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Multi-band weakly ground-coupled balanced antenna design for portable devices (2012)
Journal Article
Zhou, D., Abd-Alhameed, R., Alhaddad, A., See, C. H., Noras, J., Excell, P., & Gao, S. (2012). Multi-band weakly ground-coupled balanced antenna design for portable devices. IET Science Measurement and Technology, 6(4), 306-310. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-smt.2011.0151

A balanced antenna for wireless portable devices applications with multiple band operational performance is investigated and discussed. The designed antenna is weakly ground-couple, although can be considered as an energy-efficient radiator. The ante... Read More about Multi-band weakly ground-coupled balanced antenna design for portable devices.

Design and Analysis of Planar Ultra-Wideband Antenna with Dual Band-Notched Function (2012)
Journal Article
Zhu, F., Gao, S., Ho, A. T. S., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Li, J., & Xu, J. (2012). Design and Analysis of Planar Ultra-Wideband Antenna with Dual Band-Notched Function. Progress In Electromagnetics Research, 127, 523-536

A novel planar ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna with dual band-notched characteristics is proposed. The antenna is fabricated on a printed circuit board (PCB), having a circular monopole and arc-shaped parasitic strips on one side and a ground plane with... Read More about Design and Analysis of Planar Ultra-Wideband Antenna with Dual Band-Notched Function.

Servitization in laser job shops : interviews with laser job shops and machine providers (2012)
Journal Article
Vasantha, G., Hussain, R., Roy, R., Williams, S., & Lockett, H. (2012). Servitization in laser job shops : interviews with laser job shops and machine providers. The Laser User Magazine, 65,

Manufacturers often outsource laser cutting to laser job shops which will cut components to fairly tight deadlines and budgets. However, the concept of laser cutting as a way to improve manufacturing output is no longer novel; it has now been 'commod... Read More about Servitization in laser job shops : interviews with laser job shops and machine providers.

A framework for sustainable transport development (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Saleh, W., & Kumar, R. (2012). A framework for sustainable transport development. In R. M. Pendyala, & C. R. Bhat (Eds.), Travel behaviour Research in an Evolving World (59-76)

A framework for sustainable transport development

Multi-path multi-criteria routing of hazardous materials in time-dependent networks. (2012)
Book Chapter
Hosseinloo, S. H., Kanturska, U., Fonzone, A., & Bell, M. G. H. (2012). Multi-path multi-criteria routing of hazardous materials in time-dependent networks. In E. Garbolino, M. Tkiouat, N. Yankevich, & D. Lachtar (Eds.), Transport of Dangerous Goods : Methods and Tools for Reducing the Risks of Accidents and Terrorist Attack (151-165). (Garbolino, Emmanuel; Tkiouat, Mohamed; Yankevich, Natalia; Lachtar, Dalanda). BMC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2684-0_6

Value Chain Management: An Illustration using Variability Mapping and Decision Frontier Analysis. (2012)
Preprint / Working Paper
Pearson, M. Value Chain Management: An Illustration using Variability Mapping and Decision Frontier Analysis

A simple value chain is modeled by a contractor (dual operator) making an agreement with a customer (primal operator) to complete a project in a number of stages monitored within a certain agreed time scale. The customer defines the demand (D) for se... Read More about Value Chain Management: An Illustration using Variability Mapping and Decision Frontier Analysis..

Disseminating learning. (2012)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M., & Legacy, C. (2012). Disseminating learning. In N. Low (Ed.), Transforming urban transport: the ethics, politics and practices of sustainable mobility. Routledge

Central to achieving sustainable transport are the processes of dissemination of learning and engagement with the public necessary to generate the motive force to transform transport. Dissemination has usually been considered to be a task undertaken... Read More about Disseminating learning..

The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport. (2012)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2012). The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport. In H. Geerlings, Y. Shiftan, & D. Stead (Eds.), Transition towards sustainable mobility: the role of instruments, Individual and Institutions (217-230). Ashgate Publishing

Many of the processes of strategic planning and transport have long been based on slow changing environments where much of the operational investment could reasonably be undertaken on the basis that, if the present was well understood, the projection... Read More about The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport..

Contestability, democracy and trust in the anti-terror age (2012)
Journal Article
Wigan, M. (2012). Contestability, democracy and trust in the anti-terror age. IEEE technology & society magazine, 31, 26-32. https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2012.2185730

Checks and balances in government are always difficult to resolve, and as both societal and governmental complexity have increased, the degree to which expertise and policy reside within government has declined. The rise of evidence-based approaches... Read More about Contestability, democracy and trust in the anti-terror age.

Structural optimisation of timber off-site modern methods of construction. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sanna, F., Hairstans, R., Leitch, K., Crawford, D., Menendez, J., & Turnbull, D. (2012). Structural optimisation of timber off-site modern methods of construction.

Efficient and sustainable building systems are required
in order to achieve the UK government’s target of
building three million new homes by 2016. Given the
current lack of activity in the housing construction
market to achieve this target, incr... Read More about Structural optimisation of timber off-site modern methods of construction..

On the Rodrigues’ Formula Approach to Operator Factorization (2012)
Journal Article
Robin, W. (2012). On the Rodrigues’ Formula Approach to Operator Factorization. International Mathematical Forum, 7(45-48), 2333-2351

In this paper, we derive general formulae that reproduce well-known instances of recurrence relations for the classical orthogonal polynomials as special cases. These recurrence relations are derived, using only elementary mathematics, directly from... Read More about On the Rodrigues’ Formula Approach to Operator Factorization.

Guest Editorial (2012)
Journal Article
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2012). Guest Editorial. ICF news, Spring,

Contact buckling effects in built-up cold-formed steel beams. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Portioli, F., D Lorenzo, G., D'Amico, B., Landolfo, R., & Mazzolani, F. M. (2012). Contact buckling effects in built-up cold-formed steel beams.

The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of contact interactions on local
buckling of a built-up cold-formed steel member assembled by mechanical fasteners. To this
end a finite element model was developed. The numerical model was valida... Read More about Contact buckling effects in built-up cold-formed steel beams..

Seals like it hot: Changes in surface temperature of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from late pregnancy to moult (2012)
Journal Article
Paterson, W., Sparling, C. E., Thompson, D., Pomeroy, P. P., Currie, J., & McCafferty, D. J. (2012). Seals like it hot: Changes in surface temperature of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from late pregnancy to moult. Journal of Thermal Biology, 37, 454-461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2012.03.004

The annual moult in harbour seals(Phoca vitulina L.) follows a few weeks after the end of lactation and is characterised by a progressive loss and regrowth of hair which is apparent over a 4–6 week period. It is thought that during the moult harbour... Read More about Seals like it hot: Changes in surface temperature of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from late pregnancy to moult.

The Opportunities and Challenges of the Changing Public Services Landscape for the Third Sector inScotland: A Longitudinal Study Year Three Report(2009-2012). (2012)
Report
Osborne, S. P., Bond, S., Dutton, M., Honore, E., & Egdell, V. (2012). The Opportunities and Challenges of the Changing Public Services Landscape for the Third Sector inScotland: A Longitudinal Study Year Three Report(2009-2012). Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Government

This report outlines findings from the first three years of a longitudinal research
project examining ‘The Changing Public Services Landscape in Scotland:
Opportunities and Challenges’. This work was commissioned by the Scottish
Government and, us... Read More about The Opportunities and Challenges of the Changing Public Services Landscape for the Third Sector inScotland: A Longitudinal Study Year Three Report(2009-2012)..

A ferrocene nucleic acid oligomer as an organometallic structural mimic of DNA (2012)
Journal Article
Nguyen, H. V., Zhao, Z., Sallustrau, A., Horswell, S. L., Male, L., Mulas, A., & Tucker, J. H. R. (2012). A ferrocene nucleic acid oligomer as an organometallic structural mimic of DNA. Chemical Communications, 48, 12165. https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC36428J

The design, synthesis and electrochemical behaviour of an oligomer consisting of linked thymine-functionalised ferrocene units are reported, which, as a so-called form of ferrocene nucleic acid (FcNA), acts as a structural mimic of DNA.

The use of alternative building materials in developing countries: addressing challenges faced by stakeholders. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mpakati Gama, E., Wamuziri, S., & Sloan, B. (2012). The use of alternative building materials in developing countries: addressing challenges faced by stakeholders.

The rising concern on inefficient wood consumption associated with shelter development has led to
policy and regulatory reforms to address such problems in most countries in recent years. The use of
alternative building materials (ABMs) and technol... Read More about The use of alternative building materials in developing countries: addressing challenges faced by stakeholders..

Green building challenges: evaluating the operation of adopted building assessment tools - case study. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mpakati Gama, E., Wamuziri, S., & Sloan, B. (2012). Green building challenges: evaluating the operation of adopted building assessment tools - case study.

In recent years, the green building environmental assessment tools (BEATs) are
increasingly being adopted from one country to the other. Previous authors have
proposed several ways for improving the performance of BEATs precisely, the
second gener... Read More about Green building challenges: evaluating the operation of adopted building assessment tools - case study..