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Design of Timber Buildings for Deconstruction and Reuse — Three methods and five case studies (2022)
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Sandin, Y., Shotton, E., Cramer, M., Sandberg, K., Walsh, S. J., González-Alegre, V., Östling, J., Cristescu, C., Íñiguez-González, G., Llana, D. F., Carlsson, A., Uí Chúláin, C., Jackson, N., García Barbero, M., & Zabala Mejia, A. (2022). Design

There is a need for a shift towards circular economy in the construction sector and design philosophies as Design for Deconstruction and Reuse (DfDR) and Design for Adaptability (DfA) are being developed as means to design out waste and enhance resou... Read More about Design of Timber Buildings for Deconstruction and Reuse — Three methods and five case studies.

Effect of graphene oxide nanoparticles on blast load resistance of steel fiber reinforced concrete (2022)
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Jamnam, S., Maho, B., Techaphatthanakon, A., Ruttanapun, C., Aemlaor, P., Zhang, H., & Sukontasukkul, P. (2022). Effect of graphene oxide nanoparticles on blast load resistance of steel fiber reinforced concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 343,

Concrete structures may occasionally be subjected to both intentional or unintentional explosions which could cause casualties and damage to properties. Advance research on protective structures are important to enhance blast resistance of materials,... Read More about Effect of graphene oxide nanoparticles on blast load resistance of steel fiber reinforced concrete.

Efficient simulation of rarefied gas flow past a particle: A boundary element method for the linearized G13 equations (2022)
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Padrino, J. C., Sprittles, J. E., & Lockerby, D. A. (2022). Efficient simulation of rarefied gas flow past a particle: A boundary element method for the linearized G13 equations. Physics of Fluids, 34(6), Article 062011. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0091041

We develop a novel boundary integral formulation for the steady linearized form of Grad's 13-moment (G13) equations applied to a uniform flow of rarefied gas past solid objects at low Mach numbers. Changing variables leads to a system of boundary int... Read More about Efficient simulation of rarefied gas flow past a particle: A boundary element method for the linearized G13 equations.

A comprehensive scientometric analysis on hybrid renewable energy systems in developing regions of the world (2022)
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Sohail, M., Afrouzi, H. N., Mehranzamir, K., Ahmed, J., Mobin Siddique, M. B., & Tabassum, M. (2022). A comprehensive scientometric analysis on hybrid renewable energy systems in developing regions of the world. Results in Engineering, 16, Article 100481.

Energy crises, increasing electricity prices, and having no access to the grid electricity are the leading issues in developing countries of Asia, the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Developing hybrid renewable energy systems in off-grid or grid... Read More about A comprehensive scientometric analysis on hybrid renewable energy systems in developing regions of the world.

Solar Thermal Plant With Heat Recovery To Reduce Energy Consumption Of Continuous Textile Mercerisation Process (2022)
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Kahwash, F., & Majeed, H. (2022, June). Solar Thermal Plant With Heat Recovery To Reduce Energy Consumption Of Continuous Textile Mercerisation Process. Presented at Advances in Renewable and Clean Energy Technologies, Online

The textile industry is resource intensive and environmentally polluting. Textile exporting countries, such as Pakistan and Bangladesh are facing strain on their resources. Woven fabrics, require several chemical treatment processes, which consumes l... Read More about Solar Thermal Plant With Heat Recovery To Reduce Energy Consumption Of Continuous Textile Mercerisation Process.

DTWN: Q-learning-based Transmit Power Control for Digital Twin WiFi Networks (2022)
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Çakır, L. V., Huseynov, K., Ak, E., & Canberk, B. (2022). DTWN: Q-learning-based Transmit Power Control for Digital Twin WiFi Networks. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems, 9(31), Article e5. https://doi.org/10.4108/

Interference has always been the main threat to the performance of traditional WiFi networks and next-generation moving forward. The problem can be solved with transmit power control(TPC). However, to accomplish this, an information-gathering process... Read More about DTWN: Q-learning-based Transmit Power Control for Digital Twin WiFi Networks.

Event-Triggered Distributed Data-Driven Iterative Learning Bipartite Formation Control for Unknown Nonlinear Multiagent Systems (2022)
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Zhao, H., Yu, H., & Peng, L. (2024). Event-Triggered Distributed Data-Driven Iterative Learning Bipartite Formation Control for Unknown Nonlinear Multiagent Systems. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 35(1), 417-427. https://doi.or

In this study, we investigate the event-triggering time-varying trajectory bipartite formation tracking problem for a class of unknown nonaffine nonlinear discrete-time multiagent systems (MASs). We first obtain an equivalent linear data model with a... Read More about Event-Triggered Distributed Data-Driven Iterative Learning Bipartite Formation Control for Unknown Nonlinear Multiagent Systems.

The de-industrialisation discourse and the loss of modern industrial heritage in the Arab world: Jordan as a case study (2022)
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Jarrar, N., & Jaradat, S. (in press). The de-industrialisation discourse and the loss of modern industrial heritage in the Arab world: Jordan as a case study. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, https://doi.org/10.1108/JCH

Purpose Industrial heritage is considered an essential part of cultural heritage in the world. This heritage suffers from continued marginalisation in the Arab world, particularly in Jordan, where many industrial heritage sites have not been protect... Read More about The de-industrialisation discourse and the loss of modern industrial heritage in the Arab world: Jordan as a case study.

Morphology modulated brookite TiO2 and BaSnO3 as alternative electron transport materials for enhanced performance of carbon perovskite solar cells (2022)
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Bhandari, S., Roy, A., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2022). Morphology modulated brookite TiO2 and BaSnO3 as alternative electron transport materials for enhanced performance of carbon perovskite solar cells. Chemical Engineering Journal, 446(5), Articl

Designing alternatives to TiO2 electron-transport layers (ETLs) for facile electron extraction and transport to enhance the efficiency of n-i-p structured carbon perovskite solar cells (CPSC) is still a less explored research interest. In this work,... Read More about Morphology modulated brookite TiO2 and BaSnO3 as alternative electron transport materials for enhanced performance of carbon perovskite solar cells.

Walking and Cycling: latest evidence to support policy-making and practice (2022)
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Götschi, T., Davis, A., & Racioppi, F. (2022). Walking and Cycling: latest evidence to support policy-making and practice. Bonn, Germany: WHO Europe

Active travel modes, especially walking and cycling, are now recognized by many as modes that are fully equal to other urban transport modes, integrated in planning frameworks, and adopted as part of the mainstream – not just in trailblazer countries... Read More about Walking and Cycling: latest evidence to support policy-making and practice.

High-Qf value and temperature stable Zn2+-Mn4+ cooperated modified cordierite-based microwave and millimeter-wave dielectric ceramics (2022)
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Xiu, Z., Mao, M., Lu, Z., Huang, Z., Qi, Z., Bafrooei, H. B., Zhou, T., Wang, D., Lin, H., Taheri-nassaj, E., & Song, K. (2022). High-Qf value and temperature stable Zn2+-Mn4+ cooperated modified cordierite-based microwave and millimeter-wave dielectric c

Cordierite-based dielectric ceramics with a lower dielectric constant would have significant application potential as dielectric resonator and filter materials for future ultra-low-latency 5G/6G millimeter-wave and terahertz communication. In this ar... Read More about High-Qf value and temperature stable Zn2+-Mn4+ cooperated modified cordierite-based microwave and millimeter-wave dielectric ceramics.

A New Beamforming Approach Using 60 GHz Antenna Arrays for Multi-Beams 5G Applications (2022)
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Al-Sadoon, M. A. G., Patwary, M. N., Zahedi, Y., Parchin, N. O., Aldelemy, A., & Abd-Alhameed, R. A. (2022). A New Beamforming Approach Using 60 GHz Antenna Arrays for Multi-Beams 5G Applications. Electronics, 11(11), Article 1739. https://doi.org/10.3390

Recent studies and research have centred on new solutions in different elements and stages to the increasing energy and data rate demands for the fifth generation and beyond (B5G). Based on a new-efficient digital beamforming approach for 5G wireless... Read More about A New Beamforming Approach Using 60 GHz Antenna Arrays for Multi-Beams 5G Applications.

Evaluation of the Effect of a Combined Chemical and Thermal Modification of Wood though the Use of Bicine and Tricine (2022)
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Jones, D., Kržišnik, D., Hočevar, M., Zagar, A., Humar, M., Popescu, C., …Sandberg, D. (2022). Evaluation of the Effect of a Combined Chemical and Thermal Modification of Wood though the Use of Bicine and Tricine. Forests, 13(6), Article 834. https:/

The effects of thermal modification of wood have been well established, particularly in terms of reductions in mechanical performance. In recent years, there has been an increase in studies related to the Maillard reaction. More commonly associated w... Read More about Evaluation of the Effect of a Combined Chemical and Thermal Modification of Wood though the Use of Bicine and Tricine.

Static and Free Vibration Analyses of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWCNT)-Substrate Medium Systems (2022)
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Limkatanyu, S., Sae-Long, W., Sedighi, H. M., Rungamornrat, J., Sukontasukkul, P., Imjai, T., & Zhang, H. (2022). Static and Free Vibration Analyses of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWCNT)-Substrate Medium Systems. Nanomaterials, 12(10), Article 1740. ht

This paper proposes a novel nanobar-substrate medium model for static and free vibration analyses of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) systems embedded in the elastic substrate medium. The modified strain-gradient elasticity theory is utilized to... Read More about Static and Free Vibration Analyses of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWCNT)-Substrate Medium Systems.

Learning-based Robust Bipartite Consensus Control for a Class of Multiagent Systems (2022)
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Zhao, H., Shan, J., Peng, L., & Yu, H. (2023). Learning-based Robust Bipartite Consensus Control for a Class of Multiagent Systems. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 70(4), 4068-4076. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2022.3174275

This paper studies the robust bipartite consensus problems for heterogeneous nonlinear nonaffine discrete-time multi-agent systems (MASs) with fixed and switching topologies against data dropout and unknown disturbances. At first, the controlled syst... Read More about Learning-based Robust Bipartite Consensus Control for a Class of Multiagent Systems.

Using Deep Neural Networks to Classify Symbolic Road Markings for Autonomous Vehicles (2022)
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Suarez-Mash, D., Ghani, A., See, C. H., Keates, S., & Yu, H. (2022). Using Deep Neural Networks to Classify Symbolic Road Markings for Autonomous Vehicles. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems, 9(31), Article e2. https:

To make autonomous cars as safe as feasible for all road users, it is essential to interpret as many sources of trustworthy information as possible. There has been substantial research into interpreting objects such as traffic lights and pedestrian i... Read More about Using Deep Neural Networks to Classify Symbolic Road Markings for Autonomous Vehicles.

High Open-Circuit Voltage in Double Perovskite Oxide A2NdSbO6 (A= Ba, Sr) Photoanode-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (2022)
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Sheikh, M. S., Ghosh, A., Roy, A., Bhandari, S., Sundaram, S., Mallick, T. K., …Sinha, T. (2022). High Open-Circuit Voltage in Double Perovskite Oxide A2NdSbO6 (A= Ba, Sr) Photoanode-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Journal of Electronic Materials, 51,

Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) technology, with its low-cost simple fabrication process and promising photovoltaic performance, has become a potential candidate for solar energy conversion. Recently, perovskite oxide-based photoanodes, with the pot... Read More about High Open-Circuit Voltage in Double Perovskite Oxide A2NdSbO6 (A= Ba, Sr) Photoanode-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.

A New mmWave Antenna Array with Wideband Characteristics for Next Generation Communication Systems (2022)
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Munir, M. E., Al Harbi, A. G., Kiani, S. H., Marey, M., Parchin, N. O., Mostafa, H., Iqbal, J., Abbas Khan, M., See, C. H., & Abd-Alhameed, R. A. (2022). A New mmWave Antenna Array with Wideband Characteristics for Next Generation Communication Systems. E

This paper presents a planar multi-circular loop antenna with wide impedance bandwidth for next generation mm-wave systems. The proposed antenna comprises three circular rings with a partial ground plane having a square slot. The resonating structure... Read More about A New mmWave Antenna Array with Wideband Characteristics for Next Generation Communication Systems.

Targeted dielectric coating of silver nanoparticles with silica to manipulate optical properties for metasurface applications (2022)
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Lalegani, Z., Ebrahimi, S. S., Hamawandi, B., La Spada, L., Batili, H., & Toprak, M. (2022). Targeted dielectric coating of silver nanoparticles with silica to manipulate optical properties for metasurface applications. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 28

An epsilon-negative metamaterial (ENM) containing core@shell nanoparticles (NPs) was designed, where silver (Ag) NPs served as core and silica (SiO2) was used as spacer shell. AgNPs were synthesized in large scale, using microwave-a... Read More about Targeted dielectric coating of silver nanoparticles with silica to manipulate optical properties for metasurface applications.