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Incoherent dictionary pair learning : application to a novel open-source database of chinese numbers (2018)
Journal Article
Abolghasemi, V., Chen, M., Alameer, A., Ferdowsi, S., Chambers, J., & Nazarpour, K. (2018). Incoherent dictionary pair learning : application to a novel open-source database of chinese numbers. IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 25(4), 472-476. https://doi.org/10.1109/LSP.2018.2798406

We enhance the efficacy of an existing dictionary pair learning algorithm by adding a dictionary incoherence penalty term. After presenting an alternating minimization solution, we apply the proposed incoherent dictionary pair learning (InDPL) method... Read More about Incoherent dictionary pair learning : application to a novel open-source database of chinese numbers.

Nonlocal boundary conditions for corrugated acoustic metasurface with strong near field interactions (2018)
Journal Article
Schwan, L., Umnova, O., Boutin, C., & Groby, J. (2018). Nonlocal boundary conditions for corrugated acoustic metasurface with strong near field interactions. Journal of Applied Physics, 123, 091712. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5011385

The propagation of long-wavelength sound in the presence of a metasurface made by arranging acoustic resonators periodically upon or slightly above an impervious substrate is studied. The method of two-scale asymptotic homogenization is used to deriv... Read More about Nonlocal boundary conditions for corrugated acoustic metasurface with strong near field interactions.

The architectures of translation : a magic carpet-ride through space and time (or, the awkward story of how we dis/placed Krisztina Tóth’s short fiction from Hungarian to English) (2018)
Journal Article
Hurley, U., & Naray-Davey, S. (2018). The architectures of translation : a magic carpet-ride through space and time (or, the awkward story of how we dis/placed Krisztina Tóth’s short fiction from Hungarian to English). Cogent Arts and Humanities, 5(1), 1426183. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2018.1426183

This interdisciplinary paper unfolds an account of a collaborative translation project, which draws on Ellen Eve Frank’s concept of “literary architecture” to propose a process of “architectural translation”. Our proposal is illustrated by a detailed... Read More about The architectures of translation : a magic carpet-ride through space and time (or, the awkward story of how we dis/placed Krisztina Tóth’s short fiction from Hungarian to English).

Assessing asymmetries in change of direction speed performance; application of change of direction deficit (2018)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., Jones, P., & Comfort, P. (2019). Assessing asymmetries in change of direction speed performance; application of change of direction deficit. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 33(11), 2953-2961. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002438

The aims of this study were to quantify asymmetries in change of direction (COD) performance via completion time and COD deficit, and determine its influence on asymmetry profiling of COD ability. A secondary aim was to evaluate the relationship betw... Read More about Assessing asymmetries in change of direction speed performance; application of change of direction deficit.

The fragility of professional competence : a preliminary account of child protection practice with Romani and Traveller children in England (2018)
Report
Allen, D., & Riding, S. (2018). The fragility of professional competence : a preliminary account of child protection practice with Romani and Traveller children in England

Romani and Traveller children in England are much more likely to be taken into state care than the majority population, and the numbers are rising. Between 2009 and 2016 the number of Irish Travellers in care has risen by 400% and the number of Roman... Read More about The fragility of professional competence : a preliminary account of child protection practice with Romani and Traveller children in England.

Courtroom data and politeness research : a case for neo-Peircean semiotics in interpersonal pragmatics (2018)
Journal Article
Wilson, J., & Price, H. (2018). Courtroom data and politeness research : a case for neo-Peircean semiotics in interpersonal pragmatics. Journal of Politeness Research, 14(1), 63-95. https://doi.org/10.1515/pr-2017-0056

In this article, we take a neo-Peircean semiotic approach to analyzing an interaction in which a routine bail hearing between a defendant and a judge goes awry. Neo-Peircean semiotics is steadily gaining recognition within linguistics for providing a... Read More about Courtroom data and politeness research : a case for neo-Peircean semiotics in interpersonal pragmatics.

Bringing things to life : understanding everyday life through the procedural representation of material culture in historical video games (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Hiriart, J. (2018, January). Bringing things to life : understanding everyday life through the procedural representation of material culture in historical video games. Presented at PLAY/PAUSE Symposium, University of Birmingham, Birmingham

In the last decades, the exponential increase in computer game graphics technology has made possible to virtually reconstruct historical worlds with an unprecedented level of detail and realism. This capacity, however, has not been accompanied by a c... Read More about Bringing things to life : understanding everyday life through the procedural representation of material culture in historical video games.

Perspectives on supporting fathers affected by postnatal depression and a history of violence (2018)
Journal Article
Laws, T., & Keeling, J. (2018). Perspectives on supporting fathers affected by postnatal depression and a history of violence. Journal of Health Visiting, 6(1), 40-47. https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2018.6.1.40

Intimate partner violence in the perinatal period is a significant problem that remains underscreened, underdiagnosed and undertreated. The establishment of evidence-based guidelines to enable health visitors to identify couples experiencing violence... Read More about Perspectives on supporting fathers affected by postnatal depression and a history of violence.

E-commerce and entrepreneurship in SMEs : the case of myBot (2018)
Journal Article
Shemi, A., & Procter, C. (2018). E-commerce and entrepreneurship in SMEs : the case of myBot. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 25(3), 501-520. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-03-2017-0088

Purpose: The adoption of e-commerce in Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) is a much-researched topic in developed and developing nations. The application of mobile devices, and social media networks (SMN) such as Facebook has revolutionised the e-co... Read More about E-commerce and entrepreneurship in SMEs : the case of myBot.

Silver nanoparticles impair retinoic acid-inducible gene I mediated mitochondrial anti-viral immunity by blocking the autophagic flux in lung epithelial cells (2018)
Journal Article
Villeret, B., Dieu, A., Straube, M., Solhonne, B., Miklavc, P., Hamadi, S., …Garcia-Verdugo, I. (2018). Silver nanoparticles impair retinoic acid-inducible gene I mediated mitochondrial anti-viral immunity by blocking the autophagic flux in lung epithelial cells. ACS nano, 12(2), 1188-1202. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.7b06934

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are microbicidal agents which could be potentially used as alternative to antivirals to treat human infectious diseases, especially Influenza virus infection where antivirals have generally proven unsuccessful. However, c... Read More about Silver nanoparticles impair retinoic acid-inducible gene I mediated mitochondrial anti-viral immunity by blocking the autophagic flux in lung epithelial cells.

Application of the Shiono and Knight Method in asymmetric compound channels with different side slopes of the internal wall (2018)
Journal Article
Alawadi, W., Al-Rekabi, W., & Al-Aboodi, A. (2018). Application of the Shiono and Knight Method in asymmetric compound channels with different side slopes of the internal wall. Applied Water Science, 8(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-018-0663-4

The Shiono and Knight Method (SKM) is widely used to predict the lateral distribution of depth-averaged velocity and boundary shear stress for flows in compound channels. Three calibrating coefficients need to be estimated for applying the SKM, namel... Read More about Application of the Shiono and Knight Method in asymmetric compound channels with different side slopes of the internal wall.

Contributions of foot muscles and plantar fascia morphology to foot posture (2018)
Journal Article
Angin, S., Mickle, K., & Nester, C. (2018). Contributions of foot muscles and plantar fascia morphology to foot posture. Gait & Posture, 61, 238-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.01.022

Background: The plantar foot muscles and plantar fascia differ between different foot postures.
However, how each individual plantar structure contribute to foot posture has not been explored. The
purpose of this study was to investigate the associ... Read More about Contributions of foot muscles and plantar fascia morphology to foot posture.

An integrative review exploring the physical and psychological harm inherent in using restraint in mental health inpatient settings (2018)
Journal Article
Cusack, P., Cusack, F., McAndrew, S., McKeown, M., & Duxbury, J. (2018). An integrative review exploring the physical and psychological harm inherent in using restraint in mental health inpatient settings. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27(3), 1162-1176. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12432

In Western society, policy and legislation seeks to minimize restrictive interventions, including physical restraint; yet research suggests the use of such practices continues to raise concerns. Whilst international agreement has sought to define phys... Read More about An integrative review exploring the physical and psychological harm inherent in using restraint in mental health inpatient settings.

Mitochondrial fission as a driver of stemness in tumor cells : mDIVI1 inhibits mitochondrial function, cell migration and cancer stem cell (CSC) signalling (2018)
Journal Article
Peiris-Pagès, M., Bonuccelli, G., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2018). Mitochondrial fission as a driver of stemness in tumor cells : mDIVI1 inhibits mitochondrial function, cell migration and cancer stem cell (CSC) signalling. Oncotarget, 9(17), 13254-13275. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.24285

Mitochondria are dynamic organelles frequently undergoing fission and fusion events to maintain their integrity, bioenergetics and spatial distribution, which is fundamental to the processes of cell survival. Disruption in mitochondrial dynamics play... Read More about Mitochondrial fission as a driver of stemness in tumor cells : mDIVI1 inhibits mitochondrial function, cell migration and cancer stem cell (CSC) signalling.

Trauma experienced by student midwives (2018)
Book Chapter
Davies, S., & Coldridge, E. (2018). Trauma experienced by student midwives. In N. Edwards, R. Mander, & J. Murphy Lawless (Eds.), Untangling the Maternity Crisis. London: Routledge (Taylor & Francis). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315277059

The highly empathetic relationship between midwives and women is seen as an important element in midwives' work-related trauma. Students' experiences during their course shape their professional attitudes, and traumatic experiences may have enduring... Read More about Trauma experienced by student midwives.

An audio-visual system for object-based audio : from recording to listening (2018)
Journal Article
Coleman, P., Franck, A., Francombe, J., Liu, Q., de Campos, T., Hughes, R., …Hilton, A. (2018). An audio-visual system for object-based audio : from recording to listening. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 20(8), 1919-1931. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMM.2018.2794780

Object-based audio is an emerging representation for
audio content, where content is represented in a reproduction format-agnostic way and, thus, produced once for consumption on many different kinds of devices. This affords new opportunities for im... Read More about An audio-visual system for object-based audio : from recording to listening.

Genetic homogeneity in the deep-sea grenadier Macrourus berglax across the North Atlantic Ocean (2018)
Journal Article
Coscia, I., Castilho, R., Massa-Gallucci, A., Sacchi, C., Cunha, R., Stefanni, S., …Mariani, S. (2018). Genetic homogeneity in the deep-sea grenadier Macrourus berglax across the North Atlantic Ocean. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 132, 60-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2017.12.001

Paucity of data on population structure and connectivity in deep sea species remains a major obstacle to their sustainable management and conservation in the face of ever increasing fisheries pressure and other forms of impacts on deep sea ecosystems... Read More about Genetic homogeneity in the deep-sea grenadier Macrourus berglax across the North Atlantic Ocean.

Community heterogeneity of aquatic macroinvertebrates in urban ponds at a multi-city scale (2018)
Journal Article
Hill, M., Biggs, J., Thornhill, I., Briers, R., Ledger, M., Gledhill, D., …Hassall, C. (2018). Community heterogeneity of aquatic macroinvertebrates in urban ponds at a multi-city scale. Landscape Ecology, 33(3), 389-405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-018-0608-1

Purpose: Urbanisation is a leading cause of biotic homogenisation in urban ecosystems. However, there has been little research examining the effect of urbanisation and biotic homogenisation on aquatic communities, and few studies have compared findin... Read More about Community heterogeneity of aquatic macroinvertebrates in urban ponds at a multi-city scale.