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Bio-inspired design to support reduced energy consumption via the ‘light weighting’ of machine system elements (2015)
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Bukner, S., Dialami, F., Ding, L., & Matthews, J. (2015). Bio-inspired design to support reduced energy consumption via the ‘light weighting’ of machine system elements. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJMO.2015.V5.441

A potential technique to reduce the energy required to actuate moving parts in a machine is to reduce their mass. This paper presents initial research attempting to answer this question for robotic arm application using a biologically inspired approa... Read More about Bio-inspired design to support reduced energy consumption via the ‘light weighting’ of machine system elements.

Terminal sliding mode control for continuous stirred tank reactor (2015)
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Zhao, D., Zhu, Q., & Dubbeldam, J. (2015). Terminal sliding mode control for continuous stirred tank reactor. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 94, 266-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2014.08.005

© 2014 The Institution of Chemical Engineers. A continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) is a typical example of chemical industrial equipment, whose dynamics represent an extensive class of second order nonlinear systems. It has been witnessed that de... Read More about Terminal sliding mode control for continuous stirred tank reactor.

Numerical optimisation of thermal comfort improvement for indoor environment with occupants and furniture (2015)
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Horikiri, K., Yao, Y., & Yao, J. (2015). Numerical optimisation of thermal comfort improvement for indoor environment with occupants and furniture. Energy and Buildings, 88, 303-315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.12.015

© 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Indoor thermal environment of a 3-D ventilated room was studied by computational fluid dynamics to understand correlations between heat generation, ventilation velocity and thermal sensation indices. The exis... Read More about Numerical optimisation of thermal comfort improvement for indoor environment with occupants and furniture.

Stable admittance type haptic interaction based on time domain passivity approach (2015)
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Jafari, A., Totorkulov, K., & Ryu, J. (2015). Stable admittance type haptic interaction based on time domain passivity approach

In this paper, we propose a stable and high transparent admittance haptic display even in free space haptic rendering. Because considering admittance haptic rendering as a one-port network is not enough to detect the active energy, new representation... Read More about Stable admittance type haptic interaction based on time domain passivity approach.

Prediction of delamination growth in laminated composites using acoustic emission and Cohesive Zone Modeling techniques (2015)
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Saeedifar, M., Fotouhi, M., Ahmadi Najafabadi, M., & Hosseini Toudeshky, H. (2015). Prediction of delamination growth in laminated composites using acoustic emission and Cohesive Zone Modeling techniques. Composite Structures, 124, 120-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.01.003

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Mode I delamination is the most common failure mode in laminated composite materials. Determination of the crack growth has a vital role in the damage tolerance analyses of the structures which suffer from this type of damage. Th... Read More about Prediction of delamination growth in laminated composites using acoustic emission and Cohesive Zone Modeling techniques.

Biohybrid control of general linear systems using the adaptive filter model of cerebellum (2015)
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Wilson, E. D., Assaf, T., Pearson, M. J., Rossiter, J. M., Dean, P., Anderson, S. R., & Porrill, J. (2015). Biohybrid control of general linear systems using the adaptive filter model of cerebellum. Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 9(JUL), https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbot.2015.00005

© 2015 Wilson, Assaf, Pearson, Rossiter, Dean, Anderson and Porrill. The adaptive filter model of the cerebellar microcircuit has been successfully applied to biological motor control problems, such as the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR), and to sensor... Read More about Biohybrid control of general linear systems using the adaptive filter model of cerebellum.

Robust control for robotic manipulators with non-smooth strategy (2015)
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Zhao, D., Liang, H., & Zhu, Q. (2015). Robust control for robotic manipulators with non-smooth strategy. International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 23(2), 112-120. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIC.2015.068874

Copyright © 2015 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. In this paper, a novel non-smooth robust control approach is presented for robotic manipulators. By using decimal power rule in Lyapunov redesign methods, the conventional robust control for robot is imp... Read More about Robust control for robotic manipulators with non-smooth strategy.

Diagnosing student errors in e-Assessment questions (2015)
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Henderson, K. L., Rhys Gwynllyw, D., Walker, P., Gwynllyw, R., & Henderson, K. (2015). Diagnosing student errors in e-Assessment questions. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, 34(3), 160-170. https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrv010

© The Author 2015. We demonstrate how the re-marker and reporter facility of the DEWIS e-Assessment system facilitates the capture, analysis and reporting of student errors using two case studies: logarithms and indices for first-year computing stude... Read More about Diagnosing student errors in e-Assessment questions.

Equations of state implementation for 1-D modelling of performance in ram accelerator thermally choked propulsion mode (2015)
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Bauer, P., Bengherbia, T., Knowlen, C., Bruckner, A., Yao, Y., & Giraud, M. (2015). Equations of state implementation for 1-D modelling of performance in ram accelerator thermally choked propulsion mode. International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation, 7(2), 71-79. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESMS.2015.068650

© 2015 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. This paper presents advancement on one-dimensional (1-D) unsteady modelling of a ram accelerator (RAMAC) in the sub-detonative velocity regime by including real-gas equations of state (EoS) in order to account for... Read More about Equations of state implementation for 1-D modelling of performance in ram accelerator thermally choked propulsion mode.

Ghost-in-the-Machine reveals human social signals for human-robot interaction (2015)
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Loth, S., Jettka, K., Giuliani, M., & De Ruiter, J. P. (2015). Ghost-in-the-Machine reveals human social signals for human-robot interaction. Frontiers in Psychology, 6(NOV), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01641

© 2015 Loth, Jettka, Giuliani and de Ruiter. We used a new method called "Ghost-in-the-Machine" (GiM) to investigate social interactions with a robotic bartender taking orders for drinks and serving them. Using the GiM paradigm allowed us to identify... Read More about Ghost-in-the-Machine reveals human social signals for human-robot interaction.

Clinical evaluation of a prototype underwear designed to detect urine leakage from continence pads (2015)
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Long, A., Edwards, J., Worthington, J., Cotterill, N., Weir, I., Drake, M. J., & Van Den Heuvel, E. (2015). Clinical evaluation of a prototype underwear designed to detect urine leakage from continence pads. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 42(6), 632-639. https://doi.org/10.1097/WON.0000000000000178

Copyright © 2015 by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society. PURPOSE: We evaluated the performance of prototype underwear designed to detect urine leakage from continence pads, their acceptability to users, and their effect on health-related... Read More about Clinical evaluation of a prototype underwear designed to detect urine leakage from continence pads.

Three-dimensional X-ray microcomputed tomography of carbonates and biofilm on operated cathode in single chamber microbial fuel cell (2015)
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Cristianib, P., Fest-Santini, S., Marsili, E., Atanassov, P., Lorenzi, M., Guilizzoni, M., …Santoro, C. (2015). Three-dimensional X-ray microcomputed tomography of carbonates and biofilm on operated cathode in single chamber microbial fuel cell. Biointerphases, 10(3), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4930239

© 2015 American Vacuum Society. Power output limitation is one of the main concerns that need to be addressed for full-scale applications of the microbial fuel cell technology. Fouling and biofilm growth on the cathode of single chamber microbial fue... Read More about Three-dimensional X-ray microcomputed tomography of carbonates and biofilm on operated cathode in single chamber microbial fuel cell.

BRAF Fusion Analysis in Pilocytic Astrocytomas: KIAA1549-BRAF 15-9 Fusions Are More Frequent in the Midline Than Within the Cerebellum (2015)
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Faulkner, C., Ellis, H. P., Shaw, A., Penman, C., Palmer, A., Wragg, C., …Kurian, K. M. (2015). BRAF Fusion Analysis in Pilocytic Astrocytomas: KIAA1549-BRAF 15-9 Fusions Are More Frequent in the Midline Than Within the Cerebellum. Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 74(9), 867-872. https://doi.org/10.1097/NEN.0000000000000226

Copyright © 2015 by the American Association of Neuropathologists, Inc. Pilocytic astrocytomas (PAs) are increasingly tested for KIAA1549-BRAF fusions. We used reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for the 3 most common KIAA1549-BRAF fusion... Read More about BRAF Fusion Analysis in Pilocytic Astrocytomas: KIAA1549-BRAF 15-9 Fusions Are More Frequent in the Midline Than Within the Cerebellum.

Prediction of delamination growth in carbon/epoxy composites using a novel acoustic emission-based approach (2015)
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Mohammadi, R., Saeedifar, M., Toudeshky, H. H., Najafabadi, M. A., & Fotouhi, M. (2015). Prediction of delamination growth in carbon/epoxy composites using a novel acoustic emission-based approach. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 34(11), 868-878. https://doi.org/10.1177/0731684415583166

© The Author(s) 2015 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav. Delamination is the most common failure mode in laminated composites and it leads to loss of structural strength and stiffness. In this paper, acoustic emission mon... Read More about Prediction of delamination growth in carbon/epoxy composites using a novel acoustic emission-based approach.

Stroke awareness and knowledge in an Urban New Zealand population (2015)
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Bay, J. L., Spiroski, A. M., Fogg-Rogers, L., McCann, C. M., Faull, R. L., & Barber, P. A. (2015). Stroke awareness and knowledge in an Urban New Zealand population. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 24(6), 1153-1162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.01.003

© 2015 National Stroke Association. Background Stroke is the third most common cause of death and a major cause of chronic disability in New Zealand. Linked to risk factors that develop across the life-course, stroke is considered to be largely preve... Read More about Stroke awareness and knowledge in an Urban New Zealand population.

A photometric stereo approach for chronic wound measurement (2015)
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Smith, M. L., Farooq, A. R., Smith, L. N., Sun, J., Xu, X., Farooq, A., …smith, M. (2015). A photometric stereo approach for chronic wound measurement. Sensor Review, 35(4), 419-424. https://doi.org/10.1108/SR-01-2015-0018

© 2015 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose-This paper aims to review state of the art of techniques for dimensioning chronic wounds, and validate the possibilities of employing a new proposed optical imaging approach for general task of wound... Read More about A photometric stereo approach for chronic wound measurement.

Investigation of the damage mechanisms for mode I delamination growth in foam core sandwich composites using acoustic emission (2015)
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Fotouhi, M., Saeedifar, M., Sadeghi, S., Ahmadi Najafabadi, M., & Minak, G. (2015). Investigation of the damage mechanisms for mode I delamination growth in foam core sandwich composites using acoustic emission. Structural Health Monitoring, 14(3), 265-280. https://doi.org/10.1177/1475921714568403

© The Author(s) 2015 In this article, acoustic emission monitoring was used to identify different types of damage mechanisms which occur during delamination of sandwich structures. Features of the obtained acoustic emission signals and wavelet-based... Read More about Investigation of the damage mechanisms for mode I delamination growth in foam core sandwich composites using acoustic emission.

Physarum polycephalum: Towards a biological controller (2015)
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Taylor, B., Adamatzky, A., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2015). Physarum polycephalum: Towards a biological controller. BioSystems, 127, 42-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2014.10.005

© 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Microbial fuels cells (MFCs) are bio-electrochemical transducers that generate energy from the metabolism of electro-active microorganisms. The organism Physarum polycephalum is a slime mould, which has demonstrated many... Read More about Physarum polycephalum: Towards a biological controller.

Fabrication and assembly of Cu-RDL-based 2.5-D Low-Cost Through Silicon Interposer (LC-TSI) (2015)
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Lin, J. K., Chang, K. F., Zhang, S., Yu, L. H., Katti, G., Ho, S. W., …Bhattacharya, S. (2015). Fabrication and assembly of Cu-RDL-based 2.5-D Low-Cost Through Silicon Interposer (LC-TSI). IEEE Design and Test, 32(4), 23-31. https://doi.org/10.1109/MDAT.2015.2424429

A through silicon interposer (TSI) fabrication process and detailed characterization and measurement results of redistribution layers and through silicon vias for low-cost 2.5-D integration is reviewed. Polymer-based Cu-RDL interconnects provide a CM... Read More about Fabrication and assembly of Cu-RDL-based 2.5-D Low-Cost Through Silicon Interposer (LC-TSI).

“Knowledge Is Power”: A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring Adult Audience Preferences for Engagement and Learning Formats Over 3 Years of a Health Science Festival (2015)
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Fogg-Rogers, L., Bay, J. L., Burgess, H., & Purdy, S. C. (2015). “Knowledge Is Power”: A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring Adult Audience Preferences for Engagement and Learning Formats Over 3 Years of a Health Science Festival. Science Communication, 37(4), 419-451. https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547015585006

© 2015, © 2015 SAGE Publications. Science festivals enable scientists to engage with publics, but format design reflecting different engagement models is contested. This study gathered mixed-methods data over 3 years (2011-2013) from on-site surveys... Read More about “Knowledge Is Power”: A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring Adult Audience Preferences for Engagement and Learning Formats Over 3 Years of a Health Science Festival.