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Pixel history linear models for real-time temporal filtering. (2016)
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Iglesias-Guitian, J. A., Moon, B., Koniaris, C., Smolikowski, E., & Mitchell, K. (2016). Pixel history linear models for real-time temporal filtering. Computer Graphics Forum, 35(7), 363-372. https://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.13033

We propose a new real-time temporal filtering and antialiasing (AA) method for rasterization graphics pipelines. Our method is based on Pixel History Linear Models (PHLM), a new concept for modeling the history of pixel shading values over time using... Read More about Pixel history linear models for real-time temporal filtering..

Which firms use Islamic financing? (2016)
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Minhat, M., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2017). Which firms use Islamic financing?. Economics Letters, 150, 15-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.10.036

This study explores to what extent the Islamic financing instruments are used by non-financial firms and whether profitability influences such financing choice. Based on a panel data of firms from fourteen developing countries for the 2005-2009 perio... Read More about Which firms use Islamic financing?.

An efficient and secure partial image encryption for wireless multimedia sensor networks using discrete wavelet transform, chaotic maps and substitution box (2016)
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Khan, M. A., Ahmad, J., Javaid, Q., & Saqib, N. A. (2017). An efficient and secure partial image encryption for wireless multimedia sensor networks using discrete wavelet transform, chaotic maps and substitution box. Journal of Modern Optics, 64(5), 531-5

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) is widely deployed in monitoring of some physical activity and/or environmental conditions. Data gathered from WSN is transmitted via network to a central location for further processing. Numerous applications of WSN ca... Read More about An efficient and secure partial image encryption for wireless multimedia sensor networks using discrete wavelet transform, chaotic maps and substitution box.

Comparing Oversampling Techniques to Handle the Class Imbalance Problem: A Customer Churn Prediction Case Study (2016)
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Amin, A., Anwar, S., Adnan, A., Nawaz, M., Howard, N., Qadir, J., …Hussain, A. (2016). Comparing Oversampling Techniques to Handle the Class Imbalance Problem: A Customer Churn Prediction Case Study. IEEE Access, 4, 7940-7957. https://doi.org/10.1109/AC

Customer retention is a major issue for various service-based organizations particularly telecom industry, wherein predictive models for observing the behavior of customers are one of the great instruments in customer retention process and inferring... Read More about Comparing Oversampling Techniques to Handle the Class Imbalance Problem: A Customer Churn Prediction Case Study.

From leader to leadership in emergency care (2016)
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Lloyd, A., & Clegg, G. (2016). From leader to leadership in emergency care. Nursing Times, 112(41-42), 10-12

Historically, leadership research has focused on the qualities of people in formal leadership positions, not the processes of leadership itself. However, leader-centric approaches are unhelpful in healthcare, as good team performance is often the res... Read More about From leader to leadership in emergency care.

Conflicting Climate Change Frames in a Global Field of Media Discourse (2016)
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Broadbent, J., Sonnett, J., Botetzagias, I., Carson, M., Carvalho, A., Chien, Y., …Zhengyi, S. (2016). Conflicting Climate Change Frames in a Global Field of Media Discourse. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 2, https://doi.org/10.1177/

Reducing global emissions will require a global cosmopolitan culture built from detailed attention to conflicting national climate change frames (interpretations) in media discourse. The authors analyze the global field of media climate change discou... Read More about Conflicting Climate Change Frames in a Global Field of Media Discourse.

Antibiotic prescribing: the consequences of getting it wrong (2016)
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Dancer, S. J. (2016). Antibiotic prescribing: the consequences of getting it wrong. Clinical Focus Primary Care, 10(2), 62-71

Antibiotics were one of the most important discoveries last century. As with all drugs, however, they are associated with adverse effects. This article reviews how inappropriate antibiotic prescribing not only fails to cure an infected patient; it ma... Read More about Antibiotic prescribing: the consequences of getting it wrong.

Analysis of the dynamics of temporal relationships of neural activities using optical imaging data (2016)
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Steyn, J. S., & Andras, P. (2017). Analysis of the dynamics of temporal relationships of neural activities using optical imaging data. Journal of Computational Neuroscience, 42, 107-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10827-016-0630-8

The temporal relationship between the activities of neurons in biological neural systems is critically important for the correct delivery of the functionality of these systems. Fine measurement of temporal relationships of neural activities using mic... Read More about Analysis of the dynamics of temporal relationships of neural activities using optical imaging data.

Now I Sit Me Down by Witold Rybczynski, Review Paul Kerlaff (2016)
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Kerlaff, P. (2016). Now I Sit Me Down by Witold Rybczynski, Review Paul Kerlaff. Interiors, 7(2-3), 191-193. https://doi.org/10.1080/20419112.2016.1242267

A simple but profound point opens Now I Sit Me Down: that chairs illustrate a kind of democratic manifestation of our relationship to things. Unlike architecture, and to a lesser extent built in furniture, chairs bear witness to our capacity for chan... Read More about Now I Sit Me Down by Witold Rybczynski, Review Paul Kerlaff.

A capability approach to unemployed young people’s voice and agency in the development and implementation of eEmployment aActivation policies. (2016)
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Egdell, V., & Graham, H. (2016). A capability approach to unemployed young people’s voice and agency in the development and implementation of eEmployment aActivation policies. Social policy & administration, https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12262

In the UK, current approaches to employment activation are primarily concerned with rapid labour market entry, with jobseekers compelled to engage in activities or be sanctioned. The Capability Approach (CA) has been proposed as an alternative framew... Read More about A capability approach to unemployed young people’s voice and agency in the development and implementation of eEmployment aActivation policies..

Comparative investigation of homogeneous autoignition of DME/air and EtOH/air mixtures at low initial temperatures (2016)
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Tingas, E., Kyritsis, D. C., & Goussis, D. A. (2017). Comparative investigation of homogeneous autoignition of DME/air and EtOH/air mixtures at low initial temperatures. Combustion Theory and Modelling, 21(1), 93-119. https://doi.org/10.1080/13647830.2016

The dynamics of homogeneous isochoric explosions of dimethylether (DME)/air and ethanol (EtOH)/air mixtures were studied and compared at relatively low initial temperatures (≤ 700 K) using algorithmic tools derived from the methodology of computation... Read More about Comparative investigation of homogeneous autoignition of DME/air and EtOH/air mixtures at low initial temperatures.

Conical beam monopole antenna design for Chinese area positioning system (2016)
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Pang, F., Ai, G., Yin, J., Ma, Y., Hu, C., Cui, J., …Abd-Alhameed, R. A. (2016). Conical beam monopole antenna design for Chinese area positioning system. Progress in Electromagnetics Research C: PIER C, 68, 193-200. https://doi.org/10.2528/pierc1608300

This article describes the operational principle of the satellite-based Chinese Area Positioning System (CAPS) and proposes a monopole antenna for a large anchored buoy platform in harsh marine environment. The proposed antenna is highly omnidirectio... Read More about Conical beam monopole antenna design for Chinese area positioning system.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms mediate the relationship between substance misuse and violent offending among female prisoners (2016)
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Howard, R., Karatzias, T., Power, K., & Mahoney, A. (2017). Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms mediate the relationship between substance misuse and violent offending among female prisoners. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 52(1)

Purpose Despite empirical evidence suggesting complex associations between psychological trauma, substance misuse, and violent offending, there is a dearth of research investigating these associations in the female prison population. Methods A cro... Read More about Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms mediate the relationship between substance misuse and violent offending among female prisoners.

Human behaviour as an aspect of cybersecurity assurance (2016)
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Evans, M., Maglaras, L. A., He, Y., & Janicke, H. (2016). Human behaviour as an aspect of cybersecurity assurance. Security and Communication Networks, 9(17), 4667-4679. https://doi.org/10.1002/sec.1657

There continue to be numerous breaches publicised pertaining to cybersecurity despite security practices being applied within industry for many years. This paper is intended to be the first in a number of papers as research into cybersecurity assuran... Read More about Human behaviour as an aspect of cybersecurity assurance.

Sexual selection expedites the evolution of pesticide resistance (2016)
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Jacomb, F., Marsh, J., & Holman, L. (2016). Sexual selection expedites the evolution of pesticide resistance. Evolution, 70(12), 2746-2751. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.13074

The evolution of insecticide resistance by crop pests and disease vectors causes serious problems for agriculture and health. Sexual selection can accelerate or hinder adaptation to abiotic challenges in a variety of ways, but the effect of sexual se... Read More about Sexual selection expedites the evolution of pesticide resistance.

The Infant Feeding Genogram: a tool for exploring family infant feeding history and identifying support needs (2016)
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Darwent, K. L., McInnes, R. J., & Swanson, V. (2016). The Infant Feeding Genogram: a tool for exploring family infant feeding history and identifying support needs. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-1107-5

Background: Family culture and beliefs are passed through the generations within families and influence what constitutes appropriate infant care. This includes infant feeding decisions where a family history and support network congruent with women’s... Read More about The Infant Feeding Genogram: a tool for exploring family infant feeding history and identifying support needs.

An initial psychometric assessment of an ICD-11 based measure of PTSD and complex PTSD (ICD-TQ): Evidence of construct validity (2016)
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Karatzias, T., Cloitre, M., Brewin, C. R., Bisson, J. I., Roberts, N., Wilson, D., …Shevlin, M. (2016). An initial psychometric assessment of an ICD-11 based measure of PTSD and complex PTSD (ICD-TQ): Evidence of construct validity. Journal of Anxiety D

Among the conditions following exposure to traumatic life events proposed by ICD-11 are Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD). The primary aim of this study was to provide an assessment of the reliability and validity of a new... Read More about An initial psychometric assessment of an ICD-11 based measure of PTSD and complex PTSD (ICD-TQ): Evidence of construct validity.

Asylum Armada - Knowledge, Practice & Community Engagement in Participatory Documentary Practice (2016)
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Macleod, K. (2016). Asylum Armada - Knowledge, Practice & Community Engagement in Participatory Documentary Practice. Edinburgh Napier University Teaching Fellows Journal, Autumn 2016, 16

“Asylum Armada - Knowledge, Practice & Community Engagement in Participatory Documentary Practice ” frames the preliminary research phase of a participatory practice-led research and documentary film project exploring the legacy of Spanish Armada shi... Read More about Asylum Armada - Knowledge, Practice & Community Engagement in Participatory Documentary Practice.

Zirconium oxide post treated tin doped TiO2 for dye sensitized solar cells (2016)
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Akila, Y., Muthukumarasamy, N., Agilan, S., Senthilarasu, S., & Velauthapillai, D. (2017). Zirconium oxide post treated tin doped TiO2 for dye sensitized solar cells. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 57, 24-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp

Sn doped TiO2 nanorods with 0.1, 0.25%, 0.5% and 1% dopant compositions were grown by sol-gel and hydrothermal method. Synthesized Sn doped TiO2 nanorods were post treated with Zr and HNO3 and used as photo anode in DSSC with Ru dye and dye extracted... Read More about Zirconium oxide post treated tin doped TiO2 for dye sensitized solar cells.

Outdoor Play Decisions by Caregivers of Children with Disabilities: a Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies (2016)
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Sterman, J., Naughton, G., Froude, E., Villeneuve, M., Beetham, K., Wyver, S., & Bundy, A. (2016). Outdoor Play Decisions by Caregivers of Children with Disabilities: a Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabi

Outdoor play offers children vast benefits for development and well-being. However, children with developmental disabilities participate less in outdoor play than their typical peers. Typically, adults make decisions about children’s play routines, e... Read More about Outdoor Play Decisions by Caregivers of Children with Disabilities: a Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.