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Varied perceptions of environmental impacts from informal public transport hubs in two sub-Saharan African cities (Nairobi and Ibadan) (2021)
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Onyango, V., Olowosegun, A., & Moyo, D. (2023). Varied perceptions of environmental impacts from informal public transport hubs in two sub-Saharan African cities (Nairobi and Ibadan). International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 22(2), 113-133. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesd.2021.10042403

This paper explored perceptions of the environmental impacts of informal public transport (IPT) in Ibadan, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya. Based on a questionnaire survey supplemented by exploratory factor analysis the results revealed unanimous agreemen... Read More about Varied perceptions of environmental impacts from informal public transport hubs in two sub-Saharan African cities (Nairobi and Ibadan).

Saudi Women and Vision 2030: Bridging the Gap? (2021)
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Saleh, W., & Malibari, A. (2021). Saudi Women and Vision 2030: Bridging the Gap?. Behavioral Sciences, 11(10), Article 132. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11100132

(1) Background, Travel characteristics of Saudi women contrast significantly from those in the west. This is not only because they have different culture, attitudes and preferences but also until recently, Saudi women were not allowed to drive. In 20... Read More about Saudi Women and Vision 2030: Bridging the Gap?.

Dispatch Strategies for the Utilisation of Battery Storage Systems in Smart Grid Optimised Buildings (2021)
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Georgakarakos, A. D., Vand, B., Hathway, E. A., & Mayfield, M. (2021). Dispatch Strategies for the Utilisation of Battery Storage Systems in Smart Grid Optimised Buildings. Buildings, 11(10), Article 433. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11100433

This study investigates Smart Grid Optimised Buildings (SGOBs) which can respond to real-time electricity prices by utilising battery storage systems (BSS). Different building design characteristics are assessed to evaluate the impact on energy use,... Read More about Dispatch Strategies for the Utilisation of Battery Storage Systems in Smart Grid Optimised Buildings.

Performance study on mounting system for displacement transducer in mechanical tests of timber samples using photogrammetry method (2021)
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Mohamed, A., Zhang, H., Deng, Y., Lehmann, M., Sigrist, C., Uheida, K., Zheng, Y., Bahadori-Jahromi, A., Shahidan, S., & Caudoux, R. (2022). Performance study on mounting system for displacement transducer in mechanical tests of timber samples using photogrammetry method. Wood Material Science and Engineering, 17(6), 937-953. https://doi.org/10.1080/17480272.2021.1978107

This paper presents a unique study to reveal the effect of the mounting system of the linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) on the mechanical property tests of timber materials. This effect has been overlooked in the past but proven to be s... Read More about Performance study on mounting system for displacement transducer in mechanical tests of timber samples using photogrammetry method.

Field-induced quantum spin disordered state in spin-1/2 honeycomb magnet Na2Co2TeO6 (2021)
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Lin, G., Jeong, J., Kim, C., Wang, Y., Huang, Q., Masuda, T., Asai, S., Itoh, S., Günther, G., Russina, M., Lu, Z., Sheng, J., Wang, L., Wang, J., Wang, G., Ren, Q., Xi, C., Tong, W., Ling, L., Liu, Z., …Ma, J. (2021). Field-induced quantum spin disordered state in spin-1/2 honeycomb magnet Na2Co2TeO6. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article 5559 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25567-7

Spin-orbit coupled honeycomb magnets with the Kitaev interaction have received a lot of attention due to their potential of hosting exotic quantum states including quantum spin liquids. Thus far, the most studied Kitaev systems are 4d/5d-based honeyc... Read More about Field-induced quantum spin disordered state in spin-1/2 honeycomb magnet Na2Co2TeO6.

The regulations and reality of indoor environmental standards for objects and visitors in museums (2021)
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Elkadi, H., Al-Maiyah, S., Fielder, K., Kenawy, I., & Martinson, D. B. (2021). The regulations and reality of indoor environmental standards for objects and visitors in museums. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 152, Article 111653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111653

The management of indoor microclimates is an important function of museum operations, a topic that has recently received growing attention. The way in which museum microclimates are specified is still not well documented universally, particularly in... Read More about The regulations and reality of indoor environmental standards for objects and visitors in museums.

Multicriteria evaluation of the quality of service of informal public transport: An empirical evidence from Ibadan, Nigeria (2021)
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Olowosegun, A., Moyo, D., & Gopinath, D. (2021). Multicriteria evaluation of the quality of service of informal public transport: An empirical evidence from Ibadan, Nigeria. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 9(4), 1518-1530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2021.08.002

Developing countries experience a decline in bus public transport investments. Yet informal public transport has continued to grow rapidly. Previous studies have evaluated the Quality of Service (QoS) provided by such informal transport but a multi-c... Read More about Multicriteria evaluation of the quality of service of informal public transport: An empirical evidence from Ibadan, Nigeria.

Surface Treatment of Industrial-Grade Magnetite Particles for Enhanced Thermal Stability and Mitigating Paint Contaminants (2021)
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Sinhababu, M., Roy, A., Kumar, N., Dutta, M., Sundaram, S., Karazhanov, S., & Udayabhanu, G. (2021). Surface Treatment of Industrial-Grade Magnetite Particles for Enhanced Thermal Stability and Mitigating Paint Contaminants. Nanomaterials, 11(9), Article 2299. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11092299

Pigments can retain their color for many centuries and can withstand the effects of light and weather. The paint industry suffers from issues like aggressive moisture, corrosion, and further environmental contamination of the pigment materials. Low-c... Read More about Surface Treatment of Industrial-Grade Magnetite Particles for Enhanced Thermal Stability and Mitigating Paint Contaminants.

An Investigation into Conversion of a Fleet of Plug-in-Electric Golf Carts into Solar Powered Vehicles Using Fuzzy Logic Control (2021)
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Saleh, W., Justin, S., Alsawah, G., Malibari, A., & Lashin, M. M. A. (2021). An Investigation into Conversion of a Fleet of Plug-in-Electric Golf Carts into Solar Powered Vehicles Using Fuzzy Logic Control. Energies, 14(17), Article 5536. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14175536

This paper presents an investigation factors that need to be considered in the design and selection of components for the conversion of a fleet of plug-in electric golf carts at Princess Nourah Bint Abdelrahman University, (PNU), Riyadh, Kingdom of S... Read More about An Investigation into Conversion of a Fleet of Plug-in-Electric Golf Carts into Solar Powered Vehicles Using Fuzzy Logic Control.

Partnership or franchising to improve bus services in two major English urban regions? An institutional analysis (2021)
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Rye, T., Hrelja, R., Monios, J., & McTigue, C. (2021). Partnership or franchising to improve bus services in two major English urban regions? An institutional analysis. Transport Policy, 114, 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.09.001

This paper analyses two differing approaches to the improvement of local bus services, using the analytical lens of formal and informal institutions. Both formal and informal institutions govern the behaviour of authorities and operators, but they do... Read More about Partnership or franchising to improve bus services in two major English urban regions? An institutional analysis.

Micro-end-milling of carbon nanotube reinforced epoxy nanocomposites manufactured using three roll mill technique (2021)
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Le, B., Kernin, A., Khaliq, J., Fu, G., Huo, D., Bilotti, E., Zhang, H., & Shyha, I. (2021). Micro-end-milling of carbon nanotube reinforced epoxy nanocomposites manufactured using three roll mill technique. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 70, 307-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2021.08.048

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been applied as nano-fillers to improve mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of polymers. Despite near net shape techniques could be used to manufacture nanocomposites, micromachining processes are still necessar... Read More about Micro-end-milling of carbon nanotube reinforced epoxy nanocomposites manufactured using three roll mill technique.

Structural Optimisation of Offshore Direct-Drive Wind Turbine Generators Including Static and Dynamic Analyses (2021)
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Tartt, K., Kazemi Amiri, A., McDonald, A., & Jaen-Sola, P. (2021). Structural Optimisation of Offshore Direct-Drive Wind Turbine Generators Including Static and Dynamic Analyses. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2018(1), Article 012040. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2018/1/012040

One way to achieve increased wind capacity is by installing larger and more efficient wind turbines, which results in larger/heavier generators. Direct-drive, permanent magnet generators are favoured due to their increased efficiency, but the added w... Read More about Structural Optimisation of Offshore Direct-Drive Wind Turbine Generators Including Static and Dynamic Analyses.

An Accessible Method of Embedding Fibre Optic Sensors on Lithium-ion Battery Surface for in-situ Thermal Monitoring (2021)
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Alcock, K., Grammel, M., González-Vila, A., Binetti, L., Goh, K., & Alwis, L. (2021). An Accessible Method of Embedding Fibre Optic Sensors on Lithium-ion Battery Surface for in-situ Thermal Monitoring. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 332(1), Article 113061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2021.113061

Presented is a proof of concept to evaluate the suitability of a mounting technique for fibre optic sensors (FOSs) to measure Lithium-ion Battery (LIB) temperature. Two mounting techniques for the optical fibre, i.e. containing multiple Fibre Bragg G... Read More about An Accessible Method of Embedding Fibre Optic Sensors on Lithium-ion Battery Surface for in-situ Thermal Monitoring.

The Graphene Field Effect Transistor Modeling Based on an Optimized Ambipolar Virtual Source Model for DNA Detection (2021)
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Akbari, M., Shahbazzadeh, M. J., La Spada, L., & Khajehzadeh, A. (2021). The Graphene Field Effect Transistor Modeling Based on an Optimized Ambipolar Virtual Source Model for DNA Detection. Applied Sciences, 11(17), Article 8114. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11178114

The graphene-based Field Effect Transistors (GFETs), due to their multi-parameter characteristics, are growing rapidly as an important detection component for the apt detection of disease biomarkers, such as DNA, in clinical diagnostics and biomedica... Read More about The Graphene Field Effect Transistor Modeling Based on an Optimized Ambipolar Virtual Source Model for DNA Detection.

Perception of Drone Application and Practicality among Environmental, Health and Safety Practitioners at Building Construction Sites in Malaysia (2021)
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Maha Yudden, M. K. A., Mohd Saudi, A. S., Mahmud, M. M., Ali, F., Shafii, N. Z., Zakri, L., Kamarudin, M. K. A., Mohd Saudi, M., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Ali, M. H. (2021). Perception of Drone Application and Practicality among Environmental, Health and Safety Practitioners at Building Construction Sites in Malaysia. Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 18(1), 47-56

Safety management in the construction sector is still lagging in terms of technological involvement. A new drone application was proposed as a new inspection tool for a small-scale aerial drone that will give advantages to Environmental, Health and S... Read More about Perception of Drone Application and Practicality among Environmental, Health and Safety Practitioners at Building Construction Sites in Malaysia.

Correlation of Studies between Colour, Structure and Mechanical Properties of Commercially Produced ThermoWood® Treated Norway Spruce and Scots Pine (2021)
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Torniainen, P., Popescu, C., Jones, D., Scharf, A., & Sandberg, D. (2021). Correlation of Studies between Colour, Structure and Mechanical Properties of Commercially Produced ThermoWood® Treated Norway Spruce and Scots Pine. Forests, 12(9), Article 1165. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12091165

The thermal modification of wood has become the most-commonly commercialised wood modification process globally, with the ThermoWood® process currently being the most dominant. As with all commercial processes, there is a need to have a robust qualit... Read More about Correlation of Studies between Colour, Structure and Mechanical Properties of Commercially Produced ThermoWood® Treated Norway Spruce and Scots Pine.

Pediatric Traffic Injuries on Halloween in the United Kingdom: Prevalence and Injury Severity (2021)
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Hsu, L., Wiratama, B. S., Chen, P., Saleh, W., Lin, H., & Pai, C. (2021). Pediatric Traffic Injuries on Halloween in the United Kingdom: Prevalence and Injury Severity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), Article 9093. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179093

The study results serve as a reminder for parents, children, and drivers to be alert to the danger of traffic crashes on Halloween. The aim of this study was to examine whether Halloween is associated with a higher incidence of traffic injuries and w... Read More about Pediatric Traffic Injuries on Halloween in the United Kingdom: Prevalence and Injury Severity.

A New Optimization Algorithm Based on the Fungi Kingdom Expansion Behavior for Antenna Applications (2021)
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Alnahwi, F. M., Yasir, I. A., Sattar, D., Ali, R. S., See, C. H., & Abd-Alhameed, R. A. (2021). A New Optimization Algorithm Based on the Fungi Kingdom Expansion Behavior for Antenna Applications. Electronics, 10(17), Article 2057. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172057

This paper presents a new optimization algorithm based on the behavior of the fungi kingdom expansion (FKE) to optimize the radiation pattern of the array antenna. The immobile mass expansion of the fungi is mimicked in this work as a chaotic behavio... Read More about A New Optimization Algorithm Based on the Fungi Kingdom Expansion Behavior for Antenna Applications.

Incremental input-to-state stability for Lur’e systems and asymptotic behaviour in the presence of Stepanov almost periodic forcing (2021)
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Gilmore, M., Guiver, C., & Logemann, H. (2021). Incremental input-to-state stability for Lur’e systems and asymptotic behaviour in the presence of Stepanov almost periodic forcing. Journal of Differential Equations, 300, 692-733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jde.2021.08.009

We prove (integral) input-to-state stability results for a class of forced Lur’e differential inclusions and use them to investigate incremental (integral) input-to-state stability properties of Lur’e differential equations. The latter provide a basi... Read More about Incremental input-to-state stability for Lur’e systems and asymptotic behaviour in the presence of Stepanov almost periodic forcing.

A New Model for Estimation of Energy Extraction from Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules (2021)
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Sahu, P. K., Roy, J. N., Chakraborty, C., & Sundaram, S. (2021). A New Model for Estimation of Energy Extraction from Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules. Energies, 14(16), Article 5089. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14165089

The energy yield from bifacial solar photovoltaic (PV) systems can be enhanced by optimizing the tilt angle. Bifacial modules boost the energy yield by 4% to 15% depending on the module type and ground reflectivity with an average of 9%. The selectio... Read More about A New Model for Estimation of Energy Extraction from Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules.