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The effects of visual landscape and traffic type on soundscape perception in high-rise residential estates of an urban city (2022)
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Tan, J. K. A., Hasegawa, Y., Lau, S. K., & Tang, S. K. (2022). The effects of visual landscape and traffic type on soundscape perception in high-rise residential estates of an urban city. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 189, Article 108580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108580

In dense urban cities with high-rise estates where large population of residents live in close proximity, the increasing noise exposure in soundscapes due to traffic noise, construction and other undesirable anthropophony in urban lived environments... Read More about The effects of visual landscape and traffic type on soundscape perception in high-rise residential estates of an urban city.

Modeling and control of anterior–posterior and medial–lateral sways in standing posture (2022)
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Hou, M., Fagan, M., Vanicek, N., & Dobson, C. A. (2022). Modeling and control of anterior–posterior and medial–lateral sways in standing posture. Journal of biomechanics, 134, Article 110930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110930

To study essential anterior–posterior and medial–lateral sways of the stance caused by rotational movements about the ankle and hip joints, a mathematical model is developed for the 3D postural kinematics and dynamics. The model is in the form of non... Read More about Modeling and control of anterior–posterior and medial–lateral sways in standing posture.

Uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria: mapping the proteome from circulating platelets (2022)
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Fernández, D., Segura, C., Arman, M., McGill, S., Burchmore, R., & Lopera-Mesa, T. (2022). Uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria: mapping the proteome from circulating platelets. Clinical Proteomics, 19, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12014-021-09337-7

Background: Thrombocytopenia is frequent in Plasmodium vivax malaria but the role of platelets in pathogenesis is unknown. Our study explores the platelet (PLT) proteome from uncomplicated P. vivax patients, to fingerprint molecular pathways related... Read More about Uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria: mapping the proteome from circulating platelets.

A cucurbit[8]uril-based probe for the detection of the pesticide tricyclazole (2022)
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Wu, H., Zhao, J., Yang, X. N., Yang, D., Chen, L. X., Redshaw, C., …Xiao, X. (2022). A cucurbit[8]uril-based probe for the detection of the pesticide tricyclazole. Dyes and pigments : an international journal, 199, Article 110076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.110076

A system comprising cucurbit[8]uril (Q[8]) and a fluorescent molecule (E)-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-(4-hydroxystyryl)pyridin-1-ium bromide (HPy) has been utilized to construct a fluorescent probe that is capable of detecting the pesticide tricyclazole (TC... Read More about A cucurbit[8]uril-based probe for the detection of the pesticide tricyclazole.

Negotiating Stakeholder Relationships in a Regional Circular Economy: Discourse Analysis of Multi-scalar Policies and Company Statements from the North of England (2022)
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Newsholme, A., Deutz, P., Affolderbach, J., & Baumgartner, R. J. (2022). Negotiating Stakeholder Relationships in a Regional Circular Economy: Discourse Analysis of Multi-scalar Policies and Company Statements from the North of England. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2(2), 783-809. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-021-00143-9

Circular economy (CE) literature discusses the need for cooperation between different stakeholders to promote a CE; there is also an assumption regarding the benefits of loop closing on a local or regional scale. However, the potentially conflicting... Read More about Negotiating Stakeholder Relationships in a Regional Circular Economy: Discourse Analysis of Multi-scalar Policies and Company Statements from the North of England.

Recent Advances in Lung Cancer Therapy Based on Nanomaterials: A Review (2022)
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Gholami, L., Ivari, J. R., Nasab, N. K., Oskuee, R. K., Sathyapalan, T., & Sahebkar, A. (2023). Recent Advances in Lung Cancer Therapy Based on Nanomaterials: A Review. Current medicinal chemistry, 30(3), 335-355. https://doi.org/10.2174/0929867328666210810160901

Lung cancer is one of the commonest cancers with a significant mortality rate for both genders, particularly in men. Lung cancer is recognized as one of the leading causes of death worldwide, which threatens the lives of over 1.6 million people every... Read More about Recent Advances in Lung Cancer Therapy Based on Nanomaterials: A Review.

Encapsulation of l-valine, d-leucine and d-methionine by cucurbit[8]uril (2022)
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Zhang, Z. H., Lin, R. L., Yu, X. Y., Chen, L. X., Tao, Z., Xiao, X., …Liu, J. X. (2022). Encapsulation of l-valine, d-leucine and d-methionine by cucurbit[8]uril. CrystEngComm, 24(5), 1035-1040. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ce01513c

The binding interactions of cucurbit[8]uril (Q[8]) with L-valine, D-leucine, and D-methionine, both in aqueous solution and solid state, have been studied by 1H NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. 1H NMR data indicate that Q[8] can encapsulat... Read More about Encapsulation of l-valine, d-leucine and d-methionine by cucurbit[8]uril.

Adaptive FIT-SMC Approach for an Anthropomorphic Manipulator With Robust Exact Differentiator and Neural Network-Based Friction Compensation (2022)
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Ali, K., Ullah, S., Mehmood, A., Mostafa, H., Marey, M., & Iqbal, J. (2022). Adaptive FIT-SMC Approach for an Anthropomorphic Manipulator With Robust Exact Differentiator and Neural Network-Based Friction Compensation. IEEE Access, 10, 3378-3389. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3139041

In robotic manipulators, feedback control of nonlinear systems with fast finite-time convergence is desirable. However, because of the parametric and model uncertainties, the robust control and tuning of the robotic manipulators pose many challenges... Read More about Adaptive FIT-SMC Approach for an Anthropomorphic Manipulator With Robust Exact Differentiator and Neural Network-Based Friction Compensation.

Development, implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based paediatric early warning system improvement programme: the PUMA mixed methods study (2022)
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Allen, D., Lloyd, A., Edwards, D., Hood, K., Huang, C., Hughes, J., …Roland, D. (2022). Development, implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based paediatric early warning system improvement programme: the PUMA mixed methods study. BMC health services research, 22(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07314-2

Background: Paediatric mortality rates in the United Kingdom are amongst the highest in Europe. Clinically missed deterioration is a contributory factor. Evidence to support any single intervention to address this problem is limited, but a cumulative... Read More about Development, implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based paediatric early warning system improvement programme: the PUMA mixed methods study.

IoP System Dependability Evaluation Method Based on AADL (2022)
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Shi, X., Mian, Z., & Gao, Y. (2022). IoP System Dependability Evaluation Method Based on AADL. Jisuanji Gongcheng/Computer Engineering, 48(1), 204-213. https://doi.org/10.19678/j.issn.1000-3428.0059738

The Internet of People(IoP)is characterized by the complex architecture and massive changing data, which adds to the difficulty of the analysis on IoP-based system dependability.Currently, there is still no robust dependability modelling and analysis... Read More about IoP System Dependability Evaluation Method Based on AADL.

Toward Efficient Mobile Electric Vehicle Charging under Heterogeneous Battery Switching Technology (2022)
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Ahmad, A., Ullah, Z., Khalid, M., & Ahmad, N. (2022). Toward Efficient Mobile Electric Vehicle Charging under Heterogeneous Battery Switching Technology. Applied Sciences, 12(2), Article 904. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12020904

The fast increase in adoption and development of Electric Vehicles (EVs) has invited a significant challenge to the existing charging management techniques and infrastructure. It is necessary to efficiently manage a large number of mobile EVs. As com... Read More about Toward Efficient Mobile Electric Vehicle Charging under Heterogeneous Battery Switching Technology.

Industry 4.0: A systematic review of legacy manufacturing system digital retrofitting (2022)
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Alqoud, A., Schaefer, D., & Milisavljevic-Syed, J. (2022). Industry 4.0: A systematic review of legacy manufacturing system digital retrofitting. Manufacturing Review, 9, Article 32. https://doi.org/10.1051/mfreview/2022031

Industry 4.0 technologies and digitalised processes are essential for implementing smart manufacturing within vertically and horizontally integrated production environments. These technologies offer new ways to generate revenue from data-driven servi... Read More about Industry 4.0: A systematic review of legacy manufacturing system digital retrofitting.

Strategies for Achieving Pre-emptive Resilience in Military Supply Chains (2022)
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Sani, S., Schaefer, D., & Milisavljevic-Syed, J. (2022). Strategies for Achieving Pre-emptive Resilience in Military Supply Chains. Procedia CIRP, 107, 1526-1532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.05.186

As technological advancement is rapidly evolving modern warfare, military supply chains are becoming more dynamic and complex with high vulnerability to unexpected disruptions. To increase their overall resilience against such unexpected disruptions,... Read More about Strategies for Achieving Pre-emptive Resilience in Military Supply Chains.

Supply Chain Management 4.0: Looking Backward, Looking Forward (2022)
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Khan, M. D., Schaefer, D., & Milisavljevic-Syed, J. (2022). Supply Chain Management 4.0: Looking Backward, Looking Forward. Procedia CIRP, 107, 9-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.04.002

About ten years ago, a bold vision with a prospect of largely autonomous factories of the future with digitized processes, data-driven smart applications, and seamlessly integrated supply chains was born and quickly became known as Industry 4.0 or ak... Read More about Supply Chain Management 4.0: Looking Backward, Looking Forward.

A Decision-Based Framework for Predictive Maintenance Technique Selection in Industry 4.0 (2022)
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Li, J., Schaefer, D., & Milisavljevic-Syed, J. (2022). A Decision-Based Framework for Predictive Maintenance Technique Selection in Industry 4.0. Procedia CIRP, 107, 77-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.04.013

Maintenance is defined as the actions that allow machines and equipment to work for an extended period of time by retaining and restoring equipment to its original state. In Industry 4.0 context, Predictive Maintenance (PdM) is a strategy that utiliz... Read More about A Decision-Based Framework for Predictive Maintenance Technique Selection in Industry 4.0.

A Review of Distributed Ledger Technologies in the Machine Economy: Challenges and Opportunities in Industry and Research (2022)
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Khan, M. D., Schaefer, D., & Milisavljevic-Syed, J. (2022). A Review of Distributed Ledger Technologies in the Machine Economy: Challenges and Opportunities in Industry and Research. Procedia CIRP, 107, 1168-1173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.05.126

Blockchain Technology has gained prominence since 2008 with trust, reliability, speed, and transparency becoming major advantages. It has also been applied and researched within a multitude of industry applications ranging from manufacturing to finan... Read More about A Review of Distributed Ledger Technologies in the Machine Economy: Challenges and Opportunities in Industry and Research.

Impact of COVID-19 on 'Living Well' with Mild-to-Moderate Dementia in the Community: Findings from the IDEAL Cohort (2022)
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Clare, L., Martyr, A., Gamble, L. D., Pentecost, C., Collins, R., Dawson, E., …Victor, C. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 on 'Living Well' with Mild-to-Moderate Dementia in the Community: Findings from the IDEAL Cohort. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 85(2), 921-936. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-215095

Background: Negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with dementia have been widely-documented, but most studies have relied on carer reports and few have compared responses to information collected before the pandemic. Objective: We aimed... Read More about Impact of COVID-19 on 'Living Well' with Mild-to-Moderate Dementia in the Community: Findings from the IDEAL Cohort.

The Use and Costs of Paid and Unpaid Care for People with Dementia: Longitudinal Findings from the IDEAL Cohort (2022)
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Henderson, C., Knapp, M., Martyr, A., Gamble, L. D., Nelis, S. M., Quinn, C., …Clare, L. (2022). The Use and Costs of Paid and Unpaid Care for People with Dementia: Longitudinal Findings from the IDEAL Cohort. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 86(1), 135-153. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-215117

Background: The drivers of costs of care for people with dementia are not well understood and little is known on the costs of care for those with rarer dementias. Objective: To characterize use and costs of paid and unpaid care over time in a cohort... Read More about The Use and Costs of Paid and Unpaid Care for People with Dementia: Longitudinal Findings from the IDEAL Cohort.

A Comparison of Well-Being of Carers of People with Dementia and Their Ability to Manage Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from the IDEAL Study (2022)
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Gamble, L. D., Parker, S., Quinn, C., Bennett, H. Q., Martyr, A., Sabatini, S., …Clare, L. (2022). A Comparison of Well-Being of Carers of People with Dementia and Their Ability to Manage Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from the IDEAL Study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 88(2), 679-692. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-220221

Background: Social restriction measures imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom impacted on carers of people with dementia, limiting access to support services and increasing perceived burden of caring. Few studies have compared... Read More about A Comparison of Well-Being of Carers of People with Dementia and Their Ability to Manage Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from the IDEAL Study.