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Speaking Stitches, Laughing Flowers: an Emblematic Reinterpretation of the 'Rainbow' Portrait of Elizabeth I
(2019-11-11)
The imagery of the ‘Rainbow’ Portrait of Elizabeth I which hangs at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire has been the subject of numerous academic investigations. However, few have addressed in satisfactory depth the many ...
A Modelling Study of Road Traffic Contributions to Ambient PM2.5 Concentrations in Lagos
(2019-10-30)
As the fastest growing city in Africa, Lagos experiences extremely high levels of air pollution. While there are many sources of air pollution in Lagos, road traffic has been widely reported as the most prominent.
Due to ...
Machine Learning Approaches for Traffic Flow Forecasting
(2019-10-23)
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) as a field has emerged quite rapidly in the recent years. A competitive solution coupled with big data gathered for ITS applications needs the latest AI to drive the ITS for the smart ...
Ultracool Benchmark Companions to Gaia Stars
(2019-06-17)
Ultracool dwarfs are stellar and sub-stellar objects with spectral types of M7 or later and effective temperatures below 2700K. Over 1300 have been discovered to date, both as free-floating objects and companions to more ...
Autophagy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Towards a Pathway-Centric Therapy for a Fatal Childhood Disorder
(2019-06-04)
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a devastating neuromuscular and the primary cause of infant death. SMA is characterised by the loss of motor neurons in the spinal resulting in progressive muscle atrophy, paralysis and ...
Detection of Driver Drowsiness and Distraction Using Computer Vision and Machine Learning Approaches
(2019-05-27)
Drowsiness and distracted driving are leading factor in most car crashes and near-crashes. This research study explores and investigates the applications of both conventional computer vision and deep learning approaches ...
Effect of Aspirin and Salicylic Acid on LPA Induced Differentiation of P19 Stem Cells into Cardiomyocytes
(2019-05-17)
The use of stem cell-based therapy in conjunction with existing medical interventions, to target complications caused by coronary artery disease (CAD) is not fully examined. In parallel, the role of lysophosphatidic acid ...
Contemporary Art Commissioning: The Role of Universities
(2019-03-19)
Why would the private business sector be motivated to work directly with a university to commission artwork, as opposed to an alternative provider and in turn, what factors have motivated universities to engage in this ...
The Role of Religion in the Educational Success of Young Black Christian Students: Towards a Concept of ‘Faith Capital’
(2019-02-04)
This study provides new empirically based knowledge about Young Black Christian students’ (YBCS) perceptions of the contributory factors to their Educational Success. It also offers insights into a new emergent concept ...
A Biometric Approach to Prevent False Use of IDs
(2019-02-02)
What is your username? What is your password? What is your PIN number?
These are some of the commonly used key questions users need to answer accurately in order to verify their identity and gain access to systems and ...