• 1.562 Gb/s phase-encrypted secure communication

      Ajmal, Tahmina; Walker, Stuart D. (IET, 2008-10)
    • 155. Effect of methanol and DMSO exposure on mitochondrial activity and distribution in stage III ovarian follicles of zebrafish Danio rerio

      Zampolla, Tiziana; Spikings, Emma; Zhang, Tiantian; Rawson, David M.; University of Bedfordshire (Elsevier, 2009-12)
    • 160. Effect of cryoprotectant treatment and chilling on oxidative stress in zebrafish (Danio rerio) early ovarian follicles

      Ghafari, Fataneh; Spikings, Emma; Rawson, David M.; Zhang, Tiantian; University of Bedfordshire (Elsevier, 2009-12)
    • “2 October is not forgotten”: Tlatelolco 1968 massacre and social memory frameworks

      Carpenter, Victoria (Peter Lang, 2019-05-17)
      The massacre of a student demonstration in La Plaza de las Tres Culturas, in the Tlatelolco district of Mexico City, on 2 October 1968, has been the subject of many debates, studies and literary works, whose aim is to keep the event alive in the collective memory and to tell ‘the truth’ about what happened that night. But is this aim achieved by any Tlatelolco discourse? Probably not. Nor, as I argue, is it necessary. What, then, is the function of the Tlatelolco discourses? Is it a matter of the state and popular discourses being at loggerheads in their respective claims to accuracy and ‘truth’? Or is it something else, led not by the search for truth, but by the need for emotional reconciliation? This essay is an in-depth case study of the narratives of the massacre from the perspective of the theory of posthegemony and Maurice Halbwachs’ studies of social memory frameworks. By focusing in such detail on the way the massacre is represented in the contemporary media, the essay determines how memory builds on narratives that emerge in the response to political violence in the modern media society. The most successful narratives are built on the emotions released immediately when the affect wave ‘crests’, so that those emotions are the strongest and the most relevant to the moment of affect and change of habit.
    • 2007 Index IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology Vol. 56

      Allen, Ben (IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, 2007)
      This index covers all technical items - papers, correspondence, reviews, etc. - that appeared in this periodical during the year, and items from previous years that were commented upon or corrected in this year. Departments and other items may also be covered if they have been judged to have archival value. The Author Index contains the primary entry for each item, listed under the first author's name. The primary entry includes the coauthors' names, the title of the paper or other item, and its location, specified by the publication abbreviation, year, month, and inclusive pagination. The Subject Index contains entries describing the item under all appropriate subject headings, plus the first author's name, the publication abbreviation, month, and year, and inclusive pages. Note that the item title is found only under the primary entry in the Author Index.
    • The 2011 Egyptian Uprising: a new chapter among Egyptians in the UK?

      Al-sheikh, Rua Ghanim (University of BedfordshireUniversity of Bedfordshire, 2018-08)
      This thesis examines the reactions of Egyptians living in the UK to the 2011 uprising in their home country, in terms of belonging to Egypt, Egyptian identity, political participation and media use. The Egyptian revolution was a defining moment in the history of the country and several studies have focused on the effects of the unrest on Egyptians. Further studies are required to study the impact on the Egyptians abroad. This thesis focuses on studying the effects of the revolution on Egyptians living in the UK, including first and second generations. The study is qualitative research involving interviews and ethnographic work among Egyptians in the UK. The inclusion criteria of interviewees include Egyptians residing in the UK aged 18 and over who witnessed the 2011 uprising in Egypt or in the UK. Twenty-two semi-structured interviews were conducted, four ethnographic events were attended and data from two groups on Facebook were collected. The transcripts of the interviews, the ethnographic checklists, reports and the groups’ data were thematically analysed and studied. This study has revealed that the revolution acted as a catalyst for the sense of belonging and identity in three dimensions, namely, differences among the first and second generations, in terms of reaction to the revolution, in defining the terms homeland, sense of pride and notion of return, among other parameters. Political participation of the diaspora in response to the revolution was variable and the sense of hopefulness faded away over time to a sense of hopelessness. Offline participation, compared to online participation, was a feature expressed more among the second-generation diaspora. Media use by the diaspora was studied regarding the role of social and mainstream media as a source of information of the revolution. The study concluded that the exertion of the effect of the revolution on the diaspora during the early years faded away over time, witnessing an unexpected deviation with respect to changing events in Egypt. The study proposes a new framework for features of the second-generation Egyptian diaspora in the UK, which covers eight different areas emphasised in this study.
    • 21st century catch toolkit: practical approaches for sustainable inshore fishing communities

      Acott, T.; Urquhart, J.; Church, Andrew; Kennard, M.; Gallic, B.; Leplat, M.; Lescrawauet, A.; Nourry, M.; Orchard-Webb, Johanne; Roelofs, M.; et al. (University of Greenwich, 2014-09-04)
      The 21st Century Catch Toolkit is a product of the INTERREG IVa 2 Seas project GIFS (Geography of Inshore Fishing and Sustainability). Work on the GIFS project was completed between January 2012 and September 2014 and was undertaken by a collaboration of six partners from four European countries bordering the Southern North Sea and English Channel. GIFS aimed to understand and capture the social, economic and cultural importance of inshore fishing to better inform fisheries policy, coastal regeneration strategies and sustainable community development. The project has involved a range of research projects, regeneration activities and case studies across southern England, northern France, Flanders and the southern Netherlands. GIFS partners have worked with local stakeholders and communities to explore the geographical diversity and similarities of fishing ports, harbours and people along the Channel and Southern North Sea. This toolkit is a product of that collaboration which provides useful findings and advice on how to value the social, economic and cultural importance of inshore fishing today.
    • The 30-15 intermittent fitness test: can it predict outcomes in field tests of anaerobic performance?

      Scott, Brendan R.; Hodson, Jacob A.; Govus, Andrew; Dascombe, Ben; Murdoch University; University of Newcastle, New South Wales; University of Bedfordshire; La Trobe University (Wolters Kluwer, 2017-10-29)
      This study determined whether a composite assessment of intermittent fitness could be used to quantify performance in several anaerobic tasks. Fifty-two male recreational athletes (age: 24.3 ± 4.4 years; body mass: 85.1 ± 12.2 kg; height: 180.5 ± 7.0 cm) were recruited from various team sports. Participants completed a battery of field tests to assess sprinting speed (40-m sprint), acceleration ability (10-m sprint), change of direction speed (505 test), anaerobic capacity (300-m shuttle), lower-body power (vertical jump), and repeated-sprint ability and the 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test to determine the velocity of intermittent fitness (VIFT). Relationships between anaerobic tests and VIFT were quantified via Pearson product-moment correlations, and a 2-predictor model multiple linear regression estimated the predictive relationships between the exercise tests and the VIFT. Multiple linear regression showed that VIFT significantly predicted 56, 51, 44, 36, 12, and 1% of the variance in the 300-m shuttle, repeated sprint, 505- and 40-m sprint, vertical jump, and 10-m sprint tests, respectively. The 2-predictor model determined the 300-m shuttle, and repeated-sprint performance accounted for 67% of the variance in VIFT. These findings highlight that various anaerobic characteristics contribute to the intermittent fitness qualities that are quantified through VIFT. More specifically, these data indicate that VIFT is useful for tracking performance in tasks largely determined by anaerobic capacity, but may not be a good predictor of brief all-out sprinting and jumping efforts.
    • 3D animation visualization on commercial websites

      Simons, Alain (University of BedfordshireUniversity of Bedfordshire, 2012)
      3D technology became more and more a part of our live. Often we even don’t know it. 3D technology can be found back in medical applications, cinematographic, automotive design, etc... Only one technology seems to have missed the 3D train, namely the World Wide Web. Internet is still not overwhelmed with 3D content, still and animated. This project analyses the reasons, bottlenecks why 3D technology is so slow in conquering the World Wide Web. The research is focused on 3D visualization in commercial websites. Research is done after the difficulties to include 3D content in a HTML environment. By involving a complete website solution, the ISPN-system, a realistic and immersive environment is setup to research where and what kind of issues may occur. The development of the ISPN-system could be a case on his own eventual done in another Msc project or a PhD project. Main goal of the ISPN-system is to provide decent footage material (visual and data) to graphic designers and website developers. An inquiry will be conducted whether this has some sense.
    • 3D multiscale visualisation for medical datasets

      McFarlane, Nigel J.B.; Clapworthy, Gordon J.; Agrawal, Anupam; Viceconti, Marco; Taddei, Fulvia; Schileo, E.; Baruffaldi, F. (IEEE, 2012-06-08)
    • 3D numerical analysis of the structural behaviour of a carbon fibre reinforced polymer drive shaft

      Samuel, Mosopefoluwa; Tayong-Boumda, Rostand; University of Bedfordshire (Elsevier, 2023-04-28)
      Due to their high strength and favourable mechanical behaviour, metals are used in a variety of applications within the automotive industry, including drive shafts. However, the use of metallic drive shafts in the automotive sector presents some disadvantages such as high inertial masses. This work investigates the mechanical benefits of using Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) for manufacturing drive shafts. A Formula Student car was used as a model for the present work design for the drive shaft. Drive shafts made of Steel AISI 4340, Aluminium, and CFRP are investigated when subjected to mechanical excitations. Simulation includes the use of Comsol Multiphysics software. The CFRP drive shaft was modelled using the layered material feature. Various stacking sequences are tested. Results show that [90°/0°/-45°/+45°] sequence presents the best mechanical behaviour. Analytical and numerical calculations for the natural frequencies are performed and compared. CFRP drive shaft is observed to give the highest fundamental natural frequency when compared to the metallic counterparts. Fatigue analysis are also studied and revealed that the drive shafts can sustain the applied load for its expected fatigue life, with the CFRP drive shaft having the highest fatigue usage factor. Critical buckling analysis showed that the drive shaft made of steel has the highest critical buckling torque. However, drive shafts made of carbon fibre reinforced polymer was found to be 40.7% lighter than the aluminium tube and 79.6% lighter than the steel tube.
    • 3D reconstruction from few silhouettes using statistical models and landmark points

      Prakoonwit, Simant; University of Reading (IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, 2010)
    • 3D reconstruction in surgery of hydatid cyst of the liver

      Minaev, Sergey; Gerasimenko, Igor; Shchetinin, Evgeny; Schetinin, Vitaly; Mishvelov, Artem Evgenevich; Nuzhnaya, Kristina Vladimirovna; Grigorova, Alina Nikolaevna; Rubanova, Maria Fedorovna (Stavropol State Medical University, 2019-12-31)
      Preoperative evaluation of the liver with hydatid cyst and surrounding tissue structures is extremely important for planning the course of surgery. The first experience of treating a patient with a parasitic cyst using a 3D reconstruction of the liver with hydatid cyst at the preoperative stage was presented. Thus, this approach allowed us to avoid the development of intraoperative complications and to obtain a good result of treatment.
    • 3D scanning by multiple fan beam X-ray sources and sensors

      Benjamin, Ralph; Prakoonwit, Simant (Emerald, 2005)
    • 3D study of the vibrational behavior of lithic flint blades

      Tayong-Boumda, Rostand; Fushimi, Tatsuki; Grøn, Ole; Boldreel, Lars Ole; ; University of Bedfordshire; University of Bristol; University of Tsukuba; University of Copenhagen (Elsevier, 2023-11-09)
      Stone Age sites are well known to often contain many lithic flint blades and flakes, which may provide important information about early European Stone Age cultures and their environment. Understanding the mechanical behaviour of lithic flint blades represents an important problem for scientists in general and archaeologists in particular. In this study, the structural behaviour of lithic flint blades is studied. Ten specimens with different geometric shapes (tilted, curved, with bumping surfaces) were studied and tested. Their natural frequencies, damping ratios, and mode shapes (that is how the specimen deforms under any external excitation) are estimated using two models: an analytical model that accounts for the specimen's curvature and a 3D Finite Element (FE) method. Advanced experimental methods, including ultrasound techniques, were used to measure the mechanical properties of the specimens. The experimental set-up was built around a laser vibrometer that measured the specimen's displacement. The model predictions were compared with the experimental data to validate their effectiveness. A good agreement is observed between the models and the real data. It is particularly observed that despite their complicated geometries, the specimens still follow a structured pattern in their dynamic response. The presented study supports the use of acoustic methods as an effective tool to characterize and detect submerged prehistoric materials. This work contributes to the dynamic characterization of submerged Stone Age materials.
    • 3D surface reconstruction from multiview photographic images using 2D edge contours

      Prakoonwit, Simant; Benjamin, Ralph; University of Bedfordshire (SpringerLink, 2012)
      Most techniques for reconstructing 3D shapes from multi-view 2D photographic images require a large number of images. In this paper, we present a new method for reconstructing 3D surfaces, represented by sets of polygons, using a small number, e.g. 10, of 2D photographic images with full prior knowledge of camera configurations. The method is automatic. Unlike most currently available silhouette-based multiview reconstruction methods, 3D surface points and surfaces are reconstructed directly from 2D edges without costly intermediate voxel reconstruction. The surfaces reconstructed by the proposed method are self-optimized. More surface points and polygons are automatically generated on highly curved parts of a surface. Experiments on computer generated objects and real physical objects were conducted to verify the method.
    • 3D-holoscopic imaging: a new dimension to enhance Iimaging in minimally invasive therapy in urologic oncology

      Makanjuola, Jonathan K.; Aggoun, Amar; Swash, Mohammad; Grange, Philippe C.R.; Challacombe, Benjamin; Dasgupta, Prokar; Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital; Brunel University; King's College Hospital (Mary Ann Liebert, 2013-05)
      Background and Purpose: Existing imaging modalities of urologic pathology are limited by three-dimensional (3D) representation on a two-dimensional screen. We present 3D-holoscopic imaging as a novel method of representing Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine data images taken from CT and MRI to produce 3D-holographic representations of anatomy without special eyewear in natural light. 3D-holoscopic technology produces images that are true optical models. This technology is based on physical principles with duplication of light fields. The 3D content is captured in real time with the content viewed by multiple viewers independently of their position, without 3D eyewear. Methods: We display 3D-holoscopic anatomy relevant to minimally invasive urologic surgery without the need for 3D eyewear. Results: The results have demonstrated that medical 3D-holoscopic content can be displayed on commercially available multiview auto-stereoscopic display. Conclusion: The next step is validation studies comparing 3D-Holoscopic imaging with conventional imaging.
    • '5,000 feet is the best’: drone warfare, targets and Paul Virilio’s ‘accident’

      Piotrowska, Agnieszka (Edinburgh University Press, 2017-02-01)
    • 5G Internet of radio light services for Musée de la Carte à Jouer

      Cosmas, John; Meunier, Ben; Ali, Kareem; Jawad, Nawar; Meng, Hong-Ying; Goutagneux, Florian; Legale, Eric; Satta, Matteo; Jay, Pascaline; Zhang, Xun; et al. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018-03-19)
      In this paper we present a 5G Internet Radio-Light (IoRL) architecture and services for museums that can be readily deployed because it utilizes unlicensed visible light and millimeter wave part of the electromagnetic spectrum and which is used to provide museums' visitors with accurate location, interaction, access to Internet and high resolution video on a Tablet PC. The paper describes the museum, its related use case scenarios, the user and functional requirements and the IoRL architecture.