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Applicability of the Torsion Test and Photogrammetric Approach on Structural Timber Beams (2021)
Journal Article
Mohamed, A., Uheida, K., Quan, Y., & Zhang, H. (2021). Applicability of the Torsion Test and Photogrammetric Approach on Structural Timber Beams. International Wood Products Journal, 12(3), 206-217. https://doi.org/10.1080/20426445.2021.1952047

The torsion test is recommended as a standard approach to determine the shear modulus of structural-size timber and glulam beams. However, there is a difficulty in measuring the rotational deformations of timber joists. A stereo camera system and pho... Read More about Applicability of the Torsion Test and Photogrammetric Approach on Structural Timber Beams.

Novel Technique for Meniscus Height Measurement of Liquids Using Optical Fibers (2021)
Journal Article
Binetti, L., & Alwis, L. S. M. (2021). Novel Technique for Meniscus Height Measurement of Liquids Using Optical Fibers. IEEE Sensors Journal, 21(18), 20092-20098. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2021.3100644

A novel technique was designed to measure the meniscus height (MH) of liquids on a standard single mode fiber (SMF) using fiber optics. Once the MH is known, the contact angle could be calculated, and the surface tension of liquids can be determined.... Read More about Novel Technique for Meniscus Height Measurement of Liquids Using Optical Fibers.

Green and Highly Efficient MIMO Transceiver System for 5G Heterogenous Networks (2021)
Journal Article
Al-Yasir, Y. I. A., Abdulkhaleq, A. M., Parchin, N. O., Elfergani, I. T., Rodriguez, J., Noras, J. M., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Rayit, A., & Qahwaji, R. (2022). Green and Highly Efficient MIMO Transceiver System for 5G Heterogenous Networks. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 6(1), 500-511. https://doi.org/10.1109/tgcn.2021.3100399

The paper presents the general requirements and an exemplary design of the RF front-end system that in today’s handset is a key consumer of power. The design is required to minimize the carbon footprint in mobile handsets devices, whilst facilitating... Read More about Green and Highly Efficient MIMO Transceiver System for 5G Heterogenous Networks.

Adapting the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) to engage poor urban communities in Ghana: protocol for a participatory action research study (2021)
Journal Article
Abboah-Offei, M., Gyasi Darkwa, A., Ayim, A., Ansah-Ofei, A. M., Dovlo, D., Awoonor‐Williams, J. K., Agongo, E. E. A., Agyepong, I. A., & Elsey, H. (2021). Adapting the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) to engage poor urban communities in Ghana: protocol for a participatory action research study. BMJ Open, 11(7), Article e049564. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049564

Introduction: With rapid urbanisation in low-income and middle-income countries, health systems are struggling to meet the needs of their growing populations. Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in Ghana have been effective in improvi... Read More about Adapting the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) to engage poor urban communities in Ghana: protocol for a participatory action research study.

Cloud based scalable object recognition from video streams using orientation fusion and convolutional neural networks (2021)
Journal Article
Usman Yaseen, M., Anjum, A., Fortino, G., Liotta, A., & Hussain, A. (2022). Cloud based scalable object recognition from video streams using orientation fusion and convolutional neural networks. Pattern Recognition, 121, Article 108207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2021.108207

Object recognition from live video streams comes with numerous challenges such as the variation in illumination conditions and poses. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been widely used to perform intelligent visual object recognition. Yet, CN... Read More about Cloud based scalable object recognition from video streams using orientation fusion and convolutional neural networks.

Privacy-Aware Cloud Auditing for GDPR Compliance Verification in Online Healthcare (2021)
Journal Article
Barati, M., Aujla, G. S., Llanos, J. T., Duodu, K. A., Rana, O. F., Carr, M., & Rajan, R. (2022). Privacy-Aware Cloud Auditing for GDPR Compliance Verification in Online Healthcare. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 18(7), 4808-4819. https://doi.org/10.1109/tii.2021.3100152

Emerging multi-tenant cloud computing ecosystems allow multiple applications to share virtualised pool of computing and networking resources. As a result such ecosystems are becoming increasingly prone to data privacy concerns (personal data leakages... Read More about Privacy-Aware Cloud Auditing for GDPR Compliance Verification in Online Healthcare.

Multicast DIS attack mitigation in RPL-based IoT-LLNs (2021)
Journal Article
Medjek, F., Tandjaoui, D., Djedjig, N., & Romdhani, I. (2021). Multicast DIS attack mitigation in RPL-based IoT-LLNs. Journal of Information Security and Applications, 61, Article 102939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jisa.2021.102939

The IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) was standardised by the IETF ROLL Working Group to address the routing issues in the Internet of Things (IoT) Low-Power and Lossy Networks (LLNs). RPL builds and maintains a Destination... Read More about Multicast DIS attack mitigation in RPL-based IoT-LLNs.

Strategic Talent Management In The Hospitality Industry (2021)
Book Chapter
Garavan, T., Matthews-Smith, G., Marie Gill, A., & O’Brien, F. (2021). Strategic Talent Management In The Hospitality Industry. In S. Jooss, R. Burbach, & H. Ruël (Eds.), Talent Management Innovations in the International Hospitality Industry (9-29). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80071-306-220211002

Purpose: Talent management and in particular strategic talent management (STM) has emerged as an important issue for hospitality organisations worldwide. In this chapter, we address some of the complexities evident in hospitality organisations in rel... Read More about Strategic Talent Management In The Hospitality Industry.

Experiences of nurses caring for respiratory patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey study (2021)
Journal Article
Roberts, N. J., Kelly, C. A., Lippiett, K. A., Ray, E., & Welch, L. (2021). Experiences of nurses caring for respiratory patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 8(1), Article e000987. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2021-000987

Background: Nurses have been at the forefront of the pandemic response, involved in extensive coordination of services, screening, vaccination and front-line work in respiratory, emergency and intensive care environments. The nature of this work is o... Read More about Experiences of nurses caring for respiratory patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey study.

Decomposing the earnings-to-price ratio and the cross-section of international equity-index returns (2021)
Journal Article
Umutlu, M., Bengitöz, P., & Zaremba, A. (2021). Decomposing the earnings-to-price ratio and the cross-section of international equity-index returns. Applied Economics, 53(54), 6213-6230. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2021.1937499

We examine whether components of the earnings-to-price (EP) ratio can be used to extract incremental information to better estimate future returns in the cross-section of country-industry indexes. We demonstrate that the EP components, such as lagged... Read More about Decomposing the earnings-to-price ratio and the cross-section of international equity-index returns.

A Novel Multi-Stage Residual Feature Fusion Network for Detection of COVID-19 in Chest X-Ray Images (2021)
Journal Article
Fang, Z., Ren, J., MacLellan, C., Li, H., Zhao, H., Hussain, A., & Fortino, G. (2022). A Novel Multi-Stage Residual Feature Fusion Network for Detection of COVID-19 in Chest X-Ray Images. IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications, 8(1), 17-27. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMBMC.2021.3099367

To suppress the spread of COVID-19, accurate diagnosis at an early stage is crucial, chest screening with radiography imaging plays an important role in addition to the real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) swab test. Due... Read More about A Novel Multi-Stage Residual Feature Fusion Network for Detection of COVID-19 in Chest X-Ray Images.

A functional analysis reveals extremely low redundancy in global mangrove invertebrate fauna (2021)
Journal Article
Cannicci, S., Lee, S. Y., Bravo, H., Cantera-Kintz, J. R., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Fratini, S., Fusi, M., Jimenez, P. J., Nordhaus, I., Porri, F., & Diele, K. (2021). A functional analysis reveals extremely low redundancy in global mangrove invertebrate fauna. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(32), Article e2016913118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2016913118

Deforestation results in habitat fragmentation, decreasing diversity, and functional degradation. For mangroves, no data are available on the impact of deforestation on the diversity and functionality of the specialized invertebrate fauna, critical f... Read More about A functional analysis reveals extremely low redundancy in global mangrove invertebrate fauna.

Internal Employer Branding in Global Organisations: An Identity Perspective (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sinclair, K., Martin, G., & Bushfield, S. (2021). Internal Employer Branding in Global Organisations: An Identity Perspective. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021(1), 16430. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2021.16430abstract

An increasing number of organizations are turning to employer branding to attract and recruit potential applicants, as well as engage and retain existing employees. But what we know about the impact of employer brands on current employees and their o... Read More about Internal Employer Branding in Global Organisations: An Identity Perspective.

Gender diversity and project publication quality – an analysis of STEM in the UK (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sarabi, Y., & Smith, M. (2021). Gender diversity and project publication quality – an analysis of STEM in the UK. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021(1), https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2021.10796abstract

Gender diversity in STEM remains a salient issue, as the field continues to be a male dominated one, despite increased attention on the subject. This paper examines the interplay between gender diversity on projects funded by a major UK research coun... Read More about Gender diversity and project publication quality – an analysis of STEM in the UK.

Higher body mass index is associated with larger postoperative improvement in patient-reported outcomes following total knee arthroplasty (2021)
Journal Article
Giesinger, K., Giesinger, J., Hamilton, D., Rechsteiner, J., & Ladurner, A. (2021). Higher body mass index is associated with larger postoperative improvement in patient-reported outcomes following total knee arthroplasty. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22(1), Article 635 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04512-1

Background
Total knee arthroplasty is known to successfully alleviate pain and improve function in endstage knee osteoarthritis. However, there is some controversy with regard to the influence of obesity on clinical benefits after TKA. The aim of th... Read More about Higher body mass index is associated with larger postoperative improvement in patient-reported outcomes following total knee arthroplasty.

Still looking for new ways to play and learn… Expert perspectives and expectations for interactive toys (2021)
Journal Article
Hall, L., Paracha, S., Flint, T., MacFarlane, K., Stewart, F., Hagan-Green, G., & Watson, D. (2022). Still looking for new ways to play and learn… Expert perspectives and expectations for interactive toys. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, 31, Article 100361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2021.100361

The use of interactive, smart and connected toys is expected to increase rapidly with many claiming not only new ways to play, but also to have educational benefits. However, there is a lack of evidence to support such claims and the purpose of the c... Read More about Still looking for new ways to play and learn… Expert perspectives and expectations for interactive toys.

Fibre to the countryside: A comparison of public and community initiatives tackling the rural digital divide in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Gerli, P., & Whalley, J. (2021). Fibre to the countryside: A comparison of public and community initiatives tackling the rural digital divide in the UK. Telecommunications Policy, 45(10), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2021.102222

Although digitisation offers numerous opportunities for rural areas, they still lag behind cities in terms of access and adoption of Internet-based services. This divide is the result of multiple market failures in both the demand and supply of broad... Read More about Fibre to the countryside: A comparison of public and community initiatives tackling the rural digital divide in the UK.

Music Copyright, Creators and Fans: Enemies or Friends in the Digital Domain? (2021)
Book Chapter
Oliver, P., & Lalchev, S. (2021). Music Copyright, Creators and Fans: Enemies or Friends in the Digital Domain?. In A. Harrison (Ed.), The Present and Future of Music Law (82-99). Bloomsbury Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781501367809.0014

We live in a time when digital technologies, particularly social media and streaming services, are the most effective and efficient platforms for the exposure of music (Glicksman 2020; Mercuri 2019; Wilson 2020). While user-generated content is at th... Read More about Music Copyright, Creators and Fans: Enemies or Friends in the Digital Domain?.

Understanding the complexities of antibiotic prescribing behaviour in acute hospitals: a systematic review and meta-ethnography (2021)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Ring, N., McCulloch, C., Willis, D. S., Williams, B., & Kydonaki, K. (2021). Understanding the complexities of antibiotic prescribing behaviour in acute hospitals: a systematic review and meta-ethnography. Archives of Public Health, 79(1), Article 134. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00624-1

Background: Antimicrobial resistance poses a serious global public health threat. Hospital misuse of antibiotics has
contributed to this problem and evidence-based interventions are urgently needed to change inappropriate
prescribing practices. Thi... Read More about Understanding the complexities of antibiotic prescribing behaviour in acute hospitals: a systematic review and meta-ethnography.

The Implicated Neoliberal Subject in Thomas Pynchon's Bleeding Edge (2021)
Journal Article
Stacy, I., & Keeble, A. (2022). The Implicated Neoliberal Subject in Thomas Pynchon's Bleeding Edge. Journal of American Studies, 56(2), 320-347. https://doi.org/10.1017/S002187582100058X

This article argues that in Bleeding Edge, Pynchon moves from an oppositional schema in which the world is divided into elect and preterite populations towards one that is concerned with implication and complicity. The article uses Michael Rothberg '... Read More about The Implicated Neoliberal Subject in Thomas Pynchon's Bleeding Edge.