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Electrical behavior of memory devices based on fluorene-containing organic thin films (2008)
Journal Article
Dimitrakis, P., Normand, P., Tsoukalas, D., Pearson, C., Ahn, J., Mabrook, M., …Green, M. (2008). Electrical behavior of memory devices based on fluorene-containing organic thin films. Journal of Applied Physics, 104(4), Article 044510. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2968551

We report on switching and negative differential resistance (NDR) behaviors of crossed bar electrode structures based on Al/organic layer/Al devices in which the organic layer was a spin-coated layer of 7-{4-[5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-... Read More about Electrical behavior of memory devices based on fluorene-containing organic thin films.

Review of condition monitoring of rotating electrical machines (2008)
Journal Article
Tavner, P. (2008). Review of condition monitoring of rotating electrical machines. IET Electric Power Applications, 2(4), 215-247. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-epa%3A20070280

Condition monitoring of rotating electrical machinery has received intense research interest for more than 30 years. However, electrical machinery has been considered reliable and the application of fast-acting digital electrical protection has rathe... Read More about Review of condition monitoring of rotating electrical machines.

Efficient Calculation of Stress Intensity Factors using a Coupled BEM-SBFEM Algorithm. (2008)
Conference Proceeding
Bird, G. E., Trevelyan, J., & Augarde, C. E. (2008). Efficient Calculation of Stress Intensity Factors using a Coupled BEM-SBFEM Algorithm. In B. A. Schrefler, & U. Perego (Eds.), 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics WCCM8. 5th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering ECCOMAS 2008

Compliant layer bearings in artificial joints Part 1: the effects of different manufacturing techniques on the interface strength between an elastomeric layer and a rigid substrate. (2008)
Journal Article
Burgess, I., Jones, E., Scholes, S., & Unsworth, A. (2008). Compliant layer bearings in artificial joints Part 1: the effects of different manufacturing techniques on the interface strength between an elastomeric layer and a rigid substrate. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 222(6), 853-864. https://doi.org/10.1243/09544119jeim354

Analysing Memory Resource Bounds for Low-Level Programs (2008)
Conference Proceeding
Chin, W., Nguyen, H., Popeea, C., & Qin, S. (2008). Analysing Memory Resource Bounds for Low-Level Programs. In 2008 International Symposium on Memory Management, ISMM’08, 7-8 June 2008, Tucson, AZ ; proceedings (151-160). https://doi.org/10.1145/1375634.1375656

Embedded systems are becoming more widely used but these systems are often resource constrained. Programming models for these systems should take into formal consideration resources such as stack and heap. In this paper, we show how memory resource b... Read More about Analysing Memory Resource Bounds for Low-Level Programs.

Verifying BPEL-like Programs with Hoare Logic (2008)
Conference Proceeding
Luo, C., Qin, S., & Qiu, Z. (2008). Verifying BPEL-like Programs with Hoare Logic. In 2nd IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Software Engineering, TASE 2008, 17-19 June 2008, Nanjing, China; proceedings (151-158). https://doi.org/10.1109/tase.2008.41

The WS-BPEL language has recently become a de facto standard for modeling Web-based business processes. One of its essential features is the fully programmable compensation mechanism. To understand it better, many recent works have mainly focused on... Read More about Verifying BPEL-like Programs with Hoare Logic.

A multilevel modular converter for a large, lightweight wind turbine generator (2008)
Journal Article
Ng, C., Parker, M., Ran, L., Tavner, P., Bumby, J., & Spooner, E. (2008). A multilevel modular converter for a large, lightweight wind turbine generator. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 23(3), 1062-1074. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2008.921191

In an onshore horizontal axis wind turbine, generator and converter are usually in the nacelle on the top of the tower, while the grid step-up transformer is placed at the bottom. Electric power is transmitted down through flexible cables of high cur... Read More about A multilevel modular converter for a large, lightweight wind turbine generator.

Separation Logic for Multiple Inheritance (2008)
Conference Proceeding
Luo, C., & Qin, S. (2008). Separation Logic for Multiple Inheritance. In 1st International Conference on Foundations of Informatics, Computing and Software, FICS 2008, 3-6 June, 2008, Shanghai, China ; proceedings (27-40). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcs.2008.04.051

As an extension to Floyd-Hoare logic, separation logic has been used to facilitate reasoning about imperative programs manipulating shared mutable data structures. Recently, it has also been extended to support modular reasoning in Java-like object-o... Read More about Separation Logic for Multiple Inheritance.

Effects of On-Road Turbulence on Vehicle Surface Pressures in the A-Pillar Region. (2008)
Journal Article
Lawson, A., Sims-Williams, D., & Dominy, R. (2008). Effects of On-Road Turbulence on Vehicle Surface Pressures in the A-Pillar Region. SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, 1(1), 333-340. https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-0474

There is increasing concern about potential differences in aerodynamic behavior measured in steady flow wind tunnel conditions and that which occurs for vehicles on the road. As tools become available for better simulation of on road conditions there... Read More about Effects of On-Road Turbulence on Vehicle Surface Pressures in the A-Pillar Region..

Tribological assessment of a flexible carbon-fibre-reinforced poly (ether-ether-ketone) acetabular cup articulating against an alumina femoral head. (2008)
Journal Article
Scholes, S., Inman, I., Unsworth, A., & Jones, E. (2008). Tribological assessment of a flexible carbon-fibre-reinforced poly (ether-ether-ketone) acetabular cup articulating against an alumina femoral head. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 222(3), 273-283. https://doi.org/10.1243/09544119jeim334

The scaling of diving time budgets: Insights from an optimality approach. (2008)
Journal Article
Stephens, P., Carbone, C., Boyd, I., McNamara, J., Harding, K., & Houston, A. (2008). The scaling of diving time budgets: Insights from an optimality approach. The American Naturalist, 171(3), 305-314. https://doi.org/10.1086/527491

Simple scaling arguments suggest that, among air-breathing divers, dive duration should scale approximately with mass to the one-third power. Recent phylogenetic analyses appear to confirm this. The same analyses showed that duration of time spent at... Read More about The scaling of diving time budgets: Insights from an optimality approach..

Performance enhancement of white-electrophosphorescent devices incorporating a mixed-transition layer (2008)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Hua, Y., Wu, X., Zhang, L., Hou, Q., Yin, S., & Petty, M. (2008). Performance enhancement of white-electrophosphorescent devices incorporating a mixed-transition layer. Applied Physics Letters, 92(12), Article 123504. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2896606

The performance of white organic light-emitting devices has been improved significantly by incorporating a mixed-transition layer, consisting of the hole-transporting (or electron-transporting) layer doped with the emissive dye. These devices exhibit... Read More about Performance enhancement of white-electrophosphorescent devices incorporating a mixed-transition layer.

Distributed control approach for small-scale energy zones (2008)
Journal Article
Trichakis, P., Taylor, P., Coates, G., & Cipcigan, L. (2008). Distributed control approach for small-scale energy zones. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 222(2), 137-147. https://doi.org/10.1243/09576509jpe416

A small-scale energy zone (SSEZ) is a conceptual future low-voltage distribution network (LVDN) configuration, containing controllable small-scale embedded generators (SSEGs), energy storage units, and consumer demands. The SSEZ concept, coupled with... Read More about Distributed control approach for small-scale energy zones.

Thermal and mechanical analysis of an SU8 polymeric actuator using infrared thermography (2008)
Journal Article
Solano, B., Rolt, S., & Wood, D. (2008). Thermal and mechanical analysis of an SU8 polymeric actuator using infrared thermography. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 222(1), 73-86. https://doi.org/10.1243/09544062jmes676

In the current paper, report the detailed thermomechanical analysis of a polymeric thermal actuator integrated in a microelectromechanical systems microgripper, is reported. The inclusion of an actuator design which eliminates completely the parasiti... Read More about Thermal and mechanical analysis of an SU8 polymeric actuator using infrared thermography.