All Outputs (39969)

The impact of engineered tree pit solutions on street tree growth and survival (2024)
Thesis

Internationally, cities are setting tree planting targets in recognition of tree-based ecosystem services. However, establishing street trees presents significant challenges and traditional techniques are associated with elevated tree mortality. Engi... Read More about The impact of engineered tree pit solutions on street tree growth and survival.

Coping and adaptative strategies for building community based flood resilience (A case study of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria) (2024)
Thesis

Flood-prone communities often employ coping and adaptive strategies as a response to the frequent flood events they experience. These coping and adaptive strategies are derived from their indigenous and experiential knowledge. Flood prone communities... Read More about Coping and adaptative strategies for building community based flood resilience (A case study of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria).

Insights into how digital luthiers approach design (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The design of digital musical instruments represents a complex role that incorporates creative practice, design and engineering. It is, of course, a deep discussion topic and research focus within the NIME community. This paper discusses how digital... Read More about Insights into how digital luthiers approach design.

Effect of side road junction design enhancements and flows on priority for crossing pedestrians and cyclists (2024)
Journal Article

Enhancements to designs or carriageway markings are increasingly used by engineers to reinforce pedestrians’ and cyclists’ priority when crossing side roads at their junctions with main roads. Yielding behaviour in 13,402 interactions was collected a... Read More about Effect of side road junction design enhancements and flows on priority for crossing pedestrians and cyclists.

The language of assessment: Identifying challenging terminology for students and exploring implications for practice (2024)
Journal Article

Many interventions have been developed by staff to support students in understanding assessment task requirements and summative and formative feedback. However, to various extents these approaches assume a shared understanding of the, often indetermi... Read More about The language of assessment: Identifying challenging terminology for students and exploring implications for practice.

Barriers to achieving satisfactory dropped objects safety performance in the UK construction sector (2024)
Journal Article

In 1980 a deadly explosion occurred at a nuclear missile base precipitated by a dropped object. The potential for major catastrophe, an industry call to action and a research gap forms the rationale for this research into dropped objects. The aim of... Read More about Barriers to achieving satisfactory dropped objects safety performance in the UK construction sector.

Exercises for all (2024)
Exhibition / Performance

Sarah Bodman: 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... Read More about Exercises for all.

Understanding the experiences of caring for a partner with young onset dementia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis (2024)
Thesis

Young onset dementia, diagnosed before the age of 65 presents unique challenges for individuals and their carers. The prevalence of young onset dementia in the UK is rising (Carter et al, 2018) with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common type of d... Read More about Understanding the experiences of caring for a partner with young onset dementia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Molecular hydrogen: A sustainable strategy for agricultural and food production challenges (2024)
Journal Article

The world is confronting numerous challenges, including global warming, health epidemics, and population growth, each presenting significant threats to the stability and sustainability of our planet's ecosystems. Such issues have collectively contrib... Read More about Molecular hydrogen: A sustainable strategy for agricultural and food production challenges.

Geographical differences in the perspective of osteoarthritis care management: A cross-sectional study in Italy, Sweden and Russia (2024)
Journal Article

Background: This study aimed to explore the awareness, experiences, and beliefs of individuals with osteoarthritis (OA) regarding their healthcare management, along with assessing their overall satisfaction levels.

Methods: A cross-sectional onli... Read More about Geographical differences in the perspective of osteoarthritis care management: A cross-sectional study in Italy, Sweden and Russia.

Flood susceptibility assessment for improving the resilience capacity of railway infrastructure networks (2024)
Journal Article

Floods often cause significant damage to transportation infrastructure such as roads, railways, and bridges. This study identifies several topographic, environmental, and hydrological factors (slope, elevation, rainfall, land use and cover, distance... Read More about Flood susceptibility assessment for improving the resilience capacity of railway infrastructure networks.

Will I ever learn Chinese (2024)
Digital Artefact

This is an auto-ethnographic podcast, following the author's processes of learning Mandarin Chinese and linking to 'traditional' research. It has 30 episodes, first published September - October 2024 (a new episode is published every 2 days). The pod... Read More about Will I ever learn Chinese.

A reaction-diffusion cellular automata model for mycelium-based engineered living materials evolution (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Engineered living materials (ELMs) and, more specifically, mycelium-based ELMs have been proposed as a solution to address the escalating societal pressures related to human-induced environmental disruption, scarcity of resources, and the anticipated... Read More about A reaction-diffusion cellular automata model for mycelium-based engineered living materials evolution.

Mycelium-based ELM digital twin implemented in FPGA (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Engineered Living Materials (ELMs) based on fungal mycelium offer a promising solution to the challenges posed by environmental disruption, resource scarcity, and rising material demands, while also exhibiting interesting computational capabilities.... Read More about Mycelium-based ELM digital twin implemented in FPGA.

Interorgan, intraorgan and interplant communication mediated by nitric oxide and related species (2024)
Journal Article

Summary
Plant survival to a potential plethora of diverse environmental insults is underpinned by coordinated communication amongst organs to help shape effective responses to these environmental challenges at the whole plant level. This interorgan... Read More about Interorgan, intraorgan and interplant communication mediated by nitric oxide and related species.

Nepali migrant workers and their occupational health hazards in the workplace: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article

An increasing number of people are relocating to search for work, leading to substantial implications for both local and global health. Approximately 3.6% of the global population (281 million) migrates annually. Nepal has experienced a notable surge... Read More about Nepali migrant workers and their occupational health hazards in the workplace: A scoping review.

Barriers and facilitators to learning and using first aid skills for road traffic crash victims in Nepal: A qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article

Background
Road traffic injuries are a major global public health problem despite being avoidable and preventable. In many low- and middle-income countries, the victims of road traffic crashes do not receive care at the scene and may die before reac... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to learning and using first aid skills for road traffic crash victims in Nepal: A qualitative study.

Injury risks for different road users in Nepal: a secondary analysis of routinely collected crash data (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Road traffic injuries are the twelfth leading cause of mortality globally. Nepal, one of the least developed countries in the world, has a rapidly rising rate of road traffic related morbidity and mortality. There is incomplete reporting... Read More about Injury risks for different road users in Nepal: a secondary analysis of routinely collected crash data.

Tackling the climate and ecological crises: Contributions from community, critical community, and liberation psychology (2024)
Book Chapter

In the following chapter, we first provide an overview of the history, variety, values and methods of the community psychologies. Then, we briefly explore some key terms to illustrate how it has not always been easy to achieve what the field aspires... Read More about Tackling the climate and ecological crises: Contributions from community, critical community, and liberation psychology.

Empowering communities for road safety in Nepal: An approach to community engagement and advocacy (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background Since 2017, Nepal has implemented a devolved system of government with 7 Provincial and 753 Local governments (known as Palikas). Palikas now have both the funding and the authority to oversee local roads and manage transportation infrastr... Read More about Empowering communities for road safety in Nepal: An approach to community engagement and advocacy.