhee, C., Hage, S., Hasenhündl, M., & Parsons, D. R. (2024). Time-lapse surveys reveal patterns and processes of erosion by exceptionally powerful turbidity currents that flush submarine canyons: A case study of the Congo Canyon. Geomorphology, 463, Article 109350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109350

The largest canyons on Earth occur on the seafloor, and seabed sediment flows called turbidity currents play a key role in carving these submarine canyons. However, the processes by which turbidity currents erode submarine canyons are very poorly doc... Read More about Time-lapse surveys reveal patterns and processes of erosion by exceptionally powerful turbidity currents that flush submarine canyons: A case study of the Congo Canyon.

Green pathways for biomass transformation: A holistic evaluation of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) through life cycle and techno-economic assessment (2024)
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Yiin, C. L., Lai, Z. Y., Chin, B. L. F., Lock, S. S. M., Cheah, K. W., Taylor, M. J., Al-Gailani, A., Kolosz, B. W., & Chan, Y. H. (2024). Green pathways for biomass transformation: A holistic evaluation of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) through life cycle and techno-economic assessment. Journal of cleaner production, 470, Article 143248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143248

The utilization of renewable biomass resources to manufacture biofuels, chemicals, and materials has garnered considerable attention. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have surfaced as a promising instrument within the realm of biomass conversion, owing... Read More about Green pathways for biomass transformation: A holistic evaluation of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) through life cycle and techno-economic assessment.

Predicted ecological consequences of wave energy extraction and climate-related changes in wave exposure on rocky shore communities (2024)
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Want, A., Waldman, S., Burrows, M. T., Side, J. C., Venugopal, V., & Bell, M. C. (2024). Predicted ecological consequences of wave energy extraction and climate-related changes in wave exposure on rocky shore communities. ICES journal of marine science : journal du conseil, 81(7), 1263-1281. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsae086

Wave energy has the potential to contribute in the transition to decarbonized electricity generation. Extracting wave energy might be expected to have ecological impacts on rocky shore intertidal communities where exposure is one of the most importan... Read More about Predicted ecological consequences of wave energy extraction and climate-related changes in wave exposure on rocky shore communities.

Sustainable mining in tropical, biodiverse landscapes: Environmental challenges and opportunities in the archipelagic Philippines (2024)
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Domingo, J. P. T., Jenkin, G. R., Quick, L., Williams, R. D., Hudson-Edwards, K. A., Tortajada, C., Byrne, P., Coulthard, T. J., Padrones, J. T., Crane, R., Gibaga, C. R. L., Vasilopoulos, G., Tungpalan, K., Samaniego, J. O., Biles, E., Tanciongco, A. M., Chambers, J. E., Quimado, M. O., Bautista, A. T., Gonzalvo, F. I. P., …Arcilla, C. A. (2024). Sustainable mining in tropical, biodiverse landscapes: Environmental challenges and opportunities in the archipelagic Philippines. Journal of cleaner production, 468, Article 143114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143114

The rising demand for critical metals presents a major economic opportunity for mineral-rich countries. For a sustainable transition to a low-carbon future, it is essential to minimise impacts of mineral resource development to the environment, ecosy... Read More about Sustainable mining in tropical, biodiverse landscapes: Environmental challenges and opportunities in the archipelagic Philippines.

Working with wood in rivers in the Western United States (2024)
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Ockelford, A., Wohl, E., Ruiz-Villanueva, V., Comiti, F., Piégay, H., Darby, S., Parsons, D., Yochum, S. E., Wolstenholme, J., White, D., Uno, H., Triantafillou, S., Stroth, T., Smrdel, T., Scott, D. N., Scamardo, J. E., Rees, J., Rathburn, S., Morrison, R. R., Milan, D., …Aarnink, J. (2024). Working with wood in rivers in the Western United States. River Research and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4331

Recognition of the important physical and ecological roles played by large wood in channels and on floodplains has grown substantially during recent decades. Although large wood continues to be routinely removed from many river corridors worldwide, t... Read More about Working with wood in rivers in the Western United States.

Supramolecular assemblies derived from methyl-substituted cucurbit[5]uril and lanthanide nitrates (2024)
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Yuan, S. W., Dai, X., Lu, J. H., Ma, P. H., Dalgarno, S. J., Redshaw, C., Tao, Z., & Xiao, X. (2024). Supramolecular assemblies derived from methyl-substituted cucurbit[5]uril and lanthanide nitrates. Heliyon, 10(13), Article e32936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32936

Interaction of the lanthanide nitrates M(NO3)3 (M = Gd, Eu) with methylcucurbit[5]uril (Me10Q[5]) in the presence of transition metal chlorides (ZnCl2 and FeCl3) in acidic media resulted in the isolation of the complexes [Me10Q[5]Gd(H2O)2Cl Gd(H2O)6]... Read More about Supramolecular assemblies derived from methyl-substituted cucurbit[5]uril and lanthanide nitrates.

Monitoring of Curing Process of Epoxy Resin by Long-Period Fiber Gratings (2024)
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Ivanov, O. V., Bhavsar, K., Morgan-Clague, O., & Gilbert, J. M. (2024). Monitoring of Curing Process of Epoxy Resin by Long-Period Fiber Gratings. Sensors, 24(11), Article 3397. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24113397

The curing of epoxy resin is a complex thermo-chemical process that is difficult to monitor using existing sensing systems. We monitored the curing process of an epoxy resin by using long-period fiber gratings. The refractive index of the epoxy resin... Read More about Monitoring of Curing Process of Epoxy Resin by Long-Period Fiber Gratings.

Robustness of embedded fibre optic sensor mesh configurations for monitoring composite structures (2024)
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Gilbert, J. M., Bhavsar, K., & Ivanov, O. V. (2024). Robustness of embedded fibre optic sensor mesh configurations for monitoring composite structures. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 373, Article 115445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2024.115445

Fibre optic sensors are attractive for monitoring of composite structures but the significant risk of damage to fibres where they enter the structure and within the structure itself can make their use unreliable. Mesh configurations of embedded fibre... Read More about Robustness of embedded fibre optic sensor mesh configurations for monitoring composite structures.

Theoretical study of a novel intermediate temperature photovoltaic/thermal system equipped with heat pipe and evacuated tube (2024)
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Ren, X., Dang, G., Gong, L., Li, J., Zhu, C., Duan, X., & Pei, G. (2024). Theoretical study of a novel intermediate temperature photovoltaic/thermal system equipped with heat pipe and evacuated tube. Applied thermal engineering, 248, part B, Article 123207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123207

Solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technology has enormous promise in the field of renewable cogeneration as a key technology to increase the utilization rate of solar energy. The structural restrictions of PV/T and the high power temperature coeffici... Read More about Theoretical study of a novel intermediate temperature photovoltaic/thermal system equipped with heat pipe and evacuated tube.

Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus (2024)
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Neiva, J., Assis, J., Fragkopoulou, E., Pearson, G. A., Raimondi, P. T., Anderson, L., Krause-Jensen, D., Marbà, N., Want, A., Selivanova, O., Nakaoka, M., Grant, W. S., Konar, B., Roleda, M. Y., Sejr, M. K., Paulino, C., & Serrão, E. A. (2024). Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus. Frontiers in ecology and evolution, 12, Article 1356987. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1356987

Amphiboreal taxa are often composed of vicariant phylogroups and species complexes whose divergence and phylogeographic affinities reflect a shared history of chronic isolation and episodic trans-Arctic dispersal. Ecological filters and shifting sele... Read More about Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus.

Double-cavity cucurbiturils: synthesis, structures, properties, and applications (2024)
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Li, Q., Yu, Z., Redshaw, C., Xiao, X., & Tao, Z. (2024). Double-cavity cucurbiturils: synthesis, structures, properties, and applications. Chemical Society Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cs00961k

Double-cavity Q[n]s are relatively new members of the Q[n] family and have garnered significant interest due to their distinctive structures and novel properties. While they incorporate n glycoluril units, akin to their single-cavity counterparts, th... Read More about Double-cavity cucurbiturils: synthesis, structures, properties, and applications.

Living with water and flood in medieval and early modern Hull (2024)
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McDonagh, B., Worthen, H., Mottram, S., & Buxton-Hill, S. (2024). Living with water and flood in medieval and early modern Hull. Environment and History, 30(4), 585-614. https://doi.org/10.3828/whp.eh.63830915903577

This paper explores Hull's histories of living with water and flood in the period between the foundation of the town in the 1260s and c. 1700, examining how the inhabitants, Corporation and Commissioners of Sewers managed and governed water in order... Read More about Living with water and flood in medieval and early modern Hull.