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Division of labour in ant colonies in terms of attractive fields (2009)
Journal Article
Arcaute, E., Christensen, K., Sendova-Franks, A. B., Dahl, T., Espinosa, A., & Jensen, H. J. (2009). Division of labour in ant colonies in terms of attractive fields. Ecological Complexity, 6(4), 396-402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecocom.2008.10.001

In nature there exist many mechanisms giving rise to self-regulation. One such mechanism is the division of labour in insect societies. Within this work we propose a mathematical model for the allocation of tasks in ant colonies, where each of the ta... Read More about Division of labour in ant colonies in terms of attractive fields.

Symbionts of societies that fission: Mites as guests or parasites of army ants (2009)
Journal Article
Berghoff, S. M., Wurst, E., Ebermann, E., Sendova-Franks, A. B., Rettenmeyer, C. W., & Franks, N. R. (2009). Symbionts of societies that fission: Mites as guests or parasites of army ants. Ecological Entomology, 34(6), 684-695. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01125.x

Recently, Hughes et al. (Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 23, 672-677, 2008) have theorised that symbionts of large, long-lived, homeostatic, and well defended social insect colonies should mostly be of low virulence. If the symbionts are rare, i.e. fe... Read More about Symbionts of societies that fission: Mites as guests or parasites of army ants.

A review of wave energy converter technology (2009)
Journal Article
Sahinkaya, M. N., Plummer, A. R., & Drew, B. (2009). A review of wave energy converter technology. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 223(8), 887-902. https://doi.org/10.1243/09576509JPE782

Ocean waves are a huge, largely untapped energy resource, and the potential for extracting energy from waves is considerable. Research in this area is driven by the need to meet renewable energy targets, but is relatively immature compared to other r... Read More about A review of wave energy converter technology.

Upper bounds for α-domination parameters (2009)
Journal Article
Gagarin, A., Poghosyan, A., & Zverovich, V. (2009). Upper bounds for α-domination parameters. Graphs and Combinatorics, 25(4), 513-520. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00373-009-0864-6

We provide a new upper bound for the α-domination number in terms of a parameter α, 0 < α ≤ 1, and graph vertex degrees. This result generalises the well-known Caro-Roditty bound for the domination number of a graph. The same probabilistic constructi... Read More about Upper bounds for α-domination parameters.

Artificial life models in hardware (2009)
Book
Komosinski, M., Adamatzky, A., Ieropoulos, I., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C., & Horsfield, I. (2009). A. Adamatzky, & M. Komosinski (Eds.), Artificial life models in hardware. London: Spinger-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-530-7

Hopping, climbing and swimming robots, nano-size neural networks, motorless walkers, slime mould and chemical brains - 'Artificial Life Models in Hardware' offers unique designs and prototypes of life-like creatures in conventional hardware and hybri... Read More about Artificial life models in hardware.

Objective evidence for the use of polylactic acid implants in HIV-associated facial lipoatrophy using three-dimensional surface laser scanning and psychological assessment (2009)
Journal Article
Withey, S., Johnson, M. A., Ong, J., Clarke, A., White, P., & Butler, P. (2009). Objective evidence for the use of polylactic acid implants in HIV-associated facial lipoatrophy using three-dimensional surface laser scanning and psychological assessment. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 62(12), 1627-1635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2008.07.046

The advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has dramatically improved the life expectancy of people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Although patients often have excellent disease control with these combinations of ant... Read More about Objective evidence for the use of polylactic acid implants in HIV-associated facial lipoatrophy using three-dimensional surface laser scanning and psychological assessment.

Artificial symbiosis in EcoBots (2009)
Book Chapter
Ieropoulos, I. A., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C., & Horsfield, I. (2009). Artificial symbiosis in EcoBots. In A. Adamatzky, & M. Komosinski (Eds.), Artificial Life Models in Hardware (185-211). London: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-530-7_9

Truly autonomous robotic systems will be required to abstract energy from the environment in order to function. Energetic autonomy refers to the ability of an agent, to maintain itself in a viable state for long periods of time. Its behaviour must be... Read More about Artificial symbiosis in EcoBots.

Peripherals of BES from processing current to data transmission (2009)
Book Chapter
Ieropoulos, I., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C., & Horsfield, I. (2009). Peripherals of BES from processing current to data transmission. In K. Rabaey, L. Angenent, U. Schroder, & J. Keller (Eds.), Bioelectrochemical Systems: From Extracellular Electron Transfer to Biotechnological Applications. London: IWA Publishing

Landfill leachate treatment with microbial fuel cells; scale-up through plurality (2009)
Journal Article
Gálvez, A., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2009). Landfill leachate treatment with microbial fuel cells; scale-up through plurality. Bioresource Technology, 100(21), 5085-5091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2009.05.061

Three Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) were fluidically connected in series, with a single feed-line going into the 1st column through the 2nd column and finally as a single outflow coming from the 3rd column. Provision was also made for re-circulation in... Read More about Landfill leachate treatment with microbial fuel cells; scale-up through plurality.

A contemporary study into the application of neural network techniques employed to automate CAD/CAM integration for die manufacture (2009)
Journal Article
Ding, L., & Matthews, J. (2009). A contemporary study into the application of neural network techniques employed to automate CAD/CAM integration for die manufacture. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 57(4), 1457-1471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2009.01.006

In recent years, collaborative research between academia and industry has intensified in finding a successful approach to take the information from a computer generated drawings of products such as casting dies, and produce optimal manufacturing proc... Read More about A contemporary study into the application of neural network techniques employed to automate CAD/CAM integration for die manufacture.

High survivability of a large colony through a small-world relationship (2009)
Journal Article
Matsubara, T., Sato, H., Kubo, M., & Melhuish, C. (2009). High survivability of a large colony through a small-world relationship. Artificial Life and Robotics, 14(2), 168-173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-009-0646-5

In this article, energy trophallaxis, i.e., distributed autonomous energy management methodology inspired by social insects and bat behavior, and its advantages, are shown by a series of computer simulations to address the survivability of organized... Read More about High survivability of a large colony through a small-world relationship.

Underground cable fault location using distributed parameter approach (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Alamuti, M. M., Nouri, H., Schlapp, H., & Neumaier, F. (2009, October). Underground cable fault location using distributed parameter approach. Paper presented at EEUG Meeting 2009, Delft, The Netherlands, 26, 27 and 28 October 2009, Delft, The Netherlands

CHARM: social norms marketing for energy efficiency (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Rettie, R., Studley, M., & Barnham, C. (2009, October). CHARM: social norms marketing for energy efficiency. Paper presented at First European Conference on Energy Efficiency and Behaviour 2009: Connecting Policy, Theory and Practice, Maastricht, The Netherlands

UK focus group research with dark/light and non-green consumers explored attitudes to a range of government, charity, manufacturer and retailer sustainability initiatives. The study explored how consumers understand the term 'green' and its relation... Read More about CHARM: social norms marketing for energy efficiency.

Intercontinental, multimodal, wide-range tele-cooperation using a humanoid robot (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Evrard, P., Mansard, N., Stasse, O., Kheddar, A., Schauß, T., Weber, C., …Buss, M. (2009, October). Intercontinental, multimodal, wide-range tele-cooperation using a humanoid robot. Paper presented at IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, St. Louis, USA

Windage power losses from spiral bevel gears with varying oil flows and shroud configurations (2009)
Journal Article
Johnson, G., Chandra, B., Foord, C., & Simmons, K. (2009). Windage power losses from spiral bevel gears with varying oil flows and shroud configurations. Journal of Turbomachinery, 131(4), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3072519

In many aero-engines, the power to drive accessories is transmitted through high speed bevel gears in a chamber in the center of the engine. The windage power loss (WPL) associated with these gears makes a significant contribution to the overall heat... Read More about Windage power losses from spiral bevel gears with varying oil flows and shroud configurations.

Whisking with robots: From rat vibrissae to biomimetic technology for active touch (2009)
Journal Article
Prescott, T. J., Pearson, M., Mitchinson, B., Sullivan, J. C. W., & Pipe, A. G. (2009). Whisking with robots: From rat vibrissae to biomimetic technology for active touch. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 16(3), 42-50. https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2009.933624

This article summarizes some of the key features of the rat vibrissal system, including the actively controlled sweeping movements of the vibrissae known as whisking, and reviews the past and ongoing research aimed at replicating some of this functio... Read More about Whisking with robots: From rat vibrissae to biomimetic technology for active touch.