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Investigating the effectiveness of virtual influencers in prosocial marketing (2024)
Journal Article
Igarashi, R., Bhoumik, K., & Thompson, J. (online). Investigating the effectiveness of virtual influencers in prosocial marketing. Psychology and Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.22031

Heeding the rising popularity of virtual influencers on social media, many established brands are beginning to collaborate with them. Although virtual influencers are perceived as novel and exciting, their effectiveness in different areas of consumer... Read More about Investigating the effectiveness of virtual influencers in prosocial marketing.

Coaches’ ability to support elite and adolescent soccer players throughout their menstrual cycle (2024)
Journal Article
Donnelly, J., Macrae, E., Valentin, S., White, A., Easton, C., & Forrest (née Whyte), L. J. (online). Coaches’ ability to support elite and adolescent soccer players throughout their menstrual cycle. International journal of Sports Science and Coaching, https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541241255280

Female soccer players report that the menstrual cycle (MC) can negatively impact sporting performance, with barriers identified in communicating their MC experiences to coaches and support staff. Whilst research is growing, there are few studies expl... Read More about Coaches’ ability to support elite and adolescent soccer players throughout their menstrual cycle.

Explainable AI for cybersecurity automation, intelligence and trustworthiness in digital twin: Methods, taxonomy, challenges and prospects (2024)
Journal Article
Sarker, I. H., Janicke, H., Mohsin, A., Gill, A., & Maglaras, L. (online). Explainable AI for cybersecurity automation, intelligence and trustworthiness in digital twin: Methods, taxonomy, challenges and prospects. ICT Express, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icte.2024.05.007

Digital twins (DTs) are an emerging digitalization technology with a huge impact on today’s innovations in both industry and research. DTs can significantly enhance our society and quality of life through the virtualization of a real-world physical s... Read More about Explainable AI for cybersecurity automation, intelligence and trustworthiness in digital twin: Methods, taxonomy, challenges and prospects.

Sodium Metabisulfite Inhibits Acanthamoeba Trophozoite Growth through Thiamine Depletion (2024)
Journal Article
Mooney, R., Giammarini, E., Corbett, E., Thomson, S., McKinley, K., Sinisterra Sebastian, P., Rodgers, K., O’Donnell, J., McGinness, C., Roberts, C. W., Ramaesh, K., & Henriquez, F. L. (2024). Sodium Metabisulfite Inhibits Acanthamoeba Trophozoite Growth through Thiamine Depletion. Pathogens, 13(6), Article 431. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13060431

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a severe infection of the cornea. Prevention and treatment are difficult due to the inefficacy of currently available compounds. The impact of many commonly used compounds for routine examinations of Acanthamoeba is une... Read More about Sodium Metabisulfite Inhibits Acanthamoeba Trophozoite Growth through Thiamine Depletion.

Assistive technology: Occupational therapy assessment and services for people with dementia (2024)
Journal Article
Curnow, E., Maclean, F., & McCormack, B. (online). Assistive technology: Occupational therapy assessment and services for people with dementia. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226241252280

Introduction: Research suggests that services are not effectively providing suitable assistive technology for people with dementia. There is a need to understand the challenges facing practitioners to identify where service changes should be focusse... Read More about Assistive technology: Occupational therapy assessment and services for people with dementia.

Barriers and Facilitators to Clinical Supervision in Ghana: A Scoping Review (2024)
Journal Article
Awiagah, S. K., Dordunu, R., Hukporti, N., Nukunu, P. E., & Dzando, G. (2024). Barriers and Facilitators to Clinical Supervision in Ghana: A Scoping Review. SAGE Open Nursing, 10, https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608241255263

Background Clinical supervision involves the professional relationship between an experienced and knowledgeable clinician and a less experienced clinician in which the experienced clinician provides support toward the skills development of the less... Read More about Barriers and Facilitators to Clinical Supervision in Ghana: A Scoping Review.

“This wall does more for mental health than the uni does”: Theorising Toilet Graffiti as Safe House for Students (2024)
Journal Article
Victoria, M. (online). “This wall does more for mental health than the uni does”: Theorising Toilet Graffiti as Safe House for Students. Innovative Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-024-09712-w

Despite sometimes being considered unworthy of scholarly attention, the study of toilet graffiti, also known as latrinalia, has nevertheless garnered increasing interest among researchers. Graffiti writing still suffers from the stigma of being assoc... Read More about “This wall does more for mental health than the uni does”: Theorising Toilet Graffiti as Safe House for Students.

A Pragmatic Delphi Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Emergency Responder/Healthcare Workers' Participation in the Blue Light Surf Club Therapy Intervention (2024)
Journal Article
Marshall, J., Ward, P. B., Martindale, R., & Ferrier, B. (2024). A Pragmatic Delphi Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Emergency Responder/Healthcare Workers' Participation in the Blue Light Surf Club Therapy Intervention. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 15(1),

Emergency responders/healthcare workers face significant mental health burdens associated with their integral roles within society. Alongside the need for more mental health support, a major contributing factor to this burden are barriers to accessin... Read More about A Pragmatic Delphi Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Emergency Responder/Healthcare Workers' Participation in the Blue Light Surf Club Therapy Intervention.

Proximity-Driven, Load-Balancing Task Offloading Algorithm for Enhanced Performance in Satellite-Enabled Mist Computing (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Babaghayou, M., Chaib, N., Maglaras, L., Yigit, Y., Ferrag, M. A., & Marsh, C. (2023, December). Proximity-Driven, Load-Balancing Task Offloading Algorithm for Enhanced Performance in Satellite-Enabled Mist Computing. Presented at 16th EAI International Conference, WiCON 2023, Athens, Greece

In an era of rapidly evolving mobile computing, integrating satellite technologies with the Internet of Things (IoT) creates new communication and data management horizons. Our research focuses on the emerging challenge of efficiently managing heavy... Read More about Proximity-Driven, Load-Balancing Task Offloading Algorithm for Enhanced Performance in Satellite-Enabled Mist Computing.

UK perspectives & experiences of "Queering the Academy - Policies, Practices, and Barriers" (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kulpa, R. (2024, May). UK perspectives & experiences of "Queering the Academy - Policies, Practices, and Barriers". Presented at Queering the Academy - Policies, Practices, and Barriers, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, PL

In this invited contribution, Dr Kulpa will share reflections on how EDI (equality, diversity, and inclusion) and decolonialisation work in the UK academic contexts, embedded in the processes of neoliberalization of higher education in the anglophone... Read More about UK perspectives & experiences of "Queering the Academy - Policies, Practices, and Barriers".

Overtaking Feasibility Prediction for Mixed Connected and Connectionless Vehicles (2024)
Journal Article
Zhao, L., Qian, H., Hawbani, A., Al-Dubai, A. Y., Tan, Z., Yu, K., & Zomaya, A. Y. (online). Overtaking Feasibility Prediction for Mixed Connected and Connectionless Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2024.3398602

Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) utilize advanced technologies to enhance traffic safety and efficiency, contributing significantly to modern transportation. The integration of Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) further elevates road safety and fost... Read More about Overtaking Feasibility Prediction for Mixed Connected and Connectionless Vehicles.

From black to green: Quantifying the impact of economic growth, resource management, and green technologies on CO2 emissions (2024)
Journal Article
Shahbaz, M., Patel, N., Du, A. M., & Ahmad, S. (2024). From black to green: Quantifying the impact of economic growth, resource management, and green technologies on CO2 emissions. Journal of Environmental Management, 360, Article 121091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121091

In an exploration of environmental concerns, this groundbreaking research delves into the relationship between GDP per capita, coal rents, forest rents, mineral rents, oil rents, natural gas rents, fossil fuels, renewables, environmental tax and envi... Read More about From black to green: Quantifying the impact of economic growth, resource management, and green technologies on CO2 emissions.

Stuck up, peeled off, covered up, shared and scribbled out: Doing ordinary politics with political stickers (2024)
Journal Article
Bodden, S., & Awcock, H. (2024). Stuck up, peeled off, covered up, shared and scribbled out: Doing ordinary politics with political stickers. GeoHumanities, 10(1), 131-149. https://doi.org/10.1080/2373566X.2024.2339848

Stickers are pervasive, if often small and subtle, tools of political activism. Despite their enduring popularity, stickers do not fit into popular models of political action that presume either a spectacle of protest or formal institutions and debat... Read More about Stuck up, peeled off, covered up, shared and scribbled out: Doing ordinary politics with political stickers.

Information avoidance by younger adults with Type 1 diabetes: A preliminary empirical study (2024)
Journal Article
Ryan, B., & Webster, G. (in press). Information avoidance by younger adults with Type 1 diabetes: A preliminary empirical study. Information Research,

Introduction. People with Type 1 diabetes need to collect data to calculate their own insulin doses, and collect information about potential complications. However, information avoidance may be a barrier to such activities. Method. A preliminary stu... Read More about Information avoidance by younger adults with Type 1 diabetes: A preliminary empirical study.

Integration of Building Services in Modular Construction: A PRISMA Approach (2024)
Journal Article
Kazeem, K. O., Olawumi, T. O., Adam, J. J., & Lam, E. W. (2024). Integration of Building Services in Modular Construction: A PRISMA Approach. Applied Sciences, 14(10), Article 4151. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14104151

Modular construction is gaining worldwide attention. Building services are the systems that make buildings comfortable and efficient. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems provide heating, cooling, lighting, energy distribution, and wate... Read More about Integration of Building Services in Modular Construction: A PRISMA Approach.