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Diversity and inclusion in UK Higher Education: staff perspectives on institutional representations and their reality (2023)
Journal Article
Richards, K., Pilcher, N., Galbrun, L., Forster, A., & Richards, J. (2023). Diversity and inclusion in UK Higher Education: staff perspectives on institutional representations and their reality. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 28(4), 647-669. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2023.2253654

This paper examines staff perspectives on institutional representations of a range of areas of diversity and inclusion in a key post-compulsory education sector: that of UK Higher Education (HE). The paper focuses on comparing representational statem... Read More about Diversity and inclusion in UK Higher Education: staff perspectives on institutional representations and their reality.

Geopolitical risks, oil price shocks and inflation: Evidence from a TVP–SV–VAR approach (2023)
Journal Article
Yang, T., Dong, Q., Du, M., & Du, Q. (2023). Geopolitical risks, oil price shocks and inflation: Evidence from a TVP–SV–VAR approach. Energy Economics, 127(Part B), Article 107099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107099

Employing a TVP–SV–VAR model, this study investigates the dynamic effects of geopolitical risks, oil price shocks, and inflation from January 2000 to July 2022 in China, the US, and 27 European countries. The findings show that the relationship betwe... Read More about Geopolitical risks, oil price shocks and inflation: Evidence from a TVP–SV–VAR approach.

Dynamic connectedness between investors’ sentiment and asset prices: A comparison between major markets in Europe and USA (2023)
Journal Article
Sakariyahu, R., Johan, S., Lawal, R., Paterson, A., & Chatzivgeri, E. (2023). Dynamic connectedness between investors’ sentiment and asset prices: A comparison between major markets in Europe and USA. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 89, Article 101866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2023.101866

In this study, we use the GARCH-MIDAS model and its extensions to provide new insights on the impact of investor sentiment on asset prices focusing on major market indices in Europe and that of USA. Specifically, we account for leverage, thresholds,... Read More about Dynamic connectedness between investors’ sentiment and asset prices: A comparison between major markets in Europe and USA.

The Association between the Police, Ambulance, Clinician Early Response (PACER) Model and Involuntary Detentions of People Living with Mental Illness: A Protocol for a Retrospective Observational Study (2023)
Journal Article
Heffernan, J., Pennay, A., Hughes, E., & Gray, R. (2023). The Association between the Police, Ambulance, Clinician Early Response (PACER) Model and Involuntary Detentions of People Living with Mental Illness: A Protocol for a Retrospective Observational Study. Nursing Reports, 13(4), 1452-1467. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep13040122

Emergency services are frequently called to attend mental health incidents and are looking for innovative ways to improve their responses and reduce the burden on services. Involuntary detention of people living with mental illness is considered more... Read More about The Association between the Police, Ambulance, Clinician Early Response (PACER) Model and Involuntary Detentions of People Living with Mental Illness: A Protocol for a Retrospective Observational Study.

Research and Teaching Integration (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M. (2023, October). Research and Teaching Integration. Presented at Learning and Teaching ENssentials, Edinburgh Napier University

Embodied carbon quantification of luminaires using life cycle assessment and CIBSE TM65 methodologies: A comparison case study (2023)
Journal Article
Mazzei, I., Saint, R., Kay, A., & Pomponi, F. (2024). Embodied carbon quantification of luminaires using life cycle assessment and CIBSE TM65 methodologies: A comparison case study. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 28(1), 59-73. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13449

The European legislative landscape on sustainability is steadily growing to meet objectives to reach net zero targets by mid‐century. In this context, companies and manufacturers may soon be legally required to provide quantification of the environme... Read More about Embodied carbon quantification of luminaires using life cycle assessment and CIBSE TM65 methodologies: A comparison case study.

Deep Vision in Analysis and Recognition of Radar Data: Achievements, Advancements, and Challenges (2023)
Journal Article
Liu, Q., Yang, Z., Ji, R., Zhang, Y., Bilal, M., Liu, X., Vimal, S., & Xu, X. (2023). Deep Vision in Analysis and Recognition of Radar Data: Achievements, Advancements, and Challenges. IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Magazine, 9(4), 4-12. https://doi.org/10.1109/msmc.2022.3216943

Radars are widely used to obtain echo information for effective prediction, such as precipitation nowcasting. In this article, recent relevant scientific investigation and practical efforts using deep learning (DL) models for weather radar data analy... Read More about Deep Vision in Analysis and Recognition of Radar Data: Achievements, Advancements, and Challenges.

An empirical analysis of the factors influencing Scottish residents’ compliance with COVID-19 travel restrictions (2023)
Journal Article
Semple, T., Fonzone, A., Fountas, G., & Downey, L. (2023). An empirical analysis of the factors influencing Scottish residents’ compliance with COVID-19 travel restrictions. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 178, Article 103842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2023.103842

This study uses survey data to investigate the factors affecting compliance with the Scottish Government’s COVID-19 travel restrictions. The survey contained self-reported data (n=819) regarding various aspects of Scottish residents’ COVID-19 travel... Read More about An empirical analysis of the factors influencing Scottish residents’ compliance with COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Decolonising the Discourse on Academic Integrity: A Data Driven Activism Against Implicit Association of International Students with Academic Dishonesty (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harte, P., Khaleel, F., & Avdukic, A. (2023, October). Decolonising the Discourse on Academic Integrity: A Data Driven Activism Against Implicit Association of International Students with Academic Dishonesty. Paper presented at Abolishing the University & Borders in Higher Education, Online

When you attend any conference, workshop or gathering on upholding academic integrity in HE and ways of reducing academic dishonesty, you will find that there is always a session that focuses on academic misconduct within the international cohort. If... Read More about Decolonising the Discourse on Academic Integrity: A Data Driven Activism Against Implicit Association of International Students with Academic Dishonesty.

Strength grading options for unusual resources (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cramer, M., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2023, October). Strength grading options for unusual resources. Paper presented at WSE: 19th Annual Meeting of the Northern European Network for Wood Science and Engineering, Oslo, Norway

DenMerD: A Feature Propagation Enhanced Approach to Beam Blockage Correction in Weather Radar (2023)
Journal Article
Liu, Q., Sun, J., & Liu, X. (in press). DenMerD: A Feature Propagation Enhanced Approach to Beam Blockage Correction in Weather Radar. Journal on Artificial Intelligence,

In the realm of meteorological research, extensive global radar networks serve to detect and provide early warnings for a diverse array of weather phenomena. However, the inherently discontinuous nature of radar observations often results in the pres... Read More about DenMerD: A Feature Propagation Enhanced Approach to Beam Blockage Correction in Weather Radar.

A high-performance pH-sensitive electrode integrated with a multi-sensing probe for online water quality monitoring (2023)
Journal Article
Uppuluri, K., Szwagierczak, D., Fernandes, L., Zaraska, K., Lange, I., Synkiewicz-Musialska, B., & Manjakkal, L. (2023). A high-performance pH-sensitive electrode integrated with a multi-sensing probe for online water quality monitoring. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 44, 15512-15520. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3tc02646a

Water quality monitoring is an essential tool in effective environmental and public health protection. This study presents a new screen-printed Co2O3–RuO2-based electrode for electrochemical pH sensing and its comprehensive morphological, composition... Read More about A high-performance pH-sensitive electrode integrated with a multi-sensing probe for online water quality monitoring.

FASS: Firefighter Audio Safety Systems (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elliot, A., & McGregor, I. (2023). FASS: Firefighter Audio Safety Systems. In AM '23: Proceedings of the 18th International Audio Mostly Conference. https://doi.org/10.1145/3616195.3616220

A series of auditory cues were designed to assist firefighters with navigation and general safety in a fire emergency. Firefighters must maintain situational awareness at all times and this can be lost with disorientation, which is one of the main ca... Read More about FASS: Firefighter Audio Safety Systems.

Towards a Framework of Aesthetics in Sonic Interaction (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cunningham, S., McGregor, I., Weinel, J., Darby, J., & Stockman, T. (2023, August). Towards a Framework of Aesthetics in Sonic Interaction. Presented at AM '23: Audio Mostly 2023, Edinburgh

As interaction design has advanced, increased attention has been directed to the role that aesthetics play in shaping factors of user experience. Historically stemming from philosophy and the arts, aesthetics in interaction design has gravitated towa... Read More about Towards a Framework of Aesthetics in Sonic Interaction.

Intrusion Detection Systems Using Machine Learning (2023)
Book Chapter
Taylor, W., Hussain, A., Gogate, M., Dashtipour, K., & Ahmad, J. (2024). Intrusion Detection Systems Using Machine Learning. In W. Boulila, J. Ahmad, A. Koubaa, M. Driss, & I. Riadh Farah (Eds.), Decision Making and Security Risk Management for IoT Environments (75-98). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47590-0_5

Intrusion detection systems (IDS) have developed and evolved over time to form an important component in network security. The aim of an intrusion detection system is to successfully detect intrusions within a network and to trigger alerts to system... Read More about Intrusion Detection Systems Using Machine Learning.

Fake News in Social Media: Fake News Themes and Intentional Deception in the News and on Social Media (2023)
Book Chapter
Idrees, H., Dashtipour, K., Hussain, T., & Gogate, M. (2024). Fake News in Social Media: Fake News Themes and Intentional Deception in the News and on Social Media. In W. Boulila, J. Ahmad, A. Koubaa, M. Driss, & I. Riadh Farah (Eds.), Decision Making and Security Risk Management for IoT Environments (219-229). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47590-0_11

From the start of the twenty-first century, online views and clicks have only increased. Within the last twenty years that has embedded through the use of social media. Within the last ten years news can spread on social media before it is shown on t... Read More about Fake News in Social Media: Fake News Themes and Intentional Deception in the News and on Social Media.

CellSecure: Securing Image Data in Industrial Internet-of-Things via Cellular Automata and Chaos-Based Encryption (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ali, H., Khan, M. S., Driss, M., Ahmad, J., Buchanan, W. J., & Pitropakis, N. (2023, October). CellSecure: Securing Image Data in Industrial Internet-of-Things via Cellular Automata and Chaos-Based Encryption. Presented at 2023 IEEE 98th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2023-Fall), Hong Kong, Hong Kong

In the era of Industrial IoT (IIoT) and Industry 4.0, ensuring secure data transmission has become a critical concern. Among other data types, images are widely transmitted and utilized across various IIoT applications, ranging from sensor-generated... Read More about CellSecure: Securing Image Data in Industrial Internet-of-Things via Cellular Automata and Chaos-Based Encryption.

Initial Validation of the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) in a sample of Chilean Adults European Journal of Psychotraumatology (2023)
Journal Article
Fresno, A., Ramos Alvarado, N., Núñez, D., Ulloa, J. L., Arriagada, J., Cloitre, M., Bisson, J. I., Roberts, N. P., Shevlin, M., & Karatzias, T. (2023). Initial Validation of the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) in a sample of Chilean Adults European Journal of Psychotraumatology. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14(2), Article 2263313. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2263313

Background: ICD-11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD) are stress-related disorders. The International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) is a widely used instrument to assess PTSD and CPTSD. To date, there is no evidence of the psy... Read More about Initial Validation of the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) in a sample of Chilean Adults European Journal of Psychotraumatology.

Supporting the wellbeing of care home staff: lessons from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Johnston, L., Rambabu, L., Malcolm, C., Hockley, J., & Shenkin, S. D. (2023). Supporting the wellbeing of care home staff: lessons from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Long-Term Care, 195–208. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.205

The wellbeing of care home staff and the need to support them at work was highlighted with devastating clarity by the COVID pandemic. This small study explores what online and at work wellbeing resources were available to frontline care home workers... Read More about Supporting the wellbeing of care home staff: lessons from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Optimizing pharmacotherapy and deprescribing strategies in older adults living with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: EuGMS SIG on pharmacology position paper (2023)
Journal Article
van Poelgeest, E., Seppala, L., Bahat, G., Ilhan, B., Mair, A., van Marum, R., Onder, G., Ryg, J., Fernandes, M. A., Cherubini, A., Denkinger, M., Eidam, A., Egberts, A., Gudmundsson, A., Koçak, F. Ö. K., Soulis, G., Tournoy, J., Masud, T., Wehling, M., & van der Velde, N. (2023). Optimizing pharmacotherapy and deprescribing strategies in older adults living with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: EuGMS SIG on pharmacology position paper. European Geriatric Medicine, 14(6), 1195-1209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-023-00872-0

Key summary points: Aim: To summarize the literature on medication review and deprescribing in older adults, and formulate recommendations to improve prescribing medications in older, multimorbid adults with polypharmacy. Findings: Current evidence d... Read More about Optimizing pharmacotherapy and deprescribing strategies in older adults living with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: EuGMS SIG on pharmacology position paper.