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A decoupling approach to integrated fault-tolerant control for linear systems with unmatched non-differentiable faults (2017)
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Lan, J., & Patton, R. J. (2018). A decoupling approach to integrated fault-tolerant control for linear systems with unmatched non-differentiable faults. Automatica : the journal of IFAC, the International Federation of Automatic Control, 89, 290-299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2017.12.011

This paper proposes a decoupling approach to the integrated design of fault estimation (FE) and fault-tolerant control (FTC) for linear systems in the presence of unknown bounded actuator faults and perturbations. An adaptive sliding mode augmented s... Read More about A decoupling approach to integrated fault-tolerant control for linear systems with unmatched non-differentiable faults.

Determination of alpha spectroscopic factors for unbound 17O states (2017)
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De Séréville, N., Meyer, A., Hammache, F., Laird, A. M., & Pignatari, M. (2017). Determination of alpha spectroscopic factors for unbound 17O states. EPJ Web of Conferences, 165, 01022. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201716501022

© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017. It has been recently suggested that hydrogen ingestion into the helium shell of massive stars could lead to high 13 C and 15 N excesses when the blast of a core collapse supernova (ccSN) passes through... Read More about Determination of alpha spectroscopic factors for unbound 17O states.

Linking modelling and empirical data to assess recreation services provided by coastal habitats: The case of NW Portugal (2017)
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Cunha, J., Elliott, M., & Ramos, S. (2018). Linking modelling and empirical data to assess recreation services provided by coastal habitats: The case of NW Portugal. Ocean and Coastal Management, 162, 60-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.12.022

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd. In recent years, NW Portugal, particularly the city of Porto, has increasingly attracted tourists, thus emphasising the economic potential of the sector. This region is also of high ecological relevance, hosting a Marine Protecte... Read More about Linking modelling and empirical data to assess recreation services provided by coastal habitats: The case of NW Portugal.

Performance study and comparative analysis of traditional and double-selective-coated parabolic trough receivers (2017)
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Yang, H., Wang, Q., Huang, X., Li, J., & Pei, G. (2018). Performance study and comparative analysis of traditional and double-selective-coated parabolic trough receivers. Energy, 145, 206-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.12.126

Based on the simulated non-uniformity solar radiation flux distribution of the absorber by the Soltrace software using the Monte Carlo Ray-Trace Method, an innovative parabolic trough solar receiver that employs two solar selective coatings with diff... Read More about Performance study and comparative analysis of traditional and double-selective-coated parabolic trough receivers.

Numerical investigation and experimental validation of the impacts of an inner radiation shield on parabolic trough solar receivers (2017)
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Wang, Q., Yang, H., Huang, X., Li, J., & Pei, G. (2018). Numerical investigation and experimental validation of the impacts of an inner radiation shield on parabolic trough solar receivers. Applied thermal engineering, 132, 381-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.12.112

Conventional parabolic trough solar receivers are widely used to harvest heat energy at temperatures ranging from 400 °C to 550 °C. However, high temperatures cause excessive heat loss in solar receivers. Two types of novel solar receivers with an in... Read More about Numerical investigation and experimental validation of the impacts of an inner radiation shield on parabolic trough solar receivers.

Recent development of plasmon-mediated photocatalysts and their potential in selectivity regulation (2017)
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Zhang, X., Ke, X., & Yao, J. (2018). Recent development of plasmon-mediated photocatalysts and their potential in selectivity regulation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(5), 1941-1966. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta10375a

Solar energy for chemical production with high product selectivity under ambient conditions has attracted considerable attention. The development of photocatalytic nanomaterials as antennas to absorb light irradiation plays a pivotal role. Hence, cat... Read More about Recent development of plasmon-mediated photocatalysts and their potential in selectivity regulation.

Perceptions of scientific research literature and strategies for reading papers depend on academic career stage (2017)
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Hubbard, K. E., & Dunbar, S. D. (2017). Perceptions of scientific research literature and strategies for reading papers depend on academic career stage. PLoS ONE, 12(12), e0189753. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189753

Reading primary research literature is an essential skill for all scientists and students on science degree programmes, however little is known about how researchers at different career stages interact with and interpret scientific papers. To explore... Read More about Perceptions of scientific research literature and strategies for reading papers depend on academic career stage.

Solution-processable, niobium-doped titanium oxide nanorods for application in low-voltage, large-area electronic devices (2017)
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Alharthi, F. A., Cheng, F., Verrelli, E., Kemp, N. T., Lee, A. F., Isaacs, M. A., O’Neill, M., & Kelly, S. M. (2017). Solution-processable, niobium-doped titanium oxide nanorods for application in low-voltage, large-area electronic devices. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 6(5), 1038-1047. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7tc04197g

We report for the first time the one-step synthesis of solution-processable, highly crystalline, niobiumdoped titanium dioxide (Nb-TiO2) nanorods in the anatase phase by the hydrolytic condensation of Ti(OiPr)4 and niobium(V) ethoxide using oleic aci... Read More about Solution-processable, niobium-doped titanium oxide nanorods for application in low-voltage, large-area electronic devices.

Design, Sustainability Analysis and Multiobjective Optimisation of Ethanol Production via Syngas Fermentation (2017)
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Michailos, S., Parker, D., & Webb, C. (2019). Design, Sustainability Analysis and Multiobjective Optimisation of Ethanol Production via Syngas Fermentation. Waste and biomass valorization, 10(4), 865-876. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-017-0151-3

Ethanol production from non-edible feedstock has received significant attention over the past two decades. The utilisation of agricultural residues within the biorefinery concept can positively contribute to the renewable production of fuels. To this... Read More about Design, Sustainability Analysis and Multiobjective Optimisation of Ethanol Production via Syngas Fermentation.

Surface-active hollow titanosilicate particles as a Pickering interfacial catalyst for liquid-phase alkene epoxidation reactions (2017)
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Lv, G., Wang, F., Zhang, X., & Binks, B. P. (2018). Surface-active hollow titanosilicate particles as a Pickering interfacial catalyst for liquid-phase alkene epoxidation reactions. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 34(1), 302-310. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03633

Design of catalyst particles bearing excellent catalytic activity and suitable surface wettability is the key to the successful application of Pickering interfacial catalysis. In this study, the epoxidation of 1-hexene and cyclohexene with aqueous hy... Read More about Surface-active hollow titanosilicate particles as a Pickering interfacial catalyst for liquid-phase alkene epoxidation reactions.

Nutrigenetics—Personalized Nutrition in the Genetic Age (2017)
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Beckett, E., Jones, P., Veysey, M., & Lucock, M. (2017). Nutrigenetics—Personalized Nutrition in the Genetic Age. Exploratory research and hypothesis in medicine, 2(4), 109-116. https://doi.org/10.14218/ERHM.2017.00027

Diet is an important modifiable determinant of disease, and it is becoming clear that diet and genetic risk factors are interactive in determining risk for diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancers. Advances in technology have imp... Read More about Nutrigenetics—Personalized Nutrition in the Genetic Age.

Performance of a TV white space database with different terrain resolutions and propagation models (2017)
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Fanan, A., Riley, N., Mehdawi, M., & Alfahad, O. (2017). Performance of a TV white space database with different terrain resolutions and propagation models. Telfor Journal, 9(2), 80-85. https://doi.org/10.5937/telfor1702080f

Cognitive Radio has now become a realistic option for the solution of the spectrum scarcity problem in wireless communication. TV channels (the primary user) can be protected from secondary-user interference by accurate prediction of TV White Spaces... Read More about Performance of a TV white space database with different terrain resolutions and propagation models.

Process design, economic evaluation and life cycle assessment of jet fuel production from sugar cane residue (2017)
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Michailos, S. (2018). Process design, economic evaluation and life cycle assessment of jet fuel production from sugar cane residue. Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, 37(3), 1227-1235. https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.12840

With the aim of diversifying energy supplies and mitigating the environmental impacts of the aviation sector, production of renewable jet fuels has recently received substantial attention. To this direction, this study deals with the techno-economic... Read More about Process design, economic evaluation and life cycle assessment of jet fuel production from sugar cane residue.

United Kingdom Frozen Shoulder Trial (UK FROST), multi-centre, randomised, 12 month, parallel group, superiority study to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Early Structured Physiotherapy versus manipulation under anaesthesia versus arthroscopic capsular release for patients referred to secondary care with a primary frozen shoulder: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. (2017)
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Brealey, S., Armstrong, A., Brooksbank, A., Carr, A., Charalambous, C., Cooper, C., Corbacho, B., Dias, J., Donnelly, I., Goodchild, L., Hewitt, C., Keding, A., Kottam, L., Lamb, S. E., McDaid, C., Northgraves, M., Richardson, G., Rodgers, S., Shah, S., Sharp, E., …Rangan, A. (2017). United Kingdom Frozen Shoulder Trial (UK FROST), multi-centre, randomised, 12 month, parallel group, superiority study to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Early Structured Physiotherapy versus manipulation under anaesthesia versus arthroscopic capsular release for patients referred to secondary care with a primary frozen shoulder: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 18(1), Article 614. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2352-2

Background: Frozen shoulder (also known as adhesive capsulitis) occurs when the capsule, or the soft tissue envelope around the ball and socket shoulder joint, becomes scarred and contracted, making the shoulder tight, painful and stiff. It affects a... Read More about United Kingdom Frozen Shoulder Trial (UK FROST), multi-centre, randomised, 12 month, parallel group, superiority study to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Early Structured Physiotherapy versus manipulation under anaesthesia versus arthroscopic capsular release for patients referred to secondary care with a primary frozen shoulder: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial..

Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research (2017)
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Fazey, I., Schäpke, N., Caniglia, G., Patterson, J., Hultman, J., van Mierlo, B., Säwe, F., Wiek, A., Wittmayer, J., Aldunce, P., Al Waer, H., Battacharya, N., Bradbury, H., Carmen, E., Colvin, J., Cvitanovic, C., D'Souza, M., Gopel, M., Goldstein, B., Hämäläinen, T., …Wyborn, C. (2018). Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research. Energy research & social science ERSS, 40, 54-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.026

The most critical question for climate research is no longer about the problem, but about how to facilitate the transformative changes necessary to avoid catastrophic climate-induced change. Addressing this question, however, will require massive ups... Read More about Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research.

23-electron octahedral molybdenum cluster complex [{Mo 6 I 8 }Cl 6 ] – (2017)
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Syrokvashin, M. M., Vorotnikova, N. A., Vorotnikov, Y. A., Novozhilov, I. N., Syrokvashin, M. М., Nadolinny, V. A., Kuratieva, N. V., Benoit, D. M., Mironov, Y. V., Walton, R. I., Clarkson, G. J., Kitamura, N., Sutherland, A. J., Shestopalov, M. A., & Efremova, O. A. (2018). 23-electron octahedral molybdenum cluster complex [{Mo 6 I 8 }Cl 6 ] –. Inorganic chemistry, 57(2), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02760

Photoactive transition metal compounds that are prone to reversible redox reactions are important for myriad applications, including catalysis, optoelectronics and sensing. This article describes chemical and electro-chemical methods to prepare clust... Read More about 23-electron octahedral molybdenum cluster complex [{Mo 6 I 8 }Cl 6 ] –.

mTORC1 Signaling: A Double-Edged Sword in Diabetic β Cells (2017)
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Ardestani, A., Lupse, B., Kido, Y., Leibowitz, G., & Maedler, K. (2018). mTORC1 Signaling: A Double-Edged Sword in Diabetic β Cells. Cell Metabolism, 27(2), 314-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2017.11.004

The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is a central regulator of metabolic and nutrient cues that integrates environmental inputs into downstream signaling pathways to control cellular metabolism, growth, and survival. While numerous... Read More about mTORC1 Signaling: A Double-Edged Sword in Diabetic β Cells.