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Trajectory design using the center manifold theory in the circular restricted three-body problem (2016)
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Akiyama, Y., Bando, M., Nemati, H., & Hokamoto, S. (2016). Trajectory design using the center manifold theory in the circular restricted three-body problem. Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 14(ists30), Pd_151-Pd_158. https://doi.org/10.2322/tastj.14.pd_151

Lagrangian points are libration points in the circular restricted three-body problem. Three of them are collinear libration points, and known to have unstable periodic and quasi-periodic orbits in the vicinity of themselves. This study aims to desig... Read More about Trajectory design using the center manifold theory in the circular restricted three-body problem.

3D printed components of microbial fuel cells: Towards monolithic microbial fuel cell fabrication using additive layer manufacturing (2016)
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Preen, R. J., You, J., Preen, R., Bull, L., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2017). 3D printed components of microbial fuel cells: Towards monolithic microbial fuel cell fabrication using additive layer manufacturing. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 19, 94-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2016.11.006

© 2016 The Authors For practical applications of the MFC technology, the design as well as the processes of manufacturing and assembly, should be optimised for the specific target use. Another burgeoning technology, additive manufacturing (3D printin... Read More about 3D printed components of microbial fuel cells: Towards monolithic microbial fuel cell fabrication using additive layer manufacturing.

Local and Remote Cooperation with Virtual and Robotic Agents: A P300 BCI Study in Healthy and People Living with Spinal Cord Injury (2016)
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Hintermuller, C., Guger, C., Tidoni, E., Abu-Alqumsan, M., Leonardis, D., Kapeller, C., …Aglioti, S. M. (2017). Local and Remote Cooperation with Virtual and Robotic Agents: A P300 BCI Study in Healthy and People Living with Spinal Cord Injury. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 25(9), 1622-1632. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSRE.2016.2626391

© 2001-2011 IEEE. The development of technological applications that allow people to control and embody external devices within social interaction settings represents a major goal for current and future brain-computer interface (BCI) systems. Prior r... Read More about Local and Remote Cooperation with Virtual and Robotic Agents: A P300 BCI Study in Healthy and People Living with Spinal Cord Injury.

Performance analysis of the generalised projection identification for time-varying systems (2016)
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Ding, F., Xu, L., & Zhu, Q. (2016). Performance analysis of the generalised projection identification for time-varying systems. IET Control Theory and Applications, 10(18), 2506-2514. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cta.2016.0202

© The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2016. The least mean square methods include two typical parameter estimation algorithms, which are the projection algorithm and the stochastic gradient algorithm, the former is sensitive to noise and th... Read More about Performance analysis of the generalised projection identification for time-varying systems.

Eliminating micro-porous layer from gas diffusion electrode for use in high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (2016)
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Su, H., Xu, Q., Chong, J., Li, H., Sita, C., & Pasupathi, S. (2017). Eliminating micro-porous layer from gas diffusion electrode for use in high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. Journal of Power Sources, 341, 302-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.12.029

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. In this work, we report a simple strategy to improve the performance of high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC) by eliminating the micro-porous layer (MPL) from its gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs). Due... Read More about Eliminating micro-porous layer from gas diffusion electrode for use in high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell.

Autonomous energy harvesting and prevention of cell reversal in MFC stacks (2016)
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Papaharalabos, G., Stinchcombe, A., Horsfield, I., Melhuish, C., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2017). Autonomous energy harvesting and prevention of cell reversal in MFC stacks. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 164(3), H3047-H3051. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0081703jes

© The Author(s) 2016. This study presents a novel method for avoiding cell reversal whilst optimising energy harvesting from stacked Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) by dynamically reconfiguring the electrical connections between them. The sequential chan... Read More about Autonomous energy harvesting and prevention of cell reversal in MFC stacks.

The transcription factor PPARα is overexpressed and is associated with a favourable prognosis in IDH-wildtype primary glioblastoma (2016)
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Singleton, W. G., Haynes, H. R., White, P., Hares, K. M., Redondo, J., Kemp, K. C., …Kurian, K. M. (2017). The transcription factor PPARα is overexpressed and is associated with a favourable prognosis in IDH-wildtype primary glioblastoma. Histopathology, 70(7), 1030-1043. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.13142

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: PPARα agonists are in current clinical use as hypolipidaemic agents and show significant antineoplastic effects in human glioblastoma models. To date however, the expression of PPARα in large-scale glioblastoma da... Read More about The transcription factor PPARα is overexpressed and is associated with a favourable prognosis in IDH-wildtype primary glioblastoma.

Sub-toxic concentrations of volatile organic compounds inhibit extracellular respiration of Escherichia coli cells grown in anodic bioelectrochemical systems (2016)
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Marsili, E., Lauro, F. M., Hinks, J., Palanisamy, K., Seviour, T., Grasso, L. L., …Santoro, C. (2016). Sub-toxic concentrations of volatile organic compounds inhibit extracellular respiration of Escherichia coli cells grown in anodic bioelectrochemical systems. Bioelectrochemistry, 112, 173-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2016.02.003

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. Low-cost and rapid detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is important for the control of water quality of used water and protection of downstream used water treatment processes. In this work, the effect of sub-toxic conc... Read More about Sub-toxic concentrations of volatile organic compounds inhibit extracellular respiration of Escherichia coli cells grown in anodic bioelectrochemical systems.

Design of sliding-mode observer for a class of uncertain neutral stochastic systems (2016)
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Liu, Z., Zhao, L., Zhu, Q., & Gao, C. (2017). Design of sliding-mode observer for a class of uncertain neutral stochastic systems. International Journal of Systems Science, 48(7), 1380-1394. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207721.2016.1258597

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The problem of robust H∞ control for a class of uncertain neutral stochastic systems (NSS) is investigated by utilising the sliding-mode observer (SMO) technique. This paper presents a n... Read More about Design of sliding-mode observer for a class of uncertain neutral stochastic systems.

Early and non-intrusive lameness detection in dairy cows using 3-dimensional video (2016)
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Abdul Jabbar, K., Hansen, M. F., Smith, M. L., & Smith, L. N. (2017). Early and non-intrusive lameness detection in dairy cows using 3-dimensional video. Biosystems Engineering, 153, 63-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2016.09.017

© 2016 IAgrE Lameness is a major issue in dairy herds and its early and automated detection offers animal welfare benefits together with potentially high commercial savings for farmers. Current advancements in automated detection have not achieved a... Read More about Early and non-intrusive lameness detection in dairy cows using 3-dimensional video.

DS-KCF: a real-time tracker for RGB-D data (2016)
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Hannuna, S., Camplani, M., Hall, J., Mirmehdi, M., Damen, D., Burghardt, T., …Tao, L. (2019). DS-KCF: a real-time tracker for RGB-D data. Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, 16(5), 1439-1458. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11554-016-0654-3

© 2016 The Author(s) We propose an RGB-D single-object tracker, built upon the extremely fast RGB-only KCF tracker that is able to exploit depth information to handle scale changes, occlusions, and shape changes. Despite the computational demands of... Read More about DS-KCF: a real-time tracker for RGB-D data.

Electricity and catholyte production from ceramic MFCs treating urine (2016)
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Merino Jimenez, I., Ieropoulos, I., & Greenman, J. (2017). Electricity and catholyte production from ceramic MFCs treating urine. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42(3), 1791-1799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.09.163

© 2016 The Authors The use of ceramics as low cost membrane materials for Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) has gained increasing interest, due to improved performance levels in terms of power and catholyte production. The catholyte production in ceramic M... Read More about Electricity and catholyte production from ceramic MFCs treating urine.

Numerical investigation on shock train control and applications in a scramjet engine (2016)
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Xing, F., Ruan, C., Huang, Y., Fang, X., & Yao, Y. (2017). Numerical investigation on shock train control and applications in a scramjet engine. Aerospace Science and Technology, 60, 162-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2016.11.007

© 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS Different factors which help to control the shock train in the scramjet isolator and combustor were analyzed via numerical investigations, and were applied to a whole scramjet engine in the working environment. A streamline... Read More about Numerical investigation on shock train control and applications in a scramjet engine.

Comparative study of arc-to-glow transition efficiency when use multilayer condensed materials in electric contacts (2016)
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Nouri, H. (2016). Comparative study of arc-to-glow transition efficiency when use multilayer condensed materials in electric contacts

The paper presents and discusses results of the study of arc to glow transformation at breaking of DC inductive load of a low power (less than 10 J) and low voltage (about 250 V). The ratio in duration of arcing and glowing is investigated in depende... Read More about Comparative study of arc-to-glow transition efficiency when use multilayer condensed materials in electric contacts.

Toward Bio-Inspired Tactile Sensing Capsule Endoscopy for Detection of Submucosal Tumors (2016)
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Pipe, T., Winstone, B., Melhuish, C., Pipe, A. G., Callaway, M., & Dogramadzi, S. (2017). Toward Bio-Inspired Tactile Sensing Capsule Endoscopy for Detection of Submucosal Tumors. IEEE Sensors Journal, 17(3), 848-857. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2016.2627798

© 2016 IEEE. Here, we present a method for lump characterization using a bio-inspired remote tactile sensing capsule endoscopy system. While current capsule endoscopy utilizes cameras to diagnose lesions on the surface of the gastrointestinal tract l... Read More about Toward Bio-Inspired Tactile Sensing Capsule Endoscopy for Detection of Submucosal Tumors.

Enhanced MFC power production and struvite recovery by the addition of sea salts to urine (2016)
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Merino-Jimenez, I., Celorrio, V., Fermin, D. J., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2017). Enhanced MFC power production and struvite recovery by the addition of sea salts to urine. Water Research, 109, 46-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2016.11.017

© 2016 The Authors Urine is an excellent fuel for electricity generation in Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs), especially with practical implementations in mind. Moreover, urine has a high content in nutrients which can be easily recovered. Struvite (MgNH4... Read More about Enhanced MFC power production and struvite recovery by the addition of sea salts to urine.

Tensile deformation behavior of Al-Cu 206 cast alloys near the solidus temperature (2016)
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Chen, X. G., & Bolouri, A. (2017). Tensile deformation behavior of Al-Cu 206 cast alloys near the solidus temperature. Materials Science Forum, 877, 90-96. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.877.90

© 2017 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. To study the micromechanics of semisolid deformation, a modified experimental set-up is employed in Gleeble 3800 thermomechamical testing unit to achieve a uniform temperature distribution in partially rem... Read More about Tensile deformation behavior of Al-Cu 206 cast alloys near the solidus temperature.

A social mechanism facilitates ant colony emigrations over different distances (2016)
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Franks, N. R., Edgley, D. E., Wilson-Aggarwal, D. K., O'Shea-Wheller, T. A., O'Shea-Wheller, T., Wilson-Aggarwal, D., …Franks, N. (2016). A social mechanism facilitates ant colony emigrations over different distances. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(21), 3439-3446. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.145276

© 2016. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. Behavioural responses enable animals to react rapidly to fluctuating environments. In eusocial organisms, such changes are often enacted at the group level, but may be organised in a decentralised f... Read More about A social mechanism facilitates ant colony emigrations over different distances.

Modelling and simulations of a narrow track tilting vehicle (2016)
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Chong, J., Marco, J., & Greenwood, D. (2016). Modelling and simulations of a narrow track tilting vehicle. Exchanges, 4(1), 86-105

Narrow track tilting vehicle is a new category of vehicle that combines the dynamical abilities of a passenger car with a motorcycle. In the presence of overturning moments during cornering, an accurate assessment of the lateral dynamics plays an imp... Read More about Modelling and simulations of a narrow track tilting vehicle.

Measuring structure deformations of a composite glider by optical means with on-ground and in-flight testing (2016)
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Świȩch, Ł., Bakunowicz, J., Święch, Ł., & Meyer, R. (2016). Measuring structure deformations of a composite glider by optical means with on-ground and in-flight testing. Measurement Science and Technology, 27(12), 124013. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/27/12/124013

© 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd. In aeronautical research experimental data sets of high quality are essential to verify and improve simulation algorithms. For this reason the experimental techniques need to be constantly refined. The shape, movement or de... Read More about Measuring structure deformations of a composite glider by optical means with on-ground and in-flight testing.