Brunel University of London

Effects of cephalexin treatment on DNA replication dynamics in Escherichia coli

Abstract Background In bacteria, DNA replication and chromosome segregation are tightly coordinated with cell division. The replication run-out method, which combines inhibition of transcription initiation by rifampicin with inhibition of cell division by cephalexin, is widely us...

Childcare in Transition: Evidence That Patterns of Childcare Differ by Degree of Market Integration in Northwestern Tanzania

Highlights This study uses novel data on multiple childcare types from both kin and nonkin in two culturally similar communities with varying market integration. It tests the hypothesis that market integration is associated with reduced kin support. Who provides support and the t...

Harnessing Diversity: Majority‐Group Acculturation Predicts Creativity and Flourishing Over Time

ABSTRACT Creativity and flourishing are core aims of higher education (HE) institutions and government initiatives globally. Large‐scale projects have linked creativity and flourishing with cultural diversity, yet their associations with majority‐group acculturation (i.e., how me...

Reinforcement Technologies in Flexible Composite Pipes: Engineering principles, reinforcement architectures and application-based selection

Flexible composite pipes (FCPs) are increasingly used across energy and industrial applications, where their corrosion resistance, low weight, spoolability and installation efficiency offer significant advantages over conventional metallic pipeline systems. Central to their struc...

Reinforcement Technologies in Flexible Composite Pipes: Engineering principles, reinforcement architectures and application-based selection

Flexible composite pipes (FCPs) are increasingly used across energy and industrial applications, where their corrosion resistance, low weight, spoolability and installation efficiency offer significant advantages over conventional metallic pipeline systems. Central to their struc...

A transformer-based framework for device-free human activity recognition using Wi-Fi CSI

Abstract Human activity recognition (HAR) plays a pivotal role in ambient assisted living, particularly for monitoring the elderly and patients with chronic conditions. However, traditional approaches relying on wearable sensors or video cameras face significant challenges regard...

Explainable AI for Retail Futures & Options Risk Classification: An Applied Case Study Using Real NSE Data

This paper presents an applied case study in which a Random Forest classifier is trained on real NSE Futures & Options data to flag option contracts as high-risk or low-risk, using four established risk dimensions — implied volatility, leverage, days to expiry, and liquidity - wi...

Online Parameter-Reconfigured Model Predictive Control for Integrated Trajectory Tracking of Distributed Four-Wheel Steering Vehicles

To overcome the limitations of conventional model predictive control (MPC) for trajectory tracking of distributed-drive four-wheel-steering (4WS) vehicles, particularly its fixed weighting matrices and prediction and control horizons, this study investigates the integrated trajec...

QFRS: quantitative finance reporting standards for forecasting, evaluation and trading claims

Abstract Financial time-series forecasting lies between AI and market microstructure, but most studies optimise generic error metrics instead of risk-adjusted economic value under realistic frictions. Unlike NLP and vision, the field lacks a shared, reviewer-enforced standard for...

Time Averaged CCE

ABSTRACT A popular approach to interactive effects panel data models is the common correlated effects (CCE) estimator of Pesaran (Estimation and inference in large heterogeneous panels with a multifactor error structure. Econometrica 74 , 967–1012, 2006). The current paper propos...

Creative arts in the Irish youth justice system: A children’s rights approach?

Arts-based approaches are used as a means of working with young people in youth justice systems in many jurisdictions, and pursue a variety of aims. However, studies which evaluate these programmes rarely consider their outcomes with reference to the children’s rights standards u...