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Integrating Virtual Walkthroughs for Subjective Urban Evaluations: A Case Study of Neighbourhoods in Sheffield, England (2024)
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Roychowdhury, S., Mazumdar, S., Thakker, D., Checco, A., Lanfranchi, V., & Goodchild, B. (2024). Integrating Virtual Walkthroughs for Subjective Urban Evaluations: A Case Study of Neighbourhoods in Sheffield, England. Land, 13(6), Article 831. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060831

This study explores the correlation between residents’ subjective assessments of urban neighbourhoods, obtained through virtual walkthroughs, and objective measures of deprivation. Our study was set within a specific city in the United Kingdom, with... Read More about Integrating Virtual Walkthroughs for Subjective Urban Evaluations: A Case Study of Neighbourhoods in Sheffield, England.

Understanding interaction in problematic dementia and social care encounters: Protocol for a micro-level study combining video-ethnography and Conversation Analysis (CA) (2024)
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Chatwin, J., Ludwin, K., Jones, D., & Bravington, A. (2024). Understanding interaction in problematic dementia and social care encounters: Protocol for a micro-level study combining video-ethnography and Conversation Analysis (CA). PLoS ONE, 19(6), Article e0305069. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305069

It is well established that the actions and behaviour of dementia care workers are fundamental to the wellbeing of the people they care for. Not only do they deal with basic healthcare needs, but they also perform a vital psycho-social function by pr... Read More about Understanding interaction in problematic dementia and social care encounters: Protocol for a micro-level study combining video-ethnography and Conversation Analysis (CA).

Redefining Digital Twins – A Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Perspective (2024)
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Tuton, E., Ma, X., & Dethlefs, N. (2024). Redefining Digital Twins – A Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Perspective. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2767(5), Article 052001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2767/5/052001

Digital Twin (DT) technology has seen an explosion in popularity, with wind energy no exception. This is particularly true for Operations & Maintenance (O&M) applications. However, this expanded use has been accompanied by loose, conflicting, definit... Read More about Redefining Digital Twins – A Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Perspective.

A comparative analysis of machine learning algorithms for detecting COVID-19 using lung X-ray images (2024)
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Hamal, S., Mishra, B. K., Baldock, R., Sayers, W., Adhikari, T. N., & Gibson, R. M. (2024). A comparative analysis of machine learning algorithms for detecting COVID-19 using lung X-ray images. Decision Analytics Journal, 11, Article 100460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dajour.2024.100460

Machine intelligence has the potential to play a significant role in diagnosing, managing, and guiding the treatment of disease, which supports the rising demands on healthcare to provide rapid and accurate interpretation of clinical data. The global... Read More about A comparative analysis of machine learning algorithms for detecting COVID-19 using lung X-ray images.

Phased chromosome-scale genome assembly of an asexual, allopolyploid root-knot nematode reveals complex subgenomic structure (2024)
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Winter, M. R., Taranto, A. P., Yimer, H. Z., Coomer Blundell, A., Siddique, S., Williamson, V. M., & Lunt, D. H. (2024). Phased chromosome-scale genome assembly of an asexual, allopolyploid root-knot nematode reveals complex subgenomic structure. PLoS ONE, 19(6), Article e0302506. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302506

We present the chromosome-scale genome assembly of the allopolyploid root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica. We show that the M. javanica genome is predominantly allotetraploid, comprising two subgenomes, A and B, that most likely originated from hy... Read More about Phased chromosome-scale genome assembly of an asexual, allopolyploid root-knot nematode reveals complex subgenomic structure.

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Impact of Party Organisation in Legislatures (2024)
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Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2024). Hidden in Plain Sight: The Impact of Party Organisation in Legislatures. Journal of international and comparative law, 11(1), 103-120

Legislators operate in different spaces within a legislative estate. The public and scholarly focus is on behaviour in formal space – the chamber and committee rooms, where formal decisions are taken – but the utilization of informal and party (and... Read More about Hidden in Plain Sight: The Impact of Party Organisation in Legislatures.

Techno-Economic Assessment of Molten Salt-Based Concentrated Solar Power: Case Study of Linear Fresnel Reflector with a Fossil Fuel Backup under Saudi Arabia’s Climate Conditions (2024)
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Aljudaya, A., Michailos, S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2024). Techno-Economic Assessment of Molten Salt-Based Concentrated Solar Power: Case Study of Linear Fresnel Reflector with a Fossil Fuel Backup under Saudi Arabia’s Climate Conditions. Energies, 17(11), Article 2719. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17112719

Concentrated solar power (CSP) has gained traction for generating electricity at high capacity and meeting base-load energy demands in the energy mix market in a cost-effective manner. The linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) is valued for its cost-effecti... Read More about Techno-Economic Assessment of Molten Salt-Based Concentrated Solar Power: Case Study of Linear Fresnel Reflector with a Fossil Fuel Backup under Saudi Arabia’s Climate Conditions.

Assessing Biodiversity Loss and the Challenge of Implementing Nature Conservation Laws in Africa (2024)
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Ogunniyi, D., & Azeta, A. (2024). Assessing Biodiversity Loss and the Challenge of Implementing Nature Conservation Laws in Africa. African Journal of Legal Studies, 16(2), 79-105. https://doi.org/10.1163/17087384-12340103

Despite global multilateral efforts to improve biodiversity conservation, African biodiversity range are increasingly facing existential threats. The Red List of Threatened Species (RLTS) adopted by the International Union for the Conservation of Nat... Read More about Assessing Biodiversity Loss and the Challenge of Implementing Nature Conservation Laws in Africa.

A new pulsar timing model for scalar-tensor gravity with applications to PSR J2222-0137 and pulsar-black hole binaries (2024)
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Batrakov, A., Hu, H., Wex, N., Freire, P. C., Venkatraman Krishnan, V., Kramer, M., …Theureau, G. (2024). A new pulsar timing model for scalar-tensor gravity with applications to PSR J2222-0137 and pulsar-black hole binaries. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 686(June), Article A101. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202245246

Context. Scalar-tensor gravity (STG) theories are well-motivated alternatives to general relativity (GR). One class of STG theories, Damour- Esposito- Farèse (DEF) gravity, has a massless scalar field with two arbitrary coupling parameters. We are in... Read More about A new pulsar timing model for scalar-tensor gravity with applications to PSR J2222-0137 and pulsar-black hole binaries.

Can tumour antigens act as biomarkers for the early detection of non-small cell lung cancer? (2024)
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Mohamed, E., Fletcher, D., Hart, S., & Guinn, B.-A. (2024). Can tumour antigens act as biomarkers for the early detection of non-small cell lung cancer?. Onco, 4(2), 87-100. https://doi.org/10.3390/onco4020008

Lung cancer (LC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths. Pulmonary nodules are one of the risk factors and their discovery rate has been increasing due to enhanced performance of chest CT scans but more than 90% are non-malignant causi... Read More about Can tumour antigens act as biomarkers for the early detection of non-small cell lung cancer?.

Accelerating the Low-Carbon Energy Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa through Floating Photovoltaic Solar Farms (2024)
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Ingo, T. I., Gyoh, L., Sheng, Y., Kaymak, M. K., Sahin, A. D., & Pouran, H. M. (2024). Accelerating the Low-Carbon Energy Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa through Floating Photovoltaic Solar Farms. Atmosphere, 15(6), Article 653. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15060653

Climate change has become a global issue and is predicted to impact less-developed regions, such as sub-Saharan Africa, severely. Innovative, sustainable renewable energy systems are essential to mitigate climate change's effects and unlock the regio... Read More about Accelerating the Low-Carbon Energy Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa through Floating Photovoltaic Solar Farms.

Views of patients with progressive illness and carers about the role of digital advance care planning systems to record and share information: a qualitative study (2024)
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Birtwistle, J., Allsop, M. J., Bradshaw, A., Millares Martin, P., Sleeman, K. E., Twiddy, M., & Evans, C. J. (online). Views of patients with progressive illness and carers about the role of digital advance care planning systems to record and share information: a qualitative study. Palliative medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163241255511

Background: Digital approaches are being explored internationally to support the elicitation, documentation and sharing of advance care planning information. However, views and experiences of patients and carers are little understood, impeding develo... Read More about Views of patients with progressive illness and carers about the role of digital advance care planning systems to record and share information: a qualitative study.

Animal health and welfare as a public good: what do the public think? (2024)
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Clark, B., Proctor, A., Boaitey, A., Mahon, N., Hanley, N., & Holloway, L. (in press). Animal health and welfare as a public good: what do the public think?. Agriculture and human values, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-024-10585-0

his paper presents a novel perspective on an evolving policy area. The UK’s withdrawal from the EU has led to the creation of a new Agriculture Act and proposals for significant changes to the way farming subsidies are structured in England. Underpin... Read More about Animal health and welfare as a public good: what do the public think?.

Bis-butoxyphenyl dipyridine cation with high affinity for PF6−: Enhancement of solid fluorescence and inhibits Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus activity through anion-π+ interactions (2024)
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Chen, L., Zhou, X., Shen, L., Peng, S., Yuan, J. L., Xu, H., Wang, Z. Y., Redshaw, C., & Zhang, Q. L. (2024). Bis-butoxyphenyl dipyridine cation with high affinity for PF6−: Enhancement of solid fluorescence and inhibits Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus activity through anion-π+ interactions. Journal of molecular structure, 1315, Article 138783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.138783

The contamination of anions and the overuse of antibiotics pose significant hazards to human health. Excess anions can cause serious damage to organisms and the natural environment, while the misuse of antibiotics has led to the emergence of multi-dr... Read More about Bis-butoxyphenyl dipyridine cation with high affinity for PF6−: Enhancement of solid fluorescence and inhibits Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus activity through anion-π+ interactions.

Liu, C., Xia, Z., & Patton, R. J. (2024). Distributed Fault-Tolerant Consensus Control of Vehicle Platoon Systems With DoS Attacks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (2024)
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Liu, C., Xia, Z., & Patton, R. (in press). Liu, C., Xia, Z., & Patton, R. J. (2024). Distributed Fault-Tolerant Consensus Control of Vehicle Platoon Systems With DoS Attacks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2024.3406608

Vehicle platoon systems are regarded as autonomous vehicles in the platooning pattern, in which vehicles drive in sequence and maintain the desired inter-vehicle spacing. This paper investigates the platoon control problem of vehicle platoon dynamics... Read More about Liu, C., Xia, Z., & Patton, R. J. (2024). Distributed Fault-Tolerant Consensus Control of Vehicle Platoon Systems With DoS Attacks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

Distributed Fault-Tolerant Consensus Control of Vehicle Platoon Systems With DoS Attacks (2024)
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Liu, C., Xia, Z., & Patton, R. J. (in press). Distributed Fault-Tolerant Consensus Control of Vehicle Platoon Systems With DoS Attacks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2024.3406608

Vehicle platoon systems are regarded as autonomous vehicles in the platooning pattern, in which vehicles drive in sequence and maintain the desired inter-vehicle spacing. This paper investigates the platoon control problem of vehicle platoon dynamics... Read More about Distributed Fault-Tolerant Consensus Control of Vehicle Platoon Systems With DoS Attacks.

Fuzzy Fault-tolerant Controller With Guaranteed Performance for MIMO Systems Under Uncertain Initial State (2024)
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Yin, C. W., Riaz, S., Uppal, A. A., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Fuzzy Fault-tolerant Controller With Guaranteed Performance for MIMO Systems Under Uncertain Initial State. International journal of control, automation and systems, 22(6), 2038-2054. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12555-023-0327-5

It is always problematic that the initial value of the trajectory tracking error must be inside the area included in the prescribed performance constraint function. To overcome this problem, a novel fault-tolerant control strategy is designed for a s... Read More about Fuzzy Fault-tolerant Controller With Guaranteed Performance for MIMO Systems Under Uncertain Initial State.

Investigation of Monovalent Li and Divalent Ni Doping in Co3O4 for Enhanced Hydroelectric Cell Performance (2024)
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Kashyap, R., Chauhan, A., Kaur, G., Ram Chaudhary, G., Taylor, M. J., & Sharma, R. K. (2024). Investigation of Monovalent Li and Divalent Ni Doping in Co3O4 for Enhanced Hydroelectric Cell Performance. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 688, Article 416150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2024.416150

The hydroelectric cell (HEC) produces green power at room temperature using non-photocatalytic water splitting. To achieve this goal, pure Ni (Nickel) and lithium (Li) substituted in cobalt oxide (Co3O4), a mesoporous oxygen-deficient material, is in... Read More about Investigation of Monovalent Li and Divalent Ni Doping in Co3O4 for Enhanced Hydroelectric Cell Performance.