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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).

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

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.

Locally Excited State–Charge Transfer State Coupled Dyes as Optically Responsive Neuron Firing Probes (2017)
Journal Article
Sirbu, D., Butcher, J. B., Waddell, P. G., Andras, P., & Benniston, A. C. (2017). Locally Excited State–Charge Transfer State Coupled Dyes as Optically Responsive Neuron Firing Probes. Chemistry - A European Journal, 23(58), 14639-14649. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201703366

A selection of NIR-optically responsive neuron probes was produced comprising of a donor julolidyl group connected to a BODIPY core and several different styryl and vinylpyridinyl derived acceptor moieties. The strength of the donor–acceptor interact... Read More about Locally Excited State–Charge Transfer State Coupled Dyes as Optically Responsive Neuron Firing Probes.

Renewable Energy Research at Robert Gordon University (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Islam, S., & Muhammad Sukki, F. (2017, September). Renewable Energy Research at Robert Gordon University. Presented at TechFest 2017, Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom

High Performance CuO Nanorectangles-Based Room Temperature Flexible NH3 Sensor (2017)
Journal Article
Sakthivel, B., Manjakkal, L., & Nammalvar, G. (2017). High Performance CuO Nanorectangles-Based Room Temperature Flexible NH3 Sensor. IEEE Sensors Journal, 17(20), 6529-6536. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2017.2749334

Here, we report the fabrication of a flexible room temperature ammonia gas sensor using surfactant-free hydrothermally synthesized copper oxide (CuO) nanorectangles. The structural analysis revealed that the CuO nanorectangles possessed monoclinic st... Read More about High Performance CuO Nanorectangles-Based Room Temperature Flexible NH3 Sensor.

Decentralised adaptive control of switched interconnected high-order nonlinear systems with unknown control direction and time-delay (2017)
Journal Article
Zhang, L., Hua, C., Yu, H., & Guan, X. (2019). Decentralised adaptive control of switched interconnected high-order nonlinear systems with unknown control direction and time-delay. International Journal of Control, 92(4), 875-885. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207179.2017.1372634

This paper studies the dynamic state feedback control problem for a class of interconnected large-scale switched high-order nonlinear systems with unknown control direction and time-varying time-delay. The adaptive laws are designed to estimate the b... Read More about Decentralised adaptive control of switched interconnected high-order nonlinear systems with unknown control direction and time-delay.

On the advantages of using the first-order generalised-alpha scheme for structural dynamic problems (2017)
Journal Article
Kadapa, C., Dettmer, W., & Perić, D. (2017). On the advantages of using the first-order generalised-alpha scheme for structural dynamic problems. Computers and Structures, 193, 226-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2017.08.013

The advantages of using the generalised-alpha scheme for first-order systems for computing the numerical solutions of second-order equations encountered in structural dynamics are presented. The governing equations are rewritten so that the second-or... Read More about On the advantages of using the first-order generalised-alpha scheme for structural dynamic problems.

Semi-Global Persistence and Stability for a Class of Forced Discrete-Time Population Models (2017)
Journal Article
Franco, D., Guiver, C., Logemann, H., & Perán, J. (2017). Semi-Global Persistence and Stability for a Class of Forced Discrete-Time Population Models. Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 360, 46-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2017.08.001

We consider persistence and stability properties for a class of forced discrete-time difference equations with three defining properties: the solution is constrained to evolve in the non-negative orthant, the forcing acts multiplicatively, and the dy... Read More about Semi-Global Persistence and Stability for a Class of Forced Discrete-Time Population Models.

Usability evaluation of assistive technologies through qualitative research focusing on people with mild dementia (2017)
Journal Article
Asghar, I., Cang, S., & Yu, H. (2018). Usability evaluation of assistive technologies through qualitative research focusing on people with mild dementia. Computers in Human Behavior, 79, 192-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.08.034

The assistive technologies (ATs) are commonly used for the wellbeing of people with dementia (PWD). Research shows that current ATs are not performing to their best and high rate of AT abandonment still exist. Although empirical evaluations greatly i... Read More about Usability evaluation of assistive technologies through qualitative research focusing on people with mild dementia.

EKF-Based Enhanced Performance Controller Design for Nonlinear Stochastic Systems (2017)
Journal Article
Zhou, Y., Zhang, Q., Wang, H., Zhou, P., & Chai, T. (2018). EKF-Based Enhanced Performance Controller Design for Nonlinear Stochastic Systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 63(4), 1155-1162. https://doi.org/10.1109/tac.2017.2742661

In this paper, a novel control algorithm is presented to enhance the performance of the tracking property for a class of nonlinear and dynamic stochastic systems subjected to non-Gaussian noises. Although the existing standard PI controller can be us... Read More about EKF-Based Enhanced Performance Controller Design for Nonlinear Stochastic Systems.

Assessing the Sheltering Response in the Middle East: Studying Syrian Camps in Jordan (2017)
Journal Article
Alshawawreh, L., Smith, R. S., & B. Wood, J. (2017). Assessing the Sheltering Response in the Middle East: Studying Syrian Camps in Jordan. Proceedings of the World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 4(8), 1881-1887

This study focuses on the sheltering response in the Middle East, specifically through reviewing two Syrian refugee camps in Jordan, involving Zaatari and Azraq. Zaatari camp involved the rapid deployment of tents and shelters over a very short perio... Read More about Assessing the Sheltering Response in the Middle East: Studying Syrian Camps in Jordan.