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Meziere, Y.; Akavhan, J.; Stevens, G. S.; Millett, J. C. F.; Bourne, N. K.(AIP, 2004-08-04)
The response of polymers to shock loading is becoming of increasing importance, both as binder systems in plastic-bonded explosives (PBXs) and as structural materials in their own right. In this paper, we report on the ...
A set of experimental trials was conducted with a 10 GHz continuous wave radar to collect micro-Doppler signatures of a large single, double and triple bladed rotating fin and a sized miniature helicopter. We analysed the ...
Kallepalli, Akhil; McCall, Blake; James, David B.; Junaid, Sarah; Halls, James; Richardson, Mark A.(Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2019-10-08)
Human skin equivalents (HSEs) are three‐dimensional living models of human skin that are prepared in vitro by seeding cells onto an appropriate scaffold. They recreate the structure and biological behaviour of real skin, ...
Currey, John D.; Brear, Kevin; Zioupos, Peter(Elsevier, 2019-08-22)
This paper is concerned with the effect of different strain rate on the Work of Fracture (Wf) of various vertebrate mineralised tissues, controlling for the effect of mineral content and Young's modulus of elasticity. Using ...
To determine the elicitation methodologies best placed to uncover and capture the expert operator’s reflective cognitive judgements in complex and dynamic military operating environments (e.g., explosive ordinance disposal) ...
The market for paintings by well-known artists is booming despite widespread concern about art crime and difficulties in establishing provenance. Public law enforcement is imperfect, and court cases often are deemed ...
Woven fabrics commonly referred to as ‘aerocotton’ and ‘aerolinen’ are frequently used in the conservation of books and manuscripts and are valued for their strength and flexibility. Although textiles have a long history ...
Nyombi, Antony; Williams, Mike; Wessling, Roland(American Chemical Society, 2019-09-24)
The role played by catalysts in solid fuel reactivity toward oxygen as a viable method for reducing toxic combustion emissions was studied. Catalyst (1 wt % Pd–Sn/alumina) treated and untreated solid fuels were analyzed ...
Crystalline polymers such as β‐cyclodextrin (βCD) can be modified with polyethylene glycol (PEG) diglycidyl ether cross‐linkers (262, 394, 500 Da). Here we show that the quantity and length of the PEG soft segments influence ...
Polymeric binders such as β‐cyclodextrins (βCDs) are used to bind with other constituents of energetic formulations and to prevent accidental ignition. One of the advantages of βCDs is the ability to tune their properties ...
van Engeland, Anicee(BRILL Academic Publishers, 2019-04-04)
According to some interpretations of Islam supported by gender activists, the veil can be perceived as a passport that enables women to participate in public affairs. This argument has been overlooked by the courts, including ...
We propose an architecture appropriate for future Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) active homing seeker missiles with Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) capabilities. Our proposal enhances military targeting performance ...
Feature detection is a vital aspect of computer vision applications, but adverse environments, distance and illumination can affect the quality and repeatability of features or even prevent their identification. Invariance ...
This paper examines experiential learning theory and its impact on the design, implementation and evaluation of learning beyond the level of the individual. The existence of experiential learning frameworks at organization ...
The Great War saw machine gunnery develop from a direct fire weapon through to mass indirect fire barrages. There is an account from High Wood in August 1916 that represents the pinnacle of these developments – firing one ...
Chatterjee, Ayan; Yuen, Peter W. T.(IEEE, 2019-09-03)
Sparse Coding Dictionary (SCD) learning is to decompose a given hyperspectral image into a linear combination of a few bases. In a natural scene, because there is an imbalance in the abundance of materials, the problem of ...
The purpose of solid propellants is to generate gas, which expands to accelerate (and spin, in the case of rifled barrels) a gun projectile so that it achieves the desired launch velocity at the muzzle. Some of the important ...
Knock, Clare; George, Alison(Taylor and Francis, 2019-08-25)
Experiments were carried out to quantify the size of the tissue spatter distribution from post-mortem dismemberment. Pig joints were used with the same diameters as human arms. Two chainsaws were used: a petrol chainsaw ...
Zahidi, Usman A.; Chatterjee, Ayan; Yuen, Peter W. T.(MDPI, 2019-08-06)
The application of Empirical Line Method (ELM) for hyperspectral Atmospheric Compensation (AC) premises the underlying linear relationship between a material’s reflectance and appearance. ELM solves the Radiative Transfer ...