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Introduction: empowering young people in disempowering times? Creating collaborative and transformative capabilities through participation (2017)
Book Chapter
Otto, H.-U., Egdell, V., Bonvin, J.-M., & Atzmüller, R. (2017). Introduction: empowering young people in disempowering times? Creating collaborative and transformative capabilities through participation. In H.-U. Otto, V. Egdell, J.-M. Bonvin, & R. Atzmüller (Eds.), Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times. Fighting Inequality Through Capability Oriented Policy (1-19). (1). Edward Elgar Publishing

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Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times. Fighting Inequality Through Capability Oriented Policy (2017)
Book
Otto, H.-U., Egdell, V., Bonvin, J.-M., & Atzmüller, R. (Eds.). (2017). Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times. Fighting Inequality Through Capability Oriented Policy. Edward Elgar Publishing

Following the 2008 economic crisis, the situation for young people deteriorated dramatically in many European countries. Employment and training opportunities have reduced, and levels of poverty and social exclusion have increased. This book evaluate... Read More about Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times. Fighting Inequality Through Capability Oriented Policy.

Smart manufacturing based on cyber-physical systems and beyond (2017)
Journal Article
Yao, X., Zhou, J., Lin, Y., Li, Y., Yu, H., & Liu, Y. (2019). Smart manufacturing based on cyber-physical systems and beyond. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 30(8), 2805-2817. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-017-1384-5

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) have gained an increasing attention recently for their immense potential towards the next generation smart systems that integrate cyber technology into the physical processes. However, CPS did not initiate either smart fa... Read More about Smart manufacturing based on cyber-physical systems and beyond.

Stretchable pH sensing patch in a hybrid package (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dang, W., Manjakkal, L., Lorenzelli, L., Vinciguerra, V., & Dahiya, R. (2017, October). Stretchable pH sensing patch in a hybrid package. Presented at 2017 IEEE SENSORS, Glasgow

This work presents a novel stretchable pH sensing patch to detect the pH in body fluid which is one of the most important parameters in human health monitoring. The sensing patch is a hybrid package comprising of polyimide/gold-based stretchable inte... Read More about Stretchable pH sensing patch in a hybrid package.

Electrochemical sensors with screen printed Ag|AgCl|KCl reference electrodes (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Manjakkal, L., Pascual, C. L., & Dahiya, R. (2017, October). Electrochemical sensors with screen printed Ag|AgCl|KCl reference electrodes. Presented at 2017 IEEE SENSORS, Glasgow

This paper presents the printed thick film Ag|AgCl|KCl reference electrodes for electrochemical or biosensors application and theirelectrochemical and analytical performance. The reference electrode exhibits a stable potential against standard glass... Read More about Electrochemical sensors with screen printed Ag|AgCl|KCl reference electrodes.

Integrated fiber Bragg grating incorporated textile carbon reinforcement structures (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alwis, L., Bremer, K., Zheng, Y., Weigand, F., Kuhne, M., Helbig, R., & Roth, B. (2017, October). Integrated fiber Bragg grating incorporated textile carbon reinforcement structures. Presented at 2017 IEEE Sensors, Glasgow, Scotland

An optical fibre Bragg grating (FBG) based strain sensor network incorporated in a functionalized textile-based carbon structure (FTCS) that can be used for structural health monitoring (SHM) is introduced. The aim of the design is not only to monito... Read More about Integrated fiber Bragg grating incorporated textile carbon reinforcement structures.

A passive infrared gesture recognition system (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Binnie, T. D., Armitage, A. F., & Wojtczuk, P. (2017, October). A passive infrared gesture recognition system. Presented at 2017 IEEE Sensors, Glasgow, UK

A device for a low-to-intermediate level of gesture recognition which uses a passive thermal-infrared (PIR) sensor array is described. The detection system which discriminates between a small number of simple dynamic gestures, such as 'hand swiping'... Read More about A passive infrared gesture recognition system.

GVTr - Global Value Trees in R (2017)
Digital Artefact
Smith, M. (2017). GVTr - Global Value Trees in R. [R]

This R package presents a set of functions to implement the Global Value Tree (GVT) analysis approach of world input-output data (WIOD) developed by: Zhu Z, Puliga M, Cerina F, Chessa A, Riccaboni M (2015) Global Value Trees. PLoS ONE 10(5): e0126699... Read More about GVTr - Global Value Trees in R.

CompaniesHouse (2017)
Digital Artefact
Smith, M. (2017). CompaniesHouse. [R]

This is an R package to extract firm information from Companies House (using the API). The package also provides tools to analyse this data, with a focus on creating interlocking directorates networks.

A comprehensive review on PV configurations to maximize power under partial shading (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kho, C. T. K., Ahmed, J., Kashem, S., & Then, Y. L. (2017, November). A comprehensive review on PV configurations to maximize power under partial shading. Presented at TENCON 2017 - 2017 IEEE Region 10 Conference, Penang, Malaysia

Partial shading is the condition where PV array experiences different level of irradiances on it which results significant reduction in output power. To handle that issue, PV modules are connected in various configurations as reported in the literatu... Read More about A comprehensive review on PV configurations to maximize power under partial shading.

A preliminary study on the hand grip and pinch strength among adults in an indigenous people community in Royal Belum Forest, Malaysia (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bani, N. A., Noor, N. M., Aris, S. A. M., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Kaidi, H. M., Jalil, S. Z. A., Usman, S., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Mas'ud, A. A. (2017, November). A preliminary study on the hand grip and pinch strength among adults in an indigenous people community in Royal Belum Forest, Malaysia. Presented at 2017 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON 2017), Penang, Malaysia

Handgrip strength is a general indicator of muscle strength and nutritional status of an adult population, and is linked with premature mortality as well as physical disabilities. In this preliminary study, handgrip strength among adults in an indige... Read More about A preliminary study on the hand grip and pinch strength among adults in an indigenous people community in Royal Belum Forest, Malaysia.

Aqueous morpholine pre-treatment in cellulose nanofibril (CNF) production: comparison with carboxymethylation and TEMPO oxidisation pre-treatment methods (2017)
Journal Article
Onyianta, A. J., Dorris, M., & Williams, R. (2017). Aqueous morpholine pre-treatment in cellulose nanofibril (CNF) production: comparison with carboxymethylation and TEMPO oxidisation pre-treatment methods. Cellulose, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-017-1631-0

In this study, pulped cellulose fibres were pre-treated with aqueous morpholine prior to mechanical disruption in the production of cellulose nanofibrils (CNF). The properties of the morpholine pre-treated CNF (MCNF) were closely compared with CNF ob... Read More about Aqueous morpholine pre-treatment in cellulose nanofibril (CNF) production: comparison with carboxymethylation and TEMPO oxidisation pre-treatment methods.

The Electricity Infrastructure in Sri Lanka Then, Now and Hereafter (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fernando, W., Gupta, N., & Özveren, C. S. (2017, August). The Electricity Infrastructure in Sri Lanka Then, Now and Hereafter. Presented at 52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Heraklion, Greece

This paper will initially describe the electricity infrastructure in Sri Lanka, covering history, current status, and future directions. Secondly, it will explore the costs of electricity generated by different sources including initial capital, retu... Read More about The Electricity Infrastructure in Sri Lanka Then, Now and Hereafter.

Flocking Together - Career Guidance in a Group (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Meldrum, S. (2017, December). Flocking Together - Career Guidance in a Group. Presented at Career Development Institute Annual Conference and Exhibition, Solihull

Outsourcing and the Flexible Firm; The Financial Services Industry (2017)
Book Chapter
Bagher, M., & MacKerron, G. (2018). Outsourcing and the Flexible Firm; The Financial Services Industry. In Positive and Negative Aspects of Outsourcing (55-68). InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.72771

This chapter investigates, through a literature review, the increasing use of outsourcing by organisations and why this has become so prevalent in recent years. The use if an effective performance management system for outsourcing projects in the fin... Read More about Outsourcing and the Flexible Firm; The Financial Services Industry.

Review of actual energy demand and envelope performance of the Housing Innovation Showcase 2012 (2017)
Report
Bros Williamson, J. (2017). Review of actual energy demand and envelope performance of the Housing Innovation Showcase 2012. Edinburgh: Internal (Napier)

This document presents a review of four years of delivered energy demand of selected dwellings at the Housing Innovation Showcase (HIS) developed by Kingdom Housing Association (KHA). It also includes results of the building performance bi-annual mon... Read More about Review of actual energy demand and envelope performance of the Housing Innovation Showcase 2012.

An analysis of suicide trends in Scotland 1950–2014: comparison with England & Wales (2017)
Journal Article
Dougall, N., Stark, C., Agnew, T., Henderson, R., Maxwell, M., & Lambert, P. (2017). An analysis of suicide trends in Scotland 1950–2014: comparison with England & Wales. BMC Public Health, 17(1), Article 970. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4956-6

Background
Scotland has disproportionately high rates of suicide compared with England. An analysis of trends may help reveal whether rates appear driven more by birth cohort, period or age. A ‘birth cohort effect’ for England & Wales has been previ... Read More about An analysis of suicide trends in Scotland 1950–2014: comparison with England & Wales.

Occupational therapists in emergency departments: A qualitative study (2017)
Journal Article
James, K., Jones, D., Kempenaar, . L., Preston, J., & Kerr, S. (2018). Occupational therapists in emergency departments: A qualitative study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 81(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022617744510

Introduction
Globally, occupational therapists are establishing their role in emergency care, especially in emergency departments. This practice development merits investigation due to its nascence and the challenges that face emergency department p... Read More about Occupational therapists in emergency departments: A qualitative study.