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Ultrathin Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistor Chips with Bending-Induced Performance Enhancement (2020)
Journal Article
Vilouras, A., Christou, A., Manjakkal, L., & Dahiya, R. (2020). Ultrathin Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistor Chips with Bending-Induced Performance Enhancement. ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2(8), 2601-2610. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.0c00489

Flexible multifunctional sensors on skin or wearables are considered highly suitable for next-generation noninvasive health care devices. In this regard, the field-effect transistor (FET)-based chemical sensors such as ion-sensitive FETs (ISFETs) are... Read More about Ultrathin Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistor Chips with Bending-Induced Performance Enhancement.

High aspect ratio cellulose nanofibrils from macroalgae Laminaria hyperborea cellulose extract via a zero-waste low energy process (2020)
Journal Article
Onyianta, A. J., O’Rourke, D., Sun, D., Popescu, C.-M., & Dorris, M. (2020). High aspect ratio cellulose nanofibrils from macroalgae Laminaria hyperborea cellulose extract via a zero-waste low energy process. Cellulose, 27(14), 7997-8010. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-03223-5

Homogeneous high aspect ratio cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) were prepared from Laminaria hyperborea (LH) seaweed cellulose without any initial mechanical, biological or chemical pre-treatments. Fourier-transform infrared spectrophotometry revealed tha... Read More about High aspect ratio cellulose nanofibrils from macroalgae Laminaria hyperborea cellulose extract via a zero-waste low energy process.

Using Amazon Alexa APIs as a Source of Digital Evidence (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Krueger, C., & Mckeown, S. (2020, June). Using Amazon Alexa APIs as a Source of Digital Evidence. Presented at International Conference on Cyber Incident Response, Coordination, Containment & Control (Cyber Incident 2020), Dublin, Ireland

With the release of Amazon Alexa and the first Amazon Echo device, the company revolutionised the smart home. It allowed their users to communicate with, and control, their smart home ecosystem purely using voice commands. However, this also means th... Read More about Using Amazon Alexa APIs as a Source of Digital Evidence.

Effect of using an infrared filter on the performance of a silicon solar cell for an ultra-high concentrator photovoltaic system (2020)
Journal Article
Ahmed, A., Alzahrani, M., Shanks, K., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. K. (2020). Effect of using an infrared filter on the performance of a silicon solar cell for an ultra-high concentrator photovoltaic system. Materials Letters, 277, Article 128332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.128332

It is well known that increasing the concentration ratio of concentrator photovoltaics has a positive impact on the power output of the system but can reduce the solar cells performance due to the heightened temperatures. In this paper, we introduce... Read More about Effect of using an infrared filter on the performance of a silicon solar cell for an ultra-high concentrator photovoltaic system.

Perovskite Solar Cells for BIPV Application: A Review (2020)
Journal Article
Roy, A., Ghosh, A., Bhandari, S., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. K. (2020). Perovskite Solar Cells for BIPV Application: A Review. Buildings, 10(7), Article 129. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings10070129

The rapid efficiency enhancement of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) make it a promising photovoltaic (PV) research, which has now drawn attention from industries and government organizations to invest for further development of PSC technology. PSC tech... Read More about Perovskite Solar Cells for BIPV Application: A Review.

Hierarchical Radar Data Analysis for Activity and Personnel Recognition (2020)
Journal Article
Li, X., Li, Z., Fioranelli, F., Yang, S., Romain, O., & Kernec, J. L. (2020). Hierarchical Radar Data Analysis for Activity and Personnel Recognition. Remote Sensing, 12(14), Article 2237. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12142237

Radar-based classification of human activities and gait have attracted significant attention with a large number of approaches proposed in terms of features and classification algorithms. A common approach in activity classification attempts to find... Read More about Hierarchical Radar Data Analysis for Activity and Personnel Recognition.

Ecocriticism and the Genre (2020)
Book Chapter
Alder, E., & Bavidge, J. (2020). Ecocriticism and the Genre. In C. Bloom (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Gothic (225-242). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33136-8_14

‘Ecocriticism and the Genre’ explores a recent and topical development in Gothic scholarship, the ecogothic. Gothic literature often exhibits a fascination with sublime, terrifying, and horrifying aspects of the natural world, its creatures, plants,... Read More about Ecocriticism and the Genre.

Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired: Optimizing Frame Rate (Freshness) to Improve the Performance of Real-Time Objects Detection Application (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barakat, B., Steponenaite, A., Lall, G. S., Arshad, K., Wassell, I. J., & Keates, S. (2020, July). Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired: Optimizing Frame Rate (Freshness) to Improve the Performance of Real-Time Objects Detection Application. Presented at 14th International Conference, UAHCI 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark

It has been 100+ years since the world’s first commercial radio station started. This century witnessed several astonishing inventions (e.g. the computer, internet and mobiles) that have shaped the way we work and socialize. With the start of a new d... Read More about Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired: Optimizing Frame Rate (Freshness) to Improve the Performance of Real-Time Objects Detection Application.

Current Insights into Exercise-based Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Chronic Heart Failure (2020)
Journal Article
Nichols, S., McGregor, G., Breckon, J., & Ingle, L. (2021). Current Insights into Exercise-based Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Chronic Heart Failure. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 42(01), 19-26. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1198-5573

Cardiac rehabilitation is a package of lifestyle secondary prevention strategies designed for patients with coronary heart disease and chronic heart failure. A community-based cardiac rehabilitation programme provides patients with a structured exerc... Read More about Current Insights into Exercise-based Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Chronic Heart Failure.

The socio-economic and psychosocial impact of Covid-19 pandemic on urban refugees in Uganda (2020)
Journal Article
Bukuluki, P., Mwenyango, H., Katongole, S. P., Sidhva, D., & Palattiyil, G. (2020). The socio-economic and psychosocial impact of Covid-19 pandemic on urban refugees in Uganda. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 2(1), Article 100045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2020.100045

Considering the COVID-19 global public health crisis, this paper examines the socio-cultural, economic and psychosocial impact of the pandemic on urban refugees in Uganda. We analyse the living conditions of urban refugees that make it problematic fo... Read More about The socio-economic and psychosocial impact of Covid-19 pandemic on urban refugees in Uganda.

Business Owner-Managers’ Job Autonomy and Job Satisfaction: Up, Down or No Change? (2020)
Journal Article
Sawang, S., O’Connor, P. J., Kivits, R. A., & Jones, P. (2020). Business Owner-Managers’ Job Autonomy and Job Satisfaction: Up, Down or No Change?. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 1506. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01506

The current study developed a dynamic model which identified a pattern of change in small business owner-managers’ job autonomy and job satisfaction separately through the trend analyses (linear, quadratic, and cubic trends). The current study then t... Read More about Business Owner-Managers’ Job Autonomy and Job Satisfaction: Up, Down or No Change?.

Investigations into the application of engineered bamboo for future hybrid beams (2020)
Thesis
Gharavi, N. Investigations into the application of engineered bamboo for future hybrid beams. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2707193

Over the late decade, sustainability has become mainstream in the built environment due to the widespread awareness of global warming. This has led to the creation and optimisation of engineered wood and bamboo products. Engineered bamboo products po... Read More about Investigations into the application of engineered bamboo for future hybrid beams.

The use of video presentation to improve assessment (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kerrouche, A. (2020, July). The use of video presentation to improve assessment. Presented at International Symposium of Engineering Education (ISEE), Glasgow

Kerrouche, A. (2020, July). The use of video presentation to improve assessment. Presented at International Symposium of Engineering Education (ISEE), Glasgow.

Global socio-economic losses and environmental gains from the Coronavirus pandemic (2020)
Journal Article
Lenzen, M., Li, M., Malik, A., Pomponi, F., Sun, Y.-Y., Wiedmann, T., Faturay, F., Fry, J., Gallego, B., Geschke, A., Gómez-Paredes, J., Kanemoto, K., Kenway, S., Nansai, K., Prokopenko, M., Wakiyama, T., Wang, Y., & Yousefzadeh, M. (2020). Global socio-economic losses and environmental gains from the Coronavirus pandemic. PLOS ONE, 15(7), Article e0235654. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235654

On 3 April 2020, the Director-General of the WHO stated: “[COVID-19] is much more than a health crisis. We are all aware of the profound social and economic consequences of the pandemic (WHO, 2020)”. Such consequences are the result of counter-measur... Read More about Global socio-economic losses and environmental gains from the Coronavirus pandemic.

'I Feel Trapped': The Role Of The Cell In The Embodied And Everyday Practices Of Police Custody (2020)
Book Chapter
Wooff, A. (2020). 'I Feel Trapped': The Role Of The Cell In The Embodied And Everyday Practices Of Police Custody. In J. Turner, & V. Knight (Eds.), The Prison Cell: Embodied and Everyday Spaces of Incarceration (95-118). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39911-5

This chapter explores the police custody cell from the perspective of policing staff. Legally it is the cornerstone of the criminal investigation process, being the place where arrested persons are taken while charging decisions are made. Police cust... Read More about 'I Feel Trapped': The Role Of The Cell In The Embodied And Everyday Practices Of Police Custody.

Charging ‘overseas visitors’ for NHS treatment, from Bevan to Windrush and beyond (2020)
Journal Article
McHale, J. V., & Speakman, E. M. (2020). Charging ‘overseas visitors’ for NHS treatment, from Bevan to Windrush and beyond. Legal Studies, 40(4), 565-588. https://doi.org/10.1017/lst.2020.26

This paper explores the development and operation of law and policy concerning the charging of overseas visitors for healthcare in England from the beginnings of the NHS to the present day. It highlights how this has been a highly contentious issue f... Read More about Charging ‘overseas visitors’ for NHS treatment, from Bevan to Windrush and beyond.

Acceptor and Donor Dopants in Potassium Sodium Niobate Based Ceramics (2020)
Journal Article
Hussain, F., Khesro, A., Lu, Z., Alotaibi, N., Mohamad, A. A., Wang, G., Wang, D., & Zhou, D. (2020). Acceptor and Donor Dopants in Potassium Sodium Niobate Based Ceramics. Frontiers in Materials, 7, Article 160. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2020.00160

B-site doping in potassium sodium niobate (KNN) with Mn2+ (Mn′′′Nb) and Ti4+ (Ti′Nb) dopants were soluble but prevented KNN from achieving a high relative density, while Sn4+ (Sn′Nb) was not soluble in the structure as evidenced by second phase peaks... Read More about Acceptor and Donor Dopants in Potassium Sodium Niobate Based Ceramics.

Metasurface sensors for healthcare applications (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Durant, A., Lacoste, C., Donnelly, E., & Spada, L. L. (2020, March). Metasurface sensors for healthcare applications. Presented at 2020 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Copenhagen, Denmark

Electromagnetic sensors have received huge attention in the last few years, due to the rising demand of devices able to improve quality, performance and safety in different industrial sectors: both sensing and medical industries are outstanding examp... Read More about Metasurface sensors for healthcare applications.

Metamaterials for electromagnetic and thermal waves (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Donnelly, E., Durant, A., Lacoste, C., & Spada, L. L. (2020, March). Metamaterials for electromagnetic and thermal waves. Presented at 2020 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Copenhagen, Denmark

In the last decade, electromagnetic metamaterials, thanks to their exotic properties and the possibility to control electromagnetic waves at will, become crucial building blocks to develop new and advanced technologies in several practical applicatio... Read More about Metamaterials for electromagnetic and thermal waves.