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A novel routing optimization strategy based on reinforcement learning in perception layer networks (2023)
Journal Article
Tan, H., Ye, T., ur Rehman, S., ur Rehman, O., Tu, S., & Ahmad, J. (2023). A novel routing optimization strategy based on reinforcement learning in perception layer networks. Computer Networks, 237, Article 110105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2023.110105

Wireless sensor networks have become incredibly popular due to the Internet of Things’ (IoT) rapid development. IoT routing is the basis for the efficient operation of the perception-layer network. As a popular type of machine learning, reinforcement... Read More about A novel routing optimization strategy based on reinforcement learning in perception layer networks.

Optimising Daylight and Ventilation Performance: A Building Envelope Design Methodology (2023)
Journal Article
Abdollahi Rizi, R., Sangin, H., Haghighatnejad Chobari, K., Eltaweel, A., & Phipps, R. (2023). Optimising Daylight and Ventilation Performance: A Building Envelope Design Methodology. Buildings, 13(11), Article 2840. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13112840

The future of building envelope design lies in smart adaptation. The current literature overlooks the crucial integration of airflow, ventilation and daylighting in adaptive façade design. Moreover, it neglects the occupants’ locations, activities an... Read More about Optimising Daylight and Ventilation Performance: A Building Envelope Design Methodology.

Early Marriage: any need for action? (2023)
Journal Article
Clucas, R. (2023). Early Marriage: any need for action?. The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, 68(11),

Better information is needed on whether marriage of those aged under 18 is a cause of harm, before any moves to ban the practice in Scotland

Early Printing along the IJssel: Contextualising Deventer’s Success as a Centre of Incunabula Production (2023)
Book Chapter
Cooijmans-Keizer, L. (2023). Early Printing along the IJssel: Contextualising Deventer’s Success as a Centre of Incunabula Production. In A. Hagan (Ed.), Spotlights on Incunabula (11-30). Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004681378_003

During the latter half of the fifteenth century, the city of Deventer occupied a singular position within the northern Low Countries. As a thriving riverside centre of commercial, ecclesiastical, and scholarly endeavour, it attracted merchants, missi... Read More about Early Printing along the IJssel: Contextualising Deventer’s Success as a Centre of Incunabula Production.

Automatic neonatal sleep stage classification: A comparative study (2023)
Journal Article
Abbasi, S. F., Abbas, A., Ahmad, I., Alshehri, M. S., Almakdi, S., Ghadi, Y. Y., & Ahmad, J. (2023). Automatic neonatal sleep stage classification: A comparative study. Heliyon, 9(11), Article e22195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22195

Sleep is an essential feature of living beings. For neonates, it is vital for their mental and physical development. Sleep stage cycling is an important parameter to assess neonatal brain and physical development. Therefore, it is crucial to administ... Read More about Automatic neonatal sleep stage classification: A comparative study.

A decoupling interpretation of an old argument for Vinogradov's Mean Value Theorem (2023)
Journal Article
Cook, B., Hughes, K., Li, Z. K., Mudgal, A., Robert, O., & Yung, P. (2024). A decoupling interpretation of an old argument for Vinogradov's Mean Value Theorem. Mathematika, 70(1), Article e12231. https://doi.org/10.1112/mtk.12231

We interpret into decoupling language a refinement of a 1973 argument due to Karatsuba on Vinogradov's mean value theorem. The main goal of our argument is to answer what precisely solution counting in older partial progress on Vinogradov's mean valu... Read More about A decoupling interpretation of an old argument for Vinogradov's Mean Value Theorem.

Two original paintings titled Sunbathing and Other places (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Todd, L. Two original paintings titled Sunbathing and Other places. [Fine Art Painting, Drawing]. Exhibited at Wester Hailes Open Exhibition, WHALE Arts, Edinburgh. 10 November 2023 - 29 November 2023. (Unpublished)

Two original paintings titled Sunbathing and Other places, and themed around visual culture of tourism research, Exhibited in Wester Hailes Open Exhibition, [Fine Art Painting, Drawing], WHALE Arts, Edinburgh (10th-29th November, 2023).

Carbon price and firm greenhouse gas emissions (2023)
Journal Article
Adamolekun, G. (2024). Carbon price and firm greenhouse gas emissions. Journal of Environmental Management, 349, Article 119496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119496

Drawing on the recent enthusiasm in the carbon markets, I examine the impact of carbon prices on firm greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Using a sample of 1591 firms from 23 European countries, I demonstrate that an increase in carbon price decreases co... Read More about Carbon price and firm greenhouse gas emissions.

Building a European University Consortium: The Case of the U!REKA-Network (2023)
Working Paper
Rosenbusch, C., Tarazona, M., Lammlein, B., Garden, C., Berekbulova, A., & Stevens, R. (2023). Building a European University Consortium: The Case of the U!REKA-Network

European policy makers encourage close interorganizational collaboration of universities across national systems. The study at hand analyzes this development from the organizational level of specific Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and their int... Read More about Building a European University Consortium: The Case of the U!REKA-Network.

Walking against traffic and pedestrian injuries in the United Kingdom: new insights (2023)
Journal Article
Widodo, A. F., Chen, C., Chan, C., Saleh, W., Wiratama, B. S., & Pai, C. (2023). Walking against traffic and pedestrian injuries in the United Kingdom: new insights. BMC Public Health, 23(1), Article 2205. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17083-8

Background: Studies from Finland and Taiwan have shown that walking against traffic was beneficial for reducing pedestrian crashes and fatalities. This study examined whether such beneficial effects are consistent across various circumstances. Method... Read More about Walking against traffic and pedestrian injuries in the United Kingdom: new insights.

Cognitive Factors Affecting the Manufacturing Optimization Skills of Rural Indian BPO Workers (2023)
Journal Article
Vasantha, G., Corney, J., & Upadhyay, C. K. (2023). Cognitive Factors Affecting the Manufacturing Optimization Skills of Rural Indian BPO Workers. Knowledge, 3(4), 626-641. https://doi.org/10.3390/knowledge3040039

Crowdsourcing offers on-demand access to large numbers of human workers to implement new forms of human–computer collaborative functionalities that can be seamlessly integrated into advanced software and algorithms. However, crowdsourcing tasks are p... Read More about Cognitive Factors Affecting the Manufacturing Optimization Skills of Rural Indian BPO Workers.

Cyber Malware: Offensive and Defensive Systems (2023)
Book
Almomani, I., Maglaras, L. A., Ferrag, M. A., & Ayres, N. (Eds.). (2023). Cyber Malware: Offensive and Defensive Systems. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34969-0

This book provides the foundational aspects of malware attack vectors and appropriate defense mechanisms against malware. The book equips readers with the necessary knowledge and techniques to successfully lower the risk against emergent malware atta... Read More about Cyber Malware: Offensive and Defensive Systems.

Learning based motion artifacts processing in fNIRS: a mini review (2023)
Journal Article
Zhao, Y., Luo, H., Chen, J., Loureiro, R., Yang, S., & Zhao, H. (2023). Learning based motion artifacts processing in fNIRS: a mini review. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17, Article 1280590. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1280590

This paper provides a concise review of learning-based motion artifacts (MA) processing methods in functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), highlighting the challenges of maintaining optimal contact during subject movement, which can lead to MA... Read More about Learning based motion artifacts processing in fNIRS: a mini review.

Managing smart city governance: A playbook for local and regional governments (2023)
Report
Beckers, D., Gerli, P., Mora, L., Thabit, S., & Tonnarelli, F. (2023). Managing smart city governance: A playbook for local and regional governments. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

This playbook and its recommendations are primarily aimed at municipal governments and their political leaders, local administrators, and public officials who are involved in smart city initiatives. The recommendations, which are delineated in the su... Read More about Managing smart city governance: A playbook for local and regional governments.

A horizon scan of issues affecting UK forest management within 50 years (2023)
Journal Article
Tew, E. R., Ambrose-Oji, B., Beatty, M., Büntgen, U., Butterworth, H., Clover, G., …Sutherland, W. J. (in press). A horizon scan of issues affecting UK forest management within 50 years. Forestry, https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpad047

Forests are in the spotlight: they are expected to play a pivotal role in our response to society’s greatest challenges, such as the climate and biodiversity crises. Yet, the forests themselves, and the sector that manages them, face a range of inter... Read More about A horizon scan of issues affecting UK forest management within 50 years.

Integrating nature-based solutions with traditional smallholder farming systems to build climatic resilience in the Caribbean (2023)
Book Chapter
Roop, R., Weaver, M., Fonseca, A. P., & Matouq, M. (in press). Integrating nature-based solutions with traditional smallholder farming systems to build climatic resilience in the Caribbean. . Springer

Despite the current technological advancement in agriculture to improve the production capacity and livelihood of the estimated 570 million smallholder family farmers, the uptake of these technologies remains limited due to their socio-economic, gove... Read More about Integrating nature-based solutions with traditional smallholder farming systems to build climatic resilience in the Caribbean.

Mobile money innovation and global value chain participation: Evidence from developing countries (2023)
Journal Article
Ajide, F. M., Sakariyahu, R., Lawal, R., Etudaiye-Muhtar, O. F., & Johan, S. (2023). Mobile money innovation and global value chain participation: Evidence from developing countries. Finance Research Letters, 58, Article 104694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2023.104694

This study provides empirical insights on the effect of mobile money innovation on global value chain participation. Applying quantile estimation technique on the data of 90 developing economies between 2011 and 2018, we document that mobile money in... Read More about Mobile money innovation and global value chain participation: Evidence from developing countries.

Revolutionizing family businesses with artificial intelligence: a perspective article (2023)
Journal Article
Sawang, S., & Kivits, R. A. (in press). Revolutionizing family businesses with artificial intelligence: a perspective article. Journal of Family Business Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/jfbm-09-2023-0158

Purpose This perspective article addresses the essential need to comprehend what artificial intelligence (AI) entails and how it can revolutionize the family business sector. Design/methodology/approach This article presents a literature review... Read More about Revolutionizing family businesses with artificial intelligence: a perspective article.

Colours and Shapes-Perspective from Ghanaians on BIPV Aesthetic Optimisation (2023)
Journal Article
Awuku, S. A., Bennadji, A., Muhammad Sukki, F., Prabhu, R., & Sellami, N. (2023). Colours and Shapes-Perspective from Ghanaians on BIPV Aesthetic Optimisation. International Journal of Structural and Civil Engineering Research, 12(4), 117-121. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijscer.12.4.117-121

Colours, texture and shapes of Buildings Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) have been fully explored in recent times to match mainstream architectural aesthetics. This study aims at getting some perspectives from Ghanaians when it comes to the colours an... Read More about Colours and Shapes-Perspective from Ghanaians on BIPV Aesthetic Optimisation.