Search Results - "Davies, A. P"

Pyrolysis liquids and gases as alternative fuels in internal combustion engines – A review by Hossain, A.K., Davies, P.A.

“…Liquids and gases produced through biomass pyrolysis have potential as renewable fuels to replace fossil fuels in conventional internal combustion engines…”
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Silicon Nanowire Sensors Enable Diagnosis of Patients via Exhaled Breath by Shehada, Nisreen, Cancilla, John C, Torrecilla, Jose S, Pariente, Enrique S, Brönstrup, Gerald, Christiansen, Silke, Johnson, Douglas W, Leja, Marcis, Davies, Michael P. A, Liran, Ori, Peled, Nir, Haick, Hossam

“…Two of the biggest challenges in medicine today are the need to detect diseases in a noninvasive manner and to differentiate between patients using a single…”
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Modelling and experimental verification of a solar-powered liquid desiccant cooling system for greenhouse food production in hot climates by Lychnos, G., Davies, P.A.

“…Experiments and theoretical modelling have been carried out to predict the performance of a solar-powered liquid desiccant cooling system for greenhouses. We…”
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Plant oils as fuels for compression ignition engines: A technical review and life-cycle analysis by Hossain, A.K., Davies, P.A.

“…As an alternative fuel for compression ignition engines, plant oils are in principle renewable and carbon-neutral. However, their use raises technical,…”
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The feasibility of hybrid solar-biomass power plants in India by Nixon, J.D., Dey, P.K., Davies, P.A.

“…We assess the feasibility of hybrid solar-biomass power plants for use in India in various applications including tri-generation, electricity generation and…”
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Potential genetic modifiers for somatic EGFR mutation in lung cancer: a meta-analysis and literature review by Cheng, Yue I, Gan, Yun Cui, Liu, Dan, Davies, Michael P A, Li, Wei Min, Field, John K

“…Accumulating evidence indicates inherited risk in the aetiology of lung cancer, although smoking exposure is the major attributing factor. Family history is a…”
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Evaluation of options for energy recovery from municipal solid waste in India using the hierarchical analytical network process by Nixon, J.D., Dey, P.K., Ghosh, S.K., Davies, P.A.

“…In this paper a Hierarchical Analytical Network Process (HANP) model is demonstrated for evaluating alternative technologies for generating electricity from…”
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Large-scale whole exome sequencing studies identify two genes,CTSL and APOE, associated with lung cancer by Xu, Jingxiong, Xu, Wei, Choi, Jiyeon, Brhane, Yonathan, Christiani, David C, Kothari, Jui, McKay, James, Field, John K, Davies, Michael P A, Liu, Geoffrey, Amos, Christopher I, Hung, Rayjean J, Briollais, Laurent

“…Common genetic variants associated with lung cancer have been well studied in the past decade. However, only 12.3% heritability has been explained by these…”
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Cost-exergy optimisation of linear Fresnel reflectors by Nixon, J.D., Davies, P.A.

“…► A method is developed to optimise the non equidistant spacing arrangement of mirror elements in a linear Fresnel reflector. ► An optimum is determined by…”
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Which is the best solar thermal collection technology for electricity generation in north-west India? Evaluation of options using the analytical hierarchy process by Nixon, J.D., Dey, P.K., Davies, P.A.

“…This study of concentrating solar thermal power generation sets out to evaluate the main existing collection technologies using the framework of the Analytical…”
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Experimental investigation of performance, emission and combustion characteristics of an indirect injection multi-cylinder CI engine fuelled by blends of de-inking sludge pyrolysis oil with biodiesel by Hossain, A.K., Ouadi, M., Siddiqui, S.U., Yang, Y., Brammer, J., Hornung, A., Kay, M., Davies, P.A.

“…► Pyrolysis oil was produced from de-inking sludge waste by intermediate pyrolysis. ► The oil was blended with biodiesel and tested in a diesel engine at full…”
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Performance, emission and combustion characteristics of an indirect injection (IDI) multi-cylinder compression ignition (CI) engine operating on neat jatropha and karanj oils preheated by jacket water by Hossain, A.K., Davies, P.A.

“…Renewable non-edible plant oils such as jatropha and karanj have potential to substitute fossil diesel fuels in CI engines. A multi-cylinder water cooled IDI…”
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Design of a novel solar thermal collector using a multi-criteria decision-making methodology by Nixon, J.D., Dey, P.K., Davies, P.A.

“…Three novel solar thermal collector concepts derived from the Linear Fresnel Reflector (LFR) are developed and evaluated through a multi-criteria…”
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A comparative assessment of waste incinerators in the UK by Nixon, J.D., Wright, D.G., Dey, P.K., Ghosh, S.K., Davies, P.A.

“…•We evaluate operational municipal solid waste incinerators in the UK.•The supply chain of four case study plants are examined and compared in…”
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A solar-powered reverse osmosis system for high recovery of freshwater from saline groundwater by Davies, P.A.

“…Desalination of groundwater is essential in arid regions that are remote from both seawater and freshwater resources. Desirable features of a groundwater…”
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Complementary methods to investigate the development of clogging within a horizontal sub-surface flow tertiary treatment wetland by Knowles, P.R., Griffin, P., Davies, P.A.

“…A combination of experimental methods was applied at a clogged, horizontal subsurface flow (HSSF) municipal wastewater tertiary treatment wetland (TW) in the…”
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On the informative value of community‐based indoor radon values in relation to lung cancer by Rosenberger, Albert, Bickeböller, Heike, Christiani, David C., Liu, Geoffrey, Schabath, Matthew B., Duarte, Luisa F., Le Marchand, Loic, Haiman, Christopher, Landi, Teresa, Consonni, Dario, Field, John K., Davies, Michael P. A., Albanes, Demetrios, Tardón, Adonina, Fernández‐Tardón, Guillermo, Rennert, Gad, Amos, Christopher I., Hung, Rayjean J.

“…Background Radon is a radioactive gas and a major risk factor for lung cancer (LC). Methods We investigated the dose–response relationship between radon and LC…”
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Supply chain optimisation of pyrolysis plant deployment using goal programming by Nixon, J.D., Dey, P.K., Davies, P.A., Sagi, S., Berry, R.F.

“…This paper presents a goal programming model to optimise the deployment of pyrolysis plants in Punjab, India. Punjab has an abundance of waste straw and…”
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The radiologic prevalence of patellofemoral osteoarthritis by Davies, A P, Vince, A S, Shepstone, L, Donell, S T, Glasgow, M M

“…The radiographs of 206 knees from 174 consecutive patients were reported blinded regarding joint space narrowing. Minimum joint space was measured using a…”
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Long non-coding RNA dysregulation is a frequent event in non-small cell lung carcinoma pathogenesis by Acha-Sagredo, Amelia, Uko, Bubaraye, Pantazi, Paschalia, Bediaga, Naiara G., Moschandrea, Chryssanthi, Rainbow, Lucille, Marcus, Michael W., Davies, Michael P. A., Field, John K., Liloglou, Triantafillos

“…Background Long non-coding RNAs compose an important level of epigenetic regulation in normal physiology and disease. Despite the plethora of publications of…”
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