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Kosakonia (2024)
Book Chapter
Brady, C. L. (2024). Kosakonia. In M. Trujillo, S. Dedysh, P. DeVos, B. Hedlund, P. Kämpfer, F. Rainey, & W. Whitman (Eds.), Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm02043

Species within the genus Kosakonia are primarily plant-growth-promoting bacteria, able to fix nitrogen and improve crop yield. However, several species have also been isolated from clinical samples and are thought to cause rare incidences of disease.... Read More about Kosakonia.

U-model-based dynamic inversion control for quadrotor UAV systems (2024)
Book Chapter
Lone, A. A., Nemati, H., Zhu, Q., Mercorelli, P., & Narayan, P. (2024). U-model-based dynamic inversion control for quadrotor UAV systems. In Modeling, Identification, and Control for Cyber- Physical Systems Towards Industry 4.0 (293-309). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2021-0-02869-8

A Model-Independent Design approach (U-Model) is studied with the example of Quadrotor UAV. A Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) dynamic model of a quadrotor UAV is derived, and U-Model-based Dynamic Inverse control approach is used to design a co... Read More about U-model-based dynamic inversion control for quadrotor UAV systems.

Multibody simulations of distributed flight arrays for Industry 4.0 applications (2024)
Book Chapter
Yip, L., Nemati, H., Mercorelli, P., & Zhu, Q. (2024). Multibody simulations of distributed flight arrays for Industry 4.0 applications. In Modeling, Identification, and Control for Cyber- Physical Systems Towards Industry 4.0 (247 - 278). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2021-0-02869-8

Distributed Flight Arrays (DFAs) are an experimental type of aerial, multi-rotor, vehicle capable of land-based navigation and cooperative aerial flight involving physically docking with N-number of other agents forming a larger structure with some d... Read More about Multibody simulations of distributed flight arrays for Industry 4.0 applications.

Imagined worlds (2024)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. (in press). Imagined worlds. In Turn the page: an Anthology. Norwich: turn the page

turn the page has, over a period of ten years (2012-2022), introduced the public to the wonders of the wider book arts genre, and artists and collectors to each other, through its showcasing events, symposia and related exhibitions. To celebrate thos... Read More about Imagined worlds.

Biodiversity and ecosystem functions in Southern African Savanna rangelands: Threats, impacts and solutions (2024)
Book Chapter
Geißler, K., Blaum, N., von Maltitz, G. P., Smith, T., Bookhagen, B., Wanke, H., …Uugulu, S. (2024). Biodiversity and ecosystem functions in Southern African Savanna rangelands: Threats, impacts and solutions. In G. P. von Maltitz, G. F. Midgley, J. Veitch, C. Brümmer, R. P. Rötter, F. A. Viehberg, & M. Veste (Eds.), Sustainability of Southern African Ecosystems under Global Change (407-438). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10948-5_15

Savanna rangelands provide diverse communities across southern Africa with livestock and wildlife-based livelihoods, as well as extensive ecosystem services. Historical usage patterns, however, are increasingly challenged by widespread degradation. W... Read More about Biodiversity and ecosystem functions in Southern African Savanna rangelands: Threats, impacts and solutions.

Beyond the beautiful game (2024)
Book Chapter
Johnston, C. (in press). Beyond the beautiful game. In Left Cultures - Issue 3. Bristol: Left Cultures

Football has always been rooted in working-class culture and celebrated within working-class communities. Criticism of today’s game typically focuses on the capitalisation of some leagues, and football’s growing distance from its own roots. Yet, it r... Read More about Beyond the beautiful game.

Artificial intelligence for occupational health and safety management in construction (2023)
Book Chapter
Perera, S., Paton-Cole, V., Gao, S., Francis, V., Urhal, P., Manu, P., …Babalola, A. (2023). Artificial intelligence for occupational health and safety management in construction. In P. Manu, S. Gao, P. J. S. Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (154-168). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-15

Reducing occupational safety and health (OSH) incidents has been an area of significant importance to the construction industry. The industry remains one of the most dangerous, with significant occupational fatalities and injuries. Artificial intelli... Read More about Artificial intelligence for occupational health and safety management in construction.

Developing Industry 4.0 applications - A social construction of technology approach (2023)
Book Chapter
Collinge, W. H., Osorio-Sandoval, C. A., Manu, P., & Cheung, C. (2023). Developing Industry 4.0 applications - A social construction of technology approach. In P. Manu, S. Gao, P. Jorge Silva Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (42-51). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-5

The design and development of Industry 4.0 applications requires focused research work and close collaboration with the industry. Such an approach requires a balance between technical work and social interactions with industry partners: a social cons... Read More about Developing Industry 4.0 applications - A social construction of technology approach.

The confluence of Industry 4.0 and construction occupational safety, health and well-being (2023)
Book Chapter
Manu, P., Gao, S., Da Silva Bartolo, P. J., Francis, V., & Sawhney, A. (2023). The confluence of Industry 4.0 and construction occupational safety, health and well-being. In P. Manu, S. Gao, P. J. D. S. Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (1-14). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-1

Globally, the construction sector accounts for more than100,000 occupational fatalities annually. There is an urgent need to improve the poor occupational safety, health and well-being (OSHW) outlook of the construction sector. The advent of the four... Read More about The confluence of Industry 4.0 and construction occupational safety, health and well-being.

Application of exoskeletons for occupational safety and health management in construction (2023)
Book Chapter
Babalola, A., Urhal, P., Manu, P., Da Silva Bartolo, P. J., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., …Paton-Cole, V. (2023). Application of exoskeletons for occupational safety and health management in construction. In P. Manu, S. Gao, P. J. S. Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (249-264). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-23

The construction industry is a high-risk industry due to its poor record of injuries and deaths globally. Recently, exoskeletons, as part of a suite of Industry 4.0 technologies, have emerged as a potential effective technological approach for addres... Read More about Application of exoskeletons for occupational safety and health management in construction.

Profit aus Glaubenmachen - Gewinn aus Dichtung: Wirtschaft als Wahrheitskampf (2023)
Book Chapter
Berger, S. (2023). Profit aus Glaubenmachen - Gewinn aus Dichtung: Wirtschaft als Wahrheitskampf. In I. D. Gennaro, G. N. Schaefer, & S. E. Schuster (Eds.), Geld und Gewinn. Zur Erweiterung monetär-ökonomischer Logiken (11-40). Verlag Karl Alber

Die Wirtschaftswissenschaft der Moderne befasst sich maßgeblich mit der Frage, was der Markt ist bzw. wie vom Markt zu denken ist. Aus eigener Erfahrung teilen wir hier die Einsicht des Wirtschaftsphilosophen Philip Mirowski (2013), dass die in der H... Read More about Profit aus Glaubenmachen - Gewinn aus Dichtung: Wirtschaft als Wahrheitskampf.

Empowerment and disempowerment in women’s sport (2023)
Book Chapter
Daniels, E. A., & Kirby, J. B. (2023). Empowerment and disempowerment in women’s sport. In The Palgrave Handbook of Power, Gender, and Psychology (377-396). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41531-9_21

This chapter addresses disempowerment and empowerment in girls’ and women’s sports from a sociohistorical perspective with a focus on the United States. First, we discuss the historical exclusion of girls and women in sport in the U.S. from the ninet... Read More about Empowerment and disempowerment in women’s sport.

Introduction to section 5: Embodied carbon and material scale perspectives (2023)
Book Chapter
Moncaster, A., & Azari, R. (2023). Introduction to section 5: Embodied carbon and material scale perspectives. In R. Azari, & A. Moncaster (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment (331-334). Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

While buildings and neighbourhoods are bounded in place, materials are a global resource, which can be imported from across the world. An assessment of embodied impacts for a completed building design is relatively straightforward, if requiring compl... Read More about Introduction to section 5: Embodied carbon and material scale perspectives.

Introduction to Section 2: National and international approaches to, and policies for, decarbonisation (2023)
Book Chapter
Moncaster, A., & Azari, R. (2023). Introduction to Section 2: National and international approaches to, and policies for, decarbonisation. In R. Azari, & A. Moncaster (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment (185-188). Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

This chapter introduces Section 2, which discusses the current policy and industry initiatives for reducing embodied carbon in different regions of the world. This is, we believe, a unique contribution to knowledge, revealing the real-world transitio... Read More about Introduction to Section 2: National and international approaches to, and policies for, decarbonisation.

Embodied carbon and building retrofit (2023)
Book Chapter
Wise, F., Moncaster, A., & Jones, D. (2023). Embodied carbon and building retrofit. In R. Azari, & A. Moncaster (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment (296-328). Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

There is a critical need to reduce energy and associated carbon emissions from the existing built environment to help mitigate climate change. This requires significant upscaling of energy retrofitting. However, at present, retrofit assessments commo... Read More about Embodied carbon and building retrofit.

Embodied emissions - knowledge building for industry (2023)
Book Chapter
Houlihan Wiberg, A., James, B., Moncaster, A., Nygaard Rasmussen, F., Malmqvist, T., & Birgisdottir, H. (2023). Embodied emissions - knowledge building for industry. In R. Azari, & A. Moncaster (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment (147-181). Routledge

A climate emergency has been declared and government, policymakers, industries, researchers and architects have tremendous potential to shift the entire industry towards a (net) zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions-built environment. In particular, th... Read More about Embodied emissions - knowledge building for industry.

Secondary victims of homicide and restorative justice (2023)
Book Chapter
Gavin, P. (2023). Secondary victims of homicide and restorative justice. In C. Allsop, & S. Pike (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Homicide Investigation. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

This chapter considers how restorative justice (RJ) can be used to help secondary victims of homicide in dealing with their loss. It begins by discussing the impact of homicide on secondary victims. It then considers some of the principles of RJ and... Read More about Secondary victims of homicide and restorative justice.

Minimising embodied carbon: A question of politics, not percentages (2023)
Book Chapter
Moncaster, A. (2023). Minimising embodied carbon: A question of politics, not percentages. In R. Azari, & A. Moncaster (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment (7-19). Abingdon and New York: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003277927

Embodied carbon (EC) has long been a thorny issue, for many years excluded from policy and regulation. Definitions of ‘zero carbon’ have been framed to include only operational impacts, encouraging improvements in energy efficiency but continuing to... Read More about Minimising embodied carbon: A question of politics, not percentages.