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A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Lewis-Smith, H., Hasan, F., Ahuja, L., White, P., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2022). A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Body Image, 42, 183-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.05.013

Adolescents in India experience body dissatisfaction, however, empirically supported interventions are lacking. This paper describes the protocol for the development, acceptability testing, and cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a six-sessi... Read More about A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

SpaceWire communications in power over Ethernet environment (2022)
Journal Article
Martin, J., & Zaidi, Y. (2023). SpaceWire communications in power over Ethernet environment. CEAS Space Journal, 15, 451–465. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12567-022-00454-z

This is a high-level study into the validation of a unified electric power and communications architecture for modern spacecraft systems. We leverage from blending the European Cooperation for Space Standardisation (ECSS) SpaceWire and the IEEE 802.3... Read More about SpaceWire communications in power over Ethernet environment.

#MeToo for Women and Men: Understanding Power through Sexual Harassment (2022)
Book
Meyrick, J. (2022). #MeToo for Women and Men: Understanding Power through Sexual Harassment. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

#MeToo for Women and Men provides an overview of sexual violence and an accessible guide to the #MeToo movement, presenting a timely look at the evidence from diverse fields. Its evidence-based approach builds upon public health and health psychology... Read More about #MeToo for Women and Men: Understanding Power through Sexual Harassment.

Demo: Untethered haptic teleoperation for nuclear decommissioning using a low-power wireless control technology (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Bolarinwa, J., Smith, A., Aijaz, A., Stanoev, A., & Giuliani, M. (2022). Demo: Untethered haptic teleoperation for nuclear decommissioning using a low-power wireless control technology. In IEEE INFOCOM 2022 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS). https://doi.org/10.1109/infocomwkshps54753.2022.9798082

Haptic teleoperation is typically realized through wired networking technologies (e.g., Ethernet) which guarantee performance of control loops closed over the communication medium, particularly in terms of latency, jitter, and reliability. This demon... Read More about Demo: Untethered haptic teleoperation for nuclear decommissioning using a low-power wireless control technology.

Beyond divisions (2022)
Journal Article
Crociani-Windland, L. (in press). Beyond divisions. New Associations,

‘An endlessly strange experience’: Experiences of media reporting on criminal courts during the Covid-19 pandemic (2022)
Report
Smith, T., Reardon, S., Keppel-Palmer, M., & Gross, B. (2022). ‘An endlessly strange experience’: Experiences of media reporting on criminal courts during the Covid-19 pandemic. University of the West of England

It is well established that the news media plays a pivotal role ‘in facilitating open justice’ by reporting on the proceedings of the courts. Following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the shutting of physical court rooms in England and Wales i... Read More about ‘An endlessly strange experience’: Experiences of media reporting on criminal courts during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rapid prediction of fibre-dominant tensile failure in randomly oriented strands (2022)
Journal Article
Jesus, A., & Xu, X. (2023). Rapid prediction of fibre-dominant tensile failure in randomly oriented strands. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 42(5-6), 205-212. https://doi.org/10.1177/07316844221107927

A stochastic morphological modelling framework has been established to predict the tensile behaviour of Randomly Oriented Strands made of ultra-thin Carbon Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic prepreg tapes. The tape properties from their distributions are... Read More about Rapid prediction of fibre-dominant tensile failure in randomly oriented strands.

Voltammetric behaviour of Rhodamine B at a screen-printed Carbon electrode and its trace determination in environmental water samples (2022)
Journal Article
Honeychurch, K. C. (2022). Voltammetric behaviour of Rhodamine B at a screen-printed Carbon electrode and its trace determination in environmental water samples. Sensors, 22(12), 4631. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22124631

The voltammetric behaviour of Rhodamine B was studied at a screen‐printed carbon electrode (SPCE), by cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry. Cyclic voltammograms exhibited two reduction peaks (designated R1 and R2) generated from the reduction of... Read More about Voltammetric behaviour of Rhodamine B at a screen-printed Carbon electrode and its trace determination in environmental water samples.

Women saving the world: Narratives of gender and development on global radio (2022)
Book Chapter
LeRoux-Rutledge, E. (2022). Women saving the world: Narratives of gender and development on global radio. In New mediums, better messages? How innovations in translation, engagement, and advocacy are changing international development. New York: Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198858751.001.0001

Radio has long been used as a tool for development – particularly when promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment – but far more attention has been paid to local community radio than to radio with a global reach. This chapter seeks to understa... Read More about Women saving the world: Narratives of gender and development on global radio.

Performance analysis of a nonlinear inerter-based vibration isolator with inerter embedded in a linkage mechanism (2022)
Journal Article
Shi, B., Dai, W., & Yang, J. (2022). Performance analysis of a nonlinear inerter-based vibration isolator with inerter embedded in a linkage mechanism. Nonlinear Dynamics, 109(2), 419-442. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-022-07564-7

This study presents an inerter-based nonlinear vibration isolator with geometrical nonlinearity created by configuring an inerter in a diamond-shaped linkage mechanism. The isolation performance of the proposed nonlinear isolator subjected to force o... Read More about Performance analysis of a nonlinear inerter-based vibration isolator with inerter embedded in a linkage mechanism.

A more ‘inclusive’ approach to module delivery and assessment (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Davidson, C., & Archila Santos, H. (2022, June). A more ‘inclusive’ approach to module delivery and assessment. Presented at Festival of Learning, UWE Bristol

In 2020, Covid and the introduction of an alternative blended learning approach, provided a welcome opportunity for implementing innovative approaches to teaching and learning in the module Construction Technology and Services 1, at UWE Bristol. A fl... Read More about A more ‘inclusive’ approach to module delivery and assessment.

EURA Conversations May 2020 - May 2022 (2022)
Book
Hambleton, R., Jones, A., Long, L. A., & Vinci, I. (Eds.). (2022). EURA Conversations May 2020 - May 2022. Dortmund, Germany: European Urban Research Association

In May 2020 the European Urban Research Association (EURA) launched a series of ‘conversations’ on the EURA website. The purpose of this initiative was to create a new space where EURA members could discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cit... Read More about EURA Conversations May 2020 - May 2022.

Academic integrity and assessment offences: Anecdotal observations by an AOA from practice (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Hassler, S. (2022, June). Academic integrity and assessment offences: Anecdotal observations by an AOA from practice. Presented at Academic Integrity in the Law School: Past Experiences, Current Challenges, and Future Perspectives, Leeds

Assessment Offences, it would seem, are on the rise. Access to better supporting software, such as text-matching resources like SafeAssign and TurnitIn or a simple search engine access with key phrases, have made plagiarism or collusion easier to de... Read More about Academic integrity and assessment offences: Anecdotal observations by an AOA from practice.

An explainable semi-personalized federated learning model (2022)
Journal Article
Demertzis, K., Iliadis, L., Kikiras, P., & Pimenidis, E. (2022). An explainable semi-personalized federated learning model. Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering, 29(4), 335-350. https://doi.org/10.3233/ICA-220683

Training a model using batch learning requires uniform data storage in a repository. This approach is intrusive, as users have to expose their privacy and exchange sensitive data by sending them to central entities to be preprocessed. Unlike the afor... Read More about An explainable semi-personalized federated learning model.

‘I feel like my house was taken away from me’: Parents' experiences of having home adaptations for their medically complex, technology-dependent child (2022)
Journal Article
Mithchell, T., Bray, L., Blake, L., Dickenson, A., & Carter, B. (2022). ‘I feel like my house was taken away from me’: Parents' experiences of having home adaptations for their medically complex, technology-dependent child. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(6), e4639-e4651. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13870

Technology-dependent children are a sub-population of seriously ill children with life-limiting conditions who are being cared for at home by their families. Although home-based care has been the model of care for these children since the late 1980s,... Read More about ‘I feel like my house was taken away from me’: Parents' experiences of having home adaptations for their medically complex, technology-dependent child.

Neurodivergent defendants & the poor lawyer: How might defence lawyers adapt to their clients’ needs? (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Smith, T. (2022, June). Neurodivergent defendants & the poor lawyer: How might defence lawyers adapt to their clients’ needs?

Poor lawyering is arguably, at its core, a failure to be a good lawyer. One method of measuring ‘good’ lawyering is to assess how effectively lawyers discharge their professional duties (for example, acting in the best interests of a client). Whilst... Read More about Neurodivergent defendants & the poor lawyer: How might defence lawyers adapt to their clients’ needs?.

There's an app for that! Utilising technology to gamify student engagement (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, R., & Sutherland, N. (2022, June). There's an app for that! Utilising technology to gamify student engagement. Presented at UWE festival of Learning, 2022, UWE, Bristol

What can video games like Pokémon teach us about improving student engagement? In this session you will learn how to utilise underexplored features of Instagram and Blackboard to gamify the student experience and ultimately increase engagement. These... Read More about There's an app for that! Utilising technology to gamify student engagement.

Becoming phu nam and other stories: Researching leadership practices in Laos and the ethics of cross-cultural engagement (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Case, P. (2022, June). Becoming phu nam and other stories: Researching leadership practices in Laos and the ethics of cross-cultural engagement. Presented at Lincoln University Business School Research Day, Lincoln University, UK

This keynote lecture offers a co-constructed auto-ethnographic account of the researcher’s journey toward ‘passing’ as a leader (phu nam) within a state-run service in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The researcher was a foreigner in Laos emplo... Read More about Becoming phu nam and other stories: Researching leadership practices in Laos and the ethics of cross-cultural engagement.