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Reflections on developing a collaborative multi-disciplinary approach to embedding education for sustainable development into higher education curricula. (2021)
Journal Article
STRACHAN, S., LOGAN, L., WILLISON, D., BAIN, R., ROBERTS, J., MITCHELL, I. and YARR, R. 2021. Reflections on developing a collaborative multi-disciplinary approach to embedding education for sustainable development into higher education curricula. Emerald open research [online], 3, article 24. Available from: https://doi.org/10.35241/emeraldopenres.14303.1

As higher education institutions (HEIs) have increasingly turned to consider sustainability over the last decade, education for sustainable development (ESD) has emerged as a way of imbuing students with the skills, values, knowledge, and attributes... Read More about Reflections on developing a collaborative multi-disciplinary approach to embedding education for sustainable development into higher education curricula..

A new approach for quantitative mapping of retention mechanisms of associative polymers in porous media. (2021)
Journal Article
AFOLABI, R.O., OLUYEMI, G.F., OFFICER, S. and UGWU, J.O. 2021. A new approach for quantitative mapping of retention mechanisms of associative polymers in porous media. Journal of molecular liquids [online], 343, article 117685. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117685

The retention of associative polymer molecules poses a significant challenge for its transport in porous media, and this arises due to the hydrophobic interactions that exists between the retained molecules. The known experimental approach in literat... Read More about A new approach for quantitative mapping of retention mechanisms of associative polymers in porous media..

Unsupervised feature learning and clustering of particles imaged in raw holograms using an autoencoder. (2021)
Journal Article
LIU, Z., THEVAR, T., TAKAHASHI, T., BURNS, N., YAMADA, T., SANGEKAR, M., LINDSAY, D., WATSON, J. and THORNTON, B. 2021. Unsupervised feature learning and clustering of particles imaged in raw holograms using an autoencoder. Journal of the Optical Society of America A [online], 38(10), pages 1570-1580. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.424271

Digital holography is a useful tool to image microscopic particles. Reconstructed holograms give high-resolution shape information that can be used to identify the types of particles. However, the process of reconstructing holograms is computationall... Read More about Unsupervised feature learning and clustering of particles imaged in raw holograms using an autoencoder..

The smiling assassin? Reconceptualising redundancy envoys as quasi-dirty workers. (2021)
Journal Article
STEVENS, M. and HANNIBAL, C. 2023. The smiling assassin? Reconceptualising redundancy envoys as quasi-dirty workers. International journal of human resource management [online], 34(5), pages 879-911. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2021.1976246

Despite redundancies having far-reaching consequences for organisations, relatively limited attention has been paid to the conflicting experiences of those implementing the redundancy process - the redundancy envoys. By drawing on theories of cogniti... Read More about The smiling assassin? Reconceptualising redundancy envoys as quasi-dirty workers..

CFD modelling and prototype testing of a vertical axis wind turbines in planetary cluster formation. (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
DURKACZ, J., ISLAM, S., CHAN, R., FONG, E., GILLIES, H., KARNIK, A. and MULLAN, T. 2021. CFD modelling and prototype testing of a vertical axis wind turbines in planetary cluster formation. Energy reports [online], 7(Supplement 3): 6th International conference on advances on clean energy research 2021 (ICACER 2021), 15-17 April 2021, [virtual conference], pages 119-126. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.06.019

This study aims to improve the applicability of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) by investigating their feasibility in a novel planetary cluster configuration by observing its effect on efficiency and overall power density. Computational Fluid Dyn... Read More about CFD modelling and prototype testing of a vertical axis wind turbines in planetary cluster formation..

Tackling pandemics in smart cities using machine learning architecture. (2021)
Journal Article
NGABO, D., DONG, W., IBEKE, E., IWENDI, C. and MASABO, E. 2021. Tackling pandemics in smart cities using machine learning architecture. Mathematical biosciences and engineering [online], 18(6): the advances in cybersecurity theory and applications, pages 8444-8461. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3934/mbe.2021418

With the recent advancement in analytic techniques and the increasing generation of healthcare data, artificial intelligence (AI) is reinventing the healthcare system for tackling pandemics securely in smart cities. AI tools continue register numerou... Read More about Tackling pandemics in smart cities using machine learning architecture..

Strain monitoring. (2021)
Book Chapter
VANLANDUIT, S., SORGENTE, M., ZADEH, A.R., GÜEMES, A. and FAISAL, N. 2021. Strain monitoring. In Sause, M.G.R. and Jasiūnienė, E. (eds.) Structural health monitoring damage detection systems for aerospace. Springer aerospace technology. Cham: Springer [online], chapter 8, pages 219-241. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72192-3_8

This chapter provides an overview of the use of strain sensors for structural health monitoring. Compared to acceleration-based sensors, strain sensors can measure the deformation of a structure at very low frequencies (up to DC) and enable the measu... Read More about Strain monitoring..

Defect types. (2021)
Book Chapter
FAISAL, N., CORA, Ö.N., BEKCI, M.L., ŚLIWA, R.E., STERNBERG, Y., PANT, S., DEGENHARDT, R. and PRATHURU, A. 2021. Defect types. In Sause, M.G.R. and Jasiūnienė, E. (eds.) Structural health monitoring damage detection systems for aerospace. Springer aerospace technology. Cham: Springer [online], chapter 3, pages 15-72. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72192-3_3

This chapter provides an overview of the common types of defects found in various structural materials and joints in aircraft. Materials manufacturing methods (including large-scale production) have been established in the aircraft industry. However,... Read More about Defect types..

Data reduction strategies. (2021)
Book Chapter
BHOWMIK, B., QUQA, S., SAUSE, M.G.R., PAKRASHI, V. and DROUBI, M.G. 2021. Data reduction strategies. In Sause, M.G.R. and Jasiūnienė, E. (eds.) Structural health monitoring damage detection systems for aerospace. Springer aerospace technology. Cham: Springer [online], chapter 9, pages 243-272. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72192-3_9

Based on the variety of methods available for gathering data for the aircraft health status, the challenge is to reduce the overall amount of data in a trackable and safe manner to ensure that the remaining data are characteristic of the current airc... Read More about Data reduction strategies..

Monitoring tasks in aerospace. (2021)
Book Chapter
PANT, S., SHARIF KHODAEI, Z. and DROUBI, M.G. 2021. Monitoring tasks in aerospace. In Sause, M.G.R. and Jasiūnienė, E. (eds.) Structural health monitoring damage detection systems for aerospace. Springer aerospace technology. Cham: Springer [online], chapter 2, pages 5-14. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72192-3_2

Approximately up to one-fifth of the direct operating cost of a commercial civilian fixed-wing aircraft is projected to be due to inspection and maintenance alone. Managing aircraft health with minimal human intervention and technologies that can per... Read More about Monitoring tasks in aerospace..

Cysteamine inhibits glycine utilisation and disrupts virulence in pseudomonas aeruginosa. (2021)
Journal Article
FRASER-PITT, D.J., DOLAN, S.K., TOLEDO-APARICIO, D., HUNT, J.G., SMITH, D.W., LACY-ROBERTS, N., NUPE HEWAGE, P.S., STOYANOVA, T.N., MANSON, E., MCCLEAN, K., INGLIS, N.F., MERCER, D.K. and O’NEIL, D.A. 2021. Cysteamine inhibits glycine utilisation and disrupts virulence in pseudomonas aeruginosa. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology [online], 11, article 718213. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.718213

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major opportunistic human pathogen which employs a myriad of virulence factors. In people with cystic fibrosis (CF) P. aeruginosa frequently colonises the lungs and becomes a chronic infection that evolves to become less v... Read More about Cysteamine inhibits glycine utilisation and disrupts virulence in pseudomonas aeruginosa..

Old, new, borrowed and blue: shifts in modern policing. (2021)
Journal Article
DAHL, J.Y, FYFE, N.R., GUNDHUS, H.O.I., LARSSON, P., SKJEVRAK, P.E., RUNHOVDE, S.R. and VESTBY, A. 2022. Old, new, borrowed and blue: shifts in modern policing. British journal of criminology [online], 62(4), pages 931-947. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azab085

This article analyses ambiguity and complexity in proactive policing practices and identifies the paradox that despite the focus on increasing proactivity, police work remains strongly reactive. Drawing on a set of Norwegian case studies of policing... Read More about Old, new, borrowed and blue: shifts in modern policing..

Real-world human rights impact. [Blog post] (2021)
Digital Artefact
ARNELL, P. 2021. Real-world human rights impact. [Blog post]. Posted on RGView: connecting the RGU community [online], 17 September 2021. Available from: https://www.rgu.ac.uk/rgview/student-experience/4458-real-world-human-rights-impact

Dr Paul Arnell, of The Law School, writes about the real and important role human rights play in the practice of law in Scotland. He speaks of an interesting and life-changing example of a former RGU Law student.

A next-generation telemedicine and health advice system. (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SIDDIQUI, S., HOPGOOD, A., GOOD, A., GEGOV, A., HOSSAIN, E., RAHMAN, W., FERDOUS, R., ARIFEEN, M. and KHAN, Z. 2021. A next-generation telemedicine and health advice system. In Yang, X.-S., Sherratt, S., Dey, N. and Joshi, A. (eds.) Proceedings of sixth International congress on information and communication technology, 25-26 February 2021, London, UK. Lecture notes in networks and systems, 236. Singapore: Springer [online], pages 981-989. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2380-6_87

This project aims to create a real-time health advice platform andtelemedicine system that can reach healthcare providers and healthcare deprived people. A pragmatic approach is being used to understand the research problem of this study, which allow... Read More about A next-generation telemedicine and health advice system..

Pointer-based item-to-item collaborative filtering recommendation system using a machine learning model. (2021)
Journal Article
IWENDI, C., IBEKE, E., EGGONI, H., VELAGALA, S. and SRIVASTAVA, G. 2022. Pointer-based item-to-item collaborative filtering recommendation system using a machine learning model. International journal of information technology and decision making [online], 21(1), pages 463-484. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219622021500619

The creation of digital marketing has enabled companies to adopt personalized item recommendations for their customers. This process keeps them ahead of the competition. One of the techniques used in item recommendation is known as item-based recomme... Read More about Pointer-based item-to-item collaborative filtering recommendation system using a machine learning model..

Turning ideas to profit: commercialisation, entrepreneurship and intellectual property. (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
FATUROTI, B. and OLIKE, I. 2021. Turning ideas to profit: commercialisation, entrepreneurship and intellectual property. Presented at the 2nd Adapting to a changing world seminar, 16 September 2021, [virtual event].

This seminar was the second of six seminars in the "Adapting to a Changing World" series, convened by Elimma Ezeani. This particular event focused on entrepreneurship and strategies for commercialising intellectual property. This seminar consisted of... Read More about Turning ideas to profit: commercialisation, entrepreneurship and intellectual property..

Actionable feature discovery in counterfactuals using feature relevance explainers. (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
WIRATUNGA, N., WIJEKOON, A., NKISI-ORJI, I., MARTIN, K., PALIHAWADANA, C. and CORSAR, D. 2021. Actionable feature discovery in counterfactuals using feature relevance explainers. In Borck, H., Eisenstadt, V., Sánchez-Ruiz, A. and Floyd, M. (eds.) Workshop proceedings of the 29th International conference on case-based reasoning (ICCBR-WS 2021), 13-16 September 2021, [virtual event]. CEUR workshop proceedings, 3017. Aachen: CEUR-WS [online], pages 63-74. Available from: http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3017/101.pdf

Counterfactual explanations focus on 'actionable knowledge' to help end-users understand how a Machine Learning model outcome could be changed to a more desirable outcome. For this purpose a counterfactual explainer needs to be able to reason with si... Read More about Actionable feature discovery in counterfactuals using feature relevance explainers..

Exploring the impact of uro-oncology multidisciplinary team meetings on patient outcomes: a systematic review. (2021)
Journal Article
ASKELIN, B., HIND, A. and PATERSON, C. 2021. Exploring the impact of uro-oncology multidisciplinary team meetings on patient. European journal of oncology nursing [online], 54, article 102032. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2021.102032

Purpose: Multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings are mainstay clinical management globally. Clinical guidelines state that patients should be considered for MDT review, but evidence has identified that within the specialty of uro-oncology not all patie... Read More about Exploring the impact of uro-oncology multidisciplinary team meetings on patient outcomes: a systematic review..

Drilling geomechanical assessment using integrated reservoir workflow. (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HAMID, O., SANAEE, R. and OLUYEMI, G. [2021]. Drilling geomechanical assessment using integrated reservoir workflow. To be presented at 2021 International field exploration and development conference (IFEDC 2021): efficient development of oil and gas driven by surveillance technology, 16-18 September 2021, Qingdao, China.

Advanced geomechanical solutions for reservoir life cycle. (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HAMID, O., SANAEE, R. and OLUYEMI, G. 2021. Advanced geomechanical solutions for reservoir life cycle. To be presented at 2021 International field exploration and development conference (IFEDC 2021): efficient development of oil and gas driven by surveillance technology, 16-18 September 2021, Qingdao, China.