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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.

Demographic trends in the incidence of young-onset colorectal cancer: A population-based study (2020)
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Chambers, A. C., Dixon, S. W., White, P., Williams, A. C., Thomas, M. G., & Messenger, D. E. (2020). Demographic trends in the incidence of young-onset colorectal cancer: A population-based study. British Journal of Surgery, 107(5), 595-605. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.11486

Background: Evidence is emerging that the incidence of colorectal cancer is increasing in young adults, but the descriptive epidemiology required to better understand these trends is currently lacking. Methods: A population-based cohort study was... Read More about Demographic trends in the incidence of young-onset colorectal cancer: A population-based study.

Resilience and limitations of MFC anodic community when exposed to antibacterial agents (2020)
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Ieropoulos, I., Obata, O., Greenman, J., Kurt, H., & Chandran, K. (2020). Resilience and limitations of MFC anodic community when exposed to antibacterial agents. Bioelectrochemistry, 134, Article 107500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2020.107500

This study evaluates the fate of certain bactericidal agents introduced into microbial fuel cell (MFC) cascades and the response of the microbial community. We tested the response of functioning urine fed MFC cascades using two very different bacteri... Read More about Resilience and limitations of MFC anodic community when exposed to antibacterial agents.

Urine in bioelectrochemical systems: An overall review (2020)
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Santoro, C., Garcia, M. J. S., Walter, X. A., You, J., Theodosiou, P., Gajda, I., …Ieropoulos, I. (2020). Urine in bioelectrochemical systems: An overall review. ChemElectroChem, 7(6), 1312-1331. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.201901995

In recent years, human urine has been successfully used as an electrolyte and organic substrate in bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) mainly due of its unique properties. Urine contains organic compounds that can be utilised as a fuel for energy recov... Read More about Urine in bioelectrochemical systems: An overall review.

Reinforcement learning control of a flexible two-link manipulator: an experimental investigation (2020)
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He, W., Gao, H., Zhou, C., Yang, C., & Li, Z. (2021). Reinforcement learning control of a flexible two-link manipulator: an experimental investigation. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics: Systems, 51(12), 7326-7336. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMC.2020.2975232

This article discusses the control design and experiment validation of a flexible two-link manipulator (FTLM) system represented by ordinary differential equations (ODEs). A reinforcement learning (RL) control strategy is developed that is based on a... Read More about Reinforcement learning control of a flexible two-link manipulator: an experimental investigation.

Above-ground biomass estimation and yield prediction in potato by using UAV-based RGB and hyperspectral imaging (2020)
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Li, B., Xu, X., Zhang, L., Han, J., Bian, C., Li, G., …Jin, L. (2020). Above-ground biomass estimation and yield prediction in potato by using UAV-based RGB and hyperspectral imaging. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 162, 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2020.02.013

© 2020 International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Inc. (ISPRS) Rapid and accurate biomass and yield estimation facilitates efficient plant phenotyping and site-specific crop management. A low altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) w... Read More about Above-ground biomass estimation and yield prediction in potato by using UAV-based RGB and hyperspectral imaging.

Information entropy-based intention prediction of aerial targets under uncertain and incomplete information (2020)
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Zhou, T., Chen, M., Wang, Y., He, J., & Yang, C. (2020). Information entropy-based intention prediction of aerial targets under uncertain and incomplete information. Entropy, 22(3), Article 279. https://doi.org/10.3390/e22030279

© 2020 by authors. To improve the effectiveness of air combat decision-making systems, target intention has been extensively studied. In general, aerial target intention is composed of attack, surveillance, penetration, feint, defense, reconnaissance... Read More about Information entropy-based intention prediction of aerial targets under uncertain and incomplete information.

Scalability and stacking of self-stratifying microbial fuel cells treating urine (2020)
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Walter, X. A., Santoro, C., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. A. (2020). Scalability and stacking of self-stratifying microbial fuel cells treating urine. Bioelectrochemistry, 133, Article 107491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2020.107491

The scalability of Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is key to the development of stacks. A recent study has shown that self-stratifying membraneless MFCs (S-MFCs) could be scaled down to 2 cm without performance deterioration. However, the scaling-up limi... Read More about Scalability and stacking of self-stratifying microbial fuel cells treating urine.

Microbial fuel cell stack performance enhancement through carbon veil anode modification with activated carbon powder (2020)
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Gajda, I., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2020). Microbial fuel cell stack performance enhancement through carbon veil anode modification with activated carbon powder. Applied Energy, 262, Article 114475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114475

The chemical energy contained in urine can be efficiently extracted into direct electricity by Microbial Fuel Cell stacks to reach usable power levels for practical implementation and a decentralised power source in remote locations. Herein, a novel... Read More about Microbial fuel cell stack performance enhancement through carbon veil anode modification with activated carbon powder.

Ballistic research techniques: visualizing gunshot wounding patterns (2020)
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Stevenson, T., Carr, D. J., Harrison, K., Critchley, R., Gibb, I. E., & Stapley, S. A. (2020). Ballistic research techniques: visualizing gunshot wounding patterns. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 134(3), 1103-1114. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-020-02265-5

There are difficulties associated with mapping gunshot wound (GSW) patterns within opaque models. Depending on the damage measurement parameters required, there are multiple techniques that can provide methods of “seeing” the GSW pattern within an op... Read More about Ballistic research techniques: visualizing gunshot wounding patterns.

Image segmentation of underfloor scenes using a mask regions convolutional neural network with two-stage transfer learning (2020)
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Atkinson, G. A., Zhang, W., Hansen, M. F., Holloway, M. L., & Napier, A. A. (2020). Image segmentation of underfloor scenes using a mask regions convolutional neural network with two-stage transfer learning. Automation in Construction, 113, Article 103118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103118

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Enclosed spaces are common in built structures but pose a challenge to many forms of manual or robotic surveying and maintenance tasks. Part of this challenge is to train robot systems to understand their environment without huma... Read More about Image segmentation of underfloor scenes using a mask regions convolutional neural network with two-stage transfer learning.

A composite feedback approach to stabilize nonholonomic systems with time varying time delays and nonlinear disturbances (2020)
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Rasoolinasab, S., Mobayen, S., Fekih, A., Narayan, P., & Yao, Y. (2020). A composite feedback approach to stabilize nonholonomic systems with time varying time delays and nonlinear disturbances. ISA Transactions, 101, 177-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isatra.2020.02.009

In this work, we propose a robust stabilizer for nonholonomic systems with time varying time delays and nonlinear disturbances. The proposed approach implements a composite nonlinear feedback structure in which a linear controller is designed to yiel... Read More about A composite feedback approach to stabilize nonholonomic systems with time varying time delays and nonlinear disturbances.

Audio-driven robot upper-body motion synthesis (2020)
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Ondras, J., Celiktutan, O., Bremner, P., & Gunes, H. (2021). Audio-driven robot upper-body motion synthesis. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 51(11), 5445-5454. https://doi.org/10.1109/tcyb.2020.2966730

Body language is an important aspect of human communication, which an effective human-robot interaction interface should mimic well. Human beings exchange information and convey their thoughts and feelings through gaze, facial expressions, body langu... Read More about Audio-driven robot upper-body motion synthesis.

Mixed reality enhanced user interactive path planning for omnidirectional mobile robot (2020)
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Wu, M., Dai, S., & Yang, C. (2020). Mixed reality enhanced user interactive path planning for omnidirectional mobile robot. Applied Sciences, 10(3), Article 1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10031135

This paper proposes a novel control system for the path planning of an omnidirectional mobile robot based on mixed reality. Most research on mobile robots is carried out in a completely real environment or a completely virtual environment. However, a... Read More about Mixed reality enhanced user interactive path planning for omnidirectional mobile robot.

Design for localisation: A case study in the development and implementation of a low head propeller turbine in Nepal (2020)
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Butchers, J., Cox, J., Williamson, S., Booker, J., & Gautam, B. (2020). Design for localisation: A case study in the development and implementation of a low head propeller turbine in Nepal. Development Engineering, 5, Article 100051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.deveng.2020.100051

This paper proposes a methodology for “design for localisation” that addresses the challenge of designing a product for local manufacture and use, whilst considering the production process availability and the context of the local geographic area. Th... Read More about Design for localisation: A case study in the development and implementation of a low head propeller turbine in Nepal.

Reconsidering laminate nonsymmetry (2020)
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O’Donnell, M. P., & Weaver, P. M. (2020). Reconsidering laminate nonsymmetry. AIAA Journal, 58(4), 1811-1820. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J058751

Nonsymmetric laminates are commonly precluded from composite design due to perceptions of reduced performance arising from in- and out-of-plane coupling. This coupling introduces warpage during cure—leading to raised stresses, together with diminishe... Read More about Reconsidering laminate nonsymmetry.

Mutation spectrum of PRPF31, genotype-phenotype correlation in retinitis pigmentosa, and opportunities for therapy (2020)
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Wheway, G., Douglas, A., Baralle, D., & Guillot, E. (2020). Mutation spectrum of PRPF31, genotype-phenotype correlation in retinitis pigmentosa, and opportunities for therapy. Experimental Eye Research, 192, Article 107950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2020.107950

Pathogenic variants in pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) splicing factor 31, PRPF31, are the second most common genetic cause of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP) in most populations. This remains a completely untreatable and incurable form o... Read More about Mutation spectrum of PRPF31, genotype-phenotype correlation in retinitis pigmentosa, and opportunities for therapy.

Optimisation of the internal structure of ceramic membranes for electricity production in urine-fed microbial fuel cells (2020)
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Salar-García, M. J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2020). Optimisation of the internal structure of ceramic membranes for electricity production in urine-fed microbial fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources, 451, Article 227741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.227741

The need to find a feasible alternative to commercial membranes for microbial fuel cells (MFCs) poses an important challenge for the practical implementation of this technology. This work aims to analyse the influence of the internal structure of low... Read More about Optimisation of the internal structure of ceramic membranes for electricity production in urine-fed microbial fuel cells.

A sEMG-based shared control system with no-target obstacle avoidance for omnidirectional mobile robots (2020)
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Kong, H., Yang, C., Li, G., & Dai, S. (2020). A sEMG-based shared control system with no-target obstacle avoidance for omnidirectional mobile robots. IEEE Access, 8, 26030-26040. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2020.2970468

We propose a novel shared control strategy for mobile robots in a human-robot interaction manner based on surface eletromyography (sEMG) signals. For security reasons, an obstacle avoidance scheme is introduced to the shared control system as collisi... Read More about A sEMG-based shared control system with no-target obstacle avoidance for omnidirectional mobile robots.

The Pre-BRA (pre-pectoral Breast Reconstruction EvAluation) feasibility study: protocol for a mixed-methods IDEAL 2a/2b prospective cohort study to determine the safety and effectiveness of prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction (2020)
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Harvey, K. L., Mills, N., White, P., Holcombe, C., Potter, S., & The Pre-BRA Feasibility Study Steering Group. (2020). The Pre-BRA (pre-pectoral Breast Reconstruction EvAluation) feasibility study: protocol for a mixed-methods IDEAL 2a/2b prospective cohort study to determine the safety and effectiveness of prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction. BMJ Open, 10(1), e033641. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033641

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. INTRODUCTION: Implant-based breast reconstruction is the most commonly performed reconstructive technique worldwide. Subpectoral reconstruction with mesh is the... Read More about The Pre-BRA (pre-pectoral Breast Reconstruction EvAluation) feasibility study: protocol for a mixed-methods IDEAL 2a/2b prospective cohort study to determine the safety and effectiveness of prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction.