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Privacy-enhanced skin disease classification: integrating federated learning in an IoT-enabled edge computing (2025)
Journal Article
Alasbali, N., Ahmad, J., Siddique, A. A., Saidani, O., Al Mazroa, A., Raza, A., Ullah, R., & Khan, M. S. (2025). Privacy-enhanced skin disease classification: integrating federated learning in an IoT-enabled edge computing. Frontiers in Computer Science, 7, Article 1550677. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2025.1550677

Introduction: The accurate and timely diagnosis of skin diseases is a critical concern, as many skin diseases exhibit similar symptoms in the early stages. Most existing automated detection/classification approaches that utilize machine learning or d... Read More about Privacy-enhanced skin disease classification: integrating federated learning in an IoT-enabled edge computing.

A Novel Practical Finite-Time Adaptive Fuzzy Tracking Strategy of Stochastic Nonlinear Systems (2025)
Journal Article
Xu, S., Zhu, C., Zhao, J., Sun, Z.-Y., & Hu, Y. (online). A Novel Practical Finite-Time Adaptive Fuzzy Tracking Strategy of Stochastic Nonlinear Systems. International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40815-025-02018-9

This paper explores a challenge of achieving practical finite-time stability (PFTS) in stochastic nonlinear systems with non-affine inputs and asymmetric output constraints. To tackle these issues, an improved dynamic event-triggered mechanism is pro... Read More about A Novel Practical Finite-Time Adaptive Fuzzy Tracking Strategy of Stochastic Nonlinear Systems.

Is it real or not? construction of meaning and identity in virtual influencer marketing (2025)
Journal Article
Thompson, J., Igarashi, R., Krowinska, A., & Logan-McFarlane, A. (2025). Is it real or not? construction of meaning and identity in virtual influencer marketing. Journal of Business Research, 194, Article 115362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115362

Virtual influencers (VIs) are an emerging category of social media influencer. Through a sequential mixed-method research design, this research employs the theoretical lens of symbolic interactionism to explain how social media users construct meanin... Read More about Is it real or not? construction of meaning and identity in virtual influencer marketing.

Towards transformatory critique: reframing curriculum for student focus (2025)
Journal Article
Graham, C. (online). Towards transformatory critique: reframing curriculum for student focus. Teaching in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2025.2488497

In this conceptual paper I present an argument from a critical theoretical perspective that it is the role of all universities to enable students’ criticality development. Considering criticality development as ‘critical being’, I argue that higher e... Read More about Towards transformatory critique: reframing curriculum for student focus.

Obesity: A call to action (2025)
Journal Article
Dissen, A., Uchmanowicz, I., & Czapla, M. (2025). Obesity: A call to action. Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 34(4), 473–477. https://doi.org/10.17219/acem/203269

Obesity has emerged as one of the most pressing public health challenges of the 21st century, impacting millions worldwide and contributing to serious health complications such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, as well as a diminished q... Read More about Obesity: A call to action.

Perceptions and experiences of the menstrual cycle amongst elite adult and adolescent football players (2025)
Journal Article
Donnelly, J., Valentin, S., Easton, C., White, A., & Forrest (Née Whyte), L. J. (online). Perceptions and experiences of the menstrual cycle amongst elite adult and adolescent football players. Science and Medicine in Football, https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2025.2476485

The purpose of this study was to investigate players’ experiences and perceptions of the menstrual cycle (MC) and the perceived impact on performance. Female elite adult (n = 31, age 24.6 ± 5.1 years) and adolescent (n = 65, age 15.0 ± 1.1 years) pla... Read More about Perceptions and experiences of the menstrual cycle amongst elite adult and adolescent football players.

Usability and acceptability of ambulatory monitoring in undiagnosed syncope: insights from the ASPIRED-Q qualitative study (2025)
Journal Article
Pearsons, A., Hanson, C. L., Neubeck, L., Blackstock, C., Clarke, E., & Reed, M. J. (2025). Usability and acceptability of ambulatory monitoring in undiagnosed syncope: insights from the ASPIRED-Q qualitative study. BMJ Open, 15(4), Article e095927. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095927

Objectives: The aim of this study, which was embedded into the ASPIRED randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN10278811), was to explore patient and healthcare professional usability and acceptability of an enhanced (14-day) ambulatory ECG monitoring patc... Read More about Usability and acceptability of ambulatory monitoring in undiagnosed syncope: insights from the ASPIRED-Q qualitative study.

Using citizen science photographs to identify reproductive events in an oviparous elasmobranch (2025)
Journal Article
Mawer, R., Dodd, J., Thorburn, J., Burns, N. M., & Bailey, D. M. (online). Using citizen science photographs to identify reproductive events in an oviparous elasmobranch. Journal of Fish Biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70044

Identifying critical habitats is important for the effective management of vulnerable species. Critical habitats, such as mating or nursery grounds, support populations during key life stages and help to maximise reproductive output and population gr... Read More about Using citizen science photographs to identify reproductive events in an oviparous elasmobranch.

Systems Thinking for Sustainability: Shifting to a Higher Level of Systems Consciousness (2025)
Journal Article
Weaver, M., Fonseca, A. P., Tan, H., & Pokorna, K. (online). Systems Thinking for Sustainability: Shifting to a Higher Level of Systems Consciousness. Journal of the Operational Research Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2025.2486698

The grand challenges encapsulated in the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by 2030, are complex, messy and interconnected. Fulfilling these goals necessitates a shift in mindset from ego-to-ecosystems awareness and an imperati... Read More about Systems Thinking for Sustainability: Shifting to a Higher Level of Systems Consciousness.

The Usability and Acceptability of Ambulatory Monitoring in Undiagnosed Syncope: Insights from the ASPIRED-Q Qualitative Study (2025)
Journal Article
Pearsons, A., Hanson, C., Neubeck, L., Blackstock, C., Clarke, E., & Reed, M. (2025). The Usability and Acceptability of Ambulatory Monitoring in Undiagnosed Syncope: Insights from the ASPIRED-Q Qualitative Study. BMJ Open, 15(4), Article e095927. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095927

Objectives: The aim of this study, which was embedded into the ASPIRED randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN10278811), was to explore patient and healthcare professional usability and acceptability of an enhanced (14-day) ambulatory ECG monitoring patc... Read More about The Usability and Acceptability of Ambulatory Monitoring in Undiagnosed Syncope: Insights from the ASPIRED-Q Qualitative Study.

A Novel Continual Learning and Adaptive Sensing State Response‐Based Target Recognition and Long‐Term Tracking Framework for Smart Industrial Applications (2025)
Journal Article
Chen, L., Li, G., Tan, J., Li, Y., Fu, S., Ma, H., Liu, Y., Yang, Y., Qian, W., Zhu, Q., & Hussain, A. (2025). A Novel Continual Learning and Adaptive Sensing State Response‐Based Target Recognition and Long‐Term Tracking Framework for Smart Industrial Applications. Expert Systems, 42(5), Article e70037. https://doi.org/10.1111/exsy.70037

Purpose
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, highly intelligent and unmanned factories have become an important trend. In the complex environments of smart factories, the long-term tracking and inspection of specified ta... Read More about A Novel Continual Learning and Adaptive Sensing State Response‐Based Target Recognition and Long‐Term Tracking Framework for Smart Industrial Applications.

Bamboo scrimber dowels for novel engineered wood and bamboo connections: A preliminary investigation (2025)
Journal Article
Yang, J., D'Amico, B., Yu, Z., & Aamir, K. (online). Bamboo scrimber dowels for novel engineered wood and bamboo connections: A preliminary investigation. Wood Material Science and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1080/17480272.2025.2487128

Bamboo scrimber, a bamboo fibre-based composite made from crushed bamboo fibre, has gained significant attention from researchers and manufacturers due to its exceptional mechanical performance and innovative structural design. This paper introduces... Read More about Bamboo scrimber dowels for novel engineered wood and bamboo connections: A preliminary investigation.

patter: Particle algorithms for animal tracking in R and Julia (2025)
Journal Article
Lavender, E., Scheidegger, A., Albert, C., Biber, S. W., Illian, J., Thorburn, J., Smout, S., & Moor, H. (online). patter: Particle algorithms for animal tracking in R and Julia. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.70029

State‐space models are a powerful modelling framework in movement ecology that represents individual movements and the processes connecting movements to observations. However, fitting state‐space models to animal‐tracking data can be difficult and co... Read More about patter: Particle algorithms for animal tracking in R and Julia.

Particle algorithms for animal movement modelling in receiver arrays (2025)
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Lavender, E., Scheidegger, A., Albert, C., Biber, S. W., Illian, J., Thorburn, J., Smout, S., & Moor, H. (online). Particle algorithms for animal movement modelling in receiver arrays. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.70028

Particle filters and smoothers are sequential Monte Carlo algorithms used to fit non‐linear, non‐Gaussian state‐space models. These algorithms are well placed to fit process‐oriented models to animal‐tracking data, especially in receiver arrays, but... Read More about Particle algorithms for animal movement modelling in receiver arrays.

Navigating Thematic Analysis: Practical Strategies Grounded in Abductive Reasoning (2025)
Journal Article
Khurshid, F., Veen, M., Thompson, J., & Hegazi, I. (online). Navigating Thematic Analysis: Practical Strategies Grounded in Abductive Reasoning. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1080/10401334.2025.2475098

Abductive thematic analysis blends empirical observations with theoretical frameworks, fostering a continuous and dynamic exchange between research evidence and theory. It is distinct from other forms of analysis as it is underpinned by pragmatism an... Read More about Navigating Thematic Analysis: Practical Strategies Grounded in Abductive Reasoning.

‘Sign and move on’: Interpreter awareness of legal and ethical informed consent in maternity care (2025)
Journal Article
Susam-Saraeva, Ş., & Patterson, J. (2025). ‘Sign and move on’: Interpreter awareness of legal and ethical informed consent in maternity care. Target, https://doi.org/10.1075/target.23053.sus

This article explores informed consent in maternity care in multilingual and multicultural contexts. Based on findings from a Royal Society of Edinburgh funded research project carried out in 2022 in Scotland, the article examines why consent is part... Read More about ‘Sign and move on’: Interpreter awareness of legal and ethical informed consent in maternity care.

Examining the Role of Artificial Intelligence, Financial Innovation, and Green Energy Transition in Enhancing Environmental Quality (2025)
Journal Article
Majeed, A., Xie, Y., Gao, C., Du, A. M., & Muniba. (2025). Examining the Role of Artificial Intelligence, Financial Innovation, and Green Energy Transition in Enhancing Environmental Quality. International Review of Economics and Finance, 100, Article 104092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2025.104092

The growth of emerging economies has led to heightened environmental challenges, underscoring the importance of implementing sustainable technologies and clean energy transitions to alleviate the ecological consequences. Hence, this study explores th... Read More about Examining the Role of Artificial Intelligence, Financial Innovation, and Green Energy Transition in Enhancing Environmental Quality.

From documents to dialogue: Context matters in common sense-enhanced task-based dialogue grounded in documents (2025)
Journal Article
Strathearn, C., Gkatzia, D., & Yu, Y. (2025). From documents to dialogue: Context matters in common sense-enhanced task-based dialogue grounded in documents. Expert Systems with Applications, 279, Article 127304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.127304

Humans can engage in a conversation to collaborate on multi-step tasks and divert briefly to complete essential sub-tasks, such as asking for confirmation or clarification, before resuming the overall task. This communication is necessary as some kno... Read More about From documents to dialogue: Context matters in common sense-enhanced task-based dialogue grounded in documents.