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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.

Speech Acoustic Modelling from Raw Phase Spectrum (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Loweimi, E., Cvetkovic, Z., Bell, P., & Renals, S. (2021, June). Speech Acoustic Modelling from Raw Phase Spectrum. Presented at ICASSP 2021 - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Toronto, ON, Canada

Magnitude spectrum-based features are the most widely employed front-ends for acoustic modelling in automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems. In this paper, we investigate the possibility and efficacy of acoustic modelling using the raw short-time... Read More about Speech Acoustic Modelling from Raw Phase Spectrum.

Towards robust and efficient solvers for fluid-structure interaction problems involving thin flexible structures (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kadapa, C. (2021). Towards robust and efficient solvers for fluid-structure interaction problems involving thin flexible structures. In UK Association for Computational Mechanics (UKACM) 2021 Conference

This work proposes a new single-step implicit-explicit scheme for computationally efficient numerical solutions of fluid-structure interaction problems involving laminar incompressible fluids and thin, flexible structures. The base solver for incompr... Read More about Towards robust and efficient solvers for fluid-structure interaction problems involving thin flexible structures.

High-Isolation Antenna Array Using SIW and Realized with a Graphene Layer for Sub-Terahertz Wireless Applications (2021)
Journal Article
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., Salekzamankhani, S., Aïssa, S., See, C. H., Soin, N., Fishlock, S. J., Althuwayb, A. A., Abd-Alhameed, R., Huynen, I., Mclaughlin, J. A., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2021). High-Isolation Antenna Array Using SIW and Realized with a Graphene Layer for Sub-Terahertz Wireless Applications. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 10218 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87712-y

This paper presents the results of a study on developing an effective technique to increase the performance characteristics of array antennas for sub-THz integrated circuit applications. This is an essential to compensate the limited power of sub-THz... Read More about High-Isolation Antenna Array Using SIW and Realized with a Graphene Layer for Sub-Terahertz Wireless Applications.

New development: ‘Appreciate–Engage–Facilitate’—The role of public managers in value creation in public service ecosystems (2021)
Journal Article
Osborne, S. P., Powell, M., Cui, T., & Strokosch, K. (2021). New development: ‘Appreciate–Engage–Facilitate’—The role of public managers in value creation in public service ecosystems. Public Money and Management, 41(8), 668-671. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2021.1916189

This article argues for the ‘public service ecosystem’ as an organizing framework through which to appreciate the interactions and integration of the institutional, service, and individual levels in public service delivery. It offers a heuristic (‘Ap... Read More about New development: ‘Appreciate–Engage–Facilitate’—The role of public managers in value creation in public service ecosystems.

Measurement of the Intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis Drug Effect and Prediction of the Clinical Dose–Response Relationship Using Intracellular Pharmacodynamic Modeling (PDi) (2021)
Book Chapter
Donnellan, S., Martínez-Rodríguez, C., Aljayyoussi, G., & Biagini, G. A. (2021). Measurement of the Intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis Drug Effect and Prediction of the Clinical Dose–Response Relationship Using Intracellular Pharmacodynamic Modeling (PDi). In C. Barreiro, & J. Barredo (Eds.), Antimicrobial Therapies: Methods and Protocols (393-408). Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1358-0

The human disease tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. A quarter of the world’s population is estimated to be latently infected. Drug development and screening is slow and costly. We have developed a physiol... Read More about Measurement of the Intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis Drug Effect and Prediction of the Clinical Dose–Response Relationship Using Intracellular Pharmacodynamic Modeling (PDi).

Sentiment analysis of persian movie reviews using deep learning (2021)
Journal Article
Dashtipour, K., Gogate, M., Adeel, A., Larijani, H., & Hussain, A. (2021). Sentiment analysis of persian movie reviews using deep learning. Entropy, 23(5), Article 596. https://doi.org/10.3390/e23050596

Sentiment analysis aims to automatically classify the subject’s sentiment (e.g., positive, negative, or neutral) towards a particular aspect such as a topic, product, movie, news, etc. Deep learning has recently emerged as a powerful machine learning... Read More about Sentiment analysis of persian movie reviews using deep learning.

From theory to practice in pattern‐oriented modelling: identifying and using empirical patterns in predictive models (2021)
Journal Article
Gallagher, C. A., Chudzinska, M., Larsen‐Gray, A., Pollock, C. J., Sells, S. N., White, P. J. C., & Berger, U. (2021). From theory to practice in pattern‐oriented modelling: identifying and using empirical patterns in predictive models. Biological Reviews, 96(5), 1868-1888. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12729

To robustly predict the effects of disturbance and ecosystem changes on species, it is necessary to produce structurally realistic models with high predictive power and flexibility. To ensure that these models reflect the natural conditions necessary... Read More about From theory to practice in pattern‐oriented modelling: identifying and using empirical patterns in predictive models.

How Do Users Answer MATLAB Questions on Q&A Sites? A Case Study on Stack Overflow and MathWorks (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Naghashzadeh, M., Haghshenas, A., Sami, A., & Lo, D. (2021, March). How Do Users Answer MATLAB Questions on Q&A Sites? A Case Study on Stack Overflow and MathWorks. Presented at 28th IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering 2021 (SANER 2021), Honolulu, HI, USA

MATLAB is an engineering programming language with various toolboxes that has a dedicated Question and Answer (Q&A) platform on the MathWorks website, which is similar to Stack Overflow (SO). Moreover, some MATLAB users ask their questions on SO. Thi... Read More about How Do Users Answer MATLAB Questions on Q&A Sites? A Case Study on Stack Overflow and MathWorks.

Nurses' Perceptions regarding Types of Aggressive Behaviour displayed by Patients in a Selected Psychiatric Hospital in Lesotho (2021)
Journal Article
Rathobei, L., Nyangu, I., & Dube, M. (2021). Nurses' Perceptions regarding Types of Aggressive Behaviour displayed by Patients in a Selected Psychiatric Hospital in Lesotho. Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 23(1), Article 8325. https://doi.org/10.25159/2520-5293/8325

Aggressive behaviour of inpatients in mental health facilities occurs globally and is a serious nursing problem. Consequently, there is insufficient research studies conducted among nurses regarding the types of aggressive behaviour displayed by pati... Read More about Nurses' Perceptions regarding Types of Aggressive Behaviour displayed by Patients in a Selected Psychiatric Hospital in Lesotho.

Emissions assessment of bike sharing schemes: The case of Just Eat Cycles in Edinburgh, UK (2021)
Journal Article
D’Almeida, L., Rye, T., & Pomponi, F. (2021). Emissions assessment of bike sharing schemes: The case of Just Eat Cycles in Edinburgh, UK. Sustainable Cities and Society, 71, Article 103012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103012

Transport accounts for 40 % of global emissions, 72 % of which comes from road transport, and private cars are responsible for 60 % of road transport emissions. In cities, self-service bike sharing systems are quickly developing and are intended to o... Read More about Emissions assessment of bike sharing schemes: The case of Just Eat Cycles in Edinburgh, UK.

Application and Suitability of Polymeric Materials as Insulators in Electrical Equipment (2021)
Journal Article
Haque, S. M., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Umar, Y., Mas’ud, A. A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Jume, B. H., Rahman, H., & Bani, N. A. (2021). Application and Suitability of Polymeric Materials as Insulators in Electrical Equipment. Energies, 14(10), Article 2758. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14102758

In this paper, the applications of thermoplastic, thermoset polymers, and a brief description of the functions of each subsystem are reviewed. The synthetic route and characteristics of polymeric materials are presented. The mechanical properties of... Read More about Application and Suitability of Polymeric Materials as Insulators in Electrical Equipment.

The varied role, scope of practice, and education of cardiovascular nurses in ESC-affiliated countries: an ACNAP survey (2021)
Journal Article
Fitzsimons, D., Carson, M. A., Hansen, T. B., Neubeck, L., Tanash, M. I., & Hill, L. (2021). The varied role, scope of practice, and education of cardiovascular nurses in ESC-affiliated countries: an ACNAP survey. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20(6), 572-579. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvab027

Aims
Cardiovascular disease burden is increasing globally, pressuring nursing staff to deliver high-quality care across a diverse range of treatment areas. As such, an evaluation of the educational preparation of nurses is needed. To determine the c... Read More about The varied role, scope of practice, and education of cardiovascular nurses in ESC-affiliated countries: an ACNAP survey.

Time Scheduling and Energy Trading for Heterogeneous Wireless-Powered and Backscattering-Based IoT Networks (2021)
Journal Article
Nguyen, N., Nguyen, D. N., Hoang, D. T., Van Huynh, N., Dutkiewicz, E., Nguyen, N., & Nguyen, Q. (2021). Time Scheduling and Energy Trading for Heterogeneous Wireless-Powered and Backscattering-Based IoT Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 20(10), 6835-6851. https://doi.org/10.1109/twc.2021.3077018

This article studies the strategic interactions between an IoT service provider (IoTSP) which consists of heterogeneous IoT devices and its energy service provider (ESP). To that end, we propose an economic framework using the Stackelberg game to max... Read More about Time Scheduling and Energy Trading for Heterogeneous Wireless-Powered and Backscattering-Based IoT Networks.

Effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy for community living depressed women involved with the justice system (2021)
Journal Article
Black, S., Bowyer, D., Graham, P., Irvine Fitzpatrick, L., Pate, K., Woodrow, A., & Schwannauer, M. (2021). Effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy for community living depressed women involved with the justice system. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 31(3), 183-197. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2199

Background
Despite the prevalence of depression among women in the justice system, and its potentially significant consequences, there is a dearth of studies investigating psychological treatments for depression in this context, especially outside p... Read More about Effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy for community living depressed women involved with the justice system.

Indoor performance analysis of genetically optimized circular rotational square hyperboloid (GOCRSH) concentrator (2021)
Journal Article
Freier Raine, D., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Jafry, T., & Gamio, C. (2021). Indoor performance analysis of genetically optimized circular rotational square hyperboloid (GOCRSH) concentrator. Solar Energy, 221, 445-455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.04.060

In the past few years, there was an increasing popularity of portable solar chargers for providing access to clean affordable electricity to remote locations in developing countries. Looking at the surge in demand, it is also important to reduce the... Read More about Indoor performance analysis of genetically optimized circular rotational square hyperboloid (GOCRSH) concentrator.

Developing an Intervention to Improve Occupational Participation for Justice-Involved People with a Personality Disorder: Defining and Describing Intervention Components (2021)
Journal Article
Connell, C., Furtado, V., McKay, E. A., & Singh, S. P. (2022). Developing an Intervention to Improve Occupational Participation for Justice-Involved People with a Personality Disorder: Defining and Describing Intervention Components. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 66(6-7), 774-788. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624x211013520

Occupational participation is undertaking personally meaningful and socially valued activities and roles. It is an important outcome for health and justice interventions, as it is integral to health and desistance. We report the third of a four-stage... Read More about Developing an Intervention to Improve Occupational Participation for Justice-Involved People with a Personality Disorder: Defining and Describing Intervention Components.

FameLab, cultural relations and 'going virtual' at the time of a pandemic (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Kerr, G. (2021). FameLab, cultural relations and 'going virtual' at the time of a pandemic. London: British Council

EDITOR'S NOTES
This contribution by Gary Kerr, taking the example of one of the British Council’s flagship partnership programmes – FameLab – covers the notion and nature of science diplomacy as cultural relations, situating the programme at the he... Read More about FameLab, cultural relations and 'going virtual' at the time of a pandemic.