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Vivaldi antenna with balun feed for SKA feeding system in UWB (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ma, Y., Zhu, F., Abidin, Z., Pang, F., Li, S., Abd-Alhameed, R., …Peng, B. (2015). Vivaldi antenna with balun feed for SKA feeding system in UWB. . https://doi.org/10.1109/URSI-AT-RASC.2015.7303191

This paper represents a low cost printed Vivaldi antenna at 3-10 GHz bandwidth for Radio telescope Feed system. The idea of this design is to minimize the number of telescope receivers for Square Kilometre Array (SKA). A minimized tapered slot antenn... Read More about Vivaldi antenna with balun feed for SKA feeding system in UWB.

Surface wave cloaking using transformation optics (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
La Spada, L., & Hao, Y. (2015). Surface wave cloaking using transformation optics. In 2015 1st URSI Atlantic Radio Science Conference (URSI AT-RASC). https://doi.org/10.1109/ursi-at-rasc.2015.7302892

Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the study of manipulating surface waves from microwave to optical frequencies [1, 2], especially for the design of conformal antennas and devices in communications and radar applications [3]. Some of... Read More about Surface wave cloaking using transformation optics.

The Influence of La Doping and Heterogeneity on the Thermoelectric Properties of Sr3Ti2O7 Ceramics (2015)
Journal Article
Lu, Z., Sinclair, D. C., & Reaney, I. M. (2016). The Influence of La Doping and Heterogeneity on the Thermoelectric Properties of Sr3Ti2O7 Ceramics. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 99(2), 515-522. https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.13998

La-doping mechanisms and thermoelectric properties of Sr3Ti2O7 Ruddlesden–Popper (RP) ceramics sintered under air and flowing 5% H2 at 1773 K for 6 h have been investigated. Changes in lattice parameters and conductivity revealed a limited interstiti... Read More about The Influence of La Doping and Heterogeneity on the Thermoelectric Properties of Sr3Ti2O7 Ceramics.

An Investigation into GHG and non-GHG Impacts of Double Skin Façades in Office Refurbishments: Low-Carbon Refurbishment with Double Skin Façades (2015)
Journal Article
Piroozfar, P. A., Farr, E. R., & Pomponi, F. (2016). An Investigation into GHG and non-GHG Impacts of Double Skin Façades in Office Refurbishments: Low-Carbon Refurbishment with Double Skin Façades. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 20(2), 234-248. https:/

The building sector is a major contributor to energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and depletion of natural resources. In developed countries, existing buildings represent the majority of the stock, their low-carbon refurbishment hence... Read More about An Investigation into GHG and non-GHG Impacts of Double Skin Façades in Office Refurbishments: Low-Carbon Refurbishment with Double Skin Façades.

Potentiometric RuO2–Ta2O5 pH sensors fabricated using thick film and LTCC technologies (2015)
Journal Article
Manjakkal, L., Zaraska, K., Cvejin, K., Kulawik, J., & Szwagierczak, D. (2016). Potentiometric RuO2–Ta2O5 pH sensors fabricated using thick film and LTCC technologies. Talanta, 147, 233-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2015.09.069

The paper reports on the preparation, properties and application of potentiometric pH sensors with thick film RuO2–Ta2O5 sensing electrode and Ag/AgCl/KCl reference electrode screen printed on an alumina substrate. Furthermore, it presents fabricatio... Read More about Potentiometric RuO2–Ta2O5 pH sensors fabricated using thick film and LTCC technologies.

Development and characterization of miniaturized LTCC pH sensors with RuO 2 based sensing electrodes (2015)
Journal Article
Manjakkal, L., Synkiewicz, B., Zaraska, K., Cvejin, K., Kulawik, J., & Szwagierczak, D. (2016). Development and characterization of miniaturized LTCC pH sensors with RuO 2 based sensing electrodes. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 223, 641-649. https://

This work describes the development of a low cost miniaturized solid state pH sensor using LTCC (low temperature cofired ceramic) technology. Thick film sensing electrodes screen printed on LTCC substrates were made of RuO2 and RuO2-Ta2O5-glass based... Read More about Development and characterization of miniaturized LTCC pH sensors with RuO 2 based sensing electrodes.

Feasibility of NeuCube spiking neural network architecture for EMG pattern recognition (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Peng, L., Hou, Z., Kasabov, N., Bian, G., Vladareanu, L., & Yu, H. (2015). Feasibility of NeuCube spiking neural network architecture for EMG pattern recognition. In 2015 International Conference on Advanced Mechatronic Systems (ICAMechS). https://doi.or

Multichannel electromyography (EMG) signals have been used as human-machine interface (HMI) for the control of pattern-recognition based prosthetic system in recent years. This paper is a feasibility analysis of using recently proposed NeuCube spikin... Read More about Feasibility of NeuCube spiking neural network architecture for EMG pattern recognition.

Energy for Craft Distillers. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Currie, J. (2015, October). Energy for Craft Distillers. Presented at UK Craft Distillers Conference

Intermodal transport as a regional development strategy: the case of Italian freight villages. (2015)
Journal Article
Monios, J. (2015). Intermodal transport as a regional development strategy: the case of Italian freight villages. Growth and Change, 47(3), 363-377. https://doi.org/10.1111/grow.12129

This paper examines the development of intermodal transport operations at freight villages in Italy. Quantitative data on public and private investment and ownership in each of the 25 Italian freight villages are analysed to identify relevant issues,... Read More about Intermodal transport as a regional development strategy: the case of Italian freight villages..

Influence of energy demand response actions on thermal comfort and energy cost in electrically heated residential houses (2015)
Journal Article
Alimohammadisagvand, B., Alam, S., Ali, M., Degefa, M., Jokisalo, J., & Sirén, K. (2017). Influence of energy demand response actions on thermal comfort and energy cost in electrically heated residential houses. Indoor and Built Environment, 26(3), 298-3

This study has two aims to investigate the energy demand response (DR) actions on thermal comfort and energy cost in detached residential houses (1960, 2010 and passive) in a cold climate. The first one is to find out the acceptable range of indoor a... Read More about Influence of energy demand response actions on thermal comfort and energy cost in electrically heated residential houses.