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Application of momentum flux method for the design of an α-shaped flame incinerator fueled with two-component solid waste. (2022)
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LIU, X., ZHU, G., ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. 2022. Application of momentum flux method for the design of an α-shaped flame incinerator fueled with two-component solid waste. Energy [online], 248, article 123647. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123647

Kitchen waste and tree branches are two of the most common solid waste materials suitable for on-site disposal. Quantification of combustion characteristics of these waste materials is vital for designing an appropriate incinerator. In this paper, th... Read More about Application of momentum flux method for the design of an α-shaped flame incinerator fueled with two-component solid waste..

Effect of fillers on compression loading performance of modified re-entrant honeycomb auxetic sandwich structures. (2022)
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FAISAL, N.H., SCOTT, L., BOOTH, F., DUNCAN, S., MCLEOD, A., DROUBI, M.G. and NJUGUNA, J. 2023. Effect of fillers on compression loading performance of modified re-entrant honeycomb auxetic sandwich structures. Journal of strain analysis for engineering design [online], 58(2), pages 98-117. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247221083210

The auxetic sandwich panels for structures have been designed to provide impact protection. The aim of this work is to modify an auxetic (re-entrant) honeycomb cell to reduce the stress concentrations within the cell structure, and further enhancemen... Read More about Effect of fillers on compression loading performance of modified re-entrant honeycomb auxetic sandwich structures..

Who shares wins? Understanding barriers to information sharing in managing supply chain risk. (2022)
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HANNIBAL, C., ROWAN, J., DUROWOJU, O., BRYDE, D., HOLLOWAY, J., ADEYEMI, O. and SHAMIM, S. 2022. Who shares wins? Understanding barriers to information sharing in managing supply chain risk. Continuity and resilience review [online], 4(2), pages 161-175. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/CRR-11-2021-0038

Currently there is no universally accepted approach to supply chain risk management and assurance. To begin to shed more light on the practical operational challenges presented when considering supply chain risk mitigation through the sharing of info... Read More about Who shares wins? Understanding barriers to information sharing in managing supply chain risk..

Unusual activity of rationally designed cobalt phosphide/oxide heterostructure composite for hydrogen production in alkaline medium. (2022)
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ALSABBAN, M.M., ESWARAN, M.K., PERAMAIAH, K., WAHYUDI, W., YANG, X., RAMALINGAM, V., HEDHILI, M.N., MIAO, X., SCHWINGENSCHLÖGL, U., LI, L.-J., TUNG, V. and HUANG, K.-W. 2022. Unusual activity of rationally designed cobalt phosphide/oxide heterostructure composite for hydrogen production in alkaline medium. ACS nano [online], 16(3), pages 3906-3916. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c09254

Design and development of an efficient, nonprecious catalyst with structural features and functionality necessary for driving the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in an alkaline medium remain a formidable challenge. At the root of the functional lim... Read More about Unusual activity of rationally designed cobalt phosphide/oxide heterostructure composite for hydrogen production in alkaline medium..

Optimising crystallisation during rapid prototyping of Fe3O4-PA6 polymer nanocomposite component. (2022)
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GUPTA, R., NJUGUNA, J. and PANCHOLI, K. 2022. Optimising crystallisation during rapid prototyping of Fe3O4-PA6 polymer nanocomposite component. Journal of composites science [online], 6(3), article 83. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6030083

Polymer components capable of self-healing can rapidly be manufactured by injecting the monomer (ε-caprolactam), activator and catalyst mixed with a small amount of magnetic nanoparticles into a steel mould. The anionic polymerisation of the monomer... Read More about Optimising crystallisation during rapid prototyping of Fe3O4-PA6 polymer nanocomposite component..

Analysis of pedestrian accident injury-severities at road junctions and crossings using an advanced random parameter modelling framework: the case of Scotland. (2022)
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OLOWOSEGUN, A., BABAJIDE, N., AKINTOLA, A., FOUNTAS, G. and FONZONE, A. 2022. Analysis of pedestrian accident injury-severities at road junctions and crossings using an advanced random parameter modelling framework: the case of Scotland. Accident analysis and prevention [online], 169, article 106610. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2022.106610

This paper investigates the determinants of injury severities in pedestrian-motor vehicle accidents at signalised and unsignalised junctions, and at physically-controlled and human-controlled crossings in Scotland. The accident data were drawn from t... Read More about Analysis of pedestrian accident injury-severities at road junctions and crossings using an advanced random parameter modelling framework: the case of Scotland..

Public-private partnership in Ghana's solar energy industry: the history, current state, challenges, prospects and theoretical perspective. (2022)
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AWUKU, S.A., BENNADJI, A., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and SELLAMI, N. 2022. Public-private partnership in Ghana's solar energy industry: the history, current state, challenges, prospects and theoretical perspective. Energy nexus [online], 6, article 100058. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexus.2022.100058

Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been used as a viable tool to accelerate infrastructural development in many countries. In recent years, the repercussions of climate change have heightened the need to adopt cleaner energy sources such as sola... Read More about Public-private partnership in Ghana's solar energy industry: the history, current state, challenges, prospects and theoretical perspective..

Non-destructive testing of composite fibre materials with hyperspectral imaging: evaluative studies in the EU H2020 FibreEUse project. (2022)
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YAN, Y., REN, J., ZHAO, H., WINDMILL, J.F.C., IJOMAH, W., DE WIT, J. and VON FREEDEN, J. 2022. Non-destructive testing of composite fibre materials with hyperspectral imaging: evaluative studies in the EU H2020 FibreEUse project. IEEE transactions on instrumentation and measurement [online], 71, article 6002213. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2022.3155745

Through capturing spectral data from a wide frequency range along with the spatial information, hyperspectral imaging (HSI) can detect minor differences in terms of temperature, moisture and chemical composition. Therefore, HSI has been successfully... Read More about Non-destructive testing of composite fibre materials with hyperspectral imaging: evaluative studies in the EU H2020 FibreEUse project..

Offshore wind speed short-term forecasting based on a hybrid method: swarm decomposition and meta-extreme learning machine. (2022)
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DOKUR, E., ERDOGAN, N., SALARI, M.E., KARAKUZU, C. and MURPHY, J. 2022. Offshore wind speed short-term forecasting based on a hybrid method: Swarm decomposition and meta-extreme learning machine. Energy [online], 248, article 123595. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123595

As the share of global offshore wind energy in the electricity generation portfolio is rapidly increasing, the grid integration of large-scale offshore wind farms is becoming of interest. Due to the intermittency of wind, the stability of power syste... Read More about Offshore wind speed short-term forecasting based on a hybrid method: swarm decomposition and meta-extreme learning machine..

A novel lumped thermal characteristic modeling strategy for the online adaptive temperature and parameter co-estimation of vehicle lithium-ion batteries. (2022)
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SHI, H., WANG, L., WANG, S., FERNANDEZ, C., XIONG, X., DABLU, B.E. and XU, W. 2022. A novel lumped thermal characteristic modeling strategy for the online adaptive temperature and parameter co-estimation of vehicle lithium-ion batteries. Journal of energy storage [online], 50, article 104309. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.104309

Accurate modeling of thermal characteristics is critical to the safe use and reliable management of lithium-ion batteries. However, limitations in sensors and testing methods make online real-time acquisition of internal temperatures extremely diffic... Read More about A novel lumped thermal characteristic modeling strategy for the online adaptive temperature and parameter co-estimation of vehicle lithium-ion batteries..

The uncanny place: a critical appraisal of popular paranormal TV shows. (2022)
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SMITH, F. and IRONSIDE, R. 2022. The uncanny place: a critical appraisal of popular paranormal TV shows. Journal of popular television [online], 10(1), pages 95-198. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1386/jptv_00072_1

This article examines the construction of the uncanny place in reality paranormal television. Two introductory sequences from the British programme Most Haunted (2002-present) are analysed that investigate 'ordinary homes' to consider the way that pl... Read More about The uncanny place: a critical appraisal of popular paranormal TV shows..

Detecting encroachment within wetlands using UAV techniques: the case of Sakumo Ramsar Site, Ghana. (2022)
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AGBETI, J.A., MANTEY, S. and ZAMAN, Q.Z. 2022. Detecting encroachment within wetlands using UAV techniques: the case of Sakumo Ramsar Site, Ghana. Journal of environment and earth science [online], 12(2), pages 23-31. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7176/JEES/12-2-04

Wetlands have provided many benefits to mankind all over the world. Wetlands are a rich source of food and water security hence a crucial source of subsistence for communities. Apart from serving humanity, wetlands provide unique habitats for various... Read More about Detecting encroachment within wetlands using UAV techniques: the case of Sakumo Ramsar Site, Ghana..

Using artificial intelligence methods for systematic review in health sciences: a systematic review. (2022)
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BLAIZOT, A., VEETTIL, S.K., SAIDOUNG, P., MORENO-GARCIA, C.F., WIRATUNGA, N., ACEVES-MARTINS, M., LAI, N.M. and CHAIYAKUNAPRUK, N. 2022. Using artificial intelligence methods for systematic review in health sciences: a systematic review. Research synthesis methods [online], 13(3), pages 353-362. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1553

The exponential increase in published articles makes a thorough and expedient review of literature increasingly challenging. This review delineated automated tools and platforms that employ artificial intelligence (AI) approaches and evaluated the re... Read More about Using artificial intelligence methods for systematic review in health sciences: a systematic review..

They've got an absolute army of women behind them: the formation of a women's cooperative constellation in contemporary Scotland. (2022)
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PEDERSEN, S. 2022. They've got an absolute army of women behind them: the formation of a women's cooperative constellation in contemporary Scotland. Scottish affairs [online], 31(1), pages 1-20. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/scot.2022.0394

This study argues that a new women's cooperative constellation has been established in Scotland around the issue of the Scottish Government's proposed reforms of the Gender Recognition Act. This constellation includes women politicians, researchers,... Read More about They've got an absolute army of women behind them: the formation of a women's cooperative constellation in contemporary Scotland..

Occurrence and fate of chiral and achiral drugs in estuarine water: a case study of the Clyde estuary, Scotland. (2022)
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PETRIE, B. and MOFFAT, C.F. 2022. Occurrence and fate of chiral and achiral drugs in estuarine water: a case study of the Clyde estuary, Scotland. Environmental science process and impacts [online], 24(4), pages 547-556. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EM00500F

There is currently a lack of enantiospecific studies on chiral drugs in estuarine environments. In this study, the occurrence and fate of 20 prescription and illicit drugs, metabolites and associated contaminants were investigated in the Clyde Estuar... Read More about Occurrence and fate of chiral and achiral drugs in estuarine water: a case study of the Clyde estuary, Scotland..

Collaborative state estimation of lithium‐ion battery based on multi‐time scale low‐pass filter forgetting factor recursive least squares ‐ double extended Kalman filtering algorithm. (2022)
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LONG, T., WANG, S., CAO, W., REN, P., HE, M. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2022. Collaborative state estimation of lithium-ion battery based on multi-time scale low-pass filter forgetting factor recursive least squares - double extended Kalman filtering algorithm. International journal of circuit theory and applications [online], 50(6), pages 2108-2127. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/cta.3250

For the lithium battery management system and real-time safety monitoring, two issues are of great significance, namely, the ability to accurately update the model parameters in real time and to accurately estimate the state of charge and health. In... Read More about Collaborative state estimation of lithium‐ion battery based on multi‐time scale low‐pass filter forgetting factor recursive least squares ‐ double extended Kalman filtering algorithm..

Bryson v Salmond. (2022)
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ANDERSON, C. 2022. Bryson v Salmond. Scots law times [online], 2022(6), pages 34-36. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com

This article discusses Bryson v Salmond (Sc Ct) n the interpretation of a real burden imposed upon a property to provide the method for establishing the sums due to a neighbouring heritable proprietor in respect of shared maintenance and repair costs... Read More about Bryson v Salmond..

Material challenges and opportunities in 3D printing for hip implant applications. (2022)
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OKOLIE, O., STACHUREK, I., KANDASUBRAMANIAN, B. and NJUGUNA, J. 2022. Material challenges and opportunities in 3D printing for hip implant applications. Recent progress in materials [online], 4(1): 3D printing of engineering materials, article 2201004. Available from: https://doi.org/10.21926/rpm.2201004

There is a current need for tissue and organ repairs, replacement and regeneration for the patients who suffer from diseased/damaged tissues or organs. This situation is continuously on the rise and the supply on this form of therapy does not meet th... Read More about Material challenges and opportunities in 3D printing for hip implant applications..

Optimization of the wake oscillator for transversal VIV. (2022)
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KURUSHINA, V., POSTNIKOV, A., FRANZINI, G.R. and PAVLOVSKAIA, E. 2022. Optimization of the wake oscillator for transversal VIV. Journal of marine science and engineering [online], 10(2), article number 293. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10020293

Vibrations of slender structures associated with the external flow present a design challenge for the energy production systems placed in the marine environment. The current study explores the accuracy of the semi-empirical wake oscillator models for... Read More about Optimization of the wake oscillator for transversal VIV..

The bureaucratization of death: the First World War, families, and the state. (2022)
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FOSTER, A.-M. 2022. The bureaucratization of death: the First World War, families, and the state. Twentieth century British history [online], 33(4), pages 475-497. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/tcbh/hwac001

After the First World War the British state tried to show the families of the dead their thanks, and memorialize the dead, through the two-minute silence and the creation of the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior. However, before families of deceased servic... Read More about The bureaucratization of death: the First World War, families, and the state..