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Species‐specific diatom dynamics shape their vertical distribution and export during bloom decline. (2025)
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GIERING, S.L.C., CARVALHO, F., IVERSEN, M.H., LIU, Z., MERCHIERS, O., MOORE, C.M., OCKWELL, M., PASSOW, U., POULTON, A.J., ROMANELLI, E., THEVAR, T. and SANDERS, R. 2025. Species-specific diatom dynamics shape their vertical distribution and export during bloom decline. Limnology and oceanography [online], 70(4), pages 959-976. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12818

The Southern Ocean is a critical region for global biogeochemical cycles, particularly for carbon dioxide uptake and organic carbon export, partly driven by extensive phytoplankton blooms. In naturally iron‐fertilized regions of this otherwise iron‐l... Read More about Species‐specific diatom dynamics shape their vertical distribution and export during bloom decline..

Knee flexion range of motion does not influence muscle hypertrophy of the quadriceps femoris during leg press training in resistance-trained individuals. (2025)
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LARSEN, S., WOLF, M., SCHOENFELD, B.J., SANDBERG, N.Ø., FREDRIKSEN, A.B., KRISTIANSEN, B.S., VAN DEN TILLAAR, R., SWINTON, P.A. and FALCH, H.N. 2025. Knee flexion range of motion does not influence muscle hypertrophy of the quadriceps femoris during leg press training in resistance-trained individuals. Journal of sports sciences [online], 43(10), pages 986-994. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2481534

This study investigated the effect of knee flexion range of motion (ROM) during the leg press exercise on quadriceps femoris muscle hypertrophy in resistance-trained individuals. Twenty-three participants (training age: 7.2 ± 3.5 years) completed a w... Read More about Knee flexion range of motion does not influence muscle hypertrophy of the quadriceps femoris during leg press training in resistance-trained individuals..

Embedding sustainable development goals (SDGs) into the curricula using an interdisciplinary design thinking approach. (2025)
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BREMNER, P. and STEED, J. 2025. Embedding sustainable development goals (SDGs) into the curricula using an interdisciplinary design thinking approach. Journal of perspectives in applied academic practice [online], 13(1), pages 171-182. Available from: https://doi.org/10.56433/t0vhf816

Embedding sustainability into curricula has been a challenge many universities have been facing for a while. The nature of the topic could be classified as "dry" when taught through a legislative lens, but a creative, impactful method is required to... Read More about Embedding sustainable development goals (SDGs) into the curricula using an interdisciplinary design thinking approach..

Creative practice, collaboration and industry engagement: the launch of the digital marketing subject discipline and the development of the "Inverted T Curriculum". (2025)
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PIRIE, E. and KEENAN, J. 2025. Creative practice, collaboration and industry engagement: the launch of the digital marketing subject discipline and the development of the "Inverted T Curriculum". Journal of perspectives in applied academic practice [online], 13(1), pages 250-265. Available from: https://doi.org/10.56433/6768gq50

This case study evaluates the 10-year evolution of the Digital Marketing subject discipline within Robert Gordon University (RGU), reflecting on how collaborative and creative practice was embedded throughout the subject area and beyond; the impact o... Read More about Creative practice, collaboration and industry engagement: the launch of the digital marketing subject discipline and the development of the "Inverted T Curriculum"..

Enhancing entrepreneurial skills through creativity, diversity and collaborative online international learning. (2025)
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PIRIE, E., CRAWFORD, I., PIRIE, T., RICHARDSON, C. and SPADAFORA, A. 2025. Enhancing entrepreneurial skills through creativity, diversity and collaborative online international learning. Journal of perspectives in applied academic practice [online], 13(1), pages 21-34. Available from: https://doi.org/10.56433/664naq79

This paper evaluates staff and students' perspectives of an entrepreneurial Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) project, which examined students' creative thinking and practice whilst working across three different countries, instituti... Read More about Enhancing entrepreneurial skills through creativity, diversity and collaborative online international learning..

Integrated non-destructive testing for assessing manufacturing defects in melt-fusion bonded thermoplastic composite pipes. (2025)
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OKOLIE, O., FAISAL, N.H., JAMIESON, H., MUKHERJI, A. and NJUGUNA, J. 2025. Integrated non-destructive testing for assessing manufacturing defects in melt-fusion bonded thermoplastic composite pipes. NDT [online], 3(1), article number 6. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ndt3010006

The thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) manufacturing process introduces defects that impact their performance, such as voids, misalignment, and delamination. Consequently, there is an increasing demand for effective non-destructive testing (NDT) tech... Read More about Integrated non-destructive testing for assessing manufacturing defects in melt-fusion bonded thermoplastic composite pipes..

Geothermal cooling solutions for rural communities at Homa Bay, Kenya: a CFD modelling study. (2025)
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HOSSAIN, M., LASSALE, M., VERTIGANS, S., DEVECI, G., ELYAN, E., BURGESS, K. and OKOWA, M. 2025. Geothermal cooling solutions for rural communities at Homa Bay, Kenya: a CFD modelling study. International journal of sustainable engineering [online], 18(1), article number 2480095. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/19397038.2025.2480095

A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling study has been presented to analyse the cooling impact of a geothermal cooling system based on the Earth-Air-Tunnel-Heat-Exchanger (EATHE) concept to provide passive cooling to heat-stressed vulnerable p... Read More about Geothermal cooling solutions for rural communities at Homa Bay, Kenya: a CFD modelling study..

Multi-criteria evaluation applied to a pilot sustainable neighborhood project in Algeria: the El Ryad neighborhood concerning sustainability indicators. (2025)
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DERRICHE, Z., KACEMI, M. and SEDDIKI, M. 2025. Multi-criteria evaluation applied to a pilot sustainable neighbourhood project in Algeria: the El Ryad neighbourhood concerning sustainability indicators. Architecture papers of the Faculty of architecture and design STU (ALFA) [online], 30(1), pages 5-14. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2025-0002

In face of the global climate crisis, sustainable urban development became the essential means to the application of sustainability in urban areas. It presents itself as one of the major issues within urban planning and development. To guide politics... Read More about Multi-criteria evaluation applied to a pilot sustainable neighborhood project in Algeria: the El Ryad neighborhood concerning sustainability indicators..

Improved particle swarm optimization-adaptive dual extended Kalman filtering for accurate battery state of charge and state of energy joint estimation with efficient core factor feedback correction. (2025)
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WANG, S., WU, Y., ZHOU, H., ZHANG, Q., FERNANDEZ, C. and BLAABJERG, F. 2025. Improved particle swarm optimization-adaptive dual extended Kalman filtering for accurate battery state of charge and state of energy joint estimation with efficient core factor feedback correction. Energy [online], 322, article number 135686. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.135686

With the rapid development of electric vehicles, the accuracy requirement for lithium-ion battery state feedback is increasing. However, traditional algorithms cannot achieve the desired accuracy. For this purpose, this article focuses on the ternary... Read More about Improved particle swarm optimization-adaptive dual extended Kalman filtering for accurate battery state of charge and state of energy joint estimation with efficient core factor feedback correction..

Challenges and developments in wire arc additive manufacturing of steel: a review. (2025)
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DEKIS, M., TAWFIK, M., EGIZA, M. and DEWIDAR, M. 2025. Challenges and developments in wire arc additive manufacturing of steel: a review. Results in engineering [online], 26, article number 104657. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.104657

Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) offers significant potential for enhancing steel component production. This review addresses critical challenges associated with WAAM, including defect formation, process optimization, and property enhancement.... Read More about Challenges and developments in wire arc additive manufacturing of steel: a review..

Understanding teacher educators' quality of life: insights from the PERMA model. (2025)
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FITZSIMONS, S., BOAG, L. and SMITH, D.S. 2025. Understanding teacher educators' quality of life: insights from the PERMA model. Applied research in quality of life [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-025-10435-z

Teacher Educators (TE) are a specific category of Higher Education (HE) academics whose primary responsibility is the preparation of Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) for the Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, and Further Education and Training contexts.... Read More about Understanding teacher educators' quality of life: insights from the PERMA model..

Multi-compartmental risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in soil, plants and wastewater: a model from industrial Gazipur, Bangladesh. (2025)
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SAHEN, M.S., NAIM, M.A.H.K., HOSEN, M.S., PRANTA, M.A., HASAN, M., RAHMAN, M.M., RAHMAN, S. and WELGAMAGE DON, A. 2025. Multi-compartmental risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in soil, plants and wastewater: a model from industrial Gazipur, Bangladesh. Environmental monitoring and assessment [online], 197(4), article number 397. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-13818-9

Heavy metal contamination in industrial-agricultural regions poses global challenges, yet comprehensive risk assessment models addressing both ecological and human health impacts are scarce. This study introduces a novel multi-compartmental risk asse... Read More about Multi-compartmental risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in soil, plants and wastewater: a model from industrial Gazipur, Bangladesh..

Inequalities of provision of nationally funded clinical academic training awards for healthcare professionals: quantitative comparisons across the four nations of the UK. (2025)
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PETERS, A., CAMERON, H., CUNNINGHAM, S., DAWKES, S., DONALDSON, J., HUGHES, L., SAVINC, J. and MACARTHUR, J. 2025. Inequalities of provision of nationally funded clinical academic training awards for healthcare professionals: quantitative comparisons across the four nations of the UK. Journal of research in nursing [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241291947

There is a common perception that investment in clinical academic training awards for healthcare professions (not medicine and dentistry) in England outweighs that in the devolved nations (Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) of the United Kingdom.... Read More about Inequalities of provision of nationally funded clinical academic training awards for healthcare professionals: quantitative comparisons across the four nations of the UK..

Why we must stop assuming and estimating menstrual cycle phases in laboratory and field-based sport related research. (2025)
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ELLIOTT-SALE, K.J., ALTINI, M., DOYLE-BAKER, P. et al. 2025. Why we must stop assuming and estimating menstrual cycle phases in laboratory and field-based sport related research. Sports medicine [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-025-02189-3

The increased growth, popularity, and media interest in women's sport has led to calls for greater prioritisation of female-specific research and innovation. In response, science and medicine researchers have increased the volume of sport-related stu... Read More about Why we must stop assuming and estimating menstrual cycle phases in laboratory and field-based sport related research..

Entropy guidance hierarchical rich-scale feature network for remote sensing image semantic segmentation of high resolution. (2025)
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ZHANG, H., LI, L., XIE, X., HE, Y., REN, J. and XIE, G. 2025. Entropy guidance hierarchical rich-scale feature network for remote sensing image semantic segmentation of high resolution. Applied intelligence [online], 55(6), article number 528. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10489-025-06433-1

Semantic segmentation of high-resolution remote sensing images (HRRSIs) is crucial for a wide range of applications, such as urban planning and disaster management. However, in HRRSIs, existing multiscale feature extraction and fusion methods often f... Read More about Entropy guidance hierarchical rich-scale feature network for remote sensing image semantic segmentation of high resolution..

From learning to action: exploring barriers and strategies for embedding lessons learned through a social learning lens. (2025)
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OSOBAJO, O.A., LAWANI, A., OKE, A., KAMUDYARIWA, X.B. and ADEBAYO, Y. 2025. From learning to action: exploring barriers and strategies for embedding lessons learned through a social learning lens. International journal of managing projects in business [online], 18(2), pages 331-352. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-10-2024-0250

The purpose of this study is to explore the barriers to implementing lessons learned in project-based organisations and how they can be effectively captured and embedded to create knowledge that drives project success and organisational performance.... Read More about From learning to action: exploring barriers and strategies for embedding lessons learned through a social learning lens..

Evaluating cross-domain sentiment analysis using convolutional neural network for Amazon dataset. (2025)
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AZIZ, A.A., OTHMAN, A.N., EZENKWU, P. and MADI, E.N. 2025. Evaluating cross-domain sentiment analysis using convolutional neural network for Amazon dataset. Journal of advanced research in applied sciences and engineering technology [online], 63(2), pages 207-214. Available from: https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.63.2.207214

Sentiment Analysis (SA) has garnered extensive research attention over the past decades as a means to comprehend users' attitudes and opinions in various domains. With the proliferation of online communities and the rapid generation of social media c... Read More about Evaluating cross-domain sentiment analysis using convolutional neural network for Amazon dataset..

The lifecycle of a social media beauty trend: a case study of the Instagram body. [Article] (2025)
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UTI, T. and MARCELLA-HOOD, M. 2025. The lifecycle of a social media beauty trend: a case study of the Instagram body. Cogent arts and humanities [online], 12(1), article number 2472544. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2025.2472544

This article explores the evolution of the Instagram body as an example of a social media beauty trend and theorises an updated lifecycle model to convey this phenomenon. The advent and evolution of social media has led to an online beauty culture an... Read More about The lifecycle of a social media beauty trend: a case study of the Instagram body. [Article].

Microplastics in agricultural soils following sewage sludge applications: evidence from a 25-year study. (2025)
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RAMAGE, S.J.F.F., COULL, M., COOPER, P., CAMPBELL, C.D., PRABHU, R., YATES, K., DAWSON, L.A., DEVALLA, S. and PAGALING, E. 2025. Microplastics in agricultural soils following sewage sludge applications: evidence from a 25-year study. Chemosphere [online], 376, article number 144277. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144277

Sewage sludges applied to agricultural soils are sources of microplastic pollution, however, little is known about the accumulation, persistence, or degradation of these microplastics over time. This is the first study to provide long-term, high temp... Read More about Microplastics in agricultural soils following sewage sludge applications: evidence from a 25-year study..

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024: pioneering sustainable legislation in the United Kingdom. (2025)
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MAK, C.H.W. 2025. Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024: pioneering sustainable legislation in the United Kingdom. Scots law times [online], 2025(8), pages 63-65. Available from: http://legalresearch.westlaw.co.uk/

The author discusses the scope and application of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024, which aims to redefine economic practices to promote sustainability and resource efficiency.