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Deep learning model for fully automated breast cancer detection system from thermograms (2022)
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Mohamed, E., Rashed, E., Gaber, T., & Karam, O. (2022). Deep learning model for fully automated breast cancer detection system from thermograms. PLoS ONE, 17(1), e0262349. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262349

Breast cancer is one of the most common diseases among women worldwide. It is considered one of the leading causes of death among women. Therefore, early detection is necessary to save lives. Thermography imaging is an effective diagnostic technique... Read More about Deep learning model for fully automated breast cancer detection system from thermograms.

Urban Land and Development Management in a Challenged Developing World: An Overview of New Reflections (2022)
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Awuah, K. G. B., & Abdulai, R. T. (2022). Urban Land and Development Management in a Challenged Developing World: An Overview of New Reflections. Land, 11(1), 129. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11010129

The urban development and management challenges of the developing world are well documented in the literature. However, the global built environment landscape is undergoing rapid changes. These changes are steeped in three fundamental imperatives, wh... Read More about Urban Land and Development Management in a Challenged Developing World: An Overview of New Reflections.

Comparison of weightlifting, traditional resistance training and plyometrics on strength, power and speed: a systematic review with meta-analysis (2022)
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Morris, S., Oliver, J., Pedley, J., Haff, G., & Lloyd, R. (2022). Comparison of weightlifting, traditional resistance training and plyometrics on strength, power and speed: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 52(7), 1533-1554. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01627-2

Background: Weightlifting training (WLT) is commonly used to improve strength, power and speed in athletes. However, to date, WLT studies have either not compared training effects against those of other training methods, or been limited by small samp... Read More about Comparison of weightlifting, traditional resistance training and plyometrics on strength, power and speed: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Convective flow of non-homogeneous fluid conveying nano-sized particles with non-Fourier thermal relaxation : application in polymer coating (2022)
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Ray, A., Vasu, B., Murthy, P., Beg, O., Gorla, R., & Kumar, B. (2022). Convective flow of non-homogeneous fluid conveying nano-sized particles with non-Fourier thermal relaxation : application in polymer coating. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-021-06467-w

The present article addresses the steady incompressible convective flow of kinetic theory-based
Eyring-Powell fluid conveying nano-sized particle from a vertical plate with convective boundary
condition and distribution of nanoparticles fraction ov... Read More about Convective flow of non-homogeneous fluid conveying nano-sized particles with non-Fourier thermal relaxation : application in polymer coating.

The occurrence of malignancy in Trypanosoma brucei brucei by rapid passage in mice (2022)
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Cai, X., Li, S., Zhang, P., Li, Z., Hide, G., Lai, D., & Lun, Z. (2022). The occurrence of malignancy in Trypanosoma brucei brucei by rapid passage in mice. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 806626. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.806626

Pleomorphic Trypanosoma brucei are best known for their tightly controlled cell growth and developmental program, which ensures their transmissibility and host fitness between the mammalian host and insect vector. However, after long-term adaptation... Read More about The occurrence of malignancy in Trypanosoma brucei brucei by rapid passage in mice.

The cyclic interaction between daytime behavior and the sleep behavior of laboratory dogs (2022)
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Schork, I., Manzo, I., De Oliveira, M., da Costa, F., Young, R., & de Azevedo, C. (2022). The cyclic interaction between daytime behavior and the sleep behavior of laboratory dogs. Scientific reports, 12(1), 478. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04502-2

Sleep deprivation has been found to negatively affect an individual´s physical and psychological health. Sleep loss affects activity patterns, increases anxiety-like behaviors, decreases cognitive performance and is associated with depressive states.... Read More about The cyclic interaction between daytime behavior and the sleep behavior of laboratory dogs.

The effect of coherent coupling nonlinearity on modulation instability and rogue wave excitation (2022)
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and rogue wave excitation. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 106246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2021.106246

We study modulation instability (MI) in both anomalous and normal dispersion regimes
of a coherently coupled system. It is found that there exist three types of MI spectra with distinct
characteristics termed baseband, passband, and zero-baseband b... Read More about The effect of coherent coupling nonlinearity on modulation instability and rogue wave excitation.

Cultural influences on physical activity and exercise beliefs in patients with chronic kidney disease : ‘The Culture-CKD Study’—a qualitative study (2022)
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Mayes, J., Castle, E., Greenwood, J., Ormandy, P., Howe, P., & Greenwood, S. (2022). Cultural influences on physical activity and exercise beliefs in patients with chronic kidney disease : ‘The Culture-CKD Study’—a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 12(1), e046950. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046950

Objectives: This study used a mixed-method approach to explore cultural and ethnic influences on the perception of, and decision to engage with or not to engage with, physical activity and exercise therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD... Read More about Cultural influences on physical activity and exercise beliefs in patients with chronic kidney disease : ‘The Culture-CKD Study’—a qualitative study.

Protein disulfide isomerase A1‑associated pathways in the development of stratified breast cancer therapies (2022)
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Bakker, E., Fujii, M., Krstic‑Demonacos, M., Demonacos, C., & Alhammad, R. (2022). Protein disulfide isomerase A1‑associated pathways in the development of stratified breast cancer therapies. International Journal of Oncology, 60(2), 16. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2022.5306

The oxidoreductase protein disulfide isomerase A1 (PDIA1) functions as a cofactor for many transcription factors including estrogen receptor α (ERα), nuclear factor (NF)‑κB, nuclear factor erythroid 2‑like 2 (NRF2) and regulates the protein stability... Read More about Protein disulfide isomerase A1‑associated pathways in the development of stratified breast cancer therapies.

Predicting the impact of online news articles – is information necessary? : application to COVID-19 articles (2022)
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Preiss, J. (2022). Predicting the impact of online news articles – is information necessary? : application to COVID-19 articles. Multimedia Tools and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-021-11621-5

We exploit the Twitter platform to create a dataset of news articles derived from tweets concerning COVID-19, and use the associated tweets to define a number of popularity measures. The focus on (potentially) biomedical news articles allows the quan... Read More about Predicting the impact of online news articles – is information necessary? : application to COVID-19 articles.

Particulate number emissions during cold-start with diesel and biofuels : a special focus on particle size distribution (2022)
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The share of biofuels in the transportation sector is increasing. Previous studies revealed that the use of biofuels decreases the size of particles (which is linked to an increase in particulate toxicity). Current emission regulations do not conside... Read More about Particulate number emissions during cold-start with diesel and biofuels : a special focus on particle size distribution.

Towards monitoring biodegradation of starch-based bioplastic in anaerobic condition: finding a proper kinetic model (2022)
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Ebrahimzade, I., Ebrahimi-Nik, M., Rohani, A., & Tedesco, S. (2022). Towards monitoring biodegradation of starch-based bioplastic in anaerobic condition: finding a proper kinetic model. Bioresource Technology, 347, Article 126661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126661

Bioplastic biodegradation showed varying behavior during the process of biodegradation. The First-order and Gompertz models are the most prevalent models for monitoring biodegradation in an anaerobic digestion (AD) process, which do not suit adequate... Read More about Towards monitoring biodegradation of starch-based bioplastic in anaerobic condition: finding a proper kinetic model.

Profit, usury and interest in medieval Anglo-Jewish transactions (2022)
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Irwin, D. (2022). Profit, usury and interest in medieval Anglo-Jewish transactions. Jewish Culture and History, 21(1), 21-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/1462169X.2022.2025659

This article considers the role interest in medieval Anglo-Jewish moneylending transactions. Although there is some discussion of the impact of the prohibition of charging interest in 1275, fundamentally this piece is concerned with the preceding cen... Read More about Profit, usury and interest in medieval Anglo-Jewish transactions.

Arthritis glove provision in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a survey of United Kingdom rheumatology occupational therapists (2022)
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Hammond, A., & Prior, Y. (2022). Arthritis glove provision in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a survey of United Kingdom rheumatology occupational therapists. Hand Therapy, 27(1), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/17589983211060620

Introduction: Hand pain and function limitations are common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and hand osteoarthritis (HOA). Provision of arthritis (compression) gloves to relieve hand symptoms is increasing in occupational therapy. Research evaluating ar... Read More about Arthritis glove provision in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a survey of United Kingdom rheumatology occupational therapists.

Self-financing regeneration? Capturing land value through institutional innovations in public housing stock transfer, planning gain and financialisation (2022)
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Thompson, M., & Hepburn, P. (2022). Self-financing regeneration? Capturing land value through institutional innovations in public housing stock transfer, planning gain and financialisation. Town Planning Review, 93(3), 251-274. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2021.41

Social, economic and environmental aspects of building sustainable communities receive ample academic and policy attention; far less is paid to finding financially sustainable models of urban regeneration. This case study of the Hattersley Estate in... Read More about Self-financing regeneration? Capturing land value through institutional innovations in public housing stock transfer, planning gain and financialisation.

The impact of COVID-19 on clinical care, self-management and mental health of patients with inflammatory arthritis (2022)
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Objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown and ongoing restrictions in the UK
affected access to clinical care, self-management and mental health for many patients with inflamma-
tory arthritis. The aim of this study was to determ... Read More about The impact of COVID-19 on clinical care, self-management and mental health of patients with inflammatory arthritis.

Modelling and Forecasting Temporal PM2.5 Concentration Using Ensemble Machine Learning Methods (2022)
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Ejohwomu, O. A., Shamsideen Oshodi, O., Oladokun, M., Bukoye, O. T., Emekwuru, N., Sotunbo, A., & Adenuga, O. (in press). Modelling and Forecasting Temporal PM2.5 Concentration Using Ensemble Machine Learning Methods. Buildings, 12(1), 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12010046

Exposure of humans to high concentrations of PM2.5 has adverse effects on their health. Researchers estimate that exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuel emissions accounted for 18% of deaths in 2018—a challenge policymakers argue is being ex... Read More about Modelling and Forecasting Temporal PM2.5 Concentration Using Ensemble Machine Learning Methods.