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Modelling photovoltaic soiling losses through optical characterization (2020)
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Smestad, G. P., Germer, T. A., Alrashidi, H., Fernández, E. F., Dey, S., Brahma, H., …et al. (2020). Modelling photovoltaic soiling losses through optical characterization. Scientific Reports, 10, Article 58. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56868-z

The accumulation of soiling on photovoltaic (PV) modules affects PV systems worldwide. Soiling consists of mineral dust, soot particles, aerosols, pollen, fungi and/or other contaminants that deposit on the surface of PV modules. Soiling absorbs, sca... Read More about Modelling photovoltaic soiling losses through optical characterization.

Risk Management Framework for Handling and Storage of Cargo at Major Ports in Malaysia towards Port Sustainability (2020)
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Kadir, Z. A., Mohammad, R., Othman, N., Amrin, A., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Abu-Bakar, S. H., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2020). Risk Management Framework for Handling and Storage of Cargo at Major Ports in Malaysia towards Port Sustainability. Sustainability, 12(

Risk management provides an effective method for ensuring safety and preventing accidents towards achieving port sustainability. This article describes a study of the implementation of a risk management framework for handling of cargo at ports. To ac... Read More about Risk Management Framework for Handling and Storage of Cargo at Major Ports in Malaysia towards Port Sustainability.

Assessing the mediating role of residents' perceptions toward tourism development (2020)
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Gannon, M., Rasoolimanesh, M., & Taheri, B. (2021). Assessing the mediating role of residents' perceptions toward tourism development. Journal of Travel Research, 60(1), 149-171. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287519890926

Framed by social exchange theory and Weber's theory of substantive and formal rationality, this study investigates the mediating role of residents' perceptions of tourism impacts. It examines whether community attachment, environmental and cultural a... Read More about Assessing the mediating role of residents' perceptions toward tourism development.

Fast Forensic Triage Using Centralised Thumbnail Caches on Windows Operating Systems (2020)
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Mckeown, S., Russell, G., & Leimich, P. (2020). Fast Forensic Triage Using Centralised Thumbnail Caches on Windows Operating Systems. Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law, 14(3), Article 1

A common investigative task is to identify known contraband images on a device, which typically involves calculating cryptographic hashes for all the files on a disk and checking these against a database of known contraband. However, modern drives ar... Read More about Fast Forensic Triage Using Centralised Thumbnail Caches on Windows Operating Systems.

All-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells With Both High Open-Circuit Voltage and Stability (2020)
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Zhang, L., Hu, T., Li, J., Zhang, L., Li, H., Lu, Z., & Wang, G. (2020). All-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells With Both High Open-Circuit Voltage and Stability. Frontiers in Materials, 6, Article 330. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2019.00330

Metal halide perovskite solar cells based on all-inorganic CsPbBr3 have attracted considerable attentions recently, due to their high open-circuit voltage and good stability. However, the fabrication of CsPbBr3 film is limited by the poor solubility... Read More about All-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells With Both High Open-Circuit Voltage and Stability.

Robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty has a greater early functional outcome when compared to manual total knee arthroplasty for isolated medial compartment arthritis (2020)
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Clement, N. D., Bell, A., Simpson, P., Macpherson, G., Patton, J. T., & Hamilton, D. F. (2020). Robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty has a greater early functional outcome when compared to manual total knee arthroplasty for isolated medial

Aims The primary aim of the study was to compare the knee-specific functional outcome of robotic unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (rUKA) with manual total knee arthroplasty (mTKA) for the management of isolated medial compartment osteoarthritis. S... Read More about Robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty has a greater early functional outcome when compared to manual total knee arthroplasty for isolated medial compartment arthritis.

Double-Arc Parallel Coordinates and its Axes re-Ordering Methods (2020)
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Lu, L., Wang, W., & Tan, Z. (2020). Double-Arc Parallel Coordinates and its Axes re-Ordering Methods. Mobile Networks and Applications, 25(4), 1376-1391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11036-019-01455-9

The Parallel Coordinates Plot (PCP) is a popular technique for the exploration of high-dimensional data. In many cases, researchers apply it as an effective method to analyze and mine data. However, when today's data volume is getting larger, visual... Read More about Double-Arc Parallel Coordinates and its Axes re-Ordering Methods.

Neo Ekistics for flood mitigation in cities (2020)
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Abdulkareem, M., Kenawy, I., & ElKadi, H. (2020). Neo Ekistics for flood mitigation in cities. World journal of science, technology and sustainable development, 17(2), 167-181. https://doi.org/10.1108/wjstsd-01-2018-0008

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the potential of ecologically driven urban design interventions to substantiate urban form performance in coping with the increasing flood threats particularly in the Middle East region. The pape... Read More about Neo Ekistics for flood mitigation in cities.

Inter-Segmental Coordination during a Unilateral 180° Jump in Elite Rugby Players: Implications for Prospective Identification of Injuries (2020)
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Krajewski, K. T., McCabe, C., Sinnott, A. M., Moir, G. L., Lamont, H. S., Brown, S., & Connaboy, C. (2020). Inter-Segmental Coordination during a Unilateral 180° Jump in Elite Rugby Players: Implications for Prospective Identification of Injuries. Applie

Musculoskeletal injuries often occur during the execution of dynamic sporting tasks that involve rotation. The prescription of appropriate prevention strategies of musculoskeletal injury relies on assessments to identify risk, but current assessment... Read More about Inter-Segmental Coordination during a Unilateral 180° Jump in Elite Rugby Players: Implications for Prospective Identification of Injuries.

Evaluation of the patient acceptable symptom state following hip arthroscopy using the 12 item international hip outcome tool (2020)
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Robinson, P. G., Maempel, J. F., Rankin, C. S., Gaston, P., & Hamilton, D. F. (2020). Evaluation of the patient acceptable symptom state following hip arthroscopy using the 12 item international hip outcome tool. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21(1), Arti

Background The International Hip Outcome Tool 12 (iHOT-12) is a shorter version of the iHOT-33 which measures health related quality of life following treatment of hip disorders in young, active patients. The purpose of this study was identify a PAS... Read More about Evaluation of the patient acceptable symptom state following hip arthroscopy using the 12 item international hip outcome tool.

Towards Mode-Multiplexed Fiber Sensors: An Investigation on the Spectral Response of Etched Graded Index OM4 Multi-Mode Fiber with Bragg grating for Refractive Index and Temperature Measurement (2020)
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Bremer, K., Alwis, L. S. M., Zheng, Y., & Roth, B. W. (2020). Towards Mode-Multiplexed Fiber Sensors: An Investigation on the Spectral Response of Etched Graded Index OM4 Multi-Mode Fiber with Bragg grating for Refractive Index and Temperature Measurement

An investigation on the feasibility of utilizing Mode Division Multiplexing (MDM) for simultaneous measurement of Surrounding Refractive Index (SRI) and temperature using a single sensor element based on an etched OM4 Graded Index Multi Mode Fiber (G... Read More about Towards Mode-Multiplexed Fiber Sensors: An Investigation on the Spectral Response of Etched Graded Index OM4 Multi-Mode Fiber with Bragg grating for Refractive Index and Temperature Measurement.

Electrodeposition and characterisation of Ni/gelatin microgels coatings (2020)
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Gibb, A., Vorobjovs, A., Jagoda, Z., Winiarski, J., & Stankiewicz, A. (2020). Electrodeposition and characterisation of Ni/gelatin microgels coatings. Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing, 98(1), 15-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/00202967.2020.16

This work focuses on implementing microgels for carrying self-healing substances in protective coatings. Ni/gelatin microgels coatings were manufactured using electroplating techniques. Microscopic analysis was carried out to establish the presence o... Read More about Electrodeposition and characterisation of Ni/gelatin microgels coatings.

Reconsidering Individuals With Normal Hearing (2020)
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Powell, D. S., Deal, J. A., & Goman, A. M. (2020). Reconsidering Individuals With Normal Hearing. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 146(1), 67. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2019.3372

Dementia, called the “greatest global challenge for health and social care in the 21st century,” (p2673) occurs in 47 million persons globally. This number is projected to triple by 2050. With no cure and no treatments to alter its natural history, p... Read More about Reconsidering Individuals With Normal Hearing.

Using Illustrations to Make Decisions on the Most Appropriate Qualitative Research Methodology: The Industry 4.0 Scenario (2020)
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Janis, I., Alias, M., Zulkipli, M., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2020). Using Illustrations to Make Decisions on the Most Appropriate Qualitative Research Methodology: The Industry 4.0 Scenario. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 19, https://doi.org/1

Industry 4.0 is viewed as a complex scenario. This complex scenario could be interpreted using illustrations such as sketches or drawings. Ideally, sketches and drawings are useful in illustrating complexity and multiple abstracts from observed socia... Read More about Using Illustrations to Make Decisions on the Most Appropriate Qualitative Research Methodology: The Industry 4.0 Scenario.

An Adaptive Kalman Filtering Approach to Sensing and Predicting Air Quality Index Values (2020)
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Chen, J., Chen, K., Ding, C., Wang, G., Liu, Q., & Liu, X. (2020). An Adaptive Kalman Filtering Approach to Sensing and Predicting Air Quality Index Values. IEEE Access, 8, 4265-4272. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2963416

In recent years, Air Quality Index (AQI) have been widely used to describe the severity of haze and other air pollutions yet suffers from inefficiency and compatibility on real-time perception and prediction. In this paper, an Auto-Regressive (AR) pr... Read More about An Adaptive Kalman Filtering Approach to Sensing and Predicting Air Quality Index Values.