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Layered rare-earth hydroxides as multi-modal medical imaging probes: particle size optimisation and compositional exploration (2024)
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Strimaite, M., Wells, C. J., Prior, T. J., Stuckey, D. J., Wells, J. A., Davies, G. L., & Williams, G. R. (2024). Layered rare-earth hydroxides as multi-modal medical imaging probes: particle size optimisation and compositional exploration. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 53(19), 8429-8442. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4dt00371c

Recently, layered rare-earth hydroxides (LRHs) have received growing attention in the field of theranostics. We have previously reported the hydrothermal synthesis of layered terbium hydroxide (LTbH), which exhibited high biocompatibility, reversible... Read More about Layered rare-earth hydroxides as multi-modal medical imaging probes: particle size optimisation and compositional exploration.

Not So Robust after All: Evaluating the Robustness of Deep Neural Networks to Unseen Adversarial Attacks (2024)
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Garaev, R., Rasheed, B., & Khan, A. M. (2024). Not So Robust after All: Evaluating the Robustness of Deep Neural Networks to Unseen Adversarial Attacks. Algorithms, 17, Article 162. https://doi.org/10.3390/a17040162

Deep neural networks (DNNs) have gained prominence in various applications, but remain vulnerable to adversarial attacks that manipulate data to mislead a DNN. This paper aims to challenge the efficacy and transferability of two contemporary defense... Read More about Not So Robust after All: Evaluating the Robustness of Deep Neural Networks to Unseen Adversarial Attacks.

Theoretical study of a novel intermediate temperature photovoltaic/thermal system equipped with heat pipe and evacuated tube (2024)
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Ren, X., Dang, G., Gong, L., Li, J., Zhu, C., Duan, X., & Pei, G. (2024). Theoretical study of a novel intermediate temperature photovoltaic/thermal system equipped with heat pipe and evacuated tube. Applied thermal engineering, 248, part B, Article 123207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123207

Solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technology has enormous promise in the field of renewable cogeneration as a key technology to increase the utilization rate of solar energy. The structural restrictions of PV/T and the high power temperature coeffici... Read More about Theoretical study of a novel intermediate temperature photovoltaic/thermal system equipped with heat pipe and evacuated tube.

Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus (2024)
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Neiva, J., Assis, J., Fragkopoulou, E., Pearson, G. A., Raimondi, P. T., Anderson, L., …Serrão, E. A. (2024). Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus. Frontiers in ecology and evolution, 12, Article 1356987. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1356987

Amphiboreal taxa are often composed of vicariant phylogroups and species complexes whose divergence and phylogeographic affinities reflect a shared history of chronic isolation and episodic trans-Arctic dispersal. Ecological filters and shifting sele... Read More about Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus.

Dense stellar clump formation driven by strong quasar winds in the FIRE cosmological hydrodynamic simulations (2024)
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Mercedes-Feliz, J., Anglés-Alcázar, D., Oh, B. K., Hayward, C. C., Cochrane, R. K., Richings, A. J., …Hopkins, P. F. (2024). Dense stellar clump formation driven by strong quasar winds in the FIRE cosmological hydrodynamic simulations. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 530(3), 2795-2809. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae1021

We investigate the formation of dense stellar clumps in a suite of high-resolution cosmological zoom-in simulations of a massive, star-forming galaxy at z ∼ 2 under the presence of strong quasar winds. Our simulations include multiphase ISM physics f... Read More about Dense stellar clump formation driven by strong quasar winds in the FIRE cosmological hydrodynamic simulations.

Outcomes in patients treated with loop diuretics without a diagnosis of heart failure: a retrospective cohort study (2024)
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Cuthbert, J. J., Soyiri, I., Lomax, S. J., Turgoose, J., Fuat, A., Cohen, J., & Clark, A. L. (2024). Outcomes in patients treated with loop diuretics without a diagnosis of heart failure: a retrospective cohort study. Heart, 110(12), Article 323577. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2023-323577

Background Loop diuretics are commonly prescribed in the community, not always to patients with a recorded diagnosis of heart failure (HF). The rate of HF events in patients prescribed loop diuretics without a diagnosis of HF is unknown. Methods... Read More about Outcomes in patients treated with loop diuretics without a diagnosis of heart failure: a retrospective cohort study.

Movements and habitat use of native and invasive piscivorous fishes in a temperate and channelized lowland river (2024)
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Nolan, E. T., Hindes, A. M., Bolland, J. D., Davies, P., Gutmann Roberts, C., Tarkan, A. S., & Britton, J. R. (2024). Movements and habitat use of native and invasive piscivorous fishes in a temperate and channelized lowland river. Hydrobiologia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05533-2

Lowland temperate rivers provide important habitats for piscivorous fishes, but with their year-round spatial and temporal habitat use is often poorly understood, including their use of off-channel habitats. Here, the movements and habitat use of the... Read More about Movements and habitat use of native and invasive piscivorous fishes in a temperate and channelized lowland river.

Bayesian relative composite quantile regression approach of ordinal latent regression model with L1/2 regularization (2024)
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Tian, Y., Wu, C., Tai, L., Mian, Z., & Tian, M. (2024). Bayesian relative composite quantile regression approach of ordinal latent regression model with L1/2 regularization. Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, 17(2), Article e11683. https://doi.org/10.1002/sam.11683

Ordinal data frequently occur in various fields such as knowledge level assessment, credit rating, clinical disease diagnosis, and psychological evaluation. The classic models including cumulative logistic regression or probit regression are often us... Read More about Bayesian relative composite quantile regression approach of ordinal latent regression model with L1/2 regularization.

Institution level awarding gap metrics for identifying educational inequity: useful tools or reductive distractions? (2024)
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Hubbard, K. (2024). Institution level awarding gap metrics for identifying educational inequity: useful tools or reductive distractions?. Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01216-y

Equity is increasingly seen as a core value for Higher Education systems around the world. (In)equity is often measured through construction of achievement gaps, quantifying the relative outcomes of two populations of students. Institution-level gaps... Read More about Institution level awarding gap metrics for identifying educational inequity: useful tools or reductive distractions?.

Simulation and Economic Modelling of a Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) System using PVSyst (2024)
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Dellosa, J. T., Mendoza, R., Billones, R. K. C., & Sheng, Y. (2024). Simulation and Economic Modelling of a Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) System using PVSyst. Journal of Electrical Systems, 20(5s), 758-777. https://doi.org/10.52783/jes.2299

This paper examines the economic feasibility of implementing a Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) system in a Philippine Lake using the PVsyst simulation tool. The study involved a detailed simulation of the FSPV system's performance, considering var... Read More about Simulation and Economic Modelling of a Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) System using PVSyst.

Current Trends, Advancements, and Challenges in Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) Systems for Off-Grid Applications: A Review (2024)
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Dellosa, J. T., Mendoza, R. N., Billones, R. K. C., & Sheng, Y. (2024). Current Trends, Advancements, and Challenges in Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) Systems for Off-Grid Applications: A Review. Journal of Electrical Systems, 20(5s), 739-757. https://doi.org/10.52783/jes.2298

Increasing energy demands and the pursuit of sustainable and clean energy sources have intensified interest in Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) systems, particularly for off-grid applications. FSPV technology presents a strategic alternative for co... Read More about Current Trends, Advancements, and Challenges in Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) Systems for Off-Grid Applications: A Review.

Recent advances in synchrotron X-ray studies of the atomic structures of metal alloys in liquid state (2024)
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Huang, S., Xiang, K., & Mi, J. (2024). Recent advances in synchrotron X-ray studies of the atomic structures of metal alloys in liquid state. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 203, 180-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.02.038

Research into the atomic structures of metal materials in the liquid state, their dynamic evolution versus temperature until the onset of crystal nucleation has been a central research topic in condensed matter physics and materials science for well... Read More about Recent advances in synchrotron X-ray studies of the atomic structures of metal alloys in liquid state.

Genetic consequences of improved river connectivity in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) (2024)
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Moccetti, P., Dodd, J. R., Joyce, D. A., Nunn, A. D., Gillespie, B., & Bolland, J. D. (2024). Genetic consequences of improved river connectivity in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.). Evolutionary Applications, 17(4), Article e13660. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13660

Fragmentation of watercourses poses a significant threat to biodiversity, particularly for migratory fish species. Mitigation measures such as fishways, have been increasingly implemented to restore river connectivity and support fish migration. The... Read More about Genetic consequences of improved river connectivity in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.).

Tracking aquatic animals for fisheries management in European waters (2024)
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Özgül, A., Birnie-Gauvin, K., Abecasis, D., Alós, J., Aarestrup, K., Reubens, J., …Lennox, R. J. (2024). Tracking aquatic animals for fisheries management in European waters. Fisheries Management and Ecology, Article e12706. https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12706

Acoustic telemetry (AT) has emerged as a valuable tool for monitoring aquatic animals in both European inland and marine waters over the past two decades. The European Tracking Network (ETN) initiative has played a pivotal role in promoting collabora... Read More about Tracking aquatic animals for fisheries management in European waters.

Financial literacy and household financial resilience (2024)
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Liu, T., Fan, M., Li, Y., & Yue, P. (2024). Financial literacy and household financial resilience. Finance research letters, 63, Article 105378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2024.105378

Rising uncertainty has drawn researchers’ attention towards households’ anti-risk capacities. Using data from the China Household Finance Survey covering 2019 to 2021, this study investigates the impact of financial literacy on household financial re... Read More about Financial literacy and household financial resilience.

Social prescribing for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their carers: what works, for whom, under what circumstances and why – protocol for a complex intervention systematic review (2024)
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Marshall, J., Papavasiliou, E., Fox, C., Hawkes, M., Irvine, A., Moniz-Cook, E., …Cross, J. L. (2024). Social prescribing for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their carers: what works, for whom, under what circumstances and why – protocol for a complex intervention systematic review. BMJ open, 14(4), Article e080551. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080551

Introduction Dementia is a complex medical condition that poses significant challenges to healthcare systems and support services. People living with dementia (PLWD) and their carers experience complex needs often exacerbated by social isolation an... Read More about Social prescribing for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their carers: what works, for whom, under what circumstances and why – protocol for a complex intervention systematic review.

An options-pricing approach to forecasting the French presidential election (2024)
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Fry, J., Hastings, T., & Binner, J. (in press). An options-pricing approach to forecasting the French presidential election. Journal of the Operational Research Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2024.2334339

A subjective probability argument suggests vote-share estimates from polling companies can be interpreted as market prices. The corresponding election constitutes the price at a known future date. This makes an options-pricing approach particularly a... Read More about An options-pricing approach to forecasting the French presidential election.

Associations between multimorbidity and neuropathology in dementia: Consideration of functional cognitive disorders, psychiatric illness and dementia mimics (2024)
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Hamilton, C. A., Matthews, F. E., Attems, J., Donaghy, P. C., Erskine, D., Taylor, J. P., & Thomas, A. J. (2024). Associations between multimorbidity and neuropathology in dementia: Consideration of functional cognitive disorders, psychiatric illness and dementia mimics. British Journal of Psychiatry, 224(6), 237-244. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.25

Background Multimorbidity, the presence of two or more health conditions, has been identified as a possible risk factor for clinical dementia. It is unclear whether this is due to worsening brain health and underlying neuropathology, or other factors... Read More about Associations between multimorbidity and neuropathology in dementia: Consideration of functional cognitive disorders, psychiatric illness and dementia mimics.

Immersed in the transitioning HE sector: the impact of transitions in the higher education sector in England on staff and students (2024)
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Glazzard, J., & Tate, A. (2024). Immersed in the transitioning HE sector: the impact of transitions in the higher education sector in England on staff and students. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.5334/ijelt.77

The increasing marketisation of the UK higher education sector in recent years has resulted in multiple transitions for universities. Student evaluations of teaching and university league tables have placed greater importance on both the quality of t... Read More about Immersed in the transitioning HE sector: the impact of transitions in the higher education sector in England on staff and students.