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ARCA-IoT: An Attack-Resilient Cloud-Assisted IoT System (2019)
Journal Article
Javaid, S., Afzal, H., Babar, M., Arif, F., Tan, Z., & Jan, M. A. (2019). ARCA-IoT: An Attack-Resilient Cloud-Assisted IoT System. IEEE Access, 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2897095

Putting trust in the world of the Internet of Things, where served and serving entities are often unknown, is very hard especially when personal and business information is often being exchanged for providing and consuming services. Moreover, the iss... Read More about ARCA-IoT: An Attack-Resilient Cloud-Assisted IoT System.

Just war? War games, war crimes, and game design (2019)
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Donald, I. (2019). Just war? War games, war crimes, and game design. Games and Culture, 14(4), 367--386. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412017720359

Military shooters have explored both historical and modern settings and remain one of the most popular game genres. While the violence of these games has been explored in multiple studies, the study of how war and the rules of war are represented is... Read More about Just war? War games, war crimes, and game design.

Eight-Element Dual-Polarized MIMO Slot Antenna System for 5G Smartphone Applications (2019)
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Parchin, N. O., Al-Yasir, Y. I. A., Ali, A. H., Elfergani, I., Noras, J. M., Rodriguez, J., & Abd-Alhameed, R. A. (2019). Eight-Element Dual-Polarized MIMO Slot Antenna System for 5G Smartphone Applications. IEEE Access, 7, 15612-15622. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2893112

In this paper, we propose an eight-port/four-resonator slot antenna array with a dual-polarized function for multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) 5G mobile terminals. The design is composed of four dual-polarized square-ring slot radiators fed by pa... Read More about Eight-Element Dual-Polarized MIMO Slot Antenna System for 5G Smartphone Applications.

Review of Policies for Promotion of Electric Vehicles. (2019)
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Obrecht, M., Fale, M., Muneer, T., & Knez, M. (2019). Review of Policies for Promotion of Electric Vehicles. Production Engineering Archives, 21, 28-31. https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2018.21.06

This paper presents the review of policies and their possible effects for promoting the use of electric vehicles. Suggestions on faster implementation of electric vehicles can also be identified within best practices from abroad. Various countries ha... Read More about Review of Policies for Promotion of Electric Vehicles..

Evaluation of concentrating photovoltaic performance under different homogeniser materials (2019)
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Al Siyabi, I., Shanks, K., Khanna, S., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2019). Evaluation of concentrating photovoltaic performance under different homogeniser materials. Materials Letters, 241, 219-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.01.129

In concentrating photovoltaic (CPV), increasing the incoming sunlight to the solar cell influences the performance of the solar cells. The optical efficiency of the CPV components is a key factor to improve the electrical efficiency. Two types of hom... Read More about Evaluation of concentrating photovoltaic performance under different homogeniser materials.

A review of vibration detection methods using accelerometer sensors for water pipeline leakage (2019)
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Ismail, M. I. M., Dziyauddin, R. A., Ahmad-Salleh, N. A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Bani, N. A., Izhar, M. A. M., & Latiff, L. (2019). A review of vibration detection methods using accelerometer sensors for water pipeline leakage. IEEE Access, 7, 51965-51981. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2896302

Water pipeline leakage detection is still an important issue, particularly for the development of smart cities. Thus, this paper reviews water pipeline leakage detection techniques, which can be classified into three different categories, namely soft... Read More about A review of vibration detection methods using accelerometer sensors for water pipeline leakage.

Determination of hand-transmitted vibration risk on the human (2019)
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Maeda, S., Taylor, M., Anderson, L. C., & McLaughlin, J. (2019). Determination of hand-transmitted vibration risk on the human. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 70, 28-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2019.01.002

Objective: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of the proposed consideration for hand-transmitted vibration measurement on the human. Method: To obtain the temporary threshold shift (TTS) in the fingertip vibrotactile perception... Read More about Determination of hand-transmitted vibration risk on the human.

Unconventional Antiferromagnetic Quantum Critical Point in Ba(Fe0.97Cr0.03)2(As1−xPx)2 (2019)
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Zhang, W., Wei, Y., Xie, T., Liu, Z., Gong, D., Ma, X., Hu, D., Čermák, P., Schneidewind, A., Tucker, G., Meng, S., Huesges, Z., Lu, Z., Song, J., Luo, W., Xu, L., Zhu, Z., Yin, X., Li, H., Yang, Y., …Li, S. (2019). Unconventional Antiferromagnetic Quantum Critical Point in Ba(Fe0.97Cr0.03)2(As1−xPx)2. Physical review letters, 122(3), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.122.037001

We have systematically studied physical properties of Ba(Fe0.97Cr0.03)2(As1−xPx)2, where superconductivity in BaFe2(As1−xPx)2 is fully suppressed by just 3% of Cr substitution of Fe. A quantum critical point is revealed at x∼0.42, where non-Fermi-liq... Read More about Unconventional Antiferromagnetic Quantum Critical Point in Ba(Fe0.97Cr0.03)2(As1−xPx)2.

Infinite-dimensional Lur'e systems: input-to-state stability and convergence properties (2019)
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Guiver, C., Logemann, H., & Opmeer, M. R. (2019). Infinite-dimensional Lur'e systems: input-to-state stability and convergence properties. SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 57(1), 334-365. https://doi.org/10.1137/17M1150426

We consider forced Lur'e systems in which the linear dynamic component is an infinite-dimensional well-posed system. Numerous physically motivated delay- and partial differential equations are known to belong to this class of infinite-dimensional sys... Read More about Infinite-dimensional Lur'e systems: input-to-state stability and convergence properties.

Design and synthesis of imidazole-triphenylamine based organic materials for dye sensitized solar cells (2019)
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Sambathkumar, S., Priyadharshini, S., Fleisch, M., Bahnemann, D., Kumar, G. G., Senthilarasu, S., & Renganathan, R. (2019). Design and synthesis of imidazole-triphenylamine based organic materials for dye sensitized solar cells. Materials Letters, 242, 28-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.01.091

Two imidazole – triphenylamine based organic dyes (SD1 and SD2) configured with donor -donor-π-acceptor (D2-π-A) structures with reported dye material namely TPA B5 were synthesized using different acceptor units and characterized by various spectros... Read More about Design and synthesis of imidazole-triphenylamine based organic materials for dye sensitized solar cells.

Development of a Benchmarking Model for BIM Implementation in Developing Countries (2019)
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Olawumi, T., & Chan, D. (2019). Development of a Benchmarking Model for BIM Implementation in Developing Countries. Benchmarking, 26(4), 1210-1232. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-05-2018-0138

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore building information modeling (BIM) implementation and practices in developed economies by developing a benchmarking model that will enhance BIM adoption and implementation in developing countries.... Read More about Development of a Benchmarking Model for BIM Implementation in Developing Countries.

A novel deep learning driven, low-cost mobility prediction approach for 5G cellular networks: The case of the Control/Data Separation Architecture (CDSA) (2019)
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Ozturk, M., Gogate, M., Onireti, O., Adeel, A., Hussain, A., & Imran, M. A. (2019). A novel deep learning driven, low-cost mobility prediction approach for 5G cellular networks: The case of the Control/Data Separation Architecture (CDSA). Neurocomputing, 358, 479-489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2019.01.031

One of the fundamental goals of mobile networks is to enable uninterrupted access to wireless services without compromising the expected quality of service (QoS). This paper reports a number of significant contributions. First, a novel analytical mod... Read More about A novel deep learning driven, low-cost mobility prediction approach for 5G cellular networks: The case of the Control/Data Separation Architecture (CDSA).

Influences on urban freight transport policy choice by local authorities (2019)
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Akgün, E. Z., Monios, J., Rye, T., & Fonzone, A. (2019). Influences on urban freight transport policy choice by local authorities. Transport Policy, 75, 88-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2019.01.009

Individual freight transport policies have been investigated in the literature extensively in the last 10–15 years, yet there has surprisingly been very little attention to the process of selecting urban freight transport (UFT) policy measures. This... Read More about Influences on urban freight transport policy choice by local authorities.

Textile-Based Potentiometric Electrochemical pH Sensor for Wearable Applications (2019)
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Manjakkal, L., Dang, W., Yogeswaran, N., & Dahiya, R. (2019). Textile-Based Potentiometric Electrochemical pH Sensor for Wearable Applications. Biosensors, 9(1), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios9010014

In this work, we present a potentiometric pH sensor on textile substrate for wearable applications. The sensitive (thick film graphite composite) and reference electrodes (Ag/AgCl) are printed on cellulose-polyester blend cloth. An excellent adhesion... Read More about Textile-Based Potentiometric Electrochemical pH Sensor for Wearable Applications.

Metasurfaces for Advanced Sensing and Diagnostics (2019)
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La Spada, L. (2019). Metasurfaces for Advanced Sensing and Diagnostics. Sensors, 19(2), 355. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19020355

Interest in sensors and their applications is rapidly evolving, mainly driven by the huge demand of technologies whose ultimate purpose is to improve and enhance health and safety. Different electromagnetic technologies have been recently used and ac... Read More about Metasurfaces for Advanced Sensing and Diagnostics.

Polyaniline-layered rutile TiO2 nanorods as alternative photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells (2019)
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Roy, A., Mukhopadhyay, S., Devi, P. S., & Sundaram, S. (2019). Polyaniline-layered rutile TiO2 nanorods as alternative photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells. ACS Omega, 4(1), 1130-1138. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b02628

In this paper, dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) performance of the less explored polymorph of TiO2, rutile, has been explored, and its performance has been modified with polyaniline (PANI) wrapping on the surface. For this purpose, highly crystalline... Read More about Polyaniline-layered rutile TiO2 nanorods as alternative photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells.

Equality of opportunity for work experience? Computing students at two UK universities “play the game” (2019)
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Smith, S., Taylor-Smith, E., Bacon, L., & Mackinnon, L. (2019). Equality of opportunity for work experience? Computing students at two UK universities “play the game”. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 40(3), 324-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2018.1489219

A recent UK Government commissioned study found concerning levels of unemployment among computing students from disadvantaged, black and minority ethnic backgrounds. The study highlighted that work experience was a factor in increased levels of gradu... Read More about Equality of opportunity for work experience? Computing students at two UK universities “play the game”.

Thermophoresis of a spherical particle: modelling through moment-based, macroscopic transport equations (2019)
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Padrino, J. C., Sprittles, J. E., & Lockerby, D. A. (2019). Thermophoresis of a spherical particle: modelling through moment-based, macroscopic transport equations. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 862, 312-347. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2018.907

We consider the linearized form of the regularized 13-moment equations (R13) to model the slow, steady gas dynamics surrounding a rigid, heat-conducting sphere when a uniform temperature gradient is imposed far from the sphere and the gas is in a sta... Read More about Thermophoresis of a spherical particle: modelling through moment-based, macroscopic transport equations.

Glass—A Material Practice in the Anthropocene (2019)
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Panneels, I. (2019). Glass—A Material Practice in the Anthropocene. Arts, 8(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/arts8010007

This paper details and discusses Material Journey (2018), an art project by the author that was exhibited at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland (UK) from 9 June to 2 September 2018. This research project sought to interrogate the material impact... Read More about Glass—A Material Practice in the Anthropocene.

Dynamic Analysis Model of a Class E2 Converter for Low Power Wireless Charging Links (2019)
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Bati, A., Luk, P., Aldhaher, S., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R., & Excell, P. (2019). Dynamic Analysis Model of a Class E2 Converter for Low Power Wireless Charging Links. IET Circuits, Devices and Systems, 13(3), 399-405. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cds.2018.5091

A dynamic response analysis model of a Class E2 converter for wireless power transfer applications is presented. The converter operates at 200 kHz and consists of an induction link with its primary coil driven by a class E inverter and the secondary... Read More about Dynamic Analysis Model of a Class E2 Converter for Low Power Wireless Charging Links.