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How long do bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses retain their replication capacity on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review examining environmental resilience versus healthcare-associated infection risk by “fomite-borne risk assessment” (2024)
Journal Article
Kramer, A., Lexow, F., Bludau, A., Köster, A. M., Misailovski, M., Seifert, U., Eggers, M., Rutala, W., Dancer, S. J., & Scheithauer, S. (online). How long do bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses retain their replication capacity on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review examining environmental resilience versus healthcare-associated infection risk by “fomite-borne risk assessment”. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1128/cmr.00186-23

In healthcare settings, contaminated surfaces play an important role in the transmission of nosocomial pathogens potentially resulting in healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Pathogens can be transmitted directly from frequent hand-touch surfaces... Read More about How long do bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses retain their replication capacity on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review examining environmental resilience versus healthcare-associated infection risk by “fomite-borne risk assessment”.

Great Expectations! Work and Workplace Expectations, Realities, and Retention of Police Officers in Scotland (2024)
Report
Grant, K., Heidl, B., Backhaus, C., & Vincent, D. (2024). Great Expectations! Work and Workplace Expectations, Realities, and Retention of Police Officers in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR)

This research compares the work and workplace expectations of probationers (new recruits) and early career officers (with up to two years of experience) with the lived experiences of established police officers (with three or more years of experience... Read More about Great Expectations! Work and Workplace Expectations, Realities, and Retention of Police Officers in Scotland.

Performance of yellow and pink oyster mushroom dyes in dye sensitized solar cell (2024)
Journal Article
Muhammad-Sukki, F., Pirdaus, N. A., Ahmad, N., Dahlan, N. Y., Redzuan, A. N., Zalizan, A. H., Bani, N. A., Abdul Patah, M. F., & Wan-Mohtar, W. A. A. Q. I. (2024). Performance of yellow and pink oyster mushroom dyes in dye sensitized solar cell. Scientific Reports, 14, Article 23757. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-73865-z

A solar photovoltaic (PV) cell, is an electrical device that uses the PV effect to convert light energy into electricity. The application of oyster mushroom dyes in dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is a novel strategy to substitute the costly chemica... Read More about Performance of yellow and pink oyster mushroom dyes in dye sensitized solar cell.

Open-Pose 3D zero-shot learning: Benchmark and challenges (2024)
Journal Article
Zhao, W., Yang, G., Zhang, R., Jiang, C., Yang, C., Yan, Y., Hussain, A., & Huang, K. (2025). Open-Pose 3D zero-shot learning: Benchmark and challenges. Neural Networks, 181, Article 106775. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2024.106775

With the explosive 3D data growth, the urgency of utilizing zero-shot learning to facilitate data labeling becomes evident. Recently, methods transferring language or language-image pre-training models like Contrastive Language-Image Pre-training (CL... Read More about Open-Pose 3D zero-shot learning: Benchmark and challenges.

A Secure Authentication Framework for Consumer Mobile Crowdsourcing Networks (2024)
Journal Article
Aldosary, A., Tanveer, M., Ahmad, M., Maghrabi, L. A., Ahmed, E. A., Hussain, A., & El-Latif, A. A. A. (2024). A Secure Authentication Framework for Consumer Mobile Crowdsourcing Networks. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/tce.2024.3473930

The Mobile crowdsourcing network (MCN) leverages collaborative intelligence to solve complex tasks through group cooperation. It comprises three main components: the end-user, the service provider, and the mobile user. The end-user requests crowd-sen... Read More about A Secure Authentication Framework for Consumer Mobile Crowdsourcing Networks.

Pedagogical Approaches in Music and Audio Education for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students (2024)
Journal Article
Cheng, L., & Mcgregor, I. (online). Pedagogical Approaches in Music and Audio Education for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students. Organised Sound, https://doi.org/10.1017/s1355771824000074

Learning about music, sound or audio can present significant challenges for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH). Given the advancements in technology and the increasing emphasis on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in education,... Read More about Pedagogical Approaches in Music and Audio Education for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students.

Implications of newly developed SNPs for conservation programmes for the threatened Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) in Oman (2024)
Journal Article
Al-Ghafri, M. K., White, P. J., Briers, R. A., Ball, A., Senn, H., Al-Jahdhami, M. H., Al-Amri, H., Tiwari, B. B., Al-Harsusi, S. N., Al-Harsusi, A. G., Al-Rawahi, Q., & Dicks, K. L. (online). Implications of newly developed SNPs for conservation programmes for the threatened Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) in Oman. Conservation Genetics Resources, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-024-01370-6

Decision Support Based on Digital Twin Simulation: A case study in Distillery Industry (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Marzano, A., & Caggiano, A. (2024, July). Decision Support Based on Digital Twin Simulation: A case study in Distillery Industry. Presented at 18th CIRP ICME '24 Conference, Ischia, Italy

This paper presents a complete digital twin framework with the purpose to aid manufacturing ergonomics and control operations in distillery industry. The focus is on the design of a digital twin framework that manages the material flow in the real sy... Read More about Decision Support Based on Digital Twin Simulation: A case study in Distillery Industry.

Can probiotics trigger a paradigm shift for cleaning healthcare environments? A narrative review (2024)
Journal Article
Denkel, L. A., Voss, A., Caselli, E., Dancer, S. J., Leistner, R., Gastmeier, P., & Widmer, A. F. (2024). Can probiotics trigger a paradigm shift for cleaning healthcare environments? A narrative review. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 13(1), Article 119. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-024-01474-6

Background: The environment of healthcare institutions plays a major role in the transmission of multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO) and likely in subsequent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Probiotic cleaning products are a novel option for... Read More about Can probiotics trigger a paradigm shift for cleaning healthcare environments? A narrative review.

Numerical investigations into the comparison of hydrogen and gas mixtures storage within salt caverns (2024)
Journal Article
Wallace, R. L., Cai, Z., Zhang, H., & Guo, C. (2024). Numerical investigations into the comparison of hydrogen and gas mixtures storage within salt caverns. Energy, 311, Article 133369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.133369

Salt caverns, long used for natural gas storage to manage peak loads, are being considered for hydrogen storage as part of the shift towards greener fuels. This transition necessitates re-evaluating heat and fluid transport to ensure the suitability... Read More about Numerical investigations into the comparison of hydrogen and gas mixtures storage within salt caverns.

UHF Partial Discharge Detection for Power Transformer Based on Hilbert Fractal Antenna with Different Feeding Techniques (2024)
Journal Article
Abd Jalil, M. A., Rosmi, A. S., Rohani, M. N. K. H., Jamlos, M. A., Ananda-Rao, K., Abdul Nasir, A. S., Abdul Majid, M. H. H., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2026). UHF Partial Discharge Detection for Power Transformer Based on Hilbert Fractal Antenna with Different Feeding Techniques. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 60(1), 166-181. https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.60.1.166181

In power transformer, Partial Discharge (PD) can cause a major equipment risk and lead to further accidents. One of the PD detection techniques is Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) antenna. UHF antenna have a major advantage which is it immune to external i... Read More about UHF Partial Discharge Detection for Power Transformer Based on Hilbert Fractal Antenna with Different Feeding Techniques.

Investigating Exposure and Hazards of Micro- and Nanoplastics During Pregnancy and Early Life (AURORA Project): Protocol for an Interdisciplinary Study (2024)
Journal Article
Durkin, A. M., Zou, R., Boucher, J. M., Boyles, M. S., van Boxel, J., Bustamante, M., Christopher, E. A., Dadvand, P., Dusza, H. M., van Duursen, M., Forsberg, M. M., Galea, K. S., Legler, J., Mandemaker, L. D., Meirer, F., Muncke, J., Nawrot, T. S., Přibylová, P., Robuck, A. R., Saenen, N. D., …Vermeulen, R. (2024). Investigating Exposure and Hazards of Micro- and Nanoplastics During Pregnancy and Early Life (AURORA Project): Protocol for an Interdisciplinary Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 13, Article e63176. https://doi.org/10.2196/63176

Background:
Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are emerging pollutants of concern with ubiquitous presence in global ecosystems. MNPs pose potential implications for human health; however, the health impacts of MNP exposures are not yet understood. Rece... Read More about Investigating Exposure and Hazards of Micro- and Nanoplastics During Pregnancy and Early Life (AURORA Project): Protocol for an Interdisciplinary Study.

Characteristics of potential head injury situations at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 TM (2024)
Journal Article
Peek, K., Aiello, F., Avery, L., Gardner, T., Rutherford, H., Massey, A., Georgieva, J., Andersen, T. E., Dahlén, S., & Serner, A. (online). Characteristics of potential head injury situations at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 TM. Science and Medicine in Football, https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2024.2409689

This exploratory video analysis study aimed to review characteristics of potential head injury situations during a men’s professional international football tournament. For 64 matches of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ FIFA analysts used match footage... Read More about Characteristics of potential head injury situations at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 TM.

Influence Policing: domestic digital influence campaigns and algorithmic strategic communications in UK law enforcement and homeland security (2024)
Journal Article
Horgan, S., Collier, B., Stewart, J., & Thomas, D. (online). Influence Policing: domestic digital influence campaigns and algorithmic strategic communications in UK law enforcement and homeland security. British Journal of Criminology, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azae063

This paper conceptualises an emerging model of algorithmic policing; ‘influence policing’. This harnesses the affordances of Internet platforms to conduct domestic digital influence campaigns for crime prevention. These campaigns use sophisticated ta... Read More about Influence Policing: domestic digital influence campaigns and algorithmic strategic communications in UK law enforcement and homeland security.

Lessons for Lab Learning (2024)
Journal Article
McGill, C. (2024). Lessons for Lab Learning. Education in Chemistry,

10 guiding principles to help you maximise students’ outcomes from chemistry practicals

English as a Lingua Franca: Intercultural Interaction in an Asian 'Third Space' Context (2024)
Journal Article
Victoria, M., Xu, F. H., & Pilcher, N. (online). English as a Lingua Franca: Intercultural Interaction in an Asian 'Third Space' Context. Asian Englishes, https://doi.org/10.1080/13488678.2024.2405278

In many studies on English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), the prevailing perspective has primarily focused on ELF as the use of English for communication among speakers who do not share English as their first language. However, recent scholarship has emph... Read More about English as a Lingua Franca: Intercultural Interaction in an Asian 'Third Space' Context.

Media Law, Interviewing and News Writing: Skills Scottish Community Radio Needs to Expand Its News Coverage (2024)
Book Chapter
Kocic, A. (2024). Media Law, Interviewing and News Writing: Skills Scottish Community Radio Needs to Expand Its News Coverage. In J. Morrison, & S. Pedersen (Eds.), Silenced Voices and the Media: Who Gets to Speak? (47-61). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65403-9

Could community radio, run in the UK on a not-for-profit basis by volunteers without journalistic training, help slow down the decline in local news provision? The majority of community stations in the country already offer news in some form. This us... Read More about Media Law, Interviewing and News Writing: Skills Scottish Community Radio Needs to Expand Its News Coverage.

Impact of the Finch case on EIA and the carbon accounting space (2024)
Journal Article
Landsburgh, C., D'Amico, B., & Davies, I. (online). Impact of the Finch case on EIA and the carbon accounting space. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.24.00108

The UK Supreme Court's ruling in "R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and others (Respondents)" marks a pivotal moment in environmental law and greenhouse gas emission responsibility... Read More about Impact of the Finch case on EIA and the carbon accounting space.

The trouble with trauma: Interconnected forms of violence in the lives of repeatedly criminalised men (2024)
Journal Article
Anderson, S. (online). The trouble with trauma: Interconnected forms of violence in the lives of repeatedly criminalised men. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12578

Focus on the interconnection of interpersonal violence, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), trauma and justice‐involvement has increased interest internationally among policymakers and practitioners working within criminal justice contexts for ‘tra... Read More about The trouble with trauma: Interconnected forms of violence in the lives of repeatedly criminalised men.

Electrical Tree Image De-Noising using Threshold Wavelet Transform and Wiener Filter (2024)
Journal Article
Abdulah, C. S. K., Gazata, N. D. A., Rohani, M. N. K. H., Ismail, B., Mohd Isa, M. A., Rosmi, A. S., Mansor, N. S., Jamil, M. K., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Mas'ud, A. A. (2025). Electrical Tree Image De-Noising using Threshold Wavelet Transform and Wiener Filter. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 53(1), 73-85. https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.53.1.7385

Electrical treeing occurred in solid dielectric materials, especially in electrical application with high voltage. The occurrence of electrical tree happens when high electric fields applied, causing tiny channels or paths to form. The main issue dur... Read More about Electrical Tree Image De-Noising using Threshold Wavelet Transform and Wiener Filter.