Outputs (421)

Simulation-Based Evaluation of Low Carbon Design Strategies for Extreme Climates (2023)
Journal Article
Toyo Diaz, A., & Sajjadian, S. M. (2023). Simulation-Based Evaluation of Low Carbon Design Strategies for Extreme Climates. Intelligent Buildings International, 15(5), 191-204. https://doi.org/10.1080/17508975.2024.2303118

Extreme climate conditions present the greatest challenge in achieving thermal comfort in buildings. To address this issue, researchers have evaluated the effectiveness of various low-carbon strategies in extreme climates, assessing their impact on c... Read More about Simulation-Based Evaluation of Low Carbon Design Strategies for Extreme Climates.

Thou Shalt Not Squander Life – Comparing Five Approaches to Argument Strength (2023)
Journal Article
Zenker, F., Dębowska-Kozłowska, K., Godden, D., Selinger, M., & Wells, S. (2023). Thou Shalt Not Squander Life – Comparing Five Approaches to Argument Strength. Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric, 68(1), 133-167. https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2023-0007

Different approaches analyze the strength of a natural language argument in different ways. This paper contrasts the dialectical, structural, probabilistic (or Bayesian), computational, and empirical approaches by exemplarily applying them to a singl... Read More about Thou Shalt Not Squander Life – Comparing Five Approaches to Argument Strength.

The stuff we swim in: Regulation alone will not lead to justifiable trust in AI (2023)
Journal Article
Powers, S. T., Linnyk, O., Guckert, M., Hannig, J., Pitt, J., Urquhart, N., Ekart, A., Gumpfer, N., Han, A., Lewis, P. R., Marsh, S., & Weber, T. (2023). The stuff we swim in: Regulation alone will not lead to justifiable trust in AI. IEEE technology & society magazine, 42(4), 95-106. https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2023.3341463

Information technology is used ubiquitously and has become an integral part of everyday life. With the ever increasing pervasiveness and persuasiveness of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the function of socio-technical systems changes and must be consi... Read More about The stuff we swim in: Regulation alone will not lead to justifiable trust in AI.

Video Games, Historical Representation and Soft Power (2023)
Journal Article
Donald, I., Webber, N., & Wright, E. (2023). Video Games, Historical Representation and Soft Power. Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds, 15(2), 105-127. https://doi.org/10.1386/jgvw_00075_1

This article explores how historical video games have become tools for UK and Chinese ‘soft power’ or ‘public diplomacy’ and the role of historical representation in portraying cultural identity in the global marketplace. In the UK, state support has... Read More about Video Games, Historical Representation and Soft Power.

Playing with the dead: transmedia narratives and the Walking Dead games (2023)
Book Chapter
Donald, I., & Austin, H. J. (2023). Playing with the dead: transmedia narratives and the Walking Dead games. In R. Yilmaz, M. N. Erdem, & F. Resuloğlu (Eds.), Research anthology on game design, development, usage, and social impact (1435-1456). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7589-8.ch069

This chapter discusses the theory and practice of transmedia narratives within the storyworld created by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard's comics series The Walking Dead. It examines key aspects from the comics series and AMC's adaptive... Read More about Playing with the dead: transmedia narratives and the Walking Dead games.

A novel end-to-end deep convolutional neural network based skin lesion classification framework (2023)
Journal Article
Sulthana A., R. S., Chamola, V., Hussain, A., Hussain, Z., & Albalwy, F. (2024). A novel end-to-end deep convolutional neural network based skin lesion classification framework. Expert Systems with Applications, 246, Article 123056. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2023.123056

Background:
Skin diseases are reported to contribute 1.79% of the global burden of disease. The accurate diagnosis of specific skin diseases is known to be a challenging task due, in part, to variations in skin tone, texture, body hair, etc. Classif... Read More about A novel end-to-end deep convolutional neural network based skin lesion classification framework.

Multi-modal Features Representation-based Convolutional Neural Network Model for Malicious Website Detection (2023)
Journal Article
Alsaedi, M., Ghaleb, F. A., Saeed, F., Ahmad, J., & Alasli, M. (2024). Multi-modal Features Representation-based Convolutional Neural Network Model for Malicious Website Detection. IEEE Access, 12, 7271 - 7284. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2023.3348071

Web applications have proliferated across various business sectors, serving as essential tools for billions of users in their daily lives activities. However, many of these applications are malicious which is a major threat to Internet users as they... Read More about Multi-modal Features Representation-based Convolutional Neural Network Model for Malicious Website Detection.

Co-creating The Learning and Teaching Journey with Postgraduate Research Students Who Teach (2023)
Journal Article
Dencer-Brown, A., Carlson-Webster, T., Piccio, B., Anderson, C., Adewale, O., & Taylor, S. (2023). Co-creating The Learning and Teaching Journey with Postgraduate Research Students Who Teach. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 11(3), 97-110. https://doi.org/10.56433/jpaap.v11i3.588

Post-graduate research students (PGRs) often have teaching roles during their studies with little formal training or support (Lueddeke, 1997). Previous support at Edinburgh Napier University consisted of voluntary, unpaid on-campus Learning and Teach... Read More about Co-creating The Learning and Teaching Journey with Postgraduate Research Students Who Teach.

Assessing the Energy Generation and Economics of Combined Solar PV and Wind Turbine-Based Systems with and without Energy Storage—Scottish Perspective (2023)
Journal Article
Muneer, T., Alam, M., & Dowell, R. (2023). Assessing the Energy Generation and Economics of Combined Solar PV and Wind Turbine-Based Systems with and without Energy Storage—Scottish Perspective. New Energy Exploitation and Application, 2(2), 30-42. https://doi.org/10.54963/neea.v2i2.170

Solar PV and wind energy conversion are now so economical that they compete head-on with all forms of fossil fuel and nuclear energy conversion. In view of climate change and the rising price of electricity due to wars, all governments are also facin... Read More about Assessing the Energy Generation and Economics of Combined Solar PV and Wind Turbine-Based Systems with and without Energy Storage—Scottish Perspective.

Net zero in buildings and construction: use and misuse of carbon offsets (2023)
Book Chapter
D'Amico, B., & Pomponi, F. (2024). Net zero in buildings and construction: use and misuse of carbon offsets. In R. Azari, & A. Moncaster (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003277927-5

The climate change burden associated with buildings and construction is increasingly globally recognised by the many stakeholders involved. For decades there has been an unnecessary divide between the operational and embodied impacts of buildings, wi... Read More about Net zero in buildings and construction: use and misuse of carbon offsets.