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Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Control of Linear Stages in Feedback-Error-Learning Structure Using Laser Interferometer (2024)
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Khanesar, M. A., Yan, M., Karaca, A., Isa, M., Piano, S., & Branson, D. (in press). Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Control of Linear Stages in Feedback-Error-Learning Structure Using Laser Interferometer. Energies, 17(14), Article 3434. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17143434

The output processer of interval type-2 fuzzy logic systems (IT2FLSs) is a complex operator which performs type-reduction plus defuzzification (TR+D) tasks. In this paper, a complexity-reduced yet high-performance TR+D for IT2FLSs based on Maclaurin... Read More about Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Control of Linear Stages in Feedback-Error-Learning Structure Using Laser Interferometer.

Metabolomic and Proteomic Analysis of ApoE4-Carrying H4 Neuroglioma Cells in Alzheimer’s Disease Using OrbiSIMS and LC-MS/MS (2024)
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Lu, L., Kotowska, A. M., Kern, S., Fang, M., Rudd, T. R., Alexander, M. R., …Zhu, Z. (2024). Metabolomic and Proteomic Analysis of ApoE4-Carrying H4 Neuroglioma Cells in Alzheimer’s Disease Using OrbiSIMS and LC-MS/MS. Analytical Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.4c01201

Growing clinical evidence reveals that systematic molecular alterations in the brain occur 20 years before the onset of AD pathological features. Apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4) is one of the most significant genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (A... Read More about Metabolomic and Proteomic Analysis of ApoE4-Carrying H4 Neuroglioma Cells in Alzheimer’s Disease Using OrbiSIMS and LC-MS/MS.

Maternal selenium deficiency was positively associated with the risk of selenium deficiency in children aged 6–59 months in rural Zimbabwe (2024)
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Mutonhodza, B., Manzeke-Kangara, M. G., Bailey, E. H., Matsungo, T. M., & Chopera, P. (2024). Maternal selenium deficiency was positively associated with the risk of selenium deficiency in children aged 6–59 months in rural Zimbabwe. PLOS Global Public Health, 4(7), Article e0003376. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003376

There is growing evidence showing the existence of selenium (Se) deficiency among women and children in sub-Saharan Africa. Unfortunately, the key drivers of Se deficiency are not clearly understood. This study assessed the determinants of Se deficie... Read More about Maternal selenium deficiency was positively associated with the risk of selenium deficiency in children aged 6–59 months in rural Zimbabwe.

Guidelines Peri-operative pain management in adults: a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Pain Society (2024)
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El-Boghdadly, K., Levy, N. A., Fawcett, W. J., Knaggs, R. D., Laycock, H., Baird, E., …Lobo, D. N. (in press). Guidelines Peri-operative pain management in adults: a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Pain Society. Anaesthesia,

This is a consensus document produced by expert members of a Working Party established by the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Pain Society. It has been seen and approved by their Committee and Board respectively. It is supported by the E... Read More about Guidelines Peri-operative pain management in adults: a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Pain Society.

Phase and amplitude responses for delay equations using harmonic balance (2024)
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Nicks, R., Allen, R., & Coombes, S. (2024). Phase and amplitude responses for delay equations using harmonic balance. Physical Review E, 110(1), Article L012202. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.110.L012202

Robust delay induced oscillations, common in nature, are often modeled by delay-differential equations (DDEs). Motivated by the success of phase-amplitude reductions for ordinary differential equations with limit cycle oscillations, there is now a gr... Read More about Phase and amplitude responses for delay equations using harmonic balance.

Loan guarantees and SMEs' investments under asymmetric information and Bayesian learning (2024)
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Luo, P., Wang, H., & Yang, Z. (in press). Loan guarantees and SMEs' investments under asymmetric information and Bayesian learning. Journal of Risk and Insurance,

We develop a dynamic investment model with loan guarantees wherein insurers face information disadvantages and learn about borrower quality. Borrowers signal their qualities through investment timing, which is characterized by the investment threshol... Read More about Loan guarantees and SMEs' investments under asymmetric information and Bayesian learning.

Work-related smartphone use during off-job hours and work-life conflict: a scoping review (2024)
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Blake, H., Hassard, J., Singh, J., & Teoh, K. (in press). Work-related smartphone use during off-job hours and work-life conflict: a scoping review. PLOS Digital Health,

Over recent decades the use of smartphones for work purposes has burgeoned both within and beyond working hours. The aim of the study was to conduct a scoping review to explore the association between the use of smartphone technology for work purpose... Read More about Work-related smartphone use during off-job hours and work-life conflict: a scoping review.

Line manager training and organisational approaches to supporting wellbeing (2024)
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Dulal-Arthur, T., Hassard, J., Bourke, J., Roper, S., Wishart, M., Belt, V., …Blake, H. (in press). Line manager training and organisational approaches to supporting wellbeing. Occupational Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqae051

Background Employee mental health and well-being (MH&WB) is critical to the productivity and success of organizations. Training line managers (LMs) in mental health plays an important role in protecting and enhancing employee well-being, but its rel... Read More about Line manager training and organisational approaches to supporting wellbeing.

Self-similarity and limit spaces of substitution tiling semigroups (2024)
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Walton, J. J., & Whittaker, M. F. (in press). Self-similarity and limit spaces of substitution tiling semigroups. Groups, Geometry, and Dynamics, https://doi.org/10.4171/GGD/807

We show that Kellendonk's tiling semigroup of an FLC substitution tiling is self-similar, in the sense of Bartholdi, Grigorchuk and Nekrashevych. We extend the notion of the limit space of a self-similar group to the setting of self-similar semigroup... Read More about Self-similarity and limit spaces of substitution tiling semigroups.

Assessing correlations between two linear amplitude sweep (LAS) standards for evaluating the fatigue properties of aged bitumen (2024)
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Hu, Y., Sreeram, A., Bahia, H. U., Airey, G. D., Si, W., Li, B., & Xu, X. (2024). Assessing correlations between two linear amplitude sweep (LAS) standards for evaluating the fatigue properties of aged bitumen. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 25(1), Article 2375419. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2024.2375419

Linear amplitude sweep (LAS) is an accelerated and well-established testing method to evaluate bitumen fatigue. However, there are different versions of LAS procedures employed. Significant differences in loading modes, damage failure criteria and ca... Read More about Assessing correlations between two linear amplitude sweep (LAS) standards for evaluating the fatigue properties of aged bitumen.

Identification of Predictive Biomarkers of Lameness in Transition Dairy Cows (2024)
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Cardoso, A. S., Whitby, A., Green, M. J., Kim, D.-H., & Randall, L. V. (2024). Identification of Predictive Biomarkers of Lameness in Transition Dairy Cows. Animals, 14(14), Article 2030. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14142030

The aim of this study was to identify with a high level of confidence metabolites previously identified as predictors of lameness and understand their biological relevance by carrying out pathway analyses. For the dairy cattle sector, lameness is a m... Read More about Identification of Predictive Biomarkers of Lameness in Transition Dairy Cows.

A Review of Thermochemical Energy Storage Systems for District Heating in the UK (2024)
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Roger-Lund, S., Darkwa, J., Worall, M., Calautit, J., & Boukhanouf, R. (2024). A Review of Thermochemical Energy Storage Systems for District Heating in the UK. Energies, 17(14), Article 3389. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17143389

Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) presents a promising method for energy storage due to its high storage density and capacity for long-term storage. A combination of TCES and district heating networks exhibits an appealing alternative to natural g... Read More about A Review of Thermochemical Energy Storage Systems for District Heating in the UK.

Classification of osteoarthritic and healthy cartilage using deep learning with Raman spectra (2024)
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Kok, Y. E., Crisford, A., Parkes, A., Venkateswaran, S., Oreffo, R., Mahajan, S., & Pound, M. (2024). Classification of osteoarthritic and healthy cartilage using deep learning with Raman spectra. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 15902. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-66857-6

Raman spectroscopy is a rapid method for analysing the molecular composition of biological material. However, noise contamination in the spectral data necessitates careful pre-processing prior to analysis. Here we propose an end-to-end Convolutional... Read More about Classification of osteoarthritic and healthy cartilage using deep learning with Raman spectra.

The Fear Factor: Examining the Impact of Fear on Vaccine Hesitancy and Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs (2024)
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Jolley, D., Shepherd, L., & Maughan, A. (in press). The Fear Factor: Examining the Impact of Fear on Vaccine Hesitancy and Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs. Psychology and Health,

Objectives: While anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs can reduce vaccine intentions, longitudinal research shows that vaccine hesitancy can increase conspiracy beliefs. In three experiments (N = 949), we examined the effect of fear about a vaccine on vac... Read More about The Fear Factor: Examining the Impact of Fear on Vaccine Hesitancy and Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs.

β-glycerophosphate, not low magnitude fluid shear stress, increases osteocytogenesis in the osteoblast-to-osteocyte cell line IDG-SW3 (2024)
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Owen, R., Wittkowske, C., Lacroix, D., Perrault, C. M., & Reilly, G. C. (2024). β-glycerophosphate, not low magnitude fluid shear stress, increases osteocytogenesis in the osteoblast-to-osteocyte cell line IDG-SW3. Connective Tissue Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/03008207.2024.2375065

Aim As osteoblasts deposit a mineralized collagen network, a subpopulation of these cells differentiates into osteocytes. Biochemical and mechanical stimuli, particularly fluid shear stress (FSS), are thought to regulate this, but their relative inf... Read More about β-glycerophosphate, not low magnitude fluid shear stress, increases osteocytogenesis in the osteoblast-to-osteocyte cell line IDG-SW3.

Evaluation of the mechanism of action of paracetamol, drotaverine, and peppermint oil and their effects in combination with hyoscine butylbromide on colonic motility: Human ex-vivo study (2024)
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Traserra, S., Barber, C., Gerardo Alcalá-González, L., Landolfi, S., Lange, R., Malagelada, C., …Jimenez, M. (2024). Evaluation of the mechanism of action of paracetamol, drotaverine, and peppermint oil and their effects in combination with hyoscine butylbromide on colonic motility: Human ex-vivo study. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 15, Article 1384070. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2024.1384070

Introduction: Drotaverine, paracetamol, and peppermint oil are often prescribed for the treatment of gastrointestinal spasm and pain. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of these drugs alone and combined with the well-known antispasmodic hyoscine... Read More about Evaluation of the mechanism of action of paracetamol, drotaverine, and peppermint oil and their effects in combination with hyoscine butylbromide on colonic motility: Human ex-vivo study.

Trace metal accumulation through the environment and wildlife at two derelict lead mines in Wales (2024)
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Sartorius, A., Johnson, M., Young, S., Bennett, M., Baiker, K., Edwards, P., & Yon, L. (2024). Trace metal accumulation through the environment and wildlife at two derelict lead mines in Wales. Heliyon, 10(14), Article e34265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34265

Trace metal pollution is globally widespread, largely resulting from human activities. Due to the persistence and high toxicity of trace metals, these pollutants can have serious effects across ecosystems. However, few studies have directly assessed... Read More about Trace metal accumulation through the environment and wildlife at two derelict lead mines in Wales.

More excitement across the horizon (2024)
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Preciado-Rivas, M. R., Naeem, M., Mann, R. B., & Louko, J. (2024). More excitement across the horizon. Physical Review D, 110(2), Article 025002. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.110.025002

An Unruh-DeWitt detector falling radially into a four-dimensional Schwarzschild black hole, coupled linearly to a massless scalar field that has been prepared in the Hartle-Hawking or Unruh state, has recently been shown to exhibit a local extremum i... Read More about More excitement across the horizon.