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An insight into policy transfer processes within an EU project and implications for future project design (2012)
Journal Article
O'Dolan, C., & Rye, T. (2012). An insight into policy transfer processes within an EU project and implications for future project design. Transport Policy, 24, 273-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.09.006

Policy transfer is the process of applying a policy, or knowledge that informs a policy, from one setting to another. It is considered to be an effective way for cities, municipalities or countries to learn from one another, and is documented by many... Read More about An insight into policy transfer processes within an EU project and implications for future project design.

Regionally Coherent Access and Employability Provision:Employer Demand for Business and Management Graduates. (2012)
Report
McMurray, S., Richard, A., Dutton, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012). Regionally Coherent Access and Employability Provision:Employer Demand for Business and Management Graduates. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh Napier University

This report presents findings from research with 71 employers of Edinburgh Napier University Business School (ENUBS) graduates across Scotland. Employers were asked to identify the academic, vocational and soft skills they sought when recruiting grad... Read More about Regionally Coherent Access and Employability Provision:Employer Demand for Business and Management Graduates..

The impact of airport and seaport privatization on efficiency and performance: a review of the international evidence and implications for developing countries. (2012)
Journal Article
Gong, S. X. H., Cullinane, K., & Firth, M. (2012). The impact of airport and seaport privatization on efficiency and performance: a review of the international evidence and implications for developing countries. Transport Policy, 24, 37-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.06.020

This article provides a synthesis of the international evidence with respect to the impact of privatization on the efficiency and performance of airports and seaports. The theoretical frameworks, particularly the arguments for potential efficiency ga... Read More about The impact of airport and seaport privatization on efficiency and performance: a review of the international evidence and implications for developing countries..

An assessment of cost management regimes in British rail infrastructure provision. (2012)
Journal Article
Cowie, J., & Loynes, S. (2012). An assessment of cost management regimes in British rail infrastructure provision. Transportation, 39, 1281-1299. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-012-9389-6

Over the last decade, British railway engineering efficiency has come under close scrutiny, with general perceptions of massive maintenance cost escalations and a general lack of control over these costs. This is exemplified by headline figures such... Read More about An assessment of cost management regimes in British rail infrastructure provision..

Modeling the behavior of a 50MW DSG plant for southern Libya based on the thermodynamic and thermophysical properties of water substance (2012)
Journal Article
Aldali, Y., Davison, B., Muneer, T., & Henderson, D. (2012). Modeling the behavior of a 50MW DSG plant for southern Libya based on the thermodynamic and thermophysical properties of water substance. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 134, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4006893

This paper presents arguments for the use of direct steam generation (DSG) in preference to other forms of generation in particular locations according to the prevailing environmental and economic conditions. In addition, the paper describes the deve... Read More about Modeling the behavior of a 50MW DSG plant for southern Libya based on the thermodynamic and thermophysical properties of water substance.

Social dimension of a multi-scale life cycle assessment: the urban heat island mitigation in New York City (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Susca, T. (2012, November). Social dimension of a multi-scale life cycle assessment: the urban heat island mitigation in New York City. Presented at SETAC Europe 18th SETAC LCA Case Study Symposium. Tools, Trends and Applications

In the next years the number of cities plagued by the urban heat island (UHI) will likely grow because of the increase in urban population. This will cause the increase in heat-related mortality especially among old people and people with social or p... Read More about Social dimension of a multi-scale life cycle assessment: the urban heat island mitigation in New York City.

Public engagement - what it means for researchers. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2012, November). Public engagement - what it means for researchers. Presented at Queen Margaret University - Doctoral Student Conference

Product-Service Systems Design Using Stakeholders’ Information (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Annamalai Vasantha, G. V., Hussain, R., Cakkol, M., & Roy, R. (2012, March). Product-Service Systems Design Using Stakeholders’ Information. Presented at 22nd CIRP International Design Conference

Product-Service System (PSS) provides added value to customers through integrated product and service offerings. Currently, the development of PSS solutions is ad hoc and the roles and involvement of stakeholders at the various stages of PSS developm... Read More about Product-Service Systems Design Using Stakeholders’ Information.

A band-suppression UWB suspended planar antenna incorporating a slotted spiral resonator (2012)
Journal Article
See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Hraga, H. I., Excell, P. S., Jones, S. M. R., & Noras, J. M. (2013). A band-suppression UWB suspended planar antenna incorporating a slotted spiral resonator. International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, 23(5), 570-578. https://doi.org/10.1002/mmce.20691

A novel miniaturized planar inverted F-L antenna assembly is considered for UWB radio operations. The antenna design utilizes the electromagnetic coupling between an air dielectric planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) and a parasitic planar inverted-L (P... Read More about A band-suppression UWB suspended planar antenna incorporating a slotted spiral resonator.

A Bayesian interpretation of the particle swarm optimization and its kernel extension (2012)
Journal Article
Andras, P. (2012). A Bayesian interpretation of the particle swarm optimization and its kernel extension. PLOS ONE, 7(11), Article e48710. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0048710

Particle swarm optimization is a popular method for solving difficult optimization problems. There have been attempts to formulate the method in formal probabilistic or stochastic terms (e.g. bare bones particle swarm) with the aim to achieve more ge... Read More about A Bayesian interpretation of the particle swarm optimization and its kernel extension.

Impedance spectroscopy studies of electroless Ni-P matrix, Ni-W-P, Ni-P-ZrO 2 , and Ni-W-P-ZrO 2 coatings exposed to 3.5% NaCl solution : Impedance spectroscopy studies (2012)
Journal Article
Stankiewicz, A., Masalski, J., & Szczygieł, B. (2013). Impedance spectroscopy studies of electroless Ni-P matrix, Ni-W-P, Ni-P-ZrO 2 , and Ni-W-P-ZrO 2 coatings exposed to 3.5% NaCl solution : Impedance spectroscopy studies. Materials and corrosion : with International Corrosion abstracts = Werkstoffe und Korrosion : Organ der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Korrosion und der Dechema-Beratungsstelle für Werkstoff-Fragen, 64(10), 908-913. https://doi.org/10.1002/maco.201206856

Ni–P matrix, ternary Ni–W–P and Ni–P–ZrO2 coatings, and quaternary Ni–W–P–ZrO2 coatings were deposited using electroless method from a glycine bath. Their corrosion resistance was evaluated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) for various... Read More about Impedance spectroscopy studies of electroless Ni-P matrix, Ni-W-P, Ni-P-ZrO 2 , and Ni-W-P-ZrO 2 coatings exposed to 3.5% NaCl solution : Impedance spectroscopy studies.

Folded Loop Balanced Coplanar Antenna for WLAN Applications (2012)
Journal Article
Alhaddad, A. G., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Zhou, D., See, C. H., Excell, P. S., & Jones, S. M. R. (2012). Folded Loop Balanced Coplanar Antenna for WLAN Applications. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 60(10), 4916-4920. https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2012.2207322

A novel balanced rectangular loop antenna is proposed, having an ungrounded coplanar waveguide (CPW) feed configuration and a folded structure at both ends. This antenna is designed for operation over the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WLAN frequency bands. Bond-... Read More about Folded Loop Balanced Coplanar Antenna for WLAN Applications.

Electric machines diagnosis techniques via transient current analysis (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pons-Llinares, J., Climente-Alarcon, V., Vedreno-Santos, F., Antonino-Daviu, J., & Riera-Guasp, M. (2012, October). Electric machines diagnosis techniques via transient current analysis. Presented at IECON 2012 - 38th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

Induction motor condition monitoring has primarily
relied on the analysis of currents during steady-state operation
through the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). Nonetheless, this
conventional approach has many constraints, most of them
related to th... Read More about Electric machines diagnosis techniques via transient current analysis.

Diagnosis of eccentricity in induction machines working under fluctuating load conditions, through the instantaneous frequency (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vedreno-Santos, F., Riera-Guasp, M., Henao, H., Pineda-Sanchez, M., & Antonino-Daviu, J. A. (2012, October). Diagnosis of eccentricity in induction machines working under fluctuating load conditions, through the instantaneous frequency. Presented at IECON 2012 - 38th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

This paper introduces a methodology for diagnosing
mixed eccentricity fault in squirrel cage induction machines
which work under variable load conditions in generator or motor
mode; the method is based on the extraction of the instantaneous
frequ... Read More about Diagnosis of eccentricity in induction machines working under fluctuating load conditions, through the instantaneous frequency.

Understanding complex interactions using social network analysis (2012)
Journal Article
Pow, J. S., Gayen, K., Elliott, L., & Raeside, R. (2012). Understanding complex interactions using social network analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21, 2772-2779. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.04036.x

Aims and objectives. The aim of this paper is to raise the awareness of social network analysis as a method to facilitate research in nursing research.
Background. The application of social network analysis in assessing network properties has allowe... Read More about Understanding complex interactions using social network analysis.

The cost of remote transport services in the single European market — The case of the Scottish Western Isles ferries (2012)
Journal Article
Cowie, J. (2012). The cost of remote transport services in the single European market — The case of the Scottish Western Isles ferries. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 4, 90-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2012.06.014

This paper concerns the reform of ferry services to the islands and peninsulas off the west coast of Scotland (known collectively as the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services), and the impact this has had on the economic performance of the operator. Refo... Read More about The cost of remote transport services in the single European market — The case of the Scottish Western Isles ferries.

Knowledge creation and the use of secondary data (2012)
Journal Article
Alvarez, J., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (2012). Knowledge creation and the use of secondary data. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21, 2699-2710. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04296.x

Aims and Objectives: the purpose of this paper is to expose problems of using bespoke questionnaire based surveys to create knowledge and to advance the use of secondary data as an alternative research approach.
Background: Many researchers from st... Read More about Knowledge creation and the use of secondary data.

Revised feed-in tariff for solar photovoltaic in the United Kingdom: A cloudy future ahead? (2012)
Journal Article
Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Munir, A. B., Mohd Yasin, S. H., Abu-Bakar, S. H., McMeekin, S. G., & Stewart, B. G. (2013). Revised feed-in tariff for solar photovoltaic in the United Kingdom: A cloudy future ahead?. Energy Policy, 52, 832-838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.09.062

The United Kingdom (UK) started implementing a national Feed-In Tariff (FiT) mechanism on the 1 April 2010, which included specific payment tariffs for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations. However, a revised FiT rate has been put in place starting... Read More about Revised feed-in tariff for solar photovoltaic in the United Kingdom: A cloudy future ahead?.

Refractive index sensor employing PVA-coated long period grating technology (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alwis, L., Bremer, K., Sun, T., & Grattan, K. T. V. (2012, October). Refractive index sensor employing PVA-coated long period grating technology. Presented at OFS2012 22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, Beijing, China

The sensitivity of a Long Period Grating (LPG)-based refractive index (RI) sensor has been enhanced through an appropriate coating of a thin polymer layer, with a higher RI than that of the cladding, on the LPG. The performance of the coated sensor,... Read More about Refractive index sensor employing PVA-coated long period grating technology.

Caracterización de un árido de cantera y un RCD para empleo en tratamientos del terreno con columnas de grava. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Miranda Manzanares, M., DaCosta, A., & Cimentada, A. (2012, October). Caracterización de un árido de cantera y un RCD para empleo en tratamientos del terreno con columnas de grava. Presented at IX Simposio Nacional de Ingeniería Geotécnica. Cimentaciones y excavaciones profundas

Characterisation of a quarry aggregate and an RCD for use in field treatments with gravel columns.