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Assessment Accuracy of Standard Point Positioning Enhanced by Observation and Position Domain Filtering Utilizing a Multi-Epoch Least-Squares Integration Method (2024)
Journal Article
Li, F., Psimoulis, P., Li, Q., Yang, J., Gao, J., Kou, X., Niu, L., & Meng, X. (2024). Assessment Accuracy of Standard Point Positioning Enhanced by Observation and Position Domain Filtering Utilizing a Multi-Epoch Least-Squares Integration Method. Remote Sensing, 16(3), Article 517. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16030517

To enhance the positioning accuracy of standalone GNSS receivers in environments unable to provide precise ephemeris and clock offset, such as undeveloped forest areas that lack network communication and power supply, this study employed the Time Dif... Read More about Assessment Accuracy of Standard Point Positioning Enhanced by Observation and Position Domain Filtering Utilizing a Multi-Epoch Least-Squares Integration Method.

A case report of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia with LDLR gene mutation complicated by premature coronary artery disease detected in primary care (2024)
Journal Article
Abdul-Halim, M. A. Z., Abdul-Hamid, H., Baharudin, N., Mohamed-Yassin, M.-S., Kasim, S. S., Nawawi, H., Qureshi, N., & Ramli, A. S. (2024). A case report of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia with LDLR gene mutation complicated by premature coronary artery disease detected in primary care. European Heart Journal: Case Reports, 8(2), Article ytae039. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytae039

Background: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant genetic condition predominantly caused by the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene mutation. Case summary: This is the case of a 54-year-old Malay woman with genetically... Read More about A case report of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia with LDLR gene mutation complicated by premature coronary artery disease detected in primary care.

Parameter control in synthesis of Vermiculite-CaCl2 composite materials for thermochemical adsorption heat storage (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Chen, Z., Zhang, Y., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2024). Parameter control in synthesis of Vermiculite-CaCl2 composite materials for thermochemical adsorption heat storage. Energy, 291, Article 130478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.130478

This study utilised vermiculite as a matrix to explore various impregnation methods for synthesising vermiculite-CaCl2 composite materials (VCMs), focusing on the impact of these methods on the performance of VCMs as thermochemical materials. Results... Read More about Parameter control in synthesis of Vermiculite-CaCl2 composite materials for thermochemical adsorption heat storage.

Propagation of extended fractures by local nucleation and rapid transverse expansion of crack-front distortion (2024)
Journal Article
Cochard, T., Svetlizky, I., Albertini, G., Viesca, R. C., Rubinstein, S., Spaepen, F., Yuan, C., Denolle, M., Song, Y.-Q., Xiao, L., & Weitz, D. (2024). Propagation of extended fractures by local nucleation and rapid transverse expansion of crack-front distortion. Nature Physics, 20(4), 660–665. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02365-0

Fractures are ubiquitous and can lead to the catastrophic material failure of materials. Although fracturing in a two-dimensional plane is well understood, all fractures are extended in and propagate through three-dimensional space. Moreover, their b... Read More about Propagation of extended fractures by local nucleation and rapid transverse expansion of crack-front distortion.

Five creative ways to promote reproducible science (2024)
Journal Article
Weinerova, J., Botvinik-Nezer, R., & Tibon, R. (in press). Five creative ways to promote reproducible science. Nature Human Behaviour, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01808-1

Realist Evaluation Comparison of Dementia-Friendly Communities in England and the Netherlands (2024)
Journal Article
Chadborn, N. H., Thijssen, M., Logan, P., Radford, K., & Graff, M. (2024). Realist Evaluation Comparison of Dementia-Friendly Communities in England and the Netherlands. Health and Social Care in the Community, 2024, Article 5576029. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/5576029

Introduction. Dementia-friendly communities coordinate activities and events which offer social inclusion and participation of people with dementia. Initiatives can include memory cafés, sports, and tourist and heritage visits. This study explored ho... Read More about Realist Evaluation Comparison of Dementia-Friendly Communities in England and the Netherlands.

Windage Torque Reduction in Low-Pressure Turbine Cavities Part I: Concept Design and Numerical Investigations (2024)
Journal Article
Li, Z., Christodoulou, L., Jefferson-Loveday, R. J., Ambrose, S., Jackson, R., Lock, G. D., Sangan, C. M., & Scobie, J. (2024). Windage Torque Reduction in Low-Pressure Turbine Cavities Part I: Concept Design and Numerical Investigations. Journal of Turbomachinery, 146(6), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064224

The windage torque on rotational walls has negative effect on the performance of the low pressure turbine. In this paper, three novel flow control concepts (FCCs) were proposed to reduce the windage torque within a turbine stator well, with upstream... Read More about Windage Torque Reduction in Low-Pressure Turbine Cavities Part I: Concept Design and Numerical Investigations.

Windage Torque Reduction in Low-Pressure Turbine Cavities Part II: Experimental and Numerical Results (2024)
Journal Article
Jackson, R. W., Li, Z., Christodoulou, L., Ambrose, S., Sangan, C. M., Jefferson-Loveday, R., Lock, G. D., & Scobie, J. A. (2024). Windage Torque Reduction in Low-Pressure Turbine Cavities Part II: Experimental and Numerical Results. Journal of Turbomachinery, 146(6), Article 061005. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4063876

Minimizing the losses within a low-pressure turbine (LPT) system is critical for the design of next-generation ultra-high bypass ratio aero-engines. The stator-well cavity windage torque can be a significant source of loss within the system, influenc... Read More about Windage Torque Reduction in Low-Pressure Turbine Cavities Part II: Experimental and Numerical Results.

Epidemiological situation and spread of avian influenza H9N2 in poultry in North Africa (2024)
Journal Article
Kareche, H., Elbohy, O., & Daly, J. M. (2024). Epidemiological situation and spread of avian influenza H9N2 in poultry in North Africa. Journal of Virological Sciences, 12(1), 10-25. https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.jvs/2024/12.1.10.25

Avian influenza (AI), which is recognized as one of the most contagious respiratory diseases in poultry worldwide, is caused by avian influenza A virus (LPAIV). Wild birds are considered the primary natural reservoirs of low pathogenicity avian influ... Read More about Epidemiological situation and spread of avian influenza H9N2 in poultry in North Africa.

Sustainable banking (2024)
Book Chapter
Niamh, O. (2024). Sustainable banking. In L. Matthews, L. Bianchi, & C. Ingram (Eds.), Concise Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility (187-191). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880344.ch35

Sustainable banking refers to the integration of environmental and social issues into banking activities, principally including commercial and retail banking. As with institutional investors, sustainability issues in the banking sector are primarily... Read More about Sustainable banking.

Sustainable finance (2024)
Book Chapter
O'Sullivan, N. (2024). Sustainable finance. In L. Matthews, L. Bianchi, & C. Ingram (Eds.), Concise Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility (196-201). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880344.ch37

Sustainable finance relates to the integration of environmental and social issues into banking, investment, and insurance activities, and the recognition that in doing so, the financial sector has tremendous leverage to shift international economies... Read More about Sustainable finance.

Sustainable insurance (2024)
Book Chapter
O’Sullivan, N. (2024). Sustainable insurance. In L. Matthews, L. Bianchi, & C. Ingram (Eds.), Concise Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility (202-206). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880344.ch38

Sustainable insurance refers to the integration of environmental, social and governance issues into insurance activities. This relates to both property and casualty insurance— otherwise known as ‘non-life’ insurance— as well as life insurance. As wit... Read More about Sustainable insurance.

Sustainable Investment (2024)
Book Chapter
O’Sullivan, N. (2024). Sustainable Investment. In L. Matthews, L. Bianchi, & C. Ingram (Eds.), Concise Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility (207-214). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880344.ch39

Sustainable investment, more widely currently known as “responsible investment”, refers to the integration of sustainability issues— otherwise known as environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the investment community— into core investmen... Read More about Sustainable Investment.

Corporate social responsibility (2024)
Book Chapter
Matthews, L., & Ingram, C. (2024). Corporate social responsibility. In L. Matthews, L. Bianchi, & C. Ingram (Eds.), Concise Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility (43-54). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880344.ch09

In its most general sense, corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be understood as the recognition that corporations have a responsibility to society that includes but is not limited to their economic performance. There are a large number of defin... Read More about Corporate social responsibility.

Business and human rights (2024)
Book Chapter
Bianchi, L., & Landman, T. (2024). Business and human rights. In L. Matthews, L. Bianchi, & C. Ingram (Eds.), Concise Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility (1-7). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880344.ch01

Evidence-based appraisal of situational judgement tests (again) (2024)
Journal Article
Sahota, G., McLachlan, J., Patterson, F., & Tiffin, P. (2024). Evidence-based appraisal of situational judgement tests (again). Clinical Medicine, 24(1), Article 100020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100020

Experimental investigation of thermal performance of three configurations evaporative cooling systems (ECS) using synthetic grass wet media materials (2024)
Journal Article
Alfraidi, S., Mesloub, A., Alshenaifi, M., Noaime, E., Ahriz, A., & Boukhanouf, R. (2024). Experimental investigation of thermal performance of three configurations evaporative cooling systems (ECS) using synthetic grass wet media materials. Energy and Buildings, 306, Article 113956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.113956

Space cooling of buildings using evaporative cooling is a passive strategy that can provide thermal comfort for occupants and conserve energy. In this paper, an innovative evaporative cooling wet media material in the form of synthetic grass fibre ma... Read More about Experimental investigation of thermal performance of three configurations evaporative cooling systems (ECS) using synthetic grass wet media materials.

Researching childhood vaccine hesitancy in the wake of COVID-19 (2024)
Journal Article
Anderson, A., Douglass, T., & Hobson-West, P. (2024). Researching childhood vaccine hesitancy in the wake of COVID-19. Vaccine: X, 16, Article 100450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2024.100450

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a seismic effect on public healthcare, vaccine production, and on society. However, the pandemic has also had a methodological impact on social researchers, including those seeking to better understand vaccine hesitancy... Read More about Researching childhood vaccine hesitancy in the wake of COVID-19.

Stakeholder management (2024)
Book Chapter
Matthews, L., & Ingram, C. (2024). Stakeholder management. In Concise Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility (161-167). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880344.ch30

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is concerned with the responsibilities of business. Stakeholder management is a complementary approach that helps businesses understand which groups they have responsibilities towards and the nature of these resp... Read More about Stakeholder management.

Attribution of Global Warming Potential impacts in a multifunctional metals industry system using different system expansion and allocation methodologies (2024)
Journal Article
Fernandez, M. C., Grund, S., Phillips, C., Fradet, J., Hage, J., Silk, N., Zeilstra, C., Barnes, C., Hodgson, P., & McKechnie, J. (2024). Attribution of Global Warming Potential impacts in a multifunctional metals industry system using different system expansion and allocation methodologies. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 29, 873–889. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-023-02274-7

Purpose: In order to reach a more circular economy, materials previously classified as waste can be upgraded and turned into valuable co-products, with associated environmental benefits. The generation of co-products raises many questions around the... Read More about Attribution of Global Warming Potential impacts in a multifunctional metals industry system using different system expansion and allocation methodologies.