Sink or swim: adversity- and growth-related experiences in Olympic swimming champions by Karen L. Howells, David Fletcher

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Assessing user acceptance towards automated and conventional sink use for hand decontamination using the technology acceptance model by Carolyn H. Dawson, Jamie B. Mackrill, Rebecca Cain

“…Strategies to improve HH range from behavioural techniques through to automated sinks that ensure hand surface cleaning. This study aimed to assess user experience and acceptance towards a new automated sink, compared to a normal sink. …”
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Maintaining systems-of-systems fit-for-purpose: a technique exploiting material, energy and information source, sink and bearer analysis by Steven W. Hinsley

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Tribo-dynamic analysis of hypoid gears in automotive differentials by Ioannis Karagiannis

“…A tribo-dynamic investigation aims at expanding the dynamic model from pure dry conditions to a more integrated elastohydrodynamic (EHL) approach. …”
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On the effect of nonlinear vibration absorbers in palliation of the torsional response of automotive drivetrains by Ahmed Haris

“…This thesis focuses on the systematic study of incorporating nonlinear energy sink (NES) in the vehicle drivetrain with the aim to attenuate torsional vibrations over a broad range of frequencies and under transient vehicle manoeuvres. …”
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A microfabricated atmospheric-pressure microplasma source operating in air by Jeffrey A. Hopwood, Felipe Iza, S. Coy, D.B. Fenner

“…An atmospheric-pressure air microplasma is ignited and sustained in a 25μm wide discharge gap formed between two co-planar gold electrodes. …”
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Aerodynamic design of a cooled cooling air system for an aero gas turbine by Duncan Walker, Bharat R. Koli, Apostolos Spanelis, Peter Beecroft

“…A low pressure system is required to deliver air bled from the bypass duct to a heat exchanger for use as a heat sink. …”
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An automotive engine charge-air intake conditioner system: thermodynamic analysis of performance characteristics by D.W. Taitt, Colin Garner, E. Swain, M.D. Bassett, R.J. Pearson, J.W.G. Turner

“…A first law thermodynamic model has been developed and used to characterize the performance of an automotive engine charge-air intake conditioner system. This system employs a compressor, intercooler, and expander to provide increased charge density with the possibility of reducing, the charge-air temperature below the sink temperature. …”
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An automotive engine charge-air intake conditioner system: analysis of fuel economy benefits in a gasoline engine application by D.W. Taitt, Colin Garner, E. Swain, D. Blundell, R.J. Pearson, J.W.G. Turner

“…An analysis was carried out under full load at 3000 r/min and showed that a charge-air conditioner system - with compressor, intercooler, and expander efficiencies of 0.8 - allowed the compression ratio to be increased by approximately half a ratio, which gave up to 1.5 per cent reduction in brake specific fuel consumption at 2000 r/min 2 bar brake mean effective pressure when compared with a conventional pressure charger intercooler system with no expander.…”
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Do competition and herbivory alter the internal nitrogen dynamics of birch saplings? by Jonathan Millett, P. Millard, A.J. Hester, A.J.S. McDonald

“…• Deciduous trees recycle nitrogen (N) within their tissues. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that reductions in plant growth, due to competition and herbivory, reduce the sink strength for N during autumn nutrient withdrawal and reduce the storage capacity and hence the amount of N remobilised in the following spring. • We used 15N labelled fertiliser to quantify N uptake, leaf-N withdrawal and remobilisation. …”
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Thermal interface materials - a review of the state of the art by Farhad Sarvar, David Whalley, Paul Conway

“…To minimise the contact resistance, thermal interface materials (TIMs) are introduced to the joint to fill the air gaps and are an essential part of an assembly when solid surfaces are attached together. …”
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Targeted energy transfer in automotive powertrains by Ahmed Haris, Eliot Motato, Stephanos Theodossiades, A.F. Vakakis, L.A. Bergman, D.M. McFarland, Ben Struve

“…In contrast to the classical powertrain palliative methods, NES should be capable of operating over a broader band of frequencies (with the additional aim of being lightweight and compact). Although the TET concept has been extensively studied for translational systems, there is a dearth of studies for rotational (torsional) ones. …”
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Estimation of building heat transfer coefficients from in-use data: Impacts of unmonitored energy flows by Matthew Li, David Allinson, Kevin Lomas

“…The analysis aims to demonstrate the potential scale of uncertainties introduced in a heat balance estimation of the heat transfer coefficient (HTC) when using in-use monitored data. …”
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A study into prolonging Wireless Sensor Network lifetime during disaster scenarios by Ansar Jamil

“…A WSN is deployed in an area to sense these environmental conditions and send information about them to a sink. …”
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The impacts of sport emissions on climate: Measurement, mitigation, and making a difference by Robert Wilby, Madeleine Orr, Duncan Depledge, Richard Giulianotti, George Havenith, James Andrew Kenyon, Tom KR Matthews, Stephen Mears, Donald J Mullan, Lee Taylor

“…Using a defined search protocol, 116 sources were identified that map to four sport-related themes: (1) carbon emissions and their measurement; (2) emissions control and decarbonization; (3) carbon sinks and offsets; and (4) behavior change. We find that mega sport events, elite sport, soccer, skiing, and golf have received most attention, whereas grass-roots and women's sport, activity in Africa and South America, cricket, tennis, and volleyball are understudied. …”
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Supplementary information files for The impacts of sport emissions on climate: Measurement, mitigation, and making a difference by Robert Wilby, Madeleine Orr, Duncan Depledge, Richard Giulianotti, George Havenith, James Andrew Kenyon, Tom KR Matthews, Stephen Mears, Donald J Mullan, Lee Taylor

“…Using a defined search protocol, 116 sources were identified that map to four sport-related themes: (1) carbon emissions and their measurement; (2) emissions control and decarbonization; (3) carbon sinks and offsets; and (4) behavior change. We find that mega sport events, elite sport, soccer, skiing, and golf have received most attention, whereas grass-roots and women's sport, activity in Africa and South America, cricket, tennis, and volleyball are understudied. …”
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Maintenance performance evaluation of offsite and in situ bathrooms by Wei Pan, Alistair Gibb

“…However, the importance of its maintenance has been largely underestimated and research into this area appears to be limited. …”
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