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Short communication: Evolution of secondary studies in software engineering (2022)
Journal Article
(2022). Short communication: Evolution of secondary studies in software engineering. Information and Software Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2022.106840

Context: Other disciplines commonly employ secondary studies to address the needs of practitioners and policy-makers. Since being adopted by software engineering in 2004, many have been undertaken by researchers. Objective: To assess how the role of... Read More about Short communication: Evolution of secondary studies in software engineering.

Skew left braces and isomorphism problems for Hopf-Galois structures on Galois extensions (2022)
Journal Article
Koch, A., & Truman, P. J. (2022). Skew left braces and isomorphism problems for Hopf-Galois structures on Galois extensions. Journal of Algebra and Its Applications, 22(05), Article ARTN 2350118. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219498823501189

Given a finite group G, we study certain regular subgroups of the group of permutations of G, which occur in the classification theories of two types of algebraic objects: skew left braces with multiplicative group isomorphic to G and Hopf-Galois str... Read More about Skew left braces and isomorphism problems for Hopf-Galois structures on Galois extensions.

Improving the Cybersecurity of Critical National Infrastructure using Modelling and Simulation (2022)
Report
D Ani, U., D McK Watson, J., Tuptuk, N., Hailes, S., Carr, M., & Maple, C. (2022). Improving the Cybersecurity of Critical National Infrastructure using Modelling and Simulation. PETRAS

The UK Critical National Infrastructure is critically dependent on digital technologies that provide communications, monitoring, control, and decision-support functionalities. Digital technologies are progressively enhancing efficiency, reliability,... Read More about Improving the Cybersecurity of Critical National Infrastructure using Modelling and Simulation.

Heterogeneous data fusion for the improved non-destructive detection of steel-reinforcement defects using echo state networks (2022)
Journal Article
Wootton, A. J., Day, C., & Haycock, P. W. (2022). Heterogeneous data fusion for the improved non-destructive detection of steel-reinforcement defects using echo state networks. Structural Health Monitoring, 21(6), 2910-2921. https://doi.org/10.1177/14759217221080718

The degradation of roads is an expensive problem: in the UK alone, £27 billion was spent on road repairs between 2013 and 2019. One potential cost-saver is the early, non-destructive detection of faults. There are many available techniques, each with... Read More about Heterogeneous data fusion for the improved non-destructive detection of steel-reinforcement defects using echo state networks.

MacularNet: Towards Fully Automated Attention-Based Deep CNN for Macular Disease Classification (2022)
Journal Article
Mandal, B. (2022). MacularNet: Towards Fully Automated Attention-Based Deep CNN for Macular Disease Classification. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-022-01024-0

AbstractIn this work, we propose an attention-based deep convolutional neural network (CNN) model as an assistive computer-aided tool to classify common types of macular diseases: age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, diabetic ret... Read More about MacularNet: Towards Fully Automated Attention-Based Deep CNN for Macular Disease Classification.

Towards Uniform Online Spherical Tessellations (2022)
Journal Article
Bell, P., & Potapov, I. (2022). Towards Uniform Online Spherical Tessellations. Discrete and Computational Geometry, 67(4), 1124-1146. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00454-022-00384-x

The problem of uniformly placing points onto a sphere finds applications in many areas. For example, points on the sphere correspond to unit quaternions as well as to the group of rotations SO(3) and the online version of generating uniform rotations... Read More about Towards Uniform Online Spherical Tessellations.

LoRa-LiSK: A Lightweight Shared Secret Key Generation Scheme for LoRa Networks (2022)
Journal Article
Junejo, A. K., Benkhelifa, F., Wong, B., & Mccann, J. A. (2022). LoRa-LiSK: A Lightweight Shared Secret Key Generation Scheme for LoRa Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 9(6), 4110-4124. https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2021.3103009

Physical-layer security (PLS) schemes use the randomness of the channel parameters, namely, channel state information (CSI) and received signal strength indicator (RSSI) to generate the secret keys. There has been limited work in PLS schemes in long-... Read More about LoRa-LiSK: A Lightweight Shared Secret Key Generation Scheme for LoRa Networks.

Can edge waves be generated by wind? (2022)
Journal Article
Shrira, V. I., Sheremet, A., Troitskaya, Y. I., & Soustova, I. A. (2022). Can edge waves be generated by wind?. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 934, 1-36. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.1141

Edge waves, the infragravity waves trapped by near-shore topography, are important in morphodynamics and flooding on mildly sloping beaches. Edge waves are usually generated by swell via triad interactions. Here, we examine the possibility that edge... Read More about Can edge waves be generated by wind?.

A Survey of Modern Deep Learning based Object Detection Models (2022)
Journal Article
Zaidi, S., Ansari, M., Aslam, A., Kanwal, N., Asghar, M., & Lee, B. (2022). A Survey of Modern Deep Learning based Object Detection Models. Digital Signal Processing, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsp.2022.103514

Object Detection is the task of classification and localization of objects in an image or video. It has gained prominence in recent years due to its widespread applications. This article surveys recent developments in deep learning based object d... Read More about A Survey of Modern Deep Learning based Object Detection Models.

Attention Mechanism Guided Deep Regression Model for Acne Severity Grading (2022)
Journal Article
Alzahrani, S., Al-Bander, B., & Al-Nuaimy, W. (2022). Attention Mechanism Guided Deep Regression Model for Acne Severity Grading. Computers, 11(3), 31 - 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers11030031

Acne vulgaris is the common form of acne that primarily affects adolescents, characterised by an eruption of inflammatory and/or non-inflammatory skin lesions. Accurate evaluation and severity grading of acne play a significant role in precise treatm... Read More about Attention Mechanism Guided Deep Regression Model for Acne Severity Grading.

StructureNet: Deep Context Attention Learning for Structural Component Recognition (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Kaothalkar, A., Mandal, B., & Puhan, N. (2022). StructureNet: Deep Context Attention Learning for Structural Component Recognition. . https://doi.org/10.5220/0010872800003124

Structural component recognition using images is a very challenging task due to the appearance of large components and their long continuation, existing jointly with very small components, the latter are often outcasted/missed by the existing methodo... Read More about StructureNet: Deep Context Attention Learning for Structural Component Recognition.

Homogenized equation of second-order accuracy for conductivity of laminates (2022)
Journal Article
Kaplunov, J., Prikazchikova, L., & Panasenko, G. (2022). Homogenized equation of second-order accuracy for conductivity of laminates. Applicable Analysis, 101(11), 1 - 9. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036811.2022.2027387

The high order homogenization techniques potentially generate the so-called infinite order homogenized equations. Since long ago, the coefficients at higher order derivatives in these equations have been calculated within various refined theories for... Read More about Homogenized equation of second-order accuracy for conductivity of laminates.

Axisymmetric necking versus Treloar–Kearsley instability in a hyperelastic sheet under equibiaxial stretching (2022)
Journal Article
Fu. (2022). Axisymmetric necking versus Treloar–Kearsley instability in a hyperelastic sheet under equibiaxial stretching. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865211072897

We consider bifurcations from the homogeneous solution of a circular or square hyperelastic sheet that is subjected to equibiaxial stretching under either force- or displacement-controlled edge conditions. We derive the condition for axisymmetric nec... Read More about Axisymmetric necking versus Treloar–Kearsley instability in a hyperelastic sheet under equibiaxial stretching.

Stabilisation of exact coherent structures in two-dimensional turbulence using time-delayed feedback (2022)
Journal Article
Lucas, D., & Yasuda, T. (2022). Stabilisation of exact coherent structures in two-dimensional turbulence using time-delayed feedback. Physical Review Fluids, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.014401

Time-delayed feedback control, attributed to Pyragas (1992 Physics Letters 170(6) 421-428), is a method known to stabilise periodic orbits in low dimensional chaotic dynamical systems. A system of the form $\dot{\mathbf{x}}(t)=f(\mathbf{x})$ has an a... Read More about Stabilisation of exact coherent structures in two-dimensional turbulence using time-delayed feedback.

Non-Newtonian and viscoplastic models of a vertically-aligned thick liquid film draining due to gravity (2022)
Journal Article
Naire, S., & Alahmadi, H. N. (2022). Non-Newtonian and viscoplastic models of a vertically-aligned thick liquid film draining due to gravity. Physics of Fluids, 34(1), https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0075248

We consider theoretically the two-dimensional flow in a vertically-aligned thick liquid film supported at the top and bottom by wire frames. The film gradually thins as the liquid drains due to gravity. We focus on investigating the influence of non-... Read More about Non-Newtonian and viscoplastic models of a vertically-aligned thick liquid film draining due to gravity.

Identification of metallic objects using spectral magnetic polarizability tensor signatures: Object classification (2022)
Journal Article
Wilson, B. A., Ledger, P. D., & Lionheart, W. R. B. (2022). Identification of metallic objects using spectral magnetic polarizability tensor signatures: Object classification. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 123(9), 2076-2111. https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.6927

The early detection of terrorist threat objects, such as guns and knives, through improved metal detection, has the potential to reduce the number of attacks and improve public safety and security. To achieve this, there is considerable potential to... Read More about Identification of metallic objects using spectral magnetic polarizability tensor signatures: Object classification.

Low-frequency vibrations of a thin-walled functionally graded cylinder (plane strain problem) (2022)
Journal Article
Ege, N., Erbas, B., Kaplunov, J., & Noori, N. (2022). Low-frequency vibrations of a thin-walled functionally graded cylinder (plane strain problem). Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, https://doi.org/10.1080/15376494.2022.2028948

Low frequency vibrations of a thin walled functionally graded cylinder are considered within the plane strain framework. The dynamic relations in elasticity are subject to asymptotic analysis over cylinder cross section resulting in a consistent appr... Read More about Low-frequency vibrations of a thin-walled functionally graded cylinder (plane strain problem).

Scalability resilience framework using application-level fault injection for cloud-based software services (2022)
Journal Article
Al-Said Ahmad, A., & Andras, P. (2022). Scalability resilience framework using application-level fault injection for cloud-based software services. Journal of Cloud Computing: Advances, Systems and Applications, 11, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-021-00277-z

This paper presents an investigation into the effect of faults on the scalability resilience of cloud-based software services. The study introduces an experimental framework using the Application-Level Fault Injection (ALFI) to investigate how the fa... Read More about Scalability resilience framework using application-level fault injection for cloud-based software services.

On integral and differential formulations in nonlocal elasticity (2022)
Journal Article
Prikazchikova, L., Kaplunov, J., & Prikazchikov, D. A. (2022). On integral and differential formulations in nonlocal elasticity. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, 100, Article 104497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2021.104497

The paper is concerned with comparative analysis of differential and integral formulations for boundary value problems in nonlocal elasticity. For the sake of simplicity, the focus is on an antiplane problem for a half-space for an exponential kernel... Read More about On integral and differential formulations in nonlocal elasticity.