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Trounce's Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals (2021)
Book
Page, C. P., Anand, R., DeWilde, S., Paterson, R., & Gardner, M. (2021). Trounce's Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals. (19th). London: Elsevier

Since it was first published in 1958, Trounce’s Clinical Pharmacology has been the go-to resource for health professionals who prescribe as well as administer medications. Now in its nineteenth edition, the text has been fully updated to reflect the... Read More about Trounce's Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals.

Migrating Models: A Decentralized View on Federated Learning (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kiss, P., & Horváth, T. (2021, September). Migrating Models: A Decentralized View on Federated Learning. Presented at ECML PKDD 2021, Online

Federated learning (FL) researches attempt to alleviate the increasing difficulty of training machine learning models, when the training data is generated in a massively distributed way. The key idea behind these methods is moving the training to loc... Read More about Migrating Models: A Decentralized View on Federated Learning.

Wildlife Crime: Story of an International Law Lacuna (2021)
Journal Article
Yearbook, M. P. (2021). Wildlife Crime: Story of an International Law Lacuna. Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law Online, 25(1), 498-552. https://doi.org/10.1163/18757413_02501019

Wildlife crime and more precisely the illicit trade of wildlife products is one of the fastest growing international crimes in connection with narcotics trafficking, human trafficking and the small arms trade. Conducted mostly by transnational crime... Read More about Wildlife Crime: Story of an International Law Lacuna.

Magazin #0 (2021)
Book
Ander, H., Butz, K., Hertell, H., & Stutterheim, K. (Eds.). (2021). Magazin #0. Köln: Verlag der Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln

Algorithmic machines: From binary communication designs to human-robot interactions (2021)
Book Chapter
Zeller, F. (2021). Algorithmic machines: From binary communication designs to human-robot interactions. In M. Taddicken, & C. Schumann (Eds.), Algorithms and Communication (95-132). Berlin: Digital Communication Research. https://doi.org/10.48541/dcr.v9.4

This article discusses aspects of future research in communication sciences related to a popular and omnipresent artefact of algorithmic machines, social robots. Social robots are defined in this article as physical entities or machines, which may re... Read More about Algorithmic machines: From binary communication designs to human-robot interactions.

Ethical Frameworks for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Social Robots in Children’s Healthcare Experiences (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zeller, F., Petrick, R. P., Harris Smith, D., Stinson, J., Ellen Foster, M., & Ali, S. (2021). Ethical Frameworks for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Social Robots in Children’s Healthcare Experiences. In HRI 2021 Workshop on Measuring Child-Robot Rel

This multi-disciplinary project aims to develop and evaluate an ethical, AI-enhanced, socially intelligent robot designed to alleviate children’s distress and pain in a clinical setting. Spanning different disciplines such as HRI, communication scien... Read More about Ethical Frameworks for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Social Robots in Children’s Healthcare Experiences.

Development and preliminary evaluation of a serious game to communicate a digitally enhanced advance service (DEAS) offer (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, M. S., Charissis, V., & Harrison, D. (2021). Development and preliminary evaluation of a serious game to communicate a digitally enhanced advance service (DEAS) offer. In Servitization: A Pathway towards a Resilient, Productive and Sustainable Futu

DEAS are a cluster of high-value business models that focus on the delivery of outcomes rather than products to customers (DEAS NetworkPlus, 2020). Advance Service offers can be challenging to communicate and limit businesses understanding in the val... Read More about Development and preliminary evaluation of a serious game to communicate a digitally enhanced advance service (DEAS) offer.

Design principles and user experience of automotive head-up display development (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., Bram Larbi, K. F., Lagoo, R., Wang, S., & Khan, S. (2021). Design principles and user experience of automotive head-up display development. In Proceedings of The 28th International Display Workshops (662-665). https://doi.org/10.36463/idw.

The paper presents a comparison of three prototype Head-Up Display interfaces aiming to improve drivers' safety. The evaluation attempts to identify their user-experience commonalities which are preferred by the drivers and improve their driving patt... Read More about Design principles and user experience of automotive head-up display development.

Dynamic Optimal Coding and Scheduling for Distributed Learning over Wireless Edge Networks (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Van Huynh, N., Hoang, D. T., Nguyen, D. N., & Dutkiewicz, E. (2021). Dynamic Optimal Coding and Scheduling for Distributed Learning over Wireless Edge Networks. In 2021 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM). https://doi.org/10.1109/globecom465

This paper proposes a novel framework that can effectively address key challenges for the development of distributed learning over wireless edge networks. In particular, we first introduce a highly effective distributed learning model leveraging the... Read More about Dynamic Optimal Coding and Scheduling for Distributed Learning over Wireless Edge Networks.

The Opportunity of Cadmium Stannate as Transparent Conducting Oxide for Perovskite-Based Concentrated Photovoltaic System (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khalid, M., Roy, A., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. K. (2021). The Opportunity of Cadmium Stannate as Transparent Conducting Oxide for Perovskite-Based Concentrated Photovoltaic System. . https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-3BV.1.7

The relative scarcity and high cost associated with indium or fluorine, fabrication approaches surface roughness, and low adhesion to polymeric materials are significant drawbacks for indium tin oxide (ITO) and fluorine tin oxide (FTO)-based transpar... Read More about The Opportunity of Cadmium Stannate as Transparent Conducting Oxide for Perovskite-Based Concentrated Photovoltaic System.

Chefbot: A Novel Framework for the Generation of Commonsense-enhanced Responses for Task-based Dialogue Systems (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Strathearn, C., & Gkatzia, D. (2021). Chefbot: A Novel Framework for the Generation of Commonsense-enhanced Responses for Task-based Dialogue Systems. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Natural Language Generation (46-47)

Conversational systems aim to generate responses that are accurate, relevant and engaging, either through utilising neural end-to-end models or through slot filling. Human-to-human conversations are enhanced by not only the latest utterance of the in... Read More about Chefbot: A Novel Framework for the Generation of Commonsense-enhanced Responses for Task-based Dialogue Systems.

Diffusing Best Practices in IHRM: A Qualitative Case Study Analysis of a Mauritian Multinational (2021)
Book Chapter
Aminah Hosanoo, Z., Rughoobur-Seetah, S., & Ramrekha, S. (2021). Diffusing Best Practices in IHRM: A Qualitative Case Study Analysis of a Mauritian Multinational. In P. Sinha, P. Patel, & V. Prikshat (Eds.), International HRM and Development in Emerging M

This chapter investigates the international human resource management (IHRM) practices of The Rogers Ltd, a Mauritian firm, using a qualitative case-based approach to understand how it has leveraged its internationalisation capabilities and its HRM p... Read More about Diffusing Best Practices in IHRM: A Qualitative Case Study Analysis of a Mauritian Multinational.

An Attribute Weight Estimation Using Particle Swarm Optimization and Machine Learning Approaches for Customer Churn Prediction (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kanwal, S., Rashid, J., Kim, J., Nisar, M. W., Hussain, A., Batool, S., & Kanwal, R. (2021). An Attribute Weight Estimation Using Particle Swarm Optimization and Machine Learning Approaches for Customer Churn Prediction. In 2021 International Conference

One of the most challenging problems in the telecommunications industry is predicting customer churn (CCP). Decision-makers and business experts stressed that acquiring new clients is more expensive than maintaining current ones. From current churn d... Read More about An Attribute Weight Estimation Using Particle Swarm Optimization and Machine Learning Approaches for Customer Churn Prediction.

What, and Who, Is Social Tourism? The Roles of the Public, Private and Voluntary Sector in Social Tourism Provision in Flanders, Belgium (2021)
Book Chapter
Minnaert, L. (2021). What, and Who, Is Social Tourism? The Roles of the Public, Private and Voluntary Sector in Social Tourism Provision in Flanders, Belgium. In J. Lima, & C. Eusebio (Eds.), Social Tourism: Global Challenges and Approaches (158-168). Wal

In many social tourism systems, private-sector partners play a large role in social tourism provision. This begs the question: how exactly does one classify social tourism initiatives? Which conditions do providers need to meet to be classed as 'soci... Read More about What, and Who, Is Social Tourism? The Roles of the Public, Private and Voluntary Sector in Social Tourism Provision in Flanders, Belgium.

Multiscale Modeling for the Statics of Nanostructures (2021)
Book Chapter
Hoang, K., & Kadapa, C. (2021). Multiscale Modeling for the Statics of Nanostructures. In S. Chakraverty (Ed.), Nano Scaled Structural Problems: Static and Dynamic Behaviors (1-38). AIP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1063/9780735422865_002

Characterization of mechanical properties of materials is essential toward understanding their deformation behavior when subjected to external forces. For a complete understanding of the behavior of materials from the interaction of atoms at the nano... Read More about Multiscale Modeling for the Statics of Nanostructures.

Caught in the (Red)act: Insights from the Van Duyn Dossier (2021)
Journal Article
Munro, R., & Williams, R. (2021). Caught in the (Red)act: Insights from the Van Duyn Dossier. European Papers, 6(1), 589-598. https://doi.org/10.15166/2499-8249/487

Van Duyn v Home Office (case 41/74) was the UK's first preliminary reference procedure case and is best known for its role in developing the meaning of direct effect, free movement of workers and public policy under EU law. The Court of Justice in th... Read More about Caught in the (Red)act: Insights from the Van Duyn Dossier.

Decentralised Privacy: A Distributed Ledger Approach (2021)
Book Chapter
Papadopoulos, P., Pitropakis, N., & Buchanan, W. J. (2021). Decentralised Privacy: A Distributed Ledger Approach. In C. Mustansar Hussain, & P. Di Sia (Eds.), Handbook of Smart Materials, Technologies, and Devices (1-26). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/1

Our world due to the technological progress became fast-paced and is constantly evolving, thus changing every single day. Consequently, the most valuable asset on earth is not gold or oil anymore but data. Big data companies try to take advantage of... Read More about Decentralised Privacy: A Distributed Ledger Approach.