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Robust and stepwise optimization design for CO2 pipeline transportation (2017)
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Tian, Q., Zhao, D., Li, Z., & Zhu, Q. (2017). Robust and stepwise optimization design for CO2 pipeline transportation. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 58, 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.01.003

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Carbon capture, utilization, storage (CCUS) technology is an effective means to reduce the CO2 emissions. It has been noted that engineering and economic design of the pipeline transportation are important components for CCUS. How... Read More about Robust and stepwise optimization design for CO2 pipeline transportation.

A globally consistent nonlinear least squares estimator for identification of nonlinear rational systems (2017)
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Mu, B., Bai, E. W., Zheng, W. X., & Zhu, Q. (2017). A globally consistent nonlinear least squares estimator for identification of nonlinear rational systems. Automatica, 77, 322-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2016.11.009

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd This paper considers identification of nonlinear rational systems defined as the ratio of two nonlinear functions of past inputs and outputs. Despite its long history, a globally consistent identification algorithm remains illusiv... Read More about A globally consistent nonlinear least squares estimator for identification of nonlinear rational systems.

Experimental analysis of GFRP laminates subjected to compression after drilling (2017)
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Zarif Karimi, N., Heidary, H., Fotouhi, M., & Minak, G. (2017). Experimental analysis of GFRP laminates subjected to compression after drilling. Composite Structures, 169, 144-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.01.017

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd This paper presents an experimental study of drilling-induced delamination on the compressive properties of woven glass fiber-reinforced epoxy composites. In the drilling of laminated composites, interlaminar cracking or delaminat... Read More about Experimental analysis of GFRP laminates subjected to compression after drilling.

High performance platinum group metal-free cathode catalysts for microbial fuel cell (MFC) (2017)
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Atanassov, P., Artyushkova, K., Gokhale, R., Kodali, M., Serov, A., & Santoro, C. (2017). High performance platinum group metal-free cathode catalysts for microbial fuel cell (MFC). Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 164(3), H3041-H3046. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0061703jes

© The Author(s) 2016. The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at the cathode is usually the limiting step in microbial fuel cells and improvements have to be done to increase the performances and reduce the cost. For the first time, iron-based catalysts... Read More about High performance platinum group metal-free cathode catalysts for microbial fuel cell (MFC).

Decision-making model for adaptive impedance control of teleoperation systems (2017)
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Sofrony, J., Corredor, J., Sofroni, J., & Peer, A. (2017). Decision-making model for adaptive impedance control of teleoperation systems. IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 10(1), 5-16. https://doi.org/10.1109/TOH.2016.2581807

© 2008-2011 IEEE. This paper presents a haptic assistance strategy for teleoperation that makes a task and situation-specific compromise between improving tracking performance or human-machine interaction in partially structured environments via the... Read More about Decision-making model for adaptive impedance control of teleoperation systems.

The influence of acoustic field induced by HRT on oscillation behavior of a single droplet (2017)
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Ruan, C., Xing, F., Huang, Y., Yu, X., Zhang, J., & Yao, Y. (2017). The influence of acoustic field induced by HRT on oscillation behavior of a single droplet. Energies, 10(1), 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10010048

This paper presents an experimental and theoretical study on the effects of an acoustic field induced by Hartmann Resonance Tube (HRT) on droplet deformation behavior. The characteristics of the acoustic field generated by HRT are investigated. Resul... Read More about The influence of acoustic field induced by HRT on oscillation behavior of a single droplet.

A cost-effective decision-making algorithm for an RFID-enabled HMSC network design A multi-objective approach (2017)
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Mohammed, A., Wang, Q., & Li, X. (2017). A cost-effective decision-making algorithm for an RFID-enabled HMSC network design A multi-objective approach. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 117(9), 1782-1799. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-02-2016-0074

© Ahmed Mohammed, Qian Wang and Xiaodong Li. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the economic feasibility of a three-echelon Halal Meat Supply Chain (HMSC) network that is monitored by a prop... Read More about A cost-effective decision-making algorithm for an RFID-enabled HMSC network design A multi-objective approach.

Bimetallic platinum group metal-free catalysts for high power generating microbial fuel cells (2017)
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Kodali, M., Herrera, S., Serov, A., Atanassov, P., & Santoro, C. (2017). Bimetallic platinum group metal-free catalysts for high power generating microbial fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources, 366, 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.08.110

© 2017 The Authors M1-M2-N-C bimetallic catalysts with M1 as Fe and Co and M2 as Fe, Co, Ni and Mn were synthesized and investigated as cathode catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The catalysts were prepared by Sacrificial Support Method i... Read More about Bimetallic platinum group metal-free catalysts for high power generating microbial fuel cells.

Integration of Platinum Group Metal-Free Catalysts and Bilirubin Oxidase into a Hybrid Material for Oxygen Reduction: Interplay of Chemistry and Morphology (2017)
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Atanassov, P., Calabrese Barton, S., Mirabal, A., Workman, M. J., Artyushkova, K., Serov, A., …Santoro, C. (2017). Integration of Platinum Group Metal-Free Catalysts and Bilirubin Oxidase into a Hybrid Material for Oxygen Reduction: Interplay of Chemistry and Morphology. ChemSusChem, 10(7), 1534-1542. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201601822

© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Catalytic activity toward the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of platinum group metal-free (PGM-free) electrocatalysts integrated with an enzyme (bilirubin oxidase, BOx) in neutral media was studied... Read More about Integration of Platinum Group Metal-Free Catalysts and Bilirubin Oxidase into a Hybrid Material for Oxygen Reduction: Interplay of Chemistry and Morphology.

A new terminal converging adaptive control for 6-degree-of-freedom parallel robotic manipulators with bounded control inputs (2017)
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Spurgeon, S. K., Zhao, D., Liang, H., Li, S., & Zhu, Q. (2017). A new terminal converging adaptive control for 6-degree-of-freedom parallel robotic manipulators with bounded control inputs. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 231(4), 271-281. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959651817698333

© IMechE 2017. In this study, a new terminal converging adaptive control approach with bounded control inputs is developed for the 6-degree-of-freedom parallel robot manipulator. The non-smooth feedback control principle is combined with particular b... Read More about A new terminal converging adaptive control for 6-degree-of-freedom parallel robotic manipulators with bounded control inputs.

Rational imitation for robots: the cost difference model (2017)
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Winfield, A., & Vanderelst, D. (2017). Rational imitation for robots: the cost difference model. Adaptive Behavior, 25(2), 60-71. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059712317702950

© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017. Infants imitate behaviour flexibly. Depending on the circumstances, they copy both actions and their effects or only reproduce the demonstrator’s intended goals. In view of this selective imitation, infants have been cal... Read More about Rational imitation for robots: the cost difference model.

Self-powered, autonomous Biological Oxygen Demand biosensor for online water quality monitoring (2017)
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Pasternak, G., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2017). Self-powered, autonomous Biological Oxygen Demand biosensor for online water quality monitoring. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 244, 815-822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2017.01.019

© 2017 The Authors Standard Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) analysis requires 5days to complete. To date, microbial fuel cell biosensors used as an alternative method for BOD assessment requires external apparatus, which limits their use for on-line m... Read More about Self-powered, autonomous Biological Oxygen Demand biosensor for online water quality monitoring.

Two-source surface reconstruction using polarisation (2017)
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Atkinson, G. A., & Atkinson, G. (2017). Two-source surface reconstruction using polarisation. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 10270 LNCS, 123-135. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59129-2_11

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. Polarisation vision aims to capture and interpret the polarisation state of incoming light as part of a computer vision system. In this paper, polarisation information is fused with two-source photometric... Read More about Two-source surface reconstruction using polarisation.

Design of iron(II) phthalocyanine-derived oxygen reduction electrocatalysts for high-power-density microbial fuel cells (2017)
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Atanassov, P., Artyushkova, K., Serov, A., Licoccia, S., D'Epifanio, A., Mecheri, B., …Santoro, C. (2017). Design of iron(II) phthalocyanine-derived oxygen reduction electrocatalysts for high-power-density microbial fuel cells. ChemSusChem, 10(16), 3243-3251. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201700851

© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Iron(II) phthalocyanine (FePc) deposited onto two different carbonaceous supports was synthesized through an unconventional pyrolysis-free method. The obtained materials were studied in the oxygen r... Read More about Design of iron(II) phthalocyanine-derived oxygen reduction electrocatalysts for high-power-density microbial fuel cells.

Microbial fuel cells: From fundamentals to applications. A review (2017)
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Santoro, C., Arbizzani, C., Erable, B., & Ieropoulos, I. (2017). Microbial fuel cells: From fundamentals to applications. A review. Journal of Power Sources, 356, 225-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.03.109

© 2017 The Author(s) In the past 10–15 years, the microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology has captured the attention of the scientific community for the possibility of transforming organic waste directly into electricity through microbially catalyzed an... Read More about Microbial fuel cells: From fundamentals to applications. A review.

Allometric scaling of microbial fuel cells and stacks: The lifeform case for scale-up (2017)
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Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. A. (2017). Allometric scaling of microbial fuel cells and stacks: The lifeform case for scale-up. Journal of Power Sources, 356, 365-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.04.033

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. This case study reports for the first time on the comparison between allometric scaling of lifeforms and scale-up of microbial fuel cell entities; enlarging individual units in volume, footprint and electrode surface area but als... Read More about Allometric scaling of microbial fuel cells and stacks: The lifeform case for scale-up.

Three-dimensional graphene nanosheets as cathode catalysts in standard and supercapacitive microbial fuel cell (2017)
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Atanassov, P., Serov, A., Soavi, F., Kabir, S., Kodali, M., & Santoro, C. (2017). Three-dimensional graphene nanosheets as cathode catalysts in standard and supercapacitive microbial fuel cell. Journal of Power Sources, 356, 371-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.03.135

© 2017 The Authors Three-dimensional graphene nanosheets (3D-GNS) were used as cathode catalysts for microbial fuel cells (MFCs) operating in neutral conditions. 3D-GNS catalysts showed high performance towards oxygen electroreduction in neutral medi... Read More about Three-dimensional graphene nanosheets as cathode catalysts in standard and supercapacitive microbial fuel cell.