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Renewable energy potentials in Cameroon: Prospects and challenges (2014)
Journal Article
Wirba, A. V., Mas'ud, A. A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ahmad, S., Tahar, R. M., Rahim, R. A., Munir, A. B., & Karim, M. E. (2015). Renewable energy potentials in Cameroon: Prospects and challenges. Renewable Energy, 76, 560-565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.11.083

This paper aims at discussing the renewable energy potentials in delivering parts of the energy needs in Cameroon. The country has an enormous renewable energy potential. The lack of clear renewable energy policy in the mix is an issue that needs to... Read More about Renewable energy potentials in Cameroon: Prospects and challenges.

Microwave Antennas for Near Field Imaging (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Adnan, S., Mirza, A., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., Al Khambashi, M., Yousuf, Q., …Excell, P. (2014). Microwave Antennas for Near Field Imaging. . https://doi.org/10.1109/IMWS-BIO.2014.7032405

Near field imaging using microwaves in medical applications has gained much attention recently as various researchers have shown its capability and accuracy in identifying features of interest compared to well-known screening tools. This paper docume... Read More about Microwave Antennas for Near Field Imaging.

Visual Attention Model Based Vehicle Target Detection in Synthetic Aperture Radar Images: A Novel Approach (2014)
Journal Article
Gao, F., Zhang, Y., Wang, J., Sun, J., Yang, E., & Hussain, A. (2015). Visual Attention Model Based Vehicle Target Detection in Synthetic Aperture Radar Images: A Novel Approach. Cognitive Computation, 7(4), 434-444. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-014-9312-x

The human visual system (HVS) possesses a remarkable ability of real-time complex scene analysis despite the limited neuronal hardware available for such tasks. The HVS successfully overcomes the problem of information bottleneck by selecting potenti... Read More about Visual Attention Model Based Vehicle Target Detection in Synthetic Aperture Radar Images: A Novel Approach.

If you want to know about a hunter, study his prey: detection of network based attacks on KVM based cloud environments (2014)
Journal Article
Pitropakis, N., Anastasopoulou, D., Pikrakis, A., & Lambrinoudakis, C. (2014). If you want to know about a hunter, study his prey: detection of network based attacks on KVM based cloud environments. Journal of cloud computing: advances, systems and applications, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-014-0020-6

Computational systems are gradually moving towards Cloud Computing Infrastructures, using the several advantages they have to offer and especially the economic advantages in the era of an economic crisis. In addition to this revolution, several secur... Read More about If you want to know about a hunter, study his prey: detection of network based attacks on KVM based cloud environments.

Design of data acquisition system for environmental sensors manufactured in LTCC technology (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mariana, S., Anatolie, I., Manjakkal, L., & Villalba, J. F. B. (2014, October). Design of data acquisition system for environmental sensors manufactured in LTCC technology. Presented at 2014 International Conference and Exposition on Electrical and Power Engineering (EPE), Iasi, Romania

In this paper a new architecture of a continuous sensors monitoring system based on charge amplifier and ARM microcontroller is proposed. In particular the electrical circuit, the schematic of a double system monitoring of sensors and Labview user in... Read More about Design of data acquisition system for environmental sensors manufactured in LTCC technology.

Planar impedancemetric NO sensor with thick film mixed dy-based oxides sensing electrodes (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cvejin, K., Manjakkal, L., Kulawik, J., Zaraska, K., & Szwagierczak, D. (2014, October). Planar impedancemetric NO sensor with thick film mixed dy-based oxides sensing electrodes. Presented at 2014 International Conference and Exposition on Electrical and Power Engineering (EPE), Iasi, Romania

The pastes destined for sensing electrodes were prepared by mixing Dy-based oxides powders with organic vehicle. The sensing electrodes of interdigitated structure were screen printed onto yttria stabilized zirconia substrates, fabricated from commer... Read More about Planar impedancemetric NO sensor with thick film mixed dy-based oxides sensing electrodes.

Housing Innovation Showcase 2012 Post Occupancy Evaluation Phase 1 – Part 2 (2014)
Report
Currie, J., Bros Williamson, J., & Stinson, J. (2014). Housing Innovation Showcase 2012 Post Occupancy Evaluation Phase 1 – Part 2. Edinburgh, Scotland: Kingdom Housing Association

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Housing Innovation Showcase (HIS), developed by Kingdom Housing Association (KHA) comprised of twenty seven dwellings of varying size and form, using ten different construction techniques; twelve flats with communal gardens, an... Read More about Housing Innovation Showcase 2012 Post Occupancy Evaluation Phase 1 – Part 2.

Automatic liquid level indication and control using passive UHF RFID tags (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Atojoko, A., Tu, Y., Elmegri, F., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., & Child, M. (2014). Automatic liquid level indication and control using passive UHF RFID tags. . https://doi.org/10.1109/lapc.2014.6996339

This paper proposes a new perspective to the liquid level monitoring and control technique by deploying energy efficient passive UHF RFID tags as liquid level sensors. The system consists of the pump, storage tank, level sensors (passive tags), RFID... Read More about Automatic liquid level indication and control using passive UHF RFID tags.

Disconnected Democracy? A Survey of Scottish Community Councils' Online Presences (2014)
Journal Article
Cruickshank, P., Ryan, B., & Smith, C. (2014). Disconnected Democracy? A Survey of Scottish Community Councils' Online Presences. Scottish Affairs, 23(4), 486-507. https://doi.org/10.3366/scot.2014.0045

Community Councils are the bottom rung of Scotland’s democracy ladder, having few – but highly significant – statutory consultative duties (especially with regard to planning) and no service-delivery duties. Generally they have failed to live up to e... Read More about Disconnected Democracy? A Survey of Scottish Community Councils' Online Presences.

A study of the impact of technology-enhanced learning on student academic performance. (2014)
Journal Article
Chowdhry, S., Sieler, K., & Alwis, L. (2014). A study of the impact of technology-enhanced learning on student academic performance. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 2,

In university education a lot of emphasis is placed on the use of the virtual learning environment (VLE) in teaching to enhance the student learning experience. As a result, the academic staff is encouraged to use VLEs in different ways, including as... Read More about A study of the impact of technology-enhanced learning on student academic performance..

Undrained behaviour of two silica sands and practical implications for modelling SSI in liquefiable soils (2014)
Journal Article
Lombardi, D., Bhattacharya, S., Hyodo, M., & Kaneko, T. (2014). Undrained behaviour of two silica sands and practical implications for modelling SSI in liquefiable soils. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 66, 293-304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2014.07.010

The aim of the present study is twofold. Firstly, the paper investigates the undrained cyclic and post-cyclic behaviour of two silica sands by means of multi-stage cyclic triaxial tests. Secondly, based on the post-cyclic response observed in the ele... Read More about Undrained behaviour of two silica sands and practical implications for modelling SSI in liquefiable soils.

Exploring motorcycle red-light violation in response to pedestrian green signal countdown device (2014)
Journal Article
Chen, P., Pai, C., Jou, R., Saleh, W., & Kuo, M. (2015). Exploring motorcycle red-light violation in response to pedestrian green signal countdown device. Accident analysis and prevention, 75, 128-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2014.11.016

Literature has suggested that angle/rear-end collisions would arise from the reality that motorists and motorcyclists tended to accelerate aggressively in response to the remaining seconds of green signal countdown device (GSCD). One safety concern,... Read More about Exploring motorcycle red-light violation in response to pedestrian green signal countdown device.

Trapping light escaping from the edges of the optical element in a Concentrating Photovoltaic system (2014)
Journal Article
Baig, H., Sellami, N., & Mallick, T. K. (2015). Trapping light escaping from the edges of the optical element in a Concentrating Photovoltaic system. Energy Conversion and Management, 90, 238-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2014.11.026

The encapsulant is an important element used for mechanical bonding and optical coupling between the concentrator and the solar cell in a typical concentrating photovoltaic system. In this work we explain the concept of trapping the light escaping th... Read More about Trapping light escaping from the edges of the optical element in a Concentrating Photovoltaic system.

Performance modeling and testing of a building integrated concentrating photovoltaic (BICPV) system (2014)
Journal Article
Baig, H., Sellami, N., & Mallick, T. K. (2015). Performance modeling and testing of a building integrated concentrating photovoltaic (BICPV) system. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 134, 29-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2014.11.019

Building Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaics (BICPV) is a promising solution leading toward self-sustaining buildings. In this work, we have evaluated the performance of one such system carrying out detailed modeling and indoor experiments. The sy... Read More about Performance modeling and testing of a building integrated concentrating photovoltaic (BICPV) system.

Compact and closely spaced tunable printed F-slot multiple-input–multiple-output antenna system for portable wireless applications with efficient diversity (2014)
Journal Article
Elfergani, I. T., Hussaini, A. S., Rodriguez, J., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., See, C. H., Jan, N., Zhu, S., & McEwan, N. J. (2014). Compact and closely spaced tunable printed F-slot multiple-input–multiple-output antenna system for portable wireless applications with efficient diversity. IET Science, Measurements and Technology, 8(6), 359-369. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-smt.2013.0276

In this work, miniaturised tunable two-antenna multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) systems composed of printed F-slot shaped are developed to operate in the global positioning system (GPS), personal communication system (PCS), distributed control s... Read More about Compact and closely spaced tunable printed F-slot multiple-input–multiple-output antenna system for portable wireless applications with efficient diversity.

Corrosion resistance evaluation of Ni-P\nano-ZrO 2 composite coatings by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and machine vision method : Corrosion resistance evaluation by EIS and machine vision (2014)
Journal Article
Stankiewicz, A., Winiarski, J., Stankiewicz, M., Szczygieł, I., & Szczygieł, B. (2015). Corrosion resistance evaluation of Ni-P\nano-ZrO 2 composite coatings by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and machine vision method : Corrosion resistance evaluation by EIS and machine vision. Materials and corrosion : with International Corrosion abstracts = Werkstoffe und Korrosion : Organ der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Korrosion und der Dechema-Beratungsstelle für Werkstoff-Fragen, 66(7), 643-648. https://doi.org/10.1002/maco.201407831

Ni-P\nano-ZrO2 composite coatings were obtained on the AISI 304 steel substrate by the electroless method from a bath containing dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB). This cationic surfactant prevents ZrO2 agglomeration in the bath and affects the... Read More about Corrosion resistance evaluation of Ni-P\nano-ZrO 2 composite coatings by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and machine vision method : Corrosion resistance evaluation by EIS and machine vision.

Dynamics of rising CO2 bubble plumes in the QICS field experiment: Part 2 – Modelling (2014)
Journal Article
Dewar, M., Sellami, N., & Chen, B. (2015). Dynamics of rising CO2 bubble plumes in the QICS field experiment: Part 2 – Modelling. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 38, 52-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.11.003

An oceanic two-phase plume model is developed to include bubble size distribution and bubble interactions, applied to the prediction of CO2 bubble plume and CO2 solution dynamics observed from the recent QICS field experiment in the Scottish sea at A... Read More about Dynamics of rising CO2 bubble plumes in the QICS field experiment: Part 2 – Modelling.