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Evaluation of microwave square ring metamaterial-based resonator for glucose detection (2024)
Journal Article
Mustafa Kamal, M. H., Qureshi, S. A., Zainal Abidin, Z., Majid, H. A., & See, C. H. (2024). Evaluation of microwave square ring metamaterial-based resonator for glucose detection. Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, 71, Article 66. https://doi.org/10.1186/s44147-024-00366-1

This study presents a biosensor working at a frequency of 3.5 GHz, which is designed as a square ring metamaterial resonator. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of blood amount on the metamaterial-based resonator sensor’s sensitivity. The struct... Read More about Evaluation of microwave square ring metamaterial-based resonator for glucose detection.

A Transformer-based Gesture Prediction Model via sEMG Sensor for Human-robot Interaction (2024)
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Liu, Y., Li, X., Yang, L., & Yu, H. (2024). A Transformer-based Gesture Prediction Model via sEMG Sensor for Human-robot Interaction. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 73, Article 2510615. https://doi.org/10.1109/tim.2024.3373045

As one of the most direct and pivotal modes of human-computer interaction (HCI), the application of surface electromyography (sEMG) signals in the domain of gesture prediction has emerged as a prominent area of research. To enhance the performance of... Read More about A Transformer-based Gesture Prediction Model via sEMG Sensor for Human-robot Interaction.

Expressive Talking Avatars (2024)
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Pan, Y., Tan, S., Cheng, S., Lin, Q., Zeng, Z., & Mitchell, K. (in press). Expressive Talking Avatars. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2024.3372047

Stylized avatars are common virtual representations used in VR to support interaction and communication between remote collaborators. However, explicit expressions are notoriously difficult to create, mainly because most current methods rely on geome... Read More about Expressive Talking Avatars.

Intrinsic and extrinsic variables impacting upper quarter Y-balance test scores in sporting cohorts: A systematic review (2024)
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Steele, C., & Valentin, S. (in press). Intrinsic and extrinsic variables impacting upper quarter Y-balance test scores in sporting cohorts: A systematic review. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2024.02.043

Introduction The upper quarter y-balance test (YBT-UQ) is a functional screening tool used to detect musculoskeletal injury risk, aid rehabilitation, and monitor dynamic function, strength and control, yet little is currently known about intrinsic a... Read More about Intrinsic and extrinsic variables impacting upper quarter Y-balance test scores in sporting cohorts: A systematic review.

SkipGateNet: A Lightweight CNN-LSTM Hybrid Model with Learnable Skip Connections for Efficient Botnet Attack Detection in IoT (2024)
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Alshehri, M. S., Ahmad, J., Almakdi, S., Qathrady, M. A., Ghadi, Y. Y., & Buchanan, W. J. (2024). SkipGateNet: A Lightweight CNN-LSTM Hybrid Model with Learnable Skip Connections for Efficient Botnet Attack Detection in IoT. IEEE Access, 12, https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2024.3371992

The rise of Internet of Things (IoT) has led to increased security risks, particularly from botnet attacks that exploit IoT device vulnerabilities. This situation necessitates effective Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), that are accurate, lightweigh... Read More about SkipGateNet: A Lightweight CNN-LSTM Hybrid Model with Learnable Skip Connections for Efficient Botnet Attack Detection in IoT.

Evaluation of a pilot online education program to develop midwives’ knowledge, skill and confidence in perinatal mental health in rural South Australia (2024)
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McKellar, L., Martinez, L., De Sousa Machado, T., Eden, A., Stoodley, C., & Adelson, P. (2024). Evaluation of a pilot online education program to develop midwives’ knowledge, skill and confidence in perinatal mental health in rural South Australia. Women and Birth, 37(2), 355-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.005

One in five women will experience perinatal anxiety and/or depression. In South Australia, a rural health service identified a high proportion of women with risk of perinatal mental health challenges and sought additional education for midwives. In r... Read More about Evaluation of a pilot online education program to develop midwives’ knowledge, skill and confidence in perinatal mental health in rural South Australia.

Dual-blockchain based multi-layer grouping federated learning scheme for heterogeneous data in industrial IoT (2024)
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Wang, X., Zhang, H., Wu, H., & Yu, H. (in press). Dual-blockchain based multi-layer grouping federated learning scheme for heterogeneous data in industrial IoT. Blockchain: Research and Applications, Article 100195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcra.2024.100195

Federated Learning (FL) allows data owners to train neural networks together without sharing local data, allowing the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to share a variety of data. However, traditional federated learning frameworks suffer from data... Read More about Dual-blockchain based multi-layer grouping federated learning scheme for heterogeneous data in industrial IoT.

Considering Environmental Effects on Porous Concrete Applications: An Experimental Investigation (2024)
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Marinelli, A., & Rasheed, L. P. H. (2024). Considering Environmental Effects on Porous Concrete Applications: An Experimental Investigation. Procedia Structural Integrity, 54, 332-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2024.01.091

Urban areas worldwide grapple with ecological disruption due to overpopulation, exacerbated by impermeable concrete surfaces that hinder rainwater absorption, curb plant growth and foster urban heat islands. Innovative porous concrete applications we... Read More about Considering Environmental Effects on Porous Concrete Applications: An Experimental Investigation.

Women's Experiences with Cervical Cancer in Ghana (2024)
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Dzando, G., Yabila, S., Kumah, A., Hukporti, N., Asante, D., Nwokonna, C., & Awiagah, S. K. (2024). Women's Experiences with Cervical Cancer in Ghana. Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health, 2, Article 100076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.glmedi.2024.100076

Cervical cancer remains a significant global public health concern, and its impact in low- and middle-income countries, including Ghana is profound. Existing policies in Ghana focus on early screening and diagnosis. While the primar... Read More about Women's Experiences with Cervical Cancer in Ghana.

Very Accurate Time-Frequency Representation of Induction Motors Harmonics for Fault Diagnosis Under Load Variations (2024)
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Bonet-Jara, J., Fernandez-Cavero, V., Vedreno-Santos, F., Morinigo-Sotelo, D., & Pons-Llinares, J. (in press). Very Accurate Time-Frequency Representation of Induction Motors Harmonics for Fault Diagnosis Under Load Variations. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2024.3371393

Induction motors work under steady-state in many applications. Nevertheless, in some cases they experience periodic load fluctuations, which generate constant frequency harmonics close to variable frequency bar breakage harmonics. In these cases, tim... Read More about Very Accurate Time-Frequency Representation of Induction Motors Harmonics for Fault Diagnosis Under Load Variations.

Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Aftermath of the February 2023 Earthquake in Turkey (2024)
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Han Alpay, E., Redican, E., Hyland, P., Karatzias, T., & Shevlin, M. (in press). Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Aftermath of the February 2023 Earthquake in Turkey. Journal of Loss and Trauma, https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2024.2314306

On February 6, 2023, an earthquake registering 7.8 on the Richter scale struck southeast Turkey, and this was followed by a second earthquake of magnitude 7.5. The earthquake resulted in widespread loss, devastation, and destruction, and is anticipat... Read More about Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Aftermath of the February 2023 Earthquake in Turkey.

ASB-CS: Adaptive sparse basis compressive sensing model and its application to medical image encryption (2024)
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Jiang, D., Tsafack, N., Boulila, W., Ahmad, J., & Barba-Franco, J. (in press). ASB-CS: Adaptive sparse basis compressive sensing model and its application to medical image encryption. Expert Systems with Applications, 236, Article 121378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2023.121378

Recent advances in intelligent wearable devices have brought tremendous chances for the development of healthcare monitoring system. However, the data collected by various sensors in it are user-privacy-related information. Once the individuals’ priv... Read More about ASB-CS: Adaptive sparse basis compressive sensing model and its application to medical image encryption.

Riding waves to improve functioning: a quantitative evaluation of a Surf Week in individuals with chronic phase brain injury with six months follow-up (2024)
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Denneman, R. P. M., van Bezeij, T., Kal, E. C., Marshall, J., & Pisters, M. F. (in press). Riding waves to improve functioning: a quantitative evaluation of a Surf Week in individuals with chronic phase brain injury with six months follow-up. Disability and Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2320265

Purpose Environmental enrichment seems to enable people in the chronic phase of acquired brain injury (ABI) to experience new functional abilities and motor/coping strategies and consequently to become more adaptable which might prevent/reverse func... Read More about Riding waves to improve functioning: a quantitative evaluation of a Surf Week in individuals with chronic phase brain injury with six months follow-up.

A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis assessing intelectin-1 in cancer patients and healthy individuals (2024)
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Paval, D. R., Di Virgilio, T. G., Skipworth, R. J. E., & Gallagher, I. J. (2024). A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis assessing intelectin-1 in cancer patients and healthy individuals. Frontiers in Oncology, 14, Article 1198555. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2024.1198555

Background: Intelectin-1 (ITLN1) is an adipokine with multiple physiological functions, including a role in tumour formation and development. Previous research reported variable ITLN1 levels for cancer patients and healthy individuals. This study aim... Read More about A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis assessing intelectin-1 in cancer patients and healthy individuals.

The retailer perspective on the potential for using urban consolidation centres (UCCs) (2024)
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Akgün, E. Z., Monios, J., Cowie, J., & Fonzone, A. (2024). The retailer perspective on the potential for using urban consolidation centres (UCCs). Research in Transportation Economics, 103, Article 101413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2024.101413

This paper examines the role of supportive policies and value-added services which may incentivise retailers to use an urban consolidation centre (UCC). The methodology is a case study of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, based on semi-structured inte... Read More about The retailer perspective on the potential for using urban consolidation centres (UCCs).

A mixed-methods systematic review protocol of the effectiveness and experiences of quality improvement interventions in elder care (2024)
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Rahman Jabin, M. S., Samuriwo, R., Chilaka, M., & Yaroson, E. V. (in press). A mixed-methods systematic review protocol of the effectiveness and experiences of quality improvement interventions in elder care. JMIR Research Protocols, https://doi.org/10.2196/56346

Background: Quality improvement (QI) interventions are designed to resolve the recurring challenges of care for older individuals, such as working conditions for staff, roles of older individuals in their own care and their families, and relevant sta... Read More about A mixed-methods systematic review protocol of the effectiveness and experiences of quality improvement interventions in elder care.

Impact of board diversity on Chinese firms’ cross-border M&A performance: An artificial intelligence approach (2024)
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Ding, S., Du, M., Cui, T., Zhang, Y., & Duygun, M. (2024). Impact of board diversity on Chinese firms’ cross-border M&A performance: An artificial intelligence approach. International Review of Economics and Finance, 92, 1321-1335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2024.02.077

In this paper, we examine the impact of board demographic characteristics on Chinese firms’ cross-border Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) performance, especially the gender diversity of the board composition. We unveil that female board proportion exhib... Read More about Impact of board diversity on Chinese firms’ cross-border M&A performance: An artificial intelligence approach.

Event-Triggered Relearning Modeling Method for Stochastic System with Non-Stationary Variable Operating Conditions (2024)
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Liu, J., Zhang, Y., Zhou, Y., & Chen, J. (2024). Event-Triggered Relearning Modeling Method for Stochastic System with Non-Stationary Variable Operating Conditions. Mathematics, 12(5), Article 667. https://doi.org/10.3390/math12050667

This study presents a novel event-triggered relearning framework for neural network modeling, designed to improve prediction precision in dynamic stochastic complex industrial systems under non-stationary and variable conditions. Firstly, a sliding w... Read More about Event-Triggered Relearning Modeling Method for Stochastic System with Non-Stationary Variable Operating Conditions.

Consumers’ reaction to sci-fi as a source of information for technological development: An empirical analysis (2024)
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Messeni Petruzzelli, A., Mora, L., Natalicchio, A., Platania, F., & Toscano Hernandez, C. (2024). Consumers’ reaction to sci-fi as a source of information for technological development: An empirical analysis. Technovation, 132, Article 102970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2024.102970

Science fiction (sci-fi) creative products inspire individuals by envisioning alternative futures and imaginary technological development. The stimuli conveyed by sci-fi creative products can trigger consumers' interest, which nowadays translate into... Read More about Consumers’ reaction to sci-fi as a source of information for technological development: An empirical analysis.

Solar Wall Technology and Its Impact on Building Performance (2024)
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Ghamari, M., & Sundaram, S. (2024). Solar Wall Technology and Its Impact on Building Performance. Energies, 17(5), Article 1075. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17051075

Solar walls provide transformative solutions by harnessing solar energy to generate electricity, improve thermal comfort, and reduce energy consumption and emissions, contributing to zero-energy buildings and mitigating climate change. In hot and hum... Read More about Solar Wall Technology and Its Impact on Building Performance.