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Correction to “Modulating the Density of Catalytic Sites in Multiple-Component Covalent Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction" (2024)
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Liu, M., Zhao, X., Yang, S., Yang, X., Li, X., He, J., …Zeng, G. (2024). Correction to “Modulating the Density of Catalytic Sites in Multiple-Component Covalent Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction". ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16(20), Article 26966. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c07187

I n the Supporting Information of our original paper, Figures S24, S38, and S39 are not correct. In Figure S24 on page 28 of the original Supporting Information, the PXRD data for NiPc-COF under different conditions are misused. In Figure S38 on page... Read More about Correction to “Modulating the Density of Catalytic Sites in Multiple-Component Covalent Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction".

A Robust Field Orientation Control Method for Induction Motor Drives (2024)
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Zeng, P., Sun, Y., Dan, H., Zhou, F., Su, M., & Wheeler, P. (2024). A Robust Field Orientation Control Method for Induction Motor Drives. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 39(8), 10138-10151. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2024.3398684

The performance of the induction motor (IM) control system under the conventional rotor-flux-oriented (RFO) scheme may greatly deteriorate in the presence of parameter mismatch. To address this problem, first, the motor parameters sensitivity of two... Read More about A Robust Field Orientation Control Method for Induction Motor Drives.

Quantitative analysis of asphalt concrete’s tension-compression asymmetry effects on pavement response through 3D numerical modeling with dual viscoelastic model (2024)
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Tan, Z., Leng, Z., Li, H., Ashish, P. K., Cai, X., Cao, P., & Sreeram, A. (2024). Quantitative analysis of asphalt concrete’s tension-compression asymmetry effects on pavement response through 3D numerical modeling with dual viscoelastic model. Construction and Building Materials, 430, Article 136427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136427

Asphalt concrete (AC) exhibits noticeable tension-compression (TC) asymmetry, but it is typically considered isotropic in pavement design. This study aims to quantitatively evaluate the effect of AC’s TC asymmetry on pavement response under loading t... Read More about Quantitative analysis of asphalt concrete’s tension-compression asymmetry effects on pavement response through 3D numerical modeling with dual viscoelastic model.

Fluid-rock interaction experiments with andesite at 100°C for potential carbon storage in geothermal reservoirs (2024)
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Belshaw, G. E., Steer, E., Ji, Y., Azis, H., Sapiie, B., Muljadi, B., & Vandeginste, V. (2024). Fluid-rock interaction experiments with andesite at 100°C for potential carbon storage in geothermal reservoirs. Deep Underground Science and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1002/dug2.12097

Geothermal energy extraction often results in the release of naturally occurring carbon dioxide (CO2) as a byproduct. Research on carbon storage using volcanic rock types other than basalt under both acidic and elevated temperature conditions has bee... Read More about Fluid-rock interaction experiments with andesite at 100°C for potential carbon storage in geothermal reservoirs.

Effect of textile density and number of layers on the flexural behaviour of RC beams strengthened with steel reinforced grout systems (2024)
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Alotaibi, S., Thermou, G., Hajirasouliha, I., & Guadagnini, M. (2024). Effect of textile density and number of layers on the flexural behaviour of RC beams strengthened with steel reinforced grout systems. Construction and Building Materials, 430, Article 136424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136424

This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on the flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with multi-layer Steel Reinforced Grout (SRG) systems. The effect of textile density (4 and 8 cords/in) and numb... Read More about Effect of textile density and number of layers on the flexural behaviour of RC beams strengthened with steel reinforced grout systems.

Architectural Porosity: Urban Heritage Wall as Common Ground for Shared Inhabitation (2024)
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Saginatari, D., Hale, J., & Collett, T. (2024). Architectural Porosity: Urban Heritage Wall as Common Ground for Shared Inhabitation. Journal of Design, Planning and Aesthetics Research, 3(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.55755/deparch.2024.25

This paper explored the idea of architectural porosity, which consists of the relation between material and socio-spatial porosities in the context of urban heritage sites. It takes inspiration from Walter Benjamin and Asja Lacis' essay Napples (or... Read More about Architectural Porosity: Urban Heritage Wall as Common Ground for Shared Inhabitation.

Is breathing frequency a potential means for monitoring exercise intensity in people with atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease when heart rate is mitigated? (2024)
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Buckley, J. P., Terada, T., Lion, A., & Reed, J. L. (2024). Is breathing frequency a potential means for monitoring exercise intensity in people with atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease when heart rate is mitigated?. European Journal of Applied Physiology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-024-05487-2

Purpose: Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise is safe and beneficial in atrial fibrillation (AF) and coronary heart disease (CHD). Irregular or rapid heart rates (HR) in AF and other heart conditions create a challenge to using HR to monitor exercise... Read More about Is breathing frequency a potential means for monitoring exercise intensity in people with atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease when heart rate is mitigated?.

Microwave thermal pre-treatment and calcination of biomineralised sorbents for calcium looping (2024)
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Erans, M., Durán-Jimenez, G., Rodríguez, J. M., Stevens, L., & Dodds, C. (2024). Microwave thermal pre-treatment and calcination of biomineralised sorbents for calcium looping. Journal of Co2 Utilization, 83, Article 102794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2024.102794

Waste eggshells have been investigated as biomineralised CO2 sorbents for the calcium looping cycle due to their high Ca content, low cost, availability, and high CO2 uptake. This work investigates a novel heat-pre-treatment using eggshells as raw ma... Read More about Microwave thermal pre-treatment and calcination of biomineralised sorbents for calcium looping.

Multiple drug-delivery strategies to enhance the pharmacological and toxicological properties of Mefenamic acid (2024)
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Cristiano, C., Cavanagh, R. J., Cuzzucoli Crucitti, V., Moloney, C., Axioti, E., Dixon, E., …Rimoli, M. G. (2024). Multiple drug-delivery strategies to enhance the pharmacological and toxicological properties of Mefenamic acid. Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy, 175, Article 116647. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116647

Objective: To improve the biological and toxicological properties of Mefenamic acid (MA), the galactosylated prodrug of MA named MefeGAL was included in polymeric solid dispersions (PSs) composed of poly(glycerol adipate) (PGA) and Pluronic® F68 (Mef... Read More about Multiple drug-delivery strategies to enhance the pharmacological and toxicological properties of Mefenamic acid.

Simultaneous geraniol and citronellol transesterification using Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase for the production of fragrance and flavour esters: a kinetic study (2024)
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Wikaputri, A. S., Irvine, D. J., Stockman, R. A., & Shivaprasad, P. (2024). Simultaneous geraniol and citronellol transesterification using Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase for the production of fragrance and flavour esters: a kinetic study. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 16, Article 101186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101186

This study aims to develop, for the very first time, a kinetic model for the simultaneous transesterification of geraniol and citronellol using Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase to produce their respective esters. This allows us to test the feasibility... Read More about Simultaneous geraniol and citronellol transesterification using Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase for the production of fragrance and flavour esters: a kinetic study.

Machining SiC fibre reinforced metal matrix composites – How do different matrix materials affect the cutting performance? (2024)
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Zan, S., Liao, Z., Mypati, O., Axinte, D., M'Saoubi, R., Walsh, M., & Robles-Linares, J. A. (2024). Machining SiC fibre reinforced metal matrix composites – How do different matrix materials affect the cutting performance?. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 73(1), 53-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2024.04.060

SiC fibre reinforced metal matrix composites find widespread application but show major machining difficulties due to significant variations in constituents' properties. In this sense, while the SiC fibre plays significant strengthening effects, the... Read More about Machining SiC fibre reinforced metal matrix composites – How do different matrix materials affect the cutting performance?.

Numerical investigation of bubble dynamics and flow boiling heat transfer in cylindrical micro-pin-fin heat exchangers (2024)
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El Mellas, I., Samkhaniani, N., Falsetti, C., Stroh, A., Icardi, M., & Magnini, M. (2024). Numerical investigation of bubble dynamics and flow boiling heat transfer in cylindrical micro-pin-fin heat exchangers. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 228, Article 125620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.125620

Micro-pin-fin evaporators are a promising alternative to multi-microchannel heat sinks for two-phase cooling of high power-density devices. Within pin-fin evaporators, the refrigerant flows through arrays of obstacles in cross-flow and is not restric... Read More about Numerical investigation of bubble dynamics and flow boiling heat transfer in cylindrical micro-pin-fin heat exchangers.

Encapsulation of copper phenanthroline within horse spleen apoferritin: characterisation, cytotoxic activity and ability to retain temozolomide (2024)
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Cassioli, M. L., Fay, M., Turyanska, L., Bradshaw, T. D., Thomas, N. R., & Pordea, A. (2024). Encapsulation of copper phenanthroline within horse spleen apoferritin: characterisation, cytotoxic activity and ability to retain temozolomide. RSC Advances, 14(20), 14008-14016. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ra07430g

Protein capsules are promising drug delivery vehicles for cancer research therapies. Apoferritin (AFt) is a self-assembling 12 nm diameter hollow nanocage with many desirable features for drug delivery, however, control of drug retention inside the p... Read More about Encapsulation of copper phenanthroline within horse spleen apoferritin: characterisation, cytotoxic activity and ability to retain temozolomide.

Defining human-centricity in Industry 5.0 and assessing the readiness of ergonomics/human factors communities in UK (2024)
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Hermawati, S., Correa, R., Mohan, M., Lawson, G., & Houghton, R. (2024). Defining human-centricity in Industry 5.0 and assessing the readiness of ergonomics/human factors communities in UK. Ergonomics, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2024.2343947

There is a lack of a clear and consistent definition of human-centricity in Industry 5.0. This study identified the definition of human-centricity in Industry 5.0 through a systematic literature review and used it to assess the readiness of Ergonomic... Read More about Defining human-centricity in Industry 5.0 and assessing the readiness of ergonomics/human factors communities in UK.

A Review of Carbon Emissions from Electrical Machine Materials (2024)
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Zhang, X., Gerada, D., Xu, Z., Zhang, F., & Gerada, C. (2024). A Review of Carbon Emissions from Electrical Machine Materials. Electronics, 13(9), Article 1714. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13091714

As the world embarks on a global mission to tackle climate change, reducing carbon represents a key challenge given the escalating global warming. The U.K. is among many other nations that are determined to decarbonise all sectors and strive to achie... Read More about A Review of Carbon Emissions from Electrical Machine Materials.

Active noise control by means of high frequency injection in electric motors (2024)
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Skoulaxinos, S., Wheeler, P., & Vakil, G. (in press). Active noise control by means of high frequency injection in electric motors. IET Electric Power Applications, https://doi.org/10.1049/elp2.12442

Machine acoustics is an important area of research impacting the quality and comfort of human life. With increased levels of electrification and the wider use of electric motors, the contribution of motor drives towards quieter acoustic systems becom... Read More about Active noise control by means of high frequency injection in electric motors.

Performance improvement of the automotive thermoelectric generator by extending the hot side area of the heat exchanger through heat pipes (2024)
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Luo, D., Yang, S., Yan, Y., Cao, J., & Cao, B. (2024). Performance improvement of the automotive thermoelectric generator by extending the hot side area of the heat exchanger through heat pipes. Energy Conversion and Management, 310, Article 118472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118472

In pursuit of enhancing the utilization of exhaust heat in the automotive thermoelectric generator (ATEG), this study introduces a novel heat exchanger with integrated heat pipes to extend the effective hot-side surface area. Meanwhile, a numerical m... Read More about Performance improvement of the automotive thermoelectric generator by extending the hot side area of the heat exchanger through heat pipes.

Modeling and study of pressure-dependent boiling crisis in membrane-based heat sink (2024)
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Fu, R., Chen, C., Yan, Y., Wang, Q., & Cao, L. (2024). Modeling and study of pressure-dependent boiling crisis in membrane-based heat sink. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 228, Article 125613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.125613

A theoretical model is developed to study the pressure-dependent boiling crisis of membrane-based heat sink. It has been reported that the critical heat flux of this heat sink can be increased to 1.8 kW/cm2 by using a piece of hydrophobic membrane to... Read More about Modeling and study of pressure-dependent boiling crisis in membrane-based heat sink.

Micro-mechanical behavior of stone-blowing in ballast maintenance using DEM-CFD coupling method (2024)
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Chen, C., Rao, W., Zhang, L., McDowell, G., & Li, P. (2024). Micro-mechanical behavior of stone-blowing in ballast maintenance using DEM-CFD coupling method. Transportation Geotechnics, 46, Article 101263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2024.101263

Stone-blowing restores the track geometry by blowing small crushed stones into the bottom of the sleeper, extending the maintenance period. In this study, ballast and filling stones were modelled using discrete element method (DEM), while the air blo... Read More about Micro-mechanical behavior of stone-blowing in ballast maintenance using DEM-CFD coupling method.

Enhancing the 3D printing fidelity of vat photopolymerization with machine learning-driven boundary prediction (2024)
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Ma, Y., Tian, Z., Wang, B., Zhao, Y., Nie, Y., Wildman, R. D., …He, Y. (2024). Enhancing the 3D printing fidelity of vat photopolymerization with machine learning-driven boundary prediction. Materials and Design, 241, Article 112978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112978

Like many pixel-based additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, digital light processing (DLP) based vat photopolymerization faces the challenge that the square pixel based processing strategy can lead to zigzag edges especially when feature sizes come... Read More about Enhancing the 3D printing fidelity of vat photopolymerization with machine learning-driven boundary prediction.