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• 2022

  Evaluating Canada's single-use plastic mitigation policies via brand audit and beach cleanup data to reduce plastic pollution

  Baxter, L., Lucas, Z. & Walker, T. R., Mar 2022, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 176, 113460.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluating Community Resilience and Associated Factors One Year after the Catastrophic Fort McMurray Flood

  Obuobi-Donkor, G., Eboreime, E., Shalaby, R., Agyapong, B., Adu, M. K., Owusu, E., Mao, W., Oluwasina, F., Pazderka, H. & Agyapong, V. I. O., Dec 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 23, 16153.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluating Instability in Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: Objective Variables Versus Surgeon Impressions

  Maclean, M. A., Bailey, C., Fisher, C., Rampersaud, Y. R., Greene, R., Abraham, E., Dea, N., Hall, H., Manson, N. & Glennie, R. A., Nov 21 2022, In: JBJS Open Access. 7, 4, e22.00052.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluating Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Assays and Reference Materials for NTRK Fusion Detection

  Bormann Chung, C., Lee, J., Barritault, M., Bringuier, P. P., Xu, Z., Huang, W. Y., Beharry, A., Castillo, J., Christiansen, J., Lin, J. C. & Sheffield, B. S., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 24, 1, p. 18-32 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluating the Barriers to Industrial Symbiosis Using a Group AHP-TOPSIS Model

  Yang, T., Liu, C., Côté, R. P., Ye, J. & Liu, W., Jun 1 2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 11, 6815.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluating the efficacy of sustainability initiatives in the canadian port sector

  Macneil, J. L., Adams, M. & Walker, T. R., Jan 1 2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 1, 373.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluating the movement of dissolved porewater species through a marine sediment 51 years after establishment of a pulp and paper effluent stabilization basin

  Lake, C. B., Song, X., Spooner, I. S., Tackley, H. A., Walker, T. R. & Jamieson, R. C., 2022, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 59, 11, p. 1901-1918 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluation of Bacteria in a Novel In Vitro Biofilm Model of Penile Prosthesis

  Narasimman, M., Ory, J., Bartra, S. S., Plano, G. V. & Ramasamy, R., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Sexual Medicine. 19, 6, p. 1024-1031 8 p.

  Medicine

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Evaluation of Piezoelectric Ceramics for use in Miniature Histotripsy Transducers

  Mallay, M., Greige, J., Landry, T., Campbell, C., Woodacre, J., Ibrahim, M. & Brown, J., 2022, IUS 2022 - IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. IEEE Computer Society, (IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS; vol. 2022-October).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Even a Mild Sleep Restriction Can Impact Daytime Functioning in Children with ADHD and Their Typically Developing Peers

  Davidson, F., Rigney, G., Brine, S., Speth, T., Miller, L., Rusak, B., Chambers, C., Rajda, M., Begum, E. A. & Corkum, P., 2022, In: Behavioral Sleep Medicine. 20, 1, p. 21-36 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Event studies in international finance research

  El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Mansi, S. A. & Sy, O., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of International Business Studies.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Every Story Is Different: Experiences With Body Changes Related to Cancer

  Cole, L., Easley, J., Grightmire, L., Lakshmanan, E. M., Matthias, S. J., McBoyle, K., Piercell, E., Purdy, A., Schneider, N., Wassersug, R. J., Martino, R. & Fitch, M. I., May 23 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 831811.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Evidence from sperm whale clans of symbolic marking in non-human cultures

  Hersh, T. A., Gero, S., Rendell, L., Cantor, M., Weilgart, L., Amano, M., Dawson, S. M., Slooten, E., Johnson, C. M., Kerr, I., Payne, R., Rogan, A., Antunes, R., Andrews, O., Ferguson, E. L., Hom-Weaver, C. A., Norris, T. F., Barkley, Y. M., Merkens, K. P., Oleson, E. M., & 7 othersDoniol-Valcroze, T., Pilkington, J. F., Gordon, J., Fernandes, M., Guerra, M., Hickmott, L. & Whitehead, H., Sept 13 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 37, p. e2201692119

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Evolutionary Dynamics and Lateral Gene Transfer in Raphidophyceae Plastid Genomes

  Kim, J. I., Jo, B. Y., Park, M. G., Yoo, Y. D., Shin, W. & Archibald, J. M., May 26 2022, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, 896138.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Évolution de la numération leucocytaire et mortalité en cas de choc septique: une étude de cohorte historique

  Translated title of the contribution: White blood cell count trajectory and mortality in septic shock: a historical cohort studyRimmer, E., Garland, A., Kumar, A., Doucette, S., Houston, B. L., Menard, C. E., Leeies, M., Turgeon, A. F., Mahmud, S., Houston, D. S. & Zarychanski, R., Oct 2022, In: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 69, 10, p. 1230-1239 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Evolution of Amino Acid Propensities under Stability-Mediated Epistasis

  Youssef, N., Susko, E., Roger, A. J. & Bielawski, J. P., Mar 1 2022, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39, 3, msac030.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Evolution of the connectivity and indispensability of a transferable gene: the simplicity hypothesis

  Jones, C. T., Susko, E. & Bielawski, J. P., Dec 2022, In: BMC Ecology. 22, 1, 140.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Examining Social Influences on Why We Drink: Perceived Drinking Motives in the Social Network Impact Individuals’ Own Drinking Motives and Alcohol Use

  Bartel, S. J., Sherry, S. B. & Stewart, S. H., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Substance Use and Misuse.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Examining the association between work stress, life stress and obesity among working adult population in Canada: findings from a nationally representative data

  Geda, N. R., Feng, C. X. & Yu, Y., Dec 2022, In: Archives of Public Health. 80, 1, 97.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Expectations for Return to Work Predict Return to Work in Workers with Low Back Pain: An Individual Participant Data (IPD) Meta-Analysis

  Sullivan, V., Wilson, M. N., Gross, D. P., Jensen, O. K., Shaw, W. S., Steenstra, I. A. & Hayden, J. A., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Explainable Clinical Decision Support: Towards Patient-Facing Explanations for Education and Long-Term Behavior Change

  Woensel, W. V., Scioscia, F., Loseto, G., Seneviratne, O., Patton, E., Abidi, S. & Kagal, L., 2022, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, AIME 2022, Proceedings. Michalowski, M., Abidi, S. S. R. & Abidi, S. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 57-62 6 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 13263 LNAI).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Explainable Decision Support Using Task Network Models in Notation3: Computerizing Lipid Management Clinical Guidelines as Interactive Task Networks

  Van Woensel, W., Abidi, S., Tennankore, K., Worthen, G. & Abidi, S. S. R., 2022, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, AIME 2022, Proceedings. Michalowski, M., Abidi, S. S. R. & Abidi, S. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 3-13 11 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 13263 LNAI).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Exploring Indigenization and decolonization in cross-cultural education through collaborative land-based boundary education

  Zurba, M., Land, G., Bullock, R. & Graham, B., 2022, In: Journal of Cultural Geography. 39, 1, p. 8-31 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Exploring parity in female authorship of pharmacoepidemiology articles: A case study of the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies and its citing articles

  Sketris, I. S., Traynor, R. L., Helwig, M., Burland, E. & Stewart, S. A., Jan 2022, In: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 31, 1, p. 82-90 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Exploring Privatization in Canadian Primary Care: An Environmental Scan of Primary Care Clinics Accepting Private Payment

  Bodner, A., Spencer, S., Lavergne, M. R. & Hedden, L., Feb 1 2022, In: Healthcare Policy. 17, 3, p. 65-80 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Exploring the association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels and longitudinal psychopathological and cognitive changes in Sardinian psychotic patients

  Isayeva, U., Manchia, M., Collu, R., Primavera, D., Deriu, L., Caboni, E., Iaselli, N., Sundas, D., Tusconi, M., Pinna, F., Paribello, P., Scherma, M., Pisanu, C., Meloni, A., Zai, C. C., Congiu, D., Squassina, A., Fratta, W., Fadda, P. & Carpiniello, B., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: European Psychiatry.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Exploring the health care utilization of children and youth in the care of child welfare: a retrospective matched cohort study

  Breneol, S., Rose, H., Brown, M., Andreou, P., Bishop, A. & Mitchell, C., May 28 2022, In: Family Practice. 39, 3, p. 360-366 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Exploring the Impact of Climate Change on Arctic Shipping through the Lenses of Quadruple Bottom Line and Sustainable Development Goals

  Tiller, S. J., Rhindress, A. P., Oguntola, I. O., Ülkü, M. A., Williams, K. A. & Sundararajan, B., Feb 1 2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 4, 2193.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Exploring the mobilome and resistome of Enterococcus faecium in a One Health context across two continents

  Sanderson, H., Gray, K. L., Manuele, A., Maguire, F., Khan, A., Liu, C., Navanekere Rudrappa, C., Nash, J. H. E., Robertson, J., Bessonov, K., Oloni, M., Alcock, B. P., Raphenya, A. R., McAllister, T. A., Peacock, S. J., Raven, K. E., Gouliouris, T., McArthur, A. G., Brinkman, F. S. L., Fink, R. C., & 2 othersZaheer, R. & Beiko, R. G., Sept 1 2022, In: Microbial genomics. 8, 9

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Exploring weight bias internalization in pregnancy

  Nagpal, T. S., Salas, X. R., Vallis, M., Piccinini-Vallis, H., Alberga, A. S., Bell, R. C., da Silva, D. F., Davenport, M. H., Gaudet, L., Rodriguez, A. C. I., Liu, R. H., Myre, M., Nerenberg, K., Nutter, S., Russell-Mayhew, S., Souza, S. C. S., Vilhan, C. & Adamo, K. B., Dec 2022, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 22, 1, 605.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Expression of L1 Cell Adhesion Molecule (L1CAM) in extracellular vesicles in the human spinal cord during development

  Cau, F., Fanni, D., Manchia, M., Gerosa, C., Piras, M., Murru, R., Paribello, P., Congiu, T., Coni, P., Pichiri, G., Piludu, M., Van Eyken, P., Gibo, Y., La Nasa, G., Orrù, G., Scano, A., Coghe, F., Saba, L., Castagnola, M. & Faa, G., Sept 1 2022, In: European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences. 26, 17, p. 6273-6282 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• External Validation of the Patient-Reported Villalta Scale for the Diagnosis of Postthrombotic Syndrome

  Ng, S., Rodger, M. A., Ghanima, W., Kovacs, M. J., Shivakumar, S., Kahn, S. R., Sandset, P. M., Kearon, C., Mallick, R. & Delluc, A., Aug 1 2022, In: Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 122, 8, p. 1379-1383 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Extracellular Vesicles as Predictors of Individual Response to Exercise Training in Youth Living with Obesity

  Pierdoná, T. M., Martin, A., Obi, P. O., Seif, S., Bydak, B., Labouta, H. I., Eadie, A. L., Brunt, K. R., McGavock, J. M., Sénéchal, M. & Saleem, A., May 5 2022, In: Frontiers in Bioscience - Landmark. 27, 5, p. 143 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Extracting Surrogate Decision Trees from Black-Box Models to Explain the Temporal Importance of Clinical Features in Predicting Kidney Graft Survival

  Rad, J., Tennankore, K. K., Vinson, A. & Abidi, S. S. R., 2022, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, AIME 2022, Proceedings. Michalowski, M., Abidi, S. S. R. & Abidi, S. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 88-98 11 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 13263 LNAI).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Fabrication and Characterization of a 5 mm × 5 mm Aluminum Lens-Based Histotripsy Transducer

  Woodacre, J. K., Landry, T. G. & Brown, J. A., Apr 1 2022, In: IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control. 69, 4, p. 1442-1451 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Factores protectores y de riesgo para el crecimiento postraumático y estrés postraumático en padres de niños con trastornos intelectuales y del desarrollo

  Translated title of the contribution: Risk and protective factors for posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth in parents of children with intellectual and developmental disordersXiong, T., McGrath, P. J., Stewart, S. H., Bagnell, A. & Kaltenbach, E., 2022, In: European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 13, 1, 2087979.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Factors Affecting People's Adoption of Facebook: A UAE Case Study

  Allam, H., Akre, V., Blustein, J., Toze, S. & Kalota, F., 2022, 8th International Conference on Information Technology Trends: Industry 4.0: Technology Trends and Solutions, ITT 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 34-38 5 p. (8th International Conference on Information Technology Trends: Industry 4.0: Technology Trends and Solutions, ITT 2022).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Factors Associated with Willingness to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine among 23,819 Adults Aged 50 Years or Older: An Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

  Basta, N. E., Sohel, N., Sulis, G., Wolfson, C., Maimon, G., Griffith, L. E., Kirkland, S., McMillan, J. M., Thompson, M. & Raina, P., Jun 1 2022, In: American Journal of Epidemiology. 191, 6, p. 987-998 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Factors contributing to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on a mixed medical-surgical unit in a Canadian acute-care hospital

  Mccallum, M. K., Patriquin, G., Davis, I. R. C., Macdonald, T., Gaston, D., Leblanc, J. J., Shabi, Y. & Johnston, B. L., Sept 8 2022, In: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology. 2, 1, e151.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Fall Prevention and Management App Prototype for the Elderly and Their Caregivers: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

  Imoukhome, E., Weeks, L. E. & Abidi, S., Jan 1 2022, Research Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society. IGI Global, p. 769-789 21 p.

  Medicine

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Families' healthcare experiences for children with inherited metabolic diseases: Protocol for a mixed methods cohort study

  Chow, A. J., Iverson, R., Lamoureux, M., Tingley, K., Jordan, I., Pallone, N., Smith, M., Al-Baldawi, Z., Chakraborty, P., Brehaut, J., Chan, A., Cohen, E., Dyack, S., Gillis, L. J., Goobie, S., Graham, I. D., Greenberg, C. R., Grimshaw, J. M., Hayeems, R. Z., Jain-Ghai, S., & 23 othersJolly, A., Khangura, S., MacKenzie, J. J., Major, N., Mitchell, J. J., Nicholls, S. G., Pender, A., Potter, M., Prasad, C., Prosser, L. A., Schulze, A., Siriwardena, K., Sparkes, R., Speechley, K., Stockler, S., Taljaard, M., Teitelbaum, M., Trakadis, Y., Van Karnebeek, C., Walia, J. S., Wilson, B. J., Wilson, K. & Potter, B. K., Feb 22 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 2, e055664.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Family presence in Canadian PICUs during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods environmental scan of policy and practice

  Canadian Critical Care Trials Group, Jul 1 2022, In: CMAJ open. 10, 3, p. E622-E632

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• FASN inhibitor TVB-3166 prevents S-acylation of the spike protein of human coronaviruses

  Mekhail, K., Lee, M., Sugiyama, M., Astori, A., St-Germain, J., Latreille, E., Khosraviani, N., Wei, K., Li, Z., Rini, J., Lee, W. L., Antonescu, C., Raught, B. & Fairn, G. D., Sept 2022, In: Journal of Lipid Research. 63, 9, 100256.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Favorable spring conditions can buffer the impact of winter carryover effects on a key breeding decision in an Arctic-breeding seabird

  Steenweg, R. J., Crossin, G. T., Hennin, H. L., Gilchrist, H. G. & Love, O. P., Feb 2022, In: Ecology and Evolution. 12, 2, e8588.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Fear about adverse effect on fertility is a major cause of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the United States

  Diaz, P., Zizzo, J., Balaji, N. C., Reddy, R., Khodamoradi, K., Ory, J. & Ramasamy, R., May 2022, In: Andrologia. 54, 4, e14361.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  51 Citations (Scopus)

• Feasibility and acceptability of NIDUS-Professional, a training and support intervention for homecare workers caring for clients living with dementia: a cluster-randomised feasibility trial protocol

  Zabihi, S., Duffy, L., Kelleher, D., Lord, K., Dar, A., Koutsoubelis, F., Banks, S., Rapaport, P., Mason, C., Vickerstaff, V., Barber, J. A., Manthorpe, J., Walters, K., Lang, I., Rockwood, K., Duggan, S., Kales, H. & Cooper, C., Dec 26 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 12, p. e066166

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Female risk factors for post-myocardial infarction depression and anxiety (FRIDA): Pilot results

  Liblik, K., Hu, R., Gomes, Z., Foldes-Busque, G., Mensour, E., Sedlak, T., Mulvagh, S. L. & Johri, A. M., Sept 1 2022, In: General Hospital Psychiatry. 78, p. 138-140 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Fertility potential in sons of subfertile couples: reason for optimism

  Tradewell, M. B. & Ory, J., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Fertility and Sterility.

  Medicine

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  Open Access

• Fertility preservation in uro-oncology

  Moore, K. J., Delgado, C. & Ory, J., Dec 1 2022, In: Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care. 16, 4, p. 230-233 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Few-Shot Generation of Personalized Neural Surrogates for Cardiac Simulation via Bayesian Meta-learning

  Jiang, X., Li, Z., Missel, R., Zaman, M. S., Zenger, B., Good, W. W., MacLeod, R. S., Sapp, J. L. & Wang, L., 2022, Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2022 - 25th International Conference, Proceedings. Wang, L., Dou, Q., Fletcher, P. T., Speidel, S. & Li, S. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 46-56 11 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 13438 LNCS).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
  2 Citations (Scopus)