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Efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab on diabetic macular oedema in an African population (2023)
Journal Article

Purpose
To evaluate the short-term effect of intravitreal bevacizumab (avastin) injection on visual outcomes of patients with diabetic macular oedema.

Methods
A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate 39 eyes of thirty-nine... Read More about Efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab on diabetic macular oedema in an African population.

Use of illness severity scores to predict mortality in interstitial lung disease patients hospitalised with acute respiratory deterioration (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction: Hospitalisations relating to acute respiratory deteriorations (ARD) in Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) have poor outcomes. Factors predicting adverse outcomes are not fully understood and data addressing the use of illness severity scor... Read More about Use of illness severity scores to predict mortality in interstitial lung disease patients hospitalised with acute respiratory deterioration.

Aerodynamics of a CRM joined-wing configuration at transonic speeds (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The presented work aims to showcase a joined-wing (JW) concept with key design parameters based on the NASA Common Research Model (CRM) configuration, to highlight its potential application for an efficient commercial transport or cargo aircraft flyi... Read More about Aerodynamics of a CRM joined-wing configuration at transonic speeds.

Allometric relations between DBH and sapwood area for predicting stand transpiration: Lessons learned from the Quercus genus (2023)
Journal Article

Catchment-scale transpiration is commonly determined by the use of sap-flow sensors, and its quantification, which is critical for water and forest management, relies crucially on the total catchment’s sapwood area (As). Species-specific allometric r... Read More about Allometric relations between DBH and sapwood area for predicting stand transpiration: Lessons learned from the Quercus genus.

Numerical investigation of the influence of acceleration and deceleration on the aerodynamic characteristics of an oscillating wing aerofoil operating at transonic and hypersonic speeds (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The aerodynamic characteristics of a hypersonic aircraft are strongly influenced by the accelerating and decelerating motions of the body. This impact can be more complicated when the oscillatory motion of the body in a complex non-linear mode is inv... Read More about Numerical investigation of the influence of acceleration and deceleration on the aerodynamic characteristics of an oscillating wing aerofoil operating at transonic and hypersonic speeds.

Toward designing a secure authentication protocol for IoT environments (2023)
Journal Article

Authentication protocol is a critical part of any application to manage the access control in many applications. A former research recently proposed a lightweight authentication scheme to transmit data in an IoT subsystem securely. Although the desig... Read More about Toward designing a secure authentication protocol for IoT environments.

Fuzzy entrepreneurship: Exploring young people’s emerging creative entrepreneurial practices (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This workshop presents and explores initial findings from a pilot research study that considers ways in which young people’s emerging and developing entrepreneurial creative practices might challenge and disrupt prevailing discourses about creative a... Read More about Fuzzy entrepreneurship: Exploring young people’s emerging creative entrepreneurial practices.

The experiences of young Somali adults with visible facial differences (2023)
Thesis

Background: The term visible difference refers to an appearance that is considered different to the societal ‘norm’, including skin conditions and scars. The psychosocial impact of living with a visible difference is well-documented in the literature... Read More about The experiences of young Somali adults with visible facial differences.

Horizontal and vertical international co-operation in criminal matters: An African regional and sub-regional perspective (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter deals with the topic of mutual legal assistance as a means to combat international crime (including the core atrocity crimes) in Africa. It can be argued that effective mutual legal assistance modalities are imperatives of true Pan- Afri... Read More about Horizontal and vertical international co-operation in criminal matters: An African regional and sub-regional perspective.

Design development of side road crossings for pedestrians and cyclists: Final Report v2.1 (2023)
Report

The Road Safety Trust awarded the Centre for Transport and Society at the University of the West of England, Bristol a grant to undertake research relating to the provision of Marked Priority for people walking and cycling across the side road at giv... Read More about Design development of side road crossings for pedestrians and cyclists: Final Report v2.1.

Optimising management of complex regional pain syndrome to improve clinical outcomes throughout the therapy care pathway in England: Protocol for a qualitative interview and observational study with patients and clinicians (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a disabling and distressing chronic pain condition characterised by a range of sensory, motor, autonomic and trophic symptoms. Guidelines recommend early referral for therapies that promote movem... Read More about Optimising management of complex regional pain syndrome to improve clinical outcomes throughout the therapy care pathway in England: Protocol for a qualitative interview and observational study with patients and clinicians.

Country guidance, country of origin information and the international protection needs of persons fleeing armed conflicts (2023)
Journal Article

The article explores whether the European Union Agency for Asylum's country guidance (CG) reflects the international protection needs of persons fleeing armed conflicts. It uses the Agency's guidance on Iraq as a case study through the lens of object... Read More about Country guidance, country of origin information and the international protection needs of persons fleeing armed conflicts.

The impact of remote arts on prescription: Changes in mood, attention and loneliness during art workshops as mechanisms for wellbeing change (2023)
Journal Article

Purpose: To assess the impact of art workshops delivered remotely, during the coronavirus pandemic, on the wellbeing of participants. To measure the impact of participating in art workshops on immediate experience (mood, attention and loneliness). To... Read More about The impact of remote arts on prescription: Changes in mood, attention and loneliness during art workshops as mechanisms for wellbeing change.

A systematic review of responsible sourcing in the architecture, engineering, and construction sectors of the UK (2023)
Journal Article

In recent years, responsible sourcing and procurement (including green supply chain management) across the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sectors have become notable contributors to sustainable construction strategies. This study a... Read More about A systematic review of responsible sourcing in the architecture, engineering, and construction sectors of the UK.

Time-varying price dynamics of clean and dirty energy portfolios (2023)
Journal Article

This paper investigates the dynamic relationships between four key instruments related to clean and dirty energy assets: WTI futures, United States Oil Fund (USO), EnergySelect Sector SPDR Fund (XLE), and iShares Global Clean Energy ETF (ICLN). Econo... Read More about Time-varying price dynamics of clean and dirty energy portfolios.

A novel mirror neuron inspired decision-making architecture for human–robot interaction (2023)
Journal Article

Inspired by the role of mirror neurons and the importance of predictions in joint action, a novel decision-making structure is proposed, designed and tested for both individual and dyadic action. The structure comprises models representing individual... Read More about A novel mirror neuron inspired decision-making architecture for human–robot interaction.

Error-type -A novel set of software metrics for software fault prediction (2023)
Journal Article

In software development, identifying software faults is an important task. The presence of faults not only reduces the quality of the software, but also increases the cost of development life cycle. Fault identification can be performed by analysing... Read More about Error-type -A novel set of software metrics for software fault prediction.

Value-for-money and the small charity (2023)
Journal Article

This article opens a new research pathway by examining value-for-money (VFM) in the charity sector. There is an initial exploration of literature regarding the definitions of VFM and how it is assessed. Research findings highlight that small charitie... Read More about Value-for-money and the small charity.

The use AI (ChatGPT) for offensive cyber security (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Offensive cyber security is crucial in modern information security practices, and the usage of AI-powered tools, such as ChatGPT, has enhanced its effectiveness. ChatGPT, a large language model trained by OpenAI, allows trained attackers to create an... Read More about The use AI (ChatGPT) for offensive cyber security.

Haptic human-robot collaboration for walker-assisted navigation based on admittance controllers (2023)
Journal Article

In recent years, advances in robotics and the constant growth of gait-related pathologies led to the development of different assistive devices. Smart walkers provide natural and intuitive strategies for gait assistance, such as path-following and gu... Read More about Haptic human-robot collaboration for walker-assisted navigation based on admittance controllers.