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Research Handbook on Flood Risk Management (2024)
Book

Pushing the boundaries of flood risk management research, this comprehensive Research Handbook presents pragmatic insights into all areas relating to flood risk. Through its use of dynamic and people-centred paradigms, it explores urban flood managem... Read More about Research Handbook on Flood Risk Management.

Financial technology education provision and perceived skill gap in the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka (2024)
Journal Article

The current spread of financial technology (Fintech) adoption within the financial and business industries across the globe is expected to increase the demand for employees with Fintech skills and competencies. This in turn is likely to shift the tra... Read More about Financial technology education provision and perceived skill gap in the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka.

A critical and comparative analysis of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (Part 1) and the application of law and enforcement in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia in particular in relation to unexplained wealth orders (2024)
Thesis

The Criminal Finances Act (CFA) 2017 has not only introduced important changes to the anti-money laundering regime, but also introduced Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWO) which represent a significant statutory overhaul. Prior to the CFA 2017, this juri... Read More about A critical and comparative analysis of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (Part 1) and the application of law and enforcement in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia in particular in relation to unexplained wealth orders.

Motivating programming language design for digital lutherie (2024)
Thesis

Digital lutherie is a sub-domain of digital craft focused on creating digital musical instruments: high-performance devices for musical expression. It represents a nuanced and challenging area of human-computer interaction that is well established an... Read More about Motivating programming language design for digital lutherie.

To exchange or not to exchange – that is the question. A critical analysis of the use of financial intelligence and the exchange of information in the United Kingdom (2024)
Journal Article

This article examines the international standards relating to information exchange, identifying its importance in relation to combatting financial crime. The paper critiques the results of the Financial Action Task Force’s Fourth United Kingdom Mutu... Read More about To exchange or not to exchange – that is the question. A critical analysis of the use of financial intelligence and the exchange of information in the United Kingdom.

Encouraging critical awareness through art and design education (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter explores the practical possibility of Art and Design education as means to activate pupils’ agency on the issues of social equity. Against a background of increasing global connectivity and popular youth movements centred on the issues o... Read More about Encouraging critical awareness through art and design education.

Animal Welfare in a Pandemic: What Does COVID-19 Tell us for the Future? (2024)
Book

Animal Welfare in a Pandemic explores the impact of COVID-19 on a wide array of animals, from those in the wild to companion and captive animals. During the height of the pandemic, a range of animals were infected, and many died, but this was hard to... Read More about Animal Welfare in a Pandemic: What Does COVID-19 Tell us for the Future?.

Studies on the pathogenesis of cacao swollen shoot virus to enhance the theobroma cacao l. Quarantine procedures with appendicies (2024)
Thesis

Theobroma cacao (cocoa) is an economically important crop and the source of one of the world’s most consumed products, chocolate; an industry valued at USD 103 billion per annum. Pests and diseases pose a major threat to cocoa production, affecting y... Read More about Studies on the pathogenesis of cacao swollen shoot virus to enhance the theobroma cacao l. Quarantine procedures with appendicies.

Inequalities in birth before arrival at hospital in South West England: a multimethods study of neonatal hypothermia and emergency medical services call-handler advice. (2024)
Journal Article

ObjectivesTo examine inequalities in birth before arrival (BBA) at hospitals in South West England, understand which groups are most likely to experience BBA and how this relates to hypothermia and outcomes (phase A). To investigate opportunities to... Read More about Inequalities in birth before arrival at hospital in South West England: a multimethods study of neonatal hypothermia and emergency medical services call-handler advice..

How well do parents identify their child's baby teeth? Engagement and accuracy of parent-reported information on a tooth checklist survey (2024)
Journal Article

Objectives: Naturally exfoliated primary teeth are being increasingly collected in child development studies. Most of these odontological collections and tooth biobanks use parent-reported information from questionnaires or tooth checklists to collec... Read More about How well do parents identify their child's baby teeth? Engagement and accuracy of parent-reported information on a tooth checklist survey.

The structural behavior of recycled aggregate concrete walls under fire exposure: A finite element analysis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Climate change is raising the demand for change in the construction industry, particularly in the concrete industry. One of the approaches to increase sustainability in the concrete industry is the use of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC). Many studi... Read More about The structural behavior of recycled aggregate concrete walls under fire exposure: A finite element analysis.

Development and testing of immersive virtual reality environment for safe unmanned aerial vehicle usage in construction scenarios (2024)
Journal Article

Robotics and autonomous systems are increasingly being used on construction sites to complete tasks and complement human effort. One such autonomous system is unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), although their wrong use could be potentially hazardous to... Read More about Development and testing of immersive virtual reality environment for safe unmanned aerial vehicle usage in construction scenarios.

Facilitators and barriers to inclusive and safe mobility on urban roads in Kathmandu, Nepal: a participatory research study (2024)
Journal Article

Research suggests that the built environment and transport services affect the health and well-being of people with a disability. In Nepal, there is limited evidence describing the safety of road users in transport environments. The perceptions of sa... Read More about Facilitators and barriers to inclusive and safe mobility on urban roads in Kathmandu, Nepal: a participatory research study.

Securing multi-client range queries over encrypted data (2024)
Journal Article

Order-revealing encryption (ORE) allows secure range query processing over encrypted databases through a publicly accessible comparison function, while keeping other details concealed. Since parameter-hiding ORE (ASIACRYPT 2018) demonstrated improved... Read More about Securing multi-client range queries over encrypted data.

Heart patient health monitoring system using invasive and non-invasive measurement (2024)
Journal Article

The abnormal heart conduction, known as arrhythmia, can contribute to cardiac diseases that carry the risk of fatal consequences. Healthcare professionals typically use electrocardiogram (ECG) signals and certain preliminary tests to identify abnorma... Read More about Heart patient health monitoring system using invasive and non-invasive measurement.

Implementing environmental management systems in the architecture, engineering, and construction sectors of the UK (2024)
Thesis

Environmental management systems (EMS) are a modern-day management tool available for various industries and sectors to adopt as part of their organisational strategies. They are designed to help an organisation guide and direct their environmental p... Read More about Implementing environmental management systems in the architecture, engineering, and construction sectors of the UK.

Development and validation of a hybrid surgical simulator for ultrasound guided laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (2024)
Thesis

This thesis investigates using 3D printing for developing a low-cost, quick, and simple fabrication method for the surgical simulation of the basic skills needed in a laparoscopic common bile duct exploration using ultrasound. This is achieved throug... Read More about Development and validation of a hybrid surgical simulator for ultrasound guided laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.

Nature and cycling: A literature review (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Both cycling and nature offer a range of benefits to human and planetary wellbeing. Little extant literature has directly asked how nature is experienced as part of cycling practices or how far this may influence cycling. Nonetheless, several studies... Read More about Nature and cycling: A literature review.

If racism vanished for a day: A billboard (2024)
Physical Artefact

The RESPECT team created a billboard based on the If Racism Vanished for a Day book. Unveiled in St Werburghs, Bristol, the billboard highlights the lived racialised experiences of children, which often go unheard.

The community billboard displays... Read More about If racism vanished for a day: A billboard.

Changing conditions: Global warming-related hazards and vulnerable rural populations in Mediterranean Europe (2024)
Journal Article

Human-induced climate change has profound effects on extreme events, particularly those linked to global warming, such as heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires. These events disrupt ecosystems, emphasizing the imperative to understand the interactions a... Read More about Changing conditions: Global warming-related hazards and vulnerable rural populations in Mediterranean Europe.