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Understanding Mechanical Properties in Fused Filament Fabrication of Polyether Ether Ketone (2020)
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Pu, J., McIlroy, C., Jones, A., & Ashcroft, I. (2021). Understanding Mechanical Properties in Fused Filament Fabrication of Polyether Ether Ketone. Additive Manufacturing, 37, Article 101673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101673

Using dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), we investigate differences in the mechanical properties of a single-filament wall of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) constructed using fused filament fabrication (FFF) under a range of different printing conditi... Read More about Understanding Mechanical Properties in Fused Filament Fabrication of Polyether Ether Ketone.

Microwave Foaming of Materials: An Emerging Field (2020)
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Zubair, M., Ferrari, R., Alagha, O., Mu’azu, N. D., Blaisi, N. I., Ateeq, I. S., & Manzar, M. S. (2020). Microwave Foaming of Materials: An Emerging Field. Polymers, 12(11), Article 2477. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12112477

In the last two decades, the application of microwave heating to the processing of materials has to become increasingly widespread. Microwave-assisted foaming processes show promise for industrial commercialization due to the potential advantages tha... Read More about Microwave Foaming of Materials: An Emerging Field.

Functional imaging of the developing brain with wearable high-density diffuse optical tomography: a new benchmark for infant neuroimaging outside the scanner environment (2020)
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Frijia, E. M., Billing, A., Lloyd-Fox, S., Rosas, E. V., Collins-Jones, L., Crespo-Llado, M. M., …Cooper, R. J. (2021). Functional imaging of the developing brain with wearable high-density diffuse optical tomography: a new benchmark for infant neuroimaging outside the scanner environment. NeuroImage, 225, Article 117490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117490

Studies of cortical function in the awake infant are extremely challenging to undertake with traditional neuroimaging approaches. Partly in response to this challenge, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has become increasingly common in de... Read More about Functional imaging of the developing brain with wearable high-density diffuse optical tomography: a new benchmark for infant neuroimaging outside the scanner environment.

A new approach for the vitrification of municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash by microwave irradiation (2020)
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Flesoura, G., Dilissen, N., Dimitrakis, G., Vleugels, J., & Pontikes, Y. (2021). A new approach for the vitrification of municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash by microwave irradiation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 284, Article 124787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124787

Encouraging the transition to a circular economy, the valorization of municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) bottom ash (BA) has received considerable attention in many processes. In the present work, flash microwave vitrification was effectively r... Read More about A new approach for the vitrification of municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash by microwave irradiation.

Relating Hydraulic Conductivity to Particle Size Using DEM (2020)
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McDowell, G., & de Bono, J. (2021). Relating Hydraulic Conductivity to Particle Size Using DEM. International Journal of Geomechanics, 21(1), Article 0602003. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29gm.1943-5622.0001670

For over 100 years it has been accepted that the permeability or hydraulic conductivity of a soil is controlled by the size of pores through which the fluid flows, and that this pore size should be a function of particle sizes. All well-known formula... Read More about Relating Hydraulic Conductivity to Particle Size Using DEM.

In-situ Microwave-assisted Catalytic Upgrading of Heavy Oil: Experimental Validation and Effect of Catalyst Pore Structure on Activity (2020)
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Adam, M., Anbari, H., Hart, A., Wood, J., Robinson, J. P., & Rigby, S. P. (2021). In-situ Microwave-assisted Catalytic Upgrading of Heavy Oil: Experimental Validation and Effect of Catalyst Pore Structure on Activity. Chemical Engineering Journal, 413, Article 127420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.127420

In-situ combustion alone may not provide sufficient heating for downhole, catalytic upgrading of heavy oil in the Toe-to-Heel Air Injection (THAI) process. In this study, a new microwave heating technique has been proposed as a strategy to provide th... Read More about In-situ Microwave-assisted Catalytic Upgrading of Heavy Oil: Experimental Validation and Effect of Catalyst Pore Structure on Activity.

It's the product not the polymer: Rethinking plastic pollution (2020)
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Stanton, T., Kay, P., Johnson, M., Chan, F. K. S., Gomes, R. L., Hughes, J., …Xu, Y. (2021). It's the product not the polymer: Rethinking plastic pollution. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 8(1), Article e1490. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1490

Mismanaged plastic waste poses a complex threat to the environments that it contaminates, generating considerable concern from academia, industry, politicians, and the general public. This concern has driven global action that presents a unique oppor... Read More about It's the product not the polymer: Rethinking plastic pollution.

The Maximum Stress Failure Criterion and the Maximum Strain Failure Criterion: Their Unification and Rationalization (2020)
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Li, S. (2020). The Maximum Stress Failure Criterion and the Maximum Strain Failure Criterion: Their Unification and Rationalization. Journal of Composites Science, 4(4), Article 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs4040157

The maximum strain failure criterion is unified with the maximum stress failure criterion, after exploring the implications of two considerations responsible for this: (1) the failure strains for the direct strain components employed in the maximum s... Read More about The Maximum Stress Failure Criterion and the Maximum Strain Failure Criterion: Their Unification and Rationalization.

Parametric study of a sustainable cooling system integrating phase change material energy storage for buildings (2020)
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Zeinelabdein, R., Omer, S., & Mohamed, E. (2020). Parametric study of a sustainable cooling system integrating phase change material energy storage for buildings. Journal of Energy Storage, 32, Article 101972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2020.101972

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Free cooling of buildings uses the nocturnal outdoor air as a heat sink via a ventilation process. This could be performed by storing the night coolness for use during the daytime as appropriate. Due to the latent heat capacity, p... Read More about Parametric study of a sustainable cooling system integrating phase change material energy storage for buildings.

Effect of varying the Mg with Ca content in highly porous phosphate-based glass microspheres (2020)
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Islam, M. T., Macri-Pellizzeri, L., Hossain, K. M. Z., Sottile, V., & Ahmed, I. (2021). Effect of varying the Mg with Ca content in highly porous phosphate-based glass microspheres. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 120, Article 111668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.111668

Natural ventilation is a low energy strategy used in many building types. Design approaches are mature but are dependent on variables with high uncertainty, such as the aerodynamic behaviour of purpose provided openings (PPOs), which need improved ch... Read More about Effect of varying the Mg with Ca content in highly porous phosphate-based glass microspheres.

From digital models to numerical analysis for mechanised tunnelling: a fully automated design-through-analysis workflow (2020)
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Ninić, J., Alsahly, A., Vonthron, A., Bui, H., Koch, C., König, M., & Meschke, G. (2021). From digital models to numerical analysis for mechanised tunnelling: a fully automated design-through-analysis workflow. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 107, Article 103622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2020.103622

Large infrastructure projects involving the construction of tunnels in urban areas constitute complex, integrated and multi-disciplinary systems, which require building and construction information modelling as well as computational design assessment... Read More about From digital models to numerical analysis for mechanised tunnelling: a fully automated design-through-analysis workflow.

An alternative material for an effective treatment technique proposal in the light of bibliometric profile of global scientific research on antibiotic resistance and Escherichia coli (2020)
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Şahin, S., Akpinar, I., & Sivri, N. (2020). An alternative material for an effective treatment technique proposal in the light of bibliometric profile of global scientific research on antibiotic resistance and Escherichia coli. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 192(11), Article 714. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08678-4

Antibiotic resistance is considered by the countries to be a global health issue and a huge threat to public health. The reduction of resistant microorganisms from water/wastewater is of importance in environmental sciences since they are resistant i... Read More about An alternative material for an effective treatment technique proposal in the light of bibliometric profile of global scientific research on antibiotic resistance and Escherichia coli.

Distributed Control Strategies for Microgrids: An Overview (2020)
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Espina, E., Llanos, J., Burgos-Mellado, C., Cardenas-Dobson, R., Martinez-Gomez, M., & Saez, D. (2020). Distributed Control Strategies for Microgrids: An Overview. IEEE Access, 8, 193412-193448. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2020.3032378

There is an increasing interest and research effort focused on the analysis, design and implementation of distributed control systems for AC, DC and hybrid AC/DC microgrids. It is claimed that distributed controllers have several advantages over cent... Read More about Distributed Control Strategies for Microgrids: An Overview.

Targeted delivery of lopinavir to HIV reservoirs in the mesenteric lymphatic system by lipophilic ester prodrug approach (2020)
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Qin, C., Chu, Y., Feng, W., Fromont, C., He, S., Ali, J., …Gershkovich, P. (2021). Targeted delivery of lopinavir to HIV reservoirs in the mesenteric lymphatic system by lipophilic ester prodrug approach. Journal of Controlled Release, 329, 1077-1089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.10.036

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. The combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) can efficiently suppress HIV replication, but the cessation of cART usually results in viral rebound, mostly due to the presence of viral reservoirs. The mesenteric lymphatic system, inc... Read More about Targeted delivery of lopinavir to HIV reservoirs in the mesenteric lymphatic system by lipophilic ester prodrug approach.

Performance Characteristics Design of Pulsed Plasma Thrusters for Drag Counter-Reacting (2020)
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Dakka, S. (2020). Performance Characteristics Design of Pulsed Plasma Thrusters for Drag Counter-Reacting. International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 7(4), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2020.1530

Determining the performance characteristics of off the shelf pulsed plasma thrusters to enhance the life time of low earth orbiting platforms was investigated theoretically. Pulsed plasma thruster analysis was accomplished through development of corr... Read More about Performance Characteristics Design of Pulsed Plasma Thrusters for Drag Counter-Reacting.

Thin film synthesis of hybrid ultramicroporous materials (HUMs)- a comparative approach (2020)
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Warfsmann, J., Tokay, B., & Champness, N. R. (2021). Thin film synthesis of hybrid ultramicroporous materials (HUMs)- a comparative approach. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 311, Article 110686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110686

© 2020 The thin-film synthesis of the hybrid ultramicroporous material (HUM) TIFSIX-3-Ni on glass substrates are reported for the first time. Several methods of film formation are employed including dip-coating, seeding and secondary growth, vapour-a... Read More about Thin film synthesis of hybrid ultramicroporous materials (HUMs)- a comparative approach.

TRAIL: A novel approach for studying the aerodynamics of ice particles (2020)
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McCorquodale, M. W., & Westbrook, C. D. (2020). TRAIL: A novel approach for studying the aerodynamics of ice particles. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3935

A novel experimental approach for studying the aerodynamics of ice particles is presented. The Trajectory Reconstruction Algorithm implemented through Image anaLysis (TRAIL) produces digital reconstructions of the trajectory and orientation of 3D?pri... Read More about TRAIL: A novel approach for studying the aerodynamics of ice particles.

What we think we know about the aerodynamic performance of windows (2020)
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Sharpe, P., Jones, B., Wilson, R., & Iddon, C. (2021). What we think we know about the aerodynamic performance of windows. Energy and Buildings, 231, Article 110556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110556

© 2020 Natural ventilation is a low energy strategy used in many building types. Design approaches are mature but are dependent on variables with high uncertainty, such as the aerodynamic behaviour of purpose provided openings (PPOs), which need impr... Read More about What we think we know about the aerodynamic performance of windows.

Fast and dynamic urban neighbourhood energy simulation using CFDf-CFDc-BES coupling method (2020)
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Zhang, R., & Mirzaei, P. A. (2021). Fast and dynamic urban neighbourhood energy simulation using CFDf-CFDc-BES coupling method. Sustainable Cities and Society, 66, Article 102545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102545

Building energy simulation (BES) tools show limitations in calculations of the convective heat transfer exchange with the surrounding urban areas. Therefore, dynamic coupling of BES to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques is a common strateg... Read More about Fast and dynamic urban neighbourhood energy simulation using CFDf-CFDc-BES coupling method.

Field testing of the QUB method for assessing the thermal performance of dwellings: In situ measurements of the heat transfer coefficient of a circa 1950s detached house in UK (2020)
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Sougkakis, V., Meulemans, J., Wood, C., Gillott, M., & Cox, T. (2021). Field testing of the QUB method for assessing the thermal performance of dwellings: In situ measurements of the heat transfer coefficient of a circa 1950s detached house in UK. Energy and Buildings, 230, Article 110540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110540

In this paper the findings from a long-term field study of the thermal performance of a circa 1950s dwelling are presented and discussed. The study aimed at evaluating the robustness of the QUB method in the field under UK climatic conditions. A seri... Read More about Field testing of the QUB method for assessing the thermal performance of dwellings: In situ measurements of the heat transfer coefficient of a circa 1950s detached house in UK.