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Warm-up intensity does not affect the ergogenic effect of sodium bicarbonate in adult men. (2021)
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JONES, R.L., STELLINGWERFF, T., SWINTON, P., ARTIOLI, G.G., SAUNDERS, B. and SALE, C. 2021. Warm-up intensity does not affect the ergogenic effect of sodium bicarbonate in adult men. International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism [online], 31(6), pages 482-489. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2021-0076

This study determined the influence of a high- (HI) versus low-intensity (LI) cycling warm-up on blood acid-base responses and exercise capacity following ingestion of sodium bicarbonate (SB; 0.3 g/kg body mass) or a placebo (PLA; maltodextrin) 3 hr... Read More about Warm-up intensity does not affect the ergogenic effect of sodium bicarbonate in adult men..

Reassessing thermal comfort in modern architecture: E.1027 as a case study. (2021)
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GALIANO-GARRIGÓS, A., MARCOS, C.L., KOUIDER, T. and JUAN GUTIÉRREZ, P.J. 2022. Reassessing thermal comfort in modern architecture: E.1027 as a case study. Building research and information [online], 50(1-2): building health and wellbeing, pages 230-254. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2021.1971060

There is a general agreement that much of the syntax of modern architecture contributed to design buildings that were often inadequately adapted to climate conditions. However, there are some renowned examples that, while consistent with modern tenet... Read More about Reassessing thermal comfort in modern architecture: E.1027 as a case study..

Women's use and abuse of the news media during the COVID-19 pandemic on Mumsnet. (2021)
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PEDERSEN, S. and BURNETT, S. 2022. Women's use and abuse of the news media during the COVID-19 pandemic on Mumsnet. Digital journalism [online], 10(6): the Coronavirus pandemic and the transformation of (digital) journalism, pages 1098-1114. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2021.1967768

This article analyses news sources used by women to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK parenting website Mumsnet. By using a non-political online ‘third space’ aimed at women, Mumsnetters are able to avoid the aggression women face when they att... Read More about Women's use and abuse of the news media during the COVID-19 pandemic on Mumsnet..

A retrospective investigation of the perceived influence of coaches, parents and peers on talented football players’ motivation during development. (2021)
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MCCANN, B., MCCARTHY, P.J., COOPER, K., FORBES-MCKAY, K. and KEEGAN, R.J. 2022. A retrospective investigation of the perceived influence of coaches, parents and peers on talented football players’ motivation during development. Journal of applied sport psychology [online], 34(6), pages 1227-1250. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2021.1963013

This study retrospectively explored perceptions of coach, parent and peer motivational influences across athlete development. Four investment stage football players (M age = 18.5years, SD=0.6) with an average of 13 (SD=1.4) years footballing experien... Read More about A retrospective investigation of the perceived influence of coaches, parents and peers on talented football players’ motivation during development..

Student-led rehabilitation groups and clinics in entry-level health education: a scoping review. (2021)
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WYNNE, D. and COOPER, K. 2021. Student-led rehabilitation groups and clinics in entry-level health education: a scoping review. JBI evidence synthesis [online], 19(11), pages 2958-2992. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-20-00340

The purpose of this review was to identify, map, and describe the characteristics of student-led physical rehabilitation groups and clinics, which are an emergent phenomenon in entry-level health professional education. Data gathered in this scoping... Read More about Student-led rehabilitation groups and clinics in entry-level health education: a scoping review..

Listening and recording in situ: entanglement in the sociopolitical context of place. (2021)
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ZEĆO, M. 2021. Listening and recording in situ: entanglement in the sociopolitical context of place. Organised sound [online], 26(2), 284-290. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355771821000327

This article considers the ways in which soundwalking and field recording entangle the listener in a sociopolitical relationship with place. The place is a physical site in which the listener encounters complex sonic sociopolitical factors, shaped no... Read More about Listening and recording in situ: entanglement in the sociopolitical context of place..

Defining legacy: a critical comparison of legacy literature definitions and the legacy objectives of the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup. (2021)
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DAVIES, R. 2021. Defining legacy: a critical comparison of legacy literature definitions and the legacy objectives of the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup. International journal of management and applied science [online], 7(8), pages 12-18. Available from: http://iraj.doionline.org/dx/IJMAS-IRAJ-DOIONLINE-18127

In 2022 the Gulf State of Qatar will host the 22nd FIFA World Cup. This tournament follows on from a series of sporting mega events where the principle of legacy is embedded within its delivery and purpose. While claims for creating legacies are wide... Read More about Defining legacy: a critical comparison of legacy literature definitions and the legacy objectives of the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup..

A lactoglobulin-composite self-healing coating for Mg alloys. (2021)
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FENG, J., PAN, Y., YANG, M., FERNANDEZ, C., CHEN, X. and PENG, Q. 2021. A lactoglobulin-composite self-healing coating for Mg alloys. ACS applied bio materials [online], 4(9), pages 6843-6852. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.1c00560

Corrosion issue is one of the most crucial bottlenecks for extensive employment of Mg alloys, in particular under harsh engineering conditions. Differing from traditional approaches, a self-healing protective coating composed of lactoglobulin is prop... Read More about A lactoglobulin-composite self-healing coating for Mg alloys..

Pharmacy students’ experience of a novel government-funded experiential learning initiative: a mixed-method study (ACTp Study). (2021)
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JACOB, S.A., JEBARA, T., WATSON, M., CUNNINGHAM, S., POWER, A. and BOYTER, A.C. 2021. Pharmacy students’ experience of a novel government-funded experiential learning initiative: a mixed-method study (ACTp study). Pharmacy education [online], 21, pages 466-476. Available from: https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2021.211.466476

Background: In 2018, the Scottish Government made the Pharmacy Additional Cost of Teaching (ACTp) funding available to support the development of Experiential Learning (EL) in undergraduate pharmacy education. To inform the further expansion of EL in... Read More about Pharmacy students’ experience of a novel government-funded experiential learning initiative: a mixed-method study (ACTp Study)..

Freestanding MXene–MnO2 films for Li–CO2 cathodes with low overpotential and long-term cycling. (2021)
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WANG, Y., WANG, X., GE, B., GUO, J., FERNANDEZ, C. and PENG, Q. 2021. Freestanding MXene-MnO2 films for Li-CO2 cathodes with low overpotential and long-term cycling. ACS applied energy materials [online], 4(9), 9961–9968. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c01921

The Li−CO2 battery is a potential energy storage device that not only possesses a theoretical energy density as high as 1876 W h kg−1 but also alleviates the consumption of fossil resources by converting the greenhouse gas CO2 into electric energy. H... Read More about Freestanding MXene–MnO2 films for Li–CO2 cathodes with low overpotential and long-term cycling..

A class-specific metaheuristic technique for explainable relevant feature selection. (2021)
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EZENKWU, C.P., AKPAN, U.I. and STEPHEN, B.U.-A. 2021. A class-specific metaheuristic technique for explainable relevant feature selection. Machine learning with applications [online], 6, article number 100142. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlwa.2021.100142

A significant amount of previous research into feature selection has been aimed at developing methods that can derive variables that are relevant to an entire dataset. Although these approaches have revealed substantial improvements in classification... Read More about A class-specific metaheuristic technique for explainable relevant feature selection..

Multi-head attention-based long short-term memory for depression detection from speech. (2021)
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ZHAO, Y., LIANG, Z., DU, J., ZHANG, L., LIU, C. and ZHAO, L. 2021. Multi-head attention-based long short-term memory for depression detection from speech. Frontiers in neurorobotics [online], 15, article 684037. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbot.2021.684037

Depression is a mental disorder that threatens the health and normal life of people. Hence, it is essential to provide an effective way to detect depression. However, research on depression detection mainly focuses on utilizing different parallel fea... Read More about Multi-head attention-based long short-term memory for depression detection from speech..

Expanding depth and meaning within urban design processes through the application of complexity and evolutionary theories. (2021)
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MIGUEL, M., LAING, R., LEON, M. and BAXTER, S. 2021. Expanding depth and meaning within urban design processes through the application of complexity and evolutionary theories. Journal of architecture and urbanism [online], 45(2), pages 131-142. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3846/jau.2021.14772

Previous research has established the value of regarding cities as complex systems, and as systems which will evolve over time. The research reported in this paper concerns the development of an approach to urban design and management which recognise... Read More about Expanding depth and meaning within urban design processes through the application of complexity and evolutionary theories..

An application of FEA and machine learning for the prediction and optimisation of casing buckling and deformation responses in shale gas wells in an in-situ operation. (2021)
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MOHAMMED, A.I., BARTLETT, M., OYENEYIN, B., KAYVANTASH, K. and NJUGUNA, J. 2021. An application of FEA and machine learning for the prediction and optimisation of casing buckling and deformation responses in shale gas wells in an in-situ operation. Journal of natural gas science and engineering [online], 95, article 104221. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2021.104221

This paper proposes a novel way to study the casing structural integrity using two approaches of finite element analysis (FEA) and machine learning. The approach in this study is unique, as it captures the pertinent parameters influencing the casing... Read More about An application of FEA and machine learning for the prediction and optimisation of casing buckling and deformation responses in shale gas wells in an in-situ operation..

Res judicata, oppression and abuse of process in Scots extradition law. (2021)
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ARNELL, P. 2021. Res judicata, oppression and abuse of process in Scots extradition law. Scots law times [online], 2021(25), pages 94-96. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com

This article considers Iliev (Ilia) v HM Advocate (HCJ Appeal), refusing permission to appeal against a decision to extradite the applicant to Romania under a European arrest warrant on the grounds of res judicata or abuse of process arising out of t... Read More about Res judicata, oppression and abuse of process in Scots extradition law..

A novel bias compensation recursive least square‐multiple weighted dual extended Kalman filtering method for accurate state‐of‐charge and state‐of‐health co‐estimation of lithium‐ion batteries. (2021)
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QIAO, J., WANG, S., YU, C., SHI, W. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2021. A novel bias compensation recursive least square-multiple weighted dual extended Kalman filtering method for accurate state-of-charge and state-of-health co-estimation of lithium-ion batteries. International journal of circuit theory and applications [online], 49(11), pages 3879-3893. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/cta.3115

Abstract - State-of-charge and state-of-health of power lithium-ion batteries are two important state parameters for battery management system monitoring. To accurately estimate the state-of-charge and state-of-health of in real time, the ternary lit... Read More about A novel bias compensation recursive least square‐multiple weighted dual extended Kalman filtering method for accurate state‐of‐charge and state‐of‐health co‐estimation of lithium‐ion batteries..

Sparse learning of band power features with genetic channel selection for effective classification of EEG signals. (2021)
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PADFIELD, N., REN, J., MURRAY, P. and ZHAO, H. 2021. Sparse learning of band power features with genetic channel selection for effective classification of EEG signals. Neurocomputing [online], 463, pages 566-579. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2021.08.067

In this paper, we present a genetic algorithm (GA) based band power feature sparse learning (SL) approach for classification of electroencephalogram (EEG) (GABSLEEG) in motor imagery (MI) based brain-computer interfacing (BCI). The band power in the... Read More about Sparse learning of band power features with genetic channel selection for effective classification of EEG signals..

Artificial intelligence surgery: how do we get to autonomous actions in surgery? (2021)
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GUMBS, A.A., FRIGERIO, I., SPOLVERATO, G., CRONER, R., ILLANES, A., CHOUILLARD, E. and ELYAN, E. 2021. Artificial intelligence surgery: how do we get to autonomous actions in surgery? Sensors [online], 21(16), article 5526. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s21165526

Most surgeons are skeptical as to the feasibility of autonomous actions in surgery. Interestingly, many examples of autonomous actions already exist and have been around for years. Since the beginning of this millennium, the field of artificial intel... Read More about Artificial intelligence surgery: how do we get to autonomous actions in surgery?.

The effect of solution-focused scaling and solution-focused questions on expectancy and commitment. (2021)
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ABDULLA, A. and WOODS, R. 2023. The effect of solution-focused scaling and solution-focused questions on expectancy and commitment. School psychology review [online], 52(6): special topic section on data-based decision making, pages 709-720. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2021.1942196

Solution-focused (SF) approaches are widely used in schools. The present study examined the effects of a central SF technique—'scaling'—on female secondary students’ improvement expectancy (IE) and commitment to improvement (CTI). Popular follow-up q... Read More about The effect of solution-focused scaling and solution-focused questions on expectancy and commitment..

Photonic bandgap in achiral liquid crystals: a twist on a twist. (2021)
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POCIECHA, D., VAUPOTIČ, N., MAJEWSKA, M., CRUICKSHANK, E., WALKER, R., STOREY, J.M.D., IMRIE, C.T., WANG, C. and GORECKA, E. 2021. Photonic bandgap in achiral liquid crystals: a twist on a twist. Advanced materials [online], 33(39), article 2103288. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202103288

Achiral mesogenic molecules are shown to be able to spontaneously assemble into liquid crystalline smectic phases having either simple or double-helical structures. At the transition between these phases, the double-helical structure unwinds. As a co... Read More about Photonic bandgap in achiral liquid crystals: a twist on a twist..