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Social flocculation in plant–animal worms (2019)
Journal Article
Worley, A., Sendova-Franks, A. B., & Franks, N. R. (2019). Social flocculation in plant–animal worms. Royal Society Open Science, 6(3), Article 181626. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181626

Individual animals can often move more safely or more efficiently as members of a group. This can be as simple as safety in numbers or as sophisticated as aerodynamic or hydrodynamic cooperation. Here, we show that individual plant–animal worms (Syms... Read More about Social flocculation in plant–animal worms.

Evaluation of electrode and solution area-based resistances enables quantitative comparisons of factors impacting microbial fuel cell performance (2019)
Journal Article
Rossi, R., Cario, B. P., Santoro, C., Yang, W., Saikaly, P. E., & Logan, B. E. (2019). Evaluation of electrode and solution area-based resistances enables quantitative comparisons of factors impacting microbial fuel cell performance. Environmental Science and Technology, 53(7), 3977-3986. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b06004

Direct comparisons of microbial fuel cells based on maximum power densities are hindered by different reactor and electrode sizes, solution conductivities, and materials. We propose an alternative method here, the electrode potential slope (EPS) anal... Read More about Evaluation of electrode and solution area-based resistances enables quantitative comparisons of factors impacting microbial fuel cell performance.

Fate of three bioluminescent pathogenic bacteria fed through a cascade of urine microbial fuel cells (2019)
Journal Article
Ieropoulos, I., Obata, O., Pasternak, G., & Greenman, J. (2019). Fate of three bioluminescent pathogenic bacteria fed through a cascade of urine microbial fuel cells. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 46(5), 587-599. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10295-019-02153-x

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology is currently gaining recognition as one of the most promising bioenergy technologies of the future. One aspect of this technology that has received little attention is the disinfection of effluents and the fate of... Read More about Fate of three bioluminescent pathogenic bacteria fed through a cascade of urine microbial fuel cells.

Thermal prestress in composite compliant shell mechanisms (2019)
Journal Article
Stacey, J. P., O'Donnell, M. P., & Schenk, M. (2019). Thermal prestress in composite compliant shell mechanisms. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 11(2), Article 020908. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042476

This paper explores the ability to tailor the mechanical properties of composite compliant shell mechanisms, by exploiting the thermal prestress introduced during the composite laminate cure. An extension of an analytical tape spring model with compo... Read More about Thermal prestress in composite compliant shell mechanisms.

On proactive, transparent and verifiable ethical reasoning for robots (2019)
Journal Article
Bremner, P., Dennis, L. A., Fisher, M., & Winfield, A. F. (2019). On proactive, transparent and verifiable ethical reasoning for robots. Proceedings of the IEEE, 107(3), 541-561. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPROC.2019.2898267

Previous work on ethical machine reasoning has largely been theoretical, and where such systems have been implemented it has in general been only initial proofs of principle. Here we address the question of desirable attributes for such systems to im... Read More about On proactive, transparent and verifiable ethical reasoning for robots.

surfinpy: A surface phase diagram generator (2019)
Journal Article
Symington, A. R., Tse, J., Molinari, M., Marmier, A., & Parker, S. C. (2019). surfinpy: A surface phase diagram generator. Journal of Open Source Software, 4(34), 1210. https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.01210

A surface phase diagram is a graphical representation of the different physical states of a surface under different conditions. The surface represents the first point of contact between the material and the environment. Thus, understanding the state... Read More about surfinpy: A surface phase diagram generator.

The high strain rate tension behaviour of pseudo-ductile high performance thin ply composites (2019)
Journal Article
Fotouhi, M., Fuller, J., Longana, M., Jalalvand, M., & Wisnom, M. R. (2019). The high strain rate tension behaviour of pseudo-ductile high performance thin ply composites. Composite Structures, 215, 365-376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.02.068

In this study the effect of strain rate in tension on two different types of thin-ply pseudo-ductile laminates is reported. These comprised Unidirectional (UD) and quasi-isotropic (QI) hybrids made from low strain thin-ply carbon/epoxy and high strai... Read More about The high strain rate tension behaviour of pseudo-ductile high performance thin ply composites.

Ethical standards in Robotics and AI (2019)
Journal Article
Winfield, A. F. (2019). Ethical standards in Robotics and AI. Nature Electronics, 2(2), 46-48

A new generation of ethical standards in robotics and artificial intelligence is emerging as a direct response to a growing awareness of the ethical, legal and societal impact of the fields. But what exactly are these ethical standards and how do the... Read More about Ethical standards in Robotics and AI.

CYP enzymes, expressed within live human suspension cells, are superior to widely-used microsomal enzymes in identifying potent CYP1A1/CYP1B1 inhibitors: Identification of quinazolinones as CYP1A1/CYP1B1 inhibitors that efficiently reverse B[a]P toxicity and cisplatin resistance (2019)
Journal Article
Sonawane, V. R., Mohd Usman, M. S., Gatchie, L., Williams, I. S., Bharate, S. B., Jayaprakash, V., …Chaudhuri, B. (2019). CYP enzymes, expressed within live human suspension cells, are superior to widely-used microsomal enzymes in identifying potent CYP1A1/CYP1B1 inhibitors: Identification of quinazolinones as CYP1A1/CYP1B1 inhibitors that efficiently reverse B[a]P toxicity and cisplatin resistance. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 131, 177-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2019.02.016

Microsomal cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes, isolated from recombinant bacterial/insect/yeast cells, are extensively used for drug metabolism studies. However, they may not always portray how a developmental drug would behave in human cells with intact... Read More about CYP enzymes, expressed within live human suspension cells, are superior to widely-used microsomal enzymes in identifying potent CYP1A1/CYP1B1 inhibitors: Identification of quinazolinones as CYP1A1/CYP1B1 inhibitors that efficiently reverse B[a]P toxicity and cisplatin resistance.

The estimation of crop emergence in potatoes by UAV RGB imagery (2019)
Journal Article
Li, B., Xu, X., Han, J., Zhang, L., Bian, C., Jin, L., & Liu, J. (2019). The estimation of crop emergence in potatoes by UAV RGB imagery. Plant Methods, 15(1), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-019-0399-7

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Crop emergence and canopy cover are important physiological traits for potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivar evaluation and nutrients management. They play important roles in variety screening, field management and... Read More about The estimation of crop emergence in potatoes by UAV RGB imagery.

Effect of Fe-rich intermetallics on tensile behavior of Al–Cu 206 cast alloys at solid and near-solid states (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Liu, K., Cao, X., Bolouri, A., & Chen, X. (2019). Effect of Fe-rich intermetallics on tensile behavior of Al–Cu 206 cast alloys at solid and near-solid states. In Shape Casting: 7th International Symposium Celebrating Prof. John Campbell's 80th Birthday (85-96). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06034-3_8

Iron is one of the most common impurity elements in Al–Cu 206 cast alloys as it often causes the precipitation of Fe-rich intermetallic phases during solidification due to its extremely low solid solubility in aluminum. The characteristics of the Fe-... Read More about Effect of Fe-rich intermetallics on tensile behavior of Al–Cu 206 cast alloys at solid and near-solid states.

U-model based predictive control for nonlinear processes with input delay (2019)
Journal Article
Geng, X., Zhu, Q., Liu, T., & Na, J. (2019). U-model based predictive control for nonlinear processes with input delay. Journal of Process Control, 75, 156-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprocont.2018.12.002

In this paper, a general control scheme is proposed for nonlinear dynamic processes with input delay described by different models, including polynomial models, state-space models, nonlinear autoregressive moving average with eXogenous inputs (NARMAX... Read More about U-model based predictive control for nonlinear processes with input delay.

Damage characterization of nano-interleaved CFRP under static and fatigue loading (2019)
Journal Article
Fotouhi, M., Fragassa, C., Fotouhi, S., Saghafi, H., & Minak, G. (2019). Damage characterization of nano-interleaved CFRP under static and fatigue loading. Fibers, 7(2), 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib7020013

© 2019 by the authors. The use of high strength-to-weight ratio-laminated fiber-reinforced composites is emerging in engineering sectors such as aerospace, marine and automotive to improve productivity. Nevertheless, delamination between the layers i... Read More about Damage characterization of nano-interleaved CFRP under static and fatigue loading.

Multispectral imaging for presymptomatic analysis of light leaf spot in oilseed rape (2019)
Journal Article
Veys, C., Chatziavgerinos, F., AlSuwaidi, A., Hibbert, J., Hansen, M., Bernotas, G., …Grieve, B. (2019). Multispectral imaging for presymptomatic analysis of light leaf spot in oilseed rape. Plant Methods, 15, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-019-0389-9

Background: The use of spectral imaging within the plant phenotyping and breeding community has been increasing due its utility as a non-invasive diagnostic tool. However, there is a lack of imaging systems targeted specifically at plant science duti... Read More about Multispectral imaging for presymptomatic analysis of light leaf spot in oilseed rape.

Development of a Debris Clearance Vehicle for Limited Access Environments (2019)
Presentation / Conference
West, C., Cheah, W., Rajasekaran, V., Stolkin, R., West, A., Arvin, F., …Lennox, B. (2019, January). Development of a Debris Clearance Vehicle for Limited Access Environments. Paper presented at 2nd UK-RAS ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS CONFERENCE, Loughborough, 2019, Loughborough, UK

Sensitive periods for the effect of childhood adversity on DNA methylation: Results from a prospective, longitudinal study (2019)
Journal Article
Dunn, E. C., Soare, T. W., Zhu, Y., Simpkin, A. J., Suderman, M. J., Klengel, T., …Relton, C. L. (2019). Sensitive periods for the effect of childhood adversity on DNA methylation: Results from a prospective, longitudinal study. Biological Psychiatry, 85(10), 838-849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.12.023

Background: Exposure to "early life" adversity is known to predict DNA methylation (DNAm) patterns that may be related to psychiatric risk. However, few studies have investigated whether adversity has time-dependent effects based on the age at exposu... Read More about Sensitive periods for the effect of childhood adversity on DNA methylation: Results from a prospective, longitudinal study.

Towards monolithically printed MFCs: Development of a 3D-printable membrane electrode assembly (MEA) (2019)
Journal Article
Theodosiou, P., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2019). Towards monolithically printed MFCs: Development of a 3D-printable membrane electrode assembly (MEA). International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(9), 4450-4462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.12.163

Additive manufacturing (3D-printing) and microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are two rapidly growing technologies which have been previously combined to advance the development of the latter. In the same line of work, this paper reports on the fabrication of... Read More about Towards monolithically printed MFCs: Development of a 3D-printable membrane electrode assembly (MEA).

Towards the optimisation of ceramic-based microbial fuel cells: A three-factor three-level response surface analysis design (2019)
Journal Article
Salar-García, M. J., de Ramón-Fernández, A., Ortiz-Martínez, V. M., Ruiz-Fernández, D., & Ieropoulos, I. (2019). Towards the optimisation of ceramic-based microbial fuel cells: A three-factor three-level response surface analysis design. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 144, 119-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2019.01.015

© 2019 The Authors Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are an environment-friendly technology, which addresses two of the most important environmental issues worldwide: fossil fuel depletion and water scarcity. Modelling is a useful tool that allows us to un... Read More about Towards the optimisation of ceramic-based microbial fuel cells: A three-factor three-level response surface analysis design.