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Working paper, Procuring infrastructure for international sporting events: an outline map and three case studies (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Arrowsmith, S. (2019, June). Working paper, Procuring infrastructure for international sporting events: an outline map and three case studies. Paper presented at Public Procurement Global Revolution IX

This paper presents the results of a study of infrastructure procurement for international sporting events. The objective was to map both the institutional frameworks and the procedures and governance mechanisms. The study sought to map procurement... Read More about Working paper, Procuring infrastructure for international sporting events: an outline map and three case studies.

How might modern slavery risk in adult social care procurement be reduced? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Emberson, C., & Trautrims, A. (2019, June). How might modern slavery risk in adult social care procurement be reduced?. Paper presented at Public Procurement Global Revolutions IX, Nottingham, UK

In its second interim report from the independent review of the UK Modern Slavery Act, the review committee recommended that Section 54: Transparency in supply chains (TISC) be extended to public authorities. This duty would apply to both products an... Read More about How might modern slavery risk in adult social care procurement be reduced?.

Brexit and public procurement: the state of play and the future of public procurement regulation in the UK (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Arrowsmith, S. (2019, June). Brexit and public procurement: the state of play and the future of public procurement regulation in the UK. Paper presented at Public Procurement: Global Revolution 9, Nottingham, UK

This paper examines the prospects for public procurement in the UK after Brexit as at 20 June 2019. It looks first at the implications for procurement in the short term of two main possible scenarios, namely a Brexit with a transition arrangement an... Read More about Brexit and public procurement: the state of play and the future of public procurement regulation in the UK.

From Cubes to Twisted Cubes via Graph Morphisms in Type Theory (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pinyo, G., & Kraus, N. (2019, June). From Cubes to Twisted Cubes via Graph Morphisms in Type Theory. Paper presented at TYPES 2019, Oslo, Norway

Cube categories are used to encode higher-dimensional categorical structures. They have recently gained significant attention in the community of homotopy type theory and univalent foundations, where types carry the structure of such higher groupoids... Read More about From Cubes to Twisted Cubes via Graph Morphisms in Type Theory.

Material standards design for minimum zone fitting of freeform optics (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Arezki, Y., Lepretre, F., Psota, P., Su, R., Heikkinen, V., Zhang, X., …Nouira, H. (2019, June). Material standards design for minimum zone fitting of freeform optics. Paper presented at euspen’s 19th International Conference & Exhibition, Bilbao, Spain

Micro product and process fingerprints for zero‐defect net‐shape micromanufacturing (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tosello, G., & Gulcar, M. (2019, June). Micro product and process fingerprints for zero‐defect net‐shape micromanufacturing. Paper presented at euspen’s 19th International Conference & Exhibition, Bilbao, Spain

Highly miniaturized systems find applications in key technological fields such as health‐care, mobility, communications and optics. Required innovations for precision manufacturing of micro components can be achieved through post‐process and in‐proce... Read More about Micro product and process fingerprints for zero‐defect net‐shape micromanufacturing.

Model Predictive Control for isolated DC/DC converters with fast dynamic stabilization in DC microgrids (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chen, L., Zanchetta, P., Tarisciotti, L., Wheeler, P., Costabebber, A., & Dragičević, T. (2019, May). Model Predictive Control for isolated DC/DC converters with fast dynamic stabilization in DC microgrids. Paper presented at 3rd IEEEE ICDCM (International Conference on DC Microgrids), Shimane, Japan

The proposed control for DC/DC converters with high frequency isolation, on one hand, provides fast stabilization to the DC microgrids without introducing additional passive components. On the other hand, it can improve load transition performance. A... Read More about Model Predictive Control for isolated DC/DC converters with fast dynamic stabilization in DC microgrids.

Co-creation of Virtual Reality Re-Usable Learning objectives for 360° video scenarios for the surgical excision of skin lesion (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neokleous, K., Gkougkoudi, E., Hatziaros, M., Schiza, E., Matsangidou, M., Avramides, M., Konstantinidis, S., Bamidis, P., & Pattichis, C. (2019, May). Co-creation of Virtual Reality Re-Usable Learning objectives for 360° video scenarios for the surgical excision of skin lesion. Poster presented at IEEE International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI'19), Dorin Forum, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

This short paper describes an educational scenario using a 360° video for the surgical excision of a skin lesion. This scenario, developed in the context of the CoViRR Erasmus+ project, offering new insights for the digital integration in learning an... Read More about Co-creation of Virtual Reality Re-Usable Learning objectives for 360° video scenarios for the surgical excision of skin lesion.

Structural anomaly detection based on probabilistic metric distance of transmissibility functions (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yan, W.-J., & Chronopoulos, D. (2019, May). Structural anomaly detection based on probabilistic metric distance of transmissibility functions. Paper presented at 8th International Operational Modal Analysis Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark

Transmissibility function (TF) has been extensively used as damage-sensitive features in structural condition assessment. Based on the theoretical findings of circularly-symmetric complex Gaussian ratio distribution for transmissibility, the study pr... Read More about Structural anomaly detection based on probabilistic metric distance of transmissibility functions.

Monitoring the Different Stages of Industrial Cleaning using Ultrasonic Sensors (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Watson, N. J., Escrig Escrig, J., Woolley, E., Rangappa, S., & Simeone, A. (2019, May). Monitoring the Different Stages of Industrial Cleaning using Ultrasonic Sensors. Paper presented at 7th International Symposium on Sensor Science, Naples, Italy

Clean-in-Place (CIP) technologies use a combination of time, temperature, chemicals and mechanical force (caused by flowing water) to clean processing equipment in the food and drink, pharmaceutical and fast moving consumer goods sectors. One of the... Read More about Monitoring the Different Stages of Industrial Cleaning using Ultrasonic Sensors.

Identifying predictors of placebo response in osteoarthritis clinical trials of three agents with different routes of delivery: a meta-analysis using individual patient data (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stocks, J., Persson, M., van Middelkoop, M., Bierma-Zeinstra, S., Runhaar, J., Sawitzke, A., McAlindon, T., Atchia, I., Lambert, R., Hashem Hasempur, M., Walsh, D., Doherty, M., & Zhang, W. (2019, May). Identifying predictors of placebo response in osteoarthritis clinical trials of three agents with different routes of delivery: a meta-analysis using individual patient data. Presented at 2019 World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Toronto, Canada

Disease Activity Flares and Pain Flares in an early rheumatoid arthritis inception cohort; characteristics, antecedants and sequelae (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McWilliams, D., Rahman, S., James, R., Ferguson, E., Kiely, P., Young, A., & Walsh, D. (2019, April). Disease Activity Flares and Pain Flares in an early rheumatoid arthritis inception cohort; characteristics, antecedants and sequelae. Poster presented at Rheumatology 2019, Birmingham, UK

Background
RA flares are common and disabling. They are described in terms of worsening pain, swelling, or other symptoms. We aimed to determine characteristics, antecedants and sequelae of painful and inflammatory flare subtypes during the first 11... Read More about Disease Activity Flares and Pain Flares in an early rheumatoid arthritis inception cohort; characteristics, antecedants and sequelae.

Self-report central mechanisms trait predicts knee pain persistence in the Knee Pain In the Community (KPIC) cohort (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McWilliams, D., Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Walsh, D., Frowd, N., Swaithes, L., Fernandes, G., Stocks, J., Sarmanova, A., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Valdes, A., & Ferguson, E. (2019, April). Self-report central mechanisms trait predicts knee pain persistence in the Knee Pain In the Community (KPIC) cohort. Poster presented at Rheumatology 2019, Birmingham, UK

Interleukin-17 is a potential contributor to the inflammatory environment in the OA joint (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mimpen, J., Kluzek, S., Price, A., Snelling, S., Watt, F., Dakin, S., & Carr, A. (2019). Interleukin-17 is a potential contributor to the inflammatory environment in the OA joint. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27(S1), S379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.377+showArticle+Info

Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) has been historically viewed as a degenerative disease caused by ‘wear and tear’, with the loss of articular cartilage as the most important clinical feature. Modern imaging techniques have shown us over the last decade t... Read More about Interleukin-17 is a potential contributor to the inflammatory environment in the OA joint.

Optical coherence tomography imaging through the scales (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Heise, B., Zorin, I., Hanneschläger, G., & Su, R. (2019, April). Optical coherence tomography imaging through the scales. Paper presented at Focus on Microscopy 2019, London