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Photoferrotrophy: Remains of an ancient photosynthesis in modern environments (2017)
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Walter, X. A., Camacho, A., Walter, X. A., Picazo, A., & Zopfi, J. (2017). Photoferrotrophy: Remains of an ancient photosynthesis in modern environments. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8(MAR), 323. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00323

© 2017 Camacho, Walter, Picazo and Zopfi. Photoferrotrophy, the process by which inorganic carbon is fixed into organic matter using light as an energy source and reduced iron [Fe(II)] as an electron donor, has been proposed as one of the oldest phot... Read More about Photoferrotrophy: Remains of an ancient photosynthesis in modern environments.

Air Breathing Cathodes for Microbial Fuel Cell using Mn-, Fe-, Co- and Ni-containing Platinum Group Metal-free Catalysts (2017)
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Atanassov, P., Matanovic, I., Artyushkova, K., Kabir, S., Serov, A., Kodali, M., & Santoro, C. (2017). Air Breathing Cathodes for Microbial Fuel Cell using Mn-, Fe-, Co- and Ni-containing Platinum Group Metal-free Catalysts. Electrochimica Acta, 231, 115-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.02.033

© 2017 The Authors The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is one of the major factors that is limiting the overall performance output of microbial fuel cells (MFC). In this study, Platinum Group Metal-free (PGM-free) ORR catalysts based on Fe, Co, Ni, M... Read More about Air Breathing Cathodes for Microbial Fuel Cell using Mn-, Fe-, Co- and Ni-containing Platinum Group Metal-free Catalysts.

Measuring site fidelity and spatial segregation within animal societies (2017)
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Sendova-Franks, A. B., Franks, N. R., Richardson, T. O., & Giuggioli, L. (2017). Measuring site fidelity and spatial segregation within animal societies. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8(8), 965-975. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12751

© 2017 The Authors. Methods in Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society. Animals often display a marked tendency to return to previously visited locations that contain important resources, suc... Read More about Measuring site fidelity and spatial segregation within animal societies.

Experimental validation of motor primitive-based control for leg exoskeletons during continuous multi-locomotion tasks (2017)
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Ruiz Garate, V., Parri, A., Yan, T., Munih, M., Lova, R. M., Vitiello, N., & Ronsse, R. (2017). Experimental validation of motor primitive-based control for leg exoskeletons during continuous multi-locomotion tasks. Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 11, Article 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbot.2017.00015

An emerging approach to design locomotion assistive devices deals with reproducing desirable biological principles of human locomotion. In this paper, we present a bio-inspired controller for locomotion assistive devices based on the concept of motor... Read More about Experimental validation of motor primitive-based control for leg exoskeletons during continuous multi-locomotion tasks.

A novel observer algorithm of voltages across capacitors based on the higher sliding mode control: Application to multi-cells converter (2017)
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Nouri, H. (2017). A novel observer algorithm of voltages across capacitors based on the higher sliding mode control: Application to multi-cells converter. International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 27(2), 136-145. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIC.2017.10003913

In this paper, advanced automatic sliding mode observers are applied to multi-cells converter. The technique facilitates the generation of the voltages image across capacitors of the converter simply by measuring the current. Also, the technique pos... Read More about A novel observer algorithm of voltages across capacitors based on the higher sliding mode control: Application to multi-cells converter.

Goal-recognition-based adaptive brain-computer interface for navigating immersive robotic systems (2017)
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Abu-Alqumsan, M., Ebert, F., & Peer, A. (2017). Goal-recognition-based adaptive brain-computer interface for navigating immersive robotic systems. Journal of Neural Engineering, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/aa66e0

© 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. Objective. This work proposes principled strategies for self-adaptations in EEG-based Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) as a way out of the bandwidth bottleneck resulting from the considerable mismatch between the low-bandwi... Read More about Goal-recognition-based adaptive brain-computer interface for navigating immersive robotic systems.

Spotlighting shared goals for science education and communication (2017)
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Fogg Rogers, L. (2017). Spotlighting shared goals for science education and communication. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 16(1),

van den Sanden and Vries curate reflections and insights about the shared goals, practices and processes which bring together academics and practitioners in science education and communication. The book spotlights areas of productive overlap but is j... Read More about Spotlighting shared goals for science education and communication.

Maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and intelligence quotients in the offspring at 8years of age: Findings from the ALSPAC cohort (2017)
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Freitas Vilela, A. A., Pearson, R. M., Emmett, P., Heron, J., Smith, A. D. A. C., Emond, A., …Kac, G. (2018). Maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and intelligence quotients in the offspring at 8years of age: Findings from the ALSPAC cohort. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 14(1), e12431. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12431

© 2017 The Authors. Maternal & Child Nutrition Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Dietary intake during pregnancy may influence child neurodevelopment and cognitive function. This study aims to investigate the associations between dietary pattern... Read More about Maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and intelligence quotients in the offspring at 8years of age: Findings from the ALSPAC cohort.

RAPID analysis of variable stiffness beams and plates: Legendre polynomial triple-product formulation (2017)
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O'Donnell, M. P., & Weaver, P. M. (2017). RAPID analysis of variable stiffness beams and plates: Legendre polynomial triple-product formulation. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 112(1), 86-100. https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.5528

Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Numerical integration techniques are commonly employed to formulate the system matrices encountered in the analysis of variable stiffness beams and plates using a Ritz based approach. Computing these integra... Read More about RAPID analysis of variable stiffness beams and plates: Legendre polynomial triple-product formulation.

Numerical and experimental investigation of thermoelectric cooling in down-hole measuring tools; A case study (2017)
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Weerasinghe, R., & Hughes, T. P. (2017). Numerical and experimental investigation of thermoelectric cooling in down-hole measuring tools; A case study. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 10, 44-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2017.02.002

© 2017 The Authors. Use of Peltier cooling in down-hole seismic tooling has been restricted by the performance of such devices at elevated temperatures. Present paper analyses the performance of Peltier cooling in temperatures suited for down-hole me... Read More about Numerical and experimental investigation of thermoelectric cooling in down-hole measuring tools; A case study.