C2 by-pass: cross-talk between the complement classical and alternative pathways by Laich, Andy, Patel, Hershna, Zarantonello, A., Sim, R. B., Inal, Jameel

“…Deficiencies of classical pathway (CP) components are generally linked to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or SLE-like syndromes. However, only approximately one-third of patients who lack C2 show mild symptoms of SLE. …”
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Learning and understanding as a mature student by Brown, Derrick

“…In this paper I explore what it has been like to be at the London Metropolitan University in 2003 as a mature student and working towards a degree in English, after an 18-year career in banking.…”
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Membrane distillation omniphobic mullite hollow fibre membrane with fluoroalkylsilane-functionalised titania deposition by Abd. Aziz, Mohd. Haiqal

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The establishment and use of cross border criminal intelligence under a European Criminal Intelligence Model in a period of modernism and post modernism societal change in the EU,... by Nonninger, Dirk

“…Policing in Europe has become more complex, due to the nature of organised crime being more and more trans-national and a growing Europeanization in policing as a result of the creation of European agencies like Europol and Eurojust taking over activities which before the Lisbon Treaty remained within the sole responsibility of single Member State. …”
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Image processing and machine learning techniques for Chagas disease detection and identification by Rada, Lavdie, Azzawi, Inass, Kumar, Preet, Brito-Loeza, Carlos Francisco, Karabağ, Cefa, Reyes-Aldasoro, Constantino C.

“…Advanced deep learning architectures like Faster RCNN, RetinaNet, YOLOv8, and FCOS have been adapted, trained, and compared with each other in terms of the detection accuracy of each image. …”
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Far Reaching Effects of Environmental Case by Aitkhozhina, Damelya

“…This is a judgment, which, like the decisions in the Chechen cases from February 2005, raises important questions about the implementation of European Court decisions within Russia.…”
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PACE gives boost to European Union accession to ECHR by Eames, John

“…This article discusses whether or not the EU’s institutions should be under the supervision of the ECtHR, just like the governments of EU member states.…”
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Optimisation of pyrolysis oil through microwave-induced in-situ co-pyrolysis of waste truck tire and empty fruit bunch by Idris, Rubia

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Policing terrorism in Nigeria: challenges for the 21st century by Mbaso, Chijioke Theophilius

“…The findings confirm the big gap that exits between Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK) in terms of the overall fundamental principles of policing, like evidence-based research, policing doctrines, criminal investigation, counter terrorism strategy, training and police professionalism geared towards policing terrorism.…”
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Arcosanti: grow, don't sprawl by Oropallo, Gabriele

“…The mass of Arcosanti seems to emerge from the Sonoran Desert like one of the many rocky formations that mushroom across the plains. …”
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The appropriation of the local: public service radio past and present by Lewis, Peter M.

“…Public service broadcasting, what it means and how it has responded to the challenges of competition and, more recently, of digital innovation, is a topic which continues to engage those who, like me, see this form of broadcasting as an essential presence, but who have campaigned for a local, community-based contribution to the public sphere. …”
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Lane keeping control algorithm using image processing by Samuel, Moveh

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Bridging the gap? : review of Lowe, H. and Cook, A. (2003) Mind the Gap: are students prepared for higher education, Journal of Further and Higher Education, 27(1):53 - 76 by Butler, Stephen

“…Furthermore, London Metropolitan University like other access institutions attracts students from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds.…”
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Unlocking potential : harnessing the pedagogical benefits of e-learning by Cook, John

“…This paper outlines the emerging literature that appears to confirm that when e-learning in used in a pedagogically effective way it can have a positive impact across a range of indicators like retention and attainment, and explores the history of innovation in learning and teaching at London Metropolitan University, and the current opportunities offered by e-learning.…”
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Integration of student-led lectures as an innovative interactivity in teaching by Shang, Lijun

“…This has been practised in several modules by a top student in the cohort under my supervision. I would like to share what have been done, the preliminary analysis on these endeavours and also discuss with colleagues in the conference on its feasibility, applicability, and effectivities with a hope to have some broad experiences on Physiology module teaching.…”
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Photonic controlled metasurface for intelligent antenna beam steering applications including 6G mobile communication systems by Muqdad, Zainab S., Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Elwi, Taha A., Hassain, Zaid A. Abdul, Virdee, Bal Singh, Sharma, Richa, Khan, Salahuddin, Tokan, Nurhan Türker, Livreri, Patrizia, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The metasurface layer essentially acts like a superstrate when exposed to RF/microwave radiation. …”
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Iraq’s democratic dilemmas: from entrenched dictatorship to fragile democracy by Abdulla, Namo

“…Saddam and his former like-minded people created a culture capable of producing as many dictators as it wants. …”
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British and Irish Diasporas: Societies, cultures and ideologies by MacRaild, Donald

“…People from the British and Irish Isles have, for centuries, migrated to all corners of the globe.Wherever they went, the English, Irish, Scots, Welsh, and and even sub-national, supra-regional groups like the Cornish, co-mingled, blended and blurred. …”

Parallel querying of distributed ontologies with shared vocabulary by Aslam, Sharjeel, Vassilev, Vassil, Ouazzane, Karim

“…However, although SPARQL is well-established standard for querying semantic repositories in RDF and OWL format and there are commonly used APIs which supports it, like Jena for Java, its parallel option is not incorporated in them. …”
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The pecking order by Scarso, Jacek Ludwig

“…Drawing on surveillance techniques such as CCTV cameras and internet data monitoring, bird-like characters watch over Tate Modern in a performative/VR intervention. …”