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Implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacy: reaching consensus on stakeholders' recommendations for mechanisms of change using the nominal group technique. (2024)
Journal Article
MICHEL, D.E., TONNA, A.P., DARTSCH, D.C. and WEIDMANN, A.E. 2024. Implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacy: reaching consensus on stakeholders’ recommendations for mechanisms of change using the nominal group technique. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 46(3), pages 714–726. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-024-01708-y

Since 2022, patients with five or more medicines are eligible for a medication review (MR) in a community pharmacy remunerated by the German health system. However, implementation has been slow, with few pharmacies providing MRs. Stakeholders' input... Read More about Implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacy: reaching consensus on stakeholders' recommendations for mechanisms of change using the nominal group technique..

Advancing grid-connected wind and solar energy adoption in Nigeria: exploring the dynamics of socio-technical transitions. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ADEDOKUN, R., STRACHAN, P. and SINGH, A. 2024. Advancing grid-connected wind and solar energy adoption in Nigeria: exploring the dynamics of socio-technical transitions. Presented at 2024 The Progress Playbook Policies for the planet conference, 14 March 2024, [virtual event].

The project examines the existing dynamics of the uptake of renewable energy on the national grid in Nigeria by investigating the barriers, drivers, and enablers to transitions. Findings show Inefficiencies in the incumbent regime deterring penetrati... Read More about Advancing grid-connected wind and solar energy adoption in Nigeria: exploring the dynamics of socio-technical transitions..

A novel multi-factor fuzzy membership function- adaptive extended Kalman filter algorithm for the state of charge and energy joint estimation of electric-vehicle lithium-ion batteries. (2024)
Journal Article
LIU, D., WANG, S., FAN, Y., FERNANDEZ, C. and BLAABJERG, F. 2024. A novel multi-factor fuzzy membership function - adaptive extended Kalman filter algorithm for the state of charge and energy joint estimation of electric-vehicle lithium-ion batteries. Journal of energy storage [online], 86(part A), article number 111222. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.111222

In view of the unmeasurable state parameters of electric-vehicle lithium-ion batteries, this paper investigates a novel multi-factor fuzzy membership function - adaptive extended Kalman filter (MFMF-AEKF) algorithm for the online joint estimation of... Read More about A novel multi-factor fuzzy membership function- adaptive extended Kalman filter algorithm for the state of charge and energy joint estimation of electric-vehicle lithium-ion batteries..

Decision-making on the use of compression hosiery and compression bandaging: a systematic review. (2024)
Journal Article
FERGUSON, G. and BAGULEY, F. 2024. Decision-making on the use of compression hosiery and compression bandaging: a systematic review. British journal of community nursing [online], 29(Sup 3), pages S20-S25. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2024.29.Sup3.S20

This systematic literature review was carried out by a final-year nursing student in response to clinical experience, and to understand the rationale and evidence around managing venous ulcers. In the student's clinical experience, the two most commo... Read More about Decision-making on the use of compression hosiery and compression bandaging: a systematic review..

Special issue on explainable AI in evolutionary computation. (2024)
Journal Article
BACARDIT, J., BROWNLEE, A., CAGNONI, S., IACCA, G., MCCALL, J. and WALKER, D. (eds.) 2024. Special issue on explainable AI in evolutionary computation. ACM transactions on evolutionary learning and optimization [online], 4(1). Available from: https://dl.acm.org/toc/telo/2024/4/1

Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) has recently emerged as one of the most active areas of research in AI. While Evolutionary Computation (EC) is also a very active research area, the intersection between XAI and EC is still rather unexplored.... Read More about Special issue on explainable AI in evolutionary computation..

Lessons learned: exploring equitable access to healthcare with Black, Asian and Global Ethnic Majority women in Aberdeen. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
NESHAT-MOKADEM, L., DUBE, B. and KERR, A. 2024. Lessons learned: exploring equitable access to healthcare with Black, Asian and Global Ethnic Majority women in Aberdeen. Presented at the 2024 NHS Research Scotland and Chief Scientist Office patient and public involvement event, 12 March 2024, Dundee, UK. Hosted on NHS Research Scotland [online]. Available from: https://www.nhsresearchscotland.org.uk/uploads/tinymce/Exploring%20Equitable%20Access%20to%20Healthcare%20.pdf

This presentation covers the lessons learned from a research project that sought to establish a diverse, collaborative panel consisting of members of the public, academics and third-party sector representatives. This panel was established with a view... Read More about Lessons learned: exploring equitable access to healthcare with Black, Asian and Global Ethnic Majority women in Aberdeen..

Land of woke and glory? The British war on wokeness. [Conference Event] (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SMITH, D. 2024. Land of woke and glory? The British war on wokeness. Presented at the 2024 Robert Gordon University community seminar series, 12 March 2024, Aberdeen, UK.

Wokeness is discussed in the media on a daily basis, and has been called "one of the biggest threats to modern civilisation" by the then world's richest man. Yet its specific meaning is extremely vague. The term originated among black American commun... Read More about Land of woke and glory? The British war on wokeness. [Conference Event].

Mitigating gradient inversion attacks in federated learning with frequency transformation. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
PALIHAWADANA, C., WIRATUNGA, N., KALUTARAGE, H. and WIJEKOON, A. 2024. Mitigating gradient inversion attacks in federated learning with frequency transformation. In Katsikas, S. et al. (eds.) Computer security: revised selected papers from the proceedings of the International workshops of the 28th European symposium on research in computer security (ESORICS 2023 International Workshops), 25-29 September 2023, The Hague, Netherlands. Lecture notes in computer science, 14399. Cham: Springer [online], part II, pages 750-760. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54129-2_44

Centralised machine learning approaches have raised concerns regarding the privacy of client data. To address this issue, privacy-preserving techniques such as Federated Learning (FL) have emerged, where only updated gradients are communicated instea... Read More about Mitigating gradient inversion attacks in federated learning with frequency transformation..

Enhancing security assurance in software development: AI-based vulnerable code detection with static analysis. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
RAJAPAKSHA, S., SENANAYAKE, J., KALUTARAGE, H. and AL-KADRI, M.O. 2024. Enhancing security assurance in software development: AI-based vulnerable code detection with static analysis. In Katsikas, S. et al. (eds.) Computer security: revised selected papers from the proceedings of the International workshops of the 28th European symposium on research in computer security (ESORICS 2023 International Workshops), 25-29 September 2023, The Hague, Netherlands. Lecture notes in computer science, 14399. Cham: Springer [online], part II, pages 341-356. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54129-2_20

The presence of vulnerable source code in software applications is causing significant reliability and security issues, which can be mitigated by integrating and assuring software security principles during the early stages of the development lifecyc... Read More about Enhancing security assurance in software development: AI-based vulnerable code detection with static analysis..

Computer security: revised selected papers from the proceedings of the International workshops of the 28th European symposium on research in computer security (ESORICS 2023 International Workshops). (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
KATSIKAS, S. et al. (eds.) 2024. Computer security: revised selected papers from the proceedings of the International workshops of the 28th European symposium on research in computer security (ESORICS 2023 International Workshops), 25-29 September 2023, The Hague, Netherlands. Lecture notes in computer science, 14399. Cham: Springer [online], part II. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54129-2

This is the proceedings of seven of the international workshops that were held as part of the 28th edition of the European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS).

FedREVAN: real-time detection of vulnerable android source code through federated neural network with XAI. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SENANAYAKE, J., KALUTARAGE, H., PETROVSKI, A., AL-KADRI, M.O. and PIRAS, L. 2024. FedREVAN: real-time detection of vulnerable android source code through federated neural network with XAI. In Katsikas, S. et al. (eds.) Computer security: revised selected papers from the proceedings of the International workshops of the 28th European symposium on research in computer security (ESORICS 2023 International Workshops), 25-29 September 2023, The Hague, Netherlands. Lecture notes in computer science, 14399. Cham: Springer [online], part II, pages 426-441. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54129-2_25

Adhering to security best practices during the development of Android applications is of paramount importance due to the high prevalence of apps released without proper security measures. While automated tools can be employed to address vulnerabiliti... Read More about FedREVAN: real-time detection of vulnerable android source code through federated neural network with XAI..

What works for whom, how and why in mental health education for undergraduate health profession students? A realist synthesis protocol. [Protocol] (2024)
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MCCORMACK, Z., KERR, A., SIMPSON, A., KEATING, D. and STRAWBRIDGE, J. 2024. What works for whom, how and why in mental health education for undergraduate health profession students? A realist synthesis protocol. [Protocol]. BMJ open [online], 14(3), article number e078130. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078130

It has been shown that mental health education can support positive attitudes of health profession students towards people with mental health challenges, which supports them to provide optimal healthcare to this group. There are many different approa... Read More about What works for whom, how and why in mental health education for undergraduate health profession students? A realist synthesis protocol. [Protocol].

A novel method to quantify fibrin–fibrin and fibrin–α2-antiplasmin cross-links in thrombi formed from human trauma patient plasma. (2024)
Journal Article
MORROW, G.B., FLANNERY, S., CHARLES, P.D., HEILIG, R., FELLER, T., MCQUILTEN, Z., WAKE, E., ARIENS, R.A.S., WINEARLS, J., MUTCH, N.J., FISCHER, R., LAFFAN, M.A. and CURRY, N. 2024. A novel method to quantify fibrin-fibrin and fibrin-α2-antiplasmin cross-links in thrombi formed from human trauma patient plasma. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis [online], 22(6), pages 1758-1771. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtha.2024.03.001

The widespread use of the anti-fibrinolytic agent, tranexamic acid (TXA), interferes with the quantification of fibrinolysis by dynamic laboratory assays such as clot lysis, making it difficult to measure fibrinolysis in many trauma patients. At the... Read More about A novel method to quantify fibrin–fibrin and fibrin–α2-antiplasmin cross-links in thrombi formed from human trauma patient plasma..

Richelle Flanagan, co-founder of the worldwide Women's Parkinson's Project and digital health app "mymovesmatter.com". [Podcast] (2024)
Digital Artefact
JONES, J., MACFARLANE, H. and FLANAGAN, R. 2024. Richelle Flanagan, co-founder of the worldwide Women's Parkinson's Project and digital health app "mymovesmatter.com". [Podcast]. North of Scotland Parkinson's Research Interest Group (NoSPRIG) podcast, series 2 (episode 3). Hosted on PodBean [online]. Available from: https://nosprigpod.podbean.com/e/richelle-flanagan-parkinson-s-in-women/

In this special episode of the North of Scotland Parkinson's Research Interest Group podcast series to mark International Women's Day 2024, we are delighted to have with us Richelle Flanagan from Ireland. Since attending the World Parkinson's Congres... Read More about Richelle Flanagan, co-founder of the worldwide Women's Parkinson's Project and digital health app "mymovesmatter.com". [Podcast].

The war in Ukraine and the legal profession. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ARNELL, P. and CHERNYKH, A. 2024. The war in Ukraine and the legal profession. Presented at the March 2024 Law School webinar , 6 March 2024, [virtual event]. Hosted on YouTube [online]. Available from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApmLOEaf-cU

In the first Law School webinar of 2024, Dr Paul Arnell (Robert Gordon University) and Alexandr Chernykh (GB representative of the Ukrainian National Bar Association) discuss the war in Ukraine and its impact on the legal profession in the country, a... Read More about The war in Ukraine and the legal profession..

Incite: digital art and activism. [Book launch and panel] (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
DELAPPE, J., LEUZZI, L., SHEMILT, E., STREET, Z., ZEĆO, M., ZEILINGER, M. and LUDOVICO, A. 2024. Incite: digital art and activism. [Book launch and panel]. Held on 7 March 2024, Photographers' Gallery, London. Hosted on YouTube [online]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIDvq3W5zHw

This event was held to celebrate the publication of the book, "INCITE: Digital Art and Activism", edited by Joseph DeLappe and Laura Leuzzi. The panel discussion featured the editors alongside several of the contributors (Emile Shemilt, Zoyander Stre... Read More about Incite: digital art and activism. [Book launch and panel].

Data sonification of film capacitors. (2024)
Journal Article
ZHANG, Y.-X., LIU, D.-F., WEI, X.-Y., WANG, X.-J., CHEN, F.-Y., FENG, Q.-K., CAO, W.-Y., DONG, W.-Z., SHAH, F.M., LIU, Y.-X., WU, Z.-Y., WANG, J.-T., ZHONG, S.-L. and DANG, Z.-M. 2024. Data sonification of film capacitors. IET nanodielectrics [online], 7(2), pages 88-95. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1049/nde2.12078

Film capacitors are playing an increasingly important role in power-related fields, driven by the continuous development of dielectric materials and practical needs. Long-term accumulation has also led to an increasing wealth of data related to film... Read More about Data sonification of film capacitors..

Inter- and intra-observer reliability and agreement of O2Pulse inflection during cardiopulmonary exercise testing: a comparison of subjective and novel objective methodology. (2024)
Journal Article
NICKOLAY, T., MCGREGOR, G., POWELL, R., BEGG, B., BIRKETT, S., NICHOLS, S., ENNIS, S., BANERJEE, P., SHAVE, R., METCALFE, J., HOYE, A. and INGLE, L. 2024. Inter- and intra-observer reliability and agreement of O2Pulse inflection during cardiopulmonary exercise testing: a comparison of subjective and novel objective methodology. PLoS one [online], 19(3), article number e0299486. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299486

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is the 'gold standard' method for evaluating functional capacity, with oxygen pulse (O2Pulse) inflections serving as a potential indicator of myocardial ischaemia. However, the reliability and agreement of iden... Read More about Inter- and intra-observer reliability and agreement of O2Pulse inflection during cardiopulmonary exercise testing: a comparison of subjective and novel objective methodology..

Extraterritoriality in East Asia: extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction in China, Japan, and South Korea. (2024)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2024. Extraterritoriality in East Asia: extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction in China, Japan, and South Korea. Asia Pacific law review [online], 32(2), pages 549-553. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10192557.2024.2323811

Extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction is a seemingly novel, arcane subject. Belgium's efforts in relatively recent years to try and punish persons accused of some of the most serious crimes may help create this impression. It is, however, only parti... Read More about Extraterritoriality in East Asia: extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction in China, Japan, and South Korea..

Overcoming the barriers to teaching teamwork to undergraduates in STEM. (2024)
Journal Article
GOLDSMITH, G.R., AIKEN, M.L., CAMARILLO-ABAD, H.M., DIKI, K., GARDNER, D.L., STIPČIĆ, M. and ESPELETA, J.F. 2024. Overcoming the barriers to teaching teamwork to undergraduates in STEM. CBE-life sciences education [online], 23(2), es2. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23-07-0128

There is widespread recognition that undergraduate students in the life sciences must learn how to work in teams. However, instructors who wish to incorporate teamwork into their classrooms rarely have formal training in how to teach teamwork. This i... Read More about Overcoming the barriers to teaching teamwork to undergraduates in STEM..