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Fuzzy adaptive singular value decomposition cubature Kalman filtering algorithm for lithium‐ion battery state‐of‐charge estimation. (2021)
Journal Article
YANG, X., WANG, S., XU, W., QIAO, J., YU, C. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2022. Fuzzy adaptive singular value decomposition cubature Kalman filtering algorithm for lithium-ion battery state-of-charge estimation. International journal of circuit theory and applications [online], 50(2), pages 614-632. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/cta.3166

To solve the problem of the slow convergence speed for the battery state-of-charge estimation of cubature Kalman filter algorithm, the ternary lithium-ion battery is taken as the research object, and an algorithm combining the fuzzy self-adaptation a... Read More about Fuzzy adaptive singular value decomposition cubature Kalman filtering algorithm for lithium‐ion battery state‐of‐charge estimation..

Theoretical exploration of development and implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs in hospitals in the United Arab Emirates: a qualitative study of the perspectives of key stakeholders and health professionals. (2021)
Presentation / Conference
HASHAD, N., STEWART, D., PERUMAL, D., RAZZAQ, N.A. and TONNA, A.P. 2021. Theoretical exploration of development and implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs in hospitals in the United Arab Emirates: a qualitative study of the perspectives of key stakeholders and health professionals. Presented at 49th ESCP (European Society of Clinical Pharmacy) virtual symposium on clinical pharmacy (ESCP 2021): clinical pharmacy, working collaboratively in mental health care, 19-21 October 2021, [virtual conference].

Background and Objective: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) has been declared as a public health emergency and has led to the establishment of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASP) to enhance prudent use of antimicrobials1. In the United Arab Emirate... Read More about Theoretical exploration of development and implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs in hospitals in the United Arab Emirates: a qualitative study of the perspectives of key stakeholders and health professionals..

A qualitative study of pharmacists' perceptions regarding the implementation of automated pharmacy dispensing systems in the United Arab Emirates' hospitals. (2021)
Presentation / Conference
HASHAD, N., AL HAJRI, L., MOHAMED, H., HUSSEIN, S., AL NAEEM, W., ALZAROONI, S., ALMARI, A., IBRAHIM, A., ALBANNA, F. and ALATTAR, M. 2021. A qualitative study of pharmacists’ perceptions regarding the implementation of automated pharmacy dispensing systems in the United Arab Emirates’ hospitals. Presented at 49th ESCP (European Society of Clinical Pharmacy) virtual symposium on clinical pharmacy (ESCP 2021): clinical pharmacy, working collaboratively in mental health care, 19-21 October 2021, [virtual conference].

Background and Objective: Automated dispensing systems (ADS) are one of the strategies used in pharmacy to enhance medication management effectiveness and efficiency, hence curb the consequences of medication errors1. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE... Read More about A qualitative study of pharmacists' perceptions regarding the implementation of automated pharmacy dispensing systems in the United Arab Emirates' hospitals..

The incidence of metabolic syndrome amongst Qatar migrants 24 months post-migration: a prospective longitudinal observational cohort study. (2021)
Presentation / Conference
AL-ADAWI, R., PRABHU, K.S., RYAN, C., ABDELAZIZ, H., EL EDRISI, M. and IBRAHIM, M.I.M. 2021. The incidence of metabolic syndrome amongst Qatar migrants 24 month post-migration: a prospective longiudinal observational cohort study. Presented at 49th ESCP (European Society of Clinical Pharmacy) virtual symposium on clinical pharmacy (ESCP 2021): clinical pharmacy, working collaboratively in mental health care, 19-21 October 2021, [virtual conference].

Background and Objective: Evidence indicates that migration to Western countries is associated with increased metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk. There is, however, a scarcity of data about MetS incidence in migrants to Middle Eastern countries. This stu... Read More about The incidence of metabolic syndrome amongst Qatar migrants 24 months post-migration: a prospective longitudinal observational cohort study..

Radiolytic degradation of 2-methylisoborneol and geosmin in water: reactive radical species and transformation pathways. (2021)
Journal Article
CHRISTOPHORIDIS, C., PESTANA, C.J., KALOUDIS, T., LAWTON, L.A., TRIANTIS, T.M. and HISKIA, A. 2021. Radiolytic degradation of 2-methylisoborneol and geosmin in water: reactive radical species and transformation pathways. Chemical engineering journal advances [online], 15, article 100196. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceja.2021.100196

Water radiolysis can serve as a useful tool to study the degradation of organic pollutants in water. Manipulation of the radiolytic system enables the selective production of reactive species (RS) with known yields. Our aim was to explore the effects... Read More about Radiolytic degradation of 2-methylisoborneol and geosmin in water: reactive radical species and transformation pathways..

DNA profiling of single sperm cells after whole genome amplification. (2021)
Journal Article
THEUNISSEN, G.M.G., GIBB, A., KONG THOO LIN, P., ROLF, B., FORAT, S. and JÄGER, R. 2021. DNA profiling of single sperm cells after whole genome amplification. Forensic science international: reports [online], 4, article 100240. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2021.100240

Intimate swabs taken for examination in sexual assault cases typically yield mixtures of sperm and epithelial cell types. While powerful, differential extraction protocols to overcome such cell type mixtures by separate lysis of epithelial cells and... Read More about DNA profiling of single sperm cells after whole genome amplification..

Polyamide microplastics in wastewater as vectors of cationic pharmaceutical drugs. [Dataset] (2021)
Dataset
WAGSTAFF, A., LAWTON, L.A. and PETRIE, B. 2022. Polyamide microplastics in wastewater as vectors of cationic pharmaceutical drugs. [Dataset]. Chemosphere [online], 288(Part 2), article 132578. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653521030502?via%3Dihub#appsec1

Wastewater is an environmental source of microplastics and pharmaceuticals, which is discharged as treated effluent or combined sewer overflows. In this study, adsorption of cationic pharmaceuticals, with a range of octanol-water distribution coeffic... Read More about Polyamide microplastics in wastewater as vectors of cationic pharmaceutical drugs. [Dataset].

Polyamide microplastics in wastewater as vectors of cationic pharmaceutical drugs. (2021)
Journal Article
WAGSTAFF, A., LAWTON, L.A. and PETRIE, B. 2022. Polyamide microplastics in wastewater as vectors of cationic pharmaceutical drugs. Chemosphere [online], 288(Part 2), article 132578. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132578

Reported here is the first study to investigate the adsorption of pharmaceutical drugs to microplastics in wastewater. Wastewater is an environmental source of microplastics and pharmaceuticals, which is discharged as treated effluent or combined sew... Read More about Polyamide microplastics in wastewater as vectors of cationic pharmaceutical drugs..

Using an online nominal group technique to determine key implementation factors for COVID-19 vaccination programmes in community pharmacies. (2021)
Journal Article
MICHEL, D.E., IQBAL, A., FAEHRMANN, L., TADIĆ, I., PAULINO, E., CHEN, T.F. and MOULLIN, J.C. 2021. Using an online nominal group technique to determine key implementation factors for COVID-19 vaccination programmes in community pharmacies. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 43(6), pages 1705-1717. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-021-01335-x

Background: One vital strategy to fight the COVID-19 pandemic is the rapid roll-out of vaccination programmes. In a number of countries pharmacists are joining the vaccination programme workforce, including plans to involve community pharmacies. Obje... Read More about Using an online nominal group technique to determine key implementation factors for COVID-19 vaccination programmes in community pharmacies..

A novel joint estimation method of state of charge and state of health based on the strong tracking-dual adaptive extended Kalman filter algorithm for the electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries. (2021)
Journal Article
XIONG, R., WANG, S., FERNANDEZ, C., YU, C., FAN, Y., CAO, W. and JIANG, C. 2021. A novel joint estimation method of state of charge and state of health based on the strong tracking-dual adaptive extended Kalman filter algorithm for the electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries. International journal of electrochemical science [online], 16(11), article 211114. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20964/2021.11.18

In order to enhance the efficiency of electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries, accurate estimation of the battery state is essential. To solve the problems of system noise statistical uncertainty and battery model inaccuracy when using the extended Ka... Read More about A novel joint estimation method of state of charge and state of health based on the strong tracking-dual adaptive extended Kalman filter algorithm for the electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries..

Electrochemical determination of chemical oxygen demand in mixed organic solution by Al/SnO2-TiO2 electrode. (2021)
Journal Article
LI, X., SHANG, Y., FERNANDEZ, C., PEI, T. and WANG, L. 2021. Electrochemical determination of chemical oxygen demand in mixed organic solution by Al/SnO2-TiO2 electrode. International journal of electrochemical science [online], 16(11), article 211111. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20964/2021.11.45

Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is one of the most significant parameters in water-quality analysis, such as wastewater effluent monitoring. However, COD determination faces challenges of long measuring time and the use of toxic substances. In this work... Read More about Electrochemical determination of chemical oxygen demand in mixed organic solution by Al/SnO2-TiO2 electrode..

Nostocyclopeptides as new inhibitors of 20s proteasome. (2021)
Journal Article
FIDOR, A., CEKAŁA, K., WIECZERZAK, E., CEGŁOWSKA, M., KASPRZYKOWSKI, F., EDWARDS, C. and MAZUR-MARZEC, H. 2021. Nostocyclopeptides as new inhibitors of 20S proteasome. Biomolecules [online], 11(10), article 1483. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11101483

Nostocyclopeptides (Ncps) are a small class of bioactive nonribosomal peptides produced solely by cyanobacteria of the genus Nostoc. In the current work, six Ncps were isolated from Nostoc edaphicum strain CCNP1411. The bioactivity of these compounds... Read More about Nostocyclopeptides as new inhibitors of 20s proteasome..

A comparison of the bacterial contamination of the surface of cleanroom operators’ garments following donning with and without gloves. (2021)
Journal Article
SMITH, L.M., O'DRISCOLL, N.H. and LAMB, A.J. 2021. A comparison of the bacterial contamination of the surface of cleanroom operators’ garments following donning with and without gloves. European journal of parenteral and pharmaceutical sciences [online], 26(3). Available from: https://doi.org/10.37521/ejpps.26302

Specialist cleanroom garments are a potential vector for transmission of microorganisms within these facilities. In order to maintain the low bioburden of such clothing it has been perceived best practice for operators to dress wearing sterile cleanr... Read More about A comparison of the bacterial contamination of the surface of cleanroom operators’ garments following donning with and without gloves..

A new approach for quantitative mapping of retention mechanisms of associative polymers in porous media. (2021)
Journal Article
AFOLABI, R.O., OLUYEMI, G.F., OFFICER, S. and UGWU, J.O. 2021. A new approach for quantitative mapping of retention mechanisms of associative polymers in porous media. Journal of molecular liquids [online], 343, article 117685. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117685

The retention of associative polymer molecules poses a significant challenge for its transport in porous media, and this arises due to the hydrophobic interactions that exists between the retained molecules. The known experimental approach in literat... Read More about A new approach for quantitative mapping of retention mechanisms of associative polymers in porous media..

Pseudonocardia abyssalis sp. nov. and pseudonocardia oceani sp. nov., two novel actinomycetes isolated from the deep Southern Ocean. (2021)
Journal Article
PARRA, J., SOLDATOU, S., ROONEY, L.M. and DUNCAN, K.R. 2021. Pseudonocardia abyssalis sp. nov. and pseudonocardia oceani sp. nov., two novel actinomycetes isolated from the deep Southern Ocean. International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology [online], 71(9), article 005032. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.005032

The actinomycetes strains KRD168T and KRD185T were isolated from sediments collected from the deep Southern Ocean and, in this work, they are described as representing two novel species of the genus Pseudonocardia through a polyphasic approach. Despi... Read More about Pseudonocardia abyssalis sp. nov. and pseudonocardia oceani sp. nov., two novel actinomycetes isolated from the deep Southern Ocean..

Cysteamine inhibits glycine utilisation and disrupts virulence in pseudomonas aeruginosa. (2021)
Journal Article
FRASER-PITT, D.J., DOLAN, S.K., TOLEDO-APARICIO, D., HUNT, J.G., SMITH, D.W., LACY-ROBERTS, N., NUPE HEWAGE, P.S., STOYANOVA, T.N., MANSON, E., MCCLEAN, K., INGLIS, N.F., MERCER, D.K. and O’NEIL, D.A. 2021. Cysteamine inhibits glycine utilisation and disrupts virulence in pseudomonas aeruginosa. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology [online], 11, article 718213. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.718213

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major opportunistic human pathogen which employs a myriad of virulence factors. In people with cystic fibrosis (CF) P. aeruginosa frequently colonises the lungs and becomes a chronic infection that evolves to become less v... Read More about Cysteamine inhibits glycine utilisation and disrupts virulence in pseudomonas aeruginosa..

The concentration and biomagnification of trace metals and metalloids across four trophic levels in a marine food web. (2021)
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MADGETT, A.S., YATES, K., WEBSTER, L., MCKENZIE, C. and MOFFAT, C.F. 2021. The concentration and biomagnification of trace metals and metalloids across four trophic levels in a marine food web. Marine pollution bulletin [online], 173, part A, article 112929. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112929

To be able to assess progress towards “Good Environmental Status” adopted across European Member States, and by the United Kingdom through its 3-stage Marine Strategy, contaminant concentrations and their biological effects need to be assessed in env... Read More about The concentration and biomagnification of trace metals and metalloids across four trophic levels in a marine food web..

A critical review of improved deep learning methods for the remaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries. (2021)
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WANG, S., JIN, S., BAI, D., FAN, Y., SHI, H. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2021. A critical review of improved deep learning methods for the remaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries. Energy reports [online], 7, pages 5562-5574. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.08.182

As widely used for secondary energy storage, lithium-ion batteries have become the core component of the power supply system and accurate remaining useful life prediction is the key to ensure its reliability. Because of the complex working characteri... Read More about A critical review of improved deep learning methods for the remaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries..

Student and pre-registration pharmacist performance in a UK prescribing assessment. (2021)
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POWER, A., STEWART, D., CRAIG, G., BOYTER, A., REID, F., STEWART, F., CUNNINGHAM, S. and MAXWELL, S. 2022. Student and pre-registration pharmacist performance in a UK prescribing assessment. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 44(1), pages 100-109. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-021-01317-z

Student and pre-registration pharmacist performance in a UK Prescribing Assessment': room for improvement and need for curricular change Background Increasingly the global policy direction is for patient-facing pharmacist prescribers. The 'UK Prescri... Read More about Student and pre-registration pharmacist performance in a UK prescribing assessment..

A lactoglobulin-composite self-healing coating for Mg alloys. (2021)
Journal Article
FENG, J., PAN, Y., YANG, M., FERNANDEZ, C., CHEN, X. and PENG, Q. 2021. A lactoglobulin-composite self-healing coating for Mg alloys. ACS applied bio materials [online], 4(9), pages 6843-6852. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.1c00560

Corrosion issue is one of the most crucial bottlenecks for extensive employment of Mg alloys, in particular under harsh engineering conditions. Differing from traditional approaches, a self-healing protective coating composed of lactoglobulin is prop... Read More about A lactoglobulin-composite self-healing coating for Mg alloys..