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Improved water pumping station supply systems (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Nouri, H. (2018, September). Improved water pumping station supply systems. Paper presented at Universities Power Engineering, Glasgow, Scotland

The electrical grid experiences high demand during peak energy times (Triads) and so financial penalty charges are applied to discourage large industrial consumers. Onsite power generation through employment of gas engines mitigated during ‘Triad’ pe... Read More about Improved water pumping station supply systems.

Compact tension test behaviour of Pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/ glass hybrids (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Fotouhi, M., Jalalvand, M., Xu, X., & Wisnom, M. (2018, September). Compact tension test behaviour of Pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/ glass hybrids. Presented at ICCS21, Bologna, Italy

The aim of this work was to investigate the notched behaviour of thin ply pseudo-ductile carbon/glass hybrid laminates with in-plane Over-height Compact Tension (OCT) specimens. Therefore, a series of tests were performed on two different thin-ply ca... Read More about Compact tension test behaviour of Pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/ glass hybrids.

Bearing and bearing-bypass of pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/ glass hybrids (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Fotouhi, M., Jalalvand, M., Wu, X., & Wisnom, M. (2018, September). Bearing and bearing-bypass of pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/ glass hybrids. Presented at ICCS21, Bologna, Italy

The aim of this work was to investigate the bearing and bearing-bypass behaviour of thin ply pseudo-ductile carbon/glass hybrid laminates in tension. Therefore, a series of tests were performed based on ASTM D7248/D7248M–12 on a Quasi Isotropic (QI)... Read More about Bearing and bearing-bypass of pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/ glass hybrids.

An outlier in an independent samples design (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Derrick, B. (2018, September). An outlier in an independent samples design. Paper presented at Royal Statistical Society Conference, Cardiff City Hall, Cardiff, Wales

There is a flaw with some of the most commonly performed statistical tests. A paradox of the one sample t-test is the contrariwise decrease in the p-value as the value of an outlier increases in the direction of the overall effect. Demonstration of t... Read More about An outlier in an independent samples design.

Anode surface modification with activated carbon for improved power generation in urine fed Microbial Fuel Cells (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Gajda, I., You, J., Santoro, C., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2018, September). Anode surface modification with activated carbon for improved power generation in urine fed Microbial Fuel Cells. Poster presented at 69th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Bologna, Italy

Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) utilise organic feedstocks such as urine as fuel for direct electricity production, by employing anode respiring microbes that convert organic matter into electrons while treating waste. One possible approach to bring this... Read More about Anode surface modification with activated carbon for improved power generation in urine fed Microbial Fuel Cells.

Applications of lot sizing (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Clark, A. (2018, August). Applications of lot sizing. Presented at 9th International Workshop on Lot Sizing, Itamambuca, Ubatuba SP, Brazil

Lot-sizing lies traditionally in the manufacturing sector, but it is applicable not just to related areas such as process industries and supply chains, but also to innovative areas such as humanitarian logistics. We look at some of the applications t... Read More about Applications of lot sizing.

Multispectral contactless 3D handprint acquisition for identification (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Hansen, M. F., Smith, L., & Smith, M. (2018, July). Multispectral contactless 3D handprint acquisition for identification. Paper presented at The 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2018 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, & Applied Computing, Las Vegas, USA

We present and experimentally demonstrate the potential effectiveness of a photometric stereo based high resolution system for capturing 3D handprints using visible light sources. The sub-surface vascular structures are also enhanced through the use... Read More about Multispectral contactless 3D handprint acquisition for identification.

To preliminary test or not to preliminary test, that is the question (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Derrick, B. (2018, July). To preliminary test or not to preliminary test, that is the question

Despite the consequences of violations to the assumptions of statistical tests, there is often neglect in published works to report on the assumptions of the tests performed. Preliminary testing the assumptions prior to preforming the test is done ro... Read More about To preliminary test or not to preliminary test, that is the question.

Teaching machines to ask questions (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Yao, K., Zhang, L., Luo, T., Tao, L., & Wu, Y. (2018, July). Teaching machines to ask questions. Paper presented at International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence Organization, Stockholm, Sweden

We propose a novel neural network model that aims to generate diverse and human-like natural language questions. Our model not only directly captures the variability in possible questions by using a latent variable, but also generates certain types o... Read More about Teaching machines to ask questions.

Combining opinion pooling and evidential updating for multi-agent consensus (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Lee, C., Lawry, J., & Winfield, A. (2018, July). Combining opinion pooling and evidential updating for multi-agent consensus. Paper presented at Twenty-Seventh International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-18), Stockholm, Sweden

The evidence available to a multi-agent system can take at least two distinct forms. There can be direct evidence from the environment resulting, for example, from sensor measurements or from running tests or experiments. In addition, agents also gai... Read More about Combining opinion pooling and evidential updating for multi-agent consensus.

Further development of a variable camber morphing mechanism using the direct control airfoil geometry concept (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Loudon, K., Bouferrouk, A., Coleman, B., Hughes, F., Lewis, B., Parsons, B., …Yao, Y. (2018, July). Further development of a variable camber morphing mechanism using the direct control airfoil geometry concept. Paper presented at International Symposium of Sustainable Aviation, Rome, Italy

This paper reports on the design, manufacture and testing of an improved variable camber morphing wing mechanism following the study by Evans et al. (2016), who employed the so-called Direct Control Airfoil Geometry (DCAG) concept to actuate the trai... Read More about Further development of a variable camber morphing mechanism using the direct control airfoil geometry concept.

Design of a real-sized composite drive shaft and critical points from beginning to end (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Cinar, K., Ersoy, N., & Unal, M. A. (2018, June). Design of a real-sized composite drive shaft and critical points from beginning to end. Paper presented at ECCM18 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials, Athens, Greece

In this study, the replacement of a metal drive shaft by a composite counterapart was investigated. The drive shaft considered here is a thin walled tube with an internal diameter of 60 mm and a length of 1200 mm. These dimensions correspond to the d... Read More about Design of a real-sized composite drive shaft and critical points from beginning to end.

Meso-scale process modelling strategies for pultrusion of unidirectional profiles (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Yuksel, O., Baran, I., Rasmussen, F. S., Spangenberg, J., Ersoy, N., Hattel, J., & Akkerman, R. (2018, June). Meso-scale process modelling strategies for pultrusion of unidirectional profiles. Paper presented at ECCM18 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials, Athens, Greece

The resin injection pultrusion is an automated composite manufacturing method in which the resin is injected in a chamber. The flow and the thermo chemical mechanical (TCM) models have been studied for the pultrusion process to improve the reliabilit... Read More about Meso-scale process modelling strategies for pultrusion of unidirectional profiles.

Design of anatomy-based 3D patient-specific knee replacement implant model from medical imaging (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Chong, J., Matthews, J., Jafari, A., & Appolinaire, E. (2018, June). Design of anatomy-based 3D patient-specific knee replacement implant model from medical imaging. Paper presented at 2018 The 2nd International Conference on Mechanical, System and Control Engineering (ICMSC 2018), Moscow, Russia

This paper focuses on the design of an anatomy-based 3D patient-specific knee replacement implant model, which is derived from medical imaging. The investigation extracted the knee profiles from MRI scans to develop a 3D model of the knee, including... Read More about Design of anatomy-based 3D patient-specific knee replacement implant model from medical imaging.

Mathematical analysis of the male urine flow rate curve for differentiating between DU and BOO (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Li, R., Gammie, A., Zhu, Q., & Nibouche, M. (2018, June). Mathematical analysis of the male urine flow rate curve for differentiating between DU and BOO. Presented at ICI-RS pre-meeting 2018: The scientific basis of urology, The School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience, University of Bristol

Mathematical analysis of the male urine flow rate curve for non-invasive differentiating between DU and BOO

Individual engineering projects: How to achieve scientific depth and consistency of practice (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Fowles-Sweet, W., & Atoofi, M. (2018, June). Individual engineering projects: How to achieve scientific depth and consistency of practice. Paper presented at UWE Learning and Teaching Conference 2018, Frenchay, Bristol, England

Recent improvements to the UWE Individual Engineering Projects process are discussed, along with some of the outstanding issues. Although the process is up to date and designed to meet requirements set by accrediting bodies, the issues are both acad... Read More about Individual engineering projects: How to achieve scientific depth and consistency of practice.

Development of small scale ceramic Microbial Fuel Cells for clean energy extraction from urine (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Gajda, I., Walter, X. A., Obata, T., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2018, June). Development of small scale ceramic Microbial Fuel Cells for clean energy extraction from urine. Presented at 14th International Ceramics Congress 2018, Perugia, Italy

During the last 20 years great interest in Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) has intensified due to the extraction of clean electricity from waste streams such as urine. The technology is based on ceramic built MFCs in which the terracotta chassis is also... Read More about Development of small scale ceramic Microbial Fuel Cells for clean energy extraction from urine.

3D-printable cathode electrode for monolithically printed microbial fuel cells (MFCs) (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Theodosiou, P., Ieropoulos, I., & Greenman, J. (2018, May). 3D-printable cathode electrode for monolithically printed microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Presented at 233rd ECS Meeting, Seattle, WA

Biological fuel cells (BFCs) are an increasingly growing area of research as it beholds long-term sustainable advantages over conventional fuel cells. Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) are just one type of BFCs, which as the name implies, employ microbial... Read More about 3D-printable cathode electrode for monolithically printed microbial fuel cells (MFCs).

Multivariance analysis on non-invasive urodynamic parameters for Differentiating DU with BOO in male (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Li, R., Gammie, A., Zhu, Q., & Nibouche, M. (2018, April). Multivariance analysis on non-invasive urodynamic parameters for Differentiating DU with BOO in male. Presented at United Kingdom Continence Society 2018 Conference: The First UK Pelvic Floor Summit, Telford, UK

Differentiating detrusor underactivity (DU) with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) can only be done by pressure flow studies. Although a few parameters have been proposed for diagnosing voiding abnormalities, such as flow index1, Delta Q2, peak counti... Read More about Multivariance analysis on non-invasive urodynamic parameters for Differentiating DU with BOO in male.