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Process simulation and thermodynamic analysis of a micro turbine with post-combustion CO2 capture and exhaust gas recirculation (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ali, U., Best, T., Finney, K. N., Palma, C. F., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D. B., & Pourkashanian, M. Process simulation and thermodynamic analysis of a micro turbine with post-combustion CO2 capture and exhaust gas recirculation

With the effects of the emissions from power plants causing global climate change, the trend towards lower emission systems such as natural gas power plant is increasing. In this paper a Turbec T100 micro gas turbine is studied. The system is assesse... Read More about Process simulation and thermodynamic analysis of a micro turbine with post-combustion CO2 capture and exhaust gas recirculation.

Experimental and process modelling study of integration of a micro-turbine with an amine plant (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Agbonghae, E. O., Best, T., Finney, K. N., Palma, C. F., Hughes, K. J., & Pourkashanian, M. Experimental and process modelling study of integration of a micro-turbine with an amine plant

An integrated model of a micro-turbine coupled to a CO2 capture plant has been developed with Aspen Plus, and validated with experimental data obtained from a Turbec T100 microturbine at the PACT facilities in the UKCCS Research Centre, Beighton, UK.... Read More about Experimental and process modelling study of integration of a micro-turbine with an amine plant.

Waste minimization at abattoir and processor end in beef supply chain (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Singh, A., Mishra, N., & McGuire, S. (2014, May). Waste minimization at abattoir and processor end in beef supply chain. Presented at 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, San Antonio, Texas

The UK beef industry holds around 12% value of total agriculture in UK. However, it is currently suffering because of some series of events in the past like outbreak of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), Foot and Mouth disease and reforms in CAP... Read More about Waste minimization at abattoir and processor end in beef supply chain.

Anticancer properties of Thymbra capitata and Helichrysum italicum essential oils (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Juliana, P., Marco, L., Célia, C., Lígia, S., & Pires, I. M. D. S. (2014, July). Anticancer properties of Thymbra capitata and Helichrysum italicum essential oils. Presented at IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2014, Peniche, Portugal

An essential oil (EO) is defined internationally as the product obtained by hydrodistillation, of a plant or some parts of it. They are aromatic oily liquids, volatile, characterized by a strong odour, rarely coloured, and generally with a lower dens... Read More about Anticancer properties of Thymbra capitata and Helichrysum italicum essential oils.

Analysis of liquid resource play potential in China (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, N. J., Evans, K. C., Robinson, L. J., & Cowley, L. A. (2014, August). Analysis of liquid resource play potential in China. Presented at Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA

The overwhelming impact of unconventional exploration in the United States of America has sparked global interest in the development of shale resource plays. In China, although shale gas exploration has been a key focus in the past five years, partic... Read More about Analysis of liquid resource play potential in China.

The effect of hedging on firm value and performance: Evidence from the nonfinancial UK firms (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ahmed, H., Azevedo, A., & Guney, Y. (2014, June). The effect of hedging on firm value and performance: Evidence from the nonfinancial UK firms. Presented at European Financial Management 2014 Annual Conference, University of Rome Tor Vergata - School of Economics

We examine the effect of hedging with financial derivatives on firm value and financial performance, relying on a new dataset which comprises information on 288 nonfinancial firms listed in the FTSE-All share index at the London Stock Exchange (LSE)... Read More about The effect of hedging on firm value and performance: Evidence from the nonfinancial UK firms.

A continuous updating rule for imprecise probabilities (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cattaneo, M. E. G. V. (2014, July). A continuous updating rule for imprecise probabilities. Presented at 15th International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems (IPMU 2014), Montpellier, France

The paper studies the continuity of rules for updating imprecise probability models when new data are observed. Discontinuities can lead to robustness issues: this is the case for the usual updating rules of the theory of imprecise probabilities. An... Read More about A continuous updating rule for imprecise probabilities.

Decoding the message from meteoritic stardust silicon carbide grains (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lewis, K. M., Lugaro, M., Gibson, B. K., & Pilkington, K. Decoding the message from meteoritic stardust silicon carbide grains. Presented at ORIGIN OF MATTER AND EVOLUTION OF GALAXIES 2013: Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Origin of Matter and Evolution of Galaxies (OMEG12), Tsukuba, Japan

SiC mainstream grains are presolar grains believed to form in the envelopes of carbon rich asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars with masses between 1.5 and 3 solar masses. These grains represent a conundrum as the 29Si and 30Si abundances indicate tha... Read More about Decoding the message from meteoritic stardust silicon carbide grains.

MESA and NuGrid simulations of classical nova outbursts and nucleosynthesis (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pignatari, M., Denisenkov, P. A., Herwig, F., & Truran, J. MESA and NuGrid simulations of classical nova outbursts and nucleosynthesis

Classical novae are the results of surface thermonuclear explosions of hydrogen accreted by white dwarfs (WDs) from their low-mass main-sequence or red-giant binary companions. Chemical composition analysis of their ejecta shows that nova outbursts o... Read More about MESA and NuGrid simulations of classical nova outbursts and nucleosynthesis.

The Anatomical Accuracy of the Robber King Ou Xi Fan (and his 56 dissected gang members) (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shaw, V. (2014, December). The Anatomical Accuracy of the Robber King Ou Xi Fan (and his 56 dissected gang members). Poster presented at Joint Meeting of the Anatomical Society and the Primate Society of Great Britain: Primate Ecomorpholgy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Anatomical drawings have formed the cornerstone of anatomical education in the West for centuries before the arrival of photography, the internet and virtual resources. The images in Vesalius’ On the Fabric of the Human Body and later in Gray’s Anato... Read More about The Anatomical Accuracy of the Robber King Ou Xi Fan (and his 56 dissected gang members).

Investigating the efficacy of bisphosphonates treatment against multiple myeloma induced bone disease using a computational model (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ji, B., Yang, Q., Genever, P. G., & Fagan, M. J. Investigating the efficacy of bisphosphonates treatment against multiple myeloma induced bone disease using a computational model

Multiple myeloma (MM)-induced bone disease is mortal for most MM patients. Bisphosphonates are first-line treatment for MM-induced bone disease, since it can inhibit osteoclast activity and the resultant bone resorption by suppressing the differentia... Read More about Investigating the efficacy of bisphosphonates treatment against multiple myeloma induced bone disease using a computational model.

Experimental detection using cyclostationary feature detectors for cognitive radios (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zolfaghari, M., Fanan, A., Mehdawi, M., Riley, N. G., & Ammar, M. (2014, November). Experimental detection using cyclostationary feature detectors for cognitive radios. Presented at 2014 22nd Telecommunications Forum, TELFOR 2014 - Proceedings of Papers, Serbia, Belgrade

© 2014 IEEE. Signal detection is widely used in many applications. Some examples include Cognitive Radio (CR) and military intelligence. Without guaranteed signal detection, a CR cannot reliably perform its role. Spectrum sensing is currently one of... Read More about Experimental detection using cyclostationary feature detectors for cognitive radios.

Local barycentric coordinates (2014)
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Zhang, J., Deng, B., Liu, Z., Patanè, G., Bouaziz, S., Hormann, K., & Liu, L. (2014). Local barycentric coordinates. ACM Transactions on Graphics, 33(6), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1145/2661229.2661255

Barycentric coordinates yield a powerful and yet simple paradigm to interpolate data values on polyhedral domains. They represent interior points of the domain as an affine combination of a set of control points, defining an interpolation scheme for... Read More about Local barycentric coordinates.

Robotized task time scheduling and optimization based on Genetic Algorithms for non redundant industrial manipulators (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Baizid, K., Meddahi, A., Yousnadj, A., Chellali, R., Khan, H., & Iqbal, J. (2014). Robotized task time scheduling and optimization based on Genetic Algorithms for non redundant industrial manipulators. In 2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotic and Sensors Environments (ROSE) Proceedings (112-117). https://doi.org/10.1109/ROSE.2014.6953033

Industrial robot manipulators must work as fast as possible in order to increase the productivity. This goal could be achieved by increasing robots speed or/and optimizing the trajectories followed by robots while performing assembly, welding or simi... Read More about Robotized task time scheduling and optimization based on Genetic Algorithms for non redundant industrial manipulators.

Fault estimation and active fault tolerant control for linear parameter varying descriptor systems (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shi, F., & Patton, R. J. Fault estimation and active fault tolerant control for linear parameter varying descriptor systems

Starting with the baseline controller design, this paper proposes an integrated approach of active fault tolerant control based on proportional derivative extended state observer (PDESO) for linear parameter varying descriptor systems. The PDESO can... Read More about Fault estimation and active fault tolerant control for linear parameter varying descriptor systems.

Assessment of the properties of the essential oil from Ridolfia segetum Moris (Portugal) on cancer cell viability (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Poças, J., Lemos, M., Cabral, C., Cavaleiro, C., Cruz, M., Salgueiro, L., & Pires, I. (2014, August). Assessment of the properties of the essential oil from Ridolfia segetum Moris (Portugal) on cancer cell viability. Presented at 62nd International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, Guimarães, Portugal

Ridolfia segetum Moris, commonly known as corn parsley, false fennel, or false caraway, is distributed throughout the Mediterranean region. It belongs to the Apiaceae (carrot or parsley family), which includes well-known aromatic and medicinal plants... Read More about Assessment of the properties of the essential oil from Ridolfia segetum Moris (Portugal) on cancer cell viability.

Effectiveness of a six-week high-intensity interval training programme on cardiometabolic markers in sedentary males (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gleadall-Siddall, D., Burke, R., Gritt, J., O'Carroll, G., Bray, J., Ingle, L., & Garrett, A. Effectiveness of a six-week high-intensity interval training programme on cardiometabolic markers in sedentary males. Presented at BASES Conference 2014

High-intensity interval training (HIT) has been proposed as an effective, time efficient strategy to elicit similar cardiometabolic health benefits as traditional moderate-intensity endurance training. This is an important consideration as "lack of t... Read More about Effectiveness of a six-week high-intensity interval training programme on cardiometabolic markers in sedentary males.