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Exercise acutely increases vitamin D receptor expression in T lymphocytes in vitamin D-deficient men, independent of age (2021)
Journal Article
Lithgow, H., Florida‐James, G., Ross, M., Duncan, G., & Leggate, M. (2021). Exercise acutely increases vitamin D receptor expression in T lymphocytes in vitamin D-deficient men, independent of age. Experimental Physiology, 106(7), 1460-1469. https://doi.org/10.1113/ep089480

Vitamin D plays a key role in the modulation of the immune system, mediated through the intracellular vitamin D receptor (VDR). Exercise has been shown to influence the activity and availability of the VDR. This study aimed to investigate the effect... Read More about Exercise acutely increases vitamin D receptor expression in T lymphocytes in vitamin D-deficient men, independent of age.

A multi-institutional exploration of the social mobility potential of degree apprenticeships (2021)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Taylor-Smith, E., Fabian, K., Zarb, M., Paterson, J., Barr, M., & Berg, T. (2021). A multi-institutional exploration of the social mobility potential of degree apprenticeships. Journal of Education and Work, 34(4), 488-503. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2021.1946494

This mixed-method study at six universities asked degree apprentices about their trajectories into the apprenticeship, to better understand the social mobility potential of apprenticeships. The degree apprenticeship offers a route to a degree for app... Read More about A multi-institutional exploration of the social mobility potential of degree apprenticeships.

Governing a multilevel and cross-sectoral climate policy implementation network (2021)
Journal Article
Wagner, P. M., Torney, D., & Ylä‐Anttila, T. (2021). Governing a multilevel and cross-sectoral climate policy implementation network. Environmental Policy and Governance, 31(5), 417-431. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.1942

For national governments to meet their international climate change obligations they need to develop and implement plans that involve coordinating the actions of local, regional and national level actors from across multiple sectors. When this occurs... Read More about Governing a multilevel and cross-sectoral climate policy implementation network.

‘It maybe doesn’t seem much, but to me it’s my kingdom’: staff and client experiences of Housing First in Scotland (2021)
Journal Article
Miler, J. A., Foster, R., Hnizdilova, K., Murdoch, H., & Parkes, T. (2022). ‘It maybe doesn’t seem much, but to me it’s my kingdom’: staff and client experiences of Housing First in Scotland. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 29(3), 231-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2021.1926429

Housing First (HF) represents a significant shift in the way that the problem of homelessness and co-occuring challenges including problem substance use, is addressed. HF interventions have been the focus of much research. Quantitative studies have c... Read More about ‘It maybe doesn’t seem much, but to me it’s my kingdom’: staff and client experiences of Housing First in Scotland.

Rethinking rural China: Zhang Yimou’s Red Sorghum and the roots-searching movement in a post-cultural revolution context (2021)
Book Chapter
Li, Q. (2021). Rethinking rural China: Zhang Yimou’s Red Sorghum and the roots-searching movement in a post-cultural revolution context. In S. P. Gabriel, & B. Wilson (Eds.), . London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003105367

Zhang Yimou, one of the most successful of Chinese auteur directors, has been criticized for his Orientalist tendencies, specifically for the exotic atmosphere that turns his films into Oriental spectacles for Western consumption. Yet criticizing Zha... Read More about Rethinking rural China: Zhang Yimou’s Red Sorghum and the roots-searching movement in a post-cultural revolution context.

Adaptation to one perceived motion direction can generate multiple velocity aftereffects (2021)
Journal Article
Gekas, N., & Mamassian, P. (2021). Adaptation to one perceived motion direction can generate multiple velocity aftereffects. Journal of Vision, 21(5), Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.21.5.17

Sensory adaptation is a useful tool to identify the links between perceptual effects and neural mechanisms. Even though motion adaptation is one of the earliest and most documented aftereffects, few studies have investigated the perception of directi... Read More about Adaptation to one perceived motion direction can generate multiple velocity aftereffects.

Advances in machine translation for sign language: approaches, limitations, and challenges (2021)
Journal Article
Farooq, U., Rahim, M. S. M., Sabir, N., Hussain, A., & Abid, A. (2021). Advances in machine translation for sign language: approaches, limitations, and challenges. Neural Computing and Applications, 33, 14357-14399. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-021-06079-3

Sign languages are used by the deaf community around the globe to communicate with one another. These are gesture-based languages where a deaf person performs gestures using hands and facial expressions. Every gesture represents a word or a phrase in... Read More about Advances in machine translation for sign language: approaches, limitations, and challenges.

A Control and Posture Recognition Strategy for Upper-Limb Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients (2021)
Journal Article
Yu, X., Xiao, B., Tian, Y., Wu, Z., Liu, Q., Wang, J., Sun, M., & Liu, X. (2021). A Control and Posture Recognition Strategy for Upper-Limb Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2021, Article 6630492. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6630492

At present, the study of upper-limb posture recognition is still in the primary stage; due to the diversity of the objective environment and the complexity of the human body posture, the upper-limb posture has no public dataset. In this paper, an upp... Read More about A Control and Posture Recognition Strategy for Upper-Limb Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients.

Towards An SDN Assisted IDS (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sutton, R., Ludwiniak, R., Pitropakis, N., Chrysoulas, C., & Dagiuklas, T. (2021, April). Towards An SDN Assisted IDS. Presented at IFIP NTMS Workshop on CyberSecurity on Hardware 2021, Paris, France

Modern Intrusion Detection Systems are able to identify and check all traffic crossing the network segments that they are only set to monitor. Traditional network infrastructures use static detection mechanisms that check and monitor specific types o... Read More about Towards An SDN Assisted IDS.

DeepFake: Deep Dueling-Based Deception Strategy to Defeat Reactive Jammers (2021)
Journal Article
Van Huynh, N., Hoang, D. T., Nguyen, D. N., & Dutkiewicz, E. (2021). DeepFake: Deep Dueling-Based Deception Strategy to Defeat Reactive Jammers. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 20(10), 6898-6914. https://doi.org/10.1109/twc.2021.3078439

In this paper, we introduce DeepFake, a novel deep reinforcement learning-based deception strategy to deal with reactive jamming attacks. In particular, for a smart and reactive jamming attack, the jammer is able to sense the channel and attack the c... Read More about DeepFake: Deep Dueling-Based Deception Strategy to Defeat Reactive Jammers.

The impact of medication side effects on adherence and persistence to hormone therapy in breast cancer survivors: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis (2021)
Journal Article
Peddie, N., Agnew, S., Crawford, M., Dixon, D., MacPherson, I., & Fleming, L. (2021). The impact of medication side effects on adherence and persistence to hormone therapy in breast cancer survivors: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis. The Breast, 58, 147-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2021.05.005

Background Hormone Therapy (HT) reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence and mortality in women with breast cancer. Despite these clinical benefits, rates of HT non-adherence and non-persistence are high. Research suggests this may be due to the... Read More about The impact of medication side effects on adherence and persistence to hormone therapy in breast cancer survivors: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis.

Using behavioural theory to understand adherence to behaviours that reduce transmission of COVID‐19; evidence from the CHARIS representative national study (2021)
Journal Article
Dixon, D., Den Daas, C., Hubbard, G., & Johnston, M. (2022). Using behavioural theory to understand adherence to behaviours that reduce transmission of COVID‐19; evidence from the CHARIS representative national study. British Journal of Health Psychology, 27(1), 116-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12533

Objectives To examine the ability of four models of behaviour, namely, Protection Motivation Theory (PMT), the Common Sense Self-Regulation Model (CS-SRM), and Social Cognitive Theory and the Reasoned Action Approach (SCT and RAA) to understand adhe... Read More about Using behavioural theory to understand adherence to behaviours that reduce transmission of COVID‐19; evidence from the CHARIS representative national study.

Discovery of New Imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole Derivatives as Potent Pan-RAF Inhibitors with Promising In Vitro and In Vivo Anti-melanoma Activity (2021)
Journal Article
Abdel-Maksoud, M. S., El-Gamal, M. I., Lee, B. S., Gamal El-Din, M. M., Jeon, H. R., Kwon, D., Ammar, U. M., Mersal, K. I., Ali, E. M. H., Lee, K., Yoo, K. H., Han, D. K., Lee, J. K., Kim, G., Choi, H. S., Kwon, Y. J., Lee, K. H., & Oh, C. H. (2021). Discovery of New Imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole Derivatives as Potent Pan-RAF Inhibitors with Promising In Vitro and In Vivo Anti-melanoma Activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64(10), 6877-6901. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00230

BRAF is an important component of MAPK cascade. Mutation of BRAF, in particular V600E, leads to hyperactivation of the MAPK pathway and uncontrolled cellular growth. Resistance to selective inhibitors of mutated BRAF is a major obstacle against treat... Read More about Discovery of New Imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole Derivatives as Potent Pan-RAF Inhibitors with Promising In Vitro and In Vivo Anti-melanoma Activity.

Understanding Public Perceptions of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Social Media Analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Cresswell, K., Tahir, A., Sheikh, Z., Hussain, Z., Domínguez Hernández, A., Harrison, E., Williams, R., Sheikh, A., & Hussain, A. (2021). Understanding Public Perceptions of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Social Media Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(5), Article e26618. https://doi.org/10.2196/26618

Background: The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in late 2019 and its subsequent spread worldwide continues to be a global health crisis. Many governments consider contact tracing of citizens through apps installed on mobile phones as a key mechanism to conta... Read More about Understanding Public Perceptions of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Social Media Analysis.

Coronavirus lockdown and virus suppression: An international analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Hwang, T. (2021). Coronavirus lockdown and virus suppression: An international analysis. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 170, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120861

This paper analyses the effect of lockdown against the coronavirus which is one of the fastest growing threats in the world. We focus on three categories of lockdown and group four continents, Asia, America, Europe, and Africa together to assess the... Read More about Coronavirus lockdown and virus suppression: An international analysis.

Editorial: Focus on Indian migrations (2021)
Journal Article
Singh, R., & Sirkeci, I. (2021). Editorial: Focus on Indian migrations. Migration Letters, 18(3), 229-236. https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v18i3.1453

In this issue, we have brought together articles focusing on Indian and South Asian migration experiences and patterns. India has been a major player in international migration, including remittances flows, but also a major scene of internal migratio... Read More about Editorial: Focus on Indian migrations.

Shaping a Smart Transportation System for Sustainable Value Co-Creation (2021)
Journal Article
Zhang, J., Li, S., & Wang, Y. (2023). Shaping a Smart Transportation System for Sustainable Value Co-Creation. Information Systems Frontiers, 25(1), 365-380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-021-10139-3

The smart transportation system (STS) leverages ubiquitous and networked computing to improve the efficiency of urban mobility. Whilst existing IS work has explored various factors influencing STS development, there is a lack of consideration of how... Read More about Shaping a Smart Transportation System for Sustainable Value Co-Creation.

A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection (2021)
Journal Article
Morawska, L., Allen, J., Bahnfleth, W., Bluyssen, P. M., Boerstra, A., Buonanno, G., …Yao, M. (2021). A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection. Science, 372(6543), 689-691. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abg2025

There is great disparity in the way we think about and address different sources of environmental infection. Governments have for decades promulgated a large amount of legislation and invested heavily in food safety, sanitation, and drinking water fo... Read More about A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection.

Train Your Classifier First: Cascade Neural Networks Training from Upper Layers to Lower Layers (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhang, S., Do, C., Doddipatla, R., Loweimi, E., Bell, P., & Renals, S. (2021, June). Train Your Classifier First: Cascade Neural Networks Training from Upper Layers to Lower Layers. Presented at ICASSP 2021 - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Toronto, ON, Canada

Although the lower layers of a deep neural network learn features which are transferable across datasets, these layers are not transferable within the same dataset. That is, in general, freezing the trained feature extractor (the lower layers) and re... Read More about Train Your Classifier First: Cascade Neural Networks Training from Upper Layers to Lower Layers.