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A New Weak Area Identification Method in Power System Based on Voltage Stability (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fadilah Ab Aziz, N., Rahmat, N. A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abdul Rahman, T. K., Mat Yassin, Z., A. Wahab, N., & Salim, N. A. (2017, July). A New Weak Area Identification Method in Power System Based on Voltage Stability. Paper presented at PACE International Conference on Science and Technology, Four Points by Sheraton, Penang, Malaysia

Identification of voltage stability weak area in power system plays an important role in preventing the occurrence of voltage collapse. A fast and accurate identification method helps power system operators to apply voltage stability control action o... Read More about A New Weak Area Identification Method in Power System Based on Voltage Stability.

Development of a Control System for a Domestic Grid-Connected Wind Turbine (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Adamson, M., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ab Aziz, N., Abu-Bakar, S., Sellami, N., Iyi, D., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Bani, N., Abubakar Mas’ud, A., Munir, A., & Mohd Yasin, S. (2017, July). Development of a Control System for a Domestic Grid-Connected Wind Turbine. Paper presented at PACE International Conference on Science and Technology, Four Points by Sheraton, Penang, Malaysia

Bacteria Associated to Plants Naturally Selected in a Historical PCB Polluted Soil Show Potential to Sustain Natural Attenuation (2017)
Journal Article
Vergani, L., Mapelli, F., Marasco, R., Crotti, E., Fusi, M., Di Guardo, A., Armiraglio, S., Daffonchio, D., & Borin, S. (2017). Bacteria Associated to Plants Naturally Selected in a Historical PCB Polluted Soil Show Potential to Sustain Natural Attenuation. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, Article 1385. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01385

The exploitation of the association between plants and microorganisms is a promising approach able to boost natural attenuation processes for soil clean-up in vast polluted areas characterized by mixed chemical contamination. We aimed to explore the... Read More about Bacteria Associated to Plants Naturally Selected in a Historical PCB Polluted Soil Show Potential to Sustain Natural Attenuation.

The industrial control system cyber defence triage process (2017)
Journal Article
Cook, A., Janicke, H., Smith, R., & Maglaras, L. (2017). The industrial control system cyber defence triage process. Computers and Security, 70, 467-481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2017.07.009

The threat to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) from cyber attacks is widely acknowledged by governments and literature. Operators of ICS are looking to address these threats in an effective and cost-sensitive manner that does not expose their operati... Read More about The industrial control system cyber defence triage process.

SDQ: enabling rapid QoE experimentation using Software Defined Networking (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fawcett, L., Mu, M., Broadbent, M., Hart, N., & Race, N. (2017, May). SDQ: enabling rapid QoE experimentation using Software Defined Networking. Presented at 2017 IFIP/IEEE Symposium on Integrated Network and Service Management (IM), Lisbon, Portugal

The emerging network paradigm of Software Defined Networking (SDN) has been increasingly adopted to improve the Quality of Experiences (QoE) across multiple HTTP adaptive streaming (HAS) instances. However, there is currently a gap between research a... Read More about SDQ: enabling rapid QoE experimentation using Software Defined Networking.

Storm Piece by Paul Holmes (solo show) (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Storm Piece by Paul Holmes (solo show). Exhibited at Galleria Wagner, Ericeira, Portugal. 24 July 2017 - 6 August 2017

A solo exhibition in Ericeira, Portuguese surf capital of Europe, featuring the wave and weather-themed sound installation, "Storm Piece"

Applied Machine Learning predictive analytics to SQL Injection Attack detection and prevention (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Uwagbole, S. O., Buchanan, W. J., & Fan, L. (2017, May). Applied Machine Learning predictive analytics to SQL Injection Attack detection and prevention. Presented at 2017 IFIP/IEEE Symposium on Integrated Network and Service Management (IM), Lisbon, Portugal

The back-end database is pivotal to the storage of the massive size of big data Internet exchanges stemming from cloud-hosted web applications to Internet of Things (IoT) smart devices. Structured Query Language (SQL) Injection Attack (SQLIA) remains... Read More about Applied Machine Learning predictive analytics to SQL Injection Attack detection and prevention.

Real-time physical model of an Aeolian harp (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Selfridge, R., Moffat, D., Reiss, J., & Avital, E. (2017, July). Real-time physical model of an Aeolian harp. Presented at The 24th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV24), London, UK

A real-time physical sound synthesis model of an Aeolian harp is presented. The model uses semi-empirical fluid dynamics equations to inform its operation, providing suitable parameters for users to interact. A basic wind model is included as well as... Read More about Real-time physical model of an Aeolian harp.

Defining Old (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fleming, A., Paoletti, I., Hvalic Touzery, S., & Kydd, A. (2017, July). Defining Old. Paper presented at International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics

The number of people classed as the ‘oldest old’ is growing at a faster rate than any other age group. Projections globally show that the numbers of those classed as the ‘oldest old’, those aged 85 and over are the fastest growing cohort Yet, much of... Read More about Defining Old.

Ageism (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kydd, A., Fleming, A., Gardner, S., & Hafford-Letchfield, T. (2017, July). Ageism. Paper presented at International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics

The developed world has an increasing number of people who are classed as the ‘old’, with the largest increase being those aged over eighty-five years. Population ageing is a worldwide phenomenon. The “oldest old” (people aged 85 or older) constitute... Read More about Ageism.

Using social media to engage nurses in health policy development (2017)
Journal Article
O'Connor, S. (2017). Using social media to engage nurses in health policy development. Journal of Nursing Management, 25(8), 632-639. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12501

Aims: To explore nurses' views on future priorities for the profession and to examine social media as an engagement tool to aid policy discussion and development.
Background: Nurses are often not directly involved in policy creation and some feel it... Read More about Using social media to engage nurses in health policy development.

Trust-Based Defence Model Against MAC Unfairness Attacks for IoT (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Djedjig, N., Tandjaoui, D., Romdhani, I., & Medjek, F. (2017, July). Trust-Based Defence Model Against MAC Unfairness Attacks for IoT. Presented at The Thirteenth International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Communications

The vulnerability of IoT networks makes channel access security a serious problem. The IEEE 802.15.4 MAC (Media Access Control) layer faces the risk of attacks from malicious nodes which attempts to get a dominating position and hold unfair advantage... Read More about Trust-Based Defence Model Against MAC Unfairness Attacks for IoT.

A distinctive patchy osteomalacia characterises Phospho1 -deficient mice (2017)
Journal Article
-deficient mice. Journal of Anatomy, 231(2), 298-308. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12628

The phosphatase PHOSPHO1 is involved in the initiation of biomineralisation. Bones in Phospho1 KO mice show histological osteomalacia with frequent bowing of long bones and spontaneous fractures: they contain less mineral, with smaller mineral crysta... Read More about A distinctive patchy osteomalacia characterises Phospho1 -deficient mice.

Solar Concentrator: A Pathway to Cheaper Photovoltaic System (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bani, N. A., Muhammad Sukki, F., & Abu-Bakar, S. H. (2017, July). Solar Concentrator: A Pathway to Cheaper Photovoltaic System. Presented at Outstanding Women Engineers Luncheon – Institution of Engineers Malaysia, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Comparison of the performance of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic for recognizing different partial discharge sources (2017)
Journal Article
Mas'ud, A. A., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Albarracín, R., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Bani, N. A. (2017). Comparison of the performance of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic for recognizing different partial discharge sources. Energies, 10(7), Article 1060. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10071060

This paper compared the capabilities of the artificial neural network (ANN) and the fuzzy logic (FL) approaches for recognizing and discriminating partial discharge (PD) fault classes. The training and testing parameters for the ANN and FL comprise s... Read More about Comparison of the performance of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic for recognizing different partial discharge sources.

The Effect of Diurnal Phase on Performance Physiology and Immune System (2017)
Thesis
Tormey, P. J. The Effect of Diurnal Phase on Performance Physiology and Immune System. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1023141

The circadian cycle, although seasonally adjusted, consists of two phases: a nocturnal period of darkness and a diurnal period of light. Many parameters of human physiology display either a nocturnal or diurnal peak as seen in athletic performance, i... Read More about The Effect of Diurnal Phase on Performance Physiology and Immune System.

We should stop advising students to choose subjects they’re good at (2017)
Digital Artefact
Earnshaw, H. (2017). We should stop advising students to choose subjects they’re good at. [Blog post]. IOP Blog

We should stop advising young people to do what they’re good at when they are making subject choices at school.
It sounds like such sensible, non-controversial advice, doesn’t it? What could possibly be wrong? Plenty.

A novel human-carrying quadruped walking robot (2017)
Journal Article
Sang, L., Wang, H., Yu, H., & Vladareanu, L. (2017). A novel human-carrying quadruped walking robot. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 14(4), Article 172988141771659. https://doi.org/10.1177/1729881417716592

This article adopts a 2-UPS+UP (U, P, and S are universal joint, the prismatic joint, and sphere joint, respectively) parallel mechanism as the leg mechanism of the quadruped walking robot based on the bionic concept and the motion capacity of the le... Read More about A novel human-carrying quadruped walking robot.

The Deindustrialized World: Confronting Ruination in the Postindustrial World (2017)
Book
High, S., MacKinnon, L., & Perchard, A. (Eds.). (2017). The Deindustrialized World: Confronting Ruination in the Postindustrial World. University of British Columbia Press

Since the 1970s, the closure of mines, mills, and factories has marked a rupture in working-class lives. The Deindustrialized World interrogates the process of industrial ruination, from the first impact of layoffs in metropolitan cities, suburban ar... Read More about The Deindustrialized World: Confronting Ruination in the Postindustrial World.