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Dismantling resource sovereignty in the context of the right to a healthy environment (2023)
Book Chapter
Razzaque, J. (in press). Dismantling resource sovereignty in the context of the right to a healthy environment. In Order and Disorder in Geopolitics and Global Governance (161-181). Nomos

Resource sovereignty indicates the rights of the states to explore, develop and dispose of their natural resources and is set out in the UNGA Resolution 1803 which declares unequivocally that “[t]he right of peoples and nations to permanent sovereign... Read More about Dismantling resource sovereignty in the context of the right to a healthy environment.

Space to think critically: Pedagogies of Joy and Critical & Contextual Studies (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Rintoul, J. (2023, November). Space to think critically: Pedagogies of Joy and Critical & Contextual Studies. Paper presented at Teaching Beyond the Curriculum (Session: Critical Speculations of Art School Education), Glasgow School of Art, UK; Louisiana State University, USA; Wenzhou-Kean University, China

Critical and Contextual Studies (CCS) alludes to a curricula space commonly associated with writing, ‘theory’ and critical thinking in the Art School. Models of CCS differ from institution to institution; while some appear isolated from the studio, o... Read More about Space to think critically: Pedagogies of Joy and Critical & Contextual Studies.

Digitalization and employment relations in the retail sector. Examining the role of trade unions in Italy and Spain (2023)
Journal Article
Marcolin, A., & Gasparri, S. (in press). Digitalization and employment relations in the retail sector. Examining the role of trade unions in Italy and Spain. European Journal of Industrial Relations, https://doi.org/10.1177/09596801231213809

This article investigates trade union responses to in-store digitalization in retail in Italy and Spain. It considers critical issues often associated with the digital transformation of work including excessive work flexibility, high levels of monito... Read More about Digitalization and employment relations in the retail sector. Examining the role of trade unions in Italy and Spain.

Core outcomes and factors influencing the experience of care for children with severe acute exacerbations of asthma: A qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
Craig, S., Xu, Y., Robas, K., Iramain, R., Yock-Corrales, A., Soto-Martinez, M. E., …Babl, F. E. (2023). Core outcomes and factors influencing the experience of care for children with severe acute exacerbations of asthma: A qualitative study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 10(1), Article e001723. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001723

Objective To identify the outcomes considered important, and factors influencing the patient experience, for parents and caregivers of children presenting to hospital with a severe acute exacerbation of asthma. This work contributes to the outcome-id... Read More about Core outcomes and factors influencing the experience of care for children with severe acute exacerbations of asthma: A qualitative study.

Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men in primary care using a conservative intervention: Cluster randomised controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Drake, M. J., Worthington, J., Frost, J., Sanderson, E., Cochrane, M., Cotterill, N., …Lane, J. A. (2023). Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men in primary care using a conservative intervention: Cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 383, Article e075219. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-075219

Objective: To determine whether a standardised and manualised care intervention in men in primary care could achieve superior improvement of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) compared with usual care. Design: Cluster randomised controlled trial. Se... Read More about Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men in primary care using a conservative intervention: Cluster randomised controlled trial.

Comparison of the effects of antibiotics and essential oils against Acinetobacter baumannii in planktonic and biofilm conditions (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Salim, J., Nariapara, V., Adukwu, E., & Snook, A. (2023, November). Comparison of the effects of antibiotics and essential oils against Acinetobacter baumannii in planktonic and biofilm conditions. Poster presented at Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritised Scientists, Phoenix, AZc, USA

Background: Acinetobacter baumannii is a common nosocomial pathogen causing pneumonia, bacteraemia, wound and urinary tract infections. Due to improper and frequent antibiotic use A. baumannii has become multi-drug resistant, the World Health Organi... Read More about Comparison of the effects of antibiotics and essential oils against Acinetobacter baumannii in planktonic and biofilm conditions.

Integrating health in local plans: An impact evaluation (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bird, E., Le Gouais, A., Hanss, K., Callway, R., Chang, M., & Kidger, J. (2023, November). Integrating health in local plans: An impact evaluation. Paper presented at Prevention Research 2023, Edinburgh, Scotland

The Local Plan is a statutory policy document through which local planning authorities in England seek to shape urban regeneration and other land use management. Research suggests that for planning policy to have a meaningful impact on promoting heal... Read More about Integrating health in local plans: An impact evaluation.

Determining the source water and active root depth of woody plants using a deuterium tracer at a Savannah site in northern Stampriet Basin, Namibia (2023)
Journal Article
Uugulu, S., Wanke, H., & Koeniger, P. (2024). Determining the source water and active root depth of woody plants using a deuterium tracer at a Savannah site in northern Stampriet Basin, Namibia. Hydrogeology Journal, 32(1), 189-201. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-023-02747-x

Woody plants play a significant role in the global water cycle through water uptake by roots and evapotranspiration. A deuterium tracer was used to assess the active root depths for Salvia mellifera and Boscia albitrunca in the Ebenhaezer area (weste... Read More about Determining the source water and active root depth of woody plants using a deuterium tracer at a Savannah site in northern Stampriet Basin, Namibia.

Light-induced spiking in proteinoids yields Boolean gates (2023)
Journal Article
Mougkogiannis, P., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Light-induced spiking in proteinoids yields Boolean gates. Materials and Design, 236, Article 112460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112460

This study analyzes light modulation of spiking in proteinoids, thermally condensed proteins exhibiting spike dynamics. We elucidate how light induces changes in proteinoids, modulating spike frequency. Results show proteinoids' spiking can be adjust... Read More about Light-induced spiking in proteinoids yields Boolean gates.

Mitigating financial crime risks in hedge funds: Strategies for compliance and safeguarding investor trust (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Johnson, D. (2023, November). Mitigating financial crime risks in hedge funds: Strategies for compliance and safeguarding investor trust. Paper presented at HFM EU Legal Summit, Sopwell House, St Albans

Financial crime presents a significant challenge for asset managers, requiring them to be vigilant and proactive in combating illicit activities. This session provides an overview of financial crime in the context of asset management, highlighting it... Read More about Mitigating financial crime risks in hedge funds: Strategies for compliance and safeguarding investor trust.

Belonging, community and capability: Listening to the voices of young children to realise process quality in early childhood curriculum enactment in Wales (2023)
Journal Article
Waters-Davies, J., Tyrie, J., Chicken, S., Knight, C., & Grout, E. (in press). Belonging, community and capability: Listening to the voices of young children to realise process quality in early childhood curriculum enactment in Wales. Education 3-13, https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2023.2276854

This paper addresses the problem of how to achieve process quality in early childhood education (ECE) in a manner that attends to young children’s views. Process quality, the interactional experiences of the child in ECE, is highlighted by the OECD a... Read More about Belonging, community and capability: Listening to the voices of young children to realise process quality in early childhood curriculum enactment in Wales.

Adaptive sliding mode attitude control of 2-degrees-of-freedom helicopter system with actuator saturation and disturbances (2023)
Journal Article
Li, R., Lei, C., Shi, B., Zhu, Q., & Yue, X. (in press). Adaptive sliding mode attitude control of 2-degrees-of-freedom helicopter system with actuator saturation and disturbances. Journal of Vibration and Control, https://doi.org/10.1177/10775463231212530

The modelling uncertainties, external disturbance and actuator saturation issues will degrade the performance and even the safety of flight. To improve control performance, this study proposes an adaptive U-model based double sliding control (UDSMC)... Read More about Adaptive sliding mode attitude control of 2-degrees-of-freedom helicopter system with actuator saturation and disturbances.

A meta-model of socio-hydrological phenomena for sustainable water management (2023)
Journal Article
Mijic, A., Liu, L., O’Keeffe, J., Dobson, B., & Chun, K. (2024). A meta-model of socio-hydrological phenomena for sustainable water management. Nature Sustainability, 7, 7–14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01240-3

Overemphasizing technological solutions in water management without considering the broader systems perspective can result in unintended consequences. For example, infrastructure interventions for drought adaptation may inadvertently increase flood r... Read More about A meta-model of socio-hydrological phenomena for sustainable water management.

Relapse after cessation of weekly tocilizumab for giant cell arteritis: A multicentre service evaluation in England (2023)
Journal Article
Quick, V., Abusalameh, M., Ahmed, S., Alkoky, H., Bukhari, M., Carter, S., …Mackie, S. L. (in press). Relapse after cessation of weekly tocilizumab for giant cell arteritis: A multicentre service evaluation in England. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead604

Objectives: The National Health Service in England funds 12 months of weekly subcutaneous tocilizumab (qwTCZ) for patients with relapsing or refractory giant cell arteritis (GCA). During the COVID-19 pandemic, some patients were allowed longer treatm... Read More about Relapse after cessation of weekly tocilizumab for giant cell arteritis: A multicentre service evaluation in England.

Reflections on XR audio craft: RePresenting act and place (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Reed, L. (2023, November). Reflections on XR audio craft: RePresenting act and place. Paper presented at Sound/Image Festival 2023, London, UK

This talk and accompanying demo looks back over a body of work across multiple formats of XR including, 360 Film, Full Dome, Mixed Reality and Virtual Reality experiences. From immersive documentary to contemporary music performances it reflects on t... Read More about Reflections on XR audio craft: RePresenting act and place.

LGI-rPPG-Net: A shallow encoder-decoder model for rPPG signal estimation from facial video streams (2023)
Journal Article
Chowdhury, M. H., Chowdhury, M. E., Reaz, M. B. I., Md Ali, S. H., Rakhtala, S. M., Murugappan, M., …Khandakar, A. (2024). LGI-rPPG-Net: A shallow encoder-decoder model for rPPG signal estimation from facial video streams. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 89, Article 105687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2023.105687

A method to accurately estimate physiological signals from video streams at a minimal cost is invaluable. The importance of such a technique in pre-clinical health monitoring cannot be understated. Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) can be used as a... Read More about LGI-rPPG-Net: A shallow encoder-decoder model for rPPG signal estimation from facial video streams.

Performance enhancement of vehicle suspension system with geometrically nonlinear inerters (2023)
Journal Article
Shi, B., Dai, W., & Yang, J. (2024). Performance enhancement of vehicle suspension system with geometrically nonlinear inerters. Archive of Applied Mechanics, 94, 39–55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-023-02502-4

This research investigates the nonlinear dynamics and performance enhancement of a suspension system using a diamond-shaped linkage with inerter (D-inerter). The proposed suspension system consists of two inerters embedded in a four-bar linkage mecha... Read More about Performance enhancement of vehicle suspension system with geometrically nonlinear inerters.

Class Action (2023)
Other
Johnston, C. (2023). Class Action. [Newspaper Article]

People with a working-class heritage can face deeply entrenched normative and attitudinal barriers in and through education. Yet, they remain a comparatively overlooked social group in academic studies, even with those employing intersectional analys... Read More about Class Action.