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Hostage taking. (2017)
Book Chapter
ALEXANDER, D.A. 2017. Hostage taking. In Puri, B.K. and Treasaden, I.H. (eds.) Forensic psychiatry: fundamentals and clinical practice. Boca Raton: CRC Press [online], chapter 46, pages 339-344. Available from: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/hostage-taking-david-alexander/e/10.1201/9781315380797-54

A hostage incident is a crime which may have many motives. It can have long term and serious effects on the hostage. Steps can be taken to reduce the risk of being taken hostage, and there are ways to minimize the adverse effects of being a hostage.

The impact of spousal bereavement on hospitalisations: evidence from the Scottish Longitudinal Study. (2017)
Journal Article
TSENG, F.-M., PETRIE, D., WANG, S., MACDUFF, C. and STEPHEN, A.I. 2018. The impact of spousal bereavement on hospitalisations: evidence from the Scottish Longitudinal Study. Health economics [online], 27(2), pages e120-e138. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3573

This paper estimates the impact of spousal bereavement on hospital inpatient use for the surviving bereaved by following the experience of 94,272 married Scottish individuals from 1991 until 2009 using a difference-in-difference model. We also consid... Read More about The impact of spousal bereavement on hospitalisations: evidence from the Scottish Longitudinal Study..

Western accounting reforms and accountability in wealth redistribution in patronage-based Nigerian society. (2017)
Journal Article
BAKRE, O., LAUWO, S.G. and MCCARTNEY, S. 2017. Western accounting reforms and accountability in wealth redistribution in patronage-based Nigerian society. Accounting, auditing and accountability journal [online], 30(6), pages 1288-1308. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-03-2016-2477

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the claim that Western accounting reforms - in particular the adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) - would enhance transparency and accountability and reduce corruption in p... Read More about Western accounting reforms and accountability in wealth redistribution in patronage-based Nigerian society..

Power sector development reforms in Nigeria: the roots to the challenges. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABDULLAHI, D., SURESH, S., RENUKAPPA, S. and OLOKE, D. 2017. Power sector development reforms in Nigeria: the roots to the challenges. In Laryea, S. and Ibem, E. (eds.) Proceedings of the WABER (West Africa built environment research) conference: knowledge, interaction, people and leadership, 16-18 August 2017, Accra, Ghana. Johannesburg: WABER [online], pages 1111-1122. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/f6897nsn

Nigerian socioeconomic development has been threatening persistently with severe power shortage and they are currently experiencing growth in demand for electricity. Various factors are responsible for the challenging situations such as oil pipeline... Read More about Power sector development reforms in Nigeria: the roots to the challenges..

Wireless sensor network for radiometric detection and assessment of partial discharge in HV equipment. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
UPTON, D.W., SAEED, B.I., KHAN, U., JABER, A., MOHAMED, H., MISTRY, K., MATHER, P.J., LAZARIDIS, P., VIEIRA, M.F.Q., ATKINSON, R., TACHTATZIS, C., IORKYASE, E., JUDD, M. and GLOVER, I.A. 2017. Wireless sensor network for radiometric detection and assessment of partial discharge in HV equipment. In Proceedings of 32nd Union Radio Science international (URSI) General assembly and scientific symposium 2017 (URSI GASS 2017), 19-26 August 2017, Montreal, Canada. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article ID 8104973. Available from: https://doi.org/10.23919/URSIGASS.2017.8104973

Monitoring of partial discharge (PD) activity within high voltage electrical environments is frequently used for the assessment of insulation condition. Traditional measurement techniques employ technologies that require either offline installation o... Read More about Wireless sensor network for radiometric detection and assessment of partial discharge in HV equipment..

Terrestrial laser scanning for heritage conservation: the Cologne Cathedral documentation project. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
PRITCHARD, D., SPERNER, J., HOEPNER, S. and TENSCHERT, R. 2017. Terrestrial laser scanning for heritage conservation: the Cologne Cathedral documentation project. ISPRS annals of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences [online], IV-2/W2: proceedings of the 26th ICOMOS/ISPRS (International Council on Monuments and Sites/International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) International CIPA (International Committee of Architectural Photogrammetry) symposium (CIPA 2017): digital workflows for heritage conservation, 28 August - 01 September 2017, Ottawa, Canada, pages 213-220. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-IV-2-W2-213-2017

Contemporary terrestrial laser scanners and photogrammetric imaging systems are an invaluable tool in providing objectively precise, as-built records of existing architectural, engineering and industrial sites. The comprehensive three-dimensional (3D... Read More about Terrestrial laser scanning for heritage conservation: the Cologne Cathedral documentation project..

Monitoring content of cadmium, calcium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium and manganese in tea leaves by electrothermal and flame atomizer atomic absorption spectrometry. (2017)
Journal Article
PRKIC, A., JURIC, A., GILJANOVIC, J., POLITEO, N., SOKOL, V., BOSKOVIC, P., BRKLJACA, M., STIPISIC, A., FERNANDEZ, C. and VUKUSIC, T. 2017. Monitoring content of cadmium, calcium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium and manganese in tea leaves by electrothermal and flame atomizer atomic absorption spectrometry. Open chemistry [online], 15(1), pages 200-207. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2017-0023

Due to the simplicity of tea preparation (pouring hot water onto different dried herbs) and its high popularity as a beverage, monitoring and developing a screening methodology for detecting the metal content is very important. The concentrations of... Read More about Monitoring content of cadmium, calcium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium and manganese in tea leaves by electrothermal and flame atomizer atomic absorption spectrometry..

Persona-centred information security awareness. (2017)
Journal Article
KI-ARIES, D. and FAILY, S. 2017. Persona-centred information security awareness. Computers and security [online] 70, pages 663-674. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2017.08.001

Maintaining Information Security and protecting data assets remains a principal concern for businesses. Many data breaches continue to result from accidental, intentional or malicious human factors, leading to financial or reputational loss. One appr... Read More about Persona-centred information security awareness..

An ensemble-boosting algorithm for classifying partial discharge defects in electrical assets. (2017)
Journal Article
MAS'UD, A.A., ARDILA-REY, J.A., ALBARACIN, R. and MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. 2017. An ensemble-boosting algorithm for classifying partial discharge defects in electrical assets. Machines [online], 5(3), article ID 18. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/machines5030018

This paper presents an ensemble-boosting algorithm (EBA) for classifying partial discharge (PD) patterns in the condition monitoring of insulation diagnosis applied for electrical assets. This approach presents an optimization technique for creating... Read More about An ensemble-boosting algorithm for classifying partial discharge defects in electrical assets..

Purinergic signaling: a common path in the macrophage response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Toxoplasma gondii. (2017)
Journal Article
PETIT-JENTREAU, L., TAILLEUX, L. and COOMBES, J.L. 2017. Purinergic signaling: a common path in the macrophage response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Toxoplasma gondii. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology [online], 7, article number 347. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00347

Immune responses are essential for the protection of the host against external dangers or infections and are normally efficient in the clearance of invading microbes. However, some intracellular pathogens have developed strategies to replicate and su... Read More about Purinergic signaling: a common path in the macrophage response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Toxoplasma gondii..

Quick response code secure: a cryptographically secure anti-phishing tool for QR code attacks. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAVROEIDIS, V. and NICHO, M. 2017. Quick response code secure: a cryptographically secure anti-phishing tool for QR code attacks. In Rak, J., Bay, J., Kotenko, I., Popyack, L., Skormin, V. and Szczypiorski, K. (eds.) Computer network security: Proceedings of the 7th International Mathematical methods, models and architectures for computer network security conference (MMM-ACNS 2017), 28-30 August 2017, Warsaw, Poland. Lecture notes in computer science, 10466. Cham: Springer [online], pages 313-324. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65127-9_25

The two-dimensional quick response (QR) codes can be misleading due to the difficulty in differentiating a genuine QR code from a malicious one. Since, the vulnerability is practically part of their design, scanning a malicious QR code can direct the... Read More about Quick response code secure: a cryptographically secure anti-phishing tool for QR code attacks..

Simulating association between training load and injury using the acute: chronic workload ratio and Bayesian methods in youth football. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAUGHAN, P., BURGESS, K.E. and SWINTON, P. 2017. Simulating association between training load and injury using the acute: chronic workload ratio and Bayesian methods in youth football. Presented at the 2017 UK Strength and Conditioning Association annual conference (UKSCA 2017), 4-6 August 2017, Leicester, UK.

Previous research has examined the relationship between relative workload and injury, where acute training load is expressed in relation to chronic training load using simple ratio scaling or non-linear models including the exponentially weighted mov... Read More about Simulating association between training load and injury using the acute: chronic workload ratio and Bayesian methods in youth football..

The effects of measurement error and testing frequency in applying the Fitness Fatigue Model to resistance training: a simulation study. [Poster] (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
STEPHENS HEMINGWAY, B., BURGESS, K. and SWINTON, P. 2017. The effects of measurement error and testing frequency in applying the Fitness Fatigue Model to resistance training: a simulation study. Presented at the 2017 UK Strength and Conditioning Association annual conference (UKSCA 2017), 4-6 August 2017, Leicester, UK.

This research aims to assess the effects of measurement error (typical error) and testing frequency on the ability of the FFM to accurately model resistance training data. A simulation approach assuming correct model specification was used to identif... Read More about The effects of measurement error and testing frequency in applying the Fitness Fatigue Model to resistance training: a simulation study. [Poster].

How is it best to deliver care in acute medical units? A systematic review. (2017)
Journal Article
REID, L.E.M., CROOKSHANKS, A.J.F., JONES, M.C., MORRISON, Z.J., LONE, N.I. and WEIR, C.J. 2018. How is it best to deliver care in acute medical units? A systematic review. QJM: an international journal of medicine [online], 111(8), pages 515-523. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcx161

The majority of medical patients presenting to hospital in the UK are cared for in acute medical units (AMUs). Such units are also increasingly present internationally. Care delivery varies across units: this review aims to examine the evidence for h... Read More about How is it best to deliver care in acute medical units? A systematic review..

The effects of the research excellence framework research impact agenda on early- and mid-career researchers in library and information science. (2017)
Journal Article
MARCELLA, R., LOCKERBIE, H., BLOICE, L., HOOD, C. and BARTON, F. 2018. The effects of the research excellence framework research impact agenda on early- and mid-career researchers in library and information science. Journal of information science [online], 44(5), pages 608-618. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551517724685

Early- and mid-career researchers will shape the future of library and information science (LIS) research and it is crucial they be well placed to engage with the research impact agenda. Their understanding of research impact may influence their capa... Read More about The effects of the research excellence framework research impact agenda on early- and mid-career researchers in library and information science..

Thermally triggered theranostics for pancreatic cancer therapy. (2017)
Journal Article
MALEKIGORJI, M., ALFAHAD, M., KONG THOO LIN, P., JONES, S., CURTIS, A. and HOSKINS, C. 2017. Thermally triggered theranostics for pancreatic cancer therapy. Nanoscale [online], 9(34), pages 12735-12745. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/c7nr02751f

Hybrid iron oxide-gold nanoparticles (HNPs) are capable of drug binding onto their surface with a triggered release at elevated temperatures. The iron oxide core allows for diagnostic imaging whilst heating of the gold shell upon laser irradiation re... Read More about Thermally triggered theranostics for pancreatic cancer therapy..

What the Five Foundations theory tells us about the Conservative and Labour party Twitter feeds. [Blog post] (2017)
Digital Artefact
SMITH, D.S. and BARONI, B. 2017. What the Five Foundations theory tells us about the Conservative and Labour party Twitter feeds. [Blog post]. Posted on the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) British and Irish Politics and Policy blog [online], 2 August 2017. Available from: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/five-foundations-theory-and-twitter/

In this blog post, authors David Smith and Beatrice Baroni argue that differences between the messages communicated by the two main parties through Twitter during the election campaign were consistent with differences between left- and right-wing mor... Read More about What the Five Foundations theory tells us about the Conservative and Labour party Twitter feeds. [Blog post].

The time is right for ... [Exhibition] (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
The time is right for ... [Exhibition]. Exhibited 2 August - 24 September 2017, Summerhall, Edinburgh.

Artists began to work with video from the late 1960s as a more accessible alternative to film. Although many of these artists are well known today, there are several women artists who experimented with video in the early years who have since been for... Read More about The time is right for ... [Exhibition].

Heuristics-based detection to improve text/graphics segmentation in complex engineering drawings. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MORENO-GARCÍA, C.F., ELYAN, E. and JAYNE, C. 2017. Heuristics-based detection to improve text/graphics segmentation in complex engineering drawings. In Boracchi, G., Iliadis, L., Jayne, C. and Likas, A. (eds.) Engineering applications of neural networks: proceedings of the 18th International engineering applications of neural networks (EANN 2017), 25-27 August 2017, Athens, Greece. Communications in computer and information science, 744. Cham: Springer [online], pages 87-98. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65172-9_8

The demand for digitisation of complex engineering drawings becomes increasingly important for the industry given the pressure to improve the efficiency and time effectiveness of operational processes. There have been numerous attempts to solve this... Read More about Heuristics-based detection to improve text/graphics segmentation in complex engineering drawings..

ANLBF-GNS mapping: an automated feature extraction method. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
KIM, J., HASAN, M.J., KIM, C.-H. and KIM, J.-M. 2017. ANLBF-GNS mapping: an automated feature extraction method. In Arabnia, H.R., Deligiannidis, L. and Tinetti, F.G. (eds.). Proceedings of the 21st International conference on Image processing, computer vision, and pattern recognition (IPCV 2017), 17-20 July 2017, Las Vegas, Nev., USA. Las Vegas: CSREA Press, pages 119-122.

For refining the feature extraction performance and increasing the classification accuracy, we propose a model utilizing global neighborhood structure(GNS) map to calculate the number of feature vectors. Before computing the feature vector, an adapti... Read More about ANLBF-GNS mapping: an automated feature extraction method..