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Automated strategic visualisations and user confidence (2019)
Thesis
Le Bras, P. (2019). Automated strategic visualisations and user confidence. (Thesis). Heriot-Watt University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2884475

Data visualisations aim at providing accessible and interpretable information for people. At a strategic level, such representations can be used to stimulate decision making. We have found that users are however hesitant to exploit unfamiliar visuali... Read More about Automated strategic visualisations and user confidence.

Bi-level multi-objective evolution of a Multi-Layered Echo-State Network Autoencoder for data representations (2019)
Journal Article
Chouikhi, N., Ammar, B., Hussain, A., & Alimi, A. M. (2019). Bi-level multi-objective evolution of a Multi-Layered Echo-State Network Autoencoder for data representations. Neurocomputing, 341, 195-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2019.03.012

The Multi-Layered Echo-State Network (ML-ESN) is a recently developed, highly powerful type of recurrent neural network. It has succeeded in dealing with several non-linear benchmark problems. On account of its rich dynamics, ML-ESN is exploited in t... Read More about Bi-level multi-objective evolution of a Multi-Layered Echo-State Network Autoencoder for data representations.

Development of a reduced four-component (toluene/n-heptane/iso-octane/ethanol) gasoline surrogate model (2019)
Journal Article
Li, Y., Alfazazi, A., Mohan, B., Alexandros Tingas, E., Badra, J., Im, H. G., & Mani Sarathy, S. (2019). Development of a reduced four-component (toluene/n-heptane/iso-octane/ethanol) gasoline surrogate model. Fuel, 247, 164-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.03.052

The prospect of blending gasoline fuel with ethanol is being investigated as a potential way to improve the knock residence of the base gasoline. However, one of the drawbacks is a lack of proper understanding of the reason for the non-linear respons... Read More about Development of a reduced four-component (toluene/n-heptane/iso-octane/ethanol) gasoline surrogate model.

Microbes associated with fresh produce: sources, types and methods to reduce spoilage and contamination (2019)
Book Chapter
Kaczmarek, M., Avery, S. V., & Singleton, I. (2019). Microbes associated with fresh produce: sources, types and methods to reduce spoilage and contamination. In G. M. Gadd, & S. Sariaslani (Eds.), Advances in Applied Microbiology. Vol 107 (29-82). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aambs.2019.02.001

Global food security remains one of the most important challenges that needs to be addressed to ensure the increasing demand for food of the fast growing human population is satisfied. Fruits and vegetables comprise an essential component of a health... Read More about Microbes associated with fresh produce: sources, types and methods to reduce spoilage and contamination.

Optimal and Fast Real-Time Resource Slicing With Deep Dueling Neural Networks (2019)
Journal Article
Van Huynh, N., Thai Hoang, D., Nguyen, D. N., & Dutkiewicz, E. (2019). Optimal and Fast Real-Time Resource Slicing With Deep Dueling Neural Networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 37(6), 1455-1470. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsac.2019.2904371

Effective network slicing requires an infrastructure/network provider to deal with the uncertain demands and real-time dynamics of the network resource requests. Another challenge is the combinatorial optimization of numerous resources, e.g., radio,... Read More about Optimal and Fast Real-Time Resource Slicing With Deep Dueling Neural Networks.

An experimental and numerical study on the effect of inclination angle of phase change materials thermal energy storage system (2019)
Journal Article
Al Siyabi, I., Khanna, S., Mallick, T., & Sundaram, S. (2019). An experimental and numerical study on the effect of inclination angle of phase change materials thermal energy storage system. Journal of Energy Storage, 23, 57-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2019.03.010

The main purpose of the present study is to investigate the melting characteristics of a PCM cylindrical thermal storage system using experimental and numerical approaches. Three inclination positions are considered from vertical to horizontal. Paraf... Read More about An experimental and numerical study on the effect of inclination angle of phase change materials thermal energy storage system.

Adherence to treatment in allergic rhinitis using mobile technology. The MASK Study (2019)
Journal Article
Sheikh, A., De Vries, G., Anto, J. M., Annesi‐Maesano, I., Wickman, M., Hellings, P. W., Kuna, P., Cruz, A. A., Zuberbier, T., Pfaar, O., Bergmann, K. C., Kvedariene, V., Todo‐Bom, A. M., Morais‐Almeida, M., De Feo, G., Bousquet, J., Ivancevich, J. C., Kalayci, O., Gemicioğlu, B., Cingi, C., …Menditto, E. (2019). Adherence to treatment in allergic rhinitis using mobile technology. The MASK Study. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 49(4), 442-460. https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.13333

Background
Mobile technology may help to better understand the adherence to treatment. MASK‐rhinitis (Mobile Airways Sentinel NetworK for allergic rhinitis) is a patient‐centred ICT system. A mobile phone app (the Allergy Diary) central to MASK is a... Read More about Adherence to treatment in allergic rhinitis using mobile technology. The MASK Study.

Suicide Risk Assessment in the Emergency Department: An Investigation of Current Practice in Scotland (2019)
Journal Article
McClatchey, K., Murray, J., Chouliara, Z., Rowat, A., & Hauge, S. R. (2019). Suicide Risk Assessment in the Emergency Department: An Investigation of Current Practice in Scotland. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 73(4), Article e13342. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13342

Background
Suicide is a global public health issue. Approximately one third of individuals who complete suicide have attended an emergency department in the year preceding their death. The aim of this study was to investigate current suicide risk as... Read More about Suicide Risk Assessment in the Emergency Department: An Investigation of Current Practice in Scotland.

Psychological interventions for ICD-11 Complex PTSD symptoms: Systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Murphy, P., Cloitre, M., Bisson, J., Roberts, N., Shevlin, M., Hyland, P., Maercker, A., Ben-Ezra, M., Coventry, P., Mason-Roberts, S., Bradley, A., & Hutton, P. (2019). Psychological interventions for ICD-11 Complex PTSD symptoms: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 49(11), 1761-1775. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291719000436

Background: The 11th revision to the WHO International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) identified Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) as a new condition. There is a pressing need to identify effective CPTSD interventions. Methods: We co... Read More about Psychological interventions for ICD-11 Complex PTSD symptoms: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sexual violence and mental health services: a call to action (2019)
Journal Article
Hughes, E., Lucock, M., & Brooker, C. (2019). Sexual violence and mental health services: a call to action. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 28(6), 594-597. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2045796019000040

People who experience sexual violence are highly likely to experience psychological and/or mental health (MH) problems as a result. People who use MH services often have a history of sexual assault and are also likely to be revictimised as an adult.... Read More about Sexual violence and mental health services: a call to action.

Consistent bacterial selection by date palm root system across heterogeneous desert oasis agroecosystems (2019)
Journal Article
Mosqueira, M. J., Marasco, R., Fusi, M., Michoud, G., Merlino, G., Cherif, A., & Daffonchio, D. (2019). Consistent bacterial selection by date palm root system across heterogeneous desert oasis agroecosystems. Scientific Reports, 9(1), Article 4033. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40551-4

Highly productive conventional agroecosystems are spatially embedded in resource-homogeneous systems and count on generally nutrient-rich soils. On the contrary, desert oases are isolated, the soil is relatively poor, but yet productivity is similar... Read More about Consistent bacterial selection by date palm root system across heterogeneous desert oasis agroecosystems.

How commuting affects subjective wellbeing (2019)
Journal Article
Clark, B., Chatterjee, K., Martin, A., & Davis, A. (2020). How commuting affects subjective wellbeing. Transportation, 47, 2777–2805. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-019-09983-9

Commuting between home and work is routinely performed by workers and any wellbeing impacts of commuting will consequently affect a large proportion of the population. This paper presents findings from analyses of the impact of commuting (time and mo... Read More about How commuting affects subjective wellbeing.

Getting STIF[ed]: Louisville’s Yum! Center, Sales-Tax Increment Financing, and Megaproject Underperformance (2019)
Journal Article
Sroka, R. (2020). Getting STIF[ed]: Louisville’s Yum! Center, Sales-Tax Increment Financing, and Megaproject Underperformance. Urban Affairs Review, 56(5), 1553-1580. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078087419830527

This article evaluates the revenue performance failings of the Yum! Center, a sports arena in Louisville, with the primary objective of explaining how a flawed deal arose in the first place. While the literature addressing public subsidization of spo... Read More about Getting STIF[ed]: Louisville’s Yum! Center, Sales-Tax Increment Financing, and Megaproject Underperformance.

Leadership and Followership in Interprofessional Learning Groups (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Crozier, S., Derbyshire, J., Machin, A., & Wade, J. (2019, March). Leadership and Followership in Interprofessional Learning Groups. Paper presented at The Commonwealth Nurses & Midwives Federation 13th European Regional Conference, St Paul's Bay, Malta

Health and Social Care Education across the Commonwealth requires students to develop the skills and knowledge to become collaborative practitioners (WHO 2010). There is a wealth of literature presenting the case for interprofessional learning (IPL)... Read More about Leadership and Followership in Interprofessional Learning Groups.

Outcomes of young people who reach the transition boundary of child and adolescent mental health services: a systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Appleton, R., Connell, C., Fairclough, E., Tuomainen, H., & Singh, S. P. (2019). Outcomes of young people who reach the transition boundary of child and adolescent mental health services: a systematic review. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 28(11), 1431-1446. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-019-01307-7

When young people reach the upper age limit of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), care should be transferred to an adult mental health service (AMHS) if they require ongoing support. However, many young people experience a significa... Read More about Outcomes of young people who reach the transition boundary of child and adolescent mental health services: a systematic review.

Reducing driver distraction by utilizing augmented reality head-up display system for rear passengers (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, S., Charissis, V., Lagoo, R., Campbell, J., & Harrison, D. (2019, January). Reducing driver distraction by utilizing augmented reality head-up display system for rear passengers. Presented at 2019 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), Las Vegas, NV, USA

Long distance travelling and commuting can be particularly tiring for the driver and the rear passengers. The level of driver distraction could be further increased if younger passengers onboard are idle for long time during the drive. This paper pre... Read More about Reducing driver distraction by utilizing augmented reality head-up display system for rear passengers.

Altered relationship between prefrontal glutamate and activation during cognitive control in people with high trait anxiety (2019)
Journal Article
Morgenroth, E., Orlov, N., Lythgoe, D. J., Stone, J. M., Barker, H., Munro, J., Eysenck, M., & Allen, P. (2019). Altered relationship between prefrontal glutamate and activation during cognitive control in people with high trait anxiety. Cortex, 117, 53-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2019.02.021

Trait anxiety can affect cognitive control resulting in ineffective and/or inefficient task performance. Moreover, previous functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) studies have reported altered dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) activity in... Read More about Altered relationship between prefrontal glutamate and activation during cognitive control in people with high trait anxiety.