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Talk like an expert: the construction of expertise in news comments concerning climate change. (2020)
Journal Article
COEN, S., MEREDITH, J., WOODS, R. and FERNANDEZ, A. 2021. Talk like an expert: the construction of expertise in news comments concerning climate change. Public understanding of science [online], 30(4), pages 400-416. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662520981729

This article explores how readers of UK newspapers construct expertise around climate change. It draws on 300 online readers’ comments on news items in The Guardian, Daily Mail and The Telegraph, concerning the release of the International Panel on C... Read More about Talk like an expert: the construction of expertise in news comments concerning climate change..

Practical, everyday feminism: mothers, politicians, and Mumsnet. (2020)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 2021. Practical, everyday feminism: mothers, politicians, and Mumsnet. Women's history review [online], 30(3), pages 509-519. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09612025.2020.1860281

This Viewpoint positions the contemporary UK parenting website Mumsnet within the wider history of mothers' organisations' interactions with politics and politicians over the last 100 years. While the politicisation of motherhood is nothing new, and... Read More about Practical, everyday feminism: mothers, politicians, and Mumsnet..

Character recognition using tesseract enabling multilingualism. (2020)
Conference Proceeding
NIHARIKA, G.L, BANO, S., KUMAR, P.S., DEEPIKA, T. and THUMATI, H. 2020. Character recognition using tesseract enabling multilingualism. In Proceedings of the 4th International conference on electronics, communication and aerospace technology (ICECA 2020), 5-7 November 2020, Coimbatore, India. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 1321-1327. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECA49313.2020.9297609

Character recognition builds a recognizing factor for identifying the accuracy in characters. The accuracy of classifying the recognizing characters in an image is applied through deep learning methods. The character recognition is mainly focusing on... Read More about Character recognition using tesseract enabling multilingualism..

Stock price prognosticator using machine learning techniques. (2020)
Conference Proceeding
NISHITHA, S.N.T., BANO, S., REDDY, G.G., ARJA, P. and NIHARIKA, G.L. 2020. Stock price prognosticator using machine learning techniques. In Proceedings of the 4th International conference on electronics, communication and aerospace technology (ICECA 2020), 5-7 November 2020, Coimbatore, India. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 1636-1642. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECA49313.2020.9297644

Stock market price prediction is one of the favourite research topics under consideration for professionals from various fields like mathematics, statistics, history, finance, computer science engineering etc., as it requires a set of skills to predi... Read More about Stock price prognosticator using machine learning techniques..

Resource offload consolidation based on deep-reinforcement learning approach in cyber-physical systems. (2020)
Journal Article
MEKALA, M.S., JOLFAEI, A., SRIVASTAVA, G., ZHENG, X., ANVARI-MOGHADDAM, A. and VISWANATHAN, P. 2022. Resource offload consolidation based on deep-reinforcement learning approach in cyber-physical systems. IEEE transactions on emerging topics in computational intelligence [online], 6(2), pages 245-254. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/tetci.2020.3044082

In cyber-physical systems, it is advantageous to leverage cloud with edge resources to distribute the workload for processing and computing user data at the point of generation. Services offered by cloud are not flexible enough against variations in... Read More about Resource offload consolidation based on deep-reinforcement learning approach in cyber-physical systems..

A low-complexity wavelet-based visual saliency model to predict fixations. (2020)
Conference Proceeding
NARAYANASWAMY, M., ZHAO, Y., FUNG, W.K. and FOUGH, N. 2020. A low-complexity wavelet-based visual saliency model to predict fixations. In Proceedings of 27th Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) International conference on electronics, circuits and systems 2020 (ICECS 2020), 23-25 November 2020, [virtual conference]. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article ID 9294905. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECS49266.2020.9294905

A low-complexity wavelet-based visual saliency model to predict the regions of human eye fixations in images using low-level features is proposed. Unlike the existing wavelet-based saliency detection models, the proposed model requires only two chann... Read More about A low-complexity wavelet-based visual saliency model to predict fixations..

Rapid uptake and slow depuration: health risks following cyanotoxin accumulation in mussels? (2020)
Journal Article
CAMACHO-MUÑOZ, D., WAACK, J., TURNER, A.D., LEWIS, A.M., LAWTON, L.A. and EDWARDS, C. 2021. Rapid uptake and slow depuration: health risks following cyanotoxin accumulation in mussels? Environmental pollution [online], 271, article ID 116400. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116400

Freshwater cyanobacteria produce highly toxic secondary metabolites, which can be transported downstream by rivers and waterways into the sea. Estuarine and coastal aquaculture sites exposed to toxic cyanobacteria raise concerns that shellfish may ac... Read More about Rapid uptake and slow depuration: health risks following cyanotoxin accumulation in mussels?.

Trilogues in council: disrupting the diplomatic culture? (2020)
Journal Article
BRANDSMA, G.J., DIONIGI, M.K., GREENWOOD, J. and ROEDERER-RYNNING, C. 2021. Trilogues in council: disrupting the diplomatic culture? Journal of European public policy [online], 28(1): inside the 'black box' of EU legislative trilogues, pages 10-31. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2020.1859594

This article explores the institutionalization of trilogues in the Council. What kind of practices have emerged in the Council to underpin this body’s participation in trilogues, and how do these shape the decision-making culture in the Council? We c... Read More about Trilogues in council: disrupting the diplomatic culture?.

Wifi-based human activity recognition using Raspberry Pi. (2020)
Conference Proceeding
FORBES, G., MASSIE, S. and CRAW, S. 2020. Wifi-based human activity recognition using Raspberry Pi. In Alamaniotis, M. and Pan, S. (eds.) Proceedings of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 32nd Tools with artificial intelligence international conference 2020 (ICTAI 2020), 9-11 Nov 2020, [virtual conference]. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 722-730. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTAI50040.2020.00115

Ambient, non-intrusive approaches to smart home health monitoring, while limited in capability, are preferred by residents. More intrusive methods of sensing, such as video and wearables, can offer richer data but at the cost of lower resident uptake... Read More about Wifi-based human activity recognition using Raspberry Pi..

An IoT based industry 4.0 architecture for integration of design and manufacturing systems. (2020)
Journal Article
ANBALAGAN, A. and MORENO-GARCIA, C.F. 2021. An IoT based industry 4.0 architecture for integration of design and manufacturing systems. 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 7135-7142. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.11.196

This paper proposes an Internet of Things (IoT) based 5-stage Industry 4.0 architecture to integrate the design and manufacturing systems in a Cyber Physical Environment (CPE). It considers the transfer of design and manufacturing systems data throug... Read More about An IoT based industry 4.0 architecture for integration of design and manufacturing systems..

Academic libraries in COVID-19: a renewed mission for digital literacy. (2020)
Journal Article
MARTZOUKOU, K. 2021. Academic libraries in COVID-19: a renewed mission for digital literacy. Library management [online], 42(4/5): the worst case scenario after COVID, pages 266-276. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-09-2020-0131

Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has placed online learning, blended or hybrid provision as the ‘new normal’ in Higher Education. For most universities and their academic libraries, especially those with a less strong online presence, the pandemic has... Read More about Academic libraries in COVID-19: a renewed mission for digital literacy..

Impact of rapeseed pomace extract on markers of oxidative stress and DNA damage in human SH‐SY5Y cells. (2020)
Journal Article
POHL, F., GOUA, M., YATES, K., BERMANO, G., RUSSELL, W.R., MACIEL, P. and KONG THOO LIN, P. 2021. Impact of rapeseed pomace extract on markers of oxidative stress and DNA damage in human SH‐SY5Y cells. Journal of food biochemistry [online], 45(2), article e13592. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfbc.13592

With increased longevity and subsequent rise in people with age-related neurodegenerative diseases, protection of neurons from oxidative stress damage has become an important field of study. For the first time, we highlight the neuroprotective proper... Read More about Impact of rapeseed pomace extract on markers of oxidative stress and DNA damage in human SH‐SY5Y cells..

Exploring the potentials, barriers and option for support in the Nigeria renewable energy industry. (2020)
Journal Article
ADEYANJU, C.G., OSOBAJO, O.A., OTITOJU, A. and AJIDE, O.E. 2020. Exploring the potentials, barriers and options for support in the Nigeria renewable energy industry. Discover sustainability, [online], 1(1), article number 7. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-020-00008-5

Climate change remains a pivotal area and a persistent challenging issue for deliberation among the nations of the world. Most especially in a country like Nigeria, where fossil fuel remains a pivotal source of socio-economic development and well-bei... Read More about Exploring the potentials, barriers and option for support in the Nigeria renewable energy industry..

The hope of something different: eco-centricity in art and education. (2020)
Journal Article
FREMANTLE, C. 2020. The hope of something different: eco-centricity in art and education. The journal of public space [online], 5(4): art and activism in public space, pages 67-86. Available from: https://doi.org/10.32891/jps.v5i4.1385

Educational theorist Gert Biesta proposes that we need to be “in the world without occupying the centre of the world.” (2017, p. 3). This injunction provides a frame with which to interrogate the hybrid practice of ecoart. This practice can be charac... Read More about The hope of something different: eco-centricity in art and education..

Influence of combined empirical functions on slug flow predictions of pipelines with variable inclinations. (2020)
Conference Proceeding
ZANGANEH, H., KURUSHINA, V., SRINIL, N. and MATAR, O.K. 2020. Influence of combined empirical functions on slug flow predictions of pipelines with variable inclinations. In Proceedings of the 39th ASME international conference on ocean, offshore and arctic engineering (OMAE 2020), 3-7 August 2020, [virtual event]. New York: ASME [online], volume 4: pipelines, risers and subsea systems, paper number OMAE2020-18027, V004T04A025. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2020-18027

Prediction of internal multiphase flows in subsea pipelines is an integral part of the oil and gas production system design. High mass and pressure fluctuations are often encountered during the operation with a liquid-gas slug flow regime exhibiting... Read More about Influence of combined empirical functions on slug flow predictions of pipelines with variable inclinations..

Health coaching strategies for weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2020)
Journal Article
SIECZKOWSKA, S.M., PADILHA DE LIMA, A. SWINTON, P.A., DOLAN, E., ROSCHEL, H. and GUALANO, B. 2021. Health coaching strategies for weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Advances in nutrition [online], 12(4), pages 1449-1460. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmaa159

Health coaching has emerged as a potential supporting tool for health professionals to overcome behavioural barriers, but its efficacy in weight management remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to synthesize and evaluate... Read More about Health coaching strategies for weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis..

Performance analysis of different loss function in face detection architectures. (2020)
Conference Proceeding
FERDOUS, R.H., ARIFEEN, M.M., EIKO, T.S. and AL MAMUN, S. 2020. Performance analysis of different loss function in face detection architectures. In Kaiser, M.S., Bandyopadhyay, A., Muhmad, M. and Ray, K. (eds.) Proceedings of International conference on trends in computational and cognitive engineering 2020 (TCCE-2020), 17-18 December 2020, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Singapore: Springer [online], 659-669. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4673-4_54

Masked face detection is a challenging task due to the occlusions created by the masks. Recent studies show that deep learning models can achieve effective performance for not only occluded faces but also for unconstrained environments, illuminations... Read More about Performance analysis of different loss function in face detection architectures..

Identifying implicit vulnerabilities through personas as goal models. (2020)
Conference Proceeding
FAILY, S., IACOB, C., ALI, R. and KI-ARIES, D. 2020. Identifying implicit vulnerabilities through personas as goal models. In Katsikas, S., Cuppens, F., Cuppens, N., Lambrinoudakis, C., Kalloniatis, C., Mylopoulos, J., Antón, A., Gritzalis, S., Meng, W. and Furnell, S. (eds.) Computer security: ESORICS 2020 international workshops, CyberICPS, SECPRE, and ADIoT: revised selected papers from the 4th International workshop on security and privacy requirements engineering (SECPRE 2020), co-located with the 25th European symposium on research in computer security (ESORICS 2020), 14-18 September 2020, Guildford, UK. Lecture notes in computer science, 12501. Cham: Springer [online], pages 185-202. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64330-0_12

When used in requirements processes and tools, personas have the potential to identify vulnerabilities resulting from misalignment between user expectations and system goals. Typically, however, this potential is unfulfilled as personas and system go... Read More about Identifying implicit vulnerabilities through personas as goal models..

A pipeline framework for robot maze navigation using computer vision, path planning and communication protocols. (2020)
Conference Proceeding
RODRIGUEZ-TIRADO, A., MAGALLAN-RAMIREZ, D., MARTINEZ-AGUILAR, J.D., MORENO-GARCIA, C.F., BALDERAS, D. and LOPEZ-CAUDANA, E. 2020. A pipeline framework for robot maze navigation using computer vision, path planning and communication protocols. In Proceedings of 13th Developments in eSystems engineering international conference 2020 (DeSe 2020), 13-17 December 2020, [virtual conference]. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 152-157. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/DeSE51703.2020.9450731

Maze navigation is a recurring challenge in robotics competitions, where the aim is to design a strategy for one or several entities to traverse the optimal path in a fast and efficient way. To do so, numerous alternatives exist, relying on different... Read More about A pipeline framework for robot maze navigation using computer vision, path planning and communication protocols..

Reply to: comment on: "The effects of menstrual cycle phase on exercise performance in eumenorrheic women: a systematic review and meta-analysis"and “The effects of oral contraceptives on exercise performance in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis”. (2020)
Journal Article
ELLIOTT-SALE, K.J., MCNULTY, K.L., GOODALL, S., ANSDELL, P., THOMAS, K., SWINTON, P.A., DOLAN, E. and HICKS, K.M. 2021. Reply to: comment on: "The effects of menstrual cycle phase on exercise performance in eumenorrheic women: a systematic review and meta-analysis" and "The effects of oral contraceptives on exercise performance in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Sports medicine [online], 51(5), pages 1111-1113. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01383-9

This is a letter to the editor, by the authors, in response to a comment ( https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01384-8 ) on two previous articles published in Sports Medicine 50(10), https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01319-3 ; https://doi.org/10.100... Read More about Reply to: comment on: "The effects of menstrual cycle phase on exercise performance in eumenorrheic women: a systematic review and meta-analysis"and “The effects of oral contraceptives on exercise performance in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis”..