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Seroprevalence and risk factors for Q-fever (Coxiella burnetii) exposure in smallholder dairy cattle in Tanzania (2022)
Journal Article
Festo Bwatota, S., Mkilema Shirima, G., Hernandez-Castro, L. E., Mark de Clare Bronsvoort, B., Wheelhouse, N., Joseph Mengele, I., Kiyabo Motto, S., Mushumbusi Komwihangilo, D., Lyatuu, E., & Cook, E. A. J. (2022). Seroprevalence and risk factors for Q-fever (Coxiella burnetii) exposure in smallholder dairy cattle in Tanzania. Veterinary Sciences, 9(12), Article 662. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9120662

Q fever is a zoonotic disease, resulting from infection with Coxiella burnetii. Infection in cattle can cause abortion and infertility, however, there is little epidemiological information regarding the disease in dairy cattle in Tanzania. Between Ju... Read More about Seroprevalence and risk factors for Q-fever (Coxiella burnetii) exposure in smallholder dairy cattle in Tanzania.

Fusing external knowledge resources for natural language understanding techniques: A survey (2022)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Wang, W., Chen, Q., Huang, K., Nguyen, A., De, S., & Hussain, A. (2023). Fusing external knowledge resources for natural language understanding techniques: A survey. Information Fusion, 92, 190-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2022.11.025

Knowledge resources, e.g. knowledge graphs, which formally represent essential semantics and information for logic inference and reasoning, can compensate for the unawareness nature of many natural language processing techniques based on deep neural... Read More about Fusing external knowledge resources for natural language understanding techniques: A survey.

Methodological nationalism and ethnic lens in CEE migration research: A critical reflection (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Guma, T. (2022, November). Methodological nationalism and ethnic lens in CEE migration research: A critical reflection. Paper presented at Migration to/from/within Central and Eastern Europe: Decolonial perspectives on race, gender, sexuality and class, Online

This paper offers a critical reflection on methodological approaches within the field of CEE migration. Drawing on ideas from critical migration studies, I discuss the ways in which the predominance of methodological nationalism and the fallacy of et... Read More about Methodological nationalism and ethnic lens in CEE migration research: A critical reflection.

Internet of drones security: taxonomies, open issues, and future directions (2022)
Journal Article
Derhab, A., Cheikhrouhou, O., Allouch, A., Koubaa, A., Qureshi, B., Ferrag, M. A., Maglaras, L., & Khan, F. A. (2023). Internet of drones security: taxonomies, open issues, and future directions. Vehicular Communications, 39, Article 100552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vehcom.2022.100552

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have recently become one of the most important technological breakthroughs. They have opened the horizon for a vast array of applications and paved the way for a diversity of innovative solutions... Read More about Internet of drones security: taxonomies, open issues, and future directions.

Servitization Through VR Serious Games: From Manufacturing to Consumer Electronics (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., Khan, M. S., & Harrison, D. K. (2022, June). Servitization Through VR Serious Games: From Manufacturing to Consumer Electronics. Presented at 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2022), Online

The provision of services instead of the actual products is becoming a major area of interest for the products provision companies involved in the manufacturing, electronics and construction industries amongst others. Current work in the disseminatio... Read More about Servitization Through VR Serious Games: From Manufacturing to Consumer Electronics.

Can Gamification Improve User Experience (UX) of Servitization in the Financial and Construction Sector? (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, M. S., Charissis, V., & Harrison, D. K. (2022, June). Can Gamification Improve User Experience (UX) of Servitization in the Financial and Construction Sector?. Presented at International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Online

The monetisation of the provision of consumer services rather than products is advantageous and leads to higher profit margins for the providing companies in comparison to the sole manufacturing of consumer products. This business model has gradually... Read More about Can Gamification Improve User Experience (UX) of Servitization in the Financial and Construction Sector?.

Developing critical intercultural competence through understanding the location, product and processes of dialogue (2022)
Book Chapter
Pilcher, N., & Zhou, V. X. (2022). Developing critical intercultural competence through understanding the location, product and processes of dialogue. In M. Sommier, A. Roiha, & M. Lahti (Eds.), Interculturality in Higher Education: Putting Critical Approaches into Practice. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003322702-3

The idea of ‘intercultural competence’ (ICC) has been beset by tension between training models presenting culture as understood through ‘nation’ based constructs, and counterarguments disparaging such models as reductive and othering, dividing nation... Read More about Developing critical intercultural competence through understanding the location, product and processes of dialogue.

Universally Hard Hamiltonian Cycle Problem Instances (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sleegers, J., Thomson, S. L., & van den Berg, D. (2022, November). Universally Hard Hamiltonian Cycle Problem Instances. Presented at ECTA 2022 : 14th International Conference on Evolutionary Computation Theory and Applications, Valletta, Malta

In 2021, evolutionary algorithms found the hardest-known yes and no instances for the Hamiltonian cycle problem. These instances, which show regularity patterns, require a very high number of recursions for the best exact backtracking algorithm (Vand... Read More about Universally Hard Hamiltonian Cycle Problem Instances.

Thoughts on Professionalism: A reaction to the recent Phoenix special issue (2022)
Digital Artefact
Robertson, P. (2022). Thoughts on Professionalism: A reaction to the recent Phoenix special issue. [online magazine]

Professor Pete Robertson, Edinburgh Napier University, responds to the recent issue of Phoenix which focused on professionalism. He asks whether career development in HE is a separate profession or part of a wider careers profession. Exploring som... Read More about Thoughts on Professionalism: A reaction to the recent Phoenix special issue.

Wave-Net: A lightweight deep network for retinal vessel segmentation from fundus images (2022)
Journal Article
Liu, Y., Shen, J., Yang, L., Yu, H., & Bian, G. (2023). Wave-Net: A lightweight deep network for retinal vessel segmentation from fundus images. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 152, Article 106341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.106341

Accurate segmentation of retinal vessels from fundus images is fundamental for the diagnosis of numerous diseases of eye, and an automated vessel segmentation method can effectively help clinicians to make accurate diagnosis for the patients and prov... Read More about Wave-Net: A lightweight deep network for retinal vessel segmentation from fundus images.

The effect of a game-based mobile app “MyHeartMate” to promote lifestyle change in coronary disease patients: a randomised controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Gallagher, R., Chow, C. K., Parker, H., Neubeck, L., Celermajer, D., Redfern, J., Tofler, G., Buckley, T., Schumacher, T., Hyun, K., Bouramond, F., & Figtree, G. (2023). The effect of a game-based mobile app “MyHeartMate” to promote lifestyle change in coronary disease patients: a randomised controlled trial. European Heart Journal – Digital Health, 4(1), 33-42. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztac069

Aims
Secondary prevention reduces coronary heart disease (CHD) progression. Traditional prevention programs including cardiac rehabilitation are under-accessed, which smartphone apps may overcome. To evaluate the effect of a game-based mobile app in... Read More about The effect of a game-based mobile app “MyHeartMate” to promote lifestyle change in coronary disease patients: a randomised controlled trial.

Assessment of Ambient Air Quality in Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mohd Saudi, A., Abdullah, A., Shafii, N., Khairuddin, M., Ismail, M., Mejía, P., Kadir, K., Saudi, M., Kamarudin, M., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ali, M., & Bani, N. (2022, November). Assessment of Ambient Air Quality in Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Presented at The 3rd International Conference on Medical Science Technology, Online

Air pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues in the world. The district of Hulu Langat, bordering the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, is the focus area of the surrounding population. The district experienced a decline in air quality i... Read More about Assessment of Ambient Air Quality in Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia.

Global Review of Smart City Governance Practices (2022)
Report
Beckers, D., Gerli, P., Mora, L., Thabit, S., & Tonnarelli, F. (2022). Global Review of Smart City Governance Practices. Nairobi: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

Through smart city initiatives, digital technologies are increasingly applied in cities to modernize city operations and transform service delivery. The ongoing digital transformation provides new opportunities but also creates challenges, and it is... Read More about Global Review of Smart City Governance Practices.

Salient Complexities of Engaging External Consultants in Information Systems Projects (2022)
Journal Article
Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., & Thomas, A. (2024). Salient Complexities of Engaging External Consultants in Information Systems Projects. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 71, 5212-5229. https://doi.org/10.1109/tem.2022.3220151

Project sponsors have sought to develop the necessary competence to address various challenges they face during project development, implementation and exploitation by employing different initiatives including the engagement and use of external consu... Read More about Salient Complexities of Engaging External Consultants in Information Systems Projects.

Understanding collaboration patterns on funded research projects: A network analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Smith, M., Sarabi, Y., & Christopoulos, D. (2023). Understanding collaboration patterns on funded research projects: A network analysis. Network Science, 11(1), 143-173. https://doi.org/10.1017/nws.2022.33

This paper provides an examination of inter-organizational collaboration in the UK research system. Data are collected on organizational collaboration on projects funded by four key UK research councils: Arts and Humanities Research Council, Economic... Read More about Understanding collaboration patterns on funded research projects: A network analysis.

Decarbonising the Transport Industry (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad Sukki, F. (2022, November). Decarbonising the Transport Industry. Presented at Research Seminar, Edinburgh Napier University

The electric vehicles (EVs) sales in Scotland increased by 97% in 2020, but Scotland still lags behinds when compared to other locations in the UK. One of the reasons for the slow rollout is limited charging infrastructure to power the EVs especially... Read More about Decarbonising the Transport Industry.

Low‐gain integral control for a class of discrete‐time Lur'e systems with applications to sampled‐data control (2022)
Journal Article
Guiver, C., Rebarber, R., & Townley, S. (2023). Low‐gain integral control for a class of discrete‐time Lur'e systems with applications to sampled‐data control. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 33(3), 1410-1437. https://doi.org/10.1002/rnc.6455

We study low-gain (P)roportional (I)ntegral control of multivariate discrete-time, forced Lur’e systems to solve the output-tracking problem for constant reference signals. We formulate an incremental sector condition which is sufficient for a usual... Read More about Low‐gain integral control for a class of discrete‐time Lur'e systems with applications to sampled‐data control.