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Performance Evaluation of Unconcentrated Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Generator Hybrid System under Tropical Climate (2019)
Journal Article
Bani, N. A., Mohd Shatar, N., Rahman, M. A. A., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Shaikh Salim, S. A. Z., Singh, B., …Ardila-Rey, J. A. (2019). Performance Evaluation of Unconcentrated Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Generator Hybrid System under Tropical Climate. Sust

Indoor farming is among the approaches which can be adapted to improve agricultural sustainability and ensure the food security of countries. However, adopting indoor farming requires a high amount of energy to sustain the system. Incorporating a ren... Read More about Performance Evaluation of Unconcentrated Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Generator Hybrid System under Tropical Climate.

Performance assessment of cadmium telluride-based semi-transparent glazing for power saving in façade buildings (2019)
Journal Article
Alrashidi, H., Issa, W., Sellami, N., Ghosh, A., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2020). Performance assessment of cadmium telluride-based semi-transparent glazing for power saving in façade buildings. Energy and Buildings, 215, Article 109585. https://do

Façade buildings are generally highly glazed and energy-intensive especially in countries with hot weather. Power consumption in these buildings is even more significant when air conditioning (AC) is added to the figures. Building with semi-transpare... Read More about Performance assessment of cadmium telluride-based semi-transparent glazing for power saving in façade buildings.

Contrasting daylight simulation, measurements, and occupant’s perception in a LEED Office building in Arid Climate (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elrawy, O. O., Eltaweel, A., & Mansour, O. E. (2019). Contrasting daylight simulation, measurements, and occupant’s perception in a LEED Office building in Arid Climate. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 397(1), Article 012014. htt

Daylight is vital to building occupants as it impacts health and productivity of humans in the indoor environment. No doubt that green building rating systems contribute to the awareness of the significance of daylight in buildings, they enhances the... Read More about Contrasting daylight simulation, measurements, and occupant’s perception in a LEED Office building in Arid Climate.

Unconstrained design: improving multitasking with in-vehicle information systems through enhanced situation awareness (2019)
Journal Article
Skrypchuk, L., Langdon, P., Sawyer, B. D., & Clarkson, P. J. (2020). Unconstrained design: improving multitasking with in-vehicle information systems through enhanced situation awareness. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 21(2), 183-219. https://d

In the age of information, in-vehicle multitasking is inevitable. The popularity of the automobile, in combination with the present information age, create a growing demand to do more in-vehicle than simply focus on the road. Unconstrained Design, a... Read More about Unconstrained design: improving multitasking with in-vehicle information systems through enhanced situation awareness.

Modelling and analysing cyclist road safety performance in Scotland: a safety in numbers perspective (2019)
Thesis
Meade, M. S. Modelling and analysing cyclist road safety performance in Scotland: a safety in numbers perspective. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2682661

Reported cyclist casualties are disproportionally high relative to their modal share. This is a well-documented problem and yet we currently do not have local or national models that can estimate exposure (i.e. intensity of travel by bike). There is... Read More about Modelling and analysing cyclist road safety performance in Scotland: a safety in numbers perspective.

Transportation Engineering-Green port strategies in China (2019)
Thesis
Du, K. Transportation Engineering-Green port strategies in China. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2383378

In responding to the increasing challenges from both global climate change and local air pollution, environmental strategies are increasingly applied by ports in many developed countries, either independently by ports or as part of a national transpo... Read More about Transportation Engineering-Green port strategies in China.

Thermal seasonal variation and occupants’ spatial behaviour in domestic spaces (2019)
Journal Article
Ibrahim, A., Ali, H., Abuhendi, F., & Jaradat, S. (2020). Thermal seasonal variation and occupants’ spatial behaviour in domestic spaces. Building Research and Information, 48(4), 364-378. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2019.1681928

Thermal comfort is essential for optimized performance of daily activities. Continuous variation in the thermal conditions of the environment influences humans’ thermoregulation adaptive behaviour, in which people seek to find the most preferred places... Read More about Thermal seasonal variation and occupants’ spatial behaviour in domestic spaces.

Antenna for Ultra-Wideband Applications with Non-Uniform Defected Ground Plane and Offset Aperture-Coupled Cylindrical Dielectric Resonators (2019)
Journal Article
Zebiri, C., Sayad, D., Elfergani, I., Kosha, J., Mshwat, W., See, C. H., Lashab, M., Rodriguez, J., Sayidmarie, K. H., Obeidat, H., & Abd-Alhameed, R. (2019). Antenna for Ultra-Wideband Applications with Non-Uniform Defected Ground Plane and Offset Apertu

A new compact Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antenna (CDRA) with a defected ground for ultra-wideband applications is presented. The structure is based on two cylindrical dielectric resonators asymmetrically located with respect to the center of an... Read More about Antenna for Ultra-Wideband Applications with Non-Uniform Defected Ground Plane and Offset Aperture-Coupled Cylindrical Dielectric Resonators.

A circle criterion for strong integral input-to-state stability (2019)
Journal Article
Guiver, C., & Logemann, H. (2020). A circle criterion for strong integral input-to-state stability. Automatica, 111, Article 108641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2019.108641

We present sufficient conditions for integral input-to-state stability (iISS) and strong iISS of the zero equilibrium pair of continuous-time forced Lur'e systems, where by strong iISS we mean the conjunction of iISS and small-signal ISS. Our main re... Read More about A circle criterion for strong integral input-to-state stability.

Spin-wave directional anisotropies in antiferromagnetic Ba3NbFe3Si2O14 (2019)
Journal Article
Stock, C., Johnson, R. D., Giles-Donovan, N., Songvilay, M., Rodriguez-Rivera, J. A., Lee, N., …Cheong, S. (2019). Spin-wave directional anisotropies in antiferromagnetic Ba3NbFe3Si2O14. Physical Review B, 100(13), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.100.1

Ba3NbFe3Si2O14 (langasite) is structurally and magnetically single-domain chiral with the magnetic helicity induced through competing symmetric exchange interactions. Using neutron scattering, we show that the spin waves in antiferromagnetic langasit... Read More about Spin-wave directional anisotropies in antiferromagnetic Ba3NbFe3Si2O14.

Grading entropy coordinates and criteria for evaluation of liquefaction potential (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barreto Gonzalez, D., Leak, J., Dimitriadi, V., McDougall, J., Imre, E., & Lőrincz, J. (2019). Grading entropy coordinates and criteria for evaluation of liquefaction potential. In Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering for Protection and Development of En

Several methods are commonly used for the evaluation of liquefaction potential in soils. These include criteria based on SPT and CPT tests, shear wave velocity measurements and gradation limits, amongst others. This study applies the concept of gradi... Read More about Grading entropy coordinates and criteria for evaluation of liquefaction potential.

Spin fluctuation anisotropy as a probe of orbital-selective hole-electron quasiparticle excitations in detwinned Ba(Fe1−xCox)2As2 (2019)
Journal Article
Tian, L., Liu, P., Xu, Z., Li, Y., Lu, Z., Walker, H. C., …Dai, P. (2019). Spin fluctuation anisotropy as a probe of orbital-selective hole-electron quasiparticle excitations in detwinned Ba(Fe1−xCox)2As2. Physical Review B, 100(13), https://doi.org/1

We use inelastic neutron scattering to study spin excitation anisotropy in mechanically detwinned Ba(Fe1−xCox)2As2 with x=0.048 and 0.054. Both samples exhibit a tetragonal-to-orthorhombic structural transition at Ts, a collinear static antiferromagn... Read More about Spin fluctuation anisotropy as a probe of orbital-selective hole-electron quasiparticle excitations in detwinned Ba(Fe1−xCox)2As2.

High Performance On-Chip Array Antenna Based on Metasurface Feeding Structure for Terahertz Integrated Circuits (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R., & Limiti, E. (2019, September). High Performance On-Chip Array Antenna Based on Metasurface Feeding Structure for Terahertz Integrated Circuits. Presented at 44th International Conference

In this letter, a novel on-chip array antenna with high-performances is investigated which is based on CMOS 20μm Silicon technology for operation over 0.6-0.65 THz. The proposed array structure is constructed on three layers composed of Silicon-Groun... Read More about High Performance On-Chip Array Antenna Based on Metasurface Feeding Structure for Terahertz Integrated Circuits.

Surface Wave Reduction in Antenna Arrays Using Metasurface Inclusion for MIMO and SAR Systems (2019)
Journal Article
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2019). Surface Wave Reduction in Antenna Arrays Using Metasurface Inclusion for MIMO and SAR Systems. Radio Science, 54(11), 1067-1075. https://doi.org/10.102

An effective method is presented for suppressing mutual coupling between adjacent radiating elements which is based on metasurface isolation for MIMO and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems. This is achieved by choking surface current waves induce... Read More about Surface Wave Reduction in Antenna Arrays Using Metasurface Inclusion for MIMO and SAR Systems.

Supporting Urban Consolidation Centres with Urban Freight Transport Policies: A Comparative Study of Scotland and Sweden (2019)
Journal Article
Akgün, E. Z., Monios, J., & Fonzone, A. (2019). Supporting Urban Consolidation Centres with Urban Freight Transport Policies: A Comparative Study of Scotland and Sweden. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 23(3), 291-310. https:

This study investigates how supportive urban freight transport (UFT) policies work in conjunction with stakeholder collaboration to support public-led urban consolidation centre (UCC) developments. The methodology was a multiple case study approach,... Read More about Supporting Urban Consolidation Centres with Urban Freight Transport Policies: A Comparative Study of Scotland and Sweden.

Renewable energy for sustainable growth and development: an evaluation of law and policy of Bangladesh (2019)
Journal Article
Karim, M. E., Karim, R., Islam, M. T., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Bani, N. A., & Muhtazaruddin, M. N. (2019). Renewable energy for sustainable growth and development: an evaluation of law and policy of Bangladesh. Sustainability, 11(20), Article 5774. https://do

Bangladesh’s constant growth with an annual 6% plus Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for more than the last two decades and achievements in other socio-economic metrics in recent times is impressive and recognized by various global authoritative bodies.... Read More about Renewable energy for sustainable growth and development: an evaluation of law and policy of Bangladesh.

Functionalized Carbon Reinforcement Structures with Optical Fibre Sensors for Carbon Concrete Composites (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bremer, K., Alwis, L. S. M., Weigand, F., Kuhne, M., Heibig, R., & Roth, B. (2019). Functionalized Carbon Reinforcement Structures with Optical Fibre Sensors for Carbon Concrete Composites. . https://doi.org/10.1109/cleoe-eqec.2019.8872285

Here we present our latest efforts in the development of functionalized carbon reinforcement structures (FCSs). FCSs are textile based carbon structures that are functionalized with optical fibre sensors and are designed for the reinforcement as well... Read More about Functionalized Carbon Reinforcement Structures with Optical Fibre Sensors for Carbon Concrete Composites.

Road Users’ Behavior at Marked Crosswalks on Channelized Right-Turn Lanes at Intersections in the State of Qatar (2019)
Journal Article
Muley, D., Kharbeche, M., Downey, L., Saleh, W., & Al-Salem, M. (2019). Road Users’ Behavior at Marked Crosswalks on Channelized Right-Turn Lanes at Intersections in the State of Qatar. Sustainability, 11(20), Article 5699. https://doi.org/10.3390/su112

At non-signalized marked crosswalks, pedestrian priority is neither well-defined nor well acknowledged by drivers. This paper presents the findings of an investigation on both driver and pedestrian behavior at non-signalized marked crosswalks located... Read More about Road Users’ Behavior at Marked Crosswalks on Channelized Right-Turn Lanes at Intersections in the State of Qatar.

Design and Modelling of a Micro Swimming Robot (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yuan, F., Hasan, M. S., & Yu, H. (2019). Design and Modelling of a Micro Swimming Robot. In 2019 International Conference on Advanced Mechatronic Systems (ICAMechS). https://doi.org/10.1109/icamechs.2019.8861606

Swimming micro-robots i.e., micro-swimmers have many applications in various areas e.g., investigation, repair, rescue etc. for industrial equipment, space exploration, human body etc. Fortunately, the micro-swimmers can be regarded as swimming in lo... Read More about Design and Modelling of a Micro Swimming Robot.