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Photovoltaic Expansion-Limit through a Net Energy Metering Scheme for Selected Malaysian Public Hospitals (2019)
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Amran, M. E., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Bani, N. A., Ahmad Zaidi, T. Z., Kamaluddin, K. A., & Ardila-Rey, J. A. (2019). Photovoltaic Expansion-Limit through a Net Energy Metering Scheme for Selected Malaysian Public Hospitals. Sustainability, 11(18), Article 5131. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11185131

This paper presents an optimization approach in determining the expansion-limit of Renewable Distributed Generation (DG) capacity through a Net Energy Metering (NEM) scheme specifically for selected Malaysian public hospitals. In this study, the tota... Read More about Photovoltaic Expansion-Limit through a Net Energy Metering Scheme for Selected Malaysian Public Hospitals.

Outlier Detection of Time Series with A Novel Hybrid Method in Cloud Computing (2019)
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Liu, Q., Wang, Z., Liu, X., & Linge, N. (2019). Outlier Detection of Time Series with A Novel Hybrid Method in Cloud Computing. International Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking, 14(4), 435-443. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHPCN.2019.102350

In the wake of the development in science and technology, Cloud Computing has obtained more attention in different field. Meanwhile, outlier detection for data mining in Cloud Computing is playing more and more significant role in different research... Read More about Outlier Detection of Time Series with A Novel Hybrid Method in Cloud Computing.

A soft continuum robot, with a large variable-stiffness range, based on jamming (2019)
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Zhao, Y., Shan, Y., Zhang, J., Guo, K., Qi, L., Han, L., & Yu, H. (2019). A soft continuum robot, with a large variable-stiffness range, based on jamming. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 14(6), Article 066007. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ab3d1b

Inspired by the physiological structure of the hand capable of realizing the continuous change in finger stiffness when grasping objects of different masses, a self-locking soft continuum robot with a large variable-stiffness range based on particle... Read More about A soft continuum robot, with a large variable-stiffness range, based on jamming.

Constructing shared professional vision in design work: the role of visual objects and their material mediation (2019)
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Comi, A., Jaradat, S., & Whyte, J. (2019). Constructing shared professional vision in design work: the role of visual objects and their material mediation. Design Studies, 64, 90-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2019.06.003

The design process requires coordination between professions that have different ways of seeing. Using ethnographic data from a building project, this paper explores how architects and engineers mobilize visual objects to coordinate their professiona... Read More about Constructing shared professional vision in design work: the role of visual objects and their material mediation.

Chemical Ignition Characteristics of Ethanol Blending with Primary Reference Fuels (2019)
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Singh, E., Tingas, E., Goussis, D., Im, H. G., & Sarathy, S. M. (2019). Chemical Ignition Characteristics of Ethanol Blending with Primary Reference Fuels. Energy and Fuels, 33(10), 10185-10196. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b01423

Synergistic octane blending behavior of ethanol with gasoline and its surrogates has been observed by many researchers. The nonlinear octane boosting tendency is observed at mid and high molar blends of ethanol in primary reference fuels. The present... Read More about Chemical Ignition Characteristics of Ethanol Blending with Primary Reference Fuels.

Single-Trial Classification of Different Movements on One Arm Based on ERD/ERS and Corticomuscular Coherence (2019)
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Tang, Z., Yu, H., Lu, C., Liu, P., & Jin, X. (2019). Single-Trial Classification of Different Movements on One Arm Based on ERD/ERS and Corticomuscular Coherence. IEEE Access, 7, 128185-128197. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2940034

Electroencephalography (EEG)-based brain-machine interface (BMI) is widely applied to control external devices like a wheel chair or a robotic arm, to restore motor function. EEG is useful to distinguish between left arm and right arm movements, howe... Read More about Single-Trial Classification of Different Movements on One Arm Based on ERD/ERS and Corticomuscular Coherence.

DNA key based visual chaotic image encryption (2019)
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Khan, J. S., Ahmad, J., Ahmed, S. S., Siddiqa, H. A., Abbasi, S. F., & Kayhan, S. K. (2019). DNA key based visual chaotic image encryption. Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, 37(2), 2549-2561. https://doi.org/10.3233/jifs-182778

With the exponential growth of Internet technologies, digital information exchanged over the Internet is also significantly increased. In order to ensure the security of multimedia contents over the open natured Internet, data should be encrypted. In... Read More about DNA key based visual chaotic image encryption.

Style-Neutralized Pattern Classification Based on Adversarially Trained Upgraded U-Net (2019)
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Jiang, H., Huang, K., Zhang, R., & Hussain, A. (2021). Style-Neutralized Pattern Classification Based on Adversarially Trained Upgraded U-Net. Cognitive Computation, 13(4), 845-858. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-019-09660-0

Traditional machine learning approaches usually hold the assumption that data for model training and in real applications are created following the identical and independent distribution (i.i.d.). However, several relevant research topics have demons... Read More about Style-Neutralized Pattern Classification Based on Adversarially Trained Upgraded U-Net.

Solar Salt Latent Heat Thermal Storage for a Small Solar Organic Rankine Cycle Plant (2019)
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Costa, S., Mahkamov, K., Kenisarin, M., Ismail, M., Lynn, K., Halimic, E., & Mullen, D. (2020). Solar Salt Latent Heat Thermal Storage for a Small Solar Organic Rankine Cycle Plant. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 142(3), Article 031203. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044557

The design of the latent heat thermal storage system (LHTESS) was developed with a thermal capacity of about 100 kW h as a part of small solar plant based on the organic Rankine cycle (ORC). The phase change material (PCM) used is solar salt with the... Read More about Solar Salt Latent Heat Thermal Storage for a Small Solar Organic Rankine Cycle Plant.

Post-disturbance haulout behaviour of harbour seals (2019)
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Paterson, W. D., Russell, D. J., Wu, G., McConnell, B., Currie, J. I., McCafferty, D. J., & Thompson, D. (2019). Post-disturbance haulout behaviour of harbour seals. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 29(S1), 144-156. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3092

1. The impact of anthropogenic activity associated with the construction of a proposed tidal turbine on harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) was investigated using controlled disturbance trials. 2. Trials were conducted by approaching hauled out seals by... Read More about Post-disturbance haulout behaviour of harbour seals.

Design and implementation of a quadruped amphibious robot using duck feet (2019)
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Kashem, S. B. A., Jawed, S., Ahmed, J., & Qidwai, U. (2019). Design and implementation of a quadruped amphibious robot using duck feet. Robotics, 8(3), Article 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics8030077

Roaming complexity in terrains and unexpected environments pose significant difficulties in robotic exploration of an area. In a broader sense, robots have to face two common tasks during exploration, namely, walking on the drylands and swimming thro... Read More about Design and implementation of a quadruped amphibious robot using duck feet.

Lip-reading driven deep learning approach for speech enhancement (2019)
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Adeel, A., Gogate, M., Hussain, A., & Whitmer, W. M. (2021). Lip-reading driven deep learning approach for speech enhancement. IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, 5(3), 481-490. https://doi.org/10.1109/tetci.2019.2917039

This paper proposes a novel lip-reading driven deep learning framework for speech enhancement. The approach leverages the complementary strengths of both deep learning and analytical acoustic modeling (filtering-based approach) as compared to benchma... Read More about Lip-reading driven deep learning approach for speech enhancement.

Modified Series-Parallel Photovoltaic Configuration to Enhance Efficiency under Partial Shading (2019)
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Ahmed, J., Nabipour-Afrouzi, H., & Tajuddin, M. F. N. (2019). Modified Series-Parallel Photovoltaic Configuration to Enhance Efficiency under Partial Shading. International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 11(3), 207-215. https://doi.org/10.30880/ijie.+2019.11.03.021

Partial shading is a phenomenon where photovoltaics (PV) array experiences irregular level of irradiances. Such mismatch can cause a significant reduction in power yield. To mitigate the effect of partial shading, PV modules in an array are connected... Read More about Modified Series-Parallel Photovoltaic Configuration to Enhance Efficiency under Partial Shading.

Comparative experimental study of the mechanical and fracture properties of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone (2019)
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Marinelli, A., & Stewart, M. R. (2019). Comparative experimental study of the mechanical and fracture properties of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone. Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale (Fracture and Structural Integrity), 13(50), 438-450. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.37

An experimental investigation of the mechanical and fracture characteristics of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone is undertaken, aiming at enhancing understanding of the structural behaviour of these natural building stones commonly used in... Read More about Comparative experimental study of the mechanical and fracture properties of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone.

Radar sensing for healthcare: Associate Editor Francesco Fioranelli on the applications of radar in monitoring vital signs and recognising human activity patterns (2019)
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Fioranelli, D. F., Shah, D. S. A., Li1, H., Shrestha, A., Yang, D. S., & Kernec, D. J. L. (2019). Radar sensing for healthcare: Associate Editor Francesco Fioranelli on the applications of radar in monitoring vital signs and recognising human activity patterns. Electronics Letters, 55(19), 1022-1024. https://doi.org/10.1049/el.2019.2378

Although traditionally associated with defence and security domains, radar sensing has attracted significant interest in recent years in healthcare applications. These include the monitoring of vital signs such as respiration, heartbeat, and blood pr... Read More about Radar sensing for healthcare: Associate Editor Francesco Fioranelli on the applications of radar in monitoring vital signs and recognising human activity patterns.

An experimental study on restoration technique for the Acropolis of Athens: developing the experimental set-up for pull-out testing of titanium bars embedded in marble blocks (2019)
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Dakanali, I., & Marinelli, A. (2019). An experimental study on restoration technique for the Acropolis of Athens: developing the experimental set-up for pull-out testing of titanium bars embedded in marble blocks. Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale (Fracture and Structural Integrity), 13(50), 370-382. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.31

The present work aims at investigating the mechanisms activated during the extraction of titanium bars from a marble volume (pull-out phenomenon), used for rejoining fragmented marble structural members at the monuments of the Acropolis of Athens. Th... Read More about An experimental study on restoration technique for the Acropolis of Athens: developing the experimental set-up for pull-out testing of titanium bars embedded in marble blocks.

Triboelectric Nanogenerator With Enhanced Performance via an Optimized Low Permittivity Substrate (2019)
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Min, G., Manjakkal, L., Mulvihill, D. M., & Dahiya, R. S. (2020). Triboelectric Nanogenerator With Enhanced Performance via an Optimized Low Permittivity Substrate. IEEE Sensors Journal, 20(13), 6856-6862. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2019.2938605

With electrical power generated from mechanical contact, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) offer a promising route to realizing self-powered sensors. For effective usage, it is important to improve their limited power range (0.1–100 mW/cm 2 ) and... Read More about Triboelectric Nanogenerator With Enhanced Performance via an Optimized Low Permittivity Substrate.

Monitoring of drinking water quality using automated ATP quantification (2019)
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Hansen, C., Kerrouche, A., Tatari, K., Rasmussen, A., Ryan, T., Summersgill, P., Desmulliez, M., Bridle, H., & Albrechtsen, H. (2019). Monitoring of drinking water quality using automated ATP quantification. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 165, 105713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2019.105713

A microfluidic based system was developed for automated online method for the rapid detection and monitoring of drinking water contamination utilising microbial Adrenosine-5′-Triphosphate (ATP) as a bacterial indicator. The system comprises a polymet... Read More about Monitoring of drinking water quality using automated ATP quantification.