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Flow Separation Control of a Vertical Stabiliser using a Rudder-mounted Slat (2025)
Journal Article
Muhammad, M. J., Wang, Y., Mao, X., & Choi, K.-S. (2025). Flow Separation Control of a Vertical Stabiliser using a Rudder-mounted Slat. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-025-00640-z

A joint study utilising experimental and numerical methods was carried out to investigate the aerodynamic effect of a rudder-mounted slat on a vertical stabiliser. The wind tunnel test results showed that the side force coefficient was increased more... Read More about Flow Separation Control of a Vertical Stabiliser using a Rudder-mounted Slat.

Investigating the Effect of Lubricating Oil Volatility and Ash Content on the Emission of Sub-23 nm Particles (2025)
Journal Article
Lagana, S., Pfau, S. A., Haffner-Staton, E., La Rocca, A., & Cairns, A. (2025). Investigating the Effect of Lubricating Oil Volatility and Ash Content on the Emission of Sub-23 nm Particles. Applied Sciences, 15(4), Article 2212. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15042212

As the world transitions to decarbonized fuels, understanding the impact of engine oil on emissions remains crucial. Lubricant-derived particulate emissions can influence air quality and regulatory compliance in future transport. Researchers have pre... Read More about Investigating the Effect of Lubricating Oil Volatility and Ash Content on the Emission of Sub-23 nm Particles.

Negating self-induced parametric excitation in capacitive ring-based MEMS Coriolis Vibrating Gyroscopes (2025)
Journal Article
Arifin, D., & McWilliam, S. (2025). Negating self-induced parametric excitation in capacitive ring-based MEMS Coriolis Vibrating Gyroscopes. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Article 119016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2025.119016

Rate sensing performance of ring-based capacitive Coriolis Vibratory Gyroscopes (CVGs) is degraded by the presence of imperfections and self-induced parametric excitation caused by electrostatic nonlinearities as the drive amplitude increases. This p... Read More about Negating self-induced parametric excitation in capacitive ring-based MEMS Coriolis Vibrating Gyroscopes.

Barriers and Facilitators to using Standardised Diagnostic Assessments in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: a qualitative process evaluation of the STADIA trial (2025)
Journal Article
Thomson, L., Newman, K., Ewart, C., Bhardwaj, A., Dubicka, B., Marshall, T., Gledhill, J., Lang, A., Sprange, K., & Sayal, K. (in press). Barriers and Facilitators to using Standardised Diagnostic Assessments in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: a qualitative process evaluation of the STADIA trial. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,

Background: The STADIA trial aimed to assess the effectiveness of a standardised diagnostic assessment tool (Development and Wellbeing Assessment, DAWBA) in aiding clinician-made diagnosis decisions in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAM... Read More about Barriers and Facilitators to using Standardised Diagnostic Assessments in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: a qualitative process evaluation of the STADIA trial.

Solitary bubbles rising in quiescent liquids: A critical assessment of experimental data and high-fidelity numerical simulations, and performance evaluation of selected prediction methods (2025)
Journal Article
Cioncolini, A., & Magnini, M. (2025). Solitary bubbles rising in quiescent liquids: A critical assessment of experimental data and high-fidelity numerical simulations, and performance evaluation of selected prediction methods. Physics of Fluids, 37(2), Article 021304. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0253636

Bubbles are ubiquitous in industrial applications and in the natural environment. The dynamics of solitary bubbles rising through quiescent liquids, in particular, underpins the physics of two-phase bubbly flows, which are commonplace in industrial,... Read More about Solitary bubbles rising in quiescent liquids: A critical assessment of experimental data and high-fidelity numerical simulations, and performance evaluation of selected prediction methods.

Suppression of flow separation of a high-lift wing with active flow control (2025)
Journal Article
Sun, Q., Bahri, F., Jabbal, M., Stryczniewicz, W., Jefferson-Loveday, R., Stefes, B., & Büscher, A. (2025). Suppression of flow separation of a high-lift wing with active flow control. Aerospace Science and Technology, 159, Article 110017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2025.110017

Flow separation caused by the integration of a leading edge slat cut-out to accommodate an ultra-high bypass ratio engine reduces the maximum lift coefficient. In this study, an active flow control approach including 88 pulsed jet nozzles near the le... Read More about Suppression of flow separation of a high-lift wing with active flow control.

Technical, economic and lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions analyses of solid sorbent direct air capture technologies (2025)
Journal Article
Lilonfe, S., Rodgers, S., Abdul-Manan, A. F., Dimitriou, I., & McKechnie, J. (2025). Technical, economic and lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions analyses of solid sorbent direct air capture technologies. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 15, Article 100380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100380

Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require the development of cost-effective and CO2-efficient direct air capture (DAC) technology to remove atmospheric CO2. This study presents a comprehensive assessment of five solid sorbents under different... Read More about Technical, economic and lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions analyses of solid sorbent direct air capture technologies.

Polarity-Switching Self-Calibrated Mip-Pec Sensor Based on Core-Shell S-Tio2/Cds/Pcn-224 for Accurate Detection of Tetracycline (2025)
Preprint / Working Paper
Niu, Q., Zhang, M., Ji, G., Wang, T., Wang, J., Duan, H., Ola, O., Dong, X., & Liu, Q. (2025). Polarity-Switching Self-Calibrated Mip-Pec Sensor Based on Core-Shell S-Tio2/Cds/Pcn-224 for Accurate Detection of Tetracycline

Polarity switching photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensing can effectively solve the problem of false positive or negative results caused by PEC single signal on or signal off. In this paper, a novel core-shell ternary composite material of S-TiO2/CDs/PCN... Read More about Polarity-Switching Self-Calibrated Mip-Pec Sensor Based on Core-Shell S-Tio2/Cds/Pcn-224 for Accurate Detection of Tetracycline.

Body wave to surface wave using tailored meta-structures (2025)
Journal Article
Fuentes-Dominguez, R., Smith, R. J., Jin, P., Simonelli, M., Gibbon, S., & Clark, M. (2025). Body wave to surface wave using tailored meta-structures. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 603, Article 118989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2025.118989

Elastic waves are important in many application areas. Their manipulation and coupling between different acoustic modes is important and presents a considerable challenge that offers to unlock the flexibility in wave transport required for efficient... Read More about Body wave to surface wave using tailored meta-structures.

The contact size dependence of wear rate in fretting: understanding and rationalising data from tests with flat-on-flat, cylinder-on-flat and sphere-on-flat contact configurations (2025)
Journal Article
Shipway, P. (2025). The contact size dependence of wear rate in fretting: understanding and rationalising data from tests with flat-on-flat, cylinder-on-flat and sphere-on-flat contact configurations. Wear, Article 205783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2025.205783

In fretting contacts between metals such as steels, wear normally takes place by the formation of an oxide debris in the contact and its subsequent expulsion. There are three stages to this process: (i) the transport of oxygen into the closed contact... Read More about The contact size dependence of wear rate in fretting: understanding and rationalising data from tests with flat-on-flat, cylinder-on-flat and sphere-on-flat contact configurations.

On face value: a ghost driver field study investigating interactions between pedestrians and a driverless vehicle with anthropomorphic displays (2025)
Journal Article
Large, D. R., Harvey, C., Hallewell, M., Li, X., & Burnett, G. (2025). On face value: a ghost driver field study investigating interactions between pedestrians and a driverless vehicle with anthropomorphic displays. Ergonomics, https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2025.2454927

In a novel, on-road study, using a ‘Ghost Driver’ to emulate an automated vehicle (AV), we captured over 10 hours of video (n = 520) and 64 survey responses documenting the behaviour and attitudes of pedestrians in response to the AV. Three prototype... Read More about On face value: a ghost driver field study investigating interactions between pedestrians and a driverless vehicle with anthropomorphic displays.

Do Hands-On or Hands-Off Drivers Perform Better During a Level-2 Silent Failure? (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hussain, A., Large, D., & Harvey, C. (2025, April). Do Hands-On or Hands-Off Drivers Perform Better During a Level-2 Silent Failure?. Presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors 2025, Burton upon Trent, UK

In a driving context, a silent failure (SF) occurs when the automated vehicle system is not able to operate but does not recognise its reduced capacity. As a result, it does not request human intervention or alert the user to the failure; the human d... Read More about Do Hands-On or Hands-Off Drivers Perform Better During a Level-2 Silent Failure?.

Highlighting Barriers to the Use of Voice Systems in Cars: An Interview Study (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khandeparker, S., Large, D., Harvey, C., Burnett, G., Proctor, K., & Hare, C. (2025, April). Highlighting Barriers to the Use of Voice Systems in Cars: An Interview Study. Presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors, Burton upon Trent, UK

Advancements in technology have driven significant growth in voice systems, enabling hands-free interaction and offering notable benefits in the automotive domain by reducing visual-manual distractions. Despite the widespread adoption of voice system... Read More about Highlighting Barriers to the Use of Voice Systems in Cars: An Interview Study.

Developing Preliminary Heuristics for In-Vehicle Ambient Intelligence Systems (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pande, S., Harvey, C., & Large, D. (2025, April). Developing Preliminary Heuristics for In-Vehicle Ambient Intelligence Systems. Presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors 2025, Burton upon Trent, UK

This study aimed to develop heuristics for designing and evaluating in-vehicle Ambient Intelligence (AmI) systems. Utilising an expert focus group (n=3) and a user study (n=8), 15 preliminary heuristics were derived. These aim to ensure that in-vehic... Read More about Developing Preliminary Heuristics for In-Vehicle Ambient Intelligence Systems.

Human-AI Decision-Making in Higher Education (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Houghton, R., Zhai, X., Li, Z., & Large, D. (2025, April). Human-AI Decision-Making in Higher Education. Presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors 2025, Burton upon Trent, UK

Findings from an online study and focus groups show that students and staff were receptive to AI decision-making in higher education, highlighting transparency and equitability. Even so, students expressed a desire for creative work to be seen by a ‘... Read More about Human-AI Decision-Making in Higher Education.

The effect of inter- and intra-layer delay time on TPU parts fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (2025)
Journal Article
Connor, S., Goodridge, R., & Maskery, I. (2025). The effect of inter- and intra-layer delay time on TPU parts fabricated by laser powder bed fusion. Progress in Additive Manufacturing, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-024-00933-1

In polymer laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB-P) techniques, such as laser sintering, the time between scanning a given point in one layer and the same x-y point in the next layer is known as the ‘inter-layer delay time’. Multiple parts are normally fab... Read More about The effect of inter- and intra-layer delay time on TPU parts fabricated by laser powder bed fusion.

A Transition to Sustainable Built Environment: A Framework for Modular Building Construction Designed for Disassembly (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ali-Gombe, B., Tokbolat, S., & Mckechnie, J. (2024, June). A Transition to Sustainable Built Environment: A Framework for Modular Building Construction Designed for Disassembly. Presented at 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices (Net-Zero Future 2024), Oslo, Norway

In the quest to achieve a sustainable built environment, circular construction emerged as an innovative approach to aid towards a quick transition for the resource-intensive construction industry. The successful implementation of circular approaches... Read More about A Transition to Sustainable Built Environment: A Framework for Modular Building Construction Designed for Disassembly.

Decoding physical sensor signals to reveal chip formation and surface deformation: An example in machining nickel-based superalloys (2025)
Journal Article
Mypati, O., Robles-Linares, J. A., Zan, S., Axinte, D., & Liao, Z. (2025). Decoding physical sensor signals to reveal chip formation and surface deformation: An example in machining nickel-based superalloys. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 225, Article 112297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2024.112297

The current research aims to provide a basic understanding of decoding sensor signals with chip formation and surface integrity during the machining of Ni-based superalloys. Force signal analysis provides cutting energy information, offering insight... Read More about Decoding physical sensor signals to reveal chip formation and surface deformation: An example in machining nickel-based superalloys.