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Passive house vs. passive design: sociotechnical issues in a practice-based design research project for a low-energy house (2019)
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Kroll, D., Breen Lovett, S., Jimenez-Bescos, C., Chisnall, P., & Aitchison, M. (2020). Passive house vs. passive design: sociotechnical issues in a practice-based design research project for a low-energy house. Architectural Science Review, 63(3-4), 361-371. https://doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2019.1697924

Building performance simulation tools such as the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) can be invaluable for improving energy-efficiency in housing design. However, achieving improved energy performance is also a sociotechnical issue, and how this i... Read More about Passive house vs. passive design: sociotechnical issues in a practice-based design research project for a low-energy house.

Finding causal paths between safety management system factors and accident precursors (2019)
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Pereira, E., Ahn, S., Han, S., & AbouRizk, S. (2020). Finding causal paths between safety management system factors and accident precursors. Journal of Management in Engineering, 36(2), Article 04019049. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ME.1943-5479.0000738

Understanding the causal relationships between safety management system (SMS) factors and accident precursors helps construction organizations identify which factors require improvement upon observing an accident precursor. Previous research has not... Read More about Finding causal paths between safety management system factors and accident precursors.

A Time-Saving Approach for the Thermal Lifetime Evaluation of Low Voltage Electrical Machines (2019)
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Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Migliazza, G., Buticchi, G., & Galea, M. (2020). A Time-Saving Approach for the Thermal Lifetime Evaluation of Low Voltage Electrical Machines. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 67(11), 9195 -9205. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2019.2956378

Modern electrical machines, such as those employed in transportation applications are required to provide very high performance in terms of power (and torque) density and efficiency. The reality, however, is that the more these machines are “pushed“... Read More about A Time-Saving Approach for the Thermal Lifetime Evaluation of Low Voltage Electrical Machines.

Protein Encapsulation of Experimental Anticancer Agents 5F 203 and Phortress: Towards Precision Drug Delivery (2019)
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Breen, A. F., Scurr, D., Cassioli, M. L., Wells, G., Thomas, N. R., Zhang, J., …Bradshaw, T. D. (2019). Protein Encapsulation of Experimental Anticancer Agents 5F 203 and Phortress: Towards Precision Drug Delivery. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 14, 9525-9534. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S226293

Introduction: Advancment of novel anticancer drugs into clinic is frequently halted by their lack of solubility, reduced stability under physiological conditions, and non-specific uptake by normal tissues, causing systemic toxicity. Their progress to... Read More about Protein Encapsulation of Experimental Anticancer Agents 5F 203 and Phortress: Towards Precision Drug Delivery.

Sperm Gatekeeping: 3D Imaging Reveals a Constricted Entrance to Zebra Finch Sperm Storage Tubules (2019)
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Mendonca, T., Cadby, A. J., & Hemmings, N. (2019). Sperm Gatekeeping: 3D Imaging Reveals a Constricted Entrance to Zebra Finch Sperm Storage Tubules. Biophysical Journal, 117(11), 2180-2187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2019.10.038

Females across many internally fertilizing taxa store sperm, often in specialized storage organs in their reproductive tracts. In birds, several hundred sperm storage tubules exist in the utero-vaginal junction of the oviduct, and there is growing ev... Read More about Sperm Gatekeeping: 3D Imaging Reveals a Constricted Entrance to Zebra Finch Sperm Storage Tubules.

Modeling of Classical Synchronous Generators Using Size-Efficient Lookup Tables With Skewing Effect (2019)
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Quadri, Q. H., Nuzzo, S., Rashed, M., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2019). Modeling of Classical Synchronous Generators Using Size-Efficient Lookup Tables With Skewing Effect. IEEE Access, 7, 174551-174561. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2957102

In this paper, an analytical model aimed at reducing computational times for the analysis of classical synchronous generators is proposed and validated. While the proposed model's attractiveness comes from its simple and fast nature, however, it also... Read More about Modeling of Classical Synchronous Generators Using Size-Efficient Lookup Tables With Skewing Effect.

Migration and Urbanism in Glasgow: The Spatial Impact of South Asian Communities (2019)
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Remali, A. M., Salama, A. M., & Wiedmann, F. (2019). Migration and Urbanism in Glasgow: The Spatial Impact of South Asian Communities. Open House International, 44(4), 45-54. https://doi.org/10.1108/ohi-04-2019-b0007

South Asian communities have lived in Scotland since the late nineteenth century, experiencing a substantial growth in the post-war period. This paper contributes a new understanding of the spatial practices of South Asian communities in the city of... Read More about Migration and Urbanism in Glasgow: The Spatial Impact of South Asian Communities.

An Examination of Urban Vertical Gated Communities of Nagpur, India (2019)
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Wiedmann, F., & Khan, S. (2019). An Examination of Urban Vertical Gated Communities of Nagpur, India. Open House International, 44(4), 5-12. https://doi.org/10.1108/ohi-04-2019-b0002

This paper explores a new type of housing in India and resulting urban dynamics in Nagpur, a Grade A city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The accelerating urban growth rate led to a dynamic housing market to accommodate the on-going migration. A... Read More about An Examination of Urban Vertical Gated Communities of Nagpur, India.