Research works

Can small reductions in Rubisco content improve nitrogen use in wheat without negatively impacting biomass or grain yield?

In this study, the level of Rubisco protein was reduced in wheat using RNAi, to test the hypothesis that photosynthesis, growth, and grain yield could be maintained whilst improving nitrogen use efficiency. The RNAi Rubisco wheat plants, with a Rubisco activity of less than 70% o...

Analytical design solutions for shear buckling of thin plates with edge-stiffened holes

This paper studies the elastic shear buckling behaviour of cold-formed steel plates with edge-stiffened central holes of three different shapes (circular, square, and diamond) and proposes simplified approximation formulae for design use. The analysis is conducted utilizing the f...

Limits and Trade-Offs of Shift-Invariant Meta-Optical Encoders for Image Compression

Meta-optical encoders can reduce image data before electronic readout or transmission, but engineered point-spread functions (PSFs) do not automatically outperform conventional imaging. We study scene-agnostic, shift-invariant, linear optical encoders using both a fixed total-var...

Pole-Expansion of the T-Matrix Based on a Matrix-Valued AAA-Algorithm

Abstract The transition matrix (T-matrix) is a complete description of an object’s linear scattering response. As such, it has found wide adoption for the theoretical and computational description of multiple-scattering phenomena. In its original form, the T-matrix describes the...

Data-driven pipeline enables discovery of plant protein surfactants

Abstract Designing amphiphilic block copolymers from fossil fuel-derived hydrocarbons is a cornerstone of colloid chemistry, enabling the creation of advanced polymeric surfactants. Despite the high attractiveness of low carbon-emitting plant proteins to defossilise surfactant pr...

Individuals with intellectual disability and complex epilepsy: a case study of diagnostic overshadowing

People with intellectual disability have a higher prevalence of epilepsy, care complexity, comorbidity and polypharmacy than the general population. These patients are often found to be on multiple medications without a clear rationale for ongoing prescriptions. Recent evidence h...

Orchestrating external and internal resources for BDA capability-enabled SC resilience: Evidence from manufacturing industry

Global manufacturing supply chains are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the complex and frequent disruption that undermines the sustainability and effectiveness. Big Data Analytics Capability (BDAC) has become a key driver of supply chain resilience (SCRes), but existing liter...

Changing minds on MOUD: impact of messages to motivate expanded access to buprenorphine in primary care settings

Abstract Background Practitioners in primary care (PCPs) face significant barriers and lack of motivation for expansion of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in their service. Educational videos specifically targeted at the primary care setting and utilizing key determina...

Building Teacher Capacity for Inclusive Practice With Autistic Pupils: A Mixed-Methods Study of Self-Efficacy, Training, Attitudes, and School Context

Autistic pupils in mainstream secondary schools often experience unmet needs, yet limited research has examined the combined influence of multiple theoretically relevant predictors of teachers’ self-efficacy and intentions to implement inclusive practice for autistic pupils. This...

Systematic Underestimation of Nonlinear and Synergistic Soil Moisture‐Precipitation Coupling in Convection‐Permitting Models

Abstract Soil moisture‐precipitation coupling critically shapes Earth's water and energy cycles, yet it remains difficult to quantify because land‐atmosphere interactions are nonlinear, multivariate, and state‐dependent. This study applies the High‐Dimensional Model Representatio...

MedSparseFL: Sparse and Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning for Healthcare Applications

This project provides processed data indexes for reproducing experiments from the MedSparseFL study, a sparse and privacy-preserving federated learning framework for healthcare applications. The datasets include CheXpert and HAM10000. For each dataset, CSV files (chexpert_index.c...

Ontological Logic

I propose Ontological Logic as a foundational component of the broader Empirical-Axiomatic Framework (EAF) for analyzing existence, representation, logical structure, abstraction, and knowledge. The central distinction developed in this work is between an underlying existent or a...

Multimode fiber laser cavities as nonlinear optical processors

Optical computing provides a promising path toward energy-efficient machine learning, yet implementing nonlinear transformations without complex electronics or high-power sources remains challenging. Here, we demonstrate that continuous-wave multimode fiber laser cavities can fun...

Hierarchical ecohydrological controls on drought-driven ecosystem stability in alpine and temperate grasslands across the Qinghai–Tibetan and Mongolian plateaus

Study region This study examines alpine and temperate grasslands across the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (TP) and the Mongolian Plateau (MP) during 2001–2023, representing two contrasting hydroclimatic settings in Asia. Study focus This study aims to compare drought regimes, drought-r...

New sums mixing harmonic numbers and central binomial coefficients

We study two new classes of sums with inverse binomial coefficients and harmonic numbers. In addition we establish recursive solutions to the following power sums \begin{equation*} U_d(n) = \sum_{k=1}^n \frac{2^{2k}}{\binom{2k}{k}} \cdot k^d \quad \mbox{and}\quad V_d(n) = \sum_{k...

Comprehensive analysis of non-synonymous single-nucleotide polymorphism of human TSC1 and TSC2 genes: An in silico approach

Abstract Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in the TSC1 and TSC2 genes and is characterized by benign hamartoma formation in multiple organs. The TSC1–TSC2 complex regulates mTORC1 signaling in response to cellular growth condit...

PPGLomics: An Interactive Platform for Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma Transcriptomics

Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) are rare neuroendocrine tumors with unique biological behavior and remarkably high heritability, yet dedicated bioinformatics resources for these diagnoses remain limited. Existing cancer multi-omics platforms are pan-cancer in scope, oft...

Relativistic position verification with coherent states

Abstract A secure approach to determining the position of an entity can enable schemes such as position-based authorization for transactions and tracking of high-value targets. However, classical methods are incapable of providing secure position verification in the untrusted-pro...

Extremum seeking control for actuation dynamics governed by a wave PDE with distributed effects

This paper deals with the gradient-based extremum seeking control (ESC) with actuation dynamics governed by distributed wave partial differential equations (PDEs). To achieve the control objective of real-time optimization for this class of infinite-dimensional systems, we first...

Torsional behavior of reinforced slag-based geopolymer concrete columns under compression

Although extensive research has been conducted on geopolymer concrete (GPC) at material level, its structural behavior under complex stress states remains inadequately understood, especially under combined compression and torsion. In this study, monotonic torsion tests under comb...