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The influence of acclimatization, age and gender-related differences on thermal perception in university buildings: Case studies in Scotland and England (2020)
Journal Article
Jowkar, M., Rijal, H. B., Montazami, A., Brusey, J., & Temeljotov-Salaj, A. (2020). The influence of acclimatization, age and gender-related differences on thermal perception in university buildings: Case studies in Scotland and England. Building and Environment, 179, Article 106933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106933

The higher education sector in the UK is responsible for large amount of the country's energy consumption. Space heating, which is the largest and most expensive part of the energy used in the UK educational buildings is a potential target for improv... Read More about The influence of acclimatization, age and gender-related differences on thermal perception in university buildings: Case studies in Scotland and England.

Electroencephalogram (EEG) Human Stress Level Classification based on Theta/Beta Ratio (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wen, T., Bani, N., Muhammad Sukki, F., & Mohd Aris, S. (2020, May). Electroencephalogram (EEG) Human Stress Level Classification based on Theta/Beta Ratio. Paper presented at 3rd International Conference on BioSignal Analysis, Processing and Systems (ICBAPS 2020), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Stress analysis by utilizing electroencephalography (EEG) device in conjunction with signal processing techniques has emerged as an important area of research and the efforts are being made on detecting and classifying stress level. Non-invasive EEG... Read More about Electroencephalogram (EEG) Human Stress Level Classification based on Theta/Beta Ratio.

Review on Comparison of Solar Transport Vehicle with Full Electric Vehicle (2020)
Journal Article
Tabassum, M., Kashem, S. B. A., Chowdhury, M., Khandakar, A., Ashraf, A., & Ahmed, J. (2020). Review on Comparison of Solar Transport Vehicle with Full Electric Vehicle. International Journal of Technology, 1(2), 184-201

Nowadays, the earth is facing resources limitation especially fossil fuels. It is essential to make a new study of the renewable source to sustain the demand for energy. The solar car had been recognized to become an alternative way to replace the us... Read More about Review on Comparison of Solar Transport Vehicle with Full Electric Vehicle.

Methodology for Gender Analysis in Transport: Factors with Influence in Women’s Inclusion as Professionals and Users of Transport Infrastructures (2020)
Journal Article
García-Jiménez, E., Poveda-Reyes, S., Molero, G. D., Santarremigia, F. E., Gorrini, A., Hail, Y., Ababio-Donkor, A., Leva, M. C., & Mauriello, F. (2020). Methodology for Gender Analysis in Transport: Factors with Influence in Women’s Inclusion as Professionals and Users of Transport Infrastructures. Sustainability, 12(9), Article 3656. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12093656

This work analyzes gendered processes by a methodology based on clustering factors with influence in the decision-making process of women as users or employees of the transport system. Considering gender as a social construction which changes over ti... Read More about Methodology for Gender Analysis in Transport: Factors with Influence in Women’s Inclusion as Professionals and Users of Transport Infrastructures.

Crystal Structure, Phase Transitions and Photoferroelectric Properties of KNbO3-Based Lead-Free Ferroelectric Ceramics: A Brief Review (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, D., Wang, G., Lu, Z., Al-Jlaihawi, Z., & Feteira, A. (2020). Crystal Structure, Phase Transitions and Photoferroelectric Properties of KNbO3-Based Lead-Free Ferroelectric Ceramics: A Brief Review. Frontiers in Materials, 7, Article 91. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2020.00091

Ferroelectric KNbO3 (KN) ceramics were first fabricated in the 1950s, however, their use in commercial technical applications has been hampered by inherently challenging processing difficulties. In the early 1990s, the interest in KN ceramics was rev... Read More about Crystal Structure, Phase Transitions and Photoferroelectric Properties of KNbO3-Based Lead-Free Ferroelectric Ceramics: A Brief Review.

Numerical investigation of cycle performance in compressed air energy storage in aquifers (2020)
Journal Article
Yang, L., Cai, Z., Li, C., He, Q., Ma, Y., & Guo, C. (2020). Numerical investigation of cycle performance in compressed air energy storage in aquifers. Applied Energy, 269, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115044

Compressed air energy storage (CAES) is one of the promising technologies to store the renewable energies such as surplus solar and wind energy in a grid scale. Due to the widespread of aquifers in the world, the compressed air energy storage in aqui... Read More about Numerical investigation of cycle performance in compressed air energy storage in aquifers.

Use of multiple mobile sinks in wireless sensor networks for large‐scale areas (2020)
Journal Article
Al‐Behadili, H. A., AlWane, S. K., Al‐Yasir, Y. I., Parchin, N. O., Olley, P., & Abd‐Alhameed, R. A. (2020). Use of multiple mobile sinks in wireless sensor networks for large‐scale areas. IET Wireless Sensor Systems, 10(4), 175-180. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-wss.2019.0208

Sensing coverage and network connectivity are two of the most fundamental issues to ensure that there are effective environmental sensing and robust data communication in a wireless sensor network (WSN) application. Random positioning of nodes in a W... Read More about Use of multiple mobile sinks in wireless sensor networks for large‐scale areas.

A 10:1 Bandwidth Cryogenic Quadruple-Ridged Flared Horn Design for Reflector Antennas in Radio Astronomy (2020)
Journal Article
Ma, Y., See, C. H., Pang, F., Wu, D., Liu, D., Abidin, Z. Z., Keates, S., Peng, B., & Abd-Alhameed, R. A. (2020). A 10:1 Bandwidth Cryogenic Quadruple-Ridged Flared Horn Design for Reflector Antennas in Radio Astronomy. IEEE Access, 8, 81101-81115. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2991350

A two port 2.4 to 24 GHz cryogenic Quadruple-Ridged Flared Horn (QRFH) Feed with 10:1 impedance bandwidth is selected for presentation and investigation in this paper. The antenna geometry is formed by using simulation-based optimization which s... Read More about A 10:1 Bandwidth Cryogenic Quadruple-Ridged Flared Horn Design for Reflector Antennas in Radio Astronomy.

On mass quantities of gravity frames in building structures (2020)
Journal Article
D'Amico, B., & Pomponi, F. (2020). On mass quantities of gravity frames in building structures. Journal of Building Engineering, 31, Article 101426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101426

This paper introduces a numerical study aimed at analysing and quantifying existing correlations between structural masses of the gravity frame in building structures (i.e. excluding lateral load resisting system) and some key basic design variables,... Read More about On mass quantities of gravity frames in building structures.

Outdoor thermal comfort assessment: A review on thermal comfort research in Australia (2020)
Journal Article
Shooshtarian, S., Lam, C. K. C., & Kenawy, I. (2020). Outdoor thermal comfort assessment: A review on thermal comfort research in Australia. Building and Environment, 177, Article 106917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106917

Outdoor thermal comfort could significantly affect the usage and success of urban places. Accordingly, it is recommended to be considered in both urban design and planning projects. Urbanisation has been recognised as a major factor in elevated daily... Read More about Outdoor thermal comfort assessment: A review on thermal comfort research in Australia.