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Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Doped Magnesium Hydroxide for Medium-Temperature Heat Storage: A Molecular Dynamics Approach and Experimental Validation (2024)
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Kur, A., Darkwa, J., Worall, M., Calautit, J., & Boukhanouf, R. (2024). Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Doped Magnesium Hydroxide for Medium-Temperature Heat Storage: A Molecular Dynamics Approach and Experimental Validation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(20), Article 11139. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252011139

Magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, is recognized as a promising material for medium-temperature heat storage, but its low thermal conductivity limits its full potential application. In this study, thermal enhancement of a developed magnesium hydroxide-pot... Read More about Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Doped Magnesium Hydroxide for Medium-Temperature Heat Storage: A Molecular Dynamics Approach and Experimental Validation.

Highly porous polycaprolactone microspheres for skeletal repair promote a mature bone cell phenotype in vitro (2024)
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Paterson, T. E., Owen, R., Sherborne, C., Bahmaee, H., Harding, A. L., Green, N. H., Reilly, G. C., & Claeyssens, F. (2024). Highly porous polycaprolactone microspheres for skeletal repair promote a mature bone cell phenotype in vitro. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, https://doi.org/10.1039/d4tb01532k

Improving our ability to treat skeletal defects is a critical medical challenge that necessitates the development of new biomaterials. One promising approach involves the use of degradable polymer microparticles with an interconnected internal porosi... Read More about Highly porous polycaprolactone microspheres for skeletal repair promote a mature bone cell phenotype in vitro.

Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in university students and support staff in Pakistan: A machine learning and statistical analysis [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] (2024)
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Naseem, A., Rasool, F., Haashmi, F. K., Shoaib, M. . H., & Carter, W. G. (in press). Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in university students and support staff in Pakistan: A machine learning and statistical analysis [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. F1000Research, 13, Article 1241. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.155659.1

A new heteroskedasticity-robust test for explosive bubbles (2024)
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Harvey, D. I., Leybourne, S. J., Taylor, A. M., & Zu, Y. (2024). A new heteroskedasticity-robust test for explosive bubbles. Journal of Time Series Analysis, https://doi.org/10.1111/jtsa.12784

We propose a new class of modified regression-based tests for detecting asset price bubbles designed to be robust to the presence of general forms of both conditional and unconditional heteroskedasticity in the price series. This modification, based... Read More about A new heteroskedasticity-robust test for explosive bubbles.

Intersecting inequalities: (re)producing the marginalized other (2024)
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Jones, L. (2024). Intersecting inequalities: (re)producing the marginalized other. Journal of Gender Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2024.2418112

In their introduction, the editors of this Special Issue argue that critical discursive approaches which embrace an intersectional lens can, in combination, reveal the ways in which identities and social categories are shaped by power structures in s... Read More about Intersecting inequalities: (re)producing the marginalized other.

Machine Learning Pipeline for Energy and Environmental Prediction in Cold Storage Facilities (2024)
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Alkhulaifi, N., Bowler, A. L., Pekaslan, D., Serdaroglu, G., Closs, S., Watson, N. J., & Triguero, I. (2024). Machine Learning Pipeline for Energy and Environmental Prediction in Cold Storage Facilities. IEEE Access, 12, 153935-153951. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2024.3482572

As energy demands and costs rise, enhancing energy efficiency in Food and Drink Cold Storage (FDCS) rooms is important for reducing expenses and achieving environmental sustainability ambitions. Forecasting electricity use in FDCSs can help optimise... Read More about Machine Learning Pipeline for Energy and Environmental Prediction in Cold Storage Facilities.

Applying machine learning to optical metrology: a review (2024)
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Xue, R., Hooshmand, H., Isa, M., Piano, S., & K Leach, R. (2024). Applying machine learning to optical metrology: a review. Measurement Science and Technology, 36(1), Article 012002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ad7878

This literature review investigates the integration of machine learning (ML) into optical metrology, unveiling enhancements in both efficiency and effectiveness of measurement processes. With a focus on phase demodulation, unwrapping, and phase-to-he... Read More about Applying machine learning to optical metrology: a review.

Dilemmas of Care (Re) Allocation: Care and Consumption in Pandemic Times (2024)
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Heath, T., Gallage, S., Chatzidakis, A., & Hutton, M. (2024). Dilemmas of Care (Re) Allocation: Care and Consumption in Pandemic Times. Journal of Business Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-024-05829-2

Studies into the ethical aspects of consumption tend to focus on a limited class of actions that are explicitly understood as “ethical consumption”. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic provided a context in which other ethical issues and questions of whom we sho... Read More about Dilemmas of Care (Re) Allocation: Care and Consumption in Pandemic Times.

Impact over metrics: Turing and the ultimate contribution of cryptology (2024)
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Furnell, S. (2024). Impact over metrics: Turing and the ultimate contribution of cryptology. Computer Journal, Article bxae103. https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/bxae103

Amongst his many lasting contributions, Alan Turing’s name is strongly linked to the domain of cryptology, particularly due to his pioneering wartime work in cryptanalysis. However, the fact that his work remained classified until many years later ha... Read More about Impact over metrics: Turing and the ultimate contribution of cryptology.

Towards trustworthy medical AI ecosystems – a proposal for supporting responsible innovation practices in AI-based medical innovation (2024)
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Herzog, C., Blank, S., & Stahl, B. C. (2024). Towards trustworthy medical AI ecosystems – a proposal for supporting responsible innovation practices in AI-based medical innovation. AI & Society, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-024-02082-z

In this article, we explore questions about the culture of trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) through the lens of ecosystems. We draw on the European Commission’s Guidelines for Trustworthy AI and its philosophical underpinnings. Based on the l... Read More about Towards trustworthy medical AI ecosystems – a proposal for supporting responsible innovation practices in AI-based medical innovation.

How professional development can be supported for health and care research methodologists: results of the PROfesSionnal develoPmEnt for Research methodologists (PROSPER) e-Delphi and consensus study (2024)
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Iflaifel, M., Williamson, P. R., & Mitchell, E. J. (2024). How professional development can be supported for health and care research methodologists: results of the PROfesSionnal develoPmEnt for Research methodologists (PROSPER) e-Delphi and consensus study. BMJ Open, 14(10), Article e085656. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085656

Objective: Research methodologists play a pivotal role in health and care research, yet they face many challenges relating to their professional development. The PROfessional development for Research methodologists (PROSPER) study was designed to und... Read More about How professional development can be supported for health and care research methodologists: results of the PROfesSionnal develoPmEnt for Research methodologists (PROSPER) e-Delphi and consensus study.

Taking what you get or Getting what you Need: A Qualitative Study on Experiences with Mental Health and Welfare Services in Long-Term Recovery in First-Episode Psychosis (2024)
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Åsbø, G., Haavind, H., Kruse, S. H., Wold, K. F., ten Velden Hegelstad, W., Romm, K. L., Slade, M., Ueland, T., Melle, I., & Simonsen, C. (2024). Taking what you get or Getting what you Need: A Qualitative Study on Experiences with Mental Health and Welfare Services in Long-Term Recovery in First-Episode Psychosis. Community Mental Health Journal, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-024-01356-6

How people in long-term recovery (clinical and personal) in first-episode psychosis (schizophrenia and bipolar spectrum disorders) experience the mental health and welfare services they interact with is not frequently studied but has significant impl... Read More about Taking what you get or Getting what you Need: A Qualitative Study on Experiences with Mental Health and Welfare Services in Long-Term Recovery in First-Episode Psychosis.

The value of indigenous knowledge for enhancing smallholders’ resilience to climate change and food insecurity: a case study of small-scale irrigation system in Niger (2024)
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Kalidou, A. I., Qi, G., Ndimbo, G. K., & Wu, B. (2024). The value of indigenous knowledge for enhancing smallholders’ resilience to climate change and food insecurity: a case study of small-scale irrigation system in Niger. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 22(1), Article 2406062. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2024.2406062

The global south faces challenges in enhancing smallholder farmers' resilience to climate change and food insecurity. Indigenous knowledge and small-scale irrigation (SSI) systems are being promoted as a viable solution to address these challenges. T... Read More about The value of indigenous knowledge for enhancing smallholders’ resilience to climate change and food insecurity: a case study of small-scale irrigation system in Niger.

The computational bottleneck of basal ganglia output (and what to do about it) (2024)
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Humphries, M. D. (in press). The computational bottleneck of basal ganglia output (and what to do about it). eNeuro,

What the basal ganglia do is an oft-asked question; answers range from the selection of actions to the specification of movement to the estimation of time. Here I argue that \emph{how} the basal ganglia do what they do is a less-asked but equally imp... Read More about The computational bottleneck of basal ganglia output (and what to do about it).

Predicting initial microlayer thickness in nucleate boiling using Landau–Levich theory (2024)
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Zhang, X., Mellas, I. E., & Magnini, M. (2024). Predicting initial microlayer thickness in nucleate boiling using Landau–Levich theory. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 997, Article A44. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2024.559

A phenomenological model is proposed to estimate the initial thickness of the liquid microlayer forming beneath a vapour bubble growing on a solid surface upon nucleate boiling. The model employs an analogy between the microlayer formation and the cl... Read More about Predicting initial microlayer thickness in nucleate boiling using Landau–Levich theory.

Opportunities and challenges for identifying undiagnosed Rare Disease patients through analysis of primary care records: long QT syndrome as a test case (2024)
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Evans, W., Akyea, R. K., Simms, A., Kai, J., & Qureshi, N. (2024). Opportunities and challenges for identifying undiagnosed Rare Disease patients through analysis of primary care records: long QT syndrome as a test case. Journal of Community Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-024-00742-7

Background: Patients with rare genetic diseases frequently experience significant diagnostic delays. Routinely collected data in the electronic health record (EHR) may be used to help identify patients at risk of undiagnosed conditions. Long QT syndr... Read More about Opportunities and challenges for identifying undiagnosed Rare Disease patients through analysis of primary care records: long QT syndrome as a test case.

Past Answers to Present Concerns. The Relevance of the Premodern Past for 21st Century Policy Planners: Comments on the State of the Field (2024)
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Haldon, J., Mordechai, L., Dugmore, A., Eisenberg, M., Endfield, G., Izdebski, A., Jackson, R., Kemp, L., Labuhn, I., McGovern, T., Metcalfe, S., Morrisson, K. D., Newfield, T., & Trump, B. (2024). Past Answers to Present Concerns. The Relevance of the Premodern Past for 21st Century Policy Planners: Comments on the State of the Field. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.923

How is history relevant to the present, or indeed the future? Governments around the world have used history to inform planning and decision‐making in various fields for years, but more recently it has taken on a renewed importance as governments gra... Read More about Past Answers to Present Concerns. The Relevance of the Premodern Past for 21st Century Policy Planners: Comments on the State of the Field.

Frances Duberly: a failed Crimean heroine? (2024)
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Mawby, D. (2024). Frances Duberly: a failed Crimean heroine?. Women's History Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/09612025.2024.2415739

Frances Duberly aimed to address a nation enraptured by the Crimean War (1853–1856) in her 1855 Journal Kept During the Russian War. Travelling with her officer husband and living amongst the army for two years, she wrote as a self-professed authorit... Read More about Frances Duberly: a failed Crimean heroine?.

A hierarchical host microstructure enables regulated inner Li deposition for stable Li metal electrodes (2024)
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Li, Z., Chen, G. Z., Hu, D., Yao, X., & Peng, Z. (2024). A hierarchical host microstructure enables regulated inner Li deposition for stable Li metal electrodes. Microstructures, 4(4), Article 2024059. https://doi.org/10.20517/microstructures.2024.13

Dendritic lithium (Li) deposition is a critical issue hindering the development of next-generation high-energy-density Li metal batteries (LMBs). Confining Li deposition within a three-dimensional host is a general strategy to suppress the volume exp... Read More about A hierarchical host microstructure enables regulated inner Li deposition for stable Li metal electrodes.