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Exploring the uses of arts-led community spaces to build resilience: Applied storytelling for successful co-creative work (2023)
Journal Article
Liguori, A., Le Rossignol, K., Kraus, S., McEwen, L., & Wilson, M. (in press). Exploring the uses of arts-led community spaces to build resilience: Applied storytelling for successful co-creative work. Journal of Extreme Events, https://doi.org/10.1142/s2345737622500075

In a time of many extremes — climate, pandemic, isolation — there is strength in community linkages that can provide resilience through arts-generated connections. The arts-led recovery approach to communities suffering extreme events and social isol... Read More about Exploring the uses of arts-led community spaces to build resilience: Applied storytelling for successful co-creative work.

Examining the perception of site workers of their risk-taking behaviours on construction sites in Ghana (2023)
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Danso, F. O., Agyekum, K., Manu, P., Adinyira, E., Ahadzie, D. K., & Badu, E. (in press). Examining the perception of site workers of their risk-taking behaviours on construction sites in Ghana. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-02-2022-0113

Purpose: Although many health and safety (H&S) studies have widely examined safety risk perception in the construction industry, few studies have explored how this perception influences site workers' risk-taking behaviours during construction. This s... Read More about Examining the perception of site workers of their risk-taking behaviours on construction sites in Ghana.

The role of security assistance in reconfiguring Tunisia’s transition (2023)
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Maryon, R. (in press). The role of security assistance in reconfiguring Tunisia’s transition. Mediterranean Politics, https://doi.org/10.1080/13629395.2023.2183666

In many contexts in the Mediterranean, Security Assistance (SA) is perceived to have contributed to state fracture or prolonged conflict. In Tunisia, in contrast, SA has increased the performance and capacities of the security forces in matters of co... Read More about The role of security assistance in reconfiguring Tunisia’s transition.

Young people, climate change and fast fashion futures (2023)
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Jones, V., & Podpadec, T. (2023). Young people, climate change and fast fashion futures. Environmental Education Research, 29(11), 1692-1708. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2023.2181269

Young people are key stakeholders in the future, but their stake is rarely considered in decision making and policy development. In this paper we explore how climate change education can allow the voices of young people to be listened to and help you... Read More about Young people, climate change and fast fashion futures.

The classification and new trends of shared control strategies in telerobotic systems: A survey (2023)
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Li, G., Li, Q., Yang, C., Su, Y., Yuan, Z., & Wu, X. (2023). The classification and new trends of shared control strategies in telerobotic systems: A survey. IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 16(2), 118-133. https://doi.org/10.1109/TOH.2023.3253856

Shared control, which permits a human operator and an autonomous controller to share the control of a telerobotic system, can reduce the operator's workload and/or improve performances during the execution of tasks. Due to the great benefits of combi... Read More about The classification and new trends of shared control strategies in telerobotic systems: A survey.

Modelling and mapping urban vulnerability index against potential structural fire-related risks: An integrated GIS-MCDM approach (2023)
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Noori, S., Mohammadi, A., Miguel Ferreira, T., Ghaffari Gilandeh, A., & Mirahmadzadeh Ardabili, S. J. (2023). Modelling and mapping urban vulnerability index against potential structural fire-related risks: An integrated GIS-MCDM approach. Fire, 6(3), Article 107. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire6030107

Identifying the regions with urban vulnerability to potential fire hazards is crucial for designing effective risk mitigation and fire prevention strategies. The present study aims to identify urban areas at risk of fire using 19 evaluation factors a... Read More about Modelling and mapping urban vulnerability index against potential structural fire-related risks: An integrated GIS-MCDM approach.

Provision of information by midwives for pregnant women in England on guidance on foods/drinks to avoid or limit (2023)
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Beasant, L., Ingram, J., Tonks, R., & Taylor, C. M. (2023). Provision of information by midwives for pregnant women in England on guidance on foods/drinks to avoid or limit. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23(1), 152. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05441-8

Background: The National Health Service (NHS) website gives guidance for pregnant women in England on foods/drinks to avoid or limit because of microbiological, toxicological or teratogenic hazards. These include, for example, some types of soft chee... Read More about Provision of information by midwives for pregnant women in England on guidance on foods/drinks to avoid or limit.

Strategies to enhance physical activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A Delphi survey (2023)
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Thomas, R., Berry, A., Swales, C., & Cramp, F. (2023). Strategies to enhance physical activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A Delphi survey. Musculoskeletal Care, 21(3), 723-732. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1745

Introduction: Managing symptoms, resisting functional decline and maintaining health and independence are key motivators for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) who successfully engage with physical activity (PA). To inform PA support for people wi... Read More about Strategies to enhance physical activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A Delphi survey.

Teaching offensive and defensive cyber security in schools using a Raspberry Pi Cyber Range (2023)
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Legg, P., Mills, A., & Johnson, I. (2023). Teaching offensive and defensive cyber security in schools using a Raspberry Pi Cyber Range. Journal of The Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education, 10(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.53735/cisse.v10i1.172

Computer Science as a subject is now appearing in more school curricula for GCSE and A level, with a growing demand for cyber security to be embedded within this teaching. Yet, teachers face challenges with limited time and resource for preparing pra... Read More about Teaching offensive and defensive cyber security in schools using a Raspberry Pi Cyber Range.

Adaptive fuzzy prescribed-time connectivity-preserving consensus of stochastic nonstrict-feedback switched multiagent systems (2023)
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Yi, J., Li, J., & Yang, C. (2023). Adaptive fuzzy prescribed-time connectivity-preserving consensus of stochastic nonstrict-feedback switched multiagent systems. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 31(10), 3346-3357. https://doi.org/10.1109/tfuzz.2023.3252601

An adaptive fuzzy prescribed-time connectivity-preserving consensus protocol is designed for a class of stochastic nonstrict-feedback multiagent systems, in which periodic disturbances, switched nonlinearities, input saturation, and limited communica... Read More about Adaptive fuzzy prescribed-time connectivity-preserving consensus of stochastic nonstrict-feedback switched multiagent systems.

Adapting for remote delivery during COVID-19: Insights from a science engagement project (2023)
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Hartley, J., Hobbs, L., & Stevens, C. (2023). Adapting for remote delivery during COVID-19: Insights from a science engagement project. Natural Sciences Education, 52(1), Article e20108. https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20108

Science Hunters is an established outreach program using the computer game Minecraft to engage children in science. Before the pandemic, Science Hunters regularly delivered sessions schools but ceased delivering face-to-face sessions during the COV... Read More about Adapting for remote delivery during COVID-19: Insights from a science engagement project.

Correct for the wrong reason: Why we should know more about mathematical common student errors in e-assessment questions (2023)
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Sikurajapathi, B., Henderson, K., & Gwynllyw, R. (2023). Correct for the wrong reason: Why we should know more about mathematical common student errors in e-assessment questions. MSOR Connections, 21(Special Issue: CETL-MSOR Conference 2022 Part 1), 43-51. https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v21i1

Students may arrive at an incorrect answer when answering a mathematical question due to several reasons, such as random errors, calculation errors or misreading the question. Such errors are sometimes referred to as Common Student Errors (CSEs). Thi... Read More about Correct for the wrong reason: Why we should know more about mathematical common student errors in e-assessment questions.

Extended mixed integer quadratic programming for simultaneous distributed generation location and network reconfiguration (2023)
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Tami, Y., Sebaa, K., Lahdeb, M., Usta, O., & Nouri, H. (2023). Extended mixed integer quadratic programming for simultaneous distributed generation location and network reconfiguration. Electrical Engineering and Electromechanics, 2023(2), 93-100. https://doi.org/10.20998/2074-272X.2023.2.14

Introduction. To minimise power loss, maintain the voltage within the acceptable range, and improve power quality in power distribution networks, reconfiguration and optimal distributed generation placement are presented. Power flow analysis and adva... Read More about Extended mixed integer quadratic programming for simultaneous distributed generation location and network reconfiguration.

Determinants of financial resilience: Insights from an emerging economy (2023)
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Hamid, F. S., Loke, Y. J., & Chin, P. N. (2023). Determinants of financial resilience: Insights from an emerging economy. Journal of Social and Economic Development, 25(2), 479-499. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40847-023-00239-y

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Financial Literacy Survey of 2018 response is used to study the impact of financial knowledge, financial inclusion, and socio-demographic characteristics on financial resilience. The measurem... Read More about Determinants of financial resilience: Insights from an emerging economy.

Do different robot appearances change emotion recognition in children with ASD? (2023)
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Pinto-Bernal, M. J., Sierra M, S. D., Munera, M., Casas, D., Villa-Moreno, A., Frizera-Neto, A., …Cifuentes, C. A. (2023). Do different robot appearances change emotion recognition in children with ASD?. Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 17, Article 1044491. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbot.2023.1044491

Introduction: Socially Assistive Robotics has emerged as a potential tool for rehabilitating cognitive and developmental disorders in children with autism. Social robots found in the literature are often able to teach critical social skills, such as... Read More about Do different robot appearances change emotion recognition in children with ASD?.

SIGNED: Smart cIty diGital twiN vErifiable data framework (2023)
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Pervez, Z., Khan, Z., Ghafoor, A., & Soomro, K. (2023). SIGNED: Smart cIty diGital twiN vErifiable data framework. IEEE Access, 11, 29430-29446. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3260621

Smart city digital twins can provide useful insights by making effective use of multidisciplinary urban data from diverse sources. Whilst these insights provide new information that helps cities in decision making, verifying the authenticity, integri... Read More about SIGNED: Smart cIty diGital twiN vErifiable data framework.

UK pension funds’ patience and liquidity in the age of market-based finance (2023)
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Bonizzi, B., Churchill, J., & Kaltenbrunner, A. (2023). UK pension funds’ patience and liquidity in the age of market-based finance. New Political Economy, 28(5), 780-798. https://doi.org/10.1080/13563467.2023.2184469

Pension funds have often failed to meet expectations in terms of providing ‘patient capital’. Explanations for this lapse have ranged over regulatory and ideational factors. We argue that a new ‘impatient’ phenomenon is emerging that requires further... Read More about UK pension funds’ patience and liquidity in the age of market-based finance.

Getting lost in design drawing with the Satnav natives (2023)
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Andernach, M., & Burch, J. (2023). Getting lost in design drawing with the Satnav natives. Charrette, 9(1), 117-136

In the context of the Attention Economy, this essay discusses an immersed digital learner. It posits the metaphor of the Design Satnav as the way these students conceive the design process. This Satnav is understood as the antithesis of the tradition... Read More about Getting lost in design drawing with the Satnav natives.

VKhUTEMAS pedagogy: Composition and the new language of form (2023)
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Lavaf, Y. (2023). VKhUTEMAS pedagogy: Composition and the new language of form. Charrette, 9(1), 163-182

This article explores the application of a modernist educational practice into a contemporary studio environment. The aim is to investigate the impact that modernist design pedagogy has on visual perception and abstract thinking. The analysis examine... Read More about VKhUTEMAS pedagogy: Composition and the new language of form.

Adoption of business model canvas in exploring digital business transformation (2023)
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Sabri, M. O., Al-Qawasmi, K., Odeh, M., & Aydin, M. E. (2023). Adoption of business model canvas in exploring digital business transformation. Information Sciences Letters, 12(2), 845-854. https://doi.org/10.18576/isl/120225

Digital Business Transformation (DBT) values and contributions are still unrecognized by many organizations. Managers face problems in initiating their digital transformation due to the challenges and complexities in the realization of these processe... Read More about Adoption of business model canvas in exploring digital business transformation.