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Do High Visibility Enforcement Programs Affect Aggressive Driving Behavior? An Empirical Analysis Using Naturalistic Driving Study Data (2020)
Journal Article
Pantangi, S. S., Fountas, G., Anastasopoulos, P. C., Pierowicz, J., Majka, K., & Blatt, A. (2020). Do High Visibility Enforcement Programs Affect Aggressive Driving Behavior? An Empirical Analysis Using Naturalistic Driving Study Data. Accident analysis and prevention, 138, Article 105361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2019.105361

This paper investigates the effect of High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) programs on different types of aggressive driving behavior, namely, speeding, tailgating, unsafe lane changes and ‘other’ aggressive driving behavior types (occurrence of not-yie... Read More about Do High Visibility Enforcement Programs Affect Aggressive Driving Behavior? An Empirical Analysis Using Naturalistic Driving Study Data.

A Probabilistic Design Reuse Index for Engineering Designs (2020)
Journal Article
Vasantha, G., Corney, J., Stuart, S., Sherlock, A., Quigley, J., & Purves, D. (2020). A Probabilistic Design Reuse Index for Engineering Designs. Journal of Mechanical Design, 142(10), Article 101401. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046435

Many companies offer a range of related products that are constructed using similar components and processes. This enables them to meet customer expectations of product variety while minimising the overheads (e.g. development and manufacturing costs)... Read More about A Probabilistic Design Reuse Index for Engineering Designs.

Towards The Creation of A Threat Intelligence Framework for Maritime Infrastructures (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pitropakis, N., Logothetis, M., Andrienko, G., Karapistoli, I., Stephanatos, J., & Lambrinoudakis, C. (2019, September). Towards The Creation of A Threat Intelligence Framework for Maritime Infrastructures. Presented at 5th Workshop on the Security of Industrial Control Systems & of Cyber-Physical Systems (CyberICPS 2019), Luxembourg, Luxembourg

The maritime ecosystem has undergone through changes due to the increasing use of information systems and smart devices. The newly introduced technologies give rise to new attack surface in maritime infrastructures. In this position paper, we propose... Read More about Towards The Creation of A Threat Intelligence Framework for Maritime Infrastructures.

Green Practices with Reusable Drinkware at Music and Sporting Events: A Hospitality Undergraduate Student Perspective (2020)
Journal Article
Sisson, A., Grisamore, A., & Jang, J. (2021). Green Practices with Reusable Drinkware at Music and Sporting Events: A Hospitality Undergraduate Student Perspective. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 33(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10963758.2020.1726772

This paper investigates how hospitality students perceive the use of reusable drinkware and sustainability at music and sporting events and examines variables that influence these perceptions. A four-part online survey of 211 undergraduate students i... Read More about Green Practices with Reusable Drinkware at Music and Sporting Events: A Hospitality Undergraduate Student Perspective.

Digital training in the aeronautical industry: measuring the usability of two mobile applications (2020)
Journal Article
Smy, P. J., Donald, I., Scott-Brown, K., & Falconer, R. E. (2020). Digital training in the aeronautical industry: measuring the usability of two mobile applications. Frontiers in Computer Science, 2, https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2020.00022

The air traffic control industry is highly regulated, with stringent processes and procedures to ensure that IP (Intellectual Property) and workplaces are kept secure. The training of air traffic controllers (ATCs) and other roles relating to air tra... Read More about Digital training in the aeronautical industry: measuring the usability of two mobile applications.

Employing a Machine Learning Approach to Detect Combined Internet of Things Attacks Against Two Objective Functions Using a Novel Dataset (2020)
Journal Article
Foley, J., Moradpoor, N., & Ochen, H. (2020). Employing a Machine Learning Approach to Detect Combined Internet of Things Attacks Against Two Objective Functions Using a Novel Dataset. Security and Communication Networks, 2020, Article 2804291. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/2804291

One of the important features of Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) is Objective Function (OF). OF influences an IoT network in terms of routing strategies and network topology. On the other hand, detecting a combination of attac... Read More about Employing a Machine Learning Approach to Detect Combined Internet of Things Attacks Against Two Objective Functions Using a Novel Dataset.

Design and Emergent Ethical Crises (2020)
Book Chapter
Buwert, P. (2020). Design and Emergent Ethical Crises. In L. Scherling, & A. DeRosa (Eds.), Ethics in Design and Communication. Bloomsbury Publishing

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Osteoarthritis Preoperative Package for care of Orthotics, Rehabilitation, Topical and oral agent Usage and Nutrition to Improve ouTcomes at a Year (OPPORTUNITY); a feasibility study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article
Simpson, A. H. R. W., Howie, C. R., Kinsella, E., Hamilton, D. F., Conaghan, P. G., Hankey, C., Simpson, S. A., Bell-Higgs, A., Craig, P., Clement, N. D., Keerie, C., Kingsbury, S. R., Leeds, A. R., Ross, H. M., Pandit, H. G., Tuck, C., & Norrie, J. (2020). Osteoarthritis Preoperative Package for care of Orthotics, Rehabilitation, Topical and oral agent Usage and Nutrition to Improve ouTcomes at a Year (OPPORTUNITY); a feasibility study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 21(1), Article 209 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3709-5

Background Patients’ pre-operative health and physical function is known to influence their post-operative outcomes. In patients with knee osteoarthritis, pharmacological and non-pharmacological options are often not optimised prior to joint replace... Read More about Osteoarthritis Preoperative Package for care of Orthotics, Rehabilitation, Topical and oral agent Usage and Nutrition to Improve ouTcomes at a Year (OPPORTUNITY); a feasibility study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Pore system characteristics of soil aggregates and their relevance to aggregate stability (2020)
Journal Article
Menon, M., Mawodza, T., Rabbani, A., Blaud, A., Lair, G. J., Babaei, M., Kercheva, M., Rousseva, S., & Banwart, S. (2020). Pore system characteristics of soil aggregates and their relevance to aggregate stability. Geoderma, 366, Article 114259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114259

Aggregates are the structural units of soils, and the physical stability is considered to be a keystone parameter of soil quality. However, little is known about the evolution of the pore system in aggregates and its importance in defining aggregate... Read More about Pore system characteristics of soil aggregates and their relevance to aggregate stability.

In the Leviathan’s hands? Rethinking the institutionalisation of restorative justice (2020)
Other
Maglione, G. (2020). In the Leviathan’s hands? Rethinking the institutionalisation of restorative justice

Maglione, G. (2020). In the Leviathan’s hands? Rethinking the institutionalisation of restorative justice. https://socialandlegalstudies.wordpress.com/2020/02/19/in-the-leviathans-hands-rethinking-the-institutionalisation-of-restorative-justice/

A longitudinal study of ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD in the general population of Israel (2020)
Journal Article
Hyland, P., Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., Cloitre, M., & Ben-Ezra, M. (2020). A longitudinal study of ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD in the general population of Israel. Psychiatry Research, 286, Article 112871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112871

The ICD-11 includes two trauma disorders: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD). CPTSD is a disorder comprised of PTSD and Disturbance in Self-Organization (DSO) symptoms. Evidence supports the construct validity of PTSD and C... Read More about A longitudinal study of ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD in the general population of Israel.

One decade onwards: assessing the impact of European Union membership on Bulgaria and Romania (2020)
Journal Article
Surubaru, N., & Nitoiu, C. (2021). One decade onwards: assessing the impact of European Union membership on Bulgaria and Romania. European Politics and Society, 22(2), 161-166. https://doi.org/10.1080/23745118.2020.1729047

The main aim of this Special Issue is to critically analyse the impact of the EU on Bulgaria and Romania, during their first decade as members of the European community, in several poignant areas of membership. The rationale for this endeavour is two... Read More about One decade onwards: assessing the impact of European Union membership on Bulgaria and Romania.

European funds in Central and Eastern Europe: drivers of change or mere funding transfers? Evaluating the impact of European aid on national and local development in Bulgaria and Romania (2020)
Journal Article
Surubaru, N. (2021). European funds in Central and Eastern Europe: drivers of change or mere funding transfers? Evaluating the impact of European aid on national and local development in Bulgaria and Romania. European Politics and Society, 22(2), 203-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/23745118.2020.1729049

In recent years, there have been numerous academic and policy debates on the delivery mechanisms of European Union (EU) funds in member states. Studies focused on issues arising, for instance, during the management and implementation of EU aid at the... Read More about European funds in Central and Eastern Europe: drivers of change or mere funding transfers? Evaluating the impact of European aid on national and local development in Bulgaria and Romania.

Key actions for a sustainable chemicals policy (2020)
Journal Article
Collins, C., Depledge, M., Fraser, R., Johnson, A., Hutchison, G., Matthiessen, P., Murphy, R., Owens, S., & Sumpter, J. (2020). Key actions for a sustainable chemicals policy. Environment International, 137, Article 105463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105463

Chemicals policies have spawned a wide range of regulations aimed at limiting damage to the environment and human health. Most instruments are reactive and fragmented. We propose a simple underpinning philosophy, “Do no harm”, to ensure a more sustai... Read More about Key actions for a sustainable chemicals policy.

A high-performance global maximum power point tracker of PV system for rapidly changing partial shading conditions (2020)
Journal Article
Kermadi, M., Salam, Z., Ahmed, J., & Berkouk, E. M. (2021). A high-performance global maximum power point tracker of PV system for rapidly changing partial shading conditions. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 68(3), 2236-2245. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2020.2972456

This article proposes a fast and efficient maximum power point tracker (MPPT) for photovoltaic (PV) systems under rapidly changing partial shading conditions. An intelligent mechanism is adopted to systematically schedule the search for the global ma... Read More about A high-performance global maximum power point tracker of PV system for rapidly changing partial shading conditions.

An objective comparison of detection and segmentation algorithms for artefacts in clinical endoscopy (2020)
Journal Article
Ali, S., Zhou, F., Braden, B., Bailey, A., Yang, S., Cheng, G., Zhang, P., Li, X., Kayser, M., Soberanis-Mukul, R. D., Albarqouni, S., Wang, X., Wang, C., Watanabe, S., Oksuz, I., Ning, Q., Yang, S., Khan, M. A., Gao, X. W., Realdon, S., …Rittscher, J. (2020). An objective comparison of detection and segmentation algorithms for artefacts in clinical endoscopy. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 2748 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59413-5

We present a comprehensive analysis of the submissions to the first edition of the Endoscopy Artefact Detection challenge (EAD). Using crowd-sourcing, this initiative is a step towards understanding the limitations of existing state-of-the-art comput... Read More about An objective comparison of detection and segmentation algorithms for artefacts in clinical endoscopy.

Component processes of detection probability in camera-trap studies: understanding the occurrence of false-negatives (2020)
Journal Article
Findlay, M. A., Briers, R. A., & White, P. J. C. (2020). Component processes of detection probability in camera-trap studies: understanding the occurrence of false-negatives. Mammal Research, 65, 167-180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-020-00478-y

Camera-trap studies in the wild record true-positive data, but data loss from false-negatives (i.e. an animal is present but not recorded) is likely to vary and widely impact data quality. Detection probability is defined as the probability of record... Read More about Component processes of detection probability in camera-trap studies: understanding the occurrence of false-negatives.

Training air traffic controllers through digital mobile applications versus traditional methods (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smy, P., Donald, I., Falconer, R. E., & Scott-Brown, K. (2020, September). Training air traffic controllers through digital mobile applications versus traditional methods. Presented at 14th European Conference on Games Based Learning, ECGBL 2020

Safety-critical industries, such as air traffic control, are highly regulated, with rigorous processes and procedures to ensure that safety remains of paramount importance despite the business environment. Training personnel in safety-critical indust... Read More about Training air traffic controllers through digital mobile applications versus traditional methods.

Linking gameplay metrics to computational thinking (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Panayotov, N., Donald, I., Falconer, R., & Kempe, V. (2020, September). Linking gameplay metrics to computational thinking. Presented at 14th European Conference on Games Based Learning, ECGBL 2020

Computational thinking (CT) is considered to be a fundamental skill underlying not only programming ability, but also an entire array of computational problem-solving competencies in a data-driven world. The need for accessible and engaging education... Read More about Linking gameplay metrics to computational thinking.