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Inverse kinematics and workspace analysis of the metamorphic hand (2014)
Journal Article
Gao, Z., Wei, G., & Dai, J. (2015). Inverse kinematics and workspace analysis of the metamorphic hand. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 229(5), 965-975. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954406214541429

This paper investigates for the first time inverse kinematics of a four-fingered metamorphic hand. Compared with the current existing robotic hands, the most significant feature of the metamorphic hand is the introduction of a foldable and reconfigur... Read More about Inverse kinematics and workspace analysis of the metamorphic hand.

Exploring the barriers and driving factors in implementing building information modelling (BIM) in the Malaysian construction industry : a preliminary study (2014)
Journal Article
Zahrizan, Z., Ali, N., Haron, A., Marshall-Ponting, A., & Hamid, Z. (2014). Exploring the barriers and driving factors in implementing building information modelling (BIM) in the Malaysian construction industry : a preliminary study. Journal of the Institute of Engineers, Malaysia, 75(1), 1-10

In Malaysia, Building Information Modelling (BIM) has recently gained attraction from construction players and
some of them have applied it to several projects. By utilising the BIM process, the construction players have the
opportunity to plan, co... Read More about Exploring the barriers and driving factors in implementing building information modelling (BIM) in the Malaysian construction industry : a preliminary study.

Target costing in construction : a comparative study (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Sampaio, R., Kaushik, A., Koskela, L., Denis Granja, A., Keraminiyage, K., & Tzortzopoulos Fazenda, P. (2014, June). Target costing in construction : a comparative study. Presented at International Group of Lean Construction, Oslo, Norway

Target costing is an approach for the development of new products in the automobile industry, aimed at reducing their life-cycle costs while ensuring quality, reliability and other client requirements, by examining all possible ideas for cost reducti... Read More about Target costing in construction : a comparative study.

On abduction in design (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Kroll, E., & Koskela, L. (2014, June). On abduction in design. Presented at Sixth International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC'14), London

The mechanism of design reasoning from function to form is addressed by examining the possibility of explaining it as abduction. We propose a new interpretation to some definitions of innovative abduction, to show first that the concept, idea, as the... Read More about On abduction in design.

Invading and expanding : range dynamics and ecological consequences of the Greater White-Toothed Shrew (Crocidura russula) invasion in Ireland (2014)
Journal Article

Establishing how invasive species impact upon pre-existing species is a fundamental question in ecology and conservation
biology. The greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is an invasive species in Ireland that was first recorded in 2007... Read More about Invading and expanding : range dynamics and ecological consequences of the Greater White-Toothed Shrew (Crocidura russula) invasion in Ireland.

Spectrum efficiency improvements in cognitive radio networks : a survey (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Fakhrudeen, A., & Alani, O. (2014, June). Spectrum efficiency improvements in cognitive radio networks : a survey. Presented at The 15th Annual Postgraduate Symposium on the Convergence of Telecommunications, Networking and Broadcasting (PGNet 2014), Liverpool John Moores University

Cognitive Radio Network (CRN) is a promising wireless communication network to utilize the unused and otherwise wasted portions of the licensed spectrum under two conditions; protecting the primary users of the licensed spectrum from harmful interfer... Read More about Spectrum efficiency improvements in cognitive radio networks : a survey.

Direct measurements of SR free Ca reveal the mechanism underlying the transient effects of RyR potentiation under physiological conditions (2014)
Journal Article
Greensmith, D., Galli, G., Trafford, A., & Eisner, D. (2014). Direct measurements of SR free Ca reveal the mechanism underlying the transient effects of RyR potentiation under physiological conditions. Cardiovascular Research, 103(4), 554-563. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvu158

AIMS: Most of the calcium that activates contraction is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) through the ryanodine receptor (RyR). It is controversial whether activators of the RyR produce a maintained increase in the amplitude of the systol... Read More about Direct measurements of SR free Ca reveal the mechanism underlying the transient effects of RyR potentiation under physiological conditions.

Impact of upstream anthropogenic river regulation on downstream water availability in transboundary river watersheds (2014)
Journal Article
Al-Faraj, F., & Scholz, M. (2014). Impact of upstream anthropogenic river regulation on downstream water availability in transboundary river watersheds. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 31(1), 28-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2014.924395

This article assesses the adverse impact of upstream anthropogenic regulation of a transboundary river watershed on the natural flow regime of the downstream country, by focusing on a case study: the Diyala (Sīrvān) River watershed shared between Ira... Read More about Impact of upstream anthropogenic river regulation on downstream water availability in transboundary river watersheds.