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Nuclear energy development in Bangladesh: a study of opportunities and challenges. (2018)
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KARIM, R., KARIM, M.E., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., ABU-BAKAR, S.H., BANI, N.A., MUNIR, A.B., KABIR, A.I., ARDILA-REY, J.A. and MAS'UD, A.A. 2018. Nuclear energy development in Bangladesh: a study of opportunities and challenges. Energies [online], 11(7), article number 1672. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en11071672

It is a challenging task for Bangladesh to meet its increasing demand of energy while its economy is rapidly growing. Though prices of oil, coal, and fossil fuels around the world have been volatile, the price trend in Bangladesh demonstrates a persi... Read More about Nuclear energy development in Bangladesh: a study of opportunities and challenges..

Cost effective thermoelectric composites from recycled carbon fibre: from waste to energy. (2018)
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JAGADISH, P.R., KHALID, M., LI, L.P., HAJIBEIGY, M.T., AMIN, N., WALVEKAR, R. and CHAN, A. 2018. Cost effective thermoelectric composites from recycled carbon fibre: from waste to energy. Journal of cleaner production [online], 196, pages 1015-1025. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.238

Within the framework of recycling and reusing carbon fibre, this study focused on the fabrication of a thermoelectric composite encompassing recycled carbon fibre and two thermoelectric fillers (i) bismuth telluride and (ii) bismuth sulphide. This st... Read More about Cost effective thermoelectric composites from recycled carbon fibre: from waste to energy..

Technologies of polytechnic education in global benchmark higher education institutions. (2018)
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KURUSHINA, V.A., KURUSHINA, E.V. and ZEMENKOVA, M.Y. 2018. Technologies of polytechnic education in global benchmark higher education institutions. IOP conference series: materials science and engineering [online], 357: proceedings of the International conference on transport and storage of hydrocarbons, 10-12 January 2018, Tyumen, Russia, article number 012028. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/357/1/012028

Russian polytechnic education is going through a sequence of transformations that started with the introduction of bachelor and master degrees into higher education instead of the previous "specialists". The next stage of reformation in Russian polyt... Read More about Technologies of polytechnic education in global benchmark higher education institutions..

The role of land use on the local climate and air quality during calm inter-monsoon in a tropical city (2018)
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OOI, M.C.G., CHAN, A., ASHFOLD, M.J., OOZEER, M.Y., MORRIS, K.I. and KONG, S.S.K. 2019. The role of land use on the local climate and air quality during calm inter-monsoon in a tropical city. 2019. Geoscience frontiers [online], 10(2), pages 405-415. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2018.04.005

The modification of land use is known to be a major climate change driver to the local warming and air quality in cities. Despite the reduction of NOx over the years, the Selangor state has captured a higher level of O3 in year 2011. The measurement... Read More about The role of land use on the local climate and air quality during calm inter-monsoon in a tropical city.

Analysis of acoustic emission propagation in metal-to-metal adhesively-bonded joints. (2018)
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CRAWFORD, A., DROUBI, M.G. and FAISAL, N.H. 2018. Analysis of acoustic emission propagation in metal-to-metal adhesively-bonded joints. Journal of nondestructive evaluation [online], 37(2), article number 33. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10921-018-0488-y

Acoustic emission (AE) monitoring shows promise as one of the most effective methods for condition monitoring of adhesively-bonded joints. Previous research has demonstrated its ability to detect, locate and classify adhesive joint failure, though in... Read More about Analysis of acoustic emission propagation in metal-to-metal adhesively-bonded joints..

Optimization and experimental verification of the vibro-impact capsule system in fluid pipeline. (2018)
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YAN, Y., LIU, Y., JIANG, H., PENG, Z., CRAWFORD, A., WILLIAMSON, J., THOMPSON, J., KERINS, G., YUSUPOV, A. and ISLAM, S. 2019. Optimization and experimental verification of the vibro-impact capsule system in fluid pipeline. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, part C: journal of mechanical engineering science [online], 233(3), pages 880-894. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0954406218766200

This paper studies the prototype development of the vibro-impact capsule system aiming for autonomous mobile sensing for pipeline inspection. Self-propelled progression of the system is obtained by employing a vibro-impact oscillator encapsuled in th... Read More about Optimization and experimental verification of the vibro-impact capsule system in fluid pipeline..

A review of optical concentrators for portable solar photovoltaic systems for developing countries. (2018)
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FREIER, D., RAMIREZ-INIGUEZ, R., JAFRY, T., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and GAMIO, C. 2018. A review of optical concentrators for portable solar photovoltaic systems for developing countries. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews [online], 90, pages 957-968. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.03.039

Worldwide, over 1.1 billion people have no access to electricity. The consequences for the affected people include health hazards from fuels used for lighting, limits to learning when it gets dark, a short productive day and high expenditures on ligh... Read More about A review of optical concentrators for portable solar photovoltaic systems for developing countries..

Calibration and comparison of VIV wake oscillator models for low mass ratio structures. (2018)
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KURUSHINA, V., PAVLOVSKAIA, E., POSTNIKOV, A. and WIERCIGROCH, M. 2018. Calibration and comparison of VIV wake oscillator models for low mass ratio structures. International journal of mechanical sciences [online], 142-143, pages 547-560. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2018.04.027

In this work, Vortex-Induced Vibration (VIV) of a rigid cylinder on elastic supports is reviewed and modelled. We consider a cylinder moving both cross-flow and in-line, subjected to fluid forces calculated as proposed in [1]. A suite of wake oscilla... Read More about Calibration and comparison of VIV wake oscillator models for low mass ratio structures..

Collision avoidance effects on the mobility of a UAV swarm using chaotic ant colony with model predictive control. (2018)
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DENTLER, J., ROSALIE, M., DANOY, G., BOUVRY, P., KANNAN, S., OLIVARES-MENDEZ, M.A. and VOOS, H. 2019. Collision avoidance effects on the mobility of a UAV swarm using chaotic ant colony with model predictive control. Journal of intelligent and robotic systems [online], 93(1-2), pages 227-243. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-018-0822-8

The recent development of compact and economic small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) permits the development of new UAV swarm applications. In order to enhance the area coverage of such UAV swarms, a novel mobility model has been presented in previou... Read More about Collision avoidance effects on the mobility of a UAV swarm using chaotic ant colony with model predictive control..

π–π interaction between metal–organic framework and reduced graphene oxide for visible-light photocatalytic H2 production. (2018)
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KARTHIK, P., VINOTH, R., ZHANG, P., CHOI, W., BALARAMAN, E. and NEPPOLIAN, B. 2018. π–π interaction between metal–organic framework and reduced graphene oxide for visible-light photocatalytic H2 production. ACS applied energy materials [online], 1(5), pages 1913-1923. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.7b00245

Solar water splitting provides a promising path for sustainable hydrogen production and solar energy storage. In recent times, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have received considerable attention as promising materials for diverse solar energy conver... Read More about π–π interaction between metal–organic framework and reduced graphene oxide for visible-light photocatalytic H2 production..