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Supply Chain Management Systems in Africa: insights from Nigeria. (2021)
Book Chapter
Oyedijo, A., Adams, K., & Koukpaki, S. (2021). Supply Chain Management Systems in Africa: insights from Nigeria. In J. B. Abugre, E. Osabutey, & S. Sigué (Eds.), Business in Africa in the Era of Digital Technology: Essays in Honour of Professor William Darley. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70538-1

This chapter investigates the barriers and driving forces of supply chain collaboration in Nigeria as prior research has not adequately explored this issue in developing countries. Using an in-depth qualitative interviews conducted with purchasing an... Read More about Supply Chain Management Systems in Africa: insights from Nigeria..

“I've got something to tell you. I'm dyslexic”: The lived experiences of trainee teachers with dyslexia (2021)
Journal Article
Jacobs, L., Collyer, E., Lawrence, C., & Glazzard, J. (2021). “I've got something to tell you. I'm dyslexic”: The lived experiences of trainee teachers with dyslexia. Teaching and Teacher Education, 104, Article 103383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2021.103383

Literature has explored the placement experiences of primary school trainee teachers with dyslexia but there is a scarcity of research on secondary school trainees or university-based experiences. This study examined the experiences of three primary... Read More about “I've got something to tell you. I'm dyslexic”: The lived experiences of trainee teachers with dyslexia.

Palliative care for children and young people with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (2021)
Journal Article
Craig, F., Henderson, E. M., Patel, B., Murtagh, F. E., & Bluebond-Langner, M. (2021). Palliative care for children and young people with stage 5 chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-021-05056-1

Death from stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD 5) in childhood or adolescence is rare, but something that all paediatric renal physicians and most paediatricians will encounter. In this paper, we present the literature on three key areas of palliativ... Read More about Palliative care for children and young people with stage 5 chronic kidney disease.

Freedom of Expression v. Social Responsibility on the Internet: Vivi Down Association v. Google (2021)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R., & Stamile, N. (2021). Freedom of Expression v. Social Responsibility on the Internet: Vivi Down Association v. Google. Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental & Innovation Law, 11(2), 350-389

The aim of the article is to reflect on Google’s social responsibility by analyzing a milestone court decision, Vivi Down Association v. Google, that took place in Italy, involving the posting of an offensive video clip on Google Video. It was a land... Read More about Freedom of Expression v. Social Responsibility on the Internet: Vivi Down Association v. Google.

How reproducible should research software be? (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Harrison, S., Dasgupta, A., Waldman, S., Henderson, A., & Lovell, C. (2021). How reproducible should research software be?

How reproducible should research software be? In this article, we attempt to answer this question by defining four levels of reproducibility, suggesting criteria to help you decide which level your research software should be at, and recommended prac... Read More about How reproducible should research software be?.

Development and evaluation of a smartphone-based electroencephalography (EEG) system (2021)
Journal Article
Bateson, A. D., & Asghar, A. U. (2021). Development and evaluation of a smartphone-based electroencephalography (EEG) system. IEEE Access, 9, 75650-75667. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3079992

The aim of the study was to design, develop and evaluate a general-purpose EEG platform which integrates with a smartphone. The target specification was a system with 19 EEG channels and data stored onto the smartphone via a Wi-Fi connection. The har... Read More about Development and evaluation of a smartphone-based electroencephalography (EEG) system.

Eliapixant (BAY 1817080), a P2X3 receptor antagonist, in refractory chronic cough: A randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover phase 2a study (2021)
Journal Article
Morice, A., Smith, J. A., McGarvey, L., Birring, S. S., Parker, S. M., Turner, A., …Friedrich, C. (2021). Eliapixant (BAY 1817080), a P2X3 receptor antagonist, in refractory chronic cough: A randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover phase 2a study. European respiratory journal, 58(5), Article 2004240. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.04240-2020

Background. ATP acting via P2X3 receptors is an important mediator of refractory chronic cough (RCC). This phase 2a double-blinded crossover study assessed the safety, tolerability and efficacy of eliapixant (BAY 1817080), a selective P2X3 receptor a... Read More about Eliapixant (BAY 1817080), a P2X3 receptor antagonist, in refractory chronic cough: A randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover phase 2a study.

Pyrene-fused hexaarylbenzene luminogens: Synthesis, characterization, and aggregation-induced emission enhancement (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, C. Z., Yu, Z. D., Zhao, W. X., Yang, K., Noda, Y., Zhao, Y., …Yamato, T. (2021). Pyrene-fused hexaarylbenzene luminogens: Synthesis, characterization, and aggregation-induced emission enhancement. Dyes and pigments : an international journal, 192, Article 109452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.109452

Six novel pyrene-fused hexaarylbenzene derivatives (3a-f) were designed, synthesized, and characterized, which exhibited aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE) in the aggregated state by means of THF/H2O mixtures. Techniques such as theoreti... Read More about Pyrene-fused hexaarylbenzene luminogens: Synthesis, characterization, and aggregation-induced emission enhancement.

Income Status and Life Satisfaction (2021)
Journal Article
FitzRoy, F. R., & Nolan, M. A. (2021). Income Status and Life Satisfaction. Journal of Happiness Studies, 23, 233–256. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-021-00397-y

The importance of both income rank and relative income, as indicators of status, has long been recognised in the literature on life satisfaction and happiness. Recently, several authors have made explicit comparisons of the relative importance of the... Read More about Income Status and Life Satisfaction.

SPOWTT: Improving the Safety and Productivity of Offshore Wind Technician Transit (2021)
Journal Article
Earle, F., Huddlestone, J., Williams, T., Stock-Williams, C., van der Mijle-Meijer, H., de Vries, L., …Moore, G. (in press). SPOWTT: Improving the Safety and Productivity of Offshore Wind Technician Transit. Wind energy, https://doi.org/10.1002/we.2647

This paper describes the SPOWTT project. The intention of this project was to understand how sailing by crew transfer vessel (CTVs) to offshore wind farms affects the mental and physical wellbeing of individuals on board. The focus was on quantifying... Read More about SPOWTT: Improving the Safety and Productivity of Offshore Wind Technician Transit.

Effects of compression on mechanical integrity, gas permeability and thermal stability of gas diffusion layers with/without sealing gaskets (2021)
Journal Article
Aldakheel, F., Ismail, M. S., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D. B., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2021). Effects of compression on mechanical integrity, gas permeability and thermal stability of gas diffusion layers with/without sealing gaskets. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(44), 22907-22919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.04.087

The compressibility, the gas permeability and the thermal stability of 4 commercially available uncoated GDLs (or carbon substrates) and MPL-coated GDLs are, with/without Teflon and silicone sealing gaskets, investigated before and after performing e... Read More about Effects of compression on mechanical integrity, gas permeability and thermal stability of gas diffusion layers with/without sealing gaskets.

Why do some students opt out of fieldwork? Using expectancy-value theory to explore the hidden voices of non-participants (2021)
Journal Article
Peasland, E. L., Henri, D. C., Morrell, L. J., & Scott, G. W. (in press). Why do some students opt out of fieldwork? Using expectancy-value theory to explore the hidden voices of non-participants. International journal of science education, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2021.1923080

Fieldwork is an important part of higher education programmes in geography, geology, environmental sciences and biosciences because it offers opportunities to enhance graduate employability alongside pedagogical and social benefits. However, not all... Read More about Why do some students opt out of fieldwork? Using expectancy-value theory to explore the hidden voices of non-participants.

Intraovarian injection of platelet-rich plasma in assisted reproduction: too much too soon? (2021)
Journal Article
Atkinson, L., Martin, F., & Sturmey, R. G. (2021). Intraovarian injection of platelet-rich plasma in assisted reproduction: too much too soon?. Human Reproduction, 36(7), 1737-1750. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deab106

The prospect of ovarian rejuvenation offers the tantalising prospect of treating age-related declines in fertility or in pathological conditions such as premature ovarian failure. The concept of ovarian rejuvenation was invigorated by the indication... Read More about Intraovarian injection of platelet-rich plasma in assisted reproduction: too much too soon?.

Neurostructural and Neurophysiological Correlates of Multiple Sclerosis Physical Fatigue: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional Studies (2021)
Journal Article
Ellison, P. M., Goodall, S., Kennedy, N., Dawes, H., Clark, A., Pomeroy, V., …Saxton, J. M. (2022). Neurostructural and Neurophysiological Correlates of Multiple Sclerosis Physical Fatigue: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional Studies. Neuropsychology Review, 32(3), 506-519. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-021-09508-1

Fatigue is one of the most debilitating symptoms for people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). By consolidating a diverse and conflicting evidence-base, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to gain new insights into the neurobiology of MS fati... Read More about Neurostructural and Neurophysiological Correlates of Multiple Sclerosis Physical Fatigue: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional Studies.

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator devices: when, how and who should discuss deactivation with patients: a systematic literature review (2021)
Journal Article
Freemantle, M., & Murtagh, F. (in press). Implantable cardioverter defibrillator devices: when, how and who should discuss deactivation with patients: a systematic literature review. BMJ supportive & palliative care, Article 2021-002894. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-002894

Background: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are used to treat life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and prevent sudden cardiac arrest. As recipients age they may develop greater risk of dying as a result of progressive multimorbidity ra... Read More about Implantable cardioverter defibrillator devices: when, how and who should discuss deactivation with patients: a systematic literature review.

Robust Finite-Time Trajectory Tracking Control of Quadrotor Aircraft via Terminal Sliding Mode-Based Active Antidisturbance Approach: A PIL Experiment (2021)
Journal Article
Mechali, O., Iqbal, J., Xie, X., Xu, L., & Senouci, A. (2021). Robust Finite-Time Trajectory Tracking Control of Quadrotor Aircraft via Terminal Sliding Mode-Based Active Antidisturbance Approach: A PIL Experiment. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2021, Article 5522379. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5522379

This paper presents an accurate solution of finite-time Cartesian trajectory tracking control problem of a quadrotor system by designing and implementing a novel robust flight-control algorithm. The quadrotor is subject to nonlinearities, unmodeled d... Read More about Robust Finite-Time Trajectory Tracking Control of Quadrotor Aircraft via Terminal Sliding Mode-Based Active Antidisturbance Approach: A PIL Experiment.

Can group rights justify the denial of education to children? The Amish in the United States as a case study (2021)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2021). Can group rights justify the denial of education to children? The Amish in the United States as a case study. SN Social Sciences, 1(7), Article 164. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-021-00133-6

Multiculturalism gives preference to group rights over individual rights. This may challenge democratic values. This paper focuses on the Amish denial of education from their adolescents. Criticizing Wisconsin v. Yoder (Wisconsin v. Yoder 406 U.S. 20... Read More about Can group rights justify the denial of education to children? The Amish in the United States as a case study.