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Bone density may affect primary stability of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction when organic core bone plug fixation technique used
Dehestani, Pouya; Farahmand, Farzam; Borjali, Amirhossein; Bashti, Kaveh; Chizari, Mahmoud (2022-01-06)Purpose: Core Bone Plug Fixation (CBPF) technique is an implant-less methodology for ACL reconstruction. This study investigates the effect of bone density on CBPF stability to identify the bone quality that is likely to ... -
Boruta-grid-search least square support vector machine for NO2 pollution prediction using big data analytics and IoT emission sensors
Balogun, Habeeb; Alaka, Hafiz; Egwim, Christian Nnaemeka (2021-08-13)Purpose This paper seeks to assess the performance levels of BA-GS-LSSVM compared to popular standalone algorithms used to build NO2 prediction models. The purpose of this paper is to pre-process a relatively large data ... -
Box–Behnken design of thermo-responsive nano-liposomes loaded with a platinum( iv ) anticancer complex: evaluation of cytotoxicity and apoptotic pathways in triple negative breast cancer cells †
Sedky, Nada K.; Braoudaki, Maria; Mahdy, Noha Khalil; Amin, Kenzy; Fawzy, Iten M.; Efthimiadou, Eleni K.; Youness, Rana A.; Fahmy, Sherif Ashraf (2023-09-15)Herein, thermo-responsive liposomes (TLs) loaded with Asp (Asp/TLs) were produced by self-assembling DPPC, DSPE-PEG2000, and cholesterol. The preparation variables were optimized using the Box–Behnken design (BBD). The ... -
British colonial rule : Its impact on police corruption in Ghana
Addo, Kofi Odei (2022-11-30)Knowledge and perception of policing and police corruption in most developing societies, including Ghana, seem to reflect through the media. Yet, of course, police corruption is an old and multifaceted issue. In Ghana, it ... -
Broad Embedded Logistic Regression Classifier for Prediction of Air Pressure Systems Failure
Muideen, Adegoke A.; Lee, Carman Ka Man; Chan, Jeffery; Pang, Brandon; Alaka, Hafiz (2023-02-16)In recent years, the latest maintenance modelling techniques that adopt the data-based method, such as machine learning (ML), have brought about a broad range of useful applications. One of the major challenges in the ... -
Broadening Responsibilities: Consideration Of The Potential To Broaden The Role Of Uniformed Fire Service Employees
Williams, Julia; Newton, A.; Talbot, John; Skedgel, Chris; Herbland, Anthony; Skinner, Annie; Mikrut, T; Willmore, Ian; Jones, Kathy (National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services, 2017-01-31)What is this report about? This report, commissioned by the National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services (NJC), aims to identify what impact, if any, firefighters can have on the delivery of emergency ... -
Building a better world
Jankovic, Ljubomir (2022-02-20) -
Building an understanding of Ethnic minority people’s Service Use Relating to Emergency care for injuries: the BE SURE study protocol
Baghdadi, Fadi; Evans, Bridie Angela; Goodacre, Steve; John, Paul Anthony; Hettiarachchi, Thanuja; John, Ann; Lyons, Ronan A; Porter, Alison; Safari, Solmaz; Siriwardena, Aloysius Niroshan; Snooks, Helen; Watkins, Alan; Williams, Julia; Khanom, Ashrafunnesa (2023-04-25)Introduction: Injuries are a major public health problem which can lead to disability or death. However, little is known about the incidence, presentation, management and outcomes of emergency care for patients with injuries ... -
Building energy consumption prediction for residential buildings using deep learning and other machine learning techniques
Olu-Ajayi, Razak; Alaka, Hafiz; Sulaimon, Ismail; Sunmola, Funlade; Ajayi, Saheed (2022-01-01)The high proportion of energy consumed in buildings has engendered the manifestation of many environmental problems which deploy adverse impacts on the existence of mankind. The prediction of building energy use is essentially ... -
Building energy consumption using deep learning
Olu-Ajayi, Razak; Alaka, Hafiz (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 2021-07-08)The consumption of energy in buildings has elicited the occurrence of many environmental problems such as air pollution. Building energy consumption prediction is fundamental for improved decision-making towards regulating ... -
Burnout: Caring for critically ill and end-of-life patients with cancer
Pattison, Natalie; droney, joanne; gruber, pascale (2019-07-22)Background Critical care and palliative care professionals treat and support seriously ill patients on a daily basis, and the possibility of burnout may be high. The consequences of burnout can include moral injury and ... -
By-product materials in the production of next generation SCC
Kanellopoulos, A. D.; Mathaiou, M.; Petrou, Michael F.; Ioannou, Ioannis; Neophytou, M. (CRC Press/Balkema, 2008)Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) is an advanced type of concrete that can flow under its own weight, completely filling formwork and achieving full compaction, even in the presence of congested reinforcement. In hardened ... -
C. elegans lifespan extension by osmotic stress requires FUdR, base excision repair, FOXO, and sirtuins
Anderson, Edward N.; Corkins, Mark E.; Li, Jia Cheng; Singh, Komudi; Parsons, Sadé; Tucey, Tim M.; Sorkaç, Altar; Huang, Huiyan; Dimitriadi, Maria; Sinclair, David A.; Hart, Anne C. (2016-03-01)Moderate stress can increase lifespan by hormesis, a beneficial low-level induction of stress response pathways. 5'-fluorodeoxyuridine (FUdR) is commonly used to sterilize Caenorhabditis elegans in aging experiments. ... -
Can 100% Pasture-Based Livestock Farming Produce Enough Ruminant Meat to Meet the Current Consumption Demand in the UK?
Qi, Aiming; Whatford, Louise; Payne-Gifford, Sophie; Cooke, Richard; Van Winden, Steven; Hӓsler, Barbara; Barling, David (2023-09-01)Grassland is grouped into temporary, permanent, and rough grazing types in the United Kingdom (UK), making up more than 60% of the national agricultural land area. It provides avenues for grazed fodder or ensiled forage ... -
Can the body slope of interference screw affect initial stability of reconstructed anterior cruciate ligament?: An in-vitro investigation
Daneshvarhashjin , Nazanin; Chizari, Mahmoud; Mortazavi , Javad; Rouhi , Gholamreza (2021-06-18)Background: Superior biomechanical performance of tapered interference screws, compared with non-tapered screws, with reference to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction process, has been reported in the ... -
Cannabinoid signalling in TNF-alpha induced IL-8 release
Mormina, M. E.; Thakur, S.; Molleman, A.; Whelan, C.J.; Baydoun, A. R. (2006) -
Captagon: Use and Trade in the Middle East
Al-Imam, Ahmed; Santacroce, Rita; Roman-Urrestarazu, Andres; Chilcott, Robert; Martinotti, G.; Bersani, Giuseppe; Corazza, Ornella (2017-05-31)Fenetheylline, a psychostimulant drug, often branded as Captagon, is a combination of amphetamine and theophylline. Since the cessation of its legal production in 1986, counterfeited products have been produced illicitly ... -
Care pathways for the identification and management of depression in patients with chronic kidney disease: a rapid scoping review
Hall, Natalie; Pearce, Christina; Hudson, Joanna; Farrington, Kenneth; Wellsted, David; Jones, Julia; Sharma, Shivani; Norton, Sam; Ormandy, Paula; Palmer, Nick; Chilcot, Joe (2021-11-11)Depression is highly prevalent across the spectrum of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and related to poor clinical outcomes. There is limited evidence regarding the most effective and acceptable interventions to manage ... -
The case of Mobility as a Service: how the challenges of shared mobility shape its adoption by women
Catulli, Dr. Maurizio; Thomas, Robyn; Fenner, Russell; Copsey, Scott (Royal Geographical Society, 2023-09-01)This paper explores issues of inclusiveness and safety that women encounter when using Mobility as a Service (MaaS), a transport offering which enables users to book, manage and pay diverse modes of transport through ... -
A Case Study of Co-production Within a Mental Health Recovery College Dementia Course: Perspectives of A Person With Dementia, Their Family Supporter and Mental Health Staff
West, Juniper; Birt, Linda; Wilson, Danielle; Mathie, Elspeth; Poland, Fiona (2022-06-22)Background: Undertaking co-production as a power-sharing way to improve mental health dementia services remains uncommon, suggesting opportunities to apply knowledge from lived experience of people with dementia, may often ...