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Integrated Multi-Model Face Shape and Eye Attributes Identification for Hair Style and Eyelashes Recommendation (2021)
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Al-Bander, B., Alzahrani, T., & Al-Nuaimy, W. (2021). Integrated Multi-Model Face Shape and Eye Attributes Identification for Hair Style and Eyelashes Recommendation. Computation, 9(5), 54 - 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/computation9050054

Identifying human face shape and eye attributes is the first and most vital process before applying for the right hairstyle and eyelashes extension. The aim of this research work includes the development of a decision support program to constitute an... Read More about Integrated Multi-Model Face Shape and Eye Attributes Identification for Hair Style and Eyelashes Recommendation.

Training students in evidence-based software engineering and systematic reviews: a systematic review and empirical study (2021)
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Pizard, S., Acerenza, F., Otegui, X., Moreno, S., Vallespir, D., & Kitchenham, B. (2021). Training students in evidence-based software engineering and systematic reviews: a systematic review and empirical study. Empirical Software Engineering, 26(3), Article 50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10664-021-09953-9

Context Although influential in academia, evidence-based software engineering (EBSE) has had little impact on industry practice. We found that other disciplines have identified lack of training as a significant barrier to Evidence-Based Practice. Obj... Read More about Training students in evidence-based software engineering and systematic reviews: a systematic review and empirical study.

Elasto-capillary circumferential buckling of soft tubes under axial loading: existence and competition with localised beading and periodic axial modes (2021)
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Fu. (2021). Elasto-capillary circumferential buckling of soft tubes under axial loading: existence and competition with localised beading and periodic axial modes. Mechanics of soft materials, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42558-021-00034-x

AbstractWe provide an extension to previous analysis of the localised beading instability of soft slender tubes under surface tension and axial stretching. The primary questions pondered here are as follows: under what loading conditions, if any, can... Read More about Elasto-capillary circumferential buckling of soft tubes under axial loading: existence and competition with localised beading and periodic axial modes.

Analytical treatment of the transient motion of inertial beams attached to coupling inertial resonators (2021)
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Nieves, M., & Carta, G. (2021). Analytical treatment of the transient motion of inertial beams attached to coupling inertial resonators. Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 127, Article 20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10665-021-10110-w

This paper presents, for the first time, an analytical formulation to determine the transient response of an elastic beam possessing distributed inertia and connected to a coupling inertial resonator, represented by a gyroscopic spinner. The latter c... Read More about Analytical treatment of the transient motion of inertial beams attached to coupling inertial resonators.

Implications for the design of a Diagnostic Decision Support System (DDSS) to reduce time and cost to diagnosis in paediatric shoulder instability (2021)
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Faux-Nightingale, A., De Quincey, E., Philp, F., Woolley, S., Pandyan, A., & de Quincey, E. (in press). Implications for the design of a Diagnostic Decision Support System (DDSS) to reduce time and cost to diagnosis in paediatric shoulder instability. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 21(1), Article ARTN 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01446-5

Abstract Background Currently the diagnosis of shoulder instability, particularly in children, is difficult and can take time. These diagnostic delays can lead to poorer outcome and long-term complications. A Diagnostic Decision Support System (DDSS)... Read More about Implications for the design of a Diagnostic Decision Support System (DDSS) to reduce time and cost to diagnosis in paediatric shoulder instability.

Localised bifurcation in soft cylindrical tubes under axial stretching and surface tension (2021)
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Fu. (2021). Localised bifurcation in soft cylindrical tubes under axial stretching and surface tension. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 23- 33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2021.02.007

We investigate localised bulging or necking in an incompressible, hyperelastic cylindrical tube under axial stretching and surface tension. Three cases are considered in which the tube is subjected to different constraints. In case 1 the inner and ou... Read More about Localised bifurcation in soft cylindrical tubes under axial stretching and surface tension.

OECD Recommendation's draft concerning access to research data from public funding: A review (2021)
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Madeyski, L., Lewowski, T., & Kitchenham, B. (2021). OECD Recommendation's draft concerning access to research data from public funding: A review. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences, 69(1), Article e135401. https://doi.org/10.24425/bpasts.2020.135401

Sharing research data from public funding is an important topic, especially now, during times of global emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic, when we need policies that enable rapid sharing of research data. Our aim is to discuss and review the rev... Read More about OECD Recommendation's draft concerning access to research data from public funding: A review.

Necking, Beading, and Bulging in Soft Elastic Cylinders (2021)
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Fu. (2021). Necking, Beading, and Bulging in Soft Elastic Cylinders. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2020.104250

Due to surface tension, a beading instability takes place in a long enough fluid column that results in the breakup of the column and the formation of smaller packets with the same overall volume but a smaller surface area. Similarly, a soft elastic... Read More about Necking, Beading, and Bulging in Soft Elastic Cylinders.

The Effect of Social Information Use without Learning on the Evolution of Behaviour (2021)
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Channon. (2021). The Effect of Social Information Use without Learning on the Evolution of Behaviour. Artificial Life, 431-454. https://doi.org/10.1162/artl_a_00328

In a recent paper by Borg & Channon [6] it was shown that social information alone, decoupled from any within-lifetime learning, can result in improved performance on a food foraging task compared to when so13 cial information is unavailable. Here we... Read More about The Effect of Social Information Use without Learning on the Evolution of Behaviour.

The effect of social information use without learning on the evolution of social behavior (2021)
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Channon, A., & Borg, J. M. (in press). The effect of social information use without learning on the evolution of social behavior. Artificial Life, 26(4), https://doi.org/10.1162/artl_a_00328

In a recent paper by Borg (2017) it was shown that social information alone, decoupled from any within-lifetime learning, can result in improved performance on a food foraging task compared to when social information is unavailable. Here we assess wh... Read More about The effect of social information use without learning on the evolution of social behavior.

Necking of a hyperelastic solid cylinder under axial stretching: Evaluation of the infinite-length approximation (2021)
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Fu. (2021). Necking of a hyperelastic solid cylinder under axial stretching: Evaluation of the infinite-length approximation. International Journal of Engineering Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijengsci.2020.103432

A weakly nonlinear analysis is conducted for localized necking of a hyperelastic solid cylinder under axial stretching based on the exact theory of nonlinear elasticity. The amplitude equation derived is shown to be consistent with the one-dimensiona... Read More about Necking of a hyperelastic solid cylinder under axial stretching: Evaluation of the infinite-length approximation.

Directional Control of Rayleigh Wave Propagation in an Elastic Lattice by Gyroscopic Effects (2021)
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Nieves. (2021). Directional Control of Rayleigh Wave Propagation in an Elastic Lattice by Gyroscopic Effects. Frontiers in Materials, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2020.602960

We discuss the propagation of Rayleigh waves at the boundary of a semi-infinite elastic lattice connected to a system of gyroscopic spinners. We present the derivation of the analytical solution of the equations governing the system when the lattice... Read More about Directional Control of Rayleigh Wave Propagation in an Elastic Lattice by Gyroscopic Effects.

Antiplane shear of an asymmetric sandwich plate (2021)
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Prikazchikova, L., Kaplunov, J., & Alkinidri, M. (2021). Antiplane shear of an asymmetric sandwich plate. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 33, 1247–1262. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00161-021-00969-6

AbstractAn asymmetric three-layered laminate with prescribed stresses along the faces is considered. The outer layers are assumed to be much stiffer than the inner one. The focus is on long-wave low-frequency anti-plane shear. Asymptotic analysis of... Read More about Antiplane shear of an asymmetric sandwich plate.

Towards Estimation of Emotions From Eye Pupillometry With Low-Cost Devices (2021)
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Rafique, S., Fleury, M., Kanwal, N., Karamat, I., & Asghar, M. (2021). Towards Estimation of Emotions From Eye Pupillometry With Low-Cost Devices. IEEE Access, 5354 - 5370. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2020.3048311

Emotional care is important for some patients and their caregivers. Within a clinical or home care situation, technology can be employed to remotely monitor the emotional response of such people. This paper considers pupillometry as a non-invasive wa... Read More about Towards Estimation of Emotions From Eye Pupillometry With Low-Cost Devices.

Efficient Computation of the Magnetic Polarizabiltiy Tensor Spectral Signature using POD (2020)
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Wilson, B. A., & Ledger, P. D. (2021). Efficient Computation of the Magnetic Polarizabiltiy Tensor Spectral Signature using POD. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 122(8), 1940-1963. https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.6606

The identification of hidden conducting permeable objects from measurements of the perturbed magnetic field taken over a range of low frequencies is important in metal detection. Applications include identifying threat items in security screening at... Read More about Efficient Computation of the Magnetic Polarizabiltiy Tensor Spectral Signature using POD.

Abelian fixed point free endomorphisms and the Yang-Baxter equation (2020)
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Koch, A., Stordy, L., & Truman, P. J. (2020). Abelian fixed point free endomorphisms and the Yang-Baxter equation

We obtain a simple family of solutions to the set-theoretic Yang-Baxter equation, one which depends only on considering special endomorphisms of a finite group. We show how such an endomorphism gives rise to two non-degenerate solutions to the Yang-B... Read More about Abelian fixed point free endomorphisms and the Yang-Baxter equation.

A Simple 3D-Only Evolutionary Bipedal System with Albatross Morphology for Increased Performance (2020)
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Channon. (2020). A Simple 3D-Only Evolutionary Bipedal System with Albatross Morphology for Increased Performance. IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, 125-132. https://doi.org/10.1109/SSCI47803.2020.9308500

Bipedal walking is a difficult behaviour to encode into an evolutionary neural network, particularly in three-dimensional environments. Agents must be constantly maintaining balance alongside their primary objectives. Here we re-implement a simple ev... Read More about A Simple 3D-Only Evolutionary Bipedal System with Albatross Morphology for Increased Performance.

Inconsistencies with formulas for the standard error of the standardized mean difference of repeated measures experiments. (2020)
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(2020). Inconsistencies with formulas for the standard error of the standardized mean difference of repeated measures experiments. Statistics in Medicine, 4101 - 4104. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.8669

There are inconsistencies between the formulas for the variance of standardized mean difference (SMD) in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews and the variance reported in other sources. Instead of the variance appropriate for the SMD of a cro... Read More about Inconsistencies with formulas for the standard error of the standardized mean difference of repeated measures experiments..