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Visualising Compliance of Composite Shell Mechanisms (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Stacey, J., O'Donnell, M. P., Schenk, M., & Kim, C. J. (2020). Visualising Compliance of Composite Shell Mechanisms. In Proceedings of the ASME 2020 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences \& Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2020)

Numerical analysis of high velocity, oblique impacts and residual tensile strength of carbon/epoxy laminates (2020)
Journal Article
Kristnama, A. R., Xu, X., Wisnom, M. R., & Hallett, S. R. (2021). Numerical analysis of high velocity, oblique impacts and residual tensile strength of carbon/epoxy laminates. Composite Structures, 259, Article 113476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113476

This paper presents prediction of the high velocity, oblique impact response and quasi-static residual tensile strength of thin [45/90/−45/0]2s carbon/epoxy laminates using finite element (FE) models. A High-Fidelity Finite Element Method (Hi-FEM) wi... Read More about Numerical analysis of high velocity, oblique impacts and residual tensile strength of carbon/epoxy laminates.

Classification of the mechanism of toxicity as applied to human cell line ECV304 (2020)
Journal Article
Djawad, Y. A., Kiely, J., & Luxton, R. (2021). Classification of the mechanism of toxicity as applied to human cell line ECV304. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 24(9), 933-944. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2020.1861255

© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The objective of this study was to identify the pattern of cytotoxicity testing of the human cell line ECV304 using three techniques of an ensemble learning algorithm (bagging, boosting... Read More about Classification of the mechanism of toxicity as applied to human cell line ECV304.

Differential expression of the BCAT isoforms between breast cancer subtypes (2020)
Journal Article
Shafei, M. A., Flemban, A., Daly, C., Kendrick, P., White, P., Dean, S., …Conway, M. E. (2021). Differential expression of the BCAT isoforms between breast cancer subtypes. Breast Cancer, 28, 592–607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-020-01197-7

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: Biological characterisation of breast cancer subtypes is essential as it informs treatment regimens especially as different subtypes have distinct locoregional patterns. This is related to metabolic phenotype, where... Read More about Differential expression of the BCAT isoforms between breast cancer subtypes.

Residential building models for seismic risk assessment at the historic downtown of Mexico City (2020)
Journal Article
F. Salazar, L. G., & Ferreira, T. M. (2022). Residential building models for seismic risk assessment at the historic downtown of Mexico City. International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 16(7), 988-1005. https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2020.1855680

In recent decades, seismic vulnerability studies in residential Historic Districts have increasingly resorted to simplified assessment methods, which, very often, are grounded on idealized models obtained from the analysis of the most recurring mater... Read More about Residential building models for seismic risk assessment at the historic downtown of Mexico City.

Interaction between GRP78 and IGFBP-3 affects tumourigenesis and prognosis in breast cancer patients (2020)
Journal Article
Zielinska, H. A., Daly, C. S., Alghamdi, A., Bahl, A., Sohail, M., White, P., …Perks, C. M. (2020). Interaction between GRP78 and IGFBP-3 affects tumourigenesis and prognosis in breast cancer patients. Cancers, 12(12), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12123821

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) plays a key role in breast cancer progression and was recently shown to bind to the chaperone protein glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78); however, the clinical significance of this association... Read More about Interaction between GRP78 and IGFBP-3 affects tumourigenesis and prognosis in breast cancer patients.

Towards autonomous robot evolution (2020)
Book Chapter
Eiben, A. E., Hart, E., Timmis, J., Tyrrell, A. M., & Winfield, A. F. (2021). Towards autonomous robot evolution. In A. Cavalcanti, B. Dongol, R. Hierons, J. Timmis, & J. Woodcock (Eds.), Software Engineering for Robotics (29-51). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66494-7_2

We outline a perspective on the future of evolutionary robotics and discuss a long-term vision regarding robots that evolve in the real world. We argue that such systems offer significant potential for advancing both science and engineering. For scie... Read More about Towards autonomous robot evolution.

Robot accident investigation: A case study in responsible robotics (2020)
Book Chapter
Winfield, A. F. T., Winkle, K., Webb, H., Lyngs, U., Jirotka, M., & Macrae, C. (2021). Robot accident investigation: A case study in responsible robotics. In A. Cavalcanti, B. Dongol, R. Hierons, J. Timmis, & J. Woodcock (Eds.), Software Engineering for Robotics (165-187). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66494-7_6

Robot accidents are inevitable. Although rare, they have been happening since assembly line robots were first introduced in the 1960s. But a new generation of social robots is now becoming commonplace. Equipped with sophisticated embedded artificial... Read More about Robot accident investigation: A case study in responsible robotics.

Detection of aircraft touchdown using longitudinal acceleration and continuous wavelet transformation (2020)
Journal Article
Bakunowicz, J., & Rzucidło, P. (2020). Detection of aircraft touchdown using longitudinal acceleration and continuous wavelet transformation. Sensors, 20(24), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20247231

The paper presents a methodology enabling the detection of aircraft touchdowns based on data obtained from accelerometers attached to the structural parts of the airframe in the cockpit or passenger compartment. Precise determination of the moment an... Read More about Detection of aircraft touchdown using longitudinal acceleration and continuous wavelet transformation.

Comparison study of URANS and hybrid RANS-LES models on predicting vertical axis wind turbine performance at low, medium and high tip speed ratio ranges (2020)
Journal Article
Syawitri, T. P., Yao, Y. F., Chandra, B., & Yao, J. (2021). Comparison study of URANS and hybrid RANS-LES models on predicting vertical axis wind turbine performance at low, medium and high tip speed ratio ranges. Renewable Energy, 168, 247-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.12.045

Comparison study of unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) and hybrid RANS-LES models is carried out for predicting the performance of three-straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine operating within tip speed ratios (TSRs) ranges of (1.44... Read More about Comparison study of URANS and hybrid RANS-LES models on predicting vertical axis wind turbine performance at low, medium and high tip speed ratio ranges.

Intramuscular oxytocin versus Syntometrine® versus carbetocin for prevention of primary postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth: a randomised double-blinded clinical trial of effectiveness, side effects and quality of life (2020)
Journal Article
van der Nelson, H., O’Brien, S., Burnard, S., Mayer, M., Alvarez, M., Knowlden, J., …Draycott, T. (in press). Intramuscular oxytocin versus Syntometrine® versus carbetocin for prevention of primary postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth: a randomised double-blinded clinical trial of effectiveness, side effects and quality of life. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128(7), 1236-1246. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16622

Objective: To compare intramuscular oxytocin, Syntometrine® and carbetocin for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth. Design: Randomised double-blinded clinical trial. Setting: Six hospitals in England. Population: A total of 5929... Read More about Intramuscular oxytocin versus Syntometrine® versus carbetocin for prevention of primary postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth: a randomised double-blinded clinical trial of effectiveness, side effects and quality of life.

Are female academics more research resilient? Evidence from South India’s engineering institutions (2020)
Book Chapter
Bakthavatchaalam, V. (2020). Are female academics more research resilient? Evidence from South India’s engineering institutions. In STEM Education for Girls and Women. Breaking barriers and exploring gender inequality in Asia (148-188). Paris and Bangkok: UNESCO

This study explores the various factors that influence female academics to be able to conduct research and publish in a developing country scenario, specifically India. This ongoing study focuses on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4: Quality Educa... Read More about Are female academics more research resilient? Evidence from South India’s engineering institutions.

Bootstrapping artificial evolution to design robots for autonomous fabrication (2020)
Journal Article
Buchanan, E., Le Goff, L. K., Li, W., Hart, E., Eiben, A. E., De Carlo, M., …Tyrrell, A. M. (2020). Bootstrapping artificial evolution to design robots for autonomous fabrication. Robotics, 9(4), Article 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics9040106

A long-term vision of evolutionary robotics is a technology enabling the evolution of entire autonomous robotic ecosystems that live and work for long periods in challenging and dynamic environments without the need for direct human oversight. Evolut... Read More about Bootstrapping artificial evolution to design robots for autonomous fabrication.

Challenges and reflections from a multi-centre trial of a psycho-oncology intervention to support shared decision-making in breast reconstruction (2020)
Journal Article
Tollow, P., Paraskeva, N., Clarke, A., White, P., Powell, J., Cox, D., & Harcourt, D. (2021). Challenges and reflections from a multi-centre trial of a psycho-oncology intervention to support shared decision-making in breast reconstruction. European Journal of Cancer Care, 30(2), Article e13384. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13384

Impact of inoculum type on the microbial community and power performance of urine-fed microbial fuel cells (2020)
Journal Article
Salar-Garcia, M. J., Obata, O., Kurt, H., Chandran, K., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. A. (2020). Impact of inoculum type on the microbial community and power performance of urine-fed microbial fuel cells. Microorganisms, 8(12), Article 1921. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8121921

Bacteria are the driving force of the microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology, which benefits from their natural ability to degrade organic matter and generate electricity. The development of an efficient anodic biofilm has a significant impact on the p... Read More about Impact of inoculum type on the microbial community and power performance of urine-fed microbial fuel cells.

One-shot 3D printed underactuated gripper (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Cormack, J., Fotouhi, M., Adams, G., & Pipe, A. (2020). One-shot 3D printed underactuated gripper. In A. Mohammad, X. Dong, & M. Russo (Eds.), Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (400-404). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63486-5_41

Underactuated gripping mechanisms allow a wide range of objects to be grasped, with relatively simple control and input. Current 3D printed underactuated grippers are often composed of multiple parts that need assembly before use. Consolidating many... Read More about One-shot 3D printed underactuated gripper.

ShearTouch - Towards a wearable tactile feedback device to provide continuous shear force sensation in real time (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Wells, O., Pipe, T., Dogramadzi, S., & Studley, M. (2020). ShearTouch - Towards a wearable tactile feedback device to provide continuous shear force sensation in real time. In Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (287-298). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63486-5_30

Force feedback in current teleoperation systems typically only provides haptic/kinaesthetic feedback to operators in the form of normal forces. However, it is proposed in this paper that the introduction of shear (or lateral) force feedback to operat... Read More about ShearTouch - Towards a wearable tactile feedback device to provide continuous shear force sensation in real time.

Application of machine learning towards design optimisation of bio-inspired transfemoral prosthetic socket for robotic leg test rig (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Sabau, P., Chong, J. J., Jafari, A., Agrawal, S., Semasinghe, C., & Etoundi, A. (2020). Application of machine learning towards design optimisation of bio-inspired transfemoral prosthetic socket for robotic leg test rig. https://doi.org/10.23919/iccas50221.2020.9268404

In the past century many medical advancements in prosthetics have been achieved, however, discomfort in prosthetic socket remains one of the toughest challenges faced by both amputees and prosthetists. Wearing an uncomfortable socket can lead to user... Read More about Application of machine learning towards design optimisation of bio-inspired transfemoral prosthetic socket for robotic leg test rig.