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The study of a novel magnetic crankshaft (2024)
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Wang, J., & Wang, Y. (2024). The study of a novel magnetic crankshaft. Energy Reports, 12, 608-616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2024.06.032

This paper introduces a revolutionary mechanism, the Four-Translator Magnetic Crankshaft (FTMC), designed to address inherent limitations of the Magnetic Lead Screw (MLS) in energy storage and driving efficiency. The FTMC combines features of the MLS... Read More about The study of a novel magnetic crankshaft.

Effect of Source Signal Traffic on Signal Detection for Ambient Backscatter Communication (2024)
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Chen, Y. (in press). Effect of Source Signal Traffic on Signal Detection for Ambient Backscatter Communication. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology,

Ambient backscatter communication (ABC) is a promising method of reducing energy consumption in wireless communications. Previous works on signal detection for ABC often assume that the ambient source signal is always present during backscattering. H... Read More about Effect of Source Signal Traffic on Signal Detection for Ambient Backscatter Communication.

Effect of soil stiffness on end bearing resistance of foundations in clay from large deformation numerical modelling (2024)
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Zhou, S., Zhang, W., & Osman, A. S. (2024). Effect of soil stiffness on end bearing resistance of foundations in clay from large deformation numerical modelling. Computers and Geotechnics, 173, Article 106515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106515

Accurately predicting the installation resistance is of great benefit to a rational and economical design of foundations. This research performs a large-deformation finite-element analysis to investigate the effect of soil stiffness on the end bearin... Read More about Effect of soil stiffness on end bearing resistance of foundations in clay from large deformation numerical modelling.

Conformal MIMO Ultra-Wideband Antenna Design for High-Speed Wireless Telemetry in Capsule Endoscopy Systems (2024)
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Chang, L., Iqbal, A., Basir, A., Simorangkir, R. B. V. B., & Mabrouk, I. B. (2024). Conformal MIMO Ultra-Wideband Antenna Design for High-Speed Wireless Telemetry in Capsule Endoscopy Systems. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2024.3411703

This article presents a novel ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna for multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) operations in wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) applications. The design is capable of supporting high channel capacity for real-time transmission and... Read More about Conformal MIMO Ultra-Wideband Antenna Design for High-Speed Wireless Telemetry in Capsule Endoscopy Systems.

Near-Field Positioning and Attitude Sensing Based on Electromagnetic Propagation Modeling (2024)
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Chen, A., Zhao, N., You, C., Chen, L., & Chen, Y. (2024). Near-Field Positioning and Attitude Sensing Based on Electromagnetic Propagation Modeling. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2024.3413981

Positioning and sensing over wireless networks are imperative for many emerging applications. However, since traditional wireless channel models oversimplify the user equipment (UE) as a point target, they cannot be used for sensing the attitude of t... Read More about Near-Field Positioning and Attitude Sensing Based on Electromagnetic Propagation Modeling.

Data-Driven Infrastructure Planning for Offshore Wind Farms (2024)
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Saxena, I., Kazemtabrizi, B., Troffaes, M. C., & Crabtree J., C. (2024). Data-Driven Infrastructure Planning for Offshore Wind Farms. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2767(6), Article 062002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2767/6/062002

Offshore wind farms are one of the major renewable energy resources that can help the UK to reach its net zero target. Under the 10 point plan of the green revolution, the UK is set to quadruple its wind energy production by increasing its offshore w... Read More about Data-Driven Infrastructure Planning for Offshore Wind Farms.

Blind Equalization for QAM System in the Presence of Impulsive Noise (2024)
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Li, J., Liu, M., Chen, Y., & Zhao, N. (2024). Blind Equalization for QAM System in the Presence of Impulsive Noise. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2024.3407718

This paper investigates time domain-blind equalization of dispersive communication systems that employ high throughput quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) signals under impulsive noise environments. A novel cost function that integrates negative mo... Read More about Blind Equalization for QAM System in the Presence of Impulsive Noise.

Assessment of the lead and zinc contaminations on the strength and physical properties of sand mixed with kaolinite, bentonite, and zeolite fines (2024)
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Karimian, A. (2024). Assessment of the lead and zinc contaminations on the strength and physical properties of sand mixed with kaolinite, bentonite, and zeolite fines. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 83, Article 250. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-024-03756-0

The concentration of heavy metals in soil layers has increased due to the rapid development of the industry. Lead and zinc are two frequent heavy metal contaminants in soil. This paper aims to study the effect of these types of contaminants on differ... Read More about Assessment of the lead and zinc contaminations on the strength and physical properties of sand mixed with kaolinite, bentonite, and zeolite fines.

Two Film Approach to Continuum Scale Mixing and Dispersion with Equilibrium Bimolecular Reaction (2024)
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Mathias, S. A., Bolster, D., & Veremieiev, S. (2024). Two Film Approach to Continuum Scale Mixing and Dispersion with Equilibrium Bimolecular Reaction. Transport in Porous Media, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-024-02091-y

Reliable reactive transport models require careful separation of mixing and dispersion processes. Here we treat displacing and displaced fluids as two separate fluid phases and invoke Whitman’s classical two-film theory to model mass transfer between... Read More about Two Film Approach to Continuum Scale Mixing and Dispersion with Equilibrium Bimolecular Reaction.

Manufacturing an Artificial Arterial Tree Using 3D printing (2024)
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Hacham, W. S., & Khir, A. W. (2024). Manufacturing an Artificial Arterial Tree Using 3D printing. Heliyon, 10(11), Article e31764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31764

Models of the arterial network are useful in studying mechanical cardiac assist devices as well as complex pathological states that are difficult to investigate in-vivo otherwise. Earlier work of artificial arterial tree (AAT) have... Read More about Manufacturing an Artificial Arterial Tree Using 3D printing.

A computational modelling tool for prediction of head reshaping following endoscopic strip craniectomy and helmet therapy for the treatment of scaphocephaly (2024)
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Deliege, L., Carriero, A., Ong, J., James, G., Jeelani, O., Dunaway, D., …Borghi, A. (2024). A computational modelling tool for prediction of head reshaping following endoscopic strip craniectomy and helmet therapy for the treatment of scaphocephaly. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 177, Article 108633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108633

Endoscopic strip craniectomy followed by helmet therapy (ESCH) is a minimally invasive approach for correcting sagittal craniosynostosis. The treatment involves a patient-specific helmet designed to facilitate lateral growth while constraining sagitt... Read More about A computational modelling tool for prediction of head reshaping following endoscopic strip craniectomy and helmet therapy for the treatment of scaphocephaly.

Dataset of 569 metagenome-assembled genomes from the caeca of multiple chicken breeds from commercial and backyard farming setups of Pakistan (2024)
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Saleem, F., Ameer, A., Star-Shirko, B., Keating, C., Gundogdu, O., Ijaz, U. Z., & Javed, S. (2024). Dataset of 569 metagenome-assembled genomes from the caeca of multiple chicken breeds from commercial and backyard farming setups of Pakistan. Data in Brief, Article 110552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110552

This article focuses the recovery of prokaryotic organisms including bacteria and archaea from 9 different groups of chicken raised in different farm setups in Pakistan. The groups comprise of three different breeds (Broilers, White Layers, and Black... Read More about Dataset of 569 metagenome-assembled genomes from the caeca of multiple chicken breeds from commercial and backyard farming setups of Pakistan.

An improved splitting algorithm for unsteady generalized Newtonian fluid flow problems with natural boundary conditions (2024)
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Obbadi, A., El-Amrani, M., Seaid, M., & Yakoubi, D. (2024). An improved splitting algorithm for unsteady generalized Newtonian fluid flow problems with natural boundary conditions. Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 167, 92-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.camwa.2024.05.010

Generalized Newtonian fluids are challenging to solve using the standard projection or fractional-step methods which split the diffusion term from the incompressibility constraint during the time integration process. Most of this class numerical meth... Read More about An improved splitting algorithm for unsteady generalized Newtonian fluid flow problems with natural boundary conditions.

On the asymmetric vortex evolution in the near wake behind polygonal cylinders in an incident flow (2024)
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Cheng, H., Masoudi, E., Liu, Y., & Gan, L. (2024). On the asymmetric vortex evolution in the near wake behind polygonal cylinders in an incident flow. Ocean Engineering, 307, Article 118142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.118142

Asymmetric evolution of coherent vortices behind polygonal cylinders in an incident flow is studied using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) based phase averaging analysis. Flow around polygonal cylinders of side number... Read More about On the asymmetric vortex evolution in the near wake behind polygonal cylinders in an incident flow.

Operating characteristics study of a dual-opposed free-piston Stirling generator (2024)
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Sun, H., Yu, G., Zhao, D., Zhu, S., Dai, W., & Luo, E. (2024). Operating characteristics study of a dual-opposed free-piston Stirling generator. Applied Thermal Engineering, 249, Article 123387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123387

Dual-opposed Free-piston Stirling generators (dual-opposed FPSGs) offer advantages of reduced vibration and increased power density, making them promising candidates for space and distributed energy applications. So far, operational characteristics o... Read More about Operating characteristics study of a dual-opposed free-piston Stirling generator.

Modelling and simulation of pollution transport in the Mediterranean Sea using enriched finite element method (2024)
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El-Amrani, M., Ouardghi, A., & Seaid, M. (2024). Modelling and simulation of pollution transport in the Mediterranean Sea using enriched finite element method. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 223, 565-587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matcom.2024.04.028

This paper presents a novel numerical method for simulating the transport and dispersion of pollutants in the Mediterranean sea. The governing mathematical equations consist of a barotropic ocean model with friction terms, bathymetric forces, Corioli... Read More about Modelling and simulation of pollution transport in the Mediterranean Sea using enriched finite element method.

Investigating the influence of copper benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate (Cu-PDC) and benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate ligands (Cu-BTC) on the electrochemical capacity of hybrid supercapacitors (2024)
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Shoukat, W., Iqbal, M. Z., Khizar, A., Murtaza, I., Alam, S., Ali, R., …Faisal, M. M. (2024). Investigating the influence of copper benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate (Cu-PDC) and benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate ligands (Cu-BTC) on the electrochemical capacity of hybrid supercapacitors. Current Applied Physics, 64, 40-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cap.2024.05.002

The elevated energy demand and crises have rooted the urge to develop advanced electrode materials that can overcome the energy dilemma present all over the globe. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as promising electrode materials in recen... Read More about Investigating the influence of copper benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate (Cu-PDC) and benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate ligands (Cu-BTC) on the electrochemical capacity of hybrid supercapacitors.

Sub-GHz Wrist-Worn Antennas for Wireless Sensing Applications: A Review (2024)
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Kumar, S., Moloudian, G., Simorangkir, R. B. V. B., Gawade, D. R., O’Flynn, B., & Buckley, J. L. (2024). Sub-GHz Wrist-Worn Antennas for Wireless Sensing Applications: A Review. IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/ojap.2024.3397193

With recent advances in wearable wrist-worn wireless sensing applications, the demand for smartwatches and wristbands is rapidly increasing due to their widespread adoption in applications such as smart health monitoring, security, and fitness tracki... Read More about Sub-GHz Wrist-Worn Antennas for Wireless Sensing Applications: A Review.

The role of fused thiophene and naphthalene diimide (NDI) in shaping the optical and electrical properties of donor-acceptor polymers (2024)
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Dang Anh, K., dos Santos, P. L., Saeed, M., Chaudhry, M. U., Bechtold, I. H., Batycki, A., …Ledwon, P. (2024). The role of fused thiophene and naphthalene diimide (NDI) in shaping the optical and electrical properties of donor-acceptor polymers. Organic Electronics, 129, Article 107058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2024.107058

Three polymers with general structure (D-A)n were designed and synthetized to investigate the interaction of strong donors and strong acceptors in polymer chain. They are based on different fused thiophenes (1Th: 4,4′-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-cyclopenta [2,... Read More about The role of fused thiophene and naphthalene diimide (NDI) in shaping the optical and electrical properties of donor-acceptor polymers.