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Edge bending wave on a thin elastic plate resting on a Winkler foundation (2016)
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Kaplunov, J., Prikazchikov, D., & Rogerson, G. (2016). Edge bending wave on a thin elastic plate resting on a Winkler foundation. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 472(2190), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2016.0178

This paper is concerned with elucidation of the general properties of the bending edge wave in a thin linearly elastic plate that is supported by a Winkler foundation. A homogeneous wave of arbitrary profile is considered, and represented in terms of... Read More about Edge bending wave on a thin elastic plate resting on a Winkler foundation.

Impact of Smart Metering Data Aggregation on Distribution System State Estimation (2016)
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Fan. (2016). Impact of Smart Metering Data Aggregation on Distribution System State Estimation. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 1426 - 1437. https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2016.2573272

Pseudo MV/LV (Medium/Low Voltage) transformer loads are usually used as partial inputs to the Distribution System State Estimation (DSSE) in MV systems. Such pseudo load can be represented by the aggregation of Smart Metering (SM) data. This follows... Read More about Impact of Smart Metering Data Aggregation on Distribution System State Estimation.

Analysis of G-type Seismic Waves in Dry Sandy Layer overlying an Inhomogeneous Half-space (2016)
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(2016). Analysis of G-type Seismic Waves in Dry Sandy Layer overlying an Inhomogeneous Half-space. Procedia Engineering, 1340 - 1347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.05.163

The paper investigates the dispersion of G-type seismic waves along the interface of dry sandy and inhomogeneous isotropic elastic media. The maximum energy flow which projects the fact that a large amount of energy can flow along the interface for... Read More about Analysis of G-type Seismic Waves in Dry Sandy Layer overlying an Inhomogeneous Half-space.

Vibrations of an elastic cylindrical shell near the lowest cut-off frequency (2016)
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Kaplunov, J., Manevitch, L., & Smirnov, V. (2016). Vibrations of an elastic cylindrical shell near the lowest cut-off frequency. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 472(2189), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2015.0753

A new asymptotic approximation of the dynamic equations in the two-dimensional classical theory of thin-elastic shells is established for a circular cylindrical shell. It governs long wave vibrations in the vicinity of the lowest cut-off frequency. A... Read More about Vibrations of an elastic cylindrical shell near the lowest cut-off frequency.

Data Integration and Mining for Synthetic Biology Design. (2016)
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Mısırlı, G., Hallinan, J., Pocock, M., Lord, P., McLaughlin, J., Sauro, H., & Wipat, A. (2016). Data Integration and Mining for Synthetic Biology Design. ACS synthetic biology, 1086 - 1097. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssynbio.5b00295

One aim of synthetic biologists is to create novel and predictable biological systems from simpler modular parts. This approach is currently hampered by a lack of well-defined and characterized parts and devices. However, there is a wealth of existin... Read More about Data Integration and Mining for Synthetic Biology Design..

Mitigating inter-cluster interference on the uplink for a three-cell clustered cooperative network (2016)
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Fan. (2016). Mitigating inter-cluster interference on the uplink for a three-cell clustered cooperative network. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13638-016-0610-8

In this paper, we propose a practical and scalable solution to mitigating interference on the uplink through static clustering and adaptive fractional frequency reuse (CFFR). The focus is on a three-cell clustered network due to its low complexity. M... Read More about Mitigating inter-cluster interference on the uplink for a three-cell clustered cooperative network.

MedHelp: Enhancing medication compliance for demented elderly people with wearable visual intelligence (2016)
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Mandal, B. (2016). MedHelp: Enhancing medication compliance for demented elderly people with wearable visual intelligence. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41070-016-0006-5

Dementia results in much stress in senior citizens and and immensely affects their quality of life. It also incurs huge financial and emotional burdens to their family members. Personal information assistance may alleviate such a problem by enhancing... Read More about MedHelp: Enhancing medication compliance for demented elderly people with wearable visual intelligence.

A transitional Markov switching autoregressive model (2016)
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Cheng. (2016). A transitional Markov switching autoregressive model. Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, 45(10), 2785-2800. https://doi.org/10.1080/03610926.2014.894065

This paper is concerned with properties of a transitional Markov switching autoregressive (TMSAR) model, together with its maximum-likelihood estimation and inference. We extend existing MSAR models by allowing dependence of AR parameters on hidden s... Read More about A transitional Markov switching autoregressive model.

Monotonicity of fitness landscapes and mutation rate control (2016)
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Channon. (2016). Monotonicity of fitness landscapes and mutation rate control. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 1491-1524. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-016-0995-3

A common view in evolutionary biology is that mutation rates are minimised. However, studies in combinatorial optimisation and search have shown a clear advantage of using variable mutation rates as a control parameter to optimise the performance of... Read More about Monotonicity of fitness landscapes and mutation rate control.

Monitoring Stem Cells in Phase Contrast Imaging (2016)
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Lam, K., Dempsey, K., Collins, D., & Richardson, J. (2016). Monitoring Stem Cells in Phase Contrast Imaging. Proceedings of SPIE, 9711, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2211017

Understanding the mechanisms behind the proliferation of Mesenchymal Stem cells (MSCs) can offer a greater insight into the behaviour of these cells throughout their life cycles. Traditional methods of determining the rate of MSC differentiation rely... Read More about Monitoring Stem Cells in Phase Contrast Imaging.

Edge bending waves on an orthotropic elastic plate resting on the Winkler-Fuss foundation (2016)
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Prikazchikov, D., & Altobaiti, S. (2016). Edge bending waves on an orthotropic elastic plate resting on the Winkler-Fuss foundation

The propagation of bending edge waves on an orthotropic plate supported by the Winkler-Fuss foundation subject to free edge boundary conditions is investigated. A dispersion relation is derived, with the analysis revealing a cut-off frequency and a l... Read More about Edge bending waves on an orthotropic elastic plate resting on the Winkler-Fuss foundation.

A machine learning approach for user localization exploiting connectivity data (2016)
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Ortolani. (2016). A machine learning approach for user localization exploiting connectivity data. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 125 - 134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2015.12.015

The growing popularity of Location-Based Services (LBSs) has boosted research on cheaper and more pervasive localization systems, typically relying on such monitoring equipment as Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), which allow to re-use the same instru... Read More about A machine learning approach for user localization exploiting connectivity data.

Technical and economic analysis of hydrogen refuelling (2016)
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Fan. (2016). Technical and economic analysis of hydrogen refuelling. Applied Energy, 211 - 220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.094

This paper focuses on technical and economic analysis of a hydrogen refilling station to provide operational insight through tight coupling of technical models of physical processes and economic models. This allows the dynamic relationships of the sy... Read More about Technical and economic analysis of hydrogen refuelling.

libSBOLj 2.0: A Java Library to Support SBOL 2.0 (2016)
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Misirli. (2016). libSBOLj 2.0: A Java Library to Support SBOL 2.0. IEEE Life Sciences Letters, 34 - 37. https://doi.org/10.1109/LLS.2016.2546546

The Synthetic Biology Open Language (SBOL) is an emerging data standard for representing synthetic biology designs. The goal of SBOL is to improve the reproducibility of these designs and their electronic exchange between researchers and/or genetic d... Read More about libSBOLj 2.0: A Java Library to Support SBOL 2.0.

Buckling of a spherical shell under external pressure and inward concentrated load: asymptotic solution (2016)
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Evkin, A., Kolesnikov, M., & Prikazchikov, D. A. (2016). Buckling of a spherical shell under external pressure and inward concentrated load: asymptotic solution. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 22(6), 1425-1437. https://doi.org/10.1177/1081286516635872

An asymptotic solution is suggested for a thin isotropic spherical shell subject to uniform external pressure and concentrated load. The pressure is the main load and a concentrated lateral load is considered as a perturbation that decreases buckling... Read More about Buckling of a spherical shell under external pressure and inward concentrated load: asymptotic solution.

A systematic review of early life factors which adversely affect subsequent lung function (2016)
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Kouzouna, A., Gilchrist, F., Ball, V., Kyriacou, T., Henderson, J., Pandyan, A., & Lenney, W. (2016). A systematic review of early life factors which adversely affect subsequent lung function. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 20, 67-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prrv.2016.03.003

It has been known for many years that multiple early life factors can adversely affect lung function and future respiratory health. This is the first systematic review to attempt to analyse all these factors simultaneously. We adhered to strict a pri... Read More about A systematic review of early life factors which adversely affect subsequent lung function.

Multi-parametric analysis of strongly inhomogeneous periodic waveguides with internal cutoff frequencies (2016)
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Kaplunov. (2016). Multi-parametric analysis of strongly inhomogeneous periodic waveguides with internal cutoff frequencies. Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 3381-3392. https://doi.org/10.1002/mma.3900

In this paper, we consider periodic waveguides in the shape of a inhomogeneous string or beam partially supported by a uniform elastic Winkler foundation. A multi-parametric analysis is developed to take into account the presence of internal cutoff f... Read More about Multi-parametric analysis of strongly inhomogeneous periodic waveguides with internal cutoff frequencies.

hp-Finite element solution of coupled stationary magnetohydrodynamics problems including magnetostrictive effects (2016)
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Jin, D., Ledger, P., & Gil, A. (2016). hp-Finite element solution of coupled stationary magnetohydrodynamics problems including magnetostrictive effects. Computers and Structures, 164, 161-180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2015.11.008

The first computational treatment of magnetostritive effects in conducting fluids.Consistent linearisation of the coupled non-linear equations.Computational solution using Newton-Raphson and hp-finite elements.Benchmarking against problems with homog... Read More about hp-Finite element solution of coupled stationary magnetohydrodynamics problems including magnetostrictive effects.

Localized bulging in an inflated cylindrical tube of arbitrary thickness - the effect of bending stiffness (2016)
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Francisco, G., Liu, J., & Fu, Y. (2016). Localized bulging in an inflated cylindrical tube of arbitrary thickness - the effect of bending stiffness. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 45-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2016.02.027

We study localized bulging of a cylindrical hyperelastic tube of arbitrary thickness when it is subjected to the combined action of inflation and axial extension. It is shown that with the internal pressure P and resultant axial force F viewed as fun... Read More about Localized bulging in an inflated cylindrical tube of arbitrary thickness - the effect of bending stiffness.