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Investigating the Effectiveness of Virtual Influencers in Prosocial Marketing (2024)
Journal Article
Igarashi, R., Bhoumik, K., & Thompson, J. (in press). Investigating the Effectiveness of Virtual Influencers in Prosocial Marketing. Psychology and Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.22031

Heeding the rising popularity of virtual influencers on social media, many established brands are beginning to collaborate with them. Although virtual influencers are perceived as novel and exciting, their effectiveness in different areas of consumer... Read More about Investigating the Effectiveness of Virtual Influencers in Prosocial Marketing.

Mapping so-called ‘anti-gender’ discourses in parliamentary and media debates: lessons and recommendations in the future fight for LGBTIQ+ equalities. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kulpa, R. (2024, May). Mapping so-called ‘anti-gender’ discourses in parliamentary and media debates: lessons and recommendations in the future fight for LGBTIQ+ equalities. Presented at UCU Equality Research Conference 2024, University of Manchester,

Anti-feminist and anti-LGBTIQ+ mobilisations have taken roots transnationally, denying individuals autonomy, rights to bodily integrity, and self-determination, and attacking selected groups of people (e.g. trans* people, people doing abortion) in or... Read More about Mapping so-called ‘anti-gender’ discourses in parliamentary and media debates: lessons and recommendations in the future fight for LGBTIQ+ equalities..

Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptive Symptom Severity and Frequency in Athletic Females (2024)
Journal Article
Kiemle-Gabbay, L. R., Valentin, S., Martin, D., & Forrest (née Whyte), L. J. (2024). Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptive Symptom Severity and Frequency in Athletic Females. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 32(S1), https://doi.org/10.1

The purpose of this study was to determine symptom severity and frequency in female exercisers and athletes from a diverse range of sports who have a menstrual cycle (MC) or use hormonal contraceptives (HCs). An additional aim was to explore the perc... Read More about Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptive Symptom Severity and Frequency in Athletic Females.

Overtaking Feasibility Prediction for Mixed Connected and Connectionless Vehicles (2024)
Journal Article
Zhao, L., Qian, H., Hawbani, A., Al-Dubai, A. Y., Tan, Z., Yu, K., & Zomaya, A. Y. (in press). Overtaking Feasibility Prediction for Mixed Connected and Connectionless Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, https://doi.org/10.1

Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) utilize advanced technologies to enhance traffic safety and efficiency, contributing significantly to modern transportation. The integration of Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) further elevates road safety and fost... Read More about Overtaking Feasibility Prediction for Mixed Connected and Connectionless Vehicles.

Systemic Barriers and Challenges Impeding Women’s Financial Independence, Empowerment and Career Growth (2024)
Book Chapter
Hosanoo, Z., Doargajudhur, M., & Deonaran, Y. (in press). Systemic Barriers and Challenges Impeding Women’s Financial Independence, Empowerment and Career Growth. In M. Haoucha (Ed.), Global Insights on Women Empowerment and Leadership. IGI Global. htt

The contribution of women has been significant and incremental for decades. Despite enormous efforts of feminists on women’s emancipation in the 21st century, women are nevertheless victims of the patriarchal society. Since eras, women in all culture... Read More about Systemic Barriers and Challenges Impeding Women’s Financial Independence, Empowerment and Career Growth.

The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science (2024)
Journal Article
True, A., Ridley-Ellis, D., Spear, M., & Ansell, M. P. (in press). The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science. International Wood Products Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/20426445241246844

The Institute of Wood Science (IWSc) represented the interests and knowledge of wood scientists and wood technologists in the UK and beyond between 1955 and 2009 when it merged with the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). In that time... Read More about The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science.

Operator-valued multiplier theorems for causal translation-invariant operators with applications to control theoretic input-output stability (2024)
Journal Article
Guiver, C., Logemann, H., & Opmeer, M. R. (in press). Operator-valued multiplier theorems for causal translation-invariant operators with applications to control theoretic input-output stability. Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems,

We prove an operator-valued Laplace multiplier theorem for causal translation-invariant linear operators which provides a characterization of continuity from~$H^\alpha(\mR,U)$ to~$H^\beta(\mR,U)$ (fractional~$U$-valued Sobolev spaces, $U$ a complex H... Read More about Operator-valued multiplier theorems for causal translation-invariant operators with applications to control theoretic input-output stability.

Synthesising Diverse and Discriminatory Sets of Instances using Novelty Search in Combinatorial Domains (2024)
Journal Article
Marrero, A., Segredo, E., Leon, C., & Hart, E. (online). Synthesising Diverse and Discriminatory Sets of Instances using Novelty Search in Combinatorial Domains. Evolutionary Computation, https://doi.org/10.1162/evco_a_00350

Gathering sufficient instance data to either train algorithm-selection models or understand algorithm footprints within an instance space can be challenging. We propose an approach to generating synthetic instances that are tailored to perform well w... Read More about Synthesising Diverse and Discriminatory Sets of Instances using Novelty Search in Combinatorial Domains.

Digital transformation and the DIY artist: Balancing artistic integrity and economic sustainability in the digital domain (2024)
Journal Article
Oliver, P. G. (online). Digital transformation and the DIY artist: Balancing artistic integrity and economic sustainability in the digital domain. DIY, Alternative Cultures & Society, https://doi.org/10.1177/27538702241251886

This study investigates the evolving role of do-it-yourself (DIY) artists in the context of digital transformation , analyzing the delicate balance between maintaining artistic integrity and achieving economic sustainability in the contemporary music... Read More about Digital transformation and the DIY artist: Balancing artistic integrity and economic sustainability in the digital domain.

An innovative approach for the passive cooling of batteries: An empirical investigation of copper deposition on polyurethane foam for the enhancement of phase change material (2024)
Journal Article
Alcock, K. M., Shearer, N., Santos, F. V., Cai, Z., & Goh, K. (2024). An innovative approach for the passive cooling of batteries: An empirical investigation of copper deposition on polyurethane foam for the enhancement of phase change material. Applied M

A proof-of-concept utilising Copper-Plated Polyurethane Foam (CPPF) and Phase Change Material (PCM) for passive thermal management of lithium-ion batteries is demonstrated in this study. The aim of this research is to assess the effectiveness of CPPF... Read More about An innovative approach for the passive cooling of batteries: An empirical investigation of copper deposition on polyurethane foam for the enhancement of phase change material.

Citizen engagement in public sector innovation: exploring the transition between paradigms (2024)
Journal Article
Nguyen, H., Drejer, I., & Marques, P. (online). Citizen engagement in public sector innovation: exploring the transition between paradigms. Public Management Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2024.2347360

This paper explores how the public sector engages citizens for innovation purposes. It connects the related but currently separate debates concerning the transition from the ‘new public management’ to the ‘new public governance’ paradigm and the appl... Read More about Citizen engagement in public sector innovation: exploring the transition between paradigms.

Explaining evolutionary feature selection via local optima networks (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Adair, J., Thomson, S. L., & Brownlee, A. E. (2024, July). Explaining evolutionary feature selection via local optima networks. Presented at ACM Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) 2024, Melbourne, Australia

We analyse fitness landscapes of evolutionary feature selection to obtain information about feature importance in supervised machine learning. Local optima networks (LONs) are a compact representation of a landscape, and can potentially be adapted fo... Read More about Explaining evolutionary feature selection via local optima networks.

Exploring the use of fitness landscape analysis for understanding malware evolution (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Babaagba, K., Murali, R., & Thomson, S. L. (2024, July). Exploring the use of fitness landscape analysis for understanding malware evolution. Presented at ACM Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) 2024, Melbourne, Australia

We conduct a preliminary study exploring the potential of using fitness landscape analysis for understanding the evolution of malware. This type of optimisation is fairly new and has not previously been studied through the lens of landscape analysis.... Read More about Exploring the use of fitness landscape analysis for understanding malware evolution.

Virtual Reality as a Method to Cope With Labor Pain: What Do Women Want? (2024)
Journal Article
Van Leugenhaege, L. V., Van De Craen, N., Maes, K., Vanden Bergh, L., Timmerman, K., Van Aken, S., Mestdagh, E., & Kuipers, Y. J. (online). Virtual Reality as a Method to Cope With Labor Pain: What Do Women Want?. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, https://

This study aimed to determine what childbearing women want when using virtual reality as an intrapartum pain management method. Researchers performed a qualitative exploratory study using content analysis. Two focus groups were organized including pr... Read More about Virtual Reality as a Method to Cope With Labor Pain: What Do Women Want?.

Safer and Efficient Assemblies: Harnessing Real Time Worker Movements with Digital Twins (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kasarapu, S. S. K., Vasantha, G., Marzano, A., Corney, J., Hanson, J., Quigley, J., El-Raoui, H., Thompson, N., & Sherlock, A. (2024, August). Safer and Efficient Assemblies: Harnessing Real Time Worker Movements with Digital Twins. Presented at 21st Inte

This paper addresses a critical gap in digital twin simulation within manufacturing environments by focusing on the dynamic representation of worker movements during assembly processes. We introduce an innovative approach that utilizes Ultra-Wideband... Read More about Safer and Efficient Assemblies: Harnessing Real Time Worker Movements with Digital Twins.

Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Breen, C. (2024, June). Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop. Presented at Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Trainees, patients and healthcare providers all benefit from better training through practice, feedback and objective assessment. We would like to invite you to join a group of patients, trainees and consultants across surgery, anaesthesia and nursin... Read More about Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop.

Young men and violence against women prevention: Exploring reactions and emotions (2024)
Report
McQueen, F. (2024). Young men and violence against women prevention: Exploring reactions and emotions. Edinburgh: School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University

There has been an increase in attention paid to the need for prevention work in response to the pervasive issue of violence against women (VAW) which includes femicide, rape and other violence. The need to directly address men and boys in prevention... Read More about Young men and violence against women prevention: Exploring reactions and emotions.