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More Timber in Construction: Unanswered Questions and Future Challenges (2020)
Journal Article
Hart, J., & Pomponi, F. (2020). More Timber in Construction: Unanswered Questions and Future Challenges. Sustainability, 12(8), Article 3473. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12083473

The built environment is one of the greatest contributors to carbon emissions, climate change, and to the unsustainable pressure on the natural environment and its ecosystems. The use of more timber in construction is one possible response, and an au... Read More about More Timber in Construction: Unanswered Questions and Future Challenges.

Ultra-Wideband Diversity MIMO Antenna System for Future Mobile Handsets (2020)
Journal Article
Ojaroudi Parchin, N., Jahanbakhsh Basherlou, H., I. A. Al-Yasir, Y., M. Abdulkhaleq, A., & A. Abd-Alhameed, R. (2020). Ultra-Wideband Diversity MIMO Antenna System for Future Mobile Handsets. Sensors, 20(8), Article 2371. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20082371

A new ultra-wideband (UWB) multiple-input/multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system is proposed for future smartphones. The structure of the design comprises four identical pairs of compact microstrip-fed slot antennas with polarization diversity functio... Read More about Ultra-Wideband Diversity MIMO Antenna System for Future Mobile Handsets.

Lead Free Multilayer Piezoelectric Actuators by Economically New Approach (2020)
Journal Article
Hussain, F., Khesro, A., Lu, Z., Wang, G., & Wang, D. (2020). Lead Free Multilayer Piezoelectric Actuators by Economically New Approach. Frontiers in Materials, 7, Article 87. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2020.00087

The replacement of lead zirconate titanate ceramics (PZTs), with a lead-oxide (PbO)-free alternative is the subject of intense investigation worldwide. In this research, a cheap reliable methodology for the fabrication of multilayers (MLs) of lead-fr... Read More about Lead Free Multilayer Piezoelectric Actuators by Economically New Approach.

A Survey of Differential-Fed Microstrip Bandpass Filters: Recent Techniques and Challenges (2020)
Journal Article
Al-Yasir, Y. I. A., Ojaroudi Parchin, N., Abdulkhaleq, A. M., Bakr, M. S., & Abd-Alhameed, R. A. (2020). A Survey of Differential-Fed Microstrip Bandpass Filters: Recent Techniques and Challenges. Sensors, 20(8), Article 2356. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20082356

Differentially driven devices represent a highly promising research field for radio frequency (RF), microwave (MW), and millimeter-wave (mmWave) designers and engineers. Designs employing differential signals are essential elements in low-noise fourt... Read More about A Survey of Differential-Fed Microstrip Bandpass Filters: Recent Techniques and Challenges.

Direct Integration of Cold Sintered, Temperature-Stable Bi2Mo2O9-K2MoO4 Ceramics on Printed Circuit Boards for Satellite Navigation Antennas (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, D., Siame, B., Zhang, S., Wang, G., Ju, X., Li, J., Lu, Z., Vardaxoglou, Y., Whittow, W., Cadman, D., Sun, S., Zhou, D., Song, K., & Reaney, I. M. (2020). Direct Integration of Cold Sintered, Temperature-Stable Bi2Mo2O9-K2MoO4 Ceramics on Printed Circuit Boards for Satellite Navigation Antennas. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 40(12), 4029-4034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.04.025

Bi2Mo2O9-K2MoO4 (BMO-KMO) composite ceramics with >95% theoretical density were densified by cold sintering at 150 °C. XRD, Raman, back-scattered SEM and EDX spectroscopy indicated that the BMO and KMO phases coexisted in all composites without inter... Read More about Direct Integration of Cold Sintered, Temperature-Stable Bi2Mo2O9-K2MoO4 Ceramics on Printed Circuit Boards for Satellite Navigation Antennas.

Key drivers for smart and sustainable practices in the built environment (2020)
Journal Article
Olawumi, T. O., & Chan, D. W. M. (2020). Key drivers for smart and sustainable practices in the built environment. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(6), 1257-1281. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-06-2019-0305

Purpose
The construction industry has been evolving in recent years through the adoption of smart tools such as building information modeling to reduce the complexity in the construction process and optimize the project's goals. This paper aims to i... Read More about Key drivers for smart and sustainable practices in the built environment.

A tracking error–based fully probabilistic control for stochastic discrete-time systems with multiplicative noise (2020)
Journal Article
Herzallah, R., & Zhou, Y. (2020). A tracking error–based fully probabilistic control for stochastic discrete-time systems with multiplicative noise. Journal of Vibration and Control, 26(23-24), 2329-2339. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077546320921608

This article proposes the exploitation of the Kullback–Leibler divergence to characterise the uncertainty of the tracking error for general stochastic systems without constraints of certain distributions. The general solution to the fully probabilist... Read More about A tracking error–based fully probabilistic control for stochastic discrete-time systems with multiplicative noise.

Renewable Energy Powered Plugged-In Hybrid Vehicle Charging System for Sustainable Transportation (2020)
Journal Article
Devaraj, E., Joseph, P. K., Karuppa Raj Rajagopal, T., & Sundaram, S. (2020). Renewable Energy Powered Plugged-In Hybrid Vehicle Charging System for Sustainable Transportation. Energies, 13(8), Article 1944. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13081944

Energy transformation by power electronic converters is not feasible without the efficient use of renewable energy. The article tries to extend the use of renewable energy to PHEV battery charging. In PHEV, the battery is one of the major sources of... Read More about Renewable Energy Powered Plugged-In Hybrid Vehicle Charging System for Sustainable Transportation.

Theoretical Investigation of the Temperature Limits of an Actively Cooled High Concentration Photovoltaic System (2020)
Journal Article
Ahmed, A., Shanks, K., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. K. (2020). Theoretical Investigation of the Temperature Limits of an Actively Cooled High Concentration Photovoltaic System. Energies, 13(8), Article 1902. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13081902

Concentrator photovoltaics have several advantages over flat plate systems. However, the increase in solar concentration usually leads to an increase in the solar cell temperature, which decreases the performance of the system. Therefore, in this pap... Read More about Theoretical Investigation of the Temperature Limits of an Actively Cooled High Concentration Photovoltaic System.

Optimal Energy and Reserve Market Management in Renewable Microgrid-PEVs Parking Lot Systems: V2G, Demand Response and Sustainability Costs (2020)
Journal Article
Onishi, V. C., Antunes, C. H., & Trovão, J. P. F. (2020). Optimal Energy and Reserve Market Management in Renewable Microgrid-PEVs Parking Lot Systems: V2G, Demand Response and Sustainability Costs. Energies, 13(8), Article 1884. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13081884

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology heralds great promise as a demand-side resource to contribute to more efficient grid management and promote the use of decentralized renewable energy. In this light, we propose a new optimization model for the sustain... Read More about Optimal Energy and Reserve Market Management in Renewable Microgrid-PEVs Parking Lot Systems: V2G, Demand Response and Sustainability Costs.