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Geochemical characteristics of soils in Fezzan, Sahara desert : implications for environment and agriculture (2015)
Journal Article
Maryol, E., & Lin, C. (2015). Geochemical characteristics of soils in Fezzan, Sahara desert : implications for environment and agriculture. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 158, 122-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2015.07.009

An investigation was conducted to geochemically characterize the soils in Fezzan of the Sahara desert in order to
assess (a) the role of the soils as a carbon store, (b) the potential risk of the fine-grained soil fraction as a dust
source, and (c)... Read More about Geochemical characteristics of soils in Fezzan, Sahara desert : implications for environment and agriculture.

Biomimetic approach for the creation of deployable canopies based on the unfolding of a beetle wing and the blooming of a flower (2015)
Book Chapter
Fenci, G., & Currie, N. (2015). Biomimetic approach for the creation of deployable canopies based on the unfolding of a beetle wing and the blooming of a flower. In Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems : 4th International Conference, Living Machines 2015, Barcelona, Spain, July 28 - 31, 2015, Proceedings (101-112). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22979-9_11

Modern architectural designs create dynamic and flexible spaces, able to adapt to the ever-changing environment by virtue of temporary and convertible structures. Biomimetics is the applied science that, through the imitation of Nature, finds the sol... Read More about Biomimetic approach for the creation of deployable canopies based on the unfolding of a beetle wing and the blooming of a flower.

Post-disaster housing reconstruction in Sri Lanka : what methodology? (2015)
Journal Article
Amaratunga, N., Haigh, R., & Ingirige, B. (2015). Post-disaster housing reconstruction in Sri Lanka : what methodology?. SAGE Open, 5(3), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015583072

Research methodology is the procedural framework within which the research is conducted. This includes the overall approach to a problem that could be put into practice in a research process, from the theoretical underpinning to the collection and an... Read More about Post-disaster housing reconstruction in Sri Lanka : what methodology?.

Fault-tolerant networks-on-chip routing with coarse and fine-grained look-ahead (2015)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Harkin, J., Li, Y., & Maguire, L. (2016). Fault-tolerant networks-on-chip routing with coarse and fine-grained look-ahead. IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, 35(2), 260-273. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCAD.2015.2459050

Fault tolerance and adaptive capabilities are challenges for modern Networks-on-Chip (NoC) due to the increase in physical defects in advanced manufacturing processes. Two novel adaptive routing algorithms, namely coarse and fine-grained look-ahead a... Read More about Fault-tolerant networks-on-chip routing with coarse and fine-grained look-ahead.

Nonlinear Helmholtz wave refraction & Goos-Hänchen shifts in nonparaxial optics : angles and interfaces, solitons and Snell's law (2015)
Presentation / Conference
McCoy, E., Christian, J., Sanchez-Curto, J., & McDonald, G. (2015, July). Nonlinear Helmholtz wave refraction & Goos-Hänchen shifts in nonparaxial optics : angles and interfaces, solitons and Snell's law. Presented at 12th International Conference on the Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Waves, Karlsruhe, Germany

The interaction of self-localized waves with an abrupt interface is a problem of fundamental importance in many branches of physics, engineering, and applied mathematics. Waveguide optics, for instance, is dominated in an essential way by such consid... Read More about Nonlinear Helmholtz wave refraction & Goos-Hänchen shifts in nonparaxial optics : angles and interfaces, solitons and Snell's law.

Unstable resonators with polygon and von Koch-type boundary conditions : virtual source modelling of fractal eigenmodes (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Christian, J., Begleris, I., Wickham, S., McDonald, G., & Huang, J. (2015, July). Unstable resonators with polygon and von Koch-type boundary conditions : virtual source modelling of fractal eigenmodes. Presented at 12th International Conference on the Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Wave Propagation, Karlsruhe, Germany

We will report on our latest research into modelling fractal lasers (linear systems that involve geometrically-unstable resonators with inherent magnification), and propose two new classes of cavity configuration. These devices are of fundamental the... Read More about Unstable resonators with polygon and von Koch-type boundary conditions : virtual source modelling of fractal eigenmodes.

Diffraction of Weierstrass scalar fractal waves by circular apertures : symmetry and patterns, complexity and dimension (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Christian, J., Woodroofe, E., & McDonald, G. (2015, July). Diffraction of Weierstrass scalar fractal waves by circular apertures : symmetry and patterns, complexity and dimension. Presented at 12th International Conference on the Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Wave Propagation, Karlsruhe, Germany

The diffraction of plane waves from simple hard-edged apertures constitutes a class of boundary value problem that is well understood in optics, at least within the scalar approximation. Similarly, the diffraction of such waves from fractal apertures... Read More about Diffraction of Weierstrass scalar fractal waves by circular apertures : symmetry and patterns, complexity and dimension.

Vector dark solitons in systems with spatiotemporal dispersion and cubic nonlinearity : solutions and stability, transformations and relativity (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Carter, L., Christian, J., McDonald, G., & Chamorro-Posada, P. (2015, July). Vector dark solitons in systems with spatiotemporal dispersion and cubic nonlinearity : solutions and stability, transformations and relativity. Presented at 12th International Conference on the Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Waves, Karlsruhe, Germany

The origin of conventional models for nonlinear optical pulse propagation lies in the ubiquitous slowly-varying envelope approximation (SVEA) accompanied by a Galilean boost to a local-time frame. While such a near-universal procedure typically resul... Read More about Vector dark solitons in systems with spatiotemporal dispersion and cubic nonlinearity : solutions and stability, transformations and relativity.

Integrated analysis of compaction, edge distortion and residual deformation of wind-turbine thick composite spar-cap (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Ammasai Sengodan, G., Joshi, S., & Chen, Z. (2015, July). Integrated analysis of compaction, edge distortion and residual deformation of wind-turbine thick composite spar-cap. Presented at ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials, Copenhagen, Denmark

A scaled model of a unidirectional glass/epoxy wind turbine spar cap measuring 7.5 mm thick was cured in a vacuum assisted oven and noticed a non-uniform thickness along its length. Even though, a vacuum pressure of 1 bar applied to the laminate, the... Read More about Integrated analysis of compaction, edge distortion and residual deformation of wind-turbine thick composite spar-cap.

Hybrid particle swarm optimization algorithm and firefly algorithm based combined economic and emission dispatch including valve point effect (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

For economic and efficient operation of power system optimal scheduling of generators to minimize fuel cost of generating units and its emission is a major consideration. This paper presents a new approach to Combined Economic and Emission Dispatch (... Read More about Hybrid particle swarm optimization algorithm and firefly algorithm based combined economic and emission dispatch including valve point effect.

Altered Competitive Fitness, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Cellular Morphology in a Triclosan-Induced Small-Colony Variant of Staphylococcus aureus (2015)
Journal Article
Forbes, S., Latimer, J., Bazaid, A., & McBain, A. (2015). Altered Competitive Fitness, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Cellular Morphology in a Triclosan-Induced Small-Colony Variant of Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 59(8), 4809-4816. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00352-15

Staphylococcus aureus can produce small-colony variants (SCVs) that express various phenotypes. While their significance is unclear, SCV propagation may be influenced by relative fitness, antimicrobial susceptibility, and the underlying mechanism. We... Read More about Altered Competitive Fitness, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Cellular Morphology in a Triclosan-Induced Small-Colony Variant of Staphylococcus aureus.

Establishment of a coastal fish in the Azores : recent colonisation or sudden expansion of an ancient relict population? (2015)
Journal Article
expansion of an ancient relict population?. Heredity, 115, 527-537. https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2015.55

The processes and time scales associated with ocean-wide changes in the distribution of marine
species have intrigued biologists since Darwin’s earliest insights into biogeography. The Azores, a
mid-Atlantic volcanic archipelago located more than 1... Read More about Establishment of a coastal fish in the Azores : recent colonisation or sudden expansion of an ancient relict population?.

Modelling spatial distribution of outdoor recreation trips of urban residents : An in-depth study in Salford, UK (2015)
Journal Article
Jiao, X., Jin, Y., Gunawan, O., & James, P. (2015). Modelling spatial distribution of outdoor recreation trips of urban residents : An in-depth study in Salford, UK. International review for spatial planning and sustainable development, 3(3), 36-49. https://doi.org/10.14246/irspsd.3.3_36

Outdoor recreation is one of the most important leisure activities of urban residents, with urban greenspace accruing the highest value of benefits among all greenspaces in the UK. However, access and trip-making to outdoor greenspaces by urban resid... Read More about Modelling spatial distribution of outdoor recreation trips of urban residents : An in-depth study in Salford, UK.

Multi-DL-ReSuMe : multiple neurons delay learning remote supervised method (2015)
Book Chapter
Taherkhani, A., Belatreche, A., Li, Y., & Maguire, L. (2015). Multi-DL-ReSuMe : multiple neurons delay learning remote supervised method. In Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (Article number 7280743). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN.2015.7280743

Spikes are an important part of information transmission between neurons in the biological brain. Biological evidence shows that information is carried in the timing of individual action potentials, rather than only the firing rate. Spiking neural ne... Read More about Multi-DL-ReSuMe : multiple neurons delay learning remote supervised method.

Bio-inspired hierarchical framework for multi-view face detection and pose estimation (2015)
Book Chapter
McCarroll, N., Belatreche, A., Harkin, J., & Li, Y. (2015). Bio-inspired hierarchical framework for multi-view face detection and pose estimation. In Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (Article number 7280674). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN.2015.7280674

Face detection is one of the most active research areas in computer vision. Despite the well documented success of classical machine learning techniques in controlled situations, face detection in completely uncontrolled settings remains a difficult... Read More about Bio-inspired hierarchical framework for multi-view face detection and pose estimation.

Post-glacial colonization of eastern Europe from the Carpathian refugium : evidence from mitochondrial DNA of the common vole Microtus arvalis (2015)
Journal Article
Stojak, J., McDevitt, A., Herman, J., Searle, J., & Wójcik, J. (2015). Post-glacial colonization of eastern Europe from the Carpathian refugium : evidence from mitochondrial DNA of the common vole Microtus arvalis. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 115(4), 927-939. https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12535

There is now considerable evidence for the survival of temperate species within glacial refugia that were situated at relatively high latitudes, notably the Carpathian Basin and Dordogne region in Europe. However, the prevalence of fossil remains in... Read More about Post-glacial colonization of eastern Europe from the Carpathian refugium : evidence from mitochondrial DNA of the common vole Microtus arvalis.