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Research support-oriented MATLAB learning: tackling difficult concepts and promoting personalised learning (2017)
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Yang, C., & Smith, D. (2017). Research support-oriented MATLAB learning: tackling difficult concepts and promoting personalised learning. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 12(12), https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtps.v0i12.2402

This study investigated the acquisition of MATLAB programming skills by postgraduate students, and whether this learning was improved by research support-oriented teaching. Questionnaire surveys were given to academic staff asking about what they con... Read More about Research support-oriented MATLAB learning: tackling difficult concepts and promoting personalised learning.

In-situ synchrotron X-ray radiography observation of primary Al2Cu intermetallic growth on fragments of aluminium oxide film (2017)
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Wang, F., Eskin, D., Connolley, T., Wang, C., Koe, B., King, A., Reinhard, C., & Mi, J. (2018). In-situ synchrotron X-ray radiography observation of primary Al2Cu intermetallic growth on fragments of aluminium oxide film. Materials letters, 213, 303-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2017.11.090

While using synchrotron X-ray radiography for studying ultrasonic melt processing, the growth of the primary Al2Cu intermetallic phase on fragments of aluminium oxide film during solidification of a hypereutectic Al-35% Cu alloy was observed in-situ... Read More about In-situ synchrotron X-ray radiography observation of primary Al2Cu intermetallic growth on fragments of aluminium oxide film.

Ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging studies of microstructure fragmentation in solidification under ultrasound (2017)
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Wang, B., Tan, D., Lee, T. L., Khong, J. C., Wang, F., Eskin, D., Connolley, T., Fezzaa, K., & Mi, J. (2018). Ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging studies of microstructure fragmentation in solidification under ultrasound. Acta Materialia, 144, 505-515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2017.10.067

Ultrasound processing of metal alloys is an environmental friendly and promising green technology for liquid metal degassing and microstructural refinement. However many fundamental issues in this field are still not fully understood, because of the... Read More about Ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging studies of microstructure fragmentation in solidification under ultrasound.

Sound transmission loss of hierarchically porous composites produced by hydrogel templating and viscous trapping techniques (2017)
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Thompson, B. R., Taylor, B. L., Qin, Q., Stoyanov, S. D., Horozov, T. S., & Paunov, V. N. (2017). Sound transmission loss of hierarchically porous composites produced by hydrogel templating and viscous trapping techniques. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 1(12), 2627-2637. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7qm00371d

© 2017 the Partner Organisations. We have developed two different methods for fabrication of hierarchically porous composites which are environmentally friendly, inexpensive and give a large amount of control over the composite microstructure. The hy... Read More about Sound transmission loss of hierarchically porous composites produced by hydrogel templating and viscous trapping techniques.

Embracing Negative Feedback for Effective Leadership (2017)
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Papasava, A. (2017). Embracing Negative Feedback for Effective Leadership. The Journal for Quality and Participation, 40(3), 20-22

Subordinates and other colleagues are unlikely to offer their positive or negative feedback unless they are asked explicitly to provide a genuine assessment of the leader's performance.7 It is imperative that leaders foster a safe environment where p... Read More about Embracing Negative Feedback for Effective Leadership.

Part-load performance of direct-firing and co-firing of coal and biomass in a power generation system integrated with a CO2 capture and compression system (2017)
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Ali, U., Akram, M., Font-Palma, C., Ingham, D. B., & Pourkashanian, M. (2017). Part-load performance of direct-firing and co-firing of coal and biomass in a power generation system integrated with a CO2 capture and compression system. Fuel, 210, 873-884. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.09.023

Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) is recognised as a key technology to mitigate CO2 emissions and achieve stringent climate targets due to its potential for negative emissions. However, the cost for its deployment is expected to be hi... Read More about Part-load performance of direct-firing and co-firing of coal and biomass in a power generation system integrated with a CO2 capture and compression system.

A synchrotron X-radiography study of the fragmentation and refinement of primary intermetallic particles in an Al-35 Cu alloy induced by ultrasonic melt processing (2017)
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Wang, F., Eskin, D., Mi, J., Wang, C., Koe, B., King, A., Reinhard, C., & Connolley, T. (2017). A synchrotron X-radiography study of the fragmentation and refinement of primary intermetallic particles in an Al-35 Cu alloy induced by ultrasonic melt processing. Acta Materialia, 141, 142-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2017.09.010

Using synchrotron X-ray high speed radiography, the fragmentation and refinement of pre-existing primary Al2Cu intermetallic dendrites induced by ultrasonic melt processing in a hypereutectic Al-35% Cu alloy were studied in-situ and in real time. The... Read More about A synchrotron X-radiography study of the fragmentation and refinement of primary intermetallic particles in an Al-35 Cu alloy induced by ultrasonic melt processing.

Design of Cognitive Radio Database using Terrain Maps and Validated Propagation Models (2017)
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Fanan, A. M., Riley, N., & Mehdawi, M. (2017). Design of Cognitive Radio Database using Terrain Maps and Validated Propagation Models. Advances in science, technology and engineering systems journal, 2(6), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.25046/aj020602

Cognitive Radio (CR) encompasses a number of technologies which enable adaptive self-programing of systems at different levels to provide more effective use of the increasingly congested radio spectrum. CRs have potential to use spectrum allocated to... Read More about Design of Cognitive Radio Database using Terrain Maps and Validated Propagation Models.

Nonlinear Modeling and Verification of a Heaving Point Absorber for Wave Energy Conversion (2017)
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Guo, B., Patton, R., Jin, S., Gilbert, J., & Parsons, D. (2017). Nonlinear Modeling and Verification of a Heaving Point Absorber for Wave Energy Conversion. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 9(1), 453-461. https://doi.org/10.1109/tste.2017.2741341

Although the heaving Point Absorber (PA) concept is well known in wave energy conversion research, few studies focus on appropriate modelling of non-linear fluid viscous and mechanical friction dynamics. Even though these concepts are known to have n... Read More about Nonlinear Modeling and Verification of a Heaving Point Absorber for Wave Energy Conversion.

Numerical investigation of the energy performance of an Opaque Ventilated Façade system employing a smart modular heat recovery unit and a latent heat thermal energy system (2017)
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Diallo, T., Zhao, X., Dugué, A., Bonnamy, P., Miguel, F., Martinez, A., Theodosiou, T., Liu, J.-S., & Brown, N. (2017). Numerical investigation of the energy performance of an Opaque Ventilated Façade system employing a smart modular heat recovery unit and a latent heat thermal energy system. Applied energy, 205, 130-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.07.042

The building sector is responsible for more than 40% of the EU’s total energy consumption. To reduce the energy consumption in buildings and to achieve the EU’s fossil fuel saving targets for 2020 and beyond 2050, the energy efficient retrofitting st... Read More about Numerical investigation of the energy performance of an Opaque Ventilated Façade system employing a smart modular heat recovery unit and a latent heat thermal energy system.

An evaluation of the scanning electron microscope mirror effect to study viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites (2017)
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Ge, C., Wang, B., & Fancey, K. S. (2017). An evaluation of the scanning electron microscope mirror effect to study viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites. Materials Today Communications, 12, 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2017.07.001

A viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composite (VPPMC) is produced by applying tensile creep to polymeric fibres, the creep load being removed before the fibres are moulded into a resin matrix. Following matrix curing, the viscoelastically... Read More about An evaluation of the scanning electron microscope mirror effect to study viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites.

Application of a porous media model for the acoustic damping of perforated plate absorbers (2017)
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Wang, J., Rubini, P., & Qin, Q. (2017). Application of a porous media model for the acoustic damping of perforated plate absorbers. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 127, 324-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2017.07.003

Perforated panel, or plate, absorbers are commonly employed to reduce sound pressure levels across a broad range of applications including the built environment, industrial installations and propulsion devices. The acoustic performance of a perforate... Read More about Application of a porous media model for the acoustic damping of perforated plate absorbers.

Experimental investigation of a super performance dew point air cooler (2017)
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Xu, P., Ma, X., Zhao, X., & Fancey, K. (2017). Experimental investigation of a super performance dew point air cooler. Applied energy, 203, 761-777. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.06.095

This paper presents an experimental investigation of a super performance dew point air cooler which, by employing a super performance wet material layer, innovative heat and mass exchanger and intermittent water supply scheme, has achieved a signific... Read More about Experimental investigation of a super performance dew point air cooler.

Developing a multivariate model for predicting the noise annoyance responses due to combined water sound and road traffic noise exposure (2017)
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Leung, T. M., Chau, C. K., Tang, S. K., & Xu, J. M. (2017). Developing a multivariate model for predicting the noise annoyance responses due to combined water sound and road traffic noise exposure. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 127, 284-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2017.06.020

People in an urban environment are exposed to different types of natural and man-made sounds. Human sound perceptions due to exposure to a single noise source, in particular road traffic and aircraft noises, have been investigated for a long time. Ho... Read More about Developing a multivariate model for predicting the noise annoyance responses due to combined water sound and road traffic noise exposure.

Comparative potential of natural gas, coal and biomass fired power plant with post - combustion CO2 capture and compression (2017)
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Ali, U., Font-Palma, C., Akram, M., Agbonghae, E. O., Ingham, D. B., & Pourkashanian, M. (2017). Comparative potential of natural gas, coal and biomass fired power plant with post - combustion CO2 capture and compression. International journal of greenhouse gas control, 63, 184-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.05.022

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd The application of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon neutral techniques should be adopted to reduce the CO2 emissions from power generation systems. These environmental concerns have renewed interest towards the use of b... Read More about Comparative potential of natural gas, coal and biomass fired power plant with post - combustion CO2 capture and compression.

Modelling human skull growth: a validated computational model (2017)
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Libby, J., Marghoub, A., Johnson, D., Khonsari, R. H., Fagan, M. J., & Moazen, M. (2017). Modelling human skull growth: a validated computational model. Journal of the Royal Society interface / the Royal Society, 14(130), 20170202. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2017.0202

© 2017 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved. During the first year of life, the brain grows rapidly and the neurocranium increases to about 65% of its adult size. Our understanding of the relationship between the biomecha... Read More about Modelling human skull growth: a validated computational model.

Influence of ultrasonic treatment on formation of primary Al3Zr in Al–0.4Zr alloy (2017)
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WANG, F., ESKIN, D., CONNOLLEY, T., & MI, J. W. (2017). Influence of ultrasonic treatment on formation of primary Al3Zr in Al–0.4Zr alloy. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 27(5), 977-985. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1003-6326%2817%2960115-8

© 2017 The Nonferrous Metals Society of China The effect of ultrasonic treatment on the formation of primary Al3Zr was investigated by applying ultrasound to an Al–0.4Zr alloy. Three temperature ranges were selected, i.e., 830 to 790 °C (above liquid... Read More about Influence of ultrasonic treatment on formation of primary Al3Zr in Al–0.4Zr alloy.

Integrated fault-tolerant control for a 3-DOF helicopter with actuator faults and saturation (2017)
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Lan, J., Patton, R. J., & Zhu, X. (2017). Integrated fault-tolerant control for a 3-DOF helicopter with actuator faults and saturation. IET Control Theory and Applications, 11(14), 2232-2241. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cta.2016.1602

© The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2017. This study proposes a fault estimation (FE)-based fault-tolerant control (FTC) strategy to maintain system reliability and achieve desirable control performance for a 3-DOF helicopter system with... Read More about Integrated fault-tolerant control for a 3-DOF helicopter with actuator faults and saturation.

Characterization of rice husk-based catalyst prepared via conventional and microwave carbonisation (2017)
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Touhami, D., Zhu, Z., Balan, W. S., Janaun, J., Haywood, S., & Zein, S. (2017). Characterization of rice husk-based catalyst prepared via conventional and microwave carbonisation. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 5(3), 2388-2394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2017.04.020

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd. Carbon-based sulphonated catalysts (CBSCs) were made from rice husk for biodiesel production. The CBSCs were prepared by microwave (MW) and conventional heating processes from the same feedstock. In both heating systems, the prep... Read More about Characterization of rice husk-based catalyst prepared via conventional and microwave carbonisation.

Development of a smart modular heat recovery unit adaptable into a ventilated façade (2017)
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Martinez, A., Urra, I., Hernandez, J., Diallo, T., & Zhao, X. (2017). Development of a smart modular heat recovery unit adaptable into a ventilated façade. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 38, 94-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proenv.2017.03.086

This paper presents the designing aspects and first experimental characterization of an adaptable Smart Modular Heat Recovery Unit (SMHRU) developed under the scope of the E2VENT Project. This SMHRU will be designed for being installed in existing bu... Read More about Development of a smart modular heat recovery unit adaptable into a ventilated façade.