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A data-driven decision support tool for offshore oil and gas decommissioning. (2021)
Journal Article
VUTTIPITTAYAMONGKOL, P., TUNG, A. and ELYAN, E. 2021. A data-driven decision support tool for offshore oil and gas decommissioning. IEEE access [online], 9, pages 137063-137082. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3117891

A growing number of oil and gas offshore infrastructures across the globe are approaching the end of their operational life. It is a major challenge for the industry to plan and make a decision on the decommissioning as the processes are resource exh... Read More about A data-driven decision support tool for offshore oil and gas decommissioning..

Harris Tweed: a glocal case study. (2021)
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CROSS, K., STEED, J. and JIANG, Y. 2021. Harris Tweed: a global case study. Fashion, style and popular culture [online], 8(4), pages 475-494. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1386/fspc_00102_1

Fast and effectively disposable fashion has seen clothing reduced to transient items, worn for a short period of time then discarded. This has pushed down prices, moving textile and clothing production to low-cost labour countries and decimating the... Read More about Harris Tweed: a glocal case study..

SpaSSA: superpixelwise adaptive SSA for unsupervised spatial-spectral feature extraction in hyperspectral image. (2021)
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SUN, G., FU, H., REN, J., ZHANG, A., ZABALZA, J., JIA, X. and ZHAO, H. 2022. SpaSSA: superpixelwise adaptive SSA for unsupervised spatial-spectral feature extraction in hyperspectral image. IEEE transactions on cybernetics [online], 52(7), pages 6158-6169. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TCYB.2021.3104100

Singular spectral analysis (SSA) has recently been successfully applied to feature extraction in hyperspectral image (HSI), including conventional (1-D) SSA in spectral domain and 2-D SSA in spatial domain. However, there are some drawbacks, such as... Read More about SpaSSA: superpixelwise adaptive SSA for unsupervised spatial-spectral feature extraction in hyperspectral image..

Multi-head attention-based long short-term memory for depression detection from speech. (2021)
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ZHAO, Y., LIANG, Z., DU, J., ZHANG, L., LIU, C. and ZHAO, L. 2021. Multi-head attention-based long short-term memory for depression detection from speech. Frontiers in neurorobotics [online], 15, article 684037. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbot.2021.684037

Depression is a mental disorder that threatens the health and normal life of people. Hence, it is essential to provide an effective way to detect depression. However, research on depression detection mainly focuses on utilizing different parallel fea... Read More about Multi-head attention-based long short-term memory for depression detection from speech..

An application of FEA and machine learning for the prediction and optimisation of casing buckling and deformation responses in shale gas wells in an in-situ operation. (2021)
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MOHAMMED, A.I., BARTLETT, M., OYENEYIN, B., KAYVANTASH, K. and NJUGUNA, J. 2021. An application of FEA and machine learning for the prediction and optimisation of casing buckling and deformation responses in shale gas wells in an in-situ operation. Journal of natural gas science and engineering [online], 95, article 104221. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2021.104221

This paper proposes a novel way to study the casing structural integrity using two approaches of finite element analysis (FEA) and machine learning. The approach in this study is unique, as it captures the pertinent parameters influencing the casing... Read More about An application of FEA and machine learning for the prediction and optimisation of casing buckling and deformation responses in shale gas wells in an in-situ operation..

Sparse learning of band power features with genetic channel selection for effective classification of EEG signals. (2021)
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PADFIELD, N., REN, J., MURRAY, P. and ZHAO, H. 2021. Sparse learning of band power features with genetic channel selection for effective classification of EEG signals. Neurocomputing [online], 463, pages 566-579. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2021.08.067

In this paper, we present a genetic algorithm (GA) based band power feature sparse learning (SL) approach for classification of electroencephalogram (EEG) (GABSLEEG) in motor imagery (MI) based brain-computer interfacing (BCI). The band power in the... Read More about Sparse learning of band power features with genetic channel selection for effective classification of EEG signals..

Artificial intelligence surgery: how do we get to autonomous actions in surgery? (2021)
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GUMBS, A.A., FRIGERIO, I., SPOLVERATO, G., CRONER, R., ILLANES, A., CHOUILLARD, E. and ELYAN, E. 2021. Artificial intelligence surgery: how do we get to autonomous actions in surgery? Sensors [online], 21(16), article 5526. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s21165526

Most surgeons are skeptical as to the feasibility of autonomous actions in surgery. Interestingly, many examples of autonomous actions already exist and have been around for years. Since the beginning of this millennium, the field of artificial intel... Read More about Artificial intelligence surgery: how do we get to autonomous actions in surgery?.

Visualising personas as goal models to find security tensions. (2021)
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FAILY, S., IACOB, C., ALI, R. and KI-ARIES, D. 2021. Visualising personas as goal models to find security tensions. Information and computer security [online], 29(5), pages 787-815. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/ICS-03-2021-0035

This paper aims to present a tool-supported approach for visualising personas as social goal models, which can subsequently be used to identify security tensions. The authors devised an approach to partially automate the construction of social goal m... Read More about Visualising personas as goal models to find security tensions..

Spectral-spatial self-attention networks for hyperspectral image classification. (2021)
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ZHANG, X., SUN, G., JIA, X., WU, L., ZHANG, A., REN, J., FU, H. and YAO, Y. 2022. Spectral-spatial self-attention networks for hyperspectral image classification. IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing [online], 60, article 5512115. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2021.3102143

This study presents a spectral-spatial self-attention network (SSSAN) for classification of hyperspectral images (HSIs), which can adaptively integrate local features with long-range dependencies related to the pixel to be classified. Specifically, i... Read More about Spectral-spatial self-attention networks for hyperspectral image classification..

Effectiveness of app-delivered, tailored self-management support for adults with lower back pain-related disability: a selfBACK randomized clinical trial. (2021)
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SANDAL, L.F., BACH, K., ØVERÅS, C.K., WIRATUNGA, N., COOPER, K, et al. 2021. Effectiveness of app-delivered, tailored self-management support for adults with lower back pain-related disability: a selfBACK randomized clinical trial. JAMA internal medicine [online], 181(10), pages 1288-1296. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4097

Importance: Lower back pain (LBP) is a prevalent and challenging condition in primary care. The effectiveness of an individually tailored self-management support tool delivered via a smartphone app has not been rigorously tested. Objective: To invest... Read More about Effectiveness of app-delivered, tailored self-management support for adults with lower back pain-related disability: a selfBACK randomized clinical trial..

Interventions to treat obesity in Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis. (2021)
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ACEVES-MARTINS, A., LÓPEZ-CRUZ, L., GARCÍA-BOTELLO, M., GUTIERREZ-GÓMEZ, Y.Y. and MORENO-GARCÍA, C.F. 2022. Interventions to treat obesity in Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition reviews [online], 80(3), pages 544-560. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuab041

Context: Prevalence of overweight and obesity has been rising in the past 3 decades among Mexican children and adolescents. Objective: To systematically review experimental studies evaluating interventions to treat obesity in Mexican children and ado... Read More about Interventions to treat obesity in Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis..

A novel multi-stage residual feature fusion network for detection of COVID-19 in chest X-ray images. (2021)
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FANG, Z., REN, J., MACLELLAN, C., LI, H., ZHOA, H., HUSSAIN, A. and FORTINO, G. 2022. A novel multi-stage residual feature fusion network for detection of COVID-19 in chest X-ray images. IEEE transactions on molecular, biological and multi-scale communications [online], 8(1), pages 17-27. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/tmbmc.2021.3099367

To suppress the spread of COVID-19, accurate diagnosis at an early stage is crucial, chest screening with radiography imaging plays an important role in addition to the real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) swab test. Due... Read More about A novel multi-stage residual feature fusion network for detection of COVID-19 in chest X-ray images..

一种基于模糊成像机理的QR码图像快速盲复原方法. (2021)
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CHEN, R., ZHENG, Z., ZHAO, H., REN, J. and TAN, H. 2021. 一种基于模糊成像机理的QR 码图像快速 盲复原方法. = [Fast blind restoration of QR code images based on blurred imaging mechanism]. Guangzi xuebao/Acta photonica sinica [online], 50(7), article 0710003. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3788/gzxb20215007.0710003

A fast blind restoration method of QR code images was proposed based on a blurred imaging mechanism. On the basis of the research on the centroid invariance of the blurred imaging diffuse light spots, the circular finder pattern is designed. When the... Read More about 一种基于模糊成像机理的QR码图像快速盲复原方法..

A multi-institutional exploration of the social mobility potential of degree apprenticeships. (2021)
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SMITH, S., TAYLOR-SMITH, E., FABIAN, K., ZARB, M., PATERSON, J., BARR, M. and BERG, T. 2021. A multi-institutional exploration of the social mobility potential of degree apprenticeships. Journal of education and work [online], 34(4), pages 488-503. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2021.1946494

This mixed-method study at six universities asked degree apprentices about their trajectories into the apprenticeship, to better understand the social mobility potential of apprenticeships. The degree apprenticeship offers a route to a degree for app... Read More about A multi-institutional exploration of the social mobility potential of degree apprenticeships..

Android mobile malware detection using machine learning: a systematic review. (2021)
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SENANAYAKE, J., KALUTARAGE, H. and AL-KADRI, M.O. 2021. Android mobile malware detection using machine learning: a systematic review. Electronics [online], 10(13), article 1606. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131606

With the increasing use of mobile devices, malware attacks are rising, especially on Android phones, which account for 72.2% of the total market share. Hackers try to attack smartphones with various methods such as credential theft, surveillance, and... Read More about Android mobile malware detection using machine learning: a systematic review..

Fast blind deblurring of QR code images based on adaptive scale control. (2021)
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CHEN, R., ZHENG, Z., PAN, J., YU, Y., ZHAO, H. and REN, J. 2022. Fast blind deblurring of QR code images based on adaptive scale control. Mobile networks and applications [online], 26(6), pages 2472-2487. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11036-021-01780-y

With the development of 5G technology, the short delay requirements of commercialization and large amounts of data change our lifestyle day-to-day. In this background, this paper proposes a fast blind deblurring algorithm for QR code images, which ma... Read More about Fast blind deblurring of QR code images based on adaptive scale control..

Fast restoration for out-of-focus blurred images of QR code with edge prior information via image sensing. (2021)
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CHEN, R., ZHENG, Z., YU, Y., ZHAO, H., REN, J. and TAN, H.-Z. 2021. Fast restoration for out-of-focus blurred images of QR code with edge prior information via image sensing. IEEE sensors journal [online], 21(16), article 103048, pages 18222-18236. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2021.3085568

Out-of-focus blurring of the QR code is very common in mobile Internet systems, which often causes failure of authentication as a result of a misreading of the information hence adversely affects the operation of the system. To tackle this difficulty... Read More about Fast restoration for out-of-focus blurred images of QR code with edge prior information via image sensing..

Ethical challenges in argumentation and dialogue in a healthcare context. (2021)
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SNAITH, M., NIELSEN, R.Ø., KOTNIS, S.R. and PEASE, A. 2021. Ethical challenges in argumentation and dialogue in a healthcare context. Argument and computation [online], 12(2), pages 249-264. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3233/AAC-200908

As the average age of the population increases, so too do the number of people living with chronic illnesses. With limited resources available, the development of dialogue-based e-health systems that provide justified general health advice offers a c... Read More about Ethical challenges in argumentation and dialogue in a healthcare context..

Novel gumbel-softmax trick enabled concrete autoencoder with entropy constraints for unsupervised hyperspectral band selection. (2021)
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SUN, H., REN, J., ZHAO, H., YUEN, P. and TSCHANNERL, J. 2022. Novel gumbel-softmax trick enabled concrete autoencoder with entropy constraints for unsupervised hyperspectral band selection. IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing [online], 60, article 5506413. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2021.3075663

As an important topic in hyperspectral image (HSI) analysis, band selection has attracted increasing attention in the last two decades for dimensionality reduction in HSI. With the great success of deep learning (DL)-based models recently, a robust u... Read More about Novel gumbel-softmax trick enabled concrete autoencoder with entropy constraints for unsupervised hyperspectral band selection..

DAWM: cost-aware asset claim analysis approach on big data analytic computation model for cloud data centre. (2021)
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MEKALA, M.S., PATAN, R., ISLAM, S.H., SAMANTA, D., MALLAH, G.A. and CHAUDHRY, S.A. 2021. DAWM: cost-aware asset claim analysis approach on big data analytic computation model for cloud data centre. Security and communication networks [online], 2021: security, trust and privacy for cloud, fog and Internet of Things, article ID 6688162. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6688162

The heterogeneous resource-required application tasks increase the cloud service provider (CSP) energy cost and revenue by providing demand resources. Enhancing CSP profit and preserving energy cost is a challenging task. Most of the existing approac... Read More about DAWM: cost-aware asset claim analysis approach on big data analytic computation model for cloud data centre..