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Inverse dynamics modelling of upper-limb tremor, with cross-correlation analysis (2014)
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Ketteringham, L. P., Jones, R. J., Neild, S. A., Davies-Smith, A. M., Western, D. G., & Hyde, R. A. (2014). Inverse dynamics modelling of upper-limb tremor, with cross-correlation analysis. Health Technology Letters, 1(2), 59-63. https://doi.org/10.1049/htl.2013.0030

A method to characterise upper-limb tremor using inverse dynamics modelling in combination with cross-correlation analyses is presented. A 15 degree-of-freedom inverse dynamics model is used to estimate the joint torques required to produce the measu... Read More about Inverse dynamics modelling of upper-limb tremor, with cross-correlation analysis.

A new watermarking technique for mammogram images copyright protection (2014)
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Sulong, G., Hasan, H. R., Hajiabdollah, T., & Olisah, C. C. (2014). A new watermarking technique for mammogram images copyright protection. Life Science Journal, 11(5), 102-108. https://doi.org/10.7537/marslsj110514.14

Recent advances in technology have enabled the digitization of medical images for easy retrieval. However, the retrieval process of digital medical image makes the image prone to illegal distortions and reproduction. In this regards, the confidential... Read More about A new watermarking technique for mammogram images copyright protection.

Direct numerical simulation of a turbulent flow over an axisymmetric hill (2014)
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Castagna, J., Yao, Y., & Yao, J. (2014). Direct numerical simulation of a turbulent flow over an axisymmetric hill. Computers and Fluids, 95, 116-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2014.02.014

Direct numerical simulation (DNS) of a turbulent flow over an axisymmetric hill has been carried out to study the three-dimensional flow separation and reattachment that occur on the lee-side of the geometry. The flow Reynolds number is Re H=6500, ba... Read More about Direct numerical simulation of a turbulent flow over an axisymmetric hill.

Model-driven analysis and design for software development of autonomous underwater vehicles (2014)
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Ortiz, F. J., Insaurralde, C. C., Alonso, D., Sánchez, F., & Petillot, Y. R. (2015). Model-driven analysis and design for software development of autonomous underwater vehicles. Robotica, 33(8), 1731-1750. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263574714001027

Software engineering plays a key role in state-of-the-art robotics where more effective and efficient software development solutions are needed for implementation and integration of advanced robotics capabilities. Component-based software engineering... Read More about Model-driven analysis and design for software development of autonomous underwater vehicles.

A critical analysis of the conventionally employed creep lifing methods (2014)
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Abdallah, Z., Gray, V., Whittaker, M., & Perkins, K. (2014). A critical analysis of the conventionally employed creep lifing methods. Materials, 7(5), 3371-3398. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma7053371

The deformation of structural alloys presents problems for power plants and aerospace applications due to the demand for elevated temperatures for higher efficiencies and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The materials used in such applications... Read More about A critical analysis of the conventionally employed creep lifing methods.

A bi-dimensional empirical mode decomposition based watermarking scheme (2014)
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Biad, S., Bouden, T., Nibouche, M., & Elbasi, E. (2015). A bi-dimensional empirical mode decomposition based watermarking scheme. International Arab Journal of Information Technology, 12(1), 24-31

An invisible robust, non blind watermarking scheme for digital images is presented. The proposed algorithm combines the Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) and the Bi-dimensional Empirical Mode Decomposition (BEMD). Unlike previous works where the wat... Read More about A bi-dimensional empirical mode decomposition based watermarking scheme.

Paper type classification based on a new 3D surface texture measure (2014)
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Malekmohamadi, H., Emrith, K., Pollard, S., Adams, G., Smith, M., & Simske, S. (2014). Paper type classification based on a new 3D surface texture measure. Electronics Letters, 50(8), 596-598. https://doi.org/10.1049/el.2013.2687

A novel three-dimensional (3D) surface texture measure (3DSTM) is presented based on the micro-geometry of paper surfaces to classify different paper substrates. This is useful to automatically determine whether a document is printed on the correct p... Read More about Paper type classification based on a new 3D surface texture measure.

Global buckling of composite plates containing rectangular delaminations using exact stiffness analysis and smearing method (2014)
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Damghani, M., Kennedy, D., & Featherston, C. (2014). Global buckling of composite plates containing rectangular delaminations using exact stiffness analysis and smearing method. Computers and Structures, 134, 32-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2013.12.005

The global buckling of a composite plate with a single rectangular delamination is studied using a smearing method and employing exact stiffness analysis and the Wittrick-Williams algorithm. Computational efficiency is achieved by avoiding discretisa... Read More about Global buckling of composite plates containing rectangular delaminations using exact stiffness analysis and smearing method.

A method of ‘speed coefficients’ for biochemical model reduction applied to the NF-κB system (2014)
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West, S., Bridge, L. J., White, M. R. H., Paszek, P., & Biktashev, V. N. (2015). A method of ‘speed coefficients’ for biochemical model reduction applied to the NF-κB system. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 70(3), 591-620. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-014-0775-x

© 2014, The Author(s). The relationship between components of biochemical network and the resulting dynamics of the overall system is a key focus of computational biology. However, as these networks and resulting mathematical models are inherently co... Read More about A method of ‘speed coefficients’ for biochemical model reduction applied to the NF-κB system.

A model for creep and creep damage in the γ-titanium aluminide Ti-45Al-2Mn-2Nb (2014)
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Harrison, W., Abdallah, Z., & Whittaker, M. (2014). A model for creep and creep damage in the γ-titanium aluminide Ti-45Al-2Mn-2Nb. Materials, 7(3), 2194-2209. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma7032194

Gamma titanium aluminides (γ-TiAl) display significantly improved high temperature mechanical properties over conventional titanium alloys. Due to their low densities, these alloys are increasingly becoming strong candidates to replace nickel-base su... Read More about A model for creep and creep damage in the γ-titanium aluminide Ti-45Al-2Mn-2Nb.

H<inf>∞</inf> observer design for uncertain nonlinear discrete-time systems with time-delay: LMI optimization approach (2014)
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Sayyaddelshad, S., S. Delshad, I., & Gustafsson, T. (2015). H<inf>∞</inf> observer design for uncertain nonlinear discrete-time systems with time-delay: LMI optimization approach. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 25(10), 1514-1527. https://doi.org/10.1002/rnc.3155

Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. We present a robust H∞ observer for a class of nonlinear discrete-time systems. The class under study includes an unknown time-varying delay limited by upper and lower bounds, as well as time-varying paramet... Read More about H&lt;inf&gt;∞&lt;/inf&gt; observer design for uncertain nonlinear discrete-time systems with time-delay: LMI optimization approach.

Scheduling flow shop manufacturing systems considering agility issues (2014)
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Nasr, E. S. A., Afifi, A., Osman, M., & Elatty, S. A. (2014). Scheduling flow shop manufacturing systems considering agility issues. International Journal of Collaborative Enterprise, 4(3), 205. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCENT.2014.066331

Agile manufacturing is concerned with responding quickly to customer needs and market changes while still controlling costs and quality. Although several studies have been conducted in agile manufacturing, the scheduling of agile systems still needs... Read More about Scheduling flow shop manufacturing systems considering agility issues.

Production lot sizing and scheduling with non-triangular sequence-dependent setup times (2014)
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Clark, A., Mahdieh, M., & Rangel, S. (2014). Production lot sizing and scheduling with non-triangular sequence-dependent setup times. International Journal of Production Research, 52(8), 2490-2503. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2014.885662

This paper considers a production lot sizing and scheduling problem with sequence-dependent setup times that are not triangular. Consider, for example, a product that contaminates some other product unless either a decontamination occurs as part of a... Read More about Production lot sizing and scheduling with non-triangular sequence-dependent setup times.

Electrochemical behavior of stainless steel anodes in membraneless microbial fuel cells (2014)
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Trasatti, S., Li, B., Grattieri, M., Cristiani, P., Guerrini, E., & Santoro, C. (2014). Electrochemical behavior of stainless steel anodes in membraneless microbial fuel cells. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 161(3), 62-67. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.096401jes

AISI 304 stainless steel was studied as cost-effective tough anodes in membraneless single chamber microbial fuel cells (SCMFCs) fed with wastewater and sodium acetate, and compared with traditional carbon cloth (CC) anodes in terms of power generati... Read More about Electrochemical behavior of stainless steel anodes in membraneless microbial fuel cells.

Cobalt porphyrin-based material as methanol tolerant cathode in single chamber microbial fuel cells (SCMFCs) (2014)
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Li, B., Cheng, Y., Lei, Y., Brückner, C., Liu, B., & Santoro, C. (2014). Cobalt porphyrin-based material as methanol tolerant cathode in single chamber microbial fuel cells (SCMFCs). Journal of Power Sources, 257, 246-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.01.117

This study focused on the development of novel cathode material based on the pyrolysis of [meso-tetrakis(2-thienyl)porphyrinato]Co(II) (CoTTP) for use in single chamber microbial fuel cells (SCMFCs) to treat wastewater containing methanol. The cathod... Read More about Cobalt porphyrin-based material as methanol tolerant cathode in single chamber microbial fuel cells (SCMFCs).

Seeing by touch: Evaluation of a soft biologically-inspired artificial fingertip in real-time active touch (2014)
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Assaf, T., Roke, C., Rossiter, J., Pipe, T., & Melhuish, C. (2014). Seeing by touch: Evaluation of a soft biologically-inspired artificial fingertip in real-time active touch. Sensors, 14(2), 2561-2577. https://doi.org/10.3390/s140202561

Effective tactile sensing for artificial platforms remains an open issue in robotics. This study investigates the performance of a soft biologically-inspired artificial fingertip in active exploration tasks. The fingertip sensor replicates the mechan... Read More about Seeing by touch: Evaluation of a soft biologically-inspired artificial fingertip in real-time active touch.

Acoustic emission-based study to characterize the initiation of delamination in composite materials (2014)
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Fotouhi, M., & Najafabadi, M. A. (2016). Acoustic emission-based study to characterize the initiation of delamination in composite materials. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 29(4), 519-537. https://doi.org/10.1177/0892705713519811

© The Author(s) 2014. Among the failure modes of composite materials, delamination is the most striking one. It may result in the reduction of stiffness and long-term performance of composite materials. The initiation stage is very crucial in delamin... Read More about Acoustic emission-based study to characterize the initiation of delamination in composite materials.

Thixoforging of wrought aluminum thin plates with microchannels (2014)
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Bolouri, A., & Kang, C. G. (2014). Thixoforging of wrought aluminum thin plates with microchannels. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 45(5), 2575-2589. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-013-2182-0

A direct die-filling thixoforging method is designed to fabricate aluminum thin plates with a pattern of microchannels in a single forming operation. Extruded AA2024 and AA7075 wrought aluminum billets are used. A recrystallization and partial remelt... Read More about Thixoforging of wrought aluminum thin plates with microchannels.

Mechanical characterisation of Duraform® Flex for FEA hyperelastic material modelling (2014)
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Soe, S., Martindale, N., Constantinou, C., & Robinson, M. R. (2014). Mechanical characterisation of Duraform® Flex for FEA hyperelastic material modelling. Polymer Testing, 34, 103-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2014.01.004

Laser Sintering (LS) is widely accepted as a leading additive manufacturing process with a proven capability for manufacturing complex lattice structures using a group of specially developed powder based materials. However, to date, very little resea... Read More about Mechanical characterisation of Duraform® Flex for FEA hyperelastic material modelling.

Environmental Hazard Analysis - a Variant of Preliminary Hazard Analysis for Autonomous Mobile Robots (2014)
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Dogramadzi, S., Giannaccini, M. E., Harper, C., Woodman, R., Sobhani, M., & Choung, J. (2014). Environmental Hazard Analysis - a Variant of Preliminary Hazard Analysis for Autonomous Mobile Robots. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 76(1), 73-117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-013-0020-7

© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Robot manufacturers will be required to demonstrate objectively that all reasonably foreseeable hazards have been identified in any robotic product design that is to be marketed commercially. This is... Read More about Environmental Hazard Analysis - a Variant of Preliminary Hazard Analysis for Autonomous Mobile Robots.