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Microbial fuel cell – A novel self-powered wastewater electrolyser for electrocoagulation of heavy metals (2016)
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Gajda, I., Stinchcombe, A., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C., & Ieropoulos, I. (2017). Microbial fuel cell – A novel self-powered wastewater electrolyser for electrocoagulation of heavy metals. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42(3), 1813-1819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.06.161

© 2016 The Authors This paper describes the suitability of the Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) for generation of electrical power with a simultaneous synthesis of active catholyte in the form of caustic solution. The active solution formed inside a terraco... Read More about Microbial fuel cell – A novel self-powered wastewater electrolyser for electrocoagulation of heavy metals.

Unification of strength scaling between unidirectional, quasi-isotropic, and notched carbon/epoxy laminates (2016)
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Xu, X., Wisnom, M. R., Chang, K., & Hallett, S. R. (2016). Unification of strength scaling between unidirectional, quasi-isotropic, and notched carbon/epoxy laminates. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 90, 296-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.07.019

An investigation into size effects and notch sensitivity in quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy laminates was carried out. The purpose is to draw a complete picture of the strength scaling in unidirectional, quasi-isotropic, and notched carbon/epoxy laminat... Read More about Unification of strength scaling between unidirectional, quasi-isotropic, and notched carbon/epoxy laminates.

Realistic and interactive high-resolution 4D environments for real-time surgeon and patient interaction (2016)
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Smith, L. N., Farooq, A. R., Smith, M. L., Ivanov, I. E., & Orlando, A. (2017). Realistic and interactive high-resolution 4D environments for real-time surgeon and patient interaction. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 13(2), Article e1761. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.1761

Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background: Remote consultations that are realistic enough to be useful medically offer considerable clinical, logistical and cost benefits. Despite advances in virtual reality and vision hardware and softwa... Read More about Realistic and interactive high-resolution 4D environments for real-time surgeon and patient interaction.

Paired peer learning through engineering education outreach (2016)
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Fogg-Rogers, L., Edmonds, J., & Lewis, F. (2017). Paired peer learning through engineering education outreach. European Journal of Engineering Education, 42(1), 75-90. https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2016.1202906

© 2016 SEFI. Undergraduate education incorporating active learning and vicarious experience through education outreach presents a critical opportunity to influence future engineering teaching and practice capabilities. Engineering education outreach... Read More about Paired peer learning through engineering education outreach.

Large-eddy simulation of shock-wave/turbulent boundary-layer interactions and its control using Sparkjet (2016)
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Yang, G., Yao, Y., Fang, J., Tian, G., & Lu, L. (2016). Large-eddy simulation of shock-wave/turbulent boundary-layer interactions and its control using Sparkjet. International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series, 42, https://doi.org/10.1142/S2010194516601861

Large-eddy simulations (LES) of the oblique impinging shock-wave/flat plate boundary layer interactions at Mach=2.3 and Reδ=20000 were carried out to investigate the underlying flow physics associated with flow separation and shock unsteadiness. The... Read More about Large-eddy simulation of shock-wave/turbulent boundary-layer interactions and its control using Sparkjet.

Modelling air and water two-phase annular flow in small horizontal pipe (2016)
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Yao, J., Yao, Y., Arini, A., McIlwain, S., & Gordon, T. (2016). Modelling air and water two-phase annular flow in small horizontal pipe. International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series, 42, https://doi.org/10.1142/S2010194516601587

Numerical study using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has been carried out to investigate flow behaviours and underlying physical phenomena associated with air/water two-phase flow inside a small horizontal tube of an inner diameter 8.8mm. The bas... Read More about Modelling air and water two-phase annular flow in small horizontal pipe.

Iron based catalysts from novel low-cost organic precursors for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction in neutral media microbial fuel cells (2016)
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Atanassov, P., Artyushkova, K., Bretschger, O., Babanova, S., Gordon, J., Kodali, M., …Santoro, C. (2016). Iron based catalysts from novel low-cost organic precursors for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction in neutral media microbial fuel cells. Energy and Environmental Science, 9(7), 2346-2353. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ee01145d

© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Two iron-based platinum group metal-free catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) were synthesized from novel and low cost organic precursors named niclosamide and ricobendazole. These catalysts have be... Read More about Iron based catalysts from novel low-cost organic precursors for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction in neutral media microbial fuel cells.

The euRathlon 2015 grand challenge: The first outdoor multi-domain search and rescue robotics competition— A Marine perspective (2016)
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Winfield, A., Ferri, G., Ferreira, F., Djapic, V., Petillot, Y., Franco, M. P., & Winfield, A. F. (2016). The euRathlon 2015 grand challenge: The first outdoor multi-domain search and rescue robotics competition— A Marine perspective. Marine Technology Society Journal, 50(4), 81-97. https://doi.org/10.4031/MTSJ.50.4.9

© 2016, Marine Technology Society Journal. All rights reserved. The euRathlon project was an FP7-funded Coordination and Support Action (2013–2015). Itsmain aim was to organize outdoor robotics competitions in realistic search and rescue response sce... Read More about The euRathlon 2015 grand challenge: The first outdoor multi-domain search and rescue robotics competition— A Marine perspective.

Self-feeding paper based biofuel cell/self-powered hybrid μ-supercapacitor integrated system (2016)
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Narvaez Villarrubia, C. W., Soavi, F., Santoro, C., Arbizzani, C., Serov, A., Rojas-Carbonell, S., …Atanassov, P. (2016). Self-feeding paper based biofuel cell/self-powered hybrid μ-supercapacitor integrated system. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 86, 459-465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2016.06.084

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. For the first time, a paper based enzymatic fuel cell is used as self-recharged supercapacitor. In this supercapacitive enzymatic fuel cell (SC-EFC), the supercapacitive features of the electrodes are exploited to demonstrate hig... Read More about Self-feeding paper based biofuel cell/self-powered hybrid μ-supercapacitor integrated system.

Supercapacitive microbial fuel cell: Characterization and analysis for improved charge storage/delivery performance (2016)
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Houghton, J., Santoro, C., Soavi, F., Serov, A., Ieropoulos, I., Arbizzani, C., & Atanassov, P. (2016). Supercapacitive microbial fuel cell: Characterization and analysis for improved charge storage/delivery performance. Bioresource Technology, 218, 552-560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2016.06.105

© 2016 The Author(s) Supercapacitive microbial fuel cells with various anode and cathode dimensions were investigated in order to determine the effect on cell capacitance and delivered power quality. The cathode size was shown to be the limiting comp... Read More about Supercapacitive microbial fuel cell: Characterization and analysis for improved charge storage/delivery performance.

Investigation of zeolite supported platinum electrocatalyst for electrochemical oxidation of small organic species (2016)
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Yao, J., & Yao, Y. (2016). Investigation of zeolite supported platinum electrocatalyst for electrochemical oxidation of small organic species. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(33), 14747-14757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.06.121

© 2016 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC Zeolite supported Pt electrocatalysts, made by ion exchange method using Pt/Y type zeolite, have been investigated to determine Pt electrochemical activity of HCOOH and CH3OH oxidation using the cyclic voltamme... Read More about Investigation of zeolite supported platinum electrocatalyst for electrochemical oxidation of small organic species.

Neural-Learning-Based Telerobot Control with Guaranteed Performance (2016)
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Yang, C., Wang, X., Cheng, L., & Ma, H. (2017). Neural-Learning-Based Telerobot Control with Guaranteed Performance. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 47(10), 3148-3159. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCYB.2016.2573837

© 2013 IEEE. In this paper, a neural networks (NNs) enhanced telerobot control system is designed and tested on a Baxter robot. Guaranteed performance of the telerobot control system is achieved at both kinematic and dynamic levels. At kinematic leve... Read More about Neural-Learning-Based Telerobot Control with Guaranteed Performance.

Eye centre localisation: An unsupervised modular approach (2016)
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Zhang, W., Smith, M. L., Smith, L. N., & Farooq, A. R. (2016). Eye centre localisation: An unsupervised modular approach. Sensor Review, 36(3), 277-286. https://doi.org/10.1108/SR-06-2015-0098

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - This paper aims to introduce an unsupervised modular approach for eye centre localisation in images and videos following a coarse-to-fine, global-to-regional scheme. The design of the algorithm aims at ex... Read More about Eye centre localisation: An unsupervised modular approach.

Urine transduction to usable energy: A modular MFC approach for smartphone and remote system charging (2016)
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Walter, X. A., Stinchcombe, A., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2017). Urine transduction to usable energy: A modular MFC approach for smartphone and remote system charging. Applied Energy, 192, 575-581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.06.006

© 2016 The Authors This study reports for the first time the full charging of a state-of-the-art mobile smartphone, using Microbial Fuel Cells fed with urine. This was possible by employing a new design of MFC that allowed scaling-up without power de... Read More about Urine transduction to usable energy: A modular MFC approach for smartphone and remote system charging.

An Integrated Decision Making Approach for Adaptive Shared Control of Mobility Assistance Robots (2016)
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Geravand, M., Werner, C., Hauer, K., & Peer, A. (2016). An Integrated Decision Making Approach for Adaptive Shared Control of Mobility Assistance Robots. International Journal of Social Robotics, 8(5), 631-648. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-016-0353-z

© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Mobility assistance robots provide support to elderly or patients during walking. The design of a safe and intuitive assistance behavior is one of the major challenges in this context. We present an... Read More about An Integrated Decision Making Approach for Adaptive Shared Control of Mobility Assistance Robots.

A new stepwise and piecewise optimization approach for CO2 pipeline (2016)
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Zhao, D., Tian, Q., Li, Z., & Zhu, Q. (2016). A new stepwise and piecewise optimization approach for CO2 pipeline. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 49, 192-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.03.005

© 2016 . The process of CO2 capture, transportation, enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and storage is one of the best ways for CO2 emission reduction, which is also named as Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS). It has been noted that CO2 transpo... Read More about A new stepwise and piecewise optimization approach for CO2 pipeline.

Large-eddy simulation of shock-wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction with and without SparkJet control (2016)
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Yang, G., Yao, Y., Fang, J., Gan, T., Li, Q., & Lu, L. (2016). Large-eddy simulation of shock-wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction with and without SparkJet control. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 29(3), 617-629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2016.04.001

© 2016 Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Production and hosting by Elsevier Ltd. The efficiency and mechanism of an active control device "SparkJet" and its application in shock-induced separation control are studied using large-eddy s... Read More about Large-eddy simulation of shock-wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction with and without SparkJet control.

A randomised controlled feasibility and proof-of-concept trial in delayedgastric emptying when metoclopramide fails: We should revisitnasointestinal feeding versus dual prokinetic treatment: Achieving goal nutrition in critical illness and delayed gastric emptying: Trial of nasointestinal feeding versus nasogastric feeding plus prokinetics (2016)
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Taylor, S. J., Allan, K., McWilliam, H., Manara, A., Brown, J., Greenwood, R., & Toher, D. (2016). A randomised controlled feasibility and proof-of-concept trial in delayedgastric emptying when metoclopramide fails: We should revisitnasointestinal feeding versus dual prokinetic treatment: Achieving goal nutrition in critical illness and delayed gastric emptying: Trial of nasointestinal feeding versus nasogastric feeding plus prokinetics. Clinical nutrition ESPEN, 14, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2016.04.020

© 2016 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Background & aims Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) commonly limits the use of enteral nutrition (EN) and may increase ventilator-associated pneumonia. Nasointestinal feeding has not been tes... Read More about A randomised controlled feasibility and proof-of-concept trial in delayedgastric emptying when metoclopramide fails: We should revisitnasointestinal feeding versus dual prokinetic treatment: Achieving goal nutrition in critical illness and delayed gastric emptying: Trial of nasointestinal feeding versus nasogastric feeding plus prokinetics.

A comparative study of pose representation and dynamics modelling for online motion quality assessment (2016)
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Tao, L., Paiement, A., Damen, D., Mirmehdi, M., Hannuna, S., Camplani, M., …Craddock, I. (2016). A comparative study of pose representation and dynamics modelling for online motion quality assessment. Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 148, 136-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cviu.2015.11.016

© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. Quantitative assessment of the quality of motion is increasingly in demand by clinicians in healthcare and rehabilitation monitoring of patients. We study and compare the performances of different pose r... Read More about A comparative study of pose representation and dynamics modelling for online motion quality assessment.