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Challenges of Source Selection in the WoD (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grubenmann, T., Bernstein, A., Moor, D., & Seuken, S. (2017, October). Challenges of Source Selection in the WoD. Presented at ISWC 2017, Vienna

Federated querying, the idea to execute queries over several distributed knowledge bases, lies at the core of the semantic web vision. To accommodate this vision, SPARQL provides the SERVICE keyword that allows one to allocate sub-queries to servers.... Read More about Challenges of Source Selection in the WoD.

The use of CO2 as an additive for ignition delay and pollutant control in CH4/air autoignition (2017)
Journal Article
Tingas, E. A., Im, H. G., Kyritsis, D. C., & Goussis, D. A. (2018). The use of CO2 as an additive for ignition delay and pollutant control in CH4/air autoignition. Fuel, 211, 898-905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.09.022

The effect of CO2 dilution on the adiabatic and isochoric autoignition of CH4/air mixtures is analyzed with Computational Singular Perturbation (CSP) algorithmic tools, with a particular emphasis on the determination of the features of the chemical d... Read More about The use of CO2 as an additive for ignition delay and pollutant control in CH4/air autoignition.

Clustering-Oriented Multiple Convolutional Neural Networks for Single Image Super-Resolution (2017)
Journal Article
Ren, P., Sun, W., Luo, C., & Hussain, A. (2018). Clustering-Oriented Multiple Convolutional Neural Networks for Single Image Super-Resolution. Cognitive Computation, 10(1), 165-178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-017-9512-2

In contrast to the human visual system (HVS) that applies different processing schemes to visual information of different textural categories, most existing deep learning models for image super-resolution tend to exploit an indiscriminate scheme for... Read More about Clustering-Oriented Multiple Convolutional Neural Networks for Single Image Super-Resolution.

Review and application of a settlement model for landfills (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Esteban-Altabella, J., McDougall, J., Colomer-Mendoza, F., Gallardo, A., & Edo-Alcon, N. (2017, October). Review and application of a settlement model for landfills. Presented at 16TH International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium Sardinia 2017

The geotechnical behavior and settlement in landfills has been changing for many years. This behavior in fact depends on many factors and, therefore, making forecasts is complicated due to the effect of biodegradation. In order to solve this issue, m... Read More about Review and application of a settlement model for landfills.

Calibration model for detection of potential demodulating behaviour in biological media exposed to RF energy (2017)
Journal Article
See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Ghani, A., Ali, N. T., Excell, P. S., McEwan, N. J., & Balzano, Q. (2017). Calibration model for detection of potential demodulating behaviour in biological media exposed to RF energy. IET Science, Measurements and Technology, 11(7), 900-906. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-smt.2017.0105

Potential demodulating ability in biological tissue exposed to radio-frequency (RF) signals intrinsically requires an unsymmetrical diode-like non-linear response in tissue samples. This may be investigated by observing possible generation of the sec... Read More about Calibration model for detection of potential demodulating behaviour in biological media exposed to RF energy.

Natural convective heat transfer in a walled CCPC with PV cell (2017)
Journal Article
Li, W., Paul, M. C., Sellami, N., Mallick, T. K., & Knox, A. (2017). Natural convective heat transfer in a walled CCPC with PV cell. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 10, 499-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2017.10.009

The natural convective heat transfer phenomenon in an isolated, walled CCPC with PV cell is studied experimentally at 1000 W/m2 irradiance and 28.5 °C ambient temperature as well as 0°, 10°, 20°, 30° and 40° incidences in indoor laboratory by using s... Read More about Natural convective heat transfer in a walled CCPC with PV cell.

G-TUNA: a corpus of referring expressions in German, including duration information (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Howcroft, D., Vogels, J., & Demberg, V. (2017, September). G-TUNA: a corpus of referring expressions in German, including duration information. Presented at 10th International Conference on Natural Language Generation, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Corpora of referring expressions elicited from human participants in a controlled environment are an important resource for research on automatic referring expression generation. We here present G-TUNA, a new corpus of referring expressions for Germa... Read More about G-TUNA: a corpus of referring expressions in German, including duration information.

Experimental evaluation of a solar window incorporating rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrators (RACPC) (2017)
Journal Article
Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Deciga-Gusi, J., Freier, D., Abu-Bakar, S. H., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2017). Experimental evaluation of a solar window incorporating rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrators (RACPC). Energy Procedia, 130, 102-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.402

Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems have been proposed to make solar photovoltaic systems more attractive. These systems are not only capable of generating electricity, but can also contribute to minimise energy consumption in buildings b... Read More about Experimental evaluation of a solar window incorporating rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrators (RACPC).

A new technique for designing 8 × 8 substitution box for image encryption applications (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, F. A., Ahmed, J., Khan, J. S., Ahmad, J., Khan, M. A., & Hwang, S. O. (2017, September). A new technique for designing 8 × 8 substitution box for image encryption applications. Presented at 2017 9th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CEEC), Colchester

To create confusion in ciphertexts, encryption processes depends upon nonlinear mappings. This nonlinear mapping can be achieved by a process known as substitution. In a secure encryption algorithm, substitution plays a key role during confusion stag... Read More about A new technique for designing 8 × 8 substitution box for image encryption applications.

Current technologies and location based services (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ahmad, I., Asif, R., Abd-Alhameed, R., Alhassan, H., Elmegri, F., Noras, J., See, C., Obidat, H., Shuaieb, W., Riberio, J., Hameed, K., Alabdullah, A., Ali, A., Bin Melha, M., Al Khambashi, M., Migdadi, H., Child, M., Al-Sadoon, M., Abdussalam, F., Dunjuma, I., …Jones, S. (2017, September). Current technologies and location based services. Presented at 2017 Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA), Wrexham

This paper examines the benefits and drawbacks of these services, reviewing differences in infrastructure, power requirements, sensing devices, and other factors. Technologies covered include Radio Frequency Identification, GSM, GPS, A-GPS, Smart Ant... Read More about Current technologies and location based services.

Indoor living plants' effects on an office environment (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, A. J., Fsadni, A., & Holt, G. (2017). Indoor living plants' effects on an office environment. Facilities, 35(9/10), 525-542. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-09-2016-0088

Purpose
The use of indoor living plants for enhancement of indoor relative humidity and the general environment of a large, modern, open plan office building; are studied using a mixed-methods paradigm.

Design/methodology/approach
The quantitat... Read More about Indoor living plants' effects on an office environment.

Effectiveness of various public private partnership pavement rehabilitation treatments: A big data informatics survival analysis of pavement service life (2017)
Report
David, D., Fountas, G., Sarwar, M. T., Eker, U., Akpinar, S., & Anastasopoulos, P. C. (2017). Effectiveness of various public private partnership pavement rehabilitation treatments: A big data informatics survival analysis of pavement service life. US Department of Transportation Office of the UTC Program

Past research efforts have used a wide variety of methodological approaches to analyze pavement performance indicators, pavement rehabilitation treatments, and pavement service life. Using big data informatics methods, the intent of this study is to... Read More about Effectiveness of various public private partnership pavement rehabilitation treatments: A big data informatics survival analysis of pavement service life.

Speech at the 8th International Symposium on Travel Demand Management (TDM), Taipei, Taiwan (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Saleh, W. (2017, September). Speech at the 8th International Symposium on Travel Demand Management (TDM), Taipei, Taiwan. Presented at 8th International Symposium on Travel Demand Management (TDM), Taipei, Taiwan

Saleh, W. (2017, September). Speech at the 8th International Symposium on Travel Demand Management (TDM), Taipei, Taiwan. Presented at 8th International Symposium on Travel Demand Management (TDM), Taipei, Taiwan

Relevant 5G Application Scenarios in the Health Domain (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thuemmler, C. (2017, September). Relevant 5G Application Scenarios in the Health Domain. Paper presented at IEEE 5G and Beyond Testbed Workshop, Toronto, Canada

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Interactive Reading Using Low Cost Brain Computer Interfaces (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Loizides, F., Naughton, L., Wilson, P., Loizou, M., Yang, S., Hartley, T., Worrallo, A., & Zaphiris, P. (2017, September). Interactive Reading Using Low Cost Brain Computer Interfaces. Presented at 16th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Mumbai, India

This work shows the feasibility for document reader user applications using a consumer grade non-invasive BCI headset. Although Brain Computer Interface (BCI) type devices are beginning to aim at the consumer level, the level at which they can actual... Read More about Interactive Reading Using Low Cost Brain Computer Interfaces.

Geometric analysis-based trajectory planning and control for underactuated capsule systems with viscoelastic property (2017)
Journal Article
Liu, P., Yu, H., & Cang, S. (2018). Geometric analysis-based trajectory planning and control for underactuated capsule systems with viscoelastic property. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 40(7), 2416-2427. https://doi.org/10.1177/0142331217708833

This paper proposes a novel geometric analysis-based trajectory planning approach for underactuated capsule systems with viscoelastic property. The idea is to reduce complexity and to characterize coupling by imposing a harmonic drive and then to com... Read More about Geometric analysis-based trajectory planning and control for underactuated capsule systems with viscoelastic property.

Improving Lane Adherence at Signalised Roundabouts with Intelligent Road Studs - A Case Study (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Llewellyn, R. (2017, September). Improving Lane Adherence at Signalised Roundabouts with Intelligent Road Studs - A Case Study. Paper presented at JCT Traffic Signals Symposium

Spiral markings at signalised roundabouts improve traffic flow but can reduce safety due to poor lane discipline. This paper describes an innovative method of improving lane adherence at signalised spiral-marked roundabouts through the use of intelli... Read More about Improving Lane Adherence at Signalised Roundabouts with Intelligent Road Studs - A Case Study.

On the Covariance Matrix and Diversity Performance Evaluation of Compact Multiport Antenna Systems (2017)
Journal Article
Papamichael, V., & Karadimas, P. (2017). On the Covariance Matrix and Diversity Performance Evaluation of Compact Multiport Antenna Systems. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 65(11), 6140-6144. https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2017.2754439

In this communication, we present a new electromagnetic methodology that determines the covariance matrix of compact multiport antenna (MPA) systems at the early design stage. Further insight into this field is provided, as contrary to existing metho... Read More about On the Covariance Matrix and Diversity Performance Evaluation of Compact Multiport Antenna Systems.