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Using progress logs to research the information behaviour of higher education students in prison. (2024)
Journal Article
VIRGO, I. 2024. Using progress logs to research the information behaviour of higher education students in prison. Information research (online), 29(2): Proceedings of the 15th ISIC (Information seeking in context) Information behaviour conference 2024, 26-29 August 2024, Aalborg, Denmark, pages 602-610. Available from: https://doi.org/10.47989/ir292850

This short paper introduces 'progress logs', an adaptation of the solicited diary method, and details their planned use in a forthcoming study on the information behaviour of students in transition from prison to higher education. Progress logs are d... Read More about Using progress logs to research the information behaviour of higher education students in prison..

Nanomechanical and structural characteristics of nanodiamond composite films dependent on target-substrate distance. (2024)
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EGIZA, M., DIAB, M.R., MURASAWA, K., NARAGINO, H. and YOSHITAKE, T. [2024]. Nanomechanical and structural characteristics of nanodiamond composite films dependent on target-substrate distance. Arabian journal for science and engineering [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-024-09161-9

This study explores the optimization of target-substrate distance (TSD) in coaxial arc plasma deposition technique for depositing nanodiamond composite (NDC) films on unheated WC–Co substrates, with a focus on enhancing properties relevant to cutting... Read More about Nanomechanical and structural characteristics of nanodiamond composite films dependent on target-substrate distance..

Automation tools to support undertaking scoping reviews. (2024)
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KHALIL, H., POLLOCK, D., MCINERNEY, P., EVANS, C., MORAES, E.B., GODFREY, C.M., ALEXANDER, L., TRICCO, A., PETERS, M.D.J., PIEPER, D., SARAN, A., AMEEN, D., TANERI, P.E. and MUNN, Z. 2024. Automation tools to support undertaking scoping reviews. Research synthesis methods [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1731

This paper describes several automation tools and software that can be considered during evidence synthesis projects and provides guidance for their integration in the conduct of scoping reviews. The guidance presented in this work is adapted from th... Read More about Automation tools to support undertaking scoping reviews..

A pharmacist clinician model as part of a collaborative clinical workforce: a philosophical critique. (2024)
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RUSHWORTH, G.F., FORSYTH, P., RADLEY, A., DUGGAN, C., SAMPSON, R., CUNNINGHAM, S. and MAGUIRE, B. 2024. A pharmacist clinician model as part of a collaborative clinical workforce: a philosophical critique. Research in social and administrative pharmacy [online], 20(9), pages 918-925. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2024.06.006

The term "clinician" is not reserved for any healthcare professional group. However, there is a general acceptance that a clinician would have the knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to clinically assess and manage a patient autonomously.... Read More about A pharmacist clinician model as part of a collaborative clinical workforce: a philosophical critique..

Recession fears and stock markets: an application of directional wavelet coherence and a machine learning-based economic agent-determined Google fear index. (2024)
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SZCZYGIELSKI, J.J., CHARTERIS, A., OBOJSKA, L. and BRZESZCZYŃSKI, J. 2024. Recession fears and stock markets: an application of directional wavelet coherence and a machine learning-based economic agent-determined Google fear index. Research in international business and finance [online], 72(part A), article number 102448. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102448

Recession fears play a pivotal role in investment decision-making and policy development aimed at reducing the likelihood of a recession and managing its impact. Using machine learning, we develop an economic agent-determined daily recession fear ind... Read More about Recession fears and stock markets: an application of directional wavelet coherence and a machine learning-based economic agent-determined Google fear index..

An improved grey wolf optimization–double adaptive extended Kalman filtering algorithm for co-estimation of state of charge and state of health for lithium-ion batteries based on temperature-dependent second-order RC model. (2024)
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CHEN, L, WANG, S., CHEN, L., GAO, H. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2024. An improved grey wolf optimization–double adaptive extended Kalman filtering algorithm for co-estimation of state of charge and state of health for lithium-ion batteries based on temperature-dependent second-order RC model. Ionics [online], 30(8), pages 4631-4646. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-024-05610-5

Accurately estimating the state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH) of lithium-ion batteries is crucial for the safe operation of electric vehicle battery management systems (BMS). This paper proposes an improved grey wolf optimization–double a... Read More about An improved grey wolf optimization–double adaptive extended Kalman filtering algorithm for co-estimation of state of charge and state of health for lithium-ion batteries based on temperature-dependent second-order RC model..

Prompting-to-distill semantic knowledge for few-shot learning. (2024)
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JI, H., GAO, Z., REN, J., WANG, X.-A., GAO, T., SUN, W. and MA, P. 2024. Prompting-to-distill semantic knowledge for few-shot learning. IEEE geoscience and remote sensing letters [online], 21, article 6011605. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/lgrs.2024.3414505

Recognizing visual patterns in low-data regime necessitates deep neural networks to glean generalized representations from limited training samples. In this paper, we propose a novel few-shot classification method, namely ProDFSL, leveraging multi-mo... Read More about Prompting-to-distill semantic knowledge for few-shot learning..

An optimized multi-segment long short-term memory network strategy for power lithium-ion battery state of charge estimation adaptive wide temperatures. (2024)
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LIU, D., WANG, S., FAN, Y., FERNANDEZ, C. and BLAABJERG, F. 2024. An optimized multi-segment long short-term memory network strategy for power lithium-ion battery state of charge estimation adaptive wide temperatures. Energy [online], 304, article number 132048. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.132048

With the development of intelligentization and network connectivity of new energy vehicles, the estimation of power lithium-ion battery state of charge (SOC) using artificial intelligence methods is becoming a research hotspot. This paper proposes an... Read More about An optimized multi-segment long short-term memory network strategy for power lithium-ion battery state of charge estimation adaptive wide temperatures..

Assessing the impact: a 2024 perspective on Scotland's Hate Crime and Public Order Act of 2021. (2024)
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MAK, C.H.W. 2024. Assessing the impact: a 2024 perspective on Scotland's Hate Crime and Public Order Act of 2021. Scots law times [online], 2024(19), pages 83-85. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com

The author reviews the background of the the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 and it's impact and complexity of implementation. The primary objective of the law was to offer enhanced protection for victims and communities by consolidat... Read More about Assessing the impact: a 2024 perspective on Scotland's Hate Crime and Public Order Act of 2021..

Cognitive dual coprime frequency diverse array MIMO radar network for target discrimination and main-lobe interference mitigation. (2024)
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KHAN, U.H., BASIT, A., KHAN, W., JADOON, M.A.K. and BAIG, N.A. 2024. Cognitive dual coprime frequency diverse array MIMO radar network for target discrimination and main-lobe interference mitigation. IET radar, sonar and navigation [online], 18(9), pages 1584-1597. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1049/rsn2.12595

The authors propose a novel dual coprime frequency diverse array (FDA) multiple input multiple output (DCFDA-MIMO) radar network design, empowered by cognitive capabilities, aimed at target discrimination and mitigation of interference present in the... Read More about Cognitive dual coprime frequency diverse array MIMO radar network for target discrimination and main-lobe interference mitigation..

Interventional pharmacoepidemiology: design and evaluation of interventions to improve prescribing. (2024)
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ALEXANDER, C., GRANT, A., HUGHES, C. and DREISCHULTE, T. [2024]. Interventional pharmacoepidemiology: design and evaluation of interventions to improve prescribing. American journal of epidemiology [online], Advance Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwae109

Despite the value of modern therapeutics, many obstacles prevent their optimal use. Overuse, underuse and misuse are common, resulting in morbidity and mortality impacting billions of individuals across the world. Pharmacoepidemiology provides import... Read More about Interventional pharmacoepidemiology: design and evaluation of interventions to improve prescribing..

Development of an expert-informed rig state classifier using naive Bayes algorithm for invisible loss time measurement. (2024)
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YOUCEFI, M.R., BOUKREDERA, F.S., GHALEM, K., HADJADJ, A. and EZENKWU, C.P. 2024. Development of an expert-informed rig state classifier using naive Bayes algorithm for invisible loss time measurement. Applied intelligence [online], 54(17-18), pages 7659-7673. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10489-024-05560-5

The rig state plays a crucial role in recognizing the operations carried out by the drilling crew and quantifying Invisible Lost Time (ILT). This lost time, often challenging to assess and report manually in daily reports, results in delays to the sc... Read More about Development of an expert-informed rig state classifier using naive Bayes algorithm for invisible loss time measurement..

Solution-focused scaling questions: time taken, words written, expectancy and commitment. (2024)
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ABDULLA, A. 2024. Solution-focused scaling questions: time taken, words written, expectancy and commitment. International journal of coaching psychology [online], 5, article number 3. Available from: https://ijcp.nationalwellbeingservice.com/volumes/volume-5-2024/volume-5-article-3/

Scaling questions are arguably the most commonly asked questions in solution-focused coaching. However, hardly any experimental research has isolated these questions. Moreover, most studies of solution-focused questions involve students only and no s... Read More about Solution-focused scaling questions: time taken, words written, expectancy and commitment..

Surface area‐enhanced cerium and sulfur‐modified hierarchical bismuth oxide nanosheets for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction to formate. (2024)
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PALANTIMUTHU, N., SUBRAMANIAM, M.R., P, M.A., SHARMA, P.K., RAMALINGAM, V., PERAMAIAH, K., RAMAKRISHNAN, S., GU, G.H., YU, E.H. and YOO, D.J. 2024. Surface area-enhanced cerium and sulfur-modified hierarchical bismuth oxide nanosheets for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction to formate. Small [online], 20(40), article number 2400913. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202400913

Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (ECO2RR) is a promising approach to synthesize fuels and value-added chemical feedstocks while reducing atmospheric CO2 levels. Here, high surface area cerium and sulfur-doped hierarchical bismuth oxi... Read More about Surface area‐enhanced cerium and sulfur‐modified hierarchical bismuth oxide nanosheets for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction to formate..

Crowdfunding renewable energy investments: investor perceptions and decision-making factors in an emerging market. (2024)
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MENYEH, B.O. and ACHEAMPONG, T. 2024. Crowdfunding renewable energy investments: investor perceptions and decision-making factors in an emerging market. Energy research and social science [online], 114, article number 103602. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103602

Crowdfunding has emerged as a viable tool in the alternative finance industry to complement financing for projects where government and bank investments have been unable to cover including in renewable energy. Nevertheless, the crowdfunding literatur... Read More about Crowdfunding renewable energy investments: investor perceptions and decision-making factors in an emerging market..

A robust self-supervised approach for fine-grained crack detection in concrete structures. (2024)
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SOHAIB, M., HASAN, M.J., SHAH, M.A. and ZHENG, Z. 2024. A robust self-supervised approach for fine-grained crack detection in concrete structures. Scientific reports [online], 14(1), article number 12646. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63575-x

This work addresses a critical issue: the deterioration of concrete structures due to fine-grained cracks, which compromises their strength and longevity. To tackle this problem, experts have turned to computer vision (CV) based automated strategies,... Read More about A robust self-supervised approach for fine-grained crack detection in concrete structures..

Examining the influence of customers, suppliers and regulators on environmental practices of SMEs: evidence from the United Arab Emirates. (2024)
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SAWANG, S., NG, P.Y., KIVITS, R.A., DSILVA, J. and LOCKE, J. [2024]. Examining the influence of customers, suppliers and regulators on environmental practices of SMEs: evidence from the United Arab Emirates. Business strategy and the environment [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3831

This study explores which stakeholders have more substantial influence than others and which combinations of stakeholders will have the greatest impact on small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises' environmental practices. A quantitative survey of 150 mana... Read More about Examining the influence of customers, suppliers and regulators on environmental practices of SMEs: evidence from the United Arab Emirates..

ABBD: accumulated band-wise binary distancing for unsupervised parameter-free hyperspectral change detection. (2024)
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LI, Y., REN, J., YAN, Y., MA, P., ASSAAD, M. and GAO, Z. 2024. ABBD: accumulated band-wise binary distancing for unsupervised parameter-free hyperspectral change detection. IEEE journal of selected topics in applied earth observations and remote sensing [online], 17, pages 9880-9893. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2024.3407212

As a fundamental task in remote sensing earth observation, hyperspectral change detection (HCD) aims to identify the changed pixels in bi-temporal hyperspectral images (HSIs). However, the water-absorption effect, poor weather conditions, noise and i... Read More about ABBD: accumulated band-wise binary distancing for unsupervised parameter-free hyperspectral change detection..

Are all fibrinogen concentrates the same? The effects of two fibrinogen therapies in an afibrinogenemic patient and in a fibrinogen deficient plasma model: a clinical and laboratory case report. (2024)
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GOODARZI, S., ABU-HANNA, J., HARPER, S., KHAN, D., MORROW, G. and CURRY, N. 2024. Are all fibrinogen concentrates the same? The effects of two fibrinogen therapies in an afibrinogenemic patient and in a fibrinogen deficient plasma model: a clinical and laboratory case report. Frontiers in medicine [online], 11, article 1391422. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1391422

The choice of treatments for inherited, or acquired, fibrinogen deficient states is expanding and there are now several fibrinogen concentrate therapies commercially available. Patients with the rare inherited bleeding disorder, afibrinogenemia, comm... Read More about Are all fibrinogen concentrates the same? The effects of two fibrinogen therapies in an afibrinogenemic patient and in a fibrinogen deficient plasma model: a clinical and laboratory case report..

A containment zone or a place of surveillance? Liminal spaces on Mumsnet during COVID-19. (2024)
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PEDERSEN, S. and DOWNEY, E. 2024. A containment zone or a place of surveillance? Liminal spaces on Mumsnet during COVID-19. Gender, place and culture [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0966369X.2024.2358235

This article makes use of discussions on the UK parenting site Mumsnet during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK between March and May 2020 to investigate the ways in which users wrote about liminal sites such as front porches, windows, and front... Read More about A containment zone or a place of surveillance? Liminal spaces on Mumsnet during COVID-19..