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Genetic and phenotypic associations between root architecture, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonisation and low phosphate tolerance in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) (2020)
Journal Article
Cockerton, H. M., Li, B., Stavridou, E., Johnson, A., Karlström, A., Armitage, A. D., …Harrison, R. J. (2020). Genetic and phenotypic associations between root architecture, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonisation and low phosphate tolerance in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa). BMC Plant Biology, 20, Article 154. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-02347-x

Background: Phosphate is an essential plant macronutrient required to achieve maximum crop yield. Roots are able to uptake soil phosphate from the immediate root area, thus creating a nutrient depletion zone. Many plants are able to exploit phosphate... Read More about Genetic and phenotypic associations between root architecture, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonisation and low phosphate tolerance in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa).

Exploring adaptive behavior of non-linear hexagonal frameworks (2020)
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O'Donnell, M. P., Towes, M., Groh, R. M. J., & Chenchiah, I. V. (2020). Exploring adaptive behavior of non-linear hexagonal frameworks. Frontiers in Materials, 7, 64. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2020.00064

© Copyright © 2020 O'Donnell, Towes, Groh and Chenchiah. Non-linear structural responses offer a rich design space that can be integrated into the development of novel (meta)-materials to enable transformative capabilities. By exploiting robust, repe... Read More about Exploring adaptive behavior of non-linear hexagonal frameworks.

A method of motion recognition based on electromyographic signals (2020)
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Luo, J., Liu, C., Feng, Y., & Yang, C. (2020). A method of motion recognition based on electromyographic signals. Advanced Robotics, 34(15), 976-984. https://doi.org/10.1080/01691864.2020.1750480

In a robot-assisted surgery, a skillful surgeon can perform the operation excellently through flexible wrist motions and rich experience. However, there are little researches about the relationship between the wrist motion and electromyography (EMG)... Read More about A method of motion recognition based on electromyographic signals.

A comparative study on glass and carbon fibre reinforced laminated composites in scaled quasi-static indentation tests (2020)
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Fotouhi, M., Damghani, M., Leong, M. C., Fotouhi, S., Jalalvand, M., & Wisnom, M. R. (2020). A comparative study on glass and carbon fibre reinforced laminated composites in scaled quasi-static indentation tests. Composite Structures, 245, Article 112327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112327

This paper investigates the effect of fibre properties of composite structures on the mechanical performance and formation of low-velocity impact damage. Quasi-static indentation tests were conducted on a comprehensive set of scaled Quasi Isotropic (... Read More about A comparative study on glass and carbon fibre reinforced laminated composites in scaled quasi-static indentation tests.

Manometry performed at indwelling pleural catheter insertion to predict unexpandable lung (2020)
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Halford, P. J., Bhatnagar, R., White, P., Haris, M., Harrison, R. N., Holme, J., …Maskell, N. A. (2020). Manometry performed at indwelling pleural catheter insertion to predict unexpandable lung. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 12(4), 1374-1384. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.02.25

Background: The finding of unexpandable lung (UL) at an early timepoint is of increasing importance in guiding treatment decisions in patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Pleural manometry is the most common technique to delineate UL, howe... Read More about Manometry performed at indwelling pleural catheter insertion to predict unexpandable lung.

Electroosmotically generated disinfectant from urine as a by-product of electricity in microbial fuel cell for the inactivation of pathogenic species (2020)
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Gajda, I., Obata, O., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. A. (2020). Electroosmotically generated disinfectant from urine as a by-product of electricity in microbial fuel cell for the inactivation of pathogenic species. Scientific Reports, 10, Article 5533. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60626-x

This work presents a small scale and low cost ceramic based microbial fuel cell, utilising human urine into electricity, while producing clean catholyte into an initially empty cathode chamber through the process of electro-osmostic drag. It is the f... Read More about Electroosmotically generated disinfectant from urine as a by-product of electricity in microbial fuel cell for the inactivation of pathogenic species.

Multidimensional benefits of improved sanitation: Evaluating 'PEE POWER®' in Kisoro, Uganda (2020)
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You, J., Staddon, C., Cook, A., Walker, J., Boulton, J., Powell, W., & Ieropoulos, I. (2020). Multidimensional benefits of improved sanitation: Evaluating 'PEE POWER®' in Kisoro, Uganda. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(7), Article 2175. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072175

With 2.3 billion people around the world lacking adequate sanitation services, attention has turned to alternative service provision models. This study suggests an approach for meeting the sanitation challenge, especially as expressed in Sustainable... Read More about Multidimensional benefits of improved sanitation: Evaluating 'PEE POWER®' in Kisoro, Uganda.

Simulated pilot-in-the-loop testing of handling qualities of the flexible wing aircraft (2020)
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Portapas, V., & Cooke, A. (2020). Simulated pilot-in-the-loop testing of handling qualities of the flexible wing aircraft. Aviation, 24(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3846/aviation.2020.12175

© 2020 The Author(s). Published by VGTU Press. This article aims to indicate the differences between rigid and flexible wing aircraft flying (FQ) and handling (HQ) qualities. The Simulation Framework for Flexible Aircraft was used to provide a generi... Read More about Simulated pilot-in-the-loop testing of handling qualities of the flexible wing aircraft.

Hand gesture recognition in complex background based on convolutional pose machine and fuzzy gaussian mixture models (2020)
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Zhang, T., Lin, H., Ju, Z., & Yang, C. (2020). Hand gesture recognition in complex background based on convolutional pose machine and fuzzy gaussian mixture models. International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, 22, 1330-1341. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40815-020-00825-w

© 2020, The Author(s). Hand gesture is one of the most intuitive and natural ways for human to communicate with computers, and it has been widely adopted in many human–computer interaction applications. However, it is still a challenging problem when... Read More about Hand gesture recognition in complex background based on convolutional pose machine and fuzzy gaussian mixture models.

User-centred design and evaluation of a tele-operated echocardiography robot (2020)
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Giuliani, M., Szczęśniak-Stańczyk, D., Mirnig, N., Stollnberger, G., Szyszko, M., Stańczyk, B., & Tscheligi, M. (2020). User-centred design and evaluation of a tele-operated echocardiography robot. Health and Technology, 10, 649-655. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-019-00399-0

We present the collected findings of a user-centred approach for developing a tele-operated robot for remote echocardiography examinations. During the three-year development of the robot, we involved users in all development stages of the robot, to i... Read More about User-centred design and evaluation of a tele-operated echocardiography robot.