Helmholtz-Manakov solitons (2006)
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Christian, J., McDonald, G., & Chamorro-Posada, P. (2006). Helmholtz-Manakov solitons. Physical Review E, 74(6), 066612. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.74.066612

A novel spatial soliton-bearing wave equation is introduced, the Helmholtz-Manakov (H-M) equation, for describing the evolution of broad multi-component self-trapped beams in Kerr-type media. By omitting the slowly-varying envelope approximation, the... Read More about Helmholtz-Manakov solitons.

Korteweg-de Vries description of Helmholtz-Kerr dark solitons (2006)
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Christian, J., McDonald, G., & Chamorro-Posada, P. (2006). Korteweg-de Vries description of Helmholtz-Kerr dark solitons. https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/39/50/004

A wide variety of different physical systems can be described by a relatively small set of universal equations. For example, small-amplitude nonlinear Schrödinger dark solitons can be described by a Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation. Reductive perturb... Read More about Korteweg-de Vries description of Helmholtz-Kerr dark solitons.

One step process for chemical vapour deposition of titanium dioxide thin films incorporating controlled structure nanoparticles (2006)
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Nolan, M., Pemble, M., Sheel, D., & Yates, H. (2006). One step process for chemical vapour deposition of titanium dioxide thin films incorporating controlled structure nanoparticles. Thin Solid Films, 515(4), 1956-1962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2006.07.182

In this work we describe a two stage chemical-vapour-deposition based route to growing nanoparticle containing thin films. As a model we describe titanium dioxide film formation on glass substrates. The process involves using a gas-to-particle conver... Read More about One step process for chemical vapour deposition of titanium dioxide thin films incorporating controlled structure nanoparticles.

Synchrotron x-ray measurement and finite element analysis of residual strain in TIG welded aluminium alloy 2024 (2006)
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Preston, R., Shercliff, H., Withers, P., Hughes, D., Smith, S., & Webster, P. (2006). Synchrotron x-ray measurement and finite element analysis of residual strain in TIG welded aluminium alloy 2024

Residual strains have been measured in a tungsten inert gas (TIG) butt-welded 2024 aluminum alloy plate using synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Novel two-dimensional strain maps spanning the entire plate reveal steep gradients in residual stress and pro... Read More about Synchrotron x-ray measurement and finite element analysis of residual strain in TIG welded aluminium alloy 2024.

Sustainable soundscapes : noise policy and the urban experience (2006)
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Adams, M., Cox, T., Moore, G., Croxford, B., & Refaee, M. (2006). Sustainable soundscapes : noise policy and the urban experience. Urban Studies, 43(13), 2385-2398. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980600972504

This paper introduces regulatory components influencing city soundscapes in Europe and the UK, illustrating the abatement approach taken within noise policy, demonstrating the importance of individual experience in assessing the soundscapes of urban... Read More about Sustainable soundscapes : noise policy and the urban experience.

The evaluation of the far-field integral in the Green's function representation for steady Oseen flow (2006)
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Fishwick, N., & Chadwick, E. (2006). The evaluation of the far-field integral in the Green's function representation for steady Oseen flow. Physics of Fluids, 18(11), 113101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2388248

Consider the Green's function representation of an exterior problem in steady Oseen flow. The far-field integral in the formulation is shown to be zero.

Fresnel diffraction and fractal patterns from polygonal apertures (2006)
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Huang, J., Christian, J., & McDonald, G. (2006). Fresnel diffraction and fractal patterns from polygonal apertures. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.23.002768

Two compact analytical descriptions of Fresnel diffraction patterns from polygonal apertures under uniform illumination are detailed. In particular, a simple expression for the diffracted field from constituent edges is derived. These results have fu... Read More about Fresnel diffraction and fractal patterns from polygonal apertures.

The rotational and translational dynamics of molecular hydrogen physiosorbed in activated carbon: A direct probe of microporosity and hydrogen storage performance (2006)
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Georgiev, P., Ross, D., Albers, P., & Ramirez-Cuesta, A. (2006). The rotational and translational dynamics of molecular hydrogen physiosorbed in activated carbon: A direct probe of microporosity and hydrogen storage performance. Carbon, 44(13), 2724-2738. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2006.04.023

We have measured Incoherent Inelastic Neutron Scattering (IINS) spectra of H2 physisorbed in high purity chemically activated carbon (AC) at different surface coverage and at temperatures near the triple point of bulk hydrogen. Our experimental resul... Read More about The rotational and translational dynamics of molecular hydrogen physiosorbed in activated carbon: A direct probe of microporosity and hydrogen storage performance.

Application of the self-organizing map (SOM) to assess the heavy metal removal performance in experimental constructed wetlands (2006)
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Lee, B., & Scholz, M. (2006). Application of the self-organizing map (SOM) to assess the heavy metal removal performance in experimental constructed wetlands. Water Research, 40(18), 3367-3374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2006.07.027

The self-organizing map (SOM) model was applied to elucidate heavy metal removal mechanisms and to predict heavy metal concentrations in experimental constructed wetlands treating urban runoff. A newly developed SOM map showed that nickel in construc... Read More about Application of the self-organizing map (SOM) to assess the heavy metal removal performance in experimental constructed wetlands.

Transmission photoacoustic spectroscopy of flash-evaporated CuIn0.75Ga0.25Se2 thin films (2006)
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Ahmed, E., Pilkington, R., Hill, A., Ali, C., Ahmed, W., & Hassan, I. (2006). Transmission photoacoustic spectroscopy of flash-evaporated CuIn0.75Ga0.25Se2 thin films. Thin Solid Films, 515(1), 239-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2005.12.076

Photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) has proved to be an effective technique for the evaluation of inherent defect population in a wide range of materials for various applications. This paper demonstrates the use of this technique in transmission mode an... Read More about Transmission photoacoustic spectroscopy of flash-evaporated CuIn0.75Ga0.25Se2 thin films.

Generalized theory and application of Stokes parameter measurements made with a single photoelastic modulator (2006)
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Liu, Y., Jones, G., Peng, Y., & Shen, T. (2006). Generalized theory and application of Stokes parameter measurements made with a single photoelastic modulator. Journal of Applied Physics, 100(6), 063537. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2353894

We report in this paper a generalized theory that describes the interaction between a monochromatic light beam and an optical system that includes one photoelastic modulator, one analyzer, and one photodetector. Based on the theory, a detailed four-s... Read More about Generalized theory and application of Stokes parameter measurements made with a single photoelastic modulator.

Spatial Kerr soliton collisions at arbitrary angles (2006)
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Chamorro-Posada, P., & McDonald, G. (2006). Spatial Kerr soliton collisions at arbitrary angles. Physical Review E, 74(3), 036609. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.74.036609

The theory of spatial Kerr solitons is extended to colliding beams that are neither almost-exactly copropagating nor almost-exactly counterpropagating. Our new Helmholtz formalism yields results that are consistent with the inherent symmetry of the c... Read More about Spatial Kerr soliton collisions at arbitrary angles.

Factors influencing flow of object focussed collaboration in collaborative virtual environments (2006)
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Otto, O., Heldal, I., Wolff, R., & Roberts, D. (2006). Factors influencing flow of object focussed collaboration in collaborative virtual environments. Virtual Reality, 10(2), 119-133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-006-0050-6

Creativity is believed to be helped by an uncluttered state of mind known as flow and as the trend grows towards less immersive displays to produce an uncluttered workplace, we ask the question “Does immersion matter to the flow of distributed group... Read More about Factors influencing flow of object focussed collaboration in collaborative virtual environments.

Decision-support tools for sustainable drainage (2006)
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Scholz, M. (2006). Decision-support tools for sustainable drainage. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 159(3), 117-125. https://doi.org/10.1680/ensu.2006.159.3.117

The contribution of sustainable drainage systems (Suds) to the overall catchment dynamics of Glasgow and Edinburgh was studied. Seventy-nine sites in Glasgow and 103 sites in Edinburgh were identified for initial investigation, including a site feasi... Read More about Decision-support tools for sustainable drainage.

High pressure spray cooling of a moving surface (2006)
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Nasr, G., Sharief, R., & Yule, A. (2006). High pressure spray cooling of a moving surface. Journal of Heat Transfer, 128(8), 752-760. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2217747

A novel technique is described for investigating spray cooling of moving hot surfaces. An experimental investigation is described for vertically downwards water sprays impinging on a horizontal steel annulus of 250 mm diameter with a surface tempera... Read More about High pressure spray cooling of a moving surface.

Application of acoustic emission for masonry arch bridges (2006)
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Melbourne, C., & Tomor, A. (2006). Application of acoustic emission for masonry arch bridges. Strain, 42(3), 165-172. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-1305.2006.00274.x

There are over 40 000 masonry arch bridges in the UK, 60% of which are over 100 years old. The ever increasing levels of loading and volumes of traffic make it imperative that the condition, life expectancy and load capacity of such bridges are accur... Read More about Application of acoustic emission for masonry arch bridges.

A first step towards learning which uORFs regulate gene expression (2006)
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Bryant, C., Kemp, G., & Cvijovic, M. (2006). A first step towards learning which uORFs regulate gene expression. Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics, 3(2), 31. https://doi.org/10.2390/biecoll-jib-2006-31

We have taken a first step towards learning which upstream Open Reading Frames (uORFs) regulate gene expression (i.e., which uORFs are functional) in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We do this by integrating data from several resources and combin... Read More about A first step towards learning which uORFs regulate gene expression.

Structure and properties of iron borophosphate glasses (2006)
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Bingham, P., Hand, R., Forder, S., Lavaysierre, A., Deloffre, F., Kilcoyne, S., & Yasin, I. (2006). Structure and properties of iron borophosphate glasses. Physics and chemistry of glasses, 47(4), 313-317

Thermal stability, structure and aqueous chemical durability of glasses of nominal composition 60P2O5–40Fe2O3 (mol%) doped with up to 20% B2O3 have been investigated. B2O3 was substituted for either P2O5 or Fe2O3, or was added on a pro rata basis.... Read More about Structure and properties of iron borophosphate glasses.

Hydrogen storage: the major technological barrier to the development of hydrogen fuel cell cars (2006)
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Ross, D. (2006). Hydrogen storage: the major technological barrier to the development of hydrogen fuel cell cars. Vacuum, 80(10), 1084-1089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2006.03.030

In this paper, we review the current technology for the storage of hydrogen on board a fuel cell-propelled vehicle. Having outlined the technical specifications necessary to match the performance of hydrocarbon. fue1, we first outline the inherent d... Read More about Hydrogen storage: the major technological barrier to the development of hydrogen fuel cell cars.

On the modeling of sound propagation over multi-impedance discontinuities using a semiempirical diffraction formulation (2006)
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Lam, Y., & Monazzam, M. (2006). On the modeling of sound propagation over multi-impedance discontinuities using a semiempirical diffraction formulation. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 120(2), 686-698. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2216905

Several approximate extensions of the semi-empirical De Jong model [ De Jong et al., J. Sound and Vib. 86, 23–46 (1983) ] are considered for the prediction of sound propagation over multiple impedance discontinuities. A limitation in the original for... Read More about On the modeling of sound propagation over multi-impedance discontinuities using a semiempirical diffraction formulation.