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2018

A Custom L-to-Ka Band Block Up-converter (BUC) for Millimetre Wave Testbeds

Garcia-Perez, J. A., Kosmopoulos, S. & Goussetis, G., 19 Feb 2018, Active and Passive RF Devices 2017. IEEE

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Interchanges

Testbeds

Millimeter waves

Systems analysis

Adaptive curvature-guided image filtering for structure + texture image decomposition

Belyaev, A. & Fayolle, P-A., Oct 2018, In : IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. 27, 10, p. 5192-5203 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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Textures

Decomposition

Image processing

Processing

Experiments

Adaptive low-level control of autonomous underwater vehicles using deep reinforcement learning

Carlucho, I., De Paula, M., Wang, S., Petillot, Y. & Acosta, G. G., Sep 2018, In : Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 107, p. 71-86 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Autonomous underwater vehicles

Level control

Reinforcement learning

Energy utilization

Decision making

Adaptive multivariate double sampling and variable sampling interval Hotelling's T² charts

Khatun, M., Khoo, M. B. C., Yeong, W. C., Teoh, W. L. & Chong, Z. L., 2 Apr 2018, In : Quality and Reliability Engineering International.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Sampling

Hotelling

Charts

Statistics

Adaptive Sensing Schedule for Dynamic Spectrum Sharing in Time-varying Channel

Sun, M., Wang, X., Zhao, C., Li, B., Liang, Y. C., Goussetis, G. & Salous, S., 24 Jan 2018, In : IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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Time-varying Channels

Spectrum Sharing

Schedule

Sensing

Throughput

A Darwinian Swarm Robotics Strategy Applied to Underwater Exploration

Griffiths Sánchez, N. D., Vargas, P. A. & Couceiro, M. S., 4 Oct 2018, 2018 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC). IEEE, 8477738

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Swarm Robotics

Remotely operated vehicles

Robotics

Swarm

Robots

A depth-averaged two-phase model for debris flows over erodible beds

Li, J., Cao, Z., Hu, K., Pender, G. & Liu, Q., 30 Mar 2018, In : Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 43, 4, p. 817-839 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

debris flow

present

fluid

bottom stress

entrainment

A Design Method of Multimode Multiband Bandpass Filters

Ma, P., Wei, B., Hong, J-S., Xu, Z., Guo, X., Cao, B. & Jiang, L., 29 Mar 2018, In : IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. p. 1-9 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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Bandpass filters

bandpass filters

Resonators

Microstrip filters

filters

Adhesion Measurements of Epitaxially Lifted MBE-Grown ZnSe

Mavridi, N., Zhu, J., Meckamalil Eldose, N., Prior, K. A. & Moug, R. T., Aug 2018, In : Journal of Electronic Materials. 47, 8, p. 4394-4398 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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Molecular beam epitaxy

adhesion

molecular beam epitaxy

Adhesion

Van der Waals forces

A dialogue based mobile virtual assistant for tourists: The SpaceBook Project

Bartie, P., Mackaness, W., Lemon, O., Dalmas, T., Chandrasekaran Janarthanam, S., Hill, R. L., Dickinson, A. & Liu, X., Jan 2018, In : Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 67, p. 110-123 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Ordnance

Mobile computing

Visibility

Mobile devices

User interfaces

A digitally-driven Hybrid Manufacturing process for the flexible production of engineering ceramic components

Flynn, D., Kay, R. W., Harris, R. A. & Hinton, J., 4 Jun 2018, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the 29th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

3D printers

Extrusion

Machining

Porosity

Surface roughness

Adoption of in vitro systems and zebrafish embryos as alternative models for reducing rodent use in assessments of immunological and oxidative stress responses to nanomaterials

Johnston, H. J., Verdon, R., Gillies, S., Brown, D. M., Fernandes, T. F., Henry, T. B., Rossi, A. G., Tran, L., Tucker, C., Tyler, C. R. & Stone, V., 16 Mar 2018, In : Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 48, 3, p. 252-271 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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Nanostructures

Zebrafish

Rodentia

Oxidative Stress

Embryonic Structures

Adoption of Stroke Rehabilitation Technologies by the User Community: Qualitative Study

Kerr, A., Smith, M., Reid, L. & Baillie, L., 17 Aug 2018, In : JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies. 5, 2, e15

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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Technology

Education

Stroke Rehabilitation

Caregivers

Survivors

A DSS for Designing an MCDA Study with Application in Performance Evaluation of Forecasting Models

Ouenniche, J., Xu, B. & Pérez-Gladish, B., 2018, Financial Decision Aid Using Multiple Criteria: Recent Models and Applications. Masri, H., Pérez-Gladish, B. & Zopounidis, C. (eds.). Springer, p. 19-48 (Multiple Criteria Decision Making)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

Decision support systems

Multi-criteria decision analysis

Performance evaluation

Multiple criteria

Decision-making process

Advancement and Enhanced Integration of Digital Technology Systems, VR Applications, CPS-Systems and Tools for Design Engineering

Wendrich, R., Lim, T., Hauge, J. B. & Vitali, A., 26 Aug 2018

Research output: Contribution to conference › Other

Virtual reality

Augmented reality

Industrial applications

Industry

Availability

Advancing Ground Motion Characterization for Post-Event Loss Assessment

Peters, G., Ming, D., Galasso, C. & Huang, C., Jun 2018

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Advantages of nonlinear energy harvesting with dielectric elastomers

Thomson, G., Lai, Z., Val, D. V. & Yurchenko, D., 3 Nov 2018, In : Journal of Sound and Vibration.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

elastomers

energy conversion

vibration

nonlinearity

energy

A feature-ranking framework for IoT device classification

Desai, B. A., Divakaran, D. M., Nevat, I., Peters, G. W. & Gurusamy, M., 8 Nov 2018, (Accepted/In press) 11th International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS 2019). IEEE

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Affordances after spinal cord injury

Sedda, A., Ambrosini, E., Dirupo, G., Tonin, D., Valsecchi, L., Redaelli, T., Spinelli, M., Costantini, M. & Bottini, G., 16 Jan 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Neuropsychology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

A Fibre-Coupled UHV-Compatible Variable Angle Reflection-Absorption UV/Visible Spectrometer

Stubbing, J. W., Salter, T. L., Brown, W. A., Taj, S. & McCoustra, M. R. S., May 2018, In : Review of Scientific Instruments. 89, 5, 054102

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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ultrahigh vacuum

ice

cryogenic cooling

spectrometers

refractivity

A flexible RF energy harvester using a hybrid printing technology for 'stand-alone' wireless sensor platforms

Kim, S., Jeong, S., Bito, J., Georgiadis, A. & Tentzeris, M. M., 30 Mar 2018, In : Flexible and Printed Electronics. 3, 1, 015004

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Harvesters

Printing

Sensors

Electronic equipment

Costs

A Flow Cytometry-based Method for the Screening of Nanomaterial-induced Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Leukocytes Subpopulations in Whole Blood

Kermanizadeh, A., Jantzen, K., Brown, D. M., Møller, P. & Loft, S., 1 Jan 2018, In : Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology. 122, 1, p. 149–156 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Oxidative stress

Flow cytometry

Nanostructures

Nanostructured materials

Reactive Oxygen Species

A flow platform for degradation-free CuAAC bioconjugation

Hatit, M. Z. C., Reichenbach, L. F., Tobin, J. M., Vilela, F., Burley, G. A. & Watson, A. J. B., 1 Oct 2018, In : Nature Communications. 9, 7 p., 4021

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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Alkynes

Azides

Cycloaddition

Degradation

Contamination

A Framework for Assessing Instream Supporting Ecosystem Services Based on Hydroecological Modelling

Ncube, S., Visser, A. & Beevers, L. C., 14 Sep 2018, In : Water. 10, 9, 1247

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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ecosystem service

modeling

river system

nutrient cycling

river flow

A general method for simulating reactive dissolution in carbonate rocks with arbitrary geometry

Liu, P., Couples, G. D., Yao, J., Huang, Z., Song, W. & Ma, J., 26 Apr 2018, In : Computational Geosciences. p. 1-15 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Dissolution

carbonate rock

Ordinary differential equations

Carbonates

dissolution

Agglomeration of nano- and microplastic particles in seawater by autochthonous and de novo-produced sources of exopolymeric substances

Summers, S., Henry, T. & Gutierrez, T., May 2018, In : Marine Pollution Bulletin. 130, p. 258-267

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Aggregated initiators: defining their role in the ROP of rac-lactide

Cols, J-M. E. P., Hill, V. G., Williams, S. K. & McIntosh, R. D., 21 Aug 2018, In : Dalton Transactions. 47, 31, p. 10626-10635 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Ring opening polymerization

Ligands

Titanium

Amines

Polymerization

A global compilation of coccolithophore calcification rates

Daniels, C. J. , Poulton, A. J. , Balch, W. M. , Marañón, E. , Adey, T. , Bowler, B. C. , Cermeño, P. , Charalampopoulou, A. , Crawford, D. W. , Drapeau, D. , Feng, Y. , Fernández, A. , Fernández, E. , Fragoso, G. M. , González, N. , Graziano, L. M. , Heslop, R. , Holligan, P. M. , Hopkins, J. , Huete-Ortega, M. & 11 others Hutchins, D. A., Lam, P. J., Lipsen, M. S., López-Sandoval, D. C., Loucaides, S., Marchetti, A., Mayers, K. M. J., Rees, A. P., Sobrino, C., Tynan, E. & Tyrrell, T., 16 Oct 2018, In : Earth System Science Data. 10, 4, p. 1859-1876 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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calcification

euphotic zone

optical property

environmental response

biological production

A Healthy Mind for Problematic Internet Use

Ke, G. N. & Wong, S. F., 16 Oct 2018, In : Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. 21, 10, p. 637-645 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Internet

Preventive Health Services

Anxiety

anxiety

Phobic Disorders

A hierarchical set-partitioning nonlinear discriminant classifier trained by an evolutionary algorithm

Ursani, Z. & Come, D. W., 28 Jun 2018, 2018 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (ICAIBD). IEEE, p. 15-20 6 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Evolutionary algorithms

Classifiers

Mathematical operators

Set partitioning

Classifier

A high-gain and high-fidelity coherent state comparison amplifier

Donaldson, R. J., Mazzarella, L., Collins, R. J., Jeffers, J. & Buller, G. S., 12 Sep 2018, In : Communications Physics. 1, 9 p., 54

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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high gain

amplifiers

optical communication

quantum communication

conditioning

A High-Performance Dual-Mode Filtering Power Divider with Simple Layout

Zhang, G., Wang, X., Hong, J-S. & Yang, J., Feb 2018, In : IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters. 28, 2, p. 120-122 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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dividers

layouts

isolation

selectivity

resistors

A historical evolutionary and cyclical perspective on models of development finance

Jones, C. A., 2018, Routledge Companion to Real Estate Development. Squires, G., Heurkens, E. & Peiser, R. (eds.). Routledge, p. 185-195 11 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

A hybrid paper-based microfluidic platform toward veterinary P-ELISA

Busin, V., Burgess, S. & Shu, W., 10 Nov 2018, In : Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical. 273, p. 536-542 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

immunoassay

Microfluidics

enzymes

Enzymes

platforms

A Hybrid Textile Electrode for Electrocardiogram (ECG) Measurement and Motion Tracking

An, X. & Stylios, G. K., 2 Oct 2018, In : Materials. 11, 10, 18 p., 1887

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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Electrocardiography

Textiles

Electrodes

Skin

Monitoring

AKSZ Constructions for Topological Membranes on G₂-Manifolds

Kökényesi, Z., Sinkovics, A. & Szabo, R. J., 29 Mar 2018, In : Fortschritte der Physik. 66, 3, 1800018

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

membranes

brackets

structural analysis

string theory

quantum mechanics

A Laboratory Experiment for Illustrating the Kinetic Isotope Effect

Lebrun, P., Kirk, A., McStay, A. & Kraft, A. M., 14 Aug 2018, In : Chemical Educator. 23, p. 169-173

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Isotopes

Kinetics

Iodine

Experiments

Colorimeters

A laboratory study of chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) in compartmentalized sandstone reservoir: A case study of a 2-D phase macro-model reservoir

Hamza, M., Merican, Z., Soleimani, H., Abghari, S., Sinnathambi, C. & Stephen, K. D., Feb 2018, In : ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 13, 3, p. 893-901 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

enhanced oil recovery

sandstone

flooding

oil

water

Algorithmic aspects of enriched time domain boundary element methods

Gimperlein, H. & Stark, D., 16 Mar 2018, In : Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

A Linear-Complexity Second-Order Multi-Object Filter via Factorial Cumulants

Clark, D. E. & De Melo, F., 6 Sep 2018, 2018 21st International Conference on Information Fusion (FUSION). IEEE, p. 1250-1259 10 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Linear Complexity

Cumulants

Factorial

Filter

filters

A machine learning approach for efficient uncertainty quantification using multiscale methods

Chan, S. & Elsheikh, A. H., 1 Feb 2018, In : Journal of Computational Physics. 354, p. 493-511

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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Ambient Assisted Living and Ambient Intelligence for Health

Caballero-Gil, P., Georgieva, L., Brankovic, L. & Burmester, M., 20 Jun 2018, In : Mobile Information Systems. 2018, 7560465

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

Open Access

File

A micro-rheological and rheological study of biopolymers solutions: Hyaluronic acid

Dodero, A., Williams, R., Gagliardi, S., Vicini, S., Alloisio, M. & Castellano, M., 28 Sep 2018, In : Carbohydrate Polymers. 203, p. 349-355 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Biopolymers

Hyaluronic Acid

Viscosupplements

Polymers

Molecular weight

Ammoniacal nitrogen removal in synthetic wastewater using seaweed-based ionic liquid and bacillus spp.

Ahmad Nazri, N. A. B., Chong, C. H. & Nithyanandam, R., Aug 2018, In : Journal of Engineering Science and Technology. 13, Special Issue on the eighth eureca 2017, p. 112-122 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

A modified non-stationary MIMO channel model under 3D scattering scenarios

Zhu, Q., Jiang, K., Chen, X., Wang, C-X., Hu, X. & Yang, Y., 5 Apr 2018, 2017 IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC). IEEE, 8330490

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Scattering

Mobile telecommunication systems

Autocorrelation

Base stations

Transmitters

Open Access

File

Welding machines

Gas metal arc welding

Machine design

Welding

Metals

An Agglomerative Layout Algorithm

Chantler, M. J., 2018, (Unpublished) p. 1-3 3 p.

Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper

Analog/Digital Hybrid Delay-Locked-Loop for K/Ka Band Satellite Retrodirective Arrays

Ding, Y., Buchanan, N., Fusco, V., Baggen, R., Martinez-Vazquez, M. & van der Vorst, M., Jul 2018, In : IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 66, 7, p. 3323-3331 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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Phase locked loops

Satellites

Direction of arrival

Phase shifters

Communication satellites