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Modified CBAM: sub-block pooling for improved channel and spatial attention. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HUSSAINI, H., BANO, S., ELYAN, E. and MORENO-GARCIA, C.F. 2026. Modified CBAM: sub-block pooling for improved channel and spatial attention. In Ali, S., Hogg, D.C. and Peckham, M. (eds.) Proceedings of the 29th Annual conference of the Medical image understanding and analysis 2025 (MIUA 2025), 15-17 July 2025, Leeds, UK. Lecture notes in computer science, 15917. Cham: Springer [online], part II, pages 116-130. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-98691-8_9

The Convolutional Block Attention Module (CBAM) has emerged as a widely adopted attention mechanism, as it seamlessly integrates into the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architecture with minimal computational overhead. However, its reliance on gl... Read More about Modified CBAM: sub-block pooling for improved channel and spatial attention..

Hydrodynamic characterisation of the inland valley soils of the Niger Delta area for sustainable agricultural water management. (2025)
Journal Article
OSAME, P.U. and ASIM, T. 2025. Hydrodynamic characterisation of the inland valley soils of the Niger Delta area for sustainable agricultural water management. Sensors [online], 25(14), article number 4349. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s25144349

Since farmers in the inland valley region of the Niger Delta mostly rely on experience rather than empirical evidence when it comes to irrigation, flood irrigation being the most popular technique, the region's agricultural sector needs more efficien... Read More about Hydrodynamic characterisation of the inland valley soils of the Niger Delta area for sustainable agricultural water management..

Threat detection in smart homes: a sociotechnical multimodal conversational approach for improved cyber situational awareness. [Dataset] (2025)
Data
MCDERMOTT, C.D. and NICHO, M. 2025. Threat detection in smart homes: a sociotechnical multimodal conversational approach for improved cyber situational awareness. [Dataset]. International journal of information security [online], 24, article number 173. Available from: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10207-025-01051-x#Sec42

Smart homes are becoming increasingly more complex and difficult to defend. Expanding Internet of Things (IoT) devices has reshaped socio-technical interactions within smart homes, yet security remains a secondary concern. In addition, users have bee... Read More about Threat detection in smart homes: a sociotechnical multimodal conversational approach for improved cyber situational awareness. [Dataset].

Few-shot essay grading: weighted prototypical networks for ordinal text classification. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
WIJAYASEKARA, V.A., MARTIN, K., WIRATUNGA, N., MASSIE, S. and WIJEKOON, A. [2025]. Few-shot essay grading: weighted prototypical networks for ordinal text classification. To be presented at the 25th European conference on artificial intelligence 2025 (ECAI-2025), 25-30 October 2025, Bologna, Italy.

Automated Essay Scoring (AES) presents a key opportunity to improve student experience while reducing the administrative burden of academic staff. However existing methods for AES are reliant on large volumes of data and fail to consider the ordinal... Read More about Few-shot essay grading: weighted prototypical networks for ordinal text classification..

Threat detection in smart homes: a sociotechnical multimodal conversational approach for improved cyber situational awareness. (2025)
Journal Article
MCDERMOTT, C.D. and NICHO, M. 2025. Threat detection in smart homes: a sociotechnical multimodal conversational approach for improved cyber situational awareness. International journal of information security [online], 24, article number 173. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10207-025-01051-x

Smart homes are becoming increasingly more complex and difficult to defend. Expanding Internet of Things (IoT) devices has reshaped socio-technical interactions within smart homes, yet security remains a secondary concern. In addition, users have bee... Read More about Threat detection in smart homes: a sociotechnical multimodal conversational approach for improved cyber situational awareness..

Less time, same gains: comparison of superset vs traditional set training on muscular adaptations. (2025)
Journal Article
BURKE, R., HERMANN, T., PINERO, A., MOHAN, A., AUGUSTIN, F., SAPUPPO, M., COLEMAN, M., WOLF, M., KORAKAKIS, P.A., SWINTON, P.A. and SCHOENFELD, B.J. [2025]. Less time, same gains: comparison of superset vs traditional set training on muscular adaptations. Science and sports [online], (accepted).

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of superset versus traditional resistance training (RT) on muscular strength, hypertrophy, body composition, and local muscular endurance. Forty-three young, resistance-trained male and female part... Read More about Less time, same gains: comparison of superset vs traditional set training on muscular adaptations..

Leveraging artificial intelligence for water optimisation in upstream oil and gas energy operations. (2025)
Journal Article
CASTAGNOLI, J. and AMISH, M. 2025. Leveraging artificial intelligence for water optimisation in upstream oil and gas energy operations. Arabian journal of geosciences [online], 18(8), article number 149. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-025-12289-z

Water scarcity and climate change are significant challenges for sustainable water management worldwide. Factors such as population growth, industrial development, and unsustainable practices are increasing water demand. The upstream oil and gas ener... Read More about Leveraging artificial intelligence for water optimisation in upstream oil and gas energy operations..

Dumbbell versus cable lateral raises for lateral deltoid hypertrophy: an experimental study. (2025)
Journal Article
LARSEN, S., WOLF, M., SCHOENFELD, B.J., SANDBERG, N.Ø., FREDRIKSEN, A.B., KRISTIANSEN, B.S., VAN DEN TILLAAR, R., SWINTON, P.A. and FALCH, H.N. 2025. Dumbbell versus cable lateral raises for lateral deltoid hypertrophy: an experimental study. Frontiers in physiology [online], 16, article number 1611468. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1611468

This study compared the effects of dumbbell versus cable lateral raises on lateral deltoid muscle thickness (MT) in resistance-trained men and women, with shoulder adduction/abduction range of motion standardised and matched between conditions. Twent... Read More about Dumbbell versus cable lateral raises for lateral deltoid hypertrophy: an experimental study..

An exploration into the relationship between information needs satisfaction and creativity of visual artists in Greece. (2025)
Journal Article
KOLYVAS, S., MARTZOUKOU, K. and KOSTAGIOLAS, P. [2025]. An exploration into the relationship between information needs satisfaction and creativity of visual artists in Greece. Journal of documentation [online], (accepted). To be made available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-04-2025-0087

There is a current research gap based on exploring the information behaviour of visual artists (professional, semi-professional, and amateur) and, particularly, the impact of their information needs satisfaction on their creativity. This research aim... Read More about An exploration into the relationship between information needs satisfaction and creativity of visual artists in Greece..

Impact of rake angle on nanometric cutting of single crystal silicon: a molecular dynamics study. (2025)
Journal Article
OLANIYAN, T., FAISAL, N., and NJUGUNA, J. [2025]. Impact of rake angle on nanometric cutting of single crystal silicon: a molecular dynamics study. International journal of advanced manufacturing technology [online], (accepted). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-025-16088-4

Variations in the diamond tool rake angle affect cutting forces, chip formation, subsurface damage, and stress distribution. Researchers have diverse opinions on the optimal rake angles for best performance, and there is a need for further understand... Read More about Impact of rake angle on nanometric cutting of single crystal silicon: a molecular dynamics study..

A novel in vitro model of trauma-induced endotheliopathy provides a platform for studying mechanisms of coagulopathy. (2025)
Journal Article
ABU-HANNA, J., XU, G., MORROW, G.B., TIMMS, L., AKBAR, N., LAFFAN, M., CHOUDHURY, R.P. and CURRY, N. 2025. A novel in vitro model of trauma-induced endotheliopathy provides a platform for studying mechanisms of coagulopathy. Blood: vessels, thrombosis and hemostasis [online], In Press, article number 100087. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bvth.2025.100087

Trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC) significantly contributes to trauma-related mortality, driven by dysregulated coagulation and fibrinolysis. Endotheliopathy of trauma (EoT) is central to TIC, yet its underlying mechanisms remain un... Read More about A novel in vitro model of trauma-induced endotheliopathy provides a platform for studying mechanisms of coagulopathy..

Predicting fear of childbirth during pregnancy, the positive role of self-efficacy and mental well-being: a cross-sectional study. (2025)
Journal Article
FORBES-MCKAY, K.E., TABIB, M. and HUMPHREY, T. 2025. Predicting fear of childbirth during pregnancy, the positive role of self-efficacy and mental well-being: a cross-sectional study. Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynecology [online], 46(1), article number 2527658. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2025.2527658

Whilst the negative impact of fear of childbirth (FOC) is well established, there is limited understanding of the factors that reduce it. This study, aimed to explore the relationship between positive mental well-being, childbirth self-efficacy, and... Read More about Predicting fear of childbirth during pregnancy, the positive role of self-efficacy and mental well-being: a cross-sectional study..

I did it before, so I can do it again(?): recalling sucess, expectations of future success and the impact of ease-of retrieval and attributions. (2025)
Journal Article
ABDULLA, A. and WOODS, R. 2025. I did it before, so I can do it again(?): recalling success, expectations of future success and the impact of ease-of-retrieval and attributions. Psychological research [online], 89(4), article number 117. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-025-02136-x

It is widely assumed that recalling past success raises expectations of future success ("expectancy"). However, experimental research investigating that assumption has generated mixed results. The present study examined two (meta)cognitive factors th... Read More about I did it before, so I can do it again(?): recalling sucess, expectations of future success and the impact of ease-of retrieval and attributions..

Imposter participants in synchronous qualitative research: a systematic scoping review. (2025)
Journal Article
HUSTED, M., DOWRICK, A., PORTER, R., VELO HIGUERAS, M., WHITMORE, C., EVERED, J., KENNEDY, M. and SCOTT, S.D. 2025. Imposter participants in synchronous qualitative research: a systematic scoping review. International journal of qualitative methods [online], 24, pages 1-10. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069251342542

Although the issue of bots and fraudulent participants is well established within quantitative research, in recent years there have been increasing incidences of imposter participants within qualitative research. However, how qualitative researchers... Read More about Imposter participants in synchronous qualitative research: a systematic scoping review..

Collaborative and social learning in virtual environments. (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine
BREMNER, P. 2025. Collaborative and social learning in virtual environments. HETL frontiers magazine [online], (accepted). To be made available from: https://www.hetl.org/hetl-frontiers/

The Higher Education Institution (HEI) sector is changing, driven by digital advancements and social expectations. Educators must reflect on how, what and why they teach ensuring it is meaningful and relevant. Experiential learning (Kolb, 2014) has... Read More about Collaborative and social learning in virtual environments..

Citrus fruit detection based on an improved YOLOv5 under natural orchard conditions. (2025)
Journal Article
TANG, Y., HUANG, W., TAN, Z., CHEN, W., WEI, S., ZHUANG, J., HOU, C. and REN, J. 2025. Citrus fruit detection based on an improved YOLOv5 under natural orchard conditions. International journal of agricultural and biological engineering [online], 18(3), pages 176-185. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25165/j.ijabe.20251803.8935

Accurate detection of citrus can be easily affected by adjacent branches and overlapped fruits in natural orchard conditions, where some specific information of citrus might be lost due to the resultant complex occlusion. Traditional deep learning mo... Read More about Citrus fruit detection based on an improved YOLOv5 under natural orchard conditions..

A 10-year review of periconceptual folic acid supplementation in women with epilepsy taking antiseizure medications. (2025)
Journal Article
TURNER, C., MCINTOSH, T., GAFFNEY, D., GERMAINE, M., HOGAN, J. and O’HIGGINS, A. 2025. A 10-year review of periconceptual folic acid supplementation in women with epilepsy taking antiseizure medications. Journal of maternal fetal and neonatal medicine [online], 38(1), article 2524094. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2025.2524094

Epidemiological studies have reported that women with epilepsy who are taking antiseizure medications have an increased risk of Neural Tube Defects. Periconceptual folic acid supplementation potentially prevents two-thirds of cases. International gui... Read More about A 10-year review of periconceptual folic acid supplementation in women with epilepsy taking antiseizure medications..

The history and development of health psychology in the United Kingdom. (2025)
Other
QUINN, F., CHATER, A.M. and MORRISON, V. 2025. The history and development of health psychology in the United Kingdom. In Brown, K., et al. (eds.) SAGE handbook of health psychology: contexts, theory and methods in health psychology. Second edition. London: Sage [online], chapter 1. Available from: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/the-sage-handbook-of-health-psychology/book280824

Ideas about how the mind, body and health are interconnected date to ancient times and became a focus of psychology in the 20th century. In the first half of the 20th century, medical psychology and psychosomatic medicine applied psychological scienc... Read More about The history and development of health psychology in the United Kingdom..

Navigating the complexity of generative artificial intelligence in higher education: a systematic literature review. (2025)
Journal Article
AMOFA, B., KAMUDYARIWA, X.B., FERNANDES, F.A.P., OSOBAJO, O.A., JEREMIAH, F. and OKE, A. 2025. Navigating the complexity of generative artificial intelligence in higher education: a systematic literature review. Education sciences [online], 15(7), article number 826. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15070826

Technological innovation has transformed educational settings, enabling artificial intelligence (AI)-driven teaching and learning processes. While AI is still in its embryonic stage in education, generative artificial intelligence has evolved rapidly... Read More about Navigating the complexity of generative artificial intelligence in higher education: a systematic literature review..

Characterization of resin-infused nonwoven natural fiber-reinforced epoxy composites for renewable energy structural applications: comparative experimental and finite element analysis. (2025)
Journal Article
OWEN, M.M., WONG, L.S., ACHUKWU, E.O., SHUIB, S. and MD DIN, N.B. 2025. Characterization of resin-infused nonwoven natural fiber-reinforced epoxy composites for renewable energy structural applications: comparative experimental and finite element analysis. Polymer composites [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.70064

Natural resource-based composites are biodegradable, eco-friendly, and sustainable; however, variations in their properties and performance quality present significant challenges. This study presents the fabrication and performance evaluation of nonw... Read More about Characterization of resin-infused nonwoven natural fiber-reinforced epoxy composites for renewable energy structural applications: comparative experimental and finite element analysis..