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Application of pencil lead break (PLB) point source in the detection of interfacial defects in adhesive bonds. (2022)
Journal Article
PRATHURU, A., FAISAL, N., STEEL, J. and JIHAN, S. 2022. Application of pencil lead break (PLB) point source in the detection of interfacial defects in adhesive bonds. Journal of nondestructive evaluation [online], 41(4), article 65. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10921-022-00898-7

The presence of kissing bonds (zero-thickness disbond) along the interface of an adhesive bond is highly detrimental to its strength and longevity. The detection of these kind of defects has previously been attempted using several techniques such as... Read More about Application of pencil lead break (PLB) point source in the detection of interfacial defects in adhesive bonds..

Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Carter (2022) HCA 10: a game changer for taxation of trust distributions in Australia? (2022)
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MAK, C.H.W. 2022. Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Carter (2022) HCA 10: a game changer for taxation of trust distributions in Australia? Trusts and trustees [online], 28(9), pages 886-890. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/tandt/ttac098

In Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Carter, the High Court of Australia asked to clarify the meaning of 'is presently entitled' under section 97(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act. This case is a significant example of the High Court dealing in re... Read More about Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Carter (2022) HCA 10: a game changer for taxation of trust distributions in Australia?.

Improved compound correction-electrical equivalent circuit modeling and double transform-unscented Kalman filtering for the high-accuracy closed-circuit voltage and state-of-charge co-estimation of whole-life-cycle lithium-ion batteries. (2022)
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WANG, S., TAKYI-ANINAKWA, P., YU, C., JIN, S. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2022. Improved compound correction-electrical equivalent circuit modeling and double transform-unscented Kalman filtering for the high-accuracy closed-circuit voltage and state-of-charge co-estimation of whole-life-cycle lithium-ion batteries. Energy technology [online], 10(12), article 2200921. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200921

For complex energy storage conditions, it is necessary to monitor the state-of-charge (SOC) and closed-circuit voltage (CCV) status accurately for the reliable power supply application of lithium-ion batteries. Herein, an improved compound correction... Read More about Improved compound correction-electrical equivalent circuit modeling and double transform-unscented Kalman filtering for the high-accuracy closed-circuit voltage and state-of-charge co-estimation of whole-life-cycle lithium-ion batteries..

Examining the causes and impacts of pipeline disasters in Nigeria. (2022)
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JOHNSON, F.I., LAING, R., BJEIRMI, B. and LEON, M. 2022. Examining the causes and impacts of pipeline disasters in Nigeria. AIMS environmental science [online], 9(5), pages 636-657. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3934/environsci.2022037

The effect of pipeline vandalism among other pipeline disasters has been drastic on the Nigerian economy. The research aims to examine the level of awareness of stakeholders on the immediate and remote causes of pipeline disasters in Nigeria. This in... Read More about Examining the causes and impacts of pipeline disasters in Nigeria..

The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste. (2022)
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KHALIL, H., PETERS, M.D.J., MCINERNEY, P.A., GODFREY, C.M., ALEXANDER, L., EVANS, C., PIEPER, D., MORAES, E.B., TRICCO, A.C. MUNN, Z. and POLLOCK, D. 2022. The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste. Journal of clinical epidemiology [online], 152, pages 30-35. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.09.012

Scoping reviews and evidence map methodologies are increasingly being used by researchers. The objective of this article is to examine how scoping reviews can reduce research waste. This article summarizes the key issues facing the research community... Read More about The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste..

Water taste and odor (T&O): challenges, gaps and solutions from a perspective of the WaterTOP network. (2022)
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AKCAALAN, R., DEVESA-GARRIGA, R., DIETRICH, A., et al. 2022. Water taste and odor (T&O): challenges, gaps and solutions from a perspective of the WaterTOP network. Chemical engineering journal advances [online], 12, article 100409. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceja.2022.100409

Aesthetic aspects of drinking water, such as Taste and Odor (T&O), have significant effects on consumer perceptions and acceptability. Solving unpleasant water T&O episodes in water supplies is challenging, since it requires experti... Read More about Water taste and odor (T&O): challenges, gaps and solutions from a perspective of the WaterTOP network..

The ultimate test of self-discipline: lockdown and the NoFap community. (2022)
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SMITH, D.S., BUTLER-WARKE, A., DAVIDSON, E.-L. and STEVENS, G. 2022. The ultimate test of self-discipline: lockdown and the NoFap community. Sexualities [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/13634607221091493

NoFap is a community of mostly heterosexual men abstaining from what they see as an addictive cycle of pornography, masturbation, and orgasm, induced by the exploitation of innate male urges by the pornography industry. In the general population, inc... Read More about The ultimate test of self-discipline: lockdown and the NoFap community..

Cryoprecipitate transfusion in trauma patients attenuates hyperfibrinolysis and restores normal clot structure and stability: results from a laboratory sub-study of the FEISTY trial. (2022)
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MORROW, G.B., FELLER, T., MCQUILTEN, Z., WAKE, E., ARIËNS, R.A.S., WINEARLS, J., MUTCH, N.J., LAFFAN, M.A. and CURRY, N. 2022. Cryoprecipitate transfusion in trauma patients attenuates hyperfibrinolysis and restores normal clot structure and stability: results from a laboratory sub-study of the FEISTY trial. Critical care [online], 26, article number 290. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-04167-x

Fibrinogen is the first coagulation protein to reach critical levels during traumatic haemorrhage. This laboratory study compares paired plasma samples pre- and post-fibrinogen replacement from the Fibrinogen Early In Severe Trauma studY (FEISTY; NCT... Read More about Cryoprecipitate transfusion in trauma patients attenuates hyperfibrinolysis and restores normal clot structure and stability: results from a laboratory sub-study of the FEISTY trial..

Obesity and its association with mental health among Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review. (2022)
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GODINA-FLORES, N.L., GUTIERREZ-GÓMEZ, Y.Y., GARCÍA-BOTELLO, M., LÓPEZ-CRUZ, L., MORENO-GARCÍA, C.F. and ACEVES-MARTINS, M. 2023. Obesity and its association with mental health among Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review. Nutrition reviews [online], 81(6). pages 658-669. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuac083

Obesity and mental health issues increasingly affect children and adolescents, but whether obesity is a risk factor for mental health issues is unclear. To systematically review the association between obesity and mental health issues (ie, anxiety a... Read More about Obesity and its association with mental health among Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review..

What are the qualitative experiences of people affected by kidney failure receiving haemodialysis? (2022)
Journal Article
MCKIE, A.L., TURNER, M. and PATERSON, C. 2023. What are the qualitative experiences of people affected by kidney failure receiving haemodialysis? Journal of renal care [online], 49(3), pages 170-190. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jorc.12442

People affected by kidney failure receiving haemodialysis experience complexity within their health condition unlike any other chronic illness or condition. Kidney failure impacts the individual in all areas of their life including relationships and... Read More about What are the qualitative experiences of people affected by kidney failure receiving haemodialysis?.

An improved computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for predicting hydrate deposition rate and wall shear stress in offshore gas-dominated pipeline. (2022)
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UMUTEME, O.M., ISLAM, S.Z., HOSSAIN, M. and KARNIK, A. 2022. An improved computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for predicting hydrate deposition rate and wall shear stress in offshore gas-dominated pipeline. Journal of natural gas science and engineering [online], 107, article 104800. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2022.104800

Gas hydrates in pipelines is still a flow assurance problem in the oil and gas industry, and requires a proactive hydrate plugging risk predicting model. As an active area of research, this work has developed a 3D 10m length by 0.0204m diameter horiz... Read More about An improved computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for predicting hydrate deposition rate and wall shear stress in offshore gas-dominated pipeline..

Voice spoofing countermeasure for voice replay attacks using deep learning. (2022)
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ZHOU, J., HAI, T., JAWAWI, D.N.A., WANG, D., IBEKE, E. and BIAMBA, C. 2022. Voice spoofing countermeasure for voice replay attacks using deep learning. Journal of cloud computing: advances, systems and applications [online], 11, article number 51. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-022-00306-5

In our everyday lives, we communicate with each other using several means and channels of communication, as communication is crucial in the lives of humans. Listening and speaking are the primary forms of communication. For listening and speaking, th... Read More about Voice spoofing countermeasure for voice replay attacks using deep learning..

Development and pilot evaluation of an online retrofit decision-making tool for homeowners. (2022)
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SEDDIKI, M., BENNADJI, A., ALABID, J., GRAY, D. and DEVECI, G. 2022. Development and pilot evaluation of an online retrofit decision-making tool for homeowners. Buildings [online], 12(10), article 1513. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12101513

Many retrofit projects went wrong in the UK principally because of the application of inappropriate retrofit solutions, which resulted in damp issues, with some leaving houses in worse conditions than pre-retrofit. Various online tools were developed... Read More about Development and pilot evaluation of an online retrofit decision-making tool for homeowners..

Multiscale voting mechanism for rice leaf disease recognition under natural field conditions. (2022)
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TANG, Y., ZHAO, J., HUANG, H., ZHUANG, J., TAN, Z., HOU, C., CHEN, W. and REN, J. 2022. Multiscale voting mechanism for rice leaf disease recognition under natural field conditions. International journal of intelligent systems [online], 37(12), pages 12169-12191. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/int.23081

Rice leaf disease (RLD) is one of the major factors that cause the decline in production, and the automatic recognition of such diseases under natural field conditions is of great significance for timely targeted rice management. Although many machin... Read More about Multiscale voting mechanism for rice leaf disease recognition under natural field conditions..

Bayesian gravitation-based classification for hyperspectral images. (2022)
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ZHANG, A., SUN, G., PAN, Z., REN, J., JIA, X., ZHANG, C., FU, H. and YAO, Y. 2022. Bayesian gravitation-based classification for hyperspectral images. IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing [online], 60, article 5542714. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2022.3203488

Integration of spectral and spatial information is extremely important for the classification of high-resolution hyperspectral images (HSIs). Gravitation describes interaction among celestial bodies which can be applied to measure similarity between... Read More about Bayesian gravitation-based classification for hyperspectral images..

Vivaxin genes encode highly immunogenic, non-variant antigens on the Trypanosoma vivax cell-surface. (2022)
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ROMERO-RAMIREZ, A., CASAS-SÁNCHEZ, A., AUTHEMAN, D., DUFFY, C.W., BRANDT, C., CLARE, S., HARCOURT, K., ANDRÉ, M.R., DE ALMEIDA CASTILHO NETO, K.J.G., TEIXEIRA, M.M.G., MACHADO, R.Z., COOMBES, J., FLYNN, R.J., WRIGHT, G.J., JACKSON, A.P. 2022. Vivaxin genes encode highly immunogenic, non-variant antigens on the Trypanosoma vivax cell-surface. PLoS neglected tropical diseases [online], 16(9), article number e0010791. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010791

Trypanosoma vivax is a unicellular hemoparasite, and a principal cause of animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT), a vector-borne and potentially fatal livestock disease across sub-Saharan Africa. Previously, we identified diverse T. vivax-specific gene... Read More about Vivaxin genes encode highly immunogenic, non-variant antigens on the Trypanosoma vivax cell-surface..

Experiments on cyclic behaviour of cold-formed steel-rubberised concrete semi-rigid moment-resisting connections. (2022)
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BAGHERI SABBAGH, A., JAFARIFAR, N., DAVIDSON, P. and IBRAHIMOV, K. 2022. Experiments on cyclic behaviour of cold-formed steel-rubberised concrete semi-rigid moment-resisting connections. Engineering structures [online], 271, article 114956. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.114956

This paper presents the results of full-scale physical tests on a recently developed cold-formed steel (CFS) semi-rigid moment-resisting connection infilled with rubberised concrete (RuC) for seismic application. The connection comprises side-plates... Read More about Experiments on cyclic behaviour of cold-formed steel-rubberised concrete semi-rigid moment-resisting connections..

Impact source identification on pipes using acoustic emission energy. (2022)
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ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., TORRALBA, J.P., YUHANG, C. and REUBEN, R.L. 2023. Impact source identification on pipes using acoustic emission energy. e-Journal of nondestructive testing [online], 28(1): 56 papers from the 35th European conference on Acoustic emission testing 2022 (EWGAE35) and the 10th International conference on acoustic emission testing 2022 (ICAE10) (EWGAE 2022), 13-16 September 2022, Ljubljana, Slovenia, pages 1-12. Available from: https://doi.org/10.58286/27611

Impact is a common source of damage in pipes and pipeline systems and detecting the location and nature of damage is vital for reliability and safety of these systems. The main difficulty in the use of AE technology for such applications is being abl... Read More about Impact source identification on pipes using acoustic emission energy..

Fintech application on banking stability using big data of an emerging economy. (2022)
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YIN, F., JIAO, X., ZHOU, J., YIN, X., IBEKE, E., IWENDI, M.G. and BIAMBA, C. 2022. Fintech application on banking stability using big data of an emerging economy. Journal of cloud computing [online], 11, article number 43. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-022-00320-7

The rapid growth and development of financial technological advancement (Fintech) services and innovations have attracted the attention of scholars who are now on a quest to analyse their impact on the banking sector. This study conducts several kind... Read More about Fintech application on banking stability using big data of an emerging economy..

TOPSIS analysis for sustainable redevelopment potential of abandoned infrastructure in Nigeria. (2022)
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OGUNNUSI, M., SALMAN, H. and LAING, R. 2022. TOPSIS analysis for sustainable redevelopment potential of abandoned infrastructure in Nigeria. Built environment project and asset management [online], 13(1): transforming the construction industry towards the next normal, pages 73-88. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-11-2021-0140

Abandonment poses a range of effects detrimental to the development of a country such as Nigeria. Restoring such infrastructure in a sustainable manner is a challenge identified in the literature. The aim of this study is to evaluate a novel approach... Read More about TOPSIS analysis for sustainable redevelopment potential of abandoned infrastructure in Nigeria..