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A paired neural network model for tourist arrival forecasting (2018)
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Yao, Y., Cao, Y., Ding, X., Zhai, J., Liu, J., Luo, Y., …Zou, K. (2018). A paired neural network model for tourist arrival forecasting. Expert systems with applications, 114, 588-614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2018.08.025

Tourist arrival and tourist demand forecasting are a crucial issue in tourism economy and the community economic development as well. Tourist demand forecasting has attracted much attention from tourism academics as well as industries. In recent year... Read More about A paired neural network model for tourist arrival forecasting.

Exploiting past users’ interests and predictions in an active learning method for dealing with cold start in recommender systems (2018)
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Pozo, M., Chiky, R., Meziane, F., & Métais, E. (2018). Exploiting past users’ interests and predictions in an active learning method for dealing with cold start in recommender systems. Informatics, 5(3), 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/informatics5030035

This paper focuses on the new users cold-start issue in the context of recommender systems. New users who do not receive pertinent recommendations may abandon the system. In order to cope with this issue, we use active learning techniques. These meth... Read More about Exploiting past users’ interests and predictions in an active learning method for dealing with cold start in recommender systems.

Reliability of and relationship between flight time to contraction time ratio and reactive strength index modified (2018)
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McMahon, J., Lake, J., & Comfort, P. (2018). Reliability of and relationship between flight time to contraction time ratio and reactive strength index modified. Sports, 6(3), 81. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6030081

Countermovement jump (CMJ) force-time testing is commonly used to monitor seasonal alterations in athletes’ CMJ strategy (to infer alterations in neuromuscular function). The flight time to contraction time (FT:CT) ratio and reactive strength index m... Read More about Reliability of and relationship between flight time to contraction time ratio and reactive strength index modified.

A hierarchical key pre-distribution scheme for fog networks (2018)
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Nikkhah Bahrami, P., Javadi, H., Dargahi, T., Dehghantanha, A., & Choo, K. (2019). A hierarchical key pre-distribution scheme for fog networks. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 31(22), e4776. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.4776

Security in fog computing is multi-faceted, and one particular challenge is establishing a secure communication channel between fog nodes and end devices. This emphasizes the importance of designing efficient and secret key distribution scheme to fac... Read More about A hierarchical key pre-distribution scheme for fog networks.

Validation of gait event detection by centre of pressure during target stepping in healthy and paretic gait (2018)
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Van der veen, S., Hammerbeck, U., Baker, R., & Hollands, K. (2018). Validation of gait event detection by centre of pressure during target stepping in healthy and paretic gait. Journal of Biomechanics, 79, 218-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.07.039

Background: Target-stepping paradigms are increasingly used to assess and train gait adaptability. Accurate gait-event detection (GED) is key to locating targets relative to the ongoing step cycle as well as measuring foot-placement error. In the cur... Read More about Validation of gait event detection by centre of pressure during target stepping in healthy and paretic gait.

The different physical and behavioural characteristics of zoo mammals that influence their response to visitors (2018)
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Queiroz, M., & Young, R. (2018). The different physical and behavioural characteristics of zoo mammals that influence their response to visitors. Animals, 8(139), https://doi.org/10.3390/ani8080139

The factors underlying the ‘zoo visit effect’ (changes in animal behaviour/physiology in response to visitor presence) are still poorly understood, despite it being widely investigated. The present study examined the effect of zoo visitors on the beh... Read More about The different physical and behavioural characteristics of zoo mammals that influence their response to visitors.

‘Putting themselves out there’ into the unknown : dance movement psychotherapy as perceived by five educators and three pupils (2018)
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Parsons, A., & Dubrow-Marshall, L. (2018). ‘Putting themselves out there’ into the unknown : dance movement psychotherapy as perceived by five educators and three pupils. Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, 13(4), 251-267. https://doi.org/10.1080/17432979.2018.1508073

The introduction of dance movement psychotherapy (DMP) to a mainstream secondary school in the United Kingdom was explored from the perspectives of some educators (n = 5) and pupil-clients (n = 3) to discover perceptions of, and influences on the pro... Read More about ‘Putting themselves out there’ into the unknown : dance movement psychotherapy as perceived by five educators and three pupils.

Hallux plantar flexor strength in people with diabetic neuropathy: Validation of a simple clinical test (2018)
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Healy, A., Naemi, R., Sundar, L., Chatzistergos, P., Ramachandran, A., & Chockalingam, N. (2018). Hallux plantar flexor strength in people with diabetic neuropathy: Validation of a simple clinical test. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 144, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2018.07.038

Aim To validate the paper grip test for assessing plantar flexion strength of the hallux. Methods Plantar flexor strength for 69 people with diabetic neuropathy was assessed: (a) using the paper grip test while simultaneously a plantar pressure... Read More about Hallux plantar flexor strength in people with diabetic neuropathy: Validation of a simple clinical test.

Dignity and respect during pregnancy and childbirth : a survey of the experience of disabled women (2018)
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Hall, J., Hundley, V., Collins, B., & Ireland, J. (2018). Dignity and respect during pregnancy and childbirth : a survey of the experience of disabled women. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18(1), 328. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1950-7

Background Despite the increasing number of women with disability globally becoming pregnant, there is currently limited research about their experiences. A national survey of women’s experience of dignity and respect during pregnancy and childbirth... Read More about Dignity and respect during pregnancy and childbirth : a survey of the experience of disabled women.

Wear rate-state interactions within a multi-component system : a study of a gearbox accelerated life testing platform (2018)
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Assaf, R., Do, P., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Scarf, P. (2018). Wear rate-state interactions within a multi-component system : a study of a gearbox accelerated life testing platform. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 232(4), 425-434. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006X18764061

The degradation process of complex multi-component systems is highly stochastic in nature. A major side effect of this complexity is that components of such systems may have unexpected reduced life and faults and failures that decrease the reliabil... Read More about Wear rate-state interactions within a multi-component system : a study of a gearbox accelerated life testing platform.

How to prepare and deliver a good presentation : general principles for success (2018)
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Stonehouse, D. (2018). How to prepare and deliver a good presentation : general principles for success. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12(8), 394-397. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.8.394

The author has more than 14 years' experience in higher education, supporting students in delivering presentations for assessment and in marking across all levels up to masters, and as an external examiner. This article examines and highlights the ge... Read More about How to prepare and deliver a good presentation : general principles for success.

Calculating individual lifetime effective risk from initial mean glandular dose arising from the first screening mammogram (2018)
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Ali, R., England, A., Mercer, C., & Hogg, P. (2018). Calculating individual lifetime effective risk from initial mean glandular dose arising from the first screening mammogram. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 49(4), 406-413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2018.06.005

Objectives: To use the initial mean glandular dose (MGD) arising from the first screening mammogram to estimate the individual total screening lifetime effective risk. Methods: Organ doses from FFDM screening exposures (craniocaudal and mediolatera... Read More about Calculating individual lifetime effective risk from initial mean glandular dose arising from the first screening mammogram.

An investigation of pressure ulcer risk, comfort and pain in medical imaging (2018)
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Angmorterh, S., England, A., Szczepura, S., Anaman-Torgbor, J., Ofori, E., Webb, J., …Hogg, P. (2019). An investigation of pressure ulcer risk, comfort and pain in medical imaging. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 50(1), 43-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2018.07.003

In this study, we investigated the interface pressure of healthy volunteers on medical imaging (MI) table surfaces to determine the risks of developing pressure ulcers (PU). We also investigated volunteers’ perception of pain and comfort while lying... Read More about An investigation of pressure ulcer risk, comfort and pain in medical imaging.

Soil and forest structure predicts large-scale patterns of occurrence and local abundance of a widespread Amazonian frog (2018)
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Ferreira, A., Jehle, R., Stow, A., & Lima, A. (2018). Soil and forest structure predicts large-scale patterns of occurrence and local abundance of a widespread Amazonian frog. PeerJ, https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5424

The distribution of biodiversity within the Amazon basin is often structured by sharp environmental boundaries, such as large rivers. The Amazon region is also characterized by subtle environmental clines, but how they might affect the distributions... Read More about Soil and forest structure predicts large-scale patterns of occurrence and local abundance of a widespread Amazonian frog.

The effect of angle and velocity on change of direction biomechanics : an angle-velocity trade-off (2018)
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Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2018). The effect of angle and velocity on change of direction biomechanics : an angle-velocity trade-off. Sports Medicine, 48(10), 2235-2253. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-0968-3

Changes of direction (CODs) are key manoeuvres linked to decisive moments in sport and are also key actions associated with lower limb injuries. During sport athletes perform a diverse range of CODs, from various approach velocities and angles, thus... Read More about The effect of angle and velocity on change of direction biomechanics : an angle-velocity trade-off.

The relationship between internet addiction, attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms and online activities in adults (2018)
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Panagiotidi, M., & Overton, P. (2018). The relationship between internet addiction, attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms and online activities in adults. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 87, 7-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.08.004

Aim: The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between Internet Addiction (IA), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms and online activities in an adult population. Methods: A sample of 400 individuals aged... Read More about The relationship between internet addiction, attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms and online activities in adults.

Automated toxicity test model based on a bio-inspired technique and AdaBoost classifier (2018)
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Tharwat, A., Gaber, T., Hassanien, A., & Elhoseny, M. (2018). Automated toxicity test model based on a bio-inspired technique and AdaBoost classifier. Computers and Electrical Engineering, 71, 346-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compeleceng.2018.07.049

Measuring toxicity is one of the most important steps to develop a new drug. During the drug development, animals are widely used to investigate the toxic effects by exposing them to the toxicants. Zebrafish embryo is one of the most suitable animals... Read More about Automated toxicity test model based on a bio-inspired technique and AdaBoost classifier.