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Conducting Research Using Online Workshops During COVID-19: Lessons for and Beyond the Pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Binti Mohd Shamsuddin, A., Sheikh, A., & Keers, R. (2021). Conducting Research Using Online Workshops During COVID-19: Lessons for and Beyond the Pandemic. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20, https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069211043744

Social distancing rules in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic have necessitated a move to online research for many social science researchers. In moving data collection online, academic literature on Internet-mediated research has resurfaced and been... Read More about Conducting Research Using Online Workshops During COVID-19: Lessons for and Beyond the Pandemic.

When will Immersive Virtual Reality have its day? Challenges to IVR adoption in the home as exposed in studies with teenagers, parents and experts (2021)
Journal Article
Hall, L., Paracha, S., Mitsche, N., Flint, T., Stewart, F., MacFarlane, K., & Hagan-Green, G. (2022). When will Immersive Virtual Reality have its day? Challenges to IVR adoption in the home as exposed in studies with teenagers, parents and experts. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 28, 169-201. https://doi.org/10.1162/pres_a_00347

In response to the pandemic, many countries have had multiple lockdowns punctuated by partial freedoms limiting physically being together. In 2020-21, during the COVID-19 pandemic parents were stressed and exhausted by the challenges of work, home sc... Read More about When will Immersive Virtual Reality have its day? Challenges to IVR adoption in the home as exposed in studies with teenagers, parents and experts.

Scotland’s History of Animation: An Exploratory Account of the Key Figures and Influential Events (2021)
Journal Article
Mortimer, J., Pilcher, N., & Richards, K. (2021). Scotland’s History of Animation: An Exploratory Account of the Key Figures and Influential Events. Animation, 16(3), 190-206. https://doi.org/10.1177/17468477211052598

Scotland’s history of animation is a forgotten past accomplishment in the animation/VFX sector, with key influential animation professionals having had an impact both at home and abroad. Yet, to date, this history has not been meaningfully documented... Read More about Scotland’s History of Animation: An Exploratory Account of the Key Figures and Influential Events.

(Dis)locating Democratization: Music Technologies in Practice (2021)
Journal Article
Harkins, P., & Prior, N. (2021). (Dis)locating Democratization: Music Technologies in Practice. Popular Music and Society, 45(1), 84-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007766.2021.1984023

This article examines the concept of democratization and explains why it has been applied in unhelpful ways to the study of music. We focus on three examples to illustrate the real-world complexities involved in the adoption of new technologies that... Read More about (Dis)locating Democratization: Music Technologies in Practice.

Editorial: Special Issue “Antenna Design for 5G and Beyond” (2021)
Journal Article
Ojaroudi Parchin, N., See, C. H., & Abd-Alhameed, R. (2021). Editorial: Special Issue “Antenna Design for 5G and Beyond”. Sensors, 21(22), Article 7745. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21227745

Note: In lieu of an abstract, this is an excerpt from the first page.

The demand for high data rate transfer and large capacities of traffic is continuously growing as the world witnesses the development of the fifth generation (5G) of wireless co... Read More about Editorial: Special Issue “Antenna Design for 5G and Beyond”.

Computational investigation of the chemical dynamics in detonation development at SI engine conditions (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dimitrova, I. D., Sanal, S., Bau Luong, M., Tingas, S., & Im, H. G. (2021, November). Computational investigation of the chemical dynamics in detonation development at SI engine conditions. Paper presented at 74th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Phoenix, Arizona

This study employs algorithmic tools from the computational singular perturbation (CSP) approach and statistics to investigate detonation development in SI engines using 2D simulations at different intensity levels – strong and mild detonations. The... Read More about Computational investigation of the chemical dynamics in detonation development at SI engine conditions.

Disembodied Voice (2021)
Exhibition / Performance
Di Donato, B. Disembodied Voice. [Live performance]. Performed at Matera Intermedia Festival 2021, Matera, Italy. 21 November 2021 - 5 December 2021

Disembodied Voice, for live electronics and voice, uses of electroacoustic technologies to disembody the voice from its singer.
The singer will articulate and conduct her voice across the audience through the embodiment of sound manipulations.
The... Read More about Disembodied Voice.

Reducing Driver’s Cognitive Load with the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bram-Larbi, K. F., Charissis, V., Lagoo, R., Wang, S., Khan, S., Altarteer, S., Harrison, D. K., & Drikakis, D. (2021, July). Reducing Driver’s Cognitive Load with the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality. Presented at 23rd HCI International Conference (HCII 2021), Online

Multiple infotainment sources can significantly overload the driver’s cognitive load and increase the collision probabilities. Current solutions provided have attempted to alleviate this issue with the centralization of infotainment devices to single... Read More about Reducing Driver’s Cognitive Load with the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality.

“PPI? That sounds like Payment Protection Insurance”: Reflections and learning from a substance use and homelessness study Experts by Experience group (2021)
Journal Article
Foster, R., Carver, H., Wallace, J., Dunedin, A., Burridge, S., Foley, P., Pauly, B., & Parkes, T. (2021). “PPI? That sounds like Payment Protection Insurance”: Reflections and learning from a substance use and homelessness study Experts by Experience group. Research Involvement and Engagement, 7(1), Article 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-021-00324-8

Background
Patient and Public Involvement in research is important for citizenship, accountability and transparency, and has the practical benefit of helping to ensure its quality and applicability. Involving members of the public in research is bec... Read More about “PPI? That sounds like Payment Protection Insurance”: Reflections and learning from a substance use and homelessness study Experts by Experience group.

The impact of an urban facilities management summer school on the participants (2021)
Journal Article
Collins, D., Senior, C., Jowkar, M., Salaj, A. T., & Johansen, A. (2022). The impact of an urban facilities management summer school on the participants. Facilities, 40(3/4), 233-247. https://doi.org/10.1108/f-02-2021-0013

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate how an Urban Facilities Management (Urban FM) focused summer school in Norway in 2019 impacted knowledge creation, as well as the host and foreign educators, along with the international student pa... Read More about The impact of an urban facilities management summer school on the participants.

Mediating role of avoidance of trauma disclosure and social disapproval in ICD-11 post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder: cross-sectional study in a Lithuanian clinical sample (2021)
Journal Article
Kvedaraite, M., Gelezelyte, O., Karatzias, T., Roberts, N. P., & Kazlauskas, E. (2021). Mediating role of avoidance of trauma disclosure and social disapproval in ICD-11 post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder: cross-sectional study in a Lithuanian clinical sample. BJPsych Open, 7(6), Article e217. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.1055

Background. ICD-11 includes a new trauma-related complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), resulting predominantly from reoccurring or prolonged trauma. Previous studies showed that lack of social support is among the strongest predictors of PTS... Read More about Mediating role of avoidance of trauma disclosure and social disapproval in ICD-11 post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder: cross-sectional study in a Lithuanian clinical sample.

A Review on Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicle Anatomy, Technology Evolution and Policy Drivers towards EVs and FCEVs Market Propagation (2021)
Journal Article
Chandran, M., Palanisamy, K., Benson, D., & Sundaram, S. (2022). A Review on Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicle Anatomy, Technology Evolution and Policy Drivers towards EVs and FCEVs Market Propagation. Chemical Record, 22(2), Article e202100235. https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202100235

The transportation sector is the largest consumer of fossil fuels; making it a major producer of greenhouse gases. Due to declining fossil fuel reserves and increasingly stringent vehicle emission regulations globally, it is essential to shift to alt... Read More about A Review on Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicle Anatomy, Technology Evolution and Policy Drivers towards EVs and FCEVs Market Propagation.

Expanding Circles of Failure: The Rise of Bad Anti-Trafficking, and What to Do About It (2021)
Digital Artefact
Mendel, J., & Sharapov, K. (2021). Expanding Circles of Failure: The Rise of Bad Anti-Trafficking, and What to Do About It. [Online]

The anti-trafficking movement has been able to expand and impact on ever-broader circles of life in spite of – and often because of – a failure to achieve its stated goals. These goals are broadly encapsulated within the much-lauded 4P ‘anti-traffick... Read More about Expanding Circles of Failure: The Rise of Bad Anti-Trafficking, and What to Do About It.

Translation and validation of the Dutch version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) (2021)
Journal Article
Emmens, B., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2023). Translation and validation of the Dutch version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 41(2), 213-227. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2021.1979200

Background
Recent observations suggest birth satisfaction may be significantly associated with postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PP-PTSD). The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is increasingly used Internationally as a short, valid a... Read More about Translation and validation of the Dutch version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).

Development of Sustainable Indoor Air Quality for Air-Conditioning System Using Smart Control Techniques (2021)
Journal Article
Oye, T. T., Gupta, N., Goh, K., & Oye, T. K. (2021). Development of Sustainable Indoor Air Quality for Air-Conditioning System Using Smart Control Techniques. Environmental management and sustainable development, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v11i1.19027

Air-conditioning as a technical solution to protect inhabitants from excessive heat exposure creates the challenge of expanding indoor health effects. While air-conditioning has mostly been applied as an improvement to living conditions, health and e... Read More about Development of Sustainable Indoor Air Quality for Air-Conditioning System Using Smart Control Techniques.

Promoting continuous streams of innovation: evidence from professional service providers (2021)
Journal Article
Seyedkalali, N., & Heidari, A. (2021). Promoting continuous streams of innovation: evidence from professional service providers. International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 12(1), 3-16. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKBD.2021.119039

Nowadays, professional services play an essential role in the knowledge-intensive economy. The employees of these companies specialise in a specific field and are characterised by high knowledge intensity. However, competition between these companies... Read More about Promoting continuous streams of innovation: evidence from professional service providers.

Digital Pedagogy & Learning Design (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Drumm, L. (2021, November). Digital Pedagogy & Learning Design. Paper presented at The EdTech & Digital Learning Conference, Online

Novel machine learning approach for solar photovoltaic energy output forecast using extra-terrestrial solar irradiance (2021)
Journal Article
Fjelkestam Frederiksen, C. A., & Cai, Z. (2022). Novel machine learning approach for solar photovoltaic energy output forecast using extra-terrestrial solar irradiance. Applied Energy, 306, Article 118152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118152

• Extra-terrestrial Solar Irradiance has been validated for PV output forecasting. • The machine learning approach successfully captures huge intra-daily PV output variations. • Study paves the way to develop a simple and effective PV output forecast... Read More about Novel machine learning approach for solar photovoltaic energy output forecast using extra-terrestrial solar irradiance.