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A reflection on: preparing the dietetic workforce of the future: developing innovative placements in social care settings. (2023)
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MACKENZIE, M. and NEWMAN, E. 2023. A reflection on: preparing the dietetic workforce of the future: developing innovative placements in social care settings. International journal of practice-based learning in health and social care [online], 11(2), pages 60-71. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18552/ijpblhsc.v11i2.1037

Looking back eight years, and reflecting on this project, we consider on our professional and personal learning. This pilot project came about because there is always pressure on practice placements in clinical practice, and we were aware of the chan... Read More about A reflection on: preparing the dietetic workforce of the future: developing innovative placements in social care settings..

An improved parameter identification and radial basis correction-differential support vector machine strategies for state-of-charge estimation of urban-transportation-electric-vehicle lithium-ion batteries. (2023)
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WANG, S., WANG, C., TAKYI-ANINAKWA, P., JIN, S., FERNANDEZ, C. and HUANG, Q. 2024. An improved parameter identification and radial basis correction-differential support vector machine strategies for state-of-charge estimation of urban-transportation-electric-vehicle lithium-ion batteries. Journal of energy storage [online], 80, article number 110222. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.110222

The State estimation and determination of time-varying model parameters are crucial for ensuring the safe management of lithium-ion batteries. This paper designs a limited memory recursive least square algorithm to improve the accuracy of online para... Read More about An improved parameter identification and radial basis correction-differential support vector machine strategies for state-of-charge estimation of urban-transportation-electric-vehicle lithium-ion batteries..

Aging microplastics enhances the adsorption of pharmaceuticals in freshwater. (2023)
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MOURA, D.S., PESTANA, C.J., MOFFAT, C.F., GKOULEMANI, N., HUI, J., IRVINE, J.T.S. and LAWTON, L.A. 2024. Aging microplastics enhances the adsorption of pharmaceuticals in freshwater. Science of the total environment [online], 912, article number 169467. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169467

Plastic pollution is an increasing environmental concern. Pollutants such as microplastics (< 5 mm) and pharmaceuticals often co-exist in the aquatic environment. The current study aimed to elucidate the interaction of pharmaceuticals with microplast... Read More about Aging microplastics enhances the adsorption of pharmaceuticals in freshwater..

High structural diversity of aeruginosins in bloom-forming cyanobacteria of the genus Planktothrix as a consequence of multiple recombination events. (2023)
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ENTFELLNER, E., BAUMANN, K.B.L., EDWARDS, C. and KURMAYER, R. 2023. High structural diversity of aeruginosins in bloom-forming cyanobacteria of the genus Planktothrix as a consequence of multiple recombination events. Marine drugs [online], 21(12), article number 638. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/md21120638

Many compounds produced by cyanobacteria act as serine protease inhibitors, such as the tetrapeptides aeruginosins (Aer), which are found widely distributed. The structural diversity of Aer is intriguingly high. However, the genetic basis of this rem... Read More about High structural diversity of aeruginosins in bloom-forming cyanobacteria of the genus Planktothrix as a consequence of multiple recombination events..

A retrospective audit of neonatal BCG vaccination in Grampian, Scotland. (2023)
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SAVUL, S. and DUTHIE, S. 2023. A retrospective audit of neonatal BCG vaccination in Grampian, Scotland. Human vaccines and immunotherapeutics [online], 19(3), article 2281737. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2023.2281737

Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG) vaccine confers protection against tuberculosis (TB) and works most effectively when given to infants. Scotland runs a risk-based program in which BCG vaccine is offered to infants whose parent or grandparent was born i... Read More about A retrospective audit of neonatal BCG vaccination in Grampian, Scotland..

An improved adaptive weights correction-particle swarm optimization-unscented particle filter method for high-precision online state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries. (2023)
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LI, Z., WANG, S., YU, C., QI, C., SHEN, X. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2023. An improved adaptive weights correction-particle swarm optimization-unscented particle filter method for high-precision online state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries. Ionics [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-023-05272-9

In the battery management system (BMS), the state of charge (SOC) of lithium-ion batteries is an indispensable part, and the accuracy of SOC estimation has attracted wide attention. Accurate SOC estimation can improve the efficiency of battery use wh... Read More about An improved adaptive weights correction-particle swarm optimization-unscented particle filter method for high-precision online state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries..

A multi-time-scale framework for state of energy and maximum available energy of lithium-ion battery under a wide operating temperature range. (2023)
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CHEN, L, WANG, S., JIANG, H. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2024. A multi-time-scale framework for state of energy and maximum available energy of lithium-ion battery under a wide operating temperature range. Applied energy [online], 355, article number 122225. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122225

Lithium-ion batteries are one of the best choices as energy storage devices for self-powered nodes in wireless sensor networks (WSN) due to their advantages of no memory effect, high energy density, long cycle life, and being pollution-free after bei... Read More about A multi-time-scale framework for state of energy and maximum available energy of lithium-ion battery under a wide operating temperature range..

A cross-sectional study examining the nature and extent of interprofessional education in schools of pharmacy in the United Kingdom. (2023)
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DEPASQUALE, C., CUNNINGHAM, S., JACOB, S.A., BOYTER, A., PORTLOCK, J., POWER, A. and ADDISON, B. [2023]. A cross-sectional study examining the nature and extent of interprofessional education in schools of pharmacy in the United Kingdom. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-023-01655-0

Interprofessional education can prepare the workforce for collaborative practice in complex health and social care systems. The aim of this study was to examine the nature and extent of interprofessional education in schools of pharmacy in the United... Read More about A cross-sectional study examining the nature and extent of interprofessional education in schools of pharmacy in the United Kingdom..

Photocatalytic conversion of cellulose into C5 oligosaccharides. (2023)
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SKILLEN, N., WELGAMAGE, A., ROBERTSON, P.K.J., IRVINE, J.T.S. and LAWTON, L.A. 2023. Photocatalytic conversion of cellulose into C5 oligosaccharides. Journal of physics: energy [online], 6(1), article number 015002. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ad04f1

Cellulose is made up of linear polymers of glucose monomers that could be a crucial source for valuable chemicals and sustainable liquid fuels. Cellulose is however, very stable and its conversion to a useful fuel or platform chemical products remain... Read More about Photocatalytic conversion of cellulose into C5 oligosaccharides..

Improved electric-thermal-aging multi-physics domain coupling modeling and identification decoupling of complex kinetic processes based on timescale quantification in lithium-ion batteries. (2023)
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SHI, H., WANG, S., HUANG, Q., FERNANDEZ, C., LIANG, J., ZHANG, M., QI, C. and WANG, L. 2024. Improved electric-thermal-aging multi-physics domain coupling modeling and identification decoupling of complex kinetic processes based on timescale quantification in lithium-ion batteries. Applied energy [online], 353, part B, article 122174. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122174

Unraveling the kinetic behavior inside the battery is essential to break through the limitations of mechanistic studies and to optimize the control of the integrated management system. Given this fact that the battery system is multi-domain coupled a... Read More about Improved electric-thermal-aging multi-physics domain coupling modeling and identification decoupling of complex kinetic processes based on timescale quantification in lithium-ion batteries..

UNC-49 is a redox-sensitive GABAA receptor that regulates the mitochondrial unfolded protein response cell nonautonomously. (2023)
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POHL, F., GERMANN, A.L., MAO, J., HOU, S., BAKARE, B., KONG THOO LIN, P., YATES, K., NONET, M.L., AKK, G., KORNFELD, K. and HELD, J.M. 2023. UNC-49 is a redox-sensitive GABAA receptor that regulates the mitochondrial unfolded protein response cell nonautonomously. Science advances [online], 9(44). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adh2584

The γ-aminobutyric acid–mediated (GABAergic) system participates in many aspects of organismal physiology and disease, including proteostasis, neuronal dysfunction and life-span extension. Many of these phenotypes are also regulated by reactive oxyge... Read More about UNC-49 is a redox-sensitive GABAA receptor that regulates the mitochondrial unfolded protein response cell nonautonomously..

Valorisation of whisky distillery waste as a sustainable source of antioxidant and antibacterial properties with neuroprotective potential. (2023)
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BLAIKIE, L., WELGAMAGE DON, A., FRANZEN, X., FERNANDEZ, C., FAISAL, N. and KONG THOO LIN, P. [2023]. Valorisation of whisky distillery waste as a sustainable source of antioxidant and antibacterial properties with neuroprotective potential. Waste and biomass valorization [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-023-02292-4

Waste by-products such as pot ale are abundantly produced during the whisky distillation process and are conventionally used as livestock feed, however a significant proportion continues to require land and sea disposal. Here, the novel potential of... Read More about Valorisation of whisky distillery waste as a sustainable source of antioxidant and antibacterial properties with neuroprotective potential..

A novel genetic marginalized particle filter method for state of charge and state of energy estimation adaptive to multi-temperature conditions of lithium-ion batteries. (2023)
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JIA, X., WANG, S., CAO, J., QIAO, J., YANG, X., LI, Y. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2023. A novel genetic marginalized particle filter method for state of charge and state of energy estimation adaptive to multi-temperature conditions of lithium-ion batteries. Journal of energy storage [online], 74(part A), article number 109291. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.109291

Power lithium-ion batteries are widely used in various fields, the battery management system (BMS) is the main object of battery energy management and safety monitoring, so the accurate collaboration of state of charge (SoC) and state of energy (SoE)... Read More about A novel genetic marginalized particle filter method for state of charge and state of energy estimation adaptive to multi-temperature conditions of lithium-ion batteries..

Nature-based solution to eliminate cyanotoxins in water using biologically enhanced biochar. (2023)
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MOORE, J., JAYAKUMAR, A., SOLDATOU, S., MAŠEK, O., LAWTON, L.A. and EDWARDS, C. 2023. Nature-based solution to eliminate cyanotoxins in water using biologically enhanced biochar. Environmental science and technology [online], 57(43), pages 16372-16385. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c05298

Climate change and high eutrophication levels of freshwater sources are increasing the occurrence and intensity of toxic cyanobacterial blooms in drinking water supplies. Conventional water treatment struggles to eliminate cyanobacteria/cyanotoxins a... Read More about Nature-based solution to eliminate cyanotoxins in water using biologically enhanced biochar..

Ferroelectric nematogens containing a methylthio group. (2023)
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STEPANAFAS, G., CRUICKSHANK, E., BROWN, S., MAJEWSKA, M.M., POCIECHA, D., GORECKA, E., STOREY, J.M.C. and IMRIE, C.T. 2023. Ferroelectric nematogens containing a methylthio group. Materials advances [online], Advance Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ma00446e

The synthesis and characterisation of eight nematogens containing a terminal methylthio group is reported. The compounds are based on RM734 and differ in the number and position of fluorine substituents, and in the position of the lateral methoxy sub... Read More about Ferroelectric nematogens containing a methylthio group..

An improved random drift particle swarm optimization-feed forward backpropagation neural network for high-precision state-of-charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries. (2023)
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HAI, N., WANG, S., LIU, D., GAO, H. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2023. An improved random drift particle swarm optimization-feed forward backpropagation neural network for high-precision state-of-charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries. Journal of energy storage [online], 73(part D), article number 109286. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.109286

A predictive model with high accuracy and stability of the state of charge (SOC) estimation for lithium-ion batteries plays a significant role in electric vehicles. An improved random drift particle swarm optimization-feed forward backpropagation neu... Read More about An improved random drift particle swarm optimization-feed forward backpropagation neural network for high-precision state-of-charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries..

Co-estimation of state-of-charge and state-of-health for high-capacity lithium-ion batteries. (2023)
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XIONG, R., WANG, S., FENG, F., YU, C., FAN, Y., CAO, W. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2023. Co-estimation of state-of-charge and state-of-health for high-capacity lithium-ion batteries. Batteries [online], 9(10), article number 509. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9100509

To address the challenges of efficient state monitoring of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, a co-estimation algorithm of state-of-charge (SOC) and state-of-health (SOH) is developed. The algorithm integrates techniques of adaptive recursiv... Read More about Co-estimation of state-of-charge and state-of-health for high-capacity lithium-ion batteries..

The influence of the imine bond direction on the phase behaviour of symmetric and non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers. (2023)
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CRUICKSHANK, E., WALKER, R., STRACHAN, G.J. GOODE, C.H.F., MAJEWSKA, M.M., POCIECHA, D., GORECKO, E., STOREY, J.M.D. and IMRIE, C.T. 2023. The influence of the imine bond direction on the phase behaviour of symmetric and non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers. Journal of molecular liquids [online], 391(part A), article number 123226. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.123226

The synthesis and characterisation of two series of liquid crystal dimers are reported: the symmetric 1,5-bis(4'-oxyanilinebenzylidene-4-alkane)pentanes (m-O5O-m), and the nonsymmetric 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4'-yloxy)-5-(4'-oxyanilinebenzylidene-4-alkane... Read More about The influence of the imine bond direction on the phase behaviour of symmetric and non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers..

A novel in vitro model of the small intestinal epithelium in co-culture with "gut-like" dendritic cells. (2023)
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JOHNSTON, L.J., BARNINGHAM, L., CAMPBELL, E.L., CEROVIC, V., DUCKWORTH, C.A., LUU, L., WASTLING, J., DERRICOTT, H. and COOMBES, J.L. 2023. A novel in vitro model of the small intestinal epithelium in co-culture with "gut-like" dendritic cells. Discovery immunology [online], 2(1), article number kyad018. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/discim/kyad018

Cross-talk between dendritic cells (DCs) and the intestinal epithelium is important in the decision to mount a protective immune response to a pathogen or to regulate potentially damaging responses to food antigens and the microbiota. Failures in thi... Read More about A novel in vitro model of the small intestinal epithelium in co-culture with "gut-like" dendritic cells..

Improved noise bias compensation-equivalent circuit modeling strategy for battery state of charge estimation adaptive to strong electromagnetic interference. (2023)
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YANG, X., WANG, S., TAKYI-ANINAKWA, P., YANG, X. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2023. Improved noise bias compensation-equivalent circuit modeling strategy for battery state of charge estimation adaptive to strong electromagnetic interference. Journal of energy storage [online], 73(B), article number 108974. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.108974

Strong electromagnetic interference, which has a significant impact on the performance and safety of the lithium-ion battery, usually affects the accurate state of charge (SOC). Different optimization strategies are used to estimate the model paramet... Read More about Improved noise bias compensation-equivalent circuit modeling strategy for battery state of charge estimation adaptive to strong electromagnetic interference..