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Enabling the new economic actor: personal data regulation and the digital economy
Conference Proceeding

This paper offers a sociological perspective on data protection regulation and its relevance to the design of digital technologies that exploit or ‘trade in’ personal data. From this perspective, proposed data protection regulations in Europe and the... Read More about Enabling the new economic actor: personal data regulation and the digital economy.

Cystic Fibrosis James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership PROTOCOL [5 February 2016]
Other

The purpose of this protocol is to set out the aims, objectives and commitments of the Cystic Fibrosis Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) and the basic roles and responsibilities of the partners therein.

Computer aided optimal design of high power density EMI filters
Conference Proceeding

Power density of power converter systems is becoming an increasing crucial design constraint for a wide range of technical applications. Size reduction of EMI filter in power converters is an important challenge due to its significant impact on the o... Read More about Computer aided optimal design of high power density EMI filters.

Resonances excited by an airy pulse in a dielectric layer
Conference Proceeding

French sinology and Gustave Caillebotte’s Portrait of Henri Cordier, 1883
Conference Proceeding

This presentation examines the competing and sometimes conflicting demands encountered in the study of portraiture and biography. Once revised, the paper will become an article that will make an original contribution to art history in empirical and c... Read More about French sinology and Gustave Caillebotte’s Portrait of Henri Cordier, 1883.

Analysis of a near field MIMO wireless channel using 5.6 GHz dipole antennas
Conference Proceeding

Understanding the impact of interference upon the performance of a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) based device is of paramount importance in ensuring a design is both resilient and robust. In this work the effect of element-element interferenc... Read More about Analysis of a near field MIMO wireless channel using 5.6 GHz dipole antennas.

Achieving powered assisted motion of the trunk without an articulated exoskeleton
Conference Proceeding

Selection of materials for IGBT modules to achieve stable short circuit failure behaviour
Conference Proceeding

IGBT modules which can fail to stable short circuit mode have great allocations in electricity network related fields. Sn3.5Ag solder joint and sintered Ag joint for the die attachment and Mo, Cu, Sn3.5Ag, Al and Ag foils for the top side insert mate... Read More about Selection of materials for IGBT modules to achieve stable short circuit failure behaviour.

Reliable integration of a high performance multi-chip half-bridge SiC power module
Conference Proceeding

Silicon carbide (SiC) devices have been adopted to push the boundaries further in terms of power density, conversion efficiency, switching speed or thermal capability. To have the benefit of such semiconductors, new packaging should be developed to m... Read More about Reliable integration of a high performance multi-chip half-bridge SiC power module.

An analytical and genetic-algorithm-based design tool for brushless excitation systems of low-medium rated synchronous generators
Conference Proceeding

The sizing procedures adopted for the everyday design of electrical machines are well known and consolidated. However, for brushless exciters of field wound, synchronous generators, there is significant room for improvement as the impact of the diode... Read More about An analytical and genetic-algorithm-based design tool for brushless excitation systems of low-medium rated synchronous generators.

Prediction of the voltage drop due to the diode commutation process in the excitation system of salient-pole synchronous generators
Conference Proceeding

The commutation processes in uncontrolled diode rectifiers have been extensively studied and modelled. However, in some applications, such as electrical power generation, the effects of these processes are often neglected. In low to medium rated, fie... Read More about Prediction of the voltage drop due to the diode commutation process in the excitation system of salient-pole synchronous generators.

The case for localised energy management to support resilient cities
Conference Proceeding

Localised energy generation, ownership and management provide a mechanism to address issues of affordability, energy security, infrastructure resilience and the need to reduce greenhouse gases emissions. There is potential for the growth of community... Read More about The case for localised energy management to support resilient cities.

Time-modulated gain and loss parity-time symmetric resonators
Conference Proceeding

D-MOD Dynamic Modelling of Operator Demand: a new simulator module for the evaluation of signaler’s demand
Conference Proceeding

Estimating signaler demand is critical for ensuring signaling workstations are both feasible to run, and acceptable to staff. While human factors tools exist, they are typically manual, time consuming and rely of the skill of an expert. One solution,... Read More about D-MOD Dynamic Modelling of Operator Demand: a new simulator module for the evaluation of signaler’s demand.

Validation of spatial microsimulation models: a proposal to adopt the Bland-Altman method
Journal Article

Model validation is recognised as crucial to microsimulation modelling. However, modellers encounter difficulty in choosing the most meaningful methods to compare simulated and actual values. The aim of this paper is to introduce and demonstrate a me... Read More about Validation of spatial microsimulation models: a proposal to adopt the Bland-Altman method.

Experimental study of a membrane-based dehumidification cooling system
Conference Proceeding

Membrane-based liquid desiccant dehumidification has attracted increasing interests with elimination of solution droplets carryover problem. A membrane-based hybrid liquid desiccant dehumidification cooling system is developed in this study, which ha... Read More about Experimental study of a membrane-based dehumidification cooling system.

Power conditioning of thermoelectric generated power using dc-dc converters: a case study of a boost converter
Conference Proceeding

The near exhaustion of non-renewable energy resources such as fossil fuels followed by disastrous climatic changes have alerted the world to invest in alternative energy sources. Thermoelectric (TE) technology is responsible for innovating TE devices... Read More about Power conditioning of thermoelectric generated power using dc-dc converters: a case study of a boost converter.

Melt-processed PLA/HA platelet nanoparticle composites produced using tailored dispersants
Conference Proceeding

Hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles, similar to those seen in the structure of human bone, have been produced via hydrothermal synthesisand used to produce nanocomposite materials via melt blending with poly(lactic acid)(PLA). Both of these processes a... Read More about Melt-processed PLA/HA platelet nanoparticle composites produced using tailored dispersants.

Modelling asset management of railway overhead line equipment
Conference Proceeding

The overhead line equipment (OLE) is a critical sub-system of the 25kV AC overhead railway electrification system. There is a need to evaluate OLE asset management strategies through a whole life cost analysis that considers degradation processes and... Read More about Modelling asset management of railway overhead line equipment.

The influence of process conditions on the structure and properties of melt processed poly (lactic acid) nanohydroxyapatite composites
Conference Proceeding