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Models of Representation in Computational Intelligence [Guest Editorial] (2023)
Journal Article
Nobile, M. S., Manzoni, L., Ashlock, D. A., & Qu, R. (2023). Models of Representation in Computational Intelligence [Guest Editorial]. IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, 18(1), 20-21. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCI.2022.3223482

Computational Intelligence (CI) provides a set of powerful tools to effectively tackle complex computational tasks: global optimization methods (e.g., evolutionary computation, swarm intelligence), machine learning (e.g., neural networks), fuzzy reas... Read More about Models of Representation in Computational Intelligence [Guest Editorial].

Facile manipulation of mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V through composition tailoring in laser powder bed fusion (2023)
Journal Article
Du, X., Simonelli, M., Murray, J. W., & Clare, A. T. (2023). Facile manipulation of mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V through composition tailoring in laser powder bed fusion. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 941, Article 169022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.169022

Ti-6Al-4 V alloy when processed by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a useful material which can be used for the manufacture of complex 3D components for aerospace and medical applications. LPBF fabricated Ti-6Al-4 V typically shows high tensile stre... Read More about Facile manipulation of mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V through composition tailoring in laser powder bed fusion.

Peptide–Protein Coassemblies into Hierarchical and Bioactive Tubular Membranes (2023)
Journal Article
Majkowska, A., Inostroza-Brito, K. E., Gonzalez, M., Redondo-Gómez, C., Rice, A., Rodriguez-Cabello, J. C., …Mata, A. (2023). Peptide–Protein Coassemblies into Hierarchical and Bioactive Tubular Membranes. Biomacromolecules, 24(10), 4419-4429. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01095

Multicomponent self-assembly offers opportunities for the design of complex and functional biomaterials with tunable properties. Here, we demonstrate how minor modifications in the molecular structures of peptide amphiphiles (PAs) and elastin-like re... Read More about Peptide–Protein Coassemblies into Hierarchical and Bioactive Tubular Membranes.

Discovery of a polymer resistant to bacterial biofilm, swarming, and encrustation (2023)
Journal Article
Dubern, J. F., Hook, A. L., Carabelli, A. M., Chang, C. Y., Lewis-Lloyd, C. A., Luckett, J. C., …Williams, P. (2023). Discovery of a polymer resistant to bacterial biofilm, swarming, and encrustation. Science Advances, 9(4), Article eadd7474. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.add7474

Innovative approaches to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are urgently required. Here, we describe the discovery of an acrylate copolymer capable of resisting single- and multispecies bacterial biofilm formation, swarming... Read More about Discovery of a polymer resistant to bacterial biofilm, swarming, and encrustation.

“Greedy” demand adjustment in cooperative games (2023)
Journal Article
Montero, M., & Possajennikov, A. (2023). “Greedy” demand adjustment in cooperative games. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05179-8

This paper studies a simple process of demand adjustment in cooperative games. In the process, a randomly chosen player makes the highest possible demand subject to the demands of other coalition members being satisfied. This process converges to the... Read More about “Greedy” demand adjustment in cooperative games.

Improving Prisoner Death Investigations And Promoting Prison Safety - Policy Brief (2023)
Report
Tomczak, P. (2023). Improving Prisoner Death Investigations And Promoting Prison Safety - Policy Brief. University of Nottingham

Enhanced progesterone support during stimulated cycles of transvaginal follicular aspiration improves bovine in vitro embryo production (2023)
Journal Article
Simmons, R., Tutt, D. A., Tutt, D. A., Guven-Ates, G., Kwong, W. Y., Labrecque, R., …Sinclair, K. D. (2023). Enhanced progesterone support during stimulated cycles of transvaginal follicular aspiration improves bovine in vitro embryo production. Theriogenology, 199, 77-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.01.003

The in vitro production (IVP) of cattle embryos requires that germinal-vesicle stage oocytes undergo a period of maturation in vitro prior to fertilization and culture to the blastocyst stage. Success of IVP in taurine cattle is enhanced following ov... Read More about Enhanced progesterone support during stimulated cycles of transvaginal follicular aspiration improves bovine in vitro embryo production.

Dusty Starbursts Masquerading as Ultra-high Redshift Galaxies in JWST CEERS Observations (2023)
Journal Article
Zavala, J. A., Buat, V., Casey, C. M., Finkelstein, S. L., Burgarella, D., Bagley, M. B., …Wuyts, S. (2023). Dusty Starbursts Masquerading as Ultra-high Redshift Galaxies in JWST CEERS Observations. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 943(2), Article L9. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acacfe

Lyman-break galaxy (LBG) candidates at z ≳ 10 are rapidly being identified in James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)/NIRCam observations. Due to the (redshifted) break produced by neutral hydrogen absorption of rest-frame UV photons, these sources are exp... Read More about Dusty Starbursts Masquerading as Ultra-high Redshift Galaxies in JWST CEERS Observations.

A generality analysis of multiobjective hyper-heuristics (2023)
Journal Article
Li, W., Özcan, E., Drake, J. H., & Maashi, M. (2023). A generality analysis of multiobjective hyper-heuristics. Information Sciences, 627, 34-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2023.01.047

Selection hyper-heuristics have emerged as high level general-purpose search methodologies that mix and control a set of low-level (meta) heuristics. Previous empirical studies over a range of single objective optimisation problems have shown that th... Read More about A generality analysis of multiobjective hyper-heuristics.

Influence of air exposure on structural isomers of silver nanoparticles (2023)
Journal Article
Vernieres, J., Tarrat, N., Lethbridge, S., Watchorn-Rokutan, E., Slater, T., Loffreda, D., & Palmer, R. E. (2023). Influence of air exposure on structural isomers of silver nanoparticles. Communications Chemistry, 6, Article 19. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-023-00813-9

Up to date, the influence of ambient air exposure on the energetics and stability of silver clusters has rarely been investigated and compared to clusters in vacuum. Silver clusters up to 3000 atoms in size, on an amorphous carbon film, have been exp... Read More about Influence of air exposure on structural isomers of silver nanoparticles.

Adaptive Leadership (2023)
Digital Artefact
Georgiadou, A. (2023). Adaptive Leadership

In this entry, we define adaptive leadership theory, discuss its origins and limitations, and present several possible applications in the modern workplace. Organizations today face significant challenges due to globalization, increased competition,... Read More about Adaptive Leadership.

The Long Shadow of Default: Britain's Unpaid War Debts to the United States, 1917-2020 (2023)
Book
Gill, D. J. (2023). The Long Shadow of Default: Britain's Unpaid War Debts to the United States, 1917-2020. Yale University Press

Haematology (2023)
Book Chapter
Richardson, R., & Ellis, R. (2023). Haematology. In General Medicine and Surgery: Medical student revision guide (59-81). (1). Scion Publishing

Extra‐hepatic Morbidity and Mortality in Alcohol‐related Liver Disease: Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Theodoreson, M. D., Aithal, G. P., Allison, M., Brahmania, M., Forrest, E., Hagström, H., …Parker, R. (2023). Extra‐hepatic Morbidity and Mortality in Alcohol‐related Liver Disease: Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis. Liver International, 43(4), 763-772. https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.15526

Background Alcohol use increases the risk of many conditions in addition to liver disease; patients with alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) are therefore at risk from both extra-hepatic and hepatic disease. Aims This review synthesises informat... Read More about Extra‐hepatic Morbidity and Mortality in Alcohol‐related Liver Disease: Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis.

Lignin recovery from cocoa bean shell using microwave-assisted extraction and deep eutectic solvents (2023)
Journal Article
Mao, Y., Gerrow, A., Ray, E., Perez, N. D., Edler, K., Wolf, B., & Binner, E. (2023). Lignin recovery from cocoa bean shell using microwave-assisted extraction and deep eutectic solvents. Bioresource Technology, 372, Article 128680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128680

Lignin is the second most abundant natural polymer after cellulose, and valorisation of lignin-rich streams has attracted increasing attention recently. This paper presents a novel and sustainable method to recover lignin from Cocoa Bean Shells (CBS)... Read More about Lignin recovery from cocoa bean shell using microwave-assisted extraction and deep eutectic solvents.

A Scalable Synthesis of Chiral Himbert Diene Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis (2023)
Journal Article
Rit, R., Li, H., Argent, S. P., Wheelhouse, K. M., Woodward, S., & Lam, H. W. (2023). A Scalable Synthesis of Chiral Himbert Diene Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis. Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 365(10), 1629-1639. https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.202300039

Chiral dienes are important ligands in asymmetric catalysis but they are less accessible than other commonly used ligands such as chiral bisphosphines. Here, we show that intramolecular [4 + 2] cycloaddition of a simply attained chiral allenecarboxan... Read More about A Scalable Synthesis of Chiral Himbert Diene Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis.

“We Just Don’t Know Where They Are”: The Geographical Distribution of Exercise Classes for Older People, Including Those Living with Dementia in the East Midlands (2023)
Journal Article
Long, A., Timmons, S., Di Lorito, C., Booth, V., & Logan, P. (2023). “We Just Don’t Know Where They Are”: The Geographical Distribution of Exercise Classes for Older People, Including Those Living with Dementia in the East Midlands. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3), Article 2142. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032142

Older people living with dementia are advised to exercise to remain independent. Although several exercise classes for older people take place across the UK, there is limited information about the geographical distribution of these classes. This stud... Read More about “We Just Don’t Know Where They Are”: The Geographical Distribution of Exercise Classes for Older People, Including Those Living with Dementia in the East Midlands.

Exploring the role of advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) and their contribution to health services in England: A qualitative exploratory study (2023)
Journal Article
Mann, C., Timmons, S., Evans, C., Pearce, R., Overton, C., Hinsliff-Smith, K., & Conway, J. (2023). Exploring the role of advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) and their contribution to health services in England: A qualitative exploratory study. Nurse Education in Practice, 67, Article 103546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103546

BACKGROUND: An extended role being explored globally is the advanced clinical practitioner (ACP). In England this is an extended role for allied health professions, nurses and midwives in a range of settings. OBJECTIVES: This paper focuses on three r... Read More about Exploring the role of advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) and their contribution to health services in England: A qualitative exploratory study.

Losses from cross-holdings in a duopoly with convex cost and strategic input price determination (2023)
Journal Article
Mukherjee, A. (2023). Losses from cross-holdings in a duopoly with convex cost and strategic input price determination. Economic Theory Bulletin, 11, 81-91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40505-022-00241-3

It is well-known that positive output externality on the outside firms is the reason for unprofitable passive cross-holding, which refers to a situation where a producer holds non-controlling shares in rival firms. Considering a final goods market wi... Read More about Losses from cross-holdings in a duopoly with convex cost and strategic input price determination.

Process design, exergy, and economic assessment of a conceptual mobile autothermal methane pyrolysis unit for onsite hydrogen production (2023)
Journal Article
Tabat, M. E., Omoarukhe, F. O., Güleç, F., Adeniyi, D. E., Mukherjee, A., Okoye, P. U., …Okolie, J. A. (2023). Process design, exergy, and economic assessment of a conceptual mobile autothermal methane pyrolysis unit for onsite hydrogen production. Energy Conversion and Management, 278, Article 116707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.116707

The present study proposes a conceptual mobile autothermal methane pyrolysis unit for onsite hydrogen production. Considering the shortage of hydrogen pipeline infrastructure between production plants and fuelling stations in most places where hydrog... Read More about Process design, exergy, and economic assessment of a conceptual mobile autothermal methane pyrolysis unit for onsite hydrogen production.