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High-Intensity Interval Training: A Potential Exercise Countermeasure During Human Spaceflight (2019)
Journal Article
Hurst, C., Scott, J. P. R., Weston, K. L., & Weston, M. (2019). High-Intensity Interval Training: A Potential Exercise Countermeasure During Human Spaceflight. Frontiers in Physiology, 10, Article 581. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00581

High-intensity interval training (HIT) is an effective approach for improving a range of physiological markers associated with physical fitness. A considerable body of work has demonstrated substantial improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness follow... Read More about High-Intensity Interval Training: A Potential Exercise Countermeasure During Human Spaceflight.

Delivering on sustainable logistics by thinking inside the box – a case study of a successful business model (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cowie, J., & Fisken, K. (2019, May). Delivering on sustainable logistics by thinking inside the box – a case study of a successful business model. Paper presented at 22nd annual Scottish Transport Applications and Research (STAR), Glasgow Caledonian University

Much research and EU research funding has been devoted to identifying the key factors that lead to a financially sustainable urban freight consolidation centre. Despite much ‘success’ with this at the academic level, to date no EU funded pilot has s... Read More about Delivering on sustainable logistics by thinking inside the box – a case study of a successful business model.

Working Together for Justice (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Morrison, K. (2019, May). Working Together for Justice. Paper presented at 'Futures for Justice: the next 40 Years.' Howard League Scotland 40th Anniversary Conference, Edinburgh

Effects of Workplace-Based Physical Activity Interventions on Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials (2019)
Journal Article
Burn, N. L., Weston, M., Maguire, N., Atkinson, G., & Weston, K. L. (2019). Effects of Workplace-Based Physical Activity Interventions on Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials. Sports Medicine, 49(8), 1255-1274. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01125-6

Background
Cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong predictor of all-cause mortality. Physical activity of at least moderate intensity can improve cardiorespiratory fitness. Workplaces may provide a relatively controlled setting in which to improve car... Read More about Effects of Workplace-Based Physical Activity Interventions on Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials.

A note on accounting for underlying injury-severity states in statistical modeling of injury accident data (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fountas, G., & Rye, T. (2019, April). A note on accounting for underlying injury-severity states in statistical modeling of injury accident data. Presented at 10th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT), Leuven, Belgium

This study provides an empirical analysis of the severity outcomes of injury accidents (i.e., accidents that resulted in an injury-involved outcome) by exploring the possibility of two underlying injury-severity states: the minor-injury state and the... Read More about A note on accounting for underlying injury-severity states in statistical modeling of injury accident data.

Do Metrics Matter? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M., & Rosenfeld, S. (2019, May). Do Metrics Matter?. Presented at LightFair International 2019, Philadelphia, USA

Lighting metrics are neither absolute quantitative nor purely qualitative experiential measurements. Possibly uniquely amongst the SI system of physical measurements, the Candela is a pseudo-objective measurement based on the human visual experience.... Read More about Do Metrics Matter?.

Super-Wide Impedance Bandwidth Planar Antenna for Microwave and Millimetre-Wave Applications (2019)
Journal Article
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2019). Super-Wide Impedance Bandwidth Planar Antenna for Microwave and Millimetre-Wave Applications. Sensors, 19(10), https://doi.org/10.3390/s19102306

The feasibility study of a novel configuration for a super-wide impedance planar antenna is presented based on a 2×2 microstrip patch antenna (MPA) using CST Microwave Studio. The antenna comprises a symmetrical arrangement of four-square patches tha... Read More about Super-Wide Impedance Bandwidth Planar Antenna for Microwave and Millimetre-Wave Applications.

Timber grading potential of Douglas fir in the Republic of Ireland and the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Gil-Moreno, D., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Harte, A. (2019). Timber grading potential of Douglas fir in the Republic of Ireland and the UK. International Wood Products Journal, 10(2), 64-69. https://doi.org/10.1080/20426445.2019.1617984

Results of the recently approved machine control grading settings for Douglas fir in the Republic of Ireland and the UK have shown that the species can be graded to C18, and higher strength classes, and while there is a relatively high proportion of... Read More about Timber grading potential of Douglas fir in the Republic of Ireland and the UK.

The daylight saving time anomaly in relation to firms targeted for mergers (2019)
Journal Article
Siganos, A. (2019). The daylight saving time anomaly in relation to firms targeted for mergers. Journal of Banking and Finance, 105, 36-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2019.05.014

This paper finds evidence that daylight saving time changes influence the decision-making of investors when trading in firms targeted for mergers. We find that investors who face imbalances in their circadian cycle generate more positive abnormal sto... Read More about The daylight saving time anomaly in relation to firms targeted for mergers.

Room for improvement? A briefing report on leadership and management in the public sector. Findings from the 2018 Workforce Development Survey (2019)
Report
Parry, J., Grant, K., & Sheehan, M. (2019). Room for improvement? A briefing report on leadership and management in the public sector. Findings from the 2018 Workforce Development Survey. The Workforce Development Trust

The research which underpins this briefing report was driven by a primary, quantitative Workforce Survey which focused on understanding the views of employers across the public sector – in particular, health and justice. This involved respondents sha... Read More about Room for improvement? A briefing report on leadership and management in the public sector. Findings from the 2018 Workforce Development Survey.

Recent Advances in the Processing and Rendering Algorithms for Computer-Generated Holography (2019)
Journal Article
Corda, R., Giusto, D., Liotta, A., Song, W., & Perra, C. (2019). Recent Advances in the Processing and Rendering Algorithms for Computer-Generated Holography. Electronics, 8(5), https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8050556

Digital holography represents a novel media which promises to revolutionize the way the users interacts with content. This paper presents an in-depth review of the state-of-the-art algorithms for advanced processing and rendering of computer-generate... Read More about Recent Advances in the Processing and Rendering Algorithms for Computer-Generated Holography.

The role of fungi in heterogeneous sediment microbial networks (2019)
Journal Article
Booth, J., Fusi, M., Marasco, R., Michoud, G., Fodelianakis, S., Merlino, G., & Daffonchio, D. (2019). The role of fungi in heterogeneous sediment microbial networks. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 7537. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43980-3

While prokaryote community diversity and function have been extensively studied in soils and sediments, the functional role of fungi, despite their huge diversity, is widely unexplored. several studies have, nonetheless, revealed the importance of fu... Read More about The role of fungi in heterogeneous sediment microbial networks.

Nan Shepherd, Scotland and the nature of rural modernism (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lyall, S. (2019, May). Nan Shepherd, Scotland and the nature of rural modernism. Presented at Modernist Legacies and Futures: Modernist Studies Ireland inaugural conference, NUI Galway, Ireland

No abstract available.

Analysis of the daylight performance of window integrated photovoltaics systems (2019)
Journal Article
Sun, Y., Liu, D., Flor, J., Shank, K., Baig, H., Wilson, R., …Wu, Y. (2020). Analysis of the daylight performance of window integrated photovoltaics systems. Renewable Energy, 145, 153-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.05.061

Integrating photovoltaics into windows provides the possibility of including an additional function of energy production to a conventional building fenestration component. There is no doubt that electrical power can be generated on-site. However, the... Read More about Analysis of the daylight performance of window integrated photovoltaics systems.

New Housing & Future Construction Skills: Adapting and Modernising for Growth (2019)
Report
Smith, S. (2019). New Housing & Future Construction Skills: Adapting and Modernising for Growth. Edinburgh: Scottish Government

The short life working group (SLWG) met during 2018 and was established to assess and provide recommendations for ‘future new housing and construction skills’. Members included housebuilders, industry organisations, college, university, public sector... Read More about New Housing & Future Construction Skills: Adapting and Modernising for Growth.

Prevalence and impact of clinical violence towards nursing students in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study (2019)
Journal Article
Cheung, K., Ching, S. S., Cheng, S. H. N., & Ho, S. S. M. (2019). Prevalence and impact of clinical violence towards nursing students in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 9(5), e027385. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027385

Objectives: Studies of violence towards nursing students (NSs) have been scattered mainly in the West and Middle East, but to date there have been no studies in Eastern countries. Differences in nursing education systems and cultures might have contr... Read More about Prevalence and impact of clinical violence towards nursing students in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study.

Minor Modernisms: The Scottish Renaissance and the Translation of German-language Modernism (2019)
Journal Article
Lyall, S. (2019). Minor Modernisms: The Scottish Renaissance and the Translation of German-language Modernism. Modernist Cultures, 14(2), 213-235. https://doi.org/10.3366/mod.2019.0251

Germany has been epitomised in the twentieth century as Britain’s main rival and adversary. Yet Scottish modernists were influenced by Germany and German-language modernism to think more internationally about their nation and work, a cultural encount... Read More about Minor Modernisms: The Scottish Renaissance and the Translation of German-language Modernism.

Pussy Riot: Feminist Band Lost in History and Translation (2019)
Book Chapter
Yusupova, M. (2019). Pussy Riot: Feminist Band Lost in History and Translation. In T. Oren, & A. Press (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Feminism. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315728346-20

The Pussy Riot story is clearly a story the West wanted to hear. Western journalists, politicians, and celebrities were unanimously inspired by the youthfulness and rebellion of courageous Russian feminists. Their life experience perfectly resonates... Read More about Pussy Riot: Feminist Band Lost in History and Translation.

Cloud-based software services delivery from the perspective of scalability (2019)
Journal Article
Al-Said Ahmad, A., & Andras, P. (2021). Cloud-based software services delivery from the perspective of scalability. International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems, 36(2), 53-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445760.2019.1617864

Measuring and testing the scalability and performance of cloud-based software services is critical for the delivery of such services, and the development of cloud computing. There are three interconnected Cloud-based software services’ performance as... Read More about Cloud-based software services delivery from the perspective of scalability.

Gift From God (2019)
Physical Artefact
Macinnes, C. Gift From God

Screenplay development: from found footage to auto/ethnography:
1. Introduction
In 2006 I discovered a home DV tape with footage of a hyper little girl and a strange couple on holiday in Ireland. Something about the footage seemed eerily construct... Read More about Gift From God.