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Co-Designing Ethical AI with Faith Communities: Advancing Worship Innovation, Moral Governance, and Resilient Digital Ecosystems Open

Oyunwola Taiwo Olayinka, Oyebanji Israel Temitope, Andrew Thomas, Ademola Peter Oluwole · 2025

This research explores the collaborative development of ethical artificial intelligence (AI) tools with religious communities to enhance worship practices, inform moral decision-making, and support social cohesion. As AI technologies incre…

Economic and Environmental Analysis of Aluminium Recycling from Retired Commercial Aircraft Open

Huntington Page., C. A. Griffiths, Andrew Thomas · 2025

Aviation’s sustainability discourse often centres on flight emissions, but production and end-of-life phases also carry material, energy, and pollution impacts that are large enough to merit systematic intervention. With ~13,000 aircraft p…

Pupil Management and Emerging Democratic Voices Open

Andrew Thomas · 2025

Enhancing agricultural sustainability: Time series forecasting with ICEEMDAN-VMD-GRU for economic-resilience Open

Aastha M. Sathe, R. Supraja, Andrew Thomas · 2025

Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Conjugated With Artemisinin Against Luperox‐Induced Oxidative Stress and Their Impact on Antioxidant Defense Mechanism Open

Kadhirmathiyan Velumani, Andrew Thomas, Mohammed Rafi Shaik, Shaik Althaf Hussain, Baji Shaik , et al. · 2025

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are the by‐products of energy metabolism, which play various key roles in the body's metabolism. However, excessive ROS production may contribute to several diseases. Reports suggest that the functional proper…

Automated Cold Embossing for the Integration of Optical Lenses onto the Surface of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) 3D-Printed Parts Open

C. A. Griffiths, Andrew Rees, Adam Morgan, Andrew Thomas · 2025

This paper presents an experimental study of a novel automated manufacturing process that integrates cold embossing to add complex features, such as micro-Fresnel lens designs, onto a 3D-printed ABS polymer component. The research demonstr…

Information standards for innovative surgery: what patients need to know Open

Christin Hoffmann, Daisy Elliott, Leila Rooshenas, Cynthia Ochieng, Barry Main , et al. · 2025

Background There are repeated and ongoing failures in shared decision-making and informed consent for innovative surgical procedures. Governments and regulatory bodies internationally recommend establishing information standards to support…

National Survey of Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinics in Australia Open

Kenneth Cho, Rebecca Kozor, Aravinda Thiagalingam, Alexandre Biasi, W. Lennox-Bradley , et al. · 2025

Our survey is the first known to describe the national implementation of RACC and map the delivery of care in Australia. An additional outcome is the development of a national network of centres to collaboratively develop a "best practice"…

Data-Driven Parametric Analysis of Personalized SMA-Based Ankle-Foot Orthosis Designs Open

Hasan Mhd Nazha, Shujie Tan, Andrew Thomas, Daniel Juhre, Yicha Zhang · 2025

A mapping and patterning method for optimized toolpath generation in lattice structure printing Open

Andrew Thomas, Yicha Zhang, Christophe Verdy, François Peyraut · 2025

Towards The Development of a Governance System for Central Purchasing Body Collaboration and Performance Open

Douwe J. P. van de Goorberg, Marcel A. J. Stuijts, Andrew Thomas · 2024

This article explores the relationship between local authorities (mainly municipal organisations) and a central purchasing body (CPB). It critiques, from an agency theory perspective, the difficulties in aligning socio-economic goals of mu…

Sustainable Supply Chain Practices in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Case Study Open

Jasim Hasan, Andrew Thomas, Owain Tomos · 2024

Sustainability reporting within the oil and gas (O&G) industry started back in the 1990s and has improved longitudinally since then. However, when reporting their sustainability-related practices and initiatives, O&G companies seldomly men…

A systematic review of literature examining the application of a social model of health and wellbeing Open

Rachel Rahman, Caitlin Reid, Philip Kloer, Anna Henchie, Andrew Thomas , et al. · 2024

Background Following years of sustained pressure on the UK health service, there is recognition amongst health professionals and stakeholders that current models of healthcare are likely to be inadequate going forward. Therefore, a fundame…

Identifying the Fit-for-Purpose Leadership for the Manufacturing Organizations in the Era of Industry 5.0 – A Literature Review Open

Diana Dcruz, Andrew Thomas, Lyndon Murphy · 2023

With each phase of industrial revolution, the interaction between humans and technology have evolved and context of work has changed, calling for new approaches to leadership. The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) calls for respo…

Resilience of Marine Energy Supply Chains: The Manufacturers Challenge Open

V. Raja Sreedharan, Rachel Mason‐Jones, Fahmida Khandokar, Keith Lambert, Jeanette Reis , et al. · 2023

Companies are operating in an era where Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (VUCA) is commonplace in manufacturing companies. To manage effectively in this environment, manufacturing supply chains need to adopt resilient stra…

Consumer price effects of deregulated electric generation markets: The case of Ohio and the midwestern United States Open

William M. Bowen, Edward W. Hill, Andrew Thomas, Ruoran Liu, Mark Henning · 2023

This study investigates the effects of electric utility restructuring on (a) the cost of generated electricity, (b) increases in the regulated portions of customers' bills, and (c) changes in customers’ average total electricity price in r…

Consumer Price Effects of Deregulated Electric Generation Markets the Case of Ohio and the Midwestern United States Open

William M. Bowen, Edward Hill, Andrew Thomas, Ruoran Liu, Mark Henning · 2023

Technology Transfer Offices and Their Role with Information Mechanisms for Innovation Performance in Firms: The Case of Ghana Open

Abdul-Fatahi Abdulai, Lyndon Murphy, Andrew Thomas, Brychan Thomas · 2022

Research into formal and informal technology transfer between universities and industry in economical developed counties is well-documented. However, such studies are limited in number in developing economies. In the context of developing …

A big-data-driven matching model based on deep reinforcement learning for cotton blending Open

Huosong Xia, Wang Yuan, Sajjad M. Jasimuddin, Zuopeng Zhang, Andrew Thomas · 2022

China’s cotton textile industry is undergoing a critical period of digital transformation and upgrading to cope with pressure and challenges such as rising labour costs and large fluctuations in raw material prices. Developing a cost-based…

Applying the Theory of Constraints to Explore the UK Renewable-Energy Supply Chain Open

Rachel Mason‐Jones, Paul G. Davies, Andrew Thomas · 2022

As a result of the emerging energy crisis and the requirement for countries to utilize more energy derived from renewable sources, demand for renewable energy technologies is likely to rise. Therefore, it is critical that production of suc…

Smart Systems: The Role of Advanced Technologies in Improving Business Quality, Performance and Supply Chain Integration Open

Ivett Schmidt, David R. Morris, Andrew Thomas, Louise Manning · 2022

Technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, and Smart Systems (SSs) have become an important focus for industry, especially in the manufacturing and retail sectors. The aim of this paper is to analyse the importance…

Review: Implication of redox imbalance in animal health and performance at critical periods, insights from different farm species Open

Denys Durand, Anne Collin, Élodie Merlot, Élisabeth Baéza, Laurence L.A. Guilloteau , et al. · 2022

The process of oxidative stress occurs all over the production chain of animals and food products. This review summarises insights obtained in different farm species (pigs, ruminants, poultry, and fishes) to underpin the most critical peri…

Resilience of Planetesimal Formation in Weakly Reinforced Pressure Bumps Open

Daniel Carrera, Andrew Thomas, Jacob B. Simon, Matthew A. Small, Katherine A. Kretke , et al. · 2022

The discovery that axisymmetric dust rings are ubiquitous in protoplanetary disks has provoked a flurry of research on the role of pressure bumps in planet formation. High-resolution simulations by our group have shown that even a modest b…

To What Extent Does the Food Tourism ‘Label’ Enhance Local Food Supply Chains? Experiences from Southeast Wales Open

Claire Haven‐Tang, Andrew Thomas, Ron Fisher · 2022

Local food emphasises destination distinctiveness as food production is a locally embedded activity. Proponents of food tourism contend that it increases local food consumption as tourists and tourism and hospitality businesses are attract…

Consumer Price Effects of Deregulated Electric Generation Markets the Case of Ohio and the Midwestern United States Open

William M. Bowen, Edward Hill, Andrew Thomas, Ruoran Liu, Mark Henning · 2022

Socio-economic sustainability of Halal food production: an examination of poultry processing in Malaysia Open

Gareth White, Abd Razak, Andrew Thomas, Robert A. Allen · 2021

While significant research exists in the area of sustainable food supply chains, information pertaining specifically to the Halal supply chain is limited, with very little information being available on the economic and social sustainabili…

Systematic analysis of the methodological structure of the lean literature Open

Mark Francis, Andrew Thomas, Ron Fisher · 2021

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse and evaluate the methodological structure of the lean literature, so that its characteristics and influence among academics and practitioners might be better understood. The authors define “m…

Smart Systems and Collaborative Innovation Networks for Productivity Improvement in SMEs Open

Andrew Thomas, David R. Morris, Claire Haven‐Tang, Mark Francis, Paul Byard · 2020

Organizational Politics and Teleworkers: A Case Study Open

Andrew Thomas, Elizabeth Boyle, William P. Butler, Gretchen Decker, Jaime Peters · 2020

Perceptions of Organizational Politics: Should Teleworkers Beware? Open

Jaime Peters, William P. Butler, Elizabeth Boyle, Andrew Thomas, Gretchen Decker · 2020

Drawing from telework and organizational politics literature, this case study of a sales team at Midwest Global Manufacturing (MGM) sought to understand whether the work location of office-based employees and teleworkers influenced their p…

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