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Flexible material formulations for 3D printing of ordered porous beds with applications in bioprocess engineering (2022)
Journal Article
Dimartino, S., Galindo-Rodriguez, G. R., Simon, U., Conti, M., Sarwar, M. S., Athi Narayanan, S. M., Jiang, Q., & Christofi, N. (2022). Flexible material formulations for 3D printing of ordered porous beds with applications in bioprocess engineering. Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 9(1), Article 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40643-022-00511-9

Background 3D printing is revolutioning many industrial sectors and has the potential to enhance also the biotechnology and bioprocessing fields. Here, we propose a new flexible material formulation to 3D print support matrices with complex, perfect... Read More about Flexible material formulations for 3D printing of ordered porous beds with applications in bioprocess engineering.

Evaluating Sustainability Threats in Mega-scale Residential Projects (Damascus Construction Companies Perspective) [In Arabic] (2022)
Journal Article
Khaddour, L. A. (2022). Evaluating Sustainability Threats in Mega-scale Residential Projects (Damascus Construction Companies Perspective) [In Arabic]. Damascus University Journal for Engineering Sciences, 38(1), 54-71

Syria is witnessing an increase number of mega-scale, more sustainable housing projects. This is due to these projects role in: meeting the increased demand for housing, creating new jobs, encouraging investments and moving the wheel of the post-war... Read More about Evaluating Sustainability Threats in Mega-scale Residential Projects (Damascus Construction Companies Perspective) [In Arabic].

An integrative review of the use of the concept of reassurance in clinical practice (2022)
Journal Article
Akyirem, S., Salifu, Y., Bayuo, J., Duodu, P. A., Bossman, I. F., & Abboah‐Offei, M. (2022). An integrative review of the use of the concept of reassurance in clinical practice. Nursing Open, 9(3), 1515-1535. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1102

Aim To synthesize evidence on the concept of reassurance in nursing practice. Design Integrative review. Review Method PubMed, OVID MEDLINE, CINAHL and PsycINFO were searched from their inception to the 30 May 2020. The search results were s... Read More about An integrative review of the use of the concept of reassurance in clinical practice.

COVID-19 Vaccination in those with mental health difficulties: A guide to assist decision-making in England, Scotland, and Wales (2022)
Journal Article
Ross, C., Brown, P., Brown, C., Chopra, A., Adshead, G., Tracy, D., Towers, K., McKay, C., Black, I., & Forsberg, L. (2022). COVID-19 Vaccination in those with mental health difficulties: A guide to assist decision-making in England, Scotland, and Wales. Medicine, Science and the Law, 62(4), 275-282. https://doi.org/10.1177/00258024221086054

There is currently no specific guidance addressing vaccine hesitancy in those with mental health difficulties in the United Kingdom. This is particularly problematic when one considers that individuals with serious mental illnesses are at greater ris... Read More about COVID-19 Vaccination in those with mental health difficulties: A guide to assist decision-making in England, Scotland, and Wales.

Solareye at Sonica 2022 - Live Performance at sonic visual arts festival (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
Hook, D. (2022). Solareye at Sonica 2022 - Live Performance at sonic visual arts festival. [Live Performance]. 11 March 2022. (Unpublished)

Just as the Covid crisis first hit the UK, Solareye – aka SAMA-winning, Stanley Odd frontman Dave Hook – was putting the finishing touches to a new set of solo works, imagining a future Scotland recovering from a fictional disaster. Given new urgency... Read More about Solareye at Sonica 2022 - Live Performance at sonic visual arts festival.

The role of accelerated growth plate fusion in the absence of SOCS2 on osteoarthritis vulnerability (2022)
Journal Article
Samvelyan, H. J., Huesa, C., Cui, L., Farquharson, C., & Staines, K. A. (2022). The role of accelerated growth plate fusion in the absence of SOCS2 on osteoarthritis vulnerability. Bone & Joint Research, 11(3), 162-170. https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.113.bjr-2021-0259.r1

Aims Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent systemic musculoskeletal disorder, characterized by articular cartilage degeneration and subchondral bone (SCB) sclerosis. Here, we sought to examine the contribution of accelerated growth to OA develop... Read More about The role of accelerated growth plate fusion in the absence of SOCS2 on osteoarthritis vulnerability.

SDORP: SDN based Opportunistic Routing for Asynchronous Wireless Sensor Networks (2022)
Journal Article
Farooq, M., Wang, X., Hawbani, A., Zhao, L., Al-Dubai, A., & Busaileh, O. (2023). SDORP: SDN based Opportunistic Routing for Asynchronous Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 22(8), 4912-4929. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2022.3158695

In wireless sensor networks (WSNs), it is inappropriate to use conventional unicast routing due to the broadcast storm problem and spatial diversity of communication links. Opportunistic Routing (OR) benefits the low duty-cycled WSNs by prioritizing... Read More about SDORP: SDN based Opportunistic Routing for Asynchronous Wireless Sensor Networks.

FastAdaBelief: Improving Convergence Rate for Belief-Based Adaptive Optimizers by Exploiting Strong Convexity (2022)
Journal Article
Zhou, Y., Huang, K., Cheng, C., Wang, X., Hussain, A., & Liu, X. (2023). FastAdaBelief: Improving Convergence Rate for Belief-Based Adaptive Optimizers by Exploiting Strong Convexity. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 34(9), 6515 - 6529. https://doi.org/10.1109/tnnls.2022.3143554

AdaBelief, one of the current best optimizers, demonstrates superior generalization ability over the popular Adam algorithm by viewing the exponential moving average of observed gradients. AdaBelief is theoretically appealing in which it has a data-d... Read More about FastAdaBelief: Improving Convergence Rate for Belief-Based Adaptive Optimizers by Exploiting Strong Convexity.

The Real Housewives of Ipswich: London Road, and the Relationship between Verbatim Theatre and Structured Reality Television (2022)
Book Chapter
Soto-Morettini, D. (2022). The Real Housewives of Ipswich: London Road, and the Relationship between Verbatim Theatre and Structured Reality Television. In S. Homan (Ed.), Playing with Reality: Denying, Manipulating, Converting, and Enhancing What Is There (73-80). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003256601-10

Verbatim Theatre and structured ‘reality television’ are rarely compared. But should they be? Constructed from the ‘real’, and relying on our faith that what we are watching is authentic, how do these forms differ? Why do we seem to bring a differ... Read More about The Real Housewives of Ipswich: London Road, and the Relationship between Verbatim Theatre and Structured Reality Television.

Dual-Band Phased Array 5G Mobile-Phone Antenna with Switchable and Hemispherical Beam Pattern Coverage for MIMO-Diversity Communications (2022)
Journal Article
Parchin, N. O., Dardeer, O. M., Amar, A. S. I., Hwang See, C., & Abd-Alhameed, R. (2022). Dual-Band Phased Array 5G Mobile-Phone Antenna with Switchable and Hemispherical Beam Pattern Coverage for MIMO-Diversity Communications. The Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal, 36(12), 1602–1609. https://doi.org/10.13052/2021.ACES.J.361212

A new design of dual-band antenna array with 3D-coverage beam steering characteristic for millimeter-wave (MM-Wave) communications is proposed in this manuscript. The antenna covers frequency bands of 18 GHz and 28 GHz. Its configuration contains thr... Read More about Dual-Band Phased Array 5G Mobile-Phone Antenna with Switchable and Hemispherical Beam Pattern Coverage for MIMO-Diversity Communications.

Success Determinants of Open Innovation Partnerships between Car Manufacturers and Start-Ups in Germany (2022)
Journal Article
Stache, E., Hauer, G., & Harte, P. (2022). Success Determinants of Open Innovation Partnerships between Car Manufacturers and Start-Ups in Germany. Social & Management Research Journal, 19(1), 165-183. https://doi.org/10.24191/smrj.v19i1.17569

In a context of saturated markets, increasing price pressure, growing competition, changing preferences and consumption patterns, the automotive industry is evolving into a diversified mobility industry. This disruptive transformation challenges Germ... Read More about Success Determinants of Open Innovation Partnerships between Car Manufacturers and Start-Ups in Germany.

Changes in children’s physical fitness, BMI and health-related quality of life after the first 2020 COVID-19 lockdown in England: A longitudinal study (2022)
Journal Article
Basterfield, L., Burn, N. L., Galna, B., Batten, H., Goffe, L., Karoblyte, G., Lawn, M., & Weston, K. L. (2022). Changes in children’s physical fitness, BMI and health-related quality of life after the first 2020 COVID-19 lockdown in England: A longitudinal study. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40(10), 1088-1096. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2022.2047504

We aimed to assess one-year changes in physical fitness, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and body mass index (BMI), encompassing the 2020 COVID-19 UK lockdowns. Data were collected (October 2019, November 2020) from 178 8–10–year-olds in Newca... Read More about Changes in children’s physical fitness, BMI and health-related quality of life after the first 2020 COVID-19 lockdown in England: A longitudinal study.

Book Review: Gargi Bhattacharya, Adam Elliot-Cooper, Sita Balani, Kerem Nişancıoğlu, Kojo Koram, Dalia Gebrial, Nadine El-Enany and Luke de Noronha Empire’s Endgame: Racism and the British State (2022)
Journal Article
Keval, H. (2022). Book Review: Gargi Bhattacharya, Adam Elliot-Cooper, Sita Balani, Kerem Nişancıoğlu, Kojo Koram, Dalia Gebrial, Nadine El-Enany and Luke de Noronha Empire’s Endgame: Racism and the British State. Sociology, 56(5), 1045-1047. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385211073034

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Personalized wearable electrodermal sensing-based human skin hydration level detection for sports, health and wellbeing (2022)
Journal Article
Liaqat, S., Dashtipour, K., Rizwan, A., Usman, M., Shah, S. A., Arshad, K., Assaleh, K., & Ramzan, N. (2022). Personalized wearable electrodermal sensing-based human skin hydration level detection for sports, health and wellbeing. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 3715. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07754-8

Personalized hydration level monitoring play vital role in sports, health, wellbeing and safety of a person while performing particular set of activities. Clinical staff must be mindful of numerous physiological symptoms that identify the optimum hyd... Read More about Personalized wearable electrodermal sensing-based human skin hydration level detection for sports, health and wellbeing.

Distributed Event-triggered Bipartite Consensus for Multi-agent Systems Against Injection Attacks (2022)
Journal Article
Zhao, H., Shan, J., Peng, L., & Yu, H. (2023). Distributed Event-triggered Bipartite Consensus for Multi-agent Systems Against Injection Attacks. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 19(4), 5377-5386. https://doi.org/10.1109/tii.2022.3157595

This paper studies fully distributed data-driven problems for nonlinear discrete-time multi-agent systems (MASs) with fixed and switching topologies preventing injection attacks. We first develop an enhanced compact form dynamic linearization model b... Read More about Distributed Event-triggered Bipartite Consensus for Multi-agent Systems Against Injection Attacks.

A High Gain Multiband Offset MIMO Antenna Based on a Planar Log-Periodic Array for Ku/K-band Applications (2022)
Journal Article
M. Fakharian, M., Alibakhshikenari, . M., See, C. H., & Abd-Alhameed, R. (2022). A High Gain Multiband Offset MIMO Antenna Based on a Planar Log-Periodic Array for Ku/K-band Applications. Scientific Reports, 12, Article 4044. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07866-1

An offset quad-element, two-port, high-gain, and multiband multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) planar antenna based on a log-periodic dipole array (LPDA) for Ku/K-band wireless communications is proposed, in this paper. A single element antenna has... Read More about A High Gain Multiband Offset MIMO Antenna Based on a Planar Log-Periodic Array for Ku/K-band Applications.

A realist evaluation of a home-based end of life care service for children and families: what works, for whom, how, in what circumstances and why? (2022)
Journal Article
Malcolm, C., & Knighting, K. (2022). A realist evaluation of a home-based end of life care service for children and families: what works, for whom, how, in what circumstances and why?. BMC Palliative Care, 21, Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-00921-8

Background: Children’s palliative and end of life care is underpinned internationally by a commitment to provide care and support in the family’s preferred place, which may include home, hospital or hospice. Limited evidence on models of best practic... Read More about A realist evaluation of a home-based end of life care service for children and families: what works, for whom, how, in what circumstances and why?.

Cultural concepts of distress and complex PTSD: Future directions for research and treatment (2022)
Journal Article
Heim, E., Karatzias, T., & Maercker, A. (2022). Cultural concepts of distress and complex PTSD: Future directions for research and treatment. Clinical Psychology Review, 93, Article 102143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102143

Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) was introduced as a new diagnostic category in ICD-11. It encompasses PTSD symptoms along with disturbances in self-organization (DSO), i.e., affect dysregulation, negative self-concept, and disturbances... Read More about Cultural concepts of distress and complex PTSD: Future directions for research and treatment.

Curation and collaboration as activism: emerging critical practices of #FemEdTech (2022)
Journal Article
Beetham, H., Drumm, L., Bell, F., Mycroft, L., & Forsythe, G. (2022). Curation and collaboration as activism: emerging critical practices of #FemEdTech. Learning, Media and Technology, 47(1), 143-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2021.2018607

The inequities rooted in our education systems and wider societies have been thrown into relief by responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper presents four situational studies of the FemEdTech network, asking how we characterise activities of the... Read More about Curation and collaboration as activism: emerging critical practices of #FemEdTech.