Developing a Science Gateway for Physical Activity Lifelong Modelling & Simulation See

There are major health concerns that relate to the lack of physical activity in a general population. In the UK, a major study has been carried out that brought together health assessment audits across a range of health conditions influenced by physical activity (...

Exploring inter, intra-generational and transnational patterns of family caring in ethnic minority communities: the example of England and Wales. See

We investigated family caregiving, using established questions from national surveys, for 1206 adults aged 40+ for six minority communities in England and Wales. We included in our analysis factors that predisposed caregiving (age, sex, marital status and household composition) ...

Investigation of complex mass and heat transfer transitional processes of dispersed water droplets in wet gas flow in the framework of heat utilization technologies for biofuel combustion and flue gas removal Energy See

In this paper, complex processes of water droplet heat and mass transfer are analyzed in a cycle of condensing, transitional evaporation and equilibrium evaporation regimes during phase change which occurs on a droplet’s surface. The dynamics of a heated droplet’s surface temperature is...

Modern carbonate ooids preserve ambient aqueous REE signatures See

Skeletal and non-skeletal components of marine sedimentary rocks have been analyzed for the purpose of reconstructing the rare earth element (REE) and yttrium (Y) compositions of paleo-seawater, but skeletal carbonates frequently have proven to be unreliable recorders of seawater chemistry. Here,...

Spectral subtraction and enhancement for torsional waves propagating in coated pipes See

Ultrasonic guided waves are routinely used for inspection of pipelines. The technique is well established for uncoated pipes where attenuation is very low. However, when the pipe is coated, buried or immersed, sound energy will be absorbed by the coating or radiate into the su...

Energy Efficiency in Industry: EU and national policies in Italy and the UK See

Energy efficiency, which is one of the pillars of the EU's Energy Union strategy, has been proposed as a solution, namely as a highly effective pathway to improve economic competitiveness and sustainability of the European economy, lower emissions, reduce energy dependency&#...

Effect of Si addition on microstructure and wear properties of Mg-Sn as-cast alloys See

Effect of Si addition on microstructure, hardness and wear resistance of as cast Mg-5Sn and Mg-10Sn alloys were investigated. For this purpose alloys with wt.-% 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 Si were cast using an induction furnace. Addition of Si to both alloys caused an increasement in...

The impact of minimum wages on wages and employment: evidence from Greece See

This paper investigates the impact of minimum wages on wages and employment in Greece between 2009 and 2017. Our main contribution is the examination of the effects of minimum wages under a dramatically changing context, as during this period Greece has experienced the...

Rape Jokes Aren’t Funny: The Mainstreaming of Rape Jokes in Contemporary Newspaper Discourse See

The #MeToo campaign has reminded us that male sexual violence, harassment and abuse towards women is not a new phenomenon. But alongside the visibility of the perpetrators and experiences of myriad women, this recent campaign raises a set of questions as to how th...