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Customized 2D Barcode Sensing for Anti-Counterfeiting Application in Smart IoT with Fast Encoding and Information Hiding (2020)
Journal Article
Chen, R., Yu, Y., Chen, J., Zhong, Y., Zhao, H., Hussain, A., & Tan, H. (2020). Customized 2D Barcode Sensing for Anti-Counterfeiting Application in Smart IoT with Fast Encoding and Information Hiding. Sensors, 20(17), Article 4926. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20174926

With the development of commodity economy, the emergence of fake and shoddy products has seriously harmed the interests of consumers and enterprises. To tackle this challenge, customized 2D barcode is proposed to satisfy the requirements of the enter... Read More about Customized 2D Barcode Sensing for Anti-Counterfeiting Application in Smart IoT with Fast Encoding and Information Hiding.

Opportunities and Challenges for Community-Based Seagrass Conservation (2020)
Report
Shilland, R., Wanjiru, A., Ahmed, M., Grimsditch, G., & Huxham, M. (2020). Opportunities and Challenges for Community-Based Seagrass Conservation. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Program

Seagrass meadows are important marine ecosystems, providing a range of services including carbon sequestration, nursery habitats for fish and coastal protection. They are suffering rapid global decline in the face of eutrophication and other pollutio... Read More about Opportunities and Challenges for Community-Based Seagrass Conservation.

Atrial Fibrillation Screen, Management And Guideline Recommended Therapy (AF SMART II) in the rural primary care setting: a cross-sectional study and cost-effectiveness analysis of eHealth tools to support all stages of screening (2020)
Journal Article
Orchard, J., Li, J., Freedman, B., Webster, R., Salkeld, G., Hespe, C., Gallagher, R., Patel, A., Kamel, B., Neubeck, L., & Lowres, N. (2020). Atrial Fibrillation Screen, Management And Guideline Recommended Therapy (AF SMART II) in the rural primary care setting: a cross-sectional study and cost-effectiveness analysis of eHealth tools to support all stages of screening. Journal of the American Heart Association JAHA, 9(18), Article e017080. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.017080

Background
Internationally, most atrial fibrillation (AF) management guidelines recommend opportunistic screening for AF in people aged ≥65 years, and oral anticoagulant (OAC) treatment for those at high stroke risk (CHA₂DS₂-VA ≥2). However, gaps re... Read More about Atrial Fibrillation Screen, Management And Guideline Recommended Therapy (AF SMART II) in the rural primary care setting: a cross-sectional study and cost-effectiveness analysis of eHealth tools to support all stages of screening.

Differences in dietary specialization, habitat use and susceptibility to human disturbance influence feeding rates and resource partitioning between two migratory Numenius curlew species (2020)
Journal Article
Li, D., Zhang, J., Liu, Y., Lloyd, H., Pagani-Núñez, E., & Zhang, Z. (2020). Differences in dietary specialization, habitat use and susceptibility to human disturbance influence feeding rates and resource partitioning between two migratory Numenius curlew species. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 245, Article 106990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106990

Migratory shorebirds select stopover sites to fuel their migration across heterogeneous coastal landscapes with abundant prey resources. Quantifying the degree of dietary specialization between closely-related species and how they partition resources... Read More about Differences in dietary specialization, habitat use and susceptibility to human disturbance influence feeding rates and resource partitioning between two migratory Numenius curlew species.

Experimental Analysis of Gravity and Buoyancy Powered Energy Generation Storage Systems (2020)
Book Chapter
Kashem, S. B. A., Ngambi, D. T., Ahmed, J., Qidwai, U., & Suresh, P. (2020). Experimental Analysis of Gravity and Buoyancy Powered Energy Generation Storage Systems. In P. Suresh, U. Saravanakumar, & M. S. H. Al Salameh (Eds.), Advances in Smart System Technologies: Select Proceedings of ICFSST 2019 (813-826). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5029-4_70

The concept of harnessing energy from buoyancy as well as the ability to have underwater energy storage is an area of research that, compared to other renewable energy generation techniques, is relatively unexplored. This study presents an experiment... Read More about Experimental Analysis of Gravity and Buoyancy Powered Energy Generation Storage Systems.

Autonomous Vehicle Sunshade Using Aluminum Panels (2020)
Book Chapter
Kashem, S. B. A., Shahid, F., Qidwai, U., Suresh, P., Ahmed, J., & Saravanakumar, U. (2020). Autonomous Vehicle Sunshade Using Aluminum Panels. In P. Suresh, U. Saravanakumar, & M. S. H. Al Salameh (Eds.), Advances in Smart System Technologies: Select Proceedings of ICFSST 2019 (679-688). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5029-4_56

The heat build-up inside of a vehicle cabin due to the direct composure of thermal energy when parked outside during the day can be a huge dilemma, the intensity of the problem can be decreased by covering the windows of the automobile, but drivers a... Read More about Autonomous Vehicle Sunshade Using Aluminum Panels.

Influence of appendicular skeletal muscle mass on resting metabolic equivalents in patients with cardiovascular disease: Implications for exercise training and prescription (2020)
Journal Article
Nichols, S., O'Doherty, A., Carroll, S., & Ingle, L. (2020). Influence of appendicular skeletal muscle mass on resting metabolic equivalents in patients with cardiovascular disease: Implications for exercise training and prescription. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 27(9), 1001–1003. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487319856432

The metabolic equivalent (MET) is a widely used physiological concept for quantifying levels of habitual physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) by conveying oxygen consumption requirements of physical activities as multiples of resting... Read More about Influence of appendicular skeletal muscle mass on resting metabolic equivalents in patients with cardiovascular disease: Implications for exercise training and prescription.

Analysis of Safety Benefits and Security Concerns from the Use of Autonomous Vehicles: A Grouped Random Parameters Bivariate Probit Approach with Heterogeneity in Means (2020)
Journal Article
Ahmed, S. S., Pantangi, S. S., Eker, U., Fountas, G., Still, S. E., & Anastasopoulos, P. C. (2020). Analysis of Safety Benefits and Security Concerns from the Use of Autonomous Vehicles: A Grouped Random Parameters Bivariate Probit Approach with Heterogeneity in Means. Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 28, Article 100134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amar.2020.100134

This paper investigates public perceptions towards potential safety benefits, and safety- and security-related concerns from the future use of autonomous vehicles by utilizing data collected from an online survey. The survey includes responses from... Read More about Analysis of Safety Benefits and Security Concerns from the Use of Autonomous Vehicles: A Grouped Random Parameters Bivariate Probit Approach with Heterogeneity in Means.

The effects of customer involvement on perceived service performance and word-of-mouth: The mediating role of service co-creation (2020)
Journal Article
Cheung, M., & To, W. M. (2021). The effects of customer involvement on perceived service performance and word-of-mouth: The mediating role of service co-creation. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 33(4), 1014-1032. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJML-04-2020-0221

Purpose
This study aims to use the framework of customer dominant logic to explore the mediating role of service co-creation on the relationships between customer involvement and perceived service performance and between customer involvement and wor... Read More about The effects of customer involvement on perceived service performance and word-of-mouth: The mediating role of service co-creation.

Managing the Main Challenges for PG Courses and Corporate Work in the School (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad Sukki, F. (2020, August). Managing the Main Challenges for PG Courses and Corporate Work in the School. Presented at Research Seminar, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

‘Stick them to the cross’: Anti-trafficking apps and the production of ignorance (2020)
Journal Article
Mendel, J., & Sharapov, K. (2022). ‘Stick them to the cross’: Anti-trafficking apps and the production of ignorance. Journal of Human Trafficking, 8(3), 233-249. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2020.1801284

There is a long history of ignorance production around trafficking in human beings. A proliferation of anti-trafficking apps plays an important role in the reinforcement of this ignorance. Anti-trafficking apps work in different ways to other (mis)in... Read More about ‘Stick them to the cross’: Anti-trafficking apps and the production of ignorance.

Making the shift to sustainable transport in Scotland (2020)
Journal Article
Davis, A., & Whyte, B. (2022). Making the shift to sustainable transport in Scotland. Cities and Health, 6(2), 267-274. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1812332

Transport sector decarbonisation is a Scottish Government policy aim. Recent legislation and funding announcements are beginning a shift away from support for habitual car use. Sustainable transport is augmented by co-benefits of active travel itself... Read More about Making the shift to sustainable transport in Scotland.

Block-Sparse Coding-Based Machine Learning Approach for Dependable Device-Free Localization in IoT Environment (2020)
Journal Article
Zhao, L., Huang, H., Su, C., Ding, S., Huang, H., Tan, Z., & Li, Z. (2021). Block-Sparse Coding-Based Machine Learning Approach for Dependable Device-Free Localization in IoT Environment. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 8(5), 3211-3223. https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2020.3019732

Device-free localization (DFL) locates targets without equipping with wireless devices or tag under the Internet-of-Things (IoT) architectures. As an emerging technology, DFL has spawned extensive applications in IoT environment, such as intrusion de... Read More about Block-Sparse Coding-Based Machine Learning Approach for Dependable Device-Free Localization in IoT Environment.

Strengthening the Principle of Non-Refoulement (2020)
Journal Article
Moran, C. F. (2021). Strengthening the Principle of Non-Refoulement. International Journal of Human Rights, 25(6), 1032-1052. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2020.1811690

This work examines the origins of the principle of non-refoulement and how it has evolved during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Non-refoulement, or the right not to be repelled or returned, was agreed upon by States as a narrow protection... Read More about Strengthening the Principle of Non-Refoulement.

A Comparative Performance Evaluation of A load-balancing Algorithm using Contiki: “RPL vs QU-RPL” (2020)
Journal Article
Stoyanov, S., Ghaleb, B., & Ghaleb, S. (2020). A Comparative Performance Evaluation of A load-balancing Algorithm using Contiki: “RPL vs QU-RPL”. International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering, 9(4), 6834-6839. https://doi.org/10.30534/ijatcse/2020/384942020

The RPL (Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks) has emerged within constrained networks as the de-facto IPv6 routing standard, which entangles many concepts that make it a complex, albeit a rather flexible protocol. However, load balancin... Read More about A Comparative Performance Evaluation of A load-balancing Algorithm using Contiki: “RPL vs QU-RPL”.

The development and psychometric testing of three instruments that measure person‐centred caring as three concepts – Personalization, participation and responsiveness (2020)
Journal Article
Strachan, H., Williamson, L., Elders, A., Sutherland, B., Hibberd, C., & Williams, B. (2020). The development and psychometric testing of three instruments that measure person‐centred caring as three concepts – Personalization, participation and responsiveness. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(11), 3190-3203. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14484

Aim
To develop and test the psychometric properties of three instruments that measure Person‐centred Caring: as Personalization, Participation and Responsiveness.

Design
A three‐phase mixed methods design used two frameworks: content validity de... Read More about The development and psychometric testing of three instruments that measure person‐centred caring as three concepts – Personalization, participation and responsiveness.

Lp-improving for discrete spherical averages (2020)
Journal Article
Hughes, K. (2020). Lp-improving for discrete spherical averages. Annales Henri Lebesgue, 3, 959-980. https://doi.org/10.5802/ahl.50

We initiate the theory of -improving inequalities for arithmetic averages over hypersurfaces and their maximal functions. In particular, we prove -improving estimates for the discrete spherical averages and some of their generalizations. As an applic... Read More about Lp-improving for discrete spherical averages.

Assessment of maximum power point trackers performance using direct and indirect control methods (2020)
Journal Article
Kermadi, M., Mekhilef, S., Salam, Z., Ahmed, J., & Berkouk, E. M. (2020). Assessment of maximum power point trackers performance using direct and indirect control methods. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 30(10), Article e12565. https://doi.org/10.1002/2050-7038.12565

The direct and indirect control methods are commonly used for maximum power point tracker (MPPT) of photovoltaic (PV) systems. Due to the absence of the literature that assess their performance in a comprehensive way, this work attempts to analyze th... Read More about Assessment of maximum power point trackers performance using direct and indirect control methods.

Sound Design (2020)
Book
McGregor, I. (2020). Sound Design. (3rd)

This book explores the underlying principles of sound design for linear and interactive media, and specifically how they apply to theatre, radio and film. The focus of the text is about how to design effective sound so that audiences' experiences are... Read More about Sound Design.

The UK private housebuilding sector: social media perspectives (2020)
Journal Article
Craig, N., Pilcher, N., MacKenzie, R., & Boothman, C. (2021). The UK private housebuilding sector: social media perspectives. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhma-05-2020-0051

Purpose
The UK private housebuilding sector is the key supplier of new-build homes for customers, constituting a fifth of the entire UK construction industry. Yet, despite the high average cost of houses, and official reports advocating improvement,... Read More about The UK private housebuilding sector: social media perspectives.