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Teaching Compassionate Mind Training to help midwives cope with traumatic clinical incidents (2020)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Beaumont, E., Norris, G., & Cullen, G. (2021). Teaching Compassionate Mind Training to help midwives cope with traumatic clinical incidents. British Journal of Midwifery, 29(1), 26-35. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2021.29.1.26

Compassionate Mind Training (CMT) is taught to cultivate compassion and teach midwives how to care for themselves. The need to build midwives' resilience is recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), who advocate that mental health coping... Read More about Teaching Compassionate Mind Training to help midwives cope with traumatic clinical incidents.

Integration of a Combined Cycle Power Plant with MED-RO Desalination Based on Conventional and Advanced Exergy, Exergoeconomic, and Exergoenvironmental Analyses (2020)
Journal Article
Khoshgoftar Manesh, M. H., Ghadikolaei, R. S., Modabber, H. V., & Onishi, V. C. (2021). Integration of a Combined Cycle Power Plant with MED-RO Desalination Based on Conventional and Advanced Exergy, Exergoeconomic, and Exergoenvironmental Analyses. Processes, 9(1), Article 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9010059

The ever-increasing world population, change in lifestyle, and limited natural water and energy resources have made industrial seawater desalination plants the leading contenders for cost-efficient freshwater production. In this study, the integratio... Read More about Integration of a Combined Cycle Power Plant with MED-RO Desalination Based on Conventional and Advanced Exergy, Exergoeconomic, and Exergoenvironmental Analyses.

Design, synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity of imidazol-5-yl pyridine derivatives as p38α/MAPK14 inhibitor (2020)
Journal Article
Ali, E. M., Abdel-Maksoud, M. S., Hassan, R. M., Mersal, K. I., Ammar, U. M., Se-In, C., He-Soo, H., Kim, H.-K., Lee, A., Lee, K.-T., & Oh, C.-H. (2021). Design, synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity of imidazol-5-yl pyridine derivatives as p38α/MAPK14 inhibitor. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 31, Article 115969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115969

P38α/MAPK14 is intracellular signalling regulator involved in biosynthesis of inflammatory mediator cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6, and IL-1b), which induce the production of inflammatory proteins (iNOS, NF-kB, and COX-2). In this study, drug repurposi... Read More about Design, synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity of imidazol-5-yl pyridine derivatives as p38α/MAPK14 inhibitor.

A Fast Classification Approach to Upper-Limb Posture Recognition (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wu, X., Jiang, Y., Liu, Q., Wu, H., & Liu, X. (2020, November). A Fast Classification Approach to Upper-Limb Posture Recognition. Presented at IEEE International Conferences on Cyber, Physical and Social Computing (CPSCom2020), Rhodes, Greece

Life course longitudinal growth and risk of knee osteoarthritis at age 53 years: evidence from the 1946 British birth cohort study (2020)
Journal Article
Staines, K. A., Hardy, R., Samvelyan, H. J., Ward, K. A., & Cooper, R. (2021). Life course longitudinal growth and risk of knee osteoarthritis at age 53 years: evidence from the 1946 British birth cohort study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 29(3), 335-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.12.012

Objective
To examine the relationship between height gain across childhood and adolescence with knee osteoarthritis in the MRC National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD).

Materials and methods
Data are from 3035 male and female participant... Read More about Life course longitudinal growth and risk of knee osteoarthritis at age 53 years: evidence from the 1946 British birth cohort study.

Development of a Safety System for Intelligent Cyclist modelling (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Malik, F. A., Dala, L., & Busawon, K. (2020, November). Development of a Safety System for Intelligent Cyclist modelling. Presented at 2020 3rd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering (ELECOM), Balaclava, Mauritius

This paper is concerned with the modelling of cyclist road traffic crashes by considering multiple factors affecting the safety of cyclists. There are very few works in the literature dealing with such a problem. The available models in the literatur... Read More about Development of a Safety System for Intelligent Cyclist modelling.

A Bibliometric Review of Two Decades’ Research on Closed-Loop Supply Chain: 2001-2020 (2020)
Journal Article
Guan, G., Jiang, Z., Gong, Y., Huang, Z., & Jamalnia, A. (2021). A Bibliometric Review of Two Decades’ Research on Closed-Loop Supply Chain: 2001-2020. IEEE Access, 9, 3679-3695. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2020.3047434

The closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) is generally regarded as an environmentally friendly approach that can help in reducing environmental impacts and achieving sustainable development of society and economics. In recent years, the popularity research... Read More about A Bibliometric Review of Two Decades’ Research on Closed-Loop Supply Chain: 2001-2020.

Feasibility, Sizing and Economic Analysis of Solar Energy System for Green Swinburne Campus (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Riphque, M. A., Nabipour-Afrouzi, H., Wooi, C.-L., Liew, S., Mehranzamir, K., & Ahmed, J. (2020, October). Feasibility, Sizing and Economic Analysis of Solar Energy System for Green Swinburne Campus. Presented at 2020 13th International UNIMAS Engineering Conference (EnCon), Kota Samarahan, Malaysia

In 2011 alone, Malaysia has spent a hefty RM14.5 billion in buying fossil fuels to generate electricity. With the cost of fossil fuels rising each year, the nation is looking to rely on more sustainable energy sources. One way to decrease the relianc... Read More about Feasibility, Sizing and Economic Analysis of Solar Energy System for Green Swinburne Campus.

Automating GDPR Compliance Verification for Cloud-hosted Services (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barati, M., Rana, O., & Theodorakopoulos, G. (2020, October). Automating GDPR Compliance Verification for Cloud-hosted Services. Presented at 2020 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC), Montreal, QC, Canada

Cloud-hosted business processes require access to customer data to complete a transaction, to improve a customer's on-line experience or provide useful product recommendations. However, privacy concerns associated with the use of this data have led t... Read More about Automating GDPR Compliance Verification for Cloud-hosted Services.

The mechanisms of skeletal muscle atrophy in response to transient knockdown of the vitamin D receptor in vivo (2020)
Journal Article
Bass, J. J., Kazi, A. A., Deane, C. S., Nakhuda, A., Ashcroft, S. P., Brook, M. S., Wilkinson, D. J., Phillips, B. E., Philp, A., Tarum, J., Kadi, F., Andersen, D., Garcia, A. M., Smith, K., Gallagher, I. J., Szewczyk, N. J., Cleasby, M. E., & Atherton, P. J. (2021). The mechanisms of skeletal muscle atrophy in response to transient knockdown of the vitamin D receptor in vivo. Journal of Physiology, 599(3), 963-979. https://doi.org/10.1113/jp280652

Vitamin D deficiency is estimated to affect ∼40% of the world's population and has been associated with impaired muscle maintenance. Vitamin D exerts its actions through the vitamin D receptor (VDR), the expression of which was recently confirmed in... Read More about The mechanisms of skeletal muscle atrophy in response to transient knockdown of the vitamin D receptor in vivo.

Stratified Opposition-Based Initialization for Variable-Length Chromosome Shortest Path Problem Evolutionary Algorithms (2020)
Journal Article
Ghanami, A., Li, . J., Hawbani, A., & Al-Dubai, A. (2021). Stratified Opposition-Based Initialization for Variable-Length Chromosome Shortest Path Problem Evolutionary Algorithms. Expert Systems with Applications, 170, Article 114525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2020.114525

Initialization is the first and a major step in the implementation of evolutionary algorithms (EAs). Although there are many common general methods to initialize EAs such as the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), there is no single method that ca... Read More about Stratified Opposition-Based Initialization for Variable-Length Chromosome Shortest Path Problem Evolutionary Algorithms.

Berberine for the treatment of hypertension: a systematic review (2020)
Journal Article
Suadoni, M. T., & Atherton, I. (2021). Berberine for the treatment of hypertension: a systematic review. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 42, Article 101287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101287

Background
Hypertension is the highest risk factor for disease globally. One popular therapy is berberine.
Methods
The review followed the protocol PRISMA-P, and is reported according to the related PRISMA statement. Study quality was assessed usi... Read More about Berberine for the treatment of hypertension: a systematic review.

Inventory Management and Construction Project Delivery in Nigeria (2020)
Book Chapter
Ikediashi, D., & Udo, G. (2020). Inventory Management and Construction Project Delivery in Nigeria. In S. M. Ahmed, P. Hampton, S. Azhar, & A. D. Saul (Eds.), Collaboration and Integration in Construction, Engineering, Management and Technology: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, London 2019 (1-7). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48465-1_1

Effective management of inventories has been widely acclaimed as an important panacea for sustainable construction project delivery. This paper evaluates inventory management practices in the Nigerian construction industry. To achieve this, the speci... Read More about Inventory Management and Construction Project Delivery in Nigeria.

Your PhD Survival Guide: Planning, Writing, and Succeeding in Your Final Year (2020)
Book
Firth, K., Connell, L., & Freestone, P. (2020). Your PhD Survival Guide: Planning, Writing, and Succeeding in Your Final Year. Routledge

From the creators of Thesis Boot Camp, Your PhD Survival Guide is a 'hands on' toolkit for the late stages of a doctorate, helping candidates make the practical and personal transition from student to independent scholar.

Drawing Algorithms For Linear Diagrams (Supplementary) (2020)
Data
Chapman, P., & Sim, K. (2021). Drawing Algorithms For Linear Diagrams (Supplementary). [Data]. https://doi.org/10.17869/enu.2021.2748170

This folder contains the material to go with the article:

Peter Chapman, Kevin Sim, Huanghao Chen (2021) Drawing Algorithms for Linear Diagrams.

The code, the benchmark set of diagrams, the dataset of algorithms applied to the benchmark set, an... Read More about Drawing Algorithms For Linear Diagrams (Supplementary).

Detecting the Security Level of Various Cryptosystems Using Machine Learning Models (2020)
Journal Article
Shafique, A., Ahmed, J., Boulila, W., Ghandorh, H., Ahmad, J., & Rehman, M. U. (2021). Detecting the Security Level of Various Cryptosystems Using Machine Learning Models. IEEE Access, 9, 9383-9393. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2020.3046528

With recent advancements in multimedia technologies, the security of digital data has become a critical issue. To overcome the vulnerabilities of current security protocols, researchers tend to focus their efforts on modifying existing protocols. Ove... Read More about Detecting the Security Level of Various Cryptosystems Using Machine Learning Models.

Performance of a new hybrid cutting-abrasive tool for the machining of fibre reinforced polymer composites (2020)
Journal Article
Shyha, I., Huo, D., Hesamikojidi, P., Eldessouky, H., & El-Sayed, M. A. (2021). Performance of a new hybrid cutting-abrasive tool for the machining of fibre reinforced polymer composites. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 112, 1101-1113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-020-06464-7

A new hybrid cutting-abrasive machining tool (turn-grind) is detailed for high-quality machining of fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, comprising single point carbide inserts electroplated with multi-layers of diamond abrasives 120 μm grain s... Read More about Performance of a new hybrid cutting-abrasive tool for the machining of fibre reinforced polymer composites.

The critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius): Recommendations from the first flapper skate working group meeting (2020)
Journal Article
Garbett, A., Phillips, N. D., Houghton, J. D., Prodöhl, P., Thorburn, J., Loca, S. L., Eagling, L. E., Hannon, G., Wise, D., Pothanikat, L., Gordon, C., Clarke, M., Williams, P., Hunter, R., McShane, R., Brader, A., Dodd, J., McGonigle, C., McIlvenny, H., Daly, O., …Collins, P. C. (2021). The critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius): Recommendations from the first flapper skate working group meeting. Marine Policy, 124, Article 104367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104367

The flapper skate, Dipturus intermedius (Parnell, 1837), is the largest of all European skate and rays (Superorder: Batoidea). It is found in coastal waters of the European continental shelf and slopes in the North-East (NE) Atlantic. With the 2006 I... Read More about The critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius): Recommendations from the first flapper skate working group meeting.