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Comparative experimental study of the mechanical and fracture properties of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone (2019)
Journal Article
Marinelli, A., & Stewart, M. R. (2019). Comparative experimental study of the mechanical and fracture properties of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone. Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale (Fracture and Structural Integrity), 13(50), 438-450. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.37

An experimental investigation of the mechanical and fracture characteristics of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone is undertaken, aiming at enhancing understanding of the structural behaviour of these natural building stones commonly used in... Read More about Comparative experimental study of the mechanical and fracture properties of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone.

Radar sensing for healthcare: Associate Editor Francesco Fioranelli on the applications of radar in monitoring vital signs and recognising human activity patterns (2019)
Journal Article
Fioranelli, D. F., Shah, D. S. A., Li1, H., Shrestha, A., Yang, D. S., & Kernec, D. J. L. (2019). Radar sensing for healthcare: Associate Editor Francesco Fioranelli on the applications of radar in monitoring vital signs and recognising human activity patterns. Electronics Letters, 55(19), 1022-1024. https://doi.org/10.1049/el.2019.2378

Although traditionally associated with defence and security domains, radar sensing has attracted significant interest in recent years in healthcare applications. These include the monitoring of vital signs such as respiration, heartbeat, and blood pr... Read More about Radar sensing for healthcare: Associate Editor Francesco Fioranelli on the applications of radar in monitoring vital signs and recognising human activity patterns.

Reciprocal Relationship between Workplace Incivility and Deviant Silence: The Moderating Role of Moral Attentiveness (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, R., Murtaza, G., & Neveu, J. P. (2019, September). Reciprocal Relationship between Workplace Incivility and Deviant Silence: The Moderating Role of Moral Attentiveness. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference, Birmingham, UK

In this research, we examine the reciprocal relationship between perceptions of workplace incivility and deviant silence. We also explore the moderating role of individuals moral attentiveness for this relationship. Utilizing three wave longitudinal... Read More about Reciprocal Relationship between Workplace Incivility and Deviant Silence: The Moderating Role of Moral Attentiveness.

Is Mindfulness Good for Everyone? A Cross-Country Impact on Effort-Reward Imbalance and Burnout (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Murtaza, G., Neveu, J. P., & Khan, R. (2019, September). Is Mindfulness Good for Everyone? A Cross-Country Impact on Effort-Reward Imbalance and Burnout. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference, Birmingham, UK

This research explores the moderating effects of mindfulness on the relationships between work effort-reward imbalance (ERI) and job-burnout (JBO). On the basis of a cross-lagged longitudinal research design across two different countries, e.g. Pakis... Read More about Is Mindfulness Good for Everyone? A Cross-Country Impact on Effort-Reward Imbalance and Burnout.

Use of Compaction Grouting as Ground Improvement Technique in Compressible Solid Waste Landfill (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tsitsas, G., Dimitriadi, V., Barreto, D., & Ciortan, R. (2019, September). Use of Compaction Grouting as Ground Improvement Technique in Compressible Solid Waste Landfill. Presented at The XVII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Reykjavik, Iceland

Ground improvement methods are increasingly being used as means
to control settlements and improve the shear strength of foundation soils. The compaction grouting (CG) method is a ground improvement method that is used as means... Read More about Use of Compaction Grouting as Ground Improvement Technique in Compressible Solid Waste Landfill.

A note on seismic induced liquefaction (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Imre, E., Lőrincz, J., Trang, P., Barreto, D., Goudarzy, M., Rahemi, N., Baille, W., Schanz, T., & Singh, V. (2019, September). A note on seismic induced liquefaction. Presented at The XVII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Reykjavik, Iceland

Any particle size distribution can be characterized by two parameter pairs (derived from the statistical entropy formula of discrete distributions) more effectively than simple diameter values (i.e., d50). The first entropy parameter is a conti... Read More about A note on seismic induced liquefaction.

An experimental study on restoration technique for the Acropolis of Athens: developing the experimental set-up for pull-out testing of titanium bars embedded in marble blocks (2019)
Journal Article
Dakanali, I., & Marinelli, A. (2019). An experimental study on restoration technique for the Acropolis of Athens: developing the experimental set-up for pull-out testing of titanium bars embedded in marble blocks. Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale (Fracture and Structural Integrity), 13(50), 370-382. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.31

The present work aims at investigating the mechanisms activated during the extraction of titanium bars from a marble volume (pull-out phenomenon), used for rejoining fragmented marble structural members at the monuments of the Acropolis of Athens. Th... Read More about An experimental study on restoration technique for the Acropolis of Athens: developing the experimental set-up for pull-out testing of titanium bars embedded in marble blocks.

Reanalysis of some in situ compaction test results (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Imre, E., Lorincz, J., Trang, P., Casini, F., Guida, G., Fityus, S., Barreto, D., & Singh, V. (2019, September). Reanalysis of some in situ compaction test results. Presented at The XVII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE 2019), Reykjavik, Iceland

Brandl (1977) presents the grading curve results of an investigation of particle disintegration of natural sandy gravel and crushed stone bedding courses due to in situ compaction and the action of construction traffic in different civil engineering... Read More about Reanalysis of some in situ compaction test results.

Preliminary study on the relationship between dry density of sands and the grading entropy parameters (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Imre, E., Lorincz, J., Trang, P., Csonka, I., Kaczvinszki-Szabó, V., Telekes, G., Goudarzy, M., Rahemi, N., Baille, W., Schanz, T., Barreto, D., Fityus, S., & Singh, V. (2019, September). Preliminary study on the relationship between dry density of sands and the grading entropy parameters. Presented at The XVII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Reykjavik, Iceland

Some earlier data were analysed, searching the relation between the minimum dry density emax and the two grading entropy parameters (mean log diameter and fraction number characteristic). The data were split into two components. The first... Read More about Preliminary study on the relationship between dry density of sands and the grading entropy parameters.

Mitigating driver’s distraction: automotive head-up display and gesture recognition system (2019)
Journal Article
Lagoo, R., Charissis, V., & Harrison, D. K. (2019). Mitigating driver’s distraction: automotive head-up display and gesture recognition system. IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, 8(5), 79-85. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCE.2019.2923896

Dashboards in modern vehicular interiors, house multiple infotainment systems that allow a continuous flow of nonessential information maintaining driver connectivity. This results in distraction of the driver's attention from the primary task of dri... Read More about Mitigating driver’s distraction: automotive head-up display and gesture recognition system.

The Relationship between Negative Workplace Gossip and Counterproductive Work Behavior (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, R., Murtaza, G., Neveu, J. P., & Talpur, Q.-U. A. (2019, September). The Relationship between Negative Workplace Gossip and Counterproductive Work Behavior. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference, Birmingham, UK

In this research we examine the effects of negative workplace gossip on counterproductive work behaviors (CWB) through emotional exhaustion. We enhance the understanding of negative gossip on CWB by investigating contingency roles of social media and... Read More about The Relationship between Negative Workplace Gossip and Counterproductive Work Behavior.

Reading Lacan's Ecrits: From 'The Freudian Thing' to 'Remarks on Daniel Lagache' (2019)
Book
Hook, D., Neill, C., & Vanheule, S. (Eds.). (2019). Reading Lacan's Ecrits: From 'The Freudian Thing' to 'Remarks on Daniel Lagache'. Routledge

The Écrits was Jacques Lacan’s single most important text, a landmark in psychoanalysis which epitomized his aim of returning to Freud via structural linguistics, philosophy and literature. Reading Lacan’s Écrits is the first extensive set of comment... Read More about Reading Lacan's Ecrits: From 'The Freudian Thing' to 'Remarks on Daniel Lagache'.

Antiretroviral therapy program accessibility across Lesotho districts' primary health care centers (2019)
Journal Article
Nyangu, I., & Nkosi, Z. Z. (2019). Antiretroviral therapy program accessibility across Lesotho districts' primary health care centers. Journal of Public Health and Diseases, 2(2), 32-40. https://doi.org/10.31248/JPHD2019.035

Most of patients in Lesotho receive health care in primary health care (PHC) facilities which are mostly managed by nurses. PHC facilities, which comprise health center facilities, are settings at which basic health care services (including antiretro... Read More about Antiretroviral therapy program accessibility across Lesotho districts' primary health care centers.

A nurse-led, preventive, psychological intervention to reduce PTSD symptom severity in critically ill patients: the POPPI feasibility study and cluster RCT (2019)
Journal Article
Mouncey, P. R., Wade, D., Richards-Belle, A., Sadique, Z., Wulff, J., Grieve, R., Emerson, L. M., Brewin, C. R., Harvey, S., Howell, D., Hudson, N., Khan, I., Mythen, M., Smyth, D., Weinman, J., Welch, J., Harrison, D. A., & Rowan, K. M. (2019). A nurse-led, preventive, psychological intervention to reduce PTSD symptom severity in critically ill patients: the POPPI feasibility study and cluster RCT. Health Services and Delivery Research, 7(30), 1-174. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr07300

Background
High numbers of patients experience severe acute stress in critical care units. Acute stress has been linked to post-critical care psychological morbidity, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Previously, a preventive, complex... Read More about A nurse-led, preventive, psychological intervention to reduce PTSD symptom severity in critically ill patients: the POPPI feasibility study and cluster RCT.

Race, gender and psychosis: ‘psycho-racial architectures of disordered sociality' (2019)
Book Chapter
Keval, H. (2019). Race, gender and psychosis: ‘psycho-racial architectures of disordered sociality'. In M. Brown, & M. Charles (Eds.), Women and the Psychosocial Construction of Madness. Rowman & Littlefield

What I intend to do in this chapter is to discuss the nature of the relationship between what might be understood and formulated as ‘psychosis’, race and gender. The nature of discourses around the mind-body connection in the generalised biomedical a... Read More about Race, gender and psychosis: ‘psycho-racial architectures of disordered sociality'.

The 4 ‘A’s test for detecting delirium in acute medical patients: a diagnostic accuracy study (2019)
Journal Article
MacLullich, A. M., Shenkin, S. D., Goodacre, S., Godfrey, M., Hanley, J., Stíobhairt, A., Lavender, E., Boyd, J., Stephen, J., Weir, C., MacRaild, A., Steven, J., Black, P., Diernberger, K., Hall, P., Tieges, Z., Fox, C., Anand, A., Young, J., Siddiqi, N., & Gray, A. (2019). The 4 ‘A’s test for detecting delirium in acute medical patients: a diagnostic accuracy study. Health Technology Assessment, 23(40), 1-194. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23400

Background: Delirium is a common and serious neuropsychiatric syndrome, usually triggered by illness or drugs. It remains underdetected. One reason for this is a lack of brief, pragmatic assessment tools. The 4 ‘A’s test (Arousal, Attention, Abbrevia... Read More about The 4 ‘A’s test for detecting delirium in acute medical patients: a diagnostic accuracy study.

Transferred versus local Safety Performance Functions: A geographical analysis considering two European case studies (2019)
Journal Article
Intini, P., Berloco, N., Binetti, R., Fonzone, A., Ranieri, V., & Colonna, P. (2019). Transferred versus local Safety Performance Functions: A geographical analysis considering two European case studies. Safety Science, 120, 906-921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2019.08.013

Two main approaches can be used to predict road accidents: transferring existing Safety Performance Functions (SPFs) from other areas (transferred SPFs), and developing local SPFs. Both approaches have advantages and disadvantages, and are affected b... Read More about Transferred versus local Safety Performance Functions: A geographical analysis considering two European case studies.