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Assessing timber quality (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, October). Assessing timber quality. Presented at Royal Forestry Society Future Technology Conference, Moulton College, Northants

The use of technology for assessing and monitoring timber quality in the forest and at harvesting

Nonreciprocity Compensation Combined With Turbo Codes for Secret Key Generation in Vehicular Ad Hoc Social IoT Networks (2017)
Journal Article
Epiphaniou, G., Karadimas, P., Kbaier Ben Ismail, D., Al-Khateeb, H., Dehghantanha, A., & Choo, K. R. (2018). Nonreciprocity Compensation Combined With Turbo Codes for Secret Key Generation in Vehicular Ad Hoc Social IoT Networks. IEEE Internet of Things,

The physical attributes of the dynamic vehicle-to-vehicle propagation channel can be utilized for the generation of highly random and symmetric cryptographic keys. However, in a physical-layer key agreement scheme, nonreciprocity due to inherent chan... Read More about Nonreciprocity Compensation Combined With Turbo Codes for Secret Key Generation in Vehicular Ad Hoc Social IoT Networks.

Design considerations for high-power converters interfacing 10 MW superconducting wind power generators (2017)
Journal Article
Vedreño Santos, F., Odavic, M., Guan, Y., Azar, Z., Thomas, A., Li, G., & Zhu, Z. (2017). Design considerations for high-power converters interfacing 10 MW superconducting wind power generators. IET Power Electronics, 10(12), 1461-1467. https://doi.org

The design of power electronic converters for the integration of wind generated power into the grid is more and more important due to a new class of Superconducting Generators (SG) with power ratings of up to 20 MW. High efficiency of power converter... Read More about Design considerations for high-power converters interfacing 10 MW superconducting wind power generators.

The generation of problem-focussed patent clusters: a comparative analysis of crowd intelligence with algorithmic and expert approaches (2017)
Journal Article
Wodehouse, A., Vasantha, G., Corney, J., Maclachlan, R., & Jagadeesan, A. (2017). The generation of problem-focussed patent clusters: a comparative analysis of crowd intelligence with algorithmic and expert approaches. Design Science: An International Jou

This paper presents a new crowdsourcing approach to the construction of patent clusters, and systematically benchmarks it against previous expert and algorithmic approaches. Patent databases should be rich sources of inspiration which could lead engi... Read More about The generation of problem-focussed patent clusters: a comparative analysis of crowd intelligence with algorithmic and expert approaches.

Strategy for setted streets: consultation response from Spokes (2017)
Other
Taylor, M. (2017). Strategy for setted streets: consultation response from Spokes. Edinburgh

Response to City of Edinburgh Council consultation on the the use of setted cobbles for streets in the city of Edinburgh. A response to the consultation from Spokes Lothian Cycle Campaign referring to dataBike and the data gathered and published reg... Read More about Strategy for setted streets: consultation response from Spokes.

Electromagnetic waves control for antennas applications (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spada, L. L., & Hao, Y. (2017). Electromagnetic waves control for antennas applications. In 2017 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC). https://doi.org/10.1109/apwc.2017.8062256

Recently, great interest in controlling and manipulating electromagnetic wave propagation from microwave to optical frequencies, has been emerged. Artificial sheet materials with sub-wavelength thickness, meta-surfaces, have been applied to control w... Read More about Electromagnetic waves control for antennas applications.

Bad vibrations for cyclists in the city (2017)
Newspaper / Magazine
Taylor, M., & Dalton, A. (2017). Bad vibrations for cyclists in the city. [The Scotsman Publications Ltd]. Scotland on Sunday

Article published on risk of nerve damage associated with poor cycling infrastructure in the City of Edinburgh. Research collaboration with Professor Chris Oliver (Edinburgh University) highlighting health implications of poor quality cycling infras... Read More about Bad vibrations for cyclists in the city.

Smart specialisation strategies in the post-linear era of research and innovation (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Deakin, M., Mora, L., & Reid, A. (2017). Smart specialisation strategies in the post-linear era of research and innovation. In P. Ketikidis, & A. Solomon (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regiona

Smart specialisation can be considered an entrepreneurial discovery process which makes it possible to identify where regions can benefit from specialising in specific areas of science and technology. The European Commission suggests the development... Read More about Smart specialisation strategies in the post-linear era of research and innovation.

Compact wideband printed MIMO/diversity monopole antenna for GSM/UMTS and LTE applications (2017)
Book Chapter
See, C. H., Saleh, A., Alabdullah, A. A., Hameed, K., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Jones, S., & Majeed, A. H. (2018). Compact wideband printed MIMO/diversity monopole antenna for GSM/UMTS and LTE applications. In I. Elfergani, A. Hussaini, J. Rodriguez, & R. Abd-

Over the last decade, significant research effort has been devoted to enhance the isolation between multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna elements. This has led to offer several solutions, which in terms of band calcifications may be categori... Read More about Compact wideband printed MIMO/diversity monopole antenna for GSM/UMTS and LTE applications.

Dual-band planar inverted F-L antenna structure for bluetooth and ZigBee applications (2017)
Book Chapter
See, C. H., Oguntala, G. A., Shuaieb, W., Noras, J. M., & Excell, P. S. (2018). Dual-band planar inverted F-L antenna structure for bluetooth and ZigBee applications. In I. Elfergani, A. Hussaini, J. Rodriguez, & R. Abd-Alhameed (Eds.), Antenna Fundamenta

This chapter will present and analyse a compact and dual frequency inverted L-F antennas for the operating frequency bands to meet the requirement for IEEE 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth and ZigBee standards; the optimal design providing a compromise between... Read More about Dual-band planar inverted F-L antenna structure for bluetooth and ZigBee applications.

Seismic liquefaction performance of strip foundations: Effect of ground improvement dimensions (2017)
Journal Article
Dimitriadi, V. E., Bouckovalas, G. D., Chaloulos, Y. K., & Aggelis, A. S. (2018). Seismic liquefaction performance of strip foundations: Effect of ground improvement dimensions. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 106, 298-307. https://doi.org/10.10

Evidence from field case studies, as well as from experimental and theoretical research, suggest that the detrimental effects of seismic liquefaction on the performance of surface foundations on level ground may be mitigated in presence of a non-liqu... Read More about Seismic liquefaction performance of strip foundations: Effect of ground improvement dimensions.

The use of CO2 as an additive for ignition delay and pollutant control in CH4/air autoignition (2017)
Journal Article
Tingas, E. A., Im, H. G., Kyritsis, D. C., & Goussis, D. A. (2018). The use of CO2 as an additive for ignition delay and pollutant control in CH4/air autoignition. Fuel, 211, 898-905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.09.022

The effect of CO2 dilution on the adiabatic and isochoric autoignition of CH4/air mixtures is analyzed with Computational Singular Perturbation (CSP) algorithmic tools, with a particular emphasis on the determination of the features of the chemical d... Read More about The use of CO2 as an additive for ignition delay and pollutant control in CH4/air autoignition.

Review and application of a settlement model for landfills (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Esteban-Altabella, J., McDougall, J., Colomer-Mendoza, F., Gallardo, A., & Edo-Alcon, N. (2017, October). Review and application of a settlement model for landfills. Presented at 16TH International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium Sardinia 2017

The geotechnical behavior and settlement in landfills has been changing for many years. This behavior in fact depends on many factors and, therefore, making forecasts is complicated due to the effect of biodegradation. In order to solve this issue, m... Read More about Review and application of a settlement model for landfills.

Calibration model for detection of potential demodulating behaviour in biological media exposed to RF energy (2017)
Journal Article
See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Ghani, A., Ali, N. T., Excell, P. S., McEwan, N. J., & Balzano, Q. (2017). Calibration model for detection of potential demodulating behaviour in biological media exposed to RF energy. IET Science, Measurements and Technol

Potential demodulating ability in biological tissue exposed to radio-frequency (RF) signals intrinsically requires an unsymmetrical diode-like non-linear response in tissue samples. This may be investigated by observing possible generation of the sec... Read More about Calibration model for detection of potential demodulating behaviour in biological media exposed to RF energy.

Natural convective heat transfer in a walled CCPC with PV cell (2017)
Journal Article
Li, W., Paul, M. C., Sellami, N., Mallick, T. K., & Knox, A. (2017). Natural convective heat transfer in a walled CCPC with PV cell. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 10, 499-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2017.10.009

The natural convective heat transfer phenomenon in an isolated, walled CCPC with PV cell is studied experimentally at 1000 W/m2 irradiance and 28.5 °C ambient temperature as well as 0°, 10°, 20°, 30° and 40° incidences in indoor laboratory by using s... Read More about Natural convective heat transfer in a walled CCPC with PV cell.

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. htt

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).

Current technologies and location based services (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ahmad, I., Asif, R., Abd-Alhameed, R., Alhassan, H., Elmegri, F., Noras, J., …Jones, S. (2017). Current technologies and location based services. . https://doi.org/10.1109/itecha.2017.8101958

This paper examines the benefits and drawbacks of these services, reviewing differences in infrastructure, power requirements, sensing devices, and other factors. Technologies covered include Radio Frequency Identification, GSM, GPS, A-GPS, Smart Ant... Read More about Current technologies and location based services.

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 Dep

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.