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Flywheel Eccentric Training: How to Effectively Generate Eccentric Overload (2023)
Journal Article
Martínez-Hernández, D. (2023). Flywheel Eccentric Training: How to Effectively Generate Eccentric Overload. Strength and Conditioning Journal, https://doi.org/10.1519/ssc.0000000000000795

Eccentric resistance training has been shown to elicit beneficial effects on performance and injury prevention in sports because of its specific muscular and neural adaptations. Within the different methods used to generate eccentric overload, flywhe... Read More about Flywheel Eccentric Training: How to Effectively Generate Eccentric Overload.

FinTech Cybersecurity Challenges and Regulations: Bahrain Case Study (2023)
Journal Article
AlBenJasim, S., Dargahi, T., Takruri, H., & Al-Zaidi, R. (in press). FinTech Cybersecurity Challenges and Regulations: Bahrain Case Study. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/08874417.2023.2251455

Winds of change are blowing across the financial systems, with services and advancements in Financial Technology (FinTech) influencing all aspects of the financial sector and generating a continual stream of innovations. Despite benefits offered by F... Read More about FinTech Cybersecurity Challenges and Regulations: Bahrain Case Study.

Extraction Socket Augmentation with Autologous Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF): The Rationale for Socket Augmentation (2023)
Journal Article
Ucer, C., & Khan, R. S. (in press). Extraction Socket Augmentation with Autologous Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF): The Rationale for Socket Augmentation. Dentistry Journal, 11(8), 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj11080196

After tooth extraction, the alveolar ridge undergoes a physiological process of remodelling and disuse atrophy. Socket augmentation (SA) has been shown to preserve alveolar bone volume in order to facilitate implant placement and reduce the need for... Read More about Extraction Socket Augmentation with Autologous Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF): The Rationale for Socket Augmentation.

Seasonal development of a tidal mixing front drives shifts in community structure and diversity of bacterioplankton (2023)
Journal Article

Bacterioplankton underpin biogeochemical cycles and an improved understanding of the patterns and drivers of variability in their distribution is needed to determine their wider functioning and importance. Sharp environmental gradients and dispersal... Read More about Seasonal development of a tidal mixing front drives shifts in community structure and diversity of bacterioplankton.

Research Status and Future Trends of Angioplasty: A Bibliometric Analysis in CiteSpace (2023)
Journal Article
Idhris, M., Woodman, A., Rasheed, M., & Ahmad, S. (in press). Research Status and Future Trends of Angioplasty: A Bibliometric Analysis in CiteSpace. #Journal not on list, 15(3), 135-144. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1770933

Introduction Angioplasty, with or without stenting, is a nonsurgical procedure to open blocked or narrowed coronary arteries due to underlying atherosclerosis. While there is ample literature on coronary heart disease research, the literature search... Read More about Research Status and Future Trends of Angioplasty: A Bibliometric Analysis in CiteSpace.

Shark‐dust: Application of high‐throughput DNA sequencing of processing residues for trade monitoring of threatened sharks and rays (2023)
Journal Article
Prasetyo, A. P., Murray, J. M., Kurniawan, M. F. A. K., Sales, N. G., McDevitt, A. D., & Mariani, S. (in press). Shark‐dust: Application of high‐throughput DNA sequencing of processing residues for trade monitoring of threatened sharks and rays. Conservation Letters, 16(5), https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12971

Illegal fishing, unregulated bycatch, and market demand for certain products (e.g., fins) are largely responsible for the rapid global decline of shark and ray populations. Controlling trade of endangered species remains difficult due to product vari... Read More about Shark‐dust: Application of high‐throughput DNA sequencing of processing residues for trade monitoring of threatened sharks and rays.

Neural Networks for the Detection of COVID-19 and Other Diseases: Prospects and Challenges (2023)
Journal Article
Azeem, M., Javaid, S., Khalil, R. A., Fahim, H., Althobaiti, T., Alsharif, N., & Saeed, N. (in press). Neural Networks for the Detection of COVID-19 and Other Diseases: Prospects and Challenges. Bioengineering, 10(7), 850. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10070850

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) ability to learn, correct errors, and transform a large amount of raw data into beneficial medical decisions for treatment and care has increased in popularity for enhanced patient safety and quality of care. Therefo... Read More about Neural Networks for the Detection of COVID-19 and Other Diseases: Prospects and Challenges.

The Criminalisation of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors - Voices from the Detention Processes in Greece (2023)
Book
Papadopoulos, I. (2023). The Criminalisation of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors - Voices from the Detention Processes in Greece. Bristol University Press

In times of increasing migration flows, Greece is often viewed as the gateway to Europe for significantly high numbers of asylum-seeking individuals, including unaccompanied minors. Between 2016 and 2020, under Greek law unaccompanied children were t... Read More about The Criminalisation of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors - Voices from the Detention Processes in Greece.

Strategies for cost-effective remediation of widespread oil-contaminated soils in Kuwait, an environmental legacy of the first Gulf War (2023)
Journal Article
Al-Mebayedh, H., Niu, A., & Lin, C. (in press). Strategies for cost-effective remediation of widespread oil-contaminated soils in Kuwait, an environmental legacy of the first Gulf War. Journal of Environmental Management, 344, 118601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118601

The Kuwaiti oil fire during the first Gulf War resulted in the formation of approximately 300 “oil lakes” of varying sizes that covered over 110 km2 of the desert land. This threatens the fragile desert ecosystems and human health.... Read More about Strategies for cost-effective remediation of widespread oil-contaminated soils in Kuwait, an environmental legacy of the first Gulf War.

The influence of intellectual capital on organizational performance (2023)
Journal Article
Mukaro, C. T., Deka, A., & Rukani, S. (in press). The influence of intellectual capital on organizational performance. #Journal not on list, 9(1), 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-023-00208-1

Intellectual capital is by far the most important factor in enhancing organizational performance. Companies require skilled workers who have the know-how, skills, experience, as well as the ability to bring new ideas for the success of the business.... Read More about The influence of intellectual capital on organizational performance.

Assessment of the suitability of selected extractants for boron in some <i>inceptisols</i> of Eastern India under sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i> L.) (2023)
Journal Article

Sunflower; as a contingent crop, is often exposed to boron (B) deficiency in soils of low fertility. The deficiency and toxicity of B being very narrow, warrants the need for its proper estimation in soil-plant systems through specific extractants. T... Read More about Assessment of the suitability of selected extractants for boron in some <i>inceptisols</i> of Eastern India under sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i> L.).

Surface condensation risk pre- and post-retrofit at suspended timber ground floors and external wall junctions (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Insulating below suspended timber ground floors affects heat transfer at the ground floor to external wall junction, which can affect the risk
of surface condensation occurring. In this project, we investigate the impact of installing mineral wool i... Read More about Surface condensation risk pre- and post-retrofit at suspended timber ground floors and external wall junctions.

‘Gender, Disability, and Visual Forms in Hans Christian Andersen’s “Thumbelina” (1835)’ (2023)
Journal Article
Helm, H. (2023). ‘Gender, Disability, and Visual Forms in Hans Christian Andersen’s “Thumbelina” (1835)’. #Journal not on list, 2(1), 1-21

This article explores representations of femininity and disability in Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “Thumbelina” (1835) and select examples of his paper art. In this article, I argue that, on one level, the fairy tale and Andersen’s own paper... Read More about ‘Gender, Disability, and Visual Forms in Hans Christian Andersen’s “Thumbelina” (1835)’.

Universal closed-tube barcoding for monitoring the shark and ray trade in megadiverse conservation hotspots. (2023)
Journal Article

Trade restrictions for endangered elasmobranch species exist to disincentivise their exploitation and curb their declines. However, trade monitoring is challenging due to product variety and the complexity of import/export routes. We investigate the... Read More about Universal closed-tube barcoding for monitoring the shark and ray trade in megadiverse conservation hotspots..

The American brass band movement in the twenty-first century: a study of past influences via an investigation into the future direction of performance and composition (2023)
Thesis

In 1889, it was estimated that there were ten thousand brass bands across America and by the beginning of the twentieth century, that number had increased to over eighteen thousand (Hazen & Hazen, 1987). These brass bands were an integral part of Ame... Read More about The American brass band movement in the twenty-first century: a study of past influences via an investigation into the future direction of performance and composition.