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A novel joint support vector machine-cubature Kalman filtering method for adaptive state of charge prediction of lithium-ion batteries. (2021)
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SONG, Q., WANG, S., XU, W., SHAO, Y. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2021. A novel joint support vector machine-cubature Kalman filtering method for adaptive state of charge prediction of lithium-ion batteries. International journal of electrochemical science [online], 16(8), article ID 210823. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20964/2021.08.26

Accurate estimation of SOC of lithium-ion batteries has always been an important work in the battery management system. However, it is often very difficult to accurately estimate the SOC of lithium-ion batteries. Therefore, a novel joint support vect... Read More about A novel joint support vector machine-cubature Kalman filtering method for adaptive state of charge prediction of lithium-ion batteries..

The Impact of COVID-19 on smoking behaviours and support for smoke-free zones in Saudi Arabia. (2021)
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TOBAIQY, M., MACLURE, A., THOMAS, D. and MACLURE, K. 2021. The impact of COVID-19 on smoking behaviours and support for smoke-free zones in Saudi Arabia. International journal of environmental research and public health [online], 18(1), article 6927. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136927

This article focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on smoking and smoking cessation behaviours and support for smoke-free zones in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A pre-tested structured survey was distributed by email in October–November 2020 to students and staf... Read More about The Impact of COVID-19 on smoking behaviours and support for smoke-free zones in Saudi Arabia..

Investigating the influence of the core material on the mechanical performance of a nitinol wire wrapped helical auxetic yarn. (2021)
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FAISAL, N.H., FOWLIE, A., CONNELL, J., MACKENZIE, S., NOBLE, R. and PRATHURU, A.K. 2022. Investigating the influence of the core material on the mechanical performance of a nitinol wire wrapped helical auxetic yarn. Journal of strain analysis for engineering design [online], 57(5), pages 377-391. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247211027085

Helical Auxetic Yarns (HAYs) can be used in a variety of applications, from healthcare to blast and impact resistance. This work focuses on the effect of the use of different core materials (e.g. rubber, polyurethane, polytetrafluoroethylene/teflon,... Read More about Investigating the influence of the core material on the mechanical performance of a nitinol wire wrapped helical auxetic yarn..

What use is technology if no one uses it? The psychological factors that influence technology adoption decisions in oil and gas. (2021)
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ROBERTS, R., MILLAR, D., CORRADI, L. and FLIN, R. 2021. What use is technology if no one uses it? The psychological factors that influence technology adoption decisions in oil and gas. Technology, mind, and behavior [online], 2(1). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1037/tmb0000027

What use is technology if no one uses it? This question underscores the critical interaction between people and the technology, highlighting the importance of understanding the underlying psychological factors that influence technology uptake. This s... Read More about What use is technology if no one uses it? The psychological factors that influence technology adoption decisions in oil and gas..

Corporate governance and environmental accounting reporting in selected quoted African companies. (2021)
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OSEMENE, O.F., ADINNU, P., FAGBEMI, T.O. and OLOWOOKERE, J.K. 2021. Corporate governance and environmental accounting reporting in selected quoted African companies. Global business review [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/09721509211010989

Being a destination for investors around the globe, there are increasing concerns about climate change, pollution and biodegradation as well as the disposition of companies towards reporting environmental concerns in Africa. This necessitated the int... Read More about Corporate governance and environmental accounting reporting in selected quoted African companies..

Effect of produced sand particles and fines on scale inhibitor: a review. (2021)
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ANYANWU, U.C. and OLUYEMI, G.F. 2021. Effect of produced sand particles and fines on scale inhibitor: a review. Colloids and interfaces [online], 5(3), article 35. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids5030035

Application of scale inhibitors in oil and gas production is aimed at mitigating scale blockage during production. Many experimental, mathematical, and numerical simulation modeling works have been carried out to evaluate behavior, performance, and i... Read More about Effect of produced sand particles and fines on scale inhibitor: a review..

Digital in-line holography for large-volume analysis of vertical motion of microscale marine plankton and other particles. (2021)
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LIU, Z., TAKAHASHI, T., LINDSAY, D., THEVAR, T., SANGEKAR, M., WATANABE, H.K., BURNS, N., WATSON, J. and THORNTON, B. 2021. Digital in-line holography for large-volume analysis of vertical motion of microscale marine plankton and other particles. IEEE journal of oceanic engineering [online], 46(4), pages 1248-1260. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/JOE.2021.3066788

Measuring the distribution, characteristics and dynamics of marine microscale plankton and other particulate matter is essential to understand the vertical flux of elements in the marine environment. Digital holographic microscopy is a powerful appro... Read More about Digital in-line holography for large-volume analysis of vertical motion of microscale marine plankton and other particles..

A novel approach to 1RM prediction using the load-velocity profile: a comparison of models. (2021)
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THOMPSON, S.W., ROGERSON, D., RUDDOCK, A., GREIG, L. DORRELL, H.F. and BARNES, A. 2021. A novel approach to 1RM prediction using the load-velocity profile: a comparison of models. Sports [online], 9(7), article 88. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9070088

The study aim was to compare different predictive models in one repetition maximum (1RM) estimation from load-velocity profile (LVP) data. Fourteen strength-trained men underwent initial 1RMs in the free-weight back squat, followed by two LVPs, over... Read More about A novel approach to 1RM prediction using the load-velocity profile: a comparison of models..

An innovative protocol to select the best growth phase for astaxanthin biosynthesis in H. pluvialis. (2021)
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RADICE, R.P., FIORENTINO, R., DE LUCA, M., LIMONGI, A.R., VIVIANO, E., BERMANO, G. and MARTELLI, G. 2021. An innovative protocol to select the best growth phase for astaxanthin biosynthesis in H. pluvialis. Biotechnology reports [online], 31, article e00655. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2021.e00655

H. pluvialis is a green unicellular microalgae and it is the first producer of natural astaxanthin in the world if subjected to stress conditions such as high light, high salinity and nutrient starvation. Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant used in... Read More about An innovative protocol to select the best growth phase for astaxanthin biosynthesis in H. pluvialis..

The Cambridge handbook of copyright limitations and exceptions. (2021)
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OPPENHEIM, C. 2021. The Cambridge handbook of copyright limitations and exceptions. European intellectual property review [online], 43(7), pages 479-481. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com

This 419-page heavyweight tome comprises 22 chapters contributed by experts, many of them very well known, together with an anonymous brief Preface. The chapters are organised into five parts, which reflect the broad themes covered. The text makes yo... Read More about The Cambridge handbook of copyright limitations and exceptions..

Health technologies for the prevention and detection of falls in adult hospital inpatients: a scoping review. (2021)
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COOPER, K., PAVLOVA, A., GREIG, L., SWINTON, P., KIRKPATRICK, P., MITCHELHILL, F., SIMPSON, S., STEPHEN, A. and ALEXANDER, L. 2021. Health technologies for the prevention and detection of falls in adult hospital inpatients: a scoping review. JBI evidence synthesis [online], 19(10), pages 2478-2658. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-20-00114

Objective:The objective of this scoping review was to examine and map the evidence relating to the reporting and evaluation of technologies for the prevention and detection of falls in adult hospital inpatients.Introduction:Falls are a common cause o... Read More about Health technologies for the prevention and detection of falls in adult hospital inpatients: a scoping review..

SLSNet: skin lesion segmentation using a lightweight generative adversarial network. (2021)
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SARKER, M.M.K., RASHWAN, H.A., AKRAM, F., SINGH, V.K., BANU, S.F., CHOWDHURY, F.U.H., CHOUDHURY, K.A., CHAMBON, S., RADEVA, P., PUIG, D. and ABDEL-NASSER, M. 2021. SLSNet: skin lesion segmentation using a lightweight generative adversarial network. Expert systems with applications [online], 183, article 115433. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2021.115433

The determination of precise skin lesion boundaries in dermoscopic images using automated methods faces many challenges, most importantly, the presence of hair, inconspicuous lesion edges and low contrast in dermoscopic images, and variability in the... Read More about SLSNet: skin lesion segmentation using a lightweight generative adversarial network..

Procurement risk management in a petroleum refinery. (2021)
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OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2023. Procurement risk management in a petroleum refinery. Decision sciences [online], 54(3), pages 277-296. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/deci.12536

We analyze a petroleum refinery's procurement strategy, explaining how risk management affects optimal sourcing from long-term, spot, and swap contracts. We use time series analysis to model the interaction between petroleum prices, transportation co... Read More about Procurement risk management in a petroleum refinery..

Fast restoration for out-of-focus blurred images of QR code with edge prior information via image sensing. (2021)
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CHEN, R., ZHENG, Z., YU, Y., ZHAO, H., REN, J. and TAN, H.-Z. 2021. Fast restoration for out-of-focus blurred images of QR code with edge prior information via image sensing. IEEE sensors journal [online], 21(16), article 103048, pages 18222-18236. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2021.3085568

Out-of-focus blurring of the QR code is very common in mobile Internet systems, which often causes failure of authentication as a result of a misreading of the information hence adversely affects the operation of the system. To tackle this difficulty... Read More about Fast restoration for out-of-focus blurred images of QR code with edge prior information via image sensing..

Performance improvement of a CPV system: experimental investigation into passive cooling with phase change materials. (2021)
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SHARMA, S., SELLAMI, N., TAHIR, A.A., MALLICK, T.K. and BHAKAR, R. 2021. Performance improvement of a CPV system: experimental investigation into passive cooling with phase change materials. Energies [online], 14(12), article 3550. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14123550

High temperature and overheating of photovoltaic panels lead to efficiency losses and eventual degradation. For solar PV systems, this is a significant impediment for achieving economic viability. In this study, a novel Window-Integrated Concentrated... Read More about Performance improvement of a CPV system: experimental investigation into passive cooling with phase change materials..

Current status and possible future applications of marine current energy devices in Malaysia: a review. (2021)
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KAI, L.Y., SARIP, S., KAIDI, H.M., ARDILA-REY, J.A., SAMSUDDIN, N.M., MUHTAZARUDDIN, M.N., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and AZIZ, S.A. 2021. Current status and possible future applications of marine current energy devices in Malaysia: a review. IEEE access [online], 9, pages 86869-86888. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3088761

Malaysia has a great potential to harness energy in water due to its long coastline within the South China Sea and the Straits of Malacca. Malaysia's energy mix could be improved using marine current energy devices (MCEDs) to replace fossil fuel and... Read More about Current status and possible future applications of marine current energy devices in Malaysia: a review..

'Scrounger-bashing' as national pastime: the prevalence and ferocity of anti-welfare ideology on niche-interest online forums. (2021)
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MORRISON, J. 2021. 'Scrounger-bashing' as national pastime: the prevalence and ferocity of anti-welfare ideology on niche-interest online forums. Social semiotics [online], 31(3): political ideology in everyday social media use, pages 383-401. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10350330.2021.1930859

Recent research has noted the persistence of a long continuum of “anti-welfare” discourses that are increasingly embedded in the UK news media, political communication, and popular culture (e.g. Golding and Middleton 1982. Images of Welfare: Press an... Read More about 'Scrounger-bashing' as national pastime: the prevalence and ferocity of anti-welfare ideology on niche-interest online forums..

An explainable AI-based fault diagnosis model for bearings. (2021)
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HASAN, M.J., SOHAIB, M. and KIM, J.-M. 2021. An explainable AI-based fault diagnosis model for bearings. Sensors [online], 21(12): sensing technologies for fault diagnostics and prognosis, article 4070. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s21124070

In this paper, an explainable AI-based fault diagnosis model for bearings is proposed with five stages, i.e., (1) a data preprocessing method based on the Stockwell Transformation Coefficient (STC) is proposed to analyze the vibration signals for var... Read More about An explainable AI-based fault diagnosis model for bearings..

Talk to them like they’re people: a cross-cultural comparison of teen-centred approaches in public library services. (2021)
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ORNSTEIN, E. and REID, P.H. 2022. Talk to them like they’re people: a cross-cultural comparison of teen-centred approaches in public library services. Journal of librarianship and information science [online], 54(3), pages 451-468. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006211020090

The aim of this research is to observe and analyse cross-cultural examples of public libraries with strong teen services, to identify key elements of practice and approach that enable these libraries’ successful and impactful interactions with teenag... Read More about Talk to them like they’re people: a cross-cultural comparison of teen-centred approaches in public library services..

A spectrogram image-based network anomaly detection system using deep convolutional neural network. (2021)
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KHAN, A.S., AHMAD, Z., ABDULLAH, J., AHMAD, F. 2021. A spectrogram image-based network anomaly detection system using deep convolutional neural network. IEEE access [online], 9, pages 87079-87093. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3088149

The dynamics of computer networks have changed rapidly over the past few years due to a tremendous increase in the volume of the connected devices and the corresponding applications. This growth in the network's size and our dependence on it for all... Read More about A spectrogram image-based network anomaly detection system using deep convolutional neural network..