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Strategies to integrate design and fabrication through discretisation. (2025)
Thesis
ZAMANIGOLDEH, E. 2025 Strategies to integrate design and fabrication through discretisation. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-3027088

This thesis explores the transformative integration of digital discretisation and computational methodologies within architectural design and practice. By delving into advanced computational tools, it articulates a new paradigm where architectural fo... Read More about Strategies to integrate design and fabrication through discretisation..

Pharmacology of non-psychoactive phytocannabinoids and their potential for treatment of cardiometabolic disease. (2025)
Book Chapter
WAINWRIGHT, C.L. and WALSH, S.K. 2025. Pharmacology of non-psychoactive phytocannabinoids and their potential for treatment of cardiometabolic disease. In Wainwright, C. and Schini-Kerth, V. (eds.) Natural products as sources of novel drugs. Handbook of experimental pharmacology, 287. Cham: Springer [online], pages 61-93. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/164_2024_731

The use of Cannabis sativa by humans dates back to the third millennium BC, and it has been utilized in many forms for multiple purposes, including production of fibre and rope, as food and medicine, and (perhaps most notably) for its psychoactive pr... Read More about Pharmacology of non-psychoactive phytocannabinoids and their potential for treatment of cardiometabolic disease..

Semirenewable polyamides containing disulfide bonds: synthesis, degradation, self-healing, and triboelectric properties. (2025)
Journal Article
KULYABIN, P.S., LOZANO-PÉREZ, A.S., XU, T., MORE, Y.D., SAMPATHKUMAR, H., PANCHOLI, K., PAGE, O., RENNIE, C., HÄMMERLING, L., LIMA, K., ZYSMAN-COLMAN, E., TAN, J.-C. and KUMAR, A. [2025]. Semirenewable polyamides containing disulfide bonds: synthesis, degradation, self-healing, and triboelectric properties. Macromolecules [online], ASAP articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5c02730

We report here the synthesis, degradation, and properties of polyamides containing disulfide bonds. The polyamides have been prepared using a two-step melt polycondensation process from 4,4'-dithiodibutyric acid and bioderived Priamine. The degradati... Read More about Semirenewable polyamides containing disulfide bonds: synthesis, degradation, self-healing, and triboelectric properties..

Evaluation of the toxicity and efficacy of a multi-target polymer-drug nano-polyplex in SH-SY5Y cells and Drosophila model of tauopathy. (2025)
Journal Article
MAHADIK, N., PARUCHURI, S.N., ARIF, R., COUTTS, A.S., BARRON, G.A., KONG THOO LIN, P., CHATTERJEE, S. and THOMPSON, C.J. 2025. Evaluation of the toxicity and efficacy of a multi-target polymer-drug nano-polyplex in SH-SY5Y cells and Drosophila model of tauopathy. Scientific reports [online], 15, article number 39454. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/S41598-025-22924-0

Hyperphosphorylated tau contributes to synaptic damage and neuronal dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), making it a key therapeutic target. This study evaluated the toxicity and therapeutic potential of a novel... Read More about Evaluation of the toxicity and efficacy of a multi-target polymer-drug nano-polyplex in SH-SY5Y cells and Drosophila model of tauopathy..

Cascaded sCO2 Brayton–transcritical ORC–adsorption cooling cycle for gas-turbine waste-heat trigeneration: thermodynamic and exergy optimization. (2025)
Journal Article
PARK, J.S., KOUSHAEIAN, M., ABDULLAH, CHOI, M.G., LEE, H.Y. and CHUNG, J.D. 2025. Cascaded sCO2 brayton–transcritical ORC–adsorption cooling cycle for gas-turbine waste-heat trigeneration: thermodynamic and exergy optimization. Case studies in thermal engineering [online], In Press. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2025.107383

This study proposes and optimizes a three-stage waste-heat trigeneration system that cascades a supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle (SCBC), a transcritical organic Rankine cycle (TRC), and an adsorption chiller (ADC) to efficiently recover multi-grade he... Read More about Cascaded sCO2 Brayton–transcritical ORC–adsorption cooling cycle for gas-turbine waste-heat trigeneration: thermodynamic and exergy optimization..

Improved harmonic loss: history gated unit recycling for online state of charge and state of energy co-estimation of lithium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage stations. (2025)
Journal Article
WANG, S., WEI, J., ZHANG, L., LI, H., FERNANDEZ, C. and BLAABJERG, F. [2025]. Improved harmonic loss: history gated unit recycling for online state of charge and state of energy co-estimation of lithium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage stations. Energy [online], In Press, article number 139225. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.139225

Accurate estimation of the state of charge (SOC) and state of energy (SOE) of a battery is critical for battery system management to improve the reliability and safety of battery operation. Since both SOC and SOE are cumulative quantities of time, hi... Read More about Improved harmonic loss: history gated unit recycling for online state of charge and state of energy co-estimation of lithium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage stations..

"Even when you know what's going on, you still feel small. Powerless...": using Photovoice to understand social work students' perceptions of political powerlessness. (2025)
Journal Article
SANTOS-PETIOT, J., GIBSON, N. and SPOLANDER, G. [2025]. "Even when you know what's going on, you still feel small. Powerless...": using Photovoice to understand social work students' perceptions of political powerlessness. Social work education [online], (accepted). To be made available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2025.2589148

The role of politics in social work, and vice versa, is a long-contested issue, particularly in the United Kingdom where the profession has been shaped by neoliberalism. This study examines political awareness among social work students in Scotland u... Read More about "Even when you know what's going on, you still feel small. Powerless...": using Photovoice to understand social work students' perceptions of political powerlessness..

A dramaturgy of uncertainty: transdisciplinary manoeuvres across forestry and theatre. (2025)
Journal Article
CLIVE, R., HEDDON, D., RYDLEWSKI, J., EDWARDS, D. and FREMANTLE, C. 2025. A dramaturgy of uncertainty: transdisciplinary manoeuvres across forestry and theatre. People and nature [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70192

The uncertainties of climate change mean that forestry adaptation strategies are often complex and contested. Research has suggested that there is an interest in the forestry sector for facilitated dialogue about uncertainty (de Pellegrin Llorente et... Read More about A dramaturgy of uncertainty: transdisciplinary manoeuvres across forestry and theatre..

Human rights scare stories don't stand up to scrutiny. (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine
ARNELL, P. 2025. Human rights scare stories don't stand up to scrutiny. [Newspaper article]. The Scotsman, 4 November 2025, page 36. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/4mtb8t43

The current system of UK human rights is under threat. Both the Conservative and Reform parties have announced that they will withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights if they form a government. Labour, while not going that far, has also... Read More about Human rights scare stories don't stand up to scrutiny..

Messages for UK social work doctoral education: a narrative synthesis of global north social work doctorate literature. (2025)
Journal Article
SANTOS-PETIOT, J., SPOLANDER, G. and GARCIA, M.L. 2025. Messages for UK social work doctoral education: a narrative synthesis of global north social work doctorate literature. Social work education [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2025.2567911

Social work, grounded in values of social justice, relies on doctoral education to advance evidence-informed practice. From a United Kingdom (UK) perspective, little is known about the challenges associated with social work doctoral degrees. This pap... Read More about Messages for UK social work doctoral education: a narrative synthesis of global north social work doctorate literature..

Mobilising for effective redress: the role of international human rights complaints in police accountability in Victoria. (2025)
Journal Article
GRIFFIN, L., HUSPER, G. and SANCHEZ MERA, S. 2025. Mobilising for effective redress: the role of international human rights complaints in police accountability in Victoria. Current issues in criminal justice [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10345329.2025.2557697

This article analyses the role of international human rights complaints mechanisms in the police accountability landscape in Australia, focusing on individual complaints to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) under the First Optional Prot... Read More about Mobilising for effective redress: the role of international human rights complaints in police accountability in Victoria..

TOPSIS Model (TOPMod) tool assessment and validation for the sustainable redevelopment of abandoned public office buildings. (2025)
Journal Article
OGUNNUSI, M., OMOTAYO, T. and AKPONEWARE, A. 2025. TOPSIS model (TOPMod) tool assessment and validation for the sustainable redevelopment of abandoned public office buildings. Sage open [online], 15(4), pages 1-24. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251384785

Public building abandonment has a detrimental impact on the advancement of a nation such as Nigeria. Rebuilding such infrastructure sustainably poses several challenges, as identified in the literature. A flexible and dynamic approach is required by... Read More about TOPSIS Model (TOPMod) tool assessment and validation for the sustainable redevelopment of abandoned public office buildings..

Extracting data-driven insights from LiDAR and SCADA data for improved analysis of offshore wind farms. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MIAN, H.H., ROGNSKOG NORDBAK, B.E., SKOGLUND, E., ASIM, T., YANG, T. and SIDDIQUI, M.S. 2025. Extracting data-driven insights from LiDAR and SCADA data for improved analysis of offshore wind farms. Journal of physics: conference series [online], 1331(1): proceedings of the 22nd EERA (European energy research alliance) Deep sea offshore wind R&D conference 2025 (EERA DeepWind 2025), 15-17 January 2025, Trondheim, Norway, article number 012031. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/3131/1/012031

Offshore wind energy is essential for the global transition to renewable energy. Wind farms, such as those at Anholt and Westermost Rough, are crucial in providing clean electricity. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and SCADA (Supervisory Control... Read More about Extracting data-driven insights from LiDAR and SCADA data for improved analysis of offshore wind farms..

The optoelectric tunability effect of structurally patterned Fe 3 O 4 -Au assembly on Rhodamine 6G signals under Magneto-SERS measurements. (2025)
Journal Article
OKPOZO, P., KELLY, J.C., AITKEN, J.A., VIATOR, J. and PANCHOLI, K. 2025. The optoelectric tunability effect of structurally patterned Fe3O4-Au assembly on Rhodamine 6G signals under Magneto-SERS measurements. Scientific reports [online], 15, article number 37643y. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-21536-y

The magneto-plasmonic tunability property of magnetite-gold complex (Fe3O4-Au) colloids has garnered significant interest in bio-sensory applications like surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). In many studies, this tunability does not only depe... Read More about The optoelectric tunability effect of structurally patterned Fe 3 O 4 -Au assembly on Rhodamine 6G signals under Magneto-SERS measurements..

Developing an advanced multifuctional type. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
WILLIAMS, A.M., ALI, D. and SIDDIQUE, S. 2025. Developing an advanced multifunctional type iv liner with a 3D-printed permeation seal for hydrogen pressure vessels. Presented at the 2025 Hydrogen Scotland conference: building Scotland's hydrogen economy, 28-29 October 2025, Glasgow, UK.

Type IV hydrogen pressure vessels require liners with exceptional hydrogen barrier properties and robust thermo-mechanical performance. This research develops an advanced multifunctional liner through a novel hybrid architecture. We first fabricate a... Read More about Developing an advanced multifuctional type..

Co-designing and evaluating a digital competencies toolkit for nursing students. (2025)
Journal Article
MARTZOUKOU, K., LAUDERS, E.S., HENRIQUES, M.P. and KAMARUZAMAN, K.N. 2025. Co-designing and evaluating a digital competencies toolkit for nursing students. Journal of advanced nursing [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70329

To offer a student‐focused critical evaluation of the content and use of a digital competencies discipline‐specific toolkit that was co‐designed with students, offering ideas for training and development across several digital skills areas, such as d... Read More about Co-designing and evaluating a digital competencies toolkit for nursing students..

Why is the United Kingdom fuel poor? (2025)
Journal Article
SINGH, A. 2026. Why is the United Kingdom fuel poor? Energy policy [online], 209(A), article number 114941. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114941

Tackling fuel poverty and decarbonising heating are two of the biggest challenges before the UK economy. Using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) this research evaluates the main causes of fuel poverty within the UK, drawing parameters from various... Read More about Why is the United Kingdom fuel poor?.

Vanishing histories: protecting Scotland's cultural heritage in an era of climate crisis: Orkney. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SUBEDI, R. and ZAMAN, Q. 2025. Vanishing histories: protecting Scotland's cultural heritage in an era of climate crisis: Orkney. Presented at the 2025 Scottish archaeological forum: building bridges: connecting Scotland's archaeological community (SAF 2025), Edinburgh, UK.

According to the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2022, action is required, and research priority has been given to risks to cultural heritage (Sniffer, 2022). Scotland's vernacular architecture—rooted in local materials, climatic adaptation, and cu... Read More about Vanishing histories: protecting Scotland's cultural heritage in an era of climate crisis: Orkney..

Deep learning and attention-based methods for human activity recognition and anticipation: a comprehensive review. (2025)
Journal Article
SHUVO, M.R., MEKALA, M.S. and ELYAN, E. 2025. Deep learning and attention-based methods for human activity recognition and anticipation: a comprehensive review. Cognitive computation [online], 17(6), article number 158. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-025-10513-2

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in research focused on Human Activity Analysis (HAA). This field has progressed from basic activity recognition tasks to addressing more challenging ones, such as predicting future human actions... Read More about Deep learning and attention-based methods for human activity recognition and anticipation: a comprehensive review..

Evaluation of prescribing adherence to guideline-directed medical therapy in patients with chronic heart failure: a retrospective study at the National Heart Centre in Oman. (2025)
Journal Article
ALBALUSHI, M.A., NESHAT-MOKADEM, L. and AL-MAWAALI, G. 2025. Evaluation of prescribing adherence to guideline-directed medical therapy in patients with chronic heart failure: a retrospective study at the National Heart Centre in Oman. BMC cardiovascular disorders [online], 25, article number 762. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-025-05232-3

Guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) improves survival and quality of life in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, real-world adherence to these guidelines remains suboptimal. This study aimed to evaluate... Read More about Evaluation of prescribing adherence to guideline-directed medical therapy in patients with chronic heart failure: a retrospective study at the National Heart Centre in Oman..