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Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prototype Hospital Digital Antibiotic Review Tracking Toolkit: A Qualitative Study Using the RE-AIM Framework (2025)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Ring, N., Smith, J., Willis, D., Williams, B., & Kydonaki, C. (2025). Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prototype Hospital Digital Antibiotic Review Tracking Toolkit: A Qualitative Study Using the RE-AIM Framework. Antibiotics, 14(7), Article 660. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14070660

Background: Internationally, digital health interventions have increasingly been adopted within hospital settings. Optimising their clinical implementation requires user involvement, but there is a lack of evidence regarding how this should be done.... Read More about Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prototype Hospital Digital Antibiotic Review Tracking Toolkit: A Qualitative Study Using the RE-AIM Framework.

Usability Challenges in Electronic Health Records: Impact on Documentation Burden and Clinical Workflow: A Scoping Review (2025)
Journal Article
Olakotan, O., Samuriwo, R., Ismaila, H., & Atiku, S. (2025). Usability Challenges in Electronic Health Records: Impact on Documentation Burden and Clinical Workflow: A Scoping Review. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 31(4), 16. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.70189

Background
The adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) has become integral to today's healthcare by supporting preventive care; however, it often imposes significant documentation burdens that disrupt workflows. These challenges may stem from u... Read More about Usability Challenges in Electronic Health Records: Impact on Documentation Burden and Clinical Workflow: A Scoping Review.

The concept of digital adaptability of nurses and midwives: A factor analysis (2025)
Journal Article
Bleijenbergh, R., Mestdagh, E., Van Rompaey, B., Timmermans, O., & Kuipers, Y. (2025). The concept of digital adaptability of nurses and midwives: A factor analysis. Nurse Education in Practice, 86, Article 104430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2025.104430

Aim/objective
To investigate the underlying constructs of the 29 digital adaptability competencies to identify the phenomenon's key or conceptual properties.

Background
A shift towards a strong and increasing presence of eHealth in future practi... Read More about The concept of digital adaptability of nurses and midwives: A factor analysis.

Stethoscope 2.0: How Everyday Devices Could Help Doctors Listen Differently (2025)
Report
McGregor, I. (2025). Stethoscope 2.0: How Everyday Devices Could Help Doctors Listen Differently

Traditional diagnostic tools like the stethoscope have long helped clinicians detect signs of illness through direct contact and active listening. In an era of ubiquitous sensing, the diagnostic potential of devices already in common use, smartphones... Read More about Stethoscope 2.0: How Everyday Devices Could Help Doctors Listen Differently.

Stabilising Sound: A Perceptual Audio Framework for Balance Support Inspired by Vestibular Stimulation (2025)
Report
McGregor, I. (2025). Stabilising Sound: A Perceptual Audio Framework for Balance Support Inspired by Vestibular Stimulation. Edinburgh Napier University

This note outlines a proposal for a perceptual audio system that may help stabilise balance and reduce fall risk using low-frequency sound cues delivered through everyday listening devices. It is inspired by recent findings showing that 100 Hz audito... Read More about Stabilising Sound: A Perceptual Audio Framework for Balance Support Inspired by Vestibular Stimulation.

Effects of hearing intervention on falls in older adults: Findings from a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE randomized controlled trial (2025)
Journal Article
Goman, A. M., Tan, N., Pike, J., Bessen, S. Y., Chen, Z. (., Huang, A. R., Arnold, M. L., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. H., Couper, D., Deal, J. A., Glynn, N. W., Gmelin, T., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Martinez-Amezcua, P., Mitchell, C. M., Pankow, J. S., Reed, N. S., Sanchez, V. A., …Lin, F. R. (2025). Effects of hearing intervention on falls in older adults: Findings from a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE randomized controlled trial. The Lancet Public Health, 10(6), e492-e502. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667%2825%2900088-X

Background
Hearing loss is highly prevalent among older adults and has been associated with an increased likelihood of falling. We aimed to examine the effect of a hearing intervention on falls over three years among older adults in a secondary anal... Read More about Effects of hearing intervention on falls in older adults: Findings from a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE randomized controlled trial.

Perceptually Adaptive Alarm Systems Using Doppler-Based Pitch Modulation (2025)
Report
McGregor, I. (2025). Perceptually Adaptive Alarm Systems Using Doppler-Based Pitch Modulation. Edinburgh Napier University

This technical note presents a novel alarm system design that uses Doppler-based pitch and amplitude modulation to help people better understand emergency situations through sound alone. By embedding intuitive rising and falling pitch cues into famil... Read More about Perceptually Adaptive Alarm Systems Using Doppler-Based Pitch Modulation.

Perceptual Calibration and Passive Adaptation in Under-Pillow Audio Systems for Sleep and Care Environments (2025)
Report
McGregor, I. (2025). Perceptual Calibration and Passive Adaptation in Under-Pillow Audio Systems for Sleep and Care Environments

This technical report outlines a perceptually grounded calibration model for under-pillow and near-field audio systems. The approach enables real-time tuning based on how sound is actually perceived through materials like foam and fabric. It supports... Read More about Perceptual Calibration and Passive Adaptation in Under-Pillow Audio Systems for Sleep and Care Environments.

A Perceptual Approach to HRTF Personalisation: From Localisation to Spatial Literacy (2025)
Report
Mcgregor, I. (2025). A Perceptual Approach to HRTF Personalisation: From Localisation to Spatial Literacy

Efforts to personalise Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs) have traditionally focused on anatomical accuracy, modelling the head, ears and torso to predict how sound should reach an individual’s ears. While valuable, such approaches often require... Read More about A Perceptual Approach to HRTF Personalisation: From Localisation to Spatial Literacy.

Biomarkers of insulin resistance and their performance as predictors of treatment response in overweight adults (2025)
Journal Article
Brogan, R. J., Rooyackers, O., Phillips, B. E., Twelkmeyer, B., Ross, L. M., Atherton, P. J., Kraus, W. E., Timmons, J. A., & Gallagher, I. J. (online). Biomarkers of insulin resistance and their performance as predictors of treatment response in overweight adults. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Article dgaf285. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgaf285

Context
Insulin Resistance (IR) contributes to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and is a risk factor for cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Amino acid and lipid metabolomic biomarkers associate with future T2DM risk i... Read More about Biomarkers of insulin resistance and their performance as predictors of treatment response in overweight adults.

Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE Study (2025)
Journal Article
Schrack, J. A., Wanigatunga, A. A., Glynn, N. W., Arnold, M. L., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. H., Couper, D., Deal, J. A., Gmelin, T., Goman, A. M., Huang, A. R., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Martinez-Amezcua, P., Mitchell, C. M., Pankow, J. S., Pike, J. R., Reed, N. S., Sanchez, V. A., Sullivan, K. J., …Lin, F. R. (2025). Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 73(6), 1762-1771. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19435

Background: Hearing loss is prevalent in older adults and associated with reduced daily physical activity, but whether hearing intervention attenuates declines in physical activity is unknown . We investigated the 3-year effect of a hearing intervent... Read More about Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE Study.

A Framework for Speech Enhancement based on Audio Signal and Speaker Embeddings (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nazemi, A., Sami, A., Sami, M., & Hussain, A. (2024, September). A Framework for Speech Enhancement based on Audio Signal and Speaker Embeddings. Presented at 3rd COG-MHEAR Workshop on Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement (AVSEC), Kos Island, Greece

This study addresses the challenge of speech enhancement within an audio-only context. Our proposed framework extracts speaker embeddings and voice signals, subsequently integrating these components to synthesise a voice based on the extracted data.... Read More about A Framework for Speech Enhancement based on Audio Signal and Speaker Embeddings.

Virtual Rehabilitation: XR Design for Senior Users in Immersive Exergame Environments (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charisis, V., Khan, S., AlTarteer, S., & Lagoo, R. (2024, June). Virtual Rehabilitation: XR Design for Senior Users in Immersive Exergame Environments. Presented at 2024 IEEE Gaming, Entertainment, and Media Conference (GEM), Turin, Italy

The global ageing population presents significant challenges, with healthcare systems strained to meet the needs of an increasingly elderly demographic. Societies face issues related to healthcare costs, caregiving, and maintaining quality of life fo... Read More about Virtual Rehabilitation: XR Design for Senior Users in Immersive Exergame Environments.

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. (2024). Virtual Reality as a Method to Cope With Labor Pain: What Do Women Want?. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 42(8), 574-582. https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000001120

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?.

Effectiveness and Experiences of Quality Improvement Interventions in Older Adult Care: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Systematic Review (2024)
Journal Article
Rahman Jabin, M. S., Samuriwo, R., Chilaka, M., & Yaroson, E. V. (2024). Effectiveness and Experiences of Quality Improvement Interventions in Older Adult Care: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Systematic Review. JMIR Research Protocols, 13, https://doi.org/10.2196/56346

Background: Quality improvement (QI) interventions are designed to resolve the recurring challenges of care for older individuals, such as working conditions for staff, roles of older individuals in their own care and their families, and relevant sta... Read More about Effectiveness and Experiences of Quality Improvement Interventions in Older Adult Care: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Systematic Review.

Towards individualised speech enhancement: An SNR preference learning system for multi-modal hearing aids (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kirton-Wingate, J., Ahmed, S., Gogate, M., Tsao, Y., & Hussain, A. (2023, June). Towards individualised speech enhancement: An SNR preference learning system for multi-modal hearing aids. Presented at 2023 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing Workshops (ICASSPW), Rhodes Island, Greece

Since the advent of deep learning (DL), speech enhancement (SE) models have performed well under a variety of noise conditions. However, such systems may still introduce sonic artefacts, sound unnatural, and restrict the ability for a user to hear am... Read More about Towards individualised speech enhancement: An SNR preference learning system for multi-modal hearing aids.

Transcriptomics for Clinical and Experimental Biology Research: Hang on a Seq (2023)
Journal Article
Stokes, T., Cen, H. H., Kapranov, P., Gallagher, I. J., Pitsillides, A. A., Volmar, C., Kraus, W. E., Johnson, J. D., Phillips, S. M., Wahlestedt, C., & Timmons, J. A. (2023). Transcriptomics for Clinical and Experimental Biology Research: Hang on a Seq. Advanced Genetics, 4(2), Article 2200024. https://doi.org/10.1002/ggn2.202200024

Sequencing the human genome empowers translational medicine, facilitating transcriptome-wide molecular diagnosis, pathway biology, and drug repositioning. Initially, microarrays are used to study the bulk transcriptome; but now short-read RNA sequenc... Read More about Transcriptomics for Clinical and Experimental Biology Research: Hang on a Seq.

Addressing user concerns about multi-modal hearing technology (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hardy, D., Akeroyd, M. A., Hussain, A., Bell, P., & Hussain, A. (2022, September). Addressing user concerns about multi-modal hearing technology. Presented at UK Speech Conference 2022, Edinburgh, UK

Despite decades of development, many hearing aids are not as good as their users would wish at focusing on one speaker’s voice from surrounding noise rather than amplifying all nearby sound. Cognitively-inspired, 5G and Internet-of-Things enabled, mu... Read More about Addressing user concerns about multi-modal hearing technology.

“MedChemVR”: a virtual reality game to enhance medicinal chemistry education (2021)
Journal Article
Abuhammad, A., Falah, J., Alfalah, S. F. M., Abu-Tarboush, M., Tarawneh, R. T., Drikakis, D., & Charissis, V. (2021). “MedChemVR”: a virtual reality game to enhance medicinal chemistry education. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 5(3), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/mti5030010

Medicinal chemistry (MC) is an indispensable component of the pharmacy curriculum. The pharmacists’ unique knowledge of a medicine’s chemistry enhances their understanding of the pharmacological activity, manufacturing, storage, use, supply, and hand... Read More about “MedChemVR”: a virtual reality game to enhance medicinal chemistry education.