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Authors using social media: layers of identity and the online author community. (2017)
Journal Article
LAING, A. 2017. Authors using social media: layers of identity and the online author community. Publishing research quarterly [online], 33(3), pages 254-267. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-017-9524-5

This article offers an analysis of the impact of professional social-media engagement upon authors. Authors primarily use Facebook, Twitter and there is growing use of Pinterest. Authors use social-media platforms primarily for marketing, publicity a... Read More about Authors using social media: layers of identity and the online author community..

The information experiences of Syrian new Scots: more than meets the eye: Syrian new Scots' information literacy way-finding practices. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MARTZOUKOU, K. and BURNETT, S. 2017. The information experiences of Syrian new Scots: more than meets the eye: Syrian new Scots' information literacy way-finding practices. Presented at the 6th Information: interactions and impact conference (i3 2017), 27-30 June 2017, Aberdeen, UK.

The aim of this study was to examine the information related experiences and information literacy practices of Syrian new Scots during their resettlement and integration. The objectives were: 1) To explore Syrian new Scots' 'ways of knowing' for addr... Read More about The information experiences of Syrian new Scots: more than meets the eye: Syrian new Scots' information literacy way-finding practices..

Novel nonimaging solar concentrator for portable solar systems for developing countries. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
FREIER, D., RAMIREZ-INIGUEZ, R., GAMIO, C., JAFRY, T. and MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. 2017. Novel nonimaging solar concentrator for portable solar systems for developing countries. In Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society and Industrial Applications Society PowerAfrica conference (IEEE PES-IAS PowerAfrica 2017): harnessing energy, information and communications technology (ICT) for affordable electrification of Africa, 27-30 June 2017, Accra, Ghana. New York: IEEE [online], article number 7991242, pages 307-310. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica.2017.7991242

Portable solar chargers have been gaining popularity as a new technology to help increase electrification in rural areas in developing countries. It is a fast developing industry aiming to produce a low-cost solution for the application of off-grid s... Read More about Novel nonimaging solar concentrator for portable solar systems for developing countries..

An exploration of the relationship between post-truth politics and Scottish citizens' information behaviour. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BAXTER, G. and MARCELLA, R 2017. An exploration of the relationship between post-truth politics and Scottish citizens' information behaviour. Presented at the 6th Information: interactions and impact conference (i3 2017), 27-30 June 2017, Aberdeen, UK.

This conference paper presented the emerging findings of research which explored the relationship between post-truth politics and Scottish citizens' information behaviour. The research consisted of two key elements. Firstly, an online survey (538 res... Read More about An exploration of the relationship between post-truth politics and Scottish citizens' information behaviour..

Assessment of nanoparticles release into the environment during drilling of carbon nanotubes/epoxy and carbon nanofibres/epoxy nanocomposites. (2017)
Journal Article
STAROST, K., FRIJNS, E., VAN LAER, J., FAISAL, N., EGIZABAL, A., ELIZEXTEA, C., BLAZQUEZ, M., NELISSEN, I. and NJUGUNA, J. 2017. Assessment of nanoparticles release into the environment during drilling of carbon nanotubes/epoxy and carbon nanofibres/epoxy nanocomposites. Journal of hazardous materials [online], 340, pages 57-66. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.06.057

The risk assessment, exposure and understanding of the release of embedded carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon nanofibers (CNFs) from commercial high performance composites during machining processes is yet to be fully evaluated and quantified. In thi... Read More about Assessment of nanoparticles release into the environment during drilling of carbon nanotubes/epoxy and carbon nanofibres/epoxy nanocomposites..

System design considerations for risk perception. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
M'MANGA, A., FAILY, S., MCALANEY, J. and WILLIAMS, C. 2017. System design considerations for risk perception. In Assar, S., Pastor, O. and Mouratidis, H. (eds.) Proceedings of the 11th IEEE international conference on research challeneges in information science (RCIS 2017), 10-12 May 2017, Brighton, UK. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 322-327. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/RCIS.2017.7956554

The perception of risk is a driver for security analysts' decision making. However, security analysts may have conflicting views of a risk based on personal, system and environmental factors. This difference in perception and opinion, may impact effe... Read More about System design considerations for risk perception..

Re-framing "the AMN": a case study eliciting and modelling a system of systems using the Afghan Mission Network. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
KI-ARIES, D., FAILY, S., DOGAN, H. and WILLIAMS, C. 2017. Re-framing "the AMN": a case study eliciting and modelling a system of systems using the Afghan Mission Network. In Assar, S., Pastor, O. and Mouratidis, H. (eds.) Proceedings of the 11th IEEE international conference on research challenges in information science (RCIS 2017), 10-12 May 2017, Brighton, UK. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 103-108. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/RCIS.2017.7956524

The term System of Systems (SoS) is often used to classify an arrangement of independent and interdependent systems delivering unique capabilities. There appear to be many examples of SoSs, but the term has become a source of confusion. While many ap... Read More about Re-framing "the AMN": a case study eliciting and modelling a system of systems using the Afghan Mission Network..

Gamification solutions for software acceptance: a comparative study of requirements engineering and organizational behavior techniques. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
PIRAS, L., PAJA, E., GIORGINI, P., MYLOPOULOS, J., CUEL, R. and PONTE, D. 2017. Gamification solutions for software acceptance: a comparative study of requirements engineering and organizational behavior techniques. In Assar, S., Pastor, O. and Mouratidis, H. (eds.) Proceedings of 11th Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Research challenges in information science international conference 2017 (RCIS 2017), 10-12 May 2017, Brighton, UK. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 255-265. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/RCIS.2017.7956544

Gamificationis a powerful paradigm and a set of best practices used to motivate people carrying out a variety of ICT–mediated tasks. Designing gamification solutions and applying them to a given ICT system is a complex and expensive process (in time,... Read More about Gamification solutions for software acceptance: a comparative study of requirements engineering and organizational behavior techniques..

The road ahead: a contribution to identifying some of the current challenges to the implementation of PRME: a review of the literature. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
NDUBUKA, N.N. and REY-MARMONIER, E. 2017. The road ahead: a contribution to identifying some of the current challenges to the implementation of PRME: a review of the literature. Presented at the 4th UK and Ireland Principles for responsible management education (PRME) conference 2017: envisioning the future of responsible management eduction in the era of the sustainable development goals, 26-27 June 2017, Newcastle, UK.

This presentation identifies some of the challenges to the implementation of Principles for responsible management education (PRME), the benefits of advancing SDGs and some areas for improvement.

A convolutional Siamese network for developing similarity knowledge in the SelfBACK dataset. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MARTIN, K., WIRATUNGA, N., SANI, S., MASSIE, S. and CLOS, J. 2017. A convolutional Siamese network for developing similarity knowledge in the SelfBACK dataset. In Sanchez-Ruiz, A.A. and Kofod-Petersen, A. (eds.) Workshop proceedings of the 25th International conference on case-based reasoning (ICCBR 2017), 26-29 June 2017, Trondheim, Norway. CEUR workshop proceedings, 2028. Aachen: CEUR-WS [online], session 2: case-based reasoning and deep learning workshop (CBRDL-2017), pages 85-94. Available from: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2028/paper8.pdf

The Siamese Neural Network (SNN) is a neural network architecture capable of learning similarity knowledge between cases in a case base by receiving pairs of cases and analysing the differences between their features to map them to a multi-dimensiona... Read More about A convolutional Siamese network for developing similarity knowledge in the SelfBACK dataset..

Learning deep features for kNN-based human activity recognition. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SANI, S., WIRATUNGA, N. and MASSIE, S. 2017. Learning deep features for kNN-based human activity recognition. In Sanchez-Ruiz, A.A. and Kofod-Petersen, A. (eds.) Workshop proceedings of the 25th International conference on case-based reasoning (ICCBR 2017), 26-29 June 2017, Trondheim, Norway. CEUR workshop proceedings, 2028. Aachen: CEUR-WS [online], session 2: case-based reasoning and deep learning workshop (CBRDL-2017), pages 95-103. Available from: http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2028/paper9.pdf

A CBR approach to Human Activity Recognition (HAR) uses the kNN algorithm to classify sensor data into different activity classes. Different feature representation approaches have been proposed for sensor data for the purpose of HAR. These include sh... Read More about Learning deep features for kNN-based human activity recognition..

Sustainability, corporate community engagement and enterprise development: lessons from a case study in Emu-Ebendo Niger-Delta, Nigeria. (2017)
Journal Article
AJIDE, O.E., STRACHAN, P.A., RUSSELL, A. and JONES, D.R. 2017. Sustainability, corporate community engagement and enterprise development: lessons from a case study in Emu-Ebendo Niger-Delta, Nigeria. Problemy ekorozwoju: problems of sustainable development [online], 12(2), pages 59-67. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/7mdcbry7

Corporate community engagement remains an under researched area in sustainability debates. Presenting a case study, based on in-depth interviews and site visits, of how one indigenous company Energia Ltd has formed a strong partnership or bond with t... Read More about Sustainability, corporate community engagement and enterprise development: lessons from a case study in Emu-Ebendo Niger-Delta, Nigeria..

The contradictory condition of 'homelessness' in the life of the transnational professional. (2017)
Journal Article
WHITEHEAD, G. 2017. The contradictory condition of 'homelessness' in the life of the transnational professional. Culture and organization [online], 23(4), pages 306-324. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2017.1341517

This paper explores the condition of 'homelessness' as self-represented by a particular category of skilled professionals, who in the pursuit of work have relocated internationally more than once. The argument proposed is that, as a result of their h... Read More about The contradictory condition of 'homelessness' in the life of the transnational professional..

A comparison of car driving, public transport and cycling experiences in three European cities. (2017)
Journal Article
WOODS, R. and MASTHOFF, J. 2017. A comparison of car driving, public transport and cycling experiences in three European cities. Transportation research, part A: policy and practice [online], 103, pages 211-222. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2017.06.002

Private car use in large cities causes congestion and pollution, and should be reduced. Previous research has shown that private cars are preferred over public transport, but it is not known whether that preference holds in large cities that attenuat... Read More about A comparison of car driving, public transport and cycling experiences in three European cities..

Revalorisation of rapeseed pomace extracts: an in vitro study into its anti-oxidant and DNA protective properties. (2017)
Journal Article
POHL, F., GOUA, M., BERMANO, G., RUSSELL, W.R., SCOBBIE, L., MACIEL, P. and KONG THOO LIN, P. 2018. Revalorisation of rapeseed pomace extracts: an in vitro study into its anti-oxidant and DNA protective properties. Food chemistry [online], 239, pages 323-332. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.06.129

Rapeseed pomace (RSP) is a waste product obtained after edible oil production from Brassica napus. Analysis of ubiquitous secondary metabolites in RSP samples (two breeds, harvested in 2012/2014 respectively from North East of Scotland) and their eth... Read More about Revalorisation of rapeseed pomace extracts: an in vitro study into its anti-oxidant and DNA protective properties..

Challenges in accessing and interviewing participants with severe mental illness. (2017)
Journal Article
NEWMAN, D., O'REILLY, P., LEE, S.H. and KENNEDY, C. 2017. Challenges in accessing and interviewing participants with severe mental illness. Nurse researcher [online], 25(1), pages 37-42. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2017.e1443

Background - Interviews are widely used in qualitative research to collect data. However, little has been written about interviewing people with severe mental illness (SMI). Aim - To report and analyse an experience of addressing the ethical and prac... Read More about Challenges in accessing and interviewing participants with severe mental illness..

Hospital electronic prescribing system implementation impact on discharge information communication and prescribing errors: a before and after study. (2017)
Journal Article
MILLS, P., WEIDMANN, A.E. and STEWART, D. 2017. Hospital electronic prescribing system implementation impact on discharge information communication and prescribing errors: a before and after study. European journal of clinical pharmacology [online], 73(10), pages 1279-1286. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-017-2274-7

The study aimed to test the hypothesis that hospital electronic prescribing and medicine administration (HEPMA) system implementation impacted patient discharge letter quality, and the nature and frequency of prescribing errors. A quasi experimental... Read More about Hospital electronic prescribing system implementation impact on discharge information communication and prescribing errors: a before and after study..

Interest representation in the European Union. (2017)
Book
GREENWOOD, J. Interest representation in the European Union. 4th ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan [online]. Available from: https://www.macmillanihe.com/page/detail/Interest-Representation-in-the-European-Union/?K=9781137491312

Why is the EU so reliant upon exchanges with interest organisations? What safeguards have been developed to prevent capture by special interests, and how effective are these? How does the EU system of interest representation compare with those of oth... Read More about Interest representation in the European Union..

Development of a diet quality index for the Scottish population. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BARTON, K.L., WRIEDEN, W.L., MASSON, L.F., ANDERSON, A.S., SHERRIFF, A. and ARMSTRONG, J. 2017. Development of a diet quality index for the Scottish population. Presented at the 2017 Conference of the Irish Section of the Nutrition Society: what governs what we eat?, 21-23 June 2017, Belfast, UK.

Secondary analysis of food purchase data has been used to monitor progress towards Scottish Dietary Targets (Goals) since 2001, however little work has been carried out to assess the overall quality of the diet of the Scottish population. A diet qual... Read More about Development of a diet quality index for the Scottish population..

kNN sampling for personalised human recognition. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SANI, S., WIRATUNGA, N., MASSIE, S. and COOPER, K. 2017. kNN sampling for personalised human recognition. In Aha, D.W. and Lieber, J. (eds.) Case-based reasoning research and development: proceedings of the 25th International case-based reasoning conference (ICCBR 2017), 26-28 June 2017, Trondheim, Norway. Lecture notes in computer science, 10339. Cham: Springer [online], pages 330-344. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61030-6_23

The need to adhere to recommended physical activity guidelines for a variety of chronic disorders calls for high precision Human Activity Recognition (HAR) systems. In the SelfBACK system, HAR is used to monitor activity types and intensities to enab... Read More about kNN sampling for personalised human recognition..