Innovative UWB phase shifters using groove gap-waveguide technology inspired by metasurfaces for beamforming networks operating at 100 GHz by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Zidour, Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Kouhalvandi, Lida, Shahid, Saleem, See, Chan Hwang, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The metasurface features a "bed-of-nails" structure, where metal pins are connected to a bottom layer and spaced <λ/4 from a top plate. …”
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Recovery of kraft lignin from pulping wastewater using emulsion liquid membrane process by Ooi, Zing Yi

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Metamaterial based ultra-wideband antennas for portable wireless applications by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Sadeghzadeh, Ramazan Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Limiti, Ernesto

“…Various approaches have been reported to reduce the physical size of RF antennas including using high permittivity substrates, shorting pins, reactive components, and more recently, metamaterials (MTM) based on composite right-/left-handed transmission-lines (CRLH-TLs). …”
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Synthesis and characterisation of novel α-functionalised phosphoryl derivatives by Sanganee, Mahesh Jayantilal

“…A novel N-functionalised macrocycle ring that includes four pendant methylenephosphonates with embedded pyridine has been successfully prepared. …”
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2 - Epi-3,6-dithio-2,5-diketopiperazines (ETPs): an overview of synthetic approaches to the ETP core by Sil dos Santos, Bruno, Hilton, Stephen T.

“…Herein, we describe different examples and synthetic approaches attempted to obtain the ETP core structure, characterised by a diketopiperazine ring bridged by two (or more) sulfur atoms at the three and six positions.…”

Effect of transverse shear in reinforced concrete slab on wide flange t-beam by Abubakar, Najiyu

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High selectivity UWB bandpass filter with controllable bandwidth of dual notch bands by Mirzaee, Milad, Noghanian, Sima, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…The proposed filter exhibits a quasi-elliptical response over the span of the UWB spectrum defined by the Federal Communication Commission. …”
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Microwaves assisted Poly-L-Lactide synthesis using covalently immobilized candida antarctica lipase B onto Nanopolystyrene by Bukhari, Syed Attaullah Shah

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'I kiss the screen, but it is not the same' - grandparenting in geographically dispersed families by Kloc‐Nowak, Weronika, Ryan, Louise

“…Thus, we are looking at transnational ties as part of interlocking personal networks spanning distances, including internal migration. By comparing grandparents’ interactions with those who are near and far, we advance understanding of how distance impacts feelings of closeness and bonding between generations. …”
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Workplace equality in Europe : the role of trade unions by Anna, Paraskevopoulou, Sonia, McKay

“…It considers theoretical issues of equality and diversity, the role of EU legislation, multiple discrimination and exclusion and disadvantage in the labour market in relation to the role of trade unions, and addresses central questions about the actions and challenges faced by trade unions in promoting equality in the workplace and in implementing anti-discrimination policies at local, national and European levels. With research spanning 34 European countries and extending to over 250 interviews and 15 case studies, Workplace Equality in Europe examines the impact of a period of economic crisis on workplace diversity, exploring forms of inter-union cooperation at European and international levels and shedding fresh light on the processes that lead some trade unions to adopt equality policies while others remain reluctant to develop or expand policies in this area. …”

On the puncture strength of rubber by Ab-Malek, Kamarudin

“…It has been observed that a ring crack forms on the rubber surface before puncture occurs. …”
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UK apartment construction impact on carbon life cycle calculations by Din, Asif, Brotas, Luisa

“…Timber does have an increased number of replacements during the life span and significant impacts at end of life stages. …”
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Modelling long-run trends and cycles in financial time series data by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Cuñado, Juncal, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…This model is used to analyse four annual time series with a long span, namely dividends, earnings, interest rates and long-term government bond yields. …”
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Futurism: performance and performativity of a movement by Scarso, Jacek Ludwig

“…Performance interventions span across the history of this movement (Goldberg, 2011): from the notorious 'serate' instigated by Marinetti, in which the audience would be purposefully scandalised, provoked and offended, to the futurist music concerts that provided an ancestral root for the aesthetics of synthesised sound in contemporary music (Rodney, 1976), not to mention the Russian counterpart of this movement, which embraced, on stage, such wide a field as to encompass theatre, opera, dance, music and scenic design. …”
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Planar antennas with enhanced bandwidth and radiation characteristics by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Sadeghzadeh, Ramazan Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Limiti, Ernesto

“…In this chapter, novel wideband and ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas that are based on loading the background plane of a monopole radiator with concentric split-ring resonators are presented. It is shown that this modification improves the fractional bandwidth of the antenna from 41 to 87%; in particular, the operational bandwidth of the proposed antennas is double that of a conventional monopole antenna of the same size.…”
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Crystal Structure of gamma-Oxapentamidine complexed with d(CGCGAATTCGCG)2. the effects of drug structural change on DNA minor-groove recognition by Nunn, Christine M., Jenkins, Terence C., Neidle, Stephen

“…The amidinium groups of the ligand do not hydrogen bond to bases, but are in close contact with 04' sugar ring atoms. This in part explains the reduced DNA binding affinity of this ligand compared to pentamidine.…”

Experimental analysis on the inner vortices interaction above diamond wing model in low speed aerodynamics by Said, Mazuriah

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Community media : field, theory, policy by Lewis, Peter M.

“…The submission consists of twenty-three outputs, spanning over three decades. These range from books and chapters to reports, journal articles and edited publications. …”
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A nation-state without the nation? The trajectories of nation-formation in Montenegro by Malešević, Siniša, Uzelac, Gordana

“…How can one explain a staggering change in public opinion on questions of national self-determination over such a short time-span? And, finally, what are the dominant discourses of “Montenegrin-ness”? …”
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Foreign exchange, fractional cointegration and the implied-realized volatility relation by Kellard, Neil, Dunis, Christian L., Sarantis, Nicholas

“…We begin with the empirical observation that the fractional order of volatility is often found to have confidence intervals that span the stationary/non-stationary boundary. However, no existing fractional cointegration test has been shown to be robust to both regions. …”
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