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Investigating the strategic planning process and governance to promote grid-based renewable energy development in Nigeria. (2022)
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ADEDOKUN, R., STRACHAN, P. and SINGH, A. 2023. Investigating the strategic planning process and governance to promote grid-based renewable energy development in Nigeria. Science talks [online], 5, article 100116. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sctalk.2022.100116

This study investigates the renewable energy planning process and governance for implementing grid-based renewable energy in Nigeria. The presentation assesses the barriers, enablers, and drivers for the energy transition. Despite the creation of pol... Read More about Investigating the strategic planning process and governance to promote grid-based renewable energy development in Nigeria..

Ahmed v H.M Advocate, public harassment of women and girls and the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 section 38(1). (2022)
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SHARP, L. 2022. Ahmed v H.M Advocate, public harassment of women and girls and the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 section 38(1). Juridical Review [online], 4, pages 197-211. Available from: http://legalresearch.westlaw.co.uk/

The Working Group on Misogyny in Criminal Justice in Scotland recommended in March 2022 that there should be a Misogyny and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act which would inter alia create a new statutory offence of public misogynistic harassment. This... Read More about Ahmed v H.M Advocate, public harassment of women and girls and the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 section 38(1)..

An improved weighting coefficient optimization-particle filtering algorithm based on Gaussian degradation model for remaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries. (2022)
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GAO, H., WANG, S., QIAO, J., YANG, X. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2022. An improved weighting coefficient optimization-particle filtering algorithm based on Gaussian degradation model for remaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries. Journal of The Electrochemical Society [online], 169(12), article 120502. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/aca6a2

Establishing a capacity degradation model accurately and predicting the remaining useful life of lithium-ion batteries scientifically are of great significance for ensuring safety and reliability throughout the batteries' whole life cycle. Aiming at... Read More about An improved weighting coefficient optimization-particle filtering algorithm based on Gaussian degradation model for remaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries..

Locomotor activities and subjective load differences between professional youth soccer players and professional development loans: a comparative analysis. (2022)
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CRAIG, T.P., SWINTON, P., BARRETT, S. and MAUGHAN, P. 2024. Locomotor activities and subjective load differences between professional youth soccer players and professional development loans: a comparative analysis. International journal of sports science and coaching [online], 19(1), pages 214-220. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541221141145

This study quantified and compared the weekly locomotor activity and subjective load between elite and development loan youth soccer players registered to a primary club. Development loan players were loaned to a lower-league club and trained part-ti... Read More about Locomotor activities and subjective load differences between professional youth soccer players and professional development loans: a comparative analysis..

Energy system transition pathways to meet the global electricity demand for ambitious climate targets and cost competitiveness. (2022)
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AGHAHOSSEINI, A., SOLOMON, A.A., BREYER, C., PREGGER, T., SIMON, S., STRACHAN, P. and JÄGER-WALDAU, A. 2023. Energy system transition pathways to meet the global electricity demand for ambitious climate targets and cost competitiveness. Applied energy [online], 331, article ID 120401. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120401

This study presents a novel energy system modelling approach for the analysis and comparison of global energy transition pathways for the decarbonisation of the electricity sector. The results of the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the Teske/D... Read More about Energy system transition pathways to meet the global electricity demand for ambitious climate targets and cost competitiveness..

Pharmacy students' experience of technology-enhanced learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2022)
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DURAND, E., KERR, A., KAVANAGH, O., CROWLEY, E., BUCHANAN, B. and BERMINGHAM, M. 2023. Pharmacy students' experience of technology-enhanced learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy [online], 9, article 100206. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2022.100206

With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacy students and educators experienced an abrupt shift as programmes that were previously taught exclusively in-person were then predominantly taught online. This sudden change provided little time for s... Read More about Pharmacy students' experience of technology-enhanced learning during the COVID-19 pandemic..

A bench-scale electrochemical peroxidation reactor performance on removal of organic pollutants from tannery industrial wastewater. (2022)
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GOPAL, S., SOMANATHAN, A., JEYAKUMAR, R. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2022. A bench-scale electrochemical peroxidation reactor performance on removal of organic pollutants from tannery industrial wastewater. Desalination and water treatment [online], 277, pages 120-135. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2022.29039

The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance of a novel laboratory scale electrochemical peroxidation (ECP) reactor using iron (Fe) electrodes (anode and cathode) for treatment of tannery wastewater. In order to minimize operating cost, the e... Read More about A bench-scale electrochemical peroxidation reactor performance on removal of organic pollutants from tannery industrial wastewater..

Global differences in current strength and conditioning practice within soccer. (2022)
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MCQUILLIAM, S.J., CLARK, D.R., ERSKINE, R.M. and BROWNLEE, T.E. 2022. Global differences in current strength and conditioning practice within soccer. International journal of sports science and coaching [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541221136048

Differences exist between top-tier soccer leagues (e.g. anthropometry and match demands), which may influence strength and conditioning (S&C) practice. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether current S&C practice in men's and women's (... Read More about Global differences in current strength and conditioning practice within soccer..

The experiences of clinical academic nurses: a meta-aggregation. (2022)
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PATERSON, C. and STRICKLAND, K. 2023. The experiences of clinical academic nurses: a meta-aggregation. Seminars in oncology nursing [online], 39(1), article 151364. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2022.151364

Objective: Historically, clinical academic careers were only available for dental and medical professions. The title of a clinical academic nurse is recognized as a role that concurrently engages in both clinical practice and research. This systemati... Read More about The experiences of clinical academic nurses: a meta-aggregation..

Analysis of the optimal policy for managing strategic petroleum reserves under long-term uncertainty: the ASEAN case. (2022)
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OLIVEIRA, F.S., ZAHUR, N.B. and WU, F. 2023. Analysis of the optimal policy for managing strategic petroleum reserves under long-term uncertainty: the ASEAN case. Computers and industrial engineering [online], 175, article number 108834. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2022.108834

We examine the issue of petroleum stockpiling in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), computing the optimal build-up and draw-down policies under different conditions. We study, in detail, the properties of petroleum prices, oil import... Read More about Analysis of the optimal policy for managing strategic petroleum reserves under long-term uncertainty: the ASEAN case..

Hyperspectral imaging based detection of PVC during Sellafield repackaging procedures. (2022)
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ZABALZA, J., MURRAY, P., MARSHALL, S., REN, J., BERNARD, R. and HEPWORTH, S. 2023. Hyperspectral imaging based detection of PVC during Sellafield repackaging procedures. IEEE sensors journal [online], 23(1), pages 452-459. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2022.3221680

Traditionally, Special Nuclear Material (SNM) at Sellafield has been stored in multi-layered packages, consisting of metallic cans and an over-layer of plasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) as an intermediate layer when transitioning between areas of... Read More about Hyperspectral imaging based detection of PVC during Sellafield repackaging procedures..

Object-based attention mechanism for color calibration of UAV remote sensing images in precision agriculture. (2022)
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HUANG, H., TANG, Y., TAN, Z., ZHUANG, J., HOU, C., CHEN, W. and REN, J. 2022. Object-based attention mechanism for color calibration of UAV remote sensing images in precision agriculture. IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing [online], 60, article number 4416013. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2022.3224580

Color calibration is a critical step for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing, especially in precision agriculture, which relies mainly on correlating color changes to specific quality attributes, e.g. plant health, disease, and pest stresses... Read More about Object-based attention mechanism for color calibration of UAV remote sensing images in precision agriculture..

What are the unmet supportive care needs of people affected by cancer: an umbrella systematic review. (2022)
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PATERSON, C., TOOHEY, K., BACON, R., KAVANAGH, P.S. and ROBERTS, C. 2023. What are the unmet supportive care needs of people affected by cancer: an umbrella systematic review. Seminars in oncology nursing [online], 39(3), article 151353. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2022.151353

The aim of this umbrella systematic review was to critically synthesize unmet supportive care needs of people affected by cancer. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) umbrella review method provided an overall examination of the body of evidence that wa... Read More about What are the unmet supportive care needs of people affected by cancer: an umbrella systematic review..

Deep scattering spectrum germaneness for fault detection and diagnosis for component-level prognostics and health management (PHM). (2022)
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ROHAN, A. 2022. Deep scattering spectrum germaneness for fault detection and diagnosis for component-level prognostics and health management (PHM). Sensors [online], 22(23), article 9064. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s22239064

Most methodologies for fault detection and diagnosis in prognostics and health management (PHM) systems use machine learning (ML) or deep learning (DL), in which either some features are extracted beforehand (in the case of typical ML approaches) or... Read More about Deep scattering spectrum germaneness for fault detection and diagnosis for component-level prognostics and health management (PHM)..

Assessing the impact of a national clinical guideline for the management of chronic pain on opioid prescribing rates: a controlled interrupted time series analysis. (2022)
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HÉBERT, H.L., MORALES, D.R., TORRANCE, N.A., SMITH, B.H. and COLVIN, L.A. 2022. Assessing the impact of a national clinical guideline for the management of chronic pain on opioid prescribing rates: a controlled interrupted time series analysis. Implementation science [online], 17(1), article number 77. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-022-01251-2

Background: Opioids can be effective analgesics, but long-term use may be associated with harms. In 2013, the first national, comprehensive, evidence-based pain management guideline was published, from the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (... Read More about Assessing the impact of a national clinical guideline for the management of chronic pain on opioid prescribing rates: a controlled interrupted time series analysis..

Providing leadership through patients as partners: improving Australian colorectal survivorship care through perspectives from a nurse who became a cancer patient. (2022)
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KRIEL, S.-A. and PATERSON, C. 2023. Providing leadership through patients as partners: improving Australian colorectal survivorship care through perspectives from a nurse who became a cancer patient. Seminars in oncology nursing [online], 39(1), article 151360. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2022.151360

To provide contemporary real-world, real-life insights into gaps in supportive care experiences for people affected by colorectal cancer. For the first time, this article includes a patient as a coauthor, with the aim to identify future priorities to... Read More about Providing leadership through patients as partners: improving Australian colorectal survivorship care through perspectives from a nurse who became a cancer patient..

A chaotic firefly-particle filtering method of dynamic migration modeling for the state-of-charge and state-of-health co-estimation of a lithium-ion battery performance. (2022)
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QIAO, J., WANG, S., YU, C., YANG, X. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2022. A chaotic firefly-particle filtering method of dynamic migration modeling for the state-of-charge and state-of-health co-estimation of a lithium-ion battery performance. Energy [online], 263(Part E), article 126164. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.126164

In this research, a novel dynamic migration model is proposed, which can better describe the dynamic characteristics of the lithium-ion batteries under different aging states by adjusting the battery parameters in real-time. A novel chaotic firefly -... Read More about A chaotic firefly-particle filtering method of dynamic migration modeling for the state-of-charge and state-of-health co-estimation of a lithium-ion battery performance..

A qualitative systematic review on the application of the normalization of deviance phenomenon within high-risk industries. (2022)
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SEDLAR, N., IRWIN, A., MARTIN, D. and ROBERTS, R. 2023. A qualitative systematic review on the application of the normalization of deviance phenomenon within high-risk industries. Journal of safety research [online], 84, pages 290-305. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2022.11.005

The concept of normalization of deviance describes the gradual acceptance of deviant observations and practices. It is founded upon the gradual desensitization to risk experienced by individuals or groups who recurrently deviate from standard operati... Read More about A qualitative systematic review on the application of the normalization of deviance phenomenon within high-risk industries..

Manufacturing defects in thermoplastic composite pipes and their effect on the in-situ performance of thermoplastic composite pipes in oil and gas applications. (2022)
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OKOLIE, O., LATTO, J., FAISAL, N., JAMIESON, H., MUKHERJI, A. and NJUGUNA, J. 2023. Manufacturing defects in thermoplastic composite pipes and their effect on the in-situ performance of thermoplastic composite pipes in oil and gas applications. Applied composite materials [online], 30(1), pages 231-306. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-022-10066-9

Thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP), which are a form of fibre reinforced thermoplastic pipes, have proven benefits such as being lightweight and non-corrosive. However, during manufacturing, certain defects are induced because of certain parameters,... Read More about Manufacturing defects in thermoplastic composite pipes and their effect on the in-situ performance of thermoplastic composite pipes in oil and gas applications..

Exploring learning for on-campus students transitioning to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: perceptions of students in the higher education. (2022)
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OSOBAJO, O.A. and OKE, A. 2022. Exploring learning for on-campus students transitioning to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: perceptions of students in the higher education. Education science [online], 12(11), article 807. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12110807

Due to the emergence of COVID-19, the education sector has embraced online learning as the main delivery method to engage and impact knowledge and skills acquisition of their students. However, learning is not just about knowledge and skills acquisit... Read More about Exploring learning for on-campus students transitioning to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: perceptions of students in the higher education..