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Kinetics of 99Tc speciation in aerobic soils (2019)
Journal Article
Izquierdo, M., Bailey, E. H., Crout, N. M., Sanders, H. K., Young, S. D., & Shaw, G. G. (2020). Kinetics of 99Tc speciation in aerobic soils. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 388, Article 121762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121762

© 2019 The Authors Technetium-99 is a significant and long-lived component of spent nuclear fuel relevant to long-term assessments of radioactive waste disposal. Whilst 99Tc behaviour in poorly aerated environments is well known, the long-term bioava... Read More about Kinetics of 99Tc speciation in aerobic soils.

Application of GeoSHM System in Monitoring Extreme Wind Events at the Forth Road Bridge (2019)
Journal Article
Meng, X., Nguyen, D. T., Owen, J. S., Xie, Y., Psimoulis, P., & Ye, G. (2019). Application of GeoSHM System in Monitoring Extreme Wind Events at the Forth Road Bridge. Remote Sensing, 11(23), Article 2799. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11232799

© 2019 by the authors. Implementation of Structural Health Monitoring systems on long-span bridges has become mandatory in many countries to ascertain the safety of these structures and the public, taking into account an increase in usage and threats... Read More about Application of GeoSHM System in Monitoring Extreme Wind Events at the Forth Road Bridge.

SFSDAF: an enhanced FSDAF that incorporates sub-pixel class fraction change information for spatio-temporal image fusion (2019)
Journal Article
Li, X., Foody, G. M., Boyd, D. S., Ge, Y., Zhang, Y., Du, Y., & Ling, F. (2020). SFSDAF: an enhanced FSDAF that incorporates sub-pixel class fraction change information for spatio-temporal image fusion. Remote Sensing of Environment, 237, Article 111537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111537

Spatio-temporal image fusion methods have become a popular means to produce remotely sensed data sets that have both fine spatial and temporal resolution. Accurate prediction of reflectance change is difficult, especially when the change is caused by... Read More about SFSDAF: an enhanced FSDAF that incorporates sub-pixel class fraction change information for spatio-temporal image fusion.

Secondary Benefits to Attentional Processing Through Intervention with an Interactive Maths App (2019)
Journal Article
Pitchford, N. J., & Outhwaite, L. A. (2019). Secondary Benefits to Attentional Processing Through Intervention with an Interactive Maths App. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article 2633. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02633

Previous research has shown that a specific interactive app, designed to support the development of early mathematical skills and delivered on hand-held tablets, is effective at raising mathematical attainment in young children in low-and high-income... Read More about Secondary Benefits to Attentional Processing Through Intervention with an Interactive Maths App.

CNN-Based Cassava Storage Root Counting Using Real and Synthetic Images (2019)
Journal Article
Atanbori, J., Montoya, M., Selvaraj, M., French, A. P., & Pridmore, T. P. (2019). CNN-Based Cassava Storage Root Counting Using Real and Synthetic Images. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, Article 1516. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01516

Cassava roots are complex structures comprising several distinct types of root. The number and size of the storage roots are two potential phenotypic traits reflecting crop yield and quality. Counting and measuring the size of cassava storage roots a... Read More about CNN-Based Cassava Storage Root Counting Using Real and Synthetic Images.

Interpreting toxic masculinity in political parties: A framework for analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Daddow, O., & Hertner, I. (2019). Interpreting toxic masculinity in political parties: A framework for analysis. Party Politics, https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068819887591

The term ‘toxic masculinity’ was coined in the 1990s by sociologists and psychologists. It has since been appropriated by scholars and commentators interested in gendered behaviours and outcomes in politics. However, despite the attention belatedly b... Read More about Interpreting toxic masculinity in political parties: A framework for analysis.

Cognitive rehabilitation for attention and memory in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial (CRAMMS) (2019)
Journal Article
Lincoln, N., Bradshaw, L., Constantinescu, C., Day, F., Drummond, A., Fitzsimmons, D., …das Nair, R. (2020). Cognitive rehabilitation for attention and memory in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial (CRAMMS). Clinical Rehabilitation, 34(2), 229-241. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215519890378

Objective: To assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation for attention and memory problems in people with multiple sclerosis. Design: Multicentre, pragmatic, randomized controlled trial. Setting: Community Participants: Pe... Read More about Cognitive rehabilitation for attention and memory in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial (CRAMMS).

Social capital for rural revitalization in China: A critical evaluation on the government's new countryside programme in Chengdu (2019)
Journal Article
Wu, B., & Liu, L. (2020). Social capital for rural revitalization in China: A critical evaluation on the government's new countryside programme in Chengdu. Land Use Policy, 91, Article 104268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104268

In the context of urbanisation and decline of its countryside in the 21 st century, the Chinese government has initiated a campaign namely "building a socialist new countryside" in 2006 which is now renamed as "rural revitalisation". Bringing togethe... Read More about Social capital for rural revitalization in China: A critical evaluation on the government's new countryside programme in Chengdu.

Performing Gender in Chinese Cinema (2019)
Book Chapter
Bao, H. (2019). Performing Gender in Chinese Cinema. In Routledge Handbook of Gender in East Asia Gender Studies. Routledge

In this chapter, I trace a brief genealogy of how Chinese cinema engages with the issue of gender. In doing so, I examine how gender has been represented and constructed through the cinematic apparatus in different eras of modern Chinese history. I s... Read More about Performing Gender in Chinese Cinema.

How a nonassociative algebra reflects the properties of a skew polynomial (2019)
Journal Article
Brown, C., & Pumpluen, S. (2021). How a nonassociative algebra reflects the properties of a skew polynomial. Glasgow Mathematical Journal, 63(1), 6-26. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0017089519000478

Let D be a unital associative division ring and D[t, σ, δ] be a skew polynomial ring, where σ is an endomorphism of D and δ a left σ-derivation. For each f D[t, σ, δ] of degree m > 1 with a unit as leading coefficient, there exists a unital nonassoci... Read More about How a nonassociative algebra reflects the properties of a skew polynomial.

Tail expectile process and risk assessment (2019)
Journal Article
Daouia, A., Girard, S., & Stupfler, G. (2020). Tail expectile process and risk assessment. Bernoulli, 26(1), 531-556. https://doi.org/10.3150/19-BEJ1137

Expectiles define a least squares analogue of quantiles. They are determined by tail expectations rather than tail probabilities. For this reason and many other theoretical and practical merits, expectiles have recently received a lot of attention, e... Read More about Tail expectile process and risk assessment.

Quantum tunnelling, real-time dynamics and Picard-Lefschetz thimbles (2019)
Journal Article
Mou, Z.-G., Saffin, P. M., & Tranberg, A. (2019). Quantum tunnelling, real-time dynamics and Picard-Lefschetz thimbles. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2019(11), Article 135. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep11%282019%29135

We follow up the work, where in light of the Picard-Lefschetz thimble approach, we split up the real-time path integral into two parts: the initial density matrix part which can be represented via an ensemble of initial conditions, and the dynamic pa... Read More about Quantum tunnelling, real-time dynamics and Picard-Lefschetz thimbles.

PWM-Based Optimal Model Predictive Control for Variable Speed Generating Units (2019)
Journal Article
Bigarelli, L., di Benedetto, M., Lidozzi, A., Solero, L., Odhano, S. A., & Zanchetta, P. (2020). PWM-Based Optimal Model Predictive Control for Variable Speed Generating Units. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 56(1), 541-550. https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2019.2955662

This article investigates the dc-link voltage control of an active rectifier that is supplied by a variable speed permanent magnet synchronous generator. This configuration is commonly encountered in gearless wind energy conversion systems as well as... Read More about PWM-Based Optimal Model Predictive Control for Variable Speed Generating Units.

Consensus-based technical recommendations for clinical translation of renal BOLD MRI (2019)
Journal Article
Bane, O., Mendichovszky, I. A., Dekkers, I. A., Milani, B., Deux, J., Eckerbom, P., …Prasad, P. V. (2019). Consensus-based technical recommendations for clinical translation of renal BOLD MRI. Magma, 1-17

Objectives: Harmonization of acquisition and analysis protocols is an important step in the validation of BOLD MRI as a renal biomarker. This harmonization initiative provides technical recommendations based on a consensus report with the aim to move... Read More about Consensus-based technical recommendations for clinical translation of renal BOLD MRI.

Physical Activity and Subjective Vitality in Older Adults From Community-and Assisted-Living Settings (2019)
Journal Article
Park, S., Park, K., Hancox, J., Castaneda-Gameros, D., & Koo, K. C. (2019). Physical Activity and Subjective Vitality in Older Adults From Community-and Assisted-Living Settings. Asian Nursing Research, 13(5), 313-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anr.2019.11.004

Purpose: There is a growing number of older adults moving into assisted-living facilities to maintain their independence while being assisted with certain tasks and having convenient access to services. Physical activity (PA) and vitality play an imp... Read More about Physical Activity and Subjective Vitality in Older Adults From Community-and Assisted-Living Settings.

In-situ synthesis of ultra-fine ZrB2–ZrC–SiC nanopowders by sol-gel method (2019)
Journal Article
Liu, C., Chang, X., Wu, Y., Li, X., Xue, Y., Wang, X., & Hou, X. (2020). In-situ synthesis of ultra-fine ZrB2–ZrC–SiC nanopowders by sol-gel method. Ceramics International, 46(6), 7099-7108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.11.202

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. ZrB2–ZrC–SiC nanopowders with uniform phase distribution were prepared from cost-effective ZrOCl2·8H2O by a simple sol-gel method. The synthesis route, ceramization mechanism and morphology evolution of the... Read More about In-situ synthesis of ultra-fine ZrB2–ZrC–SiC nanopowders by sol-gel method.

Political Trade-Offs: Democracy and Governance in a Changing World (2019)
Journal Article
Landman, T., & Lauth, H.-J. (2019). Political Trade-Offs: Democracy and Governance in a Changing World. Politics and Governance, 7(4), 237-242. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v7i4.2642

The investigation of trade-offs in political science receives only limited attention, although many scholars acknowledge the importance of trade-offs across a variety of different areas. A systematic and comprehensive examination of the topic is miss... Read More about Political Trade-Offs: Democracy and Governance in a Changing World.

Fish biowaste gelatin coated phosphate-glass fibres for wound-healing application (2019)
Journal Article
Sghayyar, H. N., Lim, S. S., Ahmed, I., Lai, J. Y., Cheong, X. Y., Chong, Z. W., …Loh, H. S. (2020). Fish biowaste gelatin coated phosphate-glass fibres for wound-healing application. European Polymer Journal, 122, Article 109386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109386

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Inadequate wound management techniques can result in severe consequences for patients and are a major Health Economic burden worldwide. Currently, biosynthetic scaffolds for wound healing are of interest to address the shortcoming... Read More about Fish biowaste gelatin coated phosphate-glass fibres for wound-healing application.

Nonlinear shear of entangled polymers from nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (2019)
Journal Article
Anwar, M., & Graham, R. S. (2019). Nonlinear shear of entangled polymers from nonequilibrium molecular dynamics. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 57(24), 1692-1704. https://doi.org/10.1002/polb.24904

This work aims to improve the use of Molecular Dynamics simulations of Kremer-Grest chains to inform future developments of models of entangled polymer dynamics. We perform non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations, under shear flow, for well en... Read More about Nonlinear shear of entangled polymers from nonequilibrium molecular dynamics.