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Speculative and Critical Design in Education: Practice and Perspectives (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Helgason, I., Smyth, M., Encinas, E., & Mitrović, I. (2020, July). Speculative and Critical Design in Education: Practice and Perspectives. Presented at DIS '20: Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2020, Eindhoven Netherlands

This full-day, interdisciplinary workshop will address the use of Speculative and Critical Design (SCD), Design Fiction, and related practices, including those that use provocation, ambiguity and activism, within undergraduate, postgraduate and profe... Read More about Speculative and Critical Design in Education: Practice and Perspectives.

Monthly Precipitation Forecasts Using Wavelet Neural Networks Models in a Semiarid Environment (2020)
Journal Article
Estévez, J., Bellido-Jiménez, J. A., Liu, X., & García-Marín, A. P. (2020). Monthly Precipitation Forecasts Using Wavelet Neural Networks Models in a Semiarid Environment. Water, 12(7), Article 1909. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12071909

Accurate forecast of hydrological data such as precipitation is critical in order to provide useful information for water resources management, playing a key role in different sectors. Traditional forecasting methods present many limitations due to t... Read More about Monthly Precipitation Forecasts Using Wavelet Neural Networks Models in a Semiarid Environment.

5G-FOG: Freezing of Gait Identification in Multi-Class Softmax Neural Network Exploiting 5G Spectrum (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, J. S., Tahir, A., Ahmad, J., Shah, S. A., Abbasi, Q. H., Russell, G., & Buchanan, W. (2020, July). 5G-FOG: Freezing of Gait Identification in Multi-Class Softmax Neural Network Exploiting 5G Spectrum. Presented at 2020 Computing Conference, London

Freezing of gait (FOG) is one of the most incapacitating and disconcerting symptom in Parkinson's disease (PD). FOG is the result of neural control disorder and motor impairments, which severely impedes forward locomotion. This paper presents the exp... Read More about 5G-FOG: Freezing of Gait Identification in Multi-Class Softmax Neural Network Exploiting 5G Spectrum.

Decentralized Accessibility of e-commerce Products through Blockchain Technology (2020)
Journal Article
Kumar, G., Saha, R., Buchanan, W. J., Geetha, G., Thomas, R., Rai, M. K., Kim, T.-H., & Alazab, M. (2020). Decentralized Accessibility of e-commerce Products through Blockchain Technology. Sustainable Cities and Society, 62, Article 102361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102361

A distributed and transparent ledger system is considered for various \textit{e}-commerce products including health medicines, electronics, security appliances, food products and many more to ensure technological and e-commerce sustainability. This s... Read More about Decentralized Accessibility of e-commerce Products through Blockchain Technology.

VRtefacts: Performative Substitutional Reality with Museum Objects (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spence, J., Darzentas, D. P., Huang, Y., Cameron, H. R., Beestin, E., & Benford, S. (2020, July). VRtefacts: Performative Substitutional Reality with Museum Objects. Presented at DIS '20: Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2020, Eindhoven, Netherlands

We explore how a combination of manipulations and transitions can extend Substitutional Reality to create a highly personal Virtual Reality experience. Our design aimed to meet two challenges faced by museums: the limitations of object handling and t... Read More about VRtefacts: Performative Substitutional Reality with Museum Objects.

The evolutionary iron law of oligarchy (2020)
Thesis
Perret, C. The evolutionary iron law of oligarchy. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2701770

Social hierarchy is a pervasive element of modern societies, yet almost absent before the advent of agriculture during the Neolithic transition. Despite evidence supporting hierarchy as a product of evolution, it is hard to explain the mechanisms whi... Read More about The evolutionary iron law of oligarchy.

Visualisation techniques to facilitate argument exploration (2020)
Thesis
Khartabil, D. Visualisation techniques to facilitate argument exploration. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2694675

Visualisation is a graphical representation that is used to aid understanding and gain insight into information. Similarly, visualising arguments can help people to explore argument structure and comprehend knowledge associated with tough problems.... Read More about Visualisation techniques to facilitate argument exploration.

Exploring the development of innovative work behaviour of employees in multiple workplace contexts (2020)
Thesis
Middleton, L. Exploring the development of innovative work behaviour of employees in multiple workplace contexts. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2689367

The research reported in this thesis explored the factors that influence the development of innovative work behaviour (i.e. recognition of the need to innovate, idea creation, idea championing and, idea implementation). The study is underpinned by So... Read More about Exploring the development of innovative work behaviour of employees in multiple workplace contexts.

Composition of Games as a Model for the Evolution of Social Institutions (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Andras, P. (2020, July). Composition of Games as a Model for the Evolution of Social Institutions. Presented at ALIFE 2020: The 2020 Conference on Artificial Life, Online

The evolution of social institutions (e.g. institutions of political decision making or joint resource administration) is an important question in the context of understanding of how societies develop and evolve. In principle, social institutions can... Read More about Composition of Games as a Model for the Evolution of Social Institutions.