Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (1507)

Bleeding Free – advocacy and activism in the production of a student led documentary on period poverty and menstrual health education (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacLeod, K. (2021, October). Bleeding Free – advocacy and activism in the production of a student led documentary on period poverty and menstrual health education. Paper presented at Menstruation in the Media (in collaboration with Menstruation Research Network), Sheffield Halam University

This paper will discuss the a university produced social impact documentary, Bleeding Free, produced by an advocacy and impact collective, Bleedin Saor . The collective (meaning Bleeding Free in Scots & Gaelic) aimed to increase access to period prod... Read More about Bleeding Free – advocacy and activism in the production of a student led documentary on period poverty and menstrual health education.

Not an unusual life for the time and place: Etel Mittag-Fodor (2021)
Exhibition / Performance
Stutterheim, K. (2021). Not an unusual life for the time and place: Etel Mittag-Fodor. [photo]. Exhibited at Cologne, Germany. 21 October 2021 - 24 October 2021. (Unpublished)

On the occasion of the festival year "1700 Years of Jewish Life in Germany", the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM) presents an exhibition of portraits, still lifes and architectural photographs by the Bauhaus photographer Etel Mittag-Fodor from 192... Read More about Not an unusual life for the time and place: Etel Mittag-Fodor.

Elena+ Care for COVID-19, A Pandemic Lifestyle Care Intervention: Intervention Design and Study Protocol (2021)
Journal Article
Ollier, J., Neff, S., Dworschak, C., Sejdiji, A., Santhanam, P., Keller, R., Xiao, G., Asisof, A., Rüegger, D., Bérubé, C., Hilfiker Tomas, L., Neff, J., Yao, J., Alattas, A., Varela-Mato, V., Pitkethly, A., Dolores Vara, M., Herrero, R., M. Baños, R., Parada, C., …Kowatsch, T. (2021). Elena+ Care for COVID-19, A Pandemic Lifestyle Care Intervention: Intervention Design and Study Protocol. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, Article 625640. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.625640

Background: The current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is an emergency on a global scale, with huge swathes of the population required to remain indoors for prolonged periods to tackle the virus. In this new context, individuals’ health-promoting rout... Read More about Elena+ Care for COVID-19, A Pandemic Lifestyle Care Intervention: Intervention Design and Study Protocol.

Dielectrorheology of Aspect-Ratio-Tailored Carbon Nanotube/Polyethylene Composites under Large Deformations: Implications for High-Temperature Dielectrics (2021)
Journal Article
Erfanian, E., Kamkar, M., Williams, D., Zamani Keteklahijani, Y., Salehiyan, R., Ray, S. S., Arjmand, M., & Sundararaj, U. (2021). Dielectrorheology of Aspect-Ratio-Tailored Carbon Nanotube/Polyethylene Composites under Large Deformations: Implications for High-Temperature Dielectrics. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4(11), 11493-11504. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c01698

In this work, advanced custom-synthesized carbon nanotube (CNT)-based polymer nanocomposites were designed and prepared for electrical applications, with an innovative strategy in terms of catalyst preparation. The physical structures of the CNTs wer... Read More about Dielectrorheology of Aspect-Ratio-Tailored Carbon Nanotube/Polyethylene Composites under Large Deformations: Implications for High-Temperature Dielectrics.

Combining Visual and Social Dialogue for Human-Robot Interaction (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gunson, N., Hernandez Garcia, D., Part, J. L., Yu, Y., Sieińska, W., Dondrup, C., & Lemon, O. (2021, October). Combining Visual and Social Dialogue for Human-Robot Interaction. Presented at 2021 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, Montréal, QC, Canada

We will demonstrate a prototype multimodal conversational AI system that will act as a receptionist in a hospital waiting room, combining visually-grounded dialogue with social conversation. The system supports visual object conversation in the waiti... Read More about Combining Visual and Social Dialogue for Human-Robot Interaction.

Ankle Proprioception in Male and Female Surfers and the Implications of Motor Experience and Lower-Body Strength (2021)
Journal Article
Dowse, R. A., Secomb, J. L., Bruton, M., Parsonage, J., Ferrier, B., Waddington, G., & Nimphius, S. (2022). Ankle Proprioception in Male and Female Surfers and the Implications of Motor Experience and Lower-Body Strength. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 36(12), 3497-3504. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000004126

The primary objectives were to evaluate if the active movement extent discrimination apparatus (AMEDA) condition (i.e., front foot and back foot plantarflexion, dorsiflexion, inversion, and eversion) and the level of competition explained ankle movem... Read More about Ankle Proprioception in Male and Female Surfers and the Implications of Motor Experience and Lower-Body Strength.

Exploring the Brand Effect of Islamic Bank on the General Population of Scotland (2021)
Journal Article
Jackson, J., & Khaleel, F. (2021). Exploring the Brand Effect of Islamic Bank on the General Population of Scotland. Global Review of Islamic Economics and Business, 9(1), 119-138. https://doi.org/10.14421/grieb.2021.091-09

The United Kingdom (UK) currently has one of the most attractive regulatory and tax systems in the world for Islamic finance, as well as being far ahead of other western nations for provision of Islamic finance, with five sharia-compliant banks. Yet... Read More about Exploring the Brand Effect of Islamic Bank on the General Population of Scotland.

Trips for Outdoor Exercise at Different Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Scotland   (2021)
Journal Article
Semple, T., Fountas, G., & Fonzone, A. (2021). Trips for Outdoor Exercise at Different Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Scotland  . Journal of transport & health, 23, Article 101280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2021.101280

Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has had exceptional effects on travel behaviour in the UK. This paper focuses specifically on the outdoor exercise trips of Scottish residents at several distinct points of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the negative... Read More about Trips for Outdoor Exercise at Different Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Scotland  .

Enhancing the practicality of tools to estimate the whole life embodied carbon of building structures via machine-learning models (2021)
Journal Article
Pomponi, F., Luque Anguita, M., Lange, M., D'Amico, B., & Hart, E. (2021). Enhancing the practicality of tools to estimate the whole life embodied carbon of building structures via machine-learning models. Frontiers in Built Environment, 7, Article 745598. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.745598

The construction and operation of buildings account for significant environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy demand, resource consumption and waste generation. While the operation of buildings is fairly well regulated a... Read More about Enhancing the practicality of tools to estimate the whole life embodied carbon of building structures via machine-learning models.

From gen Xers to millennials: Transformation of self through tourism (2021)
Book Chapter
Polus, R., & Carr, N. (2021). From gen Xers to millennials: Transformation of self through tourism. In Millennials, Spirituality and Tourism. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003170631

Studies on generation cohorts and tourism have been an ongoing and active subject in the academic world. Whilst links between generation cohorts and tourism are emerging, there seems little work that discusses generational change and its influence on... Read More about From gen Xers to millennials: Transformation of self through tourism.

Young women’s knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer screening at a selected higher education institution in Lesotho (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Nyangu, I., & Moteane, T. Young women’s knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer screening at a selected higher education institution in Lesotho

Background: In Lesotho, cervical cancer is the most common female cancer and leading cause of death amongst women. In 2019, the annual number of new cancer cases was 477 and 346 women died from cancer related complications in Lesotho.

Aim: The aim... Read More about Young women’s knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer screening at a selected higher education institution in Lesotho.

Sales is not just about action but interaction (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mackenzie, C. (2021, October). Sales is not just about action but interaction. Presented at Turku University of Applied Science, Online

An explanation about how sales is not simply about talking but about the process of interacting.

Midwives providing woman-centred care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A national qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Stulz, V. M., Bradfield, Z., Cummins, A., Catling, C., Sweet, L., McInnes, R., McLaughlin, K., Taylor, J., Hartz, D., & Sheehan, A. (2022). Midwives providing woman-centred care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A national qualitative study. Women and Birth, 35(5), 475-483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2021.10.006

Background
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused isolation, fear, and impacted on maternal healthcare provision.

Aim
To explore midwives’ experiences about how COVID-19 impacted their ability to provide woman-centred care, and what lessons they have... Read More about Midwives providing woman-centred care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A national qualitative study.

More than the sum of their parts - How UK Timber Houses can be Deconstructed and Reused (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cramer, M., & Sandin, Y. (2021, October). More than the sum of their parts - How UK Timber Houses can be Deconstructed and Reused. Presented at Annual Meeting of the Northern European Network for Wood Science and Engineering, Kaunas, Lithuania

The InFutUReWood project (infuturewood.info) focuses on the reuse of structural timber and is working on improving the design of buildings to facilitate deconstruction and reuse. For this purpose, we conducted five case studies in four of the partner... Read More about More than the sum of their parts - How UK Timber Houses can be Deconstructed and Reused.

Control Strategies for Energy Efficiency at PNU’s Metro System (2021)
Journal Article
Saleh, W., Justin, S., Alsawah, G., Al Ghamdi, T., & Lashin, M. M. A. (2021). Control Strategies for Energy Efficiency at PNU’s Metro System. Energies, 14(20), Article 6660. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206660

It is broadly acknowledged that there is an urgent need to reduce carbon-based mobility systems and increase renewable energy alternatives. The automotive industry is one of the greatest consumers of energy in the world. It is fronted with many chall... Read More about Control Strategies for Energy Efficiency at PNU’s Metro System.

Gender diversity and financial statement fraud (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Yu, M., & Gao, S. (2022). Gender diversity and financial statement fraud. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 41(2), Article 106903. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2021.106903

This study investigates the role of gender diversity in fraud commission and detection with a view to identifying whether companies with more female corporate leaders are less likely
to be involved in financial statement fraud. Using a bivariate pro... Read More about Gender diversity and financial statement fraud.

The UK War Books Boom, 1926-33 (2021)
Data
Frayn, A., & Houston, F. (2021). The UK War Books Boom, 1926-33. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.17869/enu.2021.2810868

Data for article 'The War Books Boom in Britain, 1928–1930'. For submission to First World War Studies, Oct 2021.

Data collected Jan 2020-Aug 2021 from various sources articulated in article.