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A Fuzzy-Immune-Regulated Single-Neuron Proportional–Integral–Derivative Control System for Robust Trajectory Tracking in a Lawn-Mowing Robot (2024)
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Saleem, O., Hamza, A., & Iqbal, J. (2024). A Fuzzy-Immune-Regulated Single-Neuron Proportional–Integral–Derivative Control System for Robust Trajectory Tracking in a Lawn-Mowing Robot. Computers, 13(11), Article 301. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers13110301

This paper presents the constitution of a computationally intelligent self-adaptive steering controller for a lawn-mowing robot to yield robust trajectory tracking and disturbance rejection behavior. The conventional fixed-gain proportional–integral–... Read More about A Fuzzy-Immune-Regulated Single-Neuron Proportional–Integral–Derivative Control System for Robust Trajectory Tracking in a Lawn-Mowing Robot.

Nutrition Modulation of Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer: A Scoping Review (2024)
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Stephenson, E., Mclaughlin, M., Bray, J. W., Saxton, J. M., & Vince, R. V. (2024). Nutrition Modulation of Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer: A Scoping Review. Nutrients, 16(21), Article 3777. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16213777

Background/Objectives: Advancements in breast cancer therapeutics, such as anthracyclines, are improving cancer survival rates but can have side effects that limit their use. Cardiotoxicity, defined as damage to the heart caused by cancer therapeutic... Read More about Nutrition Modulation of Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer: A Scoping Review.

Positive during COVID-19: Women's strategies for flourishing during a pandemic (2024)
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Lanka, E., Marsh-Davies, K., & Anderson, D. (2024). Positive during COVID-19: Women's strategies for flourishing during a pandemic. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 34(6), Article e70007. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70007

The COVID-19 pandemic led to far-reaching detrimental impacts, with challenges weighted toward women, who experience a double-burden of paid work and care/domestic work. Professional lives were enacted in new spaces, as many were ordered to work from... Read More about Positive during COVID-19: Women's strategies for flourishing during a pandemic.

Observation of Temperature Dependent Atomic Off-Centering in High Entropy Cubic I-V-VI<inf>2</inf>/IV-VI Alloys with Ultralow Thermal Conductivity (2024)
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Zhu, H., Liu, L., Yang, X., Ji, X., Jana, S., Zhang, B., Wang, G., Wu, Y. A., Redshaw, C., Wang, X., Wang, J. Z., Lu, X., & Zhou, X. (online). Observation of Temperature Dependent Atomic Off-Centering in High Entropy Cubic I-V-VI2/IV-VI Alloys with Ultralow Thermal Conductivity. Advanced Functional Materials, https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202414011

I-V-VI2/IV-VI compounds and their alloys are of great interest in the field of thermoelectricity due to their unique high-symmetry crystal structures and unexpectedly low thermal conductivity, which is closely related to the off-centering effect in t... Read More about Observation of Temperature Dependent Atomic Off-Centering in High Entropy Cubic I-V-VI<inf>2</inf>/IV-VI Alloys with Ultralow Thermal Conductivity.

A single risk assessment for the most common diseases of ageing, developed and validated on 10 cohort studies (2024)
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Huque, M. H., Kootar, S., Kiely, K. M., Anderson, C. S., van Boxtel, M., Brodaty, H., Sachdev, P. S., Carlson, M., Fitzpatrick, A. L., Whitmer, R. A., Kivipelto, M., Jorm, L., Köhler, S., Lautenschlager, N. T., Lopez, O. L., Shaw, J. E., Matthews, F. E., Peters, R., & Anstey, K. J. (2024). A single risk assessment for the most common diseases of ageing, developed and validated on 10 cohort studies. BMC medicine, 22(1), Article 501. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03711-6

BACKGROUND: We aimed to develop risk tools for dementia, stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and diabetes, for adults aged ≥ 65years using shared risk factors. METHODS: Data were obtained from 10 population-based cohorts (N = 41,755) with median foll... Read More about A single risk assessment for the most common diseases of ageing, developed and validated on 10 cohort studies.

Long-term coastal dynamics: The evolution of a mixed sediment mega-nourishment consisting of colliery spoil (2024)
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Pitman, S., Pitman, S. J., Burke, I., Burke, I. T., Jay, H., Cooper, N., Mayes, W. M., Jarvis, A., & Jarvis, A. P. (2024). Long-term coastal dynamics: The evolution of a mixed sediment mega-nourishment consisting of colliery spoil. Journal of environmental management, 371, Article 123106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123106

Mega-nourishments, where large volumes of sediment are deposited on coastlines, are increasingly employed to manage shoreline erosion, yet our understanding of their long-term behaviour is limited by the fact that most current schemes are less than 1... Read More about Long-term coastal dynamics: The evolution of a mixed sediment mega-nourishment consisting of colliery spoil.

Participatory Science and Machine Learning Applied to Millions of Sources in the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (2024)
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House, L. R., Gebhardt, K., Finkelstein, K., Mentuch Cooper, E., Davis, D., Farrow, D., & Schneider, D. P. (2024). Participatory Science and Machine Learning Applied to Millions of Sources in the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment. The Astrophysical journal, 975(2), Article 172. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad782c

We are merging a large participatory science effort with machine learning to enhance the Hobby–Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX). Our overall goal is to remove false positives, allowing us to use lower signal-to-noise data and sources... Read More about Participatory Science and Machine Learning Applied to Millions of Sources in the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment.

Words Behind Walls: A Creative Writing Project with Prison Staff (2024)
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Metcalf, J., & Westoby, C. (2024). Words Behind Walls: A Creative Writing Project with Prison Staff. Lapidus International Research and Innovation Community Journal, 4(1), 30-51

Research from the Institute of Criminology at Cambridge recognises that prison officers are productive role models for prisoners and that the pop-cultural stereotype of the officer beating the inmate into submission has diminished. Yet a report publi... Read More about Words Behind Walls: A Creative Writing Project with Prison Staff.

Fe-N catalyst derived from and supported on Lycopodium clavatum sporopollenin exine capsules for the oxygen reduction reaction (2024)
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Malik, W., Tafoya, J. P. V., Doszczeczko, S., Sobrido, A. B. J., Boa, A. N., & Volpe, R. (2024). Fe-N catalyst derived from and supported on Lycopodium clavatum sporopollenin exine capsules for the oxygen reduction reaction. Scientific reports, 14(1), Article 26052. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77780-1

A carbon-supported electrocatalyst, featuring carbon nanotubes anchored on 3D porous graphitic carbon, was developed with the aim to perform in the operating conditions of alkaline fuel cells and metal air batteries. The catalyst was developed via tw... Read More about Fe-N catalyst derived from and supported on Lycopodium clavatum sporopollenin exine capsules for the oxygen reduction reaction.

Are There Non-Invasive Biomarker(s) That Would Facilitate the Detection of Ovarian Torsion? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2024)
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Naylor, M., Doherty, G., Draper, H., Fletcher, D. M., Rigby, A., Adedipe, T., & Guinn, B. A. (2024). Are There Non-Invasive Biomarker(s) That Would Facilitate the Detection of Ovarian Torsion? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(21), Article 11664. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252111664

Ovarian torsion (OT) is a rare gynaecological emergency that requires a prompt diagnosis for optimal patient management. To determine whether there were any biomarkers suitable for the non-invasive detection of OT, two independent reviewers performed... Read More about Are There Non-Invasive Biomarker(s) That Would Facilitate the Detection of Ovarian Torsion? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Novel AIE [2 + 2] Schiff base macrocycles containing a 2,6-pyridylimide skeleton: Self-assembly and Cu<sup>2+</sup> sensing (2024)
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Zhang, Q. L., Zhou, X., Zhang, X., Shen, L., Xu, H., Wang, Z. Y., Huang, C., Redshaw, C., & Zhu, B. X. (2024). Novel AIE [2 + 2] Schiff base macrocycles containing a 2,6-pyridylimide skeleton: Self-assembly and Cu2+ sensing. Microchemical journal, 207, Article 112009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2024.112009

Despite positive progress on the study of the supramolecular self-assembly of 2,6-diimidopyridine-containing macrocycles with interpenetrating or interlocking structures via anionic recognition and hydrogen bonding interactions between the pyridine i... Read More about Novel AIE [2 + 2] Schiff base macrocycles containing a 2,6-pyridylimide skeleton: Self-assembly and Cu<sup>2+</sup> sensing.

Investigating temperature fluctuations in the wine and liquor maritime supply chain from South Africa to the United Kingdom: A case study (2024)
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Goedhals-Gerber, L. L., van Dyk, E., Getor, R. Y., & Louw, B. (2024). Investigating temperature fluctuations in the wine and liquor maritime supply chain from South Africa to the United Kingdom: A case study. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 28, Article 101262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2024.101262

This study explored temperature fluctuations in dry shipping containers transporting wine and liquor along maritime supply chains. It also examined how these variations affect product quality, and evaluated the effectiveness of thermal foil container... Read More about Investigating temperature fluctuations in the wine and liquor maritime supply chain from South Africa to the United Kingdom: A case study.

A Skilled English Tradesman and the Early International Diffusion of Steamboat and Railway Technology: The life and career of William Harman (1804–1890), a study of individual adaptability and mobility (2024)
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Robinson, R. (2024). A Skilled English Tradesman and the Early International Diffusion of Steamboat and Railway Technology: The life and career of William Harman (1804–1890), a study of individual adaptability and mobility. Mariner's Mirror, 110(4), 441-455. https://doi.org/10.1080/00253359.2024.2408174

Mobile British artisans played a key role in the global diffusion of industrialization, taking their skills to Continental Europe and the USA. While research in recent decades among those who might be classed as minor innovators or tweakers has incre... Read More about A Skilled English Tradesman and the Early International Diffusion of Steamboat and Railway Technology: The life and career of William Harman (1804–1890), a study of individual adaptability and mobility.

‘For the Betterment of the Industry’: The establishment and work of the White Fish Commission, 1936–1939 (2024)
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Wilcox, M. (2024). ‘For the Betterment of the Industry’: The establishment and work of the White Fish Commission, 1936–1939. Mariner's Mirror, 110(4), 456-476. https://doi.org/10.1080/00253359.2024.2408175

Between the wars, the British fishing industry faced an invidious economic climate. Costs rose, over-fishing and falling prices depressed incomes, and structural faults that had mattered little in the years of growth prior to 1914 became serious hand... Read More about ‘For the Betterment of the Industry’: The establishment and work of the White Fish Commission, 1936–1939.

Cost-utility analysis of adapted problem adaptation therapy for depression in mild-to-moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease: PATHFINDER randomised controlled trial (2024)
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Panca, M., Howard, R., Cort, E., Rawlinson, C., Gould, R. L., Wiegand, M., Downey, A. M., Banerjee, S., Fox, C., Harwood, R., Livingston, G., Moniz-Cook, E., Russell, G., Thomas, A., Wilkinson, P., Freemantle, N., & Hunter, R. M. (2024). Cost-utility analysis of adapted problem adaptation therapy for depression in mild-to-moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease: PATHFINDER randomised controlled trial. BJPsych Open, 10(6), Article e189. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.775

Background Depression is common in people with dementia, and negatively affects quality of life. Aims This paper aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of an intervention for depression in mild and moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease ove... Read More about Cost-utility analysis of adapted problem adaptation therapy for depression in mild-to-moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease: PATHFINDER randomised controlled trial.

Current and emerging opioids for the treatment of chronic cough: a mini review (2024)
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Zhang, M., & Morice, A. H. (online). Current and emerging opioids for the treatment of chronic cough: a mini review. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, https://doi.org/10.1080/14656566.2024.2418983

Introduction: Chronic cough has increasingly been recognized as a distinct clinical entity that affects a significant portion of the global population. Despite advancements in understanding its pathophysiology, treatment options remain limited. Opioi... Read More about Current and emerging opioids for the treatment of chronic cough: a mini review.

A Secure User Anonymity-Preserving Biometrics and PUFs-Based Multi-Server Authentication Scheme With Key Agreement in 5G Networks (2024)
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Xu, D., Bian, W., Li, Q., Xie, D., Zhao, J., & Hu, Y. (online). A Secure User Anonymity-Preserving Biometrics and PUFs-Based Multi-Server Authentication Scheme With Key Agreement in 5G Networks. IEEE internet of things journal, https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2024.3486005

The 5G networks can provide high data rates, ultra-low latency and huge network capacity. In 5G networks environment, the popularity of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to a rapid increase in the amount of data. Multi-server distributed cloud com... Read More about A Secure User Anonymity-Preserving Biometrics and PUFs-Based Multi-Server Authentication Scheme With Key Agreement in 5G Networks.

Narrow-Band Emission of Asymmetric 1,3-Substituted Pyrene-Based Deep-Blue Emitters and Application in OLEDs (2024)
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Liu, W., Jin, P., Zhang, S., Wang, X., Xie, Z., Xiao, Y., Hu, J. Y., Redshaw, C., & Feng, X. (online). Narrow-Band Emission of Asymmetric 1,3-Substituted Pyrene-Based Deep-Blue Emitters and Application in OLEDs. Advanced Optical Materials, https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202402090

High-efficiency organic blue light-emitting materials with narrow-band emission are fundamental components for constructing high color purity and high resolution in high-performance organic light-emitting diode (OLED) devices. Herein, new pyrene-base... Read More about Narrow-Band Emission of Asymmetric 1,3-Substituted Pyrene-Based Deep-Blue Emitters and Application in OLEDs.

Tackling inequalities in preconception health and care: barriers, facilitators and recommendations for action from the 2023 UK preconception EMCR network conference (2024)
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Schoenaker, D., Hall, J., Stewart, C., Hanley, S. J., Cassinelli, E. H., Benton, M., Azzari Wynn-Jones, A., Chawla, M., Currie, S., & 2023 UK Preconception EMCR Network conference workshop participants. (2024). Tackling inequalities in preconception health and care: barriers, facilitators and recommendations for action from the 2023 UK preconception EMCR network conference. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 15, 24-25. https://doi.org/10.1017/S204017442400031X

Reducing inequalities in preconception health and care is critical to improving the health and life chances of current and future generations. A hybrid workshop was held at the 2023 UK Preconception Early and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCR) Network con... Read More about Tackling inequalities in preconception health and care: barriers, facilitators and recommendations for action from the 2023 UK preconception EMCR network conference.