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Suicide prevention: Introducing the Lothian Safekeeping Plan © for parents as a clinical innovation for use alongside safety plans for children and young people (2024)
Journal Article
Abbott‐Smith, S., Dougall, N., & Ring, N. (2024). Suicide prevention: Introducing the Lothian Safekeeping Plan © for parents as a clinical innovation for use alongside safety plans for children and young people. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 37(1), Article e12455. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12455

Topic: Internationally, preventing suicide in children and young people is a priority and there are a range of preventative approaches available for health professionals to use, including brief interventions. Safety planning is one such brief interve... Read More about Suicide prevention: Introducing the Lothian Safekeeping Plan © for parents as a clinical innovation for use alongside safety plans for children and young people.

Data-based bipartite formation control for multi-agent systems with communication constraints (2024)
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Wang, J., Zhao, H., Yu, H., Yang, R., & Li, J. (2024). Data-based bipartite formation control for multi-agent systems with communication constraints. Science Progress, 107(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/00368504241227620

This article investigates data-driven distributed bipartite formation issues for discrete-time multi-agent systems with communication constraints. We propose a quantized data-driven distributed bipartite formation control approach based on the plant’... Read More about Data-based bipartite formation control for multi-agent systems with communication constraints.

Robust Real-time Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement based on DNN and GAN (2024)
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Gogate, M., Dashtipour, K., & Hussain, A. (in press). Robust Real-time Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement based on DNN and GAN. IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, https://doi.org/10.1109/tai.2024.3366141

The human auditory cortex contextually integrates audio-visual (AV) cues to better understand speech in a cocktail party situation. Recent studies have shown that AV speech enhancement (SE) models can significantly improve speech quality and intellig... Read More about Robust Real-time Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement based on DNN and GAN.

British Sign Language Detection Using Ultra-Wideband Radar Sensing and Residual Neural Network (2024)
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Saeed, U., Shah, S. A., Ghadi, Y. Y., Hameed, H., Shah, S. I., Ahmad, J., & Abbasi, Q. H. (2024). British Sign Language Detection Using Ultra-Wideband Radar Sensing and Residual Neural Network. IEEE Sensors Journal, 24(7), 11144-11151. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2024.3364389

This study represents a significant advancement in Sign Language Detection (SLD), a crucial tool for enhancing communication and fostering inclusivity among the hearing-impaired community. It innovatively combines radar technology with deep learning... Read More about British Sign Language Detection Using Ultra-Wideband Radar Sensing and Residual Neural Network.

A comparison of dermal toxicity models; assessing suitability for safe(r)-by-design decision-making and for screening nanomaterial hazards (2024)
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McLean, P., Marshall, J., García, A., Beal, D., Katsumiti, A., Carrière, M., & Boyles, M. (2024). A comparison of dermal toxicity models; assessing suitability for safe(r)-by-design decision-making and for screening nanomaterial hazards. Toxicology in Vitro, 97, Article 105792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2024.105792

The objective of Safe-by-Design (SbD) is to support the development of safer products and production processes, and enable safe use throughout a materials' life cycle; an intervention at an early stage of innovation can greatly benefit industry by re... Read More about A comparison of dermal toxicity models; assessing suitability for safe(r)-by-design decision-making and for screening nanomaterial hazards.

A novel medical image data protection scheme for smart healthcare system (2024)
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Rehman, M. U., Shafique, A., Khan, M. S., Driss, M., Boulila, W., Ghadi, Y. Y., Changalasetty, S. B., Alhaisoni, M., & Ahmad, J. (2024). A novel medical image data protection scheme for smart healthcare system. CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, 9(4), 821-836. https://doi.org/10.1049/cit2.12292

The Internet of Multimedia Things (IoMT) refers to a network of interconnected multimedia devices that communicate with each other over the Internet. Recently, smart healthcare has emerged as a significant application of the IoMT, particularly in the... Read More about A novel medical image data protection scheme for smart healthcare system.

Training future engineers: Integrating Computational Thinking and effective learning methodologies into education (2024)
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Herrero‐Álvarez, R., León, C., Miranda, G., & Segredo, E. (2024). Training future engineers: Integrating Computational Thinking and effective learning methodologies into education. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 32(3), Article e22723. https://doi.org/10.1002/cae.22723

This article examines the effectiveness and interest generated among primary and secondary education students through activities aimed at developing Computational Thinking skills, in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The shift to... Read More about Training future engineers: Integrating Computational Thinking and effective learning methodologies into education.

Introduction: Denis Saurat on ‘“The Scottish Renaissance” Group’ (2024)
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Lyall, S. (2024). Introduction: Denis Saurat on ‘“The Scottish Renaissance” Group’. Studies in Scottish literature, 49(1), 183-185. https://doi.org/10.51221/sc.ssl.2024.49.1.11

Provides the biographical context and publication history for Denis Saurat’s essay ‘Le groupe de “la Renaissance Écossaise”’, which included Saurat’s French translation of some MacDiarmid poems, describes the essay’s importance in the history of the... Read More about Introduction: Denis Saurat on ‘“The Scottish Renaissance” Group’.

Introduction: Hugh MacDiarmid at 100 (2024)
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Lyall, S. (2024). Introduction: Hugh MacDiarmid at 100. Studies in Scottish literature, 49(1), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.51221/sc.ssl.2024.49.1.2

Explains the background for this special issue, Hugh MacDiarmid at 100, in the Scottish Revival Network’s conference in August 2022, which marked the centenary of Hugh MacDiarmid’s first appearance in print under that name in The Scottish Chapbook in... Read More about Introduction: Hugh MacDiarmid at 100.

'To "Meddle Wi' The Thistle"': C. M. Grieve's Scottish Chapbook, The Little Magazine, and the Dilemmas of Scottish Modernism (2024)
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Lyall, S. (2024). 'To "Meddle Wi' The Thistle"': C. M. Grieve's Scottish Chapbook, The Little Magazine, and the Dilemmas of Scottish Modernism. Studies in Scottish literature, 49(1), 28-49. https://doi.org/10.51221/sc.ssl.2024.49.1.4

Examines C. M. Grieve’s (Hugh MacDiarmid’s) most important journal enterprise, The Scottish Chapbook, which critics have assumed marks the beginning of a modernist Scottish renaissance. Against this view, this article argues that the range of contrib... Read More about 'To "Meddle Wi' The Thistle"': C. M. Grieve's Scottish Chapbook, The Little Magazine, and the Dilemmas of Scottish Modernism.

Spatial Neglect: An Exploration of Clinical Assessment Behaviour in Stroke Rehabilitation (2024)
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Fisher, G., Quel de Oliveira, C., Stubbs, P. W., Power, E., Checketts, M., Porter-Armstrong, A., & Kennedy, D. S. (2024). Spatial Neglect: An Exploration of Clinical Assessment Behaviour in Stroke Rehabilitation. Clinical Rehabilitation, 38(5), 688-699. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241230270

Objective: There is a large gap between evidence-based recommendations for spatial neglect assessment and clinical practice in stroke rehabilitation. We aimed to describe factors that may contribute to this gap, clinician perceptions of an ideal asse... Read More about Spatial Neglect: An Exploration of Clinical Assessment Behaviour in Stroke Rehabilitation.

The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses (2024)
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Clements, H. S., Do Linh San, E., Hempson, G., Linden, B., Maritz, B., Monadjem, A., Reynolds, C., Siebert, F., Stevens, N., Biggs, R., De Vos, A., Blanchard, R., Child, M., Esler, K. J., Hamann, M., Loft, T., Reyers, B., Selomane, O., Skowno, A. L., Tshoke, T., …Woodhouse, G. M. (2024). The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses. Scientific Data, 11(1), Article 191. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02832-6

Sub-Saharan Africa is under-represented in global biodiversity datasets, particularly regarding the impact of land use on species’ population abundances. Drawing on recent advances in expert elicitation to ensure data consistency, 200 experts were co... Read More about The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses.

STIDNet: Identity-Aware Face Forgery Detection with Spatiotemporal Knowledge Distillation (2024)
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Fang, M., Yu, L., Xie, H., Tan, Q., Tan, Z., Hussain, A., Wang, Z., Li, J., & Tian, Z. (2024). STIDNet: Identity-Aware Face Forgery Detection with Spatiotemporal Knowledge Distillation. IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, 11(4), 5354 - 5366. https://doi.org/10.1109/tcss.2024.3356549

The impressive development of facial manipulation techniques has raised severe public concerns. Identity-aware methods, especially suitable for protecting celebrities, are seen as one of promising face forgery detection approaches with additional ref... Read More about STIDNet: Identity-Aware Face Forgery Detection with Spatiotemporal Knowledge Distillation.

Re-evaluating the East-West divide in the European Union (2024)
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Volintiru, C., Surubaru, N.-C., Epstein, R. A., & Fagan, A. (2024). Re-evaluating the East-West divide in the European Union. Journal of European Public Policy, 31(3), 782-800. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2024.2313694

This introduction argues that the East-West divide in Europe continues to be politically salient since the fall of the Berlin Wall and two decades since the accession of most East Central European (ECE) countries to the European Union. We re-evaluate... Read More about Re-evaluating the East-West divide in the European Union.

Online information for Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) survivors and their families: a systematic appraisal of content and quality of websites (2024)
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Weddell, J., Jawad, D., Buckley, T., Redfern, J., Mansur, Z., Elliott, N., Hanson, C., & Gallagher, R. (2024). Online information for Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) survivors and their families: a systematic appraisal of content and quality of websites. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 184, Article 105372

Background
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) survivors often seek information online. However, the quality and content of websites for SCAD survivors is uncertain. This review aimed to systematically identify and appraise websites for SC... Read More about Online information for Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) survivors and their families: a systematic appraisal of content and quality of websites.

Influence Government, Platform Power And The Patchwork Profile: Exploring The Appropriation Of Targeted Advertising Infrastructures For Government Behaviour Change Campaigns (2024)
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Collier, B., Stewart, J., Horgan, S., Thomas, D. R., & Wilson, L. (2024). Influence Government, Platform Power And The Patchwork Profile: Exploring The Appropriation Of Targeted Advertising Infrastructures For Government Behaviour Change Campaigns. First Monday, 29(1), https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v29i2.13579

The targeted digital advertising infrastructures on which the business models of the social media platform economy rest have been the subject of significant academic and political interest. In this paper, we explore and theorise the appropriation of... Read More about Influence Government, Platform Power And The Patchwork Profile: Exploring The Appropriation Of Targeted Advertising Infrastructures For Government Behaviour Change Campaigns.

Management of stress urinary incontinence associated with perimenopause (2024)
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Storm, S., & MacVicar, S. (2024). Management of stress urinary incontinence associated with perimenopause. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 6(2), 68-74. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2024.6.2.68

Pelvic health physiotherapy is recommended as first-line treatment for those with lower urinary tract symptoms and pelvic floor dysfunction. Pelvic health physiotherapists treat a number of genitourinary conditions conservatively, including stress ur... Read More about Management of stress urinary incontinence associated with perimenopause.

Deferred cord clamping to improve neonatal blood values. A systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
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Zemouri, C., Mestdagh, E., Stiers, M., Torfs, K., & Kuipers, Y. (2024). Deferred cord clamping to improve neonatal blood values. A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 153, Article 104718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104718

Background
Practices related to umbilical cord clamping at birth should be evidence-based. Deferred cord clamping, compared to immediate cord clamping, shows benefits for preterm neonates but this may also apply to healthy term neonates. Different b... Read More about Deferred cord clamping to improve neonatal blood values. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

An Entity Ontology-Based Knowledge Graph Embedding Approach to News Credibility Assessment (2024)
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Liu, Q., Jin, Y., Cao, X., Liu, X., Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., Xu, X., & Qi, L. (2024). An Entity Ontology-Based Knowledge Graph Embedding Approach to News Credibility Assessment. IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, 11(4), 5308 - 5318. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSS.2023.3342873

Fake news is a prevalent issue in modern society, leading to misinformation and societal harm. News credibility assessment is a crucial approach for evaluating the accuracy and authenticity of news. It plays a significant role in enhancing public awa... Read More about An Entity Ontology-Based Knowledge Graph Embedding Approach to News Credibility Assessment.

Aberrant Behaviours of Drivers Involved in Crashes and Related Injury Severity: Are there Variations between the Major Cities in the Same Country? (2024)
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Fonzone, A. (2024). Aberrant Behaviours of Drivers Involved in Crashes and Related Injury Severity: Are there Variations between the Major Cities in the Same Country?. Journal of Safety Research, 89, 64-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2024.01.010

Crash data analyses based on accident datasets often do not include human-related variables because they can be hard to reconstruct from crash data. However, records of crash circumstances can help for this purpose since crashes can be classified con... Read More about Aberrant Behaviours of Drivers Involved in Crashes and Related Injury Severity: Are there Variations between the Major Cities in the Same Country?.