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Performance of a new hybrid cutting-abrasive tool for the machining of fibre reinforced polymer composites (2020)
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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, 11

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)
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Garbett, A., Phillips, N. D., Houghton, J. D., Prodöhl, P., Thorburn, J., Loca, S. L., …Collins, P. C. (2021). The critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius): Recommendations from the first flapper skate working group meeting. Marine Po

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.

How to become a generalist species? Individual niche variation across habitat transformation gradients (2020)
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Liang, D., Yang, S., Pagani-Núñez, E., He, C., Liu, Y., Goodale, E., …Hu, J. (2020). How to become a generalist species? Individual niche variation across habitat transformation gradients. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8, Article 597450. https:/

Species in transformed habitats, frequently labeled as environmental generalists, tend to show broader niches than species in natural habitats. However, how population niche expansion translates into changes in the niches of individual organisms rema... Read More about How to become a generalist species? Individual niche variation across habitat transformation gradients.

On perishable inventory in healthcare: Random expiration dates and age discriminated demand (2020)
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Dalalah, D., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2022). On perishable inventory in healthcare: Random expiration dates and age discriminated demand. Journal of Simulation, 16(5), 458-479. https://doi.org/10.1080/17477778.2020.1851614

The aim of the study is to explore how best to mitigate against inventory volatility in perishable inventory, which is characterized by random premature expiration, random demand, irregular supply, age differentiated demand and custom replenishment g... Read More about On perishable inventory in healthcare: Random expiration dates and age discriminated demand.

Enduro World Series (EWS) Mountain Biking Injuries: A 2-year Prospective Study of 2010 Riders (2020)
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Palmer, D., Florida-James, G., & Ball, C. (2020). Enduro World Series (EWS) Mountain Biking Injuries: A 2-year Prospective Study of 2010 Riders. International Journal of Sports Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1320-1116

The sport of Enduro is the newest International Cycling Union sanctioned discipline in mountain biking. There are a number of studies reporting mountain biking injury to date however there are none detailing injuries in Enduro. The aim of the present... Read More about Enduro World Series (EWS) Mountain Biking Injuries: A 2-year Prospective Study of 2010 Riders.

On the global attractor of delay differential equations with unimodal feedback not satisfying the negative Schwarzian derivative condition (2020)
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Franco, D., Guiver, C., Logemann, H., & Perán, J. (2020). On the global attractor of delay differential equations with unimodal feedback not satisfying the negative Schwarzian derivative condition. Electronic Journal of Qualitative Theory of Differential

We study the size of the global attractor for a delay differential equation with unimodal feedback. We are interested in extending and complementing a dichotomy result by Liz and Röst, which assumed that the Schwarzian derivative of the nonlinear fee... Read More about On the global attractor of delay differential equations with unimodal feedback not satisfying the negative Schwarzian derivative condition.

Beyond the metrics: the importance of intangible assets in the HE context (2020)
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Smart, F., Cleaver, E., & Robertson, A. (2020). Beyond the metrics: the importance of intangible assets in the HE context. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 8(2), https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v8i2.432

As a statement of fact, the Higher Education (HE) sector gathers data. Commonly these data are metrical in format, used in some way to report on some aspect of performativity, whether within the institution or beyond its bounds. This paper does not s... Read More about Beyond the metrics: the importance of intangible assets in the HE context.

The fractal geometry of fitness landscapes at the local optima level (2020)
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Thomson, S. L., Ochoa, G., & Verel, S. (2022). The fractal geometry of fitness landscapes at the local optima level. Natural Computing, 21(2), 317-333. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11047-020-09834-y

A local optima network (LON) encodes local optima connectivity in the fitness landscape of a combinatorial optimisation problem. Recently, LONs have been studied for their fractal dimension. Fractal dimension is a complexity index where a non-integer... Read More about The fractal geometry of fitness landscapes at the local optima level.

The impact of urbanization on body size of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica gutturalis (2020)
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Zhao, Y., Liu, Y., Scordato, E. S., Lee, M., Xing, X., Pan, X., …Pagani‐Núñez, E. (2021). The impact of urbanization on body size of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica gutturalis. Ecology and Evolution, 11(1), 612-625. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7088

Urbanization implies a dramatic impact on ecosystems, which may lead to drastic phenotypic differences between urban and nonurban individuals. For instance, urbanization is associated with increased metabolic costs, which may constrain body size, but... Read More about The impact of urbanization on body size of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica gutturalis.

Appropriate polypharmacy: a barometer for integrated care (2020)
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Mair, A., Antoniadou, E., Hendry, A., & Gabrovec, B. (2021). Appropriate polypharmacy: a barometer for integrated care. Journal of Integrated Care, 29(2), 204-214. https://doi.org/10.1108/jica-04-2020-0019

Purpose Polypharmacy, the concurrent use of multiple medicines by one individual, is a common and growing challenge driven by an ageing population and the growing number of people living longer with chronic conditions. Up to 11% of unplanned hospita... Read More about Appropriate polypharmacy: a barometer for integrated care.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Persistent Somatic Symptoms During the COVID-19 Epidemic: The Role of Sense of Threat (2020)
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Jowett, S., Shevlin, M., Hyland, P., & Karatzias, T. (2021). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Persistent Somatic Symptoms During the COVID-19 Epidemic: The Role of Sense of Threat. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83(4), 338-344. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.00000

Objective Persistent somatic symptoms, such as pain and fatigue, have been referred to as somatisation. Somatisation is commonly associated with histories of trauma and PTSD. Although previous research has demonstrated that PTSD can predict somatic... Read More about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Persistent Somatic Symptoms During the COVID-19 Epidemic: The Role of Sense of Threat.

Transposing the preventive restructuring directive 2019 into French insolvency law: Rethinking the role of the judge and rebalancing creditors' rights (2020)
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Ghio, E. (2021). Transposing the preventive restructuring directive 2019 into French insolvency law: Rethinking the role of the judge and rebalancing creditors' rights. International Insolvency Review, 30(1), 54-74. https://doi.org/10.1002/iir.1401

In June 2019, the European Union adopted the Directive on Preventive Restructuring Frameworks. The objective of the Directive is to introduce a level-playing field across all Member States in the area of pre-insolvency restructuring. Member States ha... Read More about Transposing the preventive restructuring directive 2019 into French insolvency law: Rethinking the role of the judge and rebalancing creditors' rights.

Graphene as a pre-illumination cooling approach for a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system (2020)
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Alzahrani, M., Roy, A., Shanks, K., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. K. (2021). Graphene as a pre-illumination cooling approach for a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 222, Article 110922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j

The concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system has a high potential in increasing the power output, propelling further the concentration ratio generating excessive heat that significantly deteriorates the solar cell efficiency and reliability. To thoroug... Read More about Graphene as a pre-illumination cooling approach for a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system.

Prevalence of Asymmetric Hearing Among Adults in the United States (2020)
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Suen, J. J., Betz, J., Reed, N. S., Deal, J. A., Lin, F. R., & Goman, A. M. (2021). Prevalence of Asymmetric Hearing Among Adults in the United States. Otology and Neurotology, 42(2), e111-e113. https://doi.org/10.1097/mao.0000000000002931

Objective: To estimate the national prevalence of asymmetric hearing among adults through applying two distinct audiometric criteria. Study Design: National cross-sectional survey. Setting: Ambulatory examination centers within the Nation... Read More about Prevalence of Asymmetric Hearing Among Adults in the United States.

Persuasive dialogue understanding: The baselines and negative results (2020)
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Chen, H., Ghosal, D., Majumder, N., Hussain, A., & Poria, S. (2021). Persuasive dialogue understanding: The baselines and negative results. Neurocomputing, 431, 47-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2020.11.040

Persuasion aims at forming one’s opinion and action via a series of persuasive messages containing persuader’s strategies. Due to its potential application in persuasive dialogue systems, the task of persuasive strategy recognition has gained much at... Read More about Persuasive dialogue understanding: The baselines and negative results.

Sexual Violence and Its Associated Psychosocial Effects in Ireland (2020)
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Valliéres, F., Gilmore, B., Nolan, A., Maguire, P., Bondjers, K., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., Karatzias, T., & Hyland, P. (2022). Sexual Violence and Its Associated Psychosocial Effects in Ireland. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(11-12),

Current data on the prevalence and psychosocial correlates of sexual violence in the Republic of Ireland is lacking, with the most recent sexual abuse and violence survey dating back to 2001. The current study sought to identify what proportion of Ir... Read More about Sexual Violence and Its Associated Psychosocial Effects in Ireland.

Early pregnancy maternal progesterone administration alters pituitary and testis function and steroid profile in male fetuses (2020)
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Siemienowicz, K. J., Wang, Y., Marečková, M., Nio-Kobayashi, J., Fowler, P. A., Rae, M. T., & Duncan, W. C. (2020). Early pregnancy maternal progesterone administration alters pituitary and testis function and steroid profile in male fetuses. Scientific

Maternal exposure to increased steroid hormones, including estrogens, androgens or glucocorticoids during pregnancy results in chronic conditions in offspring that manifest in adulthood. Little is known about effects of progesterone administration in... Read More about Early pregnancy maternal progesterone administration alters pituitary and testis function and steroid profile in male fetuses.