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Machine learning and domain adaptation to monitor yoghurt fermentation using ultrasonic measurements (2023)
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Bowler, A., Ozturk, S., di Bari, V., Glover, Z. J., & Watson, N. J. (2023). Machine learning and domain adaptation to monitor yoghurt fermentation using ultrasonic measurements. Food Control, 147, Article 109622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2023.109622

In manufacturing environments, real-time monitoring of yoghurt fermentation is required to maintain an optimal production schedule, ensure product quality, and prevent the growth of pathogenic bacteria. Ultrasonic sensors combined with machine learni... Read More about Machine learning and domain adaptation to monitor yoghurt fermentation using ultrasonic measurements.

Low-Dimensional Metal-Organic Magnets as a Route toward the S = 2 Haldane Phase (2023)
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Pitcairn, J., Iliceto, A., Cañadillas-Delgado, L., Fabelo, O., Liu, C., Balz, C., …Cliffe, M. J. (2023). Low-Dimensional Metal-Organic Magnets as a Route toward the S = 2 Haldane Phase. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(3), 1783-1792. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c10916

Metal-organic magnets (MOMs), modular magnetic materials where metal atoms are connected by organic linkers, are promising candidates for next-generation quantum technologies. MOMs readily form low-dimensional structures and so are ideal systems to r... Read More about Low-Dimensional Metal-Organic Magnets as a Route toward the S = 2 Haldane Phase.

Deep Learning with Attention Mechanisms for Road Weather Detection (2023)
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Samo, M., Mafeni Mase, J. M., & Figueredo, G. (2023). Deep Learning with Attention Mechanisms for Road Weather Detection. Sensors, 23(2), Article 798. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23020798

There is great interest in automatically detecting road weather and understanding its impacts on the overall safety of the transport network. This can, for example, support road condition-based maintenance or even serve as detection systems that assi... Read More about Deep Learning with Attention Mechanisms for Road Weather Detection.

Becoming an inner ally: The compassionate minds approach to self-compassion online programme (2023)
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Croston, M., & Rutter, S. (2023). Becoming an inner ally: The compassionate minds approach to self-compassion online programme. British Journal of Nursing, 32(1), S20–S23. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2023.32.1.S20

A rapidly growing body of evidence indicates the enormous associated psychological burden on nurses and other healthcare workers which is resulting in high levels of psychological problems. These will have profound effects on individuals and long-ter... Read More about Becoming an inner ally: The compassionate minds approach to self-compassion online programme.

Continuous Beam Steering Realized by Tunable Ground in a Patch Antenna (2023)
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Qu, Z., Zhou, Y., Alkaraki, S., Kelly, J. R., & Gao, Y. (2023). Continuous Beam Steering Realized by Tunable Ground in a Patch Antenna. IEEE Access, 11, 4095-4104. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3235597

A continuously steerable patch antenna employing liquid metal is presented. The proposed antenna employs a novel tunable ground plane together with parasitic steering to steer the direction of the main beam. The tunable ground plane consists of a per... Read More about Continuous Beam Steering Realized by Tunable Ground in a Patch Antenna.

Design and Control of a Multiple-Section Continuum Robot With a Hybrid Sensing System (2023)
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Fang, Y., Dong, X., Mohammad, A., & Axinte, D. (2023). Design and Control of a Multiple-Section Continuum Robot With a Hybrid Sensing System. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 28(3), 1522-1533. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2022.3229188

After decades of development, the technology of continuum robots continues to mature gradually and is used for various applications, e.g., inspection and repair in high-value-added industries such as aerospace & nuclear. However, such robots are inva... Read More about Design and Control of a Multiple-Section Continuum Robot With a Hybrid Sensing System.

A large bioassay identifies Stb resistance genes that provide broad resistance against Septoria tritici blotch disease in the UK (2023)
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Tidd, H., Rudd, J. J., Ray, R. V., Bryant, R., & Kanyuka, K. (2023). A large bioassay identifies Stb resistance genes that provide broad resistance against Septoria tritici blotch disease in the UK. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, Article 1070986. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1070986

Introduction: Septoria tritici blotch (STB) is one of the most damaging fungal diseases of wheat in Europe, largely due to the paucity of effective resistance genes against it in breeding materials. Currently dominant protection methods against this... Read More about A large bioassay identifies Stb resistance genes that provide broad resistance against Septoria tritici blotch disease in the UK.

Chloroplast/thylakoid-rich material: A possible alternative to the chemically synthesised flow enhancer polyglycerol polyricinoleate in oil-based systems (2023)
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Sutcharit, P., Wattanakul, J., Price, R., Di Bari, V., Gould, J., Yakubov, G., …Gray, D. A. (2023). Chloroplast/thylakoid-rich material: A possible alternative to the chemically synthesised flow enhancer polyglycerol polyricinoleate in oil-based systems. Food Research International, 165, Article 112472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2023.112472

Chloroplasts are abundant organelles in a diverse range of plant materials; they are predominantly composed of multicomponent thylakoid membranes which are lipid and protein rich. Intact or unravelled thylakoid membranes should, in principle, have in... Read More about Chloroplast/thylakoid-rich material: A possible alternative to the chemically synthesised flow enhancer polyglycerol polyricinoleate in oil-based systems.

Chronic pain in people living with dementia: challenges to recognising and managing pain, and personalising intervention by phenotype (2023)
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Collins, J. T., Harwood, R. H., Cowley, A., Di Lorito, C., Ferguson, E., Minicucci, M. F., …Gladman, J. R. (2023). Chronic pain in people living with dementia: challenges to recognising and managing pain, and personalising intervention by phenotype. Age and Ageing, 52(1), Article afac306. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac306

Pain is common in people with dementia, and pain can exacerbate the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. Effective pain management is challenging, not least in people with dementia. Impairments of cognition, communication and abstract... Read More about Chronic pain in people living with dementia: challenges to recognising and managing pain, and personalising intervention by phenotype.

International business and Africa: Theoretical and applied challenges, and future directions (2023)
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Kamoche, K., & Wood, G. (2023). International business and Africa: Theoretical and applied challenges, and future directions. Journal of International Business Studies, 54(5), 956–967. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-022-00589-5

In response to Nachum et al.’s (J Int Bus Stud, 2023) call for further research in Africa by international business (IB) scholars, we argue that while IB scholars may have been slow to engage with Africa, the same cannot be said of related and IB-rel... Read More about International business and Africa: Theoretical and applied challenges, and future directions.

Reentry support in Victoria, Australia: managing risk, or fostering agency? (2023)
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Kennedy, K., Sandy, L., & Martinovic, M. (2023). Reentry support in Victoria, Australia: managing risk, or fostering agency?. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 62(1), 21-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2022.2158984

More than half of Australia’s prison population have experienced prior incarceration. Factors such as homelessness, mental illness, and poverty compound the challenges of reentry. Reentry support in Victoria, Australia is state funded, yet delivered... Read More about Reentry support in Victoria, Australia: managing risk, or fostering agency?.

Towards Handling Uncertainty-at-Source in AI – A Review and Next Steps for Interval Regression (2023)
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Kabir, S., Wagner, C., & Ellerby, Z. (2023). Towards Handling Uncertainty-at-Source in AI – A Review and Next Steps for Interval Regression. IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, 5(1), 3-22. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAI.2023.3234930

Most of statistics and AI draw insights through modelling discord or variance between sources (i.e., inter-source) of information. Increasingly however, research is focusing on uncertainty arising at the level of individual measurements (i.e., within... Read More about Towards Handling Uncertainty-at-Source in AI – A Review and Next Steps for Interval Regression.

Increasing the build rate of high-strength aluminium alloys produced by laser powder bed fusion (2023)
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Del Guercio, G., & Simonelli, M. (2023). Increasing the build rate of high-strength aluminium alloys produced by laser powder bed fusion. Optics and Laser Technology, 161, Article 109133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2023.109133

Aluminium alloys from the 2xxx series represent important structural materials due to their optimal combination of strength and corrosion resistance. However, their production by means of laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) is hampered by the presence... Read More about Increasing the build rate of high-strength aluminium alloys produced by laser powder bed fusion.

Investigation of structural and electrical properties of ITO thin films and correlation to optical parameters extracted using novel method based on PSO algorithm (2023)
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Amrani, R., Garoudja, E., Lekoui, F., Filali, W., Neggaz, H., Djebeli, Y. A., …Henini, M. (2023). Investigation of structural and electrical properties of ITO thin films and correlation to optical parameters extracted using novel method based on PSO algorithm. Bulletin of Materials Science, 46(1), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-022-02845-8

Thermally annealed DC sputtered indium tin oxide (ITO) thin films were investigated for improvement in properties. The structural and optoelectronic characteristics of as-grown and air annealed films were studied and correlated to the film deposition... Read More about Investigation of structural and electrical properties of ITO thin films and correlation to optical parameters extracted using novel method based on PSO algorithm.

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in care home staff: A survey of Liverpool care homes (2023)
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Tulloch, J. S., Lawrenson, K., Gordon, A. L., Ghebrehewet, S., Ashton, M., Peddie, S., & Parvulescu, P. (2023). COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in care home staff: A survey of Liverpool care homes. Vaccine, 41(7), 1290-1294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.01.009

Uptake of COVID-19 vaccine first doses in UK care homes has been higher among residents compared to staff. We aimed to identify causes of lower COVID-19 vaccine uptake amongst care home staff within Liverpool. An anonymised online survey was distribu... Read More about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in care home staff: A survey of Liverpool care homes.

Solid–Gas Thermochemical Energy Storage Materials and Reactors for Low to High-Temperature Applications: A Concise Review (2023)
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Kur, A., Darkwa, J., Calautit, J., Boukhanouf, R., & Worall, M. (2023). Solid–Gas Thermochemical Energy Storage Materials and Reactors for Low to High-Temperature Applications: A Concise Review. Energies, 16(2), Article 756. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16020756

Thermochemical energy storage materials and reactors have been reviewed for a range of temperature applications. For low-temperature applications, magnesium chloride is found to be a suitable candidate at temperatures up to 100 °C, whereas calcium hy... Read More about Solid–Gas Thermochemical Energy Storage Materials and Reactors for Low to High-Temperature Applications: A Concise Review.

Modelling the effects of patch-plug configuration on the impact performance of patch-repaired composite laminates (2023)
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Liu, H., Liu, J., Hall, Z. E., Brooks, R. A., Crocker, J. W., Joesbury, A. M., …Dear, J. P. (2023). Modelling the effects of patch-plug configuration on the impact performance of patch-repaired composite laminates. Composites Science and Technology, 233, Article 109917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2023.109917

The patch-plug configuration has been widely used to repair composite structures and restore the structural integrity of damaged composites. In the present research, single-sided CFRP patch-repaired panels, with different patch-plug configurations, a... Read More about Modelling the effects of patch-plug configuration on the impact performance of patch-repaired composite laminates.

Machining of long ceramic fibre reinforced metal matrix composites – How could temperature influence the cutting mechanisms? (2023)
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Zan, S., Liao, Z., Robles-Linares, J. A., Garcia Luna, G., & Axinte, D. (2023). Machining of long ceramic fibre reinforced metal matrix composites – How could temperature influence the cutting mechanisms?. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 185, Article 103994. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2023.103994

Metal matrix composites (MMCs) offer a unique set of properties due to the ductile-brittle combination produced by the matrix and the reinforcements. Conventional MMCs are usually particle-reinforced, and their cutting mechanisms have been thoroughly... Read More about Machining of long ceramic fibre reinforced metal matrix composites – How could temperature influence the cutting mechanisms?.

The Connection between Imported Inputs and Exports: The Importance of Strategic Interdependence (2023)
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Mukherjee, A., & Liu, Y. (2023). The Connection between Imported Inputs and Exports: The Importance of Strategic Interdependence. Games, 14(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/g14010006

Ignoring strategic interactions among final goods producers, the extant theoretical literature shows that lower costs of imported inputs increase the exports of the final goods using those inputs. Hence, it does not explain the empirically relevant p... Read More about The Connection between Imported Inputs and Exports: The Importance of Strategic Interdependence.