A study towards improving mechanical properties of sol–gel coatings for polycarbonate by Wu, Linda Y. L., Zeng, X. T., Chwa, Edmund, Chen, Zhong

“…Based on these analyses, we conclude that the main factors towards improved pencil scratch resistance are: layer thickness, elastic modulus, fracture toughness and intrinsic hardness of the coating material. …”
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Adsorption desalination : an emerging low-cost thermal desalination method by Ng, Kim Choon, Thu, Kyaw, Kim, Youngdeuk, Chakraborty, Anutosh, Amy, Gary

“…Desalination, other than the natural water cycle, is hailed as the panacea to alleviate the problems of fresh water shortage in many water stressed countries. However, the main drawback of conventional desalination methods is that they are energy intensive. …”
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Maghemite filled poly-vinyl alcohol nanofibres for tissue engineering scaffold. by Ngadiman, Nor Hasrul Akhmal

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Advancing cyber incident timeline analysis through retrieval-augmented generation and large language models by Loumachi, Fatma Yasmine, Ghanem, Mohamed Chahine, Ferrag, Mohamed Amine

“…Our approach comprises two main stages: (1) Data preprocessing and structuring: incident events, represented as textual data, are transformed into a well-structured document, forming a comprehensive knowledge base of the incident…”
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Fatigue stiffness loss and life prediction technique development of a real rubber automotive component by means of Finite Element Analysis by Isasi Iriondo, Mikel

“…The main aim of the study has been to investigate the potential of providing a complete rubber fatigue behaviour predictions. …”
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The imperative of arachidonic acid in human reproduction by Crawford, Michael A., Sinclair, Andrew J., Hall, Barbara, Ogundipe, Enitan

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5G mobile wireless access and digital channeling with RF over fiber for long-haul 64-QAM communication by Al Noor, Mazin, Virdee, Bal Singh, Ouazzane, Karim, Mariyanayagam, Dion, Benetatos, Harry, Hubenova, Svetla

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Postural stability in cyclists by Preece, Mia, Grainger, Karl, Starrs, Paul

“…Aim: Age-related loss of postural stability (or balance) is a main contributing factor to hospital admissions for falls in the elderly, with a sharp decline in balance starting in the fifth decade of life. …”
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Can industry 5.0 technologies overcome supply chain disruptions? A perspective study on pandemics, war, and climate change issues by Agrawal, Shruti, Agrawal, Rohit, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo

“…Industry 5.0 (I5.0) is the next industrial revolution that will leverage human intervention in collaboration with intelligent, logical, and smart machines to attain even more user-preferred and resource-efficient manufacturing and supply chain solutions. The main aim of this article is to study I5.0 technologies in supply chains when these are affected by disruptive phenomena such as those created by wars, climate change or pandemics. …”
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Cloud Spark Cluster to analyse English prescription big data for NHS intelligence by Fernando, Sandra, Sowinski-Mydlarz, Viktor, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…Even though Spark is a complete in-memory framework, although limited with its big data platforms facilities compared to Hadoop, Spark analytics engine with Ha-doop distributed file system gives better throughput than Hadoop alone. The main contribution of this paper is the insight into the behaviour of HDFS-based Azura Cloud Spark Cluster with discus-sion and evaluation of its strengths and limitations using NHS prescription large dataset. …”
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Sign language detection and translation using Smart Glove by Maharjan, Sunila, Shrestha, Subeksha, Fernando, Sandra

“…In order to facilitate communication with both sign language and non-sign language users, the system simultaneously translates the text into spoken language. The main focus of the research project is alphabet and number detection and translation in sign language. …”
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How counselling psychologists address issues of race with clients from black Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds: a discourse analysis by Madre de Deus de Sousa, Filipe Alexandre, Banbury, Samantha, Phillips, Olaide, Lusher, Joanne

“…This analysis yielded three main discourses when counselling psychologists described their therapeutic interactions with BAME clients and supervises. …”
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Reinforcement learning for an efficient and effective malware investigation during cyber Incident response by Dunsin, Dipo, Ghanem, Mohamed Chahine, Ouazzane, Karim, Vassilev, Vassil

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Online optimisation of the CLIC drive beam bunch train recombination at CTF3 by Gamba, D

“…This work is focused on the optimisation of the set-up and the operations of the CLIC Drive Beam recombination at the CLIC Test Facility (CTF3) at CERN.</p> <p>The main effects that may affect the beam quality during the recombination are studied, with emphasis on orbit, transverse dynamics and beam energy effects. …”

Impact of peer review on reports of randomised trials published in open peer review journals : retrospective before and after study by Hopewell, S, Collins, G, Boutron, I, Yu, L, Cook, J, Shanyinde, M, Wharton, R, Shamseer, L, Altman, D

“…<br/><strong>Sample:</strong> 93 primary reports of randomised trials published in <em>BMC</em>-series medical journals in 2012. <strong>Main outcome measures:</strong> Changes to the reporting of methodological aspects of randomised trials in manuscripts after peer review, based on the CONSORT checklist, corresponding peer reviewer reports, the type of changes requested, and the extent to which authors adhered to these requests. …”

Goblet cell differentiation in colorectal cancer by Abdullayeva, G

“…</p> <p>We also investigated the effects of the main transcription factors on goblet cell differentiation. …”

Identifying factors mediating the carnivore richness-productivity relationship across a precipitation-driven ecotone by Sultaire, S, Millspaugh, J, Montgomery, R

“…The relationship between carnivore species richness and proportion tree cover was positive, with limited evidence that open vegetation types in the surrounding landscape increase site-level richness.</p> <br> <p><strong>Main Conclusions:</strong> In addition to supporting the notion that primary productivity has a strong and nonlinear influence on local-scale carnivore species richness, our results suggest that vegetation structure may be an important mediator of this relationship. …”

Obama's energy policy: the crucial role of coal in the US climate legislation by Robinson, D

“…Producers and consumers of coal and of coal-based electricity (i.e. the ‘coal lobby’, including companies, workers and consumers of different sizes in these sectors and more generally citizens in the regions where the companies operate) are the main losers from climate legislation; compensating them and helping them to prepare for the future has come at a price.…”

Hormone replacement therapy and cancer survival: a longitudinal cohort study: protocol paper by Ranger, TA, Burchardt, J, Clift, AK, Mei, WX, Coupland, C, Tan, PS, Dixon, S, Cardwell, CR, Hippisley-Cox, J

“…<p><strong> Methods and analysis </strong></p>We will conduct a population-based longitudinal cohort study of 18–79 year-old women diagnosed with cancer between 1998 and 2020, using the QResearch database. The main exposure is HRT use, categorised based on compound, dose and route of administration, and modelled as a time-varying covariate. …”

Symptom flares in women with chronic pelvic pain: questionnaire study within a cohort study (translational research in pelvic pain (TRiPP)) by Coxon, L, Lugt, C, Horne, AW, Evans, E, Abreu- Mendes, P, Arendt-Nielsen, L, Aziz, Q, Becker, CM, Birch, J, Charrua, A, Demetriou, L, Ferreira-Gomes, J, Hoffman, A, Hummelshoj, L, Krassowski, M, Lunde, CE, Meijlink, J, Missmer, SA, Perro, D, Zondervan, KT, Sieberg, CB, Cruz, F, Nagel, J, Vincent, K

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Descriptive and comparative analysis from flares questionnaire.</p> <br> <p><strong>Main Outcome Measures:</strong> The prevalence, characteristics and triggers of short, medium and long symptom flares in CPP.…”