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Eco-friendly 3D Printing Mortar with Low Cement Content: Investigation on Printability and Mechanical Properties (2024)
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Sukontasukkul, P., Komkham, S., Jamnam, S., Zhang, H., Fujikake, K., Puttiwongrak, A., & Hansapinyo, C. (2024). Eco-friendly 3D Printing Mortar with Low Cement Content: Investigation on Printability and Mechanical Properties. Civil Engineering Journal, 10(3), https://doi.org/10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-03-010

The conventional approach to achieving optimal printability and buildability in 3D printing mortar relies heavily on cement, which is both costly and environmentally detrimental due to substantial carbon emissions from its production. This study aims... Read More about Eco-friendly 3D Printing Mortar with Low Cement Content: Investigation on Printability and Mechanical Properties.

Digital Twins: Towards an Overarching Framework for the Built Environment (2024)
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Bagireanu, A., Bros-Williamson, J., Duncheva, M., & Currie, J. (2024). Digital Twins: Towards an Overarching Framework for the Built Environment. Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 18(1), 1-11

Digital Twins (DTs) have entered the built environment from more established industries like aviation and manufacturing, although there has never been a common goal for utilising DTs at scale. Their assimilation into the built environment lacked its... Read More about Digital Twins: Towards an Overarching Framework for the Built Environment.

Library catalogue’s search interface: Making the most of subject metadata (2024)
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Gnoli, C., Golub, K., Haynes, D., Salaba, A., Shiri, A., & Slavic, A. (2024). Library catalogue’s search interface: Making the most of subject metadata. Knowledge Organization, 51, 169-186. https://doi.org/10.5771/0943-7444-2024-3-169

This article addresses the underutilization of knowledge organization systems (KOS) elements in online library catalogues, hindering effective subject-based search and discovery. It highlights the International Society for Knowledge Organization's in... Read More about Library catalogue’s search interface: Making the most of subject metadata.

Managing COVID-19 from the Nurses' Perspectives at Primary Healthcare Facilities in Maseru Lesotho (2024)
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Phiri, J. L., Nyangu, I., & Shelile, M. (2024). Managing COVID-19 from the Nurses' Perspectives at Primary Healthcare Facilities in Maseru Lesotho. World Journal of Public Health, 9(2), 225-233. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wjph.20240902.22

Background: Nurses are at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19. The modest number of perspectives among healthcare practitioners remained an issue, particularly in developing nations such as Lesotho. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the... Read More about Managing COVID-19 from the Nurses' Perspectives at Primary Healthcare Facilities in Maseru Lesotho.

Establishment of Clinical Exercise Physiology as a regulated healthcare profession in the UK: A Progress Report (2024)
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Jones, H., Crozier, A., George, K. P., Miller, G., Whyte, G. P., Rycroft, J., Scott, A., Buckley, J. P., McGregor, G., Askew, C. D., Jack, S., Birkett, S., Broom, D., Tolfrey, K., Campbell, A., Skelton, D. A., Steenkamp, L., Savage, J., & Green, D. J. (online). Establishment of Clinical Exercise Physiology as a regulated healthcare profession in the UK: A Progress Report. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine,

In 2021, a `call to action` was published to highlight the need for professional regulation of clinical exercise physiologists to be established within UK healthcare systems to ensure patient safety and align training and regulation with other health... Read More about Establishment of Clinical Exercise Physiology as a regulated healthcare profession in the UK: A Progress Report.

Assessing risk dimensions in dry port projects: prioritization, interdependence and heterogeneity (2024)
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Rodrigues, T. D. A., Ojiako, U., Mota, C. M. D. M., Marshall, A., Chipulu, M., & Dweiri, F. (online). Assessing risk dimensions in dry port projects: prioritization, interdependence and heterogeneity. Maritime Business Review, https://doi.org/10.1108/MABR-09-2023-0064

Purpose We identify and further aggregate the most commonly engaged risk factors in dry port projects into dimensions. Noting the importance of developing a multi-perspective view of risk, we further assess the priority, interdependency and heterog... Read More about Assessing risk dimensions in dry port projects: prioritization, interdependence and heterogeneity.

Assessing the potential of acoustic telemetry to underpin the regional management of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) (2024)
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Thorburn, J., Collins, P. C., Garbett, A., Vance, H., Phillips, N., Drumm, A., Cooney, J., Waters, C., Ó’Maoiléidigh, N., Johnston, E., Dolton, H. R., Berrow, S., Hall, G., Hall, J., Delvillar, D., McGill, R., Whoriskey, F., Fangue, N. A., McInturf, A. G., Rypel, A. L., …Houghton, J. D. R. (2024). Assessing the potential of acoustic telemetry to underpin the regional management of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus). Animal Biotelemetry, 12, Article 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-024-00370-5

Acoustic telemetry can provide valuable space-use data for a range of marine species. Yet the deployment of species-specific arrays over vast areas to gather data on highly migratory vertebrates poses formidable challenges, often rendering it impract... Read More about Assessing the potential of acoustic telemetry to underpin the regional management of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus).

Performance Evaluation of Edge-Based Segmentation Methods for Electrical Tree Image Analysis in High-Voltage Experiments (2024)
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Mohd Isa, M. A., Azahari, M. F., Rohani, M. N. K. H., Ismail, B., Rosmi, A. S., Jamil, M. K., Mansor, N. S., Mas'ud, A. A., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2025). Performance Evaluation of Edge-Based Segmentation Methods for Electrical Tree Image Analysis in High-Voltage Experiments. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 48(1), 213-226. https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.48.1.213226

This research evaluates the performance of edge-based segmentation methods in analysing two-dimensional (2D) electrical tree images obtained during high-voltage (HV) electrical tree experiments. Non-uniform illumination in 2D optical images poses cha... Read More about Performance Evaluation of Edge-Based Segmentation Methods for Electrical Tree Image Analysis in High-Voltage Experiments.

Attitudes and Practices of Women Towards Cervical Cancer Screening in Lesotho: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Survey (2024)
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Mphunyane, E. M., & Nyangu, I. (2024). Attitudes and Practices of Women Towards Cervical Cancer Screening in Lesotho: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Survey. American Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences, 5(3), 51-57. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajnhs.20240503.11

In 2020, Lesotho reported 541 new cases of cervical cancer and 362 women died. This study aimed to assess the attitudes and practices of women towards cervical cancer screening. A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional design was used to collect da... Read More about Attitudes and Practices of Women Towards Cervical Cancer Screening in Lesotho: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Survey.

Pedagogical approaches in music and audio education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students (2024)
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Cheng, L., & McGregor, I. (in press). Pedagogical approaches in music and audio education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Organised Sound,

Learning about music, sound, or audio can present significant challenges for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH). Given the advancements in technology and the increasing emphasis on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in education,... Read More about Pedagogical approaches in music and audio education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

Knowledge Transfer Prediction Mechanics (2024)
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Fascia, M. (2024). Knowledge Transfer Prediction Mechanics. Journal of Strategy, Operations & Economics, 8(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.0708/JSOE.2024946720

This paper introduces a novel geometric approach to modeling the dynamics of knowledge transfer. By integrating geometric probability models with knowledge entity interactions represented in multigeometric spaces, we predict knowledge transfer effect... Read More about Knowledge Transfer Prediction Mechanics.

Safe(r)-by-design principles in the thermoplastics industry: guidance on release assessment during manufacture of nano-enabled products (2024)
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McLean, P., Hanlon, J., Salmatonidis, A., Galea, K. S., Brooker, F., Citterio, C., Magni, D., Vázquez-Campos, S., Lotti, D., & Boyles, M. S. P. (2024). Safe(r)-by-design principles in the thermoplastics industry: guidance on release assessment during manufacture of nano-enabled products. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1398104

Background: The application of nanomaterials (NMs) and nano-enabled products (NEPs) across many industries has been extensive and is still expanding decades after first being identified as an emerging technology. Additive manufacturing has been great... Read More about Safe(r)-by-design principles in the thermoplastics industry: guidance on release assessment during manufacture of nano-enabled products.

Beyond the Developmental Narrative of Postcolonial Nation-Time: The Materialities of Water and Geological Faultlines in Shubhangi Swarup’s Latitudes of Longing (2024)
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Bhattacharya, A. (2024). Beyond the Developmental Narrative of Postcolonial Nation-Time: The Materialities of Water and Geological Faultlines in Shubhangi Swarup’s Latitudes of Longing. Postcolonial Text, Vol 19(1 & 2),

This chapter explores how Shubhangi Swarup’s novel Latitudes of Longing (2018) breaks out of the developmental narrative of nation-time into an exploration of the impressions of deep time in which events impact human consciousness on a planetary scal... Read More about Beyond the Developmental Narrative of Postcolonial Nation-Time: The Materialities of Water and Geological Faultlines in Shubhangi Swarup’s Latitudes of Longing.

ABCNN-IDS: Attention-Based Convolutional Neural Network for Intrusion Detection in IoT Networks (2024)
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Momand, A., Jan, S. U., & Ramzan, N. (online). ABCNN-IDS: Attention-Based Convolutional Neural Network for Intrusion Detection in IoT Networks. Wireless Personal Communications, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-024-11260-7

This paper proposes an attention-based convolutional neural network (ABCNN) for intrusion detection in the Internet of Things (IoT). The proposed ABCNN employs an attention mechanism that aids in the learning process for low-instance classes. On the... Read More about ABCNN-IDS: Attention-Based Convolutional Neural Network for Intrusion Detection in IoT Networks.

A Novel Autonomous Adaptive Frame Size for Time-Slotted LoRa MAC Protocol (2024)
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Alahmadi, H., Bouabdallah, F., Al-Dubai, A., & Ghaleb, B. (online). A Novel Autonomous Adaptive Frame Size for Time-Slotted LoRa MAC Protocol. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, https://doi.org/10.1109/tii.2024.3417308

LoRa networks represent a promising technology for IoT applications due to their long range, low cost, and energy efficiency. However, their ALOHA-based access method and duty cycle restrictions can limit their scalability and reliability in high-den... Read More about A Novel Autonomous Adaptive Frame Size for Time-Slotted LoRa MAC Protocol.

Impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on early-life health: a roadmap towards risk assessment (2024)
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Christopher, E. A., Christopher-de Vries, Y., Devadoss, A., Mandemaker, L. D., van Boxel, J., Copsey, H. M., Dusza, H. M., Legler, J., Meirer, F., Muncke, J., Nawrot, T. S., Saenen, N. D., Scholz-Böttcher, B. M., Tran, L., Weckhuysen, B. M., Zou, R., Zimmermann, L., Galea, K. S., Vermeulen, R., & Boyles, M. S. P. (in press). Impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on early-life health: a roadmap towards risk assessment. Microplastics and Nanoplastics, 4(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-024-00089-3

Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants representing a concern for human health. MNPs have been detected in human placentas, indicating that during pregnancy maternal exposure may lead to placental transfer and foetal e... Read More about Impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on early-life health: a roadmap towards risk assessment.

The mechanism of propagation of NH3/air and NH3/H2/air laminar premixed flame fronts (2024)
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Tingas, E.-A., Gkantonas, S., Mastorakos, E., & Goussis, D. (2024). The mechanism of propagation of NH3/air and NH3/H2/air laminar premixed flame fronts. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 78, 1004-1015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.06.289

The mechanism of flame front propagation in NH3/air and NH3/H2/air steady, laminar premixed flames is examined. Since the process is characterised by a state of chemical non-equilibrium, the analysis focuses on the explosive mode that is introduced b... Read More about The mechanism of propagation of NH3/air and NH3/H2/air laminar premixed flame fronts.

Enhancing Human Activity Recognition in Wrist-Worn Sensor Data Through Compensation Strategies for Sensor Displacement (2024)
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Wang, H., Wang, X., Lu, C., Yuan, M., Wang, Y., Yu, H., & Li, H. (online). Enhancing Human Activity Recognition in Wrist-Worn Sensor Data Through Compensation Strategies for Sensor Displacement. IEEE Access, https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2024.3422256

Human Activity Recognition (HAR) using wearable sensors, particularly wrist-worn devices, has garnered significant research interest. However, challenges such as sensor displacement and variations in wearing habits can affect the accuracy of HAR syst... Read More about Enhancing Human Activity Recognition in Wrist-Worn Sensor Data Through Compensation Strategies for Sensor Displacement.

Mechanisms of end-of-life communication contributing to optimal care at the end of life: a review of reviews (2024)
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Khonsari, S., Johnston, B., Patterson, H., & Mayland, C. (online). Mechanisms of end-of-life communication contributing to optimal care at the end of life: a review of reviews. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2024-004904

Background End-of-life communication is an essential component of high-quality care, but its potential mechanisms for improving care are not well understood. Objectives To summarise the potential mechanisms by which end-of-life communication may c... Read More about Mechanisms of end-of-life communication contributing to optimal care at the end of life: a review of reviews.