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Zero-COVID Policy in China: Epidemic Control and the Mode of Politics (2023)
Journal Article
Lai, H. (2023). Zero-COVID Policy in China: Epidemic Control and the Mode of Politics. East Asian Policy, 15(4), 61-77. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793930523000296

In 2022 highly restrictive measures were imposed in China to contain the less deadly Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. This study argues that these measures resulted from a move away from pragmatic authoritarianism and toward totalitarianism since 2013... Read More about Zero-COVID Policy in China: Epidemic Control and the Mode of Politics.

Liver disease admissions in the UK are increasing, urgently needing local and national solutions (2023)
Journal Article
Bhala, N., Subhani, M., & Aithal, G. P. (2023). Liver disease admissions in the UK are increasing, urgently needing local and national solutions. Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 8(12), 1071. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253%2823%2900334-5

Legal Arguments and Citations in the 13th-Century Court of Canterbury (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
White, S. (2023). Legal Arguments and Citations in the 13th-Century Court of Canterbury. In F. Demoulin-Auzary, N. Laurent-Bonne, & F. Roumy (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Congress of Medieval Canon Law: Paris, 17-23 July 2016 (585-600)

Dishonesty and public employment (2023)
Journal Article
Cruces, G., Rossi, M., & Schargrodsky, E. (2023). Dishonesty and public employment. American Economic Review: Insights, 5(4), 511-526. https://doi.org/10.1257/aeri.20220550

We exploit a natural experiment to study the causal link between dishonest behavior and public employment. When military conscription was mandatory in Argentina, eligibility was determined by both a lottery and a medical examination. To avoid conscri... Read More about Dishonesty and public employment.

The interrater and test–retest reliability of 3 modalities of quantitative sensory testing in healthy adults and people with chronic low back pain or rheumatoid arthritis (2023)
Journal Article
Brady, S. M., Georgopoulos, V., Veldhuijzen van Zanten, J. J., Duda, J. L., Metsios, G. S., Kitas, G. D., …McWilliams, D. F. (2023). The interrater and test–retest reliability of 3 modalities of quantitative sensory testing in healthy adults and people with chronic low back pain or rheumatoid arthritis. PAIN Reports, 8(6), Article e1102. https://doi.org/10.1097/pr9.0000000000001102

Introduction: Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) modalities used to assess central pain mechanisms require different protocols in people with different musculoskeletal conditions. Objectives: We aimed to explore the possible effects of musculo... Read More about The interrater and test–retest reliability of 3 modalities of quantitative sensory testing in healthy adults and people with chronic low back pain or rheumatoid arthritis.

Machine learning detects terminal singularities (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kasprzyk, A. M., Coates, T., & Veneziale, S. (2023). Machine learning detects terminal singularities. In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2023)

Algebraic varieties are the geometric shapes defined by systems of polynomial equations; they are ubiquitous across mathematics and science. Amongst these algebraic varieties are Q-Fano varieties: positively curved shapes which have Q-factorial termi... Read More about Machine learning detects terminal singularities.

Grammar as concept: The implementation of the PACE model in Beginning Spanish classes (2023)
Journal Article
Ewurama, O., & Zapata, G. C. (2023). Grammar as concept: The implementation of the PACE model in Beginning Spanish classes. Applied Language Learning, 33, 58-70

This study investigates the effectiveness of the PACE approach (Adair-Hauck & Donato, 2002) for grammar teaching in beginning (novice mid/high) second language (L2) Spanish classes. Even though research has reported instructional benefits for PACE in... Read More about Grammar as concept: The implementation of the PACE model in Beginning Spanish classes.

A Cinema of Pleasure: He Xiaopei’s Home Video Aesthetics and Queer Feminist Politics (2023)
Book Chapter
Bao, H. (2023). A Cinema of Pleasure: He Xiaopei’s Home Video Aesthetics and Queer Feminist Politics. In F. Chan, F. Elliott, & A. Willis (Eds.), Women in East Asian Cinema: Gender Representations, Creative Labour and Global Histories (13-28). Edinburgh University Press

This article examines He Xiaopei’s films and filmmaking career to discern how they help her articulate a queer feminist politics. He Xiaopei (Figure 1) is one of the best-known queer and feminist filmmakers and activists in contemporary China. She ha... Read More about A Cinema of Pleasure: He Xiaopei’s Home Video Aesthetics and Queer Feminist Politics.

Polytopes and machine learning (2023)
Journal Article
Bao, J., He, Y.-H., Hirst, E., Hofscheier, J., Kasprzyk, A., & Majumder, S. (2023). Polytopes and machine learning. International Journal of Data Science in the Mathematical Sciences, 1(2), 181-211. https://doi.org/10.1142/S281093922350003X

We introduce machine learning methodology to the study of lattice polytopes. With supervised learning techniques, we predict standard properties such as volume, dual volume, reflexivity, etc, with accuracies up to 100%. We focus on 2d polygons and 3d... Read More about Polytopes and machine learning.

Designing Optimal Loop, Saddle, and Ellipse-Based Magnetic Coils by Spherical Harmonic Mapping (2023)
Journal Article
Hobson, P. J., Hardwicke, N. L., Davis, A., Smith, T. X., Morley, C., Packer, M., …Fromhold, M. (2023). Designing Optimal Loop, Saddle, and Ellipse-Based Magnetic Coils by Spherical Harmonic Mapping. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 72, Article 1005815. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2023.3284138

Adaptable, low-cost, coils designed by carefully selecting the arrangements and geometries of simple primitive units are used to generate magnetic fields for diverse applications. These extend from magnetic resonance and fundamental physics experimen... Read More about Designing Optimal Loop, Saddle, and Ellipse-Based Magnetic Coils by Spherical Harmonic Mapping.

Double Your Price: The Strategy and Tactics of Smart Pricing (2023)
Book
Falzani, D. (2023). Double Your Price: The Strategy and Tactics of Smart Pricing. FT Publishing International

Getting your pricing strategy right is the difference between sustainable growth, investing in product development, and happy, engaged customers and stakeholders. Harvard Business Review research shows that pricing has almost 4 times as much influenc... Read More about Double Your Price: The Strategy and Tactics of Smart Pricing.

Joint opinion (2023)
Other
Mistry, H. (2023). Joint opinion. [Online]

The problem of Vnuk and the EU response: a critique of the law on compulsory motor vehicle insurance (2023)
Journal Article
Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2023). The problem of Vnuk and the EU response: a critique of the law on compulsory motor vehicle insurance. Journal of Business Law, 2023(8), 639-660

In 2014 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its ruling in the case Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav, extending the scope of compulsory motor vehicle insurance. The relevant EU legislation, the Motor Vehicle Insurance Directive, imposed a duty o... Read More about The problem of Vnuk and the EU response: a critique of the law on compulsory motor vehicle insurance.

Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law (2023)
Book
White, N. (2023). Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law. (2nd edition). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781007426

This updated and revised second edition of Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law provides a concise and insightful guide to the key principles of international law governing peacetime security, arms control, the use of forc... Read More about Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law.

To what extent is the parody exception truly harmonised? An empirical analysis of the Member States’ case law post-Deckmyn (2023)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2023). To what extent is the parody exception truly harmonised? An empirical analysis of the Member States’ case law post-Deckmyn. Intellectual Property Quarterly, 2023(2), 59-85

Over the course of the last three decades, the European Union has adopted 11 legislative instruments in the field of copyright to harmonise many of its aspects and the Court of Justice of the European Union ( CJEU) has over the years been very active... Read More about To what extent is the parody exception truly harmonised? An empirical analysis of the Member States’ case law post-Deckmyn.

IASB'S Recent Update on the Extractive Activities Project: A Comment (2023)
Journal Article
Abdo, H., & Owusu, F. B. (2023). IASB'S Recent Update on the Extractive Activities Project: A Comment. Oil, Gas and Energy Quarterly, 71(3), 443-452

In January 2022, the IASB published an article on the Extractive Activities project where Tadeu Cendon explains the IASB's decision on the project. Although the IASB acknowledges the existence of the problem of diversity in accounting practices in th... Read More about IASB'S Recent Update on the Extractive Activities Project: A Comment.

Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: Case Studies and Options for Addressing Ethical Challenges (2023)
Book
Stahl, B. C., Schroeder, D., & Rodrigues, R. (2023). Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: Case Studies and Options for Addressing Ethical Challenges. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17040-9

This open access collection of AI ethics case studies is the first book to present real-life case studies combined with commentaries and strategies for overcoming ethical challenges. Case studies are one of the best ways to learn about ethical dilemm... Read More about Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: Case Studies and Options for Addressing Ethical Challenges.

The Security Council and Impartiality in the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes (2023)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (2023). The Security Council and Impartiality in the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes. In R. Buchan, D. Francini, & N. Tsagourias (Eds.), The Changing Character of International Dispute Settlement: Challenges and Prospects (317-343). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009076296.018

In this chapter, Nigel White assesses the contribution of the UN’s collective security system to the settlement of international disputes. This chapter tests the assumption that impartial law-based dispute settlement by the Security Council is neithe... Read More about The Security Council and Impartiality in the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes.

Surveillance system for Healthcare-associated endophthalmitis at state level in a middle-income country: preliminary results (2023)
Journal Article
Luz, R., Brandão de Assis, D., Madalosso, G., Timmons, S., & Padoveze, M. C. (2023). Surveillance system for Healthcare-associated endophthalmitis at state level in a middle-income country: preliminary results. Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, 87(4), Article e2022-0181. https://doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.2022-0181

Purpose: To describe the implementation process and the preliminary results of a surveillance system for healthcare-associated endophthalmitis. Methods: This is a case study of the implementation of a surveillance system for healthcare-associated end... Read More about Surveillance system for Healthcare-associated endophthalmitis at state level in a middle-income country: preliminary results.

Einhard and the Historia Augusta (2023)
Journal Article
Stover, J., & Woudhuysen, G. (2023). Einhard and the Historia Augusta. The Journal of Medieval Latin, 33, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1484/J.JML.5.133612

In recent years, a consensus has begun to develop that Einhard had read the Historia Augusta and that he used it in his Vita Karoli magni. In particular, scholars have argued that he must have drawn the rare word dicaculus from the text. In this arti... Read More about Einhard and the Historia Augusta.