Outputs (14)

Constraint-based approach to investigate the process flexibility of food processing equipment (2006)
Journal Article

Over the last decade the UK food processing industry has become increasing competitive. This leads the sector to maintain high numbers of product variations. Although some of these products are stable over long periods, others are short lived or seas... Read More about Constraint-based approach to investigate the process flexibility of food processing equipment.

Energetically autonomous robots: Food for thought (2006)
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This paper reports on the robot EcoBot-II, which is designed to power itself solely by converting unrefined insect biomass into useful energy using on-board microbial fuel cells with oxygen cathodes. In bench experiments different 'fuels' (sugar, fru... Read More about Energetically autonomous robots: Food for thought.

Sheet metal forming simulation using EAS solid-shell finite elements (2006)
Journal Article

In this paper, sheet metal forming processes are simulated with a solid-shell finite element entirely based on the enhanced assumed strain (EAS) method. The solid-shell formulation involves a minimum set of enhancing variables, resulting in a competi... Read More about Sheet metal forming simulation using EAS solid-shell finite elements.

Bristol COPD knowledge questionnaire (BCKQ): Testing what we teach patients about COPD (2006)
Journal Article

Health professionals recommend education of patients about COPD. There is no satisfactory instrument to measure their knowledge and therefore to assess the results of education. A multiple-choice questionnaire (BCKQ) has been designed and tested. Eac... Read More about Bristol COPD knowledge questionnaire (BCKQ): Testing what we teach patients about COPD.

A new one-point quadrature enhanced assumed strain (EAS) solid-shell element with multiple integration points along thickness - Part II: Nonlinear applications (2006)
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In this work the recently proposed Reduced Enhanced Solid-Shell (RESS) finite element, based on the enhanced assumed strain (EAS) method and a one-point quadrature integration scheme, is extended in order to account for large deformation elastoplasti... Read More about A new one-point quadrature enhanced assumed strain (EAS) solid-shell element with multiple integration points along thickness - Part II: Nonlinear applications.

Rapid manufacturing of patterns for investment casting: Improvement of quality and success rate (2006)
Journal Article

Purpose - The main objective of this paper is to analyse all stages of the CastForm™ polystyrene (CF) pattern fabrication process, identify the reasons leading to inferior quality, and outline techniques for its improvement and reduction of failures.... Read More about Rapid manufacturing of patterns for investment casting: Improvement of quality and success rate.

Recovery of surface orientation from diffuse polarization (2006)
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When unpolarized light is reflected from a smooth dielectric surface, it becomes partially polarized. This is due to the orientation of dipoles induced in the reflecting medium and applies to both specular and diffuse reflection. This paper is concer... Read More about Recovery of surface orientation from diffuse polarization.

Randomized clinical trial of local anesthetic versus a combination of local anesthetic with self-hypnosis in the management of pediatric procedure-related pain (2006)
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A prospective controlled trial was conducted to compare the efficacy of an analgesic cream (eutectic mixture of local anesthetics, or EMLA) with a combination of EMLA with hypnosis in the relief of lumbar puncture-induced pain and anxiety in 45 pedia... Read More about Randomized clinical trial of local anesthetic versus a combination of local anesthetic with self-hypnosis in the management of pediatric procedure-related pain.

Attitudes to face transplantation: Results of a public engagement exercise at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition (2006)
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Hettiaratchy and Butler (Lancet 2002;360:5-6) framed face transplantation as the next logical step on the reconstructive ladder for severe facial injury, in particular, pan-facial burns. The procedure formed the basis for a Royal College of Surgeons... Read More about Attitudes to face transplantation: Results of a public engagement exercise at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.

A new approach to reduce membrane and transverse shear locking for one-point quadrature shell elements: Linear formulation (2006)
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In the last decade, one-point quadrature shell elements attracted many academic and industrial researchers because of their computational performance, especially if applied for explicit finite element simulations. Nowadays, one-point quadrature finit... Read More about A new approach to reduce membrane and transverse shear locking for one-point quadrature shell elements: Linear formulation.