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Optimisation of passive acoustic bird surveys: a global assessment of BirdNET settings (2025)
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Pérez-Granados, C., Funosas, D., Morant, J., Marín, O. H., Mendoza, I., Mohedano-Muñoz, M. A., Santamaría, E., Bastianelli, G., Márquez-Rodríguez, A., Budka, M., Bota, G., Peña-Rubio, J. M. D. L., Morena, E. G. D. L., Snata-Cruz, M., Nava, P. D. L., Fernández-Tizón, M., Sánchez.Mateos, H., Barrero, A., Traba, J., Osiejuk, T. S., …Sebsatián-González, E. Optimisation of passive acoustic bird surveys: a global assessment of BirdNET settings

BirdNET is a popular machine learning tool for automated recognition of bird sounds. Here we evaluate how BirdNET settings affect the model performance both at vocalization and species levels, using 4,225 one-minute recordings from 67 recording locat... Read More about Optimisation of passive acoustic bird surveys: a global assessment of BirdNET settings.

The Freshwater Sounds Archive (2025)
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Greenhalgh, J. A., Akmentins, M., Boullhesen, M., Brejao, G. L., Bowman, J. C., Briers, R. A., Campbell, K., Clark, A., Coen, M., Desjonqueres, C., Gaston, S., Gottesman, B. L., Jones, I. T., Lahoz-Monfort, J. J., Lindsay, E., Rodriguez, F. M., Navarrete-Mier, F., Norton, M., Las Casas e Novaes, M. C., Okazaki, S., …Looby, A. (2025). The Freshwater Sounds Archive

Freshwater ecosystems are full of underwater sounds produced by amphibians, aquatic arthropods, reptiles, plants, fishes, and methane bubbles escaping from the sediment. Although much headway has been made in recent years investigating the overall so... Read More about The Freshwater Sounds Archive.

WABAD: A World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset for Passive Acoustic Monitoring (2025)
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Pérez-Granados, C., Etxebarría, J. M., Darras, K. F. A., Gómez, O. H. M., Mendoza, I., Mohedano-Muñoz, M. Á., Santamaría, E., Bastianelli, G., Márquez-Rodríguez, A., Budka, M., Bota, G., Rubio, J. M. D. L. P., Morena, E. L. G. D. L., Santa-Cruz:, M., Nava, P. D. L., Fernández-Tizón, M., Sánchez-Mateos, H., Barrero, A., Traba, J., Osiejuk, T. S., …Sebastián-González, E. WABAD: A World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset for Passive Acoustic Monitoring

Under the current global biodiversity crisis, there is a need for automated and non-invasive monitoring techniques that are able to gather large amounts of information cost-effectively at large scales. One such technique is passive acoustic monitorin... Read More about WABAD: A World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset for Passive Acoustic Monitoring.

Analytical Philosophy in Healthcare Leadership - EMRI Healthcare Conference - Edinburgh 2024 (2024)
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Fascia, M., & Tarazona, J. Analytical Philosophy in Healthcare Leadership - EMRI Healthcare Conference - Edinburgh 2024

This paper presents a novel framework for enhancing decision-making in healthcare leadership by synthesizing Hegelian inferentialism with contemporary quantitative methodologies, particularly Bayesian analysis and epistemic justice metrics. By embedd... Read More about Analytical Philosophy in Healthcare Leadership - EMRI Healthcare Conference - Edinburgh 2024.

Basal activation of astrocytic Nrf2 in neuronal culture media: challenges and implications for neuron-astrocyte modelling (2024)
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Elsharkasi, M., Villani, B., Wells, G., & Kerr, F. Basal activation of astrocytic Nrf2 in neuronal culture media: challenges and implications for neuron-astrocyte modelling

As a gate-keeper of anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and xenobiotic cell protection mechanisms, the transcription factor Nrf2 has been implicated as a promising therapeutic target for several neurodegenerative diseases, leading to the development of N... Read More about Basal activation of astrocytic Nrf2 in neuronal culture media: challenges and implications for neuron-astrocyte modelling.

Particle algorithms for animal movement modelling in autonomous receiver networks (2024)
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Lavender, E., Scheidegger, A., Albert, C., Biber, S., Illian, J., Thorburn, J., Smout, S., & Moor, H. Particle algorithms for animal movement modelling in autonomous receiver networks

1. Particle filters and smoothers are powerful sequential Monte Carlo algorithms used to fit non-linear, non-Gaussian state-space models. These algorithms are well placed to fit process-orientated models to animal-tracking data, especially in autonom... Read More about Particle algorithms for animal movement modelling in autonomous receiver networks.

An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis exploring domestic abuse and football support: The role of supporter mood, sense of self, and family life (2024)
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Sime, P. J., & Murray, J. An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis exploring domestic abuse and football support: The role of supporter mood, sense of self, and family life

The study aimed to investigate Scottish football (soccer) fans’ experiences of domestic abuse in relation to key matches. Key football matches, particularly ‘Old Firm’ matches in the Scottish context, attract considerable media attention, with major... Read More about An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis exploring domestic abuse and football support: The role of supporter mood, sense of self, and family life.

Moving Healthcare AI-Support Systems for Visually Detectable Diseases onto Constrained Devices (2024)
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Watt, T., Chrysoulas, C., & Barclay, P. J. Moving Healthcare AI-Support Systems for Visually Detectable Diseases onto Constrained Devices

Image classification usually requires connectivity and access to the cloud which is often limited in many parts of the world, including hard to reach rural areas. TinyML aims to solve this problem by hosting AI assistants on constrained devices, elim... Read More about Moving Healthcare AI-Support Systems for Visually Detectable Diseases onto Constrained Devices.

Patter: particle algorithms for animal tracking in R and Julia (2024)
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Lavender, E., Scheidegger, A., Albert, C., Biber, S. W., Illian, J., Thorburn, J., Smout, S., & Moor, H. Patter: particle algorithms for animal tracking in R and Julia

In the field of movement ecology, state-space models have emerged as a powerful modelling framework that represents individual movements and the processes that connect movements to observations. However, fitting state-space models to animal tracking... Read More about Patter: particle algorithms for animal tracking in R and Julia.

The Basel Problem Revisited: Unveiling a Novel Computational Methodology in Infinite Series Analysis (2024)
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Fascia, M. The Basel Problem Revisited: Unveiling a Novel Computational Methodology in Infinite Series Analysis

This paper reexamines the Basel problem, an inquiry into the sum of the infinite series of squared reciprocals, famously resolved by Leonhard Euler. Euler's resolution has left a lasting legacy on the domains of mathematical analysis, number theory,... Read More about The Basel Problem Revisited: Unveiling a Novel Computational Methodology in Infinite Series Analysis.

Optimizing DMF Utilization for Improved MXene Dispersions in Epoxy Nanocomposites (2024)
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Ali Janjua, A., Younas, M., Ahmad Ilyas, R., Shyha, I., Haque Faisal, N., Inam, F., & Shahneel Saharudin, M. Optimizing DMF Utilization for Improved MXene Dispersions in Epoxy Nanocomposites

Dimethylformamide (DMF), a polar solvent, is commonly used for preparing graphene/epoxy nanocomposites. While commonly previous research has predominantly highlighted the improvement in physio-mechanical properties of these nanocomposites, the effect... Read More about Optimizing DMF Utilization for Improved MXene Dispersions in Epoxy Nanocomposites.

Efficacy of Technology-Aided Monitoring for Early Childhood Vaccination Coverage: Evidence from a Natural Experiment (2024)
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Ali, U., & Khalid, S. Efficacy of Technology-Aided Monitoring for Early Childhood Vaccination Coverage: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

The implementation of the Electronic Vaccine Registration System (E-VACCS) in Punjab, Pakistan, during late 2014 aimed to enhance early childhood vaccination rates. Utilizing data from 2010-2019, this study employs a difference-in-differences framewo... Read More about Efficacy of Technology-Aided Monitoring for Early Childhood Vaccination Coverage: Evidence from a Natural Experiment.

Practices of midwives in the management of postpartum haemorrhage: A case of Maseru, Lesotho (2024)
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Chabeli, M., Nyangu, I., & Mpemi, R. Practices of midwives in the management of postpartum haemorrhage: A case of Maseru, Lesotho

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains the common cause of maternal mortality. More than half of maternal deaths from PPH occur within 24 hours of delivery and could be prevented through midwives’ compliance with guidelines and standards for clinical p... Read More about Practices of midwives in the management of postpartum haemorrhage: A case of Maseru, Lesotho.

The utilization of contraceptives by teenagers in Lesotho: A descriptive cross-sectional survey (2024)
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Khiba, R., & Nyangu, I. The utilization of contraceptives by teenagers in Lesotho: A descriptive cross-sectional survey

Background: Contraceptive service provision to teenagers prevents pregnancy and childbirth complications, which are the leading causes of death among teenage girls globally.
Aim: The study aimed to assess how teenagers utilized the contraceptive ser... Read More about The utilization of contraceptives by teenagers in Lesotho: A descriptive cross-sectional survey.

A Stiffness Approach for Coupling Structural and Magnetic Models for the Design and Optimization of Radial Flux PM Generators for Sustainable Direct-Drive Wind Turbines (2024)
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McDonald, A., & Jaen-Sola, P. A Stiffness Approach for Coupling Structural and Magnetic Models for the Design and Optimization of Radial Flux PM Generators for Sustainable Direct-Drive Wind Turbines

The mass of a direct-drive generator is often defined by the requirements for structural stiffness to meet the magnetic stiffness between the rotor and stator surfaces. This paper analyses this magnetic stiffness and estimates the structural stiffnes... Read More about A Stiffness Approach for Coupling Structural and Magnetic Models for the Design and Optimization of Radial Flux PM Generators for Sustainable Direct-Drive Wind Turbines.

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Edinburgh's Business Community (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Fascia, M. (2024). Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Edinburgh's Business Community

This study explores the multifaceted impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business community in Edinburgh, highlighting how different sectors have responded to unprecedented challenges and adapted to new business environments. It provides an in-de... Read More about Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Edinburgh's Business Community.

The value of livestock abortion surveillance in Tanzania: identifying disease priorities and informing interventions (2024)
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Lankester, F., Kibona, T. J., Allan, K. J., de Glanville, W., Buza, J. J., Katzer, F., Halliday, J. E., Mmbaga, B. T., Wheelhouse, N., Innes, E. A., Thomas, K., Nyasebwa, O. M., Swai, E., Claxton, J. R., & Cleaveland, S. The value of livestock abortion surveillance in Tanzania: identifying disease priorities and informing interventions

Background: Lack of reliable data on the aetiology of livestock diseases, especially in Africa, is a major factor constraining the design of effective livestock health interventions to improve livelihoods, food security and public health.

Rationa... Read More about The value of livestock abortion surveillance in Tanzania: identifying disease priorities and informing interventions.