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Implications of the Method of Construction of UK Number Plates for Infrared Reflectance and Camera Settings on ANPR System
(IEEE, 2019-10-01)This paper considers the implications of two aspects of number plates firstly the varied manufacturing process in the physical construction of vehicle number plates that might affect the reflectance characteristics and ... -
How a Robot's Social Credibility Affects Safety Performance
(Springer, 2019-11-17)This paper connects the two domains of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) and safety engineering to ensure that the design of interactive robots considers the effect of social behaviours on safety functionality. We conducted a ... -
Transports et droit international de l'environnement: en quete d'une approche integree?
(Pedone, 2019-05-13)There is no denying the intimate link between transport and the environment. Beyond marine oil pollution, road transport, aviation and railway transport all create noise pollution. Roads and railways affect biodiversity ... -
Fashioning Consumers : Ackermann’s Repository of Arts and the Cultivation of the Female Consumer
(Edinburgh University Press, 2018-01-31)Consumption has served as one of the key explanatory frameworks for economic and social change in eighteenth-century Britain. The influence of consumption on debates surrounding political and moral economy has been undeniable, ... -
Corporate Censorship
(I.B. Tauris, 2018-10-30)A chapter in a book about censorship in the global contemporary art world edited by Roisin Kennedy, University College Dublin, and Rhiann Coulter, Trinity College Dublin, (to be) published by IB Tauris in 2018, this book ... -
Effect of cellulosic filler loading on mechanical and thermal properties of date palm seed/vinyl ester composites
(2019-12-27)There are numerous better applications of fibre reinforced polymer composites today, when compared with metals and alloys. Many studies have been conducted to further improve the inherent mechanical and thermal properties ... -
The influence of diffusion cell type and experimental temperature on machine learning models of skin permeability
(2019-11-14)Objectives The aim of this study was to use Gaussian process regression (GPR) methods to quantify the effect of experimental temperature (Texp) and choice of diffusion cell on model quality and performance. Methods Data ... -
Mycovirus induced hypervirulence of Leptosphaeria biglobosa enhances systemic acquired resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans in Brassica napus
(2019-11-20)Phoma stem canker (blackleg) is one of the most important diseases of winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus) world-wide and is caused by a complex that comprises at least two species: Leptosphaeria maculans and Leptosphaeria ... -
A comparison of methods for traversing regions of non-convexity in optimization problems
(2019-11-13)This paper considers the well-known problem of dealing with non-convexity during the minimization of a non-linear function f(x) by Newton-like methods. The proposal made here involves a curvilinear search along an approximation ... -
Constraining cosmic scatter in the Galactic halo through a differential analysis of metal-poor stars
(2017-12)Context. The chemical abundances of metal-poor halo stars are important to understanding key aspects of Galactic formation and evolution. Aims. We aim to constrain Galactic chemical evolution with precise chemical abundances ... -
Authors' Reply to “Comments on 'Researcher Bias: : The Use of Machine Learning in Software Defect Prediction
(2018-11)In 2014 we published a meta-analysis of software defect prediction studies [1]. This suggested that the most important factor in determining results was Research Group i.e., who conducts the experiment is more important ... -
Substance Use Disorders and Violence
(Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature, 2020-01-01)Substance use seems to be associated with increased prevalence levels of violent behaviour in both general population and psychiatric patients, with ‘dual-diagnosis’ clients showing high rates of risky and criminal behaviour ... -
Corporate Censorship
(I.B. Tauris, 2018-10-30)A chapter in a book about censorship in the global contemporary art world edited by Roisin Kennedy, University College Dublin, and Rhiann Coulter, Trinity College Dublin, (to be) published by IB Tauris in 2018, this book ... -
Incidental Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma Diagnosed Following Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer
(2019-11-13)We report a case of prostatic lymphoma of the Walden-ström's macroglobulinemia subtype in a 64-year-old gentleman who underwent a robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy following lower urinary tract symptoms and high ... -
Disease activity flares and pain flares in an early rheumatoid arthritis inception cohort; characteristics, antecedents and sequelae
(2019-11-18)Background: RA flares are common and disabling. They are described in terms of worsening inflammation but pain and inflammation are often discordant. To inform treatment decisions, we investigated whether inflammatory and ... -
Fatal heart block from intentional yew tree (Taxus baccata) ingestion: a case report
(2019-12-23)Background Taxus baccata, also known as English yew, is a poison that causes cardiac arrhythmias and can result in death from cardiogenic shock.Case summary A 49-year-old gentleman was admitted following yew ingestion with ... -
Corporate Censorship
(I.B. Tauris, 2018-10-30)A chapter in a book about censorship in the global contemporary art world edited by Roisin Kennedy, University College Dublin, and Rhiann Coulter, Trinity College Dublin, (to be) published by IB Tauris in 2018, this book ... -
From Popular Culture to Popular Custom, and Back Again : A love-lock's tale
(2019-12-01)Walk over a major bridge in a Western city and chances are you will come across at least one or two love-locks. These are padlocks inscribed with names or initials and attached to a public structure, typically by a couple ... -
DACURA: a new solution to data harvesting and knowledge extraction for the historical sciences
(2018-07-03)New advances in computer science address problems historical scientists face in gathering and evaluating the now vast data sources available through the Internet. As an example we introduce Dacura, a dataset curation ... -
Corporate Censorship
(I.B. Tauris, 2018-10-30)A chapter in a book about censorship in the global contemporary art world edited by Roisin Kennedy, University College Dublin, and Rhiann Coulter, Trinity College Dublin, (to be) published by IB Tauris in 2018, this book ...