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GRU-Aided Intra-Cluster Topology Mapping for Aeronautical Ad-Hoc Networks (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bilen, T., & Canberk, B. (2022, December). GRU-Aided Intra-Cluster Topology Mapping for Aeronautical Ad-Hoc Networks. Presented at GLOBECOM 2022 - 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Aeronautical Ad-hoc Networks (AANET) is a fairly new concept that connects airplanes via wireless air-to-air links, allowing passengers to access the Internet during a flight. The unstable air-to-air link characteristics and ultra-dynamic topology be... Read More about GRU-Aided Intra-Cluster Topology Mapping for Aeronautical Ad-Hoc Networks.

Examining the transformation of midwifery education in Australia to inform future directions: an integrative review (2022)
Journal Article
McKellar, L., Graham, K., Sheehan, A., Fleet, J.-A., Sidebotham, M., & Sweet, L. (2023). Examining the transformation of midwifery education in Australia to inform future directions: an integrative review. Women and Birth, 36(2), 155-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.11.010

Background
Integral to quality midwifery practice is the education of midwives. Like other countries, Australia faces ongoing challenges in delivering midwifery education programs. Reasons include escalating program costs, challenges in securing mea... Read More about Examining the transformation of midwifery education in Australia to inform future directions: an integrative review.

Energy storage properties in Nd doped AgNbTaO3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics with Nb-site vacancies (2022)
Journal Article
Lu, Z., Sun, D., Wang, G., Zhao, J., Zhang, B., Wang, D., & Shyha, I. (2023). Energy storage properties in Nd doped AgNbTaO3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics with Nb-site vacancies. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 13(01), Article 2242006. https://doi.org/10.1142/s2010135x22420061

It is crucial to discover lead-free materials with ultrahigh recoverable energy density (Wrec) that can be employed in future pulse power capacitors. In this work, a high Wrec of 4.51 J/cm3 was successfully obtained in lead-free Nd-doped AgNb0.8Ta0.... Read More about Energy storage properties in Nd doped AgNbTaO3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics with Nb-site vacancies.

Shared Decision Making in Psychiatry: Dissolving the Responsibility Problem (2022)
Journal Article
El-Alti, L. (2023). Shared Decision Making in Psychiatry: Dissolving the Responsibility Problem. Health Care Analysis, 31, 65-80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-022-00451-7

Person centered care (PCC) invites ideas of shared responsibility as a direct result of its shared decision making (SDM) process. The intersection of PCC and psychiatric contexts brings about what I refer to as the responsibility problem, which seemi... Read More about Shared Decision Making in Psychiatry: Dissolving the Responsibility Problem.

Excess Cash Holdings, Stock Returns, and Investment Organicity: Evidence from UK Investment Announcements (2022)
Journal Article
Jones, E., Li, H., & Adamolekun, O. (2022). Excess Cash Holdings, Stock Returns, and Investment Organicity: Evidence from UK Investment Announcements. Abacus, 58(4), 603-647. https://doi.org/10.1111/abac.12275

This paper examines whether the market reaction to investment announcements is conditional on company excess cash holdings. Cash may convey significant price-relevant information about the future cash flows and strategic direction of a company. Using... Read More about Excess Cash Holdings, Stock Returns, and Investment Organicity: Evidence from UK Investment Announcements.

Use of Cement Mortar Incorporating Superabsorbent Polymer as a Passive Fire-Protective Layer (2022)
Journal Article
Jamnam, S., Sua-iam, G., Maho, B., Pianfuengfoo, S., Sappakittipakorn, M., Zhang, H., Limkatanyu, S., & Sukontasukkul, P. (2022). Use of Cement Mortar Incorporating Superabsorbent Polymer as a Passive Fire-Protective Layer. Polymers, 14(23), Article 5266. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14235266

Concrete structures, when exposed to fire or high temperatures for a certain time, could suffer partial damage or complete structural failure. Passive fire-protective coating materials are an al-ternative way to prevent or delay damage to concrete st... Read More about Use of Cement Mortar Incorporating Superabsorbent Polymer as a Passive Fire-Protective Layer.

Dose-response effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor monotherapy for the treatment of depression: systematic review of reviews and meta-narrative synthesis (2022)
Journal Article
Johnson, C., Maxwell, M., Williams, B., Dougall, N., & MacGillivray, S. (2022). Dose-response effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor monotherapy for the treatment of depression: systematic review of reviews and meta-narrative synthesis. BMJ Medicine, 1(1), Article e000017. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjmed-2021-000017

Objective: To assess and clarify the relations between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) dose efficacy, acceptability (early treatment discontinuation (dropouts)), and tolerability (reported adverse drug effects), and critically evaluate... Read More about Dose-response effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor monotherapy for the treatment of depression: systematic review of reviews and meta-narrative synthesis.

Results from a test of change project using the MyCOPD app with pulmonary rehabilitation patients (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., McNarry, S., Payne, E., & Choudhury, G. Results from a test of change project using the MyCOPD app with pulmonary rehabilitation patients. Presented at 2022 European Respiratory Congresss, Barcelona

Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) is a crucial component of COPD management, access to programmes can be difficult, reduced attendance, high dropouts and low completion rates are common. MyCOPD is an example of how digital technology could potentially be... Read More about Results from a test of change project using the MyCOPD app with pulmonary rehabilitation patients.

How confident are nursing students about their respiratory knowledge and assessment skills? (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Renwick, M., Welch, L., Lippiet, . K., & Kelly, C. How confident are nursing students about their respiratory knowledge and assessment skills?. Presented at 2022 European Respiratory Congress, Barcelona

Respiratory knowledge and skills are fundamental to effective patient care. Our recent study showed significant variation in the provision of respiratory education in UK pre-registration nursing programmes. This study explored confidence levels of fi... Read More about How confident are nursing students about their respiratory knowledge and assessment skills?.

Steps in the development of an international curriculum for respiratory nurses (ICRN): A Delphi Process plan to standardise levels of respiratory nursing education (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sajnic, A., Narsavage, G., Kelly, C., Heslop-Marshall, K., Padilha, J., Murray, B., Axelsson, M., Hernández, C., Poot, B., Roberts, N. J., Christensen, H., Clari, M., & Smith, S. Steps in the development of an international curriculum for respiratory nurses (ICRN): A Delphi Process plan to standardise levels of respiratory nursing education. Presented at 2022 European Respiratory Congress, Barcelona

Introduction: The sizable population of people with respiratory conditions places a significant demand on healthcare services and a need for specialized nursing care.

Aim: The ERS Nursing Group recognized the need for harmonized curricula for resp... Read More about Steps in the development of an international curriculum for respiratory nurses (ICRN): A Delphi Process plan to standardise levels of respiratory nursing education.

Development of an international curriculum for respiratory nurses (ICRN): A global needs survey (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Narsavage, G., Sajnic, A., Kelly, C., Smith, S., Roberts, N. J., Heslop-Marshall, K., Axelsson, M., Padilha, J., Hernadez, C., Murray, B., & Poot, B. Development of an international curriculum for respiratory nurses (ICRN): A global needs survey. Presented at 2022 European Respiratory Congress, Barcelona

Introduction: A coronavirus pandemic confirmed that respiratory nurses are critical healthcare providers. Knowledge about appropriate education for quality respiratory nursing care is limited. The ERS Nurses Chair formed the ICRN group to develop a c... Read More about Development of an international curriculum for respiratory nurses (ICRN): A global needs survey.

Wood properties & strength grading (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2022, December). Wood properties & strength grading. Presented at James Jones & Sons Architects' and Structural Engineers' Open Day, Lockerbie

James Jones & Sons held an open day for architects and structural engineers at its flagship sawmill site in Lockerbie.

"James Jones & Sons' new visitor building at its flagship sawmill site in Lockerbie has attracted considerable interest in the... Read More about Wood properties & strength grading.

Accelerating neural network architecture search using multi-GPU high-performance computing (2022)
Journal Article
Lupión, M., Cruz, N. C., Sanjuan, J. F., Paechter, B., & Ortigosa, P. M. (2023). Accelerating neural network architecture search using multi-GPU high-performance computing. Journal of Supercomputing, 79, 7609-7625. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-022-04960-z

Neural networks stand out from artificial intelligence because they can complete challenging tasks, such as image classification. However, designing a neural network for a particular problem requires experience and tedious trial and error. Automating... Read More about Accelerating neural network architecture search using multi-GPU high-performance computing.

“The Silent Waiting”: Javanese Antiquity and 19th Century Photography in the Dutch East Indies (2022)
Book Chapter
Supartono, A. (2022). “The Silent Waiting”: Javanese Antiquity and 19th Century Photography in the Dutch East Indies. In Living Pictures: Photography in Southeast Asia (307-311). National Gallery of Singapore

In assessing a cropped photograph of a Hindu goddess from the second base relief of the Shiva temple of Parambanan published in De versierende kunsten in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië. Eenige Hindoemonumenten op Midden-Java (the Decorative Arts in the Dutc... Read More about “The Silent Waiting”: Javanese Antiquity and 19th Century Photography in the Dutch East Indies.

Generating real-time detailed ground visualisations from sparse aerial point clouds (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Murray, A., Mitchell, S., Bradley, A., Waite, E., Ross, C., Jamrozy, J., & Mitchell, K. (2022, December). Generating real-time detailed ground visualisations from sparse aerial point clouds. Paper presented at CVMP 2022: The 19th ACM SIGGRAPH European Conference on Visual Media Production, London

We present an informed kind of atomic rendering primitive, which forms a local adjacency aware classified particle basis decoupled from texture and topology. Suited to visual synthesis of detailed landscapes inferred from sparse unevenly distributed... Read More about Generating real-time detailed ground visualisations from sparse aerial point clouds.

The effectiveness of a targeted protein education intervention to increase protein intake in patients with coronary heart disease and low protein intake: A pilot randomised controlled trial (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
James, E., Das, R., Rickleton, E., Cummins, S., Nichols, S., Goodall, S., & O’Doherty, A. F. (2022, October). The effectiveness of a targeted protein education intervention to increase protein intake in patients with coronary heart disease and low protein intake: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Presented at BACPR Annual Conference abstracts, Birmingham Conference and Events Centre

Background
Low protein intake is prevalent in, and detrimental to, patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). We have shown that protein education in UK cardiac rehabilitation (CR) needs improvement. Evidence-based targeted protein education may i... Read More about The effectiveness of a targeted protein education intervention to increase protein intake in patients with coronary heart disease and low protein intake: A pilot randomised controlled trial.

Provision of dietary education in UK-based cardiac rehabilitation: a cross-sectional survey (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O’Doherty, A. F., James, E., Nichols, S., Goodall, S., & Butler, T. (2022, October). Provision of dietary education in UK-based cardiac rehabilitation: a cross-sectional survey. Presented at BACPR Annual Conference abstracts, Birmingham


Background
The cardioprotective diet is effective in reducing risk of mortality and morbidity in patients with heart disease. Therefore, high-quality dietary education in UK cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is needed. However, little is known about it... Read More about Provision of dietary education in UK-based cardiac rehabilitation: a cross-sectional survey.

Decolonising Deep-Sea Gothic: Perspectives from the Americas (2022)
Journal Article
Champion, G. (2022). Decolonising Deep-Sea Gothic: Perspectives from the Americas. Gothic Studies, 24(3), 275-294. https://doi.org/10.3366/gothic.2022.0142

This article argues that gothic tropes are central to depictions of the ocean across different genres and forms, but there is a colonial and decolonial trend in the use of horror in portrayal of the sea. This article identifies how gothic depictions... Read More about Decolonising Deep-Sea Gothic: Perspectives from the Americas.