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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.

The environmental design criteria for the university buildings in the Northern and Southern regions of the UK (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jowkar, C., Bahadur Rijal, H., Brusey, J., & Temeljotov Salaj, A. (2020). The environmental design criteria for the university buildings in the Northern and Southern regions of the UK. In Windsor 2020: Resilient Comfort - Proceedings (298-208)

Considering the prevalence of the different climatic conditions in Northern and Midland regions of the UK, this study investigated the occupants’ thermal comfort requirements in two university campuses in Scotland and England, UK. The aim of this inv... Read More about The environmental design criteria for the university buildings in the Northern and Southern regions of the UK.

Experimental investigation on micromachining of epoxy/graphene nano platelet nanocomposites (2020)
Journal Article
Fu, G., Huo, D., Shyha, I., Pancholi, K., & Alzahrani, B. (2020). Experimental investigation on micromachining of epoxy/graphene nano platelet nanocomposites. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 107, 3169-3183. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-020-05190-4

This paper investigates the effect of graphene nano platelet (GNP) content (%weight fraction) on the machinability of epoxy/GNP nanocomposites. The machinability of nanocomposites with varying loadings of GNP content was evaluated experimentally thro... Read More about Experimental investigation on micromachining of epoxy/graphene nano platelet nanocomposites.

Analysis of a wooden specimen's mechanical properties through acoustic measurements in the very near field (2020)
Journal Article
Pantelić, F., Mijić, M., Šumarac Pavlović, D., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Dudeš, D. (2020). Analysis of a wooden specimen's mechanical properties through acoustic measurements in the very near field. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 147(4), EL320-EL325. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0001030

This paper presents the method for prediction of some basic mechanical parameters of a wood specimen by using simple instrumentation. The standard acoustic method for assessment of modulus of elasticity using the impulse excitation is extended by usi... Read More about Analysis of a wooden specimen's mechanical properties through acoustic measurements in the very near field.

Metasurface for Controlling Polarization of Scattered EM Waves (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2020, February). Metasurface for Controlling Polarization of Scattered EM Waves. Presented at 4th Australian Microwave Symposium, Sydney, Australia

A unique metasurface is presented that can be used to control the polarization of electromagnetic waves. The dual band metasurface is realized by stacking an array of multiple concentric circular rings. By rotating each array with r... Read More about Metasurface for Controlling Polarization of Scattered EM Waves.

Effects of Urban Morphology on Microclimate Parameters in an Urban University Campus (2020)
Journal Article
Zaki, S. A., Othman, N. E., Syahidah, S. W., Yakub, F., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Shahidan, M. F., & Saudi, A. S. M. (2020). Effects of Urban Morphology on Microclimate Parameters in an Urban University Campus. Sustainability, 12(7), Article 2962. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12072962

This study investigated the effects of urban morphology on microclimate parameters in an urban university campus in Malaysia. Outdoor air temperatures (Tout) were recorded at eight different locations inside the campus for seven days. The study used... Read More about Effects of Urban Morphology on Microclimate Parameters in an Urban University Campus.

Beyond cycle lanes and large-scale infrastructure: a scoping review of initiatives that groups and organisations can implement to promote cycling for the Cycle Nation Project (2020)
Journal Article
Kelly, P., Williamson, C., Baker, G., Davis, A., Broadfield, S., Coles, A., Connell, H., Logan, G., Pell, J. P., Gray, C. M., & Gill, J. M. (2020). Beyond cycle lanes and large-scale infrastructure: a scoping review of initiatives that groups and organisations can implement to promote cycling for the Cycle Nation Project. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(23), 1405-1415. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101447

Background/objectives: Cycling has well-established positive relationships with health. Evidence suggests that large-scale infrastructure and built-environment initiatives to promote cycling are likely to be necessary but not sufficient to maximise c... Read More about Beyond cycle lanes and large-scale infrastructure: a scoping review of initiatives that groups and organisations can implement to promote cycling for the Cycle Nation Project.

Development of a building sustainability assessment method (BSAM) for developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa (2020)
Journal Article
Olawumi, T. O., Chan, D. W., Chan, A. P., & Wong, J. K. (2020). Development of a building sustainability assessment method (BSAM) for developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Cleaner Production, 263, Article 121514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121514

The consideration of the regional context in the development of green building rating systems is well established in the extant literature, and this informs the development of a sustainability assessment method for sub-Saharan Africa. Hence, a multi-... Read More about Development of a building sustainability assessment method (BSAM) for developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Moving to healthy transport: the drivers of transformational change – a view from Scotland (2020)
Book Chapter
Davis, A. L. (2020). Moving to healthy transport: the drivers of transformational change – a view from Scotland. In M. J. Nieuwenhuijsen, & H. Khreis (Eds.), Advances in Transportation and Health (407-421). (1). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819136-1.00019-X

The need to stabilize global average temperature rises to no more than 1.5 degrees may be the driver for transformational change that will also deliver major improvements in public health. Barriers to change in the transport sector have long included... Read More about Moving to healthy transport: the drivers of transformational change – a view from Scotland.

Towards the Development of Rapid and Low-Cost Pathogen Detection Systems Using Microfluidic Technology and Optical Image Processing (2020)
Journal Article
Kerrouche, A., Lithgow, J., Muhammad, I., & Romdhani, I. (2020). Towards the Development of Rapid and Low-Cost Pathogen Detection Systems Using Microfluidic Technology and Optical Image Processing. Applied Sciences, 10(7), Article 2527. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10072527

Waterborne pathogens affect all waters globally and proceed to be an ongoing concern. Previous methods for detection of pathogens consist of a high test time and a high sample consumption, but they are very expensive and require specialist operators.... Read More about Towards the Development of Rapid and Low-Cost Pathogen Detection Systems Using Microfluidic Technology and Optical Image Processing.