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From Music Higher Education to the Festival Stage: Questioning the Neoliberal Environments of Scottish Jazz (2024)
Book Chapter
Raine, S., & Medbøe, H. (2024). From Music Higher Education to the Festival Stage: Questioning the Neoliberal Environments of Scottish Jazz. In R. Prokop, & R. Reitsamer (Eds.), Higher Music Education and Employability in a Neoliberal World. Bloomsbury Publishing

As evidenced from the festival stage and behind the scenes (Raine, 2020), the UK jazz scene continues to be male-dominated and middle-class (Umney and Kretsos, 2015; Umney, 2016). Drawing upon interviews and focus groups with jazz musicians, educator... Read More about From Music Higher Education to the Festival Stage: Questioning the Neoliberal Environments of Scottish Jazz.

Thermodynamic of Phase Change Materials Based on Stearic Acid with Graphene Nanoplatelets (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sanchez-Vicente, Y., Bismilla, A., Ismail, I., Soudari, R., Mohamed, M., Gonzalez, M. A., Tenorio, M.-J., D’Oliveira, E. J., & Costa, S. C. (2024, June). Thermodynamic of Phase Change Materials Based on Stearic Acid with Graphene Nanoplatelets. Presented at 33rd European Symposium on Applied Thermodynamics ESAT 2024, Edinburgh

Renewable energy sources must supply between 30 and 45 % of the global energy consumption to achieve "net zero" emissions. However, renewable sources, such as solar, are intermittent, so they must be combined with thermal energy storage (TES) to cont... Read More about Thermodynamic of Phase Change Materials Based on Stearic Acid with Graphene Nanoplatelets.

Oxygen supersaturation adds resistance to a cnidarian: Symbiodiniaceae holobiont under moderate warming in experimental settings (2024)
Journal Article
Arossa, S., Klein, S. G., Garuglieri, E., Steckbauer, A., Parry, A. J., Alva Garcia, J. V., Alamoudi, T., Yang, X., Hung, S.-H., Salazar, O. R., Marasco, R., Fusi, M., Aranda, M., Daffonchio, D., & Duarte, C. M. (2024). Oxygen supersaturation adds resistance to a cnidarian: Symbiodiniaceae holobiont under moderate warming in experimental settings. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, Article 1305674. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1305674

Ocean warming reduces O2 solubility and increases organismal O2 demand, endangering marine life. Coastal ecosystems, however, experience O2 supersaturation during peak daytime temperatures due to metabolic cycles. Recent discoveries show that this en... Read More about Oxygen supersaturation adds resistance to a cnidarian: Symbiodiniaceae holobiont under moderate warming in experimental settings.

SACNN‐IDS: A self‐attention convolutional neural network for intrusion detection in industrial internet of things (2024)
Journal Article
Qathrady, M. A., Ullah, S., Alshehri, M. S., Ahmad, J., Almakdi, S., Alqhtani, S. M., Khan, M. A., & Ghaleb, B. (online). SACNN‐IDS: A self‐attention convolutional neural network for intrusion detection in industrial internet of things. CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, https://doi.org/10.1049/cit2.12352

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a pervasive network of interlinked smart devices that provide a variety of intelligent computing services in industrial environments. Several IIoT nodes operate confidential data (such as medical, transportatio... Read More about SACNN‐IDS: A self‐attention convolutional neural network for intrusion detection in industrial internet of things.

Mangrovimonas cancribranchiae sp. nov., a novel bacterial species associated with the gills of the fiddler crab Cranuca inversa (Brachyura, Ocypodidae) from Red Sea mangroves (2024)
Journal Article
Yang, X., Garuglieri, E., Van Goethem, M. W., Marasco, R., Fusi, M., & Daffonchio, D. (2024). Mangrovimonas cancribranchiae sp. nov., a novel bacterial species associated with the gills of the fiddler crab Cranuca inversa (Brachyura, Ocypodidae) from Red Sea mangroves. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 74(6), https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006415

Two bacteria, UG2_1T and UG2_2, were isolated from the gill tissues of the mangrove fiddler crab Cranuca inversa collected on the east coast of the Red Sea (Thuwal, Saudi Arabia). The cells are Gram-negative, rod-shaped, orange-pigmented, motile by g... Read More about Mangrovimonas cancribranchiae sp. nov., a novel bacterial species associated with the gills of the fiddler crab Cranuca inversa (Brachyura, Ocypodidae) from Red Sea mangroves.

Bisphenol A and its analogues: from their occurrence in foodstuffs marketed in Europe to improved monitoring strategies—a review of published literature from 2018 to 2023 (2024)
Journal Article
Neri, I., Russo, G., & Grumetto, L. (2024). Bisphenol A and its analogues: from their occurrence in foodstuffs marketed in Europe to improved monitoring strategies—a review of published literature from 2018 to 2023. Archives of Toxicology, 98(8), 2441-2461. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-024-03793-4

In this review article, the research works covering the analytical determination of bisphenol A (BPA) and its structural analogues published from 2018 to present (February 2024) were examined. The review offers an overview of the concentration levels... Read More about Bisphenol A and its analogues: from their occurrence in foodstuffs marketed in Europe to improved monitoring strategies—a review of published literature from 2018 to 2023.

Developing an evaluation framework for an online midwifery programme: a practical participatory approach (2024)
Journal Article
Kuipers, Y., Norris, G., Crozier, S., & McLuckie, C. (in press). Developing an evaluation framework for an online midwifery programme: a practical participatory approach. Quality Assurance in Education, https://doi.org/10.1108/qae-03-2024-0048

Purpose:
This paper aims to generate knowledge about relevant evaluation topics that align with and represent the unique character of the midwifery programme for students living in the rural and remote areas of Scotland.

Design/methodology/approa... Read More about Developing an evaluation framework for an online midwifery programme: a practical participatory approach.

Audience perceptions of Foley footsteps and 3D realism designed to convey walker characteristics (2024)
Journal Article
Cunningham, S., & McGregor, I. (online). Audience perceptions of Foley footsteps and 3D realism designed to convey walker characteristics. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-024-01819-3

Foley artistry is an essential part of the audio post-production process for film, television, games, and animation. By extension, it is as crucial in emergent media such as virtual, mixed, and augmented reality. Footsteps are a core activity that a... Read More about Audience perceptions of Foley footsteps and 3D realism designed to convey walker characteristics.

Unveiling machine learning strategies and considerations in intrusion detection systems: a comprehensive survey (2024)
Journal Article
Ali, A. H., Charfeddine, M., Ammar, B., Hamed, B. B., Albalwy, F., Alqarafi, A., & Hussain, A. (2024). Unveiling machine learning strategies and considerations in intrusion detection systems: a comprehensive survey. Frontiers in Computer Science, 6, Article 1387354. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2024.1387354

The advancement of communication and internet technology has brought risks to network security. Thus, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) was developed to combat malicious network attacks. However, IDSs still struggle with accuracy, false alarms, and d... Read More about Unveiling machine learning strategies and considerations in intrusion detection systems: a comprehensive survey.

Smart-Textile-Based Electrochemical Capacitive Ionic Sensors for High-Performance Epidermal Electronics (2024)
Journal Article
Mavelil, A. T., Sam, V., Markapudi, P. R., Paul, F., Beg, M., & Manjakkal, L. (2024). Smart-Textile-Based Electrochemical Capacitive Ionic Sensors for High-Performance Epidermal Electronics. IEEE Sensors Letters, 8(7), Article 2000704. https://doi.org/10.1109/lsens.2024.3411780

Recently, biomedical engineering has placed greater importance on wearable and disposable health-care monitoring devices. Various degradable biosensors have been developed to measure human parameters, such as temperature, pH, pressure, strain, and io... Read More about Smart-Textile-Based Electrochemical Capacitive Ionic Sensors for High-Performance Epidermal Electronics.

Economic vulnerabilities and sustainability in energy utilities: Managing climate change in the face of geopolitical turmoil (2024)
Journal Article
Du, Q., Xue, M., Li, Z., Du, A. M., & Yang, T. (2024). Economic vulnerabilities and sustainability in energy utilities: Managing climate change in the face of geopolitical turmoil. Research in International Business and Finance, 71, Article 102436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102436

This study investigates the implications of climate change on the environmental management strategies adopted by Chinese energy utility companies over the period from 2008 to 2021. The study highlights that an increase in temperatures correlates with... Read More about Economic vulnerabilities and sustainability in energy utilities: Managing climate change in the face of geopolitical turmoil.

From whole bodies to single cells: A guide to transcriptomic approaches for ecology and evolutionary biology (2024)
Journal Article
Hoedjes, K. M., Grath, S., Posnien, N., Ritchie, M. G., Schlötterer, C., Abbott, J. K., Almudi, I., Coronado‐Zamora, M., Durmaz Mitchell, E., Flatt, T., Fricke, C., Glaser‐Schmitt, A., González, J., Holman, L., Kankare, M., Lenhart, B., Orengo, D. J., Snook, R. R., Yılmaz, V. M., & Yusuf, L. (online). From whole bodies to single cells: A guide to transcriptomic approaches for ecology and evolutionary biology. Molecular Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17382

RNA sequencing (RNAseq) methodology has experienced a burst of technological developments in the last decade, which has opened up opportunities for studying the mechanisms of adaptation to environmental factors at both the organismal and cellular lev... Read More about From whole bodies to single cells: A guide to transcriptomic approaches for ecology and evolutionary biology.

Is there a role for neuroscience in career counselling? (2024)
Digital Artefact
Robertson, P., Garden, C., & Carmichael, D. (2024). Is there a role for neuroscience in career counselling?. [Blog post]

This blog post provides a critical perspective on neuroscience informed career counselling.

Fandom as method: Decolonising research on social media communications through Chinese transnational fandoms of a Japanese Olympic figure skater (2024)
Journal Article
Chen, Z. T., Cameron, J., & Liu, N. X. (online). Fandom as method: Decolonising research on social media communications through Chinese transnational fandoms of a Japanese Olympic figure skater. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, https://doi.org/10.1177/18681026241255134

This paper focuses on international sports personality in figure staking Yuzuru Hanyu, who plays for Japan, and his transnational fandoms in China, to examine the politicisation of his evolving fandom during and after his performance at the 2022 Beij... Read More about Fandom as method: Decolonising research on social media communications through Chinese transnational fandoms of a Japanese Olympic figure skater.

Multi‐model deep learning system for screening human monkeypox using skin images (2024)
Journal Article
Gupta, K., Bajaj, V., Jain, D. K., & Hussain, A. (online). Multi‐model deep learning system for screening human monkeypox using skin images. Expert Systems, https://doi.org/10.1111/exsy.13651

Purpose
Human monkeypox (MPX) is a viral infection that transmits between individuals via direct contact with animals, bodily fluids, respiratory droplets, and contaminated objects like bedding. Traditional manual screening for the MPX infection is... Read More about Multi‐model deep learning system for screening human monkeypox using skin images.

Being in Two Places at the Same Time: a Future for Hybrid Learning Based on Student Preferences (2024)
Journal Article
Fabian, K., Smith, S., & Taylor-Smith, E. (2024). Being in Two Places at the Same Time: a Future for Hybrid Learning Based on Student Preferences. TechTrends, 68(4), 693-704. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-024-00974-x

The Covid-19 pandemic moved focus from face-to-face learning to hybrid in Higher Education; many educators did not have previous experience of this mode prior to this shift in learning locations. One form of hybrid learning is “synchronous hybrid lea... Read More about Being in Two Places at the Same Time: a Future for Hybrid Learning Based on Student Preferences.

Image Encryption Using Dynamic Salt Injection, Hybrid Chaotic Maps, and Dual Operation Substitution (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khattak, A. A., Babaagba, K., Liu, X., & Shah, S. A. (2024, August). Image Encryption Using Dynamic Salt Injection, Hybrid Chaotic Maps, and Dual Operation Substitution. Presented at The 2024 International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC 2024), Sunderland, UK

In today's digital world, securing the multimedia data, especially images transmitted over unsecure networks, is critically important. In this paper, a novel chaos-based image encryption algorithm is proposed, which utilises dynamic salt injection, h... Read More about Image Encryption Using Dynamic Salt Injection, Hybrid Chaotic Maps, and Dual Operation Substitution.

View from the (Virtual) Terraces: Football Fandom in Videogames (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Donald, I., & Reid, A. (2024, September). View from the (Virtual) Terraces: Football Fandom in Videogames. Presented at Video Game Cultures, Birmingham City University

Other is a concept that is fundamental to sports: the other team, other player(s), other fans. Football fans share a camaraderie and can enthuse a tribalism (Mangan, 1996) that is difficult to understand and replicate in the virtual world. Yet, that... Read More about View from the (Virtual) Terraces: Football Fandom in Videogames.

Automated Sensor Node Malicious Activity Detection with Explainability Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Zubair, M., Janicke, H., Mohsin, A., Maglaras, L., & Sarker, I. H. (2024). Automated Sensor Node Malicious Activity Detection with Explainability Analysis. Sensors, 24(12), Article 3712. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24123712

Cybersecurity has become a major concern in the modern world due to our heavy reliance on cyber systems. Advanced automated systems utilize many sensors for intelligent decision-making, and any malicious activity of these sensors could potentially le... Read More about Automated Sensor Node Malicious Activity Detection with Explainability Analysis.