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Unveiling a 72.5 GPa peak hardness in sustainable nanodiamond composite hard coatings via discharge energy control: a nanoindentation-Raman approach. (2024)
Journal Article
EGIZA, M., DIAB, M.R., ATTA, H., ABDELFATAH, M.M., EL-SHAER, A. and YOSHITAKE, T. 2024. Unveiling a 72.5 GPa peak hardness in sustainable nanodiamond composite hard coatings via discharge energy control: a nanoindentation-Raman approach. Materials letters [online], 369, article numbers 136684. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2024.136684

Sustainable nanodiamond composite (NDC) films hold promise for high-performance hard coatings thanks to coaxial arc plasma deposition (CAPD). This eco-friendly technique eliminates the need for external heating, chemical reactions, or Co substrate pr... Read More about Unveiling a 72.5 GPa peak hardness in sustainable nanodiamond composite hard coatings via discharge energy control: a nanoindentation-Raman approach..

Artificial intelligence-based conversational agents used for sustainable fashion: systematic literature review. (2024)
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HERNANDEZ MANZO, D.S., JIANG, Y., ELYAN, E. and ISAACS, J. [2024]. Artificial intelligence-based conversational agents used for sustainable fashion: systematic literature review. International journal of human-computer interaction [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2024.2352920

In the past five years, the textile industry has undergone significant transformations in response to evolving fashion trends and increased consumer garment turnover. To address the environmental impacts of fast fashion, the industry is embracing art... Read More about Artificial intelligence-based conversational agents used for sustainable fashion: systematic literature review..

Thermal spray coatings for molten salt facing structural parts and enabling opportunities for thermochemical cycle electrolysis. (2024)
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FAISAL, N.H., RAJENDRAN, V., PRATHURU, A., HOSSAIN, M., MUTHUKRISHNAN, R., BALOGUN, Y., PANCHOLI, K., HUSSAIN, T., LOKACHARI, S., HORRI, B.A. and BANKHEAD, M. 2024. Thermal spray coatings for molten salt facing structural parts and enabling opportunities for thermochemical cycle electrolysis. Engineering reports [online], (accepted).

Thermochemical water splitting stands out as the most efficient techniques to produce hydrogen through electrolysis at a high temperature, relying on a series of chemical reactions within a loop. However, achieving a durable thermochemical cycle sys... Read More about Thermal spray coatings for molten salt facing structural parts and enabling opportunities for thermochemical cycle electrolysis..

Give it a rest: a systematic review with Bayesian meta-analysis on the effect of inter-set rest interval duration on muscle hypertrophy. (2024)
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SINGER, A., WOLF, M., GENEROSO, L., ARIAS, E., DELCASTILLO, K., ECHEVARRIA, E., MARTINEZ, A., KORAKAKIS, P.A., REFALO, M.C., SWINTON, P.A. and SCHOENFELD, B.J. [2024], Give it a rest: a systematic review with Bayesian meta-analysis on the effect of inter-set rest interval duration on muscle hypertrophy. Frontiers in sports and active living [online], (accepted). To be made available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles

We systematically searched the literature for studies with a randomized design that compared different inter-set rest interval durations for estimates of pre-/post-study changes in lean/muscle mass in healthy adults while controlling all other traini... Read More about Give it a rest: a systematic review with Bayesian meta-analysis on the effect of inter-set rest interval duration on muscle hypertrophy..

Effects of CO2 geosequestration on opalinus clay. (2024)
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ASIM, T. and HAWEZ, H.K. 2024. Effects of CO2 geosequestration on opalinus clay. Energies [online], 17(10), article number 2431. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en17102431

CO2 geosequestration is an important contributor to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13, i.e., Climate Action, which states a global Net-Zero CO2 emissions by 2050. A potential impact of CO2 geosequestration in depleted oil and gas reservo... Read More about Effects of CO2 geosequestration on opalinus clay..

Challenges in increasing women's participation in the energy transition in ASEAN and G7 countries: a qualitative approach based on the three tenets of justice. (2024)
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SUMARNO, T.B., YASGIANTORO, I.B., FITRIYANTI, V. and KHUSNA, V.A. 2024. Challenges in increasing women's participation in the energy transition in ASEAN and G7 countries: a qualitative approach based on the three tenets of justice. Energy policy [online], 191, article number 114163. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114163

Ensuring an inclusive and just transition towards a low-carbon economy has become increasingly important. This paper emphasises the challenges in increasing the extent of women's participation in the energy transition in ASEAN and G7 countries. In th... Read More about Challenges in increasing women's participation in the energy transition in ASEAN and G7 countries: a qualitative approach based on the three tenets of justice..

The climate‐induced changes in the life history of the common cuttlefish in the English Channel. (2024)
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LAPTIKHOVSKY, V., BARRETT, C.J., BARRY, P.J., FIRMIN, C., MACLEOD, E., STOTT, S. and VIEIRA, R. 2024. The climate-induced changes in the life history of the common cuttlefish in the English Channel. Marine ecology [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12810

The population of common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis in the English Channel recently developed two life cycles: annual (spawning 1 y.o.) and biennial (spawning 2 y.o.) instead of the biennial strategy known before, associated with increasing environ... Read More about The climate‐induced changes in the life history of the common cuttlefish in the English Channel..

Electrochemical sensors and biosensors for identification of viruses: a critical review. (2024)
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HOSNEDLOVA, B., WERLE, J., CEPOVA, J., NARAYANAN, V.H.B., VYSLOUZILOVA, L., FERNANDEZ, C., PARIKESIT, A.A., KEPINSKA, M., KLAPKOVA, E., KOTASKA, K., STEPANKOVA, O., BJORKLUND, G., PRUSA, R. and KIZEK, R. 2024. Electrochemical sensors and biosensors for identification of viruses: a critical review. Critical reviews in analytical chemistry [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10408347.2024.2343853

Due to their life cycle, viruses can disrupt the metabolism of their hosts, causing diseases. If we want to disrupt their life cycle, it is necessary to identify their presence. For this purpose, it is possible to use several molecular-biological and... Read More about Electrochemical sensors and biosensors for identification of viruses: a critical review..

Wear-resistant and adherent nanodiamond composite thin film for durable and sustainable silicon carbide mechanical seals. (2024)
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EGIZA, M., DIAB, M.R., ZIA, A.W., MURASAWA, K., FAISAL, N. and YOSHITAKE, T. 2024. Wear-resistant and adherent nanodiamond composite thin film for durable and sustainable silicon carbide mechanical seals. Wear [online], 550-551, article number 205394. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2024.205394

In response to environmental concerns, there is a growing demand for durable and sustainable mechanical seals, particularly in high-risk industries like chemical, petroleum, and nuclear sectors. This work proposes augmenting the durability and sustai... Read More about Wear-resistant and adherent nanodiamond composite thin film for durable and sustainable silicon carbide mechanical seals..

Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners' and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study. (2024)
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COOPER, K., DUNCAN, E., HART-WINKS, E., COWIE, J., SHIM, J., STAGE, E., TOOMAN, T., ALEXANDER, L., LOVE, A., MORRIS, J., ORMEROD, J., PRESTON, J. and SWINTON, P.A. 2024. Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners' and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study. BMJ open [online], 14(5), e082830. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082830

The objective of this study was to explore the experience of accessing Long COVID community rehabilitation from the perspectives of people with Long COVID and General Practitioners (GPs). The research took the form of a qualitative descriptive study,... Read More about Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners' and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study..

Humanitarian journalists: covering crises from a boundary zone. (2024)
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ANDERSON, B. [2024]. Humanitarian journalists: covering crises from a boundary zone. Journalism and mass communication quarterly [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990241253806

In today's reality of recurrent global crises and human rights abuses, the Washington Post slogan "democracy dies in darkness" cannot be a more fitting encapsulation of the role and responsibility of journalism. In crisis zones, where democracy is bu... Read More about Humanitarian journalists: covering crises from a boundary zone..

Dietary fibre supplementation enhances radiotherapy tumour control and alleviates intestinal radiation toxicity. (2024)
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THEN, C.K., PAILLAS, S., MOOMIN, A., et al. 2024. Dietary fibre supplementation enhances radiotherapy tumour control and alleviates intestinal radiation toxicity. Microbiome [online], 12, article number 89. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-024-01804-1

Non-toxic approaches to enhance radiotherapy outcomes are beneficial, particularly in ageing populations. Based on preclinical findings showing that high-fibre diets sensitised bladder tumours to irradiation by modifying the gut microbiota, along wit... Read More about Dietary fibre supplementation enhances radiotherapy tumour control and alleviates intestinal radiation toxicity..

Investigating practice integration of independent prescribing by community pharmacists using normalization process theory: a cross-sectional survey. (2024)
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KARIM, L., MCINTOSH, T., JEBARA, T., PFLEGER, D., OSPREY, A. and CUNNINGHAM, S. [2024]. Investigating practice integration of independent prescribing by community pharmacists using normalization process theory: a cross-sectional survey. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-024-01733-x

Independent prescribing (IP) has not been extensively investigated in community pharmacy (CP). Normalization Process Theory (NPT) constructs help explain how interventions are integrated into practice and include: 'coherence' (understanding), 'cognit... Read More about Investigating practice integration of independent prescribing by community pharmacists using normalization process theory: a cross-sectional survey..

Entrepreneurship under patriarchy: the intersecting forces characterising everyday life for Nigeria's women entrepreneurs. (2024)
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ONOSHAKPOR, C., CUNNINGHAM, J. and GAMMIE, E. [2024]. Entrepreneurship under patriarchy: the intersecting forces characterising everyday life for Nigeria's women entrepreneurs. International journal of entrepreneurial behavior and research [online], EarlyCite. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-04-2023-0334

Nigeria presents something of an entrepreneurial paradox. Women in entrepreneurship dominate the economy, yet patriarchal structures dominate society. This article investigates how patriarchal factors impact entrepreneurial processes, in turn, creati... Read More about Entrepreneurship under patriarchy: the intersecting forces characterising everyday life for Nigeria's women entrepreneurs..

Formation integrity evaluation for geosequestration of CO2 in depleted petroleum reservoirs under cyclic stress conditions. (2024)
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AMINAHO, E.N., HOSSAIN, M., FAISAL, N.H. and SANAEE, R. 2024. Formation integrity evaluation for geosequestration of CO2 in depleted petroleum reservoirs under cyclic stress conditions. Geoenergy science and engineering [online], 238, article 212892. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2024.212892

The geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2), also referred to as CO2 geosequestration, represents one of the most promising options for reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. However, most of the time, CO2 is captured with small amounts of o... Read More about Formation integrity evaluation for geosequestration of CO2 in depleted petroleum reservoirs under cyclic stress conditions..

A review of deep learning methods for digitisation of complex documents and engineering diagrams. (2024)
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JAMIESON, L., MORENO-GARCIA, C.F. and ELYAN, E. 2024. A review of deep learning methods for digitisation of complex documents and engineering diagrams. Artificial intelligence review [online], 57(6), article number 136. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-024-10779-2

This paper presents a review of deep learning on engineering drawings and diagrams. These are typically complex diagrams, that contain a large number of different shapes, such as text annotations, symbols, and connectivity information (largely lines)... Read More about A review of deep learning methods for digitisation of complex documents and engineering diagrams..

Training for recovery: impact of sprint interval training on recovery dynamics and aerobic performance in kickboxing athletes. (2024)
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HALL, A., WILLIAMS, A.K. and BABRAJ, J. 2024. Training for recovery: impact of sprint interval training on recovery dynamics and aerobic performance in kickboxing athletes. Journal of science in sports and exercise [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42978-023-00273-6

Recovery within and between rounds is crucial to combat sports performance. We sought to determine whether sprint interval training (SIT) improves recovery dynamics and aerobic performance. Methods: Eleven male kickboxing athletes (26 ± 5 years; body... Read More about Training for recovery: impact of sprint interval training on recovery dynamics and aerobic performance in kickboxing athletes..

Remaining useful life prediction and state of health diagnosis of lithium-ion batteries with multiscale health features based on optimized CatBoost algorithm. (2024)
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ZHOU, Y., WANG, S., XIE, Y., ZENG, J. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2024. Remaining useful life prediction and state of health diagnosis of lithium-ion batteries with multiscale health features based on optimized CatBoost algorithm. Energy [online], 300, article number 131575. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.131575

Due to the large-scale application of electric vehicles, the remaining service life prediction and health status diagnosis of lithium-ion batteries as their power core is particularly important, and the essence of RUL prediction and SOH diagnosis is... Read More about Remaining useful life prediction and state of health diagnosis of lithium-ion batteries with multiscale health features based on optimized CatBoost algorithm..

High precision state of health estimation of lithium-ion batteries based on strong correlation aging feature extraction and improved hybrid kernel function least squares support vector regression machine model. (2024)
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FENG, R., WANG, S., YU, C., HAI, N. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2024. High precision state of health estimation of lithium-ion batteries based on strong correlation aging feature extraction and improved hybrid kernel function least squares support vector regression machine model. Journal of energy storage [online], 90(part A), article number 111834. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.111834

The state of health (SOH) of lithium-ion batteries plays a crucial role in maintaining the stability of electric vehicle systems. To address the issue of low accuracy in existing prediction models, this article introduces an enhanced grey wolf algori... Read More about High precision state of health estimation of lithium-ion batteries based on strong correlation aging feature extraction and improved hybrid kernel function least squares support vector regression machine model..

Nondestructive quantitative measurement for precision quality control in additive manufacturing using hyperspectral imagery and machine learning. (2024)
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YAN, Y., REN, J., SUN, H. and WILLIAMS, R. 2024. Nondestructive quantitative measurement for precision quality control in additive manufacturing using hyperspectral imagery and machine learning. IEEE transactions on industrial informatics [online], Early Access. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2024.3384609

Measuring the purity of the metal powder is essential to maintain the quality of additive manufacturing products. Contamination is a significant concern, leading to cracks and malfunctions in the final products. Conventional assessment methods focus... Read More about Nondestructive quantitative measurement for precision quality control in additive manufacturing using hyperspectral imagery and machine learning..