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Tendon and ligament-associated gene variants and history of soft tissue injury in elite male rugby athletes
(2024-07-05)There is a genetic component to tendon and ligament injuries which is highly likely to be polygenic in nature (1). Elite rugby has one of the highest reported injury incidences of any professional sport with some of the ... -
Sensor Fault Detection and Diagnosis: Methods and Challenges
(IFAC Proceedings, 2024-06-07)As modern industrial and physical systems evolve to enhance their reliability, sensor faults emerge as a critical challenge, posing a potential weak link in integrated health management. Redundancies in hardware sensors ... -
Effect of Sex and Lateral Ankle Sprain History on Dorsiflexion Range Of Motion Asymmetry During the Weight Bearing Lunge Test
(2024-06-01)Background Reduced dorsiflexion range of motion (DFROM) which is commonly seen following lateral ankle sprain (LAS) has the potential to influence lower extremity biomechanics which have been linked to increased injury ... -
Evaluation of a Life Skill Coach Development Programme in Primary School Physical Education
(2024-07-05)Introduction PE is an ideal context to foster life skill development. Life skills are skills that are developed in one context, such as PE, and applied in another, such as the home. Primary PE coaches are often expected ... -
Some Unpublished Correspondence between William Forsell Kirby and William Alexander Clouston
(2024-06-14)While neither William Forsell Kirby (1844–1912) nor William Alexander Clouston (1843–96) is entirely unfamiliar, both have been rather eclipsed in our knowledge of the early history of British folklore studies. A cache of ... -
Effects of gradient porosity in the metal foam flow field on the performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell
(2024-06-08)Proton exchange membrane fuel cells have become promising electrochemical energy conversion devices because of their high reliability, rapid response, and low pollutant emissions. As a place for transporting reactants and ... -
How do people story their experience of miscarriage? A systematic review of qualitative literature
(2024-06-13)Literature surrounding miscarriage is broad in scope, yet narrative constructions following miscarriage are significantly under-researched. Few studies have sought to understand sense-making processes following miscarriage, ... -
Arabic Music Genre Identification
(2024-05-22)Music Information Retrieval (MIR) is one data science application crucial for different tasks such as recommendation systems, genre identification, fingerprinting, and novelty assessment. Different Machine Learning techniques ... -
3D simulations of a neon burning convective shell in a massive star
(2024-07-01)The treatment of convection remains a major weakness in the modelling of stellar evolution with one-dimensional (1D) codes. The ever-increasing computing power makes now possible to simulate in three-dimensional (3D) part ... -
Transforming Digital Marketing with Generative AI
(2024-07-08)The current marketing landscape faces challenges in content creation and innovation, relying heavily on manually created content and traditional channels like social media and search engines. While effective, these methods ... -
Report: Optimising Antimicrobial Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic in UK Acute Care Settings (2020-2024) – Insights from Three Sequential Studies
(2024-06-18)This report presents findings from a comprehensive research project conducted in UK acute care settings, encompassing three sequential investigations. These studies included a systematic review of key antimicrobial stewardship ... -
Impact of frozen section on long-term outcomes in robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
(2024-07-03)Objectives: To compare 1-year functional and 5-year oncological outcomes of men undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) with neurovascular structure-adjacent frozen-section examination (NeuroSAFE) with ... -
Profiling and assessing the risks of image- and performance-enhancing drugs use during the COVID-19 lockdown
(2024-06-19)Background: Image and Performance-Enhancing Drugs (IPEDs) can enhance mental and physical capabilities and impact one’s overall health. Initially confined in sport environments, IPEDs use has become increasingly widespread ... -
Holistic evaluation of the environmental impacts of shipping in the sensitive region of Ria de Aveiro
(2024-10-10)Shipping activity can be a substantial source of pollution and impact on the environment, including air, water and ecosystems, as well as adverse health and climatic effects. Due to the distribution of maritime transport ... -
Investigation of adhesive joining strategies for the application of a multi-material light rail vehicle
(2021-11-18)To meet the high demand for lightweight energy-efficient and safe structures for transport applications, a current state-of-the-art light rail vehicle structure is under development that adopts a multi-material design ... -
Commissioning community champions: lessons from a pandemic
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Comparing PCG metrics with Human Evaluation in Minecraft Settlement Generation
(ACM Press, 2021-10-21)There are a range of metrics that can be applied to the artifacts produced by procedural content generation, and several of themcome with qualitative claims. In this paper, we adapt a range of existing PCG metrics to ...