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An optimized machine learning and big data approach to crime detection. (2021)
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PALANIVINAYAGAM, A., GOPAL, S.S., BHATTACHARYA, S., ANUMBE, N., IBEKE, E. and BIAMBA, C. 2021. An optimized machine learning and big data approach to crime detection. Wireless communications and mobile computing [online], 2021, article ID 5291528. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5291528

Crime detection is one of the most important research applications in machine learning. Identifying and reducing crime rates is crucial to developing a healthy society. Big Data techniques are applied to collect and analyse data: determine the requir... Read More about An optimized machine learning and big data approach to crime detection..

Non-fungible building components: using smart contracts for a circular economy in the built environment. (2021)
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DOUNAS, T., JABI, W. and LOMBARDI, D. 2021. Non-fungible building components: using smart contracts for a circular economy in the built environment. Blucher design proceedings [online], 9(6): proceedings of the 25th International conference of the Ibero-American Society of Digital Graphics (SIGraDi 20201): designing possibilities, 8-12 November 2021, [virtual conference], pages 1189-1198. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5151/sigradi2021-20

The presented research study tackles the topic of economic and material sustainable development in the built environment and construction industry, by introducing and applying the concept and the potential of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) on blockchain... Read More about Non-fungible building components: using smart contracts for a circular economy in the built environment..

Potentially poisonous plastic particles: microplastics as a vector for cyanobacterial toxins microcystin-LR and microcystin-LF. (2021)
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PESTANA, C.J., MOURA, D.S., CAPELO-NETO, J., EDWARDS, C., DREISBACH, D., SPENGLER, B. and LAWTON, L.A. 2021. Potentially poisonous plastic particles: microplastics as a vector for cyanobacterial toxins microcystin-LR and microcystin-LF. Environmental science and technology [online], 55(23), pages 15940-15949. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c05796

The potential of microplastics to act as a vector for micropollutants of natural or anthropogenic origin is of rising concern. Cyanobacterial toxins, including microcystins, are harmful to humans and wildlife. In this study, we demonstrate for the fi... Read More about Potentially poisonous plastic particles: microplastics as a vector for cyanobacterial toxins microcystin-LR and microcystin-LF..

A novel state of charge estimation for energy storage systems based on the joint NARX network and filter algorithm. (2021)
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LI, H., ZOU, C., FERNANDEZ, C., WANG, S., FAN, Y. and LIU, D. 2021. A novel state of charge estimation for energy storage systems based on the joint NARX network and filter algorithm. International journal of electrochemical science [online], 16(12), article 211213. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20964/2021.12.50

Lithium-ion batteries have the advantage of high energy density, low self-discharge rate, and long cycle life, and are currently the most widely used energy storage carriers. Accurate state of charge (SOC) estimation is essential to ensure the lithiu... Read More about A novel state of charge estimation for energy storage systems based on the joint NARX network and filter algorithm..

Measuring residual strain and stress in thermal spray coatings using neutron diffractometers. (2021)
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FAISAL, N.H., AHMED, R., PRATHURU, A.K., PARADOWSKA, A. and LEE, T.L. 2022. Measuring residual strain and stress in thermal spray coatings using neutron diffractometers. Experimental mechanics [online], 62(3), pages 369-392. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-021-00803-9

Background: During thermal spray coating, residual strain is formed within the coating and substrates due to thermo-mechanical processes and microstructural phase changes. Objective: This paper provides a comprehensive guide to researchers planning t... Read More about Measuring residual strain and stress in thermal spray coatings using neutron diffractometers..

On-line adaptive asynchronous parameter identification of lumped electrical characteristic model for vehicle lithium-ion battery considering multi-time scale effects. (2021)
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SHI, H., WANG, S., WANG, L., XU, W., FERNANDEZ, C., DABLU, B.E. and ZHANG, Y. 2022. On-line adaptive asynchronous parameter identification of lumped electrical characteristic model for vehicle lithium-ion battery considering multi-time scale effects. Journal of power sources [online], 517, article 230725. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230725

The accurate modeling of lithium-ion batteries is extremely important to improve the reliability of battery management systems, and solving the problem of multi-time scales is extremely beneficial for high-accuracy battery modeling and adaptive async... Read More about On-line adaptive asynchronous parameter identification of lumped electrical characteristic model for vehicle lithium-ion battery considering multi-time scale effects..

Multiple polar and non‐polar nematic phases. (2021)
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BROWN, S., CRUICKSHAK, E., STOREY, J.M.D., IMRIE, C.T., POCIECHA, D., MAJEWSKA, M., MAKAL, A. and GORECKA, E. 2021. Multiple polar and non-polar nematic phases. ChemPhysChem [online], 22(24), pages 2506-2510. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202100644

Liquid-crystal materials exhibiting up to three nematic phases are reported. Dielectric response measurements show that while the lower temperature nematic phase has ferroelectric order and the highest temperature nematic phase is apolar, the interme... Read More about Multiple polar and non‐polar nematic phases..

Improved covariance matching-electrical equivalent modeling for accurate internal state characterization of packing lithium‐ion batteries. (2021)
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WANG, S., FAN, Y., YU, C., JIN, S., FERNANDEZ, C. and STROE, D.-I. 2022. Improved covariance matching-electrical equivalent modeling for accurate internal state characterization of packing lithium-ion batteries. International journal of energy research [online], 46(3), pages 3602-3620. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/er.7408

As for the cell-to-cell inconsistency of packing lithium-ion batteries, accurate equivalent modeling plays a significant role in the working characteristic monitoring and improving the safety protection quality under complex working conditions. In th... Read More about Improved covariance matching-electrical equivalent modeling for accurate internal state characterization of packing lithium‐ion batteries..

Myth or gold? The power of aesthetics in the adoption of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs). (2021)
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AWUKU, S.A., BENNADJI, A., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and SELLAMI, N. 2021. Myth or gold? The power of aesthetics in the adoption of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs). Energy nexus [online], 4, article number 100021. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexus.2021.100021

BIPV has gained a lot of attention in the solar world especially in recent times as the push for Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) and concerns about landscape aesthetics increases. Aesthetics plays a critical role in the adoption of BIPVs as it is on... Read More about Myth or gold? The power of aesthetics in the adoption of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs)..

Demystifying the complexity and heterogeneity of recycling behavior in organizational settings: a mixed-methods approach. (2021)
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OKE, A., MCDONALD, S. and KOROBILIS-MAGAS, E. 2021. Demystifying the complexity and heterogeneity of recycling behavior in organizational settings: a mixed-methods approach. Waste management [online], 136, pages 337-347. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2021.10.020

Research on recycling has advanced across different disciplines, although the current knowledge about recycling behaviors at the corporate level remains elusive. While most studies on recycling are focused on households, there is no indication that p... Read More about Demystifying the complexity and heterogeneity of recycling behavior in organizational settings: a mixed-methods approach..

Environmentally friendly analytical method to assess enantioselective behaviour of pharmaceuticals and pesticides in river waters. (2021)
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PETRIE, B. and CAMACHO-MUÑOZ, D. 2021. Environmentally friendly analytical method to assess enantioselective behaviour of pharmaceuticals and pesticides in river waters. Sustainable chemistry and pharmacy [online], 24, article 100558. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2021.100558

Reported herein is the first enantioselective method for simultaneous separation of chiral pharmaceuticals and pesticides using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Separation was achieved using a ChiralPak IG-U® col... Read More about Environmentally friendly analytical method to assess enantioselective behaviour of pharmaceuticals and pesticides in river waters..

A novel framework for centrifugal pump fault diagnosis by selecting fault characteristic coefficients of Walsh transform and cosine linear discriminant analysis. (2021)
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AHMAD, Z., RAI, A., HASAN, M.J., KIM, C.H. and KIM, J.-M. 2021. A novel framework for centrifugal pump fault diagnosis by selecting fault characteristic coefficients of walsh transform and cosine linear discriminant analysis. IEEE access [online], 9, pages 150128-150141. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3124903

In this paper, we propose a three-stage lightweight framework for centrifugal pump fault diagnosis. First, the centrifugal pump vibration signatures are fast transformed using a Walsh transform, and Walsh spectra are obtained. To overcome the hefty n... Read More about A novel framework for centrifugal pump fault diagnosis by selecting fault characteristic coefficients of Walsh transform and cosine linear discriminant analysis..

Interventions to prevent obesity in Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review. (2021)
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ACEVES-MARTINS, M., LÓPEZ-CRUZ, L., GARCÍA-BOTELLO, M., GUTIERREZ-GÓMEZ, Y.Y. and MORENO-GARCÍA, C.F. 2022. Interventions to prevent obesity in Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review. Prevention science [online], 23(4), pages 563-586. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-021-01316-6

The prevalence of overweight and obesity has been rising among Mexican children and adolescents in the last decades. To systematically review obesity prevention interventions delivered to Mexican children and adolescents. Thirteen databases and one s... Read More about Interventions to prevent obesity in Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review..

FedSim: similarity guided model aggregation for federated learning. (2021)
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PALIHAWADANA, C., WIRATUNGA, N., WIJEKOON, A. and KALUTARAGE, H. 2022. FedSim: similarity guided model aggregation for federated learning. Neurocomputing [online], 483: distributed machine learning, optimization and applications, pages 432-445. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2021.08.141

Federated Learning (FL) is a distributed machine learning approach in which clients contribute to learning a global model in a privacy preserved manner. Effective aggregation of client models is essential to create a generalised global model. To what... Read More about FedSim: similarity guided model aggregation for federated learning..

Stratification strength and light climate explain variation in chlorophyll α at the continental scale in a European multilake survey in a heatwave summer. (2021)
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DONIS, D., MANTZOUKI, E., MCGINNIS, D.F. et al. 2021. Stratification strength and light climate explain variation in chlorophyll a at the continental scale in a European multilake survey in a heatwave summer. Limnology and oceanography [online], 66(12), pages 4314-4333. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11963

To determine the drivers of phytoplankton biomass, we collected standardized morphometric, physical, and biological data in 230 lakes across the Mediterranean, Continental, and Boreal climatic zones of the European continent. Multilinear regression m... Read More about Stratification strength and light climate explain variation in chlorophyll α at the continental scale in a European multilake survey in a heatwave summer..

How different electricity pricing systems affect the energy trilemma: assessing Indonesia's electricity market transition. (2021)
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HEFFRON, R.J., KÖRNER, M.-F., SUMARNO, T., WAGNER, J., WEIBELZAHL, M. and FRIDGEN, G. 2022. How different electricity pricing systems affect the energy trilemma: assessing Indonesia's electricity market transition. Energy economics [online], 107, article 105663. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105663

Indonesia's current energy policy, which relies on cheap fossil fuels and focuses on two out of the three horns of the energy trilemma, namely, energy security and energy equity, may impede its efforts to higher shares of renewable energy sources. Th... Read More about How different electricity pricing systems affect the energy trilemma: assessing Indonesia's electricity market transition..

Practical guide to undertaking scoping reviews for pharmacy clinicians, researchers and policymakers. (2021)
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KHALIL, H., MCINERNEY, P., POLLOCK, D., ALEXANDER, L., MUNN, Z., TRICCO, A.C., GODFREY, C.M. and PETERS, M.D.J. 2022. Practical guide to undertaking scoping reviews for pharmacy clinicians, researchers and policymakers. Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics [online], 47(2), pages 129-134. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpt.13558

What is known and Objective: Scoping reviews are a valuable evidence synthesis methodology. They can be used to map the evidence related to any topic to allow examination of practice, methods, policy and where (and how) future research could be under... Read More about Practical guide to undertaking scoping reviews for pharmacy clinicians, researchers and policymakers..

AWEU-Net: an attention-aware weight excitation U-Net for lung nodule segmentation. (2021)
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BANU, S.F., SARKER, M.M.K., ABDEL-NASSER, M., PUIG, D. and RASWAN, H.A. 2021. AWEU-Net: an attention-aware weight excitation U-Net for lung nodule segmentation. Applied science [online], 11(21), article 10132. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/app112110132

Lung cancer is a deadly cancer that causes millions of deaths every year around the world. Accurate lung nodule detection and segmentation in computed tomography (CT) images is a vital step for diagnosing lung cancer early. Most existing systems face... Read More about AWEU-Net: an attention-aware weight excitation U-Net for lung nodule segmentation..

Effects of damaged rotor on wake dynamics of vertical axis wind turbines. (2021)
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ASIM, T. and ISLAM, S.Z. 2021. Effects of damaged rotor on wake dynamics of vertical axis wind turbines. Energies [online], 14(21), article 7060. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14217060

Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) are omni-directional turbomachines commonly used in rural areas for small-to-medium-scale power generation. The complex flow observed in the wake region of VAWTs is affected by a number of factors, such as rotor bl... Read More about Effects of damaged rotor on wake dynamics of vertical axis wind turbines..

The influence of season phase on multivariate load relationships in professional youth soccer. (2021)
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MAUGHAN, P.C., MACFARLANE, N.G. and SWINTON, P.A. 2022. The influence of season phase on multivariate load relationships in professional youth soccer. Journal of sports sciences [online], 40(3), pages 345-350. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1993642

The purpose of this research was to assess relationships between subjective and external measures of training load in professional youth footballers, whilst accounting for the effect of the stage of the season. Data for ratings of perceived exertion... Read More about The influence of season phase on multivariate load relationships in professional youth soccer..