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Reuse of wood in structural products – a gain? (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Íñiguez-González, G., Llana, D., Ridley-Ellis, D., Torres, V., & Arriaga, F. (2025, June). Reuse of wood in structural products – a gain?. Presented at 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2025 (WCTE 2025), Brisbane, Australia

There is increasing interest in the reuse and recycling of wood in construction, but still many important unsolved questions about how it should be done safely and economically. Some important research projects, carried out in recent years, have addr... Read More about Reuse of wood in structural products – a gain?.

Bamboo scrimber dowel-type joints for engineered wood and bamboo structures (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yang, J., D'Amico, B., Zheng, Y., & khokhar, A. (2025, June). Bamboo scrimber dowel-type joints for engineered wood and bamboo structures. Paper presented at World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE) 2025, Brisbane, Australia

This research delves into dowel-type joints with bamboo scrimber as an innovative alternative to traditional wooden fasteners. The focus is on their application in connecting timber elements of medium density suitable for engineered wood or bamboo pr... Read More about Bamboo scrimber dowel-type joints for engineered wood and bamboo structures.

Compact Dual-band Wearable Antenna for Millimeter-wave Applications: Designed for Medical and IoT Device Integration (2025)
Journal Article
Salisu, A., Musa, U., Sabo, U. U., Abubakar, M. M., Hussaini, A. S., Akinsolu, M. O., See, C. H., & Abd-Alhameed, R. A. (2025). Compact Dual-band Wearable Antenna for Millimeter-wave Applications: Designed for Medical and IoT Device Integration. Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, 126, 77-85. https://doi.org/10.2528/pierl25030504

This paper introduces a compact dual-band wearable antenna designed for mmWave applications. The antenna is fabricated on a Rogers 3003 semi-flexible substrate with dimensions of 15 × 15 × 1.52 mm 3 and features a circular radiating patch with a full... Read More about Compact Dual-band Wearable Antenna for Millimeter-wave Applications: Designed for Medical and IoT Device Integration.

Catalytic Biomass Gasification for Syngas Production: Recent Progress in Tar Reduction and Future Perspectives (2025)
Journal Article
Jothiprakash, G., Balasubramaniam, P., Sundaram, S., & Ramesh, D. (2025). Catalytic Biomass Gasification for Syngas Production: Recent Progress in Tar Reduction and Future Perspectives. Biomass, 5(3), Article 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomass5030037

Biomass gasification is an effective process for converting organic wastes into syngas. Syngas is a biofuel that possesses several potential applications in the energy sector. However, the major bottleneck for the commercialization of this technology... Read More about Catalytic Biomass Gasification for Syngas Production: Recent Progress in Tar Reduction and Future Perspectives.

A Comparative Study of MR-Based Hand Gesture Control and Teach Pendant Programming for Improving Human-Robot Interaction in Manufacturing (2025)
Journal Article
Manoli, E., Mattera, G., Nelea, L., Marzano, A., & Caggiano, A. (in press). A Comparative Study of MR-Based Hand Gesture Control and Teach Pendant Programming for Improving Human-Robot Interaction in Manufacturing. Procedia CIRP,

As manufacturing transitions from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0, technologies such as collaborative robots (cobots) and extended reality (XR) are fostering more human-centred production environments. This study evaluates a gesture-controlled mixed rea... Read More about A Comparative Study of MR-Based Hand Gesture Control and Teach Pendant Programming for Improving Human-Robot Interaction in Manufacturing.

The concept of digital adaptability of nurses and midwives: A factor analysis (2025)
Journal Article
Bleijenbergh, R., Mestdagh, E., Van Rompaey, B., Timmermans, O., & Kuipers, Y. (2025). The concept of digital adaptability of nurses and midwives: A factor analysis. Nurse Education in Practice, 86, Article 104430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2025.104430

Aim/objective
To investigate the underlying constructs of the 29 digital adaptability competencies to identify the phenomenon's key or conceptual properties.

Background
A shift towards a strong and increasing presence of eHealth in future practi... Read More about The concept of digital adaptability of nurses and midwives: A factor analysis.

Electrochemical capacitors with lithium chloride/polyvinyl alcohol solid polymer electrolyte for ionotronic-based thermal sensors (2025)
Journal Article
Manjakkal, L., Kumar, C., Beg, M., Mathew, A., Saju, J., Paul, F., & Markapudi, P. R. (2025). Electrochemical capacitors with lithium chloride/polyvinyl alcohol solid polymer electrolyte for ionotronic-based thermal sensors. Electrochimica Acta, 536, Article 146740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2025.146740

This paper describes an ionotronic-based sensor that can detect changes in temperature using a solid polymer electrolyte (SPE)-based transparent electrochemical capacitor (EC). The EC developed using flexible ITO as an active electrode and polyvinyl... Read More about Electrochemical capacitors with lithium chloride/polyvinyl alcohol solid polymer electrolyte for ionotronic-based thermal sensors.

Beyond Formal Power: How Central Roles in Political Networks are Related to Media Visibility (2025)
Journal Article
Vesa, J., Malkamäki, A., Gronow, A., Wagner, P., & Ylä-Anttila, T. Beyond Formal Power: How Central Roles in Political Networks are Related to Media Visibility. Communication Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502251343986

A recurring finding in communication studies is that political actors with formalinstitutional power are highly visible in the media. The relationship between informal power and media visibility remains less understood. This study examines whether ce... Read More about Beyond Formal Power: How Central Roles in Political Networks are Related to Media Visibility.

Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation for Ischaemic Non‐Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Implementation Considerations From a Survey of UK Health Professionals (2025)
Journal Article
Nichols, S., Dawkes, S., Cowie, A., Brown, S., Berry, C., & Humphreys, H. (online). Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation for Ischaemic Non‐Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Implementation Considerations From a Survey of UK Health Professionals. Journal of Advanced Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70023

Aims: Investigate if UK healthcare professionals have the resources and knowledge to provide cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation to people with ischaemic non‐obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA), and explore what type of care healthca... Read More about Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation for Ischaemic Non‐Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Implementation Considerations From a Survey of UK Health Professionals.

Match and training injuries sustained by professional male rugby union players in Scotland (2025)
Journal Article
Bailey, S., Martindale, R., Engebretsen, L., & Palmer, D. (in press). Match and training injuries sustained by professional male rugby union players in Scotland. International Journal of Sports Medicine,

Rugby union (“rugby”) is a full contact sport, with previous studies across the globe reporting a high incidence of injury. However, no injury surveillance study of professional male players in Scotland exists in contemporary literature. The current... Read More about Match and training injuries sustained by professional male rugby union players in Scotland.

The hidden patterns behind association events: a new smarter strategy for smarter bidding (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine
Lockstone-Binney, L., Robertson, M., Drake, C., & Dung Le, J. (2025). The hidden patterns behind association events: a new smarter strategy for smarter bidding

•Despite their global economic and knowledge value, international association meetings and events (IAMEs) have long rotated in patterns that remained unexamined by data.
•New longitudinal analysis reveals that mid-sized events (500–999 delegates) ro... Read More about The hidden patterns behind association events: a new smarter strategy for smarter bidding.

Paths of Desire (preview screening) (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Milne, L. (2025, June). Paths of Desire (preview screening). Presented at Unquiet Shores Conference, Edinburgh Napier University

Preview presentation and discussion of 'Paths of Desire' film, as part of Experimental Films conference session, Unquiet Shores conference 2025.

Neurodiversity Meets Flexible Work: How Do They Interact? (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kulichyova, A., Arora, P., Branicki, L. J., Spoor, J. R., Smith, M., Ferdous, S., Tomczak, M. T., Scholz, F., Georgiadou, A., Godwin, E. S., Deinum, M., & Lub, X. (2025, July). Neurodiversity Meets Flexible Work: How Do They Interact?. Presented at 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Copenhagen, Denmark

Whilst organizations across the globe face mounting challenges and expectations to offer more flexible and dynamic work arrangements such as homeworking or hybrid working, workforces become increasingly neurodivergent, and economies are increasingly... Read More about Neurodiversity Meets Flexible Work: How Do They Interact?.

A Comprehensive Framework for Out-of-Distribution Detection and Open-Set Recognition in SAR Targets (2025)
Journal Article
Gao, F., Huang, H., Wang, J., Sun, J., Hussain, A., & Zhou, H. (2025). A Comprehensive Framework for Out-of-Distribution Detection and Open-Set Recognition in SAR Targets. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 18, 16095-16109. https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2025.3580373

The rejection of outlier data in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image analysis presents a significant challenge, particularly in the scenarios of out-of-distribution (OOD) detection and open set recognition (OSR). This issue arises due to the constan... Read More about A Comprehensive Framework for Out-of-Distribution Detection and Open-Set Recognition in SAR Targets.

Examining the impact of environmental and socio-economic factors in countries with high and low child mortality: the role of electricity, healthcare, and industrialization (2025)
Journal Article
Akter, S., Voumik, L. C., Hossain, M. S., Esquivias, M. A., & Pattak, D. C. (2025). Examining the impact of environmental and socio-economic factors in countries with high and low child mortality: the role of electricity, healthcare, and industrialization. Discover Sustainability, 6(1), Article 542. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-025-01417-0

This study explores the relationships between electricity consumption, healthcare spending, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, GDP growth, industrialization, urbanization, fertility rates, and child mortality rates in ten countries with the highest and... Read More about Examining the impact of environmental and socio-economic factors in countries with high and low child mortality: the role of electricity, healthcare, and industrialization.

Enhancing Security in DNP3 Communication for Smart Grids: A Segmented Neural Network Approach (2025)
Journal Article
Bakhsh, S. A., Khan, M. S., Saidani, O., Alasbali, N., Abbas, S. Q., Khan, M. A., & Ahmad, J. (2025). Enhancing Security in DNP3 Communication for Smart Grids: A Segmented Neural Network Approach. IEEE Access, 13, 110436-110456. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3580507

The Distributed Network Protocol 3 (DNP3) protocols focus on securing critical infrastructure communication in sectors such as energy and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. The security of DNP3 is paramount, employing features... Read More about Enhancing Security in DNP3 Communication for Smart Grids: A Segmented Neural Network Approach.

From Disruption to Design: Strategic Integration of AI in Universities (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khaleel, F. (2025, June). From Disruption to Design: Strategic Integration of AI in Universities. Presented at InSPIRE Workshop: Connecting Minds, Expanding Horizons, & Creating Impacts., Binus University, Indonesia

Presented at: InSPIRE Workshop: Connecting Minds, Expanding Horizons, & Creating Impacts.