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Brief Exercise at Work (BE@Work): A Mixed-Methods Pilot Trial of a Workplace High-Intensity Interval Training Intervention (2021)
Journal Article
Burn, N. L., Weston, M., Atkinson, G., Graham, M., & Weston, K. L. (2021). Brief Exercise at Work (BE@Work): A Mixed-Methods Pilot Trial of a Workplace High-Intensity Interval Training Intervention. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, Article 699608. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.699608

Introduction: The efficacy of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) for improving markers of physical fitness and cardiometabolic health is promising. The workplace is one non-laboratory setting where the effectiveness of HIIT could be explored. Th... Read More about Brief Exercise at Work (BE@Work): A Mixed-Methods Pilot Trial of a Workplace High-Intensity Interval Training Intervention.

Proton Pump Inhibitors Inhibit PHOSPHO1 Activity and Matrix Mineralisation In Vitro (2021)
Journal Article
Staines, K. A., Myers, K., Little, K., Ralston, S. H., & Farquharson, C. (2021). Proton Pump Inhibitors Inhibit PHOSPHO1 Activity and Matrix Mineralisation In Vitro. Calcified Tissue International, 109, 696-705. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-021-00882-9

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have been associated with an increased risk of fragility fractures in pharmaco-epidemiological studies. The mechanism is unclear, but it has been speculated that by neutralising gastric acid, they may reduce intestinal c... Read More about Proton Pump Inhibitors Inhibit PHOSPHO1 Activity and Matrix Mineralisation In Vitro.

Self-harm: Detection and support on Twitter (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alhassan, M. A., Inuwa-Dutse, I., Shehu Bello, B., & Pennington, D. (2021, July). Self-harm: Detection and support on Twitter. Paper presented at European Conference on Social Media, Cyprus

Since the advent of online social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, useful health-related studies have been conducted using the information posted by online participants. Personal health-related issues such as mental health, self-harm and... Read More about Self-harm: Detection and support on Twitter.

Ownership Type, Home‐Country Government‐Directed Investment Policies and Firm Value in Strategic Sectors: Evidence from Chinese Acquiring Firms (2021)
Journal Article
Boateng, A., Du, M., Bi, X., Kwabi, F. O., & Glaister, K. W. (2022). Ownership Type, Home‐Country Government‐Directed Investment Policies and Firm Value in Strategic Sectors: Evidence from Chinese Acquiring Firms. British Journal of Management, 33(3), 1412-1431. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12538

Using data of Chinese acquirers in strategic sectors, we assess the role of home government and the effects of the interaction between ownership type and government-directed investment policies on acquiring firm value in cross-border acquisitions (CB... Read More about Ownership Type, Home‐Country Government‐Directed Investment Policies and Firm Value in Strategic Sectors: Evidence from Chinese Acquiring Firms.

The effects of dual-task interference in predicting turn-ends in speech and music (2021)
Journal Article
Fisher, N. K., Hadley, L. V., Corps, R. E., & Pickering, M. J. (2021). The effects of dual-task interference in predicting turn-ends in speech and music. Brain Research, 1768, Article 147571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147571

Determining when a partner’s spoken or musical turn will end requires well-honed predictive abilities. Evidence suggests that our motor systems are activated during perception of both speech and music, and it has been argued that motor simulation is... Read More about The effects of dual-task interference in predicting turn-ends in speech and music.

Beyond Speculative Design: Past – Present – Future (2021)
Book
Mitrović, I., Auger, J., Hanna, J., & Helgason, I. (Eds.). (2021). Beyond Speculative Design: Past – Present – Future. Split: SpeculativeEdu; Arts Academy, University of Split

The book Beyond Speculative Design: Past – Present – Future consists of six main sections. After the introduction, there is a brief history of speculation in radically different contexts, followed by a broad overview of speculative design practice an... Read More about Beyond Speculative Design: Past – Present – Future.

PyDentity: A playground for education and experimentation with the hyperledger verifiable information exchange platform (2021)
Journal Article
Abramson, W., Papadopoulos, P., Pitropakis, N., & Buchanan, W. J. (2021). PyDentity: A playground for education and experimentation with the hyperledger verifiable information exchange platform. Software Impacts, 9, Article 100101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpa.2021.100101

PyDentity lowers the entry barrier for parties interested in experimenting with the Hyperledger’s verifiable information exchange platform. It enables educators, developers and researchers to configure and initialise a set of actors easily as associa... Read More about PyDentity: A playground for education and experimentation with the hyperledger verifiable information exchange platform.

Film Bang Analysis (2021)
Digital Artefact
Scott, A., & Davidson, N. (2021). Film Bang Analysis. [Website]

A webslides presentation covering the main points emerging from analysis of the Film Bang directory 1976 - 2020. This study investigates freelance working in the Scottish film and television sector. The Industrial Strategy and the Bazalgette Repo... Read More about Film Bang Analysis.

Catching up with the Constitution: An analysis of National Health Insurance in South Africa post-apartheid (2021)
Journal Article
Pauw, T. (2022). Catching up with the Constitution: An analysis of National Health Insurance in South Africa post-apartheid. Development Southern Africa, 39(6), 921-934. https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2021.1945911

The passing of the 2019 National Health Insurance Bill (NHI) has revived debate whether such a policy can be effectively implemented in South Africa. The purpose of this article is to discuss the development process of this bill against the backdrop... Read More about Catching up with the Constitution: An analysis of National Health Insurance in South Africa post-apartheid.

How to solve the problems of solid waste pollution at high altitudes in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan: The case of Lenin Peak (2021)
Journal Article
Taylor, S., & Komissarov, V. (2021). How to solve the problems of solid waste pollution at high altitudes in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan: The case of Lenin Peak. Tourism of Kyrgyzstan: Practice; Problems and Perspectives, 17(1),

This paper reports on recent activities to remove solid waste from 4,250 metres on Lenin Peak and current proposals to establish an appropriate governance solution to support the longer term protection of this high altitude natural area.

Empowerment of Street Vendors: An Untapped Resource in the Informal Economy (2021)
Journal Article
Karunaratna, A. C., & Tjandra, N. C. (2021). Empowerment of Street Vendors: An Untapped Resource in the Informal Economy. Colombo Business Journal, 12(1), 187-207. https://doi.org/10.4038/cbj.v12i1.75

Street vending has persisted for centuries and pervasive across the globe since it plays a remarkable role in fulfilling customer needs in the context of the informal economy. In the contemporary business context, authorities have not paid sufficient... Read More about Empowerment of Street Vendors: An Untapped Resource in the Informal Economy.

A Pledge to Mobilize Against Racism – Translated (2021)
Journal Article
Stanley, M., Rogers, S., Forwell, S., Hocking, C., Nayar, S., Rudman, D. L., Prodinger, B., Vera, L. F., Townsend, E. E., Magalhaes, L., Simaan, J., Reid, H., & Pols, V. (2021). A Pledge to Mobilize Against Racism – Translated. Journal of Occupational Science, 28(3), 388-397. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2021.1921562

The members of the Journal of Occupational Science issued a pledge to mobilize against racism in August 2020. Part of that pledge was an undertaking to “mentor and encourage authors and reviewers to promote anti-racist practices in their work within... Read More about A Pledge to Mobilize Against Racism – Translated.

Stroke recovery: What are people talking about on Twitter? (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gallacher, K., Petrie, D., Rasmussen Pennington, D., & Quinn, T. (2021, June). Stroke recovery: What are people talking about on Twitter?. Paper presented at Society for Primary Care’s 49th Annual Scientific Meeting (SAPC ASM), Online

Problem: Stroke survivors and their carers have benefited from advances in treatments and improved support with recovery because of an expanding evidence base, yet certain areas of stroke care require further attention from researchers and funding bo... Read More about Stroke recovery: What are people talking about on Twitter?.

Breeding Great Tit Parus major Individuals have Moderately Consistent Foraging Niches Across Years (2021)
Journal Article
Olivé-Muñiz, M., Pagani-Núñez, E., & Senar, J. C. (2021). Breeding Great Tit Parus major Individuals have Moderately Consistent Foraging Niches Across Years. Ardeola, 68(2), 409-422. https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.68.2.2021.ra6

Diet specialisation during brood rearing has important consequences on parental reproductive success and on the recruitment rate of offspring. However, very little is known about the long-term consistency of parents when feeding their offspring. Here... Read More about Breeding Great Tit Parus major Individuals have Moderately Consistent Foraging Niches Across Years.

BAFCA 10 Year Vision (2021)
Report
Laird, P., & Hill, W. (2021). BAFCA 10 Year Vision. BAFCA

To be effective, coaches need to fulfil several different roles within a team, these include technical, tactical, physical, and mental aspects of our game. It is therefore vital to provide ongoing development opportunities to encourage coaches to enh... Read More about BAFCA 10 Year Vision.

Sonification of Exosolar System Accretion Discs (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Quinton, M., McGregor, I., & Benyon, D. (2021). Sonification of Exosolar System Accretion Discs. In The 26th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD 2021)

This study investigated the design and evaluation of a sonification, created for an astronomer who studies exosolar accretion discs. User design methods were applied to sonify data that could allow the classification of accretion discs. The sonificat... Read More about Sonification of Exosolar System Accretion Discs.

A survey on system level energy optimisation for MPSoCs in IoT and consumer electronics (2021)
Journal Article
Ali, H., Tariq, U. U., Hardy, J., Zhai, X., Lu, L., Zheng, Y., Bensaali, F., Amira, A., Fatema, K., & Antonopoulos, N. (2021). A survey on system level energy optimisation for MPSoCs in IoT and consumer electronics. Computer Science Review, 41, Article 100416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosrev.2021.100416

Internet-of-Things (IoT) is an appealing service to revolutionise Smart City (SC) initiatives across the globe. IoT interconnects a plethora of digital devices known as Sensor Nodes (SNs) to the Internet. Due to their high performance and exceptional... Read More about A survey on system level energy optimisation for MPSoCs in IoT and consumer electronics.

Electromagnetic Analysis of an Ultra-Lightweight Cipher: PRESENT (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gunathilake, N. A., Al-Dubai, A., Buchanan, W. J., & Lo, O. (2021). Electromagnetic Analysis of an Ultra-Lightweight Cipher: PRESENT. In 10th International Conference on Cryptography and Information Security (CRYPIS 2021) (185-205)

Side-channel attacks are an unpredictable risk factor in cryptography. Therefore, continuous observations of physical leakages are essential to minimise vulnerabilities associated with cryptographic functions. Lightweight cryptography is a novel appr... Read More about Electromagnetic Analysis of an Ultra-Lightweight Cipher: PRESENT.