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Heuristic and swarm intelligence algorithms for work-life balance problem (2023)
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Gulmez, E., Koruca, H. I., Aydin, M. E., & Urganci, K. B. (2024). Heuristic and swarm intelligence algorithms for work-life balance problem. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 187, Article 109857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2023.109857

Employee satisfaction significantly influences the success of business. This emphasises on the importance of employees managing their work, family and personal lives to maintain their physical and mental well-being. This is especially crucial in heal... Read More about Heuristic and swarm intelligence algorithms for work-life balance problem.

A cognitive dissonance body image intervention ‘Free Being Me’ delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent Girl Guides in India: A pilot and acceptability trial (2023)
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Paraskeva, N., Pegram, G., Goel, R., Mandhaani, M., Suneja, V., White, P., & Diedrichs, P. (2024). A cognitive dissonance body image intervention ‘Free Being Me’ delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent Girl Guides in India: A pilot and acceptability trial. Body Image, 48, Article 101658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101658

This pilot study assessed the acceptability and pre-post intervention effects of a cognitive dissonance-based body image intervention, Free Being Me, delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent girls in India. Girls aged 11–14 years (Mage = 12.6, N = 11... Read More about A cognitive dissonance body image intervention ‘Free Being Me’ delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent Girl Guides in India: A pilot and acceptability trial.

Feature-based search space characterisation for data-driven adaptive operator selection (2023)
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Aydin, M. E., Durgut, R., Rakib, A., & Ihshaish, H. (2024). Feature-based search space characterisation for data-driven adaptive operator selection. Evolving Systems, 15(1), 99-114. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12530-023-09560-7

Combinatorial optimisation problems are known as unpredictable and challenging due to their nature and complexity. One way to reduce the unpredictability of such problems is to identify features and the characteristics that can be utilised to guide t... Read More about Feature-based search space characterisation for data-driven adaptive operator selection.

Machine learning models in trusted research environments - Understanding operational risks (2023)
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Ritchie, F., Tilbrook, A., Cole, C., Jefferson, E., Krueger, S., Mansouri-Benssassi, E., …Smith, J. (2023). Machine learning models in trusted research environments - Understanding operational risks. International Journal of Population Data Science, 8(1), Article 2165. https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v8i1.2165

IntroductionTrusted research environments (TREs) provide secure access to very sensitive data for research. All TREs operate manual checks on outputs to ensure there is no residual disclosure risk. Machine learning (ML) models require very large amou... Read More about Machine learning models in trusted research environments - Understanding operational risks.

A systematic review of machine-learning solutions in anaerobic digestion (2023)
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Rutland, H., You, J., Liu, H., Bull, L., & Reynolds, D. (2023). A systematic review of machine-learning solutions in anaerobic digestion. Bioengineering, 10(12), Article 1410. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10121410

The use of machine learning (ML) in anaerobic digestion (AD) is growing in popularity and improves the interpretation of complex system parameters for better operation and optimisation. This systematic literature review aims to explore how ML is curr... Read More about A systematic review of machine-learning solutions in anaerobic digestion.

A framework for the estimation of air quality by applying meteorological images: Colours-of-the-Wind (COLD) (2023)
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Chan, K., Matthews, P., & Munir, K. (2023). A framework for the estimation of air quality by applying meteorological images: Colours-of-the-Wind (COLD). Environments, 10(12), Article 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments10120218

This paper presents a new framework, “colours-of-the-wind” (COLD), which is designed to estimate air quality based on images from meteorological cameras, data analytics techniques, and the application of deep learning. Existing air quality estimation... Read More about A framework for the estimation of air quality by applying meteorological images: Colours-of-the-Wind (COLD).

Evaluating a school-based body image lesson in Indonesia: A randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Craddock, N., Budhraja, M., Garbett, K. M., Nasution, K., Gentili, C., Rizkiah, C., …Williamson, H. (2024). Evaluating a school-based body image lesson in Indonesia: A randomised controlled trial. Body Image, 48, Article 101654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101654

Negative body image is a common public health concern among adolescents, globally. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness, implementation fidelity, and acceptability of a single session, school-based universal body image inter... Read More about Evaluating a school-based body image lesson in Indonesia: A randomised controlled trial.

Survey improving usability of the smartphones for elders (2023)
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Mastoi, Q. (2023). Survey improving usability of the smartphones for elders. Acta Biotechnologica, 6(1), Article 256. https://doi.org/10.56979/601/2023

The focal point of this study is the usability of smartphones for elderly individuals. Notably, Android dominates the current smartphone market share at 72.72%. This prevalence is influenced by various factors, including affordability, a diverse arra... Read More about Survey improving usability of the smartphones for elders.

Ambulance clinicians implementing evidence-based practice: Mind the gap! Attitudes, perceptions and experiences of student paramedics (2023)
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Newton, J., & Smith, A. (2023). Ambulance clinicians implementing evidence-based practice: Mind the gap! Attitudes, perceptions and experiences of student paramedics. British Paramedic Journal, 8(3), 11-19. https://doi.org/10.29045/14784726.2023.12.8.3.11

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) represents the conscientious and judicious use of the best contemporaneous evidence in partnership with patient values and clinical expertise to guide healthcare professionals. As a result, EBP is a recommend... Read More about Ambulance clinicians implementing evidence-based practice: Mind the gap! Attitudes, perceptions and experiences of student paramedics.

Light-induced spiking in proteinoids yields Boolean gates (2023)
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Mougkogiannis, P., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Light-induced spiking in proteinoids yields Boolean gates. Materials and Design, 236, Article 112460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112460

This study analyzes light modulation of spiking in proteinoids, thermally condensed proteins exhibiting spike dynamics. We elucidate how light induces changes in proteinoids, modulating spike frequency. Results show proteinoids' spiking can be adjust... Read More about Light-induced spiking in proteinoids yields Boolean gates.

Early versus persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Is there a difference in patient reported outcomes following rehabilitation? (2023)
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Lewis, J. S., Wallace, C. S., White, P., Mottram, L., Ockenden, G., Rehm, K., & Walker, K. (2024). Early versus persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Is there a difference in patient reported outcomes following rehabilitation?. European Journal of Pain, 28(3), 464-475. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2196

Background: Expert consensus asserts that early treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) leads to better outcomes. Yet no evidence supports this assumption regarding the recognized gold standard of multidisciplinary functional rehabilitatio... Read More about Early versus persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Is there a difference in patient reported outcomes following rehabilitation?.

Multi-agent learning of asset maintenance plans through localised subnetworks (2023)
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Pérez Hernández, M., Puchkova, A., & Parlikad, A. K. (2024). Multi-agent learning of asset maintenance plans through localised subnetworks. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 127(Part B), Article 107362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.107362

Maintenance planning of networked multi-asset systems is a complex problem due to the inherent individual and collective asset constraints and dynamics as well as the size of the system and interdependencies among assets. Although multi-asset systems... Read More about Multi-agent learning of asset maintenance plans through localised subnetworks.

A hybrid methodology to assess cyber resilience of IoT in energy management and connected sites (2023)
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Mehmood, A., Epiphaniou, G., Maple, C., Ersotelos, N., & Wiseman, R. (2023). A hybrid methodology to assess cyber resilience of IoT in energy management and connected sites. Sensors, 23(21), Article 8720. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23218720

Cyber threats and vulnerabilities present an increasing risk to the safe and frictionless execution of business operations. Bad actors ("hackers"), including state actors, are increasingly targeting the operational technologies (OTs) and industrial c... Read More about A hybrid methodology to assess cyber resilience of IoT in energy management and connected sites.

Learning in ensembles of proteinoid microspheres (2023)
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Mougkogiannis, P., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Learning in ensembles of proteinoid microspheres. Royal Society Open Science, 10(10), Article 230936. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230936

Proteinoids are thermal proteins which form microspheres in water in the presence of salt. Ensembles of proteinoid microspheres exhibit passive nonlinear electrical properties and active neuron-like spiking of electrical potential. We propose that va... Read More about Learning in ensembles of proteinoid microspheres.

A secure routing approach based on league championship algorithm for wireless body sensor networks in healthcare (2023)
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Hosseinzadeh, M., Mohammed, A. H., Rahmani, A. M., A Alenizi, F., Zandavi, S. M., Yousefpoor, E., …Tightiz, L. (2023). A secure routing approach based on league championship algorithm for wireless body sensor networks in healthcare. PLoS ONE, 18(10), Article e0290119. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290119

Patients must always communicate with their doctor for checking their health status. In recent years, wireless body sensor networks (WBSNs) has an important contribution in Healthcare. In these applications, energy-efficient and secure routing is rea... Read More about A secure routing approach based on league championship algorithm for wireless body sensor networks in healthcare.

An agent-based approach for energy-efficient sensor networks in logistics (2023)
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Kaiser, J., Hernández, M. P., Kaupe, V., Kurrek, P., & McFarlane, D. (2024). An agent-based approach for energy-efficient sensor networks in logistics. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 127(Part A), Article 107198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.107198

As part of the fourth industrial revolution, logistics processes are augmented with connected information systems to improve their reliability and sustainability. Above all, customers can analyse process data obtained from the networked logistics ope... Read More about An agent-based approach for energy-efficient sensor networks in logistics.

The incidence of physician-diagnosed food allergy declines with age: A specialist UK centre experience (2023)
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Grammatikos, A., Moghaddas, F., White, P., Fox, C., Johnston, S., Tsiougkos, N., & Gompels, M. (2024). The incidence of physician-diagnosed food allergy declines with age: A specialist UK centre experience. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 54(2), 143-144. https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.14405

The incidence of physician-diagnosed food allergy declined with age in a cohort of UK adults. Men were more likely to be diagnosed with food allergy than women. The incidence of shellfish, wheat & cereals and vegetable & herb allergies increase... Read More about The incidence of physician-diagnosed food allergy declines with age: A specialist UK centre experience.

Long-term patient-reported outcomes of immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer: Population-based cohort study (2023)
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Johnson, L., White, P., Jeevan, R., Browne, J., Gulliver-Clarke, C., O’Donoghue, J., …Potter, S. (2023). Long-term patient-reported outcomes of immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer: Population-based cohort study. British Journal of Surgery, 110(12), 1815-1823. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad276

BACKGROUND: Breast reconstruction is offered to improve quality of life for women after mastectomy for breast cancer, but information regarding the long-term patient-reported outcomes of different reconstruction procedures is currently lacking. The B... Read More about Long-term patient-reported outcomes of immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer: Population-based cohort study.

Copernicus for urban resilience in Europe (2023)
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Chrysoulakis, N., Ludlow, D., Mitraka, Z., Somarakis, G., Khan, Z., Lauwaet, D., …Holt Andersen, B. (2023). Copernicus for urban resilience in Europe. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 16251. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43371-9

The urban community faces a significant obstacle in effectively utilising Earth Observation (EO) intelligence, particularly the Copernicus EO program of the European Union, to address the multifaceted aspects of urban sustainability and bolster urban... Read More about Copernicus for urban resilience in Europe.