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Measuring the impacts of participatory citizen science: Lessons from the WeCount sustainable mobility project (2024)
Journal Article
Sardo, M., Laggan, S., Fogg Rogers, L., Franchois, . E., Maccani, G., Vanherle, K., & Hayes, E. (2024). Measuring the impacts of participatory citizen science: Lessons from the WeCount sustainable mobility project. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 23(5), Article 01. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.23050801

WeCount was designed to empower citizens in five case studies across Europe to take a leading role in the production of data, evidence, knowledge and solutions for local sustainable mobility. This practice insight aims to explore the suitability and... Read More about Measuring the impacts of participatory citizen science: Lessons from the WeCount sustainable mobility project.

Awake craniotomy with English and British Sign Language mapping in a patient with a left temporal glioblastoma reveals discordant speech-sign language maps (2024)
Journal Article
Barua, N. U., Williamson, T. R., Wiernik, L., Mumtaz, H., Mariotti, S., Farrow, M., David, R., & Piasecki, A. E. (2024). Awake craniotomy with English and British Sign Language mapping in a patient with a left temporal glioblastoma reveals discordant speech-sign language maps. Acta Neurochirurgica, 166, Article 260. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-024-06130-x

The aim of this case study was to describe differences in English and British Sign Language (BSL) communication caused by a left temporal tumour resulting in discordant presentation of symptoms, intraoperative stimulation mapping during awake craniot... Read More about Awake craniotomy with English and British Sign Language mapping in a patient with a left temporal glioblastoma reveals discordant speech-sign language maps.

Participative rights in Welsh primary schools: Unpicking the policy rhetoric (2024)
Journal Article
Murphy, A., Roberts, L., Williams, J., Cridland, J., Chicken, S., Waters-Davies, J., & Tyrie, J. (online). Participative rights in Welsh primary schools: Unpicking the policy rhetoric. Policy Futures in Education, https://doi.org/10.1177/14782103241257281

This paper presents the findings from the initial stage of an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded project which examines the pedagogic practices that embed young children's participative rights in lower primary classrooms in Wales. An... Read More about Participative rights in Welsh primary schools: Unpicking the policy rhetoric.

The University Beat - Critical Reflections on the Delivery of Police Education in England and Wales (2024)
Book
Eason, A., & Starr, R. (Eds.). (in press). The University Beat - Critical Reflections on the Delivery of Police Education in England and Wales. Springer (part of Springer Nature)

This book presents critical reflections on the professionalisation of policing through the delivery of the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA), Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP) and Pre-Join degrees by HEIs in the UK. Each chapter is wri... Read More about The University Beat - Critical Reflections on the Delivery of Police Education in England and Wales.

Understanding the impact of organisational and operational stressors on the mental health of police officers in Ireland (2024)
Journal Article
Gavin, P., & Porter, C. N. (in press). Understanding the impact of organisational and operational stressors on the mental health of police officers in Ireland. Police Practice and Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2024.2364247

The mental health of police officers is a critical yet under-researched area. They face unique operational and organisational stressors, including exposure to violence and trauma, as well as bullying, managerial conflict, and a lack of support in the... Read More about Understanding the impact of organisational and operational stressors on the mental health of police officers in Ireland.

Transcending equality, diversity and inclusion at work. A self-critical engagement (2024)
Book
Gaggiotti, H., & Weber, M. (2024). Transcending equality, diversity and inclusion at work. A self-critical engagement. (1). New York: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

The book reflects on ways of transcending Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) by establishing a dialogue between the professional experience of the authors and experts from academia and practitioners from financial services and executive search.... Read More about Transcending equality, diversity and inclusion at work. A self-critical engagement.

The use of deep learning to solve the inverse problem of ground penetrating radar and its application to potato farming (2024)
Thesis
Lees, C. The use of deep learning to solve the inverse problem of ground penetrating radar and its application to potato farming. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10624245

This thesis reviews current analytical approaches to solving the inverse problem for Ground Penetrating Radar and then walks the reader through the creation of a 2D image creation method with the aim of demonstrating that the use of deep learning to... Read More about The use of deep learning to solve the inverse problem of ground penetrating radar and its application to potato farming.

A symbolic defeat? Exploring symbolism and failure in the social reuse of confiscated mafia real estate in Italy (2024)
Journal Article
Phillips, A. (in press). A symbolic defeat? Exploring symbolism and failure in the social reuse of confiscated mafia real estate in Italy. University of Western Australia Law Review,

Italy’s pioneering anti-mafia legislation allows confiscated assets to be handed over to civil society groups. The ‘symbolic’ benefits of this approach are much lauded, but ill-defined. In the context of increasing global interest in the social reuse... Read More about A symbolic defeat? Exploring symbolism and failure in the social reuse of confiscated mafia real estate in Italy.

Influence of process parameters in powder bed fusion of 316L steel: A residual stress study (2024)
Journal Article
Mahmoudi, A. H., Karamifard, F., Khajeian, A., Foroozmehr, E., & Shokrieh, M. M. (in press). Influence of process parameters in powder bed fusion of 316L steel: A residual stress study. Progress in Additive Manufacturing, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-024-00687-w

To maintain the structural integrity in additively manufactured samples, it is important to study the induced residual stresses which are widely ignored. Powder bed fusion (PBF) is a type of additive manufacturing process in which the metal powder is... Read More about Influence of process parameters in powder bed fusion of 316L steel: A residual stress study.

Spike trains in PANI-proteinoid nanomaterials with different light pulse rates (2024)
Journal Article
Mougkogiannis, P., & Adamatzky, A. (in press). Spike trains in PANI-proteinoid nanomaterials with different light pulse rates. Materials Advances, https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ma00253a

Bio-inspired computing emulates the brain's information processing power in artificial architectures. We investigate the modification of emergent spike train dynamics in hybrid networks of polyaniline (PANI) nanomaterials hybridised with proteinoids... Read More about Spike trains in PANI-proteinoid nanomaterials with different light pulse rates.

Dynamic movement primitives-based human action prediction and shared control for bilateral robot teleoperation (2024)
Journal Article
Lu, Z., Si, W., Wang, N., & Yang, C. (online). Dynamic movement primitives-based human action prediction and shared control for bilateral robot teleoperation. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2024.3401185

This article presents a novel shared-control teleoperation framework that integrates imitation learning and bilateral control to achieve system stability based on a new dynamic movement primitives (DMPs) observer. First, a DMPs-based observer is firs... Read More about Dynamic movement primitives-based human action prediction and shared control for bilateral robot teleoperation.

On the relationship between benchmarking, standards and certification in robotics and AI (2024)
Book Chapter
Winfield, A. . F. T., & Studley, M. (2024). On the relationship between benchmarking, standards and certification in robotics and AI. In M. I. A. Ferreira (Ed.), Producing Artificial Intelligent Systems (1-9). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55817-7_1

Benchmarking, standards and certification are closely related processes. Standards can provide normative requirements that robotics and AI systems may or may not conform to. Certification generally relies upon conformance with one or more standards a... Read More about On the relationship between benchmarking, standards and certification in robotics and AI.

Coupling of cold atmospheric plasma treatment with ultrasound-assisted extraction for enhanced recovery of bioactive compounds from cornelian cherry pomace (2024)
Journal Article
Loukri, A., Kissas, T., Kyriakoudi, A., Zymvrakaki, E., Stratakos, A. C., & Mourtzinos, I. (2024). Coupling of cold atmospheric plasma treatment with ultrasound-assisted extraction for enhanced recovery of bioactive compounds from cornelian cherry pomace. Food Chemistry, 455, Article 139989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139989

Cornelian cherry pomace is produced during the production of juice from this traditional superfood. Due to its high nutritive value, the by-product can be utilized as a source of bioactive compounds. The present study aimed to develop a sustainable m... Read More about Coupling of cold atmospheric plasma treatment with ultrasound-assisted extraction for enhanced recovery of bioactive compounds from cornelian cherry pomace.

Laying Pluckley’s ghosts: Frederick Sanders and the origins of the “Most Haunted Village in England” 1939 – 1979 (2024)
Journal Article
Moreton, S. (in press). Laying Pluckley’s ghosts: Frederick Sanders and the origins of the “Most Haunted Village in England” 1939 – 1979. Folklore,

The village of Pluckley in the British county of Kent has enjoyed a reputation for being ‘the most haunted village in England’ for over seventy years. Popular books on ghosts have featured the village and its stories since the late 1960s, and the tot... Read More about Laying Pluckley’s ghosts: Frederick Sanders and the origins of the “Most Haunted Village in England” 1939 – 1979.

Thermosensory spiking activity of proteinoid microspheres cross-linked by actin filaments (2024)
Journal Article
Mougkogiannis, P., & Adamatzky, A. (2024). Thermosensory spiking activity of proteinoid microspheres cross-linked by actin filaments. Langmuir, 40, 12649–12670. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01107

Actin, found in all eukaryotic cells as globular (G) or filamentous (F) actin, undergoes polymerization, with G-actin units changing shape to become F-actin. Thermal proteins, or proteinoids, are created by heating amino acids (160-200 °C), forming p... Read More about Thermosensory spiking activity of proteinoid microspheres cross-linked by actin filaments.

Empirical investigation of supply chain 4.0 adoption in Vietnam (2024)
Thesis
Nguyen, G. Empirical investigation of supply chain 4.0 adoption in Vietnam. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11470630

Purpose The rise of Industry 4.0, also known as the 4th Industrial Revolution, has transformed traditional supply chains into Supply Chain 4.0 (SC4.0), often referred interchangeably as Digital Supply Chains (DSC). This shift is crucial for firms, e... Read More about Empirical investigation of supply chain 4.0 adoption in Vietnam.

The ballad of the bots: Sonification using cognitive metaphor to support immersed teleoperation of robot teams (2024)
Journal Article
Simmons, J., Bremner, P., Mitchell, T. J., Bown, A., & McIntosh, V. (in press). The ballad of the bots: Sonification using cognitive metaphor to support immersed teleoperation of robot teams. Frontiers in Virtual Reality,

As an embodied and spatial medium, virtual reality is proving an attractive proposition for robot teleoperation in hazardous environments. This paper examines a nuclear decommissioning scenario in which a simulated team of semi-autonomous robots are... Read More about The ballad of the bots: Sonification using cognitive metaphor to support immersed teleoperation of robot teams.

Patient perspectives of general practice consultation for musculoskeletal disorders: A qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Thomas, R., Berry, A., Cramp, F., & Walsh, N. (2024). Patient perspectives of general practice consultation for musculoskeletal disorders: A qualitative study. Musculoskeletal Care, 22(2), Article e1904. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1904

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSKDs) are a significant reason for general practice consultations in the United Kingdom. Current models of care include consultation with a General Practitioner (GP) or a First Contact Physiotherapy Practitione... Read More about Patient perspectives of general practice consultation for musculoskeletal disorders: A qualitative study.

Art on prescription: Supporting wellbeing in cities (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holt, N. (2024, June). Art on prescription: Supporting wellbeing in cities. Presented at WHO Healthy Cities Network: Arts and Health Webinar, Online

This talk for the WHO Healthy Cities Network contributed to a webinar on the arts on health in cities. This talk focused on the role of social prescribing, in particular arts on prescription, presenting research based in Bristol on the use of arts on... Read More about Art on prescription: Supporting wellbeing in cities.