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Mutual information inspired feature selection using kernel canonical correlation analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Cang, S., & Yu, H. (2019). Mutual information inspired feature selection using kernel canonical correlation analysis. Expert Systems with Applications, 4, Article 100014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswax.2019.100014

This paper proposes a filter-based feature selection method by combining the measurement of kernel canonical correlation analysis (KCCA) with the mutual information (MI)-based feature selection method, named mRMJR-KCCA. The mRMJR-KCCA maximizes the r... Read More about Mutual information inspired feature selection using kernel canonical correlation analysis.

Design and Experimental Study of a New Flexible Driven Parallel Soft Massage Robot (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhao, Y., Wei, H., Li, P., Li, G., Qi, L., & Yu, H. (2019). Design and Experimental Study of a New Flexible Driven Parallel Soft Massage Robot. In Intelligent Robotics and Applications: 12th International Conference, ICIRA 2019, Shenyang, China, August 8

In recent years, the demand for massage robots has increased dramatically in the field of Medical care. Traditional massage robots are mostly rigid robots. Compared with rigid robots, soft robots are more suitable for massage because of their softnes... Read More about Design and Experimental Study of a New Flexible Driven Parallel Soft Massage Robot.

Summary of useful concepts about the coordination of directional overcurrent protections (2019)
Journal Article
Sorrentino, E., & Gupta, N. (2019). Summary of useful concepts about the coordination of directional overcurrent protections. CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 5(3), 382-390. https://doi.org/10.17775/CSEEJPES.2018.01220

This paper summarizes some useful concepts about the coordination of directional overcurrent protections. The following key topics are described: the analysis of systems in a ring configuration and only one source of short-circuit currents; the impos... Read More about Summary of useful concepts about the coordination of directional overcurrent protections.

X-ray tomography of sand-rubber mixtures (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fonseca, J., Riaz, A., & Barreto, D. (2019). X-ray tomography of sand-rubber mixtures. In International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures Australia

The behavior of sand-rubber mixtures is controlled by the mechanisms taking place at the grain scale. Here, we use a mixture of shredded tire and a silica sand with similar grain sizes to investigate granular behavior under one-dimensional compressio... Read More about X-ray tomography of sand-rubber mixtures.

The Quality Assurance of Tulipwood Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) for "Multi-Ply" (2019)
Journal Article
Hairstans, R., Plowas, W., Calcagno, C., & Milne, M. (2019). The Quality Assurance of Tulipwood Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) for "Multi-Ply". Wood Design Focus, 29(2), 20-26

This paper presents the findings from the supply chain integration, pilot manufacture and quality assurance assessment of CLT made out of hardwood species, Tulipwood. The research was carried out as part of the American Hardwood Export Council indust... Read More about The Quality Assurance of Tulipwood Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) for "Multi-Ply".

Five decades of research on urban poverty: Main research communities, core knowledge producers, and emerging thematic areas (2019)
Journal Article
Panori, A., Mora, L., & Reid, A. (2019). Five decades of research on urban poverty: Main research communities, core knowledge producers, and emerging thematic areas. Journal of Cleaner Production, 237, 117850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117850

Urban poverty represents one of the greatest and most urgent challenges that modern society is facing. The criticality of this global issue is represented by a rapidly growing body of academic literature which aims to explain the dynamics of urban po... Read More about Five decades of research on urban poverty: Main research communities, core knowledge producers, and emerging thematic areas.

Measurement of viscoelasticity of sodium alginate by Fibre Bragg Grating (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Binetti, L., Stankiewicz, A., & Alwis, L. (2019). Measurement of viscoelasticity of sodium alginate by Fibre Bragg Grating. . https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019015033

A novel sensor for measuring viscoelastic properties of sodium alginate (SA) in distilled water of concentration (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0 w/w%) has been tested. The sensor used is an FBG (Fiber Bragg Grating) fibre optic sensor. It has seen... Read More about Measurement of viscoelasticity of sodium alginate by Fibre Bragg Grating.

Influence of geotextile encasement in triaxial tests on gravel (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Miranda, M., da Costa, A., Castro, J., Sagaseta, C., & Cañizal, J. (2019). Influence of geotextile encasement in triaxial tests on gravel. In Proceedings 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (2595-2598)

Stone columns installed in extremely soft soils may significantly reduce the effectiveness of this treatment due to the insufficient lateral confinement provided by the soft soil. The encasement of columns with geotextiles is commonly used in these s... Read More about Influence of geotextile encasement in triaxial tests on gravel.

Design of mobile band subsurface antenna for drainage infrastructure monitoring (2019)
Journal Article
See, C. H., Kosha, J., Mshwat, W. A., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Ong, F. L., McEwan, N. J., & Excell, P. S. (2019). Design of mobile band subsurface antenna for drainage infrastructure monitoring. IET microwaves, antennas & propagation, 13(13), 2380-2385. https

This paper presents an underground subsurface wireless sensor for drainage infrastructure water level monitoring. It operates from 800 to 2170 MHz to cover the required GSM850/900, GSM1800/1900 and UMTS bands. The system consists of a wideband antenn... Read More about Design of mobile band subsurface antenna for drainage infrastructure monitoring.

Heat Capacity Effect on Ethanol Preignition in a Shock Tube (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bau Luong, M., Figueroa-Labastida, M., Tingas, S., Sow, A., Hernández Pérez, F. E., Badra, J., …Im, H. G. (2019, July). Heat Capacity Effect on Ethanol Preignition in a Shock Tube. Paper presented at 27th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Ex

Operational and policy implications of ridesourcing services: a case of Uber in London, UK (2019)
Journal Article
Jama Mohamed, M., Rye, T., & Fonzone, A. (2019). Operational and policy implications of ridesourcing services: a case of Uber in London, UK. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 7(4), 823-836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2019.07.013

New technologically driven, on-demand ridesourcing business models that provide low-cost alternative transport to car ownership and public transport – such as those provided by Uber and Lyft – are causing unprecedented disruption to the way urban mob... Read More about Operational and policy implications of ridesourcing services: a case of Uber in London, UK.

Life Cycle Environmental Impact Assessment of Contemporary and Traditional Housing in Palestine (2019)
Journal Article
Piroozfar, P., Pomponi, F., & El-Alem, F. (2019). Life Cycle Environmental Impact Assessment of Contemporary and Traditional Housing in Palestine. Energy and Buildings, 202, Article 109333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109333

Residential buildings consume a vast amount of energy throughout their whole-life cycles with the subsequent greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted in the atmosphere. This phenomenon will only be exacerbated by projected trends in excessive urbanisation and... Read More about Life Cycle Environmental Impact Assessment of Contemporary and Traditional Housing in Palestine.

Scalability analysis comparisons of cloud-based software services (2019)
Journal Article
Ahmad, A. A., & Andras, P. (2019). Scalability analysis comparisons of cloud-based software services. Journal of cloud computing: advances, systems and applications, 8, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-019-0134-y

Performance and scalability testing and measurements of cloud-based software services are necessary for future optimizations and growth of cloud computing. Scalability, elasticity, and efficiency are interrelated aspects of cloud-based software servi... Read More about Scalability analysis comparisons of cloud-based software services.

Life Cycle Assessment of a Static Concentrator (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zawadzki, P., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S., Bani, N., Abubakar Mas’ud, A., Ardila-Rey, J., & Munir, A. (2019, July). Life Cycle Assessment of a Static Concentrator. Paper presented at 14th International Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Annual Symposi

In recent years, there has been a significant raise of concerns over global warming and its effect on the environment. This has led to an increased use of renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and various bio-energy. Despite all the technologi... Read More about Life Cycle Assessment of a Static Concentrator.

Photovoltaic-Integrated Review and Expansion Need in Green Building Landscape for Bridging the Malaysian RE Policy (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Amran, M., Muhtazaruddin, M., Bani, N., Syed Abd Rahaman, S., Md Yusoff, N., Azizul, M., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2019, July). Photovoltaic-Integrated Review and Expansion Need in Green Building Landscape for Bridging the Malaysian RE Policy. Paper presented

A literature review is presented specifically on the photovoltaic (PV) as a distributed generation (DG) integration approach and the extensiveness through renewable energy (RE) assessment criteria in current green building rating system (GBRS) to: de... Read More about Photovoltaic-Integrated Review and Expansion Need in Green Building Landscape for Bridging the Malaysian RE Policy.

Environmental and economic assessment of traffic-related air pollution using aggregate spatial information: A case study of Balneário Camboriú, Brazil (2019)
Journal Article
Tischer, V., Fountas, G., Polette, M., & Rye, T. (2019). Environmental and economic assessment of traffic-related air pollution using aggregate spatial information: A case study of Balneário Camboriú, Brazil. Journal of Transport and Health, 14, Article

Introduction Transportation is one of the main determinants of atmospheric pollutant emissions in urban areas. This externality has direct environmental, economic and public health consequences. This paper aims at investigating the space-time patte... Read More about Environmental and economic assessment of traffic-related air pollution using aggregate spatial information: A case study of Balneário Camboriú, Brazil.

Experimental assessment of stiffness and damping in rubber-sand mixtures at various strain levels (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bernal-Sanchez, J., Mcdougall, J., Barreto, D., Marinelli, A., Dimitriadi, V., Anbazhagan, P., & Miranda, M. (2019, June). Experimental assessment of stiffness and damping in rubber-sand mixtures at various strain levels. Presented at 7th International Co

The dynamic properties of shredded rubber-soil mixtures (ShRm), comprising a sub-rounded quartz sand combined with small rubber shreds at 0, 10, 20, 30% by mass, were investigated. Testing ranged from small strain, in resonant column apparatus, to la... Read More about Experimental assessment of stiffness and damping in rubber-sand mixtures at various strain levels.

Residents’ perceptions of sustainable drainage systems as highly functional blue green infrastructure (2019)
Journal Article
Williams, J., Jose, R., Moobela, C., Hutchinson, D., Wise, R., & Gaterell, M. (2019). Residents’ perceptions of sustainable drainage systems as highly functional blue green infrastructure. Landscape and Urban Planning, 190, Article 103610. https://doi.o

Blue-green infrastructure for storm water management in the UK is considered to be part of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). Design guidance recommends that source control and treatment trains are embedded within developments. This means that resi... Read More about Residents’ perceptions of sustainable drainage systems as highly functional blue green infrastructure.

An exploratory investigation of public perceptions towards safety and security from the future use of flying cars in the United States (2019)
Journal Article
Eker, U., Ahmed, S. S., Fountas, G., & Anastasopoulos, P. C. (2019). An exploratory investigation of public perceptions towards safety and security from the future use of flying cars in the United States. Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 23, https:/

This study aims at investigating public perceptions towards the safety and security implications that will arise after the future introduction of flying cars in the traffic fleet. In this context, we focus on individuals’ opinions about possible safe... Read More about An exploratory investigation of public perceptions towards safety and security from the future use of flying cars in the United States.