All Outputs (798)

Unpacking preventive policing: towards a holistic framework. (2023)
Journal Article
ELLEFSEN, H.B., BJØRKELO, B., SUNDE, I.M., and FYFE, N.R. 2023. Unpacking preventive policing: towards a holistic framework. International journal of police science and management [online], 25(2), pages 196-207. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/14613557231163403

Assuming that society is better off if the harm caused by crime – including the costs entailed by the investigation, prosecution and punishment – can be avoided, the proactive approach of preventive policing (PP) is generally promoted and understood... Read More about Unpacking preventive policing: towards a holistic framework..

Multiscale superpixelwise prophet model for noise-robust feature extraction in hyperspectral images. [Dataset] (2023)
Data
MA, P., REN, J., SUN, G., ZHAO, H., JIA, X., YAN, Y. and ZABALZA, J. 2023. Multiscale superpixelwise prophet model for noise-robust feature extraction in hyperspectral images. [Dataset]. IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing [online], 61, article 5508912. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2023.3260634/mm1

In this paper, we have proposed Multiscale Superpixelwise Prophet model (MSPM), a novel spectral-spatial feature mining framework for noise-robust feature extraction and effective data classification of the HSI. First, we demonstrate that the Prophet... Read More about Multiscale superpixelwise prophet model for noise-robust feature extraction in hyperspectral images. [Dataset].

Multiscale superpixelwise prophet model for noise-robust feature extraction in hyperspectral images. (2023)
Journal Article
MA, P., REN, J., SUN, G., ZHAO, H., JIA, X., YAN, Y. and ZABALZA, J. 2023. Multiscale superpixelwise prophet model for noise-robust feature extraction in hyperspectral images. IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing [online], 61, article 5508912. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2023.3260634

Despite of various approaches proposed to smooth the hyperspectral images (HSIs) before feature extraction, the efficacy is still affected by the noise, even using the corrected dataset with the noisy and water absorption bands discarded. In this stu... Read More about Multiscale superpixelwise prophet model for noise-robust feature extraction in hyperspectral images..

Systematic evaluation of pyrolysis processes and biochar quality in the operation of low-cost flame curtain pyrolysis kiln for sustainable biochar production. (2023)
Journal Article
JAYAKUMAR, A., MORRISSET, D., KOUTSOMARKOS, V., WURZER, C., HADDEN, R.M., LAWTON, L., EDWARDS, C. and MAŠEK, O. 2023. Systematic evaluation of pyrolysis processes and biochar quality in the operation of low-cost flame curtain pyrolysis kiln for sustainable biochar production. Current research in environmental sustainability [online], 5, article 100213. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2023.100213

Low-cost pyrolysis units such as flame curtain pyrolysis kilns are gaining popularity for biochar production. However, the processes that govern the working of such units are not well understood. Here, emissions, temperatures and mass loss are monito... Read More about Systematic evaluation of pyrolysis processes and biochar quality in the operation of low-cost flame curtain pyrolysis kiln for sustainable biochar production..

iSee: demonstration video. [video recording] (2023)
Digital Artefact
WIJEKOON, A., WIRATUNGA, N., PALIHAWADANA, C., NKISI-ORJI, I., CORSAR, D. and MARTIN, K. 2023. iSee: demonstration video. [video recording]. New York: ACM [online]. Available from: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3581754.3584137#sec-supp

This output presents a demonstration of the iSee platform. iSee is an ongoing project aimed at improving the user experience of AI by harnessing experiences and best practices in Explainable AI. To this end, iSee brings together research and developm... Read More about iSee: demonstration video. [video recording].

iSee: intelligent sharing of explanation experience of users for users. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
WIJEKOON, A., WIRATUNGA, N., PALIHAWADANA, C., NKISI-ORJI, I., CORSAR, D. and MARTIN, K. 2023. iSee: intelligent sharing of explanation experience of users for users. In IUI '23 companion: companion proceedings of the 28th Intelligent user interfaces international conference 2023 (IUI 2023), 27-31 March 2023, Sydney, Australia. New York: ACM [online], pages 79-82. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3581754.3584137

The right to obtain an explanation of the decision reached by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model is now an EU regulation. Different stakeholders of an AI system (e.g. managers, developers, auditors, etc.) may have different background knowledge, c... Read More about iSee: intelligent sharing of explanation experience of users for users..

Season, storage and extraction method impact on the phytochemical profile of Terminalia ivorensis. (2023)
Journal Article
MOOMIN, A., RUSSELL, W.R., KNOTT, R.M., SCOBBIE, L., MENSAH, K.B., ADU-GYAMFI, P.K.T. and DUTHIE, S.J. 2023. Season, storage and extraction method impact on the phytochemical profile of Terminalia ivorensis. BMC plant biology [online], 23, article number 162. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-023-04144-8

Terminalia ivorensis (TI) is used in West African ethnomedicine for the treatment of conditions including ulcers, malaria and wounds. Despite its widespread use, the phytochemical profile of TI remains largely undetermined. This research investigated... Read More about Season, storage and extraction method impact on the phytochemical profile of Terminalia ivorensis..

A systematic scoping review on the evidence behind debriefing practices for the wellbeing/emotional outcomes of healthcare workers. (2023)
Journal Article
EVANS, T.R., BURNS, C., ESSEX, R. et al. 2023. A systematic scoping review on the evidence behind debriefing practices for the wellbeing/emotional outcomes of healthcare workers. Frontiers in psychiatry [online], 14, article number 1078797. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1078797

Debriefings give healthcare workers voice through the opportunity to discuss unanticipated or difficult events, and to recommend changes. The typical goal of routine debriefings has been to improve clinical outcomes by learning through discussion and... Read More about A systematic scoping review on the evidence behind debriefing practices for the wellbeing/emotional outcomes of healthcare workers..

Dietary β-alanine intake assessed by food records does not associate with muscle carnosine content in healthy, active, omnivorous men and women. (2023)
Journal Article
REZENDE, N.S., BESTETTI, G.C., FARIAS DE OLIVEIRA, L., MAZZOLANI, B.C., SMAIRA, F.I., DUMAS, A., SWINTON, P., SAUNDERS, B. and DOLAN, E. 2023. Dietary β-alanine intake assessed by food records does not associate with muscle carnosine content in healthy, active, omnivorous men and women. International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism [online], 33(3), pages 133-140. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2022-0236

β-alanine (BA) is one of the most widely used sport supplements, due to its capacity to improve high intensity exercise performance by increasing muscle carnosine (MCarn) content, and consequently, the buffering capacity of the muscle. BA is also ava... Read More about Dietary β-alanine intake assessed by food records does not associate with muscle carnosine content in healthy, active, omnivorous men and women..

Monetization of politics and public procurement in Ghana. (2023)
Journal Article
LASSOU, P.J.C., SOROLA, M., SENKL, D., LAUWO, S.G. and MASSE, C. 2024. Monetization of politics and public procurement in Ghana. Accounting, auditing and accountability journal [online], 37(1), pages 85-118. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/aaaj-07-2021-5341

This paper aims to investigate the prevalence of corruption in Ghana to understand how and why it has turned public procurement into a mere money-making scheme instead of a means to provide needed public goods and services. The study focuses on Ghana... Read More about Monetization of politics and public procurement in Ghana..

Structural response of a compliant pipe-in-pipe under frictionless and frictional conditions of the seabed. (2023)
Journal Article
MOHAMMED, A.I., BARTZAS, K., JOHNSON, C., SPENCE, S., SYKES, P., KIDD, G., MCCONNACHIE, J. and NJUGUNA, J. 2023. Structural response of a compliant pipe-in-pipe under frictionless and frictional conditions of the seabed. Ocean engineering [online], 276, article 114020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.114020

Pipe-in-Pipe (PIP) technology has been studied significantly owing to its superior performance in deep-water and high-pressure high temperature fields than conventional single pipe. The PIP system has excellent track record of mitigating flow assuran... Read More about Structural response of a compliant pipe-in-pipe under frictionless and frictional conditions of the seabed..

The effects of alkylthio chains on the properties of symmetric liquid crystal dimers. (2023)
Journal Article
CRUICKSHANK, E., STRACHAN, G.J., MAJEWSKA, M.M., POCIECHA, D., GORECKA, E., STOREY, J.M.D. and IMRIE, C.T. 2023. The effects of alkylthio chains on the properties of symmetric liquid crystal dimers. New journal of chemistry [online], 47(15), pages 7356-7368. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NJ06252F

The synthesis and characterisation of four series of symmetric liquid crystal dimers containing either alkylthio or alkyloxy terminal chains are reported. The (E,E)-[pentane-1,5-diylbis(oxy-4,1-phenylene)]bis{N-[4-(alkyloxy)phenyl]methanimine}s, mO.O... Read More about The effects of alkylthio chains on the properties of symmetric liquid crystal dimers..

Defensive pessimism-like thinking in practice: the (dys)functional strategy for coping with risk uncertainty in the offshore oilfield? (2023)
Journal Article
ADAMS, N.N. 2023. Defensive pessimism-like thinking in practice: the (dys)functional strategy for coping with risk uncertainty in the offshore oilfield? Journal of risk research [online], 26(5), pages 547-562. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2023.2187433

UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) offshore oilfield drilling is recognised as a high-hazard occupation that occurs in one of the riskiest locations in the world. Dangerous machinery, combustible hydrocarbons, unpredictable weather conditions, rapidly shift... Read More about Defensive pessimism-like thinking in practice: the (dys)functional strategy for coping with risk uncertainty in the offshore oilfield?.

An artificial lift selection approach using machine learning: a case study in Sudan. (2023)
Journal Article
MAHDI, M.A.A., AMISH, M. and OLUYEMI, G. 2023. An artificial lift selection approach using machine learning: a case study in Sudan. Energies [online], 16(6), article number 2853. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062853

This article presents a machine learning (ML) application to examine artificial lift (AL) selection, using only field production datasets from a Sudanese oil field. Five ML algorithms were used to develop a selection model, and the results demonstrat... Read More about An artificial lift selection approach using machine learning: a case study in Sudan..

Computation of swirling hydromagnetic nanofluid flow containing gyrotactic microorganisms from a spinning disk to a porous medium with hall current and anisotropic slip effects. (2023)
Journal Article
UMAVATHI, J.C., BÉG, O.A., KHAN, U.F., BÉG, T.A. and KADIR, A. 2023. Computation of swirling hydromagnetic nanofluid flow containing gyrotactic microorganisms from a spinning disk to a porous medium with hall current and anisotropic slip effects. ZAMM [online], 103(9), e202100575. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/zamm.202100575

Prompted by the advancements in hybrid bio-nano-swirling magnetic bioreactors, a mathematical model for the swirling flow from a rotating disk bioreactor to a magnetic fluid saturating a porous matrix and containing nanoparticles and gyrotactic micro... Read More about Computation of swirling hydromagnetic nanofluid flow containing gyrotactic microorganisms from a spinning disk to a porous medium with hall current and anisotropic slip effects..

A theoretical exploration of the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programmes: perspectives of key stakeholders informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HASHAD, N., STEWART, D., PERUMAL, D., ABDULRAZZAQ, N., and TONNA, A. 2023. A theoretical exploration of the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programmes: perspectives of key stakeholders informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). Poster presented at 6th UAE International conference on antimicrobial resistance 2023 (ICAR, 2023), 17-18 March 2023, Dubai, UAE.

Despite numerous published studies about antimicrobial stewardship programme (ASP) implementation, a lack of theoretical underpinning within this research emerges. This leads to incomplete knowledge of contextual determinants impacting ASP implementa... Read More about A theoretical exploration of the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programmes: perspectives of key stakeholders informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)..

An improved variable forgetting factor recursive least square-double extend Kalman filtering based on global mean particle swarm optimization algorithm for collaborative state of energy and state of health estimation of lithium-ion batteries. (2023)
Journal Article
LONG, T., WANG, S., CAO, W., ZHOU, H. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2023. An improved variable forgetting factor recursive least square-double extend Kalman filtering based on global mean particle swarm optimization algorithm for collaborative state of energy and state of health estimation of lithium-ion batteries. Electrochimica acta [online], 450, article 142270. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2023.142270

Accurate assessment of SOE and SOH is a critical issue in the battery management system. This paper proposes an improved variable forgetting factor recursive least square-double extend Kalman filtering algorithm based on global mean particle swarm op... Read More about An improved variable forgetting factor recursive least square-double extend Kalman filtering based on global mean particle swarm optimization algorithm for collaborative state of energy and state of health estimation of lithium-ion batteries..

On the elusivity of dynamic optimisation problems. (2023)
Journal Article
ALZA, J., BARTLETT, M., CEBERIO, J. and MCCALL, J. 2023. On the elusivity of dynamic optimisation problems. Swarm and evolutionary computation [online], 78, article 101289. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.swevo.2023.101289

The field of dynamic optimisation continuously designs and compares algorithms with adaptation abilities that deal with changing problems during their search process. However, restarting the search algorithm after a detected change is sometimes a bet... Read More about On the elusivity of dynamic optimisation problems..

Sovereign debt sustainability: multilateral debt treatment and the credit rating impasse. (2023)
Journal Article
MAK, C.H.W. 2023. Sovereign debt sustainability: multilateral debt treatment and the credit rating impasse. INSOL world [online], 2023(1st Quarter), page 39. Available from: https://publications.insol.org/view/823629741/39/

This is a review of "Sovereign Debt Sustainability: Multilateral Debt Treatment and the Credit Rating Impasse" by Daniel Cash (Routledge, 2022). The 2007-09 global economic crisis resulted in pressing issues for many countries, especially those with... Read More about Sovereign debt sustainability: multilateral debt treatment and the credit rating impasse..

Clean water, green future: the story of bio-based treatment. [Video recording] (2023)
Digital Artefact
EDWARDS, C., MOORE, J., LAWTON, L. and MONTGOMERY, L. 2023. Clean water, green future: the story of bio-based treatment. [Video recording]. Research revealed, S01E01. Hosted on YouTube [online]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeLw7c9VMR8

This video was created as the first of a new series by RGU, "Research Revealed", which seeks to highlight the breadth of high impact research being undertaken across the University. This video focuses on a project within the School of Pharmacy and Li... Read More about Clean water, green future: the story of bio-based treatment. [Video recording].