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Passivity-based Rieman Liouville fractional order sliding mode control of three phase inverter in a grid-connected photovoltaic system (2024)
Journal Article
Khan, L., Khan, L., Agha, S., Hafeez, K., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Passivity-based Rieman Liouville fractional order sliding mode control of three phase inverter in a grid-connected photovoltaic system. PLoS ONE, 19(2 February), Article e0296797. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296797

Photovoltaic (PV) system parameters are always non-linear due to variable environmental conditions. The Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is difficult under multiple uncertainties, disruptions and the occurrence of time-varying stochastic condition... Read More about Passivity-based Rieman Liouville fractional order sliding mode control of three phase inverter in a grid-connected photovoltaic system.

Microbes and us: microbiology literacy in Greece (2024)
Journal Article
Karayanni, H., Motsiou, E., Sapountzi, V., Meggou, L., Pagkoutsou, M., Triantafyllidi, A., …Efthimiou, G. (2024). Microbes and us: microbiology literacy in Greece. FEMS microbiology letters, 371, Article fnae008. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnae008

Microbes are ubiquitous and provide numerous services to humans and our planet. However, a query arises as to whether these microbial services are valued by the general public especially after unprecedented conditions like the COVID-19 pandemic. In t... Read More about Microbes and us: microbiology literacy in Greece.

Diuretic Treatment in Patients with Heart Failure: Current Evidence and Future Directions-Part II: Combination Therapy (2024)
Journal Article
Cuthbert, J., Clark, A., & Cleland, J. (2024). Diuretic Treatment in Patients with Heart Failure: Current Evidence and Future Directions-Part II: Combination Therapy. Current Heart Failure Reports, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11897-024-00644-2

Purpose of Review Fluid retention or congestion is a major cause of symptoms, poor quality of life, and adverse outcome in patients with heart failure (HF). Despite advances in disease-modifying therapy, the mainstay of treatment for congestion loop... Read More about Diuretic Treatment in Patients with Heart Failure: Current Evidence and Future Directions-Part II: Combination Therapy.

Tailored risk assessment and forecasting in intermittent claudication (2024)
Journal Article
Ravindhran, B., Prosser, J., Lim, A., Lathan, R., Mishra, B., Hitchman, L., Smith, G. E., Carradice, D., Thakker, D., Chetter, I. C., & Pymer, S. (2024). Tailored risk assessment and forecasting in intermittent claudication. BJS Open, 8(1), Article zrad166. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrad166

Background: Guidelines recommend cardiovascular risk reduction and supervised exercise therapy as the first line of treatment in intermittent claudication, but implementation challenges and poor patient compliance lead to significant variation in man... Read More about Tailored risk assessment and forecasting in intermittent claudication.

Application of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Detecting the Impact of Usability from Evaluation of Mobile Health Applications (2024)
Journal Article
Kayode, O., Al Jaber, T., & Gordon, N. (2024). Application of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Detecting the Impact of Usability from Evaluation of Mobile Health Applications. International Journal on Engineering Technologies and Informatics, 5(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.51626/ijeti.2024.05.00070

Mobile health (mHealth) applications have demonstrated immense potential for facilitating preventative care and disease management through intuitive platforms. However, realizing transformational health objectives relies on creating accessible tools... Read More about Application of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Detecting the Impact of Usability from Evaluation of Mobile Health Applications.

Understanding persistent military corruption in a developing country: The case of Nigeria (2024)
Thesis
Onyia, P. (2023). Understanding persistent military corruption in a developing country: The case of Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4565111

Since Nigeria gained political independence from Britain on 1st October 1960, corruption has been a recurring and debilitating issue in her armed forces (Mbara, 2021). In spite of the pervasiveness and endemic nature of military corruption in Nigeria... Read More about Understanding persistent military corruption in a developing country: The case of Nigeria.

Potential cost savings of large-scale blue hydrogen production via sorption-enhanced steam reforming process (2024)
Journal Article
Udemu, C., & Font-Palma, C. (2024). Potential cost savings of large-scale blue hydrogen production via sorption-enhanced steam reforming process. Energy Conversion and Management, 302, Article 118132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118132

As countries work towards achieving net-zero emissions, the need for cleaner fuels has become increasingly urgent. Hydrogen produced from fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage (blue hydrogen) has the potential to play a significant role in the... Read More about Potential cost savings of large-scale blue hydrogen production via sorption-enhanced steam reforming process.

Fault-Tolerant Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems Subject to Multiple Faults and Random Attacks (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, C., Wang, W., Jiang, B., & Patton, R. J. (in press). Fault-Tolerant Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems Subject to Multiple Faults and Random Attacks. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSI.2024.3351214

This paper explores the consensus control problem of nonlinear multi-agent systems (MASs) under complex cyber-physical threats (CPTs), which encompass sensor/actuator faults, input/output channel noises, and random cyber-attacks. The multiple sensor/... Read More about Fault-Tolerant Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems Subject to Multiple Faults and Random Attacks.

Preliminary Characterization of Submarine Basalt Magnetic Mineralogy Using Amplitude-Dependence of Magnetic Susceptibility (2024)
Journal Article
Yang, H., Tikoo, S. M., Carvallo, C., Bilardello, D., Solheid, P., Gaastra, K. M., …Widdowson, M. (2024). Preliminary Characterization of Submarine Basalt Magnetic Mineralogy Using Amplitude-Dependence of Magnetic Susceptibility. Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems G³, 25(2), Article e2023GC011222. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GC011222

The past ∼200 million years of Earth's geomagnetic field behavior have been recorded within oceanic basalts, many of which are only accessible via scientific ocean drilling. Obtaining the best possible paleomagnetic measurements from such valuable sa... Read More about Preliminary Characterization of Submarine Basalt Magnetic Mineralogy Using Amplitude-Dependence of Magnetic Susceptibility.

High INtensity Interval Training in pATiEnts with Intermittent Claudication: A Qualitative Acceptability Study (2024)
Journal Article
Pymer, S., Harwood, A., Ibeggazene, S., McGregor, G., Huang, C., Nicholls, A., Ingle, L., Long, J., Rooms, M., Chetter, I. C., & Twiddy, M. (2024). High INtensity Interval Training in pATiEnts with Intermittent Claudication: A Qualitative Acceptability Study. Annals of vascular surgery, 102, 17-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2023.11.043

Background: A novel high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program has demonstrated feasibility for patients with intermittent claudication (IC). The aim of this study was to explore patient perspectives of the HIIT program to inform refinement and... Read More about High INtensity Interval Training in pATiEnts with Intermittent Claudication: A Qualitative Acceptability Study.

Benthic biology influences sedimentation in submarine channel bends: Coupling of biology, sedimentation and flow (2024)
Journal Article
Azpiroz-Zabala, M., Sumner, E. J., Cartigny, M. J., Peakall, J., Clare, M. A., Darby, S. E., …Johnson, J. (2024). Benthic biology influences sedimentation in submarine channel bends: Coupling of biology, sedimentation and flow. The Depositional Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/dep2.265

Submarine channels are key features for the transport of flow and nutrients into deep water. Previous studies of their morphology and channel evolution have treated these systems as abiotic, and therefore assume that physical processes are solely res... Read More about Benthic biology influences sedimentation in submarine channel bends: Coupling of biology, sedimentation and flow.

A Coumarin–Hemicyanine Deep Red Dye with a Large Stokes Shift for the Fluorescence Detection and Naked-Eye Recognition of Cyanide (2024)
Journal Article
Li, D., Peng, S., Zhou, X., Shen, L., Yang, X., Xu, H., …Zhang, Q. (2024). A Coumarin–Hemicyanine Deep Red Dye with a Large Stokes Shift for the Fluorescence Detection and Naked-Eye Recognition of Cyanide. Molecules, 29(3), Article 618. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29030618

In this study, we synthesized a coumarin–hemicyanine-based deep red fluorescent dye that exhibits an intramolecular charge transfer (ICT). The probe had a large Stokes shift of 287 nm and a large molar absorption coefficient (ε = 7.5 × 105 L·mol−1·cm... Read More about A Coumarin–Hemicyanine Deep Red Dye with a Large Stokes Shift for the Fluorescence Detection and Naked-Eye Recognition of Cyanide.

Improving Rice Yield Prediction Accuracy Using Regression Models with Climate Data (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mohamad Mohsin, M. F., Umana, M. K., Hassan, M. G., Sharif, K. I. M., Ismail, M. A., Salleh, K., Zahari, S. M., Sarmani, M. A., & Gordon, N. Improving Rice Yield Prediction Accuracy Using Regression Models with Climate Data. Presented at International Conference on Computing and Informatics 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Rice production is critical to food security, and accurate yield predictions are required for planning and decision-making. However, precisely predicting rice yields using machine learning models can be difficult due to the complicated interactions o... Read More about Improving Rice Yield Prediction Accuracy Using Regression Models with Climate Data.

A Programme for Women achieving Excellence in Research (PoWER): theoretically informed intervention design and evaluation (2024)
Journal Article
Dyson, J., Westoby, C., Collins, T., Vakaj, E., Millman, C., Akinbobola, Y., …Cowdell, F. (in press). A Programme for Women achieving Excellence in Research (PoWER): theoretically informed intervention design and evaluation. International Journal for Academic Development, https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2023.2293873

Academics in Higher Education are often expected both to teach and to research; this is a particular challenge for women both structurally and individually. Initiatives to address structural issues include AdvanceHE. Here, we focus on individual issu... Read More about A Programme for Women achieving Excellence in Research (PoWER): theoretically informed intervention design and evaluation.

Working in primary care: an advanced clinical practitioner’s perspective (2024)
Journal Article
Coaten, J. (2024). Working in primary care: an advanced clinical practitioner’s perspective. British Journal of Nursing, 33(2), 90. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.33.2.90

Advanced Clinical Practitioners are very much a key role within the health care system and this commentary piece gives an honest opinion from an advanced clinical practitioners perspective of the role of an Advanced Clinical Practitioner working in p... Read More about Working in primary care: an advanced clinical practitioner’s perspective.

Culture, place and partnership: the cultural relations of Eurovision 2023 (2024)
Report
Baker, C., Atkinson, D., Grabher, B., & Howcroft, M. (2024). Culture, place and partnership: the cultural relations of Eurovision 2023. British Council

Foreword: This report tells the story of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, when the UK found itself as host on behalf of the 2022 winners Ukraine, due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country in 2021. As the UK’s 2022 entry Sam Ryder put it... Read More about Culture, place and partnership: the cultural relations of Eurovision 2023.

Soft power, cultural relations and conflict through Eurovision and other mega-events: a literature review (2024)
Report
Baker, C., Atkinson, D., Grabher, B., & Howcroft, M. (2024). Soft power, cultural relations and conflict through Eurovision and other mega-events: a literature review. British Council

First paragraph: This literature review explores the significance of the Eurovision Song Contest for soft power strategies and cultural relations activities, especially at times of conflict and international aggression.

The Role of The Coriolis Force on Deep Marine Gravity Currents in Sinuous Channels (2024)
Thesis
Nilufan, X. (2023). The Role of The Coriolis Force on Deep Marine Gravity Currents in Sinuous Channels. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4564869

Gravity currents can be generated by density differences created by high suspended sediment concentrations in the form of turbidity currents, which can also transport significant volumes of near surface waters into the deep ocean. These flows are oft... Read More about The Role of The Coriolis Force on Deep Marine Gravity Currents in Sinuous Channels.

Relationships of Brain Cholesterol and Cholesterol Biosynthetic Enzymes to Alzheimer’s Pathology and Dementia in the CFAS Population-Derived Neuropathology Cohort (2024)
Journal Article
Mistry, H., Richardson, C. D., Higginbottom, A., Ashford, B., Ahamed, S. U., Moore, Z., …Wharton, S. B. (2024). Relationships of Brain Cholesterol and Cholesterol Biosynthetic Enzymes to Alzheimer’s Pathology and Dementia in the CFAS Population-Derived Neuropathology Cohort. Neuroscience Research, 204, Article 22-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neures.2024.01.003

Altered cholesterol metabolism is implicated in brain ageing and Alzheimer's disease. We examined whether key genes regulating cholesterol metabolism and levels of brain cholesterol are altered in dementia and Alzheimer's disease neuropathological ch... Read More about Relationships of Brain Cholesterol and Cholesterol Biosynthetic Enzymes to Alzheimer’s Pathology and Dementia in the CFAS Population-Derived Neuropathology Cohort.

The Branding of Jihadi Terror: An Organizational Theory Understanding of Jihadi Terrorism (2024)
Journal Article
Farooqi, M., & Dover, R. (in press). The Branding of Jihadi Terror: An Organizational Theory Understanding of Jihadi Terrorism. Studia Socjologiczno-Polityczne. New Series, 25-42. https://doi.org/10.26343/0585556X11802

Since 2001, jihadism as a socio-political movement of waging jihadi violence has been prominent in international relations and security. The dominant discourse has been that jihadism is a religious phenomenon, in which violence is drawn from 19th and... Read More about The Branding of Jihadi Terror: An Organizational Theory Understanding of Jihadi Terrorism.