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Towards a more reliable interpretation of machine learning outputs for safety-critical systems using feature importance fusion (2021)
Journal Article
Rengasamy, D., Rothwell, B. C., & Figueredo, G. P. (2021). Towards a more reliable interpretation of machine learning outputs for safety-critical systems using feature importance fusion. Applied Sciences, 11(24), Article 11854. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112411854

When machine learning supports decision-making in safety-critical systems, it is important to verify and understand the reasons why a particular output is produced. Although feature importance calculation approaches assist in interpretation, there is... Read More about Towards a more reliable interpretation of machine learning outputs for safety-critical systems using feature importance fusion.

Smooth 1-Dimensional Algebraic Quantum Field Theories (2021)
Journal Article
Benini, M., Perin, M., & Schenkel, A. (2022). Smooth 1-Dimensional Algebraic Quantum Field Theories. Annales Henri Poincaré, 23, 2069-2111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00023-021-01132-2

This paper proposes a refinement of the usual concept of algebraic quantum field theories (AQFTs) to theories that are smooth in the sense that they assign to every smooth family of spacetimes a smooth family of observable algebras. Using stacks of c... Read More about Smooth 1-Dimensional Algebraic Quantum Field Theories.

Bureaucratic Professionalization is a Contagious Process Inside Government: Evidence from a Priming Experiment with 3,000 Chilean Civil Servants (2021)
Journal Article
Sass Mikkelsen, K., Schuster, C., Meyer-Sahling, J.-H., & Rojas, M. (2022). Bureaucratic Professionalization is a Contagious Process Inside Government: Evidence from a Priming Experiment with 3,000 Chilean Civil Servants. Public Administration Review, 82(2), 290-302. https://doi.org/10.1002/puar.13446

Education is at the centre of theories of how bureaucracies professionalize. Going back to Weber, the process towards a capable and professional bureaucracy has been viewed as driven by the entry of well-educated, professional recruits. We argue that... Read More about Bureaucratic Professionalization is a Contagious Process Inside Government: Evidence from a Priming Experiment with 3,000 Chilean Civil Servants.

Systematic-Error-Tolerant Multiqubit Holonomic Entangling Gates (2021)
Journal Article
Wu, J.-L., Wang, Y., Han, J.-X., Jiang, Y., Song, J., Xia, Y., Su, S.-L., & Li, W. (2021). Systematic-Error-Tolerant Multiqubit Holonomic Entangling Gates. Physical Review Applied, 16(6), Article 064031. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.16.064031

Quantum holonomic gates hold built-in resilience to local noises and provide a promising approach for implementing fault-tolerant quantum computation. We propose to realize high-fidelity holonomic (N + 1)-qubit controlled gates using Rydberg atoms co... Read More about Systematic-Error-Tolerant Multiqubit Holonomic Entangling Gates.

Identification and Categorization of Volatile Sulfur Flavor Compounds in Roasted Malts and Barley (2021)
Journal Article
Parr, H., Bolat, I., & Cook, D. (2023). Identification and Categorization of Volatile Sulfur Flavor Compounds in Roasted Malts and Barley. Journal of The American Society of Brewing Chemists, 81(1), 76-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/03610470.2021.2003669

We report for the first time the application of HS-SPME-GC coupled with sulfur-specific pulsed flame photometric detection to sensitively analyze the volatile sulfur compounds (VSC’s) present in drum roasted malt and barley samples typically used in... Read More about Identification and Categorization of Volatile Sulfur Flavor Compounds in Roasted Malts and Barley.

On the calculation of the dielectric time constant of DC insulators containing cavities (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Naderiallaf, H., Seri, P., & Montanari, G. C. (2021, December). On the calculation of the dielectric time constant of DC insulators containing cavities. Presented at 2021 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP), Vancouver, BC, Canada

This paper presents an analytical derivation of the dielectric time constant of DC insulators containing cavities. It is based on two different methods including Maxwell- Wagner-Sillars (MWS) equations and an equivalent charging circuit. It is shown... Read More about On the calculation of the dielectric time constant of DC insulators containing cavities.

Understanding the dynamics of destination loyalty: a longitudinal investigation into the drivers of revisit intentions (2021)
Journal Article
Li, C., Lv, X., & Scott, M. (2021). Understanding the dynamics of destination loyalty: a longitudinal investigation into the drivers of revisit intentions. Current Issues in Tourism, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2021.2012433

Despite much previous research, gaps remain in our understanding of why satisfied tourists with positive destination images do not revisit favored destinations. Recent research proposes sensory impressions as a complement determinants of revisit inte... Read More about Understanding the dynamics of destination loyalty: a longitudinal investigation into the drivers of revisit intentions.

Emergent SARS-CoV-2 variants: comparative replication dynamics and high sensitivity to thapsigargin (2021)
Journal Article
Al-Beltagi, S., Goulding, L. V., Chang, D. K., Mellits, K. H., Hayes, C. J., Gershkovich, P., Coleman, C. M., & Chang, K.-C. (2021). Emergent SARS-CoV-2 variants: comparative replication dynamics and high sensitivity to thapsigargin. Virulence, 12(1), 2946-2956. https://doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2021.2006960

The struggle to control the COVID-19 pandemic is made challenging by the emergence of virulent SARS-CoV-2 variants. To gain insight into their replication dynamics, emergent Alpha (A), Beta (B) and Delta (D) SARS-CoV-2 variants were assessed for thei... Read More about Emergent SARS-CoV-2 variants: comparative replication dynamics and high sensitivity to thapsigargin.

BIM-integrated portfolio-based strategic asset data quality management (2021)
Journal Article
Fang, Z., Liu, Y., Lu, Q., Pitt, M., Hanna, S., & Tian, Z. (2022). BIM-integrated portfolio-based strategic asset data quality management. Automation in Construction, 134, Article 104070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2021.104070

A building's strategic asset management (SAM) capability has traditionally been limited by its site-based management. With the emergence of needs from clients about delivering a long-term portfolio-based building asset management plan that minimizes... Read More about BIM-integrated portfolio-based strategic asset data quality management.

Serum levels of specialised pro-resolving molecule pathways are greatly increased in SARS-CoV-2 patients and correlate with markers of the adaptive immune response (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Turnbull, J., Jha, R., Ortori, C. A., Lunt, E., Tighe, P. J., Irving, W. L., Gohir, S. A., Kim, D.-H., Valdes, A. M., Tarr, A. W., Barrett, D. A., & Chapman, V. Serum levels of specialised pro-resolving molecule pathways are greatly increased in SARS-CoV-2 patients and correlate with markers of the adaptive immune response

Background Specialised pro-resolution molecules (SPMs) halt the transition to chronic pathogenic inflammation. We aimed to quantify serum levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory bioactive lipids in SARS-CoV-2 patients, and to identify potential relation... Read More about Serum levels of specialised pro-resolving molecule pathways are greatly increased in SARS-CoV-2 patients and correlate with markers of the adaptive immune response.

Population screening for liver fibrosis: Toward early diagnosis and intervention for chronic liver diseases (2021)
Journal Article
Ginès, P., Castera, L., Lammert, F., Graupera, I., Serra‐Burriel, M., Allen, A. M., Wong, V. W., Hartmann, P., Thiele, M., Caballeria, L., Knegt, R. J., Grgurevic, I., Augustin, S., Tsochatzis, E. A., Schattenberg, J. M., Guha, I. N., Martini, A., Morillas, R. M., Garcia‐Retortillo, M., Koning, H. J., …Krag, A. (2022). Population screening for liver fibrosis: Toward early diagnosis and intervention for chronic liver diseases. Hepatology, 75(1), 219-228. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.32163

Cirrhosis, highly prevalent worldwide, develops after years of hepatic inflammation triggering progressive fibrosis. Currently, the main etiologies of cirrhosis are non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and alcohol-related liver disease, although chronic... Read More about Population screening for liver fibrosis: Toward early diagnosis and intervention for chronic liver diseases.

Whole-Genome Resequencing of Worldwide Wild and Domestic Sheep Elucidates Genetic Diversity, Introgression, and Agronomically Important Loci (2021)
Journal Article
Lv, F.-H., Cao, Y.-H., Liu, G.-J., Luo, L.-Y., Lu, R., Liu, M.-J., Li, W.-R., Zhou, P., Wang, X.-H., Shen, M., Gao, L., Yang, J.-Q., Yang, H., Yang, Y.-L., Liu, C.-B., Wan, P.-C., Zhang, Y.-S., Pi, W.-H., Ren, Y.-L., Shen, Z.-Q., …Li, M.-H. (2022). Whole-Genome Resequencing of Worldwide Wild and Domestic Sheep Elucidates Genetic Diversity, Introgression, and Agronomically Important Loci. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39(2), Article msab353. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab353

Domestic sheep and their wild relatives harbor substantial genetic variants that can form the backbone of molecular breeding, but their genome landscapes remain understudied. Here, we present a comprehensive genome resource for wild ovine species, la... Read More about Whole-Genome Resequencing of Worldwide Wild and Domestic Sheep Elucidates Genetic Diversity, Introgression, and Agronomically Important Loci.

Supramolecular assemblies of organo-functionalised hybrid polyoxometalates: From functional building blocks to hierarchical nanomaterials (2021)
Journal Article
Cameron, J. M., Guillemot, G., Galambos, T., Amin, S. S., Hampson, E., Mall Haidaraly, K., Newton, G. N., & Izzet, G. (2022). Supramolecular assemblies of organo-functionalised hybrid polyoxometalates: From functional building blocks to hierarchical nanomaterials. Chemical Society Reviews, 51(1), 293-328. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cs00832c

This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in the supramolecular organisation and hierarchical self-assembly of organo-functionalised hybrid polyoxometalates (hereafter referred to as hybrid POMs), and their emerging role as mul... Read More about Supramolecular assemblies of organo-functionalised hybrid polyoxometalates: From functional building blocks to hierarchical nanomaterials.

Bayesian Mapping of the Striatal Microcircuit Reveals Robust Asymmetries in the Probabilities and Distances of Connections (2021)
Journal Article
Cinotti, F., & Humphries, M. D. (2022). Bayesian Mapping of the Striatal Microcircuit Reveals Robust Asymmetries in the Probabilities and Distances of Connections. Journal of Neuroscience, 42(8), 1417-1435. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1487-21.2021

The striatum’s complex microcircuit is made by connections within and between its D1- and D2-receptor expressing projection neurons and at least five species of interneuron. Precise knowledge of this circuit is likely essential to understanding stria... Read More about Bayesian Mapping of the Striatal Microcircuit Reveals Robust Asymmetries in the Probabilities and Distances of Connections.

Do banks adjust their liquidity to cope with environmental variation? A study of bank deregulation (2021)
Journal Article
Fan, Y., Jiang, Y., & Ly, K. C. (2022). Do banks adjust their liquidity to cope with environmental variation? A study of bank deregulation. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 76, Article 101485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2021.101485

The effect of bank deregulation on adjustment speed of bank liquidity is the focus of this paper. We find that banks tend to increase their adjustment speed of liquidity in response to bank deregulation. Banks tend to escape their current states and... Read More about Do banks adjust their liquidity to cope with environmental variation? A study of bank deregulation.

Joint optimisation of drone routing and battery wear for sustainable supply chain development: a mixed-integer programming model based on blockchain-enabled fleet sharing (2021)
Journal Article
Tan, K. H., Xia, Y., Zeng, W., Xing, X., Zhan, Y., & Kumar, A. (2023). Joint optimisation of drone routing and battery wear for sustainable supply chain development: a mixed-integer programming model based on blockchain-enabled fleet sharing. Annals of Operations Research, 327(1), 89-127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-021-04459-5

Alongside the rise of ‘last-mile’ delivery in contemporary urban logistics, drones have demonstrate commercial potential, given their outstanding triple-bottom-line performance. However, as a lithium-ion battery-powered device, drones’ social and env... Read More about Joint optimisation of drone routing and battery wear for sustainable supply chain development: a mixed-integer programming model based on blockchain-enabled fleet sharing.

Sox-positive cell population in the adult cerebellum increases upon tissue degeneration (2021)
Journal Article
Salih, S., Nizamudeen, Z. A., De Melo, N., Chakrabarti, L., & Sottile, V. (2022). Sox-positive cell population in the adult cerebellum increases upon tissue degeneration. Experimental Neurology, 348, Article 113950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2021.113950

Adult neurogenesis is well-described in the subventricular and subgranular zones of the mammalian brain. Recent observations that resident glia express stem cell markers in some areas of the brain not traditionally associated with neurogenesis hint t... Read More about Sox-positive cell population in the adult cerebellum increases upon tissue degeneration.

Developing consensus for definitions of key veterinary-specific quality improvement (QI) terms using an eDelphi-study method (2021)
Journal Article
Rooke, F., Burford, J., Doorly, A., Gush, C., & Brennan, M. L. (2021). Developing consensus for definitions of key veterinary-specific quality improvement (QI) terms using an eDelphi-study method. Veterinary Record, Article e1174. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1174

Background: Quality improvement (QI) methods are a continuous process of iterative tests to improve the quality of a service or product. Using common language has been linked to the successful implementation of QI in human healthcare. This study aime... Read More about Developing consensus for definitions of key veterinary-specific quality improvement (QI) terms using an eDelphi-study method.

Some important aspects of modelling clay platelet interactions using DEM (2021)
Journal Article
de Bono, J. P., & McDowell, G. R. (2022). Some important aspects of modelling clay platelet interactions using DEM. Powder Technology, 398, Article 117056. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2021.117056

The discrete element method (DEM) is a popular tool for simulating soils, however it has rarely been used for modelling clays. This is despite the behaviour of clays being much less well understood compared to sands. This paper aims to increase the u... Read More about Some important aspects of modelling clay platelet interactions using DEM.

Chronic liver disease in homeless individuals and performance of non‐invasive liver fibrosis and injury markers: VALID study (2021)
Journal Article
Hashim, A., Bremner, S., Grove, J., Astbury, S., Mengozzi, M., O’Sullivan, M., Macken, L., Worthley, T., Katarey, D., Aithal, G., & Verma, S. (2022). Chronic liver disease in homeless individuals and performance of non‐invasive liver fibrosis and injury markers: VALID study. Liver International, 42(3), 628-639. https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.15122

Background/aims: Community-based assessment and management of chronic liver disease (CLD) in people who are homeless (PWAH) remains poorly described. We aimed to determine prevalence/predictors of chronic liver disease (CLD) in PWAH and assess perfor... Read More about Chronic liver disease in homeless individuals and performance of non‐invasive liver fibrosis and injury markers: VALID study.