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Smart analysis of learners performance using learning analytics for improving academic progression: a case study model. (2022)
Journal Article
KRISHNAN, R., NAIR, S., SAAMUEL, B.S., JUSTIN, S., IWENDI, C., BIAMBA, C. and IBEKE, E. 2022. Smart analysis of learners performance using learning analytics for improving academic progression: a case study model. Sustainability [online], 14(6), article 3378. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063378

In the current COVID-19 pandemic era, Learning Management Systems (LMS) are commonly used in e-learning for various learning activities in Higher Education. Learning Analytics (LA) is an emerging area of LMS, which plays a vital role in tracking and... Read More about Smart analysis of learners performance using learning analytics for improving academic progression: a case study model..

MVVA-net: a video aesthetic quality assessment network with cognitive fusion of multi-type feature–based strong generalization. (2022)
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LI, M., WANG, Z., REN, J. and SUN, M. 2022. MVVA-net: a video aesthetic quality assessment network with cognitive fusion of multi‑type feature–based strong generalization. Cognitive computation [online], 14(4), pages 1435-1445. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-021-09947-1

With the increasing popularity of short videos on various social media platforms, there is a great challenge for evaluating the aesthetic quality of these videos. In this paper, we first construct a large-scale and properly annotated short video aest... Read More about MVVA-net: a video aesthetic quality assessment network with cognitive fusion of multi-type feature–based strong generalization..

An adaptive fractional-order unscented Kalman filter for Li-ion batteries in the energy storage system. (2022)
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CHEN, L., SHUNLI, W., JIANG, H. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2022. An adaptive fractional-order unscented Kalman filter for li-ion batteries in the energy storage system. Indian journal of physics [online], 96(13), pages 3933-3939. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-022-02314-2

Accurate estimation of the state of charge (SOC) can prolong the working life and enhance the safety of energy storage system. Considering the influence of noise and parameter changes in the operating environment, an adaptive fractional-order unscent... Read More about An adaptive fractional-order unscented Kalman filter for Li-ion batteries in the energy storage system..

Influence of tax dodging on tax justice in developing countries: some theory and evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. (2022)
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OTUSANYA, O.J., LIU, J. and LAUWO, S.G. 2023. Influence of tax dodging on tax justice in developing countries: some theory and evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of financial crime [online], 30(2), pages 332-360. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-01-2022-0012

Mobilising domestic resources - in particular taxation - is key to unlocking the resources required for public investment in infrastructure, growth and sustainable finance. Tax dodging has played a major role in causing serious damage to the economic... Read More about Influence of tax dodging on tax justice in developing countries: some theory and evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa..

Application of momentum flux method for the design of an α-shaped flame incinerator fueled with two-component solid waste. (2022)
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LIU, X., ZHU, G., ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. 2022. Application of momentum flux method for the design of an α-shaped flame incinerator fueled with two-component solid waste. Energy [online], 248, article 123647. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123647

Kitchen waste and tree branches are two of the most common solid waste materials suitable for on-site disposal. Quantification of combustion characteristics of these waste materials is vital for designing an appropriate incinerator. In this paper, th... Read More about Application of momentum flux method for the design of an α-shaped flame incinerator fueled with two-component solid waste..

Conversations about financial hardship should not be off limits. (2022)
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DOUGLAS, F.C., AVENELL, A. and MOHAMED, S. 2022. Conversations about financial hardship should not be off limits. BMJ [online], 376(8329), article o557. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o577

Poverty is both a cause and an outcome of mental health distress. Poverty-driven household food insecurity directly affects health outcomes including obesity and diabetes, mental health, and leads to poor health condition management, increased health... Read More about Conversations about financial hardship should not be off limits..

Effect of fillers on compression loading performance of modified re-entrant honeycomb auxetic sandwich structures. (2022)
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FAISAL, N.H., SCOTT, L., BOOTH, F., DUNCAN, S., MCLEOD, A., DROUBI, M.G. and NJUGUNA, J. 2023. Effect of fillers on compression loading performance of modified re-entrant honeycomb auxetic sandwich structures. Journal of strain analysis for engineering design [online], 58(2), pages 98-117. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247221083210

The auxetic sandwich panels for structures have been designed to provide impact protection. The aim of this work is to modify an auxetic (re-entrant) honeycomb cell to reduce the stress concentrations within the cell structure, and further enhancemen... Read More about Effect of fillers on compression loading performance of modified re-entrant honeycomb auxetic sandwich structures..

Who shares wins? Understanding barriers to information sharing in managing supply chain risk. (2022)
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HANNIBAL, C., ROWAN, J., DUROWOJU, O., BRYDE, D., HOLLOWAY, J., ADEYEMI, O. and SHAMIM, S. 2022. Who shares wins? Understanding barriers to information sharing in managing supply chain risk. Continuity and resilience review [online], 4(2), pages 161-175. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/CRR-11-2021-0038

Currently there is no universally accepted approach to supply chain risk management and assurance. To begin to shed more light on the practical operational challenges presented when considering supply chain risk mitigation through the sharing of info... Read More about Who shares wins? Understanding barriers to information sharing in managing supply chain risk..

Unusual activity of rationally designed cobalt phosphide/oxide heterostructure composite for hydrogen production in alkaline medium. (2022)
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ALSABBAN, M.M., ESWARAN, M.K., PERAMAIAH, K., WAHYUDI, W., YANG, X., RAMALINGAM, V., HEDHILI, M.N., MIAO, X., SCHWINGENSCHLÖGL, U., LI, L.-J., TUNG, V. and HUANG, K.-W. 2022. Unusual activity of rationally designed cobalt phosphide/oxide heterostructure composite for hydrogen production in alkaline medium. ACS nano [online], 16(3), pages 3906-3916. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c09254

Design and development of an efficient, nonprecious catalyst with structural features and functionality necessary for driving the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in an alkaline medium remain a formidable challenge. At the root of the functional lim... Read More about Unusual activity of rationally designed cobalt phosphide/oxide heterostructure composite for hydrogen production in alkaline medium..

Optimising crystallisation during rapid prototyping of Fe3O4-PA6 polymer nanocomposite component. (2022)
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GUPTA, R., NJUGUNA, J. and PANCHOLI, K. 2022. Optimising crystallisation during rapid prototyping of Fe3O4-PA6 polymer nanocomposite component. Journal of composites science [online], 6(3), article 83. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6030083

Polymer components capable of self-healing can rapidly be manufactured by injecting the monomer (ε-caprolactam), activator and catalyst mixed with a small amount of magnetic nanoparticles into a steel mould. The anionic polymerisation of the monomer... Read More about Optimising crystallisation during rapid prototyping of Fe3O4-PA6 polymer nanocomposite component..

Analysis of pedestrian accident injury-severities at road junctions and crossings using an advanced random parameter modelling framework: the case of Scotland. (2022)
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OLOWOSEGUN, A., BABAJIDE, N., AKINTOLA, A., FOUNTAS, G. and FONZONE, A. 2022. Analysis of pedestrian accident injury-severities at road junctions and crossings using an advanced random parameter modelling framework: the case of Scotland. Accident analysis and prevention [online], 169, article 106610. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2022.106610

This paper investigates the determinants of injury severities in pedestrian-motor vehicle accidents at signalised and unsignalised junctions, and at physically-controlled and human-controlled crossings in Scotland. The accident data were drawn from t... Read More about Analysis of pedestrian accident injury-severities at road junctions and crossings using an advanced random parameter modelling framework: the case of Scotland..

Public-private partnership in Ghana's solar energy industry: the history, current state, challenges, prospects and theoretical perspective. (2022)
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AWUKU, S.A., BENNADJI, A., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and SELLAMI, N. 2022. Public-private partnership in Ghana's solar energy industry: the history, current state, challenges, prospects and theoretical perspective. Energy nexus [online], 6, article 100058. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexus.2022.100058

Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been used as a viable tool to accelerate infrastructural development in many countries. In recent years, the repercussions of climate change have heightened the need to adopt cleaner energy sources such as sola... Read More about Public-private partnership in Ghana's solar energy industry: the history, current state, challenges, prospects and theoretical perspective..

Family entrepreneurship in communities: social context and the creation of social value. (2022)
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CUNNINGHAM, J. and SEAMAN, C. 2022. Family entrepreneurship in communities: social context and the creation of social value. Journal of enterprising communities: people and places in the global economy [online], 16(2), pages 189-195. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-04-2022-220

For some time now, studies in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial activity have acknowledged the importance of context. This growing realisation that entrepreneurial behaviour does not happen in a vacuum, but is instead informed by the structures, r... Read More about Family entrepreneurship in communities: social context and the creation of social value..

Non-destructive testing of composite fibre materials with hyperspectral imaging: evaluative studies in the EU H2020 FibreEUse project. (2022)
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YAN, Y., REN, J., ZHAO, H., WINDMILL, J.F.C., IJOMAH, W., DE WIT, J. and VON FREEDEN, J. 2022. Non-destructive testing of composite fibre materials with hyperspectral imaging: evaluative studies in the EU H2020 FibreEUse project. IEEE transactions on instrumentation and measurement [online], 71, article 6002213. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2022.3155745

Through capturing spectral data from a wide frequency range along with the spatial information, hyperspectral imaging (HSI) can detect minor differences in terms of temperature, moisture and chemical composition. Therefore, HSI has been successfully... Read More about Non-destructive testing of composite fibre materials with hyperspectral imaging: evaluative studies in the EU H2020 FibreEUse project..

Offshore wind speed short-term forecasting based on a hybrid method: swarm decomposition and meta-extreme learning machine. (2022)
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DOKUR, E., ERDOGAN, N., SALARI, M.E., KARAKUZU, C. and MURPHY, J. 2022. Offshore wind speed short-term forecasting based on a hybrid method: Swarm decomposition and meta-extreme learning machine. Energy [online], 248, article 123595. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123595

As the share of global offshore wind energy in the electricity generation portfolio is rapidly increasing, the grid integration of large-scale offshore wind farms is becoming of interest. Due to the intermittency of wind, the stability of power syste... Read More about Offshore wind speed short-term forecasting based on a hybrid method: swarm decomposition and meta-extreme learning machine..

Supporting mental health in people with cardiovascular disease. (2022)
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DAWKES, S. 2022. Supporting mental health in people with cardiovascular disease. British journal of cardiac nursing [online], 17(3), pages 1-6. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2022.0022

Having good health is not just about the absence of physical disease or infirmity—it is also about having good social and mental wellbeing (World Health Organization, 1948). Sadly, mental ill health is a global problem affecting many people, includin... Read More about Supporting mental health in people with cardiovascular disease..

A novel lumped thermal characteristic modeling strategy for the online adaptive temperature and parameter co-estimation of vehicle lithium-ion batteries. (2022)
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SHI, H., WANG, L., WANG, S., FERNANDEZ, C., XIONG, X., DABLU, B.E. and XU, W. 2022. A novel lumped thermal characteristic modeling strategy for the online adaptive temperature and parameter co-estimation of vehicle lithium-ion batteries. Journal of energy storage [online], 50, article 104309. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.104309

Accurate modeling of thermal characteristics is critical to the safe use and reliable management of lithium-ion batteries. However, limitations in sensors and testing methods make online real-time acquisition of internal temperatures extremely diffic... Read More about A novel lumped thermal characteristic modeling strategy for the online adaptive temperature and parameter co-estimation of vehicle lithium-ion batteries..

The uncanny place: a critical appraisal of popular paranormal TV shows. (2022)
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SMITH, F. and IRONSIDE, R. 2022. The uncanny place: a critical appraisal of popular paranormal TV shows. Journal of popular television [online], 10(1), pages 95-198. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1386/jptv_00072_1

This article examines the construction of the uncanny place in reality paranormal television. Two introductory sequences from the British programme Most Haunted (2002-present) are analysed that investigate 'ordinary homes' to consider the way that pl... Read More about The uncanny place: a critical appraisal of popular paranormal TV shows..

Detecting encroachment within wetlands using UAV techniques: the case of Sakumo Ramsar Site, Ghana. (2022)
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AGBETI, J.A., MANTEY, S. and ZAMAN, Q.Z. 2022. Detecting encroachment within wetlands using UAV techniques: the case of Sakumo Ramsar Site, Ghana. Journal of environment and earth science [online], 12(2), pages 23-31. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7176/JEES/12-2-04

Wetlands have provided many benefits to mankind all over the world. Wetlands are a rich source of food and water security hence a crucial source of subsistence for communities. Apart from serving humanity, wetlands provide unique habitats for various... Read More about Detecting encroachment within wetlands using UAV techniques: the case of Sakumo Ramsar Site, Ghana..

Building integrated photovoltaics: the journey so far and future. (2022)
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AWUKU, S.A., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and SELLAMI, N. 2022. Building integrated photovoltaics: the journey so far and future. Energies [online], 15(5): building integrated PV system, article 1802. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15051802

The road to decarbonization has led to the exploration of sustainable energy sources for domestic and industrial use. Various nations have shown commitment and, hence, set ambitious targets, with the overall aim of cutting down greenhouse gas (GHG) e... Read More about Building integrated photovoltaics: the journey so far and future..