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Effect of Particle Size on the Thermal Conductivity of Organic Phase Change Materials with Expanded Graphite (2024)
Journal Article
Jesus D'Oliveira, E., Azimov, U., Costa Pereira, C., & Lafdi, K. (2024). Effect of Particle Size on the Thermal Conductivity of Organic Phase Change Materials with Expanded Graphite. Journal of Energy Storage, 92, Article 112090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.112090

Numerous studies have been conducted to enhance the thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCMs) using various techniques. Among them, adding high-conductive particles, such as expanded graphite (EG). Nevertheless, in the published literatur... Read More about Effect of Particle Size on the Thermal Conductivity of Organic Phase Change Materials with Expanded Graphite.

Chester Brown (2024)
Book
Køhlert, F. B. (in press). Chester Brown. University Press of Mississippi

MoodFlow: Orchestrating Conversations with Emotionally Intelligent Avatars in Mixed Reality (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Casas, L., Hannah, S., & Mitchell, K. (2024, March). MoodFlow: Orchestrating Conversations with Emotionally Intelligent Avatars in Mixed Reality. Presented at ANIVAE 2024 : 7th IEEE VR Internal Workshop on Animation in Virtual and Augmented Environments, Orlando, Florida

MoodFlow presents a novel approach at the intersection of mixed reality and conversational artificial intelligence for emotionally intelligent avatars. Through a state machine embedded in user prompts, the system decodes emotional nuances, enabling a... Read More about MoodFlow: Orchestrating Conversations with Emotionally Intelligent Avatars in Mixed Reality.

DanceMark: An open telemetry framework for latency sensitive real-time networked immersive experiences (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Koniaris, B., Sinclair, D., & Mitchell, K. (2024, March). DanceMark: An open telemetry framework for latency sensitive real-time networked immersive experiences. Presented at IEEE VR Workshop on Open Access Tools and Libraries for Virtual Reality, Orlando, FL

DanceMark is an open telemetry framework designed for latency-sensitive real-time networked immersive experiences, focusing on online dancing in virtual reality within the DanceGraph platform. The goal is to minimize end-to-end latency and enhance us... Read More about DanceMark: An open telemetry framework for latency sensitive real-time networked immersive experiences.

A Two-branch Edge Guided Lightweight Network for infrared image saliency detection (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, Z., Li, X., Zhang, T., Zhang, X., Sun, C., Rehman, S. U., & Ahmad, J. (2024). A Two-branch Edge Guided Lightweight Network for infrared image saliency detection. Computers and Electrical Engineering, 118(Part A), Article 109296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compeleceng.2024.109296

In the dynamic landscape of saliency detection, convolutional neural networks have emerged as catalysts for innovation, but remain largely tailored for RGB imagery, falling short in the context of infrared images, particularly in memory-restricted en... Read More about A Two-branch Edge Guided Lightweight Network for infrared image saliency detection.

The Acoustic Index User's Guide: A practical manual for defining, generating and understanding current and future acoustic indices (2024)
Journal Article
Bradfer‐Lawrence, T., Duthie, B., Abrahams, C., Adam, M., Barnett, R. J., Beeston, A., Darby, J., Dell, B., Gardner, N., Gasc, A., Heath, B., Howells, N., Janson, M., Kyoseva, M., Luypaert, T., Metcalf, O. C., Nousek‐McGregor, A. E., Poznansky, F., Ross, S. R. P., Sethi, S., …Froidevaux, J. S. P. (online). The Acoustic Index User's Guide: A practical manual for defining, generating and understanding current and future acoustic indices. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.14357

Ecoacoustics, the study of environmental sound, is a rapidly growing discipline offering ecological insights at scales ranging from individual organisms to whole ecosystems. Substantial methodological developments over the last 15 years have streamli... Read More about The Acoustic Index User's Guide: A practical manual for defining, generating and understanding current and future acoustic indices.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of energy utilisation behaviours: A study of residential building occupants (2024)
Journal Article
Tilde, A. I., & Fernando, N. G. (2024). Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of energy utilisation behaviours: A study of residential building occupants. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 14(3), 349-365. https://doi.org/10.1108/bepam-01-2023-0008

Purpose
This study aims to assess residential energy consumption knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Abuja Municipality, providing insights for effective conservation strategies, reducing costs and mitigating environmental impact.
Design/methodo... Read More about Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of energy utilisation behaviours: A study of residential building occupants.

Spillover Dynamics in DeFi, G7 Banks, and Equity Markets During Global Crises: A TVP-VAR Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Younis, I., Gupta, H., Du, A. M., Ullah Shah, W., & Hanif, W. (2024). Spillover Dynamics in DeFi, G7 Banks, and Equity Markets During Global Crises: A TVP-VAR Analysis. Research in International Business and Finance, 70(Part B), Article 102405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102405

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has become of significant interest for investors in both the financial and digital sectors. We use a time-varying parameter vector autoregression (TVP-VAR) approach to estimate the static and dynamic connections between a... Read More about Spillover Dynamics in DeFi, G7 Banks, and Equity Markets During Global Crises: A TVP-VAR Analysis.

How thermal treatment affects the chemical composition and the physical, mechanical and swelling properties of Scots pine juvenile and mature wood (2024)
Journal Article
Broda, M., Popescu, C.-M., Poszwa, K., & Roszyk, E. (2024). How thermal treatment affects the chemical composition and the physical, mechanical and swelling properties of Scots pine juvenile and mature wood. Wood science and technology, 58(3), 1153-1180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-024-01561-2

High variations in juvenile wood properties in the radial direction and its worse performance than mature wood make it less suitable for some applications and often treated as waste material. This study aimed to assess how thermal modification affect... Read More about How thermal treatment affects the chemical composition and the physical, mechanical and swelling properties of Scots pine juvenile and mature wood.

The Puerperium (2024)
Book Chapter
Greig, Y., & Rankin, J. (2024). The Puerperium. In J. Rankin (Ed.), Physiology in Childbearing: With anatomy and related biosciences (683-694). (5th). Elsevier

This chapter focuses on both the normal physiology during the early postpartum period and the pathophysiology that can occur including emotional distress and more serious mental health complications.
A significant section of the chapter is given to... Read More about The Puerperium.

Reproducing Human Evaluation of Meaning Preservation in Paraphrase Generation (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Watson, L. N., & Gkatzia, D. (2024, May). Reproducing Human Evaluation of Meaning Preservation in Paraphrase Generation. Presented at HumEval2024 at LREC-COLING 2024, Turin, Italy

Reproducibility is a cornerstone of scientific research, ensuring the reliability and generalisability of findings. The ReproNLP Shared Task on Reproducibility of Evaluations in NLP aims to assess the reproducibility of human evaluation studies. This... Read More about Reproducing Human Evaluation of Meaning Preservation in Paraphrase Generation.

DDformer: Dimension decomposition transformer with semi-supervised learning for underwater image enhancement (2024)
Journal Article
Gao, Z., Yang, J., Jiang, F., Jiao, X., Dashtipour, K., Gogate, M., & Hussain, A. (2024). DDformer: Dimension decomposition transformer with semi-supervised learning for underwater image enhancement. Knowledge-Based Systems, 297, Article 111977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2024.111977

Vision-guided Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) have gradually become significant tools for human exploration of the ocean. However, distorted images severely limit the visual ability, making it difficult to meet the needs of complex underwater e... Read More about DDformer: Dimension decomposition transformer with semi-supervised learning for underwater image enhancement.

Adult-onset hearing loss and incident cognitive impairment and dementia – A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies (2024)
Journal Article
Yu, R.-C., Proctor, D., Soni, J., Pikett, L., Livingston, G., Lewis, G., Schilder, A., Bamiou, D., Mandavia, R., Omar, R., Pavlou, M., Lin, F., Goman, A. M., & Gonzalez, S. C. (2024). Adult-onset hearing loss and incident cognitive impairment and dementia – A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. Ageing research reviews, 98, Article 102346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2024.102346

Background
We comprehensively summarized the cohort evidence to date on adult-onset hearing loss as risk factor for incident cognitive impairment and dementia, and examined the evidence for dose-response, risk for various dementia subtypes, and othe... Read More about Adult-onset hearing loss and incident cognitive impairment and dementia – A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

Dual carbon goals and renewable energy innovations (2024)
Journal Article
Cheng, X., Ye, K., Du, A. M., Bao, Z., & Chlomou, G. (2024). Dual carbon goals and renewable energy innovations. Research in International Business and Finance, 70(Part B), Article 102406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102406

We examine the impact of renewable energy technology innovation on carbon emissions within the framework of China's ‘dual carbon’ goal, focusing on the role of local (provincial) government innovation competitions and economic competition. Analyzing... Read More about Dual carbon goals and renewable energy innovations.

Lead-Free NaNbO 3 -Based Ceramics for Electrostatic Energy Storage Capacitors (2024)
Journal Article
Soheli, S. N., Lu, Z., Sun, D., & Shyha, I. (2024). Lead-Free NaNbO 3 -Based Ceramics for Electrostatic Energy Storage Capacitors. Ceramics, 7(2), 712-734. https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics7020047

The burgeoning significance of antiferroelectric (AFE) materials, particularly as viable candidates for electrostatic energy storage capacitors in power electronics, has sparked substantial interest. Among these, lead-free sodium niobate (NaNbO3) AFE... Read More about Lead-Free NaNbO 3 -Based Ceramics for Electrostatic Energy Storage Capacitors.

Do Social Interaction Mechanisms Affect University Reputation? Evidence from the UK Higher Education Sector (2024)
Journal Article
Abdelbadie, R. A., Braakmann, N., & Salama, A. (online). Do Social Interaction Mechanisms Affect University Reputation? Evidence from the UK Higher Education Sector. Abacus, https://doi.org/10.1111/abac.12323

We investigate the influence of skilful utilization of social interaction dynamics on creating reputations for UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) during public funding cuts and scrutiny. The paper employs a content analysis method and follows an... Read More about Do Social Interaction Mechanisms Affect University Reputation? Evidence from the UK Higher Education Sector.

Investigating the effectiveness of virtual influencers in prosocial marketing (2024)
Journal Article
Igarashi, R., Bhoumik, K., & Thompson, J. (2024). Investigating the effectiveness of virtual influencers in prosocial marketing. Psychology and Marketing, 41(9), 2121-2135. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.22031

Heeding the rising popularity of virtual influencers on social media, many established brands are beginning to collaborate with them. Although virtual influencers are perceived as novel and exciting, their effectiveness in different areas of consumer... Read More about Investigating the effectiveness of virtual influencers in prosocial marketing.

ACNN-IDS: An Attention-Based CNN for Cyberattack Detection in IoT (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Huma, Z. E., Ahmad, J., Hamadi, H. A., Ghaleb, B., Buchanan, W. J., & Jan, S. U. (2024, February). ACNN-IDS: An Attention-Based CNN for Cyberattack Detection in IoT. Presented at 2024 2nd International Conference on Cyber Resilience (ICCR), Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Internet of Things (IoT) has become an integral part of modern societies, with devices, networks, and applications offering industrial, economic, and social benefits. However, these devices and networks generate vast amounts of data, making them... Read More about ACNN-IDS: An Attention-Based CNN for Cyberattack Detection in IoT.