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What qualitative research can tell us about food and nutrition security in the UK and why we should pay attention to what it’s telling us. (2023)
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DOUGLAS, F. 2024. What qualitative research can tell us about food and nutrition security in the UK and why we should pay attention to what it’s telling us. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society [online], First View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665123003713

Poor dietary patterns leading to poorer health and increased health care use, have affected people living in disadvantaged economic circumstances in the UK for decades, which many fear will be exacerbated due to the UK's current so-called 'cost of li... Read More about What qualitative research can tell us about food and nutrition security in the UK and why we should pay attention to what it’s telling us..

The impact of corporate environmental management practices on environmental performance. (2023)
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HASSAN, O.A.G., ROMILLY, P. and KHADAROO, I. 2023. The impact of corporate environmental management practices on environmental performance. Business eithics, the environment and responsibility [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12618

This study draws on neo-institutional theory to examine how and why corporate environmental management practices might affect environmental performance. It contributes to the literature by using a large, global dataset to investigate the impact of te... Read More about The impact of corporate environmental management practices on environmental performance..

Feminae: an international multisite innovative project for female athletes. (2023)
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ELLIOTT-SALE, K.J., ACKERMAN, K.E., LEBRUN, C.M., MINAHAN, C., SALE, C., STELLINGWERFF, T., SWINTON, P.A. and HACKNEY, A.C. 2023. Feminae: an international multisite innovative project for female athletes. BMJ open sport and exercise medicine [online], 9(4), article number e001675. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001675

Sufficient high-quality studies in sport science using women as participants are lacking, meaning that our knowledge and understanding of female athletes in relation to their ovarian hormone profiles is limited. Consortia can be used to pool talent,... Read More about Feminae: an international multisite innovative project for female athletes..

Including supramaximal verification reduced uncertainty in VO2peak response rate. (2023)
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RENWICK, J.R.M., PREOBRAZENSKI, N., GIUDICE, M.D., SWINTON, P.A. and GURD, B.J. 2024. Including supramaximal verification reduced uncertainty in VO2peak response rate. Applied physiology, nutrition and metabolism [online], 49(1), pages 41-51. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2023-0137

Many reports describe using a supramaximal verification phase - exercising at a power output higher than the highest power output recorded during an incremental cardiopulmonary test - to validate VO2max. The impact of verification phases on estimatin... Read More about Including supramaximal verification reduced uncertainty in VO2peak response rate..

Genetic programming application in predicting fluid loss severity. (2023)
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AMISH, M. and ETTA-AGBOR, E. 2023. Genetic programming application in predicting fluid loss severity. Results in engineering [online], 20, article number 101464. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101464

Numerous wells worldwide encounter significant, costly, and time-consuming lost circulation issues during drilling or while deploying tubulars across naturally fractured or induced fractured formations. This can potentially lead to formation damage,... Read More about Genetic programming application in predicting fluid loss severity..

Blind quality assessment of screen content images via edge histogram descriptor and statistical moments. (2023)
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FARHADI TOLIE, H., FARAJI, M.R. and QI, X. [2023]. Blind quality assessment of screen content images via edge histogram descriptor and statistical moments. Visual computer [online], (online ahead of print). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-023-03108-1

With the growth in utilizing desktop sharing and remote control applications in recent years - for many purposes, like online education and remote working - quality assessment (QA) of screen images has become a hot topic. It could be used to enhance... Read More about Blind quality assessment of screen content images via edge histogram descriptor and statistical moments..

Brief computerised self-help interventions, the "miracle question", and the moderating effects of openness-to-experience. (2023)
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ABDULLA, A. 2023. Brief computerised self-help interventions, the "miracle question", and the moderating effects of openness-to-experience. International journal of wellbeing [online], 13(3), pages 24-47. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v13i3.2799

Brief, self-help positive psychology interventions (PPIs) have certain advantages over longer, guided interventions (e.g. higher completion rates). The "Miracle Question(s)" – the most famous intervention in solution-focused therapy and coaching – ap... Read More about Brief computerised self-help interventions, the "miracle question", and the moderating effects of openness-to-experience..

Acoustic emission sensor-assisted process monitoring of air plasma-sprayed titanium deposition. (2023)
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VISWANATHAN, V., PRATHURU, A., FAISAL, N.H. and GOEL, S. 2023. Acoustic emission sensor-assisted process monitoring of air plasma-sprayed titanium deposition. Journal of thermal spray technology [online], 32(8), pages 2763-2777. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-023-01663-6

Acoustic emission is a sensing technique that offers the potential benefit for its use as an in situ monitoring tool for a wide range of manufacturing processes. This work attempts to highlight the robustness of using acoustic emission (AE) data for... Read More about Acoustic emission sensor-assisted process monitoring of air plasma-sprayed titanium deposition..

RLIS: resource limited improved security beyond fifth generation networks using deep learning algorithms. (2023)
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SELVARAJAN, S., MANOHARAN, H., KHADIDOS, A.O., SHANKAR, A., MEKALA, M.S. and KHADIDOS, A.O. 2023. RLIS: resource limited improved security beyond fifth generation networks using deep learning algorithms. IEEE open journal of the Communications Society [online], 4, pages 2383-2396. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/OJCOMS.2023.3318860

This study explores the feasibility of allocating finite resources beyond fifth generation networks for extended reality applications through the implementation of enhanced security measures via offloading analysis (RLIS). The quantification of resou... Read More about RLIS: resource limited improved security beyond fifth generation networks using deep learning algorithms..

Entrepreneurial motivation in the global south: addressing gender marginalization. (2023)
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ONOSHAKPOR, C., JAMES, I., IBUKUN, T. and IRENE, B. 2023. Entrepreneurial motivation in the global south: addressing gender marginalization. International journal of entrepreneurship [online], 27(6), pages 1-15. Available from: https://www.abacademies.org/articles/entrepreneurial-motivation-in-the-global-south-addressing-gender-marginalization.pdf

This article sets out to the issues of gender marginalisation and entrepreneurial motivation is increasingly gaining interest in management, mainly to address social and gender exclusion. This paper explores the perceived differences in the motivatin... Read More about Entrepreneurial motivation in the global south: addressing gender marginalization..

The emergence of social inequality: a co-evolutionary analysis. (2023)
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OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2023. The emergence of social inequality: a co-evolutionary analysis. Journal of economic behavior and organization [online], 215, pages 192-206. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.06.003

Social inequality is an important issue at the core of economic thought. Based on a stylized pie-sharing game, this article proposes a co-evolutionary computational model to study the interaction between social classes, aiming to answer the following... Read More about The emergence of social inequality: a co-evolutionary analysis..

Trusts across borders: steering through the EU's insolvency directive and its implications for trustees. (2023)
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MAK, C.H.W. 2023. Trusts across borders: steering through the EU's Insolvency Directive and its implications for trustees. Journal of international banking law and regulation [online], 38(10), pages 387-391. Hosted on Westlaw. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com

This article delves into the multifaceted roles and responsibilities of trustees in cross-border insolvencies, with a spotlight on the EU’s proposed directive aiming to harmonise insolvency law. It acknowledges the unique position of trustees who, wh... Read More about Trusts across borders: steering through the EU's insolvency directive and its implications for trustees..

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..

Improved forgetting factor recursive least square and adaptive square root unscented Kalman filtering methods for online model parameter identification and joint estimation of state of charge and state of energy of lithium-ion batteries. (2023)
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ZHU, T., WANG, S., FAN, Y., ZHOU, H., ZHOU, Y. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2023. Improved forgetting factor recursive least square and adaptive square root unscented Kalman filtering methods for online model parameter identification and joint estimation of state of charge and state of energy of lithium-ion batteries. Ionics [online], 29(12), pages 5295-5314. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-023-05205-6

The estimation of the state of charge (SOC) and state of energy (SOE) of lithium-ion batteries is very important for the battery management system (BMS) and the analysis of the causes of equipment failures. Aiming at many problems such as the changes... Read More about Improved forgetting factor recursive least square and adaptive square root unscented Kalman filtering methods for online model parameter identification and joint estimation of state of charge and state of energy of lithium-ion batteries..

Cost-effectiveness of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) vs moderate intensity steady-state (MISS) training in UK cardiac rehabilitation. (2023)
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ALBUSTAMI, M., HARTFIEL, N., CHARLES, J.M., POWELL, R., BEGG, B., BIRKETT, S.T., NICHOLS, S., ENNIS, S., HEE, S.W., BANERJEE, P., INGLE, L., SHAVE, R., MCGREGOR, G. and EDWARDS, R.T. [2023]. Cost-effectiveness of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) vs moderate intensity steady-state (MISS) training in UK cardiac rehabilitation. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation [online], Articles In Press. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2023.09.005

The objective of this study was to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) compared with moderate intensity steady-state (MISS) training in people with coronary artery disease (CAD) attending cardiac rehabilit... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) vs moderate intensity steady-state (MISS) training in UK cardiac rehabilitation..

Hyperspectral imaging based corrosion detection in nuclear packages. (2023)
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ZABALZA, J., MURRAY, P., BENNETT, S., CAMPBELL, A.J., MARSHALL, S., REN, J., YAN, Y., BERNARD, R., HEPWORTH, S., MALONE, S., COCKBAIN, N., OFFIN, D. and HOLLIDAY, C. 2023. Hyperspectral imaging based corrosion detection in nuclear packages. IEEE sensors journal [online], 23(21), pages 25607-25617. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2023.3312938

In the Sellafield nuclear site, intermediate level waste and special nuclear material is stored above ground in stainless steel packages or containers, with thousands expected to be stored for several decades before permanent disposal in a geological... Read More about Hyperspectral imaging based corrosion detection in nuclear packages..

To be or not to be polar: the ferroelectric and antiferroelectric nematic phases. (2023)
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CRUICKSHANK, E., RYBAK, P., MAJEWSKA, M.M., RAMSAY, S., WANG, C, ZHU, C., WALKER, R., STOREY, J.M.D., IMRIE, C.T., GORECKA, E. and POCIECHA, D. 2023. To be or not to be polar: the ferroelectric and antiferroelectric nematic phases. ACS omega [online], 8(39), pages 36562-36568. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c05884

We report two new series of compounds that show the ferroelectric nematic, NF, phase in which the terminal chain length is varied. The longer the terminal chain, the weaker the dipole–dipole interactions of the molecules are along the director and th... Read More about To be or not to be polar: the ferroelectric and antiferroelectric nematic phases..

Modelling hydrate deposition in gas-dominant subsea pipelines in operating and shutdown scenarios. (2023)
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UMUTEME, O.M., ISLAM, S.Z., HOSSAIN, M. and KARNIK, A. 2023. Modelling hydrate deposition in gas-dominant subsea pipelines in operating and shutdown scenarios. Sustainability [online], 15(18), article number 13824. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su151813824

This study addresses a significant research gap related to hydrate formation in subsea gas pipelines, with a specific focus on deposition rates during shutdown scenarios, which has received limited attention in previous studies. Past research has emp... Read More about Modelling hydrate deposition in gas-dominant subsea pipelines in operating and shutdown scenarios..

High-precision state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries based on improved particle swarm optimization-backpropagation neural network-dual extended Kalman filtering. (2023)
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CHEN, L., WANG, S., CHEN, L., QIAO, J. and FERNANDEZ, C. [2023]. High-precision state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries based on improved particle swarm optimization-backpropagation neural network-dual extended Kalman filtering. International journal of circuit theory and application [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/cta.3788

High precision state of Charge (SOC) estimation is essential for battery management systems (BMS). In this paper, a new SOC estimation method is proposed. The dual Kalman filter algorithm is combined with the backpropagation neural network (PSO-BPNN-... Read More about High-precision state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries based on improved particle swarm optimization-backpropagation neural network-dual extended Kalman filtering..

Improved backward smoothing square root cubature Kalman filtering and fractional order-battery equivalent modeling for adaptive state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles. (2023)
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ZHOU, J., WANG, S., CAO, W., XIE, Y. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2023. Improved backward smoothing square root cubature Kalman filtering and fractional order-battery equivalent modeling for adaptive state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles. Energy technology [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202300765

The accuracy of lithium-ion battery state of charge (SOC) estimation affects the driving distance, battery life, and safety performance of electric vehicles. Herein, the polarization reaction inside the battery is modeled using a second-order fractio... Read More about Improved backward smoothing square root cubature Kalman filtering and fractional order-battery equivalent modeling for adaptive state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles..