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Barriers to circular economy adoption and concomitant implementation strategies in building construction and demolition waste management: A PRISMA and interpretive structural modeling approach (2022)
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Oluleye, B. I., Chan, D. W., & Olawumi, T. O. (2022). Barriers to circular economy adoption and concomitant implementation strategies in building construction and demolition waste management: A PRISMA and interpretive structural modeling approach. Habitat International, 126(August), 102615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102615

Waste generated by building construction and demolition (BCD) activities contributes to the major proportion of urban solid waste. A large amount of the waste is still sent to the landfill or downcycled globally. The adoption of circular economy (CE)... Read More about Barriers to circular economy adoption and concomitant implementation strategies in building construction and demolition waste management: A PRISMA and interpretive structural modeling approach.

The Impact Of COVID-19 On Future Public Transport Use In Scotland (2022)
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Downey, L., Fonzone, A., Fountas, G., & Semple, T. (2022). The Impact Of COVID-19 On Future Public Transport Use In Scotland. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 163, 338-352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2022.06.005

This paper examines the determinants of changes in future public transport use in Scotland after the COVID-19 pandemic. An online questionnaire was distributed to 994 Scottish residents in order to identify travel habits, attitudes and preferences du... Read More about The Impact Of COVID-19 On Future Public Transport Use In Scotland.

CEMA-LSTM: Enhancing Contextual Feature Correlation for Radar Extrapolation Using Fine-Grained Echo Datasets (2022)
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Yang, Z., Liu, Q., Wu, H., Liu, X., & Zhang, Y. (2023). CEMA-LSTM: Enhancing Contextual Feature Correlation for Radar Extrapolation Using Fine-Grained Echo Datasets. Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, 135(1), 45-64. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2022.022045

Accurate precipitation nowcasting can provide great convenience to the public so they can conduct corresponding arrangements in advance to deal with the possible impact of upcoming heavy rain. Recent relevant research activities have shown their conc... Read More about CEMA-LSTM: Enhancing Contextual Feature Correlation for Radar Extrapolation Using Fine-Grained Echo Datasets.

The new feeling rules of emotion work in heterosexual couple relationships (2022)
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McQueen, F. (2023). The new feeling rules of emotion work in heterosexual couple relationships. Emotions and Society, 5(1), 85-99. https://doi.org/10.1332/263169021X16541387415753

This article suggests that new feeling rules of intimacy within heterosexual couple relationships are widely recognised and reflect the contention that an androgynisation of the value of emotion is taking place (Illouz, 2008) whereby men are expected... Read More about The new feeling rules of emotion work in heterosexual couple relationships.

Tracking the psychological and socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a methodological report from Wave 5 of the Covid-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study (2022)
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McBride, O., Butter, S., Murphy, J., Hartman, T. K., McKay, R., Hyland, P., Shevlin, M., Bennett, K. M., Stocks, T. V., Lloyd, A., Gibson-Miller, J., Levita, L., Mason, L., Martinez, A. P., Vallières, F., Karatzias, T., & Bentall, R. P. (2022). Tracking the psychological and socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a methodological report from Wave 5 of the Covid-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 31(4), Article e1928. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1928

Objectives: The COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study was established in March 2020 to monitor the psychological and socio-economic impact of the pandemic in the UK and other countries. This paper describes the protocol for Wave 5... Read More about Tracking the psychological and socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a methodological report from Wave 5 of the Covid-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study.

Building Towards Automated Cyberbullying Detection: A Comparative Analysis (2022)
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Al Harigy, L. M., Al Nuaim, H. A., Moradpoor, N., & Tan, Z. (2022). Building Towards Automated Cyberbullying Detection: A Comparative Analysis. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 2022, Article 4794227. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4794227

The increased use of social media between digitally anonymous users, sharing their thoughts and opinions, can facilitate participation and collaboration. However, it’s this anonymity feature which gives users freedom of speech and allows them to cond... Read More about Building Towards Automated Cyberbullying Detection: A Comparative Analysis.

Invasiveness risks of naked goby, Gobiosoma bosc, to North Sea transitional waters (2022)
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Dodd, J. A., Copp, G. H., Tidbury, H. J., Leuven, R. S., Feunteun, E., Olsson, K. H., Gollasch, S., Jelmert, A., O'Shaughnessy, K. A., Reeves, D., Brenner, J., & Verreycken, H. (2022). Invasiveness risks of naked goby, Gobiosoma bosc, to North Sea transitional waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 181, Article 113763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113763

In recent decades, gobies have dispersed or introduced from the Ponto-Caspian region of eastern Europe in a westerly direction to North American and western European waters. By contrast, the naked goby, Gobiosoma bosc, is the only known gobiid specie... Read More about Invasiveness risks of naked goby, Gobiosoma bosc, to North Sea transitional waters.

Monitoring of Pollutants Content in Bottled and Tap Drinking Water in Italy (2022)
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Russo, G., Laneri, S., Di Lorenzo, R., Neri, I., Dini, I., Ciampaglia, R., & Grumetto, L. (2022). Monitoring of Pollutants Content in Bottled and Tap Drinking Water in Italy. Molecules, 27(13), Article 3990. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27133990

The concentration levels of thirteen organic pollutants and selected heavy metals were investigated in 40 plastics bottled and tap water samples. Some of the selected contaminants have an ascertained or suspected endocrine disrupting activity, such a... Read More about Monitoring of Pollutants Content in Bottled and Tap Drinking Water in Italy.

Innovation readiness in public sector service delivery: An exploration (2022)
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Ojiako, U., AlRaeesi, E. J. H., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., & Bashir, H. (2024). Innovation readiness in public sector service delivery: An exploration. Production Planning and Control, 35(5), 437-460. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2022.2089266

We set out in this study to examine the mechanisms (specific knowledge management practices) required to operationalize service innovation readiness within public sector service delivery. Data is obtained from 150 service delivery managers drawn from... Read More about Innovation readiness in public sector service delivery: An exploration.

Feasible approaches and implementation challenges to atrial fibrillation screening: a qualitative study of stakeholder views in 11 European countries (2022)
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Engler, D., Hanson, C., Desteghe, L., Boriani, G., Diederichsen, S. Z., Freedman, B., Pala, E., Potpara, T. S., Witt, H., Heidbuchel, H., Neubeck, L., & Schnabel, R. (2022). Feasible approaches and implementation challenges to atrial fibrillation screening: a qualitative study of stakeholder views in 11 European countries. BMJ Open, 12(6), Article e059156. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059156

Objectives: Atrial fibrillation (AF) screening may increase early detection and reduce complications of AF. European, Australian and World Heart Federation guidelines recommend opportunistic screening, despite a current lack of clear evidence support... Read More about Feasible approaches and implementation challenges to atrial fibrillation screening: a qualitative study of stakeholder views in 11 European countries.

An equivalence framework for an age-structured multi-stage representation of the cell cycle (2022)
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Kynaston, J. C., Guiver, C., & Yates, C. A. (2022). An equivalence framework for an age-structured multi-stage representation of the cell cycle. Physical Review E, 105(6), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.105.064411

We develop theoretical equivalences between stochastic and deterministic models for populations of individual cells stratified by age. Specifically, we develop a hierarchical system of equations describing the full dynamics of an age-structured multi... Read More about An equivalence framework for an age-structured multi-stage representation of the cell cycle.

Systems of collaboration: challenges and solutions for interdisciplinary research in AI and social robotics (2022)
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Zeller, F., & Dwyer, L. (2022). Systems of collaboration: challenges and solutions for interdisciplinary research in AI and social robotics. Discover Artificial Intelligence, 2(1), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44163-022-00027-3

This article examines the challenges and opportunities that arise when engaging with research across disciplines, contributing to the growth of social robotics and artificially intelligent systems. Artificial intelligence has a significant role to pl... Read More about Systems of collaboration: challenges and solutions for interdisciplinary research in AI and social robotics.

Notchplasty is associated with decreased risk of anterior cruciate ligament graft revision (2022)
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Thompson, R., Hamilton, D., Murray, I., & Lawson, G. (2023). Notchplasty is associated with decreased risk of anterior cruciate ligament graft revision. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 33, 1533–1539. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-022-03305-z

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Despite influencing knee biomechanics and outcomes, the use of notchplasty at time of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) has not been evaluated with regards to risk of secondary injury and revision. This study evaluates this as... Read More about Notchplasty is associated with decreased risk of anterior cruciate ligament graft revision.

A novel flow-vector generation approach for malicious traffic detection (2022)
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Hou, J., Liu, F., Lu, H., Tan, Z., Zhuang, X., & Tian, Z. (2022). A novel flow-vector generation approach for malicious traffic detection. Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, 169, 72-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpdc.2022.06.004

Malicious traffic detection is one of the most important parts of cyber security. The approaches of using the flow as the detection object are recognized as effective. Benefiting from the development of deep learning techniques, raw traffic can be di... Read More about A novel flow-vector generation approach for malicious traffic detection.

Institutionalising restorative justice for adults in Scotland: An empirical study of criminal justice practitioners’ perspectives (2022)
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Butler, S., Maglione, G., & Buchan, J. (2024). Institutionalising restorative justice for adults in Scotland: An empirical study of criminal justice practitioners’ perspectives. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 24(1), 269-290. https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958221104229

While in some European and extra-European countries the incorporation of restorative justice into policy frameworks is a dated and widely studied phenomenon, in others it is a more recent and scarcely researched process. The Scottish Government is ma... Read More about Institutionalising restorative justice for adults in Scotland: An empirical study of criminal justice practitioners’ perspectives.

Cardiovascular risk communication strategies in primary prevention. A systematic review with narrative synthesis (2022)
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Schulberg, S. D., Ferry, A. V., Jin, K., Marshall, L., Neubeck, L., Strachan, F. E., & Mills, N. L. (2022). Cardiovascular risk communication strategies in primary prevention. A systematic review with narrative synthesis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(10), 3116-3140. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15327

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of cardiovascular risk communication strategies to improve understanding and promote risk factor modification. Design: Systematic review with narrative synthesis. Data sources: A comprehensive database search for qu... Read More about Cardiovascular risk communication strategies in primary prevention. A systematic review with narrative synthesis.

A Deep Learning-Based Semantic Segmentation Architecture for Autonomous Driving Applications (2022)
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Masood, S., Ahmed, F., Alsuhibany, S. A., Ghadi, Y. Y., Siyal, M. Y., Kumar, H., Khan, K., & Ahmad, J. (2022). A Deep Learning-Based Semantic Segmentation Architecture for Autonomous Driving Applications. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2022, Article 8684138. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8684138

In recent years, the development of smart transportation has accelerated research on semantic segmentation as it is one of the most important problems in this area. A large receptive field has always been the center of focus when designing convolutio... Read More about A Deep Learning-Based Semantic Segmentation Architecture for Autonomous Driving Applications.

Effect of graphene oxide nanoparticles on blast load resistance of steel fiber reinforced concrete (2022)
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Jamnam, S., Maho, B., Techaphatthanakon, A., Ruttanapun, C., Aemlaor, P., Zhang, H., & Sukontasukkul, P. (2022). Effect of graphene oxide nanoparticles on blast load resistance of steel fiber reinforced concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 343, Article 128139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128139

Concrete structures may occasionally be subjected to both intentional or unintentional explosions which could cause casualties and damage to properties. Advance research on protective structures are important to enhance blast resistance of materials,... Read More about Effect of graphene oxide nanoparticles on blast load resistance of steel fiber reinforced concrete.