FESTA Support Action Field opErational teSt supporT Action. D2.1 - A comprehensive framework of performance indicators and their interaction by FESTA Consortium

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Moderate sleep restriction in treated older male OSA participants: greater impairment during monotonous driving compared with controls by Ashleigh Filtness, Louise Reyner, James A. Horne

“…However, after sleep restriction, OPs had a significantly shorter (65 min) safe driving time and had to apply more compensatory effort to maintain their alertness compared with controls. …”
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The effect of heat flux on fume generation in laser cutting for nuclear decommissioning by Matt Jones, Jacob Lavin, Lewis Jones, John Tyrer, Julian Spencer, Jonathan Dodds, Edward Long

“…A Static Light Scattering approach, using a TSI OPS 3330, was then used for concentration and dimensional fume quantification. …”
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Advanced fuel cell based on Perovskite La-SrTiO3 semiconductor as the electrolyte with superoxide-ion conduction by Gang Chen, Bin Zhu, Hui Deng, Yadan Luo, Wenkang Sun, Hailiang Liu, Wei [Hubei University] Zhang, Xunying Wang, Yumin Qian, Xianwei Hu, Shujiang Geng, Jung-Sik Kim

“…A novel approach is presented for using the semiconductor perovskite LaR0.25RSrR0.75RTiOR3R (LST) as the electrolyte by creating surface superionic conduction, and the authors show that the LST electrolyte can deliver superior power density, 908.2 mW·cmP-2P at just 550 °C. …”
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An offline closed-form optimal predictive power management strategy for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles by Siyuan Zhan, William Midgley, Wen-Hua Chen, Thomas Steffen

“…Apart from using the battery before charging it again at the destination, this approach also supports transit through an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), where a PHEV needs to operate in pure electric mode to avoid emissions. …”
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Meteotsunamis and other anomalous “tidal surge” events in Western Europe in Summer 2022 by Emiliano Renzi, C Bergin, T Kokina, DS Pelaez-Zapata, D Giles, F Dias

“…Numerical simulations of the 18 June event were performed with Volna-OP2, which solves the non-linear shallow water equations using a finite volume discretization. …”
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A framework for technology selection to support sales and operations planning in German medical technology organisations by Enrique Garcia-Villarreal, Ran Bhamra, Martin Schoenheit

“…The cooperation with the case organisation provided insights into the operational issues faced by the organisation during its implementation.…”
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Thermo-mechanical fatigue crack growth in a nickel-based powder metallurgy superalloy by Lu Zhang, Yuzhuo Wang, Zhiwei Yu, Rong Jiang, Konstantinos Baxevanakis, Anish Roy, Liguo Zhao, Gaofeng Tian, Yingdong Song

“…The formation of secondary cracks is closely related to local misorientation and crystallographic deformation during TMF crack propagation. The crack deflection in a single grain reveals a competition mechanism between crystallographic slip and grain boundary effect, which explains the lower crack growth rate for OP when compared to IP or IF.…”
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Physical aspects of firefighting in relation to health, fitness and deployability of firefighters [Fysieke belasting van brandweerwerk in relatie tot gezondheid, fitheid en inzetba... by Eric Mol, Ronald Heus, Ron van Raaij, Ricardo Weewer, George Havenith

“…De uit- . werking hiervan op de brandweermens is onder andere afhankelijk van zijn/haar gezondheidsstatus, zijn/ haar fitheid en hydra tie- en energiebalans en is van directe invloed op de repressieve taakuitoefening. …”
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In de bres voor democratie. Dom Hélder Camara en de dictatuur in Brazilie by Ana Suzina

“…Science communication article about the role of the Catholic archbishop Hélder Camara fighting repression during Brazilian dictatorship (1964-1985). Ten tijde van de dictatuur in Brazilië (1964-1985) stonden vrije meningsuiting en maatschappijkritiek onder druk. …”
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Comparing threshold definition techniques for rainfall induced landslides: a national assessment using radar rainfall by Ben Postance, John Hillier, Tom Dijkstra, Neil Dixon

“…This study compares and evaluates the effect of rain record length on two objective threshold selection techniques in a national assessment of Scotland using weather radar data. Thresholds selected by ‘Threat Score’ are sensitive to rain record length whereas, in a first application to landslides, ‘Optimal Point’ (OP) thresholds prove relatively consistent. …”
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Supplementary information files for "Comparing threshold definition techniques for rainfall-induced landslides: A national assessment using radar rainfall" by Ben Postance, John Hillier, Tom Dijkstra, Neil Dixon

“…Supplementary information files for "Comparing threshold definition techniques for rainfall-induced landslides: A national assessment using radar rainfall"AbstractTranslational landslides and debris flows are often initiated during intense or prolonged rainfall. …”
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Time delay stability analysis of pairwise interactions amongst ensemble-listener RR intervals and expressive music features by Mateusz Solinski, Courtney Reed, Elaine Chew

“…Their RR intervals were collected during baseline (5 min, silence) and performances (∼10 min each). …”
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Triangle simplex plots for representing and classifying heart rate variability by Mateusz Solinski, Courtney Reed, Elaine Chew

“…RR interval series were collected from a musical trio (pianist, violinist, cellist) during baseline (5 min) and music performance, Schubert's Trio Op. 100, Andante con moto t> 1 0 min), in nine rehearsal sessions. …”
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Saliva's unrevealed stories: characterisation of the human saliva volatilome in remote clinical settings by Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry by Andria Hadjithekli

“…This research demonstrated the feasibility for saliva to be used as a diagnostic tool in primary care settings. …”
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Development of novel coatings for solar cover glass by Adam Law

“…These durability issues show the need for more durable anti-soiling coatings. Inorganic rare earth oxides (REOs) offer a potential solution as they are significantly more stable than polymer-based anti-soiling coatings. …”
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The role of physical activity and exercise on bone and cartilage physical properties, metabolism, and joint symptoms by Benjamin Boxer

“…High forces were recorded during IE; countermovement jump peak force at take-off and vertical ground reaction force were 1.6 (0.3) and 6.2 (2.1) times body weight respectively and one repetition maximums (1RM) for the RE participants were all greater than one times body weight. …”
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