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Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptive Symptom Severity and Frequency in Athletic Females (2024)
Journal Article
Kiemle-Gabbay, L. R., Valentin, S., Martin, D., & Forrest (née Whyte), L. J. (2024). Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptive Symptom Severity and Frequency in Athletic Females. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 32(S1), https://doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.2023-0086

The purpose of this study was to determine symptom severity and frequency in female exercisers and athletes from a diverse range of sports who have a menstrual cycle (MC) or use hormonal contraceptives (HCs). An additional aim was to explore the perc... Read More about Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptive Symptom Severity and Frequency in Athletic Females.

The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science (2024)
Journal Article
True, A., Ridley-Ellis, D., Spear, M., & Ansell, M. P. (in press). The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science. International Wood Products Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/20426445241246844

The Institute of Wood Science (IWSc) represented the interests and knowledge of wood scientists and wood technologists in the UK and beyond between 1955 and 2009 when it merged with the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). In that time... Read More about The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science.

Abusive supervision in commercial kitchens: Insights from the restaurant industry (2024)
Journal Article
Taheri, B., Thompson, J., Mistry, T., Okumus, B., & Gannon, M. (2024). Abusive supervision in commercial kitchens: Insights from the restaurant industry. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 120, Article 103789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2024.103789

This mixed-method study investigates how abusive supervision and bullying impact job satisfaction and turnover intentions among employees in an environment plagued by ingrained incivility: commercial kitchens. Underpinned by social learning theory, w... Read More about Abusive supervision in commercial kitchens: Insights from the restaurant industry.

Synthesising Diverse and Discriminatory Sets of Instances using Novelty Search in Combinatorial Domains (2024)
Journal Article
Marrero, A., Segredo, E., Leon, C., & Hart, E. (online). Synthesising Diverse and Discriminatory Sets of Instances using Novelty Search in Combinatorial Domains. Evolutionary Computation, https://doi.org/10.1162/evco_a_00350

Gathering sufficient instance data to either train algorithm-selection models or understand algorithm footprints within an instance space can be challenging. We propose an approach to generating synthetic instances that are tailored to perform well w... Read More about Synthesising Diverse and Discriminatory Sets of Instances using Novelty Search in Combinatorial Domains.

Participatory Explorations in the Techno-Spiritual (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grandison, T. (2024, June). Participatory Explorations in the Techno-Spiritual. Presented at The 22nd European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, Rimini, Italy

This exploratory paper presents a pilot study conducted with 64 undergraduate students at Edinburgh Napier University in November 2023. The aim of this study was to understand how people who do not necessarily identify as religious engaged in what th... Read More about Participatory Explorations in the Techno-Spiritual.

Digital transformation and the DIY artist: Balancing artistic integrity and economic sustainability in the digital domain (2024)
Journal Article
Oliver, P. G. (online). Digital transformation and the DIY artist: Balancing artistic integrity and economic sustainability in the digital domain. DIY, Alternative Cultures & Society, https://doi.org/10.1177/27538702241251886

This study investigates the evolving role of do-it-yourself (DIY) artists in the context of digital transformation , analyzing the delicate balance between maintaining artistic integrity and achieving economic sustainability in the contemporary music... Read More about Digital transformation and the DIY artist: Balancing artistic integrity and economic sustainability in the digital domain.

An innovative approach for the passive cooling of batteries: An empirical investigation of copper deposition on polyurethane foam for the enhancement of phase change material (2024)
Journal Article
Alcock, K. M., Shearer, N., Santos, F. V., Cai, Z., & Goh, K. (2024). An innovative approach for the passive cooling of batteries: An empirical investigation of copper deposition on polyurethane foam for the enhancement of phase change material. Applied Materials Today, 38, Article 102221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2024.102221

A proof-of-concept utilising Copper-Plated Polyurethane Foam (CPPF) and Phase Change Material (PCM) for passive thermal management of lithium-ion batteries is demonstrated in this study. The aim of this research is to assess the effectiveness of CPPF... Read More about An innovative approach for the passive cooling of batteries: An empirical investigation of copper deposition on polyurethane foam for the enhancement of phase change material.

Citizen engagement in public sector innovation: exploring the transition between paradigms (2024)
Journal Article
Nguyen, H., Drejer, I., & Marques, P. (online). Citizen engagement in public sector innovation: exploring the transition between paradigms. Public Management Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2024.2347360

This paper explores how the public sector engages citizens for innovation purposes. It connects the related but currently separate debates concerning the transition from the ‘new public management’ to the ‘new public governance’ paradigm and the appl... Read More about Citizen engagement in public sector innovation: exploring the transition between paradigms.

Playable Archive: The management of data in the FIFA/EA Sports franchise (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Donald, I. (2024, July). Playable Archive: The management of data in the FIFA/EA Sports franchise. Presented at DiGRA 2024, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

The FIFA series (now known as EA Sports FC) of video games are football (soccer) sports simulation games that claim to provide “unrivaled authenticity” for fans (Escaravage and Ludlow 2023). EA releases a new version annually and each iteration routi... Read More about Playable Archive: The management of data in the FIFA/EA Sports franchise.

Improving Efficiency of Evolving Robot Designs via Self-Adaptive Learning Cycles and an Asynchronous Architecture (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Le Goff, L., & Hart, E. (2024, July). Improving Efficiency of Evolving Robot Designs via Self-Adaptive Learning Cycles and an Asynchronous Architecture. Presented at GECCO 2024 Embodied and Evolved Artificial Intelligence Workshop, Melbourne, Australia

Algorithmic frameworks for the joint optimisation of a robot's design and controller often utilise a learning loop nested within an evolutionary algorithm to refine the controller associated with a newly generated robot design. Intuitively, it is rea... Read More about Improving Efficiency of Evolving Robot Designs via Self-Adaptive Learning Cycles and an Asynchronous Architecture.

Explaining evolutionary feature selection via local optima networks (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Adair, J., Thomson, S. L., & Brownlee, A. E. (2024, July). Explaining evolutionary feature selection via local optima networks. Presented at ACM Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) 2024, Melbourne, Australia

We analyse fitness landscapes of evolutionary feature selection to obtain information about feature importance in supervised machine learning. Local optima networks (LONs) are a compact representation of a landscape, and can potentially be adapted fo... Read More about Explaining evolutionary feature selection via local optima networks.

Parametric Study on PVDF Electrospun Nanofibers: Optical Characteristics, Piezoelectric Analysis, and Correlated Applications (2024)
Journal Article
Nair, R., Mahdi, J., Amjad, O., Maree, K., Jain, A., Al-Dubai, A., Jaradat, S., Shyha, I., Trabelsi, M., Alothamn, B., & Shehata, N. (2024). Parametric Study on PVDF Electrospun Nanofibers: Optical Characteristics, Piezoelectric Analysis, and Correlated Applications. Journal of Electronic Materials, 53, 4155–4172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-024-11097-7

In this study, both the optical and piezoelectric properties of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) electrospun nanofibers were investigated at different needle-to-collector distances of the electrospinning process at constant applied high voltage. For pi... Read More about Parametric Study on PVDF Electrospun Nanofibers: Optical Characteristics, Piezoelectric Analysis, and Correlated Applications.

Hearing Impairment and Physical Activity and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Baseline Results from the ACHIEVE Trial (2024)
Journal Article
Cai, Y., Martinez Amezcua, P., Betz, J. F., Zhang, T., Huang, A. R., Wanigatunga, A. A., Glynn, N. W., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. H., Coresh, J., Couper, D., Deal, J. A., Gmelin, T., Goman, A. M., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Mitchell, C. M., Mosley, T., Pankow, J. S., Pike, J. R., …Schrack, J. A. (2024). Hearing Impairment and Physical Activity and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Baseline Results from the ACHIEVE Trial. Journals of Gerontology, Series A, 79(7), Article glae117. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glae117

Exploring the use of fitness landscape analysis for understanding malware evolution (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Babaagba, K., Murali, R., & Thomson, S. L. (2024, July). Exploring the use of fitness landscape analysis for understanding malware evolution. Presented at ACM Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) 2024, Melbourne, Australia

We conduct a preliminary study exploring the potential of using fitness landscape analysis for understanding the evolution of malware. This type of optimisation is fairly new and has not previously been studied through the lens of landscape analysis.... Read More about Exploring the use of fitness landscape analysis for understanding malware evolution.

Virtual Reality as a Method to Cope With Labor Pain: What Do Women Want? (2024)
Journal Article
Van Leugenhaege, L. V., Van De Craen, N., Maes, K., Vanden Bergh, L., Timmerman, K., Van Aken, S., Mestdagh, E., & Kuipers, Y. J. (online). Virtual Reality as a Method to Cope With Labor Pain: What Do Women Want?. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000001120

This study aimed to determine what childbearing women want when using virtual reality as an intrapartum pain management method. Researchers performed a qualitative exploratory study using content analysis. Two focus groups were organized including pr... Read More about Virtual Reality as a Method to Cope With Labor Pain: What Do Women Want?.

Safer and Efficient Assemblies: Harnessing Real Time Worker Movements with Digital Twins (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kasarapu, S. S. K., Vasantha, G., Marzano, A., Corney, J., Hanson, J., Quigley, J., El-Raoui, H., Thompson, N., & Sherlock, A. (2024, August). Safer and Efficient Assemblies: Harnessing Real Time Worker Movements with Digital Twins. Presented at 21st International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2024), Glasgow

This paper addresses a critical gap in digital twin simulation within manufacturing environments by focusing on the dynamic representation of worker movements during assembly processes. We introduce an innovative approach that utilizes Ultra-Wideband... Read More about Safer and Efficient Assemblies: Harnessing Real Time Worker Movements with Digital Twins.

Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Breen, C. (2024, June). Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop. Presented at Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Trainees, patients and healthcare providers all benefit from better training through practice, feedback and objective assessment. We would like to invite you to join a group of patients, trainees and consultants across surgery, anaesthesia and nursin... Read More about Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop.

Young men and violence against women prevention: Exploring reactions and emotions (2024)
Report
McQueen, F. (2024). Young men and violence against women prevention: Exploring reactions and emotions. Edinburgh: School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University

There has been an increase in attention paid to the need for prevention work in response to the pervasive issue of violence against women (VAW) which includes femicide, rape and other violence. The need to directly address men and boys in prevention... Read More about Young men and violence against women prevention: Exploring reactions and emotions.