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Impact of current steel lintels on the thermal performance of cavity wall buildings under the elemental recipe of Part L1A 2013 (2014)
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Sierra, F., Bai, J., & Maksoud, T. (2014). Impact of current steel lintels on the thermal performance of cavity wall buildings under the elemental recipe of Part L1A 2013. Energy Procedia, 62, 299-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.12.391

This study investigates the impact of current steel lintels on the CO2 emissions of a notional building when trying to comply with the new PART L1A 2013 of the Building Regulations of England and Wales. For this purpose different families of lintels... Read More about Impact of current steel lintels on the thermal performance of cavity wall buildings under the elemental recipe of Part L1A 2013.

A new approach to urban water management: Safe and sure (2014)
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Butler, D., Farmani, R., Fu, G., Ward, S., Diao, K., & Astaraie-Imani, M. (2014). A new approach to urban water management: Safe and sure. Procedia Engineering, 89, 347-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2014.11.198

This paper introduces a new approach to water management that is 'Safe & SuRe'. This includes presenting a conceptual framework to link the emerging threats of climate change and variability, rapid urbanization and population growth, energy constrain... Read More about A new approach to urban water management: Safe and sure.

The influence of search components and problem characteristics in early life cycle class modelling (2014)
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Smith, J., & Simons, C. (2015). The influence of search components and problem characteristics in early life cycle class modelling. Journal of Systems and Software, 103, 440-451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2014.11.034

© 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This paper examines the factors affecting the quality of solution found by meta-heuristic search when optimising object-oriented software class models. From the algorithmic perspective, we examine the effect... Read More about The influence of search components and problem characteristics in early life cycle class modelling.

Interference-aware congestion control protocol for wireless sensor networks (2014)
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Kafi, M. A., Djenouri, D., Othman, J. B., Ouadjaout, A., Bagaa, M., Lasla, N., & Badache, N. (2014). Interference-aware congestion control protocol for wireless sensor networks. Procedia Computer Science, 37, 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2014.08.028

© 2014 The Authors. This paper deals with congestion and interference control in wireless sensor networks (WSN), which is essential for improving the throughput and saving the scarce energy in networks where nodes have different capacities and traffi... Read More about Interference-aware congestion control protocol for wireless sensor networks.

Congestion detection strategies in wireless sensor networks: A comparative study with testbed experiments (2014)
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Kafi, M. A., Djenouri, D., Othman, J. B., Ouadjaout, A., & Badache, N. (2014). Congestion detection strategies in wireless sensor networks: A comparative study with testbed experiments. Procedia Computer Science, 37, 168-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2014.08.026

© 2014 The Authors. Event based applications of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are prone to traffic congestion, where unpredicted event detection yields simultaneous generation of traffic at spatially co-related nodes, and its propagation towards th... Read More about Congestion detection strategies in wireless sensor networks: A comparative study with testbed experiments.

Attribute-based signatures with user-controlled linkability (2014)
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El Kaafarani, A., Chen, L., Ghadafi, E., & Davenport, J. (2014). Attribute-based signatures with user-controlled linkability. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, LNCS, volume 8813, 256-269. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12280-9_17

In this paper, we introduce Attribute-Based Signatures with User-Controlled Linkability (ABS-UCL). Attribute-based signatures allow a signer who has enough credentials/attributes to anonymously sign a message w.r.t. some public policy revealing neith... Read More about Attribute-based signatures with user-controlled linkability.

Unveiling and deconstructing the enabling myths of neoliberalism through immanent critique (2014)
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Wrenn, M. (2014). Unveiling and deconstructing the enabling myths of neoliberalism through immanent critique. Journal of Economic Issues, 48(2), 477-484. https://doi.org/10.2753/JEI0021-3624480222

In the deconstruction of the neoliberal narrative through immanent critique, we find that it is woven from enabling myths that not only support the neoliberal project, but are essential for its continued survival. This research aims to untangle and c... Read More about Unveiling and deconstructing the enabling myths of neoliberalism through immanent critique.

Reproducing the old masters: Applying colour mixing and painting methodologies to inkjet printing (2014)
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Parraman, C., Olen, M., & Padfield, J. (2014). Reproducing the old masters: Applying colour mixing and painting methodologies to inkjet printing. Proceedings of SPIE, 9015, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2040647

This research investigates multi-channel inkjet printing methods, which deviate from standard colour management workflows by reflecting on art historical processes, including the construction of colour in old master works, to reproduce specific colou... Read More about Reproducing the old masters: Applying colour mixing and painting methodologies to inkjet printing.

Continuous tone printing in silicone from CNC milled matrices (2014)
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Hoskins, S., & McCallion, P. (2014). Continuous tone printing in silicone from CNC milled matrices. Proceedings of SPIE, 9018, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2043123

Current research at the Centre for Fine Print Research (CFPR) at the University of the West of England, Bristol, is exploring the potential of creating coloured pictorial imagery from a continuous tone relief surface. To create the printing matrices... Read More about Continuous tone printing in silicone from CNC milled matrices.

Remotely deployable aerial inspection using tactile sensors (2014)
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Macleod, C. N., Cao, J., Pierce, S. G., Sullivan, J. C., Pipe, A. G., Dobie, G., & Summan, R. (2014). Remotely deployable aerial inspection using tactile sensors. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1581, 1873-1880. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865052

For structural monitoring applications, the use of remotely deployable Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) inspection platforms offer many advantages, including improved accessibility, greater safety and reduced cost, when compared to traditional manual... Read More about Remotely deployable aerial inspection using tactile sensors.

Effect of gender on blood pressure and heart rate variability during increasing intensities of isometric hand grip exercise in untrained adults (2014)
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Niyi-Odumosu, F., & Meah, M. S. (in press). Effect of gender on blood pressure and heart rate variability during increasing intensities of isometric hand grip exercise in untrained adults. Journal of Physiology, Proc Physiol Soc 31, PCA126(312),

Gender has been shown to affect Blood Pressure (BP) and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) (Winsley et al., 2003). Measures of autonomic neural control of heart rate have indicated that women may have a higher parasympathetic and less sympathetic control o... Read More about Effect of gender on blood pressure and heart rate variability during increasing intensities of isometric hand grip exercise in untrained adults.

DZ50: Energy-efficient wireless sensor mote platform for low data rate applications (2014)
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Ouadjaout, A., Lasla, N., Bagaa, M., Doudou, M., Zizoua, C., Kafi, M. A., …Badache, N. (2014). DZ50: Energy-efficient wireless sensor mote platform for low data rate applications. Procedia Computer Science, 37, 189-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2014.08.029

© 2014 The Authors. A low cost and energy efficient wireless sensor mote platform for low data rate monitoring applications is presented. The new platform, named DZ50, is based on the ATmega328P micro-controller and the RFM12b transceiver, which cons... Read More about DZ50: Energy-efficient wireless sensor mote platform for low data rate applications.

Wearable self sufficient MFC communication system powered by urine (2014)
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Taghavi, M., Stinchcombe, A., Greenman, J., Mattoli, V., Beccai, L., Mazzolai, B., …Ieropoulos, I. (2014). Wearable self sufficient MFC communication system powered by urine. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 8717 LNAI, 131-138. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10401-0_12

A new generation of self-sustainable and wearable Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) is introduced. Two different types of energy - chemical energy found in urine and mechanical energy harvested by manual pumping - were converted to electrical energy. The w... Read More about Wearable self sufficient MFC communication system powered by urine.

An investigation into the micro surface of artworks using alternative lighting techniques (2014)
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Parraman, C., & Tisato, F. (2014). An investigation into the micro surface of artworks using alternative lighting techniques. Proceedings of SPIE, 9018, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041209

The objective is to create a micro-environment-an illuminated dome with a constant geometry of illumination-to undertake non invasive observation of the surface topography of artworks. The dome is attached to a stereo-microscope, which is able to gai... Read More about An investigation into the micro surface of artworks using alternative lighting techniques.

Estimating neugebauer primaries for multi-channel spectral printing modeling (2014)
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Olen, M., Slavuj, R., Coppel, L. G., & Hardeberg, J. Y. (2014). Estimating neugebauer primaries for multi-channel spectral printing modeling. Proceedings of SPIE, 9018, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2044041

Multichannel printer modeling has been an active area of research in the field of spectral printing. The most commonly used models for characterization of such systems are the spectral Neugebauer (SN) and its extensions. This work addresses issues th... Read More about Estimating neugebauer primaries for multi-channel spectral printing modeling.

The visual appearance and surface texture of materials according to the old masters (2014)
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Parraman, C. (2014). The visual appearance and surface texture of materials according to the old masters. Proceedings of SPIE, 9018, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041216

Primary components in the colour reproduction of textured materials are firstly, the accurate rendering of the appearance of texture, and secondly the ability to print a surface topology that moves towards 2.5D printing. However, in order to render s... Read More about The visual appearance and surface texture of materials according to the old masters.

Development of a multi-block high-order DNS code for turbulent flow simulations (2014)
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Castagna, J., & Yao, Y. (2014). Development of a multi-block high-order DNS code for turbulent flow simulations. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 10(1), 012027. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/10/1/012027

© 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd. A high-order finite-differences direct numerical simulation code is developed for studying turbulent flows over complex geometries. The solver uses a global mapping based multi-block arrangement, with each block consisting... Read More about Development of a multi-block high-order DNS code for turbulent flow simulations.

A novel bio-inspired tactile tumour detection concept for capsule endoscopy (2014)
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Pipe, T., Winstone, B., Melhuish, C., Dogramadzi, S., Pipe, A. G., & Callaway, M. (2014). A novel bio-inspired tactile tumour detection concept for capsule endoscopy. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 8608 LNAI, 442-445. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09435-9_56

Examination of the gastrointestinal(GI) tract has traditionally been performed using endoscopy tools that allow a surgeon to see the inside of the lining of the digestive tract. Endoscopes are rigid or flexible tubes that use fibre-optics or cameras... Read More about A novel bio-inspired tactile tumour detection concept for capsule endoscopy.

Towards an ethical robot: Internal models, consequences and ethical action selection (2014)
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Winfield, A. F., Blum, C., & Liu, W. (2014). Towards an ethical robot: Internal models, consequences and ethical action selection. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 8717 LNAI, 85-96. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10401-0_8

If robots are to be trusted, especially when interacting with humans, then they will need to be more than just safe. This paper explores the potential of robots capable of modelling and therefore predicting the consequences of both their own actions,... Read More about Towards an ethical robot: Internal models, consequences and ethical action selection.

Centralization of services for children born with orofacial clefts in the United Kingdom: A cross-sectional survey (2014)
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Waylen, A. E., Kilpatrick, N., Ness, A. R., Scott, J. K., Leary, S. D., Ness, A., …Waylen, A. (2014). Centralization of services for children born with orofacial clefts in the United Kingdom: A cross-sectional survey. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 51(5), e102-e109. https://doi.org/10.1597/13-110

© 2014 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Objective: To examine current provision of cleft lip and/or palate services in the U.K. and compliance with recommendations made by the Clinical Standards Advisory Group (CSAG) in 1998.Design: Cr... Read More about Centralization of services for children born with orofacial clefts in the United Kingdom: A cross-sectional survey.