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A critical review of newspaper articles reporting crashes of long-distance public buses in Nepal (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Public transport is the primary mode of transportation in Nepal. It has a high road traffic fatality rate with bus crashes on long-distance routes accounting for 13% of fatalities and 31% of serious injuries. Only limited information is a... Read More about A critical review of newspaper articles reporting crashes of long-distance public buses in Nepal.

Evidence to inform the regulation and policy development of motorcycle taxi services in Nepal: A secondary data analysis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Globally, 30% of road traffic deaths involve motorcycles rising to 43% in South-East Asia, where motorcycles are often used as taxis. Road transport provides the main mode of mobility in Nepal, and in Kathmandu valley motorcycles constitu... Read More about Evidence to inform the regulation and policy development of motorcycle taxi services in Nepal: A secondary data analysis.

Understanding and managing injury risks associated with motorcycle taxi systems in lower- and middle-income countries: A systematic review (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Motorcycle taxis are an emerging mode of urban mobility in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) especially in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The epidemiology of injuries associated with motorcycle taxi use is unclear, and there is lim... Read More about Understanding and managing injury risks associated with motorcycle taxi systems in lower- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

Effect of morpholino-mediated knockdowns of oncofetal RNA-binding proteins on cancer cell biology (2024)
Thesis

Background: Muscleblind-like 3 (MBNL3) and insulin-like growth factor 2 binding protein 1 (IGF2BP1) are two RNA-binding proteins that are considered oncofetal genes. The cancer cell-specific expression of oncofetal genes suggests a potential therapeu... Read More about Effect of morpholino-mediated knockdowns of oncofetal RNA-binding proteins on cancer cell biology.

The analysis of tool wear mechanisms in dry machining of pre-sintered zirconia dental crowns (2024)
Thesis

The purpose of this thesis was to summarise what knowledge has been gained and what has been learnt through entirety of this doctorate on wear mechanisms in the machining of presintered zirconia used in the dental and medical industries. In the denta... Read More about The analysis of tool wear mechanisms in dry machining of pre-sintered zirconia dental crowns.

Monitoring environmental factors for optimal health and welfare of broiler chickens using sensor technology in Southwest Nigeria (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Multiple factors affect the health and welfare of broiler chickens under the deep litter system. These factors include daily variations in temperature, humidity, noxious gases (such as ammonia, hydrogen sulphide, and nitrous oxide), particulate matte... Read More about Monitoring environmental factors for optimal health and welfare of broiler chickens using sensor technology in Southwest Nigeria.

Let’s Talk | Vamos Conversar (2024)
Physical Artefact

For UWE Bristol’s Postgraduate Symposium Proof! 2024, I made a short video presentation inviting students, staff and interested parties to join me in making small artworks for an exhibition EXERCISES FOR ALL at Bower Ashton Library, UWE Bristol this... Read More about Let’s Talk | Vamos Conversar.

"I am secretary, therapist, maid, nurse”: Experiences of caring for a family member with a BPD diagnosis (2024)
Thesis

Informal caring is an increasingly common phenomenon, with many taking on supportive roles for their friends and family. It is important that carers have their voices heard, and their perspectives represented; however, experiences of mental health ca... Read More about "I am secretary, therapist, maid, nurse”: Experiences of caring for a family member with a BPD diagnosis.

Sustainable transportation solutions: Life cycle analysis of emissions reduction in heavy duty vehicles under evolving EU standards (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents a detailed analysis of operational emissions and energy use for Diesel and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDVs) under the evolving EU7 regulatory standards, which are expected to be implemented by 2027. By focus... Read More about Sustainable transportation solutions: Life cycle analysis of emissions reduction in heavy duty vehicles under evolving EU standards.

Lessons learnt from the implementation of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in the Southwest of England (2024)
Journal Article

Background
Vaccination remains one of the most successful public health interventions in preventing severe disease and death. The roll-out of Covid-19 vaccination programmes has helped protect billions of people around the world against Covid-19. Mo... Read More about Lessons learnt from the implementation of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in the Southwest of England.

Open systems (2024)
Book Chapter

This is a chapter on "Open Systems" for the Encyclopedia of Evolutionary and Institutional Economics. It describes the history and applications of this concept within economics discourse. The main focus is on the contributions by Kenneth Boulding and... Read More about Open systems.

Ernst Wiecherts Verwindung der christlich-kapitalistisch-rationalistischen Metaphysik, oder: mit Pan und Dionysos zum „Ganzen“ als „dunklem Zeugnis“ eines namenlosen Gottes aus Liebe (2024)
Book Chapter

Ernst Wiechert hat sich im Laufe seines Lebens zunehmend von der Metaphysik distanziert und dies auch durch Kritik an ihren christlich-kapitalistisch-rationalistischen Ausprägungen und den damit einhergehenden Phänomenen der Moderne deutlich gemacht... Read More about Ernst Wiecherts Verwindung der christlich-kapitalistisch-rationalistischen Metaphysik, oder: mit Pan und Dionysos zum „Ganzen“ als „dunklem Zeugnis“ eines namenlosen Gottes aus Liebe.

Digital twins of cyber physical systems in smart manufacturing for threat simulation and detection with deep learning for time series classification (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

With increasing reliance on Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) for automation and control in Industry 4.0 and 5.0, ensuring their security against cyber threats has become paramount. Traditional security mechanisms, constrained by operational continuity an... Read More about Digital twins of cyber physical systems in smart manufacturing for threat simulation and detection with deep learning for time series classification.

Institutional and substantive responses to economic and transnational organised crime: An African regional perspective (2024)
Book Chapter

Corporate conduct can have devastating effects on the social, governance, and economic systems of states and regions. The drafters of the Malabo Protocol of the African Union opted to include corporate criminal liability as a mode of liability, thus... Read More about Institutional and substantive responses to economic and transnational organised crime: An African regional perspective.

U-control – a universal platform for control system design with inversion/cancellation of nonlinearity, dynamic and coupling through model-based to model-free procedures (2024)
Journal Article

This paper presents the key components in the Universal(U)-control framework for designing dynamic control systems from model-based to model-free paradigms, in which the pillars include U-control system configuration, open-loop dynamic inversion, clo... Read More about U-control – a universal platform for control system design with inversion/cancellation of nonlinearity, dynamic and coupling through model-based to model-free procedures.

How engineering and technology sectors are derailed by legislations: A case study of Pakistan (2024)
Journal Article

The engineering profession play a vital role in the socio-economic development of societies and contribute to the GDP of countries. This role, however, can be derailed by legislations that regulate such profession. This paper investigates the impacts... Read More about How engineering and technology sectors are derailed by legislations: A case study of Pakistan.

Thematic analysis (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter introduces the thematic analysis (TA) family of methods, highlights characteristics shared by the various branches of the TA family, as well as important philosophical, conceptual and procedural differences. We discuss various ways of di... Read More about Thematic analysis.

Effect of exercise modalities on equine kinematics and their application to training and rehabilitation (2024)
Thesis

During training and rehabilitation exercises are frequently conducted with the aim of influencing the locomotor pattern of the horse. Various modalities such as training aids, polework, dry and water treadmills are commonly employed for this purpose,... Read More about Effect of exercise modalities on equine kinematics and their application to training and rehabilitation.

Understanding the travel behaviour of immigrants and how and why this changes overtime: A case study of Polish immigrants in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, UK (2024)
Thesis

Immigrant travel behaviour is an understudied field. The small amount of existing research suggests that immigrants culturally assimilate to car-driving to conform to local travel behaviour norms. Examination of this concept with Polish immigrants in... Read More about Understanding the travel behaviour of immigrants and how and why this changes overtime: A case study of Polish immigrants in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, UK.

Leveraging deep learning for enhanced software fault prediction using error-type metrics (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Software Fault Prediction (SFP) is a crucial strategy in software quality assurance, aiming to reduce costs and optimise resource allocation by identifying potentially faulty software modules based on key project characteristics. Despite significant... Read More about Leveraging deep learning for enhanced software fault prediction using error-type metrics.