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Factors influencing patient loyalty to outpatient medical services: an empirical analysis of the UAE's government healthcare system. (2021)
Journal Article
DAYAN, M., AL KUWAITI, I.A., HUSAIN, Z., NG, P.Y. and DAYAN, A. 2022. Factors influencing patient loyalty to outpatient medical services: an empirical analysis of the UAE's government healthcare system. International journal of quality and reliability [online], 39(1), pages 176-203. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-11-2020-0373

The aim of this research is to uncover issues that inhibit patients' satisfaction and loyalty and identify factors that could enhance customer retention by government hospitals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The mediating impact of outpatient sat... Read More about Factors influencing patient loyalty to outpatient medical services: an empirical analysis of the UAE's government healthcare system..

Defining leadership: lessons from a virtual international team. (2021)
Presentation / Conference
LUCK, S. and CRAWFORD, I. 2021. Defining leadership: lessons from a virtual international team. Presented at the 8th Annual interdisciplinary symposium: a teaching and research conference for free market intellectuals and academic diversity in higher education 2021, 19 March 2021, [virtual conference].

Students who took part in this intercultural communication activity had the opportunity to interact with students from another country. It was a chance to experience another culture, similarities and differences, collaborate on a shared project using... Read More about Defining leadership: lessons from a virtual international team..

Real burdens and implied enforcement rights: the Scottish Law Commission's recommendations. (2021)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, C. 2021. Real burdens and implied enforcement rights: the Scottish Law Commission's recommendations. Juridical review [online], 1, pages 38-47. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk

This article examines the Scottish Law Commission's final recommendations on the operation of Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 s.53 and the implications for the law of implied rights to enforce real burdens.

Exercise therapy for the treatment of tendinopathies: a scoping review protocol. [Protocol] (2021)
Other
ALEXANDER, L.A., MORRISSEY, D., SWINTON, P., MACLEAN, C., HARRISON, I. and COOPER, K. 2021. Exercise therapy for the treatment of tendinopathies: a scoping review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis [online], 19(7), pages 1713-1719. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-20-00175

Objective: The aim of the review is to provide a map of exercise interventions and outcomes that have been reported for the treatment of any tendinopathy. Introduction: Tendinopathy is a common condition that affects athletic and non-athletic populat... Read More about Exercise therapy for the treatment of tendinopathies: a scoping review protocol. [Protocol].

The essentials of marine biotechnology. (2021)
Journal Article
ROTTER, A., BARBIER, M., BERTONI, F. et al. 2021. The essentials of marine biotechnology. Frontiers in marine science [online], 8, article 629629. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.629629

Coastal countries have traditionally relied on the existing marine resources (e.g., fishing, food, transport, recreation, and tourism) as well as tried to support new economic endeavors (ocean energy, desalination for water supply, and seabed mining)... Read More about The essentials of marine biotechnology..

Experimental investigation of the effect of temperature on two-phase oil-water relative permeability. [Dataset] (2021)
Dataset
BALOGUN, Y., IYI, D., OYENEYIN, B., FAISAL, N., OLUYEMI, G. and MAHON, R. 2021. Experimental investigation of the effect of injection temperature on two-phase oil-water relative permeability. [Dataset]. Journal of petroleum science and engineering [online], 203, article 108645. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920410521003053#appsec1

This work investigates the effect of temperature on oil-water relative permeability using well-sorted unconsolidated silica sandpacks, by adopting the unsteady-state relative permeability method, and by applying numerical history matching technique.... Read More about Experimental investigation of the effect of temperature on two-phase oil-water relative permeability. [Dataset].

Experimental investigation of the effect of temperature on two-phase oil-water relative permeability. (2021)
Journal Article
BALOGUN, Y., IYI, D., FAISAL, N., OYENEYIN, B., OLUYEMI, G. and MAHON, R. 2021. Experimental investigation of the effect of temperature on two-phase oil-water relative permeability. Journal of petroleum science and engineering [online], 203, article ID 108645. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.108645

Relative permeability is affected by several flow parameters, mainly the operating temperature and fluid viscosity. Fluid viscosities change with temperature, which correspondingly affects the relative permeability. Temperature is believed to have a... Read More about Experimental investigation of the effect of temperature on two-phase oil-water relative permeability..

Understanding legal research in the built environment. (2021)
Book Chapter
MANTE, J. 2021. Understanding legal research in the built environment. In Manu, E. and Akotia, J. (eds.) Secondary research methods in the built environment. Abingdon: Routledge [online], chapter 8, pages 106-116. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003000532-8

Legal research is often misunderstood by many a researcher in the built environment, especially beginners. Its role as a suitable research approach employing both primary and secondary sources of data to arrive at logically sound outcomes is often un... Read More about Understanding legal research in the built environment..

Cell free Microcystis aeruginosa spent medium affects Daphnia magna survival and stress response. (2021)
Journal Article
BOJADZIJA SAVIC, G., COLINET, H., BORMANS, M., EDWARDS, C., LAWTON, L.A., BRIAND, E. and WIEGAND, C. 2021. Cell free Microcystis aeruginosa spent medium affects Daphnia magna survival and stress response. Toxicon [online], 195, pages 37-47. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2021.03.009

Primary consumers in freshwater ecosystems, such as the zooplankton organism Daphnia magna, are highly affected by cyanobacteria, both as they may use it as a food source but also by cyanobacterial metabolites present in the water. Here, we investiga... Read More about Cell free Microcystis aeruginosa spent medium affects Daphnia magna survival and stress response..

Hegemonic conceptualizations of empowerment in entrepreneurship and their suitability for collective contexts. (2021)
Journal Article
WOOD, B.P., NG, P.Y. and BASTIAN, B.L. 2021. Hegemonic conceptualizations of empowerment in entrepreneurship and their suitability for collective contexts. Administrative sciences [online], 11(1), article 28. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci11010028

The relationship between empowerment and entrepreneurship in collective societies is, in our view, insufficiently examined. Accepted definitions of empowerment and the assumptions underlying programs and research designs based on them result in outco... Read More about Hegemonic conceptualizations of empowerment in entrepreneurship and their suitability for collective contexts..

Effectiveness of intervention on behaviour change against use of non-biodegradable plastic bags: a systematic review. (2021)
Journal Article
ADEYANJU, G.C., AUGUSTINE, T.M., VOLKMANN, S., OYEBAMIJI, U.A., RAN, S., OSOBAJO, O.A. and OTITOJU, A. 2021. Effectiveness of intervention on behaviour change against use of non-biodegradable plastic bags: a systematic review. Discover sustainability [online], 2(1), article 13. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-021-00015-0

The devastating impacts that bio-degradable products such as plastic bags are having on human health, wildlife, and the environment is enormous, especially single-use once. Single-use plastics are non-biodegradable products and does not undergo biolo... Read More about Effectiveness of intervention on behaviour change against use of non-biodegradable plastic bags: a systematic review..

Comparing mental contrasting with implementation intentions against solution-focused and autonomous planning. (2021)
Journal Article
ABDULLA, A. and WOODS, R. 2021. Comparing mental contrasting with implementation intentions against solution-focused and autonomous planning. School psychology international [online], 42(4), pages 398-421. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/01430343211000399

Research suggests that mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII) enhances commitment and goal attainment. However, most studies have used limited comparison conditions. The present study compared MCII against two other potentially effe... Read More about Comparing mental contrasting with implementation intentions against solution-focused and autonomous planning..

Laboratory analysis of cyanobacterial toxins and bioassays. (2021)
Book Chapter
LAWTON, L.A., METCALF, J.S., ŽEGURA, B., JUNEK, R., WELKER, M., TÖRÖKNÉ, A. and BLÁHA, L. 2021. Laboratory analysis of cyanobacterial toxins and bioassays. In Chorus, I. and Welker, M. (eds.) Toxic cyanobacteria in water: a guide to their public health consequences, monitoring and management. Second edition. Abingdon: CRC Press [online], chapter 14, pages 745-800. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003081449-14

Cyanobacterial toxins or cyanotoxins are a diverse group of compounds with differing chemistries; hence, a single analytical method can rarely be used to evaluate all potential compounds. Toxicity bioassays have been adapted to assess the toxicity of... Read More about Laboratory analysis of cyanobacterial toxins and bioassays..

Self-reported training variables are poor predictors of laboratory measures in cyclists. (2021)
Journal Article
MAZZOLANI, B.C., PERIM, P., SMAIRA, F.I., REZENDE, N.S., BESTETTI, G.C., DUMAS, A., DE OLIVEIRA, L.F., SWINTON, P., DOLAN, E. and SAUNDERS, B. 2021. Self-reported training variables are poor predictors of laboratory measures in cyclists. The journal of sport and exercise science [online], 5(2), pages 139-148. Available from: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.36905/jses.2021.02.07

Purpose: Cycling is an activity that depends on a range of physiological attributes, as well as genetic, dietary, lifestyle and training factors. The aim of this study was to determine what self-reported training-related factors (e.g. intensity, freq... Read More about Self-reported training variables are poor predictors of laboratory measures in cyclists..

Justice in solar energy development. (2021)
Journal Article
HEFFRON, R., HALBRÜGGE, S., KÖRNER, M.-F., OBENG-DARKO, N.A., SUMARNO, T., WAGNER, J. and WEIBELZAHL, M. 2021. Justice in solar energy development. Solar energy [online], 218, pages 68-75. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.01.072

To achieve national energy and climate targets across the world, there is a key focus on solar energy development. It is clear from literature that many countries have enormous, under-utilised potentials for solar energy, which can significantly chan... Read More about Justice in solar energy development..

A FEA simulation study of ball end mill for fixed 3+1 / 3+2 axis machining of Ti-6Al-4V. (2021)
Journal Article
ANBALAGAN, A., ARUMUGAM, E. and MICHAEL, A.X. 2021. A FEA simulation study of ball end mill for fixed 3+1 / 3+2 axis machining of Ti-6Al-4V. Materials today: proceedings [online], 46(17): proceedings of 3rd International conference on materials, manufacturing and modelling 2021 (ICMMM 2021), 19-21 March 2021, [virtual conference], pages 7803-7814. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.369

This paper presents a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) simulation study conducted on ball endmill for fixed 3 + 1 and 3 + 2 axis orientations for machining Ti-6Al-4 V. This work adopts a tungsten carbide (WC) ∅18.6 mm diametrical/6fluted ball endmill to... Read More about A FEA simulation study of ball end mill for fixed 3+1 / 3+2 axis machining of Ti-6Al-4V..

Feature selection using enhanced particle swarm optimisation for classification models. (2021)
Journal Article
XIE, H., ZHANG, L., LIM, C.P., YU, Y. and LIU, H. 2021. Feature selection using enhanced particle swarm optimisation for classification models. Sensors [online], 21(5), article 1816. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s21051816

In this research, we propose two Particle Swarm Optimisation (PSO) variants to undertake feature selection tasks. The aim is to overcome two major shortcomings of the original PSO model, i.e., premature convergence and weak exploitation around the ne... Read More about Feature selection using enhanced particle swarm optimisation for classification models..

Intelligent human action recognition using an ensemble model of evolving deep networks with swarm-based optimization. (2021)
Journal Article
ZHANG, L., LIM, C.P. and YU, Y. 2021. Intelligent human action recognition using an ensemble model of evolving deep networks with swarm-based optimization. Knowledge-based systems [online], 220, article ID 106918. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2021.106918

Automatic interpretation of human actions from realistic videos attracts increasing research attention owing to its growing demand in real-world deployments such as biometrics, intelligent robotics, and surveillance. In this research, we propose an e... Read More about Intelligent human action recognition using an ensemble model of evolving deep networks with swarm-based optimization..

Quantification of training and match-play load across a season in professional youth football players. (2021)
Journal Article
MAUGHAN, P.C., MACFARLANE, N.G. and SWINTON, P.A. 2021. Quantification of training and match-play load across a season in professional youth football players. International journal of sports science and coaching [online], 16(5), pages 1169-1177. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541211000328

The purpose of this study was to quantify load across an entire season for professional youth football players and assess the effects of stage of season, playing position and training day relative to match day (MD). Data from ratings of perceived exe... Read More about Quantification of training and match-play load across a season in professional youth football players..

The COVID-19 pandemic, emergency aid and social work in Brazil. (2021)
Journal Article
GARCIA, M.L.T., PANDOLFI, A.F., LEAL, F.X., STOCCO, A.F., BORREGO, A.E., BORGES, R.E.S., DOS A OLIVEIRA, E.F., LANG, A.E.M., OLIVEIRA ANDRADE, C., SALAZAR, S.N., MENANDRO, L.M.T. and SPOLANDER, G. 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic, emergency aid and social work in Brazil. Qualitative social work [online], 20(1-2), pages 356-365. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325020981753

This essay reflects on the implementation of federal government emergency aid in Brazil in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting elements from the work of Social Workers in the context of growing demand for the supply of material provisi... Read More about The COVID-19 pandemic, emergency aid and social work in Brazil..