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The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol: A secondary analysis (2024)
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This poster summarises the results of our analysis of green-blue-grey infrastructure in relation to health and social outcomes in Bristol.

The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol (2024)
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We examined the association between provision and experience of a range of green-blue-grey infrastructure and neighbourhood satisfaction, life satisfaction, wellbeing and general health. We found that satisfaction with greenspace was the most consist... Read More about The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol.

Separateness in the home: From home-ness to work-ness in a post-covid environment (2024)
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COVID-19 brought unprecedented restrictive lockdown measures across the globe. This ‘enforced togetherness’ brought transformative changes in how homes were used and inhabited. The home was tested to its limits and the use of its spaces renegotiated,... Read More about Separateness in the home: From home-ness to work-ness in a post-covid environment.

Digital toolmaking for earth building components: The use of low-cost extruder and 3D printing to develop new fabrication approaches for cob and light earth bricks (2024)
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This paper reports on ongoing research into innovative methods for extruding cob and light earth building components, aiming to establish a cost-effective fabrication system. The paper provides a brief contextual overview of related work and outlines... Read More about Digital toolmaking for earth building components: The use of low-cost extruder and 3D printing to develop new fabrication approaches for cob and light earth bricks.

Transparency in the real estate market - A global comparative study (2024)
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This is a collaborative research of the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK (UWE Bristol), the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the International Valuation Standards Council... Read More about Transparency in the real estate market - A global comparative study.

Regulation and accreditation of surveying professions - USA and UK - Challenges going forward (2024)
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The surveying profession plays a crucial role in property boundary determination, land
development, and infrastructure planning. Surveyors ensure the preservation and protection of
land and property rights. This paper explores the educational, ex... Read More about Regulation and accreditation of surveying professions - USA and UK - Challenges going forward.

The effects of glucose supplementation on the development of Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms (2024)
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The Effect of Glucose on The Development of Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm

Background: Acinetobacter baumannii, is an opportunistic pathogen causing pneumonia, bacteraemia, wound and urinary tract infections with high mortality rates due to multi... Read More about The effects of glucose supplementation on the development of Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms.

Embedding early intervention at the heart of alternative provision (2024)
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Embedding Early Intervention at the Heart of Alternative Provision - Opportunities, Challenges and Future Pathways.

Fraud and the new corporate failure to prevent fraud offence - How to avoid corporate criminal liability (2024)
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This talk addresses the recent changes to the law made by the Government to tackle the issue of corporate fraud. The scope of the new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence introduced in the Economic Crime (Corporate Transparency) Act 2023 will be assess... Read More about Fraud and the new corporate failure to prevent fraud offence - How to avoid corporate criminal liability.

Building height and density effects related to winter and summer temperature and precipitation simulation based on Local Climate Zones in a coastal city: A case study of Istanbul (2024)
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The temperature and precipitation extremes of coastal cities are modulated by land-atmospheric interactions and modified land surfaces. Local climate zones are used as land use representations in a convection-permitting model to simulate precipitatio... Read More about Building height and density effects related to winter and summer temperature and precipitation simulation based on Local Climate Zones in a coastal city: A case study of Istanbul.

Evaluation and future perspectives on "Anthro-Hand" (2024)
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Inspired by nature's evolutionary marvels, this study explores the development of a novel bio-mimetic prosthetic hand, emphasizing a soft robotic approach. Through a meticulous review of various prosthetic designs, focusing on actuation and construct... Read More about Evaluation and future perspectives on "Anthro-Hand".

DeformIO: Dynamic stiffness control on a deformable force-sensing display (2024)
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Introducing DeformIO, a novel deformable display with co-located force input and variable stiffness output. Unlike prior work, our approach does not require pin arrays or re-configurable panels. Instead, we leveraged pneumatics and resistive sensing... Read More about DeformIO: Dynamic stiffness control on a deformable force-sensing display.

Squishy, yet satisfying: Exploring deformable shapes' cross-modal correspondences with colours and emotions (2024)
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Surfaces with deformable and shape-changing properties seek to enhance and diversify tangible interactions with computing systems. However, we currently lack fundamental knowledge and user interface design principles that connect the inherent propert... Read More about Squishy, yet satisfying: Exploring deformable shapes' cross-modal correspondences with colours and emotions.

Sexism and corporations: whose social responsibility is it anyway? (2024)
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The concept of corporate social responsibility has grown significantly over the last two decades with its impact on various disciplines including competitive advantage, innovation and charities marketing. While it is a well-researched area, questions... Read More about Sexism and corporations: whose social responsibility is it anyway?.

Prints that glow (2024)
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A short presentation of the findings from my current RIS project, which focuses on the feasibility of printing glazes with wood engravings.

Qualitative research seminar: Planning co-productive research with young people (2024)
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Join us for an engaging research seminar as we delve into the insights garnered from the CCC-CATAPULT research project, aimed at exploring young people's experiences of climate education. Throughout the session, we will present some principles that w... Read More about Qualitative research seminar: Planning co-productive research with young people.

History-enhanced ICT For Sustainability education: Learning together with Business Computing students (2024)
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his research explores the use of History to enhance education in the field of ICT For Sustainability (ICT4S) in response to a challenge from the ICT4S 2023 conference. No previous studies were found in ICT4S but the literature on History and Educatio... Read More about History-enhanced ICT For Sustainability education: Learning together with Business Computing students.

Synergistic Orthopaedic Fatigue Tracking glove: SOFT glove - Preview (2024)
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Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a major health issue with 200,000 new cases being reported per year within the UK alone, and common symptoms include cramping, prolonged pain, stiffness and weakness. This is especially prevalent within electrical as... Read More about Synergistic Orthopaedic Fatigue Tracking glove: SOFT glove - Preview.

Cable-driven exosuit to assist affected upper-limb users with hemiparesis (2024)
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Neurological impairments such as stroke cause muscular weakness in several joints in the human body. As a result, the development of activities of daily living (ADL) is affected. Particularly, upper limb movements executed with external loads are res... Read More about Cable-driven exosuit to assist affected upper-limb users with hemiparesis.

Variable stiffness hip joint for lower-limb exoskeletons (2024)
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The use of robotics in rehabilitation is a growing area of research, with the potential to greatly improve the quality of life for individuals with impairments. Robotic exoskeletons, in particular, have shown promise for enhancing mobility and indepe... Read More about Variable stiffness hip joint for lower-limb exoskeletons.