All Outputs (1508)

Common design structures and substitutable feature discovery in CAD databases (2021)
Journal Article
Vasantha, G., Purves, D., Quigley, J., Corney, J., Sherlock, A., & Randika, G. (2021). Common design structures and substitutable feature discovery in CAD databases. Advanced engineering informatics, 48, Article 101261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2021.101261

It has been widely reported that the reuse of previously created components, or features, in new engineering designs will improve the efficiency of a company’s product development process. Although the reuse of engineering components has established... Read More about Common design structures and substitutable feature discovery in CAD databases.

Modelling technique and analysis of porous anti-reflective coatings for reducing wide angle reflectance of thin-film solar cells (2021)
Journal Article
Pickering, T., Shanks, K., & Sundaram, S. (2021). Modelling technique and analysis of porous anti-reflective coatings for reducing wide angle reflectance of thin-film solar cells. Journal of Optics, 23(2), Article 025901. https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8986/abeaec

Bio-inspired anti-reflective (AR) coatings with porous graded refractive index structures are known to considerably reduce the reflectance of light at optical interfaces, however, research is lacking for thin-film cell application. Ray Tracing softwa... Read More about Modelling technique and analysis of porous anti-reflective coatings for reducing wide angle reflectance of thin-film solar cells.

Effects of Pedagogical Transition on Classroom Design (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lam, E., Chan, D., & Olawumi, T. (2021, March). Effects of Pedagogical Transition on Classroom Design. Paper presented at 5th CU Construction Conference, Online

Active learning has played an important role in recent years as it carries a highly positive effect of improving students' learning attitude and successiveness. Indeed, classroom design is a determinative factor in the performance of learning and tea... Read More about Effects of Pedagogical Transition on Classroom Design.

Programming Languages: A Usage-based Statistical Analysis and Visualization (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Orlowska, A., Chrysoulas, C., Jaroucheh, Z., & Liu, X. (2021, March). Programming Languages: A Usage-based Statistical Analysis and Visualization. Presented at ICISS 2021: 2021 The 4th International Conference on Information Science and Systems, Edinburgh

Understanding the popularity, and its trend, of programming languages can be important to anticipate which languages are best studied for future use, which are widely supported for use in enterprise projects, and investigate which skills are easiest... Read More about Programming Languages: A Usage-based Statistical Analysis and Visualization.

Factors Affecting the Piezoelectric Performance of Ceramic-Polymer Composites: A Comprehensive Review (2021)
Journal Article
Eltouby, P., Shyha, I., Li, C., & Khaliq, J. (2021). Factors Affecting the Piezoelectric Performance of Ceramic-Polymer Composites: A Comprehensive Review. Ceramics International, 47(13), 17813-17825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.03.126

Over the past few decades, piezoelectric materials have emerged as one of the powerful platforms for energy harvesting applications. Nowadays, they offer sustainable solutions for high-performance, low-power electronic devices required in numerous in... Read More about Factors Affecting the Piezoelectric Performance of Ceramic-Polymer Composites: A Comprehensive Review.

The socio-material nature of careers work: an exploration of knowledge co-creation amongst career practitioners (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Milosheva, M., Hall, H., Robertson, P., Cruickshank, P., & Lyall, C. (2021). The socio-material nature of careers work: an exploration of knowledge co-creation amongst career practitioners. In iConference 2021 Poster Proceedings

While knowledge co-creation is a main source of innovation in organisations, little is known about the co-creation of knowledge in career settings, particularly in the context of career guidance. This study represents a novel contribution in the cons... Read More about The socio-material nature of careers work: an exploration of knowledge co-creation amongst career practitioners.

What did Chaplains do During the Covid Pandemic? An international survey (2021)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2021). What did Chaplains do During the Covid Pandemic? An international survey. Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, 75(1 (supplement)), 6-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/1542305021992039

A survey was designed to learn from chaplain experiences of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic across the globe. In June 2020, 1657 chaplains responded from 36 countries. They all experienced disruption to their usual practice, and whilst some were... Read More about What did Chaplains do During the Covid Pandemic? An international survey.

Utilising Ocean plastic Towards Bespoke Souvenirs Through Digital Techniques (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tao, X. (2021, March). Utilising Ocean plastic Towards Bespoke Souvenirs Through Digital Techniques. Poster presented at Global Research & Innovation in Plastics Sustainability (GRIPS), Online

One of the most significant environmental problems facing this planet today is plastic pollution in the marine environment. It is widely agreed that human and human activities are the sources and solutions to the threat posed by ocean plastic. This p... Read More about Utilising Ocean plastic Towards Bespoke Souvenirs Through Digital Techniques.

A Comprehensive Review on Available/Existing Renewable Energy Systems in Malaysia and Comparison of Their Capability of Electricity Generation in Malaysia (2021)
Book Chapter
Afrouzi, H. N., Wimalaratna, Y. P., Ahmed, J., Mehranzamir, K., Liew, S. C., Wooi, C., & Siddiquea, B. M. (2021). A Comprehensive Review on Available/Existing Renewable Energy Systems in Malaysia and Comparison of Their Capability of Electricity Generation in Malaysia. In L. Wang, W. Cao, & S. Hu (Eds.), Entropy and Exergy in Renewable Energy. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96586

Malaysia is one of the fastest emerging and developing countries in the world. To drive the economical workhorse, large amounts of power is required. The power demand has risen to 156,003 GWh per year in the year 2016, almost 30,000 GWh more than 5 y... Read More about A Comprehensive Review on Available/Existing Renewable Energy Systems in Malaysia and Comparison of Their Capability of Electricity Generation in Malaysia.

Advocacy in Action: How a university shared reading project reaches homeless readers in Scotland (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, A. (2021, March). Advocacy in Action: How a university shared reading project reaches homeless readers in Scotland. Paper presented at AdvanceHE Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference, Online

This paper provides genuine insight into the rationale for an approach to inclusivity that penetrates to the very edges of society. It underpins the need to find better methods to reach readers beyond the boundaries, for whom “books are more importan... Read More about Advocacy in Action: How a university shared reading project reaches homeless readers in Scotland.

Online Supportive Conversations & Reflection Sessions [OSCARS] with Care Home Staff Following A Resident’s Death: Improving Coping Mechanisms, Team Cohesion and Communication (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hockley, J., Johnston, L., Watson, J., & Shenkin, S. D. Online Supportive Conversations & Reflection Sessions [OSCARS] with Care Home Staff Following A Resident’s Death: Improving Coping Mechanisms, Team Cohesion and Communication

Introduction COVID-19 Trauma Guidance suggests opportunities for structured, time-limited discussions about challenging experiences should be offered. It is unknown if such discussions can be effectively delivered online by palliative care specialis... Read More about Online Supportive Conversations & Reflection Sessions [OSCARS] with Care Home Staff Following A Resident’s Death: Improving Coping Mechanisms, Team Cohesion and Communication.

Avoiding Burnout of the Care Home Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: Sharing National Learning and Local Initiatives (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Johnston, L., Malcolm, C., Rambabu, L., Hockley, J., & Shenkin, S. D. Avoiding Burnout of the Care Home Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: Sharing National Learning and Local Initiatives

Introduction COVID-19 in care homes has heightened the risk of staff burnout, undermining already problematic staff retention and low morale. There has been an associated proliferation of resources and online initiatives to support frontline workers... Read More about Avoiding Burnout of the Care Home Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: Sharing National Learning and Local Initiatives.

Earn as you learn: Widening participation through apprenticeships as debt-free degrees (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Meharg, D., Smith, S., Taylor-Smith, E., & Khristin, F. (2021, March). Earn as you learn: Widening participation through apprenticeships as debt-free degrees. Presented at Advance HE Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2021, Online

Apprenticeship Degrees provide opportunities to study for a degree without incurring debt. Collaborations between employers and HEIs enable new or established employees to earn while they learn, with their fees paid. This facilitates people to study... Read More about Earn as you learn: Widening participation through apprenticeships as debt-free degrees.

Associate Student Project: Facilitating computing students’ transition to higher education (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor-Smith, E., Meharg, D., Fabian, K., & Varey, A. (2021, March). Associate Student Project: Facilitating computing students’ transition to higher education. Presented at Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2021, Online

The Associate Student (ASP) project supports Computing students who study two years at a Further Education college (achieving an HND) then transfer directly into third year, studying for two more years to complete an honours degree (BSc or BEng). Stu... Read More about Associate Student Project: Facilitating computing students’ transition to higher education.

Moving Beyond First Year: An Exploration of Staff and Student Experience (2021)
Journal Article
Birbeck, D., Mckellar, L., & Kenyon, K. (2021). Moving Beyond First Year: An Exploration of Staff and Student Experience. Student Success, 12(1), 82-92. https://doi.org/10.5204/ssj.1802

Transition pedagogy has had a major impact on the first year experience for higher education students in Australia. Similarly, there has been a significant focus on transitioning students from their final year of study to employment. Considerably few... Read More about Moving Beyond First Year: An Exploration of Staff and Student Experience.

Effect of Distance to Trauma Centre, Trauma Centre Level, and Trauma Centre Region on Fatal Injuries among Motorcyclists in Taiwan (2021)
Journal Article
Wiratama, B. S., Chen, P., Chao, C., Wang, M., Saleh, W., Lin, H., & Pai, C. (2021). Effect of Distance to Trauma Centre, Trauma Centre Level, and Trauma Centre Region on Fatal Injuries among Motorcyclists in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), Article 2998. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062998

Background: Studies have suggested that trauma centre-related risk factors, such as distance to the nearest trauma hospital, are strong predictors of fatal injuries among motorists. Few studies have used a national dataset to study the effect of trau... Read More about Effect of Distance to Trauma Centre, Trauma Centre Level, and Trauma Centre Region on Fatal Injuries among Motorcyclists in Taiwan.

User Perception on Key Performance Indicators in an In-Service Office Building (2021)
Journal Article
Pestana, T., Flores-Colen, I., Duarte Pinheiro, M., & Masoud Sajjadian, S. (2021). User Perception on Key Performance Indicators in an In-Service Office Building. Infrastructures, 6(3), Article 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures6030045

A holistic understanding of the correlations between supply and demand in buildings forms the basis for their performance assessment. This paper aims to reinterpret a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that influence users’ satisfaction from di... Read More about User Perception on Key Performance Indicators in an In-Service Office Building.

Local contributions to beta-diversity in urban pond networks: implications for biodiversity conservation and management (2021)
Journal Article
Hill, M., White, J., Biggs, J., Briers, R., Gledhill, D., Ledger, M., Thornhill, I., Wood, P., & Hassall, C. (2021). Local contributions to beta-diversity in urban pond networks: implications for biodiversity conservation and management. Diversity and Distributions, 27(5), 887-900. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13239

Aim: An understanding of how biotic communities are spatially organised is necessary to identify and prioritize habitats within landscape-scale biodiversity conservation. Local Contribution to Beta diversity (LCBD) identifies individual habitats that... Read More about Local contributions to beta-diversity in urban pond networks: implications for biodiversity conservation and management.

A Celestial Crown of Sonnets (2021)
Book
Illingworth, S., & Wren, S. P. (2021). A Celestial Crown of Sonnets. Padstow: Penteract Press

A Celestial Crown of Sonnets aims to tell the story of astronomy via an heroic crown of sonnets (also known as a sonnet redoublé), with each sonnet focusing on a different historically significant astronomer. The formal structure involves fourteen so... Read More about A Celestial Crown of Sonnets.

Creativity is the ONLY answer (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cochrane, R. (2021, March). Creativity is the ONLY answer. Presented at Creativity in Leadership and Learning event, Online

There are known knowns in life - ice-cream on a summer’s day makes you happy or a blanket in front of the fire in winter is comforting. Another of these known knowns is creativity is the only answer – it solves all problems: boring maths, a disillusi... Read More about Creativity is the ONLY answer.