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. …”

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. …”

The sustainable use of species-rich grasslands for forage and biogas production by French, K

“…In this thesis, I examined the agricultural value of species-rich grasslands in lowland England and the potential ecological impact of losing these landscapes. My research had four main objectives: (1) to determine whether the nutritional composition of forage from species-rich grasslands was comparable to commercial livestock feeds, (2) to assess the bioenergy output of biomass from species-rich grasslands compared to current bioenergy feedstocks, (3) to determine the effect of land use change and agricultural intensification on microbial diversity, and (4) to determine whether grassland biodiversity was stable or changed (temporally and spatially) over time. …”

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.…”

Mathematical models of liquid crystals and related materials by Taylor, J

“…</p> <p>Finally, we consider an extension of the Kuhn-Grün model of polymer elasticity, adapted for use in the modelling of main-chain nematic elas- tomers. This is a particular case of the generalised singular potential, where the anisotropy of the polymer network is included as a further pa- rameter in the energy. …”

Airway proteomics reveals broad residual anti-inflammatory effects of prednisolone in mepolizumab-treated asthma by Howell, I, Yang, F, Brown, V, Cane, J, Marchi, E, Azim, A, Busby, J, McDowell, PJ, Diver, SE, Borg, C, Heaney, LG, Pavord, ID, Brightling, CE, Chaudhuri, R, Hinks, TSC

“…Oral corticosteroids remain the main treatment for these residual exacerbations. …”

Understanding the consequences of education inequality on cardiovascular disease: mendelian randomisation study by Carter, AR, Gill, D, Davies, NM, Taylor, AE, Tillmann, T, Vaucher, J, Wootton, RE, Munafò, MR, Hemani, G, Malik, R, Seshadri, S, Woo, D, Burgess, S, Davey Smith, G, Holmes, MV, Tzoulaki, I, Howe, LD, Dehghan, A

“…Exposure: Educational attainment, BMI, systolic blood pressure, and smoking behaviour in observational analysis, and randomly allocated genetic variants to instrument these traits in mendelian randomisation. Main outcomes measure: The risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, myocardial infarction, and cardiovascular disease (all subtypes; all measured in odds ratio), and the degree to which this is mediated through BMI, systolic blood pressure, and smoking behaviour respectively. …”

Rocking the boat: maritime humanitarianism and responses to displacement at sea, 1978-2022 by Dobie, IR

“…The thesis identifies three main manifestations of this rebelliousness. First, maritime humanitarianism has resisted processes of professionalisation, opposing the bureaucratisation of relief efforts. …”

Dharmakīrti versus Akalaṅka on the nature, object, and structure of perception by Nahata, S

“…Through a comparative study of Dharmakīrti’s Pramāṇavārttika and Pramāṇaviniścaya alongside Akalaṅka’s Laghīyastraya and Nyāyaviniścaya, this thesis shows that there are three main points of contention between Dharmakīrti’s theory of perception and Akalaṅka’s theory of perception: (1) Is perception non-conceptual (Dharmakīrti) or conceptual (Akalaṅka) in nature? …”

Techniques for analysis and integration of histology data and agent-based modelling of T cell-tumour interactions by Stephens, R

“…Spatial statistics, for example the pair correlation function (PCF), can quantify the spatial heterogeneity inherent in both biological and synthetic data, and generate insight into the underlying biological system.</p> <p>The main aims of this DPhil thesis are to explore how mathematical modelling and image analysis techniques can be used in oncology clinical trials to gain insight into the mechanism of action of immunotherapeutics. …”

Water-mediated optical and morphological tuning of highly stable orange-emitting Mn-doped perovskite for white light-emission by Cho, S, Sree, VG, Fulari, AV, Park, S, Mei, M, Kim, M, Jana, A, Das, D, Im, H, Kyhm, K, Taylor, RA

“…The main challenges in the optical and morphological tuning of highly stable orange-emitting Mn-doped perovskite include achieving uniform dopant distribution, maintaining structural integrity under varying environmental conditions, and optimizing luminescent efficiency while minimizing non-radiative recombination pathways. …”

Development and validation of outcome prediction models for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: the SAHIT multinational cohort study by Jaja, BNR, Saposnik, G, Lingsma, HF, Macdonald, E, Thorpe, KE, Mamdani, M, Steyerberg, EW, Molyneux, A, Manoel, ALDO, Schatlo, B, Hanggi, D, Hasan, D, Wong, GKC, Etminan, N, Fukuda, H, Torner, J, Schaller, KL, Suarez, JI, Stienen, MN, Vergouwen, MDI, Rinkel, GJE, Spears, J, Cusimano, MD, Todd, M

“…Participants: Researchers collaborated to pool datasets of prospective observational studies, hospital registries, and randomised clinical trials of SAH from multiple geographical regions to develop and validate clinical prediction models. Main outcome measure: Predicted risk of mortality or functional outcome at three months according to score on the Glasgow outcome scale. …”

Examining the effects of relative advances in higher mobility roads over higher accessibility roads and income inequality on the relationship between car ownership and economic gro... by Poi, Alvin Wai Hoong, Law, Teik Hua, Hamid, Hussain, Mohd Jakarni, Fauzan, Ishak, Siti Zaharah, Ng, Choy Peng

“…(MPA is calculated by dividing the total length of higher mobility roads [tolled expressways, national highways, and other main road networks serving medium- to high-speed traffic] by the total length of higher accessibility roads [secondary and regional road networks] in that country in a specific year.) …”

Experimental and numerical simulation of pull-out response in textile-reinforced concrete by Venigalla, S.G., Nabilah, A.B., Mohd Nasir, N.A., Safiee, N.A., Abd Aziz, F.N.A.

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