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The clean audio project: Digital TV as assistive technology (2006)
Journal Article
Shirley, B., & Kendrick, P. (2006). The clean audio project: Digital TV as assistive technology. Technology and Disability, 18(1/2006), 31-41

Technology used in Digital TV has the potential to enhance the viewing experience for millions of hard of hearing people. The Clean Audio project commissioned by the Independent Television Commission (ITC), and continued by Ofcom, looks at methods by... Read More about The clean audio project: Digital TV as assistive technology.

Nonradiating and radiating configurations driven by left-handed metamaterials (2006)
Journal Article
Boardman, A., & Marinov, K. (2006). Nonradiating and radiating configurations driven by left-handed metamaterials. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.23.000543

It is shown that a pair of identical emitters (e.g., wire dipole antennas) in the focal points of a disk, made of left-handed metamaterial (a perfect lens), forms a nonradiating electromagnetic configuration. The emitters are fed with voltages of equ... Read More about Nonradiating and radiating configurations driven by left-handed metamaterials.

Two-dimensional motion in a Bell-constrained plate (2006)
Journal Article
Sandiford, K., Rogerson, G., & Murphy, J. (2006). Two-dimensional motion in a Bell-constrained plate. International Journal of Engineering Science, 44(5-6), 379-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijengsci.2005.12.006

The so-called Bell constraint has been used for several years in plasticity theory and has additionally been the subject to several investigations within an elastic context. In this paper the effects of the Bell constraint on the propagation of harmo... Read More about Two-dimensional motion in a Bell-constrained plate.

Damage formation and annealing studies of low energy ion implants in silicon using medium energy ion scattering (2006)
Thesis
Werner, M. Damage formation and annealing studies of low energy ion implants in silicon using medium energy ion scattering. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

The work described in this thesis concerns studies of damage and annealing processes in ion implanted Si, relevant for the formation of source / drain extensions in sub 100 nm CMOS devices. Implants were carried out using 1-3 keV As, BF2 and Sb io... Read More about Damage formation and annealing studies of low energy ion implants in silicon using medium energy ion scattering.

Revised Capillary Suction Time (CST) test to reduce consumable costs and improve dewaterability interpretation (2006)
Journal Article
Scholz, M. (2006). Revised Capillary Suction Time (CST) test to reduce consumable costs and improve dewaterability interpretation. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 81(3), 336-344. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.1400

The aim of this paper is to critically assess the standard capillary suction time (CST) test and to propose a modified device (prototype) and a revised CST procedure. The empirical CST test (using a circular funnel) is well established as the leading... Read More about Revised Capillary Suction Time (CST) test to reduce consumable costs and improve dewaterability interpretation.

Maximum length sequence and Bessel diffusers using active technologies (2006)
Journal Article
Cox, T., Avis, M., & Xiao, L. (2006). Maximum length sequence and Bessel diffusers using active technologies. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 289(4-5), 807-829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2005.02.019

Active technologies can enable room acoustic diffusers to operate over a wider bandwidth than passive devices, by extending the bass response. Active impedance control can be used to generate surface impedance distributions which cause wavefront disp... Read More about Maximum length sequence and Bessel diffusers using active technologies.

Application of case-based reasoning to support constructed wetland management (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Lee, B., & Scholz, M. (2006, February). Application of case-based reasoning to support constructed wetland management. Presented at Second International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) International Conference on ‘Advanced Technology in the Environmental Field’, Lanzarote, Spain

Review of capillary suction time testing (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Scholz, M., Sawalha, O., & Borges, D. (2006, February). Review of capillary suction time testing. Presented at The IASTED International Conference on Advanced Technology in the Environmental Field, Lanzarote, Spain

Decision support model for sustainable urban drainage system management (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Scholz, M., Kazemi-Yazdi, S., & Englmeier, M. (2006, February). Decision support model for sustainable urban drainage system management. Presented at The IASTED International Conference on Advanced Technology in the Environmental Field, Lanzarote, Spain

Kinetic neutron diffraction study of Nb3Sn phase formation in superconducting wires (2006)
Journal Article
Al-Jawad, M., Manuel, P., Ritter, C., & Kilcoyne, S. (2006). Kinetic neutron diffraction study of Nb3Sn phase formation in superconducting wires. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 18(4), 1449-1457. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/18/4/028

The kinetics of Nb3Sn phase formation in commercial multifilamentary wires have been studied as a function of time and temperature using time-resolved, in situ neutron diffraction. This work shows that at higher temperatures the Nb3Sn phase forms in... Read More about Kinetic neutron diffraction study of Nb3Sn phase formation in superconducting wires.

Problem-based learning as an effective tool for teaching computer network design (2006)
Journal Article
Linge, N., & Parsons, D. (2006). Problem-based learning as an effective tool for teaching computer network design. IEEE Transactions on Education, 49(1), 5-10. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2005.852600

This paper addresses the challenge of developing techniques for the effective teaching of computer network design. It reports on the experience of using the technique of problem-based learning as a key pedagogical method for teaching practical networ... Read More about Problem-based learning as an effective tool for teaching computer network design.

Electron transfer in apoferritin probed by muon spin relaxation (2006)
Journal Article
Telling, M. T. F., & Kilcoyne, S. (2006). Electron transfer in apoferritin probed by muon spin relaxation. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 374, 451-455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2005.11.130

Electron-transfer processes play a vital role in many biological phenomena, from energy storage to photosynthesis. The labelled electron method using positive muons allows such transfer processes in macromolecules, such as proteins, to be probed on... Read More about Electron transfer in apoferritin probed by muon spin relaxation.

Ab initio studies of structure and magnetic structure in YCo3H2 (2006)
Journal Article
Cui, X., Liu, J., Morrison, I., & Ross, D. (2006). Ab initio studies of structure and magnetic structure in YCo3H2. ChemInform, 37(9), 136-139. https://doi.org/10.1002/chin.200609003

We present an ab initio density functional study of magnetic phase transitions in the YCo3H2 system. The augmented plane wave and local orbital method as employed in the WIEN2K code is used to predict the structure and electronic structure of this co... Read More about Ab initio studies of structure and magnetic structure in YCo3H2.

The vortex line in steady, incompressible Oseen flow (2006)
Journal Article
Chadwick, E. (2006). The vortex line in steady, incompressible Oseen flow. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 462(2066), 391-401. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2005.1593

The horseshoe vortex is given in Oseen flow as a constant spanwise distribution of lift Oseenlets. From this, the vortex line is represented in steady, incompressible Oseen flow. The velocity near to the vortex line is determined, as well as near to... Read More about The vortex line in steady, incompressible Oseen flow.

In situ transmission electron microscopy studies of radiation damage in copper indium diselenide (2006)
Journal Article
Donnelly, S., Hinks, J., Edmondson, P., Pilkington, R., Yakushev, M., & Birtcher, R. (2006). In situ transmission electron microscopy studies of radiation damage in copper indium diselenide. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 242(1-2), 686-689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2005.08.089

The ternary semiconductor, CuInSe2 (CIS), is a promising semiconductor material for use in photovoltaic applications. Of particular interest is the high tolerance of this material to bombardment by energetic particles. This is of particular importanc... Read More about In situ transmission electron microscopy studies of radiation damage in copper indium diselenide.

Ternary and quadriphase sequence diffusers (2006)
Journal Article
Angus, J., Cox, T., & D'Antonio, P. (2006). Ternary and quadriphase sequence diffusers. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 119(1), 310-319. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2139632

A room acoustic diffuser breaks up reflected wavefronts, and this can be achieved by presenting a spatially varying surface impedance. In hybrid surfaces, varying impedance is achieved by patches of absorption and reflection, giving reflection coeffi... Read More about Ternary and quadriphase sequence diffusers.

A profiled structure with improved low frequency absorption. (2006)
Journal Article
Wu, T., Cox, T., & Lam, Y. (2006). A profiled structure with improved low frequency absorption. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 110(6), 3064-3070. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.1412443

It is possible to obtain good absorption from Schroeder diffusers if suitable alterations to the design are made. Interestingly, previous work has shown that good absorption appears possible below the design frequency when the diffusers are poorly co... Read More about A profiled structure with improved low frequency absorption..

Effects of porous covering on sound attenuation by periodic arrays of cylinders. (2006)
Journal Article
Umnova, O., Attenborough, C., & Linton, J. (2006). Effects of porous covering on sound attenuation by periodic arrays of cylinders. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 119(1), 278-284. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2133715

The acoustic transmission loss of a finite periodic array of long rigid cylinders, without and with porous absorbent covering, is studied both theoretically and in the laboratory. A multiple scattering model is extended to allow for the covering and... Read More about Effects of porous covering on sound attenuation by periodic arrays of cylinders..