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• Improvement of the Ladybug-tools microclimate workflow: A verification study

  Ibrahim, Y. I., Kershaw, T. & Shepherd, P., 21 Sep 2020. 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • microclimate 100%
  • heat 20%
  • geometry 18%
  • climate 14%
  • Python 13%
  23 Downloads (Pure)

• Improvement of Water Resistance of Hemp Woody Substrates through Deposition of Functionalized Silica Hydrophobic Coating, while Retaining Excellent Moisture Buffering Properties

  Jiang, Y., Bourebrab, M. A., Sid, N., Taylor, A., Collet, F., Pretot, S., Hussain, A., Ansell, M. & Lawrence, M., 6 Aug 2018, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 6, 8, p. 10151-10161 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hemp 100%
  • Silica nanoparticles 86%
  • Silicon Dioxide 77%
  • buffering 72%
  • Cannabis 72%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Improvements in and Relating to Fibre Optic Devices

  Kakarantzas, G., Dimmick, T. E., Birks, T. & Russell, P., 1 Mar 2001, IPC No. G02B6/28, Patent No. WO0114918 (A1), 17 Aug 2000, Priority date 20 Aug 1999, Priority No. 9919822.8

  Research output: Patent

  • waist 100%
  • optical fibers 97%
  • fiber optics 88%
  • manufacturing 18%
  • methodology 6%

• Improvements in and Relating to Photonic Crystal Fibres

  Russell, P., Birks, T. & Knight, J., 24 Aug 2000, IPC No. C03B37/012, Patent No. WO0049435 (A1)

  Research output: Patent

  • photonics 100%
  • fibers 80%
  • crystals 69%
  • heat 37%
  • optical properties 18%

• Improvements in and Relating to Photonic-Crystal Fibres and Photonic-Crystal Fibre Devices

  Russell, P., Birks, T., Knight, J. & Mangan, B., 14 Jun 2001, IPC No. C03B37/012, Patent No. WO0142831 (A2)

  Research output: Patent

  • photonics 100%
  • fibers 80%
  • crystals 69%
  • refractivity 66%
  • wavelengths 45%

• Improvements in CAD/CAM through modelling the weld thermla cycle

  Kirk, C. S., Balogh, A., Komblodi, A. & Mileham, A. R., 1998, p. 79-83. 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• Improvements in or Relating to Insecticide Screening

  Ffrench-Constant, R. & Daborn, P. J., 27 Mar 2003, IPC No. C07K14/80, Patent No. WO03025223 (A2), 17 Sep 2002, Priority date 20 Jan 2001, Priority No. 0122693.5

  Research output: Patent

  • insecticides 100%
  • cell lines 90%
  • screening 86%
  • organisms 70%
  • pesticides 50%

• Improvements in or Relating to Joints and/or Implants

  Gabbrielli, R., Turner, I., Bowen, C. & Magalini, E., 8 Jun 2011, IPC No. A61F2/30, Patent No. EP2328517 (A1); (WO2009144434, EP2328517, ES2658350, US2011125284) , 8 Sep 2008, Priority date 25 Aug 2008, Priority No. GB 0809721

  Research output: Patent

  • material 100%

• Improvements in or Relating to Photonic Crystal Fibres

  Russell, P., Birks, T., Knight, J. & Mangan, B., 14 Jun 2001, IPC No. C03B37/012, World Intellectual Property Organization, Patent No. WO0142829A2, 11 Dec 2000, Priority date 10 Dec 1999, Priority No. 9929344.1

  Research output: Patent

  • Photonic crystal fibers 100%
  • Refractive index 74%
  • Fibers 32%
  • Pumps 7%

• Improvements in packaging machinery design through consideration of material interaction (project impact)

  Medland, A. J. & Hicks, B. J., 2001, In: Packaging Technology and Science. 14 Jul-Aug, 4, p. 179-180 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Improvements in the data quality of a national BMI measuring programme

  Townsend, N., Rutter, H. & Foster, C., 1 Sep 2015, In: International Journal of Obesity. 39, 9, p. 1429-1431 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Data Accuracy 100%
  • Body Mass Index 68%
  • Pupil 40%
  • Students 40%
  • Multilevel Analysis 25%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Improvements to a large neighborhood search heuristic for an integrated aircraft and passenger recovery problem

  Sinclair, K., Cordeau, J. F. & Laporte, G., 16 Feb 2014, In: European Journal of Operational Research. 233, 1, p. 234-245 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Neighborhood Search 100%
  • Heuristic Search 84%
  • Aircraft 79%
  • Recovery 62%
  • Heuristics 55%
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Improvements to car/caravan handling and high speed stability through computer simulation

  Fratila, D. & Darling, J., 12 Nov 1995, Proceedings of the 1995 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 15 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Improving academic performance and mental health through a stress management intervention: Outcomes and mediators of change

  Keogh, E., Bond, F. W. & Flaxman, P. E., 2006, In: Behaviour Research and Therapy. 44, 3, p. 339-357 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Academic Performance 100%
  • Pupil 81%
  • Motivation 61%
  • Mental Health 59%
  • Control Groups 40%
  49 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving access to smoking cessation services for disadvantaged groups: a systematic review

  Murray, R. L., Bauld, L., Hackshaw, L. & McNeill, A., 2009, In: Journal of Public Health. 31, 2, p. 258-277 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Vulnerable Populations 100%
  • Smoking Cessation 95%
  • Systematic Reviews 72%
  • Smokers 67%
  • Appointments and Schedules 12%
  60 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving and Optimising Visualisations of full-waveform LiDAR data

  Miltiadou, M., Brown, M., Cosker, D., Campbell, N. & Grant, M., 2016, EG UK Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (2016).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Improving attitudes towards personality disorder: is training for health and social care professionals effective?

  Attwood, J., Wilkinson-Tough, M., Lambe, S. & Draper, E., 30 Jun 2021, In: Journal of Personality Disorders. 35, 3, p. 1-23

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Personality Disorders 100%
  • Delivery of Health Care 55%
  • Psychological Models 32%
  • Clinical Competence 26%
  • Teaching 19%
  46 Downloads (Pure)

• Improving care and increasing efficiency: Challenges in the care of chronic eye diseases

  Kotecha, A., Turner, S., Vasilakis, C., Utley, M., Fulop, N., Azuara-Blanco, A. & Foster, P. J., Jul 2014, In: Eye. 28, 7, p. 779-783 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  File
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  197 Downloads (Pure)

• Improving care for patients with intellectual disabilities

  Duplock, L., Forrester-Jones, R. V. E. & Oliver, D. J., 2009, In: European Journal of Palliative Care. 16, 2, p. 66-68 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Intellectual Disability 100%
  • Patient Care 82%
  • Disabled Persons 78%
  • Palliative Care 68%
  • Dementia 29%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving Changeover Performance- A strategy for becoming a lean and responsive manufacture

  McIntosh, R. I., Culley, S. J., Mileham, A. R. & Owen, G. W., 2001, Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• Improving CO2 emission assessment of Diesel based powertrains in dynamic driving cycles by data fusion techniques

  Guardiola, C., Pla, B., Bares, P., Chappell, E. & Burke, R., 27 Aug 2020, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Powertrains 100%
  • Data fusion 94%
  • Kalman filters 54%
  • Dynamometers 33%
  • Chassis 33%

• Improving collection efficiency through remote monitoring of charity assets

  McLeod, F., Erdogan, G., Cherrett, T., Bektas, T., Davies, N., Shingleton, D., Speed, C., Dickinson, J. & Norgate, S., 1 Feb 2014, In: Waste Management. 34, 2, p. 273-280 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • shop 100%
  • vehicle 50%
  • routing 46%
  • monitoring 45%
  • savings 42%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  166 Downloads (Pure)

• Improving communications about extending working life amongst individuals: learning from models of behavioural and attitudinal change

  Weyman, A., Wainwright, D., O'Hara, R., Jones, P. & Buckingham, A., 2012, Extending Working Life : Behaviour Change Interventions. Weyman, A., Wainwright, D., O'Hara, R., Jones, P. & Buckingham, A. (eds.). Sheffield, U. K.: Department of Work and Pensions, p. 59-179 (Department for Work and Pensions Research Reports; no. RR 809).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution

• Improving comparability of hydrogen storage capacities of nanoporous materials

  Hruzewicz-Kolodziejczyk, A., Ting, V. P., Bimbo, N. & Mays, T. J., Feb 2012, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 37, 3, p. 2728-2736 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hydrogen storage 100%
  • hydrogen 48%
  • Isotherms 47%
  • Sorption 46%
  • sorption 43%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving Computer Science Student Graduate Skills through Assessment

  English, R., Maguire, J. & Hayes, A., 7 Jan 2021, Proceedings - 5th Conference on Computing Education Practice, CEP 2021. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 38 1 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Improving confidence in simulation-based design through error functions

  Goh, Y. M., McMahon, C. & Booker, J., 2007, p. 1093-1102. 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Uncertainty 100%
  • Confidence 95%
  • Simulation 79%
  • Process Simulation 56%
  • Risk Process 25%

• Improving confidence in smaller data sets through methodology: The development of a coding scheme

  Snider, C., Dekoninck, E. & Culley, S., 22 May 2012, p. 1253-1262. 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving COVID-19 vaccination centre operation through computer modelling and simulation

  Wood, R., Moss, S., Murch, B., Davies, C. & Vasilakis, C., 26 Mar 2021, medRxiv. 21 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

  Open Access

• Improving cross-cultural comparability: Does school leadership mean the same in different countries?

  Eryilmaz, N., Kameshwara, K. K. & Sandoval-Hernández, A., 29 Apr 2021.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Improving data collection for a national childhood obesity surveillance programme

  Townsend, N., Rutter, H. & Foster, C., 1 Oct 2012, In: Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 6, supplement 1, p. 42-43 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Improving eco-design projects through better understanding of the company characteristics and business context

  Buckingham, M., Dekoninck, E. & McMahon, C., 1 Jan 2013, Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED. Vol. 3 DS75-03. p. 337-345 9 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Ecological Product Design 100%
  • Documentation 12%
  • Characterization 9%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Improving ecological impact assessment by statistical data synthesis using process-based models

  Demyanov, V., Wood, S. N. & Kedwards, T. J., Jan 2006, In: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C - Applied Statistics. 55, p. 41 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Impact Assessment 100%
  • Population Dynamics 85%
  • Synthesis 72%
  • Target 39%
  • Population Dynamics Model 39%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving education quality, equity and access: a report on findings from the Young Lives school survey (round 1) in Ethiopia

  Frost, M. & Rolleston, C., 2013, Oxford, U. K.: Young Lives, 40 p.

  Research output: Working paper

  • Ethiopia 100%
  • equity 74%
  • absenteeism 31%
  • education 28%
  • drop-out 25%

• Improving education systems for enhancing early childhood development

  Naveed, A., 2020, The British Academy .

  Research output: Other contribution

  Open Access

• Improving efficiency of evolutionary structural optimization by implementing fixed grid mesh

  Kim, H., Querin, O. M., Steven, G. P. & Xie, Y. M., 2003, In: Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 24, 6, p. 441-448 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Evolutionary Optimization 100%
  • Structural Optimization 91%
  • Structural optimization 75%
  • Grid 52%
  • Mesh 51%
  34 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving electrocoagulation floatation for harvesting microalgae

  Landels, A., Beacham, T. A., Evans, C. T., Carnovale, G., Raikova, S., Cole, I. S., Goddard, P., Chuck, C. & Allen, M. J., 1 May 2019, In: Algal Research. 39, 16 p., 101446.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • electrocoagulation 100%
  • microalgae 60%
  • flocculants 41%
  • foams 30%
  • biotechnology 29%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving end-user GUI customization with transclusion

  Lee, L-C., Lutteroth, C. & Weber, G., 2010, Proceedings of the 33rd Australasian Computer Science Conference (ACSC). Association for Computing Machinery, p. 163-172 10 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving energy and structural performance of existing buildings through engineered skins in deep renovation interventions

  Passoni, C., Labo, S., Marini, A., Belleri, A., Giardina, G., Camata, G., Riva, P. & Spacone, E., 2017, (Submitted).

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Improving engineering information retrieval by combining tf-idf and product structure classification

  Jones, D., Matthews, J., Xie, Y., Gopsill, J., Dotter, M., Chanchevrier, N. & Hicks, B., 24 Aug 2017, p. 41 - 50. 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Information retrieval 100%
  • Information retrieval systems 41%
  • Information management 31%
  • Profitability 30%
  • Productivity 27%

• Improving error models of machine tools with metrology data

  Flynn, J. M., Muelaner, J. E., Dhokia, V. & Newman, S. T., 1 Sep 2016, In: Procedia CIRP. 52, p. 204-209 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Machine tools 100%
  • Calibration 39%
  • Coordinate measuring machines 21%
  • Productivity 13%
  • Health 12%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Improving forecasting by estimating time series structural components across multiple frequencies

  Kourentzes, N., Petropoulos, F. & Trapero Arenas, J. R., 1 Apr 2014, In: International Journal of Forecasting. 30, 2, p. 291-302 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Temporal Aggregation 100%
  • Forecasting Accuracy 53%
  • Model Selection 50%
  • Multiple Time Series 34%
  • Forecast Combination 32%
  89 Citations (Scopus)

  167 Downloads (Pure)

• Improving forecasting via multiple temporal aggregation

  Petropoulos, F. & Kourentzes, N., 2014, In: Foresight: the International Journal of Applied Forecasting. 34, p. 12-17

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Improving forecast quality in practice

  Fildes, R. & Petropoulos, F., 2015, In: Foresight: the International Journal of Applied Forecasting. 36, p. 5-12

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Improving fuel consumption through turdoexpansion

  Turner, J. W. G. & Pearson, R. J., 2002.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Other

• Improving fuel economy by 35% through combined turbo and supercharging on a spark ignition engine

  Salamon, C., McAllister, M., Robinson, R., Richardson, S., Martinez-Botas, R., Romagnoli, A., Copeland, C. & Turner, J., 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Fuel economy 100%
  • Internal combustion engines 93%
  • Engines 60%
  • Gasoline 44%
  • Fuel consumption 29%

• Improving fuel economy in a turbocharged DISI engine already employing integrated exhaust manifold technology and variable valve timing

  Turner, J. W. G., Pearson, R. J., Curtis, R. & Holland, B., 1 Dec 2008, SAE Technical Papers.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Exhaust manifolds 100%
  • Fuel economy 72%
  • Engines 44%
  • Fuel consumption 32%
  • Fueling 28%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving ground penetrating radar signal analysis through FFT superimposition

  Maida, A., Pennock, S. & Shepherd, P., Jul 2005, p. 118-121 vol. 4B.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • Signal analysis 100%
  • Fast Fourier transforms 86%
  • Radar 72%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving health literacy through adult basic education in Australia

  Morony, S., Lamph, E., Muscat, D., Nutbeam, D., Dhillon, H. M., Shepherd, H., Smith, S., Khan, A., Osborne, J., Meshreky, W., Luxford, K., Hayen, A. & McCaffery, K. J., 1 Oct 2018, In: Health Promotion International. 33, 5, p. 867-877 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Health Literacy 100%
  • basic education 88%
  • literacy 54%
  • Education 50%
  • Public Health 50%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving health through neighbourhood environmental change: are we speaking the same language? A qualitative study of views of different stakeholders

  Trayers, T., Deem, R., Fox, K. R., Riddoch, C. J., Ness, A. R. & Lawlor, D. A., 2006, In: Journal of Public Health. 28, 1, p. 49-55 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Language 100%
  • Safety 73%
  • Health 62%
  • Focus Groups 60%
  • Built Environment 45%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving Heat Transfer and Reducing Mass in a Gasoline Piston using Additive Manufacturing

  Copeland, C., Reyes Belmonte, M., Drummond, H., Hopkins, G., Schmieder, A., Bredda, S. W. & Akehurst, S., 2015, SAE Technical Paper. SAE International, 2015-01-0505

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • 3D printers 100%
  • Pistons 90%
  • Gasoline 86%
  • Heat transfer 61%
  • Engines 59%
  6 Citations (Scopus)