All Outputs (418)

TranSalNet: towards perceptually relevant visual saliency prediction. (2022)
Journal Article
LOU, J., LIN, H., MARSHALL, D., SAUPE, D. and LIU, H. 2022. TranSalNet: towards perceptually relevant visual saliency prediction. Neurocomputing [online], 494, pages 455-467. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2022.04.080

Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have significantly advanced computational modelling for saliency prediction. However, accurately simulating the mechanisms of visual attention in the human cortex remains an academic challenge. It is critical to i... Read More about TranSalNet: towards perceptually relevant visual saliency prediction..

JBI series paper 4: the role of collaborative evidence networks in promoting and supporting evidence-based healthcare globally: reflections from 25 years across 38 countries. (2022)
Journal Article
PILLA, B., JORDAN, Z., CHRISTINA, R., KYNOCH, K., MCINERNEY, P., COOPER, K., WU, Y., PORRITT, K., LOCKWOOD, C. and MUNN, Z. 2022. JBI series paper 4: the role of collaborative evidence networks in promoting and supporting evidence-based healthcare globally: reflections from 25 years across 38 countries. Journal of clinical epidemiology [online], 150, pages 210-215. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.04.009

Evidence-based health care (EBHC) is a worldwide movement with hundreds of organisations and thousands of individuals working to ensure that health care practice, policy, and decision-making are informed by rigorous research evidence, to improve heal... Read More about JBI series paper 4: the role of collaborative evidence networks in promoting and supporting evidence-based healthcare globally: reflections from 25 years across 38 countries..

Contextualities of listening to soundscapes: the past and the present converging in Sarajevo. (2022)
Journal Article
ZEĆO, M. 2022. Contextualities of listening to soundscapes: the past and the present converging in Sarajevo. Journal of sonic studies [online], 23: Sounds of the Balkan, exposition 1599648. Available from: https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1599648/1599649

This article discusses the relationship between autobiographical memories and personal and group identities in the post-conflict soundscape of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The discussion will focus on the perspectives of residents and their in... Read More about Contextualities of listening to soundscapes: the past and the present converging in Sarajevo..

An investigation into the information-seeking behaviour of professionals, working within the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector in Ireland. (2022)
Journal Article
BROWNE, B. and MARTZOUKOU, K. 2022. An investigation into the information-seeking behaviour of professionals, working within the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector in Ireland. Library management [online], 43(5), pages 370-398. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-11-2021-0099

Purpose: This research aimed to investigate the information-seeking behaviour (ISB) and information needs of different professional groups within the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector in the Republic of Ireland (i.e. for what purpose information is... Read More about An investigation into the information-seeking behaviour of professionals, working within the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector in Ireland..

A DRL-based service offloading approach using DAG for edge computational orchestration. (2022)
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MEKALA, M.S., DHIMAN, G., SRIVASTAV, G., NAIN, Z., ZHANG, H., VIRIYASITAVAT, W. and VARMA, G.P.S. 2022. A DRL-based service offloading approach using DAG for edge computational orchestration. IEEE transactions on computational social systems [online], Early Access. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/tcss.2022.3161627

Edge infrastructure and Industry 4.0 required services are offered by edge-servers (ESs) with different computation capabilities to run social application's workload based on a leased-price method. The usage of Social Internet of Things (SIoT) applic... Read More about A DRL-based service offloading approach using DAG for edge computational orchestration..

Corrigendum to: Future directions for the discovery of natural product-derived immunomodulating drugs: an IUPHAR positional review. (2022)
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WAINWRIGHT, C.L., TEIXEIRA, M.M., ADELSON, D.L. et al. 2022. Corrigendum to: Future directions for the discovery of natural product-derived immunomodulating drugs: an IUPHAR positional review. Pharmacological research [online], 180, article 106207. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106207

During the manuscript editing three authors were omitted and the chemical structure was missing from Figure 9. This output contains the missing authors and a corrected Figure 9.

Exploring the health and wellbeing needs and experiences of people who use and deliver integrated health and social care in the community: a multi-case study. (2022)
Journal Article
HENDERSON, L., BAIN, H., ALLAN, E. and KENNEDY, C. 2022. Exploring the health and wellbeing needs and experiences of people who use and deliver integrated health and social care in the community: a multi-case study. International journal of integrated care [online], 22(S1): abstracts from 21st International conference on integrated care (ICIC21): realising the true value of integrated care, 1-31 May 2021, [virtual conference], abstract 23. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.ICIC21012

Safe, people-centred, effective, affordable, and coordinated health and social support systems are a global priority. Current research in the field focuses on evaluation of services and models of integrated health and social care (IHSC). This qualita... Read More about Exploring the health and wellbeing needs and experiences of people who use and deliver integrated health and social care in the community: a multi-case study..

A numerical study of the effects of temperature and injection velocity on oil-water relative permeability for enhanced oil recovery. (2022)
Journal Article
IYI, D., BALOGUN, Y., OYENEYIN, B. and FAISAL, N. 2022. A numerical study of the effects of temperature and injection velocity on oil-water relative permeability for enhanced oil recovery. International journal of heat and mass transfer [online], 191, article number 122863. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2022.122863

The paper quantitatively explore the influence of injection rate and temperature on oil-water relative permeability curves during hot water flooding operations in a porous medium flow. ANSYS-CFD was used to construct a numerical model of hot-water in... Read More about A numerical study of the effects of temperature and injection velocity on oil-water relative permeability for enhanced oil recovery..

Priming with biocides: a pathway to antibiotic resistance? (2022)
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ADKIN, P., HITCHCOCK, A., SMITH, L.J. and WALSH, S.E. 2022. Priming with biocides: a pathway to antibiotic resistance? Journal of applied microbiology [online], 133(2), pages 830-841. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.15564

Aims: To investigate the priming effects of sub-inhibitory concentrations of biocides on antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Methods and results: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus were exposed to sub-inhibitory concent... Read More about Priming with biocides: a pathway to antibiotic resistance?.

Implementation of NAO robot maze navigation based on computer vision and collaborative learning. (2022)
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MAGALLÁN-RAMÍREZ, D., MARTÍNEZ-AGUILAR, J.D., RODRÍGUEZ-TIRADO, A., BALDERAS, D., LÓPEZ-CAUDANA, E.O. AND MORENO-GARCÍA, C.F. 2022. Implementation of NAO robot maze navigation based on computer vision and collaborative learning. Frontiers in robotics and AI [online], 9, article 834021. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2022.834021

Maze navigation using one or more robots has become a recurring challenge in scientific literature and real life practice, with fleets having to find faster and better ways to navigate environments such as a travel hub, airports, or for evacuation of... Read More about Implementation of NAO robot maze navigation based on computer vision and collaborative learning..

An evaluation of feedstocks for sustainable energy and circular economy practices in a small island community. (2022)
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REYNOLDS, J., KENNEDY, R., ICHAPKA, M., AGARWAL, A., OKE, A., COX, E., EDWARDS, C. and NJUGUNA, J. 2022. An evaluation of feedstocks for sustainable energy and circular economy practices in a small island community. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews [online], 161, article 112360. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112360

Maximising the use of anaerobic digestion to generate power from waste feedstocks is becoming a practical way to use waste contributing to the transition from a linear to a circular economy and reducing the carbon footprint. In addition to harnessing... Read More about An evaluation of feedstocks for sustainable energy and circular economy practices in a small island community..

New HTHP fluid loss control agent for oil-based drilling fluid from pharmaceutical waste. (2022)
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KHODJA, M., DEBIH, H., LEBTAHI, H. and AMISH, M.B. 2022. New HTHP fluid loss control agent for oil-based drilling fluid from pharmaceutical waste. Cleaner engineering and technology [online], 8, article number 100476. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2022.100476

In oil-based drilling fluid systems (OBM, for Oil-Based Mud) the oil phase is the major source of contamination and hydrocarbon pollution is, by far, the main concern. However, the release and accumulation of mud additives in the environment may be d... Read More about New HTHP fluid loss control agent for oil-based drilling fluid from pharmaceutical waste..

The system dynamics analysis of cost overrun causations in UK rail projects in a COVID-19 epidemic era. (2022)
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OMOTAYO, T.S., AWUZIE, B., OBI, V.K., AJAYI, S., OBI, L.I., OSOBAJO, O. and OKE, A. 2022. The system dynamics analysis of cost overrun causations in UK rail projects in a COVID-19 epidemic era. SAGE open [online], 12(2). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221097923

Cost overrun is a global issue plaguing transportation infrastructure projects, and the rail industry in the United Kingdom is not exempted. This industry plays a significant role in stimulating the country's economic development and growth in the Un... Read More about The system dynamics analysis of cost overrun causations in UK rail projects in a COVID-19 epidemic era..

Isolation and marginalization: exploring attrition of men in preregistration nursing programs. (2022)
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TAYLOR, J., MARLAND, G., WHITFORD, H., CARSON, M. and LEECE, R. 2022. Isolation and marginalization: exploring attrition of men in preregistration nursing programs. Journal of nursing education [online], 61(4), pages 179-186. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20220209-02

In Scotland, similar to other countries, male nursing students have a high attrition rate. This study examined the reasons for and ways to decrease the attrition rate. This four-phase collaborative study included four Scottish universities. Phase 1 i... Read More about Isolation and marginalization: exploring attrition of men in preregistration nursing programs..

From the prefect's desk: Gerard van Swieten's library correspondence. (2022)
Journal Article
CHLEBAK, C.A. and REID, P.H. 2022. From the prefect's desk: Gerard van Swieten's library correspondence. Library and information history [online], 38(1), pages 23-41. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/lih.2022.0097

This article investigates library-related documents written by Gerard van Swieten (1700–72), during his tenure as Library Prefect in the Imperial Library of Vienna (1745–72). Van Swieten's time as Library Prefect is considered through a textual analy... Read More about From the prefect's desk: Gerard van Swieten's library correspondence..

Oil-based mud waste as a filler material in LDPE composites: evaluation of mechanical properties. (2022)
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SIDDIQUE, S., NOVAK, A., GULIYEV, E., YATES, K., LEUNG, P.S. and NJUGUNA, J. 2022. Oil-based mud waste as a filler material in LDPE composites: evaluation of mechanical properties. Polymers [online], 14(7), article 1455. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14071455

Traditionally, the drilling waste generated in oil and gas exploration operations, including spent drilling fluid, is disposed of or treated by several methods, including burial pits, landfill sites and various thermal treatments. This study investig... Read More about Oil-based mud waste as a filler material in LDPE composites: evaluation of mechanical properties..

Extradition and the universality of human rights in Scotland. (2022)
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ARNELL, P. 2022. Extradition and the universality of human rights in Scotland. Scots law times [online], 2022(11), pages 55-59. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com

This article reviews the case law pertaining to human rights and extradition law, looking at whether the protection under ECHR art.3 applies equally within and outside the jurisdiction of state parties to the treaty and relativity in an extradition c... Read More about Extradition and the universality of human rights in Scotland..

A new training approach for vaccinators: cascade plus training. (2022)
Journal Article
ÖZTEK, Z. and KYDD, A. 2022. A new training approach for vaccinators: cascade plus training. Turkish journal of public health [online], 20(1), pages 164-176. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.1017386

Effective training of staff plays a major role in reaching and sustaining immunization goals. Training and updating health staff is the responsibility of all governments and immunization related organizations. The critical issue is finding the most e... Read More about A new training approach for vaccinators: cascade plus training..

Large-scale crowdsourced subjective assessment of picturewise just noticeable difference. (2022)
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LIN, H., CHEN, G., JENADELEH, M., HOSU, V., REIPS, U.-D., HAMZAOUI, R. and SAUPE, D. 2022. Large-scale crowdsourced subjective assessment of picturewise just noticeable difference. IEEE transactions on circuits and systems for video technology [online], 32(9), pages 5859-5873. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSVT.2022.3163860

The picturewise just noticeable difference (PJND) for a given image, compression scheme, and subject is the smallest distortion level that the subject can perceive when the image is compressed with this compression scheme. The PJND can be used to det... Read More about Large-scale crowdsourced subjective assessment of picturewise just noticeable difference..

Exploring Indonesia's energy policy failures through the JUST framework. (2022)
Journal Article
SUMARNO, T.B., SIHOTANG, P. and PRAWIRAATMADJA, W. 2022. Exploring Indonesia's energy policy failures through the JUST framework. Energy policy [online], 164, article 112914. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112914

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided momentum for the global energy transition and countries, including Indonesia, should take this opportunity to accelerate this process. This paper reviews Indonesian energy subsidy policy failures using the JUST Fram... Read More about Exploring Indonesia's energy policy failures through the JUST framework..