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Inter-charity competition and efficiency: Considerations beyond fundraising and tax incentives for giving (2021)
Book Chapter
Lohse, J., & Sharf, K. (2021). Inter-charity competition and efficiency: Considerations beyond fundraising and tax incentives for giving. In H. Peter, & G. L. Huber (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Taxation and Philanthropy. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003139201

While insights into optimal fundraising strategies inform the debate on whether fundraising is valuable to non-profits seeking to maximize their charitable income, they do not speak to questions related to production efficiency or the optimal size an... Read More about Inter-charity competition and efficiency: Considerations beyond fundraising and tax incentives for giving.

Careers of commercially successful female entrepreneurs in context of underdeveloped markets and weak institutions (2021)
Journal Article
Sarpong, D., Nyuur, R., & Torbor, M. K. (2022). Careers of commercially successful female entrepreneurs in context of underdeveloped markets and weak institutions. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, 28(3), 698-719. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-06-2021-0526

Purpose-Careers have come to dominate contemporary discourse on gendered entrepreneurship. In this paper, we explore entrepreneurial careers as recounted by commercially successful female entrepreneurs to examine how they strategize to construct desi... Read More about Careers of commercially successful female entrepreneurs in context of underdeveloped markets and weak institutions.

Aerodynamic and heat transfer performances of a highly loaded transonic turbine rotor with upstream generic rim seal cavity (2021)
Journal Article
Mansouri, Z. (2021). Aerodynamic and heat transfer performances of a highly loaded transonic turbine rotor with upstream generic rim seal cavity. Propulsion and Power Research, 10(4), 317-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jppr.2021.11.003

In turbine disk cavity, rim seals are fitted between the stator and its adjacent rotor disk. A coolant air injected through the turbine disk cavity to prevent the ingress of mainstream hot gases. The purpose of this paper is to investigate numericall... Read More about Aerodynamic and heat transfer performances of a highly loaded transonic turbine rotor with upstream generic rim seal cavity.

Immune-instructive materials as new tools for immunotherapy (2021)
Journal Article
Fisher, L. E., Kämmerling, L., Alexander, M. R., & Ghaemmaghami, A. M. (2022). Immune-instructive materials as new tools for immunotherapy. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 74, 194-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2021.11.005

Immune instructive materials, are materials with the ability to modulate or mimic the function of immune cells, provide exciting opportunities for developing new therapies in many areas including medical devices, chronic inflammation, cancer, and aut... Read More about Immune-instructive materials as new tools for immunotherapy.

Auger electron angular distributions following excitation or ionization from the Xe 3d and F 1s levels in xenon difluoride (2021)
Journal Article
Forbes, R., Hockett, P., Powis, I., Bozek, J. D., Pratt, S. T., & Holland, D. M. P. (2022). Auger electron angular distributions following excitation or ionization from the Xe 3d and F 1s levels in xenon difluoride. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24(3), 1367-1379. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cp04797c

Linearly polarized synchrotron radiation has been used to record polarization dependent, non-resonant Auger electron spectra of XeF2, encompassing the bands due to the xenon M45N1N45, M45N23N45, M45N45N45 and M45N45V and fluorine KVV transitions. Res... Read More about Auger electron angular distributions following excitation or ionization from the Xe 3d and F 1s levels in xenon difluoride.

Prospects of Bioenergy Production for Sustainable Rural Development in Ghana (2021)
Journal Article
Nelson, N., Darkwa, J., & Calautit, J. (2021). Prospects of Bioenergy Production for Sustainable Rural Development in Ghana. Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, 11(04), 227-259. https://doi.org/10.4236/jsbs.2021.114015

Biomass supplies about 80% of the energy needs for cooking and heating in rural Ghana. It is predominantly used in traditional and inefficient forms (firewood and charcoal), which presents environmental and health concerns. In order to better the liv... Read More about Prospects of Bioenergy Production for Sustainable Rural Development in Ghana.

Experimental Assessment of Sliding Mode Current Control with Exponential Reaching Law for an Induction Machine Drive Fed by a Matrix Converter (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Medina, C., Maidana, P., Rodas, J., Maqueda, E., Gregor, R., Saad, M., & Wheeler, P. (2021, November). Experimental Assessment of Sliding Mode Current Control with Exponential Reaching Law for an Induction Machine Drive Fed by a Matrix Converter. Presented at IEEE COMPEL 2021: IEEE 22th Workshop on Control and Modelling for Power Electronics, Cartagena, Colombia and online

Matrix Converters (MCs) are considered an exciting option in electrical motor drives for applications where size and weight are critical, for example aerospace or automotive. Several control techniques have been proposed to exploit the MC's benefits... Read More about Experimental Assessment of Sliding Mode Current Control with Exponential Reaching Law for an Induction Machine Drive Fed by a Matrix Converter.

Navigating Youth Transitions as a Buddhist: Privilege, reflexivity and sexuality (2021)
Journal Article
Page, S.-J., & Yip, A. K. T. (2021). Navigating Youth Transitions as a Buddhist: Privilege, reflexivity and sexuality. Journal of Global Buddhism, 22(2), 380-398. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4727652

This article focuses on how young Buddhists (aged between 18 and 25, living in the UK, who typically had not been raised Buddhist) utilised reflexivity as a strategy to navigate youth transitions. Participants’ decision-making was premised on Buddhis... Read More about Navigating Youth Transitions as a Buddhist: Privilege, reflexivity and sexuality.

‘I feel like I can’t do a lot’: Affectivity, reflection and action in ‘Transformative’ genocide education (2021)
Journal Article
Sadique, K., & Tangen, J. (2022). ‘I feel like I can’t do a lot’: Affectivity, reflection and action in ‘Transformative’ genocide education. Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 28(2), 522-539. https://doi.org/10.1177/14779714211061590

Guided tours of memorial museums have sought to have an impact on visitors through an affective learning environment and critical reflection leading to ‘action’. However, there is limited work investigating the pedagogical underpinnings of such guide... Read More about ‘I feel like I can’t do a lot’: Affectivity, reflection and action in ‘Transformative’ genocide education.

“It will kill your dreams, your goals, your everything”—Humanitarian migrants, governance through containment and the Italian accommodation system (2021)
Journal Article
Lumley-Sapanski, A. (2022). “It will kill your dreams, your goals, your everything”—Humanitarian migrants, governance through containment and the Italian accommodation system. Political Geography, 94, Article 102573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2021.102573

While asylum seekers await the outcome of their claims to protection in Italy, they are dispersed to accommodation centers administered by subcontracted non-governmental agencies where they receive reception and integration services. In addition, in... Read More about “It will kill your dreams, your goals, your everything”—Humanitarian migrants, governance through containment and the Italian accommodation system.

Review on the Traditional and Integrated Passives: State-of-the-Art Design and Technologies (2021)
Journal Article
Khowja, M. R., Abebe, R., Vakil, G., Walker, A., Patel, C., Gerada, C., Bobba, P. B., & Cascella, G. L. (2021). Review on the Traditional and Integrated Passives: State-of-the-Art Design and Technologies. Energies, 15(1), Article 88. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15010088

With the increased necessity of a high power density and efficient system in aerospace and marine industries, integrated motor drives provide an excellent solution in the modern era. Therefore, a close structural and functional integration of passive... Read More about Review on the Traditional and Integrated Passives: State-of-the-Art Design and Technologies.

Implementing two-stage consent pathway in neonatal trials (2021)
Journal Article
Mitchell, E., Oddie, S. J., Dorling, J., Gale, C., Johnson, M. J., McGuire, W., & Ojha, S. (2023). Implementing two-stage consent pathway in neonatal trials. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 108(1), F79-F82. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021-322960

Perinatal trials sometimes require rapid recruitment processes to facilitate inclusion of participants when interventions are time-critical. A two-stage consent pathway has been used in some trials and is supported by national guidance. This pathway... Read More about Implementing two-stage consent pathway in neonatal trials.

Wavelength dependent photoextrusion and tandem photo-extrusion reactions of ninhydrin bis-acetals for the synthesis of 8-ring lactones, benzocyclobutenes and orthoanhydrides (2021)
Journal Article
Sun, W., Kayal, S., Raimbach, W. A. T., Sun, X. Z., Light, M. E., Hanson-Heine, M. W. D., George, M. W., & Harrowven, D. C. (2022). Wavelength dependent photoextrusion and tandem photo-extrusion reactions of ninhydrin bis-acetals for the synthesis of 8-ring lactones, benzocyclobutenes and orthoanhydrides. Chemical Communications, 58(10), 1546-1549. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cc06800h

Ninhydrin bis-acetals give access to 8-ring lactones, benzocyclo-butenes and spirocyclic orthoanhydrides through photoextrusion and tandem photoextrusion reactions. Syntheses of fimbricalyxlactone B, isoshihunine and numerous biologically-relevant he... Read More about Wavelength dependent photoextrusion and tandem photo-extrusion reactions of ninhydrin bis-acetals for the synthesis of 8-ring lactones, benzocyclobutenes and orthoanhydrides.

Disordered Protein Stabilization by Co-Assembly of Short Peptides Enables Formation of Robust Membranes (2021)
Journal Article
Ghosh, M., Majkowska, A., Mirsa, R., Bera, S., Rodríguez-Cabello, J. C., Mata, A., & Adler-Abramovich, L. (2022). Disordered Protein Stabilization by Co-Assembly of Short Peptides Enables Formation of Robust Membranes. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14(1), 464-473. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c22136

Molecular self-assembly is a spontaneous natural process resulting in highly ordered nano to microarchitectures. We report temperature-independent formation of robust stable membranes obtained by the spontaneous interaction of intrinsically disordere... Read More about Disordered Protein Stabilization by Co-Assembly of Short Peptides Enables Formation of Robust Membranes.

The influence of printing parameters on multi-material two-photon polymerisation based micro additive manufacturing (2021)
Journal Article
Hu, Q., Rance, G. A., Trindade, G. F., Pervan, D., Jiang, L., Foerster, A., Turyanska, L., Tuck, C., Irvine, D. J., Hague, R., & Wildman, R. D. (2022). The influence of printing parameters on multi-material two-photon polymerisation based micro additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing, 51, Article 102575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102575

Two-photon polymerisation (2PP) based additive manufacturing has emerged as a powerful technology to fabricate complex three-dimensional micro- and nanoscale architectures. However, a comprehensive understanding of the effect of printing parameters o... Read More about The influence of printing parameters on multi-material two-photon polymerisation based micro additive manufacturing.

Real-time monitoring of occupancy activities and window opening within buildings using an integrated deep learning-based approach for reducing energy demand (2021)
Journal Article
Tien, P. W., Wei, S., Calautit, J. K., Darkwa, J., & Wood, C. (2022). Real-time monitoring of occupancy activities and window opening within buildings using an integrated deep learning-based approach for reducing energy demand. Applied Energy, 308, Article 118336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118336

Occupancy behaviour in buildings can impact the energy performance and operation of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. HVAC, which uses conventional control strategies or “fixed” setpoint schedules, could not adjust to the cond... Read More about Real-time monitoring of occupancy activities and window opening within buildings using an integrated deep learning-based approach for reducing energy demand.

Climatic and soil factors explain the two-dimensional spectrum of global plant trait variation (2021)
Journal Article
Joswig, J. S., Wirth, C., Schuman, M. C., Kattge, J., Reu, B., Wright, I. J., Sippel, S. D., Rüger, N., Richter, R., Schaepman, M. E., van Bodegom, P. M., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Díaz, S., Hattingh, W. N., Kramer, K., Lens, F., Niinemets, Ü., Reich, P. B., Reichstein, M., Römermann, C., …Mahecha, M. D. (2021). Climatic and soil factors explain the two-dimensional spectrum of global plant trait variation. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6, 36-50. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01616-8

Plant functional traits can predict community assembly and ecosystem functioning and are thus widely used in global models of vegetation dynamics and land–climate feedbacks. Still, we lack a global understanding of how land and climate affect plant t... Read More about Climatic and soil factors explain the two-dimensional spectrum of global plant trait variation.

Pseudocapacitive Performance of WO3/g-C3N4 Nanocomposites (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ola, O., Chen, Y., Zhu, Y., & Grant, D. (2021, September). Pseudocapacitive Performance of WO3/g-C3N4 Nanocomposites. Presented at 2021 IEEE 11th International Conference Nanomaterials: Applications & Properties (NAP), Odessa, Ukraine

Hexagonal tungsten oxide (WO 3 ) holds great promise as an electrode material for pseudocapacitors due to its earth abundance, low cost, multiple oxidation states, high packing density (>7 g cm -3 ) and electrochemical reversibility. Here, we present... Read More about Pseudocapacitive Performance of WO3/g-C3N4 Nanocomposites.