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Arx: City of Broken Minds (2024)
Book
Hurst, E. (in press). Arx: City of Broken Minds. Plymouth, UK: Barbican Press

Publisher's promotional text:
Inhale the memory. Exhale the truth. Arx: City of Broken Minds is a standalone epic of grimdark fantasy.

In Arx, no-one remembers anything. Not the Flame Protests. Not the Sightless executioner. Not even themselves.... Read More about Arx: City of Broken Minds.

Ensuring children have the right knowledge and skills at the right time (2024)
Journal Article
Dockerty, K. (2024). Ensuring children have the right knowledge and skills at the right time. Primary science review : the primary science journal of the ASE, 15-17

Dr. Kelly Dockerty shares her thoughts on the implications for teacher training and practice, when considering the challenges highlighted by the Primary STEM Education Consultancy publication 'Links and Discrepancies between Maths and Science’ (2023)... Read More about Ensuring children have the right knowledge and skills at the right time.

mm-CUR: A Novel Ubiquitous, Contact-free, and Location-aware Counterfeit Currency Detection in Bundles Using Millimeter-Wave Sensor (2024)
Journal Article
Niaz, F., Zhang, J., Zheng, Y., Khalid, M., & Niaz, A. (online). mm-CUR: A Novel Ubiquitous, Contact-free, and Location-aware Counterfeit Currency Detection in Bundles Using Millimeter-Wave Sensor. ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, https://doi.org/10.1145/3694970

Target material sensing in non-invasive and ubiquitous contexts plays an important role in various applications. Recently, a few wireless sensing systems have been proposed for material identification. In this paper, we introduce mm-CUR, A Novel Ubiq... Read More about mm-CUR: A Novel Ubiquitous, Contact-free, and Location-aware Counterfeit Currency Detection in Bundles Using Millimeter-Wave Sensor.

Asthma diagnosis: a comparison of established diagnostic guidelines in adults with respiratory symptoms (2024)
Journal Article
Simpson, A. J., Drake, S., Healy, L., Wang, R., Bennett, M., Wardman, H., Durrington, H., Fowler, S., Murray, C., & Simpson, A. (2024). Asthma diagnosis: a comparison of established diagnostic guidelines in adults with respiratory symptoms. EClinicalMedicine, 76, Article 102813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102813

Background
Considerable variability exists between asthma diagnostic guidelines. We tested the performance characteristics of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Global Initiat... Read More about Asthma diagnosis: a comparison of established diagnostic guidelines in adults with respiratory symptoms.

The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research (2024)
Journal Article
Dowey, N., Lawrence, A., Raji, M., Jackson, C., Williams, R., Fernando, B., Giles, S., Barclay, J., Brotherson, L., Childs, E., Houghton, J., Khatwa, A., Mills, K., Jameson, G., Rockey, F., Rogers, S., & Souch, C. (2024). The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research. Earth Science, Systems and Society, 4, Article 10123. https://doi.org/10.3389/esss.2024.10123

There is a well-documented racial and ethnic diversity crisis in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) subjects in the Global North that leads to inequities in who does environmental research. The Equator project set out to increase part... Read More about The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research.

Research priorities for progressive pulmonary fibrosis in the UK (2024)
Journal Article
Fabbri, L., Russell, A.-M., Chaudhuri, N., Adams, W., Cowan, K., Conway, J., Dickinson, W., Gibbons, M., Hart, S., Jones, S., Lynch-Wilson, J., McMillan, T., Milward, S., Ward, M., Wright, L. E., & Jenkins, G. (2024). Research priorities for progressive pulmonary fibrosis in the UK. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 11(1), e002368. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002368

Introduction Health research bodies recommend patient involvement and engagement in research and healthcare planning, although their implementation is not yet widespread. This deficiency extends to progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF), where crucial... Read More about Research priorities for progressive pulmonary fibrosis in the UK.

Developing University Students’ Assessment Literacy: Theory and Practice (2024)
Journal Article
Holmes, A. (2024). Developing University Students’ Assessment Literacy: Theory and Practice. Innovare Journal of Education, 2(5), 26-31. https://doi.org/10.22159/ijoe.2024v12i5.52282

Assessment literacy skills are increasingly recognized as being important for student success in higher education. However, as a field of study, it is not well-researched except in the context of language assessment. This paper delves into critical t... Read More about Developing University Students’ Assessment Literacy: Theory and Practice.

Towards the conservation of the crucian carp in Europe: Prolific hybridization but no evidence for introgression between native and non-native species. (2024)
Journal Article
Jeffries, D., Handley, L. L., Lamatsch, D., Olsen, H., Sayer, C., & Haenfling, B. (online). Towards the conservation of the crucian carp in Europe: Prolific hybridization but no evidence for introgression between native and non-native species. Molecular ecology, Article e17515. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17515

Hybridization plays a pivotal role in evolution, influencing local adaptation and speciation. However, it can also reduce biodiversity, which is especially damaging when native and non-native species meet. Hybridization can threaten native species vi... Read More about Towards the conservation of the crucian carp in Europe: Prolific hybridization but no evidence for introgression between native and non-native species..

Deep Learning-Based Colorectal Cancer Image Segmentation and Classification: A Concise Bibliometric Analysis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fagbola, T. M., Aderemi, E. T., & Thakur, C. S. (2024, August). Deep Learning-Based Colorectal Cancer Image Segmentation and Classification: A Concise Bibliometric Analysis. Presented at 7th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems (icABCD), Mauritius

The use of Deep Learning (DL)-based methods for Colorectal Cancer (CRC) classification and segmentation has gained significant attention in recent times. This study employs a bibliometric analysis to investigate the state-of-the-art research on DL-ba... Read More about Deep Learning-Based Colorectal Cancer Image Segmentation and Classification: A Concise Bibliometric Analysis.

DeepCAI-V3: Improved Brain Tumor Classification from Noisy Brain MR Images using Convolutional Autoencoder and Inception-V3 Architecture (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Babaferi, E. V., Fagbola, T. M., & Thakur, C. S. (2024, August). DeepCAI-V3: Improved Brain Tumor Classification from Noisy Brain MR Images using Convolutional Autoencoder and Inception-V3 Architecture. Presented at 7th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems, Mauritius

Brain tumors are abnormal cell growths within the brain tissues, necessitating their early detection towards effective treatment. To achieve this, high-quality brain images via medical imaging techniques, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), are... Read More about DeepCAI-V3: Improved Brain Tumor Classification from Noisy Brain MR Images using Convolutional Autoencoder and Inception-V3 Architecture.

Perception of corruption as a business obstacle, generalized trust and relation centrism in low- and middle-income nations: the moderating influence of governance (2024)
Journal Article
Olarewaju, T., Tamvada, J. P., McDowall-Emefiele, S., & Swaray, R. (online). Perception of corruption as a business obstacle, generalized trust and relation centrism in low- and middle-income nations: the moderating influence of governance. Review of Managerial Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-024-00802-9

We examine regional differences in how generalized trust and relation centrism influence how 16,785 firms across 20 lower- and middle-income countries perceive corruption as a business obstacle. Using the machine learning method LASSO, our empirical... Read More about Perception of corruption as a business obstacle, generalized trust and relation centrism in low- and middle-income nations: the moderating influence of governance.

‘All the unlawful issue that their lust / Since then hath made between them’: children and absent motherhood in Early Modern English Cleopatra plays (2024)
Book Chapter
Lawrence, J. ‘All the unlawful issue that their lust / Since then hath made between them’: children and absent motherhood in Early Modern English Cleopatra plays. In C. Ragni (Ed.), Shakespeare and the Mediterranean 3: Antony and Cleopatra (127-150). Edizioni ETS. https://doi.org/10.13136/wf4xrq28

Recent criticism on 'Antony and Cleopatra' has started to argue for a closer correspondence between Shakespeare’s play and the English closet dramas ('The Tragedie of Antonie' by Mary Sidney Herbert, and 'The Tragedie of Cleopatra' by Samuel Daniel),... Read More about ‘All the unlawful issue that their lust / Since then hath made between them’: children and absent motherhood in Early Modern English Cleopatra plays.

Including LGBTQ+ Early Career Higher Education Staff: Learning from the Policy and Practice for Supporting LGBTQ+ Students (2024)
Journal Article
Tate, A., & Glazzard, J. (online). Including LGBTQ+ Early Career Higher Education Staff: Learning from the Policy and Practice for Supporting LGBTQ+ Students. Higher Education Research and Development, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2393117

This discursive paper addresses the lack of recent robust research on the experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ+) Higher Education (HE) staff, particularly Early Career Academics in the UK. While efforts have focus... Read More about Including LGBTQ+ Early Career Higher Education Staff: Learning from the Policy and Practice for Supporting LGBTQ+ Students.

Test performance in optional shift and configural acquired-equivalence are positively correlated (2024)
Journal Article
Bru Garcia, S., George, D., & Robinson, J. (online). Test performance in optional shift and configural acquired-equivalence are positively correlated. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition, https://doi.org/10.1037/xan0000384

In 2 experiments, participants completed 2 computer-based tasks: a configural acquired-equivalence procedure and an optional-shift procedure. Both revealed that test performance was positively correlated, even when controlling for non-specific variab... Read More about Test performance in optional shift and configural acquired-equivalence are positively correlated.

Freedom From Religion: Multiculturalism and the Rights of Women and Children (2024)
Book Chapter
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2024). Freedom From Religion: Multiculturalism and the Rights of Women and Children. In M. J. H. Bhuiyan, & A. Black (Eds.), Religious Freedom and Accommodating Religious Diversity: Challenges and Responses (20-39). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003458128

This chapter examines the limits of state interference in proscribing cultural norms by considering the right of people to leave their community free of penalties and practices that deny education to vulnerable populations, particularly women and chi... Read More about Freedom From Religion: Multiculturalism and the Rights of Women and Children.

Brain and Lung Biomarker Responses to Hyperoxic Hypobaric Decompression (2024)
Journal Article
Connolly, D., Madden, L., Edwards, V., & Lee, V. (2024). Brain and Lung Biomarker Responses to Hyperoxic Hypobaric Decompression. Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, 95(9), 667-674. https://doi.org/10.3357/AMHP.6391.2024

INTRODUCTION: Biomarker responses to intensive decompression indicate systemic pro-inflammatory responses and possible neurological stress. Twelve additional brain and lung
biomarkers were assayed to further investigate responses. METHODS: Fifteen h... Read More about Brain and Lung Biomarker Responses to Hyperoxic Hypobaric Decompression.

Customer satisfaction scores: new models to estimate (2024)
Journal Article
Fry, J., & Brint, A. (2025). Customer satisfaction scores: new models to estimate. Tourism Management, 106, Article 105030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2024.105030

In this paper we develop new models for the distribution of customer satisfaction scores. This leads to new approaches for estimating the number of fake reviews in empirical data. Modifications of the basic model are presented that account for the pr... Read More about Customer satisfaction scores: new models to estimate.

NeuFG: Neural Fuzzy Geometric Representation for 3D Reconstruction (2024)
Journal Article
Hong, Q., Yang, C., Chen, J., Li, Z., Wu, Q., Li, Q., & Tian, J. (2024). NeuFG: Neural Fuzzy Geometric Representation for 3D Reconstruction. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, https://doi.org/10.1109/tfuzz.2024.3447088

3D reconstruction from multi-view images is considered as a longstanding problem in computer vision and graphics. In order to achieve high-fidelity geometry and appearance of 3D scenes, this paper proposes a novel geometric object learning method for... Read More about NeuFG: Neural Fuzzy Geometric Representation for 3D Reconstruction.

Programmable 2D materials through shape-controlled capillary forces (2024)
Journal Article
Eatson, J., Morgan, S., Horozov, T., & Buzza, D. (2024). Programmable 2D materials through shape-controlled capillary forces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(35), Article e2401134121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2401134121

In recent years, self-assembly has emerged as a powerful tool for fabricating functional materials. Since self-assembly is fundamentally determined by the particle interactions in the system, if we can gain full control over these interactions, it wo... Read More about Programmable 2D materials through shape-controlled capillary forces.