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  • Can we model observed soil carbon changes from a dense inventory? A case study over England and Wales using three version of Orchidee ecosystem model (AR5, AR5-PRIM and O-CN) 
    Guenet, B.; Moyano, F. E.; Vuichard, N.; Kirk, Guy J. D.; Bellamy, Patricia H.; Zaehle, Sönke; Ciais, P. (Copernicus Publications, 2013-07-12)
    A widespread decrease of the top soil carbon content was observed over England and Wales during the period 1978-2003 in the National Soil Inventory (NSI), amounting to a carbon loss of 4.44 Tg yr-1 over 141 550 km2. ...
  • Capabilities of proprietary intermediate telehealth devices 
    Adeogun, Oluseun; Tiwari, Ashutosh; Alcock, Jeffrey R. (2011-10-28)
    Abstract Objective: Proprietary intermediate telehealth devices are those which are specifically designed as connectors between the entities of telehealth systems. This article seeks to understand what are the capabilities ...
  • Capturing the Industrial Requirements of Set-Based Design for the CONGA Framework 
    Al-Ashaab, Ahmed; Golob, Matic; Noriega, Paula; Torriani, Filippo; Alvarez, Pedro; Beltran, Ana; Busachi, Alessandro; Ex-Ignotis, Lambert; Rigatti, Carlotta; Sharma, Sanjiv (2013-09-19)
    The Configuration Optimisation of Next-Generation Aircraft (CONGA) is a proposed framework in a response to industrial need to enhance the aerospace capability in the UK. In order to successfully address this challenge, a ...
  • Carbon and titanium diboride (TiB2) multilayer coatings. 
    Rao, Jeff; Cruz, R.; Lawson, K. J.; Nicholls, John R. (2004-11-01)
    Titanium Diboride, (TiB2) is a metal-based refractory ceramic material that has been investigated in industrial applications ranging from, cutting tools to wear parts and for use in the aerospace industry. The unique ...
  • Carbon Brainprint Case Study: ceramic coatings for jet engine turbine blades 
    Parsons, David J.; Chatterton, Julia C.; Nicholls, John R. (2011-07-31)
    Ceramic thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are applied to jet turbine blades to protect them from the high temperature gases leaving the combustion chamber and to increase the efficiency of the engine. Professor John Nicholls ...
  • Carbon Brainprint Case Study: intelligent buildings 
    Parsons, David J.; Chatterton, Julia C.; Clements-Croome, Derek; Elmualim, Abbas; Darby, Howard; Yearly, Tom; Davies, Gareth J. (2011-07-31)
    It is estimated that non-domestic buildings were responsible for 18% of UK total greenhousegas emissions (582 Mt CO2e/year) in 2010. Of non-domestic building emissions, 34%(36 Mt CO2e/year) was due to lighting, office ...
  • Carbon Brainprint Case Study: novel offshore vertical axis wind turbines 
    Parsons, David J.; Chatterton, Julia C.; Brennan, Feargal P.; Kolios, Athanasios J. (2011-07-31)
    As part of the transition to a ‘low carbon economy', renewable technologies are expected toplay an increasing role in reducing dependence on fossil fuels for energy and electricity. Windpower in particular is likely to ...
  • Carbon Brainprint Case Study: optimising defouling schedules for oil- refinerypreheat trains 
    Parsons, David J.; Chatterton, Julia C.; Wilson, Ian; Ishiyama, Edward (2011-07-31)
    In an oil refinery, crude oil is heated to 360-370°C before entering a distillation columnoperating at atmospheric pressure where the gas fraction and several liquid fractions withdifferent boiling points (e.g. gasoline, ...
  • Carbon Brainprint Case Study: training for landfill gas inspectors 
    Parsons, David J.; Chatterton, Julia C.; Longhurst, Philip J. (2011-07-31)
    Anaerobic deterioration of biodegradable wastes in landfill sites is an important source ofgreenhouse gases. Of the estimated UK total of 2330 kt methane emitted in 2008, 966 kt(equivalent to 24 Mt of carbon dioxide) ...
  • Carbon Brainprint: final report on HEFCE project LSDHE43 
    Parsons, David J.; Chatterton, Julia C.; Clements-Croome, Derek; Elmualim, A.; Darby, Howard; Yearly, T.; Wilson, I.; Ishiyama, Edward (2011-07-31)
    The need for organisations to reduce their carbon footprint is now well accepted. HEFCE has recently published its policy (2010/01) requiring universities to set targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and targeting ...
  • Carbon capture and biogas enhancement by carbon dioxide enrichment of anaerobic digesters treating sewage sludge or food waste 
    Bajón Fernández, Yadira; Soares, Ana; Villa, Raffaella; Vale, P.; Cartmell, Elise (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam., 2014-05-01)
    The increasing concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and the stringent greenhouse gases (GHG) reduction targets, require the development of CO2 sequestration technologies applicable for the waste and ...
  • Carbon losses from all soils across England and Wales 1978−200 
    Bellamy, Patricia H.; Loveland, Peter J.; Bradley, R. Ian; Lark, R. Murray; Kirk, Guy J. D. (Nature Publishing Group, 2005-09-08)
    Most terrestrial carbon is held in soils, more than twice as much as in vegetation or the atmosphere 1 , and changes in soil carbon content can have a large effect on the global carbon budget. The possibility that climate ...
  • Carbon-coated fluorinated graphite for high energy and high power densities primary lithium batteries 
    Zhang, Qi; D'Astorg, S.; Xiao, P.; Zhang, X.; Lu, L. (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam., 2010-05-01)
    The electrochemical performances of fluorinated graphite have been improved by coating a uniform carbon layer on commercial CFx (x = 1) powder used as cathode material in lithium battery. In comparison with the cell using ...
  • Case study: meeting the demand for skilled precision engineers 
    Sansom, Christopher L.; Shore, Paul (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2008-01-01)
    This paper aims to demonstrate how science and engineering graduates can be recruited and trained to Masters level in precision engineering as an aid to reducing the skills shortage of mechanical engineers in UK industry.
  • The catalytic oxidation of biomass to new materials focusing on starch, cellulose and lignin 
    Collinson, S. R.; Thielemans, W. (Elsevier, 2010-08)
    Biomass is a renewable class of materials of growing interest amongst researchers aiming to achieve global sustainability. This review focuses on the homogeneous catalysis of the oxidation of biomass, in particular starch, ...
  • Cathodic and Anodic Material Diffusion in Polymer/Semiconductor-Nanocrystal Composite Devices 
    Gallardo, Diego E.; Bertoni, Cristina; Dunn, Steve; Gaponik, Nikolai; Eychmüller, Alexander (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2007-01-01)
    In the present day, the information technologies and telecommunications sector continually increase their demand for low cost, low power consumption, high performance electroluminescent devices for display applications. ...
  • CCDeW: Climate Change and Demand for Water. 
    Downing, T. E.; Butterfield, R. E.; Edmonds, B.; Knox, Jerry W.; Moss, S.; Piper, B. S.; Weatherhead, E. K. (2003-02-01)
    The Climate Change and Demand for Water Revisited project (CCDeW) revisits and updates the benchmark study by Herrington (1996) and takes advantage of new data sets, regional coverage of demand projections and new ...
  • Cellulose-Based Bio- and Nanocomposites: A Review 
    Kalia, Susheel; Dufresne, Alain; Cherian, Bibin Mathew; Kaith, B. S.; Avérous, Luc; Njuguna, James A. K.; Nassiopoulos, Elias (2011-10-01)
    Cellulose macro- and nanofibers have gained increasing attention due to the high strength and stiffness, biodegradability and renewability, and their production and application in development of composites. Application ...
  • Central role of dynamic tidal biofilms dominated by aerobic hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria and diatoms in the biodegradation of hydrocarbons in coastal mudflats 
    Coulon, Frederic; Chronopoulou, P-M; Fahy, A; Païssé, S; Goñi-Urriza, M; Peperzak, L; Acuña, Alvarez L; McKew, BA; Brussaard, CPD; Underwood, GJC; Timmis, KN; Duran, R; McGenity, Terry J. (American Society for Microbiology, 2012-05-31)
    Mudflats and salt marshes are habitats at the interface of aquatic and terrestrial systems that provide valuable services to ecosys- tems. Therefore, it is important to determine how catastrophic incidents, such as oil ...
  • Characterisation of PZT thin film micro-actuators using a silicon micro-force sensor 
    Duval, Fabrice F. C.; Wilson, Stephen A.; Ensell, Graham; Evanno, Nicolas M. P.; Cain, Markys G.; Whatmore, Roger W. (Elsevier, 2007-01-08)
    This paper reports on the measurements of displacement and blocking force of piezoelectric micro-cantilevers. The free displacement was studied using a surface profiler and a laser vibrometer. The experimental data were ...

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