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Vitamin D metabolites are associated with musculoskeletal injury in young adults: a prospective cohort study. (2023)
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CARSWELL, A.T., O'LEARY, T.J., SWINTON, P., JACKSON, S., TANG, J.C.Y., OLIVER, S.J., IZARD, R.M., WALSH, N.P., FRASER, W.D. and GREEVES, J.P. 2023. Vitamin D metabolites are associated with musculoskeletal injury in young adults: a prospective cohort study. Journal of bone and mineral research [online], 38(10), pages 1453-1464. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4890

The relationship between vitamin D metabolites and lower body (pelvis and lower limb) overuse injury is unclear. In a prospective cohort study, we investigated the association between vitamin D metabolites and incidence of lower body overuse musculos... Read More about Vitamin D metabolites are associated with musculoskeletal injury in young adults: a prospective cohort study..

Implementation of the national antimicrobial stewardship competencies for UK undergraduate healthcare professional education within undergraduate pharmacy programmes: a survey of UK schools of pharmacy. (2023)
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HAMILTON, R.A., COURTENAY, M., FROST, K.J., HARRISON, R., ROOT, H., ALLISON, D.G., TONNA, A.P., ASHIRU-OREDOPE, D., ALDEYAB, M.A., SHEMILT, K. and MARTIN, S.J. 2023. Implementation of the national antimicrobial stewardship competencies for UK undergraduate healthcare professional education within undergraduate pharmacy programmes: a survey of UK schools of pharmacy. JAC-antimicrobial resistance [online], 5(4), article dlad095. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlad095

Pharmacists play a key role in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). Consensus-based national AMS competencies for undergraduate healthcare professionals in the UK reflect the increasing emphasis on competency-based healthcare professional education. Howe... Read More about Implementation of the national antimicrobial stewardship competencies for UK undergraduate healthcare professional education within undergraduate pharmacy programmes: a survey of UK schools of pharmacy..

Multi-objective parametric optimization of driver-based electromagnetic sheet metal forming of SS304 using AA6061-T6 driver. (2023)
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KHAN, Z., KHAN, M., YOUNAS, M., DANISH, A.S., KHAN, A. and DJAVANROODI, F. 2023. Multi-objective parametric optimization of driver-based electromagnetic sheet metal forming of SS304 using AA6061-T6 driver. Mechanics of advanced materials and structures [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/15376494.2023.2235344

This study uses statistical techniques to optimize the electromagnetic forming process for driver-based sheet metal forming with a flat coil. AA6061T6 sheet was used as a driver to form SS304 sheets. The optimization of maximum elongation, die fittin... Read More about Multi-objective parametric optimization of driver-based electromagnetic sheet metal forming of SS304 using AA6061-T6 driver..

It’s how people act out there that counts: examining linkages between emerging and protective organisationally desirable managerial masculinities and a reimagining of formal safety policies in the offshore oilfield. (2023)
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ADAMS, N.N. 2023. It's how people act out there that counts: examining linkages between emerging and protective organisationally desirable managerial masculinities and a reimagining of formal safety policies in the offshore oilfield. Resources policy [online], 85(Part B), article ID 103977. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103977

The male-dominated occupations comprising North Sea offshore oilfield work have long been stereotyped as attracting rough, 'hard' and pro-risk identities. However, stereotyping of male identities in high-risk workspaces are challenged by recent liter... Read More about It’s how people act out there that counts: examining linkages between emerging and protective organisationally desirable managerial masculinities and a reimagining of formal safety policies in the offshore oilfield..

Synthesis of a new biocomposite for fertiliser coating: assessment of biodegradability and thermal stability. (2023)
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KETABCHI, M.R., MASOUDI SOLTANI, S. and CHAN, A. 2023. Synthesis of a new biocomposite for fertiliser coating: assessment of biodegradability and thermal stability. Environmental science and pollution research [online], 30(41), pages 93722-93730. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28892-0

The bio- and thermal degradation as well as the water absorption properties of a novel biocomposite comprising cellulose nanoparticles, natural rubber and polylactic acid have been investigated. The biodegradation process was studied through an assem... Read More about Synthesis of a new biocomposite for fertiliser coating: assessment of biodegradability and thermal stability..

Risk, the COVID‐19 pandemic, and organisations: extending, repurposing, and developing theory. (2023)
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SOANE, E., FLIN, R., MACRAE, C. and READER, T.W. 2023. Risk, the COVID-19 pandemic, and organisations: extending, repurposing, and developing theory. Journal of occupational and organizational psychology [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12461

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged and changed organisations. While the pandemic has brought opportunities for business in some sectors, such as information and communication, and for people who enjoy the flexibility they gain from home-based or hy... Read More about Risk, the COVID‐19 pandemic, and organisations: extending, repurposing, and developing theory..

Partnerships between police and GBV service providers in remote, rural and island communities in northern Scotland before and during COVID-19. (2023)
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PEDERSEN, S., MUELLER-HIRTH, N. and MILLER, L. 2023. Partnerships between police and GBV service providers in remote, rural and island communities in northern Scotland before and during COVID-19. Policing [online], 17, pages 1-12. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paad045

COVID-19 exacerbated challenges that already existed in the policing of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in remote and rural northern Scotland. Victims' direct access to the police and third-sector organisations was impeded by social distancing while the... Read More about Partnerships between police and GBV service providers in remote, rural and island communities in northern Scotland before and during COVID-19..

High-precision joint estimation of the state of charge and state of energy for new energy electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries based on improved singular value decomposition-adaptive embedded cubature Kalman filtering. (2023)
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ZHOU, J., WANG, S., CAO, W., XIE, Y. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2023. High-precision joint estimation of the state of charge and state of energy for new energy electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries based on improved singular value decomposition-adaptive embedded cubature Kalman filtering. Journal of solid state electrochemistry [online], 27(12), pages 3293-3306. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-023-05594-8

Accurate online estimation of the state of charge (SOC) and state of energy (SOE) of lithium-ion batteries are essential for efficient and reliable energy management of new energy electric vehicles (EVs). To improve the accuracy and stability of the... Read More about High-precision joint estimation of the state of charge and state of energy for new energy electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries based on improved singular value decomposition-adaptive embedded cubature Kalman filtering..

Heat and mass transport behavior in bio-convective reactive flow of nanomaterials with Soret and Dufour characteristics. (2023)
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KHAN, M.I., SHAH, F., ABDULLAEV, S.S., LI, S., ALTUIJRI, R., VAIDYA, H. and KHAN, A. 2023. Heat and mass transport behavior in bio-convective reactive flow of nanomaterials with Soret and Dufour characteristics. Case studies in thermal engineering [online], 49, article 103347. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2023.103347

The main of this article is to analyze magnetohydrodynamic bioconvective flow of Sutterby nanoliquid. Gyrotactic microorganism in presence of chemical reaction is addressed. Thermophoretic, magnetic field, random motion heat generation and radiation... Read More about Heat and mass transport behavior in bio-convective reactive flow of nanomaterials with Soret and Dufour characteristics..

Microstructure and corrosion resistance of ultrahigh pressure Mg-8Li based alloys. (2023)
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YANG, M., FENG, J., HU, H., NIU, T., GAO, W., ZOU, G., FERNANDEZ, C., REN, L. and PENG, Q. 2023. Microstructure and corrosion resistance of ultrahigh pressure Mg-8Li based alloys. Journal of alloys and compounds [online], 966, article ID 171543. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.171543

High anti-corrosion Mg alloys is desirable to expand their industrial applications. Herein we report an outstanding corrosion resistance of dual-phase Mg-8Li-Y alloy using ultrahigh pressure (UHP) technology. The average corrosion rate is ~0.47 mm/y,... Read More about Microstructure and corrosion resistance of ultrahigh pressure Mg-8Li based alloys..

A user-centred evaluation of DisCERN: discovering counterfactuals for code vulnerability detection and correction. (2023)
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WIJEKOON, A. and WIRATUNGA, N. 2023. A user-centred evaluation of DisCERN: discovering counterfactuals for code vulnerability detection and correction. Knowledge-based systems [online], 278, article 110830. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2023.110830

Counterfactual explanations highlight actionable knowledge which helps to understand how a machine learning model outcome could be altered to a more favourable outcome. Understanding actionable corrections in source code analysis can be critical to p... Read More about A user-centred evaluation of DisCERN: discovering counterfactuals for code vulnerability detection and correction..

The predictive validity of individualised load-velocity relationships for predicting 1RM: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. (2023)
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GREIG, L., ASPE, R.R., HALL, A., COMFORT, P., COOPER, K. and SWINTON, P.A. 2023. The predictive validity of individualised load-velocity relationships for predicting 1RM: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Sports medicine [online], 53(9), pages 1693-1708. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01854-9

Load-velocity relationships are commonly used to estimate one-repetition maximums (1RMs). Proponents suggest these estimates can be obtained at high frequencies and assist with manipulating loads according to session-by-session fluctuations. Given th... Read More about The predictive validity of individualised load-velocity relationships for predicting 1RM: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis..

A cross-sectional study of discipline-based self-perceived digital literacy competencies of nursing students. (2023)
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MARTZOUKOU, K., LUDERS, E.S., MAIR, J., KOSTAGIOLAS, P., JOHNSON, N., WORK, F. and FULTON, C. 2024. A cross-sectional study of discipline-based self-perceived digital literacy competencies of nursing students. Journal of advanced nursing [online], 80(2), pages 656-672. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15801

This study offers an empirical exploration of self-assessed digital competencies of students, most of whom studied in nursing courses, using a discipline-based self-assessment survey tool. A range of digital competencies were explored: information an... Read More about A cross-sectional study of discipline-based self-perceived digital literacy competencies of nursing students..

The UK's Illegal Migration Bill: human rights violated. (2023)
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ARNELL, P., LEWIS, O., KALOCSÁNYIOVÁ, E. and FORRESTER, A. 2023. The UK's Illegal Migration Bill: human rights violated. Medicine, science and law [online], 63(4), pages 267-269. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/00258024231186736

Stopping asylum seekers from arriving in the UK on small boats was one of the five key pledges made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in January 2023.1 An important facet of the attempt to meet that promise is the Illegal Migration Bill. Introduced in Ma... Read More about The UK's Illegal Migration Bill: human rights violated..

Collaborating with a Scottish heritage brand towards enhancing and preserving sustainable artisan hand-weaving practices through a knowledge transfer partnership. (2023)
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STEED, J., CROSS, K. and WILSON, B. 2023. Collaborating with a Scottish heritage brand towards enhancing and preserving sustainable artisan hand-weaving practices through a knowledge transfer partnership. Journal of textile design research and practice [online], 11(1-2): revised papers from the 5th Futurescan conference (Futurescan 5): conscious communities, 7-8 September 2022, Leeds, UK, pages 127-147. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/20511787.2023.2234650

This paper discusses a Knowledge Transfer Project (KTP) with a global Scottish heritage brand, which aimed to develop a year-round sustainable business model through a design-led approach to new product innovation that improves the brand's sustainabi... Read More about Collaborating with a Scottish heritage brand towards enhancing and preserving sustainable artisan hand-weaving practices through a knowledge transfer partnership..

Clinical evaluation of painful diabetes peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetes patients: lessons from expatriates in the United Arab Emirates. (2023)
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HAZARI, A., MISHRA, V. and AGOURIS, I. 2023. Clinical evaluation of painful diabetes peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetes patients: lessons from expatriates in the United Arab Emirates. Diabetes and metabolic syndrome: clinical research and reviews [online], 17(9), article 102832. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2023.102832

The high prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) in the United Arab Emirates makes it imperative to screen and manage diabetes peripheral neuropathy (DPN) as a priority. Considering the high number of expats from different ethnicity a more thorough appro... Read More about Clinical evaluation of painful diabetes peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetes patients: lessons from expatriates in the United Arab Emirates..

Singular spectrum analysis method for hyperspectral imagery feature extraction: a review and evaluation. (2023)
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SUN, G., FU, H., ZHANG, A. and REN, J. 2023. Singular spectrum analysis method for hyperspectral imagery feature extraction: a review and evaluation. Cehui xuebao/Acta geodaetica et cartographica sinica [online], 15(7), pages 1148-1163. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11947/j.AGCS.2023.20220542

Hyperspectral remote sensing imagery (HSI) usually contains dozens to hundreds of continuous spectral bands, with the syncretism of spectrum and image, spectral continuity, which can realize fine classification of ground objects and has been widely u... Read More about Singular spectrum analysis method for hyperspectral imagery feature extraction: a review and evaluation..

An improved comprehensive learning: particle swarm optimization: extended Kalman filtering method for the online high-precision state of charge and model parameter co-estimation of lithium-ion batteries. (2023)
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SHEN, X., WANG, S., YU, C., QI, C., LI, Z. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2023. An improved comprehensive learning: particle swarm optimization: extended Kalman filtering method for the online high-precision state of charge and model parameter co-estimation of lithium-ion batteries. Journal of The Electrochemical Society [online], 170(7), article 070522. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ace555

The precise assessment of the state of charge (SOC) of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is critical in battery management systems. This work offers a comprehensive learning particle swarm optimization (CLPSO) and extended Kalman filter (EKF) technique to... Read More about An improved comprehensive learning: particle swarm optimization: extended Kalman filtering method for the online high-precision state of charge and model parameter co-estimation of lithium-ion batteries..

An innovative EEG-based emotion recognition using a single channel-specific feature from the brain rhythm code method. (2023)
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LI, J.W., LIN, D., CHE, Y., LV, J.J., CHEN, R.J., WANG, L.J., ZENG, X.X., REN, J.C., ZHAO, H.M. and LU, X. 2023. An innovative EEG-based emotion recognition using a single channel-specific feature from the brain rhythm code method. Frontiers in neuroscience [online], 17, article 1221512. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1221512

Efficiently recognizing emotions is a critical pursuit in brain–computer interface (BCI), as it has many applications for intelligent healthcare services. In this work, an innovative approach inspired by the genetic code in bioinformatics, which util... Read More about An innovative EEG-based emotion recognition using a single channel-specific feature from the brain rhythm code method..

Towards a robust, effective and resource efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring. (2023)
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ZAKARIYYA, I., KALUTARAGE, H. and AL-KADRI, M.O. 2023. Towards a robust, effective and resource efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring. Computer and security [online], 133, article 103388. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2023.103388

The application of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) for monitoring cyberattacks in Internet of Things (IoT) systems has gained significant attention in recent years. However, achieving optimal detection performance through DNN training has posed challenge... Read More about Towards a robust, effective and resource efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring..