All Outputs (27004)

Some awkward questions about density (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D., & Cramer, M. (2020, September). Some awkward questions about density. Presented at Timber 2020, Online

There are several different concepts of wood density, such as specific gravity, basic density, dry density, and oven dry density. These are often confusing, and sometimes poorly described in the literature, but they can be unambiguously defined and m... Read More about Some awkward questions about density.

Transport Policy Review: Where does Ireland Stand on Climate Change for Transport and Logistics Sectors? (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Plant, E., & Zhang, X. (2020, September). Transport Policy Review: Where does Ireland Stand on Climate Change for Transport and Logistics Sectors?. Paper presented at e-LRN 2020 Special Web Conference: Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains During Times of Crises, Cardiff [Online]

Purpose - In response to the increasing climate disruption and global effort to the low-carbon transition, the Irish Government has set out the national carbon emissions reduction target. The transport sector in Ireland is the second-largest contribu... Read More about Transport Policy Review: Where does Ireland Stand on Climate Change for Transport and Logistics Sectors?.

The cross-section of industry equity returns and global tactical asset allocation across regions and industries (2020)
Journal Article
Umutlu, M., & Bengitöz, P. (2020). The cross-section of industry equity returns and global tactical asset allocation across regions and industries. International Review of Financial Analysis, 72, Article 101574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2020.101574

This study investigates which index characteristics predict returns in the cross-section of local industry indexes in six regions. The results show that geographical origin and market capitalization of indexes critically determine the predictive abil... Read More about The cross-section of industry equity returns and global tactical asset allocation across regions and industries.

Artificial neural networks training acceleration through network science strategies (2020)
Journal Article
Cavallaro, L., Bagdasar, O., De Meo, P., Fiumara, G., & Liotta, A. (2020). Artificial neural networks training acceleration through network science strategies. Soft Computing, 24, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-020-05302-y

The development of deep learning has led to a dramatic increase in the number of applications of artificial intelligence. However, the training of deeper neural networks for stable and accurate models translates into artificial neural networks (ANNs)... Read More about Artificial neural networks training acceleration through network science strategies.

A distributed sensor-fault detection and diagnosis framework using machine learning (2020)
Journal Article
Jan, S. U., Lee, Y. D., & Koo, I. S. (2021). A distributed sensor-fault detection and diagnosis framework using machine learning. Information Sciences, 547, 777-796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2020.08.068

The objective of this work is to design a sensor-fault detection and diagnosis system for the Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems. The challenge is, however, achieving this objective within the limited computation, memory, and energy resour... Read More about A distributed sensor-fault detection and diagnosis framework using machine learning.

Negotiating privileged networks and exclusive mobilities: the case for a Deaf festival in Scotland’s festival city (2020)
Journal Article
Jamieson, K., & Todd, L. (2022). Negotiating privileged networks and exclusive mobilities: the case for a Deaf festival in Scotland’s festival city. Annals of Leisure Research, 25(1), 5-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2020.1809478

We explore the case for a Deaf festival in Edinburgh, the self-proclaimed 'world leading Festival City'. The formal recognition of British Sign Language in the BSL (Scotland) Act 2015 is paramount to the cultural and political context. Joining Englis... Read More about Negotiating privileged networks and exclusive mobilities: the case for a Deaf festival in Scotland’s festival city.

A Shed Resource: A look at Wood Recycling in the UK (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cramer, M., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2020, September). A Shed Resource: A look at Wood Recycling in the UK. Paper presented at Timber 2020, Online

The secondary timber value chain was explored by interviewing companies involved in wood recycling. The interviewees include community wood recyclers, chip producers and board-making companies. This paper is a perspective of the wood recycling indust... Read More about A Shed Resource: A look at Wood Recycling in the UK.

Semiotics of the festival city: exploring the visual culture of Edinburgh. . Paper presented at Special Track: Visual Tourism (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L., & Logan-McFarlane, A. (2020, September). Semiotics of the festival city: exploring the visual culture of Edinburgh. . Paper presented at Special Track: Visual Tourism. Paper presented at ATLAS annual conference 2020: Tourism as a driver of regional development and collaboration, Online

This paper presents emerging themes from our study of the semiotics that sustain the visual culture, consumption and place myth of Edinburgh, as the ‘world’s leading festival city’ (Festivals Edinburgh, 2020). Today Edinburgh hosts eleven internation... Read More about Semiotics of the festival city: exploring the visual culture of Edinburgh. . Paper presented at Special Track: Visual Tourism.

Machine Learning-driven Optimization for Intrusion Detection in Smart Vehicular Networks (2020)
Journal Article
Alsarhan, A., Al-Ghuwairi, A.-R., Almalkaw, I., Alauthman, M., & Al-Dubai, A. (2021). Machine Learning-driven Optimization for Intrusion Detection in Smart Vehicular Networks. Wireless Personal Communications, 117, 3129-3152 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-020-07797-y

An essential element in the smart city vision is providing safe and secure journeys via intelligent vehicles and smart roads. Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have played a significant role in enhancing road safety where vehicles can share road inf... Read More about Machine Learning-driven Optimization for Intrusion Detection in Smart Vehicular Networks.

Supporting the resilience and retention of frontline care workers in care homes for older people: A scoping review and thematic synthesis (2020)
Preprint / Working Paper
Johnston, L., Malcolm, C., Rambabu, L., Hockley, J., & Shenkin, S. D. Supporting the resilience and retention of frontline care workers in care homes for older people: A scoping review and thematic synthesis

The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need to ensure that strategic and operational approaches
to retain high quality, resilient frontline care home workers, who are not registered nurses, are
informed by context specific, high quality evidence.... Read More about Supporting the resilience and retention of frontline care workers in care homes for older people: A scoping review and thematic synthesis.

Family ward rounds in Intensive Care: an integrative review of the literature (2020)
Journal Article
Kydonaki, K., Takashima, M., & Mitchell, M. (2021). Family ward rounds in Intensive Care: an integrative review of the literature. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 113, Article 103771. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103771

Background
The involvement of family members in the ward rounds is a novel but under-researched family-centered care intervention in adult intensive care units, with limited evidence on the impact it has on patient and family-centered outcomes.

O... Read More about Family ward rounds in Intensive Care: an integrative review of the literature.

Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Razak, N. A., Ejohwomu, O., Fenn, P., Okedara, K., Dosumu, B., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2020, September). Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review. Paper presented at Association of Researchers in Construction Management 36th Annual Conference (ARCOM 2020), Glasgow

Selecting an appropriate contractor is a crucial phase that clients normally conduct to execute projects. For the past few decades, various techniques have been proposed for contractor selection method; however, many decisions lean towards accepting... Read More about Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review.

Privacy-Preserving Wandering Behavior Sensing in Dementia Patients Using Modified Logistic and Dynamic Newton Leipnik Maps (2020)
Journal Article
Shah, S. A., Ahmad, J., Masood, F., Shah, S. Y., Pervaiz, H., Taylor, W., Imran, M. A., & Abbasi, Q. H. (2021). Privacy-Preserving Wandering Behavior Sensing in Dementia Patients Using Modified Logistic and Dynamic Newton Leipnik Maps. IEEE Sensors Journal, 21(3), 3669-3679. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2020.3022564

The health status of an elderly person can be identified by examining the additive effects of aging along disease linked to it and can lead to the ’unstable incapacity’. This health status is essentially determined by the apparent decline of independ... Read More about Privacy-Preserving Wandering Behavior Sensing in Dementia Patients Using Modified Logistic and Dynamic Newton Leipnik Maps.

Dynamics Analysis of a Jet-Fuel Surrogate and Development of a Skeletal Mechanism for Computational Fluid Dynamic Applications (2020)
Journal Article
Sharmin, N., & Tingas, E.-A. (2020). Dynamics Analysis of a Jet-Fuel Surrogate and Development of a Skeletal Mechanism for Computational Fluid Dynamic Applications. Journal of Energy Engineering, 146(6), Article 04020064. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29ey.1943-7897.0000714

The autoignition dynamics of a three-component surrogate jet fuel (66.2% n-dodecane, 15.8% n-proplylbenzene, 18.0% 1,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane) suitable for usage as Jet A-1 and RP-3 aviation fuels are analyzed, using the detailed mechanism of Liu et... Read More about Dynamics Analysis of a Jet-Fuel Surrogate and Development of a Skeletal Mechanism for Computational Fluid Dynamic Applications.

Self Portrait in the Form of a Geometric Net by Paul Holmes (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P. (2020, September). Self Portrait in the Form of a Geometric Net by Paul Holmes. Presented at Progressive Connexions: Storytelling and the Body, Lisbon, Portugal

Tuft: Tree Based Heuristic Data Dissemination for Mobile Sink Wireless Sensor Networks (2020)
Journal Article
Busaileh, O., Hawbani, A., Xingfu, W., Liu, P., Zhao, L., & Al-Dubai, A. (2022). Tuft: Tree Based Heuristic Data Dissemination for Mobile Sink Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 21(4), 1520-1536. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2020.3022403

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) with a static sink suffer from concentrated data traffic in the vicinity of the sink, which increases the burden on the nodes surrounding the sink, and impels them to deplete their batteries faster than other nodes in... Read More about Tuft: Tree Based Heuristic Data Dissemination for Mobile Sink Wireless Sensor Networks.

Deep Compressed Sensing for Characterizing Inflammation Severity with Microultrasound (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yang, S., Lemke, C., Cox, B. F., Newton, I. P., Cochran, S., & Nathke, I. (2020, September). Deep Compressed Sensing for Characterizing Inflammation Severity with Microultrasound. Presented at 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Las Vegas, NV, USA

With histological information on inflammation status as the ground truth, deep learning methods can be used as a classifier to distinguish different stages of bowel inflammation based on microultrasound (μUS) B-scan images. However, it is extremely t... Read More about Deep Compressed Sensing for Characterizing Inflammation Severity with Microultrasound.

What Tools And Resources Do Pulmonary Rehabilitation Teams Use To Deliver Education? (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Kidd, L., Kirkwood, K., Cross, J., & Partridge., M. What Tools And Resources Do Pulmonary Rehabilitation Teams Use To Deliver Education?. Presented at 2020 ERS International Congress, Online

Background: Suggestions for educational content in pulmonary rehabilitation are detailed in clinical guidelines, however in practice it is unclear; what content is delivered and how. This survey examined the educational content, resources and deliver... Read More about What Tools And Resources Do Pulmonary Rehabilitation Teams Use To Deliver Education?.

What respiratory teaching is currently being delivered to pre-registration nurses in the United Kingdom? (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Welch, L., Kelly, C., & Lippiett, K. What respiratory teaching is currently being delivered to pre-registration nurses in the United Kingdom?. Presented at 2020 ERS International Congress, Online

The content of respiratory teaching and learning in pre-registration United Kingdom (UK) nursing programmes is unknown. This descriptive study examines taught respiratory skills/knowledge in UK universities.

75 Universities offering pre-registrati... Read More about What respiratory teaching is currently being delivered to pre-registration nurses in the United Kingdom?.

Effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural responses in comatose patients – A feasibility study (2020)
Journal Article
Varghese, R., Sulochana, B., & D'Souza, P. J. J. (2021). Effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural responses in comatose patients – A feasibility study. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 9, 150-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2020.08.006

Purpose
This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural response of comatose patients in a tertiary care hospital of Udupi district, Karnataka, India.
Meth... Read More about Effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural responses in comatose patients – A feasibility study.