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Richelle Flanagan, dietitian with young-onset Parkinson's Disease: diet and Parkinson's. [Podcast] (2024)
Digital Artefact
JONES, J., MACFARLANE, H. and FLANAGAN, R. 2024. Richelle Flanagan, dietitian with young-onset Parkinson's Disease: diet and Parkinson's. [Podcast]. North of Scotland Parkinson's Research Interest Group (NoSPRIG) podcast, series 2 (episode 5). Hosted on PodBean [online]. Available from: https://nosprigpod.podbean.com/e/richelle-flanagan-dietician-with-young-onset-parkinsons-disease-diet-and-parkinsons/

In this episode we are delighted to have the opportunity to discuss the latest thinking on diet and Parkinson's with someone uniquely placed to do so - from both a professional and a personal perspective. Richelle Flanagan is not only a leading dieti... Read More about Richelle Flanagan, dietitian with young-onset Parkinson's Disease: diet and Parkinson's. [Podcast].

Electrochemical sensors and biosensors for identification of viruses: a critical review. (2024)
Journal Article
HOSNEDLOVA, B., WERLE, J., CEPOVA, J., NARAYANAN, V.H.B., VYSLOUZILOVA, L., FERNANDEZ, C., PARIKESIT, A.A., KEPINSKA, M., KLAPKOVA, E., KOTASKA, K., STEPANKOVA, O., BJORKLUND, G., PRUSA, R. and KIZEK, R. 2024. Electrochemical sensors and biosensors for identification of viruses: a critical review. Critical reviews in analytical chemistry [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10408347.2024.2343853

Due to their life cycle, viruses can disrupt the metabolism of their hosts, causing diseases. If we want to disrupt their life cycle, it is necessary to identify their presence. For this purpose, it is possible to use several molecular-biological and... Read More about Electrochemical sensors and biosensors for identification of viruses: a critical review..

Assessing the capabilities of ChatGPT in recognising customer intent in a small training data scenario. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
EZENKWU, C.P., IBEKE, E. and IWENDI, C. 2024. Assessing the capabilities of ChatGPT in recognising customer intent in a small training data scenario. To be presented at the 3rd International conference on advanced communication and intelligent systems (ICACIS 2024), 16-17 May 2024, New Delhi, India.

This study addresses the issue of recognising customer intent when only limited training data is available. The performance of ChatGPT was evaluated in this scenario, and it was found to be better than traditional machine learning algorithms and the... Read More about Assessing the capabilities of ChatGPT in recognising customer intent in a small training data scenario..

The barriers for solar energy transition and impact on economic growth in Nigeria. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABDULLAHI, D. 2024. The barriers for solar energy transition and impact on economic growth in Nigeria. Presented at the 2024 All-energy exhibition and conference (ALL-ENERGY 2024), 15-16 May 2024, Glasgow, UK.

There is little or no doubt that access to electricity is crucial to people, not only in the urban developed cities, but also to the development of rural areas. Even though, Nigeria is the biggest producer of Oil and Gas in Africa, 65% of its populat... Read More about The barriers for solar energy transition and impact on economic growth in Nigeria..

Empowering global energy solutions: AI-driven energy management for sustainable and affordable access. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
PIRIE, C., KALUTARAGE, H., HAJAR, M.S., WIRATUNGA, N., CHARLES, S., MUTHUKUMARANA, R., MANURANGA, S., SUNDARU, G. and BUDDHIKA, P. 2024. Empowering global energy solutions: AI-driven energy management for sustainable and affordable access. Presented at the 2024 All-energy exhibition and conference (ALL-ENERGY 2024), 15-16 May 2024, Glasgow, UK.

Reliable and affordable electricity access is critical globally, particularly in rural areas disconnected from the national grid. Mini-grids, which are small-scale power systems serving specific geographic areas, emerge as a feasible solution by harn... Read More about Empowering global energy solutions: AI-driven energy management for sustainable and affordable access..

Enhancing intrusion detection through data perturbation augmentation strategy. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
OTOKWALA, U.J., PETROVSKIY, A.V. and KOTENKO, I.V. 2024. Enhancing intrusion detection through data perturbation augmentation strategy. In Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Ural-Siberian conference on biomedical engineering, radioelectronics and information technology (USBEREIT 2024), 13-15 May 2024, Yekaterinburg, Russia. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 269-272. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/USBEREIT61901.2024.10584007

Intrusion data augmentation is an approach used to increase the size of the training data sample to improve the classification capabilities of machine-learning algorithms applied to intrusion detection. In this study, we introduced data perturbation... Read More about Enhancing intrusion detection through data perturbation augmentation strategy..

Decarbonising heating and fuel poverty in the UK: causes, policy implications, and the next steps. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SINGH, A. and STRACHAN, P. 2024. Decarbonising heating and fuel poverty in the UK: causes, policy implications, and the next steps. Presented at the 2024 All-energy exhibition and conference, 15-16 May 2024, Glasgow, UK.

Fuel poverty occurs when a household cannot afford to adequately heat their home or meet basic energy requirements. National Energy Action’s figures for April 2024, show 6 million UK households are in fuel poverty. Fuel poverty problem needs to be... Read More about Decarbonising heating and fuel poverty in the UK: causes, policy implications, and the next steps..

Promoting accountability and transparency in the governance of renewable energy transition in developing nations. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ADEDOKUN, R., STRACHAN, P. and SINGH, A. 2024. Promoting accountability and transparency in the governance of renewable energy transition in developing nations. Poster presented at the 2024 All-energy exhibition and conference (ALL-ENERGY 2024), 15-16 May 2024, Glasgow, UK.

COP28 concluded with the need for an enhanced transparency framework to ensure progress towards achieving Countries' Nationally Determined Contributions. This requires the tripling of global renewable energy capacity by 2030 to reach net-zero emissio... Read More about Promoting accountability and transparency in the governance of renewable energy transition in developing nations..

Empowering the next generation of STEM professionals for the energy transition: STEMSpec's innovative approach. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ONOJA, O. and EKE, E. 2024. Empowering the next generation of STEM professionals for the energy transition: STEMSpec's innovative approach. Presented at the 2024 All-energy exhibition and conference (ALL-ENERGY 2024), 15-16 May 2024, Glasgow, UK.

The global imperative to achieve decarbonisation and net-zero targets underscores the critical need for a skilled workforce capable of driving the energy transition forward. While significant efforts have been made to establish infrastructures conduc... Read More about Empowering the next generation of STEM professionals for the energy transition: STEMSpec's innovative approach..

Mirrored futures: film presentation / mirroring futures. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
KELLIE, C. 2024. Mirrored futures: film presentation / mirroring futures. Presented at the 6th Biennial conference of the Petrocultures Research Group (PETROCULTURES 2024: Los Angeles), 15-18 May 2024, Los Angeles, USA.

"Mirrored Futures" is a continuation and expansion of a visual ethnographic film titled "Mirrored Transitions". Produced from archive and found footage, the film was presented at the Byre Theatre in St Andrews. The continuation will explore themes of... Read More about Mirrored futures: film presentation / mirroring futures..

Impact of healthy eating among residents in Aberdeen using exploratory data analysis. (2024)
Book Chapter
SALAMI, J.S. and BANO, S. 2024. Impact of healthy eating among residents in Aberdeen using exploratory data analysis. In Lee, R. (ed.) Computer and information science and engineering, volume 16. Studies in computational intelligence, 1156. Cham: Springer [online], pages 1-16. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57037-7_1

This survey research uses Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) to examine how the impact of healthy eating can affect Aberdeen residents and how excessive consumption of junks food can cause weight gain, raise the risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 di... Read More about Impact of healthy eating among residents in Aberdeen using exploratory data analysis..

Wear-resistant and adherent nanodiamond composite thin film for durable and sustainable silicon carbide mechanical seals. (2024)
Journal Article
EGIZA, M., DIAB, M.R., ZIA, A.W., MURASAWA, K., FAISAL, N. and YOSHITAKE, T. 2024. Wear-resistant and adherent nanodiamond composite thin film for durable and sustainable silicon carbide mechanical seals. Wear [online], 550-551, article number 205394. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2024.205394

In response to environmental concerns, there is a growing demand for durable and sustainable mechanical seals, particularly in high-risk industries like chemical, petroleum, and nuclear sectors. This work proposes augmenting the durability and sustai... Read More about Wear-resistant and adherent nanodiamond composite thin film for durable and sustainable silicon carbide mechanical seals..

Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners' and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study. (2024)
Journal Article
COOPER, K., DUNCAN, E., HART-WINKS, E., COWIE, J., SHIM, J., STAGE, E., TOOMAN, T., ALEXANDER, L., LOVE, A., MORRIS, J., ORMEROD, J., PRESTON, J. and SWINTON, P.A. 2024. Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners' and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study. BMJ open [online], 14(5), e082830. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082830

The objective of this study was to explore the experience of accessing Long COVID community rehabilitation from the perspectives of people with Long COVID and General Practitioners (GPs). The research took the form of a qualitative descriptive study,... Read More about Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners' and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study..

Humanitarian journalists: covering crises from a boundary zone. (2024)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, B. 2024. Humanitarian journalists: covering crises from a boundary zone. Journalism and mass communication quarterly [online], 101(3), pages 799-801. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990241253806

In today's reality of recurrent global crises and human rights abuses, the Washington Post slogan "democracy dies in darkness" cannot be a more fitting encapsulation of the role and responsibility of journalism. In crisis zones, where democracy is bu... Read More about Humanitarian journalists: covering crises from a boundary zone..

Dietary fibre supplementation enhances radiotherapy tumour control and alleviates intestinal radiation toxicity. (2024)
Journal Article
THEN, C.K., PAILLAS, S., MOOMIN, A., et al. 2024. Dietary fibre supplementation enhances radiotherapy tumour control and alleviates intestinal radiation toxicity. Microbiome [online], 12, article number 89. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-024-01804-1

Non-toxic approaches to enhance radiotherapy outcomes are beneficial, particularly in ageing populations. Based on preclinical findings showing that high-fibre diets sensitised bladder tumours to irradiation by modifying the gut microbiota, along wit... Read More about Dietary fibre supplementation enhances radiotherapy tumour control and alleviates intestinal radiation toxicity..

Investigating practice integration of independent prescribing by community pharmacists using normalization process theory: a cross-sectional survey. (2024)
Journal Article
KARIM, L., MCINTOSH, T., JEBARA, T., PFLEGER, D., OSPREY, A. and CUNNINGHAM, S. 2024. Investigating practice integration of independent prescribing by community pharmacists using normalization process theory: a cross-sectional survey. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 46(4), pages 966-976. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-024-01733-x

Independent prescribing (IP) has not been extensively investigated in community pharmacy (CP). Normalization Process Theory (NPT) constructs help explain how interventions are integrated into practice and include: 'coherence' (understanding), 'cognit... Read More about Investigating practice integration of independent prescribing by community pharmacists using normalization process theory: a cross-sectional survey..

Entrepreneurship under patriarchy: the intersecting forces characterising everyday life for Nigeria's women entrepreneurs. (2024)
Journal Article
ONOSHAKPOR, C., CUNNINGHAM, J. and GAMMIE, E. 2025. Entrepreneurship under patriarchy: the intersecting forces characterising everyday life for Nigeria's women entrepreneurs. International journal of entrepreneurial behavior and research [online], 31(1), pages 246-264. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-04-2023-0334

Nigeria presents something of an entrepreneurial paradox. Women in entrepreneurship dominate the economy, yet patriarchal structures dominate society. This article investigates how patriarchal factors impact entrepreneurial processes, in turn, creati... Read More about Entrepreneurship under patriarchy: the intersecting forces characterising everyday life for Nigeria's women entrepreneurs..

Decoding memes: a comprehensive analysis of late and early fusion models for explainable meme analysis. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABDULLAKUTTY, F. and NASEEM, U. 2024. Decoding memes: a comprehensive analysis of late and early fusion models for explainable meme analysis. In Chua, T.-S., Ngo, C.-W., Kumar, R., Lauw, H.W. and Lee, R.K.-W. (eds.). WWW'24 companion: companion proceedings of the ACM web conference 2024, 13-17 May 2024, Singapore. New York: ACM [online], pages 1681-1689. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3589335.3652504

Memes are important because they serve as conduits for expressing emotions, opinions, and social commentary online, providing valuable insight into public sentiment, trends, and social interactions. By combining textual and visual elements, multi-mod... Read More about Decoding memes: a comprehensive analysis of late and early fusion models for explainable meme analysis..

Embracing modernity while preserving tradition final presentation. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MENYEH, B.O. 2024. Embracing modernity while preserving tradition final presentation. Presented at the 2024 African heritage day conference, 9 May 2024, Lincon, UK.

This presentation examines the critical balance between preserving African culinary heritage and the global imperative for sustainability through the adoption of modern, low-emission cooking technologies. African cooking traditions, with their rich c... Read More about Embracing modernity while preserving tradition final presentation..

Formation integrity evaluation for geosequestration of CO2 in depleted petroleum reservoirs under cyclic stress conditions. (2024)
Journal Article
AMINAHO, E.N., HOSSAIN, M., FAISAL, N.H. and SANAEE, R. 2024. Formation integrity evaluation for geosequestration of CO2 in depleted petroleum reservoirs under cyclic stress conditions. Geoenergy science and engineering [online], 238, article 212892. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2024.212892

The geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2), also referred to as CO2 geosequestration, represents one of the most promising options for reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. However, most of the time, CO2 is captured with small amounts of o... Read More about Formation integrity evaluation for geosequestration of CO2 in depleted petroleum reservoirs under cyclic stress conditions..