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The contribution that empirical studies performed in industry make to the findings of systematic reviews: A tertiary study (2017)
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(2017). The contribution that empirical studies performed in industry make to the findings of systematic reviews: A tertiary study. Information and Software Technology, 234-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2017.10.012

Context Systematic reviews can provide useful knowledge for software engineering practice, by aggregating and synthesising empirical studies related to a specific topic. Objective We sought to assess how far the findings of systematic reviews ad... Read More about The contribution that empirical studies performed in industry make to the findings of systematic reviews: A tertiary study.

The contributions the empirical studies performed in industry make to the findings of systematic reviews: a tertiary study (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). The contributions the empirical studies performed in industry make to the findings of systematic reviews: a tertiary study. Information and Software Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2017.10.012

Context: Systematic reviews can provide useful knowledge for software engineering practice, by aggregating and synthesising empirical studies related to a specific topic. Objective: We sought to assess how far the findings of systematic reviews ad... Read More about The contributions the empirical studies performed in industry make to the findings of systematic reviews: a tertiary study.

Adult fly age estimations using cuticular hydrocarbons and Artificial Neural Networks in forensically important Calliphoridae species (2017)
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Moore, H. E., Butcher, J. B., Day, C. R., & Drijfhout, F. P. (2017). Adult fly age estimations using cuticular hydrocarbons and Artificial Neural Networks in forensically important Calliphoridae species. Forensic Science International, 280, Article 233-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.10.001

Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are forensically important as they are known to be one of the first to colonise human remains. The larval stage is typically used to assist a forensic entomologists with adult flies rarely used as they are difficult... Read More about Adult fly age estimations using cuticular hydrocarbons and Artificial Neural Networks in forensically important Calliphoridae species.

An edge moving load on an orthotropic plate resting on a Winkler foundation (2017)
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Althobaiti, S. N., Kaplunov, J., & Prikazchikov, D. A. (2017). An edge moving load on an orthotropic plate resting on a Winkler foundation. Procedia Engineering, 199, 2579-2584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.340

Steady-state motion of a bending moment along the edge of a semi-infinite orthotropic Kirchhoff plate supported by a Winkler foundation is considered. The analysis of the dispersion relation reveals a local minimum of the phase velocity, coinciding w... Read More about An edge moving load on an orthotropic plate resting on a Winkler foundation.

Dispersion of elastic waves in laminated glass (2017)
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Kaplunov, J., Prikazchikov, D., & Prikazchikova, L. (2017). Dispersion of elastic waves in laminated glass. Procedia Engineering, 199, 1489 -1494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.428

Elastic sandwich-type structures with high-contrast material and geometrical properties have numerous applications in modern engineering, including, in particular, laminated glass, photovoltaic panels, precipitator plates in gas filters, etc. Multi-p... Read More about Dispersion of elastic waves in laminated glass.

On surface wave fields arising in soil-structure interaction problems (2017)
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Ege, N., Erbas, B., Chorozoglou, A., Kaplunov, J., & Prikazchikov, D. A. (2017). On surface wave fields arising in soil-structure interaction problems. Procedia Engineering, 199, 2366 -2371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.253

Abstract The paper aims at generalization of the specialized formulation, originally developed for the surface wave fields induced by prescribed surface stresses. We extend this formulation to soil-structure interaction problems with unknown contact... Read More about On surface wave fields arising in soil-structure interaction problems.

Spontaneous mutation rate is a plastic trait associated with population density across domains of life. (2017)
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Aston, E., McBain, A., Knight, C., Krašovec, R., Richards, H., Hatcher, C., …Gifford, D. (2017). Spontaneous mutation rate is a plastic trait associated with population density across domains of life. PLoS Biology, e2002731 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2002731

Rates of random, spontaneous mutation can vary plastically, dependent upon the environment. Such plasticity affects evolutionary trajectories and may be adaptive. We recently identified an inverse plastic association between mutation rate and populat... Read More about Spontaneous mutation rate is a plastic trait associated with population density across domains of life..

Asymptotic analysis of solutions to transmission problems in solids with many inclusions (2017)
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Nieves. (2017). Asymptotic analysis of solutions to transmission problems in solids with many inclusions. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, 1417 - 1443. https://doi.org/10.1137/16M1102586

We construct an asymptotic approximation to the solution of a transmission problem for a body containing a region occupied by many small inclusions. The cluster of inclusions is characterized by two small parameters that determine the nominal diamete... Read More about Asymptotic analysis of solutions to transmission problems in solids with many inclusions.

Locally Excited State - Charge Transfer State Coupled Dyes as Optically Responsive Neuron Firing Probes (2017)
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(2017). Locally Excited State - Charge Transfer State Coupled Dyes as Optically Responsive Neuron Firing Probes. Chemistry - A European Journal, 14639-14649. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201703366

A selection of NIR-optically responsive neuron probes was produced comprising of a donor julolidyl group connected to a BODIPY core and several different styryl and vinylpyridinyl derived acceptor moieties. The strength of the donor–acceptor interact... Read More about Locally Excited State - Charge Transfer State Coupled Dyes as Optically Responsive Neuron Firing Probes.

Intrinsic flame instabilities in combustors: Analytic description of a 1-D resonator model (2017)
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Kanta Mukherjee, N., & Shrira, V. (2017). Intrinsic flame instabilities in combustors: Analytic description of a 1-D resonator model. Combustion and Flame, 185, 188 -209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2017.07.012

The study is concerned with theoretical examination of thermo-acoustic instabilities in combustors and focuses on recently discovered ‘flame intrinsic modes’. These modes differ qualitatively from the acoustic modes in a combustor. Although these fla... Read More about Intrinsic flame instabilities in combustors: Analytic description of a 1-D resonator model.

A robust approach for analysing dispersion of elastic waves in an orthotropic cylindrical shell (2017)
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Kaplunov. (2017). A robust approach for analysing dispersion of elastic waves in an orthotropic cylindrical shell. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 23 - 35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2017.04.028

Dispersion of elastic waves in a thin orthotropic cylindrical shell is considered, within the framework of classical 2D Kirchhoff-Love theory. In contrast to direct multi-parametric analysis of the lowest propagating modes, an alternative robust appr... Read More about A robust approach for analysing dispersion of elastic waves in an orthotropic cylindrical shell.

Asymptotic analysis of heat transfer in composite materials with nonlinear thermal properties (2017)
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(2017). Asymptotic analysis of heat transfer in composite materials with nonlinear thermal properties. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 736 - 754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.03.124

Abstract We study heat transfer through a composite with periodic microstructure. The thermal conductivity of the constituents is assumed to be temperature-dependent, and it is modeled as a polynomial in terms of the temperature. The thermal resistan... Read More about Asymptotic analysis of heat transfer in composite materials with nonlinear thermal properties.

Gyro-elastic beams for the vibration reduction of long flexural system (2017)
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Carta, G., Jones, I., Movchan, N., Movchan, A., & Nieves, M. (2017). Gyro-elastic beams for the vibration reduction of long flexural system. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 473(2203), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2017.0136

The paper presents a model of a chiral multi-structure incorporating gyro-elastic beams. Floquet–Bloch waves in periodic chiral systems are investigated in detail, with the emphasis on localization and the formation of standing waves. It is found tha... Read More about Gyro-elastic beams for the vibration reduction of long flexural system.

A linearisedhp-finite element framework for acousto-magneto-mechanical coupling in axisymmetric MRI scanners: ACOUSTO-MAGNETO-MECHANICAL COUPLING IN MRI SCANNERS (2017)
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Bagwell, S., Ledger, P. D., Gil, A. J., Mallett, M., & Kruip, M. (2017). A linearisedhp-finite element framework for acousto-magneto-mechanical coupling in axisymmetric MRI scanners: ACOUSTO-MAGNETO-MECHANICAL COUPLING IN MRI SCANNERS. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 112(10), 1323-1352. https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.5559

We propose a new computational framework for the treatment of acousto-magneto-mechanical coupling that arises in low-frequency electro-magneto-mechanical systems such as magnetic resonance imaging scanners. Our transient Newton–Raphson strategy invol... Read More about A linearisedhp-finite element framework for acousto-magneto-mechanical coupling in axisymmetric MRI scanners: ACOUSTO-MAGNETO-MECHANICAL COUPLING IN MRI SCANNERS.

A nonlocal asymptotic theory for thin elastic plates (2017)
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Kaplunov. (2017). A nonlocal asymptotic theory for thin elastic plates. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2017.0249

The three-dimensional dynamic non-local elasticity equations for a thin plate are subject to asymptotic analysis assuming the plate thickness to be much greater than a typical microscale size. The integral constitutive relations, incorporating the va... Read More about A nonlocal asymptotic theory for thin elastic plates.

Localized bulging of rotating elastic cylinders and tubes (2017)
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(2017). Localized bulging of rotating elastic cylinders and tubes. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 545-561. https://doi.org/10.2140/jomms.2017.12.545

We investigate axially symmetric localized bulging of an incompressible hyperelastic circular solid cylinder or tube that is rotating about its axis of symmetry with angular velocity ?. For such a solid cylinder, the homogeneous primary deformation i... Read More about Localized bulging of rotating elastic cylinders and tubes.

Structural Health Monitoring of a Footbridge using Echo State Networks and NARMAX (2017)
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Wootton, A. J., Butcher, J. B., Kyriacou, T., Day, C. R., & Haycock, P. W. (2017). Structural Health Monitoring of a Footbridge using Echo State Networks and NARMAX. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 64, 152-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2017.05.014

Echo State Networks (ESNs) and a Nonlinear Auto-Regressive Moving Average model with eXogenous inputs (NARMAX) have been applied to multi-sensor time-series data arising from a test footbridge which has been subjected to multiple potentially damaging... Read More about Structural Health Monitoring of a Footbridge using Echo State Networks and NARMAX.

Localized Bulging Of Rotating Elastic Cylinders And Tubes (2017)
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Fu, Y. (2017). Localized Bulging Of Rotating Elastic Cylinders And Tubes. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 545 - 561. https://doi.org/10.2140/jomms.2017.12.545

We investigate axially symmetric localized bulging of an incompressible hyperelastic circular solid cylinder or tube that is rotating about its axis of symmetry with angular velocity ?. For such a solid cylinder, the homogeneous primary deformation i... Read More about Localized Bulging Of Rotating Elastic Cylinders And Tubes.

Modelling slight compressibility for hyperelastic anisotropic materials (2017)
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(2017). Modelling slight compressibility for hyperelastic anisotropic materials. Journal of Elasticity, 171-181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10659-017-9650-5

In order to avoid the numerical difficulties in locally enforcing the incompressibility constraint using the displacement formulation of the Finite Element Method, slight compressibility is typically assumed when simulating the mechanical response of... Read More about Modelling slight compressibility for hyperelastic anisotropic materials.