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Hybrid life cycle assessment (LCA) will likely yield more accurate results than process-based LCA (2017)
Journal Article
Pomponi, F., & Lenzen, M. (2017). Hybrid life cycle assessment (LCA) will likely yield more accurate results than process-based LCA. Journal of Cleaner Production, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.119

We analyse the comparative investigation into truncation vs. aggregation errors of process-based and hybrid LCA by Yang et al. 2017. We analyse the validity of their findings when the hypothetical five-sector economy is altered to account for realist... Read More about Hybrid life cycle assessment (LCA) will likely yield more accurate results than process-based LCA.

A novel cost-optimizing demand response control for a heat pump heated residential building (2017)
Journal Article
Arabzadeh, V., Alimohammadisagvand, B., Jokisalo, J., & Siren, K. (2018). A novel cost-optimizing demand response control for a heat pump heated residential building. Building Simulation, 11(3), 533-547. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-017-0425-5

The present article describes the integration of a data-driven predictive demand response control for residential buildings with heat pump and on-site energy generation. The data driven control approach schedules the heating system of the building. I... Read More about A novel cost-optimizing demand response control for a heat pump heated residential building.

Transfer Functions of Infinite-Dimensional Systems: Positive Realness and Stabilization (2017)
Journal Article
Guiver, C., Logemann, H., & Opmeer, M. R. (2017). Transfer Functions of Infinite-Dimensional Systems: Positive Realness and Stabilization. Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems, 29, Article 20 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00498-017-0203-z

We consider a general class of operator-valued irrational positive-real functions with an emphasis on their frequency-domain properties and the relation with stabilization by output feedback. Such functions arise naturally as the transfer functions o... Read More about Transfer Functions of Infinite-Dimensional Systems: Positive Realness and Stabilization.

The abundance of nitrogen cycle genes and potential greenhouse gas fluxes depends on land use type and little on soil aggregate size (2017)
Journal Article
Blaud, A., van der Zaan, B., Menon, M., Lair, G. J., Zhang, D., Huber, P., Schiefer, J., Blum, W. E., Kitzler, B., Wei, E. H., van Gaans, P., & Banwart, S. (2018). The abundance of nitrogen cycle genes and potential greenhouse gas fluxes depends on land use type and little on soil aggregate size. Applied Soil Ecology, 125, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.11.026

Soil structure is known to influence microbial communities in soil and soil aggregates are the fundamental ecological unit of organisation that support soil functions. However, still little is known about the distribution of microbial communities and... Read More about The abundance of nitrogen cycle genes and potential greenhouse gas fluxes depends on land use type and little on soil aggregate size.

The role of reporting mechanisms in transport policy implementation by local authorities in England (2017)
Journal Article
McTigue, C., Rye, T., & Monios, J. (2017). The role of reporting mechanisms in transport policy implementation by local authorities in England. Case Studies on Transport Policy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2017.12.002

The UK Transport Act 2000 made a number of reforms, requiring all local transport authorities in England, outside of London, to produce a local transport plan (LTP). A separate annual delivery report was also required to show how the LTP was progress... Read More about The role of reporting mechanisms in transport policy implementation by local authorities in England.

Scotland’s Top Ten & the Inadequacy of a National Canon: Alasdair Gray’s Lanark (1981) (2017)
Journal Article
Lyall, S. (2017). Scotland’s Top Ten & the Inadequacy of a National Canon: Alasdair Gray’s Lanark (1981). Studies in Scottish literature, 43(2), Article 9

Discusses the healthy overlap in the recent BBC Scotland poll on Scotland's Favourite Novel between popular appeal and critical recognition; judges Gray's Lanark as "Scotland's greatest modern novel," which "deserves to be much better known internati... Read More about Scotland’s Top Ten & the Inadequacy of a National Canon: Alasdair Gray’s Lanark (1981).

Permeable Pavement Systems: State of the Art (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pantsi, C., Arthur, S., Wright, G., & Alsubih, M. (2017, December). Permeable Pavement Systems: State of the Art. Presented at 14th IWA/IAHR International Conference on Urban Drainage, Prague

One of the most effective and prevalent types of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) is permeable pavement systems. Permeable pavement systems allow effective management of surface water runoff and are an efficient method of improving water quality.... Read More about Permeable Pavement Systems: State of the Art.

Shadowplay (2017)
Book
Lam, L. (2017). Shadowplay. (1). London, UK: Pan MacMillan

Micah Grey almost died when he fled the circus with Drystan - now he and the ex-clown seek to outrun disaster. Drystan persuades his old friend Jasper Maske, a once-renowned magician, to take them in. But when he agrees to teach them his trade, Maske... Read More about Shadowplay.

Assessing the shipping in the Northern Sea Route: a qualitative approach (2017)
Journal Article
Tseng, P., & Pilcher, N. (2017). Assessing the shipping in the Northern Sea Route: a qualitative approach. Maritime Business Review, 2(4), 389-409. https://doi.org/10.1108/mabr-06-2017-0013

Purpose－The Northern Sea Route (NSR) could become viable in the near future. If this happens it will radically reducey impact upon sailing times and distances current routes and have huge implications for shipping worldwide, and particularly on rout... Read More about Assessing the shipping in the Northern Sea Route: a qualitative approach.

The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Allan, D. (2017). The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age. In G. Pritchard, & N. Lambert (Eds.), Learn X Design London 2017 : the allure of the digital and beyond (60-66)

This paper will briefly discuss the debate between technological determinism and cultural materialism by reviewing relevant literature. Auto-ethnography will be used to explore the experience of the author as a digital native and her experience with... Read More about The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age.

Immature offenders. A critical history of the representations of the offender in restorative justice (2017)
Journal Article
Maglione, G. (2017). Immature offenders. A critical history of the representations of the offender in restorative justice. Contemporary Justice Review, 21(1), 44-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2017.1413360

This paper reconstructs and discuss how the 'offender' is represented within policy documents, legal statutes and scholarly literature on restorative justice, published and circulated in England and Wales over the last thirty years. The research firs... Read More about Immature offenders. A critical history of the representations of the offender in restorative justice.

Sensor faults detection and classification using SVM with diverse features (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jan, S. U., & Koo, I. S. (2017). Sensor faults detection and classification using SVM with diverse features. In 2017 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology Convergence (ICTC). https://doi.org/10.1109/ictc.2017.8191044

Sensors in industrial systems fault frequently leading to serious consequences regarding cost and safety. The authors propose support vector machine-based classifier with diverse time- and frequency-domain feature models to detect and classify these... Read More about Sensor faults detection and classification using SVM with diverse features.

Trunk muscle activity during dynamic exercises on land and in water for participants with and without chronic low back pain (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Linton, L., Valentine, S., Coleman, S., Kaliarntas, K., & Psycharakis, S. (2017, November). Trunk muscle activity during dynamic exercises on land and in water for participants with and without chronic low back pain. Presented at Physiotherapy UK Conference 2017, Birmingham, UK

Aquatic exercise is beneficial in managing Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP), however information is lacking as to which exercises are appropriate for targeting specific muscle groups. Whilst there is greater understanding of trunk and hip muscle activati... Read More about Trunk muscle activity during dynamic exercises on land and in water for participants with and without chronic low back pain.

The Beauty and the Abuse: A handbook on relationships and emotions in Academia (2017)
Book
Munar, A., Caton, K., Eger, C., Jeffrey, H., Khoo-Lattimore, C., Lynch, P., …Young, E. (2017). The Beauty and the Abuse: A handbook on relationships and emotions in Academia. Copenhagen, Denmark: Copenhagen Business School

This handbook encourages dialogue and reflexivity on human relationships and emotions in academic environments. Fifteen vignettes inspired by real stories are presented. These narratives explore the light and shade of how love, friendship, eroticism,... Read More about The Beauty and the Abuse: A handbook on relationships and emotions in Academia.

‘Intercultural competence’ as an intersubjective process: a reply to ‘essentialism’ (2017)
Journal Article
Zhou, V. X., & Pilcher, N. (2018). ‘Intercultural competence’ as an intersubjective process: a reply to ‘essentialism’. Language and Intercultural Communication, 18(1), 125-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2017.1400510

In this paper, we problematise a competence-oriented reflective approach to intercultural education by drawing on four students’ reflective essays about their experiential learning experiences on an ‘Intercultural Competence’ (IC) module. Their refle... Read More about ‘Intercultural competence’ as an intersubjective process: a reply to ‘essentialism’.

Proactive Threat Detection for Connected Cars Using Recursive Bayesian Estimation (2017)
Journal Article
al-Khateeb, H., Epiphaniou, G., Reviczky, A., Karadimas, P., & Heidari, H. (2018). Proactive Threat Detection for Connected Cars Using Recursive Bayesian Estimation. IEEE Sensors Journal, 18(12), 4822-4831. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2017.2782751

Upcoming disruptive technologies around autonomous driving of connected cars have not yet been matched with appropriate security by design principles and lack approaches to incorporate proactive preventative measures in the wake of increased cyber-th... Read More about Proactive Threat Detection for Connected Cars Using Recursive Bayesian Estimation.

Dramatic Effect: Enhancing Nurse Education Through Performance (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hoyle, L., Bastow, F., Mahoney, C., Kyle, R., & Veitch, L. (2017, December). Dramatic Effect: Enhancing Nurse Education Through Performance

Health and social care education programmes use the ‘professional world’ to enhance authentic learning. This real-word learning is one of the most powerful pedagogical experiences a student can have. Authentic learning employs innovative and motivati... Read More about Dramatic Effect: Enhancing Nurse Education Through Performance.

Effectiveness of Online Cancer Education for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals; a Systematic Review Using Kirkpatrick Evaluation Framework (2017)
Journal Article
Campbell, K., Taylor, V., & Douglas, S. (2017). Effectiveness of Online Cancer Education for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals; a Systematic Review Using Kirkpatrick Evaluation Framework. Journal of Cancer Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-017-1308-2

Embedding online learning within higher education can provide engaging, cost-effective, interactive and flexible education. By evaluating the impact, outcomes and pedagogical influence of online cancer and education, future curricula can be shaped an... Read More about Effectiveness of Online Cancer Education for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals; a Systematic Review Using Kirkpatrick Evaluation Framework.

Sound and the Internet of Things (2017)
Digital Artefact
McGregor, I. (2017). Sound and the Internet of Things. [Blog]

Sound has enormous potential to enhance how we experience and interact with the connected everyday devices and appliances that make up the Internet of Things. Dr Iain McGregor - programme leader for the online MSc in Sound design at Edinburgh Napi... Read More about Sound and the Internet of Things.

Upper-Body Strength Measures and Pop-Up Performance of Stronger and Weaker Surfers (2017)
Journal Article
Parsonage, J., Secomb, J. L., Sheppard, J. M., Ferrier, B. K., Dowse, R. A., & Nimphius, S. (2020). Upper-Body Strength Measures and Pop-Up Performance of Stronger and Weaker Surfers. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 34(10), 2982-2989. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000002377

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability of the isometric push-up (IPU), dynamic push-up (DPU), and force plate pop-up (FP POP) as measures of upper-body isometric and dynamic strength qualities in surfing athletes. Furthe... Read More about Upper-Body Strength Measures and Pop-Up Performance of Stronger and Weaker Surfers.