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Noisy neighbours : towards a hybrid prediction and testing process for sound insulating partitions (2021)
Journal Article
Whittle, G., Elliott, A., Meggitt, J., Wong-McSweeney, D., & Parsons, R. (2021). Noisy neighbours : towards a hybrid prediction and testing process for sound insulating partitions. https://doi.org/10.25144/13759

There are numerous methods for characterising sound insulating and impact noise reducing components and systems, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. Two of the predominant modelling techniques for prediction of transmission loss through... Read More about Noisy neighbours : towards a hybrid prediction and testing process for sound insulating partitions.

A time method version of the transfer matrix method (2021)
Journal Article
Steele, K., & Hargreaves, J. (2021). A time method version of the transfer matrix method. https://doi.org/10.25144/13761

Porous absorbers are ubiquitous in acoustics applications. They are, for example, widely used to
control reverberation in rooms and cavities, or to provide attenuation in ducts. Because of this, they
have attracted significant research effort to be... Read More about A time method version of the transfer matrix method.

Towards securing machine learning models against membership inference attacks (2021)
Journal Article
Ben Hamida, S., Mrabet, H., Belguith, S., Alhomoud, A., & Jemai, A. (2022). Towards securing machine learning models against membership inference attacks. Computers, Materials & Continua, 70(3), 4897-4919. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2022.019709

From fraud detection to speech recognition, including price prediction,
Machine Learning (ML) applications are manifold and can significantly improve
different areas. Nevertheless, machine learning models are vulnerable and are
exposed to differen... Read More about Towards securing machine learning models against membership inference attacks.

Thermomagnetic reactive ethylene glycol-metallic nanofluid transport from a convectively heated porous surface with ohmic dissipation, heat source, thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects (2021)
Journal Article
Shamshuddin, M., Mabood, F., & Beg, O. (2021). Thermomagnetic reactive ethylene glycol-metallic nanofluid transport from a convectively heated porous surface with ohmic dissipation, heat source, thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects. International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, https://doi.org/10.1080/02286203.2021.1977531

The objective of this study is to develop a mathematical model for chemically reacting magnetic nanofluid flow
with thermophoretic diffusion, Brownian motion and Ohmic magnetic heating in a Darcian permeable regime.
The current flow model also cons... Read More about Thermomagnetic reactive ethylene glycol-metallic nanofluid transport from a convectively heated porous surface with ohmic dissipation, heat source, thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects.

Developing framework for the reconstruction of housing for the internally displaced people due to conflict (2021)
Thesis
Abdu, Y. Developing framework for the reconstruction of housing for the internally displaced people due to conflict. (Thesis). University of Salford

As a result of Boko Haram conflict in Nigeria, many people have been displaced and a lot of houses destroyed. The displaced people are presently domiciled in different temporary camps across the country and the camps are in bad condition without elec... Read More about Developing framework for the reconstruction of housing for the internally displaced people due to conflict.

Reversing a downward trend in threatened peripheral amphibian (Triturus cristatus) populations through interventions combining species, habitat and genetic information (2021)
Journal Article
O'Brien, D., Hall, J., Miro, A., O'Brien, K., Falaschi, M., & Jehle, R. (2021). Reversing a downward trend in threatened peripheral amphibian (Triturus cristatus) populations through interventions combining species, habitat and genetic information. Journal for Nature Conservation, 64, 126077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2021.126077

Conserving genetic diversity in wild species is vital for preserving adaptations to local environmental conditions. We conducted a habitat creation project for a flagship European Protected Species of amphibian (northern great crested newt Triturus c... Read More about Reversing a downward trend in threatened peripheral amphibian (Triturus cristatus) populations through interventions combining species, habitat and genetic information.

Deformable scene text detection using harmonic features and modified pixel aggregation network (2021)
Journal Article
Jain, T., Palaiahnakote, S., Pal, U., & Liu, C.-L. (2021). Deformable scene text detection using harmonic features and modified pixel aggregation network. Pattern Recognition Letters, 152, 135-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2021.10.006

Although text detection methods have addressed several challenges in the past, there is a dearth of effective methods for text detection in deformable images, such as images containing text embedded on cloth, banners, rubber, sports jerseys, uniforms... Read More about Deformable scene text detection using harmonic features and modified pixel aggregation network.

Optimization of SPIO injection for sentinel lymph node dissection in a rat model (2021)
Journal Article
Peek, M., Saeki, K., Ohashi, K., Chikaki, S., Baker, R., Nakagawa, T., …Sekino, M. (2021). Optimization of SPIO injection for sentinel lymph node dissection in a rat model. Cancers, 13(19), e5031. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13195031

The magnetic technique, consisting of a magnetic tracer and a handheld magnetometer, is a promising alternative technique for sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) and was shown to be non-inferior to the standard technique in terms of identification... Read More about Optimization of SPIO injection for sentinel lymph node dissection in a rat model.

Dietary supplements for consideration in elite female footballers (2021)
Journal Article
Sheridan, H., Parker, L., & Hammond, K. (2021). Dietary supplements for consideration in elite female footballers. European Journal of Sport Science, 22(5), 733-744. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2021.1988149

The physical demands of professional female football have intensified in recent years. Supplements are only advised in addition to a healthy, balanced diet, but may warrant a greater prevalence in the professional game to support well-being, recovery... Read More about Dietary supplements for consideration in elite female footballers.

A critical review of carbon nanomaterials applied in cementitious composites – a focus on mechanical properties and dispersion techniques (2021)
Journal Article
Yaghobian, M., & Whittleston, G. (in press). A critical review of carbon nanomaterials applied in cementitious composites – a focus on mechanical properties and dispersion techniques. Alexandria engineering journal : AEJ, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2021.08.053

This paper provides a current overarching review of several commonly used carbon nanomaterials applied within cementitious composites. It reviews the typical weight percentages used within mixes from several researchers in the field and assesses the... Read More about A critical review of carbon nanomaterials applied in cementitious composites – a focus on mechanical properties and dispersion techniques.

Widespread loss of mammalian lineage and dietary diversity in the early Oligocene of Afro-Arabia (2021)
Journal Article
de Vries, D., Heritage, S., Borths, M., Sallam, H., & Seiffert, E. (2021). Widespread loss of mammalian lineage and dietary diversity in the early Oligocene of Afro-Arabia. Communications Biology, 4(1), 1172. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02707-9

Diverse lines of geological and geochemical evidence indicate that the Eocene-Oligocene transition (EOT) marked the onset of a global cooling phase, rapid growth of the Antarctic ice sheet, and a worldwide drop in sea level. Paleontologists have esta... Read More about Widespread loss of mammalian lineage and dietary diversity in the early Oligocene of Afro-Arabia.

COVID sex lives : survey 2 report (2021)
Report
Garwood-Cross, L., Hakim, J., Hinds, R., Katz, R., Light, B., Mercer, J., …Upton, M. (2021). COVID sex lives : survey 2 report

This report presents initial findings from the second survey of Covid Sex Lives project. Public health measures to mitigate the spread of coronavirus are translated into media messaging by organisations that target the health of different groups. Thi... Read More about COVID sex lives : survey 2 report.

Playing with taskscapes : representing medieval life through video games technologies (2021)
Book Chapter
Hiriart, J. (2021). Playing with taskscapes : representing medieval life through video games technologies. In K. Alvestad, & R. Houghton (Eds.), The Middle Ages in Modern Culture: History and Authenticity in Contemporary Medievalism (174-185). Bloomsbury. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350167452.0020

This paper explores the affordances and limitations of video games as a medium for the representation and meaningful understanding of the past, focusing on the early medieval period of British history. This study is led by the ideas exposed by Tim In... Read More about Playing with taskscapes : representing medieval life through video games technologies.

The everyday lives of gay men : autoethnographies of the ordinary (2021)
Book
Rodriguez-Dorans, E., & Holmes, J. (2021). E. Rodriguez-Dorans, & J. Holmes (Eds.), The everyday lives of gay men : autoethnographies of the ordinary. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003133506

The Everyday Lives of Gay Men draws on the expertise of twelve contributors from different countries and fields, writing from an autoethnographic first person approach.
Putting the power of personal stories at the centre of the construction of sophi... Read More about The everyday lives of gay men : autoethnographies of the ordinary.

Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders (2021)
Journal Article
Chaplin, E., McCarthy, J., Marshall-Tate, K., Ali, S., Xenitidis, K., Childs, J., …Forrester, A. (2021). Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 119, 104103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104103

Aim:
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) may present as neuropsychiatric problems as well as impairments of motor, cognitive, social and communication functioning. This study describes the introduction of a specialist service with expertise in NDD in... Read More about Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Testing proximity and intimacy : an everyday reappropriation of private and public space (2021)
Book Chapter
Rodriguez-Dorans, E. (2021). Testing proximity and intimacy : an everyday reappropriation of private and public space. In E. Rodriguez-Dorans, & J. Holmes (Eds.), The everyday lives of gay men : autoethnographies of the ordinary (113-122). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003133506-11

While sexuality, in general, has been an area of human life that has been the object of social regulation, gay sexualities have been disproportionately disciplined and oppressed in a way that both public and private life have been punished. This auto... Read More about Testing proximity and intimacy : an everyday reappropriation of private and public space.

Supplementary material to 'Holocene wildfire regimes in forested peatlands in western Siberia: interaction between peatland moisture conditions and the composition of plant functional types' (2021)
Other
Feurdean, A., Diaconu, A.-C., Pfeiffer, M., Gałka, M., Hutchinson, S., Butiseaca, G., …Kirpotin, S. (2021). Supplementary material to 'Holocene wildfire regimes in forested peatlands in western Siberia: interaction between peatland moisture conditions and the composition of plant functional types'. [Supplementary material]

Analgesia prescribing in primary care (2021)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2021). Analgesia prescribing in primary care. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 3(10), 390-391. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2021.3.10.390

Deborah Robertson provides an overview of recently published articles that may be of interest to non-medical prescribers. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided

Fisheye Photo Review 2021.22 (2021)
Book
Baume, B., & Viand, A. (2021). Fisheye Photo Review 2021.22. France: Be Contents

For the fifth consecutive year, Fisheye sums up a year of explorations, curations and digital publications in a physical book with a refined aesthetic. It is almost an oxymoron, as the two worlds seem so far apart. However, this ensemble that you are... Read More about Fisheye Photo Review 2021.22.