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Achieving high strength and ductility in magnesium alloys via densely hierarchical double contraction nanotwins. (2017)
Journal Article
FU, H., GE, B., XIN, Y., WU, R., FERNANDEZ, C., HUANG, J. and PENG, Q. 2017. Achieving high strength and ductility in magnesium alloys via densely hierarchical double contraction nanotwins. Nano letters [online], 17(10), pages 6117-6124. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02641

Light-weight magnesium alloys with high strength are especially desirable for the applications in transportation, aerospace, electronic components, and implants owing to their high stiffness, abundant raw materials, and environmental friendliness. Un... Read More about Achieving high strength and ductility in magnesium alloys via densely hierarchical double contraction nanotwins..

Efficiency improvement of vertical axis wind turbines with an upstream deflector. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
STOUT, C., ISLAM, S., WHITE, A., ARNOTT, S., KOLLOVOZI, E., SHAW, M., DROUBI, G., SINHA, Y. and BIRD, B. 2017. Efficiency improvement of vertical axis wind turbines with an upstream deflector. Energy procedia [online], 118: proceedings of the 2nd International conference on advances on clean energy research (ICACER 2017), 7-9 April 2017, Berlin, Germany, pages 141-148. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.032

The suitability of using an upstream deflector to improve the efficiency of a vertical axis wind turbine is presented in this study. A two-dimensional vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) was modelled and simulated using ANSYS Fluent 14.0 computational... Read More about Efficiency improvement of vertical axis wind turbines with an upstream deflector..

Estimated peak functional capacity: an accurate method for assessing change in peak oxygen consumption after cardiac rehabilitation? (2017)
Journal Article
NICHOLS, S., GLEADALL-SIDDALL, D.O., ANTONY, R., CLARK, A.L., CLELAND, J.G.F., CARROLL, S. and INGLE, L. 2018. Estimated peak functional capacity: an accurate method for assessing change in peak oxygen consumption after cardiac rehabilitation? Clinical physiology and functional imaging [online], 38(4), pages 681-688. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/cpf.12468

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is the 'gold standard' method of determining VO2peak. When CPET is unavailable, VO2peak may be estimated from treadmill or cycle ergometer workloads and expressed as estimated metabolic equivalents (METs). Card... Read More about Estimated peak functional capacity: an accurate method for assessing change in peak oxygen consumption after cardiac rehabilitation?.

Dynamic post-earthquake image segmentation with an adaptive spectral-spatial descriptor. (2017)
Journal Article
SUN, G., HAO, Y., CHEN, X., REN, J., ZHANG, A., HUANG, B., ZHANG, Y. and JIA, X. 2017. Dynamic post-earthquake image segmentation with an adaptive spectral-spatial descriptor. Remote sensing [online], 9(9), article number 899. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9090899

The region merging algorithm is a widely used segmentation technique for very high resolution (VHR) remote sensing images. However, the segmentation of post-earthquake VHR images is more difficult due to the complexity of these images, especially hig... Read More about Dynamic post-earthquake image segmentation with an adaptive spectral-spatial descriptor..

Implementation and validation of an event-based real-time nonlinear model predictive control framework with ROS interface for single and multi-robot systems. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
DENTLER, J., KANNAN, S., OLIVARES-MENDEZ, M.A. and VOOS, H. 2017. Implementation and validation of an event-based real-time nonlinear model predictive control framework with ROS interface for single and multi-robot systems. In Proceedings of the 1st IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Conference on control technology and applications 2017 (CCTA 2017), 27-30 August 2017, Kohala Coast, USA. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 1000-1007. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/CCTA.2017.8062590

This paper presents the implementation and experimental validation of a central control framework. The presented framework addresses the need for a controller, which provides high performance combined with a low-computational load while being on-line... Read More about Implementation and validation of an event-based real-time nonlinear model predictive control framework with ROS interface for single and multi-robot systems..

The social and cultural role of small, remote airports in the Northern Periphery. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BLOICE, L., BAXTER, G. and GRAY, D. 2017. The social and cultural role of small, remote airports in the Northern Periphery. Presented at the 2017 University of the Artic rectors' conference and forum conversations from the north conference: scholars of many disciplines and inhabitants of many places in dialogue with one another, with animals and plants, and with the land, 27-29 August 2017, Aberdeen, UK.

This paper presented the key themes emerging from Work Package 7.1 of the project entitled Smart Peripheral and Remote Airports (SPARA) 2020. Work Package 7.1 consisted of qualitative research that explored the social and cultural importance of small... Read More about The social and cultural role of small, remote airports in the Northern Periphery..

Operational space control of a lightweight robotic arm actuated by shape memory alloy wires: a comparative study. (2017)
Journal Article
QUINTANAR-GUZMÁN, S., KANNAN, S., AGUILERA-GONZÁLEZ, A., OLIVARES-MENDEZ, M.A. and VOOS, H. 2019. Operational space control of a lightweight robotic arm actuated by shape memory alloy wires: a comparative study. Journal of intelligent material systems and structures [online], 30(9), pages 1368-1384. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1045389x17721050

This article presents the design and control of a two-link lightweight robotic arm using shape memory alloy wires as actuators. Both a single-wire actuated system and an antagonistic configuration system are tested in open and closed loops. The mathe... Read More about Operational space control of a lightweight robotic arm actuated by shape memory alloy wires: a comparative study..

Erratum to: Clinical pharmacist evaluation of medication inappropriateness in the emergency department of a teaching hospital in Malta. (2017)
Journal Article
WEST, L.M., CORDINA, M. and CUNNINGHAM, S. 2017. Erratum to: clinical pharmacist evaluation of medication inappropriateness in the emergency department of a teaching hospital in Malta. Pharmacy practice [online], 15(3), page 1092. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18549/pharmpract.2017.03.1092

The following scoring details of the ‘Medication Appropriateness Index’ (MAI) originated by Hanlon, Schmader and their colleagues were unintentionally inverted erroneously in our artic, WEST, L.M., CORDINA, M. and CUNNINGHAM, S. 2012. Cl... Read More about Erratum to: Clinical pharmacist evaluation of medication inappropriateness in the emergency department of a teaching hospital in Malta..

School pupils and their understanding of significant change and losses in life. (2017)
Report
SCOTT, R., WALLACE, R. and AUDSLEY, A. 2017. School pupils and their understanding of significant change and losses in life. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

The impact of bereavement in childhood is significant. The Childhood Bereavement Network suggests that 78% of 11-16 year olds in the UK have experienced the death of a close relative or friend. Children respond to bereavement in different ways depend... Read More about School pupils and their understanding of significant change and losses in life..

Associations between body mass index across adult life and hip shapes at age 60 to 64: evidence from the 1946 British birth cohort. (2017)
Journal Article
MUTHURI, S., SAUNDERS, F.R., HARDY, R.J., PAVLOVA, A.V., MARTIN, K.R., GREGORY, J.S., BARR, R.J, ADAMS, J.E., KUH, D., ASPDEN, R.M. and COOPER, R. 2017. Associations between body mass index across adult life and hip shapes at age 60 to 64: evidence from the 1946 British birth cohort. Bone [online], 105, pages 115-121. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2017.08.017

Objective: To examine the associations of body mass index (BMI) across adulthood with hip shapes at age 60-64years. Methods: Up to 1633 men and women from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development with repeat measures of BMI across adulthood... Read More about Associations between body mass index across adult life and hip shapes at age 60 to 64: evidence from the 1946 British birth cohort..

Novel zeolite-polyurethane membrane for environmental applications and gas separations. (2017)
Journal Article
SHEHU, H., OKON, E. and GOBINA, E. 2017. Novel zeolite-polyurethane membrane for environmental applications and gas separations. Materiaux and techniques [online], 105(2), article number 205. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1051/mattech/2017031

This research work investigates the effect of polyurethane polymer on the separation of CO2, CH4 and C3H8 through a zeolite/polyurethane mixed matrix membrane. A methodology based on the modification of porous ceramic inorganic support with the aim t... Read More about Novel zeolite-polyurethane membrane for environmental applications and gas separations..

Roadmap for investigating epigenome deregulation and environmental origins of cancer. (2017)
Journal Article
HERCEG, Z., GHANTOUS, A., WILD, C.P., SKLIAS, A., CASATI, L., DUTHIE, S.J., FRY, R., ISSA, J.-P., KELLERMAYER, R., KOTURBASH, I., KONDO, Y., LEPEULE, J., LIMA, S.C.S., MARSIT, C.J., RAKYAN, V., SAFFERY, R., TAYLOR, J.A., TESCHENDORFF, A.E., USHIJIMA, T., VINEIS, P., WALKER, C.L., WATERLAND, R.A., WIEMELS, J., AMBATIPUDI, S., ESPOSTI, D.D. and HERNANDEZ-VARGAS, H. 2017. Roadmap for investigating epigenome deregulation and environmental origins of cancer. International journal of cancer [online], 142(5), pages 874-882. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.31014

The interaction between the (epi)genetic makeup of an individual and his/her environmental exposure record (exposome) is accepted as a determinant factor for a significant proportion of human malignancies. Recent evidence has highlighted the key role... Read More about Roadmap for investigating epigenome deregulation and environmental origins of cancer..

Medical students’ views of clinical environments. (2017)
Journal Article
ROBERTS, R., CLELAND, J., STRAND, P. and JOHNSTON, P. 2018. Medical students' views of clinical environments. The clinical teacher [online], 15(4), pages 325-330. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.12691

Monitoring the quality of clinical learning environments (CLEs) is immensely important in medical education. Objective indicators of the quality of the CLE can be used to measure learner perceptions and to inform educational improvements; however, ma... Read More about Medical students’ views of clinical environments..

Unintentional social consequences of disorganised marketing of corporate social responsibility: figurational insights into the oil and gas sector in Africa. (2017)
Book Chapter
VERTIGANS, S. 2017. Unintentional social consequences of disorganised marketing of corporate social responsibility: figurational insights into the oil and gas sector in Africa. In Connolly, J. and Dolan, P. (eds.) The social organisation of marketing: a figurational approach to people, organisations and markets. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan [online], chapter 4, pages 93-118. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51571-7_4

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a concept that is widely associated with large transnational corporations (TNCs) and increasingly small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The concept is contentious with wide ranging debates about i... Read More about Unintentional social consequences of disorganised marketing of corporate social responsibility: figurational insights into the oil and gas sector in Africa..

Hostage taking. (2017)
Book Chapter
ALEXANDER, D.A. 2017. Hostage taking. In Puri, B.K. and Treasaden, I.H. (eds.) Forensic psychiatry: fundamentals and clinical practice. Boca Raton: CRC Press [online], chapter 46, pages 339-344. Available from: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/hostage-taking-david-alexander/e/10.1201/9781315380797-54

A hostage incident is a crime which may have many motives. It can have long term and serious effects on the hostage. Steps can be taken to reduce the risk of being taken hostage, and there are ways to minimize the adverse effects of being a hostage.

The impact of spousal bereavement on hospitalisations: evidence from the Scottish Longitudinal Study. (2017)
Journal Article
TSENG, F.-M., PETRIE, D., WANG, S., MACDUFF, C. and STEPHEN, A.I. 2018. The impact of spousal bereavement on hospitalisations: evidence from the Scottish Longitudinal Study. Health economics [online], 27(2), pages e120-e138. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3573

This paper estimates the impact of spousal bereavement on hospital inpatient use for the surviving bereaved by following the experience of 94,272 married Scottish individuals from 1991 until 2009 using a difference-in-difference model. We also consid... Read More about The impact of spousal bereavement on hospitalisations: evidence from the Scottish Longitudinal Study..

Western accounting reforms and accountability in wealth redistribution in patronage-based Nigerian society. (2017)
Journal Article
BAKRE, O., LAUWO, S.G. and MCCARTNEY, S. 2017. Western accounting reforms and accountability in wealth redistribution in patronage-based Nigerian society. Accounting, auditing and accountability journal [online], 30(6), pages 1288-1308. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-03-2016-2477

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the claim that Western accounting reforms - in particular the adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) - would enhance transparency and accountability and reduce corruption in p... Read More about Western accounting reforms and accountability in wealth redistribution in patronage-based Nigerian society..

Power sector development reforms in Nigeria: the roots to the challenges. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABDULLAHI, D., SURESH, S., RENUKAPPA, S. and OLOKE, D. 2017. Power sector development reforms in Nigeria: the roots to the challenges. In Laryea, S. and Ibem, E. (eds.) Proceedings of the WABER (West Africa built environment research) conference: knowledge, interaction, people and leadership, 16-18 August 2017, Accra, Ghana. Johannesburg: WABER [online], pages 1111-1122. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/f6897nsn

Nigerian socioeconomic development has been threatening persistently with severe power shortage and they are currently experiencing growth in demand for electricity. Various factors are responsible for the challenging situations such as oil pipeline... Read More about Power sector development reforms in Nigeria: the roots to the challenges..

Wireless sensor network for radiometric detection and assessment of partial discharge in HV equipment. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
UPTON, D.W., SAEED, B.I., KHAN, U., JABER, A., MOHAMED, H., MISTRY, K., MATHER, P.J., LAZARIDIS, P., VIEIRA, M.F.Q., ATKINSON, R., TACHTATZIS, C., IORKYASE, E., JUDD, M. and GLOVER, I.A. 2017. Wireless sensor network for radiometric detection and assessment of partial discharge in HV equipment. In Proceedings of 32nd Union Radio Science international (URSI) General assembly and scientific symposium 2017 (URSI GASS 2017), 19-26 August 2017, Montreal, Canada. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article ID 8104973. Available from: https://doi.org/10.23919/URSIGASS.2017.8104973

Monitoring of partial discharge (PD) activity within high voltage electrical environments is frequently used for the assessment of insulation condition. Traditional measurement techniques employ technologies that require either offline installation o... Read More about Wireless sensor network for radiometric detection and assessment of partial discharge in HV equipment..

Terrestrial laser scanning for heritage conservation: the Cologne Cathedral documentation project. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
PRITCHARD, D., SPERNER, J., HOEPNER, S. and TENSCHERT, R. 2017. Terrestrial laser scanning for heritage conservation: the Cologne Cathedral documentation project. ISPRS annals of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences [online], IV-2/W2: proceedings of the 26th ICOMOS/ISPRS (International Council on Monuments and Sites/International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) International CIPA (International Committee of Architectural Photogrammetry) symposium (CIPA 2017): digital workflows for heritage conservation, 28 August - 01 September 2017, Ottawa, Canada, pages 213-220. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-IV-2-W2-213-2017

Contemporary terrestrial laser scanners and photogrammetric imaging systems are an invaluable tool in providing objectively precise, as-built records of existing architectural, engineering and industrial sites. The comprehensive three-dimensional (3D... Read More about Terrestrial laser scanning for heritage conservation: the Cologne Cathedral documentation project..