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Oscillating Water Column Geometrical Factors and System Performance: A Review (2022)
Journal Article
Yacob, D. H., Sarip, S., Kaidi, H. M., Ardila-Rey, J. A., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2022). Oscillating Water Column Geometrical Factors and System Performance: A Review. IEEE Access, 10, 32104-32122. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2022.3160713

Ocean waves that impact along the coast are among the most promising renewable energy sources that can be extracted from the environment. The ocean’s energy can be extracted by a few methods and converted from kinetic energy into electrical energy us... Read More about Oscillating Water Column Geometrical Factors and System Performance: A Review.

Enhancing Student Support in Higher Education: A Subject-Focused Approach (2022)
Book
Pilcher, N., & Richards, K. (2022). Enhancing Student Support in Higher Education: A Subject-Focused Approach. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81724-4

This book is about supporting students in Higher Education using language, and specifically using a combination of written text based linguistic approaches alongside and with other non-text related languages. The authors call this a beyond-text subje... Read More about Enhancing Student Support in Higher Education: A Subject-Focused Approach.

Design and Evaluation of a Button Sensor Antenna for On-Body Monitoring Activity in Healthcare Applications (2022)
Journal Article
Ali, S. M., Sovuthy, C., Noghanian, S., Saeidi, T., Majeed, M. F., Hussain, A., …Abbasi, Q. H. (2022). Design and Evaluation of a Button Sensor Antenna for On-Body Monitoring Activity in Healthcare Applications. Micromachines, 13(3), Article 475. https:

A button sensor antenna for on-body monitoring in wireless body area network (WBAN) systems is presented. Due to the close coupling between the sensor antenna and the human body, it is highly challenging to design sensor antenna devices. In this pape... Read More about Design and Evaluation of a Button Sensor Antenna for On-Body Monitoring Activity in Healthcare Applications.

A Smart and Robust Automatic Inspection of Printed Labels Using an Image Hashing Technique (2022)
Journal Article
Khan, M. A., Ahmed, F., Khan, M. D., Ahmad, J., Kumar, H., & Pitropakis, N. (2022). A Smart and Robust Automatic Inspection of Printed Labels Using an Image Hashing Technique. Electronics, 11(6), Article 955. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060955

This work is focused on the development of a smart and automatic inspection system for printed labels. This is a challenging problem to solve since the collected labels are typically subjected to a variety of geometric and non-geometric distortions.... Read More about A Smart and Robust Automatic Inspection of Printed Labels Using an Image Hashing Technique.

Strength Grading of Timber in the UK and Ireland in 2021 (2022)
Journal Article
Ridley-Ellis, D., Gil-Moreno, D., & Harte, A. M. (2022). Strength Grading of Timber in the UK and Ireland in 2021. International Wood Products Journal, 13(2), 127-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/20426445.2022.2050549

This paper summarises the state of the art for strength grading of construction timber grown in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It includes the latest approvals based on recent research on spruce, larch and Douglas-fir. It lists the f... Read More about Strength Grading of Timber in the UK and Ireland in 2021.

Conflict, identity and commemoration: exploring veterans' voices and collective memory through virtual reality (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Donald, I., Locke, R., & Brown, G. (2022, March). Conflict, identity and commemoration: exploring veterans' voices and collective memory through virtual reality. Paper presented at Rethinking War: A Virtual Interdisciplinary Conference

Their Memory explores how game design and immersive technology can be used to enhance existing historical research and expand conflict narratives to bring richer and more expansive experiences to hard-to-reach audiences. Working with the Veterans' Ch... Read More about Conflict, identity and commemoration: exploring veterans' voices and collective memory through virtual reality.

A Novel Nomad Migration-Inspired Algorithm for Global Optimization (2022)
Journal Article
Lin, N., Fu, L., Zhao, L., Hawbani, A., Tan, Z., Al-Dubai, A., & Min, G. (2022). A Novel Nomad Migration-Inspired Algorithm for Global Optimization. Computers and Electrical Engineering, 100, Article 107862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compeleceng.2022.1078

Nature-inspired computing (NIC) has been widely studied for many optimization scenarios. However, miscellaneous solution space of real-world problem causes it is challenging to guarantee the global optimum. Besides, cumbersome structure and complex p... Read More about A Novel Nomad Migration-Inspired Algorithm for Global Optimization.

FELIDS: Federated learning-based intrusion detection system for agricultural Internet of Things (2022)
Journal Article
Friha, O., Ferrag, M. A., Shu, L., Maglaras, L., Choo, K. R., & Nafaa, M. (2022). FELIDS: Federated learning-based intrusion detection system for agricultural Internet of Things. Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, 165, 17-31. https://doi.org/1

In this paper, we propose a federated learning-based intrusion detection system, named FELIDS, for securing agricultural-IoT infrastructures. Specifically, the FELIDS system protects data privacy through local learning, where devices benefit from the... Read More about FELIDS: Federated learning-based intrusion detection system for agricultural Internet of Things.

Antimicrobial Resistance and Machine Learning: Challenges and Opportunities (2022)
Journal Article
Elyan, E., Hussain, A., Sheikh, A., Elmanama, A. A., Vuttipittayamongkol, P., & Hijazi, K. (2022). Antimicrobial Resistance and Machine Learning: Challenges and Opportunities. IEEE Access, 10, 31561-31577. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2022.3160213

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) has been identified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as one of the top ten global health threats. Inappropriate use of antibiotics around the world and in particular in Low-to-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), wher... Read More about Antimicrobial Resistance and Machine Learning: Challenges and Opportunities.

Burdens of Proposing: On the Burden of Proof in Deliberation Dialogues (2022)
Journal Article
Godden, D., & Wells, S. (2022). Burdens of Proposing: On the Burden of Proof in Deliberation Dialogues. Informal Logic, 42(1), 291-342. https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v42i1.7225

This paper considers the probative burdens of proposing action or policy options in deliberation dialogues. Do proposers bear a burden of proof? Building on pioneering work by Douglas Walton (2010), and following on a growing literature within comput... Read More about Burdens of Proposing: On the Burden of Proof in Deliberation Dialogues.

GLASS: A Citizen-Centric Distributed Data-Sharing Model within an e-Governance Architecture (2022)
Journal Article
Lo, O., Buchanan, W., Sayeed, S., Papadopoulos, P., Pitropakis, N., & Chrysoulas, C. (2022). GLASS: A Citizen-Centric Distributed Data-Sharing Model within an e-Governance Architecture. Sensors, 22(6), Article 2291. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22062291

E-governance is a process that aims to enhance a government’s ability to simplify all the processes that may involve government, citizens, businesses, and so on. The rapid evolution of digital technologies has often created the necessity for the esta... Read More about GLASS: A Citizen-Centric Distributed Data-Sharing Model within an e-Governance Architecture.

An Intelligent Method for Upper Limb Posture Recognition Based on Limited MEMS Data (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wu, Z., Wu, X., Liu, Q., & Liu, X. (2022). An Intelligent Method for Upper Limb Posture Recognition Based on Limited MEMS Data. In 2021 IEEE Intl Conf on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, Intl Conf on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, Intl

There are more than 10 million new stroke cases worldwide every year, and stroke has become one of the main causes of death and disability. In recent years, with the rapid development of computer science and technology, through the combination of Int... Read More about An Intelligent Method for Upper Limb Posture Recognition Based on Limited MEMS Data.

Improving Domestic NILM Using An Attention- Enabled Seq2Point Learning Approach (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhang, J., Sun, J., Gan, J., Liu, Q., & Liu, X. (2022). Improving Domestic NILM Using An Attention- Enabled Seq2Point Learning Approach. In 2021 IEEE Intl Conf on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, Intl Conf on Pervasive Intelligence and Computi

The past decade have seen a growth in Internet technology, the overlap of cyberspace and social space provides great convenience for people's life. The in-depth study of non-intrusive load management (NILM) promotes the development of multi-integrati... Read More about Improving Domestic NILM Using An Attention- Enabled Seq2Point Learning Approach.

Cu2O-Based Electrochemical Biosensor for Non-Invasive and Portable Glucose Detection (2022)
Journal Article
Franco, F. F., Hogg, R. A., & Manjakkal, L. (2022). Cu2O-Based Electrochemical Biosensor for Non-Invasive and Portable Glucose Detection. Biosensors, 12(3), Article 174. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12030174

Electrochemical voltammetric sensors are some of the most promising types of sensors for monitoring various physiological analytes due to their implementation as non-invasive and portable devices. Advantages in reduced analysis time, cost-effectivene... Read More about Cu2O-Based Electrochemical Biosensor for Non-Invasive and Portable Glucose Detection.

DATASET: The impact of Covid-19 on travel behaviour, transport, lifestyles and residential location choices in Scotland (2022)
Data
Downey, L., Fonzone, A., & Fountas, G. (2022). DATASET: The impact of Covid-19 on travel behaviour, transport, lifestyles and residential location choices in Scotland. [Data]. https://doi.org/10.17869/enu.2022.2853752

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Edinburgh Napier University’s Transport Research Institute has been undertaking a study, funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), into its impact on transport and travel in Scotland. As part of this research... Read More about DATASET: The impact of Covid-19 on travel behaviour, transport, lifestyles and residential location choices in Scotland.

Remote Desktop Software as a Forensic Resource (2022)
Journal Article
Manson, J. (2022). Remote Desktop Software as a Forensic Resource. Journal of Cyber Security Technology, 6(1-2), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/23742917.2022.2049560

Remote Desktop Software (RDS) enables the controlling of a computer system without the need for physical access. Operations are sent to the remote machine and executed as if performed by a local user. With an unprecedented shift to remote working due... Read More about Remote Desktop Software as a Forensic Resource.

Influence of Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles on Bond-Slip Reponses between Fiber and Geopolymer Mortar (2022)
Journal Article
Intarabut, D., Sukontasukkul, P., Phoo-n gernkham, T., Zhang, H., Yoo, D., Limkatanyu, S., & Chindaprasirt, P. (2022). Influence of Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles on Bond-Slip Reponses between Fiber and Geopolymer Mortar. Nanomaterials, 12(6), Article 943.

In this study, the influence of graphene oxide nanoparticles on the bond-slip behavior of fiber and fly ash-based geopolymer paste was examined. Geopolymer paste incorporating a graphene oxide nanoparticles solution was cast in half briquetted specim... Read More about Influence of Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles on Bond-Slip Reponses between Fiber and Geopolymer Mortar.

Evaluating Sustainability Threats in Mega-scale Residential Projects (Damascus Construction Companies Perspective) [In Arabic] (2022)
Journal Article
Khaddour, L. A. (2022). Evaluating Sustainability Threats in Mega-scale Residential Projects (Damascus Construction Companies Perspective) [In Arabic]. Damascus University Journal for Engineering Sciences, 38(1), 54-71

Syria is witnessing an increase number of mega-scale, more sustainable housing projects. This is due to these projects role in: meeting the increased demand for housing, creating new jobs, encouraging investments and moving the wheel of the post-war... Read More about Evaluating Sustainability Threats in Mega-scale Residential Projects (Damascus Construction Companies Perspective) [In Arabic].