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Optimization of interval type-2 fuzzy logic system using grasshopper optimization algorithm (2021)
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Hassan, S., Khanesar, M. A., Hussein, N. K., Belhaouari, S. B., Amjad, U., & Mashwani, W. K. (2022). Optimization of interval type-2 fuzzy logic system using grasshopper optimization algorithm. Computers, Materials & Continua, 71(2), 3513-3531. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2022.022018

The estimation of the fuzzy membership function parameters for interval type 2 fuzzy logic system (IT2-FLS) is a challenging task in the presence of uncertainty and imprecision. Grasshopper optimization algorithm (GOA) is a fresh population based met... Read More about Optimization of interval type-2 fuzzy logic system using grasshopper optimization algorithm.

Constitutive modelling of hot deformation behaviour of metallic materials (2021)
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Zhu, H., & Ou, H. (2022). Constitutive modelling of hot deformation behaviour of metallic materials. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 832, Article 142473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.142473

The complexity of hot deformation behaviours of metallic materials is acknowledged in decades of study. The present work uses a new constitutive model by Zhu-Ou-Popov (ZOP model) and its modifications to predict the hot deformation behaviours of meta... Read More about Constitutive modelling of hot deformation behaviour of metallic materials.

Enhanced thermal and electrical properties by Ag nanoparticles decorated GO-CNT nanostructures in PEEK composites (2021)
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Hu, C., Liu, T., Neate, N., Fay, M., Hou, X., Grant, D., & Xu, F. (2022). Enhanced thermal and electrical properties by Ag nanoparticles decorated GO-CNT nanostructures in PEEK composites. Composites Science and Technology, 218, Article 109201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2021.109201

A nanostructure of graphene oxide (GO) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) decorated with silver nanoparticles (AgGNT) has been prepared via a molecular-level-mixing (MLM) method followed by a subsequent freeze-drying and reduction process. The obtained well... Read More about Enhanced thermal and electrical properties by Ag nanoparticles decorated GO-CNT nanostructures in PEEK composites.

Change in rhetoric but not in action? Framing of the ethical issue of modern slavery in a UK sector at high risk of labor exploitation (2021)
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Gutierrez-Huerter, G., Gold, S., & Trautrims, A. (2023). Change in rhetoric but not in action? Framing of the ethical issue of modern slavery in a UK sector at high risk of labor exploitation. Journal of Business Ethics, 182(1), 35-58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-05013-w

This article shows how the ethical framing of the contemporary issue of modern slavery has evolved in UK construction, a sector in which there is a high risk of labor exploitation. It also examines how these framing dynamics have inhibited the emerge... Read More about Change in rhetoric but not in action? Framing of the ethical issue of modern slavery in a UK sector at high risk of labor exploitation.

Multifactorial falls prevention programme compared with usual care in UK care homes for older people: Multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation (2021)
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Logan, P. A., Horne, J. C., Gladman, J. R., Gordon, A. L., Robertson, K., Sach, T., …Sims, E. (2021). Multifactorial falls prevention programme compared with usual care in UK care homes for older people: Multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation. BMJ, 375, Article e066991. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-066991

Objectives To determine the clinical and cost effectiveness of a multifactorial fall prevention programme compared with usual care in long term care homes. Design Multicentre, parallel, cluster randomised controlled trial. Setting Long term care home... Read More about Multifactorial falls prevention programme compared with usual care in UK care homes for older people: Multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation.

Epidemics on networks with preventive rewiring (2021)
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Ball, F., & Britton, T. (2022). Epidemics on networks with preventive rewiring. Random Structures and Algorithms, 61(2), 250-297. https://doi.org/10.1002/rsa.21066

A stochastic SIR (susceptible → infective → recovered) model is considered for the spread of an epidemic on a network, described initially by an Erd˝os-R´enyi random graph, in which susceptible individuals connected to infectious neighbours may drop... Read More about Epidemics on networks with preventive rewiring.

When reforms make things worse: school leadership responses to poverty, disasters, and cultures of crises in the Philippine education system (2021)
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Reyes, V., Hamid, M. O., & Hardy, I. (2022). When reforms make things worse: school leadership responses to poverty, disasters, and cultures of crises in the Philippine education system. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 25(2), 331-344. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2021.2009038

This article explores the sense-making experiences of one specific stakeholder group in education reform–school leaders–who find themselves wedged by significant material challenges, on the one hand, and disparate reform efforts, on the other hand. T... Read More about When reforms make things worse: school leadership responses to poverty, disasters, and cultures of crises in the Philippine education system.

Response to ‘What Conservatives Value’ (2021)
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Blackburn, D. (2022). Response to ‘What Conservatives Value’. Political Studies Review, 20(3), 452-455. https://doi.org/10.1177/14789299211062031

This article responds to O’Hara’s ‘What Conservatives Value’. It establishes what is at stake in our debate about the adjectival nature of conservatism, and it explores the role that risk plays in conservative thinking.

Immunogenicity, safety, and reactogenicity of heterologous COVID-19 primary vaccination incorporating mRNA, viral-vector, and protein-adjuvant vaccines in the UK (Com-COV2): a single-blind, randomised, phase 2, non-inferiority trial (2021)
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Stuart, A. S. V., Shaw, R. H., Liu, X., Greenland, M., Aley, P. K., Andrews, N. J., …Snape, M. D. (2022). Immunogenicity, safety, and reactogenicity of heterologous COVID-19 primary vaccination incorporating mRNA, viral-vector, and protein-adjuvant vaccines in the UK (Com-COV2): a single-blind, randomised, phase 2, non-inferiority trial. Lancet, 399(10319), 36-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2821%2902718-5

Background: Given the importance of flexible use of different COVID-19 vaccines within the same schedule to facilitate rapid deployment, we studied mixed priming schedules incorporating an adenoviral-vectored vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 [ChAd], AstraZen... Read More about Immunogenicity, safety, and reactogenicity of heterologous COVID-19 primary vaccination incorporating mRNA, viral-vector, and protein-adjuvant vaccines in the UK (Com-COV2): a single-blind, randomised, phase 2, non-inferiority trial.

Whole blood‐based measurement of SARS‐CoV‐2‐specific T cells reveals asymptomatic infection and vaccine immunogenicity in healthy subjects and patients with solid‐organ cancers (2021)
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Scurr, M. J., Zelek, W. M., Lippiatt, G., Somerville, M., Burnell, S. E., Capitani, L., …Godkin, A. (2022). Whole blood‐based measurement of SARS‐CoV‐2‐specific T cells reveals asymptomatic infection and vaccine immunogenicity in healthy subjects and patients with solid‐organ cancers. Immunology, 165(2), 250-259. https://doi.org/10.1111/imm.13433

Accurate assessment of SARS-CoV-2 immunity is critical in evaluating vaccine efficacy and devising public health policies. Whilst the exact nature of effective immunity remains incompletely defined, SARS-CoV-2-specific T-cell responses are a critical... Read More about Whole blood‐based measurement of SARS‐CoV‐2‐specific T cells reveals asymptomatic infection and vaccine immunogenicity in healthy subjects and patients with solid‐organ cancers.

Switching daylight: Performance prediction of climate adaptive ETFE foil façades (2021)
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Flor, J. F., Liu, X., Sun, Y., Beccarelli, P., Chilton, J., & Wu, Y. (2022). Switching daylight: Performance prediction of climate adaptive ETFE foil façades. Building and Environment, 209, Article 108650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108650

This paper reports on the daylighting performance of switchable ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) foil in double-skin façades (DSF). In contrast to conventional glazing or static ETFE façades, switchable ETFE moderates incident daylight and control... Read More about Switching daylight: Performance prediction of climate adaptive ETFE foil façades.

COVID-19 and pregnancy: A comparison of case reports, case series and registry studies (2021)
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Young, E. M., Green, O., Stewart, J., King, Y., O'Donoghue, K., Walker, K. F., & Thornton, J. G. (2022). COVID-19 and pregnancy: A comparison of case reports, case series and registry studies. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 268, 135-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.12.002

Background: Selection, outcome and publication biases are well described in case reports and case series but may be less of a problem early in the appearance of a new disease when all cases might appear to be worth publishing. Objective: To use a pro... Read More about COVID-19 and pregnancy: A comparison of case reports, case series and registry studies.

Interaction of CMAS on thermal sprayed ytterbium disilicate environmental barrier coatings: A story of porosity (2021)
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Tejero-Martin, D., Romero, A. R., Wellman, R. G., & Hussain, T. (2022). Interaction of CMAS on thermal sprayed ytterbium disilicate environmental barrier coatings: A story of porosity. Ceramics International, 48(6), 8286-8296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.12.033

Molten calcium magnesium alumina-silicates (CMAS) represent a challenge for the current generation of rare earth silicates environmental barrier coatings (EBCs). Their interaction with ytterbium disilicate (Yb2Si2O7) free-standing coatings deposited... Read More about Interaction of CMAS on thermal sprayed ytterbium disilicate environmental barrier coatings: A story of porosity.

Antibiotic Self-Medication and Antibiotic Resistance: Multilevel Regression Analysis of Repeat Cross-Sectional Survey Data in Europe (2021)
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Anderson, A. (2021). Antibiotic Self-Medication and Antibiotic Resistance: Multilevel Regression Analysis of Repeat Cross-Sectional Survey Data in Europe. REGION, 8(2), 121-145. https://doi.org/10.18335/region.v8i2.339

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health issue with several anthropogenic drivers, including antibiotic consumption. Recent studies have highlighted that the relationship between antibiotic consumption and antibiotic resistance is contextualis... Read More about Antibiotic Self-Medication and Antibiotic Resistance: Multilevel Regression Analysis of Repeat Cross-Sectional Survey Data in Europe.

Deriving Personas to Inform HMI Design for Future Autonomous Taxis: A Case Study on User- Requirement Elicitation (2021)
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Hallewell, M. J., Hughes, N., Large, D. R., Harvey, C., Springthorpe, J., & Burnett, G. (in press). Deriving Personas to Inform HMI Design for Future Autonomous Taxis: A Case Study on User- Requirement Elicitation. Journal of Usability Studies,

Automated, Mobility-as-a-Service Vehicles (AV-MaaSs) – Autonomous Taxis - are expected to offer an inexpensive, mobility-on-demand service supporting greater sustainable transportation systems, including ‘last mile’ solutions. However, to date little... Read More about Deriving Personas to Inform HMI Design for Future Autonomous Taxis: A Case Study on User- Requirement Elicitation.

Study of Ground Movement in a Mining Area with Geological Faults Using FDM Analysis and a Stacking InSAR Method (2021)
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Qin, Z., Agarwal, V., Gee, D., Marsh, S., Grebby, S., Chen, Y., & Meng, N. (2021). Study of Ground Movement in a Mining Area with Geological Faults Using FDM Analysis and a Stacking InSAR Method. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9, Article 787053. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.787053

Underground coal mining activities and ground movement are directly correlated, and coal mining-induced ground movement can cause damage to property and resources, thus its monitoring is essential for the safety and economics of a city. Fangezhuang c... Read More about Study of Ground Movement in a Mining Area with Geological Faults Using FDM Analysis and a Stacking InSAR Method.

Covid-19 and child criminal exploitation in the UK: implications of the pandemic for county lines (2021)
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Brewster, B., Robinson, G., Silverman, B. W., & Wash, D. (2023). Covid-19 and child criminal exploitation in the UK: implications of the pandemic for county lines. Trends in Organized Crime, 26, 156-179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12117-021-09442-x

In March 2020, the UK was placed in lockdown following the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Just as legitimate workplaces made changes to enable their employees to work from home, the illicit drugs trade also made alternative arrangements, adapting its... Read More about Covid-19 and child criminal exploitation in the UK: implications of the pandemic for county lines.

Parliamentary Representation: Should MPs Prioritise Their Own Views or Those of Their Voters? (2021)
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Trumm, S., & Barclay, A. (2023). Parliamentary Representation: Should MPs Prioritise Their Own Views or Those of Their Voters?. Political Studies, 71(4), 1151-1170. https://doi.org/10.1177/00323217211061512

The 2016 European Union referendum revealed fundamental divisions in British politics and society more broadly. It also raised key questions around representation and the role of Members of Parliament. Should they follow their own judgement or their... Read More about Parliamentary Representation: Should MPs Prioritise Their Own Views or Those of Their Voters?.

Reimagining geographies of public finance (2021)
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August, M., Cohen, D., Danyluk, M., Kass, A., Ponder, C. S., & Rosenman, E. (2022). Reimagining geographies of public finance. Progress in Human Geography, 46(2), 527-548. https://doi.org/10.1177/03091325211054963

The study of public finance—the role of government in the economy—has faded in geography as attention to private finance has grown. Disrupting the tendency to fetishize private financial power, this article proposes an expanded conception of public f... Read More about Reimagining geographies of public finance.

Impact of mass vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 infections among multiple sclerosis patients taking immunomodulatory disease-modifying therapies in England (2021)
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Garjani, A., Patel, S., Bharkhada, D., Rashid, W., Coles, A., Law, G. R., & Evangelou, N. (2022). Impact of mass vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 infections among multiple sclerosis patients taking immunomodulatory disease-modifying therapies in England. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 57, Article 103458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2021.103458

Background: Contradicting assumptions have been made about the effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) receiving immunomodulatory disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) based on the quantification of humoral and cell... Read More about Impact of mass vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 infections among multiple sclerosis patients taking immunomodulatory disease-modifying therapies in England.