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Asynchronous learning-based output feedback sliding mode control for semi-Markov jump systems: a descriptor approach (2024)
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Wu, Z., Zhao, Y., Li, F., Yang, T., Shi, Y., & Gui, W. (2024). Asynchronous learning-based output feedback sliding mode control for semi-Markov jump systems: a descriptor approach. IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, 11(6), 1358–1369

This paper presents an asynchronous output-feedback control strategy of semi-Markovian systems via sliding mode-based learning technique. Compare with most literature results that require exact prior knowledge of system state and mode information, an... Read More about Asynchronous learning-based output feedback sliding mode control for semi-Markov jump systems: a descriptor approach.

Quantum thermodynamics of boundary time-crystals (2024)
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Carollo, F., Lesanovsky, I., Antezza, M., & De Chiara, G. (2024). Quantum thermodynamics of boundary time-crystals. Quantum Science and Technology, 9(3), Article 035024. https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/ad3f42

Time-translation symmetry breaking is a mechanism for the emergence of non-stationary many-body phases, so-called time-crystals, in Markovian open quantum systems. Dynamical aspects of time-crystals have been extensively explored over the recent year... Read More about Quantum thermodynamics of boundary time-crystals.

Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom in Higher Education in England (2024)
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McGoldrick, D. (2024). Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom in Higher Education in England. Human Rights Quarterly, 46(2), 287-329. https://doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2024.a926223

This article considers the context, development, and significance of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. The Act was relatively unusual in aiming to increase the normative strength of freedom of speech. The central justification given... Read More about Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom in Higher Education in England.

Estimating disease transmission in a closed population under repeated testing (2024)
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Wascher, M., Schnell, P., Khuda Bukhsh, W. R., Quam, M. B. M., Tien, J. H., & Rempala, G. A. (2024). Estimating disease transmission in a closed population under repeated testing. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C, https://doi.org/10.1093/jrsssc/qlae021

The paper presents a novel statistical framework for COVID-19 transmission monitoring and control, which was developed and deployed at The Ohio State University (OSU) main campus in Columbus during the Autumn term of 2020. Our approach effectively ha... Read More about Estimating disease transmission in a closed population under repeated testing.

Mobilizing Metaphors in Criminological Analysis: A Case Study of Emotions in the Penal Voluntary Sector (2024)
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Quinn, K., Buck, G., & Tomckzak, P. (2024). Mobilizing Metaphors in Criminological Analysis: A Case Study of Emotions in the Penal Voluntary Sector. British Journal of Criminology, Article azae027. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azae027

Metaphors pervade media and political constructions of crime and justice, provoking responses and shaping actions. Scholarship in adjacent disciplines illustrates that emotion-metaphors offer unique insight into emotional and interpretive processes,... Read More about Mobilizing Metaphors in Criminological Analysis: A Case Study of Emotions in the Penal Voluntary Sector.

A method for the ethical analysis of brain-inspired AI (2024)
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Farisco, M., Baldassarre, G., Cartoni, E., Leach, A., Petrovici, M., Rosemann, A., …van Albada, S. J. (2024). A method for the ethical analysis of brain-inspired AI. Artificial Intelligence Review, 57(6), Article 133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-024-10769-4

Despite its successes, to date Artificial Intelligence (AI) is still characterized by a number of shortcomings with regards to different application domains and goals. These limitations are arguably both conceptual (e.g., related to the underlying th... Read More about A method for the ethical analysis of brain-inspired AI.

Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset (2024)
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Trodd, Z., Waite, C., Goulding, J., & S. Boyd, D. (2024). Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset. Societies, 14(5), Article 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14050062

The new Domestic Workers Dataset is the largest single set of surveys (n = 11,759) of domestic workers to date. Our analysis of this dataset reveals features about the lives and work of this “hard-to-find” population in India—a country estimated to h... Read More about Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset.

Global China and Pakistan’s federal politics: 10 years of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (2024)
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Adeney, K., & Boni, F. (in press). Global China and Pakistan’s federal politics: 10 years of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics,

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is one of the most prominent projects under China’s Belt and Road Initiative. While its geopolitical and financial implications have received much attention, CPEC’s mediation through the structures of Pakis... Read More about Global China and Pakistan’s federal politics: 10 years of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

End of life decision making when home mechanical ventilation is used to sustain breathing in Motor Neurone Disease: patient and family perspectives (2024)
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Wilson, E., Palmer, J., Armstrong, A., Messer, B., Presswood, E., & Faull, C. (2024). End of life decision making when home mechanical ventilation is used to sustain breathing in Motor Neurone Disease: patient and family perspectives. BMC Palliative Care, 23(1), Article 115. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01443-1

Background Motor Neurone Disease (MND) leads to muscle weakening, affecting movement, speech, and breathing. Home mechanical ventilation, particularly non-invasive ventilation (NIV), is used to alleviate symptoms and support breathing in people livi... Read More about End of life decision making when home mechanical ventilation is used to sustain breathing in Motor Neurone Disease: patient and family perspectives.

Iterative solution methods for high-order/hp–DGFEM approximation of the linear Boltzmann transport equation (2024)
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Houston, P., Hubbard, M. E., & Radley, T. J. (2024). Iterative solution methods for high-order/hp–DGFEM approximation of the linear Boltzmann transport equation. Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 166, 37-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.camwa.2024.04.011

In this article we consider the iterative solution of the linear system of equations arising from the discretisation of the poly-energetic linear Boltzmann transport equation using a high-order/hp–version discontinuous Galerkin fini... Read More about Iterative solution methods for high-order/hp–DGFEM approximation of the linear Boltzmann transport equation.

NANOG controls testicular germ cell tumour stemness through regulation of MIR9-2 (2024)
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Cardenas, R. P., Zyoud, A., McIntyre, A., Alberio, R., Mongan, N. P., & Allegrucci, C. (2024). NANOG controls testicular germ cell tumour stemness through regulation of MIR9-2. Stem Cell Research and Therapy, 15, Article 128. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-024-03724-1

Background Testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs) represent a clinical challenge; they are most prevalent in young individuals and are triggered by molecular mechanisms that are not fully understood. The origin of TGCTs can be traced back to primordia... Read More about NANOG controls testicular germ cell tumour stemness through regulation of MIR9-2.

Local learning landscapes: conceptualising place-based professional learning by teachers and schools in decentralised education systems (2024)
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Greany, T., Cowhitt, T., Noyes, A., Gripton, C., & Hudson, G. (in press). Local learning landscapes: conceptualising place-based professional learning by teachers and schools in decentralised education systems. Journal of Educational Change,

This article sets out an original conceptual framework for place-based professional learning by teachers and schools in decentralised education systems. High quality Continuing Professional Development and Learning (CDPL) by teachers is associated wi... Read More about Local learning landscapes: conceptualising place-based professional learning by teachers and schools in decentralised education systems.

Simultaneous geraniol and citronellol transesterification using Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase for the production of fragrance and flavour esters: a kinetic study (2024)
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Wikaputri, A., Irvine, D., Stockman, R., & Shivaprasad, P. (2024). Simultaneous geraniol and citronellol transesterification using Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase for the production of fragrance and flavour esters: a kinetic study. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 16, Article 101186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101186

This study aims to develop, for the very first time, a kinetic model for the simultaneous transesterification of geraniol and citronellol using Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase to produce their respective esters. This allows us to test the feasibility... Read More about Simultaneous geraniol and citronellol transesterification using Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase for the production of fragrance and flavour esters: a kinetic study.

Exploring Reconvictions and 'Crime-Free' Gaps Over Time: What Were the Experience of One Cohort of English Probationers? (2024)
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Farrall, S. (2024). Exploring Reconvictions and 'Crime-Free' Gaps Over Time: What Were the Experience of One Cohort of English Probationers?. Criminology and Criminal Justice, https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958241249845

Many, but not all, reconviction studies are undertaken over relatively short periods of time (such as two or five years) and are usually used to gauge the impact of various disposals against one another. This study, based on one cohort of probationer... Read More about Exploring Reconvictions and 'Crime-Free' Gaps Over Time: What Were the Experience of One Cohort of English Probationers?.

A diffusion approach to Stein's method on Riemannian manifolds (2024)
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Le, H., Lewis, A., Bharath, K., & Fallaize, C. (2024). A diffusion approach to Stein's method on Riemannian manifolds. Bernoulli, 30(2), 1079-1104. https://doi.org/10.3150/23-bej1625

We detail an approach to developing Stein’s method for bounding integral metrics on probability measures defined on a Riemannian manifold M. Our approach exploits the relationship between the generator of a diffusion on M having a target invariant me... Read More about A diffusion approach to Stein's method on Riemannian manifolds.