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Sea level controls on the provenance of fine-grained sediments in the Xisha Trough, northwestern South China Sea over the last ~30 ka (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, Q., Swann, G. E., Liu, J., Gao, W., Cui, Z., Li, G., …Li, W. (2023). Sea level controls on the provenance of fine-grained sediments in the Xisha Trough, northwestern South China Sea over the last ~30 ka. Marine Geology, 466, Article 107184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2023.107184

The Xisha Trough situated in the northwestern South China Sea (SCS), plays a pivotal role in transporting sediments from the Red River into the deep-sea basin of the SCS, and thus is a critical place to examine variations in source-to-sink process of... Read More about Sea level controls on the provenance of fine-grained sediments in the Xisha Trough, northwestern South China Sea over the last ~30 ka.

BASIL: A Toolbox for Perfusion Quantification using Arterial Spin Labelling (2023)
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Chappell, M. A., Kirk, T. F., Craig, M. S., McConnell, F. A. K., Zhao, M. Y., MacIntosh, B. J., …Woolrich, M. W. (2023). BASIL: A Toolbox for Perfusion Quantification using Arterial Spin Labelling. Imaging Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.1162/imag_a_00041

Arterial Spin Labelling (ASL) MRI is now an established non-invasive method to quantify cerebral blood flow and is increasingly being used in a variety of neuroimaging applications. With standard ASL acquisition protocols widely available, there is a... Read More about BASIL: A Toolbox for Perfusion Quantification using Arterial Spin Labelling.

Thermochemical behavior of agricultural and industrial sugarcane residues for bioenergy applications (2023)
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Guerrero-Perez, J., Martinez-Mendoza, K., Barraza-Burgos, J., Forero, C. R., Williams, O., Lester, E., & Gil, N. (2023). Thermochemical behavior of agricultural and industrial sugarcane residues for bioenergy applications. Bioengineered, 14(1), Article 2283264. https://doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2023.2283264

The Colombian sugarcane industry yields significant residues, categorized as agricultural and industrial. While bagasse, a widely studied industrial residue, is employed for energy recovery through combustion, agricultural residues are often left in... Read More about Thermochemical behavior of agricultural and industrial sugarcane residues for bioenergy applications.

To screen, or not to screen: An experimental comparison of two methods for correlating video game loot box expenditure and problem gambling severity (2023)
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Xiao, L. Y., Newall, P., & James, R. J. (2024). To screen, or not to screen: An experimental comparison of two methods for correlating video game loot box expenditure and problem gambling severity. Computers in Human Behavior, 151, Article 108019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.108019

Loot boxes are gambling-like products found in video games that players can buy with real-world money to obtain random rewards. A positive correlation between loot box spending and problem gambling severity has been well-replicated. Some researchers... Read More about To screen, or not to screen: An experimental comparison of two methods for correlating video game loot box expenditure and problem gambling severity.

MacIntyre and Hegel on the possibility of resolving philosophical disagreements (2023)
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Burns, T. (2023). MacIntyre and Hegel on the possibility of resolving philosophical disagreements. Philosophy and Social Criticism, https://doi.org/10.1177/01914537231215713

This article examines the views of Hegel and Alasdair MacIntyre regarding philosophical disagreements, whether or not they can be resolved and if so how. For both thinkers such a disagreement is thought of as taking place between the advocates of two... Read More about MacIntyre and Hegel on the possibility of resolving philosophical disagreements.

The Influence of National Culture on Corporate Social Responsibility in the Ethiopian Mining Sector (2023)
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Bekele, M., Muthuri, J., & Ayele, M. B. (2024). The Influence of National Culture on Corporate Social Responsibility in the Ethiopian Mining Sector. Resources Policy, 88, Article 104209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104209

This study examines the influence of national culture on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the community activities in Ethiopia's mining sector. We adopted a mixed method with quantitative data collected from 250 middle and top-level managers... Read More about The Influence of National Culture on Corporate Social Responsibility in the Ethiopian Mining Sector.

Comparative techno-economic and life cycle analyses of synthetic “drop-in” fuel production from UK wet biomass (2023)
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Lilonfe, S., Dimitriou, I., Davies, B., Abdul-Manan, A. F., & McKechnie, J. (2024). Comparative techno-economic and life cycle analyses of synthetic “drop-in” fuel production from UK wet biomass. Chemical Engineering Journal, 479, Article 147516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.147516

Renewable synthetic hydrocarbon “drop-in” fuels can help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from transport, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors like freight and aviation. However, no study has extensively addressed the concerns over biomass availabi... Read More about Comparative techno-economic and life cycle analyses of synthetic “drop-in” fuel production from UK wet biomass.

Building energy-saving potential of a dual-functional solar heating and radiative cooling system (2023)
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Suhendri, S., Hu, M., Dan, Y., Su, Y., Zhao, B., & Riffat, S. (2024). Building energy-saving potential of a dual-functional solar heating and radiative cooling system. Energy and Buildings, 303, Article 113764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113764

Space heating and cooling devices that rely on renewable resources are in demand amid energy crises in parts of the world. However, common renewable space heating and cooling devices are mono-functional. For regions with heating and cooling seasons,... Read More about Building energy-saving potential of a dual-functional solar heating and radiative cooling system.

All Animals Are Equal: Rethinking ‘Animalistic’ Names and Yoruba Epistemology in Femi Osofisan’s “Kolera Kolej” (2023)
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Ojebode, A. O. (2023). All Animals Are Equal: Rethinking ‘Animalistic’ Names and Yoruba Epistemology in Femi Osofisan’s “Kolera Kolej”. In Onomastics in Interaction With Other Branches of Science. Volume 3. General and Applied Onomastics. Literary Onomastics. Chrematonomastics. Reports. https://doi.org/10.4467/K7478.47/22.23.17742

This study explores animal names in Femi Osofisan’s “Kolera Kolej” (2001), entrenched in the characters’ animalistic tendencies and nonconformity to Yoruba ethics, values and norms. Despite studies on Osofisan’s theatre and satirical technique, espec... Read More about All Animals Are Equal: Rethinking ‘Animalistic’ Names and Yoruba Epistemology in Femi Osofisan’s “Kolera Kolej”.

Active learning-driven uncertainty reduction for in-flight particle characteristics of atmospheric plasma spraying of silicon (2023)
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Memon, H., Gjerde, E., Lynam, A., Chowdhury, A., De Maere, G., Figueredo, G., & Hussain, T. (2024). Active learning-driven uncertainty reduction for in-flight particle characteristics of atmospheric plasma spraying of silicon. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 128, Article 107465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.107465

The first-of-its-kind use of the active learning (AL) framework in thermal spray is adapted to enhance the prediction accuracy of the in-flight particle characteristics. The successful AL framework implementation via Bayesian Optimisation is benefici... Read More about Active learning-driven uncertainty reduction for in-flight particle characteristics of atmospheric plasma spraying of silicon.

Henry of Lancaster’s Revolt (1328–29): Conflict, the Politics of Kingship, and the Political Public in Fourteenth-Century England (2023)
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Raven, M. (2023). Henry of Lancaster’s Revolt (1328–29): Conflict, the Politics of Kingship, and the Political Public in Fourteenth-Century England. English Historical Review, 138(593), 705-743. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/cead153

The late medieval period was an important phase in the history of political communication in England, as more people than ever before became involved in debates about royal governance. The first half of the fourteenth century, however, has been relat... Read More about Henry of Lancaster’s Revolt (1328–29): Conflict, the Politics of Kingship, and the Political Public in Fourteenth-Century England.

Mindreading beliefs in same- and cross-neurotype interactions (2023)
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Sheppard, E., Webb, S., & Wilkinson, H. (2024). Mindreading beliefs in same- and cross-neurotype interactions. Autism, 28(7), 1828-1837. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613231211457

A large sample of autistic and non-autistic adults was recruited to investigate whether self-reported beliefs about their own and other people’s mindreading abilities were in line with either mindreading deficit accounts of autism or the double empat... Read More about Mindreading beliefs in same- and cross-neurotype interactions.

Hungry for power: financialization and the concentration of corporate control in the global food system (2023)
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Keenan, L., Monteath, T., & Wójcik, D. (2023). Hungry for power: financialization and the concentration of corporate control in the global food system. Geoforum, 147, Article 103909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103909

The global food system is in crisis. Climate change, ecological degradation, and economic and military conflict have exposed significant vulnerabilities in how the world produces, distributes, and consumes food. While governments aim to address these... Read More about Hungry for power: financialization and the concentration of corporate control in the global food system.

Theoretical analysis of divalent cation effects on aptamer recognition of neurotransmitter targets (2023)
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Douaki, A., Stuber, A., Hengsteler, J., Momotenko, D., Rogers, D. M., Rocchia, W., …Garoli, D. (2023). Theoretical analysis of divalent cation effects on aptamer recognition of neurotransmitter targets. Chemical Communications, 59(99), 14713-14716. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cc04334g

Aptamer-based sensing of small molecules such as dopamine and serotonin in the brain, requires characterization of the specific aptamer sequences in solutions mimicking the in vivo environment with physiological ionic concentrations. In particular, d... Read More about Theoretical analysis of divalent cation effects on aptamer recognition of neurotransmitter targets.

Maappa and The Ungovernable Female Protagonists of Sakha Cinema (2023)
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McGinity-Peebles, A., & Khokholova, N. (2023). Maappa and The Ungovernable Female Protagonists of Sakha Cinema. Apparatus, 17, 43-58. https://doi.org/10.17892/app.2023.00017.338

The Sakha Republic, which has produced its own films for more than thirty years, has recently gained the attention of scholars of Russian and Eurasian cinemas globally (Damiens 2014, 2015; Strukov 2018; Romanova 2022; McGinity-Peebles 2022). Frequent... Read More about Maappa and The Ungovernable Female Protagonists of Sakha Cinema.

Parametric control of multiple blinds to enhance daylighting performance in the dome building: Case study of a mosque building in Saudi Arabia (2023)
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Alkhater, M., Alsukkar, M., Eltaweel, A., & Su, Y. (2023). Parametric control of multiple blinds to enhance daylighting performance in the dome building: Case study of a mosque building in Saudi Arabia. Solar Energy, 266, Article 112180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.112180

Clerestory windows encircling the dome are a common feature in mosque architecture. They serve the purpose of allowing daylight to penetrate the spacious interior from all directions through smaller windows compared to side-lit windows. However, main... Read More about Parametric control of multiple blinds to enhance daylighting performance in the dome building: Case study of a mosque building in Saudi Arabia.

Lobbying for Tariff Protection, International Technology Licensing and Consumer Surplus (2023)
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Liu, Y., & Mukherjee, A. (2023). Lobbying for Tariff Protection, International Technology Licensing and Consumer Surplus. B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 24(1), 117-139. https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2022-0259

It is well known that the protectionist view for tariff protection can be justified if the tariff induced international technology licensing benefits the consumers. We show that this view may not hold true if the domestic firm lobbies for tariff prot... Read More about Lobbying for Tariff Protection, International Technology Licensing and Consumer Surplus.

Effects of childhood trauma on sleep quality and stress-related variables in adulthood: evidence from two multilevel studies (2023)
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O’Connor, D. B., Branley-Bell, D., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O’Carroll, R. E., & O’Connor, R. C. (2023). Effects of childhood trauma on sleep quality and stress-related variables in adulthood: evidence from two multilevel studies. Psychology and Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2023.2281712

Childhood trauma has been found to have serious negative consequences for mental and physical health. However, the precise mechanisms through which trauma influences health outcomes are unclear. Childhood trauma-related disruptions to sleep in adulth... Read More about Effects of childhood trauma on sleep quality and stress-related variables in adulthood: evidence from two multilevel studies.

Do young people who self-harm experience cognitions and emotions related to post-traumatic growth? (2023)
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Murray, A., Wadman, R., & Townsend, E. (2024). Do young people who self-harm experience cognitions and emotions related to post-traumatic growth?. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 15, Article 100683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100683

Background: Adolescent self-harm is a vast public health concern with self-harm rates increasing each year. Looked-after adolescents are a group at increased risk of self-harm owing to adverse life-events and attachment issues, giving rise to difficu... Read More about Do young people who self-harm experience cognitions and emotions related to post-traumatic growth?.