All Outputs (698)

Determining the spatial and temporal distribution of macro- and microplastics in soil and their impact on soil function. (2024)
Thesis
RAMAGE, S.J.F.F. 2024. Determining the spatial and temporal distribution of macro- and microplastics in soil and their impact on soil function. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2801146

Microplastics are long-term anthropogenic terrestrial ecosystem stressors that are ubiquitous in the natural environment, found in all ecological niches including aquatic and terrestrial environments. Consequently, microplastics have been found withi... Read More about Determining the spatial and temporal distribution of macro- and microplastics in soil and their impact on soil function..

Hydrodynamic characterisation of soil subsurface flows for water conservation purposes. (2024)
Thesis
OSAME, P.U. 2024. Hydrodynamic characterisation of soil subsurface flows for water conservation purposes. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2795739

This study focuses on the hydrodynamic characterisation of soil subsurface flows using developed new soil column experimental setup to assess the hydraulic parameters of unsaturated soil in the laboratory. The soils in the inland valley of Nigeria's... Read More about Hydrodynamic characterisation of soil subsurface flows for water conservation purposes..

Deep learning for digitising complex engineering drawings. (2024)
Thesis
JAMIESON, L. 2024. Deep learning for digitising complex engineering drawings. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2795656

Vast amounts of documents are still commonly stored in undigitised formats. Consequently, the data they contain cannot be used to its full potential, as substantial manual effort is required to analyse it. Amongst these documents, engineering drawing... Read More about Deep learning for digitising complex engineering drawings..

The challenges of decision-making in emergency management, the cognitive aids people use and the decision-making training they receive. (2024)
Journal Article
BEARMAN, C., HAYES, P., MCLENNAN, J., PENNEY, G., BUTLER, P.C. and FLIN, R. 2024. The challenges of decision-making in emergency management, the cognitive aids people use and the decision-making training they receive. Australian journal of emergency management [online], 39(4), pages 10-12. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/2bsett7b

Emergency management is a complex socio-technical system in which people operate in hierarchies of teams (Bearman et al. 2023). At the heart of this system are people making decisions to achieve the best outcomes possible for the community. In this c... Read More about The challenges of decision-making in emergency management, the cognitive aids people use and the decision-making training they receive..

Parasitic projects and the politics of research-creation. (2024)
Book Chapter
CLARKE, J. 2025. Parasitic projects and the politics of research-creation. In Sansi, R. and Tinius, J. (eds.) The trouble with art: an anthropology beyond philistinism. Abingdon: Routledge [online], chapter 9, pages 171-190. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003283683-13

This chapter considers the possibility of a 'symmetrical' anthropology by examining three 'parasitic' projects – collaborative, public projects at the borders of art and anthropology, which address the politics of authorship, intimacy and knowledge –... Read More about Parasitic projects and the politics of research-creation..

Codesign of a neurological physiotherapy student-led clinic with students and patients: an exploratory qualitative study. (2024)
Journal Article
WYNNE, D., HANCOCK, E. and COOPER, K. [2024]. Co-design of a neurological physiotherapy student-led clinic with students and patients: an exploratory qualitative study. Journal of physical therapy education [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/JTE.0000000000000380

This study explores students' and patients' views of a UK physical therapy student-led clinic (SLC) for neurological rehabilitation and, using a co-design approach, proposes an optimal design of a physical therapy SLC for neurological rehabilitation... Read More about Codesign of a neurological physiotherapy student-led clinic with students and patients: an exploratory qualitative study..

Emergency management decision-making in a changing world: 3 key challenges (2024)
Journal Article
BUTLER, P.C., FLIN, R., BEARMAN, C., HAYES, P., PENNEY, G. and MCLENNAN, J. 2024. Emergency management decision-making in a changing world: 3 key challenges. Australian journal of emergency management [online], 39(4), pages 23-32. Available from: https://doi.org/10.47389/39.4.23

Managing emergencies is taxing for individuals due to the stress of making decisions in dangerous, high-stakes and time-constrained environments. These complex, dynamic environments also make it difficult to coordinate as other responders perform dif... Read More about Emergency management decision-making in a changing world: 3 key challenges.

I tape therefore I am: excavating digital journalism's lieux de memoire through oral history. (2024)
Book Chapter
SILVER, C. 2024. I tape therefore I am: excavating digital journalism's lieux de memoire through oral history. In Tofalvy, T. and Vobič, I. (eds.). Histories of digital journalism. London: Routledge [online], chapter 3, pages 35-46. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003492436-5

This chapter explores the methodological and thematic parallels between digital journalism and oral history. Oral historian and "guerilla journalist" Studs Terkel’s statement "I tape therefore I am" frames an initial discussion of journalism history... Read More about I tape therefore I am: excavating digital journalism's lieux de memoire through oral history..

Training to improve emergency management decision-making: what the research literature tells us. (2024)
Journal Article
MCLENNAN, J., HAYES, P., BEARMAN, C., PENNEY, G., BUTLER, P.C. and FLIN, R. 2024. Training to improve emergency management decision-making: what the research literature tells us. Australian journal of emergency management [online], 39(4), pages 33-45. Available from: https://doi.org/10.47389/39.4.33

The importance of training for effective performance in high-stakes, high-risk work settings is well-known. Successful training is the systematic acquisition of skills, rules, concepts or attitudes that result in improved work performance. Simply exp... Read More about Training to improve emergency management decision-making: what the research literature tells us..

A review of cognitive aids and their application to emergency management in Australia (2024)
Journal Article
PENNEY, G., BEARMAN, C., HAYES, P., MCLENNAN, J., BUTLER, P.C. and FLIN, R. 2024. A review of cognitive aids and their application to emergency management in Australia. Australian journal of emergency management [online], 39(4), pages 13-22. Available from: https://doi.org/10.47389/39.4.13

Decision-making in disasters and major crises faced by emergency services globally is a difficult combination of science and art to master. To assist decision-makers in these environments, a number of cognitive aids have been developed and subsequent... Read More about A review of cognitive aids and their application to emergency management in Australia.

SICSA REALLM workshop 2024: proceedings of the SICSA (Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance) REALLM (Reasoning, explanation and applications of large language models) workshop (SICSA REALLM workshop 2024). (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MARTIN, K., SALIMI, P. and WIJAYASEKARA, V. (eds.) 2024. SICSA REALLM workshop 2024: proceedings of the 2024 SICSA (Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance) REALLM (Reasoning, explanation and applications of large language models) workshop (SICSA REALLM workshop 2024), 17 October 2024, Aberdeen, UK. CEUR workshop proceedings, 3822. Aachen: CEUR-WS [online]. Available from: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3822/

In the last few years, Large Language Models (LLMs) underpinned by rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have grabbed the attention of academia, industry and the general public. Demonstrating hence before unseen capability to deal with a... Read More about SICSA REALLM workshop 2024: proceedings of the SICSA (Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance) REALLM (Reasoning, explanation and applications of large language models) workshop (SICSA REALLM workshop 2024)..

Power transformer health index and life span assessment: a comprehensive review of conventional and machine learning based approaches. (2024)
Journal Article
ZAHRA, S.T., IMDAD, S.K., KHAN, S., KHALID, S. and BAIG, N.A. 2025. Power transformer health index and life span assessment: a comprehensive review of conventional and machine learning based approaches. Engineering applications of artificial intelligence [online], 139(A), article number 109474. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2024.109474

Power transformers play a critical role within the electrical power system, making their health assessment and the prediction of their remaining lifespan paramount for the purpose of ensuring efficient operation and facilitating effective maintenance... Read More about Power transformer health index and life span assessment: a comprehensive review of conventional and machine learning based approaches..

Global cancer nurse's experiences and perceptions of potential occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs: mixed methods systematic review with framework synthesis. (2024)
Journal Article
CAMPBELL, K., AFSETH, J., DUNHAM, M., KING, M. and DICKSIT, D. 2024. Global cancer nurse's experiences and perceptions of potential occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs: mixed methods systematic review with framework synthesis. Journal of clinical nursing [online], 33(12), pages 4585-4601. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.17488

To conceptualise experiences and perceptions of cancer nurses' potential for occupational exposure when dealing with cytotoxic drugs (CDs). A mixed methods systematic review with framework synthesis. A literature search was conducted in February 2022... Read More about Global cancer nurse's experiences and perceptions of potential occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs: mixed methods systematic review with framework synthesis..

Evaluation of WRF model performance with different microphysics schemes for extreme rainfall prediction in Lagos, Nigeria: implications for urban flood risk management. (2024)
Journal Article
OYEGBILE, O., CHAN, A., OOI, M., ANWAR, P., MOHAMED, A.A. and LI, L. 2024. Evaluation of WRF model performance with different microphysics schemes for extreme rainfall prediction in Lagos, Nigeria: implications for urban flood risk management. Bulletin of atmospheric science and technology [online], 5, article 19. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42865-024-00081-y

In Nigeria, particularly in urban areas like Lagos, flooding is a frequent natural hazard. In 2011, Lagos experienced one of its worst floods resulting in significant economic losses and displacement of people. In recent years, Lagos has continued to... Read More about Evaluation of WRF model performance with different microphysics schemes for extreme rainfall prediction in Lagos, Nigeria: implications for urban flood risk management..

Investigating AI-driven assessment tools in engineering education: enhancing personalized learning for Industry 4.0 competencies. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., MAHON, R., OKPU, A. and FERNANDO, W. 2024. Investigating AI-driven assessment tools in engineering education: enhancing personalized learning for Industry 4.0 competencies. Presented at the 6th Global conference on education and teaching 2024 (GLOBALET 2024), 25-27 October 2024, Nice, France.

With Industry 4.0 constantly improving the industrial landscape, engineering education is subsequently fraught with the immediate challenge of ensuring synchrony between the ever-changing needs of automation, smart manufacturing as well as digital tr... Read More about Investigating AI-driven assessment tools in engineering education: enhancing personalized learning for Industry 4.0 competencies..

Investigating the role of diversity and inclusion in STEM education in the UK. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., ONOSHAKPOR, C., AKERELE, E. and OKPU, A. 2024. Investigating the role of diversity and inclusion in STEM education in the UK. Presented at the 6th Global conference on education and teaching 2024 (GLOBALET 2024), 25-27 October 2024, Nice, France.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is a very important driver in progressing the ever-evolving fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This aspect of EDI has become increasingly prominent in the professional societies... Read More about Investigating the role of diversity and inclusion in STEM education in the UK..

Multi-temperature capable enhanced bidirectional long short term memory-multilayer perceptron hybrid model for lithium-ion battery SOC estimation. (2024)
Journal Article
ZHOU, Y., WANG, S., FENG, R., XIE, Y. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2024. Multi-temperature capable enhanced bidirectional long short term memory-multilayer perceptron hybrid model for lithium-ion battery SOC estimation. Energy [online], 312, article number 133596. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.133596

In this study, we propose a novel hybrid modeling framework for State of Charge (SOC) estimation across a broad temperature spectrum. First, we build a hybrid model to optimize stacked layers of stacked bidirectional long short term memory networks b... Read More about Multi-temperature capable enhanced bidirectional long short term memory-multilayer perceptron hybrid model for lithium-ion battery SOC estimation..

No backstage: the relentless emotional management of acute nursing through the COVID-19 pandemic. (2024)
Journal Article
GRANT, A., O'BRIEN, R., DOUGLAS, F., KENNEDY, C., BALDIE, D. and TORRANCE, N. [2024]. No backstage: the relentless emotional management of acute nursing through the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of advanced nursing [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16563

To explore the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on nurse's wellbeing, experiences of delivering healthcare within acute settings, and their emotional management. Sequential mixed methods was used. February to July 2021 an online wellbeing survey was d... Read More about No backstage: the relentless emotional management of acute nursing through the COVID-19 pandemic..

Four years in, what are the research priorities for Long COVID? A research priority setting partnership between people with lived experience, carers, clinicians, and researchers. (2024)
Journal Article
GRANT, A., STAGE, E., BLANE, D., GOSS, H., ORMEROD, J., MCIVER, S., DUNCAN, E., PATEL, G., CAMPBELL, A., MANSON, P., SUBRAMANIAN, G. and COOPER, K. 2024. Four years in, what are the research priorities for Long COVID? A research priority‐setting partnership between people with lived experience, carers, clinicians and researchers. Health expectations [online], 27(5), article number e70072. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70072

Long COVID is a life limiting condition which affects 65 million people worldwide. It devastates lives with uncertain illness trajectories, yet there are many research uncertainties as there is a lack of understanding of its causes, effective treatme... Read More about Four years in, what are the research priorities for Long COVID? A research priority setting partnership between people with lived experience, carers, clinicians, and researchers..

Impact of COVID-19 on air quality in major cities of Bangladesh: a temporal analysis (2018–2023). (2024)
Journal Article
RAHMAN, S., AHMED, M.M., HOPKE, P.K., et al. [2024]. Impact of COVID-19 on air quality in major cities of Bangladesh: a temporal analysis (2018–2023). Earth systems and environment [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-024-00506-w

Bangladesh is among the countries with the highest concentrations of particulate matter and other air pollutants according to the World Health Organization. The Department of Environment of Bangladesh has installed air monitoring systems in Dhaka, Ch... Read More about Impact of COVID-19 on air quality in major cities of Bangladesh: a temporal analysis (2018–2023)..