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Anomalous mechanical behaviour arising from framework flexibility (2023)
Book Chapter
Marmier, A. (2023). Anomalous mechanical behaviour arising from framework flexibility. In J. Tan (Ed.), Mechanical Behaviour of Metal – Organic Framework Materials (65-112). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781839166594-00065

This chapter describes in detail the framework of anisotropic elasticity to introduce exotic elastic and thermoelastic properties that are often prevalent and extreme in MOFs: negative linear compressibility (NLC), negative thermal expansion (NTE) an... Read More about Anomalous mechanical behaviour arising from framework flexibility.

European robotics league: Benchmarking through smart city robot competitions (2023)
Book Chapter
Studley, M., Carter, S., Perez-Grau, F. J., Viguria, A., Ferri, G., Ferreira, F., …Iocchi, L. (in press). European robotics league: Benchmarking through smart city robot competitions. In D. R. Vinjamuri (Ed.), Human-Robot Interaction - Perspectives and Applications. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108583

The SciRoc project, started in 2018, is an EU-H2020 funded project supporting the European Robotics League (ERL) and builds on the success of the EU-FP7/H2020 projects RoCKIn, euRathlon, EuRoC and ROCKEU2. The ERL is a framework for robot competition... Read More about European robotics league: Benchmarking through smart city robot competitions.

Creep failure of 25Cr-35Ni centrifugally cast reformer tube (2022)
Book Chapter
Ravindranath, K., Akbar, A., Al-Wakaa, B., & Abdallah, Z. (2022). Creep failure of 25Cr-35Ni centrifugally cast reformer tube. In G. Ravindran (Ed.), Failure Analysis - Structural Health Monitoring of Structure and Infrastructure Components [Working Title]. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108766

Cast 25Cr-35Ni alloys are extensively being used in the petrochemical and petroleum refining industries for high-temperature applications. A typical application of such alloys in the industry is in the manufacture of cast catalyst reformer tubes for... Read More about Creep failure of 25Cr-35Ni centrifugally cast reformer tube.

Ethical risk assessment for social robots: Case studies in smart robot toys (2022)
Book Chapter
Winfield, A. F. T., van Maris, A., Winkle, K., Jirotka, M., Salvini, P., Webb, H., …Theofanopoulou, N. (2022). Ethical risk assessment for social robots: Case studies in smart robot toys. In M. Isabel, A. Ferreira, & M. Osman Tokhi (Eds.), Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligent Systems (61-76). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09823-9_4

Risk Assessment is a well known and powerful method for discovering and mitigating risks, and hence improving safety. Ethical Risk Assessment uses the same approach, but extends the scope of risk to cover ethical risks in addition to safety risks. In... Read More about Ethical risk assessment for social robots: Case studies in smart robot toys.

Methods, techniques, and tools for assessing the seismic vulnerability of building stocks (2022)
Book Chapter
Ferreira, T. M., & Bernardini, G. (2022). Methods, techniques, and tools for assessing the seismic vulnerability of building stocks. In Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Civil Engineering Structures At Multiple Scales: From Single Buildings to Large-Scale Assessment (229-247). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824071-7.00009-3

The task of selecting the most appropriate method or technique to assess the seismic vulnerability of large building stocks must be based on a proper balance between the simplicity of the tool to be used and the accuracy of the results, knowing that... Read More about Methods, techniques, and tools for assessing the seismic vulnerability of building stocks.

Lignocellulosic natural fibers in polymer composite materials: Benefits, challenges and applications (2022)
Book Chapter
Burton, K., Hazael, R., Critchley, R., & Bloodworth-Race, S. (2022). Lignocellulosic natural fibers in polymer composite materials: Benefits, challenges and applications. In Encyclopedia of Materials: Plastics and Polymers (353-369). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820352-1.00053-5

In recent years, there has been an ever-expanding interest in reducing the environmental impact associated with the polymer manufacturing industry. This review discusses the benefits associated with natural fibers use in composite materials as well a... Read More about Lignocellulosic natural fibers in polymer composite materials: Benefits, challenges and applications.

Integration of cost-efficient carbon electrodes into the development of microbial fuel cells (2022)
Book Chapter
You, J., Gajda, I., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. A. (2022). Integration of cost-efficient carbon electrodes into the development of microbial fuel cells. In Nanoporous Carbons for Soft and Flexible Energy Devices (43-57). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81827-2_3

Microbial fuel cells are a renewable energy technology that can generate electricity from organic fuel such as wastewater, whilst simultaneously treating it. In order to implement this technology at larger scale, a major challenge is the choice of su... Read More about Integration of cost-efficient carbon electrodes into the development of microbial fuel cells.

Modeling of uncertain nonlinear system with Z-numbers (2021)
Book Chapter
Jafari, R., Razvarz, S., Gegov, A., & Paul, S. (2021). Modeling of uncertain nonlinear system with Z-numbers. In Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology (290-314). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3479-3.ch022

In order to model the fuzzy nonlinear systems, fuzzy equations with Z-number coefficients are used in this chapter. The modeling of fuzzy nonlinear systems is to obtain the Z-number coefficients of fuzzy equations. In this work, the neural network ap... Read More about Modeling of uncertain nonlinear system with Z-numbers.

I spy with my little eye: Improving user involvement in elderly care facility design through virtual reality (2021)
Book Chapter
Mahamadu, A., Okeke, U., Prabhakaran, A., Booth, C. A., & Olomolaiye, P. (2022). I spy with my little eye: Improving user involvement in elderly care facility design through virtual reality. In C. Gorse, L. Scott, C. Booth, & M. Dastbaz (Eds.), Climate Emergency – Managing, Building , and Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (385-394). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79450-7_29

Recent studies have established that an ageing population is the most prevalent problem for healthcare provision. Thus, the design of care facilities must ensure better support for the needs of the elderly population. One of the areas of innovation i... Read More about I spy with my little eye: Improving user involvement in elderly care facility design through virtual reality.

Robot narratives (2021)
Book Chapter
Orell, M. S., Bown, J., Stepney, S., Walsh, R., & Winfield, A. F. T. (2021). Robot narratives. In A. Adamatzky (Ed.), Handbook of Unconventional Computing Volume 1: Theory (221-246). World Scientific. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811235726_0006

There is evidence that humans understand how the world goes through narrative. We discuss what it might mean for embodied robots to understand the world, and communicate that understanding, in a similar manner. We suggest an architecture for adding n... Read More about Robot narratives.

A systematic review of project management information systems for heavy civil construction projects (2021)
Book Chapter
Chen, W., Leon, M., & Benton, P. (2021). A systematic review of project management information systems for heavy civil construction projects. In V. Semenov, & R. J. Scherer (Eds.), ECPPM 2021 – eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Product & Process Modelling (ECPPM 2021), 15-17 September 2021, Moscow, Russia (131-142). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003191476

Data-driven approach to COVID-19 infection forecast for Nigeria using negative binomial regression model (2021)
Book Chapter
Olisah, C. C., Ilori, O. O., Adelaja, K., Usip, P. U., Uzoechi, L. O., Adeyanju, I. A., & Odumuyiwa, V. T. (2021). Data-driven approach to COVID-19 infection forecast for Nigeria using negative binomial regression model. In Data Science for COVID-19 (583-596). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-824536-1.00002-2

COVID-19: the new wave of a global pandemic, is bringing about an increasing number of scientific efforts aimed at enabling governments to make informed decisions. In this paper, we explore the negative binomial regression model from the family of ge... Read More about Data-driven approach to COVID-19 infection forecast for Nigeria using negative binomial regression model.

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.

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.

Robots in Smart Cities (2020)
Book Chapter
Studley, M. E., & Little, H. (2021). Robots in Smart Cities. In How Smart is Your City? (75-88). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56926-6_7

Robots and Smart Cities seem like natural partners. They both gather data and process it, and could provide added value to each other in a variety of ways. In this chapter, we briefly explore some potential use cases featuring the smart city as an in... Read More about Robots in Smart Cities.

Digital heritage as a route towards social engagement (2020)
Book Chapter
Laing, R., Leon, M., Herbert, C., & Roberts, C. (2020). Digital heritage as a route towards social engagement. In F. Melendez, N. Diniz, & M. Del Signore (Eds.), Data, Matter, Design (266-271). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367369156-85

The historic environment faces many challenges, one of which is a poor understanding of the positive role it can play in the maintenance, development, and regeneration of communities, their culture, and their economy. Aberdeenshire Council considers... Read More about Digital heritage as a route towards social engagement.

A GIS-MOPSO integrated method for optimal design of grid-connected HRES for educational buildings (2020)
Book Chapter
Mokhtar, C., Negrou, B., Settou, N., Bouferrouk, A., Yao, Y., & Messaoudi, D. A GIS-MOPSO integrated method for optimal design of grid-connected HRES for educational buildings. In Springer Proceedings in Energy (371-378). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6595-3_48

In this paper, an optimal design of a grid-connected PV-battery-hydrogen hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) at a University campus in Ouargla, Algeria is carried out. To achieve this goal, geographical information system (GIS), CAD software and mu... Read More about A GIS-MOPSO integrated method for optimal design of grid-connected HRES for educational buildings.

Structure models in bidirection (2020)
Book Chapter
Yu, W., & Paul, S. (2020). Structure models in bidirection. In Active Control of Bidirectional Structural Vibration (19-29). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46650-3_2

This chapter provides an overview of modeling of building structures under bidirectional earthquakes. Structural mechanics involves the study of vibrations incorporated in structures. In order to control a structure effectively, it is important to ha... Read More about Structure models in bidirection.