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Health coaching strategies for weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2020)
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SIECZKOWSKA, S.M., PADILHA DE LIMA, A. SWINTON, P.A., DOLAN, E., ROSCHEL, H. and GUALANO, B. 2021. Health coaching strategies for weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Advances in nutrition [online], 12(4), pages 1449-1460. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmaa159

Health coaching has emerged as a potential supporting tool for health professionals to overcome behavioural barriers, but its efficacy in weight management remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to synthesize and evaluate... Read More about Health coaching strategies for weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis..

Reply to: comment on: "The effects of menstrual cycle phase on exercise performance in eumenorrheic women: a systematic review and meta-analysis"and “The effects of oral contraceptives on exercise performance in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis”. (2020)
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ELLIOTT-SALE, K.J., MCNULTY, K.L., GOODALL, S., ANSDELL, P., THOMAS, K., SWINTON, P.A., DOLAN, E. and HICKS, K.M. 2021. Reply to: comment on: "The effects of menstrual cycle phase on exercise performance in eumenorrheic women: a systematic review and meta-analysis" and "The effects of oral contraceptives on exercise performance in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Sports medicine [online], 51(5), pages 1111-1113. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01383-9

This is a letter to the editor, by the authors, in response to a comment ( https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01384-8 ) on two previous articles published in Sports Medicine 50(10), https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01319-3 ; https://doi.org/10.100... Read More about Reply to: comment on: "The effects of menstrual cycle phase on exercise performance in eumenorrheic women: a systematic review and meta-analysis"and “The effects of oral contraceptives on exercise performance in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis”..

Validating the 'seven functions' model of technological innovations systems theory with industry stakeholders: a review from UK offshore renewables. (2020)
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ALDERSEY-WILLIAMS, J., STRACHAN, P.A. and BROADBENT, I.D. 2020. Validating the 'seven Functions' model of technological innovations systems theory with industry stakeholders: a review from UK offshore renewables. Energies [online], 13(24), article ID 6673. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en13246673

Technological Innovation Systems theory, and its 'functions' framework, have demonstrated their value as tools for exploring socio-technological transitions. Although the 'seven functions' model has demonstrated its academic value across a vast liter... Read More about Validating the 'seven functions' model of technological innovations systems theory with industry stakeholders: a review from UK offshore renewables..

A multitask-aided transfer learning-based diagnostic framework for bearings under inconsistent working conditions. (2020)
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HASAN, M.J., SOHAIB, M. and KIM, J.-M. 2020. A multitask-aided transfer learning-based diagnostic framework for bearings under inconsistent working conditions. Sensors [online], 20(24): deep learning, artificial neural networks and sensors for fault diagnosis, article 7205. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s20247205

Rolling element bearings are a vital part of rotating machines and their sudden failure can result in huge economic losses as well as physical causalities. Popular bearing fault diagnosis techniques include statistical feature analysis of time, frequ... Read More about A multitask-aided transfer learning-based diagnostic framework for bearings under inconsistent working conditions..

A state-of-charge estimation method of the power lithium-ion battery in complex conditions based on adaptive square root extended Kalman filter. (2020)
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JIANG, C., WANG, S., WU, B., FERNANDEZ, C., XIONG, X. and COFFIE-KEN, J. 2021. A state-of-charge estimation method of the power lithium-ion battery in complex conditions based on adaptive square root extended Kalman filter. Energy [online], 219, article ID 119603. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.119603

The control strategy of electric vehicles mainly depends on the power battery state-of-charge estimation. One of the most important issues is the power lithium-ion battery state-of-charge (SOC) estimation. Compare with the extended Kalman filter algo... Read More about A state-of-charge estimation method of the power lithium-ion battery in complex conditions based on adaptive square root extended Kalman filter..

Shock propagation behaviour and determination of Gruneisen state of equation for pultruded polyester/glass fibre-reinforced composites.   (2020)
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MUKHERJI, A. and NJUGUNA, J. 2021. Shock propagation behaviour and determination of Gruneisen state of equation for pultruded polyester/glass fibre-reinforced composites. Composite structures [online], 262, article ID 113444. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113444

Polyester fibres reinforced with glass fibres hybridised polyester resin composite (PFR/GFHC) is a unconventional complex high-molecular weight crosslinked network polymer composite. This novel composite can be used in the manufacture of structural b... Read More about Shock propagation behaviour and determination of Gruneisen state of equation for pultruded polyester/glass fibre-reinforced composites.  .

Critical realism: what you should know and how to apply it. (2020)
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LAWANI, A. 2021. Critical realism: what you should know and how to apply it. Qualitative research journal [online], 21(3), pages 320-333. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-08-2020-0101

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the critical realism (CR) philosophical viewpoint and how it can be applied in qualitative research. CR is a relatively new and viable philosophical paradigm proposed as an alternative to the more predominant p... Read More about Critical realism: what you should know and how to apply it..

Barriers to the adoption of energy efficiency measures in Mostaganem, Algeria. (2020)
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SEDDIKI, M., BENNADJI, A. and TEHAMI, M. 2020. Barriers to the adoption of energy efficiency measures in Mostaganem, Algeria. Journal of construction in developing countries [online], 25(2), pages 39-61. Available from: https://doi.org/10.21315/jcdc2020.25.2.2

The residential sector of Algeria consumes 29% of the total energy consumption. In order to reduce and address this consumption along with the challenges of climate change, the Algerian public policy considers energy efficiency investment measures (E... Read More about Barriers to the adoption of energy efficiency measures in Mostaganem, Algeria..

Public transportation in Hanoi: applying an integrative model of behavioral intention. (2020)
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NG, P.Y. and PHUNG, P.T. 2021. Public transportation in Hanoi: applying an integrative model of behavioral intention. Case studies on transport policy [online], 9(2), pages 395-404. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2020.10.012

Hanoi is a populous capital with consistently growing transportation demands. This study applies an integrative model based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), service satisfaction, and environmental concern, in order to examine behavioral inten... Read More about Public transportation in Hanoi: applying an integrative model of behavioral intention..

Barriers and facilitators to patient uptake and utilisation of digital interventions for the self-management of low back pain: a systematic review of qualitative studies. (2020)
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SVENDSEN, M.J., WOOD, K.W., KYLE, J., COOPER, K., RASMUSSEN, C.D.N., SANDAL, L.F., STOCHKENDAHL, M.J., MAIR, F.S. and NICHOLL, B.I. 2020. Barriers and facilitators to patient uptake and utilisation of digital intervientions for the self-management of low back pain: a systematic review of qualitative studies. BMJ open [online], 10(12), article ID e038800. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038800

Objectives: Low back pain (LBP) is a leading contributor to disability globally. Self-management is a core component of LBP management. We aimed to synthesise published qualitative literature concerning digital health interventions (DHIs) to support... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to patient uptake and utilisation of digital interventions for the self-management of low back pain: a systematic review of qualitative studies..

Do newer antidepressant drugs really have reduced side effects? Examining a random "real world" sample of 300+ receivers of medications. (2020)
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ADAMS, N.N. 2020. Do newer antidepressant drugs really have reduced side effects? Examining a random "real world" sample of 300+ receivers of medications. IAFOR Journal of psychology and the behavioral sciences [online], 6(1), article number 05, pages 75-100. Available from: https://doi.org/10.22492/ijpbs.6.1.05

Newer antidepressant drugs are frequently cited as having reduced side effect profiles to that of their older counterparts. However, recent studies have begun to dispute this claim, citing selective sampling, short clinical trials, and clinical trial... Read More about Do newer antidepressant drugs really have reduced side effects? Examining a random "real world" sample of 300+ receivers of medications..

Extradition between the UK and Ireland after Brexit: understanding the past and present to prepare for the future. (2020)
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DAVIES, G. and ARNELL, P. 2021. Extradition between the UK and Ireland after Brexit: understanding the best and present to prepare for the future. Journal of criminal law [online], 85(2): criminal justice cooperation between the UK and Ireland after Brexit, pages 98-120. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022018320977531

The Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom have a long, close and difficult history. The most recent phase of which dates from 1998 and the conclusion of the Good Friday Agreement. Since 1921, however, there has been unique practice between Irela... Read More about Extradition between the UK and Ireland after Brexit: understanding the past and present to prepare for the future..

DRL-GAN: dual-stream representation learning GAN for low-resolution image classification in UAV applications. (2020)
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XI, Y., JIA, W., ZHENG, J., FAN, X., XIE, Y., REN, J. and HE, X. 2021. DRL-GAN: dual-stream representation learning GAN for low-resolution image classification in UAV applications. IEEE Journal of selected topics in applied earth observations and remote sensing [online], 14, pages 1705-1716. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2020.3043109

Identifying tiny objects from extremely low resolution (LR) UAV-based remote sensing images is generally considered as a very challenging task, because of very limited information in the object areas. In recent years, there have been very limited att... Read More about DRL-GAN: dual-stream representation learning GAN for low-resolution image classification in UAV applications..

EACOFT: an energy-aware correlation filter for visual tracking. (2020)
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LIU, Q., REN, J., WANG, Y., WU, Y., SUN, H. and ZHAO, H. 2021. EACOFT: an energy-aware correlation filter for visual tracking. Pattern recognition [online], 112, article ID 107766. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2020.107766

Correlation filter based trackers attribute to its calculation in the frequency domain can efficiently locate targets in a relatively fast speed. This characteristic however also limits its generalization in some specific scenarios. The reasons that... Read More about EACOFT: an energy-aware correlation filter for visual tracking..

Basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for women with urinary incontinence: the OPAL RCT. (2020)
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HAGEN, S., BUGGE, C., DEAN, S.G. et al. 2020. Basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for women with urinary incontinence: the OPAL RCT. Health technology assessment [online], 24(70), pages 1-144. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24700

Urinary incontinence affects one in three women worldwide. Pelvic floor muscle training is an effective treatment. Electromyography biofeedback (providing visual or auditory feedback of internal muscle movement) is an adjunct that may improve outcome... Read More about Basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for women with urinary incontinence: the OPAL RCT..

Maddie is online: an educational video cartoon series on digital literacy and resilience for children. (2020)
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MARTZOUKOU, K. 2022. Maddie is online: an educational video cartoon series on digital literacy and resilience for children. Journal of research in innovative teaching and learning [online], 15(1), pages 64-82. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/jrit-06-2020-0031

Purpose – This paper examines children’s development of digital literacy, resilience and citizenship in the online environment, addressing active engagement, and participation via cartoon videos. Previous research has emphasised the positive role of... Read More about Maddie is online: an educational video cartoon series on digital literacy and resilience for children..

Análise de dados categóricos de integridade celular de cianobactérias. (2020)
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CLEMENTE, A., OLIVEIRA, S., MENEZES, I., CARLOTO, I. and CAPELO NETO, J. 2021. Análise de dados categóricos de integridade celular de cianobactérias. Revista DAE [online], 69(228), pages 205-224. Available from: https://doi.org/10.36659/dae.2021.015

The techniques used in cyanobacterial cell integrity/viability studies provide two outcomes: intact cells or not. These categorical and dichotomous values often make statistical analysis of the results difficult. In this context, the aim of this pape... Read More about Análise de dados categóricos de integridade celular de cianobactérias..

A story of she: collective feminist film making at home (between Japan and Scotland). (2020)
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CLARKE, J., DUFFY, F., GRANT, R., HOMMA, M., SAKAMOTO, N., MCWHINNEY, S. and TAKI, A. 2020. A story of she: collective feminist film making at home (between Japan and Scotland). Entanglements [online], 3(2) pages 97-102. Available from: https://entanglementsjournal.org/a-story-of-she-collective-feminist-film-making-at-home-between-japan-and-scotland/

‘Speculative Fiction: Practicing Collectively’ is the title of the ongoing collective film practice, produced between different people and places, on screen, and in homes, in Scotland and Japan. Situated in critical feminist perspectives, the authors... Read More about A story of she: collective feminist film making at home (between Japan and Scotland)..

AHP-systems thinking analyses for kaizen costing implementation in the construction industry. (2020)
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OMOTAYO, T., AWUZIE, B., EGBELAKIN, T., OBI, L. and OGUNNUSI, M. 2020. AHP-systems thinking analyses for kaizen costing implementation in the construction industry. Buildings [online], 10(12), article ID 230. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings10120230

The incessant reportage of cost overruns and abandoned projects in contemporary literature have accentuated the need for a re-examination of the nature of the cost management strategies deployed to these projects. This study explores the potential of... Read More about AHP-systems thinking analyses for kaizen costing implementation in the construction industry..

Relationships between training load variables in professional youth football players. (2020)
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MAUGHAN, P., SWINTON, P. and MACFARLANE, N. 2021. Relationships between training load variables in professional youth football players. International journal of sports medicine [online], 42(7), pages 624-629. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1300-2959

This study aims to investigate the relationship between subjective and external measures of load in professional youth football players whilst accounting for the effect of training theme or competition. Data from ratings of perceived exertion and glo... Read More about Relationships between training load variables in professional youth football players..