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The Potential of Green Engineering Solutions for Energy Conservation in Residential Buildings Towards Sustainability: A Case Study of Saudi Arabia (2023)
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ALshabanat, A., & Omer, S. (2023). The Potential of Green Engineering Solutions for Energy Conservation in Residential Buildings Towards Sustainability: A Case Study of Saudi Arabia. Architecture, 3(4), 713-738. https://doi.org/10.3390/architecture3040039

Developing countries in hot climate regions such as Saudi Arabia have witnessed rapid population growth, which has led to greater resource consumption as a result of the increased demand for new buildings. This research proposes a multi-objective eva... Read More about The Potential of Green Engineering Solutions for Energy Conservation in Residential Buildings Towards Sustainability: A Case Study of Saudi Arabia.

Co-assembling living material as an in vitro lung epithelial infection model (2023)
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Wu, Y., Romero, M., Robertson, S. N., Fenn, S., Fisher, L., Willingham, I., …Mata, A. (2024). Co-assembling living material as an in vitro lung epithelial infection model. Matter, 7(1), 216-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2023.10.029

Biofilms are robust living 3D materials that play key roles in nature but also cause major problems, such as tolerance to antibiotic treatment. Recreation of these living structures in vitro is critical to understand their biology and develop solutio... Read More about Co-assembling living material as an in vitro lung epithelial infection model.

Evaluation of Ammonia Co-fuelling in Modern Four Stroke Engines (2023)
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Ambalakatte, A., Hegab, A., Geng, S., Cairns, A., Harrington, A., Hall, J., & Bassett, M. (2023). Evaluation of Ammonia Co-fuelling in Modern Four Stroke Engines. Johnson Matthey Technology Review, https://doi.org/10.1595/205651324x17005622661871

Ammonia (NH3) is emerging as a promising alternative fuel for longer range decarbonised heavy transport, particularly in the marine sector due to highly favourable characteristics as an effective hydrogen carrier. This is despite generally unfavourab... Read More about Evaluation of Ammonia Co-fuelling in Modern Four Stroke Engines.

Thermochemical behavior of agricultural and industrial sugarcane residues for bioenergy applications (2023)
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Guerrero-Perez, J., Martinez-Mendoza, K., Barraza-Burgos, J., Forero, C. R., Williams, O., Lester, E., & Gil, N. (2023). Thermochemical behavior of agricultural and industrial sugarcane residues for bioenergy applications. Bioengineered, 14(1), Article 2283264. https://doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2023.2283264

The Colombian sugarcane industry yields significant residues, categorized as agricultural and industrial. While bagasse, a widely studied industrial residue, is employed for energy recovery through combustion, agricultural residues are often left in... Read More about Thermochemical behavior of agricultural and industrial sugarcane residues for bioenergy applications.

Modulating Skeletons of Covalent Organic Framework for High‐Efficiency Gold Recovery (2023)
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Liu, M., Jiang, D., Fu, Y., Zheng Chen, G., Bi, S., Ding, X., …Zeng, G. (2024). Modulating Skeletons of Covalent Organic Framework for High‐Efficiency Gold Recovery. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63(1), Article e202317015. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202317015

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have attracted considerable attention as adsorbents for capturing and separating gold from electronic wastes. To enhance the binding capture efficiency, constructing hydrogen-bond nanotraps along the pore walls was... Read More about Modulating Skeletons of Covalent Organic Framework for High‐Efficiency Gold Recovery.

Comparative techno-economic and life cycle analyses of synthetic “drop-in” fuel production from UK wet biomass (2023)
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Lilonfe, S., Dimitriou, I., Davies, B., Abdul-Manan, A. F., & McKechnie, J. (2024). Comparative techno-economic and life cycle analyses of synthetic “drop-in” fuel production from UK wet biomass. Chemical Engineering Journal, 479, Article 147516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.147516

Renewable synthetic hydrocarbon “drop-in” fuels can help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from transport, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors like freight and aviation. However, no study has extensively addressed the concerns over biomass availabi... Read More about Comparative techno-economic and life cycle analyses of synthetic “drop-in” fuel production from UK wet biomass.

Active learning-driven uncertainty reduction for in-flight particle characteristics of atmospheric plasma spraying of silicon (2023)
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Memon, H., Gjerde, E., Lynam, A., Chowdhury, A., De Maere, G., Figueredo, G., & Hussain, T. (2024). Active learning-driven uncertainty reduction for in-flight particle characteristics of atmospheric plasma spraying of silicon. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 128, Article 107465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.107465

The first-of-its-kind use of the active learning (AL) framework in thermal spray is adapted to enhance the prediction accuracy of the in-flight particle characteristics. The successful AL framework implementation via Bayesian Optimisation is benefici... Read More about Active learning-driven uncertainty reduction for in-flight particle characteristics of atmospheric plasma spraying of silicon.

Parametric control of multiple blinds to enhance daylighting performance in the dome building: Case study of a mosque building in Saudi Arabia (2023)
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Alkhater, M., Alsukkar, M., Eltaweel, A., & Su, Y. (2023). Parametric control of multiple blinds to enhance daylighting performance in the dome building: Case study of a mosque building in Saudi Arabia. Solar Energy, 266, Article 112180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.112180

Clerestory windows encircling the dome are a common feature in mosque architecture. They serve the purpose of allowing daylight to penetrate the spacious interior from all directions through smaller windows compared to side-lit windows. However, main... Read More about Parametric control of multiple blinds to enhance daylighting performance in the dome building: Case study of a mosque building in Saudi Arabia.

A new flexible multi-point incremental sheet forming process with multi-layer sheets (2023)
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Zhao, X., & Ou, H. (2023). A new flexible multi-point incremental sheet forming process with multi-layer sheets. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 322, Article 118214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2023.118214

In this research, a new flexible multi-point incremental sheet forming process with multi-layer sheets (F-MPIF-MLS) was proposed. The novelty of this new forming process is demonstrated by two specific aspects of contribution. The first is the develo... Read More about A new flexible multi-point incremental sheet forming process with multi-layer sheets.

Phase change materials meet microfluidic encapsulation (2023)
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Guo, Y., Hou, T., Wang, J., Yan, Y., Li, W., Ren, Y., & Yan, S. (2023). Phase change materials meet microfluidic encapsulation. Advanced Science, Article 2304580. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202304580

Improving the utilization of thermal energy is crucial in the world nowadays due to the high levels of energy consumption. One way to achieve this is to use phase change materials (PCMs) as thermal energy storage media, which can be used to regulate... Read More about Phase change materials meet microfluidic encapsulation.

Simulation of a Sensitive Mid-infrared (MIR) D-Shaped Optical Fiber Water Pollutant Sensor (2023)
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Younis, B. M., Dawood, N. Y. M., Abd-Elkader, A. E., Furniss, D., Farries, M., Phang, S., …Obayya, S. S. A. (2023). Simulation of a Sensitive Mid-infrared (MIR) D-Shaped Optical Fiber Water Pollutant Sensor. Plasmonics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-023-02110-6

In this work, an efficient optical sensor is proposed for the sensitive detection of various pollutants in water. The suggested optical sensor is based on an indium fluoride (InF3) glass fabricated as a D-shaped optical fiber. The polished surface of... Read More about Simulation of a Sensitive Mid-infrared (MIR) D-Shaped Optical Fiber Water Pollutant Sensor.

A Novel Single Differencing Measurement for Multipath Detection (2023)
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Alcock, M., & Blunt, P. (2023). A Novel Single Differencing Measurement for Multipath Detection. Remote Sensing, 15(22), Article 5312. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15225312

Increased global dependence on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs) has resulted in a high demand for greater precision and reliable measurements from GNSS receivers. The multipath problem is the single largest source of errors in modernised G... Read More about A Novel Single Differencing Measurement for Multipath Detection.

Hybrid sensible-latent heat thermal energy storage using natural stones to enhance heat transfer: Energy, exergy, and economic analysis (2023)
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Zhang, S., Li, Y., & Yan, Y. (2024). Hybrid sensible-latent heat thermal energy storage using natural stones to enhance heat transfer: Energy, exergy, and economic analysis. Energy, 286, Article 129530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.129530

Latent heat thermal energy storage addresses the mismatch between energy supply and demand; however, phase change materials (PCM) commonly have the issue of low thermal conductivity. Natural stones, as low-cost and environmentally friendly sensible h... Read More about Hybrid sensible-latent heat thermal energy storage using natural stones to enhance heat transfer: Energy, exergy, and economic analysis.

An analytical differential kinematics-based method for controlling tendon-driven continuum robots (2023)
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Ba, W., Chang, J., Liu, J., Wang, X., Dong, X., & Axinte, D. (2024). An analytical differential kinematics-based method for controlling tendon-driven continuum robots. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 171, Article 104562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2023.104562

Generic and high-performance feedback control is still challenging for tendon-driven continuum robots. Conventional model-based controllers, based on the piecewise constant curvature (PCC) assumption, explicitly require the arc parameters (bending an... Read More about An analytical differential kinematics-based method for controlling tendon-driven continuum robots.

Efficient and Scalable Inverse Kinematics for Continuum Robots (2023)
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Wild, S., Zeng, T., Mohammad, A., Billingham, J., Axinte, D., & Dong, X. (2024). Efficient and Scalable Inverse Kinematics for Continuum Robots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 9(1), 375 - 381. https://doi.org/10.1109/lra.2023.3331291

With their flexible nature, continuum robots offer hyper-redundancy regarding their workspace; their backbone can take many shapes upon a single tip position and orientation. Deciphering which backbone shape to use under certain conditions is crucial... Read More about Efficient and Scalable Inverse Kinematics for Continuum Robots.

Reflection by two level system: phase singularities on the Poincaré hypersphere (2023)
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Lang, B., Harbord, E., & Oulton, R. (2023). Reflection by two level system: phase singularities on the Poincaré hypersphere. Journal of Optics, 25(12), Article 125403. https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8986/ad065a

We consider the reflection of a photon by a two-level system in a quasi-one-dimensional waveguide. The waveguide polarisation at the location of the two-level system and the transition dipole are key determinants of the physics, controlling of the ph... Read More about Reflection by two level system: phase singularities on the Poincaré hypersphere.

Review of methodology for life cycle assessment and life cycle cost analysis of asphalt pavements (2023)
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Suwarto, F., Parry, T., & Airey, G. (2023). Review of methodology for life cycle assessment and life cycle cost analysis of asphalt pavements. Road Materials and Pavement Design, https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2023.2278149

Different approaches continue to be used to evaluate the environmental and financial impactsof road pavements throughout their life cycle. This paper aims to provide a methodological review of published studies of asphalt pavement Life Cycle Assessme... Read More about Review of methodology for life cycle assessment and life cycle cost analysis of asphalt pavements.

Place through Time: Investigating Place Identity Language within the Temporal Dimension (2023)
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Bennett, C., & Hanks, L. (2023). Place through Time: Investigating Place Identity Language within the Temporal Dimension. Journal of Design, Planning and Aesthetics Research, 2(2), 115-140. https://doi.org/10.55755/deparch.2023.19

After an in-depth discussion on space, place, placelessness and place identity through readings from Heidegger, Norberg-Schulz, Relph and Lynch, the work concentrates on Aldo Rossi’s Pathogenic and Propelling definitions. The paper aims to use these... Read More about Place through Time: Investigating Place Identity Language within the Temporal Dimension.

A review on the shear performance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with externally bonded mortar-based composites (2023)
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Liu, X., & Thermou, G. E. (2023). A review on the shear performance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with externally bonded mortar-based composites. Structures, 58, Article 105474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2023.105474

This paper reviews the performance of shear strengthened reinforced concrete (RC) beams with the use of externally bonded mortar-based composite jackets (e.g. FRCM, ECC, UHPFRC). An experimental database was compiled gathering all the known studies i... Read More about A review on the shear performance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with externally bonded mortar-based composites.

Experimental study on eccentric compressive behaviors of 6061-T6 aluminum tubular long columns filled with concrete (2023)
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Mi, Q., Shu, Q., Wang, F., Liu, P., Zhu, M., & Wang, W. (2024). Experimental study on eccentric compressive behaviors of 6061-T6 aluminum tubular long columns filled with concrete. Engineering Structures, 299, Article 117040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.117040

In this paper, eccentric compressive experiments of 12 circular and 6 square concrete-filled 6061-T6 aluminum tubular (CFAT) long columns were carried out. The influence of the section form, thickness of aluminum tube, slenderness ratio, and eccentri... Read More about Experimental study on eccentric compressive behaviors of 6061-T6 aluminum tubular long columns filled with concrete.