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Living electronics in cellulose zoogleal mats (2024)
Journal Article
The review starts by investigating the concepts that underpin the use of kombucha in electronic systems, such as its conducting properties, self-healing properties, and capacity to form long-lasting biofilms. The research explores the diverse uses of... Read More about Living electronics in cellulose zoogleal mats.
The challenge of delivering affordable housing in the South West (2023)
Journal Article
Danielle Sinnett, Katie McClymont, Hannah Hickman, Zaky Fouad and Stephen Hall outline the findings of a study of housing affordability in the South West of England, suggesting that it is unlikely that current housing need assessments will deliver en... Read More about The challenge of delivering affordable housing in the South West.
Future Data Services Contextual positioning paper (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Future Data Services is a two-year review by the ESRC into the operations and management of UK data services. Briefing Notes produced as part of the programme of work are intended to provide a short explainer of a specific topic related to the provi... Read More about Future Data Services Contextual positioning paper.
The effects of different types of crowd noise on penalty taking performance in football (2024)
Journal Article
Crowd noise impacts sporting performance, although little is known about this effect on penalty taking in football. This study explored the effect of crowd noise (positive, negative, stress-inducing, or no sound) on penalty-taking performance (accura... Read More about The effects of different types of crowd noise on penalty taking performance in football.
Modelling generalised symmetry in neural networks (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Responding to the relationships between stimuli (i.e., relational responding) plays a central role in human intelligence (Colbert, 2017, Cassidy, 2016). Decades of psychological research have shown how relational responding behaviour is first learned... Read More about Modelling generalised symmetry in neural networks.
Supporting individuals with a visible difference: A UK survey of needs and preferences (2024)
Journal Article
Individuals with visible differences, resulting from injuries, health conditions, or treatment, can face varied and lasting psychosocial effects. Existing psychosocial interventions are limited, with inconsistent support noted by specialists. Impro... Read More about Supporting individuals with a visible difference: A UK survey of needs and preferences.
Achieving resilient supply chains: Managing temporary healthcare supply chains during a geopolitical disruption (2024)
Journal Article
Geopolitical disruptions significantly impact the management of temporary healthcare supply chains (HSCs). Common across geopolitical disruptions is the interruption to the flow of supplies, calling for organizations to reconfigure their existing sup... Read More about Achieving resilient supply chains: Managing temporary healthcare supply chains during a geopolitical disruption.
A brief overview of the impact of avian influenza on animals (2024)
Journal Article
Avian influenza (AI) virus, and the (HPAI)H5N1 subtype in particular, is a serious problem for many wild bird populations, where devastating losses have been reported. However, AI is not restricted to bird species. Infection has been reported in comm... Read More about A brief overview of the impact of avian influenza on animals.
Neuroergonomics for human-centered technological contexts (2024)
Book Chapter
Enabling technologies constitute key milestones for humankind, expanding the capabilities of individuals and societies. Such a disruptive impact can also shape the perspective of any users beyond their own mind, body, and environment. For instance, t... Read More about Neuroergonomics for human-centered technological contexts.
Killer in my Village (2024)
Digital Artefact
Sky Documentary: Murder in my Village
Media interview which involves my role investigating the murder of Craig Hodson-Walker: When Craig Hodson-Walker is killed while trying to protect his father from a gang of robbers, a manhunt begins to track dow... Read More about Killer in my Village.
High spatial resolution monthly temperature and precipitation data modelling for Tunisia from 1950 to 2023 (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
High spatial and temporal resolutions climate data play a fundamental role in enhancing our understanding of climate change and addressing its environmental and social consequences. However, challenges such as the sparse distribution of meteorologica... Read More about High spatial resolution monthly temperature and precipitation data modelling for Tunisia from 1950 to 2023.
The effects of autistic traits in adolescents on the efficacy of paediatric Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment (IIPT) (2024)
Journal Article
Autistic adolescents are at greater risk of chronic pain, but it is unclear how autistic features may relate to individual aspects of chronic pain. As autism traits exist in the general population as well, it is important to know if autistic traits... Read More about The effects of autistic traits in adolescents on the efficacy of paediatric Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment (IIPT).
Women in STEM - how one county is making SPARCs (2024)
Journal Article
On International Women’s Day 2024, Pembrokeshire County Council joined Pembrokeshire College in the launch of the Sustainable Power, Renewables, and Construction (SPARC) Alliance. This new alliance promotes gender diversity in these underrepresented... Read More about Women in STEM - how one county is making SPARCs.
Cruising the archive: Discovering a queer methodology (2023)
Journal Article
As an artist researcher I am exploring how I orientate my queer body in an archival space. The focus of this article is how my discursive body negotiates archival relations, conflating ‘cruising’ as a method, seeking through intrigue and desire, maki... Read More about Cruising the archive: Discovering a queer methodology.
HomeLabs: Mapping household clusters to understand water and energy consumption behaviours (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Utility companies are continuously seeking new ways to understand the intricate nature of household water and energy usage patterns. Conventional “demand management” interventions usually proceed from an “information deficit” approach to behaviour ch... Read More about HomeLabs: Mapping household clusters to understand water and energy consumption behaviours.
PP34 Benefits, barriers and facilitators for out-of-hospital point of care testing: A qualitative study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bayesian network analysis of domestic water and energy use in Bristol (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Understanding the factors influencing domestic water and energy conservation is crucial for promoting sustainable development and resource conservation while achieving well-being and comfort at home. Bayesian networks (BN) are a powerful tool for mod... Read More about Bayesian network analysis of domestic water and energy use in Bristol.
Exploring domestic consumption patterns: A HomeLabs study on water and energy use (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Water and energy utilities are in constant pursuit of deeper insights into consumer use patterns within homes. Traditional demand management strategies often rely on an "information deficit" model, presuming that consumer behaviour can be altered sim... Read More about Exploring domestic consumption patterns: A HomeLabs study on water and energy use.
Second chances (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
On the 10th December Jonathan Gilbert delivered a keynote speech entitled ‘Second Chance’ at HMPPS Wales, Learning and Skills, Continuing Professional Development, 2024 Event at the Mercure Hotel, Cardiff. Other speakers included sector experts, incl... Read More about Second chances.
This study explored how social workers working within one English NHS trust understood the impact of the social determinants of mental health, and mental health inequalities, on the experiences of service users. The study used the concept of the soci... Read More about Social work, the sociological imagination and the social determinants of mental health: A study of mental health social work practice in multi-disciplinary settings.
Beyond the eatwell guide: Learning to value what we eat (2024)
Journal Article
Exploring the use of an entertainment device in a time of trauma. A longitudinal approach to communicating the story of an Emperor in exile and the role of material culture in everyday life (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This talk will explore a long-running project that has evolved slowly, revealing different stages of how the project will be revealed over a long period of time. The Emperor in question is Haile Selassie I, and the material culture in question is a p... Read More about Exploring the use of an entertainment device in a time of trauma. A longitudinal approach to communicating the story of an Emperor in exile and the role of material culture in everyday life.
A history of home, culture and identity through objects (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This talk explores Black history through certain popular items in a familiar family home. Based on my book, Black everyday Lives, Material Culture and Narrative: Tings in de House, (Routledge, 2023), this talk takes you on a journey through a few hun... Read More about A history of home, culture and identity through objects.
Co-creation in citizen science: Sharing learnings and good practice from an indoor, airborne microplastics project (2024)
Journal Article
HOMEs was a citizen science exploratory project, aimed at investigating the presence of airborne microplastics in people's homes. Participants placed passive samplers in their homes, using low-cost microscopes to see and take pictures of their sample... Read More about Co-creation in citizen science: Sharing learnings and good practice from an indoor, airborne microplastics project.
Retrofit information challenges and potential solutions: Perspectives of households, retrofit professionals and local policy makers in the United Kingdom (2024)
Journal Article
Rapidly scaling up energy retrofit for existing buildings is critical to help meet climate targets. Information is frequently identified as a key barrier to residential retrofit. This paper explores the role of information sharing in accelerating ret... Read More about Retrofit information challenges and potential solutions: Perspectives of households, retrofit professionals and local policy makers in the United Kingdom.
The Adult Safeguarding Practice Handbook (2024)
Book
The second edition of this best-selling book provides an essential guide to best practice in adult safeguarding. It has been updated to include recent legislative, guidance and research-based developments and relates them to useful practice examples.... Read More about The Adult Safeguarding Practice Handbook.
The 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine: MicroRNA takes center stage (2024)
Journal Article
Body image and appearance distress among military veterans and civilians with an injury-related visible difference: A comparison study (2024)
Journal Article
Injuries sustained during military conflict can significantly impact appearance. Yet, little is known about the psychosocial experiences of veterans with conflict-related appearance-altering injuries (AAI) and whether current civilian interventions a... Read More about Body image and appearance distress among military veterans and civilians with an injury-related visible difference: A comparison study.
Development and refinement of patient care recommendations in brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer using nominal group technique workshops (2024)
Journal Article
Purpose: Patient experiences of brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) are widely variable, with reports of difficult and traumatic experiences and aspects of care requiring improvement. The aim of this study was to develop patient... Read More about Development and refinement of patient care recommendations in brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer using nominal group technique workshops.
Bioaccumulation and genotoxic effect of heavy metal pollution in marine sponges from the Niger Delta (2024)
Journal Article
In this study, levels of Al, Cu, Ni, Cd, Cr and Pb were quantified in seawater, sediments, and sea sponges from six sites in the Niger Delta and one relatively clean site outside the Niger Delta area using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission... Read More about Bioaccumulation and genotoxic effect of heavy metal pollution in marine sponges from the Niger Delta.
IELTS vs university: Food for thought on student learning journeys (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This paper explores the challenges faced by international students in UK higher education, with a particular focus on the transition from IELTS preparation to university-level academic work. Drawing on qualitative data from postgraduate students at U... Read More about IELTS vs university: Food for thought on student learning journeys.
Using polarization to estimate surface normals at air-water interfaces for correction of refraction in seafloor imaging (2024)
Journal Article
The retrieval of sea surface normal vectors using shape-from-polarization is investigated for the purpose of correcting for refraction at the water–air interface when imaging from above the water. In shallow clear water and overcast conditions, spect... Read More about Using polarization to estimate surface normals at air-water interfaces for correction of refraction in seafloor imaging.
Wholesale building moving in Northern Sweden: Here, now and then (2024)
Journal Article
This study is part of continuing collaborative research into the phenomena of wholesale moving buildings in northern Sweden. It raises questions about sustainability, through consideration of re-use in a moment of the further extensive application of... Read More about Wholesale building moving in Northern Sweden: Here, now and then.
Game engines: Optimising VFX, reshaping visual media (2024)
Journal Article
Game engines have emerged as a significant site of convergence for several visual media pipelines, from XR to animation and In-Camera VFX (ICVFX). However, they are a computational medium – the images they produce are the derivative by-products of th... Read More about Game engines: Optimising VFX, reshaping visual media.
Hybrid Images and the Vanishing Point of Digital Visual Effects (2024)
Book
Today’s visual culture is full of hybrid images where live-action cinematography and computer-animation combine to create a single coherent image. Tackling digital effects such as colourisation and time ramping, compositing and photo-realistic render... Read More about Hybrid Images and the Vanishing Point of Digital Visual Effects.
Illustration and heritage: Sharing histories to draw out futures' (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
My proposal for Illustration and Heritage: Sharing Histories to Draw out futures symposium
builds on my ongoing exploration into recording man-made technologies and architectural structures within the landscape.
I will discuss how my artistic prac... Read More about Illustration and heritage: Sharing histories to draw out futures'.
Structures of communication (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine
Ian Chamberlains artistic practice is rooted in an exploration of architectural forms around communication and investigation, earlier works have focused on the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell bank, one of the powerful radio telescopes in the world invest... Read More about Structures of communication.
Safer motorcycle taxis as part of Nepal’s public transport system - Final report (2024)
Report
The study sought to understand the nature and operation of motorcycle taxi (MCT) operations in Nepal and identify potential changes in policy and regulation that could improve safety for riders and passengers. A mixed methods approach was used which... Read More about Safer motorcycle taxis as part of Nepal’s public transport system - Final report.
Paramedics providing end-of-life care: an online survey of practice and experiences (2024)
Journal Article
Background: Global demand for care during the last year of life (end-of-life) is rising and with shortfalls in community healthcare services, paramedics are increasingly called on to deliver this. Despite this growing demand on the paramedic workfor... Read More about Paramedics providing end-of-life care: an online survey of practice and experiences.
Optical recognition of the English alphabet using proteinoids (2024)
Journal Article
We introduce a new abiotic-protein-based substrate for identifying English alphabet characters optically using proteinoids. Proteinoids, which are amino acid polymers produced under thermal stress conditions, have demonstrated promise as materials th... Read More about Optical recognition of the English alphabet using proteinoids.
The effects of glucose supplementation on the development of Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Background: Acinetobacter baumannii, is an opportunistic pathogen causing pneumonia, bacteraemia, wound and urinary tract infections with high mortality rates due to multidrug resistance. A. baumannii biofilm infections associated with medical equipm... Read More about The effects of glucose supplementation on the development of Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms.
Systematic review of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the availability of essential medicines for noncommunicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aims. The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the global healthcare landscape, significantly impacting the availability
and accessibility of essential medicines. This systematic review aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 health crisis on... Read More about Systematic review of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the availability of essential medicines for noncommunicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Eine evaluierung wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher schultests aus Deutschland (2024)
Book Chapter
Common learning issues and support for international students at UWE Bristol
Report
This report shares the results of a research project that explored international students' views on common learning issues and the support provided at UWE Bristol. The project included sessions to raise awareness and individual interviews that focuse... Read More about Common learning issues and support for international students at UWE Bristol.