All Outputs (454)

Design and Modelling of a Micro Swimming Robot (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yuan, F., Hasan, M. S., & Yu, H. (2019). Design and Modelling of a Micro Swimming Robot. In 2019 International Conference on Advanced Mechatronic Systems (ICAMechS). https://doi.org/10.1109/icamechs.2019.8861606

Swimming micro-robots i.e., micro-swimmers have many applications in various areas e.g., investigation, repair, rescue etc. for industrial equipment, space exploration, human body etc. Fortunately, the micro-swimmers can be regarded as swimming in lo... Read More about Design and Modelling of a Micro Swimming Robot.

How firms in emerging economies can learn industry 4.0 by extracting knowledge from their foreign partners? A view point from strategic management perspective (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shamim, S., Cang, S., Yu, H., Li, Y., Chen, L. Y., & Yao, X. (2019, August). How firms in emerging economies can learn industry 4.0 by extracting knowledge from their foreign partners? A view point from strategic management perspective. Presented at 2019 International Conference on Advanced Mechatronic Systems (ICAMechS), Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan

This study offers a view point from a strategic management perspective which shows that firms in emerging economies can learn Industry 4.0 from their foreign partners operating from developed economies, by developing knowledge based dynamic capabilit... Read More about How firms in emerging economies can learn industry 4.0 by extracting knowledge from their foreign partners? A view point from strategic management perspective.

Twenty Years of the Scottish Parliament in Child and Family Law (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2019, October). Twenty Years of the Scottish Parliament in Child and Family Law. Presented at Twenty Years of the Scottish Parliament in Child and Family Law, Edinburgh

Three funded workshops celebrating the work of the Scottish Parliament in the field of Child and Family Law. I co-organised and co-chaired each of the three day-long workshops.

Influence of knot area indexes on tension strength of Sitka spruce (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gil-Moreno, D., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Harte, A. M. (2019, September). Influence of knot area indexes on tension strength of Sitka spruce. Presented at 15th Annual Meeting of the Northern European Network for Wood Science and Engineering, Lund, Sweden

It is well known that knots can reduce the strength of timber, and the selection of “critical section” for testing to EN 408 and EN 384 is typically based on the size and position of knots. In Ireland, the visual strength grading Standard IS 127 spec... Read More about Influence of knot area indexes on tension strength of Sitka spruce.

Grading of British spruce cladding battens by ring width for density, fastener performance and fire (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2019, October). Grading of British spruce cladding battens by ring width for density, fastener performance and fire. Presented at 15th Annual Meeting of the Northern European Network for Wood Science and Engineering, Lund, Sweden

The UK has a British Standard for external timber cladding, BS8605-1, in which support battens are defined as timber components of a section, grade, and durability, suitable for supporting external timber cladding. The term includes both battens (whi... Read More about Grading of British spruce cladding battens by ring width for density, fastener performance and fire.

Are Friends Electric? Rethinking City Logistics (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cowie, J. (2019, October). Are Friends Electric? Rethinking City Logistics. Presented at TRI’s 5th Annual Electric Vehicle Event, Edinburgh Napier University

One commonly proposed solution to urban freight transport issues is the idea of consolidation over the last mile (through urban consolidation centres, UCC). Despite this strong focus, such initiatives have a horrendous commercial record, with very f... Read More about Are Friends Electric? Rethinking City Logistics.

Solar Energy: Static Solar Concentrators (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad Sukki, F., & Sellami, N. (2019, October). Solar Energy: Static Solar Concentrators. Presented at Energy Transition Institute's Lunch and Learn, Aberdeen, UK

No abstract available.

Invitert føredrag: Wikipedia and Open Access (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lawson, S. (2019). Invitert føredrag: Wikipedia and Open Access. In Wikipedia-akademiet 2015. https://doi.org/10.7557/5.4980

The Wikipedia community has been involved in open access for a long time so it is fitting that the Wikimedia Foundation has now implemented an open access policy. This talk will discuss the links between open access and Wikipedia, and discuss the his... Read More about Invitert føredrag: Wikipedia and Open Access.

A Learning-based Vehicle-Trajectory Generation Method for Vehicular Networking (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhao, L., Liu, Y., Al-Dubai, A., Tan, Z., Min, G., & Xu, L. (2019). A Learning-based Vehicle-Trajectory Generation Method for Vehicular Networking. . https://doi.org/10.1109/HPCC/SmartCity/DSS.2019.00082

With the rapid development of mobile applications, networking technologies have been constantly evolved to offer a more convenient way of sharing information and online-communication anytime and anywhere. Vehicular networks have the potential to beco... Read More about A Learning-based Vehicle-Trajectory Generation Method for Vehicular Networking.

A 3D Smooth Random Walk Mobility Model for FANETs (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lin, N., Gao, F., Zhao, L., Al-Dubai, A., & Tan, Z. (2019, August). A 3D Smooth Random Walk Mobility Model for FANETs. Presented at The 21 IEEE High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC), Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China

The number of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) applications has increased over the past few years. Among all scenarios, UAV group consisting multi-UAVs is normally used to provide extensible communications. As a networking solution, Flying Ad Hoc Netw... Read More about A 3D Smooth Random Walk Mobility Model for FANETs.

The Politics of Meat Consumption (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Williams, R. (2019, October). The Politics of Meat Consumption. Presented at Thoughts for Europe, European University Institute

Domestic Abuse in Civil and Criminal Proceedings (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Whitecross, R., & Mair, J. (2019, October). Domestic Abuse in Civil and Criminal Proceedings. Paper presented at Reforming the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, Edinburgh

Whitecross, R., & Mair, J. (2019, October). Domestic Abuse in Civil and Criminal Proceedings. Paper presented at Reforming the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, Edinburgh.

Grading curves and internal stability (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Imre, E., Barreto, D., Talata, I., Baille, W., Rahemi, N., Goudarzy, M., Lőrincz, J., & Singh, V. (2019, August). Grading curves and internal stability. Presented at MAFIOK 2019 - Matematikát, Fizikát És Informatikát Oktatók, Dunaújváros, Hungary

The measured grading curve is an empirical distribution function, a step function. This is considered here as a discrete distribution with fixed statistical cells. In the grading entropy theory it is characterized by the... Read More about Grading curves and internal stability.

Leadership skills in the higher education sector: a study of Scotland (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harrison, C., Collins, S., Gilardi, M., Reilly, C. A., Valentin, S., Balaraman, P., & Papadopoulou, C. (2019). Leadership skills in the higher education sector: a study of Scotland. In British Academy of Management (BAM) 2019 Conference Proceedings

The dynamic nature of the Higher Education (HE) environment and the challenges faced by institutions has led to a call for effective leadership by academics and practitioners, however what this means in practice remains ambiguous. Particularly, withi... Read More about Leadership skills in the higher education sector: a study of Scotland.

Pulling your weight?: New CS entrants' reflections on their experience of collaborative work at high school (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bhardwaj, J. (2019, September). Pulling your weight?: New CS entrants' reflections on their experience of collaborative work at high school. Presented at 1st UK & Ireland Computing Education Research Conference, Canterbury, United Kingdom

University CS courses encourage collaborative work to improve engagement, despite the popular perception that CS attracts students who prefer working alone. The aim of this study is to explore new entrants' reflections on their experience of group wo... Read More about Pulling your weight?: New CS entrants' reflections on their experience of collaborative work at high school.

Upgrading Biogas to Bio-methane by the Use of Nano-Structured Ceramic Membranes (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ogunlude, P., Abunumah, O., Orakwe, I., Shehu, H., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Gobina, E. (2019, September). Upgrading Biogas to Bio-methane by the Use of Nano-Structured Ceramic Membranes. Paper presented at 17th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium (SARDINIA 2019), Cagliari, Italy

In order to meet the demands of growing economies while considering environmental implications, the use of clean and renewable sources of energy has increasingly become of interest. Biogas utilisation is a means by which these rising needs can be met... Read More about Upgrading Biogas to Bio-methane by the Use of Nano-Structured Ceramic Membranes.

Feasibility Study of Small Scale Battery Storage Systems Integrated with Renewable Generation Technologies for Sri Lankan Domestic Applications (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fernando, W., Gupta, N., Kamyab, G., & Suheyl, C. O. (2019). Feasibility Study of Small Scale Battery Storage Systems Integrated with Renewable Generation Technologies for Sri Lankan Domestic Applications. . https://doi.org/10.1109/upec.2019.8893549

The purpose of energy storage technologies is to ultimately increase the efficiency of renewable energy generation methods and systems and decrease the global CO 2 emissions to tackle the Sri Lanka government's sustainability targets. This research a... Read More about Feasibility Study of Small Scale Battery Storage Systems Integrated with Renewable Generation Technologies for Sri Lankan Domestic Applications.

Spaces and Places of Friendship. Thinking about Geo-spatiality in Practices of Friendship (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kulpa, R. (2019, September). Spaces and Places of Friendship. Thinking about Geo-spatiality in Practices of Friendship. Paper presented at European Geographies of Sexualities Conference, Prague, CZ

Presentation titled: "Spaces and Places of Friendship. Thinking about Geo-spatiality in Practices of Friendship". To: 5th European Geographies of Sexualities Conference. Prague, Charles University. https://2019.egsconference.com

Use of Nondestructive Techniques for Determination of Tension Parallel-to-Grain Properties of Spruce (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gil-Moreno, D., O'Ceallaigh, C., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Harte, A. M. (2019, September). Use of Nondestructive Techniques for Determination of Tension Parallel-to-Grain Properties of Spruce. Presented at 21st International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium, Freiburg, Germany

The paper presents a study of the tension properties of Irish-grown Sitka spruce. Fifty timber pieces were destructively tested having resonant frequency and knots measured. The aim was to improve knowledge of the performance of spruce in tension and... Read More about Use of Nondestructive Techniques for Determination of Tension Parallel-to-Grain Properties of Spruce.

The use of a visual grading code of practice in the UK in the assessment of the mechanical properties of in situ structural timber elements (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bather, M. J., & Ridley-Ellis, D. J. (2019, September). The use of a visual grading code of practice in the UK in the assessment of the mechanical properties of in situ structural timber elements. Presented at 5th International Conference on Structural Health Assessment of Timber Structures (SHATiS), Guimarães, Portugal

The estimation of the mechanical properties of in situ timber elements is an essential part of the structural appraisal of many existing buildings and structures. Currently, in the UK, this appraisal of load-bearing timber is generally carried out b... Read More about The use of a visual grading code of practice in the UK in the assessment of the mechanical properties of in situ structural timber elements.