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Towards Pose-Invariant Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement in the Wild for Next-Generation Multi-Modal Hearing Aids (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gogate, M., Dashtipour, K., & Hussain, A. (2023, June). Towards Pose-Invariant Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement in the Wild for Next-Generation Multi-Modal Hearing Aids. Presented at 2023 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing Workshops (ICASSPW), Rhodes Island, Greece

Classical audio-visual (AV) speech enhancement (SE) and separation methods have been successful at operating under constrained environments; however, the speech quality and intelligibility improvement is significantly reduced in unconstrained real-wo... Read More about Towards Pose-Invariant Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement in the Wild for Next-Generation Multi-Modal Hearing Aids.

Recommendations for wider adoption of clinical pharmacy in Central and Eastern Europe in order to optimise pharmacotherapy and improve patient outcomes (2023)
Journal Article
Urbańczyk, K., Guntschnig, S., Antoniadis, V., Falamic, S., Kovacevic, T., Kurczewska-Michalak, M., Miljković, B., Olearova, A., Sviestina, I., Szucs, A., Tachkov, K., Tiszai, Z., Volmer, D., Wiela-Hojeńska, A., Fialova, D., Vlcek, J., Stuhec, M., Hogg, A., Scott, M., Stewart, D., …Kardas, P. (2023). Recommendations for wider adoption of clinical pharmacy in Central and Eastern Europe in order to optimise pharmacotherapy and improve patient outcomes. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 14, Article 1244151. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1244151

Clinical pharmacy as an area of practice, education and research started developing around the 1960s when pharmacists across the globe gradually identified the need to focus more on ensuring the appropriate use of medicines to improve patient outcome... Read More about Recommendations for wider adoption of clinical pharmacy in Central and Eastern Europe in order to optimise pharmacotherapy and improve patient outcomes.

Understanding cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for the future (2023)
Journal Article
McHale, S., Neubeck, L., Rowat, A., Dawkes, S., & Hanson, C. L. (2023). Understanding cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for the future. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 18(9), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2023.0035

Background/Aims Cardiac rehabilitation services were disrupted during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic because of limitations on interpersonal contact, exercise facility closures and clinical service reorganisation. This necessitated urgent... Read More about Understanding cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for the future.

Using Mobile 360° Video as a Tool for Enhancing Sport Referee Performance: A Case Study (2023)
Journal Article
Cunningham, I., Roche, L., & Mascarenhas, D. (2023). Using Mobile 360° Video as a Tool for Enhancing Sport Referee Performance: A Case Study. Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 7(1), 43-54. https://doi.org/10.1123/cssep.2023-0002

Many new video-based technologies (e.g., eye trackers, point-of-view camera) have been integrated into sport referee performance monitoring and training. Mobile 360° video (an omnidirectional video-capture tool affixed to the referee during their per... Read More about Using Mobile 360° Video as a Tool for Enhancing Sport Referee Performance: A Case Study.

A review of strategic planning for dynamic supply chains: Preparing for uncertainty using scenarios (2023)
Journal Article
Crawford, M. M., & Plant‐O'Toole, E. (2023). A review of strategic planning for dynamic supply chains: Preparing for uncertainty using scenarios. Futures & Foresight Science, 5(3-4), Article e167. https://doi.org/10.1002/ffo2.167

This is a book review of Strategic Planning for Dynamic Supply Chains: Preparing for Uncertainty Using Scenarios by Shardul S. Phadnis, Yossi Sheffi, and Chris Caplice (Cham, Switzerland, 226 p, 2022). The book covers three case studies, presented as... Read More about A review of strategic planning for dynamic supply chains: Preparing for uncertainty using scenarios.

Tourism routes through a mobile lens: The case of China’s Chamagudao (2023)
Journal Article
Witte, A. (2023). Tourism routes through a mobile lens: The case of China’s Chamagudao. Tourist Studies, 23(3), 181-207. https://doi.org/10.1177/14687976231189834

This article examines how various stakeholders’ practices on the ground mobilise and immobilise the Chamagudao’s heritage as a historic trade and caravan route. The research is based on ethnographic fieldwork in Yunnan, China, following movements of... Read More about Tourism routes through a mobile lens: The case of China’s Chamagudao.

Towards Improving Accessibility of Web Auditing with Google Lighthouse (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGill, T., Bamgboye, O., Liu, X., & Kalutharage, C. S. (2023, June). Towards Improving Accessibility of Web Auditing with Google Lighthouse. Presented at The 47th IEEE Annual Conference on Computers, Software, and Applications (COMPSAC), Turin, Italy

Google Lighthouse is a tool made by Google for auditing web pages performance, accessibility, SEO, and best practices with the intention of improving the quality of the websites. This allows software developers to understand areas of improvement with... Read More about Towards Improving Accessibility of Web Auditing with Google Lighthouse.

Patterns of exploitation: Trends and modus operandi in human trafficking in Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Ukraine (2023)
Report
Pekkarinen, A., & Jokinen, A. (2023). Patterns of exploitation: Trends and modus operandi in human trafficking in Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Ukraine. Helsinki: European Union’s Internal Security Fund – Police

This report is based on data on the modus operandi and routes of traffickers and other actors involved in trafficking, and on trends in trafficking. The data have been collected in the three partner countries, Estonia, Finland and Latvia, as well as... Read More about Patterns of exploitation: Trends and modus operandi in human trafficking in Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Ukraine.

Distributed-Training-and-Execution Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Power Control in HetNet (2023)
Journal Article
Xu, K., Huynh, N. V., & Li, G. Y. (2023). Distributed-Training-and-Execution Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Power Control in HetNet. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 71(10), 5893 - 5903. https://doi.org/10.1109/tcomm.2023.3300331

In heterogeneous networks (HetNets), the overlap of small cells and the macro cell causes severe cross-tier interference. Although there exist some approaches to address this problem, they usually require global channel state information, which is ha... Read More about Distributed-Training-and-Execution Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Power Control in HetNet.

Construction and Engineering Higher Education: The Role of Pracademics in Recoupling Classical Experiential Educational Norms (2023)
Book Chapter
Forster, A. M., Pilcher, N., Murray, M., Tennant, S., Craig, N., & Galbrun, L. (2023). Construction and Engineering Higher Education: The Role of Pracademics in Recoupling Classical Experiential Educational Norms. In J. Dickinson, & T. Griffiths (Eds.), Professional Development for Practitioners in Academia: Pracademia (211-227). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33746-8_15

This chapter considers the development of construction and engineering education that historically chartered an increasingly decoupled trajectory from being practical in nature, to include progressively more theoretical instruction. Indeed, over the... Read More about Construction and Engineering Higher Education: The Role of Pracademics in Recoupling Classical Experiential Educational Norms.

The feasibility, acceptability, cost and benefits of a “communities of practice” model for improving the quality of childcare centres: a mixed-methods study in the informal settlements in Nairobi (2023)
Journal Article
Nampijja, M., Langat, N., Oloo, L., Amboka, P., Okelo, K., Muendo, R., Habib, S., Kiyeng, M., Ray, A., Abboah-Offei, M., Kitsao-Wekulo, P., Kimani-Murage, E., Li, J., & Elsey, H. (2023). The feasibility, acceptability, cost and benefits of a “communities of practice” model for improving the quality of childcare centres: a mixed-methods study in the informal settlements in Nairobi. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, Article 1194978. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1194978

Background: Informal childcare centres have mushroomed in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya to meet the increasing demand. However, centre providers are untrained and the facilities are below standard putting children at risk of poor health... Read More about The feasibility, acceptability, cost and benefits of a “communities of practice” model for improving the quality of childcare centres: a mixed-methods study in the informal settlements in Nairobi.

Understanding experiences of suicidality within women’s prisons in England: a systematic review of the qualitative literature (2023)
Journal Article
Struthers, L., & Mahoney, A. (2023). Understanding experiences of suicidality within women’s prisons in England: a systematic review of the qualitative literature. Journal of Forensic Practice, 25(4), 338-355. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfp-03-2023-0008

Purpose Suicide and suicide-related incidents have increased within women’s prisons in the UK. This paper aims to synthesise the findings of qualitative literature, to gain a deeper understanding of the how women and staff in English prisons experie... Read More about Understanding experiences of suicidality within women’s prisons in England: a systematic review of the qualitative literature.

The effects of green brand image on brand loyalty: The case of mainstream fast food brands (2023)
Journal Article
Watson, A., Perrigot, R., & Dada, O. (. (2024). The effects of green brand image on brand loyalty: The case of mainstream fast food brands. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(2), 806-819. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3523

While a number of studies have explored consumer attitudes and behaviors towards green brands, the importance of green brand image for mainstream brands is less well understood. This study seeks to explore if the green image of mainstream fast food b... Read More about The effects of green brand image on brand loyalty: The case of mainstream fast food brands.

A Study on the Correlation Between Hand Grip and Age Using Statistical and Machine Learning Analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Usman, S., Rusli, F. '., Bani, N. A., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2023). A Study on the Correlation Between Hand Grip and Age Using Statistical and Machine Learning Analysis. International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 15(3), 84-93. https://doi.org/10.30880/ijie.2023.15.03.008

Handgrip strength (HGS) is an easy-to-use instrument for monitoring people's health status. Numerous researchers in many countries have done a study on handgrip disease or demographic data. This study focused on classifying aged groups referring... Read More about A Study on the Correlation Between Hand Grip and Age Using Statistical and Machine Learning Analysis.

Conditional trust: Citizens’ council on data-driven media personalisation and public expectations of transparency and accountability (2023)
Journal Article
Wong, Y. N., Jones, R., Das, R., & Jackson, P. (2023). Conditional trust: Citizens’ council on data-driven media personalisation and public expectations of transparency and accountability. Big Data and Society, 10(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517231184892

This article presents findings from a rigorous, three-wave series of qualitative research into public expectations of data-driven media technologies, conducted in England, United Kingdom. Through a range of carefully chosen scenarios and deliberation... Read More about Conditional trust: Citizens’ council on data-driven media personalisation and public expectations of transparency and accountability.

Effects of Nordic hamstring exercise on hamstring stiffness, strength, and flexibility (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kaliarntas, K., Morais, N., & Souglis, A. (2023, July). Effects of Nordic hamstring exercise on hamstring stiffness, strength, and flexibility. Poster presented at ISB 2023 Congress XXIX, Fukuoka, Japan

INTRODUCTION Hamsting injuries are among the most common injuries in athletes. Eccentric training has been shown to reduce hamstring injury rates. The Nordic Hamsting Exercise (NHE) is an eccentric exercise performed at short muscle length and has b... Read More about Effects of Nordic hamstring exercise on hamstring stiffness, strength, and flexibility.

For Notre-Dame du Haut (2023)
Other
Burton, K. (2023). For Notre-Dame du Haut

Le Corbusier's Chapel of Notre-Dame du Haut, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the most significant buildings of the 20th century. Invited to present my work in the space, a privilege granted few, this research focused on a new composition, tit... Read More about For Notre-Dame du Haut.

TwinPort: 5G drone-assisted data collection with digital twin for smart seaports (2023)
Journal Article
Yigit, Y., Nguyen, L. D., Ozdem, M., Kinaci, O. K., Hoang, T., Canberk, B., & Duong, T. Q. (2023). TwinPort: 5G drone-assisted data collection with digital twin for smart seaports. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 12310. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39366-1

Numerous ports worldwide are adopting automation to boost productivity and modernize their operations. At this point, smart ports become a more important paradigm for handling increasing cargo volumes and increasing operational efficiency. In fact, a... Read More about TwinPort: 5G drone-assisted data collection with digital twin for smart seaports.

Epicardial adiposity in people with atrial fibrillation modified by physical exercise: an umbrella review (2023)
Journal Article
Menzies, R., Breen, C. J., & Kernohan, W. G. (2023). Epicardial adiposity in people with atrial fibrillation modified by physical exercise: an umbrella review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(Suppl. 1), https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad064.057

Introduction Atrial Fibrillation (AF) affects 30% of the world’s population and accounts for 3 million deaths annually, and current management pathways often result in poor outcomes in recurrence of AF with up to 50% reoccurring post pulmonary vein... Read More about Epicardial adiposity in people with atrial fibrillation modified by physical exercise: an umbrella review.