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Auxiliary variable-based identification algorithms for uncertain-input models (2019)
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Chen, J., Zhu, Q., Chandra, B., & Pu, Y. (2020). Auxiliary variable-based identification algorithms for uncertain-input models. Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 39, 3389-3404. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00034-019-01320-w

This study presents two auxiliary variable-based identification algorithms for uncertain-input models. The auxiliary variable-based least squares algorithm can obtain unbiased parameter estimates by introducing suitable auxiliary variable vectors. Fu... Read More about Auxiliary variable-based identification algorithms for uncertain-input models.

Advantages and limitations of naturalistic study designs and their implementation in alcohol hangover research (2019)
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Verster, J. C., van de Loo, A. J. A. E., Adams, S., Stock, A., Benson, S., Scholey, A., …Bruce, G. (2019). Advantages and limitations of naturalistic study designs and their implementation in alcohol hangover research. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8(12), Article 2160. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8122160

In alcohol hangover research, both naturalistic designs and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are successfully employed to study the causes, consequences, and treatments of hangovers. Although increasingly applied in both social sciences and medica... Read More about Advantages and limitations of naturalistic study designs and their implementation in alcohol hangover research.

Initial trail results of a magnetic biosensor for the rapid detection of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Virus (PRRSV) infection (2019)
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Barnett, J. M., Monnier, B. M., Tyler, S., West, D., Ballantine-Dykes, H., Regan, E., …Luxton, R. (2020). Initial trail results of a magnetic biosensor for the rapid detection of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Virus (PRRSV) infection. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 27, 100315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2019.100315

© 2019 The resonant coil magnetometer quantifies paramagnetic particles (PMPs) and has been used to develop magneto-immunoassays in a range of formats. The advantage of magneto-immunoassays is that they are relatively inexpensive, portable, easy to p... Read More about Initial trail results of a magnetic biosensor for the rapid detection of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Virus (PRRSV) infection.

Defining inclusionary intelligence: A conceptual framework with a constructivist perspective (2019)
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Berber, A. (2021). Defining inclusionary intelligence: A conceptual framework with a constructivist perspective. Management Decision, 59(11), 2606-2619. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-01-2019-0144

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine inclusion as subjectively created knowledge individuals generate through their interactions within a social environment. The main purpose is to introduce an inclusion-related conceptualisation of intel... Read More about Defining inclusionary intelligence: A conceptual framework with a constructivist perspective.

Component skills that underpin listening comprehension and reading comprehension in learners with English as first and additional language (2019)
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Babayiğit, S., & Shapiro, L. (2020). Component skills that underpin listening comprehension and reading comprehension in learners with English as first and additional language. Journal of Research in Reading, 43(1), 78-97. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9817.12291

© 2019 UKLA Aims: The primary aim of this study is to augment our understanding of the component skills that underpin second-language learners' text comprehension by examining the direct and indirect roles of vocabulary knowledge and grammatical skil... Read More about Component skills that underpin listening comprehension and reading comprehension in learners with English as first and additional language.

The effect of breast size and bra type on comfort for UK female police officers wearing body armour (2019)
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Malbon, C., Knock, C., Critchley, R., & Debra J Carr, P. (2020). The effect of breast size and bra type on comfort for UK female police officers wearing body armour. Applied Ergonomics, 84, Article 103012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2019.103012

Within the Police service of England and Wales the wearing of ballistic and stab resistant body armour is common, with most police forces mandating its usage when away from the police station. Of all the serving police officers in England and Wales 2... Read More about The effect of breast size and bra type on comfort for UK female police officers wearing body armour.

Exploring the experiences of being an ethnic minority student within undergraduate nurse education: A qualitative study (2019)
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Flateland, S. M., Pryce-Miller, M., Skisland, A. V. S., Tønsberg, A. F., & Söderhamn, U. (2019). Exploring the experiences of being an ethnic minority student within undergraduate nurse education: A qualitative study. BMC Nursing, 18(1), Article 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-019-0389-0

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Students studying in a country where another language is spoken face multiple challenges including their ability to fully integrate with peers and academic pressures in trying to obtain an undergraduate nursing degre... Read More about Exploring the experiences of being an ethnic minority student within undergraduate nurse education: A qualitative study.

Direct and indirect effects of mindfulness, PTSD, and depression on self-stigma of mental illness in OEF/OIF veterans (2019)
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Barr, N., Davis, J. P., Diguiseppi, G., Keeling, M., & Castro, C. (2022). Direct and indirect effects of mindfulness, PTSD, and depression on self-stigma of mental illness in OEF/OIF veterans. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 14(6), 1026–1034. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000535

Objective: Two of the most common and costly mental health diagnoses among military veterans who served in the post-9/11 conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq are posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, but over half of veterans who screen p... Read More about Direct and indirect effects of mindfulness, PTSD, and depression on self-stigma of mental illness in OEF/OIF veterans.

Swell and microstructural characteristics of high-plasticity clay blended with cement (2019)
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Abbey, S. J., Eyo, E. U., & Ngambi, S. (2020). Swell and microstructural characteristics of high-plasticity clay blended with cement. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 79, 2119-2130. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-019-01621-z

This study presents the effect of high plasticity on swell potential, swelling pressure and micro structural characteristics of kaolinite-bentonite mixed clays. Five different combining ratios of kaolinite bentonite mixture of 100:0, 90:10, 75:25, 50... Read More about Swell and microstructural characteristics of high-plasticity clay blended with cement.

Challenges facing the implementation of Pico-hydropower technologies (2019)
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Williamson, S. J., David Lubitz, W., Williams, A. A., Booker, J. D., & Butchers, J. P. (2019). Challenges facing the implementation of Pico-hydropower technologies. Journal of Sustainability Research, 2(1), Article e200003. https://doi.org/10.20900/jsr20200003

840 million people living in rural areas across the world lack access to electricity, creating a large imbalance in the development potential between urban and rural areas. Pico-hydropower offers a cost-effective way of accessing electricity, where t... Read More about Challenges facing the implementation of Pico-hydropower technologies.

Bespoke extensional elasticity through helical lattice systems (2019)
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Dixon, M. D. X., O'Donnell, M. P., Pirrera, A., & Chenchiah, I. V. (2019). Bespoke extensional elasticity through helical lattice systems. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 475(2232), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2019.0547

© 2019 The Authors. Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited. Nonlinea... Read More about Bespoke extensional elasticity through helical lattice systems.

Fuzzy System Dynamics Risk Analysis (FuSDRA) of autonomous underwater vehicle operations in the Antarctic (2019)
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Loh, T. Y., Brito, M. P., Bose, N., Xu, J., & Tenekedjiev, K. (2020). Fuzzy System Dynamics Risk Analysis (FuSDRA) of autonomous underwater vehicle operations in the Antarctic. Risk Analysis, 40(4), 818-841. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13429

© 2019 Society for Risk Analysis With the maturing of autonomous technology and better accessibility, there has been a growing interest in the use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The deployment of AUVs for under-ice marine science research... Read More about Fuzzy System Dynamics Risk Analysis (FuSDRA) of autonomous underwater vehicle operations in the Antarctic.

Effect of hot cracking on the mechanical properties of Hastelloy X superalloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing (2019)
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Han, Q., Gu, Y., Soe, S., Lacan, F., & Setchi, R. (2020). Effect of hot cracking on the mechanical properties of Hastelloy X superalloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. Optics and Laser Technology, 124, Article 105984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2019.105984

Nickel-based superalloys such as Hastelloy X (HX) are widely used in gas turbine engine applications and the aerospace industry. HX is susceptible to hot cracking, however, when processed using additive manufacturing technologies such as laser powder... Read More about Effect of hot cracking on the mechanical properties of Hastelloy X superalloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing.

A stream processing framework based on linked data for information collaborating of regional energy networks (2019)
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Yu, H., Da Xu, L., Cai, H., Li, S., Xu, B., & Jiang, L. (2021). A stream processing framework based on linked data for information collaborating of regional energy networks. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 17(1), 179-188. https://doi.org/10.1109/tii.2019.2957517

© 2005-2012 IEEE. Coordinating of energy networks to form a city-level multidimensional integrated energy system becomes a new trend in Energy Internet (EI). The collaborating in the information layer is a core issue to achieve smart integration. How... Read More about A stream processing framework based on linked data for information collaborating of regional energy networks.

A guideline-based approach for assisting with the reproducibility of experiments in recommender systems evaluation (2019)
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Polatidis, N., Pimenidis, E., Fish, A., & Kapetanakis, S. (2019). A guideline-based approach for assisting with the reproducibility of experiments in recommender systems evaluation. International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools, 28(8), Article 1960011. https://doi.org/10.1142/S021821301960011X

Recommender systems' evaluation is usually based on predictive accuracy and information retrieval metrics, with better scores meaning recommendations are of higher quality. However, new algorithms are constantly developed and the comparison of result... Read More about A guideline-based approach for assisting with the reproducibility of experiments in recommender systems evaluation.

Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of lycra sleeve for management of glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) in people with stroke (2019)
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Kumar, P., Jones, R., Easton, C., & Turton, A. (2019). Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of lycra sleeve for management of glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) in people with stroke. International Journal of Stroke, 14(4), 9-55. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493019882907

Introduction: Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is a common secondary complication reported in up to 81% of people with stroke. The aims of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a fully powered randomised controlled trial of the Lyc... Read More about Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of lycra sleeve for management of glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) in people with stroke.

The impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on servitization: an exploration of changing supply relationships (2019)
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Boehmer, J. H., Shukla, M., Kapletia, D., & Tiwari, M. K. (2020). The impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on servitization: an exploration of changing supply relationships. Production Planning and Control, 31(2-3), 203-219. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1631465

This research paper explores the emerging potential of IoT technology as an enabler for manufacturers seeking to exploit opportunities for new production, business and operating models. Following an analysis of extant literature and exploration of fo... Read More about The impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on servitization: an exploration of changing supply relationships.

An analytical framework for high-speed hardware particle swarm optimization (2019)
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Damaj, I., Elshafei, M., El-Abd, M., & Aydin, M. E. (2020). An analytical framework for high-speed hardware particle swarm optimization. Microprocessors and Microsystems, 72, 102949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpro.2019.102949

Engineering optimization techniques are computationally intensive and can challenge implementations on tightly-constrained embedded systems. Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is a well-known bio-inspired algorithm that is adopted in various applicati... Read More about An analytical framework for high-speed hardware particle swarm optimization.

Guidelines for applied machine learning in construction industry—A case of profit margins estimation (2019)
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Bilal, M., & Oyedele, L. (2020). Guidelines for applied machine learning in construction industry—A case of profit margins estimation. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 43, 101013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2019.101013

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd The progress in the field of Machine Learning (ML) has enabled the automation of tasks that were considered impossible to program until recently. These advancements today have incited firms to seek intelligent solutions as part of... Read More about Guidelines for applied machine learning in construction industry—A case of profit margins estimation.

Cash water expenditures are associated with household water insecurity, food insecurity, and perceived stress in study sites across 20 low- and middle-income countries (2019)
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Stoler, J., Pearson, A. L., Staddon, C., Wutich, A., Mack, E., Brewis, A., …Zinab, H. (2020). Cash water expenditures are associated with household water insecurity, food insecurity, and perceived stress in study sites across 20 low- and middle-income countries. Science of the Total Environment, 716, Article 135881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135881

Billions of people globally, living with various degrees of water insecurity, obtain their household and drinking water from diverse sources that can absorb a disproportionate amount of a household's income. In theory, there are income and expenditur... Read More about Cash water expenditures are associated with household water insecurity, food insecurity, and perceived stress in study sites across 20 low- and middle-income countries.