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Factorial validity, measurement and structure invariance of the Malay language decisional balance scale in exercise across gender (2020)
Journal Article
Kuan, G., Sabo, A., Sawang, S., & Kueh, Y. C. (2020). Factorial validity, measurement and structure invariance of the Malay language decisional balance scale in exercise across gender. PLOS ONE, 15(3), Article e0230644. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230644

Background
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Malay version of the decisional balance (DB-M) for exercise (i.e. perceived benefits and perceived barriers) using a cross-sectional design. Also, this study assessed the measurement... Read More about Factorial validity, measurement and structure invariance of the Malay language decisional balance scale in exercise across gender.

Exercise-Based Strategies to Prevent Muscle Injury in Elite Footballers: A Systematic Review and Best Evidence Synthesis (2020)
Journal Article
Fanchini, M., Steendahl, I. B., Impellizzeri, F. M., Pruna, R., Dupont, G., Coutts, A. J., Meyer, T., & McCall, A. (2020). Exercise-Based Strategies to Prevent Muscle Injury in Elite Footballers: A Systematic Review and Best Evidence Synthesis. Sports Medicine, 50, 1653-1666. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01282-z

Background
Exercise-based strategies are used to prevent muscle injuries in football and studies on different competitive-level populations may provide different results.

Objectives
To evaluate the effectiveness of exercise-based muscle injury p... Read More about Exercise-Based Strategies to Prevent Muscle Injury in Elite Footballers: A Systematic Review and Best Evidence Synthesis.

The Bloody Big Project - Tackling Period Poverty with Design (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cochrane, R. (2020, March). The Bloody Big Project - Tackling Period Poverty with Design. Presented at Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2020, Edinburgh

The Bloody Big Project used Design Thinking to tackle Period Poverty. In collaboration with Industry Partners, Hey Girls and Wire Media, Edinburgh Napier University created a range of work based learning opportunities for students to respond to the S... Read More about The Bloody Big Project - Tackling Period Poverty with Design.

City resilience and transforming reason: a discussion of business event narratives (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M., & Pyke, J. (2020, February). City resilience and transforming reason: a discussion of business event narratives. Presented at CAUTHE 2020: 20:20 Vision: New Perspectives on the Diversity of Hospitality, Tourism and Events, Auckland University of Technology

In a time of tremendous environmental, social and economic change, the authors apply the reasoning that sustainability is a transcendent societal mega-mega trend (Varey, 2013), i.e. one of the most significant world mega trends. They acknowledge that... Read More about City resilience and transforming reason: a discussion of business event narratives.

Improved Particle Swarm Optimization for Sea Surface Temperature Prediction (2020)
Journal Article
He, Q., Zha, C., Song, W., Hao, Z., Du, Y., Liotta, A., & Perra, C. (2020). Improved Particle Swarm Optimization for Sea Surface Temperature Prediction. Energies, 13(6), Article 1369. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13061369

The Sea Surface Temperature (SST) is one of the key factors affecting ocean climate change. Hence, Sea Surface Temperature Prediction (SSTP) is of great significance to the study of navigation and meteorology. However, SST data is well-known to suffe... Read More about Improved Particle Swarm Optimization for Sea Surface Temperature Prediction.

Detecting critical responses from deliberate self-harm videos on YouTube (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alhassan, M. A., & Pennington, D. (2020, March). Detecting critical responses from deliberate self-harm videos on YouTube. Presented at CHIIR '20: Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval, Vancouver BC, Canada

YouTube is one of the leading social media platforms and online spaces for people who self-harm to search and view deliberate self-harm videos, share their experience and seek help via comments. These comments may contain information that signals a c... Read More about Detecting critical responses from deliberate self-harm videos on YouTube.

Novel deep neural network based pattern field classification architectures (2020)
Journal Article
Huang, K., Zhang, S., Zhang, R., & Hussain, A. (2020). Novel deep neural network based pattern field classification architectures. Neural Networks, 127, 82-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2020.03.011

Field classification is a new extension of traditional classification frameworks that attempts to utilize consistent information from a group of samples (termed fields). By forgoing the independent identically distributed (i.i.d.) assumption, field c... Read More about Novel deep neural network based pattern field classification architectures.

Commentary: Self-management, self-efficacy and knowledge among patients under haemodialysis: a case in Iran (2020)
Journal Article
Wood, A. F. (2020). Commentary: Self-management, self-efficacy and knowledge among patients under haemodialysis: a case in Iran. Journal of Research in Nursing, 25(2), 139-140. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987120904902

Wood, A. F. (2020). Commentary: Self-management, self-efficacy and knowledge among patients under haemodialysis: a case in Iran. Journal of Research in Nursing, 25(2), 139-140. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987120904902

Phase II mixed methods’ feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a novel community-based enhanced care intervention to improve person-centred outcomes for people living with HIV in Ghana (2020)
Journal Article
Abboah-Offei, M., Bristowe, K., Vanderpuye-Donton, N. A., Ansa, G., Oppong-Agyei, Y. D., Abas, M., Higginson, I., & Harding, R. (2020). Phase II mixed methods’ feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a novel community-based enhanced care intervention to improve person-centred outcomes for people living with HIV in Ghana. AIDS care, 32(sup2), 107-118. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2020.1739217

Person-centred care (PCC) for people living with HIV (PLWH) is a global goal for WHO and the UNAIDS strategy. We aimed to develop a novel person-centred intervention for community providers, test the feasibility of participant recruitment and retenti... Read More about Phase II mixed methods’ feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a novel community-based enhanced care intervention to improve person-centred outcomes for people living with HIV in Ghana.

Outcome reporting in neonates experiencing withdrawal following opioid exposure in pregnancy: a systematic review (2020)
Journal Article
Shan, F., MacVicar, S., Allegaert, K., Offringa, M., Jansson, L. M., Simpson, S., Moulsdale, W., & Kelly, L. E. (2020). Outcome reporting in neonates experiencing withdrawal following opioid exposure in pregnancy: a systematic review. Trials, 21(1), Article 262. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-4183-9

Background
Neonatal withdrawal secondary to in utero opioid exposure is a growing global concern stressing the psychosocial well-being of affected families and scarce hospital resources. In the ongoing search for the most effective treatment, random... Read More about Outcome reporting in neonates experiencing withdrawal following opioid exposure in pregnancy: a systematic review.

Routing Schemes in Software-Defined Vehicular Networks: Design, Open Issues and Challenges (2020)
Journal Article
Zhao, L., Al-Dubai, A., Zomaya, A. Y., Min, G., Hawbani, A., & Li, J. (2021). Routing Schemes in Software-Defined Vehicular Networks: Design, Open Issues and Challenges. IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, 13(4), 217-226. https://doi.org/10.1109/MITS.2019.2953557

Software-defined vehicular networks (SDVN) is a promising technology to overcome the limitations of current vehicular networking. However, existing vehicular routing schemes are not equipped to handle communication in SDVNs. In addition, routing sche... Read More about Routing Schemes in Software-Defined Vehicular Networks: Design, Open Issues and Challenges.

Developing the Circular Economy through Usership (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cramphorn, C., & Pierron, X. (2020, March). Developing the Circular Economy through Usership. Poster presented at British Academy of Management Digital Transformation and Circular Entrepreneurship Symposium, Falmouth

Quantum GestART: identifying and applying correlations between mathematics, art, and perceptual organization (2020)
Journal Article
Mannone, M., Favali, F., Di Donato, B., & Turchet, L. (2021). Quantum GestART: identifying and applying correlations between mathematics, art, and perceptual organization. Journal of Mathematics and Music, 15(1), 62-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/17459737.2020.1726691

Mathematics can help analyze the arts and inspire new artwork. Mathematics can also help make transformations from one artistic medium to another, considering exceptions and choices, as well as artists' individual and unique contributions. We propose... Read More about Quantum GestART: identifying and applying correlations between mathematics, art, and perceptual organization.

Appraisal of stakeholders' willingness to adopt construction 4.0 technologies for construction projects (2020)
Journal Article
Osunsanmi, T. O., Aigbavboa, C. O., Emmanuel Oke, A., & Liphadzi, M. (2020). Appraisal of stakeholders' willingness to adopt construction 4.0 technologies for construction projects. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 10(4), 547-565. https://doi.org/10.1108/bepam-12-2018-0159

Purpose
Construction 4.0 technology has the capabilities for improving the design, management, operations and decision making of construction projects. Therefore, this study aimed at examining the willingness of construction professionals towards ad... Read More about Appraisal of stakeholders' willingness to adopt construction 4.0 technologies for construction projects.

Experimental Investigation of a Novel Absorptive/Reflective Solar Concentrator: A Thermal Analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Dayanand, A., Aykapadathu, M., Sellami, N., & Nazarinia, M. (2020). Experimental Investigation of a Novel Absorptive/Reflective Solar Concentrator: A Thermal Analysis. Energies, 13(5), Article 1281. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13051281

This paper presents the experimental investigation of a novel cross-compound parabolic concentrator (CCPC). For the first time, a CCPC module was designed to simultaneously work as an electricity generator and collect the thermal energy present in th... Read More about Experimental Investigation of a Novel Absorptive/Reflective Solar Concentrator: A Thermal Analysis.

Hearing Loss, Loneliness, and Social Isolation: A Systematic Review (2020)
Journal Article
Shukla, A., Harper, M., Pedersen, E., Goman, A., Suen, J. J., Price, C., Applebaum, J., Hoyer, M., Lin, F. R., & Reed, N. S. (2020). Hearing Loss, Loneliness, and Social Isolation: A Systematic Review. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 162(5), 622-633. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599820910377

Objective.
Social isolation and loneliness are associated with increased mortality and higher health care spending in older adults. Hearing loss is a common condition in older adults and impairs communication and social interactions. The objective o... Read More about Hearing Loss, Loneliness, and Social Isolation: A Systematic Review.

Identifying barriers to implementation of local transport policy – Lessons learned from case studies on bus policy implementation in Great Britain (2020)
Journal Article
McTigue, C., Rye, T., & Monios, J. (2020). Identifying barriers to implementation of local transport policy – Lessons learned from case studies on bus policy implementation in Great Britain. Transport Policy, 91, 16-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.03.002

Previous work by the authors has addressed the issue of local bus policy implementation in Britain outside London by studies of local transport documents, survey and interviews of local transport officers working in local authorities. The findings fr... Read More about Identifying barriers to implementation of local transport policy – Lessons learned from case studies on bus policy implementation in Great Britain.

The examination of mental toughness, sleep, mood and injury rates in an Arctic ultra-marathon (2020)
Journal Article
Graham, S. M., Martindale, R. J. J., McKinley, M., Connaboy, C., Andronikos, G., & Susmarski, A. (2021). The examination of mental toughness, sleep, mood and injury rates in an Arctic ultra-marathon. European Journal of Sport Science, 21(1), 100-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1733670

There is scarcity of research examining the physiological and psychological effects of ultra-endurance racing on athletes in extreme conditions. The purpose of the current study was to identify common injury patterns and illness, profile mood states... Read More about The examination of mental toughness, sleep, mood and injury rates in an Arctic ultra-marathon.