All Outputs (1603)

Performance assessment of cadmium telluride-based semi-transparent glazing for power saving in façade buildings (2019)
Journal Article
Alrashidi, H., Issa, W., Sellami, N., Ghosh, A., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2020). Performance assessment of cadmium telluride-based semi-transparent glazing for power saving in façade buildings. Energy and Buildings, 215, Article 109585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109585

Façade buildings are generally highly glazed and energy-intensive especially in countries with hot weather. Power consumption in these buildings is even more significant when air conditioning (AC) is added to the figures. Building with semi-transpare... Read More about Performance assessment of cadmium telluride-based semi-transparent glazing for power saving in façade buildings.

The Importance of Authenticity in Cyber Security Training and Education (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macfarlane, R., & Mata de Acuna, J. (2019, November). The Importance of Authenticity in Cyber Security Training and Education. Presented at JISC Security Conference, Newcastle, England

The knowledge gap between academy and industry is a challenging issue that educators face every day. In the field of cyber security, it is important that students understand the need of adapting and acquiring new skills that allow them to put their t... Read More about The Importance of Authenticity in Cyber Security Training and Education.

Is the letter cancellation task a suitable index of ego-depletion? Empirical and conceptual issues (2019)
Journal Article
Wimmer, M. C., Dome, L., Hancock, P. J., & Wennekers, T. (2019). Is the letter cancellation task a suitable index of ego-depletion? Empirical and conceptual issues. Social Psychology, 50, 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000393

The aim was to quantify ego depletion and measure its effect on inhibitory control. Adults (N = 523) received the letter “e” cancellation ego depletion task and were subsequently tested on Stroop task performance. Difficulty of the cancellation task... Read More about Is the letter cancellation task a suitable index of ego-depletion? Empirical and conceptual issues.

Nowhere Metamorphic Malware Can Hide - A Biological Evolution Inspired Detection Scheme (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Babaagba, K. O., Tan, Z., & Hart, E. (2019, November). Nowhere Metamorphic Malware Can Hide - A Biological Evolution Inspired Detection Scheme. Presented at The 5th International Conference on Dependability in Sensor, Cloud, and Big Data Systems and Applications (DependSys 2019), Guangzhou, China

The ability to detect metamorphic malware has generated significant research interest over recent years, particularly given its proliferation on mobile devices. Such malware is particularly hard to detect via signature-based intrusion detection syste... Read More about Nowhere Metamorphic Malware Can Hide - A Biological Evolution Inspired Detection Scheme.

Non-medical prescribing behaviour in midwifery practice: a mixed-methods review (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kuipers, Y. (2019, November). Non-medical prescribing behaviour in midwifery practice: a mixed-methods review. Poster presented at ESPACOMP Congress, Porto, Portugal

Background: Non-medical prescribing is a new skill in midwifery practice. Information is needed on whether this is an activity that is feasible, appropriate, meaningful and effective.

Aim: To report on the determinants of midwife prescribing behav... Read More about Non-medical prescribing behaviour in midwifery practice: a mixed-methods review.

The impact of institutional quality on Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa (2019)
Journal Article
Ross, A. G., Omar, M., Xu, A., & Pandey, S. (2019). The impact of institutional quality on Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa. Local Economy, 34(6), 572-588. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094219882329

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impacts of the host country institutional environment on Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa. As one of the few papers to explicitly address the role of institutions on China–Africa foreign direct i... Read More about The impact of institutional quality on Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa.

Attention Graph Convolution Network for Image Segmentation in Big SAR Imagery Data (2019)
Journal Article
Ma, F., Gao, F., Sun, J., Zhou, H., & Hussain, A. (2019). Attention Graph Convolution Network for Image Segmentation in Big SAR Imagery Data. Remote Sensing, 11(21), 2586. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11212586

The recent emergence of high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images leads to massive amounts of data. In order to segment these big remotely sensed data in an acceptable time frame, more and more segmentation algorithms based on deep learni... Read More about Attention Graph Convolution Network for Image Segmentation in Big SAR Imagery Data.

HarpCI, Empowering Performers to Control and Transform Harp Sounds in Live Performance (2019)
Journal Article
Di Donato, B., Dooley, J., & Coccioli, L. (2019). HarpCI, Empowering Performers to Control and Transform Harp Sounds in Live Performance. Contemporary Music Review, 38(6), 667-686. https://doi.org/10.1080/07494467.2019.1706351

The goal of our research is to provide harpists with the tools to control and transform the sounds of their instrument in a natural and musical way. We consider the development of music with live electronics, with particular reference to the harp rep... Read More about HarpCI, Empowering Performers to Control and Transform Harp Sounds in Live Performance.

Research roundup: Service users perceptions of nurse and pharmacist prescribing (2019)
Journal Article
Paterson, R. (2019). Research roundup: Service users perceptions of nurse and pharmacist prescribing. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 1(11), 532-533. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2019.1.11.532

Ruth Paterson provides an overview of recently published articles that may be of interest to non-medical prescribers. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided

Haftor Medbøe Scandinavian Group: live at Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2013 (2019)
Digital Artefact
Medboe, H. (2019). Haftor Medbøe Scandinavian Group: live at Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2013. [Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album]

Musicians:

Haftor Medbøe: Guitar
Gunnar Halle: Trumpet
Espen Eriksen: Piano
Eva Malling: Bass
Benita Haastrup: Drums
Konrad Wiszniewski: Tenor sax on "New Happy"

Recorded live at Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival
Captured, mixed and mastere... Read More about Haftor Medbøe Scandinavian Group: live at Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2013.

Charlie Chaplin Lived here (UK Premiere) (2019)
Exhibition / Performance
Milne, L., & Martin, S. Charlie Chaplin Lived here (UK Premiere). [Film]. Exhibited at Exeter Phoenix, Exeter. 2 November 2019. (Unpublished)

UK Premiere of my feature documentary film, organised in association with the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, University of Exeter.

A loving and affectionate tribute exploring Scottish filmmaker Bill Douglas and his lifelong obsession with Charlie Cha... Read More about Charlie Chaplin Lived here (UK Premiere).

Evaluating the Determinants of EU Funds Absorption across Old and New Member States – the Role of Administrative Capacity and Political Governance (2019)
Journal Article
Incaltarau, C., Pascariu, G. C., & Surubaru, N. (2020). Evaluating the Determinants of EU Funds Absorption across Old and New Member States – the Role of Administrative Capacity and Political Governance. Journal of Common Market Studies, 58(4), 941-961. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.12995

This article assesses the impact of administrative capacity and political governance factors on the absorption of structural and cohesion funds (SCF). We drew on EU-27 country level data and developed a dynamic panel data model for the 2007–15 implem... Read More about Evaluating the Determinants of EU Funds Absorption across Old and New Member States – the Role of Administrative Capacity and Political Governance.

Contrasting daylight simulation, measurements, and occupant’s perception in a LEED Office building in Arid Climate (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elrawy, O. O., Eltaweel, A., & Mansour, O. E. (2019, November). Contrasting daylight simulation, measurements, and occupant’s perception in a LEED Office building in Arid Climate. Presented at Simulation for Sustainable Built Environment, New Cairo, Egypt

Daylight is vital to building occupants as it impacts health and productivity of humans in the indoor environment. No doubt that green building rating systems contribute to the awareness of the significance of daylight in buildings, they enhances the... Read More about Contrasting daylight simulation, measurements, and occupant’s perception in a LEED Office building in Arid Climate.

Unconstrained design: improving multitasking with in-vehicle information systems through enhanced situation awareness (2019)
Journal Article
Skrypchuk, L., Langdon, P., Sawyer, B. D., & Clarkson, P. J. (2020). Unconstrained design: improving multitasking with in-vehicle information systems through enhanced situation awareness. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 21(2), 183-219. https://doi.org/10.1080/1463922x.2019.1680763

In the age of information, in-vehicle multitasking is inevitable. The popularity of the automobile, in combination with the present information age, create a growing demand to do more in-vehicle than simply focus on the road. Unconstrained Design, a... Read More about Unconstrained design: improving multitasking with in-vehicle information systems through enhanced situation awareness.

Debugging Ontologies Dataset (2019)
Data
Hou, T., & Chapman, P. (2019). Debugging Ontologies Dataset. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.17869/enu.2019.2275806

Visualization has been widely used for the representation of ontologies. However, to the best of our knowledge, visualization has been little employed in ontology debugging. Effective ontology debugging is crucial for engineers and domain experts to... Read More about Debugging Ontologies Dataset.

Measuring perceived clutter in concept diagrams dataset (2019)
Data
Hou, T., & Chapman, P. (2019). Measuring perceived clutter in concept diagrams dataset. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.17869/enu.2019.2275800

Clutter in a diagram can be broadly defined as how visually complex the diagram is. It may be that different users perceive clutter in different ways, however. Moreover, it has been shown that, for certain types of diagrams and tasks, an increase in... Read More about Measuring perceived clutter in concept diagrams dataset.

Antipattern comprehension dataset (2019)
Data
Hou, T., & Chapman, P. (2019). Antipattern comprehension dataset. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.17869/enu.2019.2275783

Comprehension of justifications is known to be difficult for even experienced ontology engineers, and much more so for other stakeholders. In the paper associated with this data set, we presented two methods for displaying justifications using concep... Read More about Antipattern comprehension dataset.

Psychological factors and future performance of football players: a systematic review with meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Ivarsson, A., Kilhage-Persson, A., Martindale, R., Priestley, D., Huijgen, B., Ardern, C., & McCall, A. (2020). Psychological factors and future performance of football players: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 3(4), Article 415-420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.10.021

Objectives: This systematic review had 3 key objectives: (1) to investigate whether psychological factors were associated with future football performance ( e.g., progression to professional football, better game statistics during the next season); (... Read More about Psychological factors and future performance of football players: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Case Report of Exercise to Attenuate Side Effects of Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer (2019)
Journal Article
Mclaughlin, M., Christie, A., & Campbell, A. (2019). Case Report of Exercise to Attenuate Side Effects of Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer. Case Reports in Oncology, 12(3), 845-854. https://doi.org/10.1159/000503815

Treatments for pancreatic cancer can have debilitating side effects including fatigue, weight loss, and cardiac toxicity, resulting in functional loss and psychological distress. Exercise has been proposed as a therapy to counteract physical and psyc... Read More about Case Report of Exercise to Attenuate Side Effects of Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer.

Covariance Matrix Evaluation of a Diversity Slot Antenna for Vehicular Communications (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sohrab, A. P., Karadimas, P., & Huang, Y. (2019, July). Covariance Matrix Evaluation of a Diversity Slot Antenna for Vehicular Communications. Presented at 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA

A dual-port slot antenna is proposed for vehicular communications. The antenna works at 5.9 GHz in intelligent transportation system (ITS) band. The diversity performance of the design is evaluated using a novel covariance matrix methodology based on... Read More about Covariance Matrix Evaluation of a Diversity Slot Antenna for Vehicular Communications.