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Events As Platforms, Networks, and Communities (2021)
Journal Article
Richards, G., & Jarman, D. (2021). Events As Platforms, Networks, and Communities. Event Management, 25(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599520x15894679115420

This introduction to the special issue on events as platforms, networks, and communities reviews recent research on these subjects. It outlines the previous work of the ATLAS Events Group in developing a "network approach to events," as well as conce... Read More about Events As Platforms, Networks, and Communities.

Via-less Electromagnetic Band-Gap-Enabled Antenna based on Textile Material for Wearable Applications (2021)
Journal Article
Elamin, N., Zubair, . M., Ashyap, A. I., Dahlan, S. H., Abidin, Z., See, C. H., Fadhali, A., Mukred, J. A. A., Salehv, . G., & Esmail, . B. F. (2021). Via-less Electromagnetic Band-Gap-Enabled Antenna based on Textile Material for Wearable Applications. PLOS ONE, 16(1), Article e0246057. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246057

A compact fabric antenna structure integrated with a miniature electromagnetic band-gap structures (EBGs) covering the desired frequency spectrum between 2.36 GHz and 2.40 GHz of the Medical Wireless Body Networks (MBANs), is introduced. To satisfy t... Read More about Via-less Electromagnetic Band-Gap-Enabled Antenna based on Textile Material for Wearable Applications.

Natural Jute Fibre‐Based Supercapacitors and Sensors for Eco‐Friendly Energy Autonomous Systems (2021)
Journal Article
Manjakkal, L., Franco, F. F., Pullanchiyodan, A., González‐Jiménez, M., & Dahiya, R. (2021). Natural Jute Fibre‐Based Supercapacitors and Sensors for Eco‐Friendly Energy Autonomous Systems. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 5(3), Article 2000286. https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202000286

Environmentally friendly energy devices and systems are of increasing interest for the circular economy and sustainable information and communications technology. To this end, an energy-autonomous system comprised of natural jute fiber-based supercap... Read More about Natural Jute Fibre‐Based Supercapacitors and Sensors for Eco‐Friendly Energy Autonomous Systems.

Thermally-induced local structural transformations in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-KNbO3 ceramics (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, G., Goetzee-Barral, A., Lu, Z., Keeble, D. S., & Hall, D. A. (2021). Thermally-induced local structural transformations in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-KNbO3 ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 41(6), 3832-3837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.01.040

The local symmetry of (1-x)Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-xKNbO3 (NBT-xKN, x = 0.01−0.07) ceramics was thoroughly examined using high-energy synchrotron x-ray scattering and analysed using the pair distribution function (PDF) method. At room temperature, the structu... Read More about Thermally-induced local structural transformations in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-KNbO3 ceramics.

Ultrahigh energy density in short-range tilted NBT-based lead-free multilayer ceramic capacitors by nanodomain percolation (2021)
Journal Article
Ji, H., Wang, D., Bao, W., Lu, Z., Wang, G., Yang, H., Mostaed, A., Li, L., Feteira, A., Sun, S., Xu, F., Li, D., Ma, C., Liu, S., & Reaney, I. M. (2021). Ultrahigh energy density in short-range tilted NBT-based lead-free multilayer ceramic capacitors by nanodomain percolation. Energy Storage Materials, 38, 113-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.01.023

Dense pseudocubic 0.62Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-0.3Sr0.7Bi0.2TiO3-0.08BiMg2/3Nb1/3O3 (NBT-SBT-0.08BMN) ceramics with excellent recoverable energy density, Wrec = 7.5 J/cm3, and conversion efficiency, η = 92%, were synthesized. Large electric breakdown strength... Read More about Ultrahigh energy density in short-range tilted NBT-based lead-free multilayer ceramic capacitors by nanodomain percolation.

Pandemic buying: Testing a psychological model of over-purchasing and panic buying using data from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Bentall, R. P., Lloyd, A., Bennett, K., McKay, R., Mason, L., Murphy, J., McBride, O., Hartman, T. K., Gibson-Miller, J., Levita, L., Martinez, A. P., Stocks, T. V. A., Butter, S., Vallières, F., Hyland, P., Karatzias, T., & Shevlin, M. (2021). Pandemic buying: Testing a psychological model of over-purchasing and panic buying using data from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE, 16(1), Article e0246339. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246339

The over-purchasing and hoarding of necessities is a common response to crises, especially in developed economies where there is normally an expectation of plentiful supply. This behaviour was observed internationally during the early stages of the C... Read More about Pandemic buying: Testing a psychological model of over-purchasing and panic buying using data from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The link between corporate energy management and environmental strategy implementation: Efficiency, sufficiency and consistency strategy perspectives (2021)
Journal Article
Gunarathne, N., & Lee, K. (2021). The link between corporate energy management and environmental strategy implementation: Efficiency, sufficiency and consistency strategy perspectives. Journal of Cleaner Production, 293, Article 126082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126082

In managing energy, companies face numerous challenges arising as a result of the imperfections and inaccuracies of the information on the subject. This study examines the uses of energy information in corporate energy management strategies from an e... Read More about The link between corporate energy management and environmental strategy implementation: Efficiency, sufficiency and consistency strategy perspectives.

Busy female directors: an exploratory analysis of the impact of quotas and interest groups (2021)
Journal Article
Sarabi, Y., & Smith, M. (2021). Busy female directors: an exploratory analysis of the impact of quotas and interest groups. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 36(3), 368-385. https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-07-2019-0129

Purpose: This paper aims to provide an exploratory analysis of male and female directors, comparing the case of UK FTSE 350 boards of directors for 2010–2018, with Norwegian boards from 2002 to 2018, to examine patterns of busy female directors. This... Read More about Busy female directors: an exploratory analysis of the impact of quotas and interest groups.

Training future generations to deliver evidence‐based conservation and ecosystem management (2021)
Journal Article
Downey, H., Amano, T., Cadotte, M., Cook, C. N., Cooke, S. J., Haddaway, N. R., Jones, J. P. G., Littlewood, N., Walsh, J. C., Abrahams, M. I., Adum, G., Akasaka, M., Alves, J. A., Antwis, R. E., Arellano, E. C., Axmacher, J., Barclay, H., Batty, L., Benítez‐López, A., Bennett, J. R., …Sutherland, W. J. (2021). Training future generations to deliver evidence‐based conservation and ecosystem management. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2(1), Article e12032. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12032

1. To be effective, the next generation of conservation practitioners and managers need to be critical thinkers with a deep understanding of how to make evidence-based decisions and of the value of evidence synthesis. 2. If, as educators, we do no... Read More about Training future generations to deliver evidence‐based conservation and ecosystem management.

SOLAS 128 (2021)
Digital Artefact
Methven, T. (2021). SOLAS 128. [software]

Award-winning game launched on Steam and Switch. Project lead - developer, game and puzzle designer. Published by Armor Games Studios, and designed with accessibility in mind. Explore SOLAS 128, a game of interconnected puzzles where you redirect... Read More about SOLAS 128.

Comparing the network structure of ICD-11 PTSD and complex PTSD in three African countries   (2021)
Journal Article
Levin, Y., Hyland, P., Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., & Ben-Ezra, M. (2021). Comparing the network structure of ICD-11 PTSD and complex PTSD in three African countries  . Journal of Psychiatric Research, 136, 80-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.01.041

Background: Symptom network analysis has become an essential tool for researchers and clinicians investigating the structure of mental disorders. Two methods have been used; one relies on partial correlations, and the second relies on zero order corr... Read More about Comparing the network structure of ICD-11 PTSD and complex PTSD in three African countries  .

The promise and challenges of utility-scale compressed air energy storage in aquifers (2021)
Journal Article
Guo, C., Li, C., Zhang, K., Cai, Z., Ma, T., Maggi, F., …Shen, L. (2021). The promise and challenges of utility-scale compressed air energy storage in aquifers. Applied Energy, 286, Article 116513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116513

Widely distributed aquifers have been proposed as effective storage reservoirs for compressed air energy storage (CAES). This aims to overcome the limitations of geological conditions for conventional utility-scale CAES, which has to date used cavern... Read More about The promise and challenges of utility-scale compressed air energy storage in aquifers.

Expectations and Assumptions: Examining the Influence of Staff Culture on a Novel School-Based Intervention to Enable Risky Play for Children with Disabilities (2021)
Journal Article
Grady-Dominguez, P., Ragen, J., Sterman, J., Spencer, G., Tranter, P., Villeneuve, M., & Bundy, A. (2021). Expectations and Assumptions: Examining the Influence of Staff Culture on a Novel School-Based Intervention to Enable Risky Play for Children with Disabilities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(3), Article 1008. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031008

Risky play is challenging, exciting play with the possibility of physical, social, or emotional harm. Through risky play, children learn, develop, and experience wellbeing. Children with disabilities have fewer opportunities than their typically deve... Read More about Expectations and Assumptions: Examining the Influence of Staff Culture on a Novel School-Based Intervention to Enable Risky Play for Children with Disabilities.

Energy, Exergy, and Thermo-Economic Analysis of Renewable Energy-Driven Polygeneration Systems for Sustainable Desalination (2021)
Journal Article
Khoshgoftar Manesh, M. H., & Onishi, V. C. (2021). Energy, Exergy, and Thermo-Economic Analysis of Renewable Energy-Driven Polygeneration Systems for Sustainable Desalination. Processes, 9(2), Article 210. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9020210

Reliable production of freshwater and energy is vital for tackling two of the most critical issues the world is facing today: climate change and sustainable development. In this light, a comprehensive review is performed on the foremost renewable ene... Read More about Energy, Exergy, and Thermo-Economic Analysis of Renewable Energy-Driven Polygeneration Systems for Sustainable Desalination.

Unity in diversity? When advocacy coalitions and policy beliefs grow trees in South Africa (2021)
Journal Article
Malkamäki, A., Ylä-Anttila, T., Brockhaus, M., Toppinen, A., & Wagner, P. M. (2021). Unity in diversity? When advocacy coalitions and policy beliefs grow trees in South Africa. Land Use Policy, 102, Article 105283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105283

Competing coalitions can stabilise policymaking and hinder policy changes that are required to address the mounting pressures on land use systems across the globe. Thus, understanding the driving forces of coalition formation is important. This paper... Read More about Unity in diversity? When advocacy coalitions and policy beliefs grow trees in South Africa.

Llama-Low Latency Adaptive Media Algorithm (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lyko, T., Broadbent, M., Race, N., Nilsson, M., Farrow, P., & Appleby, S. (2021). Llama-Low Latency Adaptive Media Algorithm. In 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM) (113-121). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISM.2020.00027

In the recent years, HTTP Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) streaming including Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) has become the most popular technology for video streaming over the Internet. The client device requests segments of content using HTTP,... Read More about Llama-Low Latency Adaptive Media Algorithm.

Factors related to quality of life of people living with HIV in Alicante, Spain (2021)
Journal Article
García-López, Y. L., Bernal-Soriano, M. C., Torrús-Tendero, D., Delgado, J., & Castejón-Bolea, R. (2021). Factors related to quality of life of people living with HIV in Alicante, Spain. Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, 39(3), 127-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eimce.2020.03.006

Purpose To analyze the determinants that influence the health-related quality of life of people living with HIV in Alicante (Spain). Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted, which recruited 214 Spanish-speaking participants over 18 years o... Read More about Factors related to quality of life of people living with HIV in Alicante, Spain.

Deep Sparse Auto-Encoder Features Learning for Arabic Text Recognition (2021)
Journal Article
Rahal, N., Tounsi, M., Hussain, A., & Alimi, A. M. (2021). Deep Sparse Auto-Encoder Features Learning for Arabic Text Recognition. IEEE Access, 9, 18569-18584. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2021.3053618

One of the most recent challenging issues of pattern recognition and artificial intelligence is Arabic text recognition. This research topic is still a pervasive and unaddressed research field, because of several factors. Complications arise due to t... Read More about Deep Sparse Auto-Encoder Features Learning for Arabic Text Recognition.

Career-first: an approach to sustainable labour market integration (2021)
Journal Article
Fuertes, V., McQuaid, R., & Robertson, P. J. (2021). Career-first: an approach to sustainable labour market integration. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 21, 429-446. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-020-09451-2

Active labour market policies aim at supporting people entering and, importantly, remaining in the labour market. Initiatives to this end have often been characterised by a mixture of ‘human capital’ and ‘work-first’ approaches, although both have ha... Read More about Career-first: an approach to sustainable labour market integration.