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Extended grey wolf optimization–based adaptive fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode control of a robotic manipulator (2022)
Journal Article
Rezoug, A., Iqbal, J., & Tadjine, M. (2022). Extended grey wolf optimization–based adaptive fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode control of a robotic manipulator. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1177/09596518221099768

This article proposes a novel hybrid metaheuristic technique based on nonsingular terminal sliding mode controller, time delay estimation method, an extended grey wolf optimization algorithm and adaptive super twisting control law. The fast convergen... Read More about Extended grey wolf optimization–based adaptive fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode control of a robotic manipulator.

Trade, Human Capital and Economic Growth in BRICS and EU Economies (2022)
Journal Article
Negem, S. H., & Bhattarai, K. (in press). Trade, Human Capital and Economic Growth in BRICS and EU Economies. Journal of Development Economics and Finance, 3(1), 21-46

This paper examines the impact of both trade and human capital on economic growth of the European Union and BRICS. Over the period 2010-2020, the estimated model is based on endogenous growth theory. Our theoretical model is estimated for the EU and... Read More about Trade, Human Capital and Economic Growth in BRICS and EU Economies.

Multi-temporal resolution aerosols impacted techno-economic assessment of concentrated solar power in arid regions: Case study of solar power tower in Kuwait (2022)
Journal Article
Alfailakawi, M. S., Michailos, S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). Multi-temporal resolution aerosols impacted techno-economic assessment of concentrated solar power in arid regions: Case study of solar power tower in Kuwait. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments an international journal, 52, Article 102324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2022.102324

This work evaluates the Solar Power Tower performance in arid regions where elevated aerosols levels and water scarcity threaten solar applications feasibility. The work conducts an aerosols aware modelling and techno-economic assessment by consideri... Read More about Multi-temporal resolution aerosols impacted techno-economic assessment of concentrated solar power in arid regions: Case study of solar power tower in Kuwait.

An innovative concentrated solar power system driven by high-temperature cascade organic Rankine cycle (2022)
Journal Article
Ren, X., Li, J., Gao, G., & Pei, G. (2022). An innovative concentrated solar power system driven by high-temperature cascade organic Rankine cycle. Journal of Energy Storage, 52, Article 104999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.104999

Direct steam generation (DSG) solar power systems eliminate synthetic oils and molten salts in the solar field and enable efficient heat collection. Commercial DSG solar plants usually have a steam generation temperature of 250–285 °C to reduce the t... Read More about An innovative concentrated solar power system driven by high-temperature cascade organic Rankine cycle.

Metabolic risk is associated with sociodemographic characteristics in adolescents from both rural and urban regions from southern Brazil (2022)
Journal Article
de Souza, S., Francisco de Castro Silveira, J., Marques, K. C., Gaya, A. R., Franke, S. I. R., Renner, J. D. P., …Reuter, C. P. (2022). Metabolic risk is associated with sociodemographic characteristics in adolescents from both rural and urban regions from southern Brazil. BMC Pediatrics, 22(1), Article 324. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03386-z

Background: The prevalence of several cardiovascular metabolic disorders are increasingly cause for concern in adolescents worldwide. Given the complex interrelations between metabolic risk (MR) and sociodemographic variables, the present study aims... Read More about Metabolic risk is associated with sociodemographic characteristics in adolescents from both rural and urban regions from southern Brazil.

Face and content validity, acceptability, feasibility, and implementability of a novel outcome measure for children with life-limiting or life-threatening illness in three sub-Saharan African countries (2022)
Journal Article
Namisango, E., Bristowe, K., Murtagh, F. E., Downing, J., Powell, R. A., Atieno, M., …Harding, R. (2022). Face and content validity, acceptability, feasibility, and implementability of a novel outcome measure for children with life-limiting or life-threatening illness in three sub-Saharan African countries. Palliative medicine, 36(7), 1140-1153. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163221099583

Background: The Children’s Palliative Care Outcome Scale (C-POS) is the first measure developed for children with life-limiting and -threatening illness. It is essential to determine whether the measure addresses what matters to children, and if they... Read More about Face and content validity, acceptability, feasibility, and implementability of a novel outcome measure for children with life-limiting or life-threatening illness in three sub-Saharan African countries.

CPR Heart Failure Interview study (2022)
Data
CPR Heart Failure Interview study. [Data]

Academic F2 doctor interview study of CPR conversations for people with heart failure

Development of a skin-on-a-chip platform for the study of wound healing (2022)
Thesis
Talar, K. (2022). Development of a skin-on-a-chip platform for the study of wound healing. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4508234

Wound healing abnormalities and non-healing chronic wounds are a major clinical problem, primarily affecting diabetic and elderly patients. Wound management associated costs resulted in a £5.3 billion financial burden to the NHS between 2012 and 2013... Read More about Development of a skin-on-a-chip platform for the study of wound healing.

Anatomy Nights: An international public engagement event increases audience knowledge of brain anatomy (2022)
Journal Article
Sanders, K. A., Philp, J. A., Jordan, C. Y., Cale, A. S., Cunningham, C. L., & Organ, J. M. (2022). Anatomy Nights: An international public engagement event increases audience knowledge of brain anatomy. PLoS ONE, 17(6 June), Article e0267550. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267550

Anatomy Nights is an international public engagement event created to bring anatomy and anatomists back to public spaces with the goal of increasing the public's understanding of their own anatomy by comparison with non-human tissues. The event consi... Read More about Anatomy Nights: An international public engagement event increases audience knowledge of brain anatomy.

On the transport mechanisms, ecological interactions and fate of microplastics in aquatic environments (2022)
Thesis
Mendrik, F. (2022). On the transport mechanisms, ecological interactions and fate of microplastics in aquatic environments. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224632

Microplastics are now persistent throughout aquatic systems globally and can cause a range of ecological damage. The transport of microplastics is influenced by the polymer type, in addition to physical, biological, and chemical gradients plastic par... Read More about On the transport mechanisms, ecological interactions and fate of microplastics in aquatic environments.

Establishing a flow-based system for repressing target gene expression in a microfluidic device using a glioblastoma spheroid model (2022)
Thesis
Hosni Ep Ben Daoud, I. (2022). Establishing a flow-based system for repressing target gene expression in a microfluidic device using a glioblastoma spheroid model. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224543

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a deadly disease with poor prognosis. The gold standard treatment is surgery followed by chemoradiotherapy almost always including Temozolomide. Despite extensive research for new therapeutic approaches relapse after treatment s... Read More about Establishing a flow-based system for repressing target gene expression in a microfluidic device using a glioblastoma spheroid model.

Exploring lived experiences of health and dementia through poetic inquiry (2022)
Thesis
Amponsem, S. (2022). Exploring lived experiences of health and dementia through poetic inquiry. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224469

This portfolio thesis consists of three parts. Part one is a systematic literature review, part two is an empirical paper and part three forms the supporting appendices. Together, they offer an exploration of the use of poetic inquiry in health resea... Read More about Exploring lived experiences of health and dementia through poetic inquiry.

Study of new technological implications to improve food productivity and security in Ghana : case insights into the use of drones in cocoa farming (2022)
Thesis
Afranie, S. B. (2022). Study of new technological implications to improve food productivity and security in Ghana : case insights into the use of drones in cocoa farming. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224464

Since the early 1980’s, in developed countries such as Japan and the United States of America, several technological applications have been used experimentally to boost food production and enhance farming practices, especially in areas which are not... Read More about Study of new technological implications to improve food productivity and security in Ghana : case insights into the use of drones in cocoa farming.

Research into the health and safety culture within Shell Plc in the UK retail forecourt market compared to other UK retail forecourt businesses (2022)
Thesis
Price, R. J. (2022). Research into the health and safety culture within Shell Plc in the UK retail forecourt market compared to other UK retail forecourt businesses. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224458

Shell is an organisation with a health and safety reputation second to none in the field of Oil exploration, extraction, refining and delivery as fuel for the retail forecourt industry.
They have a robust set of rules that governs how health and saf... Read More about Research into the health and safety culture within Shell Plc in the UK retail forecourt market compared to other UK retail forecourt businesses.

Exploring the barriers to compassion for postpartum mothers and their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (2022)
Thesis
Cackett, H. (2022). Exploring the barriers to compassion for postpartum mothers and their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224421

This portfolio thesis comprises of three parts:
Part One: Systematic Literature Review
The systematic literature review explored the psychological experiences of postpartum mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic search of 5 electronic d... Read More about Exploring the barriers to compassion for postpartum mothers and their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Investigating modularity and transparency within bioinspired connectionist architectures using genetic and epigenetic models (2022)
Thesis
Lacey, G. A. (2022). Investigating modularity and transparency within bioinspired connectionist architectures using genetic and epigenetic models. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224286

Machine learning algorithms allow computers to deal with incomplete data in tasks such as speech recognition and object detection. Some machine learning algorithms take inspiration from biological systems due to useful properties such as robustness,... Read More about Investigating modularity and transparency within bioinspired connectionist architectures using genetic and epigenetic models.

An investigation into practices and determinants of the circular economy in the food by-product management using multiple case research design (2022)
Thesis
Do, N. Q. (2022). An investigation into practices and determinants of the circular economy in the food by-product management using multiple case research design. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224255

Food waste is one of the biggest global challenges in our modern time due to its serious environmental, economic, social and ethical implications. There is a pressing concern to address this challenge globally, which prompts governments, industries a... Read More about An investigation into practices and determinants of the circular economy in the food by-product management using multiple case research design.

Narrowband Searches for Continuous and Long-duration Transient Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars in the LIGO-Virgo Third Observing Run (2022)
Journal Article
Abbott, R., Abbott, T. D., Acernese, F., Ackley, K., Adams, C., Adhikari, N., …McKee, J. (2022). Narrowband Searches for Continuous and Long-duration Transient Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars in the LIGO-Virgo Third Observing Run. The Astrophysical journal, 932(2), Article 133. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac6ad0

Isolated neutron stars that are asymmetric with respect to their spin axis are possible sources of detectable continuous gravitational waves. This paper presents a fully coherent search for such signals from eighteen pulsars in data from LIGO and Vir... Read More about Narrowband Searches for Continuous and Long-duration Transient Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars in the LIGO-Virgo Third Observing Run.