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Consumer Preferences for the Attributes of Plant-Based Meat Substitutes: A segmentation study based on best-worst scaling (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Naughton, P. (2023, July). Consumer Preferences for the Attributes of Plant-Based Meat Substitutes: A segmentation study based on best-worst scaling. Paper presented at 24TH AMS World Marketing Congress 2023, University of Kent - Canterbury, UK

The aim of this study is to identify consumer segments based on the importance attributed to labelling information on the health, environmental and ethical, and sensory attributes of PBMS. The research builds on previous attitudinal studies by using... Read More about Consumer Preferences for the Attributes of Plant-Based Meat Substitutes: A segmentation study based on best-worst scaling.

Self-compacting steel fibers reinforced geopolymer: Study on mechanical properties and durability against acid and chloride attacks (2023)
Journal Article
Sukontasukkul, P., Intarabut, D., Phoo-ngernkham, T., Suksiripattanapong, C., Zhang, H., & Chindaprasirt, P. (2023). Self-compacting steel fibers reinforced geopolymer: Study on mechanical properties and durability against acid and chloride attacks. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 19, Article e02298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e02298

This study aimed to investigate the effects of steel fibers on the properties of self-compacting geopolymer (SCG), including flowability and fillability, compressive and flexural strength, and durability against harmful chemical substances such as ac... Read More about Self-compacting steel fibers reinforced geopolymer: Study on mechanical properties and durability against acid and chloride attacks.

“It’s not just for the Past but it’s for the Here and Now”: Gift-Giver Perspectives on the Memory Machine to Gift Digital Memories (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gibson, R., Babbage, C. M., Wagner, H. G., Price, D. J., Martindale, S., Chadborn, N. H., Ito-Jaeger, S., Darzentas, D. P., Webb, H., Jacobs, R., Atabey, A., Koleva, B., Flintham, M., Winklhofer, H., Urquhart, L. D., & Perez Vallejos, E. (2023, July). “It’s not just for the Past but it’s for the Here and Now”: Gift-Giver Perspectives on the Memory Machine to Gift Digital Memories. Presented at 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Pitsburgh, PA, US

We present the design of the Memory Machine (MeMa), a technology probe that can store, contextualise, and document media to represent memories. We accumulate vast physical and digital possessions throughout our lives, making it difficult to distingui... Read More about “It’s not just for the Past but it’s for the Here and Now”: Gift-Giver Perspectives on the Memory Machine to Gift Digital Memories.

There Is No Such Thing As Unbiased Scenario Planning (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Crawford, M. (2023, July). There Is No Such Thing As Unbiased Scenario Planning. Paper presented at Scenario Planning and Foresight 2023, University of Warwick

A series of lab and field studies were conducted with managers, executives, and postgraduate students to test the hypothesis that an emotional priming effect exists within any given scenario planning workshop (Crawford, 2021). The studies show that p... Read More about There Is No Such Thing As Unbiased Scenario Planning.

FestForward: Participatory Design Futuring and World-Building for Equitable Digital Futures in Performing Arts Festivals (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elsden, C., Jones, V., Helgason, I., Abernethy, L., & Brown, W. (2023, July). FestForward: Participatory Design Futuring and World-Building for Equitable Digital Futures in Performing Arts Festivals. Presented at DIS '23: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

FestForward is a fictional, local, cultural magazine, set in 2030, designed to stimulate conversations about equitable and sustainable digital futures in performing arts festivals. This extensive design fiction was developed through a series of parti... Read More about FestForward: Participatory Design Futuring and World-Building for Equitable Digital Futures in Performing Arts Festivals.

Change in child mental health during the Ukraine war: evidence from a large sample of parents (2023)
Journal Article
McElroy, E., Hyland, P., Shevlin, M., Karatzias, T., Vallières, F., Ben-Ezra, M., Vang, M. L., Lorberg, B., & Martsenkovskyi, D. (2024). Change in child mental health during the Ukraine war: evidence from a large sample of parents. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 33(5), 1495-1502. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-023-02255-z

The ongoing war in Ukraine is expected to negatively impact the mental health of the country’s population. This study aims to provide a preliminary estimate of the degree of change in the mental health problems of Ukrainian children following Russia’... Read More about Change in child mental health during the Ukraine war: evidence from a large sample of parents.

Accelerating the development of a psychological intervention to restore treatment decision-making capacity in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder: a study protocol for a multi-site, assessor-blinded, pilot Umbrella trial (the DEC:IDES trial) (2023)
Journal Article
Hutton, P., Kelly, J., Taylor, C. D., Williams, B., Emsley, R., Alexander, C. H., Vikram, A., Saddington, D., McCann, A., Burke, J., Eliasson, E., Harper, S., Karatzias, T., Taylor, P. J., Watson, A., Dougall, N., Stavert, J., O’Rourke, S., Glasgow, A., Murphy, R., …Woodrow, A. (2023). Accelerating the development of a psychological intervention to restore treatment decision-making capacity in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder: a study protocol for a multi-site, assessor-blinded, pilot Umbrella trial (the DEC:IDES trial). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9, Article 117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01323-0

Background: A high proportion of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders will at some point in their lives be assessed as not having the capacity to make their own decisions about pharmacological treatment or inpatient care (‘capaci... Read More about Accelerating the development of a psychological intervention to restore treatment decision-making capacity in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder: a study protocol for a multi-site, assessor-blinded, pilot Umbrella trial (the DEC:IDES trial).

Circular Futures: an interdisciplinary approach based on Circular Economy principles and Futures Studies methods to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) transitioning to circularity and a futures-oriented organisation (2023)
Thesis
Weigend Rodríguez, R. Circular Futures: an interdisciplinary approach based on Circular Economy principles and Futures Studies methods to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) transitioning to circularity and a futures-oriented organisation. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The Circular Economy (CE) is conceived by many as paramount to decoupling economic growth from environmental impacts. Implementing this paradigm in the private sector is challenging, as it requires substantial changes at the strategic level. However,... Read More about Circular Futures: an interdisciplinary approach based on Circular Economy principles and Futures Studies methods to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) transitioning to circularity and a futures-oriented organisation.

A Different Way of Being: The Influence of a Single Antenatal Relaxation Class on Maternal Psychological Wellbeing and Childbirth Experience An Exploratory Sequential Mix-Method Study (2023)
Thesis
Ghaffari, M. T. (. T. A Different Way of Being: The Influence of a Single Antenatal Relaxation Class on Maternal Psychological Wellbeing and Childbirth Experience An Exploratory Sequential Mix-Method Study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Background: Perinatal mental health problems are prevalent, have a wide range of adverse effects on the mother and her child, and are predictors of negative childbirth experiences. Therefore, improving perinatal mental health is a global public healt... Read More about A Different Way of Being: The Influence of a Single Antenatal Relaxation Class on Maternal Psychological Wellbeing and Childbirth Experience An Exploratory Sequential Mix-Method Study.

The influence of culture on perceived use of public libraries by forced migrants in Scotland and England (2023)
Thesis
Salzano, R. The influence of culture on perceived use of public libraries by forced migrants in Scotland and England. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The work reported in this thesis is concerned with public library use in Scotland and England by forced migrants. The findings extend knowledge of the information practices of forced migrants in the context of public libraries. These are derived from... Read More about The influence of culture on perceived use of public libraries by forced migrants in Scotland and England.

Photovoltaic challenges and recommendations - A case study for Oman (2023)
Thesis
Honnurvali, M. S. Photovoltaic challenges and recommendations - A case study for Oman. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Concerning the growth of renewables witnessed globally in the past decade and its key benefits to society many countries are placing themselves with an ambitious target to increase the share of renewables in overall energy production. Sultanate of Om... Read More about Photovoltaic challenges and recommendations - A case study for Oman.

An Investigation of Olfactory Display Technology for the enhancement of Presence within Virtual Reality Experiences (2023)
Thesis
McKelvey, A. An Investigation of Olfactory Display Technology for the enhancement of Presence within Virtual Reality Experiences. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This thesis examines the impact the inclusion of olfactory stimulus has on virtual reality (VR) for the enhancement of presence. To achieve this, a comprehensive review of past literature was undertaken. This review examines several relevant topics i... Read More about An Investigation of Olfactory Display Technology for the enhancement of Presence within Virtual Reality Experiences.

Conception, Implementation and Empirical Evaluation of a Domain-Specific Language for Multi-Agent Traffic and Transport Simulations (2023)
Thesis
Hoffmann, B. M. Conception, Implementation and Empirical Evaluation of a Domain-Specific Language for Multi-Agent Traffic and Transport Simulations. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Conception and implementation of agent-based simulation programs is a complex task. One of the key problems is the requirement of technical agent-based software engineering expertise on the one hand and professional knowledge of the application domai... Read More about Conception, Implementation and Empirical Evaluation of a Domain-Specific Language for Multi-Agent Traffic and Transport Simulations.

Electromagnetic Side-Channel Resilience against Lightweight Cryptography (2023)
Thesis
Gunathilake, N. A. Electromagnetic Side-Channel Resilience against Lightweight Cryptography. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Side-channel attacks are an unpredictable risk factor in cryptography. Therefore, observations of leakages through physical parameters, i.e., power and electromagnetic (EM) radiation, etc., of digital devices are essential to minimise vulnerabilities... Read More about Electromagnetic Side-Channel Resilience against Lightweight Cryptography.

Locating Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in the sexual health of Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who have Sex with Men (GBMSM) in Scotland: A Constructivist Grounded Theory study (2023)
Thesis
Clarke, L. J. Locating Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in the sexual health of Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who have Sex with Men (GBMSM) in Scotland: A Constructivist Grounded Theory study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Background: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the leading causal mechanism for a variety of anogenital cancers including cervical, anal, penile, and head and neck worldwide in men. There are evident health inequalities in the risk of HPV infection as a d... Read More about Locating Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in the sexual health of Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who have Sex with Men (GBMSM) in Scotland: A Constructivist Grounded Theory study.

Everyday data for COVID-19 from mHealth devices: The PAIDUR framework (2023)
Thesis
Brown, C. W. Everyday data for COVID-19 from mHealth devices: The PAIDUR framework. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This work examines the use of new data from mHealth devices in algorithmic Risk Predictor tools for conditions including the early diagnosis of COVID-19. The earliest signs of COVID-19 and other viral infection were from FitBit® devices, and data fro... Read More about Everyday data for COVID-19 from mHealth devices: The PAIDUR framework.

Self-rated Health and Health Inequalities by Area Deprivation in British Nurses (2023)
Thesis
Ball, W. P. Self-rated Health and Health Inequalities by Area Deprivation in British Nurses. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Background Unfair and avoidable inequalities in health remain pervasive & persistent in the United Kingdom. Excess Mortality has been observed in Scotland compared to the rest of the UK. Area deprivation measures have become less able to explain exc... Read More about Self-rated Health and Health Inequalities by Area Deprivation in British Nurses.

Realist evaluation of an Integrated Pregnancy and Parenting Support Service (IPPSS) for mothers with drug and alcohol problems in Scotland (2023)
Thesis
Aitken-Arbuckle, A. Realist evaluation of an Integrated Pregnancy and Parenting Support Service (IPPSS) for mothers with drug and alcohol problems in Scotland. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Background Integrated multidisciplinary team approaches have been widely promoted for maternity services for women with drug and alcohol problems to support sharing of information, coordination of care and improve maternal and infant outcomes. Natio... Read More about Realist evaluation of an Integrated Pregnancy and Parenting Support Service (IPPSS) for mothers with drug and alcohol problems in Scotland.

World premiere of The Last Dream: Tarkovsky and the Sacrifice (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Milne, L. World premiere of The Last Dream: Tarkovsky and the Sacrifice. [Film]. Exhibited at Maine International Film Festival. 7 July 2023 - 16 July 2023. (Unpublished)

World premiere of The Last Dream: Tarkovsky and the Sacrifice.

A Novel Authentication Method That Combines Honeytokens and Google Authenticator (2023)
Journal Article
Papaspirou, V., Papathanasaki, M., Maglaras, L., Kantzavelou, I., Douligeris, C., Ferrag, M. A., & Janicke, H. (2023). A Novel Authentication Method That Combines Honeytokens and Google Authenticator. Information, 14(7), Article 386. https://doi.org/10.3390/info14070386

Despite the rapid development of technology, computer systems still rely heavily on passwords for security, which can be problematic. Although multi-factor authentication has been introduced, it is not completely effective against more advanced attac... Read More about A Novel Authentication Method That Combines Honeytokens and Google Authenticator.