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Accuracy of Wrist-Worn Photoplethysmography Devices at Measuring Heart Rate in the Laboratory and During Free-Living Activities (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Giggins, O. M., Doyle, J., Sojan, N., Moran, O., Crabtree, D. R., Fraser, M., & Muggeridge, D. J. (2021, November). Accuracy of Wrist-Worn Photoplethysmography Devices at Measuring Heart Rate in the Laboratory and During Free-Living Activities. Presented at 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC, Mexico

This study compared heart rate (HR) measurements taken from two wrist-worn devices; the Empatica E4 and the Apple Watch Series 5, to that taken from a Polar H10 chest strap. Ten healthy adult volunteers took part in a laboratory validation study and... Read More about Accuracy of Wrist-Worn Photoplethysmography Devices at Measuring Heart Rate in the Laboratory and During Free-Living Activities.

Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps (2021)
Journal Article
Hill, M. J., Greaves, H. M., Sayer, C. D., Hassall, C., Milin, M., Milner, V. S., Marazzi, L., Hall, R., Harper, L. R., Thornhill, I., Walton, R., Biggs, J., Ewald, N., Law, A., Willby, N., White, J. C., Briers, R. A., Mathers, K. L., Jeffries, M. J., & Wood, P. J. (2021). Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps. Ecosphere, 12(12), Article e03853. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3853

Ponds are amongst the most biodiverse and ecologically important freshwater habitats globally and may provide a significant opportunity to mitigate anthropogenic pressures and reverse the decline of aquatic biodiversity. Ponds also provide important... Read More about Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps.

Critical appraisal of technologies to assess electrical activity during atrial fibrillation: a position paper from the European Heart Rhythm Association and European Society of Cardiology Working Group on eCardiology in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society, Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, Latin American Heart Rhythm Society and Computing in Cardiology (2021)
Journal Article
de Groot, N. M. S., Shah, D., Boyle, P. M., Anter, E., Clifford, G. D., Deisenhofer, I., Deneke, T., van Dessel, P., Doessel, O., Dilaveris, P., Heinzel, F. R., Kapa, S., Lambiase, P. D., Lumens, J., Platonov, P. G., Ngarmukos, T., Martinez, J. P., Sanchez, A. O., Takahashi, Y., Valdigem, B. P., …ESC Scientific Document Group. (2022). Critical appraisal of technologies to assess electrical activity during atrial fibrillation: a position paper from the European Heart Rhythm Association and European Society of Cardiology Working Group on eCardiology in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society, Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, Latin American Heart Rhythm Society and Computing in Cardiology. EP-Europace, 24(2), 313-330. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euab254

We aim to provide a critical appraisal of basic concepts underlying signal recording and processing technologies applied for (i) atrial fibrillation (AF) mapping to unravel AF mechanisms and/or identifying target sites for AF therapy and (ii) AF dete... Read More about Critical appraisal of technologies to assess electrical activity during atrial fibrillation: a position paper from the European Heart Rhythm Association and European Society of Cardiology Working Group on eCardiology in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society, Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, Latin American Heart Rhythm Society and Computing in Cardiology.

Application of MSVPC- 5G Multicast SDN Network Eminence Video Transmission in Drone Thermal Imaging for Solar Farm Monitoring (2021)
Journal Article
Rajagopal, T., Balakrishnan, A., Valsalakumar, S., Rajagopal, T., & Sundaram, S. (2021). Application of MSVPC- 5G Multicast SDN Network Eminence Video Transmission in Drone Thermal Imaging for Solar Farm Monitoring. Energies, 14(24), Article 8255. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14248255

The impact of multimedia in day-to-day life and its applications will be increased greatly with the proposed model (MSVPC)–5G Multicast SDN network eminence video transmission obtained using PSO and cross layer progress in wireless nodes. The drone i... Read More about Application of MSVPC- 5G Multicast SDN Network Eminence Video Transmission in Drone Thermal Imaging for Solar Farm Monitoring.

Machinability investigation of polymer/GNP nanocomposites in micro-milling (2021)
Journal Article
Fu, G., Huo, D., Shyha, I., Sun, F., & Gao, Q. (2022). Machinability investigation of polymer/GNP nanocomposites in micro-milling. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 119, 2341-2353. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-08471-8

Nanoparticles such as graphene have been added to various polymer matrices to enhance the mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of polymer materials that require complex designs on a microscopic scale. Micro-machining is used to process thes... Read More about Machinability investigation of polymer/GNP nanocomposites in micro-milling.

Trail use, motivations and environmental attitudes of 3780 European mountain bikers: what is sustainable? (2021)
Journal Article
Campbell, T., Kirkwood, L., McLean, G., Torsius, M., & Florida-James, G. (2021). Trail use, motivations and environmental attitudes of 3780 European mountain bikers: what is sustainable?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), Article 12971. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182412971

Background: The extent to which mountain biking impacts upon the environment is largely determined by rider behaviours. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of how mountain bikers interact with the natural environment and expl... Read More about Trail use, motivations and environmental attitudes of 3780 European mountain bikers: what is sustainable?.

Does membership of local Chambers of Commerce networks enhance rural SME performance?: An empirical analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Tiwasing, P., & Sawang, S. (2022). Does membership of local Chambers of Commerce networks enhance rural SME performance?: An empirical analysis. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 28(2), 368-385. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-07-2021-0614

Purpose
Local Chambers of Commerce networks provide small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with an opportunity to access essential information and networking with other businesses, resulting in improved business performance. However, rural SMEs... Read More about Does membership of local Chambers of Commerce networks enhance rural SME performance?: An empirical analysis.

Estimating the emissions potential of marine transportation using the Kra Canal (2021)
Journal Article
Tseng, P.-H., & Pilcher, N. (2022). Estimating the emissions potential of marine transportation using the Kra Canal. Maritime Transport Research, 3, 100041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.martra.2021.100041

The Panama and Suez canals greatly reduced pollutant emissions from shipping through much reduced sailing distances. Another possible future canal is across the Kra isthmus in Thailand, reducing sailing distances for ships travelling from East Asia t... Read More about Estimating the emissions potential of marine transportation using the Kra Canal.

Developing Visualisations to Enhance an Insider Threat Product: A Case Study (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Graham, M., Kukla, R., Mandrychenko, O., Hart, D., & Kennedy, J. (2021, October). Developing Visualisations to Enhance an Insider Threat Product: A Case Study. Presented at 2021 IEEE Symposium on Visualization for Cyber Security (VizSec), New Orleans, USA

This paper describes the process of developing data visualisations to enhance a commercial software platform for combating insider threat, whose existing UI, while perfectly functional, was limited in its ability to allow analysts to easily spot the... Read More about Developing Visualisations to Enhance an Insider Threat Product: A Case Study.

Radically reconfigured or just broken? How emergency online teaching has altered staff conceptions of learning and teaching (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Drumm, L., & Zike, J. (2021, December). Radically reconfigured or just broken? How emergency online teaching has altered staff conceptions of learning and teaching. Paper presented at Society for Research in Higher Education’s Annual Conference, Online

The pace of this so-called 'pivot' meant that careful online curriculum design and evidence-based approaches were often lost in the urgency to replicate face-to-face teaching. What are the longer term implications of so much of education operating wi... Read More about Radically reconfigured or just broken? How emergency online teaching has altered staff conceptions of learning and teaching.

Compounding barriers to fairness in the digital technology ecosystem (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Woolley, S. I., Collins, T., Andras, P., Gardner, A., Ortolani, M., & Pitt, J. (2021, October). Compounding barriers to fairness in the digital technology ecosystem. Presented at 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Waterloo, ON, Canada

A growing sense of unfairness permeates our quasi-digital society. Despite drivers supporting and motivating ethical practice in the digital technology ecosystem, there are compounding barriers to fairness that, at every level, impact technology inno... Read More about Compounding barriers to fairness in the digital technology ecosystem.

Phased Array Antenna Package with Switchable Radiation Coverage for Future Smartphones (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Parchin, N. O., Ullah, A., Abdul-Al, M., Amar, A. S., Hu, Y. F., & Abd-Alhameed, R. A. (2021, October). Phased Array Antenna Package with Switchable Radiation Coverage for Future Smartphones. Presented at 2021 IEEE 26th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), Porto, Portugal

A new phased array antenna package with improved and switchable radiation coverage is proposed for future cellular communications. Its configuration contains three subarrays of patch radiators along the edge area of the smartphone board. Each sub-arr... Read More about Phased Array Antenna Package with Switchable Radiation Coverage for Future Smartphones.

Traumatic life events as risk factors for psychosis and ICD-11 complex PTSD: a gender-specific examination (2021)
Journal Article
Ho, G. W. K., Hyland, P., Karatzias, T., Bressington, D., & Shevlin, M. (2021). Traumatic life events as risk factors for psychosis and ICD-11 complex PTSD: a gender-specific examination. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1), Article 2009271. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.2009271

Background. Numerous studies found robust associations between psychosis and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but few have examined the relationships between psychosis and recently formulated ICD-11 Complex PTSD (CPTSD). Further, no known study... Read More about Traumatic life events as risk factors for psychosis and ICD-11 complex PTSD: a gender-specific examination.

A rose is a rose is a rose: even in YA SFF (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Freestone, P. (2021, December). A rose is a rose is a rose: even in YA SFF. Paper presented at Concepts in Popular Genre Fiction Symposium, Deakin University / Online

The rose has been valued, revered, and infused with meaning across time and cultures—from the earliest chemists to appear in the historical record to today's mass-market perfumes, from the religious festivals of ancient Rome to the works of the Roman... Read More about A rose is a rose is a rose: even in YA SFF.

Design as a Marked Point Process (2021)
Journal Article
Quigley, J., Vasantha, G., Corney, J., Purves, D., & Sherlock, A. (2022). Design as a Marked Point Process. Journal of Mechanical Design, 144(2), Article 021713. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052844

Although AI systems which support composition using predictive text are well established there are no analogous technologies for mechanical design. Motivated by the vision of a predictive system that interactively suggests features to designer, this... Read More about Design as a Marked Point Process.

Movement patterns of a Critically Endangered elasmobranch (Dipturus intermedius) in a Marine Protected Area (2021)
Journal Article
Lavender, E., Aleynik, D., Dodd, J., Illian, J., James, M., Wright, P. J., Smout, S., & Thorburn, J. (2022). Movement patterns of a Critically Endangered elasmobranch (Dipturus intermedius) in a Marine Protected Area. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 32(2), 348-365. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3753

1. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are widely used in marine management, but for mobile species understanding the spatio-temporal scale of management measures that is required to deliver conservation benefits depends on a detailed knowledge of species'... Read More about Movement patterns of a Critically Endangered elasmobranch (Dipturus intermedius) in a Marine Protected Area.

Evaluation of Viscosity Dependence of the Critical Meniscus Height with Optical Fiber Sensors (2021)
Journal Article
Binetti, L., Simpson, F., & Alwis, L. S. M. (2021). Evaluation of Viscosity Dependence of the Critical Meniscus Height with Optical Fiber Sensors. Sensors, 21(23), Article 8130. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21238130

Conventional means of data extraction using optical fiber interrogators are not adequate for fast-paced detection of a target parameter. In this instance, the relationship between the critical meniscus heights (CMH) of several liquids to the extracti... Read More about Evaluation of Viscosity Dependence of the Critical Meniscus Height with Optical Fiber Sensors.

Restorative justice and criminal justice reform: forms, issues and counter-strategies (2021)
Book Chapter
Maglione, G. (2021). Restorative justice and criminal justice reform: forms, issues and counter-strategies. In E. Jeglic, & C. Calkins (Eds.), Handbook of Issues in Criminal Justice Reform in the United States (717-736). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77565-0_36

Restorative justice is a growing field of theory and practice. Once a marginal phenomenon, with very limited traction among criminal justice reformers, today restorative justice is widely studied, globally practiced and increasingly present in the me... Read More about Restorative justice and criminal justice reform: forms, issues and counter-strategies.

Preoperative morbidity and joint awareness while awaiting hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement (2021)
Journal Article
Robinson, P., Williamson, T., Maempel, J., Murray, I., MacDonald, D., Hamilton, D., & Gaston, P. (2021). Preoperative morbidity and joint awareness while awaiting hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement. Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, 8, Article 113. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40634-021-00431-1

Purpose
The Forgotten Joint Score (FJS-12) is a valid tool in the evaluation of patients undergoing hip arthroscopy, assessing the unique concept of joint awareness in the setting of a patient’s hip pathology. The preoperative burden on patients’ me... Read More about Preoperative morbidity and joint awareness while awaiting hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement.