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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.

Early versus persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Is there a difference in patient reported outcomes following rehabilitation? (2023)
Journal Article
Lewis, J. S., Wallace, C. S., White, P., Mottram, L., Ockenden, G., Rehm, K., & Walker, K. (2024). Early versus persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Is there a difference in patient reported outcomes following rehabilitation?. European Journal of Pain, 28(3), 464-475. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2196

Background: Expert consensus asserts that early treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) leads to better outcomes. Yet no evidence supports this assumption regarding the recognized gold standard of multidisciplinary functional rehabilitatio... Read More about Early versus persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Is there a difference in patient reported outcomes following rehabilitation?.

Validation of a new glucocorticoid-specific Patient-Reported Outcome Questionnaire (the Steroid PRO) (2023)
Journal Article
Bridgewater, S., Ndosi, M., Dawson, J., Richards, P., Silverthorne, C., Dures, E., …Robson, J. C. (2024). Validation of a new glucocorticoid-specific Patient-Reported Outcome Questionnaire (the Steroid PRO). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 83(3), 394-400. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard-2023-224946

Objectives: Glucocorticoids used in the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic conditions can impact on health-related quality of life. An underpinning qualitative study developed a long-list of candidate items for a treatment-specific patient-reported... Read More about Validation of a new glucocorticoid-specific Patient-Reported Outcome Questionnaire (the Steroid PRO).

Toilet talk: (Trans) Gendered negotiation of public spaces (2023)
Book Chapter
Somers, J., Demasi, M., Burke, S., & Carr, P. (2023). Toilet talk: (Trans) Gendered negotiation of public spaces. In E. Tseliou, C. Demuth, E. Georgaca, & B. Gough (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Innovative Qualitative Psychological Research. Routledge

Public toilet provision in the UK fails to meet the needs of cis women while trans communities are absent from current building regulations. This research explores how individuals negotiate differing positions on toilet provision and accessibility. T... Read More about Toilet talk: (Trans) Gendered negotiation of public spaces.

Smooth change: Moving from monolithic to microservices with flexible methods (2023)
Book Chapter
Aljawawdeh, H., Abuezhayeh, S., Qaddoumi, E., & Maghrabi, L. (2023). Smooth change: Moving from monolithic to microservices with flexible methods. In A. Mahmood, & A. Hannoon (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and Society 5.0 (559-572). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43300-9_46

This paper presents a comprehensive approach for migrating legacy monolithic systems to microservices architectures, focusing on adaptive synchronization techniques to streamline the process. Our proposed methodology enhances software systems’ scalab... Read More about Smooth change: Moving from monolithic to microservices with flexible methods.

Simplifying microservices migration with advanced genetic algorithms (2023)
Book Chapter
Aljawawdeh, H., Abuezhayeh, S., Qaddoumi, E., & Maghrabi, L. (2023). Simplifying microservices migration with advanced genetic algorithms. In A. Hannoon, & A. Mahmood (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and Society 5.0 (441-452). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43300-9_36

The increasing complexity and size of software systems have revealed the limitations of monolithic architectures, leading to the adoption of microservices as a more flexible, scalable, and maintainable alternative. This paper introduces an innovative... Read More about Simplifying microservices migration with advanced genetic algorithms.

Navigating serverless and microservices: Concise guide (2023)
Book Chapter
Aljawawdeh, H., Abuezhayeh, S., Alnatsheh, A., Qaddoumi, E., & Maghrabi, L. (2023). Navigating serverless and microservices: Concise guide. In Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and Society 5.0 (585-597). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43300-9_48

The rapid evolution of software development practices has led to the emergence of serverless and microservices architectures. These modern approaches offer various benefits, such as improved scalability, flexibility, and cost efficiency. This paper c... Read More about Navigating serverless and microservices: Concise guide.

Urban gardens, commoning, and vernacular governance (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Hanmer, O. (2023, November). Urban gardens, commoning, and vernacular governance. Paper presented at Social and Solidarity Economy and the Commons, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

Given that one of the foundational pillars of the commons is self-management (Stavrides 2015), where people themselves determine the rules, traditions, and values of the spaces and resources (Bollier 2020), this paper specifically explores the everyd... Read More about Urban gardens, commoning, and vernacular governance.