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Empowering nursing students' digital literacy skills: the digital literacy project. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MARTZOUKOU, K., LUDERS, E.S., JOHNSON, N. and WORK, F. 2023. Empowering nursing students' digital literacy skills: the digital literacy project. Presented at the 6th International research symposium of the National Institute of Library and Information Sciences, University of Colombo (NILIS 2023): research excellence in library and information science, 15 November 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The "Digital Literacy project" is an ongoing research project at Robert Gordon University, the aim of which is to drive and support the development of digital literacy skills among students in different discipline areas (e.g. nursing, law, library sc... Read More about Empowering nursing students' digital literacy skills: the digital literacy project..

Caprock integrity evaluation for geosequestration of CO2 in low-temperature reservoirs. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
AMINAHO, E.N. 2023. Caprock integrity evaluation for geosequestration of CO2 in low-temperature reservoirs. Presented at the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Community (UKCCSRC) flexible funding 2022 projects webinar, 9 November 2023, [virtual event].

This presentation gives an overview of the context and methodology of a project that aimed to identify suitable geological reservoirs for CO2 storage. The project was particularly focused on the issues of caprock integrity, and the assessment of how... Read More about Caprock integrity evaluation for geosequestration of CO2 in low-temperature reservoirs..

Utilising trust law as a mechanism for sovereign debt repayment. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ARNELL, P. and MAK, C. 2023. Utilising trust law as a mechanism for sovereign debt repayment. Presented at the November 2023 Law School webinar, 8 November 2023 [virtual event]. Hosted on YouTube [online]. Available from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75jspzA5570

In this webinar, Paul Arnell and Charles Mak (both affiliated with the Robert Gordon University) will explore a creative yet rarely discussed solution to this issue - trust law. Just as trusts help individuals manage their finances, they can help cou... Read More about Utilising trust law as a mechanism for sovereign debt repayment..

Clinical dialogue transcription error correction with self-supervision. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
NANAYAKKARA, G., WIRATUNGA, N., CORSAR, D., MARTIN, K. and WIJEKOON, A. 2023. Clinical dialogue transcription error correction with self-supervision. In Bramer, M. and Stahl, F. (eds.) Artificial intelligence XL: proceedings of the 43rd SGAI international conference on artificial intelligence (AI-2023), 12-14 December 2023, Cambridge, UK. Lecture notes in computer science, 14381. Cham: Springer [online], pages 33-46. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47994-6_3

A clinical dialogue is a conversation between a clinician and a patient to share medical information, which is critical in clinical decision-making. The reliance on manual note-taking is highly inefficient and leads to transcription errors when digit... Read More about Clinical dialogue transcription error correction with self-supervision..

Pharmacist involvement in antimicrobial stewardship in the UK. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
TONNA, A. 2023. Pharmacist involvement in antimicrobial stewardship in the UK. Presented at the 2nd MasterPharm 2023: international module: clinical pharmacy around the world models and systems, 8-10 March 2023, Turin, Italy.

MasterPharm 2023 training event developed on three modules (regional, national, international) as a dialogue between hospital pharmacy professionals. This presentation was part of the International module and took place on the 9th November. The aim o... Read More about Pharmacist involvement in antimicrobial stewardship in the UK..

Embedding transitional skills. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BURGESS, K. 2023. Embedding transitional skills. Presented at the 2023 British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences heads of department virtual event (BASES HoD virtual event 2023), 8 November 2023, [virtual event].

This presentation covers the concepts of "student transitions" and "transitional skills". It describes some overarching approaches to transitional skill enhancement, before examining each transitional skill in more detail and providing examples.

Explaining a staff rostering problem by mining trajectory variance structures. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
FYVIE, M., MCCALL, J.A.W., CHRISTIE, L.A., ZĂVOIANU, A.-C., BROWNLEE, A.E.I. and AINSLIE, R. 2023. Explaining a staff rostering problem by mining trajectory variance structures. In Bramer, M. and Stahl, F. (eds.) Artificial intelligence XL: proceedings of the 43rd SGAI international conference on artificial intelligence (AI-2023), 12-14 December 2023, Cambridge, UK. Lecture notes in computer science, 14381. Cham: Springer [online], pages 275-290. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47994-6_27

The use of Artificial Intelligence-driven solutions in domains involving end-user interaction and cooperation has been continually growing. This has also lead to an increasing need to communicate crucial information to end-users about algorithm behav... Read More about Explaining a staff rostering problem by mining trajectory variance structures..

Comparison of simulated annealing and evolution strategies for optimising cyclical rosters with uneven demand and flexible trainee placement. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
COLLINS, J., ZĂVOIANU, A.-C. and MCCALL, J.A.W. 2023. Comparison of simulated annealing and evolution strategies for optimising cyclical rosters with uneven demand and flexible trainee placement. In Bramer, M. and Stahl, F. (eds.) Artificial intelligence XL: proceedings of the 43rd SGAI (Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence) Artificial intelligence international conference 2023 (AI-2023), 12-14 December 2023, Cambridge, UK. Lecture notes in computer science, 14381. Cham: Springer [online], pages 451-464. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47994-6_39

Rosters are often used for real-world staff scheduling requirements. Multiple design factors such as demand variability, shift type placement, annual leave requirements, staff well-being and the placement of trainees need to be considered when constr... Read More about Comparison of simulated annealing and evolution strategies for optimising cyclical rosters with uneven demand and flexible trainee placement..

The influence of a single antenatal relaxation class (ARC) on perinatal psychological wellbeing and childbirth experience: an observational study. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
TABIB, M., HUMPHREY, T., HOLLINS-MARTIN, C., FORBES-MCKAY, K. and MCVICAR, S. 2023. The influence of a single antenatal relaxation class (ARC) on perinatal psychological wellbeing and childbirth experience: an observational study. Presented at the 2023 Lothian health and care professions research conference: achieving impactful healthcare research through clinical academic collaborations, 7 November 2023, Edinburgh, UK.

This presentation discusses the results of a study to review the outcomes of an antenatal relaxation class. The study aimed to examine the influence of this class on perinatal psychological wellbeing and childbirth. The study used an observational ap... Read More about The influence of a single antenatal relaxation class (ARC) on perinatal psychological wellbeing and childbirth experience: an observational study..

Exploring midwives' experiences of an emotional intelligence programme (EIP): a qualitative study. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
TABIB, M., HUMPHREY, T. and FORBES-MCKAY, K. 2023. Exploring midwives' experiences of an emotional intelligence programme (EIP): a qualitative study. Presented at the 2023 Lothian health and care professions research conference: achieving impactful healthcare research through clinical academic collaborations, 7 November 2023, Edinburgh, UK.

This poster summarises the results of a study that sought to evaluate an emotional intelligence programme for midwives. This programme aimed to address reported challenges experienced by midwives in terms of a discrepancy between wanting to be emotio... Read More about Exploring midwives' experiences of an emotional intelligence programme (EIP): a qualitative study..

Object-aware multi-criteria decision-making approach using the heuristic data-driven theory for intelligent transportation systems. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MEKALA, M.S., EYAD, E. and SRIVASTAVA, G. 2023. Object-aware multi-criteria decision-making approach using the heuristic data-driven theory for intelligent transportation systems. In Proceedings of the 10th IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Data science and advanced analytics international conference 2023 (DSAA 2023), 9-13 October 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece. Piscataway: IEEE [online], 10302554. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/DSAA60987.2023.10302554

Sharing up-to-date information about the surrounding measured by On-Board Units (OBUs) and Roadside Units (RSUs) is crucial in accomplishing traffic efficiency and pedestrians safety towards Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Transferring meas... Read More about Object-aware multi-criteria decision-making approach using the heuristic data-driven theory for intelligent transportation systems..

Siamese residual neural network for musical shape evaluation in piano performance assessment. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
LI, X., WEISS, S., YAN, Y., LI, Y., REN, J., SORAGHAN, J. and GONG, M. 2023. Siamese residual neural network for musical shape evaluation in piano performance assessment. In Proceedings of the 31st European signal processing conference 2023 (EUSIPCO 2023), 4-8 September 2023, Helsinki, Finland. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 216-220. Available from: https://doi.org/10.23919/EUSIPCO58844.2023.10289901

Understanding and identifying musical shape plays an important role in music education and performance assessment. To simplify the otherwise time- and cost-intensive musical shape evaluation, in this paper we explore how artificial intelligence (AI)... Read More about Siamese residual neural network for musical shape evaluation in piano performance assessment..

Developing an adaptive protection scheme towards promoting the deployment of distributed renewable sources in modern distribution networks: operational simulation phase. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ATTEYA, A.I., EL-ZONKOLY, A., ASHOUR, H.A. and ALI, D. 2023. Developing an adaptive protection scheme towards promoting the deployment of distributed renewable sources in modern distribution networks: operational simulation phase. In Proceedings of the 58th International universities power engineering conference (UPEC 2023), 30 August - 1 September 2023, Dublin, Ireland. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article number 10294344. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC57427.2023.10294344

The large-scale integration of renewables into the electricity grid as distributed generation sources for providing clean energy supply together with the recent introduction of the smart grid concept, have accelerated the need to modernize the existi... Read More about Developing an adaptive protection scheme towards promoting the deployment of distributed renewable sources in modern distribution networks: operational simulation phase..

Preparing the future pharmacy workforce: competency-based undergraduate curricula for teaching, learning and assessment with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MARTIN, S. and TONNA, A. 2023. Preparing the future pharmacy workforce: competency-based undergraduate curricula for teaching, learning and assessment with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship. Presented at the 51st European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) Aberdeen symposium workshops 2023: innovations in clinical pharmacy practice, education and research, 31 October - 02 November 2023, Aberdeen, UK.

This workshop aims to give the participants knowledge of the concept of competency-based undergraduate pharmacy education, an understanding of ways of embedding competency-based teaching of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in the undergraduate pharmac... Read More about Preparing the future pharmacy workforce: competency-based undergraduate curricula for teaching, learning and assessment with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship..

An application of theoretically informed implementation research in pharmacy practice. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
TONNA, A. and HASHAD, N. 2023. An application of theoretically informed implementation research in pharmacy practice. Presented at the 51st European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) Aberdeen symposium workshops 2023: innovations in clinical pharmacy practice, education and research workshops, 31 October - 02 November 2023, Aberdeen, UK.

This workshope aims to be an introduction to theoretically informed implementation research and enable participants to apply knowledge learned by trying out some case scenarios. Scholars are increasingly interested in closing research-practice gap th... Read More about An application of theoretically informed implementation research in pharmacy practice..

Reaching consensus on mechanisms of change to support implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacies. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MICHEL, D.E., TONNA, A.P., DARTSCH, D.C. and WEIDMANN, A.E. 2023. Reaching consensus on mechanisms of change to support implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacies. Presented at the 51st European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) symposium on clinical pharmacy 2023 (ESCP 2023): innovations in clinical pharmacy practice, education and research, 31 October - 2 November 2023, Aberdeen, UK.

Since 2022 patients with 5 or more medicines can receive a medication review (MR) in a community pharmacy remunerated by the German health system. However, implementation is slow, and few pharmacies are currently providing MRs. Stakeholders' input is... Read More about Reaching consensus on mechanisms of change to support implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacies..

Exploring perspectives of significant others on patients' experiences of cancer services. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BRINCAT, A., TONNA, P., VELLA BONANNO, P., STEWART, D. and WEIDMANN, A.E. 2023. Exploring perspectives of significant others on patients' experiences of cancer services. Presented at the 51st European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) symposium on clinical pharmacy 2023 (ESCP 2023): innovations in clinical pharmacy practice, education and research, 31 October - 2 November 2023, Aberdeen, UK.

The aim of this research is to explore the perspectives of significant others regarding cancer care experiences of patients receiving antineoplastic medicines for colorectal cancer. Globally, there has been growing concern that patients are not recei... Read More about Exploring perspectives of significant others on patients' experiences of cancer services..

A study exploring public opinion and attitudes towards being vaccinated in a community pharmacy. [ESCP Poster] (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ZERBINATO, F. and TONNA, A. 2023. A study exploring public opinion and attitudes towards being vaccinated in a community pharmacy. Presented at 2023 European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) Aberdeen symposium: innovations in clinical pharmacy practice, education and research, 31 October - 2 November 2023, Aberdeen, UK.

This poster described a small-scale study exploring the public opinion and attitudes towards being vaccinated in a community pharmacy in the Veneto region of Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A green AI model selection strategy for computer-aided mpox detection. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
EZENKWU, C.P., STEPHEN, B.U.-A., AFFIAH, I. and DANIEL, B. 2023. A green AI model selection strategy for computer-aided mpox detection. In Proceedings of the 16th IEEE Africon conference (IEEE AFRICON 2023): advancing technology in Africa towards presence on the global stage, 20-22 September 2023, Nairobi, Kenya. Piscataway: IEEE [online], document number 10293707. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRICON55910.2023.10293707

With the recent global surge in mpox (formerly monkeypox) cases, researchers have proposed deep learning technologies for early detection of the disease from skin lesion images. However, many of these researchers follow the current Red AI trend of se... Read More about A green AI model selection strategy for computer-aided mpox detection..

Understanding literature and AI: how to choose and conduct the right assessment for your research question. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
WEIDMANN, A. and TONNA, A. 2023. Understanding literature and AI: how to choose and conduct the right assessment for your research question. Presented as part of the 51st European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) symposium on clinical pharmacy 2023 (ESCP 2023): innovations in clinical pharmacy practice, education and research, 30th October 2023, Aberdeen, UK.

This masterclass was presented on the 30th October 2023 at the 2023 ESCP Aberdeen symposium. Building on previous successful editions, this Masterclass provided an overview of each of the different types of literature review, narrative, scoping and s... Read More about Understanding literature and AI: how to choose and conduct the right assessment for your research question..