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Recent progress in screen-printed electrochemical sensors and biosensors for the detection of estrogens (2021)
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Musa, A. M., Kiely, J., Luxton, R., & Honeychurch, K. C. (2021). Recent progress in screen-printed electrochemical sensors and biosensors for the detection of estrogens. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 139, Article 116254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2021.116254

Estrogens have become increasingly prevalent in environmental samples across the world, posing a serious threat to human health. They have received considerable public attention due to their harmful effect on the normal endocrine functions of humans... Read More about Recent progress in screen-printed electrochemical sensors and biosensors for the detection of estrogens.

Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic analysis of a harmonically morphing airfoil using dynamic meshing (2021)
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Abdessemed, C., Bouferrouk, A., & Yao, Y. (2021). Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic analysis of a harmonically morphing airfoil using dynamic meshing. Acoustics, 3(1), 177-199. https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics3010013

This work explores the aerodynamic and aeroacoustic responses of an airfoil fitted with a harmonically morphing Trailing Edge Flap (TEF). An unsteady parametrization method adapted for harmonic morphing is introduced, and then coupled with dynamic me... Read More about Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic analysis of a harmonically morphing airfoil using dynamic meshing.

Neural networks predicting microbial fuel cells output for soft robotics applications (2021)
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Tsompanas, M. A., You, J., Philamore, H., Rossiter, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2021). Neural networks predicting microbial fuel cells output for soft robotics applications. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 8, Article 633414. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.633414

The development of biodegradable soft robotics requires an appropriate eco-friendly source of energy. The use of Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) is suggested as they can be designed completely from soft materials with little or no negative effects to the... Read More about Neural networks predicting microbial fuel cells output for soft robotics applications.

A case study in the e-assessment of statistics for non-specialists (2021)
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Weir, I. S., Gwynllyw, D. R., & Henderson, K. L. (2021). A case study in the e-assessment of statistics for non-specialists. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 18(2), Article 5

The need to be able to choose, perform and interpret the results from appropriate statistical tests is ubiquitous in many STEM disciplines and beyond. In this case study, we illustrate a learning and assessment approach that has been used successfull... Read More about A case study in the e-assessment of statistics for non-specialists.

Advanced molecular characterization using Digital Spatial Profiling Technology on immuno-oncology targets in methylated compared with unmethylated IDH-wildtype glioblastoma (2021)
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Ren, X., Barber, H., Tofias, A., Lander, B., Daniels, A., Gong, J., …Kurian, K. M. (2021). Advanced molecular characterization using Digital Spatial Profiling Technology on immuno-oncology targets in methylated compared with unmethylated IDH-wildtype glioblastoma. Journal of Oncology, 2021, Article 8819702. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8819702

Introduction. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary adult brain tumour with a median overall survival (OS) of 12-15 months. Molecular characterization of multiple immunooncology targets in GBM may help target novel immunotherapeutic strategie... Read More about Advanced molecular characterization using Digital Spatial Profiling Technology on immuno-oncology targets in methylated compared with unmethylated IDH-wildtype glioblastoma.

Using laminate hybridisation (CFRP-GFRP) and shaped CFRP plies to increase plate post-buckling strain to failure under shear loading (2021)
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Damghani, M., Wallis, C., Bakunowicz, J., & Murphy, A. (2021). Using laminate hybridisation (CFRP-GFRP) and shaped CFRP plies to increase plate post-buckling strain to failure under shear loading. Thin-Walled Structures, 162, Article 107543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2021.107543

Previous works have established the response and failure behaviour of hybrid (CFRP-GFRP) laminates when subjected to a wide range of destabilising loads. However, to date no works have quantified the influence of selective laminate shapes and hybridi... Read More about Using laminate hybridisation (CFRP-GFRP) and shaped CFRP plies to increase plate post-buckling strain to failure under shear loading.

A review on manipulation skill acquisition through teleoperation‐based learning from demonstration (2021)
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Si, W., Wang, N., & Yang, C. (2021). A review on manipulation skill acquisition through teleoperation‐based learning from demonstration. Cognitive Computation and Systems, 3(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1049/ccs2.12005

Manipulation skill learning and generalisation have gained increasing attention due to the wide applications of robot manipulators and the spurt of robot learning techniques. Especially, the learning from demonstration method has been exploited widel... Read More about A review on manipulation skill acquisition through teleoperation‐based learning from demonstration.

A single arm phase II trial of neoadjuvant cabazitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy for muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder (2021)
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Challapalli, A., Masson, S., White, P., Dailami, N., Pearson, S., Rowe, E., …Bahl, A. (2021). A single arm phase II trial of neoadjuvant cabazitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy for muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer, 19(4), P325-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clgc.2021.02.001

Introduction: Neoadjuvant cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy improves survival in muscle-invasive bladder cancer. However, response rates and survival remain suboptimal. We evaluated the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of cisplatin plus caba... Read More about A single arm phase II trial of neoadjuvant cabazitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy for muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder.

Fixed bearing, all-polyethylene tibia, lateral unicompartmental arthroplasty – A final outcome study with up to 28 year follow-up of a single implant (2021)
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Murray, J. R., Smith, J. R., Bray, R., Robinson, J. R., White, P., & Porteous, A. J. (2021). Fixed bearing, all-polyethylene tibia, lateral unicompartmental arthroplasty – A final outcome study with up to 28 year follow-up of a single implant. Knee, 29, 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2020.12.032

Background: Lateral unicompartmental arthroplasty (UKA) constitutes only 5–10% of all unicompartmental replacements performed. Whilst the short and medium term benefits are well documented, there remains concern regarding the higher revision rate whe... Read More about Fixed bearing, all-polyethylene tibia, lateral unicompartmental arthroplasty – A final outcome study with up to 28 year follow-up of a single implant.

Distributed cooperative kinematic control of multiple robotic manipulators with improved communication efficiency (2021)
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Zhang, J., Jin, L., & Yang, C. (2022). Distributed cooperative kinematic control of multiple robotic manipulators with improved communication efficiency. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 27(1), 149 - 158. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2021.3059441

An efficiency-oriented solution is theoretically a preferred choice to support the efficient operation of a system. Although some studies on the multi-manipulator system share the load of the control center by transforming the network topology, the w... Read More about Distributed cooperative kinematic control of multiple robotic manipulators with improved communication efficiency.