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Kerogen nanoscale structure and CO2 adsorption in shale micropores (2021)
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Gonciaruk, A., Hall, M. R., Fay, M. W., Parmenter, C. D. J., Vane, C. H., Khlobystov, A. N., & Ripepi, N. (2021). Kerogen nanoscale structure and CO2 adsorption in shale micropores. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 3920. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83179-z

Gas storage and recovery processes in shales critically depend on nano-scale porosity and chemical composition, but information about the nanoscale pore geometry and connectivity of kerogen, insoluble organic shale matter, is largely unavailable. Usi... Read More about Kerogen nanoscale structure and CO2 adsorption in shale micropores.

Implementation of continuous improvement cells: a case study from the civil infrastructure sector in the UK (2021)
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Tezel, A., Koskela, L., & Tzortzopoulos, P. (2023). Implementation of continuous improvement cells: a case study from the civil infrastructure sector in the UK. Production Planning and Control, 34(1), 68-90. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2021.1885794

The interest in lean management in the UK’s civil infrastructure sector is on the rise. In parallel with this interest, a team-based, participative management technique called Continuous Improvement (CI) cells has been widely adopted by the sector. T... Read More about Implementation of continuous improvement cells: a case study from the civil infrastructure sector in the UK.

Mathematical modelling of dielectric properties of food with respect to moisture content using adapted water activity equations (2021)
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Renshaw, R. C., Dimitrakis, G. A., & Robinson, J. P. (2021). Mathematical modelling of dielectric properties of food with respect to moisture content using adapted water activity equations. Journal of Food Engineering, 300, Article 110538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2021.110538

There is currently no recognised equation, or set of equations, that can be used to adequately describe moisture dependant dielectrics. This study addresses this issue so that moisture dependant dielectric properties can be directly input into drying... Read More about Mathematical modelling of dielectric properties of food with respect to moisture content using adapted water activity equations.

Current perspectives on acidogenic fermentation to produce volatile fatty acids from waste (2021)
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Ramos-Suarez, M., Zhang, Y., & Outram, V. (2021). Current perspectives on acidogenic fermentation to produce volatile fatty acids from waste. Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology, 20(2), 439-478. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-021-09566-0

Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are key platform chemicals used in a multitude of industries including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and agriculture. The current route for VFA production is petrochemical based. VFAs can be biologically produced using... Read More about Current perspectives on acidogenic fermentation to produce volatile fatty acids from waste.

Microstructural characterisation of subsurface deformation and the degradation of Stellite 6 induced by self-mated sliding contact in a simulated PWR environment (2021)
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Carrington, M. J., Daure, J., Ratia-Hanby, V. L., Zhang, D., Shipway, P. H., Stewart, D. A., & McCartney, D. G. (2021). Microstructural characterisation of subsurface deformation and the degradation of Stellite 6 induced by self-mated sliding contact in a simulated PWR environment. Tribology International, 158, Article 106899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2021.106899

© 2021 Elsevier Ltd Stellite 6 (Co-29.5%Cr-5%W-1.2%C in wt%) is traditionally used as a hardfacing material in the primary circuit of pressurised water reactors (PWRs) due to its good corrosion and wear resistance in water at up to 300 °C. In this st... Read More about Microstructural characterisation of subsurface deformation and the degradation of Stellite 6 induced by self-mated sliding contact in a simulated PWR environment.

An Autotuning Cable-Driven Device for Home Rehabilitation (2021)
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Rodríguez-León, J. F., Chaparro-Rico, B. D. M., Russo, M., & Cafolla, D. (2021). An Autotuning Cable-Driven Device for Home Rehabilitation. Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 2021, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6680762

© 2021 Jhon F. Rodríguez-León et al. Out of all the changes to our daily life brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most significant ones has been the limited access to health services that we used to take for granted. Thus, in order to preven... Read More about An Autotuning Cable-Driven Device for Home Rehabilitation.

Review of supercritical water gasification with lignocellulosic real biomass as the feedstocks: Process parameters, biomass composition, catalyst development, reactor design and its challenges (2021)
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Lee, C. S., Conradie, A. V., & Lester, E. (2021). Review of supercritical water gasification with lignocellulosic real biomass as the feedstocks: Process parameters, biomass composition, catalyst development, reactor design and its challenges. Chemical Engineering Journal, 415, Article 128837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.128837

Supercritical water gasification (SCWG) is a combined thermal decomposition and hydrolysis process for converting wet biomass feedstock with high water content potentially (80 wt%) to syngas. The process bypasses the need for an energy intensive pre-... Read More about Review of supercritical water gasification with lignocellulosic real biomass as the feedstocks: Process parameters, biomass composition, catalyst development, reactor design and its challenges.

High intake of vegetables is linked to lower white blood cell profile and the effect is mediated by the gut microbiome (2021)
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Menni, C., Louca, P., Berry, S. E., Vijay, A., Astbury, S., Leeming, E. R., …Valdes, A. M. (2021). High intake of vegetables is linked to lower white blood cell profile and the effect is mediated by the gut microbiome. BMC Medicine, 19, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01913-w

Background: Chronic inflammation, which can be modulated by diet, is linked to high white blood cell counts and correlates with higher cardiometabolic risk and risk of more severe infections, as in the case of COVID-19. Methods: Here, we assessed th... Read More about High intake of vegetables is linked to lower white blood cell profile and the effect is mediated by the gut microbiome.

A simple equivalent plate model for dynamic bending stiffness of three-layer sandwich panels with shearing core (2021)
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Arasan, U., Marchetti, F., Chevillotte, F., Jaouen, L., Chronopoulos, D., & Gourdon, E. (2021). A simple equivalent plate model for dynamic bending stiffness of three-layer sandwich panels with shearing core. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 500, Article 116025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2021.116025

Equivalent or condensed plate models are being used in various industries to reduce the computation time in finite element modelling. Out of the available equivalent plate models, the model developed by J.L.Guyader in 1978 exhibits high agreement wit... Read More about A simple equivalent plate model for dynamic bending stiffness of three-layer sandwich panels with shearing core.

Statistical models to provide meaningful information to GNSS users in the presence of ionospheric scintillation (2021)
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Veettil, S. V., & Aquino, M. (2021). Statistical models to provide meaningful information to GNSS users in the presence of ionospheric scintillation. GPS Solutions, 25(2), Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-01083-x

Ionospheric scintillation is one of the most challenging problems in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) positioning and navigation. Scintillation occurrence can not only lead to an increase in the probability of losing the GNSS signal lock bu... Read More about Statistical models to provide meaningful information to GNSS users in the presence of ionospheric scintillation.

Numerical investigation on the dynamic response characteristics of a thermoelectric generator module under transient temperature excitations (2021)
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Luo, D., Yan, Y., Wang, R., & Zhou, W. (2021). Numerical investigation on the dynamic response characteristics of a thermoelectric generator module under transient temperature excitations. Renewable Energy, 170, 811-823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.02.026

In this work, a three-dimensional transient numerical model of a thermoelectric generator module considering the temperature-dependent properties and the topological connection of load resistance is proposed to study its dynamic response characterist... Read More about Numerical investigation on the dynamic response characteristics of a thermoelectric generator module under transient temperature excitations.

Time, hydrologic landscape and the long?term storage of peatland carbon in sedimentary basins (2021)
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Large, D. J., Marshall, C., Jochmann, M., Jensen, M., Spiro, B. F., & Olaussen, S. (2021). Time, hydrologic landscape and the long?term storage of peatland carbon in sedimentary basins. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 126(3), Article e2020JF005762. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020jf005762

Peatland carbon may enter long‐term storage in sedimentary basins preserved as either coal or lignite. The time required to account for the carbon in 1 – 10 m thick coal seams must represent 105 to 106 years, an order of magnitude more than previousl... Read More about Time, hydrologic landscape and the long?term storage of peatland carbon in sedimentary basins.

Dynamic Reliability Assessment of PEM Fuel Cell Systems (2021)
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Vasilyev, A., Andrews, J., Dunnet, S., & Jackson, L. (2021). Dynamic Reliability Assessment of PEM Fuel Cell Systems. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 210, Article 107539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2021.107539

In this paper, a novel model for the dynamic reliability analysis of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell system is developed to account for multi-state dynamics and ageing. The modelling approach involves the combination of physical and stochast... Read More about Dynamic Reliability Assessment of PEM Fuel Cell Systems.

Numerical characterisation and efficient prediction of landslide-tsunami propagation over a wide range of idealised bathymetries (2021)
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Ruffini, G., Heller, V., & Briganti, R. (2021). Numerical characterisation and efficient prediction of landslide-tsunami propagation over a wide range of idealised bathymetries. Coastal Engineering, 167, Article 103854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2021.103854

Landslide-tsunamis are generated by masses, such as landslides or icebergs, impacting into water bodies. Such tsunamis resulted in major catastrophes in the recent past. Generic research into landslide-tsunamis has widely been conducted in idealised... Read More about Numerical characterisation and efficient prediction of landslide-tsunami propagation over a wide range of idealised bathymetries.

Review of musculoskeletal modelling in a clinical setting: Current use in rehabilitation design, surgical decision making and healthcare interventions (2021)
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Smith, S. H., Coppack, R. J., van den Bogert, A. J., Bennett, A. N., & Bull, A. M. (2021). Review of musculoskeletal modelling in a clinical setting: Current use in rehabilitation design, surgical decision making and healthcare interventions. Clinical Biomechanics, 83, Article 105292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2021.105292

Background: Musculoskeletal modelling is a common means by which to non-invasively analyse movement. Such models have largely been used to observe function in both healthy and patient populations. However, utility in a clinical environment is largely... Read More about Review of musculoskeletal modelling in a clinical setting: Current use in rehabilitation design, surgical decision making and healthcare interventions.

3D phonon microscopy with sub-micron axial-resolution (2021)
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Smith, R. J., Perez-Cota, F., Marques, L., & Clark, M. (2021). 3D phonon microscopy with sub-micron axial-resolution. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 3301. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82639-w

© 2021, The Author(s). Brillouin light scattering (BLS) is an emerging method for cell imaging and characterisation. It allows elasticity-related contrast, optical resolution and label-free operation. Phonon microscopy detects BLS from laser generate... Read More about 3D phonon microscopy with sub-micron axial-resolution.

Internal diameter HVOAF thermal spray of carbon nanotubes reinforced WC-Co composite coatings (2021)
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Venturi, F., Kamnis, S., & Hussain, T. (2021). Internal diameter HVOAF thermal spray of carbon nanotubes reinforced WC-Co composite coatings. Materials and Design, 202, Article 109566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109566

© 2021 The Authors A novel process, relatively fast and scalable compared to existing ones, has been used to incorporate carbon nanotubes (CNT) 0.5 wt% onto commercial WC-Co thermal spray powder. Nano enabled WC-Co/CNT coatings were obtained by inter... Read More about Internal diameter HVOAF thermal spray of carbon nanotubes reinforced WC-Co composite coatings.

Modeling of Partially Wetting Liquid Film Using an Enhanced Thin Film Model for Aero-Engine Bearing Chamber Applications (2021)
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Singh, K., Sharabi, M., Jefferson-Loveday, R., Ambrose, S., Eastwick, C., Cao, J., & Jacobs, A. (2021). Modeling of Partially Wetting Liquid Film Using an Enhanced Thin Film Model for Aero-Engine Bearing Chamber Applications. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 143(4), Article 041001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049663

In the case of aero-engine, thin lubricating film servers dual purpose of lubrication and cooling. Prediction of dry patches or lubricant starved region in bearing or bearing chambers are required for safe operation of these components. In this work,... Read More about Modeling of Partially Wetting Liquid Film Using an Enhanced Thin Film Model for Aero-Engine Bearing Chamber Applications.

Comparison of the impact of moisture on methane adsorption and nanoporosity for over mature shales and their kerogens (2021)
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Li, W., Stevens, L. A., Uguna, C. N., Vane, C. H., Meredith, W., Tang, L., …Snape, C. E. (2021). Comparison of the impact of moisture on methane adsorption and nanoporosity for over mature shales and their kerogens. International Journal of Coal Geology, 237, Article 103705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2021.103705

© 2021 Elsevier B.V. Moisture in shales under reservoir conditions adversely affects gas adsorption and nanoporosity and is also likely to impact on the contribution that kerogen makes to the methane adsorption capacity. To investigate these phenomen... Read More about Comparison of the impact of moisture on methane adsorption and nanoporosity for over mature shales and their kerogens.

Unveiling surfaces for advanced materials characterisation with large-area electrochemical jet machining (2021)
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Speidel, A., Xu, D., Bisterov, I., Mitchell-Smith, J., & Clare, A. T. (2021). Unveiling surfaces for advanced materials characterisation with large-area electrochemical jet machining. Materials and Design, 202, Article 109539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109539

Surface preparation for advanced materials inspection methods like electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) generally involve laborious and destructive material sectioning and sequential polishing steps, as EBSD is sensitive to both sample topography... Read More about Unveiling surfaces for advanced materials characterisation with large-area electrochemical jet machining.