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A general approach to assessing SHM reliability considering sensor failures based on information theory (2024)
Journal Article

Structural health monitoring systems (SHM) involve implementing damage identification strategies to determine the health state of structures. However, it is important to pay close attention to the system degradation, especially the... Read More about A general approach to assessing SHM reliability considering sensor failures based on information theory.

Employers should promote smoking cessation in the workplace (2024)
Journal Article

Characterisation of bitumen through multiple ageing-rejuvenation cycles (2024)
Journal Article

The multiple recycling of bitumen offers the possibility of reusing it for repeated lifecycles and achieve a higher degree of circularity of materials used in pavement construction. Aiming to identify the prospect, this study aged bitumen in a labora... Read More about Characterisation of bitumen through multiple ageing-rejuvenation cycles.

The proliferation of derivative and redundant studies in endocrinology due to the application of Mendelian Randomisation and other methods to open databases (2024)
Journal Article

Predicting Acute Pain Levels Implicitly from Vocal Features (2024)
Conference Proceeding

Evaluating pain in speech represents a critical challenge in high-stakes clinical scenarios, from analgesia delivery to emergency triage. Clinicians have predominantly relied on direct verbal communication of pain which is difficult for patients with... Read More about Predicting Acute Pain Levels Implicitly from Vocal Features.

Characterisation of aroma-active compounds in dried Dendrobium spp. stems (Shihu) using GC-Olfactometry and a modified NIF-SNIF method (2024)
Journal Article

Dendrobium orchid stems (Chinese name Shihu) are becoming popular ingredients in food and drinks such as wine, teas and desserts, however, its aroma chemistry is not currently understood. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Gas Chromatog... Read More about Characterisation of aroma-active compounds in dried Dendrobium spp. stems (Shihu) using GC-Olfactometry and a modified NIF-SNIF method.

High dose glucocorticoids: Improving outcomes of emergency laparotomy by reducing inflammation (2024)
Journal Article

CUDA-based parallel local search for the set-union knapsack problem (2024)
Journal Article

The Set-Union Knapsack Problem (SUKP) is a complex combinatorial optimisation problem with applications in resource allocation, portfolio selection, and logistics. This paper presents a parallel local search algorithm for solving SU... Read More about CUDA-based parallel local search for the set-union knapsack problem.

Understanding Microwave Interactions with Polymers to Enable Advanced Plastic Chemical Recycling (2024)
Journal Article

The widespread adoption of plastics has led to substantial production and waste generation, raising environmental concerns. Chemical recycling offers a promising solution to enhance recycling rates, with microwave heating emerging as an attractive te... Read More about Understanding Microwave Interactions with Polymers to Enable Advanced Plastic Chemical Recycling.

Realizing rapid cooling and latent heat recovery in the thermoelectric-based battery thermal management system at high temperatures (2024)
Journal Article

To realize rapid cooling of the battery at high temperatures and effective latent heat recovery from phase change materials (PCMs), a thermoelectric-based battery thermal management system (BTMS) is proposed. Additionally, a transient multiphysics nu... Read More about Realizing rapid cooling and latent heat recovery in the thermoelectric-based battery thermal management system at high temperatures.

A two-stage method to estimate the embedded length of foundation piles using FRF-based model updating (2024)
Journal Article

Dynamic soil-structure interaction (SSI) is an important field in civil engineering with applications in earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, and structural health monitoring (SHM). There is an ongoing need for the development of numerical me... Read More about A two-stage method to estimate the embedded length of foundation piles using FRF-based model updating.

Thermal degradation of polyvinyl chloride in the presence of lead oxide: A kinetic and mechanistic investigation (2024)
Journal Article

The elimination of toxic heavy metals from metallurgical wastes before its recycling to steel furnaces is essential. Lead oxide (PbO) is a major toxic heavy metal present in electric arc furnace dust (EAFD). The co-recycling of EAFD with Polyvinyl ch... Read More about Thermal degradation of polyvinyl chloride in the presence of lead oxide: A kinetic and mechanistic investigation.

The characteristics and prognostic significance of histone H1 expression in breast cancer (2024)
Journal Article

Histone H1 (H.H1) is involved in chromatin organisation and gene regulation and is overexpressed in many malignant tumours, including breast cancer (BC). This study proposed and evaluated the prognostic role of H.H1 expression in BC. H.H1 mRNA exp... Read More about The characteristics and prognostic significance of histone H1 expression in breast cancer.

Dementia screening in under-served groups Attitudes and preferences towards screening for dementia with a focus on ethnic minority and low socio-economic groups: a systematic review of research studies written in the English Language (2024)
Journal Article

Destabilizing high-capacity high entropy hydrides via earth abundant substitutions: from predictions to experimental validation (2024)
Journal Article

The vast chemical space of high entropy alloys (HEAs) makes trial-and-error experimental approaches for materials discovery intractable and often necessitates data-driven and/or first principles computational insights to successfully target materials... Read More about Destabilizing high-capacity high entropy hydrides via earth abundant substitutions: from predictions to experimental validation.

Mixing Enhancement Study in Axisymmetric Trapped-Vortex Combustor for Propane, Ammonia and Hydrogen (2024)
Journal Article

The trapped-vortex combustor (TVC) is an alternative combustor design to conventional aeroengine combustors. The separate fuel and air injection of this combustor and its compact design make it a perfect candidate for conventional fuel usage. Moreove... Read More about Mixing Enhancement Study in Axisymmetric Trapped-Vortex Combustor for Propane, Ammonia and Hydrogen.

Unravelling long-term impact of water abstraction and climate change on endorheic lakes: A case study of Shortandy Lake in Central Asia (2024)
Journal Article

Endorheic lakes, lacking river outflows, are highly sensitive to environmental changes and human interventions. Central Asia (CA) has over 6000 lakes that have experienced substantial water level variability in the past century, yet causes of recent... Read More about Unravelling long-term impact of water abstraction and climate change on endorheic lakes: A case study of Shortandy Lake in Central Asia.

Propranolol attenuates the establishment of conditioned context aversions: differential effects compared to MK-801 in an animal model of anticipatory nausea and vomiting (2024)
Journal Article

Cancer patients often experience anticipatory nausea and vomiting (ANV) due to Pavlovian conditioning. Both N-methyl-D-aspartate and beta-adrenergic receptors are known to mediate memory formation, but their role in the development of ANV remains unc... Read More about Propranolol attenuates the establishment of conditioned context aversions: differential effects compared to MK-801 in an animal model of anticipatory nausea and vomiting.

Review on onshore and offshore large-scale seasonal hydrogen storage for electricity generation: Focusing on improving compression, storage, and roundtrip efficiency (2024)
Journal Article

This article presents a comprehensive review of the current landscape and prospects of large-scale hydrogen storage technologies, with a focus on both onshore and offshore applications, and flexibility. Highlighting the evolving technological advance... Read More about Review on onshore and offshore large-scale seasonal hydrogen storage for electricity generation: Focusing on improving compression, storage, and roundtrip efficiency.

The Digital Desistance Manifesto (2024)
Book Chapter

Desistance theories in criminology explore how individuals stop engaging in criminal behaviours and have gained increased attention since the 1990s. Desistance involves actively leaving criminality behind and rebuilding one's identity in contrast to... Read More about The Digital Desistance Manifesto.