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Smoking Prevalence Amongst Healthcare Professionals in Scotland (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mahoney, C., Hoyle, L., & Kyle, R. (2016, November). Smoking Prevalence Amongst Healthcare Professionals in Scotland. Poster presented at Scottish Smoking Cessation Conference, Edinburgh

No abstract available.

‘Intensive care unit survivorship’ - a constructivist grounded theory of surviving critical illness (2016)
Journal Article
Kean, S., Salisbury, L. G., Rattray, J., Walsh, T. S., Huby, G., & Ramsay, P. (2017). ‘Intensive care unit survivorship’ - a constructivist grounded theory of surviving critical illness. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(19-20), 3111-3124. https://doi.o

Aims & objective To theorise ICU survivorship after a critical illness based on longitudinal qualitative data. Background Increasingly patients survive episodes of critical illness. However, the short and long term impact of critical illness inclu... Read More about ‘Intensive care unit survivorship’ - a constructivist grounded theory of surviving critical illness.

A customer-dominant logic on service recovery and customer satisfaction (2016)
Journal Article
Cheung, M., & To, W. M. (2016). A customer-dominant logic on service recovery and customer satisfaction. Management Decision, 54(10), 2524-2543. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-03-2016-0165

Purpose Service recovery is a challenge to organizations because customers will respond to recovery processes and outcomes differently. Yet, there are few studies that examine the antecedents of customer co-recovery. Hence, the purpose of this paper... Read More about A customer-dominant logic on service recovery and customer satisfaction.

Management approaches for Industry 4.0: A human resource management perspective (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shamim, S., Cang, S., Yu, H., & Li, Y. (2016). Management approaches for Industry 4.0: A human resource management perspective. In 2016 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC). https://doi.org/10.1109/cec.2016.7748365

Industry 4.0 is characterized by smart manufacturing, implementation of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) for production, i.e., embedded actuators and sensors, networks of microcomputers, and linking the machines to the value chain. It further considers t... Read More about Management approaches for Industry 4.0: A human resource management perspective.

The prevalence of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) use in non-clinical populations: A systematic review protocol (2016)
Journal Article
Khaled, S., Hughes, E., Bressington, D., Zolezzi, M., Radwan, A., Badnapurkar, A., & Gray, R. (2016). The prevalence of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) use in non-clinical populations: A systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 5, Article 195 (

Background Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are new narcotic or psychotropic drugs that are not controlled by the United Nations drug convention that may pose a serious public health threat due to their wide availability for purchase on the inter... Read More about The prevalence of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) use in non-clinical populations: A systematic review protocol.

Health 4.0: The Case of Multiple Sclerosis (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grigoriadis, N., Bakirtzis, C., Politis, C., Danas, K., & Thuemmler, C. (2016, September). Health 4.0: The Case of Multiple Sclerosis. Presented at 2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom), Munc

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and variable disease in matters of symptoms, clinical course and outcome. The ultimate goal of currently used drugs and therapeutic strategies is the control of disease activity and the delay of the ongoing disability.... Read More about Health 4.0: The Case of Multiple Sclerosis.

U-Prove Based Security Framework for Mobile Device Authentication in eHealth Networks (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zeb, K., Saleem, K., Al Muhtadi, J., & Thuemmler, C. (2016, September). U-Prove Based Security Framework for Mobile Device Authentication in eHealth Networks. Presented at 2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Se

Cybersecurity in the health care domain is one of the most important and critical issues of this era. In fact, it was reported in 2014 that on the black market medical records are worth 10 times more than credit card details [1]. Datasets experience... Read More about U-Prove Based Security Framework for Mobile Device Authentication in eHealth Networks.

Determinants of Next Generation e-Health Network and Architecture Specifications (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thuemmler, C., Paulin, A., & Lim, A. K. (2016). Determinants of Next Generation e-Health Network and Architecture Specifications. In 2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom) (233-238). https://

This paper summarizes the determinants for future e-Health network and IT infrastructures in the health care environment. The paper bases on observations conducted as part of a larger study at a university hospital in Munich, and summarizes ongoing d... Read More about Determinants of Next Generation e-Health Network and Architecture Specifications.

Dynamic fine-grained access control in e-Health using: The secure SQL server system as an enabler of the future Internet (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Paulin, A., & Thuemmler, C. (2016, September). Dynamic fine-grained access control in e-Health using: The secure SQL server system as an enabler of the future Internet. Presented at 2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applicati

This paper describes the use of the Secure SQL Server system (SecSQL) – a system for dynamic fine-grained access control, in the context of e-Health. The system was used in two heterogeneous use-cases of a European project, namely: to govern drugs al... Read More about Dynamic fine-grained access control in e-Health using: The secure SQL server system as an enabler of the future Internet.

International Study of Chaplains’ Attitudes About Research (2016)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Fitchett, G., Grossoehme, D. H., Handzo, G., Kelly, E., King, S. D. W., …Flannelly, K. J. (2017). International Study of Chaplains’ Attitudes About Research. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 23(1), 34-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2016.1250556

An online survey was conducted by twelve professional chaplain organizations to assess chaplains’ attitudes about and involvement in research. A total of 2,092 chaplains from 23 countries responded to the survey. Over 80% thought research was definit... Read More about International Study of Chaplains’ Attitudes About Research.

Hybrid parameter control approach applied to a diversity-based multi-objective Memetic Algorithm for frequency assignment problems (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Segredo, E., Paechter, B., Hart, E., & Gonz´alez-Vila, C. I. (2016). Hybrid parameter control approach applied to a diversity-based multi-objective Memetic Algorithm for frequency assignment problems. In 2016 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (C

In order to address the difficult issue of parameter setting within a diversity-based Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithm (MOEA), we recently proposed a hybrid control scheme based on both Fuzzy Logic Controllers (FLCs) and Hyper-heuristics (HHs).... Read More about Hybrid parameter control approach applied to a diversity-based multi-objective Memetic Algorithm for frequency assignment problems.

Sandy Brechin & Friends - Barnstorf, Germany (2016)
Exhibition / Performance
Currie, J., & Brechin, S. Sandy Brechin & Friends - Barnstorf, Germany. Performed at Bahnhofshalle, Barnstorf, Germany. 19 November 2016 - 19 November 2016. (Unpublished)

Am Samstagabend verwandelten sich der Kiosk von Stefan Vormschlag, Barnstorf, und die Bahnhofshalle und Ballroom. Die Züge hielten gefühlte Sekunden länger am Bahnsteig, damit die Reisenden den Anblick der etwa 150 Gäste beim Konzert von „Sandy Brech... Read More about Sandy Brechin & Friends - Barnstorf, Germany.

Do not press undo (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Firth, R. (2016, November). Do not press undo. Paper presented at 2016 IJADE conference Drawing, University of Chester

Do not press undo I believe an authentic sketchbook shows ‘the scars of ones thinking’. Not all pages need to present fully resolved solutions. I am interested in what happens to the documentation of one’s thought process when we shift from thi... Read More about Do not press undo.

Reducing patient delay in Acute Coronary Syndrome (RAPiD): research protocol for a web-based randomized controlled trial examining the effect of a behaviour change intervention (2016)
Journal Article
Farquharson, B., Johnston, M., Smith, K., Williams, B., Treweek, S., Dombrowski, S. U., …Grindle, M. (2017). Reducing patient delay in Acute Coronary Syndrome (RAPiD): research protocol for a web-based randomized controlled trial examining the effect of

Aims To evaluate the efficacy of a behaviour change technique-based intervention and compare two possible modes of delivery (text+visual and text-only) with usual care. Background Patient delay prevents many people from achieving optimal benefit o... Read More about Reducing patient delay in Acute Coronary Syndrome (RAPiD): research protocol for a web-based randomized controlled trial examining the effect of a behaviour change intervention.

Follow-up study of people who misuse alcohol: reflections on methodology. (2016)
Journal Article
Gill, J. S., Black, H., O'May, F., & Rees, C. (2016). Follow-up study of people who misuse alcohol: reflections on methodology. Nurse Researcher, 24(2), 10-17

Background Considerable challenges exist for researchers attempting to monitor longitudinally the impact of any intervention on heavy drinkers, therefore they are often excluded from surveys. A particular challenge is the loss of validity through att... Read More about Follow-up study of people who misuse alcohol: reflections on methodology..

Ghost driver: A field study investigating the interaction between pedestrians and driverless vehicles (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rothenbucher, D., Li, J., Sirkin, D., Mok, B., & Ju, W. (2016, August). Ghost driver: A field study investigating the interaction between pedestrians and driverless vehicles. Presented at 25th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Co

How will pedestrians and bicyclists interact with autonomous vehicles when there is no human driver? In this paper, we outline a novel method for performing observational field experiments to investigate interactions with driverless cars. We provide... Read More about Ghost driver: A field study investigating the interaction between pedestrians and driverless vehicles.

A new dynamic trickle algorithm for low power and lossy networks (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yassein, M. B., Aljawarneh, S., Masa'deh, E., Ghaleb, B., & Masa'deh, R. (2016). A new dynamic trickle algorithm for low power and lossy networks. In 2016 International Conference on Engineering & MIS (ICEMIS). https://doi.org/10.1109/icemis.2016.7745314

The main component of Routing Protocol for Low Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) is the trickle timer algorithm. Such algorithm is used to control the flow of messages through the Internet of Things (IoT) network. However, the trickle algorithm is suffe... Read More about A new dynamic trickle algorithm for low power and lossy networks.

The Shift Needed in the European Debate on Cross-Border Insolvency Law (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ghio, E. (2016, November). The Shift Needed in the European Debate on Cross-Border Insolvency Law. Paper presented at Netherlands Institute for Law and Governance Annual PhD Forum: 'Law and Governance in a Crisis-Ridden Union', Amsterdam

Fallow (2016)
Book
Shand, D. (2016). Fallow. Sandstone Press

At the heart of this tense and at times darkly comic novel is the relationship between two brothers bound by a terrible crime. Paul and Mikey are on the run, apparently from the press surrounding their house after Mikey’s release from prison. His cri... Read More about Fallow.