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A binary particle swarm optimization-based pruning approach for environmentally sustainable and robust CNNs (2024)
Journal Article
Tmamna, J., Fourati, R., Ayed, E. B., Passos, L. A., Papa, J. P., Ayed, M. B., & Hussain, A. (2024). A binary particle swarm optimization-based pruning approach for environmentally sustainable and robust CNNs. Neurocomputing, 608, Article 128378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2024.128378

Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), continue to demonstrate remarkable performance across various tasks. However, their computational demands and energy consumption present significant drawbacks, restricting their practical deployment and cont... Read More about A binary particle swarm optimization-based pruning approach for environmentally sustainable and robust CNNs.

Anti-Trafficking Government Funding in the UK from 2011 to 2023: Expansion, fracturing and depoliticisation (2024)
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Sharapov, K., Mendel, J., & Schwartz, K. (in press). Anti-Trafficking Government Funding in the UK from 2011 to 2023: Expansion, fracturing and depoliticisation. Anti-trafficking review,

Anti-trafficking policy discourses and funding trajectories in the UK are developing and expanding in a fractured way. This paper demonstrates that current policies and funding allocations primarily focus on supporting specific ‘victims’ and targetin... Read More about Anti-Trafficking Government Funding in the UK from 2011 to 2023: Expansion, fracturing and depoliticisation.

Reinforcement Q-Learning for PDF Tracking Control of Stochastic Systems with Unknown Dynamics (2024)
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Yang, W., Zhou, Y., Zhang, Y., & Ren, Y. (2024). Reinforcement Q-Learning for PDF Tracking Control of Stochastic Systems with Unknown Dynamics. Mathematics, 12(16), Article 2499. https://doi.org/10.3390/math12162499

Tracking control of the output probability density function presents significant challenges, particularly when dealing with unknown system models and multiplicative noise disturbances. To address these challenges, this paper introduces a novel tracki... Read More about Reinforcement Q-Learning for PDF Tracking Control of Stochastic Systems with Unknown Dynamics.

“It’s been a hard year”: How families who have children with disabilities and chronic health conditions experience the COVID-19 pandemic (2024)
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Sterman, J., & Merighi, J. (2024). “It’s been a hard year”: How families who have children with disabilities and chronic health conditions experience the COVID-19 pandemic. Children and Youth Services Review, 164, Article 107858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107858

Background
Families of children with disabilities and chronic health conditions experience unique challenges associated with school, therapies, and social supports. However, little is known about the COVID-19 pandemic’s influence on these families.... Read More about “It’s been a hard year”: How families who have children with disabilities and chronic health conditions experience the COVID-19 pandemic.

Influence Policing: domestic digital influence campaigns and algorithmic strategic communications in UK law enforcement and homeland security (2024)
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Horgan, S., Collier, B., Stewart, J., & Thomas, D. (in press). Influence Policing: domestic digital influence campaigns and algorithmic strategic communications in UK law enforcement and homeland security. British Journal of Criminology, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azae063

This paper conceptualises an emerging model of algorithmic policing; ‘influence policing’. This harnesses the affordances of Internet platforms to conduct domestic digital influence campaigns for crime prevention. These campaigns use sophisticated ta... Read More about Influence Policing: domestic digital influence campaigns and algorithmic strategic communications in UK law enforcement and homeland security.

Podcasting the archive: An evaluation of audience engagement with a narrative non-fiction podcast series (2024)
Journal Article
Ryan, B., Hall, H., Wilson, M., & McGregor, I. (in press). Podcasting the archive: An evaluation of audience engagement with a narrative non-fiction podcast series. Archives: The Journal of the British Records Association,

The purpose of the empirical work discussed in this paper was to explore the theme of audience engagement with digitised archive data in different formats. A comparison is drawn between experiences of interacting with an archive presented as a narrat... Read More about Podcasting the archive: An evaluation of audience engagement with a narrative non-fiction podcast series.

A theory on human factors in DevOps adoption (2024)
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Pérez-Sánchez, J., Rafi, S., de Gea, J. M. C., Ros, J. N., & Alemán, J. L. F. (2025). A theory on human factors in DevOps adoption. Computer Standards and Interfaces, 92, Article 103907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csi.2024.103907

Context:
DevOps is a software engineering paradigm that enables faster deliveries and higher quality products. However, DevOps adoption is a complex process that is still insufficiently supported by research. In addition, human factors are the main... Read More about A theory on human factors in DevOps adoption.

CEO hubris and corporate carbon footprint: The role of gender diversity (2024)
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Kwabi, F., Fulgence, S., & Adamolekun, G. (online). CEO hubris and corporate carbon footprint: The role of gender diversity. Business Strategy and the Environment, https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3909

This paper investigates the effect of an overconfident CEO on firm greenhouse gas emissions. Using panel data of 160,115 firm-year observations from 41 countries for 2000–2021, we find a negative relationship between CEO overconfidence and greenhouse... Read More about CEO hubris and corporate carbon footprint: The role of gender diversity.

User Preferences-Based Proactive Content Caching with Characteristics Differentiation in HetNets (2024)
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Lin, N., Wang, Y., Zhang, E., Wan, S., Al-Dubai, A., & Zhao, L. (online). User Preferences-Based Proactive Content Caching with Characteristics Differentiation in HetNets. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, https://doi.org/10.1109/TSUSC.2024.3441606

With the proliferation of mobile applications, the explosion of mobile data traffic imposes a significant burden on backhaul links with limited capacity in heterogeneous cellular networks (HetNets). To alleviate this challenge, content caching based... Read More about User Preferences-Based Proactive Content Caching with Characteristics Differentiation in HetNets.

Individual and neighbourhood-level deprivation, kidney disease, and long-term mortality in the "Core determinants and Equity Grampian Laboratory Outcomes Morbidity and Mortality Study” (GLOMMS-CORE) (2024)
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Sawhney, S., Atherton, I., Blakeman, T., Black, C., Cowan, E., Croucher, C., DS Fraser, S., Hughes, A., Nath, M., Nitsch, D., Scholes-Robertson, N., & Rzewuska Diaz, M. (online). Individual and neighbourhood-level deprivation, kidney disease, and long-term mortality in the "Core determinants and Equity Grampian Laboratory Outcomes Morbidity and Mortality Study” (GLOMMS-CORE). Kidney International, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2024.07.021

Prospective cohort studies of kidney equity are limited by a focus on advanced rather than early disease; and selective recruitment. Whole population studies frequently rely on area-level measures of deprivation as opposed to individual measures of s... Read More about Individual and neighbourhood-level deprivation, kidney disease, and long-term mortality in the "Core determinants and Equity Grampian Laboratory Outcomes Morbidity and Mortality Study” (GLOMMS-CORE).

Information leakage prior to market switches and the importance of Nominated Advisers (2024)
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Siganos, A., Synapis, A., & Tsalavoutas, I. (online). Information leakage prior to market switches and the importance of Nominated Advisers. British Accounting Review, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2024.101461

This study tests the information leakage hypothesis prior to the public announcement of firms switching between the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and the Main Market (MM) in the UK. We find significant abnormal stock returns 60 trading days pri... Read More about Information leakage prior to market switches and the importance of Nominated Advisers.

A collaborative adaptation game for promoting climate action: Minions of Disruptions™ (2024)
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Sillanpää, M., Mauro, A., Hänninen, M., Illingworth, S., & Hamza, M. (2024). A collaborative adaptation game for promoting climate action: Minions of Disruptions™. Geoscience Communication, 7(3), 167-193. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-7-167-2024

With the onset of climate change, adaptive action must occur at all scales, including locally, placing increasing responsibility on the public. Effective communication strategies are essential, and adaptation games have shown potential in fostering s... Read More about A collaborative adaptation game for promoting climate action: Minions of Disruptions™.

Revolutionising orthopaedic implants—a comprehensive review on metal 3D printing with materials, design strategies, manufacturing technologies, and post-process machining advancements (2024)
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Shaikh, M., Kahwash, F., Lu, Z., Alkhreisat, M., Mohammad, A., & Shyha, I. (2024). Revolutionising orthopaedic implants—a comprehensive review on metal 3D printing with materials, design strategies, manufacturing technologies, and post-process machining advancements. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 134, 1043-1076. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-024-14218-y

This paper conceptualises an understanding of advanced manufacturing methods to develop 3D-printed metallic orthopaedic implants, including a brief discussion on post-process machining. The significance of Metallic Additive Manufacturing (MAM) and it... Read More about Revolutionising orthopaedic implants—a comprehensive review on metal 3D printing with materials, design strategies, manufacturing technologies, and post-process machining advancements.

Compact reconfigurable MIMO antenna for 5G and Wi-Fi applications (2024)
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Mshwat, W. A., Kosha, J., Salisu, A., Ullah, A., Ali, N. T., Issa, E., See, C. H., Zebiri, C., Rodriguez, J., & Abd-Alhameed, R. (2024). Compact reconfigurable MIMO antenna for 5G and Wi-Fi applications. IEEE Access, 12, https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3440653

Four miniaturized four-element multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna designs are proposed, designed, and fabricated with dimensions of 26 mm x 26 mm x 0.8 mm each. The first MIMO design operates at 3.5 GHz, while the second operates at 5.2 GH... Read More about Compact reconfigurable MIMO antenna for 5G and Wi-Fi applications.

Patient and public understanding of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review and meta-ethnography (2024)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Afseth, J., Fagan, R., Thomson, F., & Ring, N. (2024). Patient and public understanding of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review and meta-ethnography. JAC - Antimicrobial Resistance, 6(4), Article dlae117. https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlae117

Objectives: To further develop an understanding of laypeople’s (adult patients and public) beliefs and attitudes toward antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by developing a conceptual model derived from identifying and synthesizing primary qualitative rese... Read More about Patient and public understanding of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review and meta-ethnography.

Commercial Airline Pilots’ Stress Across the Travel Cycle: Multi-Level Stressors, Spillover Effects, and the Role of Resources (2024)
Journal Article
Grant, K., Garavan, T., & Holland, P. (online). Commercial Airline Pilots’ Stress Across the Travel Cycle: Multi-Level Stressors, Spillover Effects, and the Role of Resources. Journal of Travel Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875241269999

Commercial airline pilots (CAPs) are a key employee group within the travel industry who are exposed to multi-level institutional and organizational demands that impact their lived experience of stress potentially leading to accidents and incidents.... Read More about Commercial Airline Pilots’ Stress Across the Travel Cycle: Multi-Level Stressors, Spillover Effects, and the Role of Resources.

Creating a people-centred view of risk and restorative justice (2024)
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Shapland, J., Buchan, J., Kirkwood, S., & Zinsstag, E. (online). Creating a people-centred view of risk and restorative justice. Criminology and Criminal Justice, https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958241269018

We live in a risky and risk-centred world, in which we are concerned about the potential negative impact of interaction with other people. This has promoted actuarial, group-based ideas of risk assessment in relation to criminal justice. Different pa... Read More about Creating a people-centred view of risk and restorative justice.

A multi-actor perspective of humanised midwifery care excellence: An exploratory survey (2024)
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Kuipers, Y., Bleijenbergh, R., Thaels, E., & Mestdagh, E. (2024). A multi-actor perspective of humanised midwifery care excellence: An exploratory survey. Women's Studies International Forum, 106, Article 102956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102956

Humanised midwifery care is a fundamental human right and need. This exploratory online survey presents a collective perception of meaningful standards of humanised midwifery care for excellent daily practice obtained from an international multi-acto... Read More about A multi-actor perspective of humanised midwifery care excellence: An exploratory survey.

Effect of Hearing Intervention versus Health Education Control on Fatigue: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE study (2024)
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Bessen, S. Y., Zhang, W., Huang, A. R., Arnold, M., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. H., Couper, D., Deal, J. A., Faucette, S. P., Goman, A. M., Glynn, N. W., Gmelin, T., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Mitchell, C. M., Pankow, J. S., Pike, J. R., Reed, N. S., Sanchez, V. A., Schrack, J. A., …ACHIEVE Collaborative Research Group. (online). Effect of Hearing Intervention versus Health Education Control on Fatigue: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE study. Journals of Gerontology, Series A, Article glae193. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glae193

Background
Fatigue is a common complaint among older adults with hearing loss. The impact of addressing hearing loss on fatigue symptoms has not been studied in a randomized controlled trial. In a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE study, we investig... Read More about Effect of Hearing Intervention versus Health Education Control on Fatigue: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE study.

Are physical activity referral scheme components associated with increased physical activity, scheme uptake, and adherence rate? A meta-analysis and meta-regression (2024)
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Mino, E., Pfeifer, K., Hanson, C. L., Schuler, M., Brandmeier, A., Klamroth, S., Naber, I., Weissenfels, A., McHale, S., Abu-Omar, K., Gelius, P., Whiting, S., Wickramasinghe, K., Galea, G., & Geidl, W. (2024). Are physical activity referral scheme components associated with increased physical activity, scheme uptake, and adherence rate? A meta-analysis and meta-regression. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 21(1), Article 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-024-01623-5

Background: Physical activity referral schemes (PARS) are composed of various components, such as a written prescription or a person-centered approach. The role of these components in their effectiveness is yet to be understood. Therefore, we aimed t... Read More about Are physical activity referral scheme components associated with increased physical activity, scheme uptake, and adherence rate? A meta-analysis and meta-regression.