All Outputs (1422)

Attacking Windows Hello for Business: Is It What We Were Promised? (2023)
Journal Article
Haddad, J., Pitropakis, N., Chrysoulas, C., Lemoudden, M., & Buchanan, W. J. (2023). Attacking Windows Hello for Business: Is It What We Were Promised?. Cryptography, 7(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryptography7010009

Traditional password authentication methods have raised many issues in the past, including insecure practices, so it comes as no surprise that the evolution of authentication should arrive in the form of password-less solutions. This research aims to... Read More about Attacking Windows Hello for Business: Is It What We Were Promised?.

Market Manipulation in Stock and Power Markets: A Study of Indicator-Based Monitoring and Regulatory Challenges (2023)
Journal Article
Hao, Y., Vand, B., Delgado, B. M., & Baldi, S. (2023). Market Manipulation in Stock and Power Markets: A Study of Indicator-Based Monitoring and Regulatory Challenges. Energies, 16(4), Article 1894. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16041894

In recent years, algorithmic-based market manipulation in stock and power markets has considerably increased, and it is difficult to identify all such manipulation cases. This causes serious challenges for market regulators. This work highlights and... Read More about Market Manipulation in Stock and Power Markets: A Study of Indicator-Based Monitoring and Regulatory Challenges.

Multiple local symmetries result in a common average polar axis in high strain BiFeO3 based ceramics (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, G., Hu, T., Zhu, W., Lu, Z., Kleppe, A., Diaz Lopez, M., Feteira, A., Sinclair, D. C., Fu, Z., Huang, H., Wang, D., & Reaney, I. M. (2023). Multiple local symmetries result in a common average polar axis in high strain BiFeO3 based ceramics. Physical review letters, 130(7), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.076801

For the first time, the origin of large electrostrain in pseudocubic BiFeO3-based ceramics is verified with direct structural evidence backed by appropriate simulations. We employ advanced structural and microstructural characterisations of BiFeO3 ba... Read More about Multiple local symmetries result in a common average polar axis in high strain BiFeO3 based ceramics.

Assessment of the accuracy of counting large ungulate species (red deer Cervus elaphus) with UAV‐mounted thermal infrared cameras during night flights (2023)
Journal Article
Zabel, F., Findlay, M. A., & White, P. J. C. (2023). Assessment of the accuracy of counting large ungulate species (red deer Cervus elaphus) with UAV‐mounted thermal infrared cameras during night flights. Wildlife Biology, 2023(3), Article e01071. https://doi.org/10.1002/wlb3.01071

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly used in wildlife surveying, including estimation of population densities. It is essential that we evaluate and test new survey methods to guide optimal sampling strategies. This study aimed to assess t... Read More about Assessment of the accuracy of counting large ungulate species (red deer Cervus elaphus) with UAV‐mounted thermal infrared cameras during night flights.

Digital Play Psychogeography and Creative Placemaking (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Flint, T., Stewart, F., & Grandison, T. (in press). Digital Play Psychogeography and Creative Placemaking.

This is a presentation of two creative placemaking projects with primary school children in three schools in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh. The projects were undertaken with local arts centre WHALE Arts and researchers from Edinburgh Napier University. Bo... Read More about Digital Play Psychogeography and Creative Placemaking.

LC/MS-based discrimination between plasma and urine metabolomic changes following exposure to ultraviolet radiation by using data modelling (2023)
Journal Article
Ali, A. M., Monaghan, C., Muggeridge, D. J., Easton, C., & Watson, D. G. (2023). LC/MS-based discrimination between plasma and urine metabolomic changes following exposure to ultraviolet radiation by using data modelling. Metabolomics, 19(2), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-023-01977-0

Introduction: This study sought to compare between metabolomic changes of human urine and plasma to investigate which one can be used as best tool to identify metabolomic profiling and novel biomarkers associated to the potential effects of ultraviol... Read More about LC/MS-based discrimination between plasma and urine metabolomic changes following exposure to ultraviolet radiation by using data modelling.

CFNet: An Eigenvalue Preserved Approach to Multiscale Building Segmentation in High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images (2023)
Journal Article
Liu, Q., Li, Y., Bilal, M., Liu, X., Zhang, Y., Wang, H., & Xu, X. (2023). CFNet: An Eigenvalue Preserved Approach to Multiscale Building Segmentation in High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 16, 2481-2491. https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2023.3244336

In recent years, AI and Deep Learning (DL) methods have been widely used for object classification, recognition, and segmentation of high-resolution multispectral remote sensing images. These DL-based solutions perform better compare to traditional s... Read More about CFNet: An Eigenvalue Preserved Approach to Multiscale Building Segmentation in High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images.

Disturbance of primary producer communities disrupts the thermal limits of the associated aquatic fauna (2023)
Journal Article
Booth, J., Giomi, F., Daffonchio, D., McQuaid, C., & Fusi, M. (2023). Disturbance of primary producer communities disrupts the thermal limits of the associated aquatic fauna. Science of the Total Environment, 872, 162135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162135

Environmental fluctuation forms a framework of variability within which species have evolved. Environmental fluctuation includes predictability, such as diel cycles of aquatic oxygen fluctuation driven by primary producers. Oxygen availability and fl... Read More about Disturbance of primary producer communities disrupts the thermal limits of the associated aquatic fauna.

Towards a Combined Physical and Social Evaluation of Climate Vulnerability in Coastal Urban Megacities (2023)
Journal Article
Kantamaneni, K., Li, Q., Wu, H., Zhu, M., Apostolopoulou, A., Xu, W., Kenawy, I., Rajendran, L. P., Rice, L., Jimenez-Bescos, C., Panneer, S., & Pushparaj, R. R. B. (2023). Towards a Combined Physical and Social Evaluation of Climate Vulnerability in Coastal Urban Megacities. Water, 15(4), Article 712. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15040712

Coastal urban megacities across Asia face significant risks from climate change, including coastal flooding, high temperatures, urban heat island impacts and air pollution. These hazards are associated with negative impacts on infrastructure, communi... Read More about Towards a Combined Physical and Social Evaluation of Climate Vulnerability in Coastal Urban Megacities.

The influence of facemasks on communication in healthcare settings: a systematic review (2023)
Journal Article
Francis, R., Leavitt, M., McLelland, C., & Hamilton, D. F. (2024). The influence of facemasks on communication in healthcare settings: a systematic review. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46(4), 637-649. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2176553

Purpose Although a well-established aspect of healthcare practice, the impact of facemasks on verbal communication is surprisingly ambiguous. Materials and Methods A systematic search was conducted in APA PSYCHinfo, CINAHL, NHS Knowledge Network... Read More about The influence of facemasks on communication in healthcare settings: a systematic review.

Randomized block-coordinate adaptive algorithms for nonconvex optimization problems (2023)
Journal Article
Zhou, Y., Huang, K., Li, J., Cheng, C., Wang, X., Hussian, A., & Liu, X. (2023). Randomized block-coordinate adaptive algorithms for nonconvex optimization problems. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 121, Article 105968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.105968

Nonconvex optimization problems have always been one focus in deep learning, in which many fast adaptive algorithms based on momentum are applied. However, the full gradient computation of high-dimensional feature vector in the above tasks become pro... Read More about Randomized block-coordinate adaptive algorithms for nonconvex optimization problems.

COVID-19 and Airborne Transmission: Science Rejected, Lives Lost. Can Society Do Better? (2023)
Journal Article
Morawska, L., Bahnfleth, W., Bluyssen, P. M., Boerstra, A., Buonanno, G., Dancer, S. J., Floto, A., Franchimon, F., Haworth, C., Hogeling, J., Isaxon, C., Jimenez, J. L., Kurnitski, J., Li, Y., Loomans, M., Marks, G., Marr, L. C., Mazzarella, L., Melikov, A. K., Miller, S., …Wierzbicka, A. (2023). COVID-19 and Airborne Transmission: Science Rejected, Lives Lost. Can Society Do Better?. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 76(10), 1854-1859. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciad068

This is an account that should be heard of an important struggle: the struggle of a large group of experts who came together at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to warn the world about the risk of airborne transmission and the consequences of i... Read More about COVID-19 and Airborne Transmission: Science Rejected, Lives Lost. Can Society Do Better?.

How Knowledge Transfer Impact Happens at the Farm Level: Insights from Advisers and Farmers in the Irish Agricultural Sector (2023)
Journal Article
Cawley, A., Heanue, K., Hilliard, R., O’Donoghue, C., & Sheehan, M. (2023). How Knowledge Transfer Impact Happens at the Farm Level: Insights from Advisers and Farmers in the Irish Agricultural Sector. Sustainability, 15(4), Article 3226. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043226

Many studies show that interaction with agricultural advisory services impacts productivity and profitability on farms. However, less attention is paid to explaining how this impact is achieved. This paper explores the factors that determine the impl... Read More about How Knowledge Transfer Impact Happens at the Farm Level: Insights from Advisers and Farmers in the Irish Agricultural Sector.

An Efficient Cross-Layer Authentication Scheme for Secure Communication in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (2023)
Journal Article
Shawky, M. A., Bottarelli, M., Epiphaniou, G., & Karadimas, P. (2023). An Efficient Cross-Layer Authentication Scheme for Secure Communication in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(7), 8738 - 8754. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2023.3244077

Intelligent transportation systems contribute to improved traffic safety by facilitating real-time communication between vehicles and infrastructures. In this context, message authentication is crucial to safeguard vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs)... Read More about An Efficient Cross-Layer Authentication Scheme for Secure Communication in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks.

Human Trafficking Situation in Poland and Stakeholder Mapping 2023: A Report Produced for the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI) (2023)
Report
Hoff, S., Dawid, I., & Sharapov, K. (2023). Human Trafficking Situation in Poland and Stakeholder Mapping 2023: A Report Produced for the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI). Amsterdam: European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI)

This report was commissioned within the context of the ELECT THB project, which aims to enhance the identification and investigation of trafficking in human beings (THB) for sexual and labour exploitation and increase collaboration between law enforc... Read More about Human Trafficking Situation in Poland and Stakeholder Mapping 2023: A Report Produced for the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI).

Human Trafficking Situation in Ukraine and Stakeholder Mapping 2023: A Report Produced for the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI) (2023)
Report
Hoff, S., Cherepakha, K., & Sharapov, K. (2023). Human Trafficking Situation in Ukraine and Stakeholder Mapping 2023: A Report Produced for the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI). Amsterdam: European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI)

This report was commissioned within the context of the ELECT THB project, which aims to enhance the identification and investigation of trafficking in human beings (THB) for sexual and labour exploitation and increase collaboration between law enfor... Read More about Human Trafficking Situation in Ukraine and Stakeholder Mapping 2023: A Report Produced for the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI).

Facilities management strategic roles and services quality performance in Nigeria's banking sector (2023)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D. I. (online). Facilities management strategic roles and services quality performance in Nigeria's banking sector. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-06-2022-0313

Purpose-Facilities management (FM) as a strategic management tool has been an attractive research topic among scholars and practitioners alike for decades. The primary purpose of this paper is threefold: to assess the extent of use of FM roles (strat... Read More about Facilities management strategic roles and services quality performance in Nigeria's banking sector.

Environmental impacts of upgrading gas to electric heating and cooling, considering decarbonisation of the electricity grid (2023)
Journal Article
Peukes, I. E., Pomponi, F., & D'Amico, B. (2023). Environmental impacts of upgrading gas to electric heating and cooling, considering decarbonisation of the electricity grid. Journal of Building Engineering, 68, Article 106066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106066

Rising temperatures and higher energy costs have created the imperative for Australian households to reduce energy consumption via more efficient heating and cooling systems. These energy efficient systems could lower the overall environmental impact... Read More about Environmental impacts of upgrading gas to electric heating and cooling, considering decarbonisation of the electricity grid.

Harnessing innovation approaches to support community and belonging in Higher Education (2023)
Journal Article
Haddow, C., & Brodie, J. (in press). Harnessing innovation approaches to support community and belonging in Higher Education. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2023.2176907

The COVID-19 Pandemic has ushered in significant challenges for supporting community and belonging in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). This paper seeks to provide key recommendations to strengthen such activity, through a critical evaluation o... Read More about Harnessing innovation approaches to support community and belonging in Higher Education.

A Qualitative Study of 11 World-Class Team-Sport Athletes’ Experiences Answering Subjective Questionnaires: A Key Ingredient for ‘Visible’ Health and Performance Monitoring? (2023)
Journal Article
McCall, A., Wolfberg, A., Ivarsson, A., Dupont, G., Larocque, A., & Bilsborough, J. (2023). A Qualitative Study of 11 World-Class Team-Sport Athletes’ Experiences Answering Subjective Questionnaires: A Key Ingredient for ‘Visible’ Health and Performance Monitoring?. Sports Medicine, 53(5), 1085-1100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01814-3

Background: Athlete monitoring trends appear to be favouring objective over subjective measures. One reason of potentially several is that subjective monitoring affords athletes to give dishonest responses. Indeed, athletes have never been systematic... Read More about A Qualitative Study of 11 World-Class Team-Sport Athletes’ Experiences Answering Subjective Questionnaires: A Key Ingredient for ‘Visible’ Health and Performance Monitoring?.